Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Koichi Nishi

Akira Takahashi

Saburo Sasaki

Susumu Iguchi

Yoshio Fukushima

Kunihiko Araki

Shinichiro Koshiishi

Satoshi Yamane

Hirofumi Horigome

Yoshimi Ono

Tadafumi Ohguro

An apparatus for moving a lens between first and second positions, comprising; a support member means for supporting said lens, an electric motor connected to said support member means for moving said support member, a control circuit means connected to said motor for supplying a first current to said motor to move said support member means from said first position to said second position and vice versa and a second current to said motor to hold said support member means at least one of said first position and second position, said second current being smaller than said first current.

Apparatus for moving a lens

A film advancing system of a camera in which a roll of film inside a film cartridge is first wound to a spool and then the film is rewound into the cartridge one frame from another after each photographic operation is provided. The system includes a reversibly rotatable motor the drivement and rotational direction of which are automatically controlled depending upon various conditions of the camera to implement required advancement of the film.

Film feeding system of a camera

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Yokohama, Japan

Koichi Nishi