Patent ID: 6597864
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: G03B,Y10T

Abstract:
A process for loading a single-use camera with a photographic roll film (201), which in its initial state is situated in a film cartridge (203) which contains a rotatable film reel, and a film leader section (201a) of which protrudes from the film cartridge, wherein a film roll (202) is formed outside the film cartridge by pulling out a corresponding film length from the film cartridge and after inserting the film cartridge and the film roll in a core subassembly (1) of the camera the film length which forms the film roll is moved back in steps into the film cartridge during the image by image exposure of the film, wherein the insertion movement of the film cartridge (203) in relation to a film cartridge chamber (104) of the core subassembly (1) is effected in a first direction and thereafter in a direction perpendicular to the first direction so that during the insertion movement in the first direction the film cartridge (203) reaches an intermediate position in which the film cartridge (203) is received in part by the film cartridge chamber (104) of the core subassembly (1), and during the insertion movement in the second direction the film cartridge (203) moves from the intermediate position to a final position in which the film cartridge (203) is received in its entirety by the film cartridge chamber (104) of the core subassembly (1), wherein the film cartridge (203) in said first direction of movement is moved radially into the film cartridge chamber (104) of the core subassembly (1) until reaching said intermediate position in which the film cartridge (203) with a major part of its axial length is accommodated by, but with an axial end portion thereof is extending from the film cartridge chamber (104);wherein the film cartridge (203) in said second direction of movement is moved axially in the film cartridge chamber (104) of the core subassembly (1) until reaching its final position in which the film cartridge by its entire axial length is accommodated by the film cartridge chamber (203) so as to engage an axially arranged coupling part (206) of a film transport device of the core subassembly (1); and wherein a moveable support (809) is provided for holding, during insertion of the film cartridge (203) into the film cartridge chamber (104), both the film cartridge (203) and the film roll (202), which support (809) by its movement in different directions causes movement of both the film cartridge and the film roll commonly at first in said first direction and at second in said second direction.