Patent ID: 6321041
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A camera, comprising:a film cartridge chamber in which a film cartridge is loaded, the film cartridge containing a photographic film have a magnetic recording layer thereon;a take-up chamber in which is provided a take-up spool for taking up the photographic film from the film cartridge in the film cartridge chamber;a fixed cylinder arranged between the film cartridge chamber and the take-up chamber, the fixed cylinder containing a lens barrel;a magnetic head which records magnetic information onto the magnetic recording layer of the photographic film;a pad arranged outside of the fixed cylinder and facing the magnetic head, the photographic film being fed between the pad and the magnetic head;a rod, the pad being attached to an end of the rod;a guide member provided on an outer circumference of the fixed cylinder and slidably guiding the rod perpendicularly relative to a head gap face of the magnetic head; anda pressing member arranged outside of the fixed cylinder, the pressing member pressing the rod which, in turn, moves the pad toward the magnetic head to press the magnetic recording layer of the photographic film against the magnetic head.