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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Minoru Tanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396177 ; 396349 ;
Abstract
A camera having a flash device and a film accommodating chamber includes a flash emitting unit arranged to be movable between a use position and a stowage position, a driving part arranged to drive a lens sleeve so as to move an optical element disposed within the lens sleeve, a first member arranged to move in association with a movement of the lens sleeve, a second member arranged to drive the flash emitting unit, and a spring member arranged to interconnect the first member and the second member to transmit a movement of the first member to the second member, wherein the spring member is located between the lens sleeve and the film accommodating chamber.