公开(公告)号：US06317568B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-13

申请号：US09371652

申请日：1999-08-10

申请人： Patricia L. Williams ,  Dennis R. Zander ,  Timothy J. Fuss

发明人： Patricia L. Williams ,  Dennis R. Zander ,  Timothy J. Fuss

IPC分类号： G03B1702

CPC分类号： G03B17/30 ,  G03B17/425 ,  G03B2217/268

摘要： A camera includes a rotatable film winder that coaxially engages a film spool to rotate the film spool in order to wind a filmstrip onto the film spool and that is retractable from the film spool to facilitate film loading into the camera, is characterized in that a flexible cord is connected to the film winder to be pulled to retract the film winder. Preferably, a chamber is provided for the film spool, a film door is closed to cover the chamber and is opened to uncover the chamber, and a latch member is movable into engagement with the film door to secure the film door closed and out of engagement with the film door to permit the film door to be opened and is connected with the flexible cord to pull the flexible cord to retract the film winder when the latch member is moved out of engagement with the film door.

摘要翻译： 相机包括可旋转的薄膜卷绕器，其同轴地接合薄膜卷轴以旋转薄膜卷轴，以便将胶卷卷绕到薄膜卷轴上并且可从胶片卷轴缩回以便于胶卷装载到相机中，其特征在于，柔性 电线连接到卷绕机上，以拉出卷绕机。 优选地，为薄膜卷轴提供腔室，胶片门关闭以覆盖室，并且打开以揭开腔室，并且闩锁构件可移动地与胶片门接合以将胶片门闭合并脱离接合 与胶片门一起允许胶片门打开并且与柔性电缆连接以拉动柔性电缆，以便当闩锁构件移动离开与胶片门的接合时缩回胶片卷绕器。

公开(公告)号：US06213655B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-10

申请号：US09504700

申请日：2000-02-16

申请人： Timothy J. Fuss ,  Dennis R. Zander

发明人： Timothy J. Fuss ,  Dennis R. Zander

IPC分类号： G03B100

CPC分类号： G03B17/02

摘要： A camera includes a cartridge receiving chamber for receiving a film cartridge having a rotatable film spool with an accessible end cavity, and a winding spindle for rotationally engaging the film spool inside its end cavity to wind exposed film into the film cartridge. The winding spindle has a concentric outer collar that is elastically expandable inside the end cavity to effect frictional torque contact with the film spool, and a concentric inner spool core that is rotatable within a center hole in the outer collar to force the outer collar to expand into frictional torque contact with the film spool. A slight reverse rotation of the inner spool core relative to the outer collar allows the outer collar to resiliently retract out of frictional torque contact with the film spool. Then, the winding spindle can be removed from the end cavity to permit the film cartridge to be removed from the cartridge receiving chamber.

摘要翻译： 照相机包括盒接收室，用于接收具有可旋转薄膜卷轴的暗盒，该胶片暗盒具有可接近的端部空腔，以及卷绕轴，用于将胶片卷轴旋转地接合在其端腔内，以将曝光的胶片卷入暗盒中。 所述卷绕轴具有同心的外套环，其可在所述端腔内弹性膨胀以实现与所述薄膜卷轴的摩擦力矩接触;以及同心的内卷轴芯，其可在所述外套环内的中心孔内旋转，以迫使所述外套筒膨胀 与胶片卷轴摩擦转矩接触。 内卷轴芯相对于外套环略微反向旋转允许外套环弹性地退出与胶片卷轴的摩擦转矩接触。 然后，卷绕心轴可以从端腔移除，以允许暗盒从盒容纳室移除。

公开(公告)号：US06192194B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-20

申请号：US09522132

申请日：2000-03-09

申请人： Timothy J. Fuss ,  Dennis R. Zander

发明人： Timothy J. Fuss ,  Dennis R. Zander

IPC分类号： G03B1702

CPC分类号： G03B13/02 ,  G03B17/02

摘要： A camera housing comprises an exterior longitudinal edge that is curved widthwise; a single opening through the exterior longitudinal edge that interrupts the exterior longitudinal edge to create a gap in the exterior longitudinal edge; and an insert having a longitudinal edge that is curved widthwise the same as the exterior longitudinal edge and configured to fit in the opening to align the longitudinal edge of the insert with the exterior longitudinal edge in order that the longitudinal edge of the insert is positioned within the gap to appear to be a continuation of the exterior longitudinal edge, and including a viewfinder window with an exterior flat face that is inclined into the longitudinal edge of the insert to at least partially interrupt the longitudinal edge of the insert in order to prevent the occurrence of image distortion when looking though the viewfinder window in the vicinity of the longitudinal edge of the insert.

摘要翻译： 相机外壳包括横向弯曲的外部纵向边缘; 穿过外部纵向边缘的单个开口，其中断外部纵向边缘以在外部纵向边缘中产生间隙; 以及具有纵向边缘的纵向边缘，其纵向弯曲与外部纵向边缘相同，并且被配置成装配在开口中，以使插入件的纵向边缘与外部纵向边缘对齐，以使插入件的纵向边缘位于 该间隙看起来是外部纵向边缘的延续，并且包括取景器窗口，其具有外部平坦表面，其倾斜到插入件的纵向边缘中，以至少部分地中断插入件的纵向边缘，以防止 当通过取景器窗口在插入件的纵向边缘附近观察时出现图像失真。

公开(公告)号：US06270265B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-07

申请号：US09478488

申请日：2000-01-06

申请人： Timothy J. Fuss ,  Dennis R. Zander

发明人： Timothy J. Fuss ,  Dennis R. Zander

IPC分类号： G03B124

CPC分类号： G03B1/24

摘要： A film-engaging sprocket drive for use with an edge-perforated filmstrip having successive uniform-pitch film perforations includes a set of two coaxial sprocket wheels each having a series of uniform-pitch film-engaging teeth that are similarly shaped to engage the filmstrip within the film perforations and that are arranged in successive pairs of one tooth from one sprocket wheel and another tooth from the other sprocket wheel. The sprocket wheels each are rotatable relative to the other to similarly increase the pitch of the two teeth in the respective pairs of teeth to greater than the pitch of the film perforations. A return spring is arranged to rotate one sprocket wheel relative to the other sprocket wheel to decrease the pitch of the two teeth in the respective pairs of teeth substantially to the pitch of the film perforations.

摘要翻译： 与具有连续均匀间隔膜穿孔的边缘穿孔胶片一起使用的胶片接合链轮驱动器包括一组两个同轴链轮，每个具有一系列均匀间隔的胶片接合齿，其类似地形状以与胶片接合 薄膜穿孔并且从一个链轮连续地配置成一对齿并且另一个齿从另一个链轮布置。 链轮各自可以相对于另一个旋转，以相似地增加相应齿对中的两个齿的间距，使其大于胶片穿孔的间距。 复位弹簧布置成使一个链轮相对于另一个链轮旋转，以使相应成对的齿中的两个齿的间距基本上减小到胶片穿孔的间距。

公开(公告)号：US06276846B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-21

申请号：US09478768

申请日：2000-01-06

申请人： Patricia L. Williams ,  Dennis R. Zander

发明人： Patricia L. Williams ,  Dennis R. Zander

IPC分类号： G03B156

CPC分类号： G03B17/02

摘要： A camera comprising a cartridge receiving chamber for a film cartridge with a filmstrip having a protruding film leader, a film door that opens and closes to uncover and re-cover the chamber, a backframe opening for exposing successive sections of the filmstrip, a film platen positioned over the backframe opening to support each section of the filmstrip at the backframe opening, and a film support positioned within the backframe opening to prevent the film leader from becoming jammed in the backframe opening when the film cartridge is placed in the chamber, is characterized in that the film platen is movable to at least partially uncover the backfrane opening in order to provide a film entry zone for the film leader into the backframe opening when the film door is opened, and the film support is coupled with the film platen for movement to the film entry zone to be positioned to prevent the film leader from becoming jammed in the backframe opening when the film platen is moved to partially uncover the backframe opening.

摘要翻译： 一种照相机，包括用于胶片暗盒的盒接收室，其具有带有突出的胶片引导件的胶片，打开和关闭以揭开和重新盖住所述室的胶片门，用于曝光胶片的连续部分的后框架开口，胶片压板 定位在后框架开口上方，以支撑背框开口处的胶片的每个部分，以及定位在后框架开口内的胶片支架，以防止当胶片暗盒放置在该室内时，胶片引导件卡在后框架开口中。 因为胶片压板可移动以至少部分地露出背板开口，以便当胶片门打开时为胶片引导器提供胶片进入区域，并且胶片支架与胶片压板连接以便移动 到胶片进入区域以被定位成防止胶卷头在胶片压板移动到parti时被卡在后框架开口中 盟友露出背框开口。

公开(公告)号：US06292632B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-18

申请号：US09503368

申请日：2000-02-14

申请人： Dennis R. Zander ,  Patricia L. Williams

发明人： Dennis R. Zander ,  Patricia L. Williams

IPC分类号： G03B166

CPC分类号： G03B1/66

摘要： An exposure count indicator has a scale of successive exposure count indicia for visually indicating which film frame is positioned for exposure in a camera, and a confirmation indicator separate from the exposure count indicia for providing a visual confirmation indication that a first available frame is positioned for exposure in the camera. A pointer is supported to move from pointing to a pre-initialization one of the exposure count indicia for visually indicating that the first available frame has not been positioned for exposure in the camera to pointing to a successive one of the exposure count indicia for visually indicating that the first available frame is positioned for exposure. The confirmation indicator is capable of modifying light transmitted through it to prevent objects behind it from being clearly seen, and is fixed adjacent the pre-initialization one of the exposure count indicia to cover the pointer when the pointer points to the pre-initialization one of the exposure count indicia, in order that the pointer cannot be clearly seen, but not to cover the pointer when the pointer points to the successive one of the exposure count indicia, in order that the pointer can at least be partially clearly seen. Thus, the changeover from the pointer not being clearly seen to being at least partially clearly seen provides the visual confirmation.

摘要翻译： 曝光计数指示器具有连续曝光计数标记的比例，用于可视地指示哪个胶片框架被定位用于在相机中曝光;以及确认指示器，与曝光计数标记分开，用于提供第一可用帧定位的视觉确认指示， 曝光在相机中。 支持指针从指点移动到曝光计数标记之间的预初始化，以便可视地指示第一可用帧尚未被定位用于照相机中的曝光，以指向曝光计数标记中的连续的一个，用于可视地指示 第一个可用的框架定位用于曝光。 确认指示器能够修改透过它的光线，以防止其后面的物体被清楚地看到，并且当该指针指向预先初始化之前的一个时，固定在曝光计数标记的预初始化之前，覆盖该指针 曝光计数标记，以便指针不能被清楚地看到，但是当指针指向曝光计数标记中的连续的一个时，不能覆盖指针，以便至少可以清楚地看到指示器。 因此，从指针的转换不被清楚地看到至少部分清楚地看到提供视觉确认。

公开(公告)号：US06205295B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-20

申请号：US09565312

申请日：2000-05-04

申请人： Patricia L. Williams ,  Dennis R. Zander

发明人： Patricia L. Williams ,  Dennis R. Zander

IPC分类号： G03B1736

CPC分类号： G03B17/02

摘要： A camera comprising a cartridge receiving chamber for a film cartridge with a film leader that can be advanced from the film cartridge in preparation for film exposure and can be wound into the film cartridge after film exposure, a film door movable open to open the chamber and movable closed to close the chamber, and a door lock movable to lock the film door closed and movable to release the film door, is characterized in that a film sensor is originally positioned to be moved by the film leader as the film leader is advanced from the film cartridge, and a dual purpose indicator and blocker is connected to the film sensor to be moved to block the door lock from being moved to release the film door and to provide a visible indication when the film sensor is moved by the film leader, whereby the dual purpose indicator and blocker prevents the film door from being opened and warns that the film leader has been advanced from the film cartridge in preparation for film exposure.

摘要翻译： 一种相机，包括用于具有胶片引导件的胶片暗盒的盒接收室，其可以从胶片暗盒前进以准备胶片曝光，并且可以在胶片曝光之后被卷绕到暗盒中，可以打开打开所述腔室的胶片门和 可移动地闭合以关闭室，以及可移动以锁定胶片门的门锁，并且可移动以释放胶片门，其特征在于，胶片传感器最初定位成当胶片引导者从胶片导向器前进时由胶片导向器移动 胶片暗盒和双重目的指示器和阻挡器连接到胶片传感器以被移动以阻止门锁被移动以释放胶片门，并且当胶片传感器被胶卷头移动时提供可视指示， 由此双重用途指示器和阻挡件防止胶片门被打开，并警告胶片引导者已经从胶片暗盒中推进以准备胶片曝光。

公开(公告)号：US06317569B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-13

申请号：US09544691

申请日：2000-04-07

申请人： Dennis R. Zander

发明人： Dennis R. Zander

IPC分类号： G03B1702

CPC分类号： G03B17/02

摘要： A camera includes a cartridge loading chamber for receiving a film cartridge with a rotatable film spool having an exposed spool end, a rotatable support spindle which projects into the chamber to coaxially engage the spool end when the film cartridge is in the chamber, a door which pivots open to open the chamber and pivots closed to close the chamber, and a multi-function spring which urges the film cartridge to coaxially engage the spool end with the support spindle and urges the door to pivot open. The multi-function spring is a single springy piece which has a cartridge-positioning springy portion that is permanently positioned inside the chamber to urge the film cartridge to coaxially engage the spool end with the support spindle, regardless whether the door is closed, and has a door-opening spring portion that is permanently positioned outside the chamber to press against the door when the door is closed, regardless whether the film cartridge is in the chamber.

摘要翻译： 相机包括盒装载室，用于接收具有可旋转薄膜卷轴的暗盒，该胶片卷轴具有暴露的卷轴端，当胶片暗盒在所述室中时突出到所述室中以同轴地接合卷轴末端的可旋转的支承轴;门 枢转打开以打开室并且枢转关闭以关闭室，以及多功能弹簧，其推动暗盒同轴地将卷轴端部与支撑轴接合并且促使门枢转打开。 多功能弹簧是单个弹性件，其具有盒定位弹性部分，其永久地定位在腔室内以促使暗盒与支架主轴同轴地接合卷轴端部，而不管门是否关闭，并且具有 门打开弹簧部分，当门被关闭时，其永久地定位在室外部以压靠门，而不管暗盒是否在腔室中。

公开(公告)号：US5999754A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-07

申请号：US188965

申请日：1998-11-10

申请人： Loretta E. Allen ,  Dennis R. Zander

发明人： Loretta E. Allen ,  Dennis R. Zander

IPC分类号： G03B17/36 ,  G03B17/24

CPC分类号： G03B17/36 ,  G03B2219/045

摘要： A compact camera comprising a frame counter disk supported for rotation to indicate the number of exposures remaining to be made on a filmstrip, is characterized in that the frame counter disk is flexible, has a curved periphery, is bent along a straight line joining two spaced points on the curved periphery to be located in two different planes in order to conserve space, and has a plurality of exposure related indicia that is moved successively from one of the planes to the other plane as the frame counter disk is rotated.

摘要翻译： 一种小型照相机，包括支撑为旋转以指示在胶片上剩余的曝光次数的框架计数盘，其特征在于，框架计数盘是柔性的，具有弯曲周边，沿着连接两个间隔开的直线弯曲 弯曲周边上的点位于两个不同的平面中以节省空间，并且当多个曝光相关标记随着框架计数盘旋转而从一个平面连续移动到另一个平面。

公开(公告)号：US5909601A

公开(公告)日：1999-06-01

申请号：US879169

申请日：1997-06-19

申请人： Dennis R. Zander

发明人： Dennis R. Zander

IPC分类号： G03B17/02 ,  G03B17/30 ,  G03B1/42

CPC分类号： G03B17/30 ,  G03B17/02

摘要： A camera including a cartridge receiving chamber for a film cartridge with a filmstrip including a film leader, a film take-up chamber, a backframe opening located between the cartridge receiving chamber and the film take-up chamber, a film platen located over the backframe opening, a film slit between the cartridge receiving chamber and the backframe opening to permit the film leader to be longitudinally inserted through the film slit from the cartridge receiving chamber across the backframe opening and to the film take-up chamber when the film cartridge is placed in the cartridge receiving chamber, and a film support movable to a leader supporting position within the backframe frame opening to prevent the film leader from becoming jammed in the backframe opening and for guiding the film leader to the film take-up chamber, is characterized in that the film platen is supported for movement in a first direction relative to the backframe opening to move the film support to its leader supporting position and for movement in a reverse direction relative to the backframe opening to retract the film support from its leader supporting position.

摘要翻译： 一种相机，包括用于胶片暗盒的盒接收室，其具有包括胶片引导件的胶卷，胶片卷取室，位于暗盒容纳室和胶片卷取室之间的后框开口，位于背框上方的胶片压板 打开墨盒接收室和后框架开口之间的胶片狭缝，以允许胶片引导件在胶片暗盒放置时从胶片接收室纵向穿过背框开口纵向插入到胶片收容室中 在墨盒接收室中，以及胶片支撑件，其能够移动到后框架框架开口内的引导件支撑位置，以防止胶片引导件卡在后框架开口中并用于将胶片引导件引导到胶片卷取室，其特征在于 胶片压板被支撑成相对于背框开口在第一方向上移动，以将胶片支架移动到其前端 移动位置并且相对于后框架开口沿相反方向运动，以使胶片支撑件从其前端支撑位置缩回。