Method of and device for orientation of film cartridges in a canister using magnets

摘要

A magnetic orientation process has been developed for the assembly of additional features to film cartridges (12) to minimize the impact of the existing manufacturing process. This process orients the assembled film cartridge (12) after it has been inserted into the packaging canister (11) allowing an exposed film indicator to be added to the cartridge (12) after it has been fully assembled and inserted into the canister (11). The orientation process uses magnets (23) to consistently orient the cartridge (12) in the canister (11) for subsequent assembly operations.