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Details
Inventors: Hayakawa, Masahiro; Kosako, Kousei;
Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP)
Primary Examiner: Perkey; W. B.
Assistant Examiner: Spyrou; Cassandra C.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sandler, Greenblum & Bernstein

In a camera adapted to be sealed against water, the camera having a reciprocating lens barrel, a member for detecting water around the camera, and for controlling the lens barrel, so that the lens barrel will not be moved when water is detected by the detecting member. In another embodiment the camera is provided with a member for detecting water at a certain hydraulic pressure and a member for indicating an alarm when water at such a pressure is detected. Thus, by immobilizing the lens barrel, it is possible to prevent water damage to the camera that might result if the camera were submerged and the lens barrel moved.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A camera adapted to be sealed against water, said camera comprising: detecting means for detecting the presence of water having a hydraulic pressure greater than a predetermined value about said camera; and means for generating an alarm signal when the presence of water at the predetermined hydraulic pressure is detected by said detecting means.
2.
The camera according to claim 1, wherein said detecting means comprises a closed-end hole provided on an outer surface of said camera whose diameter is selected so as to prevent a water droplet from penetrating into said closed-end hole because of the surface tension of the water, when the hydraulic pressure is less than said predetermined value and a water sensing member provided at a predetermined position in said closed-end hole for sensing the water penetrating into said closed-end hole against the surface tension.
3.
The camera according to claim 2, wherein said water sensing member comprises a pair of conductor members positioned opposite to each other at said predetermined position in said closed-end hole, whereby said pair of conductor members are adapted to be electronically connected, when water at a hydraulic pressure greater than said predetermined value penetrates said closed-end hole, and when the air in said closed-end hole is compressed by said water.
4.
The camera according to claim 1, wherein said detecting means comprises a through-hole provided on an outer surface of said camera whose diameter is selected so as to prevent a droplet from penetrating through said through-hole because of the surface tension of the water, when the hydraulic pressure is less than said predetermined value and a water sensing member provided in said through-hole for sensing the water penetrating into said through-hole against the surface tension.
5.
The camera according to claim 4 wherein said water sensing member comprises a pair of conductor members positioned opposite to each other in said through-hole, whereby said pair of conductor members are adapted to be electrically connected, when water penetrates into said through-hole against tension, and when the air in said through-hole is pushed toward the inside of said camera


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