Led reflector device
AssigneeConcord Camera Corp.
InventorWilfried Bittner
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Abstract
A camera viewfinder reflector for directing light from an indicator outside the line-of-sight of the viewfinder into the viewfinder is provided. The reflector may be combined with an existing element of the camera assembly, such as a leaf spring, or may comprise a separate, distinct reflector component. Light from an indicator on the pc-board of the camera is reflected from a portion of the reflector that is located in the viewfinder at the periphery of the viewfinder lens assembly in fixed optical alignment with the ocular lens of the viewfinder.
Claims26
A camera, comprising:
- a viewfinder assembly including a first objective lens and a second ocular lens, said second ocular lens disposed in optical alignment with said first objective lens;
- a visual indicator located outside of said viewfinder;
- a reflector including at least one reflective section, at least a portion of said reflective section extending into said viewfinder in optical alignment with said second ocular lens;
- and
- wherein light from said indicator is reflected from said reflective section to said ocular lens.
A reflector for directing light from a remote indicator into the viewfinder of a camera, the reflector comprising:
- a light pass section;
- a reflective section, at least a portion of which is in optical alignment with the viewfinder, said reflective section including a reflection surface for reflecting light into the viewfinder;
- and
- wherein said light pass section and said reflective section are separated by a bend.
A method of directing light from an indicator into the viewfinder of a camera, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a camera, including:
- a viewfinder assembly including a first objective lens and a second ocular lens, said first and said second lenses being in optical alignment;
- a visual indicator located outside said viewfinder;
- a reflector including a reflective section, at least a portion of which is located in optical alignment with said second ocular lens
- (b) activating said visual indicator to provide a visual signal outside the viewfinder;
- and
- (c) reflecting said visual signal from said reflective section to said second ocular lens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.