Patent ID: 6099173
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: G03B,Y10T

Abstract:
A process for assembling an exposed film indicator to a cartridge after the film has been placed in a cartridge containing a spool, said cartridge being in a canister in a nest, the process comprising:a) using a tooling head containing a conical center and a spring behind said conical center in a housing which contains a passage way to allow vacuum to hold an exposed film indicator disk in place, to center the exposed film indicator disk to the canister so that the indicator can be assembled to the end of said cartridge;b) supplying vacuum to hold the disk to the tooling head;c) providing a clearance in said nest that is less than the radius of the spool;d) lowering the tooling head to drive the spool cavity towards the center of the tooling head;e) fully engaging the conical center into the spool cavity and applying the disk to the end of the cartridge; andf) releasing the vacuum.