Camera with movable film drive and optical unit

A photographic camera of the self-developing type for use with a substantially thin cassette containing a plurality of film units disposed therewithin in a stacked array extending across the thinnest portion of the cassette, the cassette having an exposure aperture overlying a forwardmost film unit, said camera comprising

• A. a housing structure defining an elongated opening through which the cassette can be slidably inserted endwise to position its forwardmost film unit at the focal plane of said camera, said housing structure including a section which extends in front of and above said elongated opening,
• B. optical means positioned within said housing structure for receiving focused image carrying light rays and directing them along a folded optical path onto the forwardmost film unit,
• C. means operative after the exposure of the forwardmost film unit for initiating the advancement of the forwardmost film unit from the cassette in the direction of said elongated opening, and
• D. a cassette loading door module mounted on said housing structure for displacement between a first open position wherein it facilitates the insertion of the cassette into said housing structure through its said elongated opening and a second closed position wherein it overlies said elongated opening to facilitate photographic operations of said camera, said module including an outer support member that complements said housing structure section to enclose said elongated opening when said module is disposed in its said second position, a pair of processing rollers mounted on said outer support member to receive therebetween, when said module is disposed in its said second position, the leading edge of the forwardmost film unit as it is advanced from the cassette by said advancement initiating means, and a taking lens positioned to be disposed in operative relationship with said optical means when said module is in its said second position.

A photographic camera of the self-developing type for use with a substantially thin cassette containing a plurality of film units disposed therewithin in a stacked array extending across the thinest portion of the cassette, the cassette having an exposure aperture overlying a forwardmost film unit, said camera comprising

• A. a housing structure defining an elongated opening through which the cassette can be slidably inserted endwise to postion its forwardmost film unit at the focal plane of said camera,
• B. means operative after the exposure of the foerwardmost film unit for initiating the advancement of the forwardmost film unit from the cassette in the direction of said elongated opening, and
• C. a cassette loading door module mounted on said housing structure for displacement between a first open position wherein it facilitates the insertion of the cassette into said housing structure through its said elongated opening and a second closed position wherein it overlies said elongated opening to facilitate photographic operations of said camera, said module including a pair of processing rollers mounted to receive therebetween, when said module is disposed in its said second position, the leading edge of the forwardmost film unit as it is advanced from the cassette by said advancement initiating means, and at least one optical element of a viewfinder located to be disposed in its operative position when said module is disposed in its said second position.