公开(公告)号：US5563672A

公开(公告)日：1996-10-08

申请号：US334503

申请日：1994-11-04

申请人： Timothy J. Fuss ,  Leonard Richiuso ,  Donald P. McGinn

发明人： Timothy J. Fuss ,  Leonard Richiuso ,  Donald P. McGinn

IPC分类号： G03B17/00 ,  G03B17/30 ,  G03B17/02 ,  G03B17/26

CPC分类号： G03B17/30 ,  G03B2217/268

摘要： An improved film cartridge handling mechanism for effecting end-wise loading of a film cartridge into a deployable loading chamber of a camera for automatic film advance into a film transport path on closure of the loading chamber, for locking the loading chamber in the closed position when the filmstrip is advanced from the film cartridge, and for preventing the loading chamber from being deployed when the filmstrip is in the filmstrip transport path. A film cartridge is aligned with the filmstrip transport path, and the cartridge film door is opened on movement of the film loading chamber into the closed position. The filmstrip is advanced through the filmstrip transport path past the exposure gate and into a takeup chamber as exposures are made and rewound after all exposures are made. A filmstrip edge sensor is deflected by the presence of the filmstrip in the filmstrip transport path indicating that the film door is open and interferes with the opening mechanism for deploying the film loading cartridge.

摘要翻译： 一种改进的暗盒处理机构，用于实现将胶片暗盒顺利地装载到照相机的可展开的装载室中，以在装载室关闭时自动胶片进入胶片传送路径，用于将装载室锁定在关闭位置， 胶片从暗盒推进，并且当胶卷在胶卷传送路径中时防止装载室被展开。 胶卷盒与胶片传送路径对准，并且胶片胶片门在胶片装载室移动到关闭位置时打开。 胶卷经过曝光门后的胶片传送路径前进，并在曝光完成后进行曝光，并重新卷绕。 胶片边缘传感器通过胶片传送路径中的胶片的存在而偏转，指示胶片门打开并且妨碍用于展开胶片装载盒的打开机构。

公开(公告)号：US5530504A

公开(公告)日：1996-06-25

申请号：US445349

申请日：1995-05-19

申请人： Timothy J. Fuss ,  Donald P. McGinn ,  Anthony DiRisio ,  Robert L. Kuhn, Jr.

发明人： Timothy J. Fuss ,  Donald P. McGinn ,  Anthony DiRisio ,  Robert L. Kuhn, Jr.

IPC分类号： G03B17/28 ,  G03B17/30 ,  G03B19/10

CPC分类号： G03B17/30 ,  G03B2217/268

摘要： An ejector mechanism is provided for use in any system which uses photographic film, such as cameras, film development equipment and any other systems designed for film cartridges. One embodiment of the ejector mechanism includes an ejector slide, an ejector slide spring, a trigger lever, a trigger lever spring, a cover plate and a loading chamber. The ejector slide includes a spring hook, a first guide pin, a second guide pin, a trigger lever tab, a trigger lever notch and a film cartridge pin. The trigger lever includes a trigger lever spring attachment, a trigger lever slot, a pawl, a trigger lever head and a trigger control tab. The cover plate includes a ejector spring attachment, a trigger spring hook, a first guide slot and a trigger control ramp. The first guide slot engages the first guide pin attached to the ejector slide to support first guide pin movement along the first guide slot. The first guide slot further includes a latch tab and a latch slot. The loading chamber, which receives a film cartridge endwise, i.e. axially, includes a second guide slot, a trigger lever guide pin and a film cartridge access slot. The second guide slot engages the second guide pin attached to the ejector slide to support second guide pin movement along the second guide slot. The ejector slide spring is positioned on the ejector spring attachment and the spring hook. The trigger lever spring is positioned on the trigger spring hook and the trigger lever spring attachment. The ejector slide and the trigger lever are positioned between the loading chamber and the cover plate.

摘要翻译： 喷射器机构用于任何使用照相胶片的系统，例如相机，胶片显影设备以及为胶片暗盒设计的任何其它系统。 喷射器机构的一个实施例包括喷射器滑块，喷射器滑动弹簧，触发杆，触发杆弹簧，盖板和装载室。 推出器滑块包括弹簧钩，第一引导销，第二引导销，触发器杠杆接头，触发器拨杆和暗盒销。 触发杆包括触发杆弹簧附件，触发杆插槽，棘爪，触发杆头和触发器控制卡舌。 盖板包括顶出弹簧附件，触发弹簧钩，第一引导槽和触发器控制斜坡。 第一引导槽接合附接到顶出器滑块的第一引导销，以支撑沿着第一引导槽的第一引导销移动。 第一引导槽还包括闩锁突出部和闩锁槽。 装载室，其以端向方式（即，轴向地）容纳暗盒，包括第二引导槽，触发杆引导销和暗盒存取槽。 第二引导槽接合附接到顶出器滑块的第二引导销，以支撑沿着第二引导槽的第二引导销移动。 喷射器滑动弹簧位于喷射器弹簧附件和弹簧钩上。 触发杆弹簧定位在触发弹簧钩和触发杆弹簧附件上。 喷射器滑块和触发杆位于装载室和盖板之间。

公开(公告)号：US06449436B1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-10

申请号：US09826114

申请日：2001-04-04

申请人： Timothy J. Fuss

发明人： Timothy J. Fuss

IPC分类号： G03B724

CPC分类号： G03B9/04 ,  G03B7/24

摘要： A camera adapted to receive any one of a plurality of film loads having different film speeds includes a film speed sensing device for sensing the particular film speed of a film load in the camera, an aperture setting device adjustable to effect different-diameter film exposing apertures, a shaped memory alloy (abbreviated to SMA) wire which when subjected to electrical current for different durations corresponding to the respective film speeds of the film loads is heated to undergo corresponding shape changes to adjust the aperture setting device to the respective film exposing apertures, and a current supplying circuit connected to the SMA wire and to the film speed sensing device that subjects the SMA wire to electrical current for any one of the durations in accordance with the particular film speed of a film load in the camera.

摘要翻译： 适于接收具有不同胶片速度的多个胶片载荷中的任何一个的照相机包括用于感测相机中的胶片载荷的特定胶片速度的胶片速度感测装置，可调节以实现不同直径胶片曝光孔的光圈设定装置 形成记忆合金（缩写为SMA）线，当对与薄膜载荷的各个薄膜速度相对应的不同持续时间进行电流加热以进行相应的形状变化以将孔径设置装置调整到相应的薄膜曝光孔时， 以及电流供应电路，其连接到SMA线和胶片速度感测装置，其根据照相机中的胶片负载的特定胶片速度使SMA线对任何一个持续时间进行电流控制。

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：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：US5530508A

公开(公告)日：1996-06-25

申请号：US334289

申请日：1994-11-04

申请人： Timothy J. Fuss ,  Robert L. Kuhn, Jr.

发明人： Timothy J. Fuss ,  Robert L. Kuhn, Jr.

IPC分类号： G03B1/58 ,  G03B17/02 ,  G03B17/30 ,  G03B1/00

CPC分类号： G03B17/30

摘要： An improved film cartridge handling mechanism for effecting end-wise loading of a film cartridge into a deployable film loading chamber of a camera and positioning of the filmstrip with respect to the camera transport path. The side pivoting, deployable film loading chamber positively seats and accurately aligns the film cartridge in reference to a datum axis as the film loading chamber is latched closed. In use of the invention with a thrust style film cartridge, the seating of the cartridge in the film loading chamber also aligns the film cartridge door with the camera filmstrip transport path. Upon movement of the film loading chamber to the latched or closed position, the film door is opened and the film cartridge spool is engaged with a filmstrip advance motor drive mechanism to advance the aligned filmstrip into the filmstrip transport path and to rewind the filmstrip after all exposures are made.

摘要翻译： 一种改进的胶片暗盒处理机构，用于将胶片暗盒朝向照相机的可展开的胶片装载室进行端面加载并相对于照相机传送路径定位胶卷。 侧面旋转的可展开的胶片装载室当胶片装载室被锁定时，可以相对于基准轴正确地安置和准确地对准暗盒。 在使用具有推力式暗盒的本发明时，墨盒安装在胶片装载室中也使胶片暗盒门与相机胶片传送路径对准。 当胶片装载室移动到锁定或关闭位置时，胶片门被打开并且胶片暗盒卷轴与胶片提前电动机驱动机构接合，以使对准的胶片进入胶卷传送路径，并且完全将后续卷绕胶片 进行曝光。

公开(公告)号：US06449434B1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-10

申请号：US09758810

申请日：2001-01-11

申请人： Timothy J. Fuss

发明人： Timothy J. Fuss

IPC分类号： G03B1300

CPC分类号： G03B13/00

摘要： A lens displacing mechanism for an objective lens comprising an actuator movable to displace the objective lens, and a shaped memory alloy (abbreviated to SMA) wire which when heated contracts to a memorized shape to move the actuator to displace the objective lens, is characterized in that the SMA wire has opposite ends that are fixed in place and an intermediate movable portion between the opposite ends that directly contacts the actuator to move the actuator when the SMA wire is heated to contract.

摘要翻译： 一种用于物镜的透镜移位机构，包括可移动物镜的致动器，以及成形记忆合金（缩写为SMA）线，当被加热收缩到记忆形状以移动致动器以移位物镜时，其特征在于 SMA线具有固定在适当位置的相对端和在相对端之间的中间可移动部分，其在SMA线被加热收缩时直接接触致动器以移动致动器。

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：US5940643A

公开(公告)日：1999-08-17

申请号：US017940

申请日：1998-02-03

申请人： Timothy J. Fuss

发明人： Timothy J. Fuss

IPC分类号： G03B1/48 ,  G03B17/30 ,  G03B17/24

CPC分类号： G03B17/30 ,  G03B1/48 ,  G03B2217/268

摘要： A camera comprising a cartridge receiving chamber for receiving a film cartridge with a filmstrip having a film leader, a backframe opening at which the filmstrip is to be exposed during picture-taking, and a guide arrangement located to facilitate movement of the film leader towards the backframe opening when the film cartridge is placed in the cartridge receiving chamber, is characterized in that the guide arrangement has a pair of leader guide surfaces, a first one of which is configured to guide a curled corner segment of a reduced-width leading portion of the film leader, and a second one of which is configured to guide a curved transitioning longitudinal edge segment intermediate the reduced width leading portion of the film leader and a full width portion of the film leader.

摘要翻译： 一种照相机，包括：盒接收室，用于接收具有胶卷头的胶卷盒的胶片暗盒，在拍摄期间胶片将要暴露的背框开口;以及引导装置，以便于胶片引导件朝向 当胶片暗盒放置在暗盒容纳室中时，后框架开口的特征在于，导向装置具有一对引导引导表面，其中第一引导表面被构造成引导缩小的宽度前导部分的卷曲角部分 胶片引导件，并且其中第二个被构造成引导在胶片引导件的缩小的宽度引导部分和胶片引导件的全宽部分之间的弯曲的过渡纵向边缘部分。

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。