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US 6,275,663 B1Granted
Camera and cartridge loading apparatus for camera
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasakazu Taku
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Abstract
A cartridge loading apparatus for a camera includes a cartridge chamber into which a film cartridge is loaded, a first setting member for setting a film outlet of the film cartridge to orient in a predetermined direction in a state where the film cartridge has been completely loaded into the cartridge chamber, and a second setting member for setting the film outlet of the film cartridge to orient in a direction angularly deviating from the predetermined direction when the film cartridge passes, a cartridge insertion opening of the cartridge chamber.
Claims40
A cartridge loading apparatus for a camera, comprising:
- a cartridge chamber into which a film cartridge is loaded;
- first setting means for setting a film outlet of the film cartridge to orient in a predetermined direction during process of loading the film cartridge into the cartridge chamber;
- and
- second setting means for setting the film outlet of the film cartridge to orient in a direction angularly deviating from the predetermined direction when the film cartridge passes a cartridge insertion opening of the cartridge chamber during process of unloading the film cartridge from the cartridge chamber.
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A camera, comprising:
- a cartridge chamber into which a film cartridge is loaded;
- first setting means for setting a film outlet of the film cartridge to orient in a predetermined direction during process of loading the film cartridge into the cartridge chamber;
- and
- second setting means for setting the film outlet of the film cartridge to orient in a direction angularly deviating from the predetermined direction when the film cartridge passes a cartridge insertion opening of the cartridge chamber during process of unloading the film cartridge from the cartridge chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.