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US4460255A
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Instant camera
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1982-06-25
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Granted: 1984-07-17
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Expires: 2002-06-25
Abstract
Abstract An instant camera in which a self-processing type film unit is passed between a pair of spreading rollers and ejected to the exterior of the camera while a container means containing a development processing solution in the film unit is torn by the nipping force of the rollers causing said processing solution to be spread over an image forming region in said film unit, characterized by the spreading rollers being formed such that the clearance therebetween is greater at the center section thereof and smaller near the roller ends which contact the edges of said image forming region.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuya Kozai
- 👤 Yoshihiro Fujita
- 👤 Tadayoshi Shibata
- 👤 Hisashi Kikuchi
- 👤 Hiroshi Nakai
- 👤 Hirokazu Ichii
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:19
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/48; G03B17/50; G03B17/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
An instant camera in which a self-processing type film unit is passed between a pair of spreading rollers positioned in the same longitudinal direction so as to contact with each other, and then be ejected to the exterior of the camera while a container means in said film unit is torn by a nipping force due to said spreading rollers casuing a development processing solution contained in said container means to be spread and distributed in a predetermined image forming region, characterized in that said pair of spreading rollers are formed in such a manner that the clearance between said spreading rollers over said image forming region is larger in the vicinity of the central section of the image forming region, the central sections of said rollers in the longitudinal direction of the rollers being adjacent the central portion of the image forming region and smaller in the vicinity of the roller ends contacting the edges of the image forming region in said film unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
An instant camera in which a self-processing type film unit is passed between a pair of spreading rollers positioned in the same longitudinal direction so as to contact with each other, and then be ejected to the exterior of the camera while a container means in said film unit is torn by a nipping force due to said spreading rollers casuing a development processing solution contained in said container means to be spread and distributed in a predetermined image forming region, characterized in that said pair of spreading rollers are formed in such a manner that the clearance between said spreading rollers over said image forming region is larger in the vicinity of the central section of the image forming region, the central sections of said rollers in the longitudinal direction of the rollers being adjacent the central portion of the image forming region and smaller in the vicinity of the roller ends contacting the edges of the image forming region in said film unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
An instant camera as defined in claim 1 wherein said clearance between said spreading rollers is about 20 μm or less at the central section thereof in the longitudinal direction of the rollers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
An instant camera as defined in claim 1 wherein one of said spreading rollers is a columnar roller having the same diameter over the entire length thereof, and the other of said spreading rollers has large diameter sections at both roller ends adjacent the edges of the image forming region in said film unit, tapered sections inside from said large diameter sections and a small diameter section at the center contiguous to said tapered sections.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An instant camera as defined in claim 3 wherein each of said large diameter sections has a length of about 10 mm or less.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
An instant camera as defined in claim 3 wherein each of said tapered sections has a length between about 10 mm and 30 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
61 words
An instant camera as defined in claim 3 wherein the larger diameter sections of said other of said spreading rollers do not entend beyond the vicinity of the said image forming region, said other of said spreading rollers also having small diameter end sections outside from said large diameter sections and extending beyond the image forming region in said film unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
An instant camera as defined in claim 1 wherein one of said spreading rollers is a columnar roller having the same diameter over the entire length thereof, and the other of said spreading rollers has the same diameter over the entire length thereof and can rotate around an arcuate rotating axis.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
An instant camera as defined in claim 1 wherein one of said spreading rollers is a columnar roller having the same diameter over the entire length thereof, and the other of said spreading rollers has a diameter gradually increasing from the center to both ends.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
An instant camera as defined in claim 1 wherein one of said spreading rollers has a thick central section, and the other of said spreading rollers has a central section recessed to a higher extent than that of the protrusion at said thick central section of said one of said spreading rollers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
196 words
An improved instant camera for taking self-developing pictures, the camera being of the type having: a compartment for storing a film pack containing a plurality of self-processing type film units contained therein each of said film units having a predetermined image forming region; means for individually ejecting each of the film units in said plurality of self-processing type film units from said film pack and said camera; and a pair of spreading rollers through which each of said ejected film units must pass therebetween whereby said rollers cause a container means containing a processing solution in said film unit to break and spread said processing solution over the image forming region in said film unit, the improvement wherein: said pair of spreading rollers are formed in such a manner that the clearance between said spreading rollers is larger in the vicinity of the central portion of the said image forming region, the central section of the spreading rollers in the longitudinal direction of the rollers being adjacent the central portion of said image forming region and smaller in the vicinity of the roller ends contacting the edges of the image forming region of the film unit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
196 words
An improved instant camera for taking self-developing pictures, the camera being of the type having: a compartment for storing a film pack containing a plurality of self-processing type film units contained therein each of said film units having a predetermined image forming region; means for individually ejecting each of the film units in said plurality of self-processing type film units from said film pack and said camera; and a pair of spreading rollers through which each of said ejected film units must pass therebetween whereby said rollers cause a container means containing a processing solution in said film unit to break and spread said processing solution over the image forming region in said film unit, the improvement wherein: said pair of spreading rollers are formed in such a manner that the clearance between said spreading rollers is larger in the vicinity of the central portion of the said image forming region, the central section of the spreading rollers in the longitudinal direction of the rollers being adjacent the central portion of said image forming region and smaller in the vicinity of the roller ends contacting the edges of the image forming region of the film unit.
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