Auto-process camera
US4093956A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2217/265
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Auto-process camera in which a processing roll unit is contained in a separate housing which is detachably mountable on a mount portion of the camera which defines a slit permitting passage of exposed film units from the interior of the camera to the processing roll unit and in which there is provided a spring-loaded covering plate which is automatically moved to cover the film unit passage slit when the roll unit housing is removed and is pushed to a position to uncover the slit when the housing is mounted on the camera, whereby cleaning, etc. of the processing roll unit may be easily effected without risk of exposure of film units to light.
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