Photographic camera and film

Claim 2

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film in a cartridge comprising: a 35 mm-wide photographic film devoid of sprocket holes and having a quadrilateral effective photographic area of which one side in the width direction of the photographic film is selected to be substantially 30 mm long and being wound in a standard size 35-mm film cartridge; a camera body having a first accommodating portion formed in said camera body to accommodate the standard size 35-mm film cartridge and a second accommodating portion formed in said camera body to accommodate said photographic film supplied from the cartridge; transporting means provided in said camera body for transporting said photographic film between said first and second accommodating portions; guide means provided in said camera body for defining the position of said photographic film in its width-wise direction between said first and second accommodating portions and including two pairs of parallel film guide rails formed on a rearwardly facing inner surface of said camera body, a first one of said pairs of film guides being spaced apart by substantially 35-mm and extending rearwardly for a predetermined distance and a second one of said pairs of film guides being spaced apart by substantially 30-mm and extending rearwardly for a distance less than said predetermined distance; and exposing means provided in said camera body for exposing an image of an object to be photographed onto the effective photographic area of said photographic film guided by said guide means.

Claim 3

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 1, in which said exposing means includes an aperture substantially 30 mm long in the film-width direction and substantially 40 mm wide in the film transporting direction.

Claim 4

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 1, in which the aperture of said exposing means has a ratio of 3:4 between its dimension in the film-width direction and its dimension in its film transporting direction.

Claim 5

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 1, in which said transporting means includes a film wind shaft about which the film is taken up and a film guide roller means contacting the photographic film and being rotated as the photographic film is wound on said film wind shaft for detecting a film transport amount and producing a detected signal; and control means for controlling the film transport amount in response to said detected signal.

Claim 6

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 4, in which said detected signal is produced for every predetermined film transport amount.

Claim 7

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 5, in which said predetermined film transport amount is substantially 5.25 mm.

Claim 8

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 5, in which said predetermined film transport amount is substantially 6.28 mm.

Claim 9

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 4, in which said film guide roller mounted for rotation in response to transporting the photographic film from said first accommodating portion to said second accommodating portion cooperates with a corresponding sensor element for producing said detected signal.

Claim 10

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 8, in which said means contacting the photographic film further includes at least one pivotably mounted film guide element arranged adjacent said film wind shaft and having said film guide roller rotatable mounted thereon, and in which a permanent magnet is mounted on said film guide roller for cooperating with said sensor element that is mounted on said pivotably mounted film guide element.

Claim 11

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 9, in which said pivotably mounted film guide element includes a spring for biasing said film guide roller mounted on said film guide element toward said film wind shaft and into contact with said film wound therearound.

Claim 12

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 1, in which said transporting means includes means for detecting a control element formed along one edge of said photographic film and outside of said effective photographic area, said means for detecting being located between said first and second accommodating portions and generating a detected signal, and control means for controlling the film transport amount in response to said detected signal.

Claim 13

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 11, in which said control element comprises a small aperture having a diameter of substantially 1 mm and said means for detecting comprises a light emitting diode in juxtaposition with a photo-transistor for detecting the passage of said small aperture therebetween.

Claim 14

A photographic system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 12, in which a plurality of said small apertures are aligned at a predetermined pitch.

Claim 15

A photographic system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 13, in which said predetermined pitch is substantially 5.25 mm.

Claim 16

A photographic system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 13, in which said predetermined pitch is substantially 6.28 mm.

Claim 17

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film comprising: a 35 mm-wide photographic film having a quadrilateral effective photographic area of which one side is substantially 30 mm long and detection elements arranged along one longitudinal edge thereof, said photographic film being devoid of sprocket holes; cartridge means for accommodating said photographic film being wound therein; a camera body having a first accommodating portion formed in said camera body for accommodating said cartridge means and a second accommodating portion formed in said camera body for accommodating said photographic film supplied from said cartridge means; transporting means provided on said camera body for transporting said photographic film between said first and second accommodating portions; means for detecting said detection elements as said film is transported for determining the amount of film transported by said transporting; guide means provided in said camera body for defining the position of said photographic film in the width-wise direction between said first and second accommodating portions and including first and second pairs of parallel film guide rails formed on an inner surface of said camera body, said first pair of film guide rails extending from said inner surface for a predetermined distance and said second pair extending for a distance substantially equal to said predetermined distance less a thickness of said photographic film; exposing means provided in said camera body and for exposing an image of an object to the effective photographic area of said photographic film guided by said guide means.

Claim 18

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film comprising: a 35 mm-wide photographic film having a quadrilateral effective photographic area of which one side is substantially 30 mm long and detection elements arranged along one longitudinal edge thereof, said photographic film being devoid of sprocket holes; cartridge means for accommodating said photographic film being wound therein; a camera body having a first accommodating portion formed in said camera body for accommodating said cartridge means and a second accommodating portion formed in said camera body for accommodating said photographic film supplied from said cartridge means; transporting means provided on said camera body for transporting said photographic film between said first and second accommodating portions; means for detecting said detection elements as said film is transported for determining the amount of film transported by said transporting; guide means provided in said camera body for defining the position of said photographic film in the width-wise direction between said first and second accommodating portions and including first and second pairs of parallel film guide rails formed on an inner surface of said camera body, said first pair of film guide rails extending from said inner surface for a predetermined distance and said second pair extending for a distance substantially equal to said predetermined distance less a thickness of said photographic film; exposing means provided in said camera body and for exposing an image of an object to the effective photographic area of said photographic film guided by said guide means.

Claim 19

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 16, in which said means for recording includes light emitting means selectively movable from a first position in which data is recorded in an area between an outer longitudinal edge portion of said photographic film and an end edge portion of said effective photographic area of said photographic film to the second position in which the data is recorded in an area in said effective photographic area.

Claim 20

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 16, in which said transporting means includes means for detecting a control element formed along one edge of said photographic film and outside of said effective photographic area, said means for detecting being located between said first and second accommodating portions and generating a detected signal, and control means for controlling the film transport amount in response to said detected signal.

Claim 21

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 18, in which said control element comprises a small aperture having a diameter of substantially 1 mm and said means for detecting comprises a light emitting diode in juxtaposition with a photo-transistor for detecting the passage of said small aperture therebetween.

Claim 22

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 19, in which a plurality of said small apertures are aligned at a predetermined pitch.

Claim 23

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 20, in which said predetermined pitch is substantially 5.25 mm.

Claim 24

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 20, in which said predetermined pitch is substantially 6.28 mm.

Claim 25

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 16, in which said transporting means includes a film wind shaft arranged for winding film therearound and at least one film guide roller mounted adjacent said film wind shaft in contact with film wound therearound for rotation in response to transporting the photographic film from said first accommodating portion to said second accommodating portion for cooperating with a corresponding sensor element for producing a film transport detected signal.

Claim 26

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 23, in which the diameter of said film guide roller is substantially 3.34 mm.

Claim 27

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 23, in which the diameter of said film guide roller is substantially 4.00 mm.

Claim 28

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 23, in which said transporting means further includes at least one pivotably mounted film guide element having said at least one film guide roller mounted thereon, and in which a permanent magnet is mounted on said film guide roller for cooperating with said sensor element that is mounted on said pivotably mounted film guide element.

Claim 29

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 26, in which said pivotally mounted film guide element includes a spring for biasing said film guide roller mounted on said film guide element toward said film wind shaft and in contact with said film wound therearound.

Claim 30

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film devoid of sprocket holes comprising: a camera body having first and second accommodating portions formed in said camera body for accommodating a 35 mm-wide photographic film devoid of sprocket holes; transporting means provided in said camera body for transporting the photographic film devoid of sprocket holes from said first accommodating portion to said second accommodating portion; a quadrilateral aperture formed in said camera body on a film transporting path between said first accommodating portion and said second accommodating portion, one side of which in a film-width direction is substantially 30 mm long, so as to form a quadrilateral effective photographic area, one side of which in the film-width direction is 30 mm long, in the photographic film extending along said film transporting path; and two pairs of parallel film guide rails formed on a rearwardly facing inner surface of said camera body, a first one of said pairs being outside of the other of said pairs and extending rearwardly for a first distance, a second one of said pairs being inside the other of said pairs and extending rearwardly for a distance less than said first distance, whereby said photographic film is guided by said two pairs of film guide rails.

Claim 31

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film devoid of sprocket holes comprising: a camera body having first and second accommodating portions formed in said camera body for accommodating a 35 mm-wide photographic film devoid of sprocket holes; transporting means provided in said camera body for transporting the photographic film devoid of sprocket holes from said first accommodating portion to said second accommodating portion; a quadrilateral aperture formed in said camera body on a film transporting path between said first accommodating portion and said second accommodating portion, one side of which in a film-width direction is substantially 30 mm long, so as to form a quadrilateral effective photographic area, one side of which in the film-width direction is 30 mm long, in the photographic film extending along said film transporting path; and two pairs of parallel film guide rails formed on a rearwardly facing inner surface of said camera body, a first one of said pairs being outside of the other of said pairs and extending rearwardly for a first distance, a second one of said pairs being inside the other of said pairs and extending rearwardly for a distance less than said first distance, whereby said photographic film is guided by said two pairs of film guide rails.

Claim 32

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 28, in which another side of said quadrilateral aperture in the film transporting direction is substantially 40 mm long.

Claim 33

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 28, in which said film guide rails are arranged adjacent said aperture for guiding the longitudinal edges of the photographic film and forming in the photographic film extending along said film transporting path a strip of about 2.5 mm wide between a longitudinal edge portion of the photographic film and an edge of said effective photographic area.

Claim 34

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 28, wherein said film transporting means includes detecting means contacting the photographic film transported by said film transporting means for detecting a transport amount of the photographic film and for generating a detected signal; and means for controlling the transport amount so the photographic film in response to said detected signal from said detecting means.

Claim 35

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 31, in which said detected signal is produced for every predetermined film transport amount.

Claim 36

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 32, in which said predetermined film transport amount is substantially 5.25 mm.

Claim 37

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 32, in which said predetermined film transport amount is substantially 6.28 mm.

Claim 38

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 31, in which said detecting means contacting the photographic film includes a film wind shaft arranged for winding film therearound and at least one film guide roller mounted adjacent said film shaft and in contact with the film wound therearound for rotation in response to transporting the photographic film from said first accommodating portion to said second accommodating portion and cooperating with a corresponding sensor element for producing said detected signal.

Claim 39

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 35, in which said detecting means contacting the photographic film further includes at least one pivottably mounted film guide element having said at least one film guide roller mounted thereon, and in which a permanent magnet is mounted on said film guide roller for cooperating with said sensor element that is mounted on said pivottably mounted film guide element.

Claim 40

A photographic camera system using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 36, in which said pivotally mounted film guide element includes a spring for biasing said film guide roller mounted on said film guide element toward said film wind shaft and into contact with said film wound therearound.

Claim 41

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 28, in which said transporting means includes means for detecting a control element formed along one edge of said photographic film and outside of said effective photographic area, said means for detecting being located between said first and second accommodating portions and generating a detected signal, and control means for controlling the film transport amount in response to said detected signal.

Claim 42

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 38, in which said control element comprises a small aperture having a diameter of substantially 1 mm and said means for detecting comprises a light emitting diode in juxtaposition with a photo-transistor for detecting the passage of said small aperture therebetween.

Claim 43

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 39, in which a plurality of said small apertures are aligned at a predetermined pitch.

Claim 44

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 40, in which said predetermined pitch is substantially 5.25 mm.

Claim 45

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 40, in which said predetermined pitch is substantially 6.28 mm.

Claim 46

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film devoid of sprocket holes comprising: a camera body having first and second accommodating portions formed in said camera body for accommodating a 35 mm-wide photographic film; transporting means provided in said camera body for transporting the photographic film from said first accommodating portion wherein a standardized 35-mm film cartridge containing the photographic film resides to said second accommodating portion; a quadrilateral aperture formed in said camera body in a film transporting path from said first accommodating portion to said second accommodating portion, one side of said aperture in the film-width direction is substantially 30 mm long so that a quadrilateral effective photographic area having alone side in the film-width direction that is 30 mm long is formed in the photographic film extending along said film transporting path; first and second pairs of parallel film guide rails formed on an inner surface of camera body, said first pair being outside said second pair of guide rails and extending from said inner surface for a predetermined distance greater than a distance that said second pair extends for guiding said photographic film therebetween; and recording means for recording information in an area between a longitudinal edge portion of the photographic film and an edge of said effective photographic area.

Claim 47

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film devoid of sprocket holes comprising: a camera body having first and second accommodating portions formed in said camera body for accommodating a 35 mm-wide photographic film; transporting means provided in said camera body for transporting the photographic film from said first accommodating portion wherein a standardized 35-mm film cartridge containing the photographic film resides to said second accommodating portion; a quadrilateral aperture formed in said camera body in a film transporting path from said first accommodating portion to said second accommodating portion, one side of said aperture in the film-width direction is substantially 30 mm long so that a quadrilateral effective photographic area having alone side in the film-width direction that is 30 mm long is formed in the photographic film extending along said film transporting path; first and second pairs of parallel film guide rails formed on an inner surface of camera body, said first pair being outside said second pair of guide rails and extending from said inner surface for a predetermined distance greater than a distance that said second pair extends for guiding said photographic film therebetween; and recording means for recording information in an area between a longitudinal edge portion of the photographic film and an edge of said effective photographic area.

Claim 48

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 43, in which said transporting means includes a film wind shaft arranged for winding film therearound and at least one film guide roller mounted for rotation in response to transporting the photographic film from said first accommodating portion to said second accommodating portion for cooperating with a corresponding sensor element for producing a film transport detected signal.

Claim 49

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 44, in which a diameter of said film guide roller is substantially 3.34 mm.

Claim 50

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide film according to claim 44, in which a diameter of said film guide roller is substantially 4.00 mm.

Claim 51

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 44, in which said transporting means further includes at least one pivotably mounted film guide element arranged adjacent said film wind shaft and having said at least one film guide roller mounted thereon, and in which a permanent magnet is mounted on said film guide roller for cooperating with said sensor element that is mounted on said pivotably mounted film guide element.

Claim 52

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 47, in which said pivotally mounted film guide element includes a spring for biasing said film guide roller mounted on said film guide element toward said film wind shaft and into contact with said film wound therearound.

Claim 53

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 43, in which said transporting means includes means for detecting a control element formed along one edge of said photographic film and outside of said effective photographic area, said means for detecting being located between said first and second accommodating portions and generating a detected signal, and control means for controlling the film transport amount in response to said detected signal.

Claim 54

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 49, in which said control element comprises a small aperture having a diameter of substantially 1 mm and said means for detecting comprises a light emitting diode in juxtaposition with a photo-transistor for detecting the passage of said small aperture therebetween.

Claim 55

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 50, in which a plurality of said small apertures are aligned at a predetermined pitch.

Claim 56

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 51, in which said predetermined pitch is substantially 5.25 mm.

Claim 57

A photographic camera using a 35 mm-wide photographic film according to claim 51, in which said predetermined pitch is substantially 6.28 mm.

Claim 58

A film cartridge comprising: a photographic film of the kind that is 35 mm wide and devoid of sprocket perforations along both side edges of said film and having a quadrilateral effective photographic area whose one side in the film-width direction is substantially 30 mm long; and a single casing means for accommodating said 35 mm wide photographic film therein with a leader portion of the film protruding therefrom and being generally cylindrical in shape and having a lower protruding element for residing in a recess of a 35-mm camera and having an upper recess for engagement by a film rewind element of the 35-mm camera.

Claim 59

A film cartridge comprising: a photographic film of the kind that is 35 mm wide and devoid of sprocket perforations along both side edges of said film and having a quadrilateral effective photographic area whose one side in the film-width direction is substantially 30 mm long; and a single casing means for accommodating said 35 mm wide photographic film therein with a leader portion of the film protruding therefrom and being generally cylindrical in shape and having a lower protruding element for residing in a recess of a 35-mm camera and having an upper recess for engagement by a film rewind element of the 35-mm camera.

Claim 60

A film cartridge according to claim 54, in which a control portion is formed on said photographic film in a portion between a longitudinal edge of said photographic film and an edge of said effective photographic area.

Claim 61

A film cartridge according to claim 55, in which said control portion comprises small round aperture.

Claim 62

A film cartridge according to claim 56, in which said small aperture has a diameter of 1 mm.

Claim 63

A film cartridge according to claim 55, in which a plurality of said control portions are aligned at a predetermined pitch.

Claim 64

A film cartridge according to claim 58, in which said predetermined pitch is substantially 5.25 mm.

Claim 65

A film cartridge according to claim 58, in which said predetermined pitch is substantially 6.28 mm.

Claim 66

A film cartridge according to claim 55, in which said control portion is formed as a magnetic mark.