Photography – Having variable focal length of camera objective – Lens moves in or out of light path
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-27
2006-06-27
Gray, David M. (Department: 2851)
Photography
Having variable focal length of camera objective
Lens moves in or out of light path
C396S349000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07068929
ABSTRACT:
A retracting mechanism for a lens barrel includes a non-rotatable member having an engagement surface; and a frame movable along an axis relative to the non-rotatable member without rotation and having a holder, the holder being movable between an aligned position in which an imaging element thereof is substantially aligned with the axis and a displaced position in which the imaging element is displaced relative to the aligned position. The holder includes an engagement surface which contacts the engagement surface of the non-rotatable member during movement of the frame towards the non-rotatable member, and moves the holder from the aligned position to the displaced position. The non-rotatable member includes a guide key or a key groove, and the frame includes a corresponding key groove or guide key, the guide key and the key groove being slidably engageable with each other and guiding the frame.
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Gray David M.
Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.
PENTAX Corporation
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