Patent ID: 6061525
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A camera loadable with a roll photo film of a paper-backed type and a non-paper-backed type, said paper-backed type including a photo filmstrip, and light-shielding backing paper overlaid on said photo filmstrip, and having a leader portion protruded from a front end of said photo filmstrip and a trailer portion protruded from a rear end of said photo filmstrip, said paper-backed type being wound about a spool with said trailer portion wound inwards, and said non-paper-backed type including a photo filmstrip, a light-shielding leader portion connected to a front end of said photo filmstrip, and a light-shielding trailer portion connected to a rear end of said photo filmstrip, said non-paper-backed type being wound about a spool with said trailer portion wound inwards, said camera comprising:a camera body, having a photo film supply chamber and a photo film take-up chamber, said photo film supply chamber being loaded with said roll photo film, said photo film take-up chamber adapted to winding of said roll photo film after being exposed;an exposure aperture, disposed between said photo film supply chamber and said photo film take-up chamber, for exposing said roll photo film;a pair of rails, disposed along respective two edges of said exposure aperture extending substantially horizontally, for contacting sides of an emulsion surface of said roll photo film;a pressure plate for contacting a back of said roll photo film to position said roll photo film on a rear of said exposure aperture, said pressure plate being disposed behind said exposure aperture to define a photo film passageway between said pressure plate and said rails;an external selector, disposed on an outside of said camera body, for selecting one of said paper-backed type and said non-paper-backed type; andmoving means, actuated by a shift of said external selector, for moving a set of said rails, relative to said camera body, toward or away from said pressure plate, wherein said moving means sets said photo film passageway at a first space size when said paper-backed type is selected, and sets said photo film passageway at a second space size when said non-paper-backed type is selected, said second space size being narrower than said first space size.