Disassembly of a Single Use Camera
Cj CoakleySteve JesukiewiczMaureen MitturaMichael Sanders
Functional Components Focus free lens- focuses light on the film making pictures be able to be
developed Shutter-opens to let light in so pictures are clear Battery- provides energy for pictures to be taken Circuit board- flash of light Film cartridge- Where the images are captured and stored till developed Film gear- moves the film into cartridge after a picture is taken Central chassis- hold all the components together Springs-pull shutter and gears to make them work Viewfinder-magnifies and allows user to see the image their about to
capture Top button- the “start” button so everything inside can do its job to take
the picture Camera covers- holds all the insides together so the camera can
function
Materials Used Plastic – Casing for camera, labels,
gears, lenses, viewfinder, and film casing
Steel - Shutter open spring and the shutter wall
Cardboard - packaging Copper – shutter reset spring Alkaline Battery
Disassembly
1. Remove label, box, sticker, or whatever package the camera is wrapped in.
2. Undo the latches holding the camera together 3. Open the camera. 4. Remove the AA battery. 5. Remove circuit board and film cartridge 6. Remove viewfinder7. Remove gears8. Remove lens, springs, and shutter
Assembly 1. Add, springs, and shutter to circuit
board2. Add gears3. Add viewfinder4. Add battery and film cartridge5. Add Covers
Parts Reused The inner components of the camera
Flash components The shutter Inner housing
Most reused parts are used up to ten times.
Parts Recycled Outer Packaging Outer plastic shell
Frame Counter
Lens
Front outside casing
Back outside casing
Circuit Board
Central ChassisLens Holder
Battery
Actuating Button
Shutter
Sprocket
Camshaft
Film CartridgeFilm Advance Gear
Film Advance Lock
Actuating Spring
Actuating Arm
Shutter Spring – Not shown
Single Use Cameras
Energy Processing
Light
Lens
Image Projected on the film plane
Light sensitive film
Image Stored
Viewfinder
Select View
Electrical
Battery
Flash Charging
Flash discharge
Mechanical
Cock Shutter
Advance film by
one fame
Open Shutter
Material Processing
Advance film &
wind up shutter
Frame counti
ng
Signal Processing
Trigger shutter open
Trigger flash
discharge
Turn on flash
charging
Flash ready signal
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