Digital camera with moveable image pickup device
Patent 6366323 Issued on April 2, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 3, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 3, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAdjustable mount for image sensor Lens adjustment apparatus Image input apparatus with two-dimensional pixel shift Compact optical system for electronic camera Digital camera Patent #: 6031998 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 089404 filed on 06/03/1998US Classes:348/340, With optics peculiar to solid-state sensor348/335, Optics348/373, Support or housing348/374, For internal camera components396/75, Motorized lens displacement396/270, Movable into or out of light path396/349Having axially moving lensExaminersPrimary: Garber, Wendy R.Assistant: Villecco, John M. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesH04N 005/225G02B 013/16 G03B 017/00 G03B 007/99 G03B 017/04 Foreign Application Priority Data1997-06-12 JPAbstractA digital camera which includes: a photographic lens movable along an optical axis thereof between a retracted position and a photographing position in front of the retracted position; an image pick-up device on which an object image is formed through the photographic lens, the image pick-up device being guided to be movable between a first position where the image pick-up device is positioned in a photographic optical path of the photographic lens behind the photographic lens and a second position where the image pick-up device is positioned out of the photographic optical path; and a mechanism for moving the image pick-up device between the first position and the second position, wherein the moving mechanism moves the image pick-up device to the first position when the photographic lens is moved from the retracted position to the photographing position, and wherein the moving mechanism moves the image pick-up device to the second position when the photographic lens is moved from the photographing position to the retracted position. | |
