Photographic camera with electric motor drive

Claim 1

IN A PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA HAVING A HOUSING, A SHUTTER DEVICE ARRANGED IN THE HOUSING, A SHUTTER COCKING MECHANISM OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SHUTTER DEVICE, AN OBJECTIVE LENS ASSEMBLY CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING, AN OBJECTIVE LENS SETTING MECHANISM OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID OBJECTIVE LENS ASSEMBLY, A FILM-WINDING MECHANISM INCLUDING A FILM DRIVE SPROCKET ARRANGED IN THE HOUSING, THE PROVISION OF: (A) A FIRST GEAR MECHANISM ARRANGED IN THE HOUSING AND DRIVABLY CONNECTED TO BOTH SAID SHUTTER COCK ING MECHANISM AND SAID FILM-WINDING MECHANISM, (B) A SECOND GEAR MECHANISM DRIVABLY CONNECTED TO THE OBJECT LENS SETTING MECHANISM, (C) AN ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNTED IN THE HOUSING AND HAVING A DRIVING SHAFT EXTENDING FROM SAID MOTOR, (D) A PINION MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT, (E) A LEVER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED IN THE HOUSING COAXIAL WITH SAID PINION AND HAVING TWO ARMS EXTENDING FROM THE PIVOTAL AXIS OF SAID LEVER, (F) A MOVABLE ACTUATING ROD ARRANGED IN THE HOUSING, (G) ONE OF SAID ARMS BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID ACTUATING ROD WHICH IS THEREBY CAPABLE OF MOVING SAID LEVER INTO EACH OF TWO OPERATIVE POSITIONS THROUGH AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION, (H) A TOOTHED COUPLING WHEEL IN PERMANENT MESH WITH SAID PINION, (I) SAID TOOTHED COUPLING WHEEL BEING CARRIED BY ONE OF SAID ARMS AND BEING ENGAGEABLE ALTERNATELY, ON ACTUATION OF SAID LEVER, WITH SAID FIRST GEAR MECHANISM WHEN THE LEVER IS IN ONE POSITION AND WITH SAID SECOND GEAR MECHANISM WHEN THE LEVER IS IN THE OTHER POSITION TO EFFECT A DRIVE ALTERNATELY TO SAID SHUTTER COCKING MECHANISM AND SAID FILM WINDING MECHANISM TOGETHER AND TO SAID OOBJECTIVE LENS SETTING MECHANISM RESPECTIVELY, (L) ELECTRIC CURRENT SUPPLY MEANS IN THE HOUSING, (K) AN ELECTRIC CHANGE-OVER SWITCH ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPLY MEANS, (L) SAID SWITCH BEING OPERABLE BY ONE OF SAID ARMS TO CLOSE THE CIRCUIT BETWEEN SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR AND SAID SUPPLY MEANS IN EACH OF SAID OPERATIVE POSITIONS OF THE LEVER, AND (M) A LOCKING MECHANISM COMTROLLED BY SAID ACTUATING ROD AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID FIRST GEAR MECHANISM FOR LOCKING THE LATTER END AT THE END OF A FILM-WINDINGON AND SHUTTER COCKING OPERATION.