Film-transporting and shutter-cocking mechanism for still cameras

摘要

A film-transporting and shutter-cocking mechanism for still cameras of the type in which film is collected in a cassette by a rotary take-up member during forward transport of the film. An input element of the camera having a view finder is movable relative to the camera body in one direction from an operative position to a rest position. A shutter element in the camera is mounted for movement from a cocked position in an opposite direction to a released position. A motion-transmitting arrangement effects movement of the shutter element to the cocked position (i.e., in the one direction) as the input element moves to its rest position. A transmission receives motion from the input element, while the same moves from its rest position to its operative position, and rotates the take-up member to transport the film.