Patent ID: 6397005
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A lens-fitted photo film unit preloaded with unexposed photo film, comprising:a main body, having a cassette holder chamber and a roll holder chamber, said cassette holder chamber containing a cassette shell, said roll holder chamber containing a roll of said photo film drawn from said cassette shell, said roll holder chamber comprising a lower wall adapted to support the roll of photo film, a lower opening arranged in the lower wall, and a skirt projection portion extending away from the lower wall toward a bottom of the photo film unit and surrounding the lower opening, the skirt projection portion being arranged inside of a periphery of the lower wall; an exposure unit disposed between said cassette holder chamber and said roll holder chamber, for providing an exposure in said photo film; an electronic flash unit, secured to said main body, for illuminating a photographic field to be photographed; and a battery for supplying said flash unit with power, said battery being disposed under said exposure unit, and having one end portion extended to a position under said roll holder chamber; wherein the skirt projection portion comprises an outer recess, and wherein the battery is arranged so that the one end portion of the battery penetrates the recess.