Claims
- 1. A camera comprising:
- a camera body;
- a cartridge compartment formed inside said camera body and including internal walls;
- a film cartridge loaded into said cartridge compartment, said film cartridge having a spool shaft projecting from one end of the cartridge;
- a space inside said cartridge compartment defined by a surface of said film cartridge, a side surface of said spool shaft, and an internal wall of said cartridge compartment;
- a switch located in said space; and
- an operating member operatively coupled to said switch for operating said switch, said operating member partially projecting externally from a back surface of the camera body and partially positioned in said space.
- 2. A camera according to claim 1, further comprising a light shielding plate for enclosing said space.
- 3. A camera according to claim 2, wherein said back surface of the camera body includes a back cover and said light shielding plate is affixed to an inner surface of said back cover and has a hollow projecting portion extending into said space for housing said switch and partially receiving the operating member.
- 4. A camera according to claim 1, wherein said operating member comprises a toggle-type switch.
- 5. A camera according to claim 4, wherein said switch comprises first and second contact members.
- 6. A camera according to claim 1, wherein said operating member comprises a dial-type switch.
- 7. A camera according to claim 6, wherein said dial-type switch includes corrugations thereon and a shaft for rotating said switch.
- 8. A camera according to claim 7, wherein said switch comprises first and second contact members.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/578,391, filed Dec. 26, 1995, now abandoned, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/393,032, filed Feb. 23, 1995, now abandoned, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/118,750, filed Sep. 10, 1993, now abandoned.
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