Stabilized ball bearings for camera lens

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APP PUB NO 20110215889A1
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12660870

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Systems and methods are disclosed for cameras using ball bearings to guide the movements of movable parts as e.g. a lens barrel wherein the repulsive force of magnets is used to hold the ball bearings together an hence the movable parts in place in case of a mechanical shock. In a first embodiment of the invention the magnets and the ball bearings are on a same side of the lens barrel. In a second embodiment of the invention the magnets and the ball bearings are on an opposite side of the lens barrel. Furthermore a camera has been disclosed wherein the shutter is moved by a linear motor and an integrated circuit controls the motor moving the shutter and the actuators moving the lens barrel.

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DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEMS GMBHNEUE STRASSE 95 D-73230 KIRCHHEIM/TECK-NABERN

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Schworm, Ernst Munich, DE 6 150

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