Abstract: There is described a battery storing apparatus for storing two or more types of batteries and easily distinguishing the type of the battery, and an electronic equipment and a digital camera having it. The battery storing apparatus includes a battery storing section being capable of storing more than two types of batteries; a cover member, being capable of opening and closing, to cover the battery storing section; an anode terminal and a cathode terminal, which are provided in an inner side of the battery storing section; a battery contact piece equipped at the cover member and disposed opposite the anode terminal and the cathode terminal; and a battery-type distinguishing section to distinguish a type of the battery by detecting a voltage applied to the battery contact piece through means for electronically connecting with the battery contact piece.

Abstract: The following components can be fitted alternatively to the front of a photographic camera subassembly (FU), which is designed for recording photographic images on a photographic film (201) which is disposed therein in a light-tight manner. These components includes a first type housing front part (5), which is matched to the dimensions of the camera subassembly (FU) and with which the camera subassembly (FU) forms an operational camera without a flash device; and a second type housing front part (560) which comprises an extension section (561) which protrudes beyond a lateral edge (S) of the camera subassembly (FU), and the extension section (561) of which, together with a supplementary housing part (360) which can be inserted at the back between the camera subassembly (FU) and the extension section (561), encloses a receiver space (E) for a flash device (6) which is disposed at the side of the camera subassembly (FU), and which forms an operational camera with a flash device.

Abstract: A camera includes a cassette holder chamber for receiving insertion of a photo film cassette. A take-up chamber takes up photo film drawn from the photo film cassette. An exposure chamber is disposed between the cassette holder chamber and the take-up chamber, for introducing object light to the photo film to provide an exposure. A part holder chamber is disposed between the cassette holder chamber and the exposure chamber. A main capacitor for flash emission has a tubular shape, and is contained in the part holder chamber. A through opening is formed between the cassette holder chamber and the part holder chamber, for internally connecting the cassette holder chamber and the part holder chamber to one another.

Abstract: This camera is a camera having a compartment for loading and storing various members with a predetermined sheet member attached along the inner wall face of the compartment, in which the sheet member is attached at a predetermined position by a very easy and inexpensive means while assuring good operability during the assembly operation and the disassembly operation, comprising a camera main body where an aperture section is formed at a visible position and a sheet member which is attached by elastic deformation without gluing for covering the aperture section, to be attached/removed easily. With such construction, a camera which can contribute to making the manufacturing process efficient and decreasing the manufacturing cost can be provided.

Abstract: A digital still camera has a power source circuit, CCD and the like which are supplied with power by a battery having positive and negative electrodes. A camera body has the power source circuit, CCD and the like incorporated therein. First and second electrode caps are secured to an outside of the camera body, and are fitted on the positive and negative electrodes. First and second terminal springs are incorporated in the first and second electrode caps, for connecting the power source circuit, CCD and the like electrically with the positive and negative electrodes.

Abstract: A cam groove is formed in a battery cover of a camera, while a slider is provided on a camera body side. A cam follower is formed on the slider. An entrance of the cam groove is smaller in width than the cam follower. As the slider is slid, the battery cover is pressed to be gradually displaced in the opening direction. When the cam follower passes the entrance, the battery cover is instantaneously forced out in the opening direction in a pop-up manner. Thus, the cover can be opened by one sliding operation. A rib is provided in the battery accommodation chamber in correspondence with the plus terminal of a battery. The rib is provided only in the optical axis direction to prevent the battery from falling out of the battery accommodation chamber when an impact is made on the camera in a direction parallel to the optical axis. The rib does not interfere with insertion or taking-out of the battery. The battery is thus prevented from falling out of the camera.

Abstract: In a battery accommodating device, a lock member 11 is disposed on a lid 5 which is pivotally supported by a case 1 and a protrusion 22 formed on an arm piece 28 of the lock member 11 is to be engaged with an engaging portion 27 of the case 1, and a second protrusion 23 is disposed on the arm piece 28. When a shock is applied to the device or the device drops, the engagement between the protrusion 22 and the engaging portion 27 may be canceled and the lid 5 may be opened. Even in this situation, the protrusion 23 is engaged with the engaging portion 27, and hence the lid 5 rests in a state where the lid is opened by a certain angle.

Abstract: There is described a battery storing apparatus for storing two or more types of batteries and easily distinguishing the type of the battery, and an electronic equipment and a digital camera having it. The battery storing apparatus includes a battery storing section being capable of storing more than two types of batteries; a cover member, being capable of opening and closing, to cover the battery storing section; an anode terminal and a cathode terminal, which are provided in an inner side of the battery storing section; a battery contact piece equipped at the cover member and disposed opposite the anode terminal and the cathode terminal; and a battery-type distinguishing section to distinguish a type of the battery by detecting a voltage applied to the battery contact piece through means for electronically connecting with the battery contact piece.

Abstract: A digital camera includes a power supply battery; an electric double layer condenser which accumulates a charge of electricity supplied from the battery; and a power supply circuit board, connected to the power supply battery, provided on a bottom portion of the digital camera body and lying substantially in parallel with the bottom side of the digital camera body, the power supply circuit board being provided with a cut-away portion. The electric double layer condenser is located in the cut-away portion and protrudes from at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the power supply circuit board. The electric double layer condenser is electrically connected to the power supply circuit board.

Abstract: A camera includes a cartridge chamber into which a film cartridge is loaded, a spool chamber in which a spool arranged to take up thereon a film pulled out from the film cartridge is provided, a battery chamber which houses a battery therein, and a capacitor which accumulates electric charge for flash light emission, wherein one of the battery chamber and the capacitor is disposed above the spool chamber, and the other of the battery chamber and the capacitor is disposed below the spool chamber.

Abstract: A camera comprising a power source battery, and an exteriorly accessible operating button that is manually moveable to initiate at least one operation in the camera, is characterized in that the battery and the operating button are a simultaneously movable unit; and a pair of electrical leads maintain individual conductive contact with the battery when the battery and the button are simultaneously moved. The battery and the operating button can be the same one-piece entity, or alternatively the battery can be a separate entity that is contained in a chamber in the operating button. Examples of an operating button are a flash on-off button, a shutter release button, and a power on-off button.

Abstract: A cassette chamber, a take-up chamber and a battery room are formed on a main body. A rear cover is attached to the main body. The rear cover is molded from plastics and integrated with an outer cover section and a frame section. In the frame section, a light-shielding segment is integrally formed. The light-shielding segment inserts between the take-up chamber and the battery room to form a partition wall between them.

Abstract: An APS camera having various mechanical features that simplify film pre-loading, especially in single use APS cameras, is disclosed. The disclosed camera employs the film advance mechanism to open and close the APS film cassette's light lock door, and also employs a film sensor to disable the film advance mechanism from operating the light lock door when film is present in a film path of the camera. Camera size is kept to a minimum by a feature that defines a battery compartment within a film spool of the camera.

Abstract: A lens-fitted photo film unit is preloaded with unexposed photo film. A main body has a cassette holder chamber and a roll holder chamber. The cassette holder chamber contains a cassette shell. The roll holder chamber contains a roll of the photo film drawn from the cassette shell. An exposure unit is secured to the main body between the cassette holder chamber and the roll holder chamber, for providing an exposure in the photo film. An electronic flash unit is secured to the main body, for illuminating a photographic field to be photographed. A battery supplies the flash unit with power, is disposed under the exposure unit, and has at least one portion disposed under the roll holder chamber.

Abstract: A camera structure includes a front cover coupled with a rear cover, a film winding spool mounted between the front cover and the rear cover and having a hollow compartment defined therein, a battery mounted in the hollow compartment of the film winding spool, an electrode piece secured on a bottom of the front cover and rested on a bottom of the battery, and a spring secured on a top of the rear cover and rested on a top of the battery. In such a manner, the battery is mounted in the hollow compartment of the film winding spool, thereby reducing the volume of the camera structure.

Abstract: A camera body consists of a main body, a front cover, and a rear cover. A cylindrical battery chamber with its back open is mounted on the main body. A battery for supplying electricity to each electric circuit is loaded into the battery chamber. Inside of the battery chamber has a negative contact member and a positive contact member. The negative contact member has an arm, which brings in contact with the inner wall of the front cover electrically. The front cover has conductivity and functions as a ground. As the negative pole of the battery is connected to the front cover of large volume, the electric circuit is not affected by electrostatic noise, to cause malfunction.

Abstract: A backup battery storing structure is arranged such that a plurality of DX pieces for reading a DX code on a film cartridge are arranged in the axial direction of the film cartridge along the wall of a film chamber of a camera, and a backup battery with a disc-like shape is stored between two adjacent DX pieces.

Abstract: A camera comprises a cartridge chamber, a spool chamber, and a battery chamber located on the side of at least one of the cartridge chamber and the spool chamber with respect to an optical axis of a photo-taking optical unit disposed between the cartridge chamber and the spool chamber, and at least one of above and below at least one of the cartridge chamber and the spool chamber.

Abstract: In order to provide a camera capable of warning a user thereof that the camera is rendered inoperable because a predetermined battery is not set in a camera body or the battery is not put in the camera properly, in the camera according to the present invention, an electric circuit having a power source and a battery in detachable manner in a camera body is built in, a light-shield portion as means for optically shielding an optical path in a finder optical system for observing a subject image is driven to darken a view when the battery is removed or when the battery can not be used as a power source even if the battery is set, thereby warning the user that a trouble is generated in the power source.

Abstract: A camera includes a rotatable zoom lens barrel which moves along an optical axis when rotated about the optical axis relative to a camera body. A motor having a drive shaft and a motor accommodating member in which the motor is provided, are positioned in the camera body. A gear train for transmitting rotation of the drive shaft to the zoom lens barrel, and a gear train accommodating member in which at least part of the gear train is provided, are positioned in the camera body. A battery chamber in which a battery may be loaded is positioned in the camera body. The motor accommodating member, the gear train accommodating member and the battery chamber are formed as one unit to be secured to the camera body.

Abstract: A camera includes a film compartment, and a cover for closing the film compartment which is configured to hold a battery. The cover has a main portion for the battery and a fold-over portion that folds against the main portion to hold the battery between the main portion and the fold-over portion. Preferably, the film compartment is configured to receive a film cartridge having an end opening, and the fold-over portion has a support post that is arranged to fit into the end opening in the film cartridge when the fold-over portion is folded against the main portion.

Abstract: A battery holding structure for exchangeably accommodating a battery is disclosed. The structure comprises; a battery container for exchangeably accommodating a battery therein, the container being provided with an opening through which a battery is to be taken in and out; a container cap detacheably coupled to the battery container to close the opening of the container; and a switching mechanism including a stationary contact member and a movable contact member both disposed on the battery container, the movable contact member being arranged to be actuated in response to the relative movement of the container cap with respect to the container. The switching mechanism is used, for instance, to keep a control system of a camera at its reset state during exchange of battery.

Abstract: A recyclable, one-time use, print on demand, digital camera comprises a housing. A chassis is contained within the housing. An image sensor device, supported on said chassis, senses an image. A processor, arranged in the housing, processes the image sensed by the image sensor device. A replenishable supply of print media is supported on the chassis. The supply of print media includes a former defining a chamber and a quantity of print media carried by the former. A pagewidth print head is arranged on the chassis for printing, on demand, the sensed image on the print media as the print media traces the print head. A power supply is arranged within the former of the supply of print media for providing power to the image sensor device, the processing means, the print head and a drive means for the supply of print media.

Abstract: In a small camera having multiple functions, a large internal component such as a battery is designed so as to protrude above the top cover flat surface of the camera and the protruding part is covered by an operational cover component such a dial for controlling exposure or other functions of the camera. By having this large internal component located at least partially inside the take-up spool, for example, the height of the camera grip is reduced and the camera as a whole is made smaller.

Abstract: A compact camera has a camera case that covers up more than half of a camera body in a resting position where the camera case covers a taking lens, a flash projector, a battery chamber and a cartridge chamber. By sliding the camera case to a working position uncovering the taking lens and the flash projector, the flash projector springs up to a flashing position, and a main switch is turned on. Then, a lens barrel is protruded out of the camera body. Locking mechanisms are provided to stop the camera case at the working position. The camera case is allowed to move from the working position to the resting position by stowing the flash projector into the camera body. The camera case is allowed to move from the working position in an uncoving direction by operating a knob that is mounted in a room provided inside the battery chamber. The battery chamber is located behind the flash projector in the stowed position, and a battery chamber lid and the flash projector are mounted rotatable about the same axis.

Abstract: An apparatus, such as a camera, adapted for a film having a magnetic recording part, includes a magnetic head which reads information from the magnetic recording part of the film, a motor, a first shield member which shields the magnetic head from magnetic noise generated by the motor, and a second shield member which shields the magnetic head from magnetic noise generated by the motor and has a characteristic different from that of the first shield member. The second shield member is disposed closer to the magnetic head than the first shield member and on a front side of the magnetic head.

Abstract: A camera frame assembly or other apparatus has a flash unit having a self-oscillating charging circuit. The camera frame assembly is used with a filmstrip and a battery. The camera frame assembly has a film scrolling chamber and a battery compartment joined to the film scrolling chamber. The flash unit is joined to the chamber, in the camera frame assembly. The flash unit has near and far battery contacts coupled to the circuit. The contacts define an active battery station within the compartment configured to receive the battery in electrical series with the circuit via the contacts. At least one of the battery contacts is biased inwardly to restrain the battery within the active battery station. A battery grip is disposed in the compartment exterior to the near battery contact. The battery grip defines a standby battery station that is spaced from the near contact sufficiently to isolate the standby battery station from the circuit.

Abstract: In a battery accommodating device, a lock member 11 is disposed on a lid 5 which is pivotally supported by a case 1 and a protrusion 22 formed on an arm piece 28 of the lock member 11 is to be engaged with an engaging portion 27 of the case 1, and a second protrusion 23 is disposed on the arm piece 28. When a shock is applied to the device or the device drops, the engagement between the protrusion 22 and the engaging portion 27 may be canceled and the lid 5 may be opened. Even in this situation, the protrusion 23 is engaged with the engaging portion 27, and hence the lid 5 rests in a state where the lid is opened by a certain angle.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a camera that is capable of both feeding a long strip of film that is housed in a cartridge in a wound-up fashion and rewinding said film, wherein a battery is placed above or below the film conveyance path between the cartridge bay and the spool bay such that its axis is essentially parallel to the optical axis.

Abstract: A top face of a battery chamber lid is almost flush with an electronic flash housing to form a part of the top of a camera casing. More specifically, the electronic flash housing and the battery chamber lid are formed and arranged adjacently to form a part of the top of the camera casing. This eliminates the difference in level between the battery chamber lid and the electronic flash housing, and eliminates the necessity of providing a filler member for filling the difference in level. This makes it easier to manufacture the camera casing, and raises the strength of the camera casing.

Abstract: A camera frame assembly or other apparatus has a flash unit having a self-oscillating charging circuit. The camera frame assembly is used with a filmstrip and a battery. The camera frame assembly has a film scrolling chamber and a battery compartment joined to the film scrolling chamber. The flash unit is joined to the chamber, in the camera frame assembly. The flash unit has near and far battery contacts coupled to the circuit. The contacts define an active battery station within the compartment configured to receive the battery in electrical series with the circuit via the contacts. At least one of the battery contacts is biased inwardly to restrain the battery within the active battery station. A battery grip is disposed in the compartment exterior to the near battery contact. The battery grip defines a standby battery station that is spaced from the near contact sufficiently to isolate the standby battery station from the circuit.

Abstract: An apparatus, such as a camera, adapted for a film having a magnetic recording part, includes a magnetic head which at least reads information from the magnetic recording part of the film, a pad which brings the film close to the magnetic head, a pad support part which supports the pad, and a magnetic shield member disposed between the pad and the pad support part.

Abstract: A photographic camera has a taking lens system supported in a camera body by a lens barrel and a battery chamber which accommodates a battery and is formed adjacent to the lens barrel. At least a part of the wall defining the battery chamber is formed integrally with the lens barrel.

Abstract: A camera having a camera body unit including mainly a photographic lens frame, a front cover unit and back cover unit that are housing members for covering the outer circumference of camera body unit, a back lid unit to be opened or closed for loading film, and a battery lid for opening or closing a battery stowage chamber. The battery stowage chamber is formed inside the flank of a front cover that is an integral part of the front cover unit, and the battery lid is supported by a back cover that is an integral part of the back cover unit so that the battery lid can pivot freely. According to the camera having these components, a camera having any of various contours can be produced readily without loss of freedom in design.

Abstract: A dry battery having a relatively heavy weight and a main capacitor are held by a holder provided in a grip portion of a camera. Weight of the camera is biased toward the grip portion. When the photographer holds the grip portion, the whole of the camera is stably kept so that camera movement is almost prevented. Thus, when the photograph is taken in a state that the camera is held by a hand, camera movement blur is reduced. A location of the holder is more outer than a film cartridge chamber so that a size from the grip portion to a taking lens becomes larger. A finger holding the camera is prevented from being put on the taking lens. Thus, photographing is prevented from failing, although the whole size of the camera is small.

Abstract: A camera has a slide case for covering a taking lens of the camera. The slide case is slidably attached to a camera body and is set at an unused position, a photographing position, a battery exchange position and a cartridge exchange position. When the slide case is set at the cartridge exchange position, a cartridge lid of a cartridge chamber is openable so that a film cartridge is exchangeable. When the slid case is set at the unused position, the photographing position or the battery exchange position, the slide case covers at least a part of the cartridge lid so that it is impossible to open the cartridge lid. A lock mechanism of the cartridge lid is simplified so that the size of the camera may be reduced. A battery chamber for containing a battery is disposed above an exposure aperture and close thereto so that the height of the camera may be lowered.

Abstract: A motor drive device capable of being connected with a camera body includes a communication line for communicating information on an operation mode of the motor drive device from the camera body to the motor drive device, a switch connected in series with the communication line and arranged to be closed when a battery connected to the motor drive device is a specific type of battery, and a control circuit which controls the motor drive device to operate in an operation mode based on the information on the operation mode communicated from the camera body when the switch is closed and to operate in a predetermined operation mode when the switch is opened.

Abstract: Disclosed is a camera which includes: a built-in retractable flash movable between a retracted position and a raised position; a lens barrel movable between a retracted position and an advanced position; and a linkage mechanism that links the retractable flash with the movable lens barrel to move the retractable flash between the retracted position and the raised position when the movable lens barrel moves between the retracted position and the advanced position, respectively.

Abstract: A method of pre-loading a camera with film and a battery, and specifically a single use camera, is disclosed. According to the disclosed method, the camera is pre-loaded by withdrawing film from a film cassette into a film spool compartment. The battery is then inserted inside the film spool compartment such that the film surrounds the battery.

Abstract: A waterproof mechanism for cartridge holder 4 that moves between a housed position inside the camera body and a cartridge reception/removal position at which the cartridge insertion opening is exposed outside the camera body, wherein elastic sealing member 5, which comprises flat part 51 that is sandwiched between cartridge holder 4 and holder cover 6 when the latter is attached to the former and seal area 55 that is located along the edges of said flat part 51 and extends next to and all around the edges of the holder cover and that creates a watertight seal between the camera body and holder cover 6 when the cartridge holder is in the housed position, the flat part 51 and seal area 55 being integrally formed as one unit, is placed such that said elastic sealing member 5 will be sandwiched between cartridge holder 4 and holder cover 6 when the latter is attached to the former.

Abstract: A camera having a retractable lens barrel which can be fully received in the camera body when the camera is not in use, such that the portion of the lens barrel closest to the back of the camera, i.e., nearest the image plane, stops forward of the portion of the electric supply battery extending furthest from the side wall of the camera body to which the electric supply battery is adjacent. As a result, the height of the camera can be made smaller. Moreover, a mounting board, with a release switch formed thereon and activated by a release button operated by a user, is located above a motor which drives the lens barrel, such that the load on the mounting board, during the activation of the release switch by pressure of the release button, is supported by the motor, so that it is not necessary to dispose a separate support member in the camera body, and the size of the camera can be made smaller.

Abstract: A camera has a slide case for covering a taking lens of the camera. The slide case is slidably attached to a camera body and is set at an unused position, a photographing position, a battery exchange position and a cartridge exchange position. When the slide case is set at the cartridge exchange position, a cartridge lid of a cartridge chamber is openable so that a film cartridge is exchangeable. When the slid case is set at the unused position, the photographing position or the battery exchange position, the slide case covers at least a part of the cartridge lid so that it is impossible to open the cartridge lid. A lock mechanism of the cartridge lid is simplified so that the size of the camera may be reduced. A battery chamber for containing a battery is disposed above an exposure aperture and close thereto so that the height of the camera may be lowered.

Abstract: A bracket for mounting a thermal cutoff device within an electronic device having an electronic component. The bracket includes, but is not limited to, a fastener for fastening the bracket within the electronic device, and a holder integrally formed with the fastener. The holder is configured to releasably hold a thermal cutoff device. The thermal cutoff device is configured to operate based on heat generated by the electronic component. The heat is transmitted to the thermal cutoff device via the fastener and the holder.

Abstract: A camera has a camera body in which a film is drawn out of a film cartridge to be wound by a film take-up spool positioned in a spool chamber. The camera has a film passage formed in the camera body for guiding the film drawn out of the film cartridge to the spool chamber. The rear surface of the camera body extends substantially in parallel to a plane connecting an axial center of the film take-up spool with an axial center of a cartridge spool of the film cartridge. The film passage is formed such that a surface of the film located in the film passage intersects the plane connecting the axial center of the film take-up spool with the axial center of the cartridge spool.

Abstract: There is provided a battery presence/absence detection mechanism (80) which operates according to the presence/absence of a battery (4) in a battery housing (3). When the battery (4) does not exist in the battery housing (3) or is removed from the same during the course of advancement of film, a battery presence/absence detection lever (801) and first and second battery presence/absence transmission levers (802, 803) operate so as to pivot a first winding lock lever (701) of a double winding prevention mechanism (70) to a position where it prevents the pivotal movement of a ratchet pawl (202) in a first direction. The double winding prevention mechanism (70) is attracted to and held in a reset state in which a film advance lever (10) cannot be actuated, by a magnet (703B) of a lock control means (703) via a second winding lock lever (702). It is possible to prevent wasteful advancement of film and to enable stable advancement of film even if a battery is at the end of its life or is removed from a camera.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a camera that is capable of both feeding a long strip of film that is housed in a cartridge in a wound-up fashion and rewinding said film, wherein a battery is placed above or below the film conveyance path between the cartridge bay and the spool bay such that its axis is essentially parallel to the optical axis.

Abstract: A camera for use with a compact film cartridge having a battery arranged in the front end portion of a grip portion, and a cartridge chamber in which a compact film cartridge is stored is arranged at the boundary between the grip portion and a camera body. A motor is arranged between the battery and the cartridge chamber. A main capacitor for causing an electronic flash to emit light is horizontally arranged above the cartridge chambers and motor. In the camera arranged as described above, although the camera body and a lens barrel are smaller than those of a conventional camera in order to achieve miniaturization commensurate with miniaturization of the film, the grip portion has a size and height which are equal to those of the grip portion of the conventional camera. Accordingly, in the camera, of the present invention a release operation can be easily performed, and a shape having good holding properties can be obtained.

Abstract: An electric camera has a camera body, a display portion for displaying information preset to the camera body, a tripod mounting screw portion provided in a bottom portion of the camera body and a cell containing portion having at least first and second stages, the first stage having a first plurality of cells so as to interpose the tripod mounting screw portion between the first plurality of cells, and the second stage having a second plurality of cells without interposing the tripod mounting screw portion between the second plurality of cells, wherein the second stage is disposed on top of the first stage, at least one side portion of the first stage is extended outwardly beyond one side portion of the second stage to be a projected portion, and the display portion is disposed immediately above the projected portion and adjacent to the one side portion of the second stage.

Abstract: A camera back comprising a film support for ensuring the shape of a filmstrip, is characterized in that the film support has a plurality of parallel film shaping ribs integral with the camera back, an opening for a battery is formed in the camera back to be located across at least some of the film ribs, and a door for closing the opening has integral rib-extensions that are longitudinally aligned with the film ribs across which the opening is located.

Abstract: A single use camera has a film cassette and film spool compartment for receiving unexposed film withdrawn from the cassette. A battery is disposed inside the film spool compartment and is insertable and removable via a port on the bottom of the camera aligned with the film spool compartment. Packaging is disposed about an exterior surface of the camera and is arranged so as to permit an end user to take exposures without removing the packaging but such that removal of at least one of the back cover or battery requires at least partial removal or at least partial destruction of at least part of the packaging.