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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120045198 | BARRIER DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME A barrier device in which excessive relative displacements of barrier blades in an optical axis direction are restricted to ensure a normal opening and closing operation of the barrier blades. The barrier device has second, first, and third barrier blades disposed in th... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20110262125 | CAMERA A camera is provided. The camera includes a lens body, a first covering portion, a second covering portion and a rotating member. The first covering portion covers the lens body in a movable manner, and the second covering portion covers the lens body in a movable manne... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110249965 | Lens Guard A lens guard for protecting a camera includes a lens-guard housing, a pressurized gas system, and a gas supply. The housing defines an opening and has a transparent protective lens disposed in the opening and having an outer surface exposed to the environment, an upper ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110195761 | SLIDE OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE, METHOD OF RESTRICTING SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SLIDE MEMBER, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE A slide opening/closing device that includes a housing; an opening formed in the housing; a lid with a protrusion, the lid being configured to cover the opening; a sliding member having an abutting claw, and a sliding-movement restricting member. The sliding member is m... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110176798 | LENS BARRIER UNIT An object of the present invention is to provide a lens barrier unit that can further reduce the retraction space of lens barriers. A lens barrier unit of the present invention includes a barrier case 204 having an opening 250; and multiple spherical barri... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110150456 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE An electronic device includes a main body, a lens received in the main body, and a collapsible lens cover with one end fixed on the main body and the other end capable of resisting or detaching from the main body such that the lens is covered or uncovered.... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110135295 | OPERATING ROOM UNIVERSAL DISPOSABLE CAMERA COVER AND ADAPTER SYSTEM A surgical room camera replacement cover assembly comprising a universal adapter interface unit and substantially rigid, disposable, universal camera cover detachably coupled with the universal adapter interface unit.... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110097071 | SHUTTER ARRANGEMENT FOR COVERING A CAMERA LENS A shutter arrangement for covering a camera lens includes a camera lens cover that is movable in a plane along a first direction between a first closed position and a second opened position. In the first closed position, the camera lens cover substantially covers the ca... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110097070 | HOUSING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE A structure of a housing mounted with a lens unit is provided that is capable of withstanding internal pressure changes and ensures shock-resistance while being waterproof and thin. This structure for a housing includes a lens unit 8 that is mounted in housings <... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110091197 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME An optical assembly and/or a photographing apparatus including a lens mounting member on which at least one lens is mounted; a transfer portion for moving the lens mounting member; a guide member for guiding a movement of the lens mounting member; a base member on which... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110052182 | LENS BARRIER DEVICE A lens barrier device 10 includes a pair of lens bather members 12, 12 having a pair of toggle-lever engagement bosses 12e, 12e, a ring 14 having a pair of recesses 14d, 14d formed on its outer... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110002684 | BARRIER UNIT A barrier unit, of which the cap edge is not easily deformed even under some external force, is provided. The barrier unit includes: a base, which defines a first window; a cap, which defines a second window and which is arranged so that th... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100329663 | BARRIER UNIT The present invention provides a barrier unit structure that can avoid not only ruining the appearance of a barrier unit due to a vertical misfit of blades that contact with each other at their edges when closed but also interfering with smooth movement of the blades du... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100322616 | BARRIER UNIT The present invention provides a barrier unit, of which the blades can be opened fully. The barrier unit is designed to be attached to a camera in order to protect the lens of the camera and is ready to open or close as needed. The barrier ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100254698 | Antistatic Camera Lens Device An article is detachably connected to a camera lens, the article containing an electrostatic material that moves dust and lint from the lens.... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100247091 | Mobile electronic device A mobile electronic device is provided which includes a housing and a button arranged in an outer surface of the housing. Adjacent to the button, a surrounding member is provided. The surrounding member is movable with respect to the housing.... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100239242 | SAFEGUARD APPARATUS FOR COVERING CAMERA LENS A handheld electronic device includes a housing, and a camera lens. The housing has a hole, and a camera lens is accommodated within the housing and exposed through the hole. The device includes a slidable panel and a retractable panel. The slidable panel is slidable re... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100226642 | BARRIER UNIT A barrier unit is provided that suppresses reflection of light at end faces of blades when the blades are in an open state and that prevents the blades from riding on top of each other. The barrier unit includes a base; and a pair of blades mounted on the base, the pair... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100209096 | DEVICE WITH A COVER UNIT TO PROTECT A CAMERA UNIT A device with a camera unit and an operational procedure for the device, where the device has a lens for taking pictures of the area outside of a motor vehicle and a cover unit that can change by means of a drive from a closed position to an open position and vice versa... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100183290 | LENS COVER ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTROINC DEVICE USING THE SAME A lens cover assembly comprises a lens cover and a water absorption portion. The lens cover has a transparent portion located in a center portion thereof. The water absorption portion is mounted to the lens cover surrounding the transparent portion.... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100183291 | BARRIER DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS A barrier device that is capable of being configured simply and thinly without enlarging an external diameter of an image pickup lens barrel even if an aperture in front of an image pickup lens is large. A pair of principal blade members that can open and close are arra... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100166415 | Lens barrier device, lens barrel, and imaging device A lens barrier device includes: a plurality of barrier blades disposed in an oscillatible manner in front of an imaging lens positioned in closest proximity to a subject side in an imaging optical system; and an oscillating mechanism that allows the plurality of barrier... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100166414 | LENS COVER AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME A lens cover slidably mounted to a lens comprises a main body and two guide plates protruding from opposite sides of the main body. Each guide plate has a plurality of contact portions. Each contact portion includes a plurality of projection strips protruding from a sur... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100158503 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND LENS DEVICE An image pickup apparatus having a construction which enhances the degree of freedom in layout and enables size reduction. The image pickup apparatus includes a lens barrel and a barrier section for opening/closing the front face of the lens barrel. A barrier rotary sha... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100158501 | VIBRATING DEVICE AND IMAGE EQUIPMENT HAVING THE SAME A vibrating device includes a dust-screening member shaped like a plate as a whole, a first vibrating member secured to the dust-screening member and configured to cause, when driven alone, the dust-screening member to undergo first standing-wave vibration, and a second... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100158502 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND LENS DEVICE An image pickup apparatus having a construction which enhances the degree of freedom in layout and enables size reduction. The image pickup apparatus includes a lens barrel, and an upper barrier group and a lower barrier group that open and close a front face of the len... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100135650 | LENS COVER AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME A lens cover is slidably mounted to a lens, the lens cover comprises a main body, two guiding plated. The two guiding plates respectively protrude outwardly from two opposite side of the main body. Each guiding plate has a plurality of contacting portions. Each guiding ... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100067896 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS The image pickup apparatus includes a lens barrel, and two barrier blade groups each configured to include a first barrier blade, a second barrier blade and a third barrier blade, each barrier blade group being movable between a closing position for covering a front fac... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100067895 | Fastener For Fixing A Sliding Cover Of A Camera A fastener is adapted for fixing a sliding cover of a camera. The sliding cover is arranged slidably on the camera for selectively covering a lens of the camera. The fastener has a housing with a receiving cavity defined by a circular sidewall. An elastic component and ... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100061714 | COVER ASSEMBLY A cover assembly includes a main body, a control, an outer cover, a protective cover, and a transmitting member. The control is slidably mounted in the main body. The outer cover is detachably mounted in the main body. A protective cover is rotatably engaged in the oute... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100040362 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes: an apparatus body having a substantially box-like shape and having an imaging lens provided on the front side; and a cover member including a sliding portion slidably supported on the front surface of the apparatus body, a pivotal portion ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100027986 | BARRIER DEVICE FOR CAMERA A reliable barrier device for a camera, which is able to smoothly open and close blade members while suppressing a drive load applied when the blade members are opened and closed. Closing springs for primary and secondary blades are each interposed between corresponding... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100027120 | Soft lens cover What is disclosed is a removable cover for a camera lens. The lens cover is generally circular and is adapted to cover the front element of a camera lens. The lens cover is fabricated from an elastic material so as to fit tightly on the end of a camera lens.... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090296221 | LENS HOOD FOR A CAMERA LENS A lens hood for a camera lens has a mounting barrel and a holding ring. The mounting barrel is hollow, is movably mounted around the camera lens and has an internal surface, a front end, a rear end, a sliding recess and at least one detent. The sliding recess if formed ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090297138 | Sliding Mechanism of Lens Barrier, Lens Barrier, and Camera A sliding mechanism of a lens barrier, a lens barrier, and a camera have a simplified structure and can be readily downsized. An imaging apparatus has an imaging lens which focuses light to form an image. The lens barrier serves to cover the imaging lens from outside an... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090279884 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND SLIDING COVER DEVICE A mobile terminal apparatus includes a camera unit and a sliding cover device. The sliding cover device includes a cover slidable with respect to the camera unit, a pair of arm members supporting the cover on both sides from a back surface of the cover and extending alo... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090252487 | LOCK MECHANISM, SLIDE APPARATUS, AND MOBILE HANDSET APPARATUS A lock mechanism for a sliding object includes a slide arm, a rotating lever, and urging means. When an external pressing force presses the slide arm member in opposition to an urging force imparted by the urging means, the slide arm member is moved along a slide path, ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090235590 | SLIDING MECHANISM FOR USE IN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE A sliding mechanism (100) used in a portable electronic device (200) is provided. The sliding mechanism includes a sliding member (12). The sliding member includes a cover portion (121) and two sliding rails (123). The cover portion is... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090169197 | Imaging apparatus and open/close device An imaging apparatus include a lens, a first blade slidable between a covering position where the first blade covers the front side of the lens and a retract position where the first blade retracts from the front side of the lens, and a second blade pivotally supported ... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090168175 | CLOSING MECHANISM FOR LENS SHUTTER According to one embodiment, a closing mechanism is configured so that an engaging end portion of a handle is engaged with an engagement piece of a shutter in an open position while a handle for carrying a projector is being drawn out to a carrying position, and the shu... | 07/02/2009 |
