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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7458738 | Image-taking apparatus An image-taking apparatus is disclosed which allows preparatory driving for the next image-taking without degrading image quality and a reduction in time taken for one image-taking operation. The image-taking apparatus has a controller which controls an actuator whi... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7281800 | Device and method for imaging, stimulation, measurement and therapy, in particular for the eye Apparatuses whose system parameters and operation can be adapted in particular to a wide range of applications for imaging, testing, stimulating, measuring and treating the eye for carrying out a wide variety of examination tasks or treatment tasks substantially wit... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7182529 | Camera having a mirror box A camera includes a mirror box to which a photographing lens is mounted, an object image being formed on one of an image pick-up device and sensitive film via the photographing lens; a main frame, the mirror box being provided on the main frame; and a shock absorbin... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7006140 | Digital still camera with shifting focus lens A digital still camera of the present invention has a photographing optical system, a body, an image sensor, a half mirror, a phase difference focus detector. The image sensor is arranged in the body and backward of the photographing optical system along an optical ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6795650 | Camera having shared optics for optical viewfinding and for electronic capture and display An optical and electronic viewer of a camera has a body having entrance and exit openings and entrance and exit tunnels extending inward from respective openings. The body has a cross tunnel connecting the entrance and exit tunnels. An eyepiece is mounted at the exi... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6536960 | Image-sensing apparatus In a digital camera having a half mirror retractable out of the optical path and an optical viewfinder receiving light reflected from the half mirror, the sensitivity of an image-sensing device is set as specified by the user. When a relatively high sensi... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6390692 | Mirror system having reduced vibration for a single-lens-reflex camera A single-lens-reflex camera includes means for virtually eliminating vibration, noise, and motion caused by mirror movement, resulting in a higher resolution image being recorded on a light-sensitive surface at the rear of the camera. A pair of bi-parting... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6345918 | Mirror-reflex camera A mirror-reflex camera is provided having a viewfinder mirror which can be displaced between a viewing position and a taking position, and an electromagnetic drive for adjusting the viewfinder mirror. The viewfinder mirror can be displaced linearly betwee... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6257775 | Mirror-reflex camera A mirror-reflex camera, having a mirror support which supports a viewfinder mirror and can be adjusted between two end positions, a viewing position and a taking position. Latches are provided with the mirror support for latching in the end positions. Adj... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6227727 | Electromotive mirror drive in a mirror reflex camera An electromotive drive for swiveling the viewfinder mirror in a single-lens mirror reflex camera between its viewfinder position and its picture taking position. A balanced mirror drive includes a drive arm. The drive arm forms an integral component of th... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6227726 | Electronic camera An electronic camera includes a quick-return mirror pivoted by a drive shaft. The mirror is selectively movable between a luminous flux reflective position in which an image-forming luminous flux from an imaging optical system is reflected toward a view f... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6169856 | Camera A single lens reflex camera provided with a focus detection unit 58 arranged so as to have a photoreceptive surface disposed adjacent to an aperture 53a provided in the bottom wall 53 of a mirror box, and further provided with a cover 60 for effectively c... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6164844 | Power transmission apparatus The invention is directed to an engaging mechanism. The engaging mechanism comprises a cam element which moves upon modification of an engaging position, a cam follower abutted against a cam surface of the cam element, a detecting element for detecting a ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5781811 | Shock absorber of mirror in single lens reflex camera A shock absorber of a mirror in a single lens reflex camera having a mirror which rotates about a shaft to move between a viewing position and a retracted position includes a rotating member which rotates together with the mirror when the mirror rotates, ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5768644 | Apparatus for preventing mirror bounce in camera An apparatus for preventing mirror bounce in a camera includes a mirror member rotatable in reciprocation between a viewing position and a photographing position. A mirror receiving member receives a kinetic energy of the mirror member by making a predete... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5758219 | Brake apparatus of reciprocally rotating member and mirror braking apparatus in single lens reflex camera A brake apparatus includes a reciprocally rotating member which reciprocally rotates by an angular displacement smaller than 360°. Two cam surfaces of different shapes are formed on the reciprocally rotating member. A brake drum rotates in association wi... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5721996 | Power transmission apparatus The invention is directed to an engaging mechanism. The engaging mechanism comprises a cam element which moves upon modification of an engaging position, a cam follower abutted against a cam surface of the cam element, a detecting element for detecting a ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5715003 | Single lens reflex camera and exposure method for same A single lens reflex camera including a mirror-slit unit provided between a photographing lens and a recording medium and being provided with a pair of mirrors which can be selectively moved onto an optical axis of the photographing lens, and a slit provi... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5640625 | Automatic exposure control device for use with a camera having a continuous shooting mode An automatic exposure control device for use with a camera having a continuous shooting mode includes, but is not limited to, a photometric unit measuring subject brightness, an exposure control unit controlling the automatic exposure control device accor... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5628038 | Camera having a sub-mirror unit A camera with a mirror device comprises a first mirror, i.e., a main mirror, device for reflecting object light, and a second mirror, i.e., a sub-mirror, device for reflecting light transmitted through the first mirror device to another device, i.e., a fo... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5488446 | Indicator within finder of single lens reflex camera An indicating apparatus within a finder of a single lens reflex camera includes a mirror which reflects light of an object transmitted through a photographing lens to form an object image on a focusing plate, and a finder optical system through which an i... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5479235 | Camera with cam-operated mirror driving mechanism A camera includes a movable mirror arranged to be movable between a finder-viewing position and an exposure-retracted position, a spring member for applying to the movable mirror a force which causes the movable mirror to move from the finder-viewing posi... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5337106 | Liquid-crystal image director for single-lens-reflex camera The mirror in a single-lens-reflex (SLR) camera is eliminated by employing a liquid crystal cell and a polarizing beam splitter. The light from an illuminating lamp (32) is linearly polarized in a horizontal direction by a polarizer (58). The polarized il... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5329328 | Camera A camera includes a motor, a first planetary gear which revolves on the basis of an output rotation of the motor, a second planetary gear which revolves on the basis of the output rotation of the motor, a first camera operating mechanism which engages wit... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5311229 | Camera with camoperated mirror driving mechanism A camera includes a movable mirror arranged to be movable between a finder-viewing position and an exposure-retracted position, a spring member for applying to the movable mirror a force which causes the movable mirror to move from the finder-viewing posi... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5294952 | Apparatus for driving mirror of camera A mirror driving apparatus for a camera which rotatably drives a mirror between two predetermined position, by an elastic restoring force stored in a mirror biasing member, including an engaging device which retains an elastic restoring force in the mirro... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5264887 | Camera In a camera having a pentagonal prism, a focusing screen and a mirror box, the mirror box is molded integrally with a first mounting part for mounting the pentagonal prism and a second mounting part for mounting the focusing screen. The second mounting pa... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5257052 | Electrically driving apparatus of mirror in single-lens reflex camera A mirror driving apparatus of a single-lens reflex camera has a mirror box, a mother plate which is provided on the side face of the mirror box to support a gear train and a mirror box mechanism which is driven by the gear train, and a motor having a driv... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5247322 | Dual film single lens reflex camera A camera housing having a photographic lens set extending through one side allowing light to enter a camera interior along a light axis, a first film structure, a second film structure and a viewfinder system formed in the remaining sides of the camera ho... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5070349 | Camera A motor-driven camera includes a motor, a mirror driving mechanism which uses the output of the motor as a drive source and is arranged to move a movable mirror from a view-finder sight position to an exposure-allowing retracted position according to the ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5025276 | Control apparatus of single-lens reflex camera A control apparatus of a single-lens reflex camera, including a mirror which moves between a charge completion position and a photographing position and a mirror driving mechanism for moving the mirror between the charge completion position and the photog... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4963905 | Camera A camera of the pre-winding type having a built-in motor, in which a loaded film is wound prior to a photographing operation which is performed with the film being rewound, comprises a motor, a film winding mechanism arranged to be driven by the motor ser... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4881092 | Motor driven camera A motor driven camera includes a mirror drive mechanism of swinging a movable mirror between a finder viewing position and an exposure retracted position, a shutter charge mechanism for performing charge driving and charge releasing of a shutter, a first ... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4786927 | Mirror system for a single lens relfex camera In a single lens reflex camera, a mirror can be positioned at an angle between the rear of the taking lens and the film to reflect the light rays that come through the lens, on to a focusing screen of the viewfinder, and it can be positioned out of the wa... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4786928 | Mirror system for a single lens reflex camera In a single lens reflex camera, a mirror can be positioned at an angle between the rear of the taking lens and the film to reflect the light rays that come through the lens, on to a focusing screen of the viewfinder, and it can be positioned out of the wa... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4777502 | Mirror system for a single lens reflex camera In a single lens reflex camera, a mirror can be positioned at an angle between the rear of the taking lens and the film to reflect the light rays that come through the lens, on to a spaced prism and eyelens of the viewfinder, and it can be positioned out ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4758853 | SLR camera A single lens reflex camera having no flop-up mirror but instead having a focal plane shutter positioned in the same plane that a flop-up mirror would have occupied, with the side of the focal plane shutter facing the lens silvered to act in place of the ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4750012 | Linear reflex shutter for slr cameras A reflex camera having a mirror holding mechanism mounted to a slideable track which moves the mirror linearly in and out of the optical path through the lens. The mechanism is positively driven to a picture taking position by a rotary solenoid. A shutter... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4730200 | Mirror-driving mechanism for single-lens reflex cameras Disclosed is a mirror-driving mechanism for a single-lens reflex camera, comprising a first mirror holding frame pivotally mounted on a mirror box, a second mirror holding frame pivotally mounted on the first mirror holding frame, a second mirror urging s... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4673271 | Mechanism in single-lens reflex cameras A mechanism controls the movement of the mirror in single-lens reflex cameras between the exposure position and the viewing position. Articulated arms 12, 13 in the mechanism are pivotally mounted both on a mirror holder 8 and to the camera body 1. The ar... | 06/16/1987 |
