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AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki Ando, Tatsuya Suzuki, Takashi Inoue, Takashi Muroi
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A camera has barrier supported by a rail block attached to the body of the camera and movable from a fully closed position where the barrier entirely covers the front of an imaging lens to a fully opened position where the barrier is fully retracted clear of the front of the imaging lens. At its fully closed position and fully opened position, the barrier clicks when a ball is pressed into contact with a cam formed on the rear surface of the barrier. Projection of the ball is restrained by a slip-off prevention portion of the rail block so that the barrier is not subjected to an excessive urging force. In the camera, the barrier is not subjected to an unnecessarily large urging force and is less likely to lift away from the camera. The advantage is particularly great if the barrier in use is narrower than the outer diameter of a lens barrel.
A camera with barrier means movable from a fully closed position where the barrier means entirely covers a front of an imaging lens to a fully opened position where the barrier means is fully retracted clear of the front of the imaging lens, said camera further comprising:
A camera with barrier means movable from a fully closed position where the barrier means entirely covers a front of an imaging lens to a fully opened position where the barrier means is fully retracted clear of the front of the imaging lens, said camera further comprising:
A camera with barrier means movable from a fully closed position where the barrier means entirely covers a front of an imaging lens to a fully opened position where the barrier means is fully retracted clear of the front of the imaging lens, said camera further comprising:
A camera including a camera body and barrier means slidably mounted on the camera body and movable from a fully closed position where the barrier means entirely covers a front of an imaging lens to a fully opened position where the barrier means is fully retracted clear of the front of the imaging lens, said camera further comprising:
A camera with barrier means movable from a fully closed position where the barrier means entirely covers a front of an imaging lens to a fully opened position where the barrier means is fully retracted clear of the front of the imaging lens, said camera further comprising:.
A camera having barrier means movable from a fully closed position where the barrier means entirely covers a front of an imaging lens to a fully opened position Where the barrier means is fully retracted clear of the front of the imaging lens,
A camera having barrier means movable from a fully closed position where the barrier means entirely covers a front of an imaging lens to a fully opened position where the barrier mean is fully retracted clear of the front of the imaging lens, and
A camera having a camera body and barrier means slidably mounted upon the camera body and movable from a fully closed position where the barrier means entirely covers a front of an imaging lens to a fully opened position where the barrier means is fully retracted clear of the front of the imaging lens, said camera further comprising:
A camera with barrier means movable from a fully closed position where the barrier means entirely covers a front of an imaging lens to a fully opened position where the barrier means is fully retracted clear of the front of the imaging lens, said camera comprising:
A camera having a camera body and barrier means slidably mounted on the camera body and movable between a fully closed position where the barrier means entirely covers a front of an imaging lens to a fully opened position where the barrier means is fully retracted to be clear of the front of the imaging lens, said camera comprising:
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