Patent ID: 6999676
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. An operating apparatus adapted for moving a pop-up flash unit from a non-projected position to a projected position on a photographic device, said operating apparatus comprising: a base frame including an accommodating portion that has a first accommodating chamber formed therein and a top end which is formed with a plurality of lugs; a rotating unit including a rotating seat, a horizontal pivot pin for connecting said rotating seat pivotally to said lugs of said base frame, and a first biasing member for biasing said rotating seat to rotate relative to said base frame from a first position, where said rotating seat is disposed within said first accommodating chamber in said base frame and where the flash unit is disposed at the non-projected position, to a second position, where said rotating seat projects from said first accommodating chamber in said base frame; a moving unit including a moving seat connected movably to said rotating seat and adapted to be connected fixedly to the flash unit, and at least one second biasing member for biasing said moving seat to move away from said rotating seat from a retracted position to an extended position, where the flash unit is disposed at the projected position, said moving seat being disposed within said first accommodating chamber in said accommodating portion of said base frame when said rotating seat is disposed at said first position; a rotation-controlling unit including a first positioning member for retaining said rotating seat at said first position, and a starter button adapted to be mounted operably to the photographic device and operable to release said rotating seat from said first positioning member so as to permit rotation of said rotating seat from said first position to said second position; a movement-controlling unit including