Orientation regularizing apparatus and sorting apparatus for lens-fitted photo film unit
US6434341B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B19/04
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An orientation regularizing apparatus for a lens-fitted photo film unit aligns the unit in one line in a conveying direction. The unit is conveyed in an erect position in one of four orientations. The apparatus discriminates the particular unit's orientation. The unit is guided to one of four conveying paths that correspond to the four orientations. In the second path, the unit is turned over to exchange the front and rear surfaces with one another, placing the unit regularly in a first orientation. In the third path, the unit is turned over to exchange the top and bottom surfaces with one another and to exchange the front and rear surfaces with one another, setting the unit regularly in the first orientation. In the fourth path, the unit is turned over to exchange the top and bottom surfaces with one another, setting the unit regularly in the first orientation.
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