US 2004/0165881 A1 · Photography device

Abstract

A photography device with a simple structure which is capable of implementing simple operations for opening and closing a lens barrier without risk of damaging or breaking the lens barrier or a lens barrel. When a grip switch is moved to an on position for turning power on, a slide plate moves to an on position, a rotating arm rotates interlockingly therewith, and the lens barrier moves to an open position. Hence, a stopper piece of a stopper member engages with an engaging piece of the rotating arm, and blocks rotation thereof. When, due to retraction of a lens for photography, a boss is contacted with a tapering surface by rotation of the lens barrel, a stopper-urging member is moved, the stopper piece is separated from the engaging piece, the rotating arm is rotated by urging force of an arm-urging spring, and the lens barrier moves to a closed position.

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Dependent claims

A photography device comprising:

a lens;
a casing body including an aperture for protrusion and storage of the lens;
a lens barrier which is moveable between an open position for opening the aperture and a closed position for closing the aperture;
a lens barrier-urging member which continuously urges the lens barrier toward the closed position;
and
a stopper member which can lock the lens barrier when the lens barrier is at the open position, and which, at a time of lens storage, can move in accordance with the storage and release the locking for allowing movement of the lens barrier toward the closed position due to the urging of the lens barrier-urging member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Photography device

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Photography device

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Abstract

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