Patents Examined by Georgeo G King
  • Drive device, lens barrel, and imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 9195024
    Abstract: A lens barrel including a focus motor, a screw that is provided on an axis of the focus motor and that is rotatably driven by the focus motor, a pulse plate that rotates integrally with the screw, and a holding unit that is provided adjacent to the focus motor. The pulse plate is attached to an outer periphery of the holding unit and an outer diameter of the holding unit is greater than that of the screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Miyazaki