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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396513 ; 396538 ; 396543 ;
Abstract
An opening and closing apparatus for opening and closing a light blocking door provided at a film feed slot of a film cartridge comprises a drive device that drives the light blocking door to open and close, a single switch that outputs a signal with a specific pattern with a light blocking door opening and closing operation of the drive device and a control device that controls the drive device based upon the output signal from the switch. The switch, for instance, includes a switch pattern that is integrated with a rotating member constituting the drive device and a brush that slides on the switch pattern as the rotating member rotates.