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US 6,188,847 B1Granted
Camera
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorToshifumi Nakano
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Abstract
In a camera having a camera body which includes a film cartridge compartment, a spool compartment, an exposure unit including a lens barrel, and a sheath component that covers the camera body, a flashlight emission unit and an electric circuit unit for activating the flashlight emission unit are both attached to the sheath component.
Claims13
A camera comprising:
- a camera body;
- a sheath component that covers the camera body;
- a flashlight emission unit mounted on the sheath component;
- and
- an electric circuit unit that activates the flashlight emission unit;
- wherein the electric circuit unit is attached to the sheath component;
- and
- wherein the electric circuit unit comprises a charging circuit that includes at least a main capacitor of the flashlight emission unit.
5 more elements
A camera adapted to receive power from a battery, the camera comprising:
- a camera body;
- a flashlight emission unit;
- an electric circuit unit that activates the flashlight emission unit;
- a battery compartment adapted to hold the battery;
- and
- a sheath component that covers the camera body;
- wherein the flashlight emission unit, the electric circuit unit, and the battery compartment are attached to the sheath component.
4 more elements
A camera comprising:
- a flashlight emission unit;
- a flashlight control circuit that activates the flashlight emission unit;
- a camera body formed of an aggregate of functional units for film exposure, not including the flashlight emission unit;
- and
- a sheath member that covers the camera body;
- wherein the flashlight emission unit and the flashlight control circuit are attached to the sheath body and form an exterior of the camera.
3 more elements
A camera adapted to receive power from a battery, the camera comprising:
- a battery compartment that holds the battery;
- a flashlight unit;
- a camera body formed of an aggregate of functional units for film exposure, not including the flashlight unit;
- and
- a sheath member that covers the camera body;
- wherein the flashlight unit and the battery compartment are attached to the sheath member.
3 more elements
A camera comprising:
- a flashlight emission unit;
- an electric circuit unit that activates the flashlight emission unit, said electric circuit unit having a charging circuit that charges light emitting energy and an emission circuit that applies an emission trigger signal to the flashlight emission unit;
- a camera body;
- and
- a sheath component covering the camera body;
- wherein the flashlight emission unit and the electric circuit unit are attached to the sheath component.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.