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US 5,845,167 AGranted
Camera with a barrier
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorsAkira Funahashi, Junichi Tanii
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Abstract
A camera having a barrier which is rotatable around a shaft substantially parallel to an optical axis of a lens and between a closing position in which a lens barrel, an electronic flash and optical elements are covered by the barrier and an opening position in which the barrier uncovers those elements.
Claims24
A camera comprising:
- a camera body having a front portion with a long side and a short side, said front portion having a central portion and a pair of outer portions arranged perpendicular to the long side;
- a lens barrel arranged in the central portion of the front portion of the body;
- an electronic flash arranged in an outer portion of the front portion of the body;
- optical elements arranged in the front portion of the body and in the vicinity of said lens barrel;
- and
- a barrier rotatable around a fixed shaft substantially parallel to an optical axis of a lens between:
- a closed position in which the lens barrel, the electronic flash and the optical elements are covered by the barrier;
- and
- an opened position in which the barrier uncovers said lens barrel, electronic flash, and optical elements,
- wherein the lens barrel is arranged between the fixed shaft and the electronic flash.
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A camera comprising:
- a camera body having a front portion with a long side and a short side, said front portion having a central portion and a pair of outer portions arranged perpendicular to the long side;
- a lens barrel arranged in the central portion of the front portion of the body;
- an electronic flash arranged in an outer portion of the front portion of the body;
- and
- a barrier rotatable around a fixed shaft substantially parallel to an optical axis of a lens between:
- a closed position in which the lens barrel and electronic flash are covered by the barrier;
- and
- an opened position in which the barrier uncovers the lens barrel and the electronic flash,
- wherein the lens barrel is arranged between the fixed shaft and the electronic flash.
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A camera comprising:
- a camera body having a front portion with a long side and a short side, said front portion having a central portion and a pair of outer portions arranged perpendicular to the long side;
- a lens barrel arranged in the central portion of the front portion of the body;
- an electronic flash arranged in an outer portion of the front portion of the body;
- optical elements arranged in the front portion of the body and in the vicinity of said lens barrel;
- and
- a barrier rotatable around a fixed shaft substantially parallel to an optical axis of a lens between:
- a closed position in which the lens barrel, the electronic flash and the optical elements are covered by the barrier;
- and
- an opened position in which the barrier uncovers the lens barrel, the electronic flash, and the optical elements,
- wherein the barrier positions in front of the body at both the closing position and the opening position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.