Camera with movable first lens cover which supports movable second lens cover which opens during movement of first lens cover
US5740480A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S358/906
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hybrid camera (10) includes a camera housing (12); a first taking lens (16) for film photography; a second taking lens (18) for digital photography; a first lens cover (14) for movement between a first position in which one of the first and second lenses is covered by the first lens cover and a second position in which the one lens is uncovered by the first lens cover; a first aperture (20) in the first lens cover for revealing the other of the first and second lenses in the second position; a second lens cover (22, 90) supported by the first lens cover for movement between a third position in which the first aperture is covered by the second lens cover and a fourth position in which the first aperture is uncovered by the second lens cover to reveal the other lens in the second position; and a mechanism (74-84; 92-104) actuated by movement of the first lens cover to move the second lens cover between the third and fourth positions. A status display panel (30) is raised and lowered with the first lens cover to position the status display panel to be viewed easily at the same time as an image display panel (126) on the back of the camera.
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