Claims
- 1. A camera comprising:
- (a) inner and outer rails arranged along one side of an exposure aperture;
- (b) a guide contact which contacts an edge of a film at a contact position; and
- (c) a guide portion that provides a guide surface between said inner and outer rails, a portion of said guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than a portion of said guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 2. A camera according to claim 1, wherein the portion of the guide surface near the contact position is at the same level as that of a surface of said inner rail.
- 3. A camera according to claim 1, wherein said guide surface includes an inclined surface formed between the portion of the guide surface near the contact position and the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 4. A camera according to claim 1, wherein said means for contacting has first and second contact portions contacting the edge of the film, and the portion of the guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position is provided at a position corresponding to each of said first and second contact portions.
- 5. A camera according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic head has at least one recording track forming portion and a read track forming portion, and said read track forming portion is arranged at a position nearer said exposure aperture than said recording track forming portion.
- 6. A camera according to claim 5, wherein said read track forming portion is commonly used as a recording track forming portion.
- 7. A camera having a magnetic head for writing and/or reading out information to and/or from a magnetic recording portion provided on a film, said camera comprising:
- (a) a pair of inner and outer rails arranged along one side of an exposure aperture and a pair of inner and outer rails arranged along the opposite side of the exposure aperture;
- (b) means for contacting an edge of the film at a contact position, wherein said means for contacting contacts the edge of the film to apply a biasing force in the widthwise direction of the film; and
- (c) means for providing a guide surface between one of said pairs of inner and outer rails, a portion of said guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than a portion of said guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 8. A camera according to claim 4, wherein the portion of the guide surface near the contact position is at the same level as that of a surface of said inner rails.
- 9. A camera according to claim 7, wherein said means for providing a guide surface includes an inclined surface formed between the portion of the guide surface near the contact position and the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 10. A camera according to claim 7, wherein said means for contacting has first and second contact portions contacting the edge of the film, and the portion of the guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position is provided at a position corresponding to each of said first and second contact portions.
- 11. A camera according to claim 4, wherein said means for contacting is located outside the inner rail of said one pair of inner and outer rails and contacts the edge of the film.
- 12. A camera according to claim 11, wherein the magnetic head is arranged near the portion of the guide surface near the contact position.
- 13. A camera according to claim 7, wherein the magnetic head has at least one recording track forming portion and a read track forming portion, and said read track forming portion is arranged at a position nearer said exposure aperture than said recording track forming portion.
- 14. A camera according to claim 9, wherein said read track forming portion is commonly used as a recording track forming portion.
- 15. A camera having a head for writing and/or reading out information to and/or from a recording portion provided on a film, said camera comprising:
- (a) inner and outer rails arranged along an exposure aperture;
- (b) means for contacting an edge of a film at a contact position; and
- (c) means for providing a guide surface between said inner and outer rails, a portion of said guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than a portion of said guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 16. A camera according to claim 15, wherein the portion of the guide surface near the contact position is at the same level as that of a surface of said inner rail.
- 17. A camera according to claim 15, wherein said means for providing a surface includes an inclined surface formed between the portion of the guide surface near the contact position and the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 18. A camera according to claim 15, wherein said means for contacting has first and second contact portions contacting the edge of the film, and the portion of the guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position is provided at a position corresponding to each of said first and second contact portions.
- 19. A camera according to claim 16, wherein the head has at least one recording track forming portion and a read track forming portion, and said read track forming portion is arranged at a position nearer said exposure aperture than said recording track forming portion.
- 20. A camera according to claim 19, wherein said read track forming portion is commonly used as a recording track forming portion.
- 21. A camera having a head for writing and/or reading out information to and/or from a recording portion provided on a film, said camera comprising:
- (a) a pair of inner and outer rails arranged along one side of an exposure aperture and a pair of inner and outer rails arranged along the opposite side of the exposure aperture;
- (b) means for contacting an edge of the film at a contact position, wherein said means for contacting contacts the edge to apply a biasing force in the widthwise direction of the film; and
- (c) means for providing a guide surface between one of said pairs of inner and outer rails, a portion of said guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than a portion of said guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 22. A camera according to claim 21, wherein the portion of the guide surface near the contact position is at the same level as that of a surface of said inner rails.
- 23. A camera according to claim 21, wherein said means for providing a guide surface includes an inclined surface formed between the portion of the guide surface near the contact position and the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 24. A camera according to claim 21, wherein said means for contacting has first and second contact portions contacting the edge of the film, and the portion of the guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position is provided at a position corresponding to each of said first and second contact portions.
- 25. A camera according to claim 21, wherein said means for contacting is located outside the inner rail of said one pair of inner and outer rails and contacts the edge of the film.
- 26. A camera according to claim 25, wherein the head is arranged near the portion of the guide surface near the contact position.
- 27. A camera according to claim 21, wherein said head has at least one recording track forming portion and a read track forming portion, and said read track forming portion is arranged at a position nearer said exposure aperture than said recording track forming portion.
- 28. A camera according to claim 27, wherein said read track forming portion is commonly used as a recording track forming portion.
- 29. A camera having a head for writing and/or reading out information to and/or from a recording portion provided on an image recording medium, said camera comprising:
- (a) inner and outer rails arranged along an exposure aperture;
- (b) means for contacting an edge of an image recording medium at a contact position; and
- (c) means for providing a guide surface between said inner and outer rails, a portion of said guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than a portion of said guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 30. A camera according to claim 29, wherein the portion of the guide surface near the contact position is at the same level as that of a surface of said inner rail.
- 31. A camera according to claim 29, wherein said means for providing a guide surface includes an inclined surface formed between the portion of the guide surface near the contact position and the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 32. A camera according to claim 29, wherein said means for contacting has first and second contact portions contacting the edge of the image recording medium, and the portion of the guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position is provided at a position corresponding to each of said first and second contact portions.
- 33. A camera according to claim 29, wherein the head has at least one recording track forming portion and a read track forming portion, and said read track forming portion is arranged at a position nearer said exposure aperture than said recording track forming portion.
- 34. A camera according to claim 33, wherein said read track forming portion is commonly used as a recording track forming portion.
- 35. A camera having a head for writing and/or reading out information to and/or from a recording portion provided on an image recording medium, said camera comprising:
- (a) a pair of inner and outer rails arranged along one side of an exposure aperture and a pair of inner and outer rails arranged along the opposite side of the exposure aperture;
- (b) means for contacting an edge of an image recording medium at a contact position, wherein said means for contacting contacts the edge to apply a biasing force in the widthwise direction of the image recording medium; and
- (c) means for providing a guide surface between one of said pairs of inner and outer rails, a portion of said guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than a portion of said guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 36. A camera according to claim 35, wherein the portion of the guide surface near the contact position is at the same level as that of a surface of said inner rails.
- 37. A camera according to claim 35, wherein said means for providing a guide surface includes an inclined surface formed between the portion of the guide surface near the contact position and the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 38. A camera according to claim 35, wherein said means for contacting has first and second contact portions contacting the edge of the image recording medium, and the portion of the guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position is provided at a position corresponding to each of said first and second contact portions.
- 39. A camera according to claim 35, wherein said means for contacting is located outside the inner rail of said one pair of inner and outer rails and contacts the edge of the image recording medium.
- 40. A camera according to claim 39, wherein the head is arranged near the portion of the guide surface near the contact position.
- 41. A camera according to claim 35, wherein said head has at least one recording track forming portion and a read track forming portion, and said read track forming portion is arranged at a position nearer said exposure aperture than said recording track forming portion.
- 42. A camera according to claim 41, wherein said read track forming portion is commonly used as a recording track forming portion.
- 43. An apparatus comprising:
- (a) inner and outer rails arranged along one side of an exposure aperture;
- (b) a guide contact which contacts an edge of a film at a contact position; and
- (c) a guide portion that provides a guide surface between said inner and outer rails, a portion of said guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than a portion of said guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 44. An apparatus according to claim 43, wherein the portion of the guide surface near the contact position is at the same level as that of a surface of said inner rail.
- 45. An apparatus according to claim 43, wherein said guide surface includes an inclined surface formed between the portion of the guide surface near the contact position and the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 46. An apparatus according to claim 43, wherein said means for contacting has first and second contact portions contacting the edge of the film, and the portion of the guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position is provided at a position corresponding to each of said first and second contact portions.
- 47. An apparatus according to claim 43, wherein the magnetic head has at least one recording track forming portion and a read track forming portion, and said read track forming portion is arranged at a position nearer said exposure aperture than said recording track forming portion.
- 48. An apparatus according to claim 47, wherein said read track forming portion is commonly used as a recording track forming portion.
- 49. An apparatus having a magnetic head for writing and/or reading out information to and/or from a magnetic recording portion provided on a film, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a pair of inner and outer rails arranged along one side of an exposure aperture and a pair of inner and outer rails arranged along the opposite side of the exposure aperture;
- (b) means for contacting an edge of the film at a contact position, wherein said means for contacting contacts the edge of the film to apply a biasing force in the widthwise direction of the film; and
- (c) means for providing a guide surface between one of said pairs of inner and outer rails, a portion of said guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than a portion of said guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 50. An apparatus according to claim 49, wherein the portion of the guide surface near the contact position is at the same level as that of a surface of said inner rails.
- 51. An apparatus according to claim 49, wherein said means for providing a guide surface includes an inclined surface formed between the portion of the guide surface near the contact position and the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 52. An apparatus according to claim 49, wherein said means for contacting has first and second contact portions contacting the edge of the film, and the portion of the guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position is provided at a position corresponding to each of said first and second contact portions.
- 53. An apparatus according to claim 49, wherein said means for contacting is located outside the inner rail of said one pair of inner and outer rails and contacts the edge of the film.
- 54. An apparatus according to claim 53, wherein the magnetic head is arranged near the portion of the guide surface near the contact position.
- 55. An apparatus according to claim 49, wherein the magnetic head has at least one recording track forming portion and a read track forming portion, and said read track forming portion is arranged at a position nearer said exposure aperture than said recording track forming portion.
- 56. An apparatus according to claim 55, wherein said read track forming portion is commonly used as a recording track forming portion.
- 57. An apparatus having a head for writing and/or reading out information to and/or from a recording portion provided on a film, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) inner and outer rails arranged along an exposure aperture;
- (b) means for contacting an edge of a film at a contact position; and
- (c) means for providing a guide surface between said inner and outer rails, a portion of said guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than a portion of said guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 58. An apparatus according to claim 57, wherein the portion of the guide surface near the contact position is at the same level as that of a surface of said inner rail.
- 59. An apparatus according to claim 57, wherein said means for providing a surface includes an inclined surface formed between the portion of the guide surface near the contact position and the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 60. An apparatus according to claim 57, wherein said means for contacting has first and second contact portions contacting the edge of the film, and the portion of the guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position is provided at a position corresponding to each of said first and second contact portions.
- 61. An apparatus according to claim 57, wherein the head has at least one recording track forming portion and a read track forming portion, and said read track forming portion is arranged at a position nearer said exposure aperture than said recording track forming portion.
- 62. An apparatus according to claim 61, wherein said read track forming portion is commonly used as a recording track forming portion.
- 63. An apparatus having a head for writing and/or reading out information to and/or from a recording portion provided on a film, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a pair of inner and outer rails arranged along one side of an exposure aperture and a pair of inner and outer rails arranged along the opposite side of the exposure aperture;
- (b) means for contacting an edge of the film at a contact position, wherein said means for contacting contacts the edge to apply a biasing force in the widthwise direction of the film; and
- (c) means for providing a guide surface between one of said pairs of inner and outer rails, a portion of said guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than a portion of said guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 64. An apparatus according to claim 63, wherein the portion of the guide surface near the contact position is at the same level as that of a surface of said inner rails.
- 65. An apparatus according to claim 63, wherein said means for providing a guide surface includes an inclined surface formed between the portion of the guide surface near the contact position and the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 66. An apparatus according to claim 63, wherein said means for contacting has first and second contact portions contacting the edge of the film, and the portion of the guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position is provided at a position corresponding to each of said first and second contact portions.
- 67. An apparatus according to claim 63, wherein said means for contacting is located outside the inner rail of said one pair of inner and outer rails and contacts the edge of the film.
- 68. An apparatus according to claim 67, wherein the head is arranged near the portion of the guide surface near the contact position.
- 69. An apparatus according to claim 63, wherein said head has at least one recording track forming portion and a read track forming portion, and said read track forming portion is arranged at a position nearer said exposure aperture than said recording track forming portion.
- 70. An apparatus according to claim 69, wherein said read track forming portion is commonly used as a recording track forming portion.
- 71. An apparatus having a head for writing and/or reading out information to and/or from a recording portion provided on an image recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) inner and outer rails arranged along an exposure aperture;
- (b) means for contacting an edge of an image recording medium at a contact position; and
- (c) means for providing a guide surface between said inner and outer rails, a portion of said guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than a portion of said guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 72. An apparatus according to claim 71, wherein the portion of the guide surface near the contact position is at the same level as that of a surface of said inner rail.
- 73. An apparatus according to claim 71, wherein said means for providing a guide surface includes an inclined surface formed between the portion of the guide surface near the contact position and the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 74. An apparatus according to claim 71, wherein said means for contacting has first and second contact portions contacting the edge of the image recording medium, and the portion of the guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position is provided at a position corresponding to each of said first and second contact portions.
- 75. An apparatus according to claim 71, wherein the head has at least one recording track forming portion and a read track forming portion, and said read track forming portion is arranged at a position nearer said exposure aperture than said recording track forming portion.
- 76. An apparatus according to claim 75, wherein said read track forming portion is commonly used as a recording track forming portion.
- 77. An apparatus having a head for writing and/or reading out information to and/or from a recording portion provided on an image recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a pair of inner and outer rails arranged along one side of an exposure aperture and a pair of inner and outer rails arranged along the opposite side of the exposure aperture;
- (b) means for contacting an edge of an image recording medium at a contact position, wherein said means for contacting contacts the edge to apply a biasing force in the widthwise direction of the image recording medium; and
- (c) means for providing a guide surface between one of said pairs of inner and outer rails, a portion of said guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than a portion of said guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 78. An apparatus according to claim 77, wherein the portion of the guide surface near the contact position is at the same level as that of a surface of said inner rails.
- 79. An apparatus according to claim 77, wherein said means for providing a guide surface includes an inclined surface formed between the portion of the guide surface near the contact position and the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position.
- 80. An apparatus according to claim 77, wherein said means for contacting has first and second contact portions contacting the edge of the image recording medium, and the portion of the guide surface near the contact position having a greater height than the portion of the guide surface spaced apart from the contact position is provided at a position corresponding to each of said first and second contact portions.
- 81. An apparatus according to claim 77, wherein said means for contacting is located outside the inner rail of said one pair of inner and outer rails and contacts the edge of the image recording medium.
- 82. An apparatus according to claim 81, wherein the head is arranged near the portion of the guide surface near the contact position.
- 83. An apparatus according to claim 77, wherein said head has at least one recording track forming portion and a read track forming portion, and said read track forming portion is arranged at a position nearer said exposure aperture than said recording track forming portion.
- 84. An apparatus according to claim 83, wherein said read track forming portion is commonly used as a recording track forming portion.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application No. 08/083,250, filed Jun. 29, 1993, now abandoned.
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