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US 6,742,941 B2Granted
Camera
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTsuyoshi Fukuda
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Abstract
A camera includes a lens holding member for detachably holding a lens device, an image taking device for taking an image formed by the lens device, a front main body member forming a front portion of the main body of the camera, a rear main body member which forms a rear portion of the main body of the camera and is coupled to the front main body member, and a central main body member on which the lens holding member and the image taking device are mounted and which is coupled to at least one of the front and rear main body members.
Claims5
A camera comprising:
- a front chassis which forms a front portion of a main body of said camera;
- a rear chassis which forms a rear portion of the main body of said camera and is coupled to said front chassis;
- a lens mount;
- an image taking device designed to photoelectrically convert light received and being disposed between said front chassis and said rear chassis;
- a mirror unit disposed between said lens mount and said image taking device,
- a central main body member on which said lens mount and said image taking device are mounted and which is coupled to at least one of said front and rear chassis, and
- wherein said central main body member is fixed to only said front chassis of said front and rear chassis.
4 more elements
A camera comprising:
- a front chassis which forms a front portion of a main body of said camera;
- a rear chassis which forms a rear portion of the main body of said camera and is coupled to said front chassis;
- a lens mount;
- an image taking device designed to photoelectrically convert light received and being disposed between said front chassis and said rear chassis;
- a mirror unit disposed between said lens mount and said image taking device;
- a central main body member on which said lens mount and said image taking device are mounted and which is coupled to at least one of said front and rear chassis, and
- wherein said front and rear chassis comprise metal parts.
4 more elements
A camera comprising:
- a front chassis which forms a front portion of a main body of said camera;
- a rear chassis which forms a rear portion of the main body of said camera and is coupled to said front chassis;
- a lens mount;
- an image taking device designed to photoelectrically convert light received and being disposed between said front chassis and said rear chassis;
- a mirror unit disposed between said lens mount and said image taking device;
- a central main body member on which said lens mount and said image taking device are mounted and which is coupled to at least one of said front and rear chassis, and
- a casing member on which an accessory mount portion on which an electronic flash and other accessories can be detachably mounted is fixed,
- said casing member bring supported by a reinforcing metal member mounted on at least one of said front and rear chassis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.