Method and apparatus for accommodating a lens in a zoom compact

Details Method and apparatus for accommodating a lens in a zoom compact Method and apparatus for accommodating a lens in a zoom compact

1997-08-28

1998-11-03

Perkey, W. B.

Photography

Folding or collapsible camera

Having axially moving lens

396448, G03B 1704

Patent

active

058323260

ABSTRACT:
A lens accommodating method in a zoom compact camera having inner and outer lens barrels which are moved between a retracted position and an advanced position includes the steps of retracting the inner lens barrel into the outer lens barrel before the inner and outer lens barrels reach the retracted position when the inner and outer lens barrels are moved from the advanced position toward the retracted position to thereby eliminate a step between the front ends of the inner and outer lens barrels in the optical axis direction, and moving the inner and outer lens barrels which are substantially flush with each other at the front ends thereof to the retracted position together. A lens accommodating apparatus is also disclosed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2126300 (1938-08-01), Wittel
patent: 5598241 (1997-01-01), Nomura et al.

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