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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:
Apr. 30, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoichi Tosaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Shoji Kaihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
354419 ; 35414911 ;
Abstract
A camera comprises a flash device which is movable between a pop-up position and a retracted position; a first moving mechanism which moves the flash device from the retracted position to the pop-up position; a charging mechanism which charges a shutter to bring the shutter from a state of having completed photographing into a state of being ready for photographing; and a second moving mechanism which moves the flash device from the pop-up position to the retracted position in association with a charging action of the charging mechanism.