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US 8,526,809 B2Granted
Adapter for camera flash
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsMyung-gyu Kim, Seung-tack Noh
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Abstract
An adapter for a camera flash including: a first terminal portion corresponding to a flash terminal of a camera; a mounting portion supporting the first terminal portion and installed on the camera; an operating portion coupled to the mounting portion in a manner that allows an orientation of the operating portion to be adjusted; a second terminal portion disposed on the operating portion for an external flash to be installed thereon and electrically connected to the first terminal portion; and a connection unit disposed between the operating portion and the mounting portion and supporting the operating portion with respect to the mounting portion in a manner that allows the orientation of the operating portion to be adjusted.
Claims12
An adapter for a camera flash comprising:
- a first terminal portion corresponding to a flash terminal of a camera;
- a mounting portion supporting the first terminal portion and being installable on the camera;
- an operating portion coupled to the mounting portion in a manner that allows an orientation of the operating portion to be adjusted;
- a second terminal portion disposed on the operating portion for an external flash to be installed thereon and electrically connected to the first terminal portion;
- and
- a connection unit disposed between the operating portion and the mounting portion and supporting the operating portion with respect to the mounting portion in a manner that allows the orientation of the operating portion to be adjusted;
- wherein the connection unit comprises:
- a rotation plate disposed to rotate with respect to the mounting portion on a surface of the mounting portion;
- guide grooves formed in one selected from the group consisting of the rotation plate and the mounting portion to extend in a rotation direction of the rotation plate;
- and
- protrusion portions formed on the other one of the group consisting of the rotation plate and the mounting portion to be respectively inserted into the guide grooves.
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An adapter for a camera flash comprising;
- a first terminal portion corresponding to a flash terminal of a camera;
- a mounting portion supporting the first terminal portion and being installable on the camera;
- an operating portion coupled to the mounting portion in a manner that allows an orientation of the operating portion to be adjusted;
- a second terminal portion disposed on the operating portion for an external flash to be installed thereon and electrically connected to the first terminal portion;
- a connection unit disposed between the operating portion and the mounting portion and supporting the operating portion with respect to the mounting portion in a manner that allows the orientation of the operating portion to be adjusted;
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- a circuit board comprising:
- a plurality of first terminal patterns that contact one selected from the group consisting of the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion and are formed on a first surface of the circuit board;
- a plurality of second terminal patterns electrically connected to the first terminal patterns and formed on a second surface of the circuit board;
- and
- a plurality of third terminal patterns that extend from the second terminal patterns in a circumference direction of the circuit board and contact the other of the group consisting of the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion during rotation of the rotation plate.
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A method comprising:
- providing an adapter for a camera flash comprising:
- a first terminal portion corresponding to a flash terminal of a camera;
- a mounting portion supporting the first terminal portion and being installable on the camera;
- an operating portion coupled to the mounting portion in a manner that allows an orientation of the operating portion to be adjusted;
- a second terminal portion disposed on the operating portion for an external flash to be installed thereon and electrically connected to the first terminal portion;
- and
- a connection unit disposed between the operating portion and the mounting portion and supporting the operating portion with respect to the mounting portion in a manner that allows the orientation of the operating portion to be adjusted;
- wherein the connection unit comprises:
- a rotation plate disposed to rotate with respect to the mounting portion on a surface of the mounting portion;
- guide grooves formed in one selected from the group consisting of the rotation plate and the mounting portion to extend in a rotation direction of the rotation plate;
- and
- protrusion portions formed on the other one of the group consisting of the rotation plate and the mounting portion to be respectively inserted into the guide grooves;
- coupling the first terminal portion to a flash terminal of a camera;
- coupling a flash unit to the second terminal portion;
- and
- adjusting the adapter to adjust an angle of the flash unit relative to the camera.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.