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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:
May. 07, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinya Yomogizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Ikari, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
354187 ; 35419512 ; 354288 ;
Abstract
A camera is provided with a focal length variable photo-taking optical system in which a focal length varying cam groove for varying the focal length of the phototaking optical system and a barrel sinking cam groove for stowing the optical system inside a camera body are continuously arranged. In photographing, a focal length varying action can be accomplished continuously from moving the photo-taking optical system out of the camera body. In addition to that, a lens protecting cover is arranged to be automatically openable in association with the action for moving the photo-taking optical system out of the camera body.