Lens unit and imaging device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11609484-B2
Application number	US-202117206133-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2021
Priority date	Sep 27, 2018
Publication date	Mar 21, 2023
Grant date	Mar 21, 2023

Abstract

A lens unit includes a guided portion that includes a first bearing portion and a second bearing portion disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a direction X and is slidably supported by a guide shaft, and a lens holding member. A first distance between the center of a fixing portion of the lens holding member and the center of the first bearing portion in the direction X is set to be longer than a second distance between the center of the fixing portion and the center of the second bearing portion in the direction X. A first tilt-preventing member having a linear expansion coefficient lower than that of the lens holding member is fixed to a region, which is closer to the first bearing portion than the center of the fixing portion, of a portion of the guided portion positioned between the first and second bearing portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lens unit comprising:
a lens;
a lens holding member that holds the lens; and
a guide shaft that guides movement of the lens holding member in a direction of an optical axis of the lens,
wherein the lens holding member includes a guided portion that is slidably supported by the guide shaft, the guided portion including a first bearing portion and a second bearing portion disposed to be spaced apart from each other in the direction of the optical axis,
a first distance in the direction of the optical axis between a center of a fixing portion of the lens holding member in the direction of the optical axis and a center of the first bearing portion in the direction of the optical axis is set to be longer than a second distance in the direction of the optical axis between the center of the fixing portion of the lens holding member in the direction of the optical axis and a center of the second bearing portion in the direction of the optical axis, the fixing portion being a portion fixed to the lens, and
the lens unit includes a first tilt-preventing member having a linear expansion coefficient lower than a linear expansion coefficient of the lens holding member, the first tilt-preventing member being fixed to a region, which is closer to the first bearing portion than the center of the fixing portion, of a portion of the guided portion positioned between the first bearing portion and second bearing portion.

2. The lens unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first tilt-preventing member includes a region overlapping with the fixing portion in a state where the first tilt-preventing member is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the optical axis.

3. The lens unit according to claim 2 ,
wherein a relationship of “La=(T×L1−T×L2)/(T−Ta)” is satisfied in a case where the linear expansion coefficient of the lens holding member is denoted by T, the linear expansion coefficient of the first tilt-preventing member is denoted by Ta, a length of the first tilt-preventing member in the direction of the optical axis is denoted by La, the first distance is denoted by L1, and the second distance is denoted by L2.

4. The lens unit according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a second tilt-preventing member having a linear expansion coefficient higher than the linear expansion coefficient of the lens holding member, the second tilt-preventing member being fixed to a region, which is closer to the second bearing portion than the center of the fixing portion, of the portion of the guided portion.

5. The lens unit according to claim 2 ,
wherein the guided portion has a tubular shape, and
the first tilt-preventing member is fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the guided portion.

6. The lens unit according to claim 5 ,
wherein a relationship of “La=(T×L1−T×L2)/(T−Ta)” is satisfied in a case where the linear expansion coefficient of the lens holding member is denoted by T, the linear expansion coefficient of the first tilt-preventing member is denoted by Ta, a length of the first tilt-preventing member in the direction of the optical axis is denoted by La, the first distance is denoted by L1, and the second distance is denoted by L2.

7. The lens unit according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a second tilt-preventing member having a linear expansion coefficient higher than the linear expansion coefficient of the lens holding member, the second tilt-preventing member being fixed to a region, which is closer to the second bearing portion than the center of the fixing portion, of the portion of the guided portion.

8. The lens unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the guided portion has a tubular shape, and
the first tilt-preventing member is fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the guided portion.

9. The lens unit according to claim 8 ,
wherein a relationship of “La=(T×L1−T×L2)/(T−Ta)” is satisfied in a case where the linear expansion coefficient of the lens holding member is denoted by T, the linear expansion coefficient of the first tilt-preventing member is denoted by Ta, a length of the first tilt-preventing member in the direction of the optical axis is denoted by La, the first distance is denoted by L1, and the second distance is denoted by L2.

10. The lens unit according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a second tilt-preventing member having a linear expansion coefficient higher than the linear expansion coefficient of the lens holding member, the second tilt-preventing member being fixed to a region, which is closer to the second bearing portion than the center of the fixing portion, of the portion of the guided portion.

11. The lens unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein a relationship of “La=(T×L1−T×L2)/(T−Ta)” is satisfied in a case where the linear expansion coefficient of the lens holding member is denoted by T, the linear expansion coefficient of the first tilt-preventing member is denoted by Ta, a length of the first tilt-preventing member in the direction of the optical axis is denoted by La, the first distance is denoted by L1, and the second distance is denoted by L2.

12. The lens unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second tilt-preventing member having a linear expansion coefficient higher than the linear expansion coefficient of the lens holding member, the second tilt-preventing member being fixed to a region, which is closer to the second bearing portion than the center of the fixing portion, of the portion of the guided portion.

13. The lens unit according to claim 12 ,
wherein the second tilt-preventing member includes a region overlapping with the fixing portion in a state where the second tilt-preventing member is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the optical axis.

14. The lens unit according to claim 12 ,
wherein the guided portion has a tubular shape, and
the second tilt-preventing member is fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the guided portion.

15. The lens unit according to claim 12 ,
wherein a relationship of “La×{(Ta−T)−Lb}×(Tb−T)=T×L2−T×L1” is satisfied in a case where the linear expansion coefficient of the lens holding member is denoted by T, the linear expansion coefficient of the first tilt-preventing member is denoted by Ta, a length of the first tilt-preventing member in the direction of the optical axis is denoted by La, the linear expansion coefficient of the second tilt-preventing member is denoted by Tb, a length of the second tilt-preventing member in the direction of the optical axis is denoted by Lb, the first distance is denoted by L1, and the second distance is denoted by L2.

16. The lens unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lens is fitted to the lens holding member at the fixing portion and is adhered to the lens holding member by an adhesive.

17. An imaging device comprising:
the lens unit according to claim 1 ; and
an imaging element that images a subject through the lens.

Assignees

• Fujifilm Corp

Inventors

• Abe Takeya
• KAMIO Keito
• Nagami Ryosuke
• Fujiki Shinichiro
• Okamori Kazuaki
• Sakai Yuya

Classifications

• G03B3/10

  Power-operated focusing · CPC title

• H04N23/55

  Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• G02B7/028 Primary

  with means for compensating for changes in temperature or for controlling the temperature; thermal stabilisation · CPC title

• G03B17/14 Primary

  interchangeably · CPC title

• G03B5/00

  Adjustment of optical system relative to image or object surface other than for focusing · CPC title