Camera frame assembly having four-bar linkage shutter actuator
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorAnthony Dirisio
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Abstract
A camera fame assembly has a frame and a pair of tie bars extending outward from the frame. The tie bars each have opposed first and second ends. The first ends are spaced apart. The first ends are each pivotally joined to the frame. A parallel bar is pivotally joined to the second ends of the tie bars. The parallel bar is spaced outward from the frame. The parallel bar is movable, relative to the frame, from a charged position to a discharged position. A striker is movable with the parallel bar between the charged and discharged positions. An impact shutter is movable from a closed position to an open position by the striker.
Claims18
A camera frame assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- a pair of tie bars extending outward from said frame, said tie bars each having opposed first and second ends, said first ends being spaced apart, said first ends each being pivotally joined to said frame
- a parallel bar pivotally joined to said second ends of said tie bars, said parallel bar being spaced outward from said frame, said parallel bar being movable, relative to said frame, from a charged position to a discharged position;
- a striker movable with said parallel bar between said charged and discharged positions;
- an impact shutter movable from a closed position to an open position by said striker.
A camera frame assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- a traveler movable relative to said frame between an extended position and a retracted position, said traveler having a guide slot;
- a pair of tie bars extending outward from frame, said tie bars each having opposed first and second ends, said first ends being spaced apart, said first ends each being pivotally joined to said frame
- a parallel bar pivotally joined to said second ends of said tie bars, said parallel bar being spaced outward from said frame, said parallel bar being movable, relative to said frame, between a charged position and a discharged position;
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- a striker extending through said guide slot, said striker moving with said parallel bar in a forward direction from said charged position to said discharged position and in a return direction from said discharged position to said charged position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.