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US 2002/0054761 A1Published application
Photographic camera having lens movement control with pivotable grip surfaces and adjacent shutter release
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsDavid J. Cornell, Dennis R. Zander
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Abstract
A camera has a main module and a lens movement control. The lens movement control has opposed front and rear grip surfaces that are disposed adjacent respective front and rear faces of the main module. The grip surfaces are pivotable relative to the main module from a neutral position to opposed first and second pivoted positions. A lens system is joined to the main module. The lens system has a driver and a movable lens element connected to the driver. The driver extends and retracts the movable lens element, relative to the main module, during the pivoting of the lens movement control to the first and second pivoted positions, respectively.
Claims34
A camera comprising:
- a main module having a front face and a rear face;
- a lens movement control having opposed front and rear grip surfaces disposed adjacent said front and rear faces, respectively, said grip surfaces being pivotable relative to said main module from a neutral position to opposed first and second pivoted positions;
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- a lens system joined to said main module, said lens system having a driver and a movable lens element connected to said driver, said driver extending and retracting said movable lens element, relative to said main module, during said pivoting of said lens movement control to said first and second pivoted positions, respectively.
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A camera comprising:
- a main module having a front face and a rear face;
- a lens movement control having opposed front and rear grip surfaces disposed adjacent said front and rear faces, respectively, said grip surfaces each independently pivoting relative to said main module from a neutral position to opposed first and second pivoted positions, said lens movement control having front and rear pivot detectors operatively connected to said front and rear grip surfaces, respectively;
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- a lens system joined to said main module, said lens system having a driver and a movable lens element connected to said driver, said driver being capable of extending and retracting said movable lens element, relative to said main module;
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- a controller operatively connected to said detectors and said driver, said controller actuating said extending of said movable lens element responsive to said pivoting when both of said grip surfaces are pivoted to respective said first positions, and said controller actuating said retracting of said movable lens element responsive to said pivoting when both of said grip surfaces are pivoted to respective said second positions, said controller actuating retaining of said movable lens element in said neutral position responsive to said pivoting when said grip surfaces are pivoted in opposite directions.
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A camera comprising:
- a main module having a front face and a rear face;
- a control module articulated to said main module, said control module pivoting relative to said main module from a neutral position to forward and rearward pivoted positions, said control module having opposed front and rear grip surfaces adjacent said front and rear faces, respectively;
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- a lens system joined to said main module, said lens system having a driver and a movable element connected to said driver, said driver being operatively connected to said control module wherein said driver extends and retracts said movable element, relative to said main module, during said pivoting of said control module to said forward and rearward pivoted positions, respectively.
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A camera comprising:
- a main module;
- a control module articulated to said main module, said control module pivoting relative to said main module from a neutral position to forward and rearward pivoted positions;
- a lens system joined to said main module, said lens system having a driver and a movable element connected to said driver, said driver being operatively connected to said control module wherein said driver is actuated to extend and retract said movable element during said pivoting of said control module to said forward and rearward pivoted positions, respectively;
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- a shutter release mounted on said control module.
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An articulated camera comprising:
- a main module;
- a lens unit mounted to said main module, said lens unit having a movable element movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
- a driver mounted to said main module, said driver being actuable in a first state to drive said movable element toward said extended position and in a second state to drive said movable element toward said retracted position;
- a control module pivotably mounted to said main module, said control module being operatively connected to said driver wherein pivoting said control module in a first rotational direction actuates said driver in said first state and pivoting said control module in a second rotational direction actuates said driver in said second state;
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- a shutter release mounted on said control module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.