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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 1984
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroki Onda, Hachioji, JP;
Yuichi Torikoshi, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Company Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
354447 ; 354462 ; 354288 ;
Abstract
A camera of the automatic exposure control type includes a protective cover which is movable between a closed position where it covers a taking lens and a photometric assembly and an open position where it permits them to be uncovered completely. The camera also includes an exposure control switch which is either opened or closed in ganged relationship with a movement of the protective cover to its open position, allowing an output from the photometric assembly to be supplied to an exposure controller.