IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING LIGHT EMITTING SECTION

摘要

A mechanism capable of preventing a movable member from being lifted up from an apparatus body when it is in its retracted position within the apparatus body. The movable member having a light emission unit is moved between a retracted position and a light emission position. A link member has one end pivotally supported by the apparatus body and the other end pivotally supporting the movable member. The link member is urged toward the apparatus body by a torsion spring, and the movable member is urged toward the link member by a tensile spring. A lock lever locks an engaging pawl of the movable member against urging forces of the respective springs when the light emission unit is in the retracted position, and a lock plate locks a restriction portion of the movable member against the urging forces of the respective springs.

主权项

1. An image pickup apparatus including a light emitting section configured to move between a retracted position where the light emitting section is retracted in an apparatus body and a light emission position where the light emitting section protrudes from the apparatus body, comprising:
a movable member having the light emitting section; a support member having one end pivotally supported by the apparatus body and the other end pivotally supporting said movable member; a first urging member configured to urge said support member toward the apparatus body; a second urging member configured to urge said movable member toward said support member; a first locking member configured to lock a first locked portion formed in one end of said movable member against urging forces of said respective first and second urging members in a case where the light emitting section is in the retracted position; and a second locking member configured to lock a second locked portion formed in the other end of said movable member against the urging forces of said respective first and second urging members in a case where the light emitting section is in the retracted position, wherein in a case where the light emitting section is in the retracted position, release of locking engagement between said first locking member and said first locked portion causes said movable member to be pivotally moved with respect to said support member by the urging force of said second urging member, and wherein the pivotal movement of said movable member with respect to said support member releases locking engagement between said second locking member and said second locked portion, and said support member is pivotally moved with respect to the apparatus body by the urging force of said first urging member, whereby the light emitting section is positioned in the light emission position.