Multi-lamp flash wheel and camera

A multi-lamp flash wheel comprising:

• a circular array of flash lamps arranged radially with respective ignition ends of said lamps closer to one another than respective opposite ends of the lamps, and each one of said lamps having respective ignition stems projecting from said ignition ends of the lamps to be struck to ignite the lamps;
• a one-piece reflector ring located behind said circular array of lamps with respective disk portions of said reflector ring extending radially over each one of said lamps between said ignitions ends and opposite ends of the lamps to reflect flash illumination from the lamps non-radially;
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• a one-piece striker ring located behind said reflector ring, and having respective striker fingers extending radially over said lamps for striking said ignition stems of the lamps.

A camera comprising:

• a circular array of flash lamps arranged radially with respective ignition ends of said lamps relatively close to one another and respective opposite ends of the lamps relatively far from one another;
• a one-piece reflector disk located behind said circular array of flash lamps with respective disk portions of said reflector disk extending radially over each one of said lamps between said ignitions ends and opposite ends of the lamps to reflect flash illumination from the lamps non-radially;
• a flash emission window;
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• means supporting said circular array of flash lamps and said reflector disk for simultaneous rotation to position respective pairs of said lamps and said disk portions successively behind said window to reflect flash illumination from the lamps non-radially through the window.

A camera comprising:

• a circular array of flash lamps arranged radially with respective ignition ends of said lamps closer to one another than respective opposite ends of the lamps, and each one of said lamps having respective ignition stems projecting from said ignition ends of the lamps to be struck to ignite the lamps;
• a one-piece striker ring located behind said circular array of lamps, and having respective striker fingers extending radially over said lamps for striking said ignition stems of the lamps;
• a flash emission window;
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• means supporting said circular array of flash lamps and said striker ring for simultaneous rotation to position respective pairs of said lamps and said striker fingers successively behind said window to emit flash illumination radially from the lamps through the window.

A camera comprising:

• a circular array of flash lamps arranged radially with respective ignition ends of said lamps closer to one another than respective opposite ends of the lamps, and each one of said lamps having respective ignition stems projecting from said ignition ends of the lamps to be struck to ignite the lamps;
• a one-piece reflector ring located behind said circular array of lamps with respective disk portions of said reflector disk extending radially over each one of said lamps between said ignitions ends and opposite ends of the lamps to reflect flash illumination from the lamps non-radially;
• a one-piece striker ring located behind said reflector ring, and having respective striker fingers extending radially over said lamps for striking said ignition stems of the lamps;
• a flash emission window;
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• means supporting said circular array of flash lamps, said reflector disk and said striker ring for simultaneous rotation to position respective trios of said lamps, said disk portions and said striker fingers successively behind said window to reflect flash illumination from the lamps non-radially through the window.