Abstract: A film cover covers an exposure surface of a film unit to lighttightly block an exposure opening and is ejected from a discharge port. A bending guide groove is formed on the outside of an accompanying prevention rib in a width direction of a cover member along the accompanying prevention rib. The bending guide groove tilts a side edge portion, which is a distal end portion of the film cover, and the portion outside the accompanying prevention rib, in a protruding direction of the accompanying prevention rib. Since the side edge portion is bent by the bending guide groove, the both side edges portions do not engage with the discharge port, and the film cover can be ejected smoothly from the discharge port.

Abstract: The shape of a camera body of a digital camera including a printer viewed from the front surface is a square shape, and an imaging optical system is positioned at the center of a camera body. An axis crossing an optical axis of the imaging optical system in a vertical direction is referred to as a vertical axis, and an axis crossing the optical axis in a horizontal direction is referred to as a horizontal axis. A grip portion is formed on the camera body at positions that are symmetric with respect to the vertical axis and symmetric with respect to the horizontal axis. The grip portion has an annular shape and a concave shape that is concave from the surface around the grip portion. The imaging optical system is positioned at the center of the annular grip portion in a case where the digital camera including a printer is viewed from the front surface of the camera body.

Abstract: A camera device comprises: a camera section which includes a camera base and a camera case disposed on the camera base and housing a pickup lens therein; and an attaching device which includes a magnetic attraction box and a fixing device formed integrally with the magnetic attraction box and fixable to an automobile, wherein one of a front surface of the magnetic attraction box and a back surface of the camera base is provided with a magnet capable of attracting an iron family metal and the other of the front surface and the back surface has properties of an iron family metal attractable by the magnet, and the fixing device is a fixing device having a grooved rail, double bar drag hooks and a spring, the magnetic attraction box being formed integrally with the grooved rail.

Abstract: A terminal crimping machine includes an applicator having a movable ram and an anvil. The anvil is located in a crimping zone and configured to receive a terminal thereon. The ram has crimp tooling that is configured to crimp the terminal on the anvil to a wire during a crimp stroke of the ram. An image acquisition device is positioned to acquire at least one image of the crimping zone. A display device is configured to display the at least one acquired image.

Abstract: A method for producing a fluid trap for an instant film assemblage, which method can produce an environment-friendly trap easily and at low cost, is disclosed. A plate-shaped paper material having a uniform width and a uniform thickness is passed through a clearance formed between a pair of rollers. The plate-shaped paper material is compressed at width-directional opposite end portions thereof such that a thickness of the paper material gradually decreases from a central portion thereof toward opposite ends thereof, and at the same time, the paper material is cut along a longitudinal direction thereof to a predetermined width. Thereafter, the paper material is cut along the width direction thereof at predetermined intervals with respect to the longitudinal direction thereof, thereby producing the trap.

Abstract: The printer built-in electric still camera has a pack chamber for loading a film pack, and a pack chamber door for opening and closing the pack chamber. On an inner face of the pack chamber door, plural film pressing devices are attached. When the pack chamber door is closed, the film pressing devices enter in a pack case from access openings formed on the pack case. The film pressing device has a frame and two pressure levers. The frame has a channel-shaped form and its bottom face is fixed on the pack chamber door. First and second shafts are attached to side plates of the frame, and ends of first and second pressure levers are rotatably fitted on the shafts. The first and second pressure levers are rotated by the bias of a strong spring and a weak spring. Other ends of the levers press the film unit.

Abstract: A photographic processing fluid spread system, for use with integral type self-processable film unit, by which the thickness of a layer of processing fluid is controlled and restricted in a uniform manner as the processing fluid is spread across preselected portions of the film unit, while the film unit is also simultaneously being progressively exposed and advanced.

Abstract: A film pack is comprised of a case body and plural film units stacked inside the case body. An exposure opening is formed in the front wall of the film pack, and an ejection slit for advancing the film unit out of the film pack is formed in the upper wall. In the ejection slit, front and rear slit edges are confronted with each other. Engaging ridges are provided on the middle of the front slit edge. When external force is applied to the front wall, the engaging ridges press an engaged portion, which is provided in the middle of the rear slit edge. Then, the engaged portion is depressed and engaged with the engaging ridges. Thereby, it is possible to prevent further deformation of the front wall, which causes rupture of a processing fluid pod in the film unit.

Abstract: A photosensitive element (19) is provided on its photosensitive face side with a non-photosensitive portion with a width D1 extending from a front end to a rear end side in a conveying direction and a non-photosensitive portion with a width D2 extending from the rear end to the front end side. A position of light irradiation of an optical head onto the photosensitive element is set within a range extending a first point at a distance of D1 from the center of the conveying roller (5) on the upstream side in the conveying direction to a second point at a distance of D2 from the center of the conveying roller (5) on the downstream side in the conveying direction.

Abstract: A self-developing type of instant camera is equipped with a processing liquid spreading device comprising a pair of pressure-applying processing rollers which ruptures a processing liquid containing pod and distributes a processing liquid in a film unit, a spread controller operative to press and rubs the film unit from one side of the film unit coming out from a film pack so as to spread the processing liquid distributed in the film unit and a guide member, disposed between the spread controller and the film pack, operative to force the film unit from another side of the film unit so as to direct the film unit toward the bite of pressure-applying processing rollers.

Abstract: An electronic photographic printer having a film unit drive assembly that advances the film unit (self-developing type) past a stationary print head for emitting consecutive lines of image data on the film unit to effect progressive exposure on the film unit simultaneously as a fluid spread system spreads the processing fluid over the film unit to effect processing of exposed portions of the film unit.

Abstract: A film pack is comprised of a case body and plural film units stacked inside the case body. An exposure opening is formed in the front wall of the film pack, and an ejection slit for advancing the film unit out of the film pack is formed in the upper wall. In the ejection slit, front and rear slit edges are confronted with each other. Engaging ridges are provided on the middle of the front slit edge. When external force is applied to the front wall, the engaging ridges press an engaged portion, which is provided in the middle of the rear slit edge. Then, the engaged portion is depressed and engaged with the engaging ridges. Thereby, it is possible to prevent further deformation of the front wall, which causes rupture of a processing fluid pod in the film unit.

Abstract: An instant photo film pack has a pack body, which has a small thickness and has first and second walls opposed to each other, and contains a stack of plural self-developing photo film units. An exposure opening is formed in the first wall, and provides each of the photo film units with an exposure. An exit slit is formed in the pack body, disposed in an advancing direction, for exiting each of the photo film units. A light-shielding cover sheet closes the exposure opening in a light-tight manner, to be exited through the exit slit by an external operation. Two dimple-formed deformed portions are disposed on the light-shielding cover sheet to project toward the photo film units, and prevents a first photo film unit among the photo film units from passing the exit slit while the light-shielding cover sheet is exited, the first photo film unit being directly behind the light-shielding cover sheet.

Abstract: An instant photo film pack to be loaded in a pack holder is constituted by a box-shaped pack case which contains stacked self-developing photo film units of a peel-apart type. The pack case has an exposure opening formed in an upper wall thereof and a passage opening formed with a front wall thereof. A pressure plate is disposed in the pack case, and provided with a pair of lateral walls so as to separate an inside of the pack case into upper and lower chambers. Each of the photo film units includes a photosensitive sheet contained in the upper chamber. An image receiving sheet is contained in the lower chamber. A withdrawing sheet has an edge connected with the photosensitive sheet. A developing solution pod is disposed on the withdrawing sheet, for containing developing solution. A mask sheet has an edge connected with the withdrawing sheet. A mask opening is formed in the mask sheet.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus and method for singulating individual film units from a self-developing integral film which units are carried serially in spaced apart relationship to each other are provided. The imaging portion of each unit is stiffer than associated leading and trailing portions whereby the leading portion beyond the pressure applying assembly is severed, while the severed flexible portion is diverted toward a receiving area therefor as the film unit advances along a path. Thereafter, provision is made for severing the strip along a trailing edge adjacent the imaging portion as the imaging portion advances along the path towards the exit; and, diverting the relatively flexible trailing portion from the path to a receiving area therefor as the film unit.

Abstract: An improved camera and method of processing for use with an associated film assemblage of the self-developing type, wherein the assemblage is provided with a plurality of self-developing film frames are disclosed. Each frame carries an integral self-developing unit as well as an associated processing fluid pod. Each exposed frame is manually pulled through pressure applying members for rupturing the pod and spreading the fluid before exiting. Simultaneously, the next successive film unit is pulled from a container therefor and indexed by means on the assemblage to the film plane as the pulled unit is automatically separated from the remainder of the assemblage.

Abstract: A camera using films each having a development processing solution in a solution accommodating bag includes rollers feeding photographed film outside of the camera or into an accommodating chamber, a piezoelectric press member held between an electrode and an elastic member also serving as an electrode presses photographed film and spreads development processing solution in the solution bag over an entire exposing portion. A piezoelectric member vibrated by AC voltages applied to the electrode and elastic member reduces a frictional force of the film caused by the press member. The processing solution is heated by vibrating the press member to generate heat.