Camera

Details Camera Camera

2008-04-01

2008-04-01

Fuller, Rodney (Department: 2862)

Photography

With object illumination for exposure

Having flash built into camera

C348S371000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11151608

ABSTRACT:
A camera is disclosed, in which the generation of a large gap between the illumination unit and the camera body is suppressed. The camera comprises: an illumination unit movable between a protrusion position and a retraction position, and biased toward the protrusion position; and an engaging member movable between an engagement, retreat and standby positions. The engaging member includes a transmission portion where a driving force is transmitted by contacting with the illumination unit being moved from the protrusion position to the retraction position. The engaging member is rotated from the standby position to the retreat position by receiving the driving force from the illumination unit via the transmission portion, and is rotated to the engagement position by a second biasing member to engage with the illumination unit after the contact of the transmission portion with the illumination unit is released at the retreat position.

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patent: 5565941 (1996-10-01), Kaneko
patent: 5749003 (1998-05-01), Tanabe
patent: 6285833 (2001-09-01), Yamane
patent: 6351609 (2002-02-01), Hosokawa et al.
patent: 07-056225 (1995-03-01), None
patent: 07-056226 (1995-03-01), None

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