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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiaki Yamada, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 19/12 (2006.01); G03B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A movable mirror shock-absorbing mechanism of a camera is provided and includes a movable mirror rotatable between a viewfinder light-guiding position and a retracted position, a first shock-absorbing member which comes into contact with, and is pressed and moved by, the movable mirror to absorb shock of the movable mirror when the movable mirror rotates between the viewfinder light-guiding position and the retracted position, and a second shock-absorbing member to absorb shock of the movable mirror when the movable mirror rotates in the opposite.