Sliding cover movement restricting device

Details Sliding cover movement restricting device Sliding cover movement restricting device

1997-06-30

1998-10-13

Metjahic, Safet

Photography

Folding or collapsible camera

Having axially moving lens

396448, G03B 1704

Patent

active

058226346

ABSTRACT:
A device for restricting a movement of a sliding cover of a camera includes a photographing lens which is movable between a photographing position and a retracted position. A sliding cover is movable between fully-closed and photographing positions, at which the sliding cover covers the photographing lens when the photographing lens is at the retracted position and does not cover the photographing lens when the photographic lens is at the photographing position, respectively. A locking lever can move to a position at which it can engage a locking section of the sliding cover, when the sliding cover is at the fully-opened position. A rotative member rotates when the photographing lens is moved to the retracted position. A lock release member which is pivoted coaxial with the rotative member engages with the locking lever. A clutch mechanism, provided between the locking lever and the rotative member, rotatively moves the locking lever together with the rotative member to a lock releasing position when a force applied to the locking lever is less than a predetermined value. The clutch mechanism allows the rotative member to run idle relative to the locking lever when the force exceeds the predetermined value.

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patent: 4522478 (1985-06-01), Kando et al.
patent: 4525046 (1985-06-01), Takaoka et al.
patent: 5594523 (1997-01-01), Fujisaki
patent: 5617167 (1997-04-01), Kaji

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