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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2000
Tetsuo Hosokawa, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiko Nozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A built-in retractable flash of a camera includes a light emitter to be movable between a retracted position and a light emission position; a lock lever mechanism having a lock lever, supported on a base plate, which is movable between a lock position for holding the light emitter at the retracted position and an unlock position; an electromagnetic member which controls the position of the lock lever; a position adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of the electromagnetic member on the base plate; and first and second securing devices for securing the base plate to the camera body. The first securing device secures only the base plate to the camera body. The second securing device secures the base plate and the electromagnetic member to the camera body after the relative position between the base plate and the electromagnetic member is adjusted by the position adjustment mechanism.