Apparatus provided with a cartridge indicating mechanism
US5697007A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2217/268
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus is provided which comprises a cartridge chamber into which a film cartridge is loaded in the direction of its longitudinal axis, an eject member that can move between a housing position, at which the film cartridge loaded in the film cartridge chamber is held inside the film cartridge chamber, and a take-out position, at which the film cartridge that is loaded is projected out through an insertion opening of the cartridge chamber, a connecting member than can move between a connecting position at which the eject member located at the housing position is prevented from moving to the take-out position and a connection release position at which the eject member is allowed to move to the take-out position, and an indicating mechanism that indicates whether or not the film cartridge is loaded inside the cartridge chamber with the movement of the connecting member.
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