Camera using a film with a magnetic memory

• US 5,097,278 A
• Filed: 03/14/1991
• Issued: 03/17/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Aoshima, Chikara, Tamamura, Hideo
• Primary Examiner(s): Gellner, Michael L.
• Application Number:
  US07/669,644
• Time in Patent Office: 369 Days
• Field of Search: 354/105, 354/106, 354/203
• US Class Current: 396/320
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/24 with means for separately producing marks on the film, e.g. title, time of exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/244 Magnetic devices
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/62 Maintaining desired spacing between record carrier and head

Abstract

A camera using a film with a magnetic memory has a magnetic head for writing information to or reading information from the magnetic memory of the film, a pressure plate for holding the magnetic head, and a notch generally formed in the pressure plate at an area where the pressure plate holds the magnetic head.

Claims

1. A camera using a film with a magnetic memory comprising:

(A) a magnetic head for writing information to or reading information from the magnetic memory of the film; and

(B) restriction means for holding said magnetic head and assuring the planarity of the film;

said restriction means having a notch gently formed to said restriction means at an area to hold said magnetic head.

2. A camera according to claim 1 wherein said restriction means includes a pressure plate.

3. A camera according to claim 1 wherein said notch includes a beveling.

4. A camera according to claim 1 wherein said restriction means holds said magnetic head such that a leading edge of said magnetic head is substantially coplanar with a film contact plane of said restriction means.

5. A camera according to claim 1 wherein said notch includes a linear groove.

6. A camera according to claim 5 wherein said linear groove is perpendicular to the direction of film transport.

7. A camera according to claim 5 wherein said linear groove is along the direction of film transport.

8. A camera according to claim 1 further comprising:

urging means for urging the magnetic memory of the film to said magnetic head,

said urging means urging the magnetic memory of the film to rail magnetic head within the area of said notch.

9. A camera according to claim 8 wherein said urging means has a curved urging plane.

10. A camera according to claim 8 wherein said urging means has curved planes at edges of an urging plane.

11. A camera according to claim 8 wherein said urging means has a slipping member on a film contact plane thereof to smooth the contact with the film.

12. A camera according to claim 11 wherein said slipping member includes a teflon sheet.

13. A camera according to claim 8 wherein said restriction means holds said magnetic head such that a leading edge of said magnetic head is substantially coplanar with a film contact plane of said restriction means.

14. A camera according to claim 8 wherein said notch includes a linear groove.

15. A camera according to claim 14 wherein said linear groove is perpendicular to the direction of film transport.

16. A camera according to claim 14 wherein said linear groove is along the direction of film transport.