Film cassette having loosely-retained, reversibly separable memory module, and photographic apparatus

摘要

A film cassette (10) has a shell (14) having a film space (32) and a module slot (11) external to the film space. A filmstrip (26) is coiled within the film space (32). A memory module (12) is loosely-retained in the module slot (11). The memory module (12) is reversibly separable from the shell (14). A photographic apparatus (18) includes the film cassette (10) and a photographic device (90). The photographic device has a body (92) having a cassette station (20) defining a site for a locator (16) of the film cassette (10); a film transport (93) disposed in operative relation to the cassette station (20); and a terminal block (22) disposed in the cassette station (20). The terminal block (22) is biased toward the contact site. The terminal block (22) includes a plurality of leads (94) and a cam unit (24) having at least one cam surface (104). The cam unit (24) is aligned with the site for the locator (16).