US5258798A
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Camera
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-11-10
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Granted: 1993-11-02
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Expires: 2012-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A camera has a zoom lens which includes a variator and a compensator. However, in order to simplify the whole external form of the camera, reduce the size thereof, and further to materially eliminate the treatment of appearance of the taking lens, a linear movement means which includes a threaded shaft provided for linearlly moving a variator and a compensator composing a zoom lens and the nuts to be engaged with the threaded shaft and an electrically driving means for driving this linear movement means are covered by a housing of a camera body, a zoom operation key provided on this housing is caused to be operationally related to an electric circuit which drives and controls the motor.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Iida
- 👤 Hiroyuki Tsumazawa
- 👤 Masatoshi Itoh
- 👤 Hiroshi Kiten
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 15:47
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/67
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A camera comprising: an optical system having a first lens group that is stationary, a second lens group arranged behind the first lens group for varying a focal length of said optical system and a third lens group arranged behind the second lens group for adjusting a focus of said optical system to dissolve a defocus condition caused by the variation of the focal length accomplished by the second lens group; first driving means for driving the second lens group; second driving means for driving the third lens group; linear movement means driven by at least one of said first and the second driving means thereby linearly moving at least one of the second and the third lens groups; a housing of the camera which is formed so as to cover said optical system, said linear movement means and said first and the second driving means; and a zoom operation member which is provided on said housing and is used for operating said first driving means for the zooming operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A camera comprising: an optical system having a first lens group that is stationary, a second lens group arranged behind the first lens group for varying a focal length of said optical system and a third lens group arranged behind the second lens group for adjusting a focus of said optical system to dissolve a defocus condition caused by the variation of the focal length accomplished by the second lens group; first driving means for driving the second lens group; second driving means for driving the third lens group; linear movement means driven by at least one of said first and the second driving means thereby linearly moving at least one of the second and the third lens groups; a housing of the camera which is formed so as to cover said optical system, said linear movement means and said first and the second driving means; and a zoom operation member which is provided on said housing and is used for operating said first driving means for the zooming operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A camera as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: focus detecting means for detecting a focus condition of said optical system by receiving a light passed through said optical system; and controlling means for controlling the second lens group so as to adjust the focus of said optical system based on the result of the focus detection by said focus detecting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A camera as claimed in claim 2, wherein said second driving means includes a pulse motor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A camera as claimed in claim 2, wherein said linear movement means causes linear movement of both of the second lens group and the third lens group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A camera as claimed in claim 3 wherein said linear movement means causes linear movement of both of the second lens group and the third lens group.
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