Patent · US Expired

Drop-proof and dust-proof device in rotary operation section of camera

US4440403A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 17, 1978
Grant dateApr 3, 1984
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Expiry dateMay 17, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B17/08
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Eccentricity between an external knob and camera casing is accommodated by providing a flexible rubber ring between the two which will bend during a change in their relative positions so that a good seal is continuously maintained. Sealing can also be enhanced by extending the rubber gripping ring around the circumference of the knob down to the camera casing so that the sealing and operating rings are integral.

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