Camera for receiving a roll film having an identification mark
AssigneeAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKiyoshi Kawano
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Abstract
A camera using a roll film (Brownie film) having an identification mark, on one half of the width of the film strip, is provided with a pair of spool compartments in a camera body. The film can be loaded in one of the spool compartments. The film loaded in one spool compartment can be wound into the other spool compartment. The camera body is provided with a pair of code sensors, wherein at least one code sensor corresponds to the identification mark, regardless of the winding direction of said film.
Claims18
A camera for receiving a roll film that is provided with a film strip wound around a first spool and a second spool, said film strip being provided with an identification mark on one half of the width of the film strip, said camera comprising:
- first and second spool compartments configured so that the first spool can be loaded into either said first or second spool compartments and said second spool can be loaded into either said second or first spool compartments, respectively;
- a reversible film winding mechanism that is configured to wind the film strip of said roll film onto said second spool, wherein the film winding direction can be reversed depending on into which one of said first and second spool compartments the roll film is loaded;
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- a pair of code sensors that are provided so that one code sensor of said pair of code sensors corresponds to said identification mark, regardless of the winding direction of said film.
A camera using a roll film that is provided with a film strip comprising an identification mark on one half of the width of the film strip, wherein:
- said camera comprises a pair of spool compartments;
- the film strip is wound onto a spool, the pair of spool compartments being configured so that the film strip can be loaded into one of said pair of spool compartments;
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- the film strip which is wound onto one spool and loaded into one spool compartment of said pair of spool compartments can be wound onto another spool loaded into the other spool compartments of said pair of spool compartments;
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- said camera is provided a pair of code sensors, wherein one code sensor of said pair of code sensors is positioned to correspond to said identification mark regardless of the winding direction of said film.
A camera comprising:
- a first and a second spool compartment configured such that a first spool can be loaded into either said first or second compartments and a second spool can be loaded into either said second or first compartments, respectively;
- wherein said first spool comprises a roll film that is provided with a film strip wound around said first spool, and said film strip can be unwound from said first spool and wound onto said second spool;
- wherein
- the film strip includes an identification mark located at a position on one half of the width of the film strip;
- a first code sensor that detects the identification mark when the first and second spools are loaded into said first and second compartments, respectively;
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- a second code sensor that detects the identification mark when the first and second spools are loaded into said second and first compartments, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.