| US 7,483,074 B2 | ||
| Appearing and disappearing type image pickup device | ||
| Yong-seok Bang, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); and Yong-il An, Goyang-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 03, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/2,101. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2003-0097570 (KR), filed on Dec. 26, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0141099 A1, Jun. 30, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 5/225 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 348—373 [348/333.06; 348/333.07; 359/642] | 14 Claims |
| 1. An appearing and disappearing type image pickup device comprising:
a lens unit for capturing an image of an object, the lens unit comprising a rotary unit such that the lens unit is rotatable
within a predetermined range of angles about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the lens when extended from the main body,
and a rotary unit such that the lens unit is rotatable within a predetermined range of angles about an axis parallel to the
axis of the lens when extended from the main body;
a main body for slidably receiving the lens unit in one end of the main body such that the lens unit is capable of substantially
appearing from and disappearing within the main body and capturing an image while at each slidable position;
an image outputting unit provided at one side of the main body;
a recording unit provided in the main body, wherein an image captured by the lens unit is recorded in the recording unit;
and
a battery installed in the main body for supplying power to the respective components of the image pickup device.
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