Image photography apparatus having switch in remote control cable for preventing erroneous photography
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorTakamasa Hosoya
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Abstract
Disclosed is a construction for an image photography apparatus. The image photography apparatus is used for photographing the image on a TV monitor which is connected to an endoscope having a solid-state image sensor. The image photography apparatus comprises a substantially box-shaped casing, a TV monitor received in the casing, a camera detachably coupled to the casing and having a pair of remote control cables that permit the camera to photograph the image on the TV screen under remote control, and a switch means which has a switch contact inserted in series with one of the remote control cables and opens or closes the switch contact in response to the on/off operation of the power supply of the TV monitor.
Claims13
An image photography apparatus for photographing from a TV monitor, comprising:
- a casing which is shaped substantially like a box;
- a TV monitor received in the casing;
- a power supply source for the TV monitor;
- camera means detachably coupled to the casing for photographing an image displayed on the TV monitor, said camera means having a power source which is separate from the power source for the TV monitor, and a pair of remote control cables for actuating said camera means by remote control for causing remote controlled photographing of the image on the TV monitor;
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- switch means, including a switch contact electrically inserted in series with one of the remote control cables, said switch means including means for opening/closing the switch contact in response to on/off operation of the power supply source of the TV monitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.