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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
May. 29, 2003
Hiroshi Terada, Mitaka, JP;
Naohiro Tsuchida, Hachioji, JP;
Yutaka Maeda, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuyuki Iwasa, Hachioji, JP;
Tatsuo Takanashi, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroshi Terada, Mitaka, JP;
Naohiro Tsuchida, Hachioji, JP;
Yutaka Maeda, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuyuki Iwasa, Hachioji, JP;
Tatsuo Takanashi, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a camera according to the present invention, an edge portion of a lens barrel unit is projected and arranged from a front cover. The lens barrel unit is covered with a front cover cylindrical member connected to the front cover, and a front exposed portion of the front cover cylindrical member is covered with an exterior cylindrical member as a detachable (before-attaching) metal cylindrical member. The exterior cylindrical member is positioned and is fixed by an stop claw on the front-cover side. A C-shaped stop portion cover having flexibility is made flexible and is attached around the stop claw portion, and is fixed by a screw. The restriction on design is reduced on the appearance for covering the lens barrel unit of the camera, and a camera exterior portion can be made of metal.