公开(公告)号：US5049907A

公开(公告)日：1991-09-17

申请号：US610803

申请日：1990-11-08

申请人： Richard J. Fraser ,  Kenneth J. Launie ,  George D. Whiteside

发明人： Richard J. Fraser ,  Kenneth J. Launie ,  George D. Whiteside

IPC分类号： G03B17/52

CPC分类号： G03B17/52

摘要： An instant type camera having first and second film engaging means for moving an exposed film unit from a film cassette to a film storage chamber. The second film engaging means is mounted for movement from a position on the entry side of a pair of spread rollers to a position on an exit side of the spread rollers. During such movement, the second film engaging means engages a trailing edge of an exposed film unit as it emerges from between the spread rollers and moves it into the storage chamber.

公开(公告)号：US06301438B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-09

申请号：US09661236

申请日：2000-09-13

申请人： Michael N. Burdenko ,  Juan C. VanDijk ,  Kenneth J. Launie

发明人： Michael N. Burdenko ,  Juan C. VanDijk ,  Kenneth J. Launie

IPC分类号： G03B1750

CPC分类号： G03B17/52

摘要： A film advancement assembly for a self-developing and folding camera. The camera comprising a main frame assembly and a lens assembly. The lens assembly being pivotally mounted on the main frame assembly and movable between a closed position in which the lens assembly is disposed at least in part within the main frame assembly and an open position in which the lens assembly upstands from the main frame assembly. A gear train is mounted on the main frame member and is operative to drive a pair of spread rolls, and operative to drive a film pick to advance a film unit. A motor is mounted on the main frame assembly and is operative to power the gear train, the motor being disposed proximate a bottom surface of the main frame assembly.

摘要翻译： 用于自行开发和折叠相机的胶片推进组件。 该相机包括主框架组件和透镜组件。 所述透镜组件枢转地安装在所述主框架组件上并且可在关闭位置之间移动，所述关闭位置中所述透镜组件至少部分地设置在所述主框架组件内，并且所述透镜组件从所述主框架组件竖起的打开位置。 齿轮系安装在主框架构件上，并且可操作以驱动一对展开辊，并且可操作地驱动胶片拾取器以推进胶片单元。 电动机安装在主框架组件上并且可操作地为齿轮系供电，电动机设置在主框架组件的底表面附近。

公开(公告)号：US6055375A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-25

申请号：US018375

申请日：1998-02-04

申请人： Lawrence M. Douglas ,  John P. Kirby ,  Kenneth J. Launie ,  Frank S. Silveira

发明人： Lawrence M. Douglas ,  John P. Kirby ,  Kenneth J. Launie ,  Frank S. Silveira

IPC分类号： G03B17/52 ,  G03B17/50

CPC分类号： G03B17/50

摘要： A photographic apparatus for use with self-developing film wherein the apparatus comprises a light-tight housing assembly having a film unit exit for allowing the film units to exit the housing assembly; an exposure control assembly including a shutter button; the exposure control assembly includes a biased carriage assembly movable between ambient, strobe and strobe charge positions in response to manual displacement thereof; a spread roller assembly including spread rollers for spreading the processing fluid in the film units; a manually operable drive mechanism is mounted in the housing assembly for bidirectional linear movement between extended and retracted positions and carries a pick for engaging and advancing a topmost film unit of the film stack into the nip, and for rotatably driving the spread roller member in response to pulling of the drive mechanism by an operator to process the film unit and eject the same from the exit; and, an interlocking assembly cooperates with the shutter button and the drive mechanism to prevent the drive mechanism from moving until the shutter button is actuated, and preventing the drive mechanism from being reinserted into the housing assembly until the drive mechanism has been pulled sufficiently so that a film unit has been processed by the spread roller member and exits the housing assembly.

摘要翻译： 一种用于自显影胶片的摄影装置，其中该装置包括一个具有胶片单元出口的防光外壳组件，该胶片单元出口允许胶片单元离开外壳组件; 包括快门按钮的曝光控制组件; 曝光控制组件包括偏置的滑架组件，其可响应于其手动位移而在环境，闪光灯和闪光灯充电位置之间移动; 扩展辊组件，包括用于将处理流体分散在胶片单元中的展开辊; 手动可操作的驱动机构安装在壳体组件中，用于在延伸位置和缩回位置之间进行双向线性运动，并且携带用于接合和推进胶片堆叠的最上面的胶片单元进入辊隙的拾取器，并且响应于可旋转地驱动展开辊构件 由操作者拉动驱动机构以处理胶片单元并将其从出口喷出; 并且，互锁组件与快门按钮和驱动机构配合以防止驱动机构移动直到快门按钮被致动，并且防止驱动机构重新插入到壳体组件中，直到驱动机构被充分拉出，使得 胶片单元已被展开辊构件处理并离开壳体组件。

公开(公告)号：US08305408B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-06

申请号：US11753753

申请日：2007-05-25

申请人： Kenneth J. Launie ,  Leo R. Lechtenberg ,  Juan C. Van Dijk ,  William T. Vetterling

发明人： Kenneth J. Launie ,  Leo R. Lechtenberg ,  Juan C. Van Dijk ,  William T. Vetterling

IPC分类号： B41J2/32 ,  B41J2/38

CPC分类号： B41J11/02 ,  B41J11/08 ,  B41J11/14

摘要： Devices and methods for thermally printing on a thermal image member are disclosed using a thermal print head and a nonrotating platen. The nonrotating platen is adapted to bias the thermal imaging member against the print head. The nonrotating platen includes an elastic member and a mounting means for securing at least one end of the elastic member with respect to the print head. A portion of the thermal imaging member is placed in a printing nip formed between a thermal print head and the nonrotating platen. The print head exerts a torque on the elastic member when the elastic member biases the imaging member against the print head. The thermal imaging member is translated along a transport direction through the printing nip, such that at least one surface of the imaging member slides across the nonrotating platen. The print head forms an image upon the translated thermal imaging member.

摘要翻译： 使用热打印头和非旋转台板公开了在热图像部件上进行热印刷的装置和方法。 非旋转台板适于将热成像构件偏压打印头。 非旋转台板包括弹性构件和用于相对于打印头固定弹性构件的至少一端的安装装置。 热成像构件的一部分被放置在形成在热打印头和非旋转台板之间的打印压区中。 当弹性构件将成像构件偏压在打印头上时，打印头在弹性构件上施加扭矩。 热成像构件沿输送方向平移通过打印压区，使得成像构件的至少一个表面滑过非旋转压板。 打印头在经过翻译的热成像构件上形成图像。

公开(公告)号：US4508441A

公开(公告)日：1985-04-02

申请号：US534825

申请日：1983-09-22

申请人： Kenneth J. Launie

发明人： Kenneth J. Launie

IPC分类号： G03B17/36

CPC分类号： G03B17/36

摘要： A camera having a film counter for indicating the number of unexposed film units remaining in the camera. The film counter includes a rotatably mounted drum having a single row of teeth by which the drum may be sequentially indexed in a first direction subsequent to the exposure of a film unit. A pawl having first and second working surfaces limits rotation of the drum in a second direction thereby maintaining the drum in its newly indexed position. By removing one of the teeth, the second working surface is able to move into the space created by the removed tooth and into the path of movement of one of the teeth during rotation of the drum in the second direction to thus stop the drum in its newly indexed position. Thus, the second working surface obviates the need for a second pawl and/or a second row of teeth while removal of the tooth from the row prevents the drum from being further indexed in the first direction when the supply of film has been exhausted, thus preventing overwinding of its return spring.

摘要翻译： 具有用于指示保留在照相机中的未曝光胶片单元的数量的胶片计数器的相机。 胶片计数器包括具有单列齿的可旋转地安装的滚筒，通过该滚筒可以在胶片单元的曝光之后沿着第一方向顺序地转印滚筒。 具有第一和第二工作表面的棘爪限制滚筒在第二方向的旋转，从而将滚筒保持在其新的分度位置。 通过移除齿中的一个，第二工作表面能够在滚筒沿着第二方向旋转期间移动到由移除的齿形成的空间中并且进入其中一个齿的运动路径，从而将滚筒停止在其中 新索引职位 因此，第二工作表面消除了对第二棘爪和/或第二排齿的需要，同时从排中移除齿可防止当薄膜的供应已经排出时鼓在第一方向上被进一步分度，因此 防止其复位弹簧倒转。

公开(公告)号：US4335945A

公开(公告)日：1982-06-22

申请号：US222013

申请日：1981-01-02

申请人： Bruce K. Johnson ,  Kenneth J. Launie

发明人： Bruce K. Johnson ,  Kenneth J. Launie

IPC分类号： G02B7/40 ,  G03B13/18 ,  G03B9/08

CPC分类号： G02B7/40

摘要： A camera, including an automatic lens focusing system of the type wherein a disc holding a plurality of different lens elements is accelerated by an arm of a torsion spring to effect disc rotation for sequentially presenting the lens elements at a focusing system, is provided with an arrangement for easily adjusting the amount of energy stored in the spring prior to release to thereby change the resultant disc rotational velocity. The adjustment is made in connection with a method of calibrating disc rotational velocity.

摘要翻译： 一种照相机，包括一种自动透镜聚焦系统，其中保持多个不同透镜元件的光盘被扭转弹簧的臂加速以实现用于在聚焦系统处顺序呈现透镜元件的光盘旋转， 用于在释放之前容易地调节存储在弹簧中的能量的量，从而改变所得的盘旋转速度。 结合校准盘旋转速度的方法进行调整。

公开(公告)号：US4315681A

公开(公告)日：1982-02-16

申请号：US222012

申请日：1981-01-02

申请人： Kenneth J. Launie

发明人： Kenneth J. Launie

IPC分类号： G02B7/40 ,  G03B9/42 ,  G03B13/20 ,  F16H53/00

CPC分类号： G02B7/40 ,  G03B9/42 ,  Y10T74/2101 ,  Y10T74/2137

摘要： A camera including an automatic lens focusing system, wherein a disc holding a plurality of different lens elements is rotated to sequentially present the lens elements at a focusing system, is provided with a disc stopping arrangement comprising a plurality of notches in a peripheral section of the disc and a pawl having a tang therein configured to be received in a selected one of the notches to stop disc rotation and locate a corresponding one of the lens elements at the focusing position. The outer edge portion of the disc, the notches and the pawl tang are specially configured so as to stabilize the pawl prior to tang entry into a notch and to efficiently dissipate inertial energy of the disc.

摘要翻译： 一种包括自动透镜聚焦系统的照相机，其中，保持多个不同透镜元件的光盘旋转以在聚焦系统处依次呈现透镜元件，设置有盘停止装置，该光盘停止装置包括在 盘和具有其中的柄的棘爪构造成被容纳在所选择的一个切口中以停止盘旋转并将对应的一个透镜元件定位在聚焦位置。 盘的外边缘部分，凹口和棘爪特别地构造成在脚进入凹口之前稳定棘爪并且有效地消散盘的惯性能量。

公开(公告)号：US06527461B2

公开(公告)日：2003-03-04

申请号：US09950179

申请日：2001-09-10

申请人： Kenneth J. Launie ,  Robert L. Stephansky

发明人： Kenneth J. Launie ,  Robert L. Stephansky

IPC分类号： G30B1704

CPC分类号： G03B17/04

摘要： A lens cover assembly for a folding camera includes a main frame assembly and a lens assembly pivotally mounted on the main frame assembly and movable between a closed position in which the lens assembly is disposed at least in part within the main frame assembly and an open position in which the lens assembly upstands from the main frame assembly, the lens assembly having a lens therein. A lens cover member is pivotally mounted on the lens assembly and is movable between a first position in which the lens cover member completely covers the lens, and a second position in which the lens cover member is removed from the lens. A mechanical linkage interconnects the main frame assembly and the lens cover member and is operative, upon moving the lens assembly from the closed position to the open position, to move the lens cover member to the second position, and further operative, upon moving the lens assembly from the open position to the closed position, to move the lens cover member to the first position.

摘要翻译： 用于折叠相机的透镜盖组件包括主框架组件和枢转地安装在主框架组件上并可在关闭位置之间移动的透镜组件，其中透镜组件至少部分地设置在主框架组件内并且打开位置 其中透镜组件从主框架组件支撑，透镜组件在其中具有透镜。 透镜盖构件枢转地安装在透镜组件上，并且可在透镜盖构件完全覆盖透镜的第一位置和透镜盖构件从透镜移除的第二位置之间移动。 机械连杆将主框架组件和透镜盖构件互连，并且在将透镜组件从关闭位置移动到打开位置时可操作，以将透镜盖构件移动到第二位置，并且在移动透镜时进一步操作 从打开位置到关闭位置的组合，将透镜盖部件移动到第一位置。

公开(公告)号：USD389165S

公开(公告)日：1998-01-13

申请号：US56373

申请日：1996-06-27

申请人： John H. Betts ,  Kenneth J. Launie ,  Jon E. Van Tassell

设计人： John H. Betts ,  Kenneth J. Launie ,  Jon E. Van Tassell

公开(公告)号：US5019842A

公开(公告)日：1991-05-28

申请号：US459342

申请日：1989-12-29

申请人： Richard J. Fraser ,  Kenneth J. Launie

发明人： Richard J. Fraser ,  Kenneth J. Launie

IPC分类号： G03B17/04 ,  G03B17/52

CPC分类号： G03B17/52

摘要： A instant camera of the type which receives film assemblages having stacked film units of the self-developing type. The camera is provided with a pair of spread rollers which engage an exposed film unit to spread a processing liquid between layers of the film unit while simultaneously moving it into a storage chamber having a viewing window. An opaque shade for the window is located adjacent the exit side of the spread rollers. The shade is adapted to be moved into covering relationship to the window and/or the exposed film unit for a predetermined period of time after it exits from the bite of a pair of spread rollers and then returned to its noncovering position. This time is sufficient to allow a treated portion of the film unit to remain in the dark unit its length reaches a predetermined value. At this length there will no longer be any danger of actinic light being piped along the length of the film unit until it reaches an untreated portion of the film unit that is still at the entrace side of the spread rollers.