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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1989
Seikosha Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Apparatus for performing an automatic focus/exposure operation for a camera includes a drive member driven by a motor, a distance member for driving a lens focusing mechanism during a lens focusing operation in correspondence with movement of the drive member in a first direction, a retaining pawl for engaging the distance member means to prevent reverse movement of the distance member means upon completion of the lens focusing operation, and a blade opening/closing mechanism for opening blades during an exposure operation when the drive member moves in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction of the focusing operation, the blade opening/closing mechanism shifting the exposure operation quickly upon completion of the lens focusing operation.