Title:
【発明の名称】カセットインジケータが停留位置にあるのを保証するAPSカメラ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003510636
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The camera of this invention includes a parking mechanism that ensures a visual exposure indicator of an APS film cassette is in the parked position prior to removing the film cassette from the camera. The camera may include a rotatable wheel that rotates in order to move the film between a film cassette compartment, a film exposing area and a film spool. In a preferred embodiment, the parking mechanism includes a pin that engages the rotatable wheel after the film has been rewound into the film cassette and the wheel has been rotated sufficient distance to ensure that the visual exposure indicator moves to the parked position. When the pin engages the rotatable wheel, the pin prevents further rotation of the rotatable wheel. This indicates to the camera user that the visual exposure indicator is in the park position. The wheel may include a cam slot into which the pin travels as the film is being rewound into the film cassette. The cam slot may include an end that contacts the pin to prevent further rotation of the wheel when the visual exposure indicator is in the park position.
Inventors:
The Wodney, Arthur
Bitner, Willfried
Chun, Franco Iku Kai
Bitner, Willfried
Chun, Franco Iku Kai
Application Number:
JP2001525467A
Publication Date:
March 18, 2003
Filing Date:
September 15, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Concord Camera Corporation
International Classes:
G03B17/02; G03B17/18; G03B17/26; G03B17/28; G03B17/30; G03C3/00; G03B17/00; (IPC1-7): G03B17/18; G03B17/00; G03B17/02; G03B17/26; G03B17/28; G03C3/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto (5 outside)