Patent ID: 6466747
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A structure of a manual operation button of a camera, comprising:an opening, defined by a rim portion, in a camera body exterior cover; a decorative frame having an exterior portion that will not fit within the opening and an interior portion that will fit within the opening; a manual operation button positioned within an inner periphery of the decorative frame; a holding member, installed within the camera body, with a portion of the holding member abutting the inside surface of the camera body exterior cover, and a portion of the decorative frame abutting the outside surface of the camera body exterior cover so that the decorative frame and holding member, together, envelope the rim portion of the opening so as to attach the decorative frame and the holding member to the cover, said holding member guiding the manual operation button so that it is movable along an axis.