Remote controlled camera

• US 4,035,817 A
• Filed: 02/03/1976
• Issued: 07/12/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nippon Kogaku KK (Nikon Corporation)
• Inventors: Iida, Yozo, Kawahara, Yasuhito, Akasaka, Shigeo
• Primary Examiner(s): Gonzales, John
• Application Number:
  US05/654,767
• Time in Patent Office: 525 Days
• Field of Search: 354/219, 354/76, 354/53, 354/154, 354/152, 354/295, 354/75, 354/266, 354/67, 352/131, 352/141, 352/179, 343/225, 340/221
• US Class Current: 396/59
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/38 Releasing-devices separate from shutter integral with shutter G03B9/08

Abstract

A remote controlled camera having a fitting member for mounting a signal receiving device to receive a remote control signal on the body of the camera, and a light intercepting device incorporated in the camera body to intersect a light path of an incident light beam through an eye-piece and to be actuated in conjunction with mounting operation of a reote control signal receiver on the camera body.

Claims

1. A remote controlled camera, wherein a signal receiver to actuate the camera is detachably mounted thereon at the time of its receiving a remote control signal, which comprises in combination:

a camera body;

means (3) provided on said camera body for mounting the signal receiver on said camera body; and

light intercepting means (4, 6, 8,

     9) provided in said camera body for intersecting a light path of incident light extending from an eye-piece of said camera to a view finder optical system upon mounting of said signal receiver onto said camera body by means of said mounting means.

2. The remote controlled camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein said light intercepting means comprises:

a light intercepting member (8) movable between a first position to intersect said light path and a second position out of said light path; and

an interlocking member (4, 7,

     9) engageable with said signal receiver at the time of mounting the same, and which causes said light intercepting member (8) to move to said first position in response to said mounting of said signal receiver, and causes said light intercepting member (8) to move to said second position upon dismounting of said receiver from the camera body.

3. The remote controlled camera as claimed in claim 2, wherein said light intercepting means further comprises:

energizing means (9) provided between said light intercepting member and said interlocking member, and which energizes said light intercepting member in the direction of said first position; and

operating means (8c) provided on said light intercepting member to render same movable from said camera body.