Patent ID: 6510281
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: G03B,Y10T

Abstract:
A process for loading a disposable camera with a photographic roll film to form a film supply roll (202) from a film length, a film leader section (201a) of which protrudes from a film cartridge (203) and which can be pulled out therefrom, wherein the film cartridge and the film supply roll are inserted in a core subassembly (1) of the disposable camera, comprising the following steps:advancing the film length out of a film cartridge disposed on a holding device, by means of a continuously rotating film advance device (823, 824), transporting the film leader section (201a) of the film (201) into a hollow, approximately cylindrical film winding space (W) at a speed of film transport determined by the film advance device, and transporting the film leader section on to the peripheral surface of a rotating winding spindle (811) which is disposed in the film winding space and the peripheral speed of which is higher than the speed of film transport determined by the film advance device, after the film leader section has been grasped by the winding spindle, matching the speed of film transport to the peripheral speed of the outermost winding of the film roll being formed on the winding spindle or to the speed determined by the film advance device, after the film supply roll has been formed on the winding spindle from the predetermined film length, inserting the film cartridge in a film cartridge chamber (104) of the core subassembly and inserting the film supply roll in a film supply chamber (104) of the core subassembly, from the back in each case, fitting a one-piece housing back part (3), which covers the back of film cartridge chamber and the film supply chamber of the core subassembly, to the core subassembly of the disposable camera from the back to form light-tight joints between the core subassembly and the housing back part in the direction of fitting of the housing back part and locking the housing back part to the core subassembly, and subsequently and separately fitting a one-piece housing base part (4), which covers the base of the film cartridge chamber and the film roll chamber of the core subassembly, to the core subassembly from the underside with the formation of light-tight joints between the housing base part and the core subassembly and between the housing base part and the housing back part in the direction of fitting of the housing base part, and locking the housing base part to the core subassembly.