Imaging device
US6742943B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2101/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When a lens unit is to be mounted, the lens unit is moved downward along guide grooves, whereby an opening portion cover is also pushed down counter to an elongation force of coil springs, the lens unit is mounted to a camera body, and the opening portion cover is moved to an open position. When the lens unit is to be removed, the lens unit is moved along the guide grooves, whereby engagement with the guide grooves is released. Because the opening cover portion is urged from the open position to a closed position by the coil spring at this time, the opening portion cover is moved with the lens unit along the guide grooves and fixed at the closed position.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.