EP0533773A1 - Device for interfacing between a film feeder unit and a film receiver unit. - Google Patents

Device for interfacing between a film feeder unit and a film receiver unit.

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EP0533773A1
EP0533773A1 EP91911136A EP91911136A EP0533773A1 EP 0533773 A1 EP0533773 A1 EP 0533773A1 EP 91911136 A EP91911136 A EP 91911136A EP 91911136 A EP91911136 A EP 91911136A EP 0533773 A1 EP0533773 A1 EP 0533773A1
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station
debtor
arrangement
loop
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Daniel Gerard Thibert
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Kodak Pathe SA
Eastman Kodak Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03D—APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03D13/00—Processing apparatus or accessories therefor, not covered by groups G11B3/00 - G11B11/00
    • G03D13/003—Film feed or extraction in development apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H23/00—Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs
    • B65H23/04—Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally
    • B65H23/042—Sensing the length of a web loop

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  • the present invention relates to photographic printing and more particularly to an interfacing device making it possible to connect, to a printer, very high-capacity packaging.
  • the subject of the invention is an interfacing device capable of adapting to the packaging described in the French patent application filed on June 8, 1990 and entitled "Packaging of photographic products in strips”.
  • Document DE-A-3 034 083 describes a processing machine in which a loop is formed between the tape cassette and the inlet of the machine which is regulated by means of a cell. The objective pursued by the formation of this loop is to allow transverse displacement of the strip while avoiding the risks of abrasion of the surface of this strip.
  • Document US-A-4 429 988 describes a photographic printer in which the strip describes loops making it possible to make the various systems acting on the strip practically independent.
  • the invention also relates to an interfacing device aiming not only to overcome the tensile force to be exerted on the strip to move it but at the same time to avoid veiling the photosensitive strip over a significant length and for which feeding is practically automatic.
  • the object of the invention is achieved with a device for interfacing between a station for receiving a photosensitive product in a strip provided with a feed orifice and a drive device capable of moving a strip introduced into the orifice. supply with a given pulling force and a debtor station delivering said strip through at least one outlet slot, and for which the pulling force to be exerted on the strip to extract it from the debtor post is greater than said pulling force given.
  • This device is characterized in that it comprises: a) a first arrangement, light-tight when it cooperates with the receiving station, for connecting said device to the receiving station and allowing the strip to enter the receiving station; b) a second arrangement provided with a movable member between a retracted position in which the device does not cooperate with the debtor station and in which the strip leaving the debtor station can be introduced into said interfacing device and a deployed position in which it cooperates with the debtor station to ensure, in operation, the light tightness, limiting the positioning accuracy of the debtor station to two dimensions; c) means for: 1) during the loading operation, making the strip coming from the debtor station run through a first supply trajectory connecting the first arrangement to the second arrangement, and 2) in operation, defining a second trajectory in which the strip has at least one loop for, on the one hand, limiting the tensile forces necessary to be applied to the strip to move it to a value lower than said given tensile force and, on the other hand, controlling a system of regulation; d
  • the interfacing device 10 serves to connect a debtor station 11 (of which only the part cooperating directly with the device according to the invention) in a light-tight manner to a receiver station 12 (of which only the supply port 13 is shown).
  • the debtor station 11 is used to deliver a strip 153 of photosensitive product and can take the form of the packaging described in the French patent application filed by the plaintiff on June 8, 1990 and entitled "Packaging of photographic products in strips”.
  • debtor 11 comprises at least one outlet slot 14 delimited by an upper lip 15 and a lower lip 16.
  • the receiving station 12 can be by example a photographic printer which comprises a feeding system making it possible to exert a given tensile force on a strip introduced into the feeding orifice 13 of the printer.
  • the interfacing device comprises a light-tight housing 30 provided with an inlet 31 and an outlet 32.
  • the outlet 32 is provided with a first arrangement consisting essentially of the lips 20 disposed at the outlet of the device.
  • the lips 20 are designed so as to cooperate with the supply orifice 13 of the receiving station in order to obtain a seal against light when the lips 20 penetrate into the supply orifice 13.
  • the inlet 31 is provided with a second arrangement making it possible to connect the device according to the invention to the debtor station 11.
  • the lips 15 and 16 of the debtor station 11 have, for example, grooves 21 surrounding the strip 153 exiting through the slot 14.
  • the interfacing device has a complementary part 22 to the grooves 21 designed to cooperate with the grooves so that, during operation, the cooperation of the grooves 21 and the complementary part 22 ensure a light tightness.
  • the complementary part 22 is fixed on a movable member 23.
  • the member 23 slides on columns 24 secured to the housing 30; it is connected to the housing 30 by means of a bellows 25 making it possible to maintain the light-tightness.
  • a bellows 25 making it possible to maintain the light-tightness.
  • the latter is displaced by the distance equal to that between the longitudinal axes of two strips to use the next strip when a strip is finished.
  • the movable member 23 slides on the columns 24 between on the one hand a retracted position in which the device does not cooperate with the debtor station and in which one can introduce a strip leaving the debtor station in said device and on the other hand a deployed position in which it cooperates with the debtor station to ensure, in operation, the light tightness.
  • this movement simplifies the mechanism for correctly positioning the debtor station.
  • the latter needs to be located with reference to the interfacing device and the movement of the movable member makes it possible to limit the positioning accuracy of the debtor station to two dimensions.
  • the device according to the invention also comprises a drive device 40 provided with a motor 41 connected to a drive roller 42.
  • the drive roller is associated with a pressure roller 43 biased by springs 44 so as to come in contact with the drive roller 42. Downstream of the drive device, there are curved guides 45 delimiting a chute 47 through which the strip of photosensitive paper is passed.
  • the movable member 23 is placed in its retracted position in order to provide a space between the interfacing device 10 and the debtor station 11.
  • a cam 46 carried by the movable member 23 cooperates with the pressure roller 43 to move it away from the pressure roller 42 and to provide a free space between the drive roller 42 and the pressure roller 43.
  • the strip exiting from the slot is manually introduced 14 between the drive roller 42 and the pressure roller 43, then the movable member 23 is again placed in the deployed position.
  • the complementary part 22 cooperates with the grooves 21 ensuring the seal.
  • the pressure roller 43 no longer in contact with the cam 46 and being biased by the springs AA, presses the strip on the drive roller 42.
  • the motor 41 is then excited which has sufficient torque to extract the strip from the slot 14 of the debtor station 11.
  • the strip then enters the chute 47 and reaches a mobile carriage 48, guided for example on a rod 70 and provided with a roller 49 free in rotation and a deflector 50.
  • the movable carriage 48 is in the high position (in broken lines) so that the deflector 50 directs the strip over a roller 51 for deflection towards a second pair of guides 52. This second pair of guides directs the strip towards the outlet 32 between the lips 20.
  • a detection system (not shown) indicates the exit of the strip between the lips 20.
  • a time delay or any other means can be used equivalent.
  • the carriage 48 is lowered while moving the strip by means of the driving roller 42 so as to form a loop 53.
  • the roller 49 serves to deflect the strip so as to form the loop while the roller return 51 allows to orient the strip towards the exit 32.
  • detection means shown diagrammatically by rocker switches 54 and 55 allowing the length of the loop to be known.
  • the detection means 54, 55 are connected to a regulation system 56.
  • the regulation system makes it possible to control the speed of rotation of the motor 41.
  • the motor 41 When the switch 55 is operated indicating that the carriage 48 is in its lowest position the motor 41 is stopped this which has the effect of reducing the length of the loop 53 when the printer drives photosensitive product in a strip.
  • the motor 41 moves the strip at a speed close to the speed required for correct operation of the printer and when the switch 54 indicates that the carriage is towards at the top, the motor drives the tape at a much higher speed than that of the printer.
  • the loop thus defines a means for limiting the tensile forces necessary for the extraction of the strip.
  • the motor 41 serves to supply the strip and the loop serves to control this delivery.
  • the interfacing device 10 serves as an adapter between the traction forces.
  • This device makes it possible to supply a printer equipped with a low traction force supply device with a debtor station for which the traction force necessary to extract the strip is greater than the traction force likely to be exerted by the photographic printer.

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Abstract

L'invention est relative à la photographie. Le dispositif d'interfaçage (10) comprend un premier agencement pour le relier à un poste récepteur et un second agencement pour le relier à un poste débiteur. Un rouleau moteur (42) extrait la bande (153) du poste débiteur de manière à former une boucle (53) servant de commande à un système de régulation (56) qui agit sur la vitesse de rotation du moteur (41). Application à l'alimentation d'une tireuse photographique.The invention relates to photography. The interfacing device (10) comprises a first arrangement for connecting it to a receiving station and a second arrangement for connecting it to a debtor station. A motorized roller (42) extracts the strip (153) from the debtor station so as to form a loop (53) serving as a control for a regulation system (56) which acts on the speed of rotation of the motor (41). Application to the supply of a photographic printer.

Description

DISPOSITIF D'INTERFAÇAGE ENTRE UN POSTE DEBITEUR ET UN POSTE RECEPTEUR DE PELLICULE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE La présente invention est relative au tirage photographique et plus particulièrement à un dispositif d'interfaçage permettant de relier, à une tireuse, un emballage de très grande capacité. The present invention relates to photographic printing and more particularly to an interfacing device making it possible to connect, to a printer, very high-capacity packaging.
Les tireuses photographiques actuelles utilisent très souvent des chargeurs photographiques, tels que décrits par exemple dans le brevet des Etats-Unis d'Amérique 4 741 439. Ces chargeurs permettent une utilisation aisée des tireuses photographiques puisqu'on n'a plus besoin de local pouvant être mis à l'obscurité totale. Toutefois, compte tenu du poids de ces chargeurs les longueurs de rouleaux sont limitées (inférieures à 500 m) et on a besoin de renouveler fréquemment les chargeurs. La demanderesse a développé un nouveau type d'emballage décrit dans la demande de brevet français déposée le 8 juin 1990 et intitulée "Emballage de produits photographiques en bandes". Cet emballage contient plusieurs bandes de produit photosensible enroulées sur des mandrins portés par une broche, chaque rouleau pouvant atteindre des longueurs de 1500 m environ ou plus. Comme indiqué dans la demande citée précédemment, ce type d'emballage présente plusieurs fentes étanches à la lumière par lesquelles on peut extraire les bandes photosensibles. Toutefois, compte tenu de la longueur importante de chaque bande enroulée et donc du poids des rouleaux, les forces de frottements sont importantes. Dans ces conditions, la force de traction nécessaire pour extraire une bande de ce type d'emballage est supérieure à la force de traction nécessaire pour extraire des bandes de chargeurs photographiques de relativement petite capacité existant actuellement dans le commerce. Ce phénomène empêche de relier directement les tireuses disponibles actuellement au nouveau type d'emballage puisque la force de traction exercée par le dispositif d'alimentation des tireuses ne présente pas actuellement une valeur suffisante.Current photographic printers very often use photographic chargers, as described for example in United States patent 4,741,439. These chargers allow easy use of photographic printers since there is no longer any need for premises capable of be put in total darkness. However, given the weight of these loaders, the roll lengths are limited (less than 500 m) and there is a need to frequently renew the loaders. The Applicant has developed a new type of packaging described in the French patent application filed on June 8, 1990 and entitled "Packaging of photographic products in strips". This package contains several strips of photosensitive product wound on mandrels carried by a spindle, each roll being able to reach lengths of approximately 1500 m or more. As indicated in the application cited above, this type of packaging has several light-tight slots through which the photosensitive strips can be extracted. However, given the large length of each wound strip and therefore the weight of the rollers, the friction forces are high. Under these conditions, the tensile force required to extract a strip from this type of packaging is greater than the tensile force required to extract strips from relatively small capacity photographic magazines currently available on the market. This phenomenon prevents direct connection of the currently available drawers to the new type of packaging since the pulling force exerted by the feeder supply device does not currently have a sufficient value.
De plus l'introduction des bandes depuis l'emballage jusque dans la tireuse doit être possible en limitant au minimum la longueur de bande photosensible voilée. L'invention a pour objet un dispositif d'interfaçage susceptible de s'adapter sur l'emballage décrit dans la demande de brevet français déposée le 8 juin 1990 et intitulée "Emballage de produits photographiques en bandes".In addition, the introduction of the strips from the packaging to the printer must be possible while limiting the length of the veiled photosensitive strip to a minimum. The subject of the invention is an interfacing device capable of adapting to the packaging described in the French patent application filed on June 8, 1990 and entitled "Packaging of photographic products in strips".
L'abrégé de la demande JP-A-58 108663 publié le 18 mai 1985 décrit un mécanisme pour rendre l'alimentation d'un papier indépendante des forces d'inertie et de frottements appliquées par le rouleau débiteur. Ce mécanisme permet la formation d'une boucle de papier pour éviter que les forces d'inertie ne freinent la bande lors de l'alimentation du papier.The abstract of application JP-A-58 108663 published on May 18, 1985 describes a mechanism for making the feeding of paper independent of the forces of inertia and friction applied by the supply roller. This mechanism allows the formation of a paper loop to prevent inertial forces from braking the strip when feeding the paper.
Le document DE-A-3 034 083 décrit une machine de traitement dans lequel on forme entre la cassette de bande et l'entrée de la machine une boucle que l'on régule au moyen d'une cellule. L'objectif poursuivi par la formation de cette boucle est de permettre le déplacement transversal de la bande tout en évitant les risques d'abrasion de la surface de cette bande. Le document US-A-4 429 988 décrit une tireuse photographique dans lequel la bande décrit des boucles permettant de rendre pratiquement indépendant les divers systèmes agissant sur la bande. L'invention a aussi pour objet un dispositif d'interfaçage visant non seulement à s'affranchir de la force de traction à exercer sur la bande pour la déplacer mais en même temps à éviter de voiler la bande photosensible sur une longueur importante et pour laquelle l'alimentation est pratiquement automatique.Document DE-A-3 034 083 describes a processing machine in which a loop is formed between the tape cassette and the inlet of the machine which is regulated by means of a cell. The objective pursued by the formation of this loop is to allow transverse displacement of the strip while avoiding the risks of abrasion of the surface of this strip. Document US-A-4 429 988 describes a photographic printer in which the strip describes loops making it possible to make the various systems acting on the strip practically independent. The invention also relates to an interfacing device aiming not only to overcome the tensile force to be exerted on the strip to move it but at the same time to avoid veiling the photosensitive strip over a significant length and for which feeding is practically automatic.
On atteint l'objet de l'invention avec un dispositif d'interfaçage entre un poste récepteur de produit photosensible en bande muni d'un orifice d'alimentation et d'un dispositif d'entraînement susceptible de déplacer une bande introduite dans l'orifice d'alimentation avec une force de traction donnée et un poste débiteur délivrant ladite bande par au moins une fente de sortie, et pour lequel la force de traction à exercer sur la bande pour l'extraire du poste débiteur est supérieure à ladite force de traction donnée. Ce dispositif est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend : a) un premier agencement, étanche à la lumière lorsqu'il coopère avec le poste récepteur, pour relier ledit dispositif au poste récepteur et permettre à la bande de pénétrer dans le poste récepteur ; b) un second agencement muni d'un organe mobile entre une position rétractée dans laquelle le dispositif ne coopère pas avec le poste débiteur et dans laquelle on peut introduire la bande sortant du poste débiteur dans ledit dispositif d'interfaçage et une position déployée dans laquelle il coopère avec le poste débiteur pour assurer, en fonctionnement, l'étanchéité à la lumière, limitant à deux dimensions la précision de positionnement du poste débiteur ; c) des moyens pour : 1) lors de l'opération de chargement, faire parcourir à la bande issue du poste débiteur une première trajectoire d'alimentation reliant le premier agencement au second agencement, et 2) en fonctionnement, définir une seconde trajectoire dans laquelle la bande présente au moins une boucle pour, d'une part, limiter les forces de traction nécessaires à appliquer sur la bande pour la déplacer à une valeur inférieure à ladite force de traction donnée et, d'autre part, commander un système de régulation ; d) un dispositif d'entraînement, placé en amont de ladite boucle, exerçant sur la bande pénétrant dans le second agencement des forces de traction suffisante pour extraire la bande du poste débiteur et relié au système de régulation afin de limiter les variations de dimension de la boucle autour d'une position moyenne.The object of the invention is achieved with a device for interfacing between a station for receiving a photosensitive product in a strip provided with a feed orifice and a drive device capable of moving a strip introduced into the orifice. supply with a given pulling force and a debtor station delivering said strip through at least one outlet slot, and for which the pulling force to be exerted on the strip to extract it from the debtor post is greater than said pulling force given. This device is characterized in that it comprises: a) a first arrangement, light-tight when it cooperates with the receiving station, for connecting said device to the receiving station and allowing the strip to enter the receiving station; b) a second arrangement provided with a movable member between a retracted position in which the device does not cooperate with the debtor station and in which the strip leaving the debtor station can be introduced into said interfacing device and a deployed position in which it cooperates with the debtor station to ensure, in operation, the light tightness, limiting the positioning accuracy of the debtor station to two dimensions; c) means for: 1) during the loading operation, making the strip coming from the debtor station run through a first supply trajectory connecting the first arrangement to the second arrangement, and 2) in operation, defining a second trajectory in which the strip has at least one loop for, on the one hand, limiting the tensile forces necessary to be applied to the strip to move it to a value lower than said given tensile force and, on the other hand, controlling a system of regulation; d) a driving device, placed upstream of said loop, exerting on the strip entering the second arrangement sufficient traction forces to extract the strip from the debtor station and connected to the regulation system in order to limit the size variations of loop around a middle position.
D'autres avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description qui suit faite en référence au dessin annexé dans lequel la figure unique représente schématiquement un mode de réalisation du dispositif d'interfaçage suivant l'invention.Other advantages of the invention will appear on reading the following description made with reference to the appended drawing in which the single figure schematically represents an embodiment of the interfacing device according to the invention.
Le dispositif d'interfaçage 10 suivant l'invention sert à relier de manière étanche à la lumière un poste débiteur 11 (dont on a représenté seulement la partie coopérant directement avec le dispositif suivant l'invention) à un poste récepteur 12 (dont seul l'orifice d'alimentation 13 est représenté) . Le poste débiteur 11 sert à délivrer une bande 153 de produit photosensible et peut prendre la forme de l'emballage décrit dans la demande de brevet français déposée par la demanderesse le 8 juin 1990 et intitulée 'Emballage de produits photographiques en bandes". Le poste débiteur 11 comprend au moins une fente de sortie 14 délimitée par une lèvre supérieure 15 et une lèvre inférieure 16. Le poste récepteur 12 peut être par exemple une tireuse photographique qui comprend un système d'alimentation permettant d'exercer une force de traction donnée sur une bande introduite dans l'orifice d'alimentation 13 de la tireuse. Le dispositif d'interfaçage comprend un boîtier 30 étanche à la lumière pourvu d'une entrée 31 et d'une sortie 32.The interfacing device 10 according to the invention serves to connect a debtor station 11 (of which only the part cooperating directly with the device according to the invention) in a light-tight manner to a receiver station 12 (of which only the supply port 13 is shown). The debtor station 11 is used to deliver a strip 153 of photosensitive product and can take the form of the packaging described in the French patent application filed by the plaintiff on June 8, 1990 and entitled "Packaging of photographic products in strips". debtor 11 comprises at least one outlet slot 14 delimited by an upper lip 15 and a lower lip 16. The receiving station 12 can be by example a photographic printer which comprises a feeding system making it possible to exert a given tensile force on a strip introduced into the feeding orifice 13 of the printer. The interfacing device comprises a light-tight housing 30 provided with an inlet 31 and an outlet 32.
La sortie 32 est munie d'un premier agencement constitué essentiellement des lèvres 20 disposées en sortie du dispositif. Les lèvres 20 sont conçues de manière à coopérer avec l'orifice d'alimentation 13 du poste récepteur afin d'obtenir une étanchéité à la lumière lorsque les lèvres 20 pénettrent dans l'orifice d'alimentation 13. L'entrée 31 est munie d'un second agencement permettant de relier le dispositif suivant l'invention au poste débiteur 11. Les lèvres 15 et 16 du poste débiteur 11 présentent par exemple des gorges 21 entourant la bande 153 sortant par la fente 14. Le dispositif d'interfaçage présente une partie complémentaire 22 aux gorges 21 conçue pour coopérer avec les gorges de manière que, lors du fonctionnement, la coopération des gorges 21 et de la partie complémentaire 22 assurent une étanchéité à la lumière. Dans un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention la partie complémentaire 22 est fixée sur un organe mobile 23. L'organe 23 coulisse sur des colonnes 24 solidaire du boîtier 30 ; il est relié au boîtier 30 par l'intermédiaire d'un soufflet 25 permettant de conserver l'étanchéité à la lumière. Il est évident que d'autres modes de réalisation peuvent être envisagés pour relier la fente de sortie du poste débiteur à l'entrée 31 du dispositif 10 suivant l'invention. Le poste débiteur préféré est analogue à l'emballage décrit dans la demande de brevet français déposée le 8 juin 1990 et intitulée "Emballage de produits photographiques en bandes". Cet emballage comprend plusieurs bandes individuelles disposées les unes à côté des autres et sortant de l'emballage par la fente 14 étanche à la lumière. Comme indiqué dans la demande précitée lors de l'utilisation de l'emballage on déplace celui-ci de la distance égale à celle entre les axes longitudinaux de deux bandes pour utiliser la bande suivante lorsqu'une bande est terminée. L'organe mobile 23 coulisse sur les colonnes 24 entre d'une part une position rétractée dans laquelle le dispositif ne coopère pas avec le poste débiteur et dans laquelle on peut introduire une bande sortant du poste débiteur dans ledit dispositif et d'autre part une position déployée dans laquelle il coopère avec le poste débiteur pour assurer, en fonctionnement, l'étanchéité à la lumière. De plus ce déplacement permet de simplifier le mécanisme de mise en position correcte du poste débiteur. En effet ce dernier a besoin d'être disposé en repérage par rapport au dispositif d'interfaçage et le déplacement de l'organe mobile permet de limiter à deux dimensions la précision de positionnement du poste débiteur.The outlet 32 is provided with a first arrangement consisting essentially of the lips 20 disposed at the outlet of the device. The lips 20 are designed so as to cooperate with the supply orifice 13 of the receiving station in order to obtain a seal against light when the lips 20 penetrate into the supply orifice 13. The inlet 31 is provided with a second arrangement making it possible to connect the device according to the invention to the debtor station 11. The lips 15 and 16 of the debtor station 11 have, for example, grooves 21 surrounding the strip 153 exiting through the slot 14. The interfacing device has a complementary part 22 to the grooves 21 designed to cooperate with the grooves so that, during operation, the cooperation of the grooves 21 and the complementary part 22 ensure a light tightness. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the complementary part 22 is fixed on a movable member 23. The member 23 slides on columns 24 secured to the housing 30; it is connected to the housing 30 by means of a bellows 25 making it possible to maintain the light-tightness. It is obvious that other embodiments can be envisaged for connecting the outlet slot of the debtor station to the inlet 31 of the device 10 according to the invention. The preferred debtor item is similar to the packaging described in the French patent application filed on June 8, 1990 and entitled "Packaging of photographic products in strips". This package includes several individual strips arranged next to each other and leaving the package through the light-tight slot 14. As indicated in the aforementioned request during the use of the packaging, the latter is displaced by the distance equal to that between the longitudinal axes of two strips to use the next strip when a strip is finished. The movable member 23 slides on the columns 24 between on the one hand a retracted position in which the device does not cooperate with the debtor station and in which one can introduce a strip leaving the debtor station in said device and on the other hand a deployed position in which it cooperates with the debtor station to ensure, in operation, the light tightness. In addition, this movement simplifies the mechanism for correctly positioning the debtor station. In fact, the latter needs to be located with reference to the interfacing device and the movement of the movable member makes it possible to limit the positioning accuracy of the debtor station to two dimensions.
Le dispositif suivant l'invention comprend aussi un dispositif d'entraînement 40 muni d'un moteur 41 relié à un rouleau d'entraînement 42. Le rouleau d'entraînement est associé à un rouleau presseur 43 sollicité par des ressorts 44 de manière à venir au contact du rouleau d'entraînement 42. En aval du dispositif d'entraînement, on dispose des guides 45 courbes délimitant une goulotte 47 par laquelle on fait passer la bande de papier photosensible.The device according to the invention also comprises a drive device 40 provided with a motor 41 connected to a drive roller 42. The drive roller is associated with a pressure roller 43 biased by springs 44 so as to come in contact with the drive roller 42. Downstream of the drive device, there are curved guides 45 delimiting a chute 47 through which the strip of photosensitive paper is passed.
Pour alimenter le dispositif d'interfaçage 10 suivant l'invention on dispose l'organe mobile 23 dans sa position rétractée afin de ménager un espace entre le dispositif d'interfaçage 10 et le poste débiteur 11. Dans la position rétractée, une came 46 portée par l'organe mobile 23 coopère avec le rouleau presseur 43 pour l'éloigner du rouleau presseur 42 et ménager un espace libre entre le rouleau moteur 42 et le rouleau presseur 43. Après avoir disposé l'organe mobile dans sa position rétractée on introduit manuellement la bande sortant de la fente 14 entre le rouleau moteur 42 et le rouleau presseur 43, puis on dispose à nouveau l'organe mobile 23 dans la position déployée. A ce moment, la partie complémentaire 22 coopère avec les gorges 21 assurant 1'étanchéité. Le rouleau presseur 43, n'étant plus en contact avec la came 46 et étant solliciter par les ressorts AA , appui la bande sur le rouleau d'entraînement 42. On excite alors le moteur 41 qui présente un couple suffisant pour extraire la bande de la fente 14 du poste débiteur 11. La bande pénètre alors dans la goulotte 47 et parvient à un chariot mobile 48, guidé par exemple sur une tige 70 et muni d'un rouleau 49 libre en rotation et d'un déflecteur 50. Lors du chargement, le chariot mobile 48 est en position haute (en trait interrompu) de manière à ce que le déflecteur 50 dirige la bande par dessus un rouleau 51 de renvoi vers une seconde paire de guides 52. Cette seconde paire de guides dirige la bande vers la sortie 32 entre les lèvres 20. Un système de détection (non représenté) indique la sortie de la bande d'entre les lèvres 20. Il est évident qu'à la place d'une détection on peut utiliser une temporisation ou tout autre moyen équivalent. Lorsque la bande sort du dispositif 10, le chariot 48 est descendu tout en déplaçant la bande au moyen du rouleau moteur 42 de manière à former une boucle 53. Le rouleau 49 sert à dévier la bande de manière à former la boucle tandis que le rouleau de renvoi 51 permet d'orienter la bande vers la sortie 32. On dispose sur la trajectoire du chariot mobile 48 des moyens de détection schématisés par des commutateurs à bascules 54 et 55 permettant de connaître la longueur de la boucle. Les moyens de détection 54, 55 sont reliés à un système de régulation 56. Le système de régulation permet de contrôler la vitesse de rotation du moteur 41. Lorsque le commutateur 55 est mis en oeuvre indiquant que le chariot 48 est à sa position la plus basse le moteur 41 est arrêté ce qui a pour effet de diminuer la longueur de la boucle 53 lorsque la tireuse entraîne du produit photosensible en bande. Lorsque le commutateur 54 à deux positions, indique que le chariot est vers sa position basse, le moteur 41 déplace la bande à une vitesse voisine de la vitesse requise pour un fonctionnement correct de la tireuse et lorsque le commutateur 54 indique que le chariot est vers le haut, le moteur entraîne la bande à une vitesse beaucoup plus grande que celle de la tireuse. Compte tenu du fait que les rouleaux 49 et 51 sont libres en rotation, les forces de frottements exercés sur la bande sont limitées au maximum. La boucle définit ainsi un moyen pour limiter les forces de tractions nécessaires à l'extraction de la bande. Le moteur 41 sert à débiter la bande et la boucle sert à commander ce débit. Le dispositif d'interfaçage 10 suivant l'invention sert d'adaptateur entre les forces de tractions. Ce dispositif permet d'alimenter une tireuse muni d'un dispositif d'alimentation à faible force de traction avec un poste débiteur pour lequel la force de traction nécessaire pour extraire la bande est supérieure à la force de traction susceptible d'être exercée par la tireuse photographique. On peut aussi envisager des améliorations du dispositif d'interfaçage suivant l'invention. Au lieu de réaliser une seule boucle on peut réaliser une série de plusieurs boucles fournissant ainsi une temporisation permettant de réaliser le changement de bande avec collure entre les bandes. Il faudra toutefois prévoir un système pour détecter la collure afin de ne pas faire d'exposition sur la partie de la bande voilée existant au voisinage* de la collure puisque la bande sortait par la fente 14 du poste débiteur 11. On peut aussi prévoir un dispositif de collure automatique servant à rabouter une bande à la bande précédente. Il est évident que l'on peut aussi utiliser un second agencement suscptible de recevoir la totalité des bandes et qui ne délivrera la bande que lorsque la bande précédente aura été consommé. To supply the interfacing device 10 according to the invention, the movable member 23 is placed in its retracted position in order to provide a space between the interfacing device 10 and the debtor station 11. In the retracted position, a cam 46 carried by the movable member 23 cooperates with the pressure roller 43 to move it away from the pressure roller 42 and to provide a free space between the drive roller 42 and the pressure roller 43. After having placed the movable member in its retracted position, the strip exiting from the slot is manually introduced 14 between the drive roller 42 and the pressure roller 43, then the movable member 23 is again placed in the deployed position. At this time, the complementary part 22 cooperates with the grooves 21 ensuring the seal. The pressure roller 43, no longer in contact with the cam 46 and being biased by the springs AA, presses the strip on the drive roller 42. The motor 41 is then excited which has sufficient torque to extract the strip from the slot 14 of the debtor station 11. The strip then enters the chute 47 and reaches a mobile carriage 48, guided for example on a rod 70 and provided with a roller 49 free in rotation and a deflector 50. During the loading, the movable carriage 48 is in the high position (in broken lines) so that the deflector 50 directs the strip over a roller 51 for deflection towards a second pair of guides 52. This second pair of guides directs the strip towards the outlet 32 between the lips 20. A detection system (not shown) indicates the exit of the strip between the lips 20. It is obvious that in place of a detection, a time delay or any other means can be used equivalent. When the strip leaves the device 10, the carriage 48 is lowered while moving the strip by means of the driving roller 42 so as to form a loop 53. The roller 49 serves to deflect the strip so as to form the loop while the roller return 51 allows to orient the strip towards the exit 32. There are on the trajectory of the movable carriage 48 detection means shown diagrammatically by rocker switches 54 and 55 allowing the length of the loop to be known. The detection means 54, 55 are connected to a regulation system 56. The regulation system makes it possible to control the speed of rotation of the motor 41. When the switch 55 is operated indicating that the carriage 48 is in its lowest position the motor 41 is stopped this which has the effect of reducing the length of the loop 53 when the printer drives photosensitive product in a strip. When the two-position switch 54 indicates that the carriage is in its low position, the motor 41 moves the strip at a speed close to the speed required for correct operation of the printer and when the switch 54 indicates that the carriage is towards at the top, the motor drives the tape at a much higher speed than that of the printer. In view of the fact that the rollers 49 and 51 are free to rotate, the friction forces exerted on the strip are limited to the maximum. The loop thus defines a means for limiting the tensile forces necessary for the extraction of the strip. The motor 41 serves to supply the strip and the loop serves to control this delivery. The interfacing device 10 according to the invention serves as an adapter between the traction forces. This device makes it possible to supply a printer equipped with a low traction force supply device with a debtor station for which the traction force necessary to extract the strip is greater than the traction force likely to be exerted by the photographic printer. One can also envisage improvements to the interfacing device according to the invention. Instead of making a single loop, a series of several loops can be produced, thus providing a time delay allowing the band to be changed with bonding between the bands. It will however be necessary to provide a system for detecting the bonding in order not to make an exposure on the part of the veiled strip existing in the vicinity * of the bonding since the band exited through the slot 14 of the debtor station 11. It is also possible to provide an automatic bonding device used to join a band to the preceding band. It is obvious that one can also use a second arrangement capable of receiving all of the bands and which will not deliver the band until the preceding band has been consumed.

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REVENDICATIONS - Dispositif d' interfaçage entre un poste récepteur (12) de produit photosensible en bande muni d'un orifice d'alimentation (13) et d'un dispositif d'entraînement susceptible de déplacer une bande (153) introduite dans l'orifice d'alimentation (13) avec une force de traction donnée et un poste débiteur (11) délivrant ladite bande par au moins une fente de sortie (14), et pour lequel la force de traction à exercer sur la bande pour l'extraire du poste débiteur est supérieure à ladite force de traction donnée, dispositif comprenant : a) un premier agencement (20, 23, 24, 25), étanche à la lumière lorsqu'il coopère avec le poste récepteur (12), pour relier ledit dispositif au poste récepteur et permettre à la bande de pénétrer dans le poste récepteur ; b) un second agencement (22) muni d'un organe mobile (23, 25) entre une position rétractée dans laquelle le dispositif ne coopère pas avec le poste débiteur et dans laquelle on peut introduire la bande sortant du poste débiteur dans ledit dispositif d'interfaçage et une position déployée dans laquelle il coopère avec le poste débiteur pour assurer, en fonctionnement, l'étanchéité à la lumière, limitant à deux dimensions la précision de positionnement du poste débiteur ; c) des moyens pour : 1) lors de l'opération de chargement, faire parcourir à la bande issue du poste débiteur une première trajectoire d'alimentation reliant le premier agencement au second agencement, et 2) en fonctionnement, définir une seconde trajectoire dans laquelle la bande présente au moins une boucle (53) pour, d'une part, limiter les forces de traction nécessaires à appliquer sur la bande pour la déplacer à une valeur inférieure à ladite force de traction donnée et, d'autre part, commander un système de régulation (56) ; d) un dispositif d'entraînement (41, 42, 43), placé en amont de ladite boucle, exerçant sur la bande pénétrant dans le second agencement des forces de traction suffisante pour extraire la bande du poste débiteur et relié au système de régulation (56) afin de limiter les variations de dimension de la boucle autour d'une position moyenne. Dispositif conforme à la revendication 1, dans lequel d'une part le dispositif d'entraînement comprend un rouleau moteur (42) et un rouleau presseur (43) libre en rotation et sollicité de manière à venir au contact du rouleau moteur et d'autre part, le déplacement de l'organe mobile à sa position rétractée (46) sépare le rouleau presseur du rouleau moteur afin de pouvoir introduire manuellement la bande sortant du poste débiteur entre le rouleau moteur et le rouleau presseur. CLAIMS - Device for interfacing between a receiving station (12) of a photosensitive product in a strip provided with a feed orifice (13) and a drive device capable of moving a strip (153) introduced into the orifice supply (13) with a given pulling force and a debtor station (11) delivering said strip by at least one outlet slot (14), and for which the pulling force to be exerted on the strip to extract it from the debtor station is greater than said given pulling force, device comprising: a) a first arrangement (20, 23, 24, 25), light-tight when it cooperates with the receiver station (12), for connecting said device to the receiving station and allowing the tape to enter the receiving station; b) a second arrangement (22) provided with a movable member (23, 25) between a retracted position in which the device does not cooperate with the debtor station and in which the strip leaving the debtor station can be introduced into said device 'interfacing and a deployed position in which it cooperates with the debtor station to ensure, in operation, the light tightness, limiting the positioning accuracy of the debtor station to two dimensions; c) means for: 1) during the loading operation, making the strip coming from the debtor station run through a first supply trajectory connecting the first arrangement to the second arrangement, and 2) in operation, defining a second trajectory in which the strip has at least one loop (53) for, on the one hand, limiting the tensile forces necessary to apply to the strip to move it to a value lower than said tensile force data and, on the other hand, control a regulation system (56); d) a drive device (41, 42, 43), placed upstream of said loop, exerting on the strip entering the second arrangement sufficient traction forces to extract the strip from the debtor station and connected to the regulation system ( 56) in order to limit the variations in size of the loop around an average position. Device according to claim 1, in which on the one hand the drive device comprises a drive roller (42) and a pressure roller (43) which is free to rotate and which is urged so as to come into contact with the drive roller and other apart, the movement of the movable member to its retracted position (46) separates the pressure roller from the drive roller so as to be able to manually introduce the strip leaving the debtor station between the drive roller and the pressure roller.
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