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US 5,689,744 AGranted
Camera
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShoji Kaihara
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Abstract
In a camera having a motor disposed within a spool which is a part of a film winding mechanism, an internal toothed portion of a planetary gear transmission mechanism for transmitting the power of the motor in a reduced state is formed at a base plate which has a spool support part arranged to support the spool.
Claims19
A camera comprising:
- a) an actuator arranged as a drive source for a camera operating mechanism;
- b) a transmission mechanism arranged to transmit a driving force of said actuator to said camera operating mechanism;
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- c) a base member arranged to support at least a part of said transmission mechanism, said base member having a stationary toothed portion formed directly on said base member and arranged to mesh with a gear which is connected to said part of said transmission mechanism.
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An optical apparatus comprising:
- a) an actuator arranged as a drive source for an operating mechanism of said optical apparatus;
- b) a transmission mechanism arranged to transmit a driving force of said actuator to said operating mechanism of said optical apparatus;
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- c) a base member arranged to support at least a part of said transmission mechanism, said base member having a stationary toothed portion formed directly on said base member and arranged to mesh with a gear which is connected to said part of said transmission mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.