Having Manual Override Patents (Class 396/391)
  • Patent number: 6174093
    Abstract: A motor-driven single-lens reflex camera which controls and executes, through forward and reverse rotation of a single motor, a mirror up/down operation and a shutter charge operation by a mirror/shutter driving system, and also a film winding/rewinding operation by a film feeding system. The mirror up and the shutter charge release operations are executed through forward rotation of the motor, and the mirror down, the shutter charge and the film winding/rewinding operations are executed through reverse rotation of the motor. Thus the speedy film feeding after exposure can be made without stopping or reversing drive of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kitazawa, Tomoaki Itabashi
  • Patent number: 5881329
    Abstract: A camera is locked in either a multiple-exposure photography state or a normal photography state in association with the initial movement of charge of a shutter to prevent overlapping of frames. When a multiple-exposure/normal photography changeover mechanism (50) is in a normal photography state, a film-advance drive system (20) and a shutter charge drive system (30) are actuated in association with the actuation of a film-advance lever (10). When the multiple-exposure/normal photography changeover mechanism (50) is in a multiple-exposure photography state, a film-overadvancing prevention mechanism (40) is actuated so as to operate only the shutter charge drive system (30) in association with the actuation of the film-advance lever (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masakatsu Hori
  • Patent number: 5845163
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multiple exposure image position securing device for a camera having a housing, the device having a slide positioned on the housing, a rewind release button protruding from the housing adjacent the slide, a film transport mechanism located within the housing, a coupler located within the housing and coupled with the film transport mechanism, a lever mechanism extending between the rewind release button and the coupler, a catch lever selectively engaging the coupler, a pawl selectively engaging the film transport mechanism, and a winder positioned on the housing and coupled to the film transport mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Leica Camera AG
    Inventors: Uwe Reinstaedtler, Heinz Fischer
  • Patent number: 5833304
    Abstract: A headliner includes one or more integrally formed flaps extending from an edge of the headliner and integrally hinged to the edge of the headliner to fold over the top of the headliner and be concealed in the area between the headliner and vehicle sheet metal roof. In one embodiment of the invention, the panel defining flaps are formed of a pleated headliner material to provide a crushable impact absorption material. In another embodiment of the invention where higher density headliner material is employed, the flaps are compressed headliner material to provide a relatively thin, high density impact absorption padding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Daniel, Brian L. Erickson
  • Patent number: 5687414
    Abstract: A camera adapted to use an image recording medium cartridge in which an image recording medium is contained or an apparatus adapted for this kind of camera includes a determination portion for determining whether the image recording medium contained in the image recording medium cartridge is already developed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shosuke Haraguchi, Masakazu Taku