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US 5,844,604 AGranted
Camcorder having separable camera unit and recorder unit
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorJoo-Hwan Myeong
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Abstract
A camcorder including separate, but engageable, camera and recorder units is provided with a locking mechanism for locking together the camera and recorder units when engaged. The locking mechanism consists of a first locking portion which locks together the camera and recorder units during the process of engaging them together, and a second, manually actuated locking portion which is manually operated after the recorder and camera units are engaged.
Claims15
A camcorder:
- a recorder unit;
- a camera unit constructed and arranged to be selectively engageable with said recorder unit;
- a locking mechanism for selectively locking together said recorder unit and said camera unit when said recorder unit and said camera unit are engaged, said locking mechanism comprising:
- first locking means for locking together said recorder and camera units during a process of engaging said recorder and camera units, said first locking means comprising:
- a locking groove provided on said recorder unit and having a slanted surface;
- an elongate guide section provided on said camera unit;
- a first locking member having a first end thereof inserted into said guide section so as to be movably mounted therein and a second end thereof constructed and arranged to be inserted into said locking groove;
- and
- an elastic member mounted at one end of said guide section for providing an elastic bias force whereby said first locking member is biased against said slanted surface of said locking groove;
- second locking means for locking together said camera and recorder units after being engaged.
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A camcorder comprising:
- a camera unit and a recorder unit selectively engageable with one another;
- and
- a locking mechanism for locking together said camera and recorder units when said camera and recording units are engaged, comprising:
- a first locking portion constructed and arranged to lock together said camera and recorder units during a process of engaging said camera and recorder units to one another;
- and
- a second, manually actuated locking portion constructed and arranged to manually lock together said camera and recording units, after said camera and recorder units are engaged to one another, said second locking portion being mounted in one of said camera unit and said recorder unit, and comprising:
- an externally mounted slide lever;
- a rack gear fixed to said slide lever;
- a rotatably mounted gear engaged with said rack gear;
- a cam mounted on said rotatably mounted gear so as to rotate with said rotatably mounted gear;
- and
- at least one pivotably mounted lever member constructed and arranged to be pivoted in accordance with a rotation of said cam, said at least one lever member having a pressure protrusion along an edge thereof;
- wherein the other of said camera unit and said recorder unit includes a lip, said pivoting of said at least one lever member causing said pressure protrusion to project into a locking engagement with said lip.
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A camcorder comprising:
- a camera unit and a recorder unit selectively engageable with one another;
- and
- a locking mechanism for locking together said camera and recorder units when said camera and said camera and recording units are engaged, comprising:
- a first locking portion constructed and arranged to lock together said camera and recorder units during a process of engaging said camera and recorder units to one another;
- and
- a second, manually actuated locking portion constructed and arranged to manually lock together said camera and recording units, after said camera and recorder units are engaged to one another;
- wherein said first locking portion comprises:
- a locking member provided on one of said camera unit and said recorder unit;
- and
- a locking groove provided on the other of said camera unit and said recorder unit, said locking groove including a first location at which said locking member is insertable into said locking groove, and a second location at which said locking member is locked into said locking groove;
- wherein said locking member is movably mounted in an elongate guide hole, whereby said locking member is movable between first and second positions within said guide hole, said locking member being elastically biased towards said first position;
- and
- wherein said locking groove includes an inclined portion between said first and second locations of said locking groove, said inclined portion being constructed and arranged to guide said locking member from said first location to said second location while forcing said locking member to move within said guide hole against the direction in which said locking member is elastically biased, whereby, at said second location, said locking member is elastically biased so as to be locked in said locking groove at said second location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.