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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1999
Shuri Mizoguchi, Hino, JP;
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A film unit is provided with an unexposed film chamber in which an unexposed film is accommodated beforehand; a photographing lens through which the unexposed film is imagewise exposed; a film wind-up chamber; a spool provided in the film wind-up chamber, holding an end portion of the film, and having a rotation center on which the spool is rotated so that the exposed film is wound up into the film wind-up chamber; a spool engaging member for engaging with the spool; and a wind-up operating member located at an eccentric position from the rotation center of the spool and for engaging with the spool engaging member so that the wind-up operating member rotates the spool through the spool engaging member.