Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Saburo Nakajima

Keisuke Wakatsuki

Fusao Ichikawa

Iwao Komaki

A used lens-fitted photo film unit has a photo film containing section and a front cover. The photo film containing section has a first retaining hook. The front cover has a second retaining hook. The second hook is retained on the first hook, and couples the front cover to the photo film containing section. In a disassembling station, the photo film unit is set in a predetermined orientation. An access plate is advanced toward the photo film unit. The access plate flexes the first hook apart from the second hook, and disengages it from the latter. The access plate is retracted while the front cover is captured by the access plate, thereby to remove the front cover from the photo film containing section. In a preferred embodiment, a flash device from the used photo film unit is supported so as to face upward a flashing face of the flash device. Cleanser liquid is sprayed on the flashing face. Cleaning tape comes in contact with the flashing face. The tape is moved on the flashing face while keeping the tape in contact with the flashing face, and wipes and cleanses the flashing face.

Method and apparatus for disassembling lens-fitted photo film unit, and

An apparatus and process for attaching a liner to a shell of a magnetic disk cartridge. A cover is provided that covers at least a portion of the liner and shell when in an attachment position. The cover has blow-out holes which are positioned around the periphery of the welding head of a welding device. Pressurized air is introduced into the blow holes so as to lift out any dust located in the vicinity of the half shell. An exhaust hole is provided in the cover for removal of the dust by virtue of a suction device.

Apparatus for assembling magnetic disk cartridge and method of producing

A parts feeder for feeding a plurality of parts along an annular conveyance path and a linear conveyance path connected to the annular conveyance path comprises an adjustment device which is provided midway along the annular conveyance path and which adjusts the parts, and a fill detector which is provided midway along the linear conveyance path and which detects filling of the linear conveyance path with the parts and generates a fill signal in order to stop parts feed to the linear conveyance path when the linear conveyance path is filled with the parts. A compressed air feeder is located in the vicinity of the adjustment device. The compressed air feeder blows compressed air against at least the parts located at the adjustment device in order to remove the parts from the adjustment device while the parts feed to the linear conveyance path is being stopped.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Saburo Nakajima