WO2023048093A1 - レンズ鏡筒、撮像装置、及び駆動装置 - Google Patents
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- lens barrel Regarding the lens barrel, imaging device, and driving device.
- Patent Document 1 A mechanism for driving a focus lens using a lead screw and a nut engaged with the lead screw has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). There is a demand for higher performance of a drive mechanism that drives a focus lens.
- the lens barrel includes a lens holding frame that holds a lens, a drive source, a lead screw formed with a first thread groove and rotationally driven by the drive source, the first an annular member having a groove on its inner circumference that abuts on the thread groove of the lens holding frame, is connected to the lens holding frame, rotatably holds the annular member, and moves in the axial direction of the lead screw as the lead screw rotates. and a biasing portion that biases the annular member toward the lead screw in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the lead screw.
- the lens barrel includes a lens holding frame that holds a lens, a drive source, a lead screw formed with a thread groove and rotationally driven by the drive source, and a contact with the thread groove.
- a rotating member having a groove; a moving portion connected to the lens holding frame, rotatably holding the rotating member, and moving in the axial direction of the lead screw as the lead screw rotates; an urging portion that urges the rotating member toward the lead screw in a direction orthogonal to the axis.
- an imaging device includes the lens barrel.
- a driving device includes a driving source, a lead screw formed with a thread groove and rotationally driven by the driving source, an annular member having a groove on its inner circumference that abuts on the thread groove, a holding member that rotatably holds the annular member; and a biasing portion that biases the annular member toward the lead screw in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the lead screw, and rotating the lead screw. Accordingly, the annular member rotates and moves in the axial direction of the lead screw together with the holding member.
- FIG. 1A and 1B are cross-sectional views showing the configuration of a camera provided with a lens barrel according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2(A) is a perspective view of the lens holding frame and drive source unit viewed from the object side ( ⁇ Z direction), and FIG. 2(B) is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the first guide portion viewed from the +Y direction. It is a diagram.
- FIG. 3A is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the drive source unit, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the drive source unit.
- 4A is an exploded perspective view of the moving part
- FIG. 4B is a partial sectional view of the moving part
- FIG. 4C is a perspective view of the moving part
- FIG. D) is a perspective view of a spring
- FIG. 4E is a cross-sectional view of a moving part
- 5A is a plan view of the lead screw and the annular member as seen from the -Z direction
- FIG. 5B is a view of the lead screw and the annular member as seen from the biasing direction
- 5(C) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 5(A).
- FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing the drive source unit according to the second embodiment
- FIG. 6B is a view of the drive source unit and the lens holding frame according to the second embodiment as seen from the object side. It is a top view.
- FIG. 7A is a view of part of the drive source unit viewed from the object side
- FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE of FIG. 6B.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line FF of FIG. 6(B).
- FIG. 9A is a perspective view of the drive source unit according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 9B is a view of the drive source unit and the lens holding frame according to the third embodiment viewed from the object side. It is a top view.
- FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional view of a drive source unit according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view of a moving portion according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 11(A) is a plan view of the moving unit according to the third embodiment as seen from the object side ( ⁇ Z direction), and FIG.
- FIG. 12(A) is a perspective view of a drive source unit according to a fourth embodiment
- FIG. 12(B) is a perspective view showing a state in which a moving part is fixed to a lens holding frame
- FIG. C) is a diagram of the moving part and the lead screw viewed from the +Z direction.
- the lens barrel according to the embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
- the +Z direction is the direction from the object toward the camera body 3 at the camera position (hereinafter referred to as normal position) when the photographer takes a landscape image with the optical axis OA horizontal.
- the direction toward the right side when viewed from the camera body 3 side at the normal position is defined as the +X direction.
- the upward direction in the normal position is the +Y direction.
- 1A and 1B are cross-sectional views showing the configuration of a camera 1 having a lens barrel 2 according to the first embodiment. 1(A) and 1(B) are different in cutting position.
- the camera 1 includes a camera body 3 and a lens barrel 2.
- the lens barrel 2 is detachably attached to the camera body 3 by engaging with a body mount (not shown) of the camera body 3, which is provided with a lens mount LM at the rear (base end).
- the lens barrel 2 is detachable from the camera body 3, but it is not limited to this, and the lens barrel 2 and the camera body 3 may be integrated.
- the camera body 3 includes an image sensor IS and a control unit (not shown) inside.
- the imaging element IS is composed of a photoelectric conversion element such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), for example, and converts the subject image formed by the imaging optical system (the lens barrel 2 attached to the camera body 3) into an electrical signal. do.
- CCD Charge Coupled Device
- the control unit includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, and controls the overall operation of the camera 1 related to shooting, including focusing driving in the camera body 3 and the attached lens barrel 2.
- CPU Central Processing Unit
- the lens barrel 2 has lens groups L1 and L2 sequentially arranged along a common optical axis OA.
- the lens group L1 is held by a fixed barrel 10 provided in the lens barrel 2, and the lens group L2 is held by a lens holding frame F2.
- the lens group L2 is a focus lens group that moves in the optical axis OA direction during focusing.
- the lens barrel 2 is not limited to a single-focus lens, and may be a so-called zoom lens whose focal length can be changed.
- each of the lens groups L1 and L2 may be composed of one lens, or may be composed of a plurality of lenses. Also, although a lens barrel composed of two lens groups will be described as an example, there may be three or more lens groups.
- the lens holding frame F2 is driven by the drive source unit 200.
- the lens holding frame F2 and the drive source unit 200 will be described in detail below.
- FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the lens holding frame F2 and the drive source unit 200 as viewed from the subject side (-Z direction), and FIG. It is the enlarged view seen from the direction.
- the lens holding frame F2 has a cylindrical portion 230 that holds the lens group L2. and is provided.
- the first guide portion 210 is fixed to the fixed barrel 10, extends in the optical axis OA direction, and extends the lens holding frame F2 in the optical axis OA direction.
- a guiding guide bar 301 is inserted.
- a rotation restricting bar 302 that is fixed to the fixed barrel 10, extends in the optical axis OA direction, and restricts movement of the lens holding frame F2 in the rotating direction is inserted through the second guide portion 215.
- a first support portion 211a and a second support portion 211b extend from the first guide portion 210 in the -X direction.
- the first support portion 211a and the second support portion 211b support the moving portion 203 (details of which will be described later) of the drive source unit 200 .
- the drive source unit 200 includes a stepping motor 201, a lead screw 202, a moving part 203 that moves along the axis of the lead screw 202 as the lead screw 202 rotates, a member 205;
- FIG. 3(A) is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the drive source unit 200
- FIG. 3(B) is a cross-sectional view of the drive source unit 200.
- the mounting member 205 includes a first portion 205a fixed to the stepping motor 201, a second portion 205b facing the first portion 205a, and a first portion 205a. and a third portion 205c extending parallel to the lead screw 202 between 205a and the second portion 205b.
- a plurality of holes 205d are formed in the third portion 205c, and the drive source unit 200 is fixed to the fixed barrel 10 by attaching the mounting member 205 to the fixed barrel 10 with screws or the like through the holes 205d. .
- One end of the lead screw 202 is directly connected to the output shaft of the stepping motor 201, and the other end of the lead screw 202 is rotatably supported by the second portion 205b of the mounting member 205.
- the mounting member 205 is mounted on the fixed barrel 10 so that the direction of the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202 is parallel to the direction of the optical axis OA.
- the moving part 203 moves in the direction of the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202 as the lead screw 202 rotates.
- 4A is an exploded perspective view of the moving part 203
- FIG. 4B is a partial cross-sectional view of the moving part 203
- FIG. 4C is a perspective view of the moving part 203
- 4D is a perspective view of the spring 250
- FIG. 4E is a cross-sectional view of the moving portion 203.
- FIG. 4A is an exploded perspective view of the moving part 203
- FIG. 4B is a partial cross-sectional view of the moving part 203
- FIG. 4C is a perspective view of the moving part 203
- 4D is a perspective view of the spring 250
- FIG. 4E is a cross-sectional view of the moving portion 203.
- the moving portion 203 includes a housing portion 203a, a connecting portion 203b, and a spring support portion 203c.
- an annular member 220, a bearing 221, a spacer 222, and a magnet 223 are housed in the housing portion 203a.
- the bearing 221 is not limited to a bearing as long as it is a rotating rolling element that can rotate like a bearing.
- the annular member 220 has a groove 240 on its inner peripheral surface that contacts the thread groove 202 a of the lead screw 202 .
- Groove 240 is a circumferential groove formed over the entire inner circumference of annular member 220 .
- the annular member 220 has a base portion 220a and a fitting portion 220b, and the fitting portion 220b is fitted to the inner ring of the bearing 221 as shown in FIG. Note that the bearing 221 and the annular member 220 may be integrated.
- the outer ring of the bearing 221 is fitted with the inner wall of the housing portion 203a.
- the annular member 220 is rotatably held by the moving portion 203 . That is, the moving part 203 rotatably holds the annular member 220 .
- the spacer 222 is provided so as to cover the outer ring of the bearing 221.
- the magnet 223 is provided so as to face the bearing 221 via the spacer 222 . Since the outer ring of the bearing 221 is covered with the spacer 222, the magnet 223 urges the inner ring of the bearing 221 in the axial direction (optical axis OA direction). As a result, play in the axial direction due to the axial internal clearance of the bearing 221 can be suppressed.
- the spacer 222 may be provided so as to cover the inner ring of the bearing 221 so that the outer ring of the bearing 221 is urged in the axial direction by the magnet. Also, if the play in the axial direction of the bearing 221 is within the required accuracy, the magnet 223 may be omitted. Also, instead of the magnet 223, an urging member such as a spring may be used to suppress play in the axial direction.
- the moving portion 203 has supported portions 203f and 203g that are respectively supported by the first supporting portion 211a and the second supporting portion 211b of the lens holding frame F2.
- the supported portions 203f and 203g of the moving portion 203 are respectively supported by the first supporting portion 211a and the second supporting portion 211b so that the axis AX2 of the spring supporting portion 203c is parallel to the optical axis OA.
- the spring support portion 203c supports the spring 250 by inserting the spring 250 therethrough. Thereby, the spring 250 is positioned between the connecting portion 203b of the moving portion 203 and the second support portion 211b of the lens holding frame F2 (see FIG. 2B).
- the spring 250 has a coil spring portion 250a and a torsion spring portion 250b. As shown in FIG. 2B, one end of the coil spring portion 250a contacts the connecting portion 203b of the moving portion 203, and the other end contacts the second support portion 211b of the lens holding frame F2. As a result, the coil spring portion 250a urges the connection portion 203b of the moving portion 203 and the second support portion 211b of the lens holding frame F2 in a direction away from each other.
- the lens holding frame F2 Since the connecting portion 203b of the moving portion 203 is pressed against the first support portion 211a of the lens holding frame F2 by the coil spring portion 250a, when the moving portion 203 moves in the direction of the optical axis OA, the lens holding frame F2 also moves in the direction of the optical axis OA. Moving.
- the torsion spring portion 250b is locked to a locking portion 203d (see FIG. 4(C)) formed on the outer circumference of the moving portion 203.
- the annular member 220 is biased toward the lead screw 202 in a direction perpendicular to the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202, as indicated by an arrow AR3 in FIG. 4(E). Since the groove 240 of the annular member 220 is pressed against the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202, looseness between the annular member 220 and the lead screw 202 is suppressed.
- the bottom portion 203e of the housing portion 203a of the moving portion 203 is inclined with respect to the plane perpendicular to the axis AX2 of the spring support portion 203c. Accordingly, the axis AX3 direction of the annular member 220, the bearing 221, the spacer 222, and the magnet 223 is not parallel to the axis AX2 direction of the spring support portion 203c (the axis AX1 direction of the lead screw 202). This point will be described in more detail.
- FIG. 5A is a view of the lead screw 202 and the annular member 220 viewed from the -Z direction
- FIG. FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 5A.
- the annular member 220 is inclined according to the lead angle ⁇ of the lead screw 202 . That is, the angle ⁇ formed by the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202 and the axis AX3 of the annular member 220 is substantially equal to the lead angle ⁇ .
- the annular member 220 and the lead screw 202 are in contact with each other on one side of the lead screw 202 in the biasing direction of the spring 250 and separated from each other on the other side.
- the lead screw 202 has a first flank surface 202b and a second flank surface 202c facing each other in the direction of the axis AX1.
- the groove 240 formed on the inner circumference of the annular member 220 includes a first groove 240a and a second groove 240b.
- the first groove 240 a and the second groove 240 b are circumferential grooves formed over the entire inner circumference of the annular member 220 .
- the first groove 240a contacts the first flank surface 202b at a contact point indicated by an arrow AR6 in FIGS. 5A and 5B.
- the second groove 240b contacts the second flank surface 202c at a contact point indicated by an arrow AR5 in FIGS. 5(A) and 5(B). That is, the groove 240 includes a first groove 240a and a second groove 240b that are out of phase with each other.
- Enlarged views indicated by reference numerals C1 and C2 in FIG. 5(C) are cross-sectional views at contact points indicated by arrows AR6 and AR5 in FIGS. 5(A) and 5(B), respectively.
- annular member 220 is inclined in accordance with the lead angle ⁇ of the lead screw 202 and the structure of the first groove 240a and the structure of the second groove 240b.
- Annular member 220 and lead screw 202 abut at at least two points indicated by arrows AR5 and AR6 in (B).
- the two points of contact between the annular member 220 and the lead screw 202 are perpendicular to the direction of the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202 and the direction of the axis AX1 when viewed from the biasing direction in which the spring 250 biases the annular member 220. different in direction. Thereby, the posture of the annular member 220 with respect to the lead screw 202 is stably maintained.
- the contact point indicated by arrow AR5 and the contact point indicated by arrow AR6 are not actually on the same plane, but are shown on the same plane for easy understanding. ing.
- the groove 240 of the annular member 220 includes the first groove 240a and the second groove 240b that are out of phase with each other.
- first groove 240a or the second groove 240b is aligned with the thread groove of the lead screw 202 regardless of whether the annular member 220 moves in the direction of the optical axis OA, toward the object side or toward the camera body 3 side.
- 202 a because there is no gap with the thread groove 202 a of the lead screw 202 ), there is no delay until the annular member 220 follows the lead screw 202 .
- the movement accuracy of the lens holding frame F2 in the optical axis OA direction can be improved, and the position control accuracy of the lens group L2 is improved.
- the annular member 220 Since the annular member 220 is rotatably supported via the bearings 221, when the lead screw 202 rotates, the annular member 220 contacts the first flank surface 202b or the second flank surface 202c of the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202. It moves in the direction of the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202 while being pushed and rotated. As a result, the moving portion 203 that holds the annular member 220 also moves in the direction of the lead screw axis AX1, so that the lens holding frame F2 connected to the moving portion 203 can be moved in the direction of the optical axis OA.
- the annular member 220 If the annular member 220 is supported so as not to rotate, when the lead screw 202 rotates, the annular member 220 will not rotate, but will contact the first flank surface 202b or the second flank surface 202c of the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202. It is pushed and moves in the direction of the lead screw axis AX1. At this time, since sliding friction occurs between the annular member 220 and the lead screw 202 , a load due to the sliding friction is applied to the stepping motor 201 .
- the annular member 220 when the annular member 220 is rotatably supported as shown in the first embodiment, the annular member 220 rotates around the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202 when the lead screw 202 rotates. and the lead screw 202 is rolling friction. Since the rolling friction is much smaller than the sliding friction, the load applied to the stepping motor 201 can be reduced when moving the moving part 203 in the direction of the axis AX1. As a result, for example, when the stepping motor 201 of the same output is used to move the lens holding frame F2 of the same weight, the speed is higher than when the annular member 220 is supported so as not to rotate (when sliding friction occurs). The lens holding frame F2 can be moved.
- the lens holding frame F2 when using the stepping motor 201 with the same output, the lens holding frame F2 can be moved, which is heavier than when the annular member 220 is supported so as not to rotate (when sliding friction occurs). Further, when moving the lens holding frame F2 of the same weight, the stepping motor 201 with a smaller output than when the annular member 220 is supported so as not to rotate (when sliding friction occurs) can be used.
- the drive source unit 200 can be miniaturized. Thus, the performance of the drive source unit 200 can be improved.
- the annular member 220 rotates and moves in the direction of the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202. be able to.
- the lens barrel 2 includes the lens holding frame F2 that holds the lens group L2, the stepping motor 201, the annular member 220, and the moving portion 203. , and a spring 250 .
- the lead screw 202 has a thread groove 202 a formed on its outer periphery and is rotationally driven by the stepping motor 201 .
- the annular member 220 has a groove 240 on its inner periphery that contacts the thread groove 202a.
- the moving part 203 is connected to the lens holding frame F2, rotatably holds the annular member 220, and moves along the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202 as the lead screw 202 rotates.
- the spring 250 biases the annular member 220 toward the lead screw in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202 .
- the annular member 220 is rotatable around the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202 and rotates as the lead screw 202 rotates.
- rolling friction is generated between the annular member 220 and the lead screw 202 when the annular member 220 moves in the direction of the axis AX1 as the lead screw 202 rotates. Therefore, the weight of the lens holding frame F2 can be increased, the drive source unit 200 can be made smaller, and the lens holding frame F2 can be made smaller than when the annular member 220 is supported so as not to rotate (when sliding friction occurs). You can speed up your movement. Thus, the performance of the drive source unit 200 can be improved.
- the groove 240 of the annular member 220 is a circumferential groove formed over the entire inner circumference. Therefore, when the lead screw 202 rotates, the annular member 220 can be moved in the direction of the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202 .
- the lead screw 202 has a first flank surface 202b and a second flank surface 202c that face each other in the direction of the axis AX1, and the groove 240 of the annular member 220 contacts the first flank surface 202b. It has a first groove 240a in contact and a second groove 240b in contact with the second flank surface 202c.
- first groove 240a or the second groove 240b is aligned with the thread groove of the lead screw 202 regardless of whether the annular member 220 moves in the direction of the optical axis OA, toward the object side or toward the camera body 3 side.
- the movement accuracy of the lens holding frame F2 in the optical axis OA direction can be improved, and the position control accuracy of the lens group L2 is improved.
- the performance of the drive source unit 200 can be improved.
- the annular member 220 is tilted according to the lead angle ⁇ of the lead screw 202 .
- the annular member 220 is inclined in accordance with the lead angle ⁇ of the lead screw 202, and the structure of the first groove 240a and the structure of the second groove 240b allow the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202 and the annular member
- the groove 240 of 220 contacts at least two points.
- the positions of at least two points where the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202 and the groove 240 of the annular member 220 abut are in the direction of the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202. , and in a direction orthogonal to the axis AX1 direction.
- the posture of the annular member 220 with respect to the lead screw 202 is stably maintained, so that the annular member 220 can be stably moved.
- a magnet 223 is provided to bias the inner ring of the bearing 221 in the direction of the optical axis OA. As a result, play in the axial direction of the bearing 221 can be reduced.
- the first groove 240a included in the groove 240 of the annular member 220 contacts the first flank surface 202b of the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202, and the second groove 240b contacts the second flank surface 202b of the thread groove 202a. Although it is in contact with the flank surface 202c, the first groove 240a may be in contact with the second flank surface 202c and the second groove 240b may be in contact with the first flank surface 202b.
- a screw groove may be formed.
- the annular member 220 rotates along with the rotation of the lead screw 202 . Since it can move in the AX1 direction, it is possible to achieve the same effect as in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing the drive source unit 200A according to the second embodiment
- FIG. 6B shows the drive source unit 200A and the lens holding frame F2A according to the second embodiment on the subject side.
- 1 is a plan view seen from .
- FIG. 7(A) is a view of part of the drive source unit 200A viewed from the object side (-Z direction)
- FIG. 7(B) is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE of FIG. 6(B).
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line FF of FIG. 6(B).
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- the lens holding frame F2A according to the second embodiment does not have the first support portion 211a and the second support portion 211b extending in the -X direction from the first guide portion 210. It is different from the lens holding frame F2 according to the first embodiment in that respect.
- illustration of the stepping motor 201 and the mounting member 205 of the drive source unit 200A is omitted.
- the drive source unit 200A includes a stepping motor 201, a lead screw 202, a pair of moving parts 203A, a mounting member 205, and a tension spring 250A.
- a pair of moving parts 203A face each other with the lead screw 202 interposed therebetween.
- Each of the pair of moving parts 203A has a connection part 203i connected to the lens holding frame F2A and a holding part 203h that rotatably holds the annular member 220A.
- the connecting portion 203i has a through hole 203k that penetrates the connecting portion 203i in the optical axis OA direction (Z-axis direction).
- the connection shaft 216c of the lens holding frame F2A is inserted through the through hole 203k, and the cap portion 216b is fixed to the end of the connection shaft 216c. Thereby, the lens holding frame F2A and the moving portion 203A are connected.
- the holding portion 203h holds the bearing 221 by fitting with the inner ring of the bearing 221, and the outer ring of the bearing 221 fits with the inner circumference of the annular member 220A.
- the moving part 203A rotatably holds the annular member 220A. Since the pair of moving parts 203A face each other with the lead screw 202 interposed therebetween, the pair of annular members 220A sandwich the lead screw 202 therebetween.
- a groove 241 that contacts the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202 is formed on the outer circumference of the annular member 220A.
- the groove 241 includes a first groove 241a that contacts the first flank surface 202b of the thread groove 202a, and a second groove 241b that contacts the second flank surface 202c. That is, the groove 241 includes a first groove 241a and a second groove 241b that are out of phase with each other.
- a locking portion 203j for locking the tension spring 250A is formed at one end (+Y side end) of each of the pair of moving portions 203A. Since the lead screw 202 is sandwiched between the pair of annular members 220A, when the pair of connecting portions 203i is connected to the lens holding frame F2A and the tension spring 250A is locked to the pair of locking portions 203j, as shown in FIG. As indicated by arrows AR11 and AR12 in (A), the pair of annular members 220A are biased toward the lead screw 202, respectively. As a result, play between the annular member 220A and the lead screw 202 is suppressed.
- the two annular members 220A are pushed by the first flank surface 202b or the second flank surface 202c of the thread groove 202a of the lead screw while rotating, and move in the direction of the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202 (that is, , optical axis OA direction). Also in the second embodiment, since the friction generated between the lead screw 202 and the annular member 220A is rolling friction, the load applied to the stepping motor 201 can be reduced compared to when the annular member 220A does not rotate. can.
- FIG. 9A is a perspective view of the drive source unit 200C according to the third embodiment
- FIG. 9B shows the drive source unit 200C and the lens holding frame F2C according to the third embodiment on the subject side.
- 1 is a plan view seen from .
- FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional view of the drive source unit 200C
- FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view of the moving parts 203C and 203D.
- FIG. 11A is a plan view of moving parts 203C and 203D according to the third embodiment as seen from the -Z direction
- FIG. It is a diagram. Note that the illustration of the stepping motor 201 and the mounting member 205 is omitted in FIG. 9(A).
- a drive source unit 200C includes a stepping motor 201, a lead screw 202, annular members 220C and 220D, moving parts 203C and 203D. and torsion springs 250C and 250D.
- the moving section 203C includes a housing section 213a that houses the annular member 220C and the bearing 221, and a connecting section 213b that connects with the lens holding frame F2C.
- the outer ring of the bearing 221 is fitted with the inner wall of the accommodating portion 213a, and the outer circumference of the annular member 220C is fitted with the inner ring of the bearing 221.
- the annular member 220C is rotatably held by the moving portion 203C.
- a groove 240C that contacts the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202 is formed on the inner circumference of the annular member 220C.
- the groove 240C contacts the first flank surface 202b of the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202, for example.
- a bottom portion 213 d of the housing portion 213 a is inclined to match the lead angle of the lead screw 202 .
- the annular member 220C is tilted according to the lead angle. Therefore, as described in the first embodiment, the lead screw 202 and the annular member 220C are separated by at least two angles due to the fact that the annular member 220C is inclined in accordance with the lead angle and the structure of the groove 240C of the annular member 220C.
- the annular member 220C can stably maintain the posture of the annular member 220C with respect to the lead screw 202.
- connection portion 213b is provided with a through hole 213c through which the connection shaft 212a of the lens holding frame F2C is inserted.
- a locking portion 213e for locking one end of the torsion spring 250C is formed on the side surface of the moving portion 203C.
- the torsion spring 250C is supported by the spring support shaft 212c of the lens holding frame F2C, one end is locked by the locking part 213e of the moving part 203C, and the other end is locked to the lens holding frame F2C. is in contact with the first restricting portion 214a.
- the torsion spring 250C biases the annular member 220C toward the lead screw 202 in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202, as indicated by an arrow AR21 in FIG.
- the annular member 220C is pressed against the lead screw 202 as indicated by an arrow AR21 in FIG. 11B, and the backlash between the lead screw 202 and the annular member 220C is reduced.
- the moving section 203D includes a housing section 206a that houses the annular member 220D and the bearing 221, and a connecting section 206b that connects with the lens holding frame F2C.
- the outer ring of the bearing 221 is fitted with the inner wall of the housing portion 206a, and the outer circumference of the annular member 220D is fitted with the inner ring of the bearing 221.
- the annular member 220D is rotatably held by the moving portion 203D.
- a groove 240D that contacts the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202 is formed on the inner circumference of the annular member 220D.
- the groove 240D contacts the second flank surface 202c of the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202, for example.
- the groove 240C of the annular member 220C or the groove 240D of the annular member 220D is in contact with the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202. Effects similar to those of the first groove 240a and the second groove 240b formed on the inner circumference of the annular member 220 can be obtained.
- a bottom portion 206 d of the housing portion 206 a is inclined to match the lead angle of the lead screw 202 .
- the annular member 220D is tilted according to the lead angle.
- the lead screw 202 and the annular member 220D are separated by the fact that the annular member 220D is inclined to match the lead angle and the structure of the groove 240D of the annular member 220.
- the annular member 220 ⁇ /b>D abuts at at least two points, and the posture of the annular member 220 ⁇ /b>D with respect to the lead screw 202 can be stably maintained.
- the contact point with the lead screw 202 is Four points are located at different positions in the direction of the axis AX1 and in the direction orthogonal to the direction of the axis AX1. Since this determines the attitude of the lens holding frame F2C, the guide bar 301 may be omitted in the third embodiment. Further, by arranging the annular member 220C and the annular member 220D out of phase with each other in the axial direction, it is possible to suppress the play of the bearing 221 in the axial direction. A member can be omitted.
- connection portion 206b is provided with a through hole 206c through which the connection shaft 212a of the lens holding frame F2C is inserted.
- a locking portion 206e for locking the torsion spring 250D is formed on the side surface of the moving portion 203D.
- the torsion spring 250D is supported by the spring support shaft 212d of the lens holding frame F2C, has one end locked to the locking portion 206e of the moving portion 203C, and has the other end locked to the lens holding frame F2C. is in contact with the second restricting portion 214b.
- the torsion spring 250D urges the annular member 220D toward the lead screw 202 in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202, as indicated by an arrow AR22 in FIG. 11(A).
- the annular member 220D is pressed against the lead screw 202 as indicated by an arrow AR22 in FIG. 11B, and the backlash between the lead screw 202 and the annular member 220D is reduced.
- a cap portion 212b is fixed to the end portion of the connection shaft 212a of the lens holding frame F2C that passes through the through hole 213c of the moving portion 203C and the through hole 206c of the moving portion 203D.
- a compression coil spring 260 is provided between the moving portion 203C and the cap portion 212b, and urges the moving portion 203C and the cap portion 212b in a direction away from each other. Accordingly, when the moving parts 203C and 203D move in the optical axis OA direction, the lens holding frame F2C can also move in the optical axis OA direction.
- the stepping motor 201 has less friction than when the annular members 220C and 220D do not rotate. load can be reduced.
- the groove 240C of the annular member 220C contacts the first flank surface 202b of the thread groove 202a of the lead screw 202, and the groove 240D of the annular member 220D contacts the second flank surface 202c of the thread groove 202a.
- the groove 240C may be in contact with the second flank 202c and the groove 240D may be in contact with the first flank 202b.
- FIG. 12(A) is a perspective view of a drive source unit 200D according to the fourth embodiment
- FIG. 12(B) is a perspective view showing a state in which the moving part 203E is fixed to the lens holding frame F2D
- FIG. 12C is a diagram showing the moving part 203E and the lead screw 202 viewed from the +Z direction.
- the shape of the moving part 203E is different from that of the moving part 203 according to the first embodiment.
- the moving part 203E is connected to the lens holding frame F2D by screws or the like.
- the annular member 220 is biased toward the lead screw 202 in a direction perpendicular to the axis AX1 of the lead screw 202 by two torsion springs 250E. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted. Also in the configuration according to the fourth embodiment, since the annular member 220 rotates and moves in the optical axis OA direction as the lead screw 202 rotates, the load applied to the stepping motor 201 can be reduced.
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図1(A)及び図1(B)は、第1実施形態に係るレンズ鏡筒2を備えるカメラ1の構成を示す断面図である。図1(A)と図1(B)とは、切断位置が異なる。
また、リードスクリュー202のねじ溝202aの形状と環状部材220の溝240の形状とが異なっているため、リードスクリュー202が回転すると環状部材220は回転しながらリードスクリュー202の軸AX1方向に移動することができる。
第2実施形態では、環状部材220Aが外周に溝241を有する場合の構成について説明する。
第3実施形態では、リードスクリュー202の軸AX1方向に2つの環状部材220C及び220Dを配置する場合について説明する。
図12(A)は、第4実施形態に係る駆動源ユニット200Dの斜視図であり、図12(B)は、移動部203Eがレンズ保持枠F2Dに固定された状態を示す斜視図であり、図12(C)は、+Z方向から見た移動部203Eとリードスクリュー202とを示す図である。第4実施形態では、移動部203Eの形状が、第1実施形態に係る移動部203と異なる。
2 レンズ鏡筒
3 カメラボディ
201 ステッピングモータ
202 リードスクリュー
202a ねじ溝
202b 第1フランク面
202c 第2フランク面
203、203A、203C~203E 移動部
220、220A、220C、220D 環状部材
221 ベアリング
223 磁石
250 バネ
250A 引張バネ
250C、250D、250E ねじりバネ
L2 レンズ群
F2、F2A、F2C、F2D レンズ保持枠
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- レンズを保持するレンズ保持枠と、
駆動源と、
第1のねじ溝が形成され、前記駆動源によって回転駆動されるリードスクリューと、
前記第1のねじ溝と当接する溝を内周に有する環状部材と、
前記レンズ保持枠に接続され、前記環状部材を回転可能に保持し、前記リードスクリューの回転に伴って前記リードスクリューの軸方向に移動する移動部材と、
前記リードスクリューの前記軸方向と直交する方向において、前記環状部材を前記リードスクリューに向けて付勢する付勢部と、
を備えるレンズ鏡筒。 - 前記環状部材は、前記リードスクリューの軸回りに対して回転可能である、
請求項1に記載のレンズ鏡筒。 - 前記環状部材は、前記リードスクリューの回転に伴って回転する、
請求項1又は請求項2に記載のレンズ鏡筒。 - 前記移動部材に対して前記環状部材を回転可能に支持する回転部材を備える、
請求項1から請求項3のいずれか1項に記載のレンズ鏡筒。 - 前記回転部材の一部を光軸方向に付勢する磁石を備える、
請求項4に記載のレンズ鏡筒。 - 前記溝は、前記内周の全周にわたって形成される周溝である、
請求項1から請求項5のいずれか1項に記載のレンズ鏡筒。 - 前記溝は、前記内周の全周にわたって形成される第2のねじ溝であり、
前記第1のねじ溝のピッチと、前記第2のねじ溝のピッチとは異なる、
請求項1から請求項5のいずれか1項に記載のレンズ鏡筒。 - 前記環状部材の軸方向は、前記リードスクリューの前記軸方向に対して傾いている、
請求項1から請求項7のいずれか1項に記載のレンズ鏡筒。 - 前記環状部材と前記リードスクリューとは、前記付勢部の付勢方向において、前記リードスクリューの一方側で当接し、前記リードスクリューの他方側で離間している、
請求項1から請求項8のいずれか1項に記載のレンズ鏡筒。 - 前記第1のねじ溝と前記溝とは、少なくとも2点で当接する、
請求項1から請求項9のいずれか1項に記載のレンズ鏡筒。 - 前記付勢部が前記環状部材を付勢する付勢方向から見た場合、前記第1のねじ溝と前記溝とが当接する前記少なくとも2点の位置は、前記リードスクリューの前記軸方向、及び前記リードスクリューの前記軸方向と直交する方向において異なっている、
請求項10に記載のレンズ鏡筒。 - 前記第1のねじ溝は、前記軸方向において対向する第1フランク面と第2フランク面とを有し、
前記溝は、前記第1フランク面と当接する第1溝と、前記第2フランク面と当接する第2溝と、を有する、
請求項1から請求項11のいずれか1項に記載のレンズ鏡筒。 - レンズを保持するレンズ保持枠と、
駆動源と、
ねじ溝が形成され、前記駆動源によって回転駆動されるリードスクリューと、
前記ねじ溝と当接する溝を有する回転部材と、
前記レンズ保持枠と接続され、前記回転部材を回転可能に保持し、前記リードスクリューの回転に伴って前記リードスクリューの軸方向に移動する移動部と、
前記リードスクリューの前記軸方向と直交する方向において、前記回転部材を前記リードスクリューに向けて付勢する付勢部と、
を備えるレンズ鏡筒。 - 請求項1から請求項13のいずれか1項記載のレンズ鏡筒を備える撮像装置。
- 駆動源と、
ねじ溝が形成され、前記駆動源によって回転駆動されるリードスクリューと、
前記ねじ溝と当接する溝を内周に有する環状部材と、
前記環状部材を回転可能に保持する保持部材と、
前記リードスクリューの軸と直交する方向において、前記環状部材を前記リードスクリューに向けて付勢する付勢部と、
を備え、
前記リードスクリューの回転に伴って、前記環状部材は回転しながら前記保持部材とともに前記リードスクリューの軸方向に移動する、
駆動装置。
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