Patent · US Expired

Camera with lens protection barrier member opened/closed with uniform force

US5602607A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1995
Grant dateFeb 11, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2217/002
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A camera has a lens protection barrier member and an opening/closing mechanism that includes a cam and a spring member, the force of which varies. The cam is designed so as to compensate for the variation of spring force and maintain a uniform operating load.

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