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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshikazu Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kyogo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396538 ;
Abstract
A body structure of a camera having a film cartridge chamber which as a whole is formed in the shape of a hollow cylinder and has an opening/closing lid at an axial end portion thereof. The hollow cylindrical film cartridge chamber is formed by a camera body and a rear cover which is formed separately from the camera body and is secured to a rear of the camera body. The outer appearance of the camera is formed by an outer surface of the rear cover. It is possible to make the camera further compact.