Camera accessory coupling apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd.
InventorChi-hun Hwang
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Abstract
A camera accessory coupling apparatus capable of easily and quickly coupling a camera body to a camera accessory is provided. The camera accessory coupling apparatus includes a holder selectively detachable from the camera body; a locking pin, disposed in the holder, a portion of which may enter the holder or exit from the holder; an elastic member contacting the locking pin and applying an elastic force to the locking pin; and a locking lever coupled with the holder and selectively contactable with the elastic member to control the entering and exiting of the locking pin with respect to the holder.
Claims20
A camera accessory coupling apparatus for coupling a camera body to a camera accessory, the camera accessory coupling apparatus comprising:
- a holder that is detachable from the camera body;
- a locking pin disposed in the holder that can enter and exit the holder;
- an elastic member contacting the locking pin and applying an elastic force to the locking pin;
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- a locking lever coupled with the holder that is contactable with the elastic member to control the entering and exiting of the locking pin with respect to the holder.
A method for coupling an accessory to a camera body that includes a locking pin aperture, the method comprising:
- rotating a locking lever in a first direction along an outer circumference of an accessory holder disposed on the camera body, the accessory holder including a locking pin;
- sliding a portion of the locking lever along a groove in the upper surface of the holder;
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- pressing down an elastic member causing a first portion of the locking pin to exit from the holder and to enter the locking pin aperture of the camera.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.