Photographic apparatus

Claim 2

A microfiche camera comprising: a camera body; a film carrier for holding film on a plane in an exposed position, said carrier being disposed within said camera body; means associated with said carrier for laterally shifting the carrier and the film a film supply magazine detachably mounted in a stationary position on said camera body and accommodating unexposed film in rolled form, said supply magazine having a film feed opening of a width approximately two times the width of the film and a shaft which provides for free lateral movement, relative to the shaft, of the film wound around it, with said magazine being stationary, when said film carrier moves laterally together with the film; means for taking up the film which has passed through the film carrier from said supplying magazine; and a pair of opposed rollers mounted on said carrier for feeding the film; whereby images are recordable on the film in predetermined intervals in the direction of the width of the film by sequential intermittent shifting of the carrier, and in predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the film by sequential intermittent driving of the rollers.

Claim 3

A microfiche camera according to claim 1, wherein one of said rollers is splined with a shaft provided in said camera body, said roller being movable along the last-mentioned shaft in the lateral direction of the film, in accordance with the movement of said carrier.

Claim 4

A microfiche camera according to claim 1, wherein said take-up means includes, a case for accommodating the film which has passed through said film carrier, said case having a slot for guiding the film, and a member for guiding the film from the last-mentioned slot to curl the film.

Claim 5

A microfiche camera according to claim 3, wherein said guide member is coated with fluoric resin at the portion thereof contacting with the film.

Claim 6

A photographic apparatus for photographing a number of images in rows and columns on a roll of long film comprising: a body housing; photographic optical means fixed on said body housing; means for holding the film in a position for exposing the film at a selected portion thereof, said holding means being movable with respect to said body housing; means for laterally moving said holding means together with film held thereby, said moving means being coupled with said holding means to displace the holding means and the film held thereby relative to said body housing and said photographic optical means; means for supplying the film to said holding means detachably mounted in stationary position on said body and having a shaft for rolling the film therearound, said supplying means permitting free lateral displacement of the film with the shaft being stationary with respect to the lateral movement of the film, when the film held by said holding means is laterally displaced together with said holding means, in order to successively expose the film in the lateral direction thereof; and means for receiving the film whicH has passed through said holding means.

Claim 7

A photographic apparatus for photographing a number of images in rows and columns on a roll of long film comprising: a body housing; photographic optical means fixed on said body housing; means for holding the film in a position for exposing the film at a selected portion thereof, said holding means being movable with respect to said body housing; means for laterally moving said holding means together with film held thereby, said moving means being coupled with said holding means to displace the holding means and the film held thereby relative to said body housing and said photographic optical means; means for supplying the film to said holding means detachably mounted in stationary position on said body and having a shaft for rolling the film therearound, said supplying means permitting free lateral displacement of the film with the shaft being stationary with respect to the lateral movement of the film, when the film held by said holding means is laterally displaced together with said holding means, in order to successively expose the film in the lateral direction thereof; and means for receiving the film whicH has passed through said holding means.

Claim 8

A photographic apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said supplying means includes a case for accommodating the rolled film and a slot for supplying the rolled film to said holding means, said case and the slot having widths larger than the width of the film.

Claim 9

A photographic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said film case has a lateral width approximately two times the width of the film.

Claim 10

A photographic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said holding means includes means for feeding the film.

Claim 11

A photographic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the shaft of said supplying means is rotatable to provide free longitudinal displacement of the film rolled on the shaft in response to operation of said feeding means.

Claim 12

A photographic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said supplying means is detachable from said body housing.

Claim 13

A photographic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said film receiving means includes a case having a slot, passing therethrough the film which has passed through the holding means, and guide means for curling the film in the case.

Claim 14

A photographic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said guide member is coated with fluoric resin at the portion thereof contacting with the film.

Claim 15

A microfiche camera comprising: a photographic lens means; means for supplying a film detachably mounted in a stationary position relative to said lens means; means for winding up the film; and film holding means disposed between said supplying means and said winding-up means, said film holding means holding the film at a photographic position; means for moving said film holding means together with the film in the lateral direction of the film; said film supplying means having a rotatable shaft which permits free lateral displacement of the film rolled around the shaft, the shaft being stationary with respect to the lateral movement of the film.

Claim 16

A microfiche camera comprising: a photographic lens means; means for supplying a film detachably mounted in a stationary position relative to said lens means; means for winding up the film; and film holding means disposed between said supplying means and said winding-up means, said film holding means holding the film at a photographic position; means for moving said film holding means together with the film in the lateral direction of the film; said film supplying means having a rotatable shaft which permits free lateral displacement of the film rolled around the shaft, the shaft being stationary with respect to the lateral movement of the film.

Claim 17

A microfiche camera according to claim 13, wherein said supplying means includes a case which rotatably supports the shaft of said supplying means, the case having a slot for supplying the film therethrough, and the slot having the length at least two times the width of the film.

Claim 18

A microfiche camera according to claim 14, wherein said case is detachable from the camera.

Claim 19

A microfiche camera according to claim 13, wherein said holding means includes a carrier for holding the film in place and an opposed pair of rollers provided in the carrier to feed the film.

Claim 20

A microfiche camera according to claim 13, further comprising a cutter for cutting the film.