Photographic cameras

Claim 1

Photographic camera comprising: a hollow sleeve-shaped supply spool and a hollow sleeve-shaped take-up spool, a film track and a film engaging plate between said spools, a camera objective, which is arranged to produce a real image in the plane of the film track, a film driving motor which is coupled to the take-up spool, an electronic control device and a battery arranged to supply energy to the film driving motor and to the electronic control device, characterized in that (a) the camera objective and the film track are provided on a generally block-shaped central housing body on opposite sides (front and read face) thereof, (b) an upper housing portion is located on the upper side of the central housing body and extends on both sides beyond the central housing body, (c) a lower housing portion forms a chamber member of substantially rectangular cross section below each of the laterally projecting parts of the upper housing body, said chambers accommodating said supply and take-up spools, respectively, said two chamber members being open towards the top and being interconnected by a rear wall and by a bottom plate, whereby a space is defined between the chamber members and the bottom plate, into which space the central housing body is removably inserted, vertical film passage slots being provided in the chamber members along the rear wall, and the film engaging plate being mounted on the rear wall, and (d) the film drive motor is attached on one side to one of the projecting parts of the upper housing portion, and the battery is attached to the other one of the projecting parts on the other side of the upper housing portion, said film drive motor and said battery extending therefrom downwardly into the hollow take-up spool and supply spool, respectively, a coupling member mounted on the film drive motor being coupled directly to the take-up spool, when the central housing body is inserted.