Photography – Camera detail – Body structure or housing
Patent
1995-12-22
1996-10-22
Mathews, A. A.
Photography
Camera detail
Body structure or housing
292DIG48, 396535, G03B 1702
Patent
active
055682170
ABSTRACT:
A back cover lock mechanism of a camera. The camera has a camera body that includes side walls, a front surface arranged to incorporate a photographing lens, and a back cover that is pivoted to the camera body. The back cover lock mechanism has a first hook member provided at a predetermined portion of the back cover, and a second hook member provided inside one of the walls of the camera body. The second hook member is arranged to detachably engage the first hook member. A covering member for movably supporting the second hook member is provided inside one of the side walls of the camera body. A supporting member supports the covering member, the supporting member being provided inside one of the side walls of the camera body so that the second hook member is placed between the covering member and one of the side walls, whereby the second hook member is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position.
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Arai Akihiro
Ono Yoshinori
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Mathews A. A.
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