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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2015
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Naohiko Hayashi, Izumi, JP;
Yoshifumi Mitani, Osaka, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lens cap includes: a cap main frame; and a pair of operating members attached to a front surface of the cap main frame, wherein, when the operating members are made to slide outward by a biasing force, engaging portions at outer ends of the operating members are engaged with to-be-engaged portions in the front end opening, while first locking portions are formed at inner edges of the operating members, and second locking portions are formed on back surfaces of the operating members, concave portions are formed on the front surface of the cap main frame, first openings and second openings are formed in bottoms of the concave portions, cover plates are placed on the back surface of the cap main frame, and biasing members are placed between the cover plates and the back surface of the cap main frame.