JP6784299B2 - Lens barrel and imaging device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a lens barrel and an imaging device.

The lens barrel is provided with a plurality of electric components, and FPCs (flexible printed substrates) for supplying power and transmitting signals to each of the electrical components are stretched in the lens barrel (Patent Documents). 1).

JP-A-2000-304994

In recent years, the number of electrical components in the lens barrel has increased. In particular, in the case of a large lens barrel such as a telephoto lens, a plurality of FPCs are complicatedly arranged in the lens barrel, and assembly is not easy.

An object of the present invention is to provide a lens barrel and an imaging device having high assembly work efficiency.

The present invention includes a first substrate, a first position detection unit arranged on the subject side of the first substrate and detecting the position of the lens in the optical axis direction, and an optical axis arranged on the subject side of the first substrate. a second position detector for detecting a position of said lens in a direction, one end of which is connected to the first position detector, the other end is connected to the first substrate, the first information from the first position detector The first connection line that transmits the above to the first substrate, one end is connected to the second position detection unit , the other end is connected to the first substrate, and the second information from the second position detection unit is transmitted. a second connection line for transferring the first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the image plane side of the first substrate, one end connected to the first substrate, the other end is connected to the second substrate, A lens mirror having a length in the optical axis direction between the first substrate and the second substrate, and comprising a third connecting line for transmitting the first information and the second information to the second substrate. Regarding the cylinder.
Further, in the present invention, the first substrate, the first electric component arranged on the subject side from the first substrate, the second electric component arranged on the subject side from the first substrate, and one end thereof are the first. A first connection line that is connected to an electrical component, the other end is connected to the first substrate, and first information from the first electrical component is transmitted to the first substrate, and one end is connected to the second electrical component. The other end is connected to the first substrate, the second connection line for transmitting the second information from the second electrical component to the first substrate, and the second connection line arranged on the image plane side of the first substrate. The two substrates, one end connected to the first substrate and the other end connected to the second substrate, have a length in the optical axis direction between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the first substrate. The present invention relates to a lens barrel including 1 information and a 3rd connection line for transmitting the 2nd information to the 2nd substrate.
Furthermore, the present invention relates to an imaging device including the lens barrel.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a lens barrel and an imaging device having high assembly work efficiency.

It is sectional drawing of the lens barrel. It is sectional drawing of the front fixed cylinder. It is sectional drawing of the rear fixed cylinder. (A) is a perspective view of the rear end portion of the rear fixing cylinder, and (b) is a perspective view of the rear end portion of the front fixing cylinder. It is a figure explaining the connection state of an FPC, a relay board, and a main board.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings and the like.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the lens barrel 1. The lens barrel 1 of the present embodiment can be separated into a front fixed cylinder 10 and a rear fixed cylinder 50. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the front fixed cylinder 10, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the rear fixed cylinder 50.

First, the front fixing cylinder 10 shown in FIG. 2 will be described.
As shown in the figure, the front fixed cylinder 10 includes a plurality of lens groups L1 to L5, an electromagnetic diaphragm 11, an ultrasonic motor 20, a relative position sensor 25, an absolute position sensor 30, a gyro sensor 31, an autofocus function button 32, and an MF. It includes an interrupt sensor 33, a mode switching manual switch 35, a relay board 40, and the like.

The electromagnetic diaphragm 11 is a mechanism for adjusting the amount of subject light passing through the electromagnetic diaphragm 11. The diaphragm blades are driven by the drive unit, and the size of the opening formed by the diaphragm blades can be changed.

Of the plurality of lens groups L1 to L5, L4 is a focus lens group L4 that can be moved to the optical axis OA in order to adjust the focus position.
An ultrasonic motor 20 for driving the focus lens group L4 is arranged on the outer periphery of the L4.
The ultrasonic motor 20 generates vibration in the elastic body by inputting a driving voltage to the piezoelectric body. Then, the vibration of the elastic body generates a rotational force in the mover to rotate the cam cylinder 21.
The focus lens group L4 is cam-engaged with the cam cylinder 21. When the cam cylinder 21 is rotated by the driving force of the ultrasonic motor 20, the focus lens group L4 moves in the optical axis direction by the cam engagement with the cam cylinder 21, and the focus is adjusted.

The relative position sensor 25 is a high-resolution relative distance encoder such as a GMR (Giant Magneto Resistive) sensor. The relative position sensor 25 detects the relative position of the focus lens group L4, and detects the amount of movement of the focus lens group L4 by AF (autofocus) operation and MF (manual focus) operation.

The absolute position sensor 30 is an encoder having a coarser (lower) resolution than the relative position sensor 25. The absolute position sensor 30 detects the absolute position of the focus lens group L4.
The gyro sensor 31 detects the amount of camera shake of the operator who operates the lens barrel 1.
The autofocus function button 32 is a button that changes its function according to the AF mode. For example, in the AF mode, the autofocus function button 32 is pressed to start AF, or the autofocus function button 32 is pressed during AF. By pressing the button, the focus is locked (the position of the focus lens group L4 is fixed), or by pressing the autofocus function button 32, the focus lens group L4 is moved to the stored focus position.
The MF interrupt sensor 33 detects the presence or absence of rotation of the focus ring during AF. When the MF interrupt sensor 33 detects that the focus ring has been rotated during AF, the AF mode is switched to the MF mode.
The manual switch 35 is provided on the outer periphery of the lens barrel 1 and is a manual switch for switching the camera shake correction ON / OFF and the AF mode.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the rear end portion (camera mounting side end portion) of the front fixing cylinder 10 and the rear fixing cylinder 50, where (a) is the rear end portion of the rear fixing cylinder 50 and (b). Is the rear end of the front fixing cylinder 10.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the relay board 40 is attached to the rear end of the front fixing cylinder 10 by screws. The relay board 40 is provided with connectors A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a connection state of the FPC, the relay board 40, and the main board 70. As shown in the figure, FPCa1, FPCb1, FPCc1, FPCd1, FPCe1, FPCf1 extending from electrical components such as the above-mentioned electromagnetic diaphragm 11 and ultrasonic motor 20 provided on the front fixing cylinder 10 are connected to the connectors A1 to F1. Will be done.

Specifically, the connector A1 is connected to the FPCa1 for driving the electromagnetic diaphragm 11 extending from the electromagnetic diaphragm 11.
An FPCb1 for driving the ultrasonic motor 20 extending from the ultrasonic motor 20 is connected to the connector B1.
An FPCc1 for detecting a relative position extending from the relative position sensor 25 is connected to the connector C1.
An FPC d1 for absolute position detection extending from the absolute position sensor 30 is connected to the connector D1.

The connector E1 includes an FPC e1 in which an FPC for camera shake detection extending from the gyro sensor 31, a signal detection FPC extending from the autofocus function button 32, and a signal detection FPC extending from the MF interrupt sensor 33 are bundled. Be connected.
The FPCf1 for the camera shake correction ON / OFF switching signal and the AF mode switching signal extending from the manual switch 35 is connected to the connector F1.

The relay board 40 is further provided with connectors A2, B2, CD2, and EF2. These connectors A2, B2, CD2, EF2 are connected to the connectors A1 to F1. Then, these connectors A2, B2, CD2, EF2 are provided with FPCa2, FPCb2, FPCcd2, FPCef2 for connecting to the connectors A3, B3, CD3, EF3 of the main board 70, which will be described later, provided in the rear fixing cylinder 50. Be connected.

Specifically, the connector A2 is electrically connected to the connector A1 on the relay board 40, and the FPCa2 extending from the main board 70 is connected.
The connector B2 is electrically connected to the connector B1 on the relay board 40, and the FPCb2 extending from the main board 70 is connected.
The connector CD2 is electrically connected to the connector C1 and the connector D1 on the relay board 40, and the FPCcd2 extending from the main board 70 is connected.
The connector EF2 is electrically connected to the connector E1 and the connector F1 on the relay board 40, and the FPCef2 extending from the main board 70 is connected.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear fixing cylinder 50 includes a blur correction device 60.
The blur correction device 60 moves the blur correction lens group L6 in a plane intersecting the optical axis OA to reduce image blur caused by the movement of the lens barrel 1.
The blur correction device 60 includes a movable portion 61, a fixed portion 62, a position detection unit 63, and a VCM (voice coil motor) 64. The movable portion 61 is driven by the VCM 64 with respect to the fixed portion 62 based on the position detected by the position detection unit 63.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the rear fixing cylinder 50 has a main substrate 70 screwed to the rear end. The main substrate 70 includes two plate-shaped substrates arranged along the optical axis OA.
Further, the main board 70 is provided with connectors A3, B3, CD3, EF3 to which FPCa2, FPCb2, FPCcd2, and FPCef2 extending to the relay board 40 provided on the front fixing cylinder 10 are connected.
The main board 70 is further mounted with a connector G3 to which the FPCg2 for supplying power to the blur correction device 60 is connected, and a connector H3 to which the FPCh2 for transmitting an electric signal to the blur correction device 60 is connected. A connector I3 to which an FPC connected to a side contact is connected is provided. The mount-side contact is for communicating with the camera body-side contact when the lens barrel 1 is mounted on the camera body.

In the present embodiment, the front fixing cylinder 10 and the rear fixing cylinder 50 are assembled as follows.

The connectors A1 to F1 of the front fixing cylinder 10 are provided with FPCa1, FPCb1, FPCc1, FPCd1, FPCe1, FPCf1 extending from electrical components such as the above-mentioned electromagnetic diaphragm 11 and ultrasonic motor 20 provided on the front fixing cylinder 10. It is connected.

FPCa2, FPCb2, FPCcd2, and FPCef2 are connected to the connectors A3, B3, CD3, and EF3 provided on the main board 70 of the rear fixing cylinder 50. FPCg2 is connected to the connector G3. FPCh2 is connected to the connector H3. The FPC up to the mount side contact is connected to the connector I3.

In this state, the rear fixing cylinder 50 is attached to the rear end of the front fixing cylinder 10. Then, the FPCa2, FPCb2, FPCcd2, and FPCef2 extending from the rear fixing cylinder 50 are inserted into the connectors A2, B2, CD2, and EF2 provided on the relay board 40 of the front fixing cylinder 10.

Then, the assembly of the lens barrel 1 is completed by fixing the front fixing cylinder 10 and the rear fixing cylinder 50 with screws or the like.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it has the following effects.
(1) The six FPCs extending from the electronic components in the front fixed cylinder 10 are grouped into four on the relay board 40, and the number of FPCs extending to the main board 70 of the rear fixed cylinder 50 is the number of FPCs extending from the electronic components. It will be 4 sheets, which is less than the number. Therefore, wiring is easier, space efficiency is higher, and assembly is easier than when the relay board 40 is not provided.

(2) In the relay board 40, by optimizing the arrangement of the connectors, the FPC shape from the electronic component provided on the front fixing cylinder 10 to the relay board 40, and the main board from the relay board 40 to the rear fixing cylinder 50. The FPC shape up to 70 can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced in FPC production.

(3) By arranging the relay board 40 on the front fixing cylinder 10, the front fixing cylinder 10 can be assembled by itself, and the rear fixing cylinder 50 can also be assembled by itself. After assembling each, the two are connected. do it. Therefore, it is easy to assemble and the work efficiency is good.
Moreover, since it is not necessary to lengthen the FPC, there is little possibility of disconnection during assembly.

(4) Since the relay board 40 is installed at the rear end of the front fixing cylinder 10, the FPC assembly workability is improved at the time of fastening with the rear fixing cylinder 50.

In the present embodiment, the two companies are connected after assembling the front fixing cylinder 10 and the rear fixing cylinder 50, but the relay board 40 is arranged after assembling the front fixing cylinder 10 and after that. The side members may be assembled in sequence.
Further, in the present embodiment, the electromagnetic diaphragm 11 and the like are mentioned as the electrical components connected to the relay board 40 or the main board 70, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
Further, in the present embodiment, the connector C1 and the connector D1 are collectively connected to the connector CD2 on the relay board 40, but the combination is not limited to the above. As the combination to be put together on the relay board 40, it is preferable to combine those having the same purpose of the connected FPCs. For example, as in the present embodiment, a plurality of FPCs used for signal transmission / reception are combined into one FPC by the relay board 40, and a plurality of FPCs used for power supply are combined into one FPC by the relay board 40. preferable. By separating the signal system and the power system, the influence of noise can be reduced. Further, the number of FPCs to be combined is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately changed according to the crawling of the FPCs in the lens barrel 1 and the arrangement of the connectors on the relay board 40.

1: Lens barrel, 10: Front fixed cylinder, 11: Electromagnetic diaphragm, 20: Ultrasonic motor, 25: Relative position sensor, 30: Absolute position sensor, 35: Manual switch, 40: Relay board, 50: Rear fixed Cylinder, 60: blur correction device, 70: main board

Claims (8)

1st board and
A first position detection unit, which is arranged on the subject side from the first substrate and detects the position of the lens in the optical axis direction,
A second position detection unit, which is arranged on the subject side from the first substrate and detects the position of the lens in the optical axis direction,
One end connected to the first position detector, the other end is connected to the first substrate, a first connection line for transmitting the first information from the first position detector on the first substrate,
A second connection line having one end connected to the second position detection unit and the other end connected to the first substrate to transmit second information from the second position detection unit to the first substrate.
A second substrate arranged on the image plane side of the first substrate and
One end connected to the first substrate, the other end is connected to the second substrate has a length in the optical axis direction between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first information and the A third connecting line that transmits the second information to the second substrate,
Lens barrel with. The first substrate is formed of a first connector to which the other end of the first position detection unit is connected, a second connector to which the other end of the second position detection unit is connected, and a third connection line. It has a third connector to which one end is connected,
The first connector and the second connector are electrically connected to the third connector.
The lens barrel according to claim 1. The third connecting line is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate.
The lens barrel according to claim 1 or 2. The first position detecting unit , the second position detecting unit , the first connecting line, and the first portion having the second connecting line,
The third connecting line and the second portion having the second substrate are provided.
The first part and the second part can be divided.
The lens barrel according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The first substrate is arranged at a position where the first portion and the second portion are divided.
The lens barrel according to claim 4. The first position detection unit is a relative position detection unit, and is
The second position detection unit is an absolute position detection unit.
The lens barrel according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . 1st board and
The first electric component arranged on the subject side from the first substrate and
The second electric component arranged on the subject side from the first substrate and
A first connection line, one end of which is connected to the first electrical component and the other end of which is connected to the first substrate, to transmit the first information from the first electrical component to the first substrate.
A second connection line, one end of which is connected to the second electrical component and the other end of which is connected to the first substrate, to transmit second information from the second electrical component to the first substrate.
A second substrate arranged on the image plane side of the first substrate and
One end is connected to the first substrate, the other end is connected to the second substrate, and there is a length in the optical axis direction between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the first information and the said A third connecting line that transmits the second information to the second substrate,
Lens barrel with. An imaging device including the lens barrel according to any one of claims 1 to 7 .

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