US3697173A
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Electrophotographic processor camera
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1971-03-10
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Granted: 1972-10-10
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Expires: 1991-03-10
Abstract
Abstract A photographic apparatus for producing a visible image on a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive film mounted on a film mount. The apparatus comprises a first transfer means for transferring said unit from a supplying station to an exposure station and a second transfer means for transferring said unit from the exposure station to a processing station, whereby at said exposure station said unit is exposed to produce a latent image and said processing station includes a processing means having an opening at a side thereof. The processing means press fits the opening against the unit and forms a processing chamber to receive a processing liquid for producing a visible image on said unit. The apparatus further comprises a removing means for removing said unit from the processing station to a take-out position and driving means for driving said first and second transfer means and said processing means.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiharu Sasaki
- 👤 Ryuzo Miyano
- 👤 Masaru Onishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:33
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/22; G03G15/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 45
Claim 1
Independent Claim
236 words
A photographic apparatus for producing a visible image on a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive film mounted on a film mount, said apparatus comprising: 1. a supplying station including a supplying means for supplying said photosensitive unit to said supplying station; 2. an exposure station for exposing said film to an image of an original projected by means of a light source and an optical system so as to form a latent image on said film; 3. a processing station including a developing station and a fixing station, and further including processing means for producing a visible permanent image on said exposed film; 4. first transfer means movable from said supplying station to said exposure station and from said developing station to said fixing station for transferring said unit from said supplying station to said exposure station and for further transferring said unit from said developing station to said fixing station and for maintaining said unit at said stations during exposing and developing, respectively; 5. second transfer means movable from said exposure station to said developing station for transferring said unit from said exposure station to said developing station; 6. removing means for removing said unit from said fixing station to a take-out position; and 7. driving means coupled to said first transfer means, said second trAnsfer means and said processing means for driving said first transfer means, said second transfer means and said processing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
236 words
A photographic apparatus for producing a visible image on a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive film mounted on a film mount, said apparatus comprising: 1. a supplying station including a supplying means for supplying said photosensitive unit to said supplying station; 2. an exposure station for exposing said film to an image of an original projected by means of a light source and an optical system so as to form a latent image on said film; 3. a processing station including a developing station and a fixing station, and further including processing means for producing a visible permanent image on said exposed film; 4. first transfer means movable from said supplying station to said exposure station and from said developing station to said fixing station for transferring said unit from said supplying station to said exposure station and for further transferring said unit from said developing station to said fixing station and for maintaining said unit at said stations during exposing and developing, respectively; 5. second transfer means movable from said exposure station to said developing station for transferring said unit from said exposure station to said developing station; 6. removing means for removing said unit from said fixing station to a take-out position; and 7. driving means coupled to said first transfer means, said second trAnsfer means and said processing means for driving said first transfer means, said second transfer means and said processing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
an exposure station for exposing said film to an image of an original projected by means of a light source and an optical system so as to form a latent image on said film;
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
an exposure station for exposing said film to an image of an original projected by means of a light source and an optical system so as to form a latent image on said film;
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
said processing chamber means opening has a size between those of said two apertures,
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
said processing chamber means opening has a size between those of said two apertures,
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processing means includes processing chamber means having an opening, and means for press fitting processing means against the film with said opening against a principal plane of said film and forming a processing space to receive a processing liquid when said photosensitive unit is transferred to said processing station.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
95 words
a removing locking member adapted to lock said removing member at said first position, whereby said removing member moves from said first position to said second position so as to remove said photosensitive unit from said first station when said removing locking member releases said removing member, and said removing member moves, in engagement with said first transfer means, from said second position to said first position so as to be locked at said first position by said removing locking member while said first transfer means moves from said supply station to said exposure station.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
a removing locking member adapted to lock said removing member at said first position, whereby said removing member moves from said first position to said second position so as to remove said photosensitive unit from said first station when said removing locking member releases said removing member, and said removing member moves, in engagement with said first transfer means, from said second position to said first position so as to be locked at said first position by said removing locking member while said first transfer means moves from said supply station to said exposure station.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
102 words
said second transfer means is normally locked at a first position thereof by a locking means and is spring-biased in a direction from said exposure station to said developing station, whereby said second transfer means transfers said exposed unit from said exposure station to said developing station when said locking means releases said second transfer means upon completion of exposure, and returns to said first position against said spring-bias so as to be locked with said locking means through a winding movement of said winding means while said first transfer means transfers said unit from said developing station to said fixing station.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
102 words
said second transfer means is normally locked at a first position thereof by a locking means and is spring-biased in a direction from said exposure station to said developing station, whereby said second transfer means transfers said exposed unit from said exposure station to said developing station when said locking means releases said second transfer means upon completion of exposure, and returns to said first position against said spring-bias so as to be locked with said locking means through a winding movement of said winding means while said first transfer means transfers said unit from said developing station to said fixing station.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
and said second transfer means is reciprocally movable in a direction, which is transverse to said movements of said first transfer means, so as to transfer said unit from said exposure station to said developing station.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
and said second transfer means is reciprocally movable in a direction, which is transverse to said movements of said first transfer means, so as to transfer said unit from said exposure station to said developing station.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
a first driving shaft intermittently engageable with said main shaft so as to drive said first transfer means,
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
a first driving shaft intermittently engageable with said main shaft so as to drive said first transfer means,
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
a start lever driven by an energized solenoid to actuate said first clutch member,
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
a start lever driven by an energized solenoid to actuate said first clutch member,
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
49 words
and said processing chamber means is press fitted against said film through the larger of said apertures with said chamber means defining said opening against said film at the edge portion of said smaller aperture when said processing chamber means moves perpendicular to said principal plane of said film.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
49 words
and said processing chamber means is press fitted against said film through the larger of said apertures with said chamber means defining said opening against said film at the edge portion of said smaller aperture when said processing chamber means moves perpendicular to said principal plane of said film.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
a second driving shaft which is intermittently engageable with said main shaft when said first driving means is not driven, and which drives said processing means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
a second driving shaft which is intermittently engageable with said main shaft when said first driving means is not driven, and which drives said processing means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
56 words
a locking actuating member adapted to actuate said locking member upon deenergization of said solenoid, whereby said first clutch member brings said first driving shaft into meshing engagement with said main shaft upon energization of said solenoid, and said locking actuating member releases said second transfer means from said locking member upon deenergization of said solenoid.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
56 words
a locking actuating member adapted to actuate said locking member upon deenergization of said solenoid, whereby said first clutch member brings said first driving shaft into meshing engagement with said main shaft upon energization of said solenoid, and said locking actuating member releases said second transfer means from said locking member upon deenergization of said solenoid.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
85 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said processing chamber means has a liquid inlet, an air vent at the upper portion thereof and a liquid outlet at the lower portion thereof, whereby said processing liquid is supplied through said liquid inlet while residual air in said processing space escapes through said air vent, and said processing liquid can be held in said processing space for a predetermined time period so as to process said exposed film and is exhausted through said liquid outlet.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
a processing station including a developing station and a fixing station, and further including processing means for producing a visible permanent image on said exposed film;
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
26 words
a processing station including a developing station and a fixing station, and further including processing means for producing a visible permanent image on said exposed film;
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
60 words
first transfer means movable from said supplying station to said exposure station and from said developing station to said fixing station for transferring said unit from said supplying station to said exposure station and for further transferring said unit from said developing station to said fixing station and for maintaining said unit at said stations during exposing and developing, respectively;
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
60 words
first transfer means movable from said supplying station to said exposure station and from said developing station to said fixing station for transferring said unit from said supplying station to said exposure station and for further transferring said unit from said developing station to said fixing station and for maintaining said unit at said stations during exposing and developing, respectively;
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
8 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
24 words
second transfer means movable from said exposure station to said developing station for transferring said unit from said exposure station to said developing station;
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
24 words
second transfer means movable from said exposure station to said developing station for transferring said unit from said exposure station to said developing station;
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
8 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
15 words
removing means for removing said unit from said fixing station to a take-out position; and
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
15 words
removing means for removing said unit from said fixing station to a take-out position; and
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
12 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said driving means comprises;
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
30 words
driving means coupled to said first transfer means, said second trAnsfer means and said processing means for driving said first transfer means, said second transfer means and said processing means.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
30 words
driving means coupled to said first transfer means, said second trAnsfer means and said processing means for driving said first transfer means, said second transfer means and said processing means.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
8 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
29 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 7, said apparatus further comprising control means for controlling said first transfer means and said second transfer means; wherein said control means comprises,
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
12 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said locking actuating member
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
13 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said removing means further comprises
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
35 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said supplying station further comprises a sensing means for detecting the existance of said unit at said supply station to control said first transfer means in operation.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
85 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said control means further comprises a third clutch member which is attached to said second driving shaft and a developing detecting lever which is coupled with movement of said photosensitive unit at said developing station, whereby said developing detecting lever is rotated around an axis thereof by an edge of said photosensitive unit so as to actuate said third clutch member to initiate rotation of said second drive shaft when said unit arrives at said developing station.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
77 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said control means further comprises a fourth clutch member which is attached to said second driving shaft, and a fixing detecting lever which is coupled with said first transfer means at said fixing station, whereby said fixing detecting lever is rotated around an axis thereof by said first transfer means to initiate the rotation of said second drive shaft when said first transfer means arrives at said fixing station.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
58 words
A photographic apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said removing means further comprises; a second electric switch means which is positioned to be coupled with said removing member so that an electric circuit for said apparatus opens when said removing means is apart from said second position and closes when said removing means is in said second position.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-10-10 | 1976-04-10 | 1976-10-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-10-10 | 1980-04-10 | 1980-10-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-10-10 | 1984-04-10 | 1984-10-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |