Film winding and lens control mechanism for automatically focusing camera

A winding stop release device for the automatic focusing camera provided with the electromagnetically driven shutter comprising:

• a winding member;
• a winding stop member for stopping the winding of the winding member, said member moving to the winding stop position when the winding operation of the winding member has been terminated;
• a control member movable between the first position at which the winding stop release member is operated and the second position at which the winding stop release member is made non-operative, said member having an urging member for moving said member from the second position to the first position, while said member being moved from the first position to the second position in accordance with the winding operation of the winding member;
• a photographing lens, said lens having a distance adjusting ring to be driven from the infinite position to the very near position respectively from the very near position to the infinite position;
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• a magnet for controlling the driving of the distance adjusting ring, the current supply to the magnet being controlled in such a manner that the state in which the magnet holds the control member at the second position is converted into the state in which the holding is released.

An operating mechanism, particularly for a camera having an electromagnetically driven shutter and including lens means adapted to be focused by movement between a first and a second lens position and film winding means, comprising:

• control means adapted to be pivoted between a first and a second control position;
• first interconnecting means interposed between said control means and said lens means for driving said lens means to said first lens position when said control means is driven to said first control position;
• second interconnecting means interposed between said film winding means and said control means for driving said control means to said first control position upon actuation of said film winding means;
• film winding stopper means operatively interposed between said control means and said film winding means to block operation of said film winding means when said control means is driven to said first control position and to automatically unblock said film winding means when said control means is moved to said second control position;
• first electromagnetic means for holding said control means in said first control position and for releasing said control means to return to said second control position upon actuation of said first electromagnetic means;
• means biasing said control means toward said second control position;
• lens holding means adapted to engage said lens means to hold said lens means in a focused position;
• third interconnecting means operatively interposed between said film winding means and said lens holding means to disengage said lens holding means from said lens means upon actuation of said film winding means;
• second electromagnetic means for holding said lens holding means in a position disengaged from said lens means and for releasing said lens holding means upon actuation of said second electromagnetic means;
• means biasing said lens holding means toward a position in engagement with said lens means;
• means for actuating said first electromagnetic means upon shutter release actuation of said camera;
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• means for actuating said second electromagnetic means when said lens means has reached a desired focused position.