Front case of image photographing apparatus

• US 20050200747A1
• Filed: 02/03/2005
• Published: 09/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Kwang-Hyok
• Application Number:
  US11/048,926
• Publication Number:
  US 20050200747A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/373
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/55 Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes

Abstract

A front case of an image photographing apparatus has two lenses fixed on one side of a main body case so that the entire apparatus is minimized in size. The front case of the image photographing apparatus has a main body case receiving a first camera part having a first lens for photographing a moving image and a second camera part having a second lens for photographing a still image. The front case also includes a housing assembled to a front side of the main body case, and first and second holes formed on the housing front side to expose one of the first lens and second lens.

Claims

1. A front case of an image photographing apparatus which has a main body case receiving a first camera part having a first lens for photographing a moving image and a second camera part having a second lens for photographing a still image, the front case comprising:

a housing assembled to a front side of the main body case; and

a first hole and a second hole formed on the housing front side to expose the first lens and second lens.

2. The front case according to claim 1, wherein

a first lens hood and a second lens hood are assembled to the first and second holes, respectively.

3. The front case according to claim 2, wherein

the first lens is exposed through the first hole, and the second lens is exposed through the second hole.

4. The front case according to claim 3, wherein

the first lens hood assembled to the first hole further comprises a hood holder.

5. The front case according to claim 1, wherein

a sensor receiving part is formed between the first hole and the second hole on a front side of the housing.

6. The front case according to claim 5, wherein

a blocking board is located on the sensor receiving part of the housing to cover the sensor receiving part.

7. The front case according to claim 5, wherein

the sensor receiving part is arranged to house an infrared ray LED, an illumination sensor, an auxiliary illumination LED and a remote control sensor.

8. The front case according to claim 1, wherein

a jack cover is openly formed on one side of the housing to expose a jack installed on the housing.

9. A front case of an image photographing apparatus which has a main body case receiving a first camera part having a first lens for photographing a moving image and a second camera part having a second lens for photographing a still image, the front case comprising:

a housing assembled to a front side of the main body case; and

a first hole and a second hole formed on the housing front side to expose the first lens and second lens; and

a first lens hood and a second lens hood are assembled to the first and second holes, respectively, and the first lens hood includes a hood holder.

10. The front case according to claim 9, wherein

the first lens is exposed through the first hole, and the second lens is exposed through the second hole.

11. The front case according to claim 9, wherein

a sensor receiving part is formed between the first hole and the second hole on a front side of the housing.

12. The front case according to claim 11, wherein

a blocking board is located on the sensor receiving part of the housing to cover the sensor receiving part.

13. The front case according to claim 11, wherein

the sensor receiving part is arranged to house an infrared ray LED, an illumination sensor, an auxiliary illumination LED and a remote control sensor.

14. The front case according to claim 9, wherein

a jack cover is openably formed on one side of the housing to expose a jack installed on the housing.