| 摘要 |
A lens barrel of the present invention includes a fixing frame 100 provided with cam grooves 103-105 formed in an inner circumferential surface of the fixing frame, and a drive frame 200 provided with cam followers 201-203 formed on an outer circumferential surface of the drive frame and a plurality of engaging teeth 200a provided to the outer circumferential surface of the drive frame so as to be located on substantially the same circumference as the cam followers 201-203. The drive frame 200 is adapted such that, with the drive frame incorporated in the fixing frame 100, the cam followers 201-203 are fitted in the cam grooves 103-105, drive force is transmitted via the engaging teeth 200a, and the drive frame 200 can move relative to the fixing frame 100 in the optical axis direction of a lens as the cam followers 201-203 move along the cam grooves 103-105. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a lens barrel in which cam followers are less likely to come out of the cam grooves even in the case where a retainer wall cannot be provided within an area where a cam follower about to fall out is received directly by the wall, or in the case where the retainer wall provided within the area where a cam follower is received directly is not sufficient. |
