Motor drive unit for camera
First Claim
1. A motor drive unit capable of being coupled to a camera by being mounted on said camera to drive the film advance device of the camera after completion of exposure, said motor drive unit comprising:
- (a) means provided to identify the type of said camera in response to the mounting of said motor drive funit onto said camera;
(b) means producing a drive signal for driving said film advance device in response to said signal for transmitting said completion of exposure, said drive signal producing means including means for adjusting the time of production of said drive signal in response to said identifying means; and
(c) drive means including a drive source and capable of being coupled to said film advance device by said motor drive unit being mounted on said camera, said drive means being responsive to said drive signal to drive said film advance device.
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Abstract
A motor drive unit capable of being coupled to a camera by being mounted on the camera to drive the film, advance device of the camera after completion of exposure of a film the camera having means producing a signal for transmitting the completion of exposure, includes means provided to identify the type of the camera in response to the mounting of the motor drive unit onto the camera, means producing a drive signal for driving the film advance device in response to the signal for transmitting the completion of exposure, the drive signal producing means including means for adjusting the time of production of the drive signal in response to the identifying means, and drive means including a drive source and capable of being coupled to the film advance device by the motor drive unit being mounted on the camera, the drive means being responsive to the drive signal to drive the film advance device.
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10 Claims
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1. A motor drive unit capable of being coupled to a camera by being mounted on said camera to drive the film advance device of the camera after completion of exposure, said motor drive unit comprising:
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(a) means provided to identify the type of said camera in response to the mounting of said motor drive funit onto said camera; (b) means producing a drive signal for driving said film advance device in response to said signal for transmitting said completion of exposure, said drive signal producing means including means for adjusting the time of production of said drive signal in response to said identifying means; and (c) drive means including a drive source and capable of being coupled to said film advance device by said motor drive unit being mounted on said camera, said drive means being responsive to said drive signal to drive said film advance device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A motor drive unit capable of being coupled to a camera by being mounted on said camera, and cooperating with said camera to enable a continuous photographing operation including the operation of winding up the film advance device of the camera in response to a command signal from said camera for instructing initiation of wind-up, said motor drive unit comprising:
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(a) means provided to identify the type of said camera in response to the mounting of said motor drive unit onto said camera; and (b) means for adjusting the time required from after reception of said command signal until completion of the wind-up of said film advance device so as to match the type of said camera identified by said identifying means. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A motor drive camera system comprising:
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(a) a camera body provided with an inherent index representative of the type of said camera body, said camera body having film exposure means, film advance means and means producing a wind-up signal for instructing initiation of the advance of film with the exposure of the film; and (b) a motor drive unit capable of being coupled to said camera body by being mounted on said camera body, said motor drive unit including means for detecting said inherent index in response to the mounting thereof onto said camera body, drive means capable of driving said film advance means of said camera body by being coupled to said film advance means, means for actuating said drive means in response to said wind-up signal, and means for adjusting the time of actuation of said drive means by said actuating means in accordance with said inherent index detected by said detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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