Patents by Inventor Fumio Shinano

Fumio Shinano has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230384555
    Abstract: A lens barrel (10) comprises a lens mount (23), a fifth lens group unit (17), a cam frame (13), a cam pin (17c), a cam pin holder (17b), a main shaft (17g), and an urging spring (17f). The cam frame 13 encloses the fifth lens group unit 17, and has a cam groove 13a. The cam pin 17c moves in the optical axis direction in a state of being engaged with the cam groove 13a. The cam pin holder 17b is provided to the fifth lens group unit 17 in a state of being capable of relative motion in the optical axis direction, and holds the cam pin 17c. The main shaft 17g allows the fifth lens group unit 17 to move in the optical axis direction. The urging spring 17f is provided to the fifth lens group unit 17, urges the cam pin holder 17b toward the subject side in the optical axis direction, and contracts when the teleconverter 30 is mounted to the lens mount 23 to retract the fifth lens group unit 17 in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: Fumio SHINANO
  • Patent number: 10634868
    Abstract: Lens barrel according to the present exemplary embodiment is provided with lens unit, stationary frame, focus ring, focus grip, and a fixing section. Lens unit has an optical system. Stationary frame supports lens unit to be movable in a direction of optical axis X of the optical system. Focus ring is disposed on an outer circumferential side of lens unit, and is rotated when focus adjustment is manually performed. Focus grip is provided to protrude outwardly from focus ring, and operated for rotating focus ring. The fixing section fixes focus ring to stationary frame when focus adjustment is automatically performed. The fixing section has fixing button which is disposed on focus grip and operated for fixing focus ring to stationary frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Shinano, Tetsuya Uno
  • Patent number: 10606023
    Abstract: A lens barrel includes a first lens frame that holds a first lens; a second lens frame that holds a second lens, and holds the first lens frame movably along an optical axis; and a pair of linear units that drive the movement of the first lens frame along the optical axis. When seen in an optical axis direction, the pair of linear units are disposed along the outer circumference of the first lens frame, at mutually non-opposing positions across the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Shinano, Takeshi Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 10514525
    Abstract: A lens barrel includes a tip member, a lens hood, and a sliding member. The tip member is disposed on a subject side in an optical axis direction, and includes an optical system. The lens hood moves between a storage position and a use position in the optical axis direction. The sliding member is provided on an inner circumferential surface side of the lens hood. When the lens hood moves from the storage position to the use position, the sliding member moves to the subject side in the optical axis direction in a state where the sliding member is in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the tip member. In a state where the lens hood is located at the storage position, an interval of at least a portion of a clearance formed between the inner circumferential surface of the lens hood and the outer circumferential surface of the tip member is narrowed toward the subject side in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Fumio Shinano, Tetsuya Morita
  • Patent number: 10365542
    Abstract: A lens barrel is detachably attached to a camera body, and includes an exterior unit, a rear frame, a tripod mount, and a tripod lock screw. The exterior unit includes an optical system. The rear frame is mounted to the exterior unit so as to be rotatable around an optical axis. An outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel is configured with the exterior unit and the rear frame. The tripod mount is provided on the rear frame to be fixed to a tripod. The tripod lock screw fixes a rotational position around the optical axis of the rear frame to the camera body at a predetermined rotational position, in a state in which the lens barrel is mounted to the camera body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumio Shinano, Tetsuya Morita, Hideaki Kawane
  • Publication number: 20190072743
    Abstract: A lens barrel includes a first lens frame that holds a first lens; a second lens frame that holds a second lens, and holds the first lens frame movably along an optical axis; and a pair of linear units that drive the movement of the first lens frame along the optical axis. When seen in an optical axis direction, the pair of linear units are disposed along the outer circumference of the first lens frame, at mutually non-opposing positions across the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Fumio SHINANO, Takeshi SAKAKIBARA
  • Patent number: 10139648
    Abstract: A lens barrel includes a first frame body, a second frame body, a support frame, and a retracting lens frame. The support frame is supported by the second frame body and moves with respect to the second frame body within a first plane for image blur correction in an imaging enabled state, the first plane being perpendicular to an optical axis. The retracting lens frame moves around a retraction shaft during a transition period between an imaging enabled state and a housed state, the retraction shaft being substantially parallel to the optical axis. The support frame has a protrusion which comes into contact with a groove included in the first frame body and restricts a movable range of the support frame in the first plane and a second plane that is parallel to the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Konishi, Takumi Kuwahara, Tetsuya Uno, Fumio Shinano
  • Publication number: 20180275491
    Abstract: A lens barrel is detachably attached to a camera body, and includes an exterior unit, a rear frame, a tripod mount, and a tripod lock screw. The exterior unit includes an optical system. The rear frame is mounted to the exterior unit so as to be rotatable around an optical axis. An outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel is configured with the exterior unit and the rear frame. The tripod mount is provided on the rear frame to be fixed to a tripod. The tripod lock screw fixes a rotational position around the optical axis of the rear frame to the camera body at a predetermined rotational position, in a state in which the lens barrel is mounted to the camera body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: FUMIO SHINANO, TETSUYA MORITA, HIDEAKI KAWANE
  • Patent number: 10018892
    Abstract: A lens barrel includes a frame body, a support frame, and a refracting lens frame. The support frame is configured to be supported by the frame body and move within a plane perpendicular to the optical axis with respect to the frame body. The refracting lens frame includes a lens support portion and is configured to retract around a retraction shaft. The frame body includes an opening portion. The opening portion is configured to open outward with respect to the optical axis. The opening portion is configured to house part of the lens support portion during a transition period between an imaging enabled state and a housed state. The support frame includes a light blocking portion. The light blocking portion is provided in front of part of the opening portion in an optical axis direction in order to block light rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Uno, Fumio Shinano
  • Publication number: 20170363882
    Abstract: A lens barrel includes a first frame body, a second frame body, a support frame, and a retracting lens frame. The support frame is supported by the second frame body and moves with respect to the second frame body within a first plane for image blur correction in an imaging enabled state, the first plane being perpendicular to an optical axis. The retracting lens frame moves around a retraction shaft during a transition period between an imaging enabled state and a housed state, the retraction shaft being substantially parallel to the optical axis. The support frame has a protrusion which comes into contact with a groove included in the first frame body and restricts a movable range of the support frame in the first plane and a second plane that is parallel to the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Akio KONISHI, Takumi KUWAHARA, Tetsuya UNO, Fumio SHINANO
  • Publication number: 20170351053
    Abstract: Lens barrel according to the present exemplary embodiment is provided with lens unit, stationary frame, focus ring, focus grip, and a fixing section. Lens unit has an optical system. Stationary frame supports lens unit to be movable in a direction of optical axis X of the optical system. Focus ring is disposed on an outer circumferential side of lens unit, and is rotated when focus adjustment is manually performed. Focus grip is provided to protrude outwardly from focus ring, and operated for rotating focus ring. The fixing section fixes focus ring to stationary frame when focus adjustment is automatically performed. The fixing section has fixing button which is disposed on focus grip and operated for fixing focus ring to stationary frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: FUMIO SHINANO, TETSUYA UNO
  • Patent number: 9784940
    Abstract: There is provided a lens barrel capable of suppressing deformation of a rear frame upon application of a radial inward force to the rear frame. The lens barrel is a lens barrel attachable to a camera body. The lens barrel includes a lens mount mechanically or electrically connected to the camera body, a fixed frame fixed to the lens mount, and a rear frame that covers an outer periphery of the fixed frame. The rear frame has a tubular portion and flanges that extend from a front end and a rear end of the tubular portion radially inward, and at least a part of a radial inner end of the flange is brought into contact with the fixed frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumio Shinano, Junichi Takahashi, Hiroshi Kurumatani
  • Patent number: 9778479
    Abstract: The lens barrel includes a first frame body, a second frame body, a support frame, and a retracting lens frame. The second frame body is supported by the first frame body. The support frame is supported by the second frame body and move with respect to the second frame body within a plane. The plane being perpendicular to the optical axis. The retracting lens frame is supported by the support frame and move around a retraction shaft during a transition period between an imaging enabled state and a housed state. The retraction shaft is substantially parallel to the optical axis. The second frame body, the support frame, and the retracting lens frame move in the optical axis direction with respect to the first frame body during the transition period. The first frame body restricts the movement of the support frame within the plane during the transition period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Konishi, Takumi Kuwahara, Tetsuya Uno, Fumio Shinano
  • Publication number: 20170184810
    Abstract: A lens barrel includes a tip member, a lens hood, and a sliding member. The tip member is disposed on a subject side in an optical axis direction, and includes an optical system. The lens hood moves between a storage position and a use position in the optical axis direction. The sliding member is provided on an inner circumferential surface side of the lens hood. When the lens hood moves from the storage position to the use position, the sliding member moves to the subject side in the optical axis direction in a state where the sliding member is in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the tip member. In a state where the lens hood is located at the storage position, an interval of at least a portion of a clearance formed between the inner circumferential surface of the lens hood and the outer circumferential surface of the tip member is narrowed toward the subject side in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Fumio SHINANO, Tetsuya MORITA
  • Patent number: 9519120
    Abstract: A lens barrel includes a support frame and a retracting lens frame. The support frame includes a main body portion, a first linking portion and a second linking portion. The first region is configured to dispose the second lens in the imaging enabled state. The second region is formed continuously with the first region. The first linking portion links the second region on one side of the main body portion in the optical axis direction. The second linking portion links the second region on the other side of the main body portion in the optical axis direction. The retracting lens frame is disposed between the first linking portion and the second linking portion in a housed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Konishi, Tetsuya Uno, Fumio Shinano
  • Patent number: 9411125
    Abstract: A lens barrel includes a first lens, a second lens, a first frame body, a second frame body, and a retracting lens frame. The retracting lens frame is configured to move so that a position of the second optical axis of the second lens changes from a position on the first optical axis of the first lens to a position that is outside the first optical axis, during the transition period between the imaging enabled state and the housed state. A contact portion is formed on the inner peripheral part of the first frame body. A protrusion of the retracting lens frame is configured to engage with and guided by the contact portion during movement of the retracting lens frame. The thickness of a region constituting the side wall of the contact portion is increased over the thickness of the other region toward the inside of the cylindrical part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Shinano, Tetsuya Uno
  • Publication number: 20160091689
    Abstract: There is provided a lens barrel capable of suppressing deformation of a rear frame upon application of a radial inward force to the rear frame. The lens barrel is a lens barrel attachable to a camera body. The lens barrel includes a lens mount mechanically or electrically connected to the camera body, a fixed frame fixed to the lens mount, and a rear frame that covers an outer periphery of the fixed frame. The rear frame has a tubular portion and flanges that extend from a front end and a rear end of the tubular portion radially inward, and at least a part of a radial inner end of the flange is brought into contact with the fixed frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Fumio SHINANO, Junichi TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi KURUMATANI
  • Patent number: 9268112
    Abstract: A lens barrel of the disclosure includes: a first frame which has a lens and an adhesive reservoir which is provided at a position projecting from the lens in a radial direction of the lens with an indentation formed between the lens and the adhesive reservoir, the first frame holding the lens by injection of an adhesive into the adhesive reservoir; and a second frame which is movable relative to the first frame in an optical axis direction of the lens, the second frame having a through hole formed at a place corresponding to the adhesive reservoir as viewed in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yui Kawami, Fumio Shinano
  • Patent number: 9229191
    Abstract: The lens holding structure of the disclosure includes a lens; and a holding frame including a seat surface and holding the lens, wherein an inclination in a yaw direction and an inclination in a pitch direction of the lens in a state where the lens is brought into contact with the seat surface are substantially equal to an inclination in a yaw direction and an inclination in a pitch direction of the lens in a state where the lens is held by the holding frame, and a clearance is formed between the lens and the seat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kuwabara, Yoshihiro Ueno, Fumio Shinano, Kiyokazu Ishiyama
  • Patent number: 9158085
    Abstract: The lens barrel comprises a drive frame, a guide frame, and a moving frame. The moving frame includes a moving frame main body, a second cam mechanism portion, and a guide protrusion. The moving frame main body is configured to move between the drive frame and the guide frame. The second cam mechanism portion is configured to be accommodated in the first accommodation portion of the drive frame and engage to the first cam mechanism portion of the drive frame. The guide protrusion is configured to be accommodated in the second accommodation portion of the drive frame and engage to the guide groove of the guide frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Uno, Fumio Shinano