Patent GB-1206329-A (GB)
Title: Film-winding mechanism for a camera
Inventor: SASAKI TETSUO
IPC: G03B17/42
Filed: 1968-11-12
Abstract: 1,206,329. Film-winding mechanism. ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO K.K. Nov.12, 1968 [Nov.20, 1967], No.53684/68. Heading G2A. A camera has a film-winding mechanism driven by an electric motor, which can be connected either to a winding shaft or to a re-winding shaft. As shown, the motor 1 is connected by gears 2, 3 to a driving gear 4 fixed to a main shaft 5. Loosely mounted on shaft 5, on either side of gear 4, are gears 8 and 9, biased towards gear 4 by springs 10, 11 respectively. Coupling clutches 6, 7 are provided between gears 4 and 8, and 4 and 9. Gear 9 is connected through a coupling arrangement 16 and a slip-joint mechanism 17 to a winding shaft 20, while gear 8 is connected through a coupling arrangement 14 to a re-winding shaft 15. The mechanism 17 is so arranged that a driving plate 18 and driven plate 19 rotate together when a relatively small winding load is exerted on the latter, so that the drive from the motor is transmitted to the winding shaft 20. This rotates a winding spool 25, and also, via gears 26, 29 and 31, a spocket shaft 30. When the load on plate 19 becomes too great, slip occurs, and plate 18 moves along its shaft 22, thus allowing a spring-lever 24 to change over a switch S 3  . Changing over from the winding to the re-winding position is effected by a member 38 fixed to an arm 33c, and having end projections 36, 37. Member 38 can be moved one way or the other by means of a knob 34, so that it pushes either a flange 12 or a flange 13 which are integral with gears 8 and 9 respectively. Arm 33c is part of a three-armed lever 33, another arm 33b of which bears against a cam 35 carried by knob 34. In the position of Fig.1, the position of arm 33b has been so set by cam 35 that member 38 has pushed flange 12 to the right, so disengaging clutch 6, and hence disconnecting gear 8 from gear 4. At the same time, clutch 7 is engaged, so that there is now a positive drive from the motor to the winding shaft 20. Thus the film 39 is wound on to spool 25. When one film frame has been wound on, gear 29 is prevented from rotating any further, so that plates 18 and 19 slip, and the winding mechanism is relaxed. The exposure is now made, after which plates 18 and 19 engage once more, allowing further winding to take place. After all the film has been wound, knob 34 is turned anticlockwise, thus causing member 38 to move left, so disengaging clutch 7 and engaging clutch 6. The motor is now connected by a positive drive to the re-winding shaft 15. Gear 31 is carried on a shaft 32 which rests on a third arm 33a of lever 33. In the re-winding position, Fig.2, (not shown) arm 33a moves so that shaft 32 slides downward, and hence gear 31 is disengaged from its neighbouring gears, and the sprocket shaft 30 can rotate idly. The electrical circuitry is given in Fig.3 (not shown), and switches S 3  and S 5  forming part of the circuit are controlled by levers 24, 33b during the operation of the mechanism of Fig.1. When the film 39 has been completely re-wound, a spring- loaded lever 40 bearing on the edge of the film is freed to operate a switch S 4  shutting off the motor.