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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoichi Tosaka, Yokohama, JP;
Jun Terashima, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
35414911 ;
Abstract
A camera includes a camera body, a flash unit which is movable between a first position where it is accommodated in the camera body and a second position where it is protruding from the camera body, and a toggle mechanism designed to change a direction of a biasing force between the camera body and the flash unit in response to the movement of the flash unit relative to the camera body.