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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1979
Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH, Wetzlar, DE;
Abstract
Disclosed is a reduction gear assembly for automatically accommodating varying load conditions on a driven member, comprising a rotatably mounted, axially displaceable first shaft; a drive engagement driving the first shaft by a frictional force engaging in the axial direction of the shaft; a driving element mounted for rotation with the first shaft; and a driven member rotatably driven by the driving element and being subjected to varying load conditions, wherein the driving element comprises means for controlling the axial movement of the first shaft in response to the varying load conditions on the driven member. Also disclosed is a camera embodying the reducing gear assembly as part of an automatic film advance system.