Abstract: In a relay connector, a male terminal is formed in a rod-like shape, inserted into a through hole penetrating a male terminal housing chamber, extends inside a cylinder part, and has a first contact part. A protective plate includes a body part that partitions an internal space defined by the cylinder part and the male terminal housing chamber into a first space portion located on the first contact part side of the male terminal and a second space portion located on the male terminal housing chamber side of the male terminal, a terminal hole that is formed in the body part, and configured to receive the male terminal thereinto, and a filling port that is formed in the body part, and communicably connects the first space portion and the second space portion to each other. The second space portion is filled with a potting filling part.

Abstract: In a relay connector, a male terminal is formed in a rod-like shape, inserted into a through hole penetrating a male terminal housing chamber, extends inside a cylinder part, and has a first contact part. A protective plate includes a body part that partitions an internal space defined by the cylinder part and the male terminal housing chamber into a first space portion located on the first contact part side of the male terminal and a second space portion located on the male terminal housing chamber side of the male terminal, a terminal hole that is formed in the body part, and configured to receive the male terminal thereinto, and a filling port that is formed in the body part, and communicably connects the first space portion and the second space portion to each other. The second space portion is filled with a potting filling part.

Abstract: A lever type connector preventing a lever from disengaging from a connector housing due to application of force and providing rigidity to withstand rotational operation of the lever without increasing size is provided. Provided are a lever including a lever having a pair of side plate portions rotatably supported on walls on both sides of a connector housing and an operation portion connecting the pair of side plate portions, a latch portion arranged on the operation portion, an arm portion extending from a rear end side of an upper wall of the connector housing and having a rearward-extending free end, and a latch receiving portion provided on the free end to latch onto the latch portion.

Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a housing on which an opening is formed, and in which terminals connected with electric wires are housed; a mat seal which is installed into the opening of the housing, and through which the wires are inserted; a mat seal holder which is engaged with the opening of the housing by an engagement structure to prevent the mat seal from dropping off from the housing, and through which the wires are inserted; and an engagement strengthening portion which is provided on one of the housing and the mat seal holder and configured to strengthen an engagement of the engagement structure. According to the waterproof connector, retention of the mat seal in the housing can be improved.

Abstract: A lever type connector preventing a lever from disengaging from a connector housing due to application of force and providing rigidity to withstand rotational operation of the lever without increasing size is provided. Provided are a lever including a lever having a pair of side plate portions rotatably supported on walls on both sides of a connector housing and an operation portion connecting the pair of side plate portions, a latch portion arranged on the operation portion, an arm portion extending from a rear end side of an upper wall of the connector housing and having a rearward-extending free end, and a latch receiving portion provided on the free end to latch onto the latch portion.

Abstract: A press-fit terminal includes an electric connecting part provided in a front part of the press-fit terminal to be electrically connected to a mating connector terminal; a rear leg part provided in a rear part of the press-fit terminal to be inserted and fixed to a through hole of a circuit board; and an engaging part provided in an intermediate part between the electric connecting part and the rear leg part to be press-fitted to a press-fit hole of a wall part of a connector housing. The rear leg part is formed in a shape of a round pin having a circular form in cross-section. The rear leg part may be designed to have a diameter in cross-section being smaller than a minimum dimension between opposed inner wall surfaces of the press-fit hole of the connector housing.

Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a housing on which an opening is formed, and in which terminals connected with electric wires are housed; a mat seal which is installed into the opening of the housing, and through which the wires are inserted; a mat seal holder which is engaged with the opening of the housing by an engagement structure to prevent the mat seal from dropping off from the housing, and through which the wires are inserted; and an engagement strengthening portion which is provided on one of the housing and the mat seal holder and configured to strengthen an engagement of the engagement structure. According to the waterproof connector, retention of the mat seal in the housing can be improved.

Abstract: A printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus including a camera which performs image sensing with film exposure, and a printer which prints an image sensed by the camera. After a shutter button has been pressed and image sensing with strobe light emission has been performed, if printing is instructed by pressing of a print button, then electric charging a capacitor of a strobe circuit is made after the completion of the print operation. Otherwise, the charging of the capacitor is started immediately after the image sensing. In this case, even if printing is instructed during the electric charge, printing is started after completion of the electric charge. Thus, electric consumption upon print operation can be reduced and fluctuation of voltage can be suppressed.

Abstract: A printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus comprising a camera which performs image sensing with film exposure, and a printer which prints an image sensed by the camera. After a shutter button has been pressed and image sensing with strobe light emission has been performed, if printing is instructed by pressing of a print button, electric charge of a capacitor of a strobe circuit is made after the completion of print operation. Otherwise, the charging of the capacitor is started immediately after the image sensing. In this case, even if printing is instructed during the electric charge, printing is started after completion of the electric charge. Thus, electric consumption upon print operation can be reduced and fluctuation of voltage can be suppressed.

Abstract: A printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus including a camera which performs image sensing with film exposure, and a printer which prints an image sensed by the camera. After a shutter button has been pressed and image sensing with strobe light emission has been performed, if printing is instructed by pressing of a print button, then electric charging a capacitor of a strobe circuit is made after the completion of the print operation. Otherwise, the charging of the capacitor is started immediately after the image sensing. In this case, even if printing is instructed during the electric charge, printing is started after completion of the electric charge. Thus, electric consumption upon print operation can be reduced and fluctuation of voltage can be suppressed.

Abstract: In a video camera integrated with a still camera in which the still camera and the video camera are integrated into one camera body, while photography is not being performed by the video camera, an image immediately preceding an image to be recorded by the still camera and an image immediately following the image recorded by the still camera can be displayed on a monitor of the video camera. While photography is being performed by the video camera, the display of images before and after the execution of photography by the still camera is inhibited. When the camera is equipped with a flash device and still camera recording is accompanied by a flash emission, control is effected such that image information is stored for one field which is recorded by the video camera and which does not include image information for one field which does not contain an emission of the flash device is displayed.

Abstract: A printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus comprising a camera which performs image sensing with film exposure, and a printer which prints an image sensed by the camera. After a shutter button has been pressed and image sensing with strobe light emission has been performed, if printing is instructed by pressing of a print button, electric charge of a capacitor of a strobe circuit is made after the completion of print operation. Otherwise, the charging of the capacitor is started immediately after the image sensing. In this case, even if printing is instructed during the electric charge, printing is started after completion of the electric charge. Thus, electric consumption upon print operation can be reduced and fluctuation of voltage can be suppressed.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus comprises an ink tank containing ink; a recording head for performing recording by selectively ejecting ink; a mounting portion for mounting the ink tank and the recording head; a liquid passage coupling portion provided on either or both of the ink tank and the recording head for separating or connecting the ink passages in the ink tank and the recording head; a holding portion provided on either or both of the ink tank and recording head for guiding the ink tank to the recording head in order to hold them separably; and an electrically or mechanically connecting portion provided on either or both of the recording head and mounting portion for electrically or mechanically connecting the recording head to or separating it from the mounting portion.

Abstract: A printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus including a camera which performs image sensing with film exposure, and a printer which prints an image sensed by the camera. After a shutter button has been pressed and image sensing with strobe light emission has been performed, if printing is instructed by pressing of a print button, then electric charging a capacitor of a strobe circuit is made after the completion of the print operation. Otherwise, the charging of the capacitor is started immediately after the image sensing. In this case, even if printing is instructed during the electric charge, printing is started after completion of the electric charge. Thus, electric consumption upon print operation can be reduced and fluctuation of voltage can be suppressed.

Abstract: A stereo image forming adapter mounted forwardly of the zoom lens of a camera is provided with a plurality of deflecting members disposed at spacing intervals for deflecting light from an object, and a reflecting member for reflecting light flux from each of the deflecting members toward the zoom lens, the spacing interval between deflecting members is varied in operative association with expansion and contraction of the focal length resulting from zooming of the zoom lens.

Abstract: In a camera capable of performing moving-picture recording and still-picture recording, if a still-picture recording operation is performed within a predetermined time period after an operation to stop moving-picture recording has been erroneously performed instead of a still-picture recording operation during moving-picture recording, the operation to stop moving-picture recording is cancelled.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus comprises an ink tank containing ink; a recording head for performing recording by selectively ejecting ink; a mounting portion for mounting the ink tank and the recording head; a liquid passage coupling portion provided on either or both of the ink tank and the recording head for separating or connecting the ink passages in the ink tank and the recording head; a holding portion provided on either or both of the ink tank and recording head for guiding the ink tank to the recording head in order to hold them separably; and an electrically or mechanically connecting portion provided on either or both of the recording head and mounting portion for electrically or mechanically connecting the recording head to or separating it from the mounting portion.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus comprises an ink tank containing ink; a recording head for performing recording by selectively ejecting ink; a mounting portion for mounting the ink tank and the recording head; a liquid passage coupling portion provided on either or both of the ink tank and the recording head for separating or connecting the ink passages in the ink tank and the recording head; a holding portion provided on either or both of the ink tank and recording head for guiding the ink tank to the recording head in order to hold them separably; and an electrically or mechanically connecting portion provided on either or both of the recording head and mounting portion for electrically or mechanically connecting the recording head to or separating it from the mounting portion.

Abstract: An ink jet cartridge has a recording head portion and an ink containing portion which are detachably mountable relative to each other. The recording head portion ejects ink to effect recording with the ink. The cartridge includes a first ink container, provided in the recording head portion, for containing the ink; a second ink container, provided in the ink containing portion, for containing the ink; and an ink communication tube for establishing ink communication between the first ink container and the second ink container, wherein the ink communication tube is not externally exposed.

Abstract: A liquid storing container storing liquid, therein and having a supply port for supplying the liquid to the outside has flow rate control means having a slit adapted to be closed in a steady state and to be opened for predetermined differential pressure or greater and controlling the flow rate of the liquid supplied from the supply port to the outside, and pressure regulating means disposed more adjacent to the supply port than to the flow rate control means for regulating the pressure of the liquid more adjacent to the supply port than to the flow rate control means.