Patent ID: 8734030
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. A camera comprising: a mirror holder arranged to hold a mirror and being rotatable between a mirror-up position and a mirror-down position; a mirror box; an adjusting member arranged to adjust the mirror-down position of the mirror holder with rotation of the adjusting member relative to the mirror box; a rotating member rotatably mounted to the adjusting member; and an urging member arranged to urge the rotating member in one direction, wherein a hole portion is formed on the mirror box and a cam portion is formed on the mirror holder, wherein the rotating member includes a contact portion arranged to be able to contact with an edge of the hole and a follower portion arranged to be able to trace the cam portion, wherein when the mirror holder is at the mirror-down position, the follower portion traces a first region of the cam portion to urge the mirror holder toward the mirror-down position by an urging force of the urging member, wherein when the mirror holder is at the mirror-up position, the follower portion traces a second region of the cam portion to urge the mirror holder toward the mirror-up position by the urging force of the urging member, wherein when the mirror holder is at an intermediate position between the mirror-down position and the mirror-up position, the contact portion is contacted with one edge of the hole by the urging force of the urging member, and wherein when the mirror holder is bounced near the mirror-down position or near the mirror-up position, the contact portion is contacted with an opposite edge of the hole against the urging force of the urging member.