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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2001
Motokazu Shimizu, Saitama, JP;
Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
A zoom flash unit is disposed above a film containing chamber. Driving force of a magnification varying motor is transmitted to the zoom flash unit via a gear train, a rack plate, and a lever. By transmitting the driving force to the zoom flash unit, a flash angle is changed in accordance with a focal length of a taking lens. The gear train is disposed at the front of the film containing chamber, and the rack plate and the lever are disposed at the right thereof. The end of the rack plate bent at an angle of 90° is formed with rack teeth meshing with an output gear of the gear train. Owing to this structure, the mechanism for transmitting the driving force is easily disposed in a small space formed between the film containing chamber and an outer cover of a camera.