Camera having a motor-driven zoom lens
AssigneeAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShinya Suzuka
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Abstract
A camera includes a rotatable zoom lens barrel which moves along an optical axis when rotated about the optical axis relative to a camera body. A motor having a drive shaft and a motor accommodating member in which the motor is provided, are positioned in the camera body. A gear train for transmitting rotation of the drive shaft to the zoom lens barrel, and a gear train accommodating member in which at least part of the gear train is provided, are positioned in the camera body. A battery chamber in which a battery may be loaded is positioned in the camera body. The motor accommodating member, the gear train accommodating member and the battery chamber are formed as one unit to be secured to the camera body.
Claims14
A camera comprising:
- a rotatable zoom lens barrel which moves along an optical axis when rotated about said optical axis relative to a camera body;
- a motor having a drive shaft;
- a motor accommodating member, positioned in said camera body, in which said motor is provided;
- a gear train for transmitting rotation of said drive shaft to said zoom lens barrel;
- a gear train accommodating member, positioned in said camera body, in which at least part of said gear train is provided;
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- a battery chamber, positioned in said camera body, in which a battery is loaded, said motor accommodating member, said gear train accommodating member and said battery chamber being formed as a single unit, said single unit configured to be secured to said camera body.
A camera having a zoom barrel driven by a motor to perform zooming, said camera comprising:
- a gear train for transmitting rotation of said motor to said zoom lens barrel;
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- an accommodating unit, provided as a separate part from the camera body of said camera, which is to be secured to said camera body when said camera is assembled, said accommodating unit comprising:
- a motor accommodating portion for accommodating said motor;
- a gear train accommodating portion for accommodating said gear train;
- and a battery chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.