Operating members for a camera
US4707101A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2217/002
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Operating members for a camera typically comprising a first operating member for the purpose of switching over from automatic adjustment to manual adjustment and vice versa for the camera and a second operating member for turning on or off electric power source. Each of the operating members is designed in the form of a knob and a turning movement indication pattern is formed on the operating member. The operating members themselves may function as a turning movement indication pattern. The camera housing is integrally provided with raised portions on the upper surface thereof and the operating member is disposed in the area between the adjacent raised portions or disposed adjacent to the raised portion. When the operating members are set to their predetermined position, the turning movement indication patterns on the operating members are aligned with the stationary patterns on the raised portions on a common band-shaped area on the upper surface of the camera housing. At this moment a combination of the operating members and the raised portion looks like a single indication pattern when each of the operating members and the raised portions functions as an indication pattern. A co…
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