Patent ID: 6190059
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A camera for taking a subject image on a film with an image pickup lens, comprising:a driving source for providing a driving force;a spool chamber unit having a film spool chamber and a first driving-force transfer section for winding the film;a cartridge chamber unit having a cartridge chamber where a film cartridge is loaded and a second driving-force transfer section for rewinding the film;a lens barrel unit having in a fixed frame a third driving-force transfer section for freely driving back and forth a lens holding barrel which holds the image pickup lens; anda connecting member having a driving-force transfer mechanism for transferring the driving-force of the driving source upon connecting to the second and third driving-force transfer sections,wherein when the spool chamber unit, cartridge chamber unit, and lens barrel unit are dismountably mounted to the connecting member directly or indirectly, the second and third driving-force transfer sections are connected to the driving-force transfer mechanism; andwherein if any unit is dismounted from the connecting member, connection between the driving-force transfer mechanism and the corresponding driving-force transfer section of the unit dismounted is released.