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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ikushi Nakamura, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396418 ;
Abstract
An electric motor 12 and a gear head 13 are located in the space inside the take-up spool 5, an output shaft 13a of the gear head 13 formed such that it has a length that accommodates the engagement length of the take-up spool only is direct-coupled to the take-up spool 5, while an output gear 6 to receive the drive power for rewinding, etc., is formed as a single unit with the take-up spool 5. As a result of this construction, the amount of dead space above the take-up spool is reduced to the extent possible, the height of the camera is reduced, and the camera is made more compact.