F-Term-List

G03B17/04-17/17

AA00
SIMPLE CAMERAS

AA01

AA02

AA03

AA04

AA05

AA06

AA07

AA08

AA09

. Disposable cameras

. . Disposable-camera exteriors

. . Optical shielding

. . Film feeding

. . . Film-winding mechanisms

. . Flatness of film in the image-pickup position

. . Lens holding

. . Removal of exposed film

. . Assembly

AA11

AA12

AA13

AA14

. Cameras that use film cartridges

. . Attachment and detachment of film from the main body

. . Removal of exposed film

. . Connection of the main body and the film cartridge

BB00
CAMERAS WITH MAIN BODIES CAPABLE OF CHANGING SHAPE

BB01

BB02

BB03

BB04

BB05

BB06

BB07

BB08

BB09

BB10

. Individual units stored in the camera body

. . Storage of finders or strobes

. . Cameras with lens-protection covers

. . . Variants wherein a section of the external frame serves as the lens protection cover

. . . Variants wherein a built-in barrier serves as the lens-protection cover

. . . Variants wherein the lens- protection cover is an externally attached cover

. . Cameras with lens barrels that extend and retract

. . . Connection to the camera functions

. . . Release locking during extension or retraction of the lens barrel

. . . Use of the motor for lens-barrel extension and retraction for additional purposes

BB11

BB12

BB13

BB14

BB15

BB16

BB17

BB18

BB19

BB20

. . . Cameras with two-focal points

. . . Camera cones that are folded by rotation

. . Instant cameras

. . . Cameras with finder housings

. . . Connection of the film surface to the optical axis of the lens

. . . . Perpendicular connections

. . . . Parallel connections

. . . Switching of the photographic optical path and the finder optical path

. . . Instant cameras with characteristic member arrangements, structures, and material characteristics

. . . . Focal-point adjustment mechanisms

BB21

. . . . Instant cameras with characteristic optical systems

BB31

BB32

BB33

BB34

BB35

BB36

BB37

BB38

BB39

BB40

. Cameras with cornice

. . Foldable structures and shapes

. . Quality of materials and manufacturing methods

. . Support and drive structures

. . . Rotation around a shaft

. . . Springs

. . . Arms

. . . Motors

. . . Diagonal levers

. . Linking of functions that accompany opening and closing

BB41

BB42

BB43

BB44

BB45

BB46

BB48

BB49

BB50

. . . Strobes

. . . Shutters

. . . Finders

. . . Film feeding and prevention of winding

. . Methods and structures for holding the lens board

. . . Lens fixing

. . Means of moving the lens board

. . . Sliding rails

. . Mounting of bellows to the camera body

BB51

. . Cornice holders

BB61

. Prevention of stray light

BB71

. Return to the normal focal point during use

CC00
WATERPROOF CAMERAS

CC01

CC02

. Waterproof cases

. . Mechanisms for operating the camera in the case

CC11

. Floating and sinking camera structures

CC21

CC22

. Measures to protect against external disturbances in water

. . Underwater illumination

CC31

CC32

CC33

. Remote camera use

. . Variants wherein the camera is self-propelled underwater

. . Variants wherein the camera hangs or is suspended from a ship

CC41

CC42

CC43

CC44

. Optical functions adapted for underwater photography

. . Photography systems

. . Automatic focus

. . Exposure control (e.g., irises and shutters)

CC51

CC52

CC53

CC54

CC55

CC56

CC57

CC58

CC59

CC60

. Watertight measures

. . Watertight structures

. . . Watertight packing

. . . . O-rings

. . . Watertight characteristics of the rear cover and the main body

. . . . Rear-cover locking mechanisms

. . . Release buttons

. . . Rotary dials

. . . Battery-cell covers

. . . Lenses

CC61

CC62

CC63

CC64

CC65

. . . . Changeable lenses

. . . Watertight qualities of units connecting accessories to the main body

. . . Air extraction

. . Inspection of water tightness

. . Alarms signaling water leakage

CC71

CC72

CC73

CC74

. Measures against water pressure

. . Prevention of improper operation

. . Structures

. . Alarms indicating that the maximum limit of water-pressure resistance has been reached

CC81

CC82

. Facilitation of underwater handling of the camera

. . Means of determining the operating status of the camera

CC91

. Prevention of dew condensation

DD00
CAMERAS WITH VARIABLE FOCAL POINTS

DD01

DD02

DD03

DD04

DD05

DD06

DD07

DD08

DD09

DD10

. Switching

. . Auxiliary lenses

. . . Means of switching auxiliary lenses

. . . . Manual operation

. . . . Motors

. . . . . Combined use with other motors

. . . . . . Cams

. . . . . . Gear strings

. . . Methods of moving auxiliary lenses

. . . . Rotation

DD11

DD12

DD13

DD14

DD15

DD16

. . . . Linear movement

. . . Cooperation with the movement of the main lens

. . . . Gear strings

. . . . Levers

. . . . Cams

. . Mirrors

DD21

DD22

DD23

DD24

DD25

DD26

DD27

DD28

DD29

DD30

. Cooperation of mechanisms for varying magnification with other mechanisms

. . Automatic focus (AF)

. . Automatic exposure (AE)

. . Strobes

. . . Attachment and detachment of the diffusion plate

. . . Changes in position of the light source and the reflective umbrella

. . . Quantity of emitted light

. . Finders

. . . Indication in finders

. . . . Indication of focal length

DD31

. . . . Indication of the distance range measures

DD41

DD42

DD43

DD44

. Improvement of the ease of use and assurance of camera protection

. . Improvement of operability

. . . Shared use of operating members

. . Damage prevention

DD51

DD52

DD53

DD54

DD55

DD56

DD57

DD58

. Position-detecting and position-setting mechanisms

. . Encoders

. . Position fixing

. . . Shock absorption with stoppers

. . . Spring power

. . . Locking

. . Removal of backlash

. . Detection of abnormalities

DD61

DD62

DD63

DD64

DD65

DD66

. Macro-photography

. Retracting lens barrels

. Cameras with barriers

. Optical shielding and prevention of stray light

. Cameras with characteristic arrangements

. Cameras with filters

EE00
CAMERAS WITH CHANGEABLE OPTICAL ELEMENTS

EE01

EE02

EE03

EE04

EE05

EE06

EE07

EE08

EE09

. Kinds of elements changed

. . Filters

. . Intermediate lens barrels

. . . Teleconverters

. . . Wide converters

. . . Mount adapters

. . . Driving means for the iris and for focusing

. . Exchangeable lenses

. . . Turret-type lenses

EE11

EE12

EE13

EE14

. Forms of connections to the main body

. . Mechanical connections

. . Electrical connections

. . Combination of mechanical and electrical connections

EE21

EE22

EE23

EE24

EE25

EE26

EE27

EE28

. Types of transmission signals and set values

. . Amount of lens movement

. . F-number (i.e., lens opening)

. . Focal length

. . Control of aperture

. . Correction information

. . . F-number-correction information

. . . Information on the correction amount for the lens drive

EE31

EE32

EE33

EE34

EE35

EE36

EE37

EE38

EE39

EE40

. Mounts

. . Types of mounts

. . . Bayonet mounts

. . . . Bayonet mounts with elastic members

. . . . Bayonet mounts with characteristic claw shapes

. . . . Bayonet mounts with characteristic claw arrangements

. . . Screw mounts

. . . Combined use of screws and bayonets

. . . Mounts that also serve as tilt mechanisms

. . . Mounts used as lens shutters

EE42

EE43

EE44

EE45

EE46

. . Mount manufacturing

. . . Materials

. . Mounts with characteristic flat surfaces

. . . Lubrication

. . . Mounts with rotary shafts at the mount surface

EE51

EE52

EE53

EE54

EE55

EE56

EE57

EE58

EE59

EE60

. Mounting and removal

. . Detection

. . . Correct mounting

. . . . Release locking

. . . Release of engagement

. . Fixing of the mounting position

. . . Pins

. . . Levers

. . . Click balls

. . Connection and disengagement of mechanisms

EE61

EE62

EE63

. . . Mechanisms with characteristic coupling units

. . Return of internal mechanisms to the original position

. . Locking or release of internal mechanisms during mounting or dismounting

EE71

EE72

EE73

EE74

EE75

EE76

EE77

EE78

EE79

EE80

. Signal terminals around mounts

. . Shapes of terminals

. . . Elastic support bodies

. . Arrangement of terminals

. . . Characteristics of power lines

. . Terminals other than electrical terminals

. . Protection of terminals

. . . Means of cleaning

. . Characteristics during mounting and dismounting

. . . Retraction of terminals

EE81

EE82

EE83

EE84

EE85

EE86

EE87

EE88

EE89

EE90

. . . Signal conductivity

. . . . Protection switches

. . . . Mounting signals

. . . . Detection of conduction failure

. . . . Timing of power-source conductivity

. . Optical elements with information elements

. . . Resistance

. . . Central processing units

. . . Memory

. . . Embedding of magnetic bodies

EE93

EE94

EE95

EE96

EE97

EE98

. Signal terminals located at places other than the mounting surface

. . Plug-in connectors

. Adjustment of the flange back

. Cameras with dust-protection shutters

. Indication

. Uses for cameras other than use as still cameras

FF00
SPECIAL CAMERAS

FF01

FF02

FF03

FF04

FF05

FF06

FF07

FF08

FF09

. Combined cameras

. . Combination of still cameras and other types of cameras

. . . Combination of still cameras and video cameras

. . Addition of video functions to electronic still cameras

. . Arrangement

. . Switching of functions

. . Sharing of functions

. . . Photographic optical systems

. . . Release

2H101	STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM OF CAMERAS
	G03B17/04 -17/17