Pop-up flash of a camera
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1. A pop-up flash of a camera, comprising:
- a flash unit movable between a retracted position, in which said flash unit is accommodated in a camera body, and a fully-lifted position, in which said flash unit projects from said camera body;
a biasing device which biases said flash unit toward said fully-lifted position; and
a speed-change mechanism for changing a speed of movement of said flash unit, which is driven by the biasing force of said biasing device, during movement of said flash unit in a projecting direction from said retracted position to said fully-lifted position.
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Abstract
A pop-up flash of a camera includes a flash unit movable between a retracted position, in which the flash unit is accommodated in a camera body, and a fully-lifted position, in which the flash unit projects from the camera body; a biasing device which biases the flash unit toward the fully-lifted position; and a speed-change mechanism for changing a speed of movement of the flash unit, which is driven by the biasing force of the biasing device, during movement of the flash unit in a projecting direction from the retracted position to the fully-lifted position.
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1. A pop-up flash of a camera, comprising:
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a flash unit movable between a retracted position, in which said flash unit is accommodated in a camera body, and a fully-lifted position, in which said flash unit projects from said camera body;
a biasing device which biases said flash unit toward said fully-lifted position; and
a speed-change mechanism for changing a speed of movement of said flash unit, which is driven by the biasing force of said biasing device, during movement of said flash unit in a projecting direction from said retracted position to said fully-lifted position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A pop-up flash of a camera, comprising:
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a retractable flash unit, one end of which is pivoted on a camera body, a light emitting portion being fixed to another end of said flash unit;
a biasing device which biases said retractable flash unit to rotate in a direction to make said retractable flash unit project from said camera body; and
a speed-change mechanism for changing a speed of rotation of said flash unit while said retractable flash unit rotates in said direction to make said retractable flash unit project from said camera body.
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