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US4685789A
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Camera
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1986-04-24
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Granted: 1987-08-11
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Expires: 2006-04-24
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed are a technique that in the film feeding control of a camera, before the film is wound up, when the voltage of a battery circuit for supplying voltage to the camera is above a voltage level high enough to wind-up the film, a film winding operation is initiated, and, if this winding-up operation does not terminate normally, that the film has ended is determined and the film is rewound, and another technique that when the above-described voltage level is detected, a motor for the rewinding is used as the load of detecting the voltage level of the above-described battery circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaharu Kawamura
- 👤 Yoshihito Harada
- 👤 Ryuichi Kobayashi
- 👤 Masayoshi Kiuchi
- 👤 Kenichiro Amano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:38
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/26; G03B17/00; G03B17/42; G03B17/425
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
An electrical power source voltage detecting device for a camera having an operation control mechanism, comprising: (a) a motor capable of rotating forward and backward; (b) an electrical power source circuit for supplying voltage to said motor so that said motor works; (c) a drive transmission system arranged upon said forward rotation to transmit the driving torque of said motor to said operation control mechanism and upon backward rotation to hinder the transmission of the driving torque; (d) detecting means for detecting the level of said voltage with the use of said motor as a load when said motor rotates backward; and (e) a control circuit for causing the backward operation of said motor by said electrical power source circuit and the operation of said detecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
An electrical power source voltage detecting device for a camera having an operation control mechanism, comprising: (a) a motor capable of rotating forward and backward; (b) an electrical power source circuit for supplying voltage to said motor so that said motor works; (c) a drive transmission system arranged upon said forward rotation to transmit the driving torque of said motor to said operation control mechanism and upon backward rotation to hinder the transmission of the driving torque; (d) detecting means for detecting the level of said voltage with the use of said motor as a load when said motor rotates backward; and (e) a control circuit for causing the backward operation of said motor by said electrical power source circuit and the operation of said detecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said operation control mechanism is a mechanism for rewinding the film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
97 words
An electrical power source detection device for a camera having an operation control mechanism, comprising: (a) a motor for driving said operation control mechanism; (b) an electrical power source circuit for supplying a voltage to said motor so that said motor is driven to move; (c) detecting means for detecting whether or not the level of said voltage is above a prescribed voltage level; and (d) a control circuit for causing said detecting means to operate with the use of said motor as a load by supplying current to said motor from said electrical power source circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
97 words
An electrical power source detection device for a camera having an operation control mechanism, comprising: (a) a motor for driving said operation control mechanism; (b) an electrical power source circuit for supplying a voltage to said motor so that said motor is driven to move; (c) detecting means for detecting whether or not the level of said voltage is above a prescribed voltage level; and (d) a control circuit for causing said detecting means to operate with the use of said motor as a load by supplying current to said motor from said electrical power source circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 3, wherein said operation control mechanism is a mechanism for rewinding the film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
179 words
A control means for a camera having an electrical power source circuit for supplying a voltage to wind-up means for winding up film and rewind means for rewinding the film, comprising: (a) first detecting means for detecting whether or not said voltage level is above a prescribed voltage level capable of winding up the film by a prescribed amount by said wind-up means before a winding up operation of the film; (b) second detecting means for detecting whether or not the film has been wound up normally by the prescribed amount when the film was wound up by said wind-up means; and (c) a control circuit responsive to detection of the fact that the voltage level is above said prescribed voltage level by said first detecting means for operating said wind-up means to wind up the film, and responsive to detection of the fact that when in said winding up operation, said normal winding up of the film is not carried out by said second detecting means for causing said film rewind means to perform a film rewinding operation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
179 words
A control means for a camera having an electrical power source circuit for supplying a voltage to wind-up means for winding up film and rewind means for rewinding the film, comprising: (a) first detecting means for detecting whether or not said voltage level is above a prescribed voltage level capable of winding up the film by a prescribed amount by said wind-up means before a winding up operation of the film; (b) second detecting means for detecting whether or not the film has been wound up normally by the prescribed amount when the film was wound up by said wind-up means; and (c) a control circuit responsive to detection of the fact that the voltage level is above said prescribed voltage level by said first detecting means for operating said wind-up means to wind up the film, and responsive to detection of the fact that when in said winding up operation, said normal winding up of the film is not carried out by said second detecting means for causing said film rewind means to perform a film rewinding operation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A means according to claim 5, wherein said wind-up means is a motor for winding up.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A means according to claim 5, wherein said rewind means is a motor for rewinding.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A means according to claim 5, wherein said second detecting means detects whether or not the film is wound up by one frame.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A means according to claim 7, wherein said first detecting means detects the the voltage level with said rewind motor as a load.
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