Disassembly of a Single Use
Camera
Cj Coakley
Steve Jesukiewicz
Maureen Mittura
Michael Sanders
Functional Components
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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
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Remove label, box, sticker, or whatever package the
camera is wrapped in.
Undo the latches holding the camera together
Open the camera.
Remove the AA battery.
Remove circuit board and film cartridge
Remove viewfinder
Remove gears
Remove lens, springs, and shutter
Assembly
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Add, springs, and shutter to circuit board
Add gears
Add viewfinder
Add battery and film cartridge
Add Covers
Parts Reused
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The inner components of the camera
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Flash components
The shutter
Inner housing
Most reused parts are used up to ten times.
Parts Recycled
 Outer
Packaging
 Outer plastic shell
Shutter Spring – Not shown
Lens
Actuating Button
Back outside casing
Film Cartridge
Actuating Spring
Film Advance Gear
Battery
Shutter
Camshaft
Central Chassis
Lens Holder
Frame Counter
Circuit Board
Film Advance Lock
Actuating Arm
Sprocket
Front outside casing
Single Use Cameras
Energy
Processing
Light
Electrical
Lens
Viewfinder
Battery
Image Projected
on the film plane
Select
View
Light
sensitiv
e film
Image
Stored
Flash
Charging
Flash
discharge
Signal
Processing
Material
Processing
Mech
anical
Cock
Shutter
Advance
film by
one
fame
Open
Shutter
Advance
film & wind
up shutter
Trigger
shutter
open
Trigger
flash
discharge
Frame
counti
ng
Turn on
flash
charging
Flash
ready
signal