Claims
- 1. A camera including a flash unit, said camera comprising:
- (a) an illumination-angle varying mechanism for varying a flash illumination angle by moving an optical element in a predetermined direction within said flash unit;
- (b) a motor, disposed in a camera body, rotatable in a first direction and in a second direction;
- (c) a clutch for switching a drive transmission in accordance with a switching of a direction of rotation of said motor;
- (d) a first transmission system for transmitting a rotation of said motor to said illumination-angle varying mechanism in accordance with a switching of said clutch caused by a rotation of said motor in the first direction; and
- (e) a second transmission system for transmitting a rotation of said motor to a camera-operating mechanism other than a flash unit operating mechanism in accordance with a switching of said clutch caused by a rotation of said motor in the second direction.
- 2. A camera according to claim 1, wherein said illumination-angle varying mechanism is capable of both increasing and decreasing the flash illumination angle by means of the rotation of said motor in the first direction.
- 3. A camera according to claim 1, wherein the flash unit is rotatably supported substantially at a middle position of a top cover of the camera body.
- 4. A camera according to claim 3, wherein said motor is disposed in a vicinity of a swingable mirror.
- 5. A camera according to claim 1, wherein said clutch comprises a planetary clutch.
- 6. A camera according to claim 1, wherein said camera-operating mechanism comprises a mirror-operating mechanism.
Priority Claims (3)
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2-332682 |
Nov 1990 |
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2-332683 |
Nov 1990 |
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2-332685 |
Nov 1990 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/798,641 filed Nov. 26, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,384,612.
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Divisions (1)
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