Camera having anti-vibration function with improved connection and placement of anti-vibration components
US5614974A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2217/005
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A camera having improvements in (a) the placement of anti-vibration sensors, (b) the connection between components of an anti-vibration mechanism, (c) the connection between the anti-vibration mechanism and external testing devices and (d) the connection of the camera to a tripod. The camera body has first and second ends and a photographic lens which is positioned on the camera body between the first end and the second end. A battery compartment, first and second anti-vibrations sensors and a main capacitor are all positioned in the first end of the camera body. The first anti-vibration sensor is positioned between the battery compartment and the photographic lens. The first and second anti-vibration sensors reside on the same sensor card and the sensor card has a connector mounted thereon. An anti-vibration CPU resides on a separate, flexible printed circuit card and is connected to the anti-vibration sensors by inserting a portion of the flexible printed circuit card into the connector on the sensor card. Communication terminals are provided inside the camera for allowing external testing equipment to communicate with the anti-vibration sensors and the anti-vibration CPU. Moreov…
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