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Optical system shifting device for a camera

US4811060A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 1985
Grant dateMar 7, 1989
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B7/08
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical system shifting device for a camera in which an optical system is shifted in the direction of the optical axis by the driving force of a motor, wherein a first positioning member effects the positioning of the optical system in the direction of the optical axis independently of the driving force of the motor, a second positioning member effects the positioning of the optical system in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the optical system, and a switching member actuates the motor by giving an external force to the optical system, whereby the functional features as well as maneuverability of the optical system shifting device are improved.

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