US 6,608,969 B2Granted

Photographic functional unit and photographic camera and method for the assembly thereof

AssigneeAgfa-Gevaert

InventorRolf Schröder

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Abstract

The following components can be fitted alternatively to the front of a photographic camera subassembly (FU), which is designed for recording photographic images on a photographic film (201) which is disposed therein in a light-tight manner. These components includes a first type housing front part (5), which is matched to the dimensions of the camera subassembly (FU) and with which the camera subassembly (FU) forms an operational camera without a flash device; and a second type housing front part (560) which comprises an extension section (561) which protrudes beyond a lateral edge (S) of the camera subassembly (FU), and the extension section (561) of which, together with a supplementary housing part (360) which can be inserted at the back between the camera subassembly (FU) and the extension section (561), encloses a receiver space (E) for a flash device (6) which is disposed at the side of the camera subassembly (FU), and which forms an operational camera with a flash device.

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Dependent claims

A camera subassembly which is designed for recording, through an image-taking lens (109) provided at a front side thereof, images on a photographic film (201) disposed in a light-tight manner therein, which camera subassembly (FU) is provided to enable attaching to said front side thereof, selectively a first type housing front part (5) or a second type housing front part (560), wherein

said first type housing front part (5), when attached to the front side of said camera subassembly (FU) so as to cover said front side, is matched to dimensions of said camera subassembly, and said camera subassembly (FU) together with said first type housing front part (5) forms a photographic camera not including a flash device;
and
said second type housing front part (560), when attached to the front side of said camera subassembly (FU) so as to cover said front side, by an extension section (561) protrudes beyond a lateral edge (S) of said camera subassembly (FU), which extension section (561) together with a supplementary housing part (360) insertable at a back side thereof between said camera subassembly (FU) and said extension section (561), surrounds a receiver space (E) provided for housing at least part of components of a flash device (6), and said camera subassembly (FU) together with said second type housing front part (560) and together with said supplementary housing part (360) forms a photographic camera including a flash device.

A method of assembling a photographic camera with a photographic film inserted therein, comprising the following steps in the sequence given below:

providing a core subassembly (1) comprising a film supply chamber for receiving a film supply roll, comprising a film cartridge chamber for receiving a film cartridge, a film exposure frame disposed between the film supply chamber and the film cartridge chamber, comprising a film advance device for advancing a photographic film from the film supply chamber via the film exposure frame to film cartridge disposed in the film cartridge chamber, and comprising a taking lens which depicts an object to be photographed in the region of the film exposure frame, wherein a photographic film unit (2) is inserted in the core subassembly (1),
fitting a housing back part (3) to the core subassembly (1) from the back in the direction of the optical axis of the taking lens, and
fitting a housing base part (4) to the core subassembly from below in a direction perpendicular to the lens axis,
wherein a light-tight film compartment is formed by the core subassembly together with the housing back part and the housing base part.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.