US2019174053A1PendingUtilityA1

Lens barrel, replacement lens, imaging device, and control program

Assignee: NIKON CORPPriority: Mar 12, 2014Filed: Feb 4, 2019Published: Jun 6, 2019
Est. expiryMar 12, 2034(~7.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H04N 23/69H04N 23/667H04N 23/663G03B 17/14G03B 3/10G02B 7/102H04N 5/23245H04N 5/23293H04N 5/23296H04N 5/23241H04N 5/23209H04N 5/2254H04N 5/23212H04N 25/704
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Abstract

A lens barrel attached to an imaging device, including a focus lens unit that is movable in an optical axis direction; an actuator that moves the focus lens unit along the optical axis direction; a drive control section that controls drive of the actuator; and a setting section that is capable of setting a movement range of the focus lens unit to be one of a first range and a second range that differ from each other with respect to at least one of one end and another end, each range defining the range in which the focus lens unit is allowed to move. Even when the movement range of the focus lens unit is set by the setting section to be one of the first range and the second range, the drive control section removes the setting of the movement range when instructions are received from the imaging device.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An imaging device, comprising:
 a camera body; and   a lens barrel, wherein   the lens barrel comprises
 a focus lens that is movable in an optical axis direction, and 
 a first processor that sets a movement range of the focus lens and that moves the focus lens in the optical axis direction, 
   the camera body comprises a second processor that sets a movement range of the focus lens, and   the first processor moves the focus lens in the movement range set by the second processor when the movement range set by the first processor is different from the movement range set by the second processor.   
     
     
         2 . The imaging device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the movement range set by the second processor is a movement range that is limited for an infinity focal region or is limited for a close focal region.   
     
     
         3 . The imaging device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the second processor sets the movement range based on setting information relating to an image capturing.   
     
     
         4 . The imaging device according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the setting information relating to the image capturing is information relating to an image capturing mode.   
     
     
         5 . The imaging device according to  claim 4 , wherein
 when the movement range set by the second processor is set based on a mode for a close focal region, the first processor moves the focus lens in a range corresponding to the close focal region.   
     
     
         6 . The imaging device according to  claim 4 , wherein
 when the movement range set by the second processor is set based on a mode for an infinity focal region, the first processor moves the focus lens in a range corresponding to the infinity focal region.   
     
     
         7 . The imaging device according to  claim 4 , wherein
 when the image capturing mode is an auto mode or a manual mode, the first processor moves the focus lens in the movement range set by the second processor based on the image capturing mode.   
     
     
         8 . The imaging device according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a display that displays information relating to the movement range of the focus lens.

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