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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yukihiko Sugita, Kokubunji, JP;
Masami Takase, Hino, JP;
Takaaki Ue, Hachioji, JP;
Hitoshi Yoshida, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/702 ;
Abstract
In a camera having a camera body unit constituted by combining a plurality of units, the camera configuration is realized so as to allow to easily remove only a lens frame unit from the camera body unit before the other units (for example, a strobe unit, a finder unit, a film feed unit and the like) when the camera is disassembled to repair or replace the lens frame unit by constituting so that the lens frame unit having a photographing optical system can be mounted independently.