Patent ID: 6222997
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A camera comprising:a) a lens barrel arranged to be movable between a non-photo-taking position and a photo-taking position;b) a flash device arranged to be movable between a stowage position and a usage position;c) an interlocking mechanism arranged to move said flash device from the stowage position to the usage position in association with movement of said lens barrel from the non-photo-taking position to the photo-taking position and to move said flash device from the usage position to the stowage position in association with movement of said lens barrel from the photo-taking position to the non-photo-taking position; andd) a toggle spring arranged to give said flash device an urging force toward the stowage position when said flash device is located in the vicinity of the stowage position and to give said flash device an urging force toward the usage position when said flash device is located in the vicinity of the usage position.