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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2002
Tatsuhide Takebayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Pentax Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A film winding-rewinding apparatus for a camera comprises a driving pulley, a driven pulley and an endless belt, a rewinding fork, a winding spool, a selective transmission mechanism, and an idler. The driving pulley is attached to a reversible motor. The belt is tensioned around the driving pulley and the driven pulleys. The rewinding fork engages with the spool of a film cartridge and the film is wound by the winding spool. The transmission mechanism transmits drive power to the winding spool or the rewinding fork. When the motor is driven in the positive direction, the power is transmitted to the winding spool, and when it is driven in the negative direction, the power is transmitted to the rewinding fork. The idler is disposed in the vicinity of the belt and engages with a side of the belt which is loosened when the motor is driven in the negative direction.