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Camera having flash device

US5749003A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1996
Grant dateMay 5, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2215/0507
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A camera having a flash device and a film accommodating chamber includes a flash emitting unit arranged to be movable between a use position and a stowage position, a driving part arranged to drive a lens sleeve so as to move an optical element disposed within the lens sleeve, a first member arranged to move in association with a movement of the lens sleeve, a second member arranged to drive the flash emitting unit, and a spring member arranged to interconnect the first member and the second member to transmit a movement of the first member to the second member, wherein the spring member is located between the lens sleeve and the film accommodating chamber.

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