JP2783419B2 - Microfilm search device - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a microfilm search apparatus that searches for a desired image from images recorded on a microfilm.

2. Description of the Related Art A reader printer capable of retrieving a desired image from images recorded on a microfilm, displaying the image, and copying the image as necessary has been proposed.

In this reader printer, a desired mark is searched for by detecting a blip mark provided corresponding to an image recorded on the microfilm by a detector.

The detector that detects the blip mark is equipped with an LED below the microfilm, and the light emitted from this LED and transmitted therethrough is detected by a photodetector (such as a photocell) to detect the blip mark and obtain a desired image. You are searching for

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, since the microfilm conveyed on the LED moves in the width direction, the light of the LED may fall off the blip mark, and the blip mark may not be detected reliably. is there.

Further, the intermediate portion of the microfilm is deformed downward between the conveyed rollers. For this reason, since the distance from the LED changes, it is not possible to reliably detect at the time of detection.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and has as its object to provide a microfilm search device that can prevent the microfilm from moving in the width direction when the microfilm is detected and can maintain a constant distance from the detector. .

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, a first roller that is disposed above a transport path of a microfilm sent from a cassette and regulates movement of the microfilm in the width direction is provided. A second roller disposed at a lower portion of the transport path and having a diameter smaller than that of the first roller for raising the microfilm obliquely upward and for restricting movement of the microfilm in the width direction; A third roller having a smaller diameter than the first roller disposed downstream of the film transport direction and a lower diameter than the first roller; and a third roller disposed above the transport path downstream of the third roller in the microfilm transport direction. And a fourth roller for guiding the microfilm downward.

[Operation] In the present invention having the above-described configuration, the microfilm sent out from the cassette is restricted from moving in the width direction by the first roller and rises on the second roller. The movement of the microfilm raised to the second roller in the width direction is regulated by the second roller, and is sent onto the third roller. The microfilm fed onto the third roller is guided downward by the fourth roller. The microfilm is searched between the second roller and the third roller by the search means. At the time of searching by the searching means, the movement of the microfilm in the width direction is restricted by the first and second rollers, so that the searching can be surely performed by the searching means. Second
Since the substantially horizontal state is maintained between the third roller and the third roller, the middle portion of the microfilm does not sag downward, so that the microfilm can be reliably searched.

Further, it is preferable that the first and second rollers are arranged so that the wrap angle of the microfilm around the first and second rollers is at least 10 ° or more. The substantially horizontal state of the microfilm can be maintained between the roller and the third roller, and the microfilm can be reliably searched by the search means.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the first and second rollers are provided, and the microfilm is maintained substantially horizontal between the second roller and the third roller, and the width of the microfilm in the width direction is maintained. Since the movement can be restricted, an excellent effect that the microfilm can be reliably searched for when searching for the microfilm is obtained.

Embodiment An embodiment of a reader printer 20 to which a microfilm search device according to the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the reader printer 20.

<Overall Structure of Leader Printer> As shown in FIG. 1, a reader printer 20 loads a microfilm 24 wound and housed in a resinous cartridge 22 into a loading section 26, and takes up a take-up reel. After winding the leading end portion to 28, an operation of winding onto the take-up reel 28 and an operation of rewinding to the cassette 30 in the cartridge 22 retrieves a desired image from the images recorded on the microfilm. I can do it. Further, an image recorded on the microfilm 24 can be projected on a screen 37 by an optical system including a plurality of reflection mirrors 32, lenses 34 and a light source 36. If necessary, the optical axis L of the image light from the microfilm 24 can be changed by the switching mirror 38, and guided to a copying device 40 provided below to copy the image.

In this reader printer 20, two types of cartridges 22A and 22A shown in FIGS.
Loading section 26 and microfilm 24 so that 2B can be shared
Is configured.

As shown in FIG. 11, the reader printer 20 includes:
A control device 242 is provided, and is connected to the control keyboard 27 provided above the loading unit 26. Therefore, the operation of each unit is controlled by the control device 242 based on the input from the control keyboard 27.

<Cartridge> As shown in FIG. 2, the cartridge 22A has a circular cassette support portion 42A provided inside a case 42 divided into two parts. A cassette reel 30 is mounted in the cassette support portion 42A (mounted in the order of arrow P in the drawing). The front end of the microfilm 24 can be pulled out from the cassette 30 housed in the case 42 through an opening 44 formed in the case 42. In this cartridge 22A, cassette reel 3
A metal disk 46 is attached to the 0 axis portion. A circular hole 48 is provided at the center of the disk 46. Furthermore, four small diameter holes 50 are formed around the circular hole 48 at substantially equal intervals around the axis. A circular hole in the center of one of the cases 42
52 are formed. When the cassette 30 is accommodated in the case 42, the circular hole 48 and the small-diameter hole 50 provided in the disk 46 are exposed to the outside, and engage with a reel shaft 74 described later. As this kind of cartridge, there is one manufactured by 3M.

On the other hand, the cartridge 22B is formed by housing a cassette 60 in a case 56 as shown in FIG. A cassette reel support portion 56A is provided inside the case 56, and a cassette reel 60 is mounted in the cassette reel support portion 56A. The microfilm 24 is wound on a cassette reel 60, and the microfilm 24 is removed from the cassette reel 60 through an opening 62 formed in a case 56.
The point where the tip of the
Common to 22A. However, the cartridge 22B has a structure of the axial center of the cassette reel 60 and a slit on the side wall of the case 56.
The point where 64 is formed and the shape of the opening 62
The cartridge 22A differs from the cartridge 22A in that the opening 22 is different from the opening 44 of the cartridge 22A. The shaft center of the cassette reel 60 is partitioned by a partition plate to form two bottomed semicircular holes 66 and 68. A shaft hole 70 whose cross section perpendicular to the axis is substantially rhombic is formed in the center of the partition plate. The bottomed semicircular holes 66 and 68 and the shaft hole 70 engage with the reel shaft 74 in a state where the cassette reel 60 is accommodated in the case 56. Further, the partition plate forming the diamond-shaped shaft hole 70 is provided with a protruding portion 72 directed into the bottomed semicircular hole 68. In addition,
There is ANSI standard as this kind of cartridge.

<Drive System for Microfilm> The drive system 76 for driving the microfilm 24 includes a loading drive system and a search drive system. By a loading drive system, a desired image can be searched from among the images recorded on the microfilm 24, so that the image can be searched.
A desired image is retrieved from the images recorded on the microfilm by the retrieval drive system.

After the loading drive system is inserted into the loading unit 26, the cartridge 22B (in this embodiment, a case where the cartridge 22B is loaded into the loading unit 26) is inserted into the loading unit 26.
The leading end portion of the microfilm 24 is sent out from the inside 22B and wound around the take-up reel 28. The retrieval drive system retrieves a desired image from the images recorded on the microfilm 24 by winding the microfilm 24 onto the take-up reel 28 or rewinding the microfilm 24 onto the cassette 60.

 Next, the loading drive system will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the loading section 26 into which the cartridge 22B is loaded is formed by a side plate 78 erected from a base plate 77 and a side plate 80 attached to the side plate 78. On the back side (upper side in FIG. 7) of the side plate 78, a side plate 82 is erected from a base plate 77.
A side plate 84 is erected from the base plate 77 on the back side of the base plate 77.

<Reel shaft> As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
Both ends of the slide bearing 86 are rotatably supported by bearings 88, respectively. The reel shaft 74 is inserted and supported in the bearing portion 86A of the slide bearing 86 so as to be slidable in the axial direction. A pin 73 protrudes from the reel shaft 74 in the radial direction.
And is fixed to a flange 90 inserted on the outer periphery of the slide bearing 86. A roller 91 attached to one end of a lever 92 is inserted into the recess 90A of the flange 90 (see FIG. 5). The other end of the lever 92 is supported by a drive shaft 94A of a motor 94. Therefore, the operation of the motor 94 causes the lever 92 to swing, thereby moving the flange 90 in the axial direction of the slide bearing 86. By the movement of the flange 90, the reel shaft 74 is guided by the slide bearing 88 and moves in the axial direction.

The reel shaft 74 is moved by a transmission means (not shown) to a side plate.
The drive motor 172 is connected to a drive shaft 172A of the supply motor 172 (see FIG. 7) supported by 84, and the drive force of the supply motor 172 is transmitted to rotate. This rotation is in the forward direction (Fig. 6, 6A
(In the direction of arrow A in FIG. 6) and in the reverse direction (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 6, FIG. 6A).

Also, as shown in FIG. 8, the tip of the reel shaft 74 is a side plate.
It projects through a through hole 78A provided in 78, and a contact member 96 is attached to the tip of the through hole 78A so as to be movable in the axial direction of the reel shaft 74. 2 is attached to the neck 96A of the contact member 96.
The two long holes 96B are formed along the axial direction and at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Pins 98 projecting from the outer periphery of the reel shaft 74 in a direction away from each other are inserted into the elongated holes 96B.

A flange 100 is fixed to an intermediate portion of the reel shaft 74, and a compression coil spring 102 is arranged between the flange 100 and the contact member 96. Accordingly, the contact member 96 is urged toward the tip of the reel shaft 74 by the urging force of the compression coil spring 102 (the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 8).

The head 96C of the contact member 96 has a disk shape, and has an outer shape formed so as to contact the edges of the bottomed semicircular holes 66 and 68 of the cartridge 22B. A magnet 104 is attached to the front of the head 96C. When the cartridge 22A is loaded into the loading portion 26, the magnet 104 attracts the disk 46 when the cartridge 22A comes into contact with the metallic disk 46, thereby securely holding the reel shaft 74 to the cartridge 22A.
Connect with

Further, on the front surface of the head 96C, two engagement pins 106 that can protrude and retract from the head 96C are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the head 96C. These engagement pins 106 are inserted into the bottomed semicircular holes 66 and 68 of the cartridge 22B.

This contact member 96 can also be used in the case of a cartridge 22A having a shape different from that of the cartridge 22B. That is, the contact member 96 is the cassette reel 3 of the cartridge 22A.
The engagement pin 106 is inserted into the small-diameter hole 50 in contact with the metal disk 46 provided in the hole 0. This makes cassette reel 30
Is connected to the reel shaft 74, and the driving force of the supply motor 172 transmitted to the reel shaft 74 is transmitted.

Also, as shown in FIG. 7, a side plate forming the loading portion 26
A cartridge support portion 108 is provided at an intermediate portion of the reel 80 so as to correspond to the tip of the reel shaft 74. The cartridge supporting portion 108 is inserted into the loading portion 26, and supports the rear surface of the cassette 60 in contact with the contact member 96. The cartridge support portion 108 includes a back contact member 110 that contacts the back surface of the cassette reel 60, a shaft 112 that supports the back contact member 110, a plate 114 that supports the shaft 112, and a back contact member 110. The compression coil spring 116 is provided between the plate 114 and the compression coil spring 116, and the back contact member 110 is urged toward the rear surface of the cassette 30 by the compression coil spring 116.

Therefore, the cartridge 22B inserted into the loading section 26
The cassette reel 60 has a contact member 96 at the tip of the reel shaft 74.
And the back contact member 110.

<Auxiliary Arm> Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a shaft 118 supported by the side plates 84 and 82 and penetrating through the side plate 78 is disposed on the side of the reel shaft 74. The shaft 118 is connected to the drive shaft 172A of the supply motor 172 by a transmission means (not shown), and the driving force of the supply motor 172 is transmitted.

A roller 120 is provided at the tip end of the shaft 118 penetrating the side plate 78.
The roller 122 is provided with a slight gap from the roller 120. A pulley 123 is arranged in this gap and fixed to the shaft 118. An endless belt 124 is wound around the pulley 123. The roller 120 is fixed to the shaft 118, and the roller 122 is rotatable with respect to the shaft 118.

One end of the auxiliary arm 126 is supported by the pulley 123 of the roller 122. Therefore, the auxiliary arm 126 is
18 is rotatable around the center. At the other end of the auxiliary arm 126, a roller 128 having a groove at an axially intermediate portion is pivotally supported by a pin 127 as shown in FIGS. An endless belt 124 wound around the pulley 123 is accommodated in the groove of the roller 128. by this,
The rotational driving force of the supply motor 172 transmitted to the shaft 118 is transmitted to the roller 128 via the endless belt 124, and the roller 128 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 6 around the pin 127 (the direction of arrow C in FIG. 6). To rotate.

One end of a tension coil spring 130 is fixed to the upper end of the auxiliary arm 126. The other end of the tension coil spring 130 is on the side of the auxiliary arm 126 (left side in FIG. 6).
And is fixed to a pin 132 erected from the side plate 78.
For this reason, the auxiliary arm 126 is biased counterclockwise in FIG. 6 about the shaft 118, and is inclined with respect to the vertical direction as shown by the solid line in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, a projection 126A is provided at an intermediate portion of the auxiliary arm 126. A pin 134 is erected from the convex portion 126A toward the side plate 78, and the tip of the pin 134 is in contact with a contact portion 156C of the movable plate 156 (see FIG. 6A). By moving the moving plate 156 to the left in FIG. 6A, the auxiliary arm 126 is changed from a state inclined with respect to the vertical direction indicated by the solid line in FIG. 6 to a substantially vertical state indicated by the two-dot chain line.

The position of the auxiliary arm 126 varies depending on the type of the cartridge 22 inserted into the loading section 26. For example, when the cartridge 22B is inserted into the loading section 26, the auxiliary arm 126
Is inserted into the cartridge 22B from the slit 64 of the cartridge 22B, and the roller 128 at the leading end contacts the outermost layer of the microfilm 24 wound around the cassette 60.

When the cartridge 22A is inserted into the loading portion 26, the side wall of the cartridge 22A and the contact portion 126B of the auxiliary arm 126 come into contact with each other, and become substantially vertical as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. In this state, a contact portion 126B provided on the auxiliary arm 126 protrudes toward the loading portion 26 from a tangential position between the roller 122 and the roller 128 so that the roller 128 does not contact the side wall of the cartridge 22A.

<Drive Arm> As shown in FIG. 6, a drive arm 136 is arranged on the side of the auxiliary arm 126. The drive arm 136 is substantially L-shaped, and one end of the L-shape is supported by the side plate 78 with a pin 138. The other end is further bent upward, and a drive roller 140, a pulley 142, and a peeling claw 144 are attached.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7A, a torsion coil spring 146 is interposed between the pin 138 and the drive arm 136. One end of the torsion coil spring 146 has a pin 150 erected from the middle of the drive arm 136 toward the side plate 78.
And the other end is fixed by a pin (not shown) provided on the side plate 78. As a result, the drive arm 136 is urged counterclockwise in FIG. 6 around the pin 138. Therefore, the distal end of the drive arm 136 is
Inserted into. When the cartridge 22B is inserted into the loading section 26, the roller 140 is moved from the opening 62 into the cartridge 22B.
Microfilm 2 inserted into cartridge 22B
Contact the outermost layer of 4.

Pin 150 is connected to side plate 78 as shown in FIGS. 6A and 7A.
The moving plate 15 protrudes through the inside of the through hole 78C provided at the rear side of the side plate 78 and is arranged in parallel with the side plate 78.
It is inserted into the six rectangular through holes 156A (see FIG. 5).

An arc-shaped elongated hole 1 is provided in the middle of the drive arm 136.
36A is provided. A pin 148 erected from the side plate 78 toward the drive arm 136 is inserted into the elongated hole 136A. When the pin 148 swings around the pin 138 of the drive arm 136, the pin 148 relatively moves in the elongated hole 136A.

The moving plate 156 disposed on the back side of the side plate 78 (upper side in FIG. 7A) is provided with three long holes 156B (see FIG. 5). Inside these long holes 156B, side plates 78 are provided.
A guide pin 151 standing upright is inserted. The movable plate 156 is guided by the guide pins 151 in the left-right direction in FIG. 6A.

Further, as shown in FIG.
3 is erected toward the rear surface of the side plate 78. One end of a swing lever 152 is fixed to the tip of the rotation support shaft 153. The other end of the swing lever 152 is supported by a pin 157 provided eccentrically to the disk cam 154. The disc cam 154 is fixed to a drive shaft 155A of the stepping motor 155. The swing lever 152 has a groove 152A formed at an intermediate portion. This groove 1
A pin 159 erected from the moving plate 156 is inserted into 52A. Accordingly, when the swing lever 152 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 6A about the rotation support shaft 153 through the disc cam 154 by the operation of the stepping motor 155,
Is moved to the left side in FIG. 6A via the arrow.
The movement of the moving plate 156 causes the drive arm 136 to swing clockwise around the pin 138 against the urging force of the torsion coil spring 146 via the pin 150. As a result, the drive roller 140 is separated from the outermost layer of the microfilm 24 in the cartridge 22B.

In this case, the drive arm 136 is a torsion coil spring 146
When the stepping motor 155 does not operate, the drive arm 136 is moved to the position shown by the solid line in FIG.
6 with its tip inserted into the moving plate 156
Has moved to the position shown by the chain line in FIG. 6A. In this state, the opening 26 of the cartridge 22B loaded into the loading section 26 is
The drive roller 140 can be inserted from the front.

Also, a pulley adjacent to the drive roller 140 of the drive arm 136
A pulley 164 is provided at a predetermined distance from the drive arm 136 in the longitudinal direction of the drive arm 136, and an endless belt 166 is wound around each of the pulleys 142, 164.

The pulley 142 is connected to the drive roller 140 via a gear (not shown), and transmits a rotational driving force to the pulley 140,
The pulley 142 is rotated in the opposite direction. Endless belt 166 is wound around drive pulley 168 between pulley 142 and pulley 164.

<Driving Roller> The driving pulley 168 is fixed to a driving shaft 170 supported by the side plate 78 as shown in FIG. The drive shaft 170 is connected to the drive shaft 172A of the supply motor 172 by connecting means (not shown). A one-way clutch is provided between the supply motor 172 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) and a connecting means (not shown) and operates as needed to transmit the rotational driving force of the supply motor 172 to the drive shaft. Or shut off. The driving force of the supply motor 172 is
And the drive shaft 170 is rotated clockwise in FIG.
6), the drive pulley 168 rotates clockwise in FIG. Endless belt 1 by rotation of drive pulley 168
66 is conveyed, and pulleys 164 and 142 rotate clockwise in FIG. The rotation of the pulley 142 is transmitted to the drive roller 140 via a gear (not shown), and the drive roller 140 rotates counterclockwise in FIG.

<Peeling Claw> As shown in FIGS. 6 and 6A, the peeling claw 144, the tip of which is located above the drive roller 140, has a drive arm 136.
Is rotatably supported via a fixing pin 143. A torsion coil spring 145 is mounted around the fixing pin 143 on the peeling claw 144, and the drive roller 140 is driven by a cassette reel.
At the position where the microfilm 24 contacts the outermost layer of the microfilm 24, the tip of the microfilm 24 is pressed against the outermost layer of the winding part of the microfilm 24 of the cassette 60 by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 145, and the microfilm 24 is connected to the cassette 60. It is used for peeling off the leading end of the microfilm 24 from the winding section. The center of rotation of the peeling claw 144 abuts on the winding portion of the microfilm 24 on the cassette 60 regardless of the size of the winding diameter of the winding portion of the microfilm 24 on the cassette 60. The position is set so that the angle is always substantially constant with respect to the tangential direction.

The peeling claw 144 peels off the leading end of the microfilm 24 wound around the cassette 60, and then comes into contact with the leading end of the microfilm 24 to guide it downward.

The peeling claw 144 is provided between the peeling portion 144A that peels off the tip of the microfilm 24 from the middle portion and the microfilm 24.
The width dimension of the guide portion 144B that guides the tip of the lower portion after peeling is different, the peeling portion 144A is narrower than the guide portion 144B, and in this embodiment, the peeling portion 144A is 2 mm, and the guide portion 144B is 5 mm.
It has become. The exfoliation portion 144A of the exfoliation claw 144 has a tip formed in an arc with a radius of curvature of 1/2 or less of the thickness of the microfilm 24, and in the present embodiment, the thickness of the microfilm 24 is 60 mm.
The tip of the microfilm 24 is formed in an arc with a radius of curvature of 30 μm with respect to μm.

<Transport Arm> On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, free rollers 174 and 176 are supported on the drive shaft 170 with a drive pulley 168 therebetween. The diameter of these free rollers 174 and 176 is such that the endless belt 166 wound around the drive pulley 168 is
The dimensions are set so as not to protrude from the outer circumference of 4,176. Further, a gear 178 is fixed to the tip of the drive shaft 170.
The gear 178 meshes with the gear 180.

The gear 180 is fixed to the tip of the moving shaft 182. The moving shaft 182 penetrates a long hole 78B provided in the side plate 78, and a transfer arm 184 is pivotally supported at the tip (see FIG. 5).

The transfer arm 184 is pivotally supported at one end by a pin 186 to the side plate 82 as shown in FIGS. A long hole 184A is formed at the lower part of the moving shaft 182,
A guide pin 188 projecting from the rear surface of the side plate 78 is inserted. The lower part of the elongated hole 184A is the drive shaft 190 of the solenoid 190.
It is connected to A by a shaft 192. The tip of the shaft 192 is inserted into a long hole 78C provided in the side plate 78.
In the middle of the transfer arm, a tension coil spring 194
Is fixed at one end. This tension coil spring 19
The other end of 4 is fixed to a pin (not shown) standing upright from the side plate 82.

Therefore, when the solenoid 190 does not operate, the transfer arm 184 is urged in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 6 by the urging force of the extension coil spring 194, and the shaft 192 is in contact with the end in the elongated hole 78C. When the solenoid 190 operates, the drive shaft 1
90A moves against the urging force of the extension coil spring 194, and the transfer arm 184 swings clockwise about the pin 186 in FIG. This causes the gear 180 to mesh with the gear 178.

Between the side plate 78 of the moving shaft 182 and the gear 180, as shown in FIG.
6 is fixed. When the gear 178 and the gear 180 mesh with each other, the transport roller 196 comes into contact with the outer circumferences of the free rollers 174 and 176 as shown in FIG. At this time, the moving axis 18
Rotational force is transmitted to the roller 2, and the transport roller 196 also rotates while being in contact with the free rollers 174 and 176. Free roller
The microfilm 24 guided by the peeling claw 144 is inserted between the transfer rollers 174, 176 and the transfer roller 196, and is pinched and transferred.

<Common Guide> An endless belt 198 is inserted into a groove provided at an intermediate portion of the transport roller 196, and the endless belt 198 is disposed on the upper portion of the transport roller 196 with the film damage preventing roller 200 (the fifth roller). (See the figure). The film damage preventing roller 200 is supported by a shaft 204 projecting from the common guide 202. As a result, the rotational force of the transport roller is transmitted to the film damage prevention roller 200 by the endless belt 198 and is rotated.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the common guide 202 is formed to be bent so as to close the gap between the film damage preventing roller 200 and the lower surface of the cartridge 22B loaded in the loading section 26. A unit 202A is provided. Further, a guide 206 for regulating the width direction of the film transport path is attached to the common guide 202 on the side of the film damage prevention roller 200.

Accordingly, the endless belt 166 and the free roller 17 are guided by the film damage prevention roller 200 and the common guide 202.
The microfilm 24 sent from the cassette 30 is inserted between the transfer rollers 176 and the transport rollers 196.

When the cartridge 22A is loaded into the loading section 26, no gap is formed between the film damage preventing roller 200 and the bottom of the cartridge 22A, but a gap is formed when the cartridge 22B is loaded. Although there is a risk that the leading end of the microfilm may be inserted into this gap, it can be closed by the guide portion 202A of the common guide 202, so that there is no insertion of the leading end of the microfilm 24 into the gap.

<Flange roller> As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the drive arm
136, a flange roller 2 as a first roller is provided.
08 is installed. A guide plate 210 is disposed below the flange roller 208 and the free rollers 174 and 176. The microfilm 24 sent from the cassette is guided and conveyed onto the guide plate 210.

A flange roller 214 as a second roller having a smaller diameter than the flange roller 208 is disposed on the take-up reel side of the flange roller 208. The upper portion of the flange roller 214 is located above the tip of the guide plate 210. Therefore, the microfilm 24 guided by the guide plate 210 is sent onto the flange roller 214. In transport of the microfilm 24, the flange rollers 208, 214
The movement of the microfilm 24 in the width direction is restricted by the flanges 208A and 214A formed at the bottom. Therefore, the microfilm 24 sent out from the flange roller 214 does not move in the width direction.

A guide roller 216 is provided downstream of the flange roller 214 in the transport direction of the microfilm 24. The guide roller 216 as the third roller is provided at the same height as the small-diameter flange roller 214, and the microfilm 24 is transported substantially horizontally while being supported by the flange roller 214 and the guide roller 216. A guide roller 220 as a fourth roller having a larger diameter than the guide roller 216 is disposed above the guide roller 216.

The winding angle of the microfilm 24 around the flange rollers 208 and 214 is set to be at least 10 ° or more.

<Take-up Reel> As shown in FIG. 4, the take-up reel 28 comes into contact with the outer periphery of the endless belt 222 in contact with the microfilm take-up portion, and rotates by the conveyance of the endless belt 222. The microfilm 24 is wound between the endless belt 222 and the microfilm winding unit. The endless belt 222 is wound around a drive roller 226 that is rotated by the drive force of the take-up motor 224, conveyed by the drive force of the take-up motor 224, and rotates the take-up reel 28. In this case, the take-up reel 28 is constantly pressed to the center of the shaft by the endless belt 222.

As shown in FIG. 10, the take-up reel 28 has two disks 228 and 230 supported by the rotation shaft 232 so as to face each other. The rotating shaft 232 is pivotally supported by a side plate 231 and a side plate (not shown).
Supported by. The rotating shafts 232B at both ends are
The disk support member 238 is supported via the. Disks 228 and 230 are supported by the disk support member 238 so as to face each other. Protrusions 228A and 230A are provided on opposite sides of the disks 228 and 230, respectively, and have elasticity. A disk support member 238 is provided below the protrusions 228A and 230A.
Correspond to each other, and a slight gap S is provided. The gap S is set to have substantially the same size as the thickness of the microfilm 24. Further, the rotating shaft 232B is tapered outward. For this reason, disks 228 and 230 are rotating shafts.
Swingable with respect to 232B.

The disks 228 and 230 are compressed by a compression coil spring 240.
It is urged in a direction to contact each other. Therefore disk 22
Microfilm 24 inserted between 8, 230 is a disk 228, 2
When the microfilm 24 is pressed by the endless belt 222 toward the winding member 234, the discs 228 and 230 are pressed against the urging force of the compression coil spring 240 when the protrusions 228A and 230A provided on the They move in a direction away from each other. By this movement, both ends in the width direction of the microfilm 24 are inserted between the disk supporting member 238 and the protruding portions 228A and 230A, and the middle portion in the width direction abuts on the winding member 234, and the macrofilm 24 is wound. It is wound around the taking member 234.

<Detector> In the loading drive system of the microfilm 24 configured as described above, the flange roller 208, the free roller 174,
176, the first detector 212 as shown in FIG.
Are arranged. This first detector 212 detects the passage of the microfilm 24.

Further, a light source 36 for irradiating an image recorded on the microfilm 24 with light is disposed below the guide roller 216 and the flange roller 214, and a lens 34 is disposed above.
A second detector is provided between the guide roller 216 and the flange roller 214 corresponding to both widthwise ends of the microfilm 24.
218 are provided. The second detectors 218 are provided at both ends in the width direction of the microfilm 24 to detect a clip mark corresponding to the image position of the microfilm 24,
When searching for a desired image, the position of the image is searched. In addition, the position of the microfilm 24 in the width direction is
Because it is regulated by 8, 214, it can be detected reliably. Further, the arrangement of the flange roller 208, the flange roller 214, and the guide roller 216 allows the microfilm 24 to be always conveyed at the same distance from the second detector 218, so that the microfilm 24 can reliably detect the clip mark. You can do it. A first detector 212,
The second detector 218 is connected to the controller 242.

The control device 242 includes a supply motor 172, a solenoid 190, a step motor 155, and a motor 9 as shown in FIG.
4. A take-up motor 224 is connected, and its operation is controlled.

 Next, the search drive system will be described.

The take-up reel 28 is a take-up motor as described above.
The microfilm 24 is rotated by the endless belt 222 conveyed by 224 and wound between the endless belt 222 and the winding member 234.

On the other hand, the driving force of the supply motor 172 is transmitted to the cassette reel 60, and the microfilm is transmitted to the cassette reel 60.
It is urged to wind 24. Therefore, the microfilm 24 includes the supply motor 172 and the take-up motor 224.
Is maintained in the state given from the tension.

From this state, the microfilm 24 is taken up by the take-up reel 28.
Roll to the side or microfilm to cassette reel 30
By rewinding the film 24, a desired image can be searched from the images recorded on the microfilm 24.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to a timing chart shown in FIG.

First, the case where the cartridge 22B is loaded into the loading unit 26 will be described, and then the case where the cartridge 22A is loaded will be described.

As shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, the loading portion 26 in which the cartridge 22B is loaded is inserted into the loading portion 26 with the auxiliary arm 126 inclined with respect to the vertical by the urging force of the tension coil spring 130. The distal end of the drive arm 136 is inserted into the loading section 26 by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 146.

In this state, when the cartridge 22B is inserted into the loading portion 26 from above in FIG. 6, the auxiliary arm 126 is inserted into the cartridge 22B from the slit 64 provided on the side wall of the cartridge 22B.
Is inserted, and the drive arm 136 is inserted from the opening 62. When the cartridge 22B is further inserted into the loading section 26, the roller 128 comes into contact with the outermost layer of the microfilm wound around the cassette 60, and the drive roller 140 comes into contact with the outermost layer. Further, the peeling claw 144 also contacts the outermost layer of the microfilm.

In this state, the cartridge 22B is pressed against the side plate 78 by the urging force of the compression coil spring 116, the back surface contact member 110 abutting. The motor 94 is operated from the state in which the reel shaft 74 is pressed toward the side plate 78, and the reel shaft 74 is inserted into the through hole
It protrudes from 78A (position A in Fig. 12). The head 106 of the contact member 96 of the reel shaft 74 protruding from the through hole 78A has a bottomed semicircular hole 6
It contacts the edge of 6, 68.

After a lapse of a predetermined time, the supply motor 172 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, and this driving force is transmitted to the reel shaft 74 by a transmission means (not shown) (the position B in FIG. 12). The reel shaft 74 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 6 by this driving force, and rotates the cassette 60 in the same direction to wind the microfilm 24 tight.

Further, the rotation surely inserts the engaging pin 106 into the bottomed semicircular holes 66 and 68, respectively. In the engaged state where the engaging pins 106 are inserted into the bottomed semicircular holes 66 and 68, respectively, the cartridge 22A is driven by the urging force of the compression coil spring 102 and the compression coil spring 116 to contact the back contact member 110 and the contact member 96.
Pinched by

After the microfilm 24 is tightened, the driving force of the supply motor 172 is transmitted to the shaft 118 by a transmission means (not shown), the pulley 123 is rotated, and the endless belt 124 is conveyed. In the direction (arrow C direction in the figure). At the same time, the drive of the supply motor 172 is transmitted to the drive shaft 170 by a transmission means (not shown) and rotated, and the drive pulley 168 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 6 (direction of arrow D in FIG. 6) to convey the endless belt 166. The pulley 142 is rotated. When the pulley 142 rotates, the drive roller 140 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 6 by a gear (not shown) (the position C in FIG. 12). Thus, the microfilm 24 is sent out in the direction of arrow A in the figure.

On the other hand, the tip of the microfilm 24 wound around the cassette 60 is in close contact with the outermost layer by static electricity.
In this state, the tip of the microfilm 24 comes into contact with the tip of the peeling claw 144 by the rotation of the roller 128 and the driving roller 140. Further, when the microfilm 24 is sent out by the roller 128 and the driving roller 140, the microfilm 24
Is peeled off from the outermost layer by a peeling claw 144.
The peeled tip portion is guided downward by the guide portion 144B of the peeling claw 144, and further guided by the film damage prevention roller 200 and the common guide 202, and the free roller 174,
Inserted between 176 and transport roller 196.

The tip of the microfilm 24 is a free roller 174, 1
When passing between the transfer roller 76 and the transfer roller, the solenoid 190 is operated to rotate the transfer arm 184 clockwise about the pin 186 to mesh the gears 180 and 178, and the free rollers 174, 176 and the transfer roller 196. The intermediate portion of the microfilm 24 is pinched. . As a result, the drive of the drive shaft 170 is transmitted to the moving shaft 182 and rotates, and the transport roller 196 rotates to feed the microfilm 24 onto the 210. At the same time as the solenoid 190 operates, the supply motor 172
Stops (position D in FIG. 12).

In this state, the microfilm 24 is fed out of the cartridge 22B by the transport roller 196. After a further elapse of a predetermined time, the supply motor 172 is driven to rotate forward (position E in FIG. 12), and the reel shaft rotates in the direction of arrow A in the drawing to feed out the microfilm 24. Supply motor 172
When the microfilm 24 is fed out for a predetermined time by the driving of the microfilm 24 and the transport roller 196, the leading end of the microfilm 24 to be fed out is detected by the first detector 212 (position F in FIG. 12).

When the microfilm is detected by the first detector 212, the stepping motor 155 operates to move the moving plate 156 to the right in FIG. This movement causes the drive arm 136 and the auxiliary arm 126 to move into the cartridge 22B.
It is pulled out from inside. Next, the take-up reel 28 is driven by the endless belt conveyed by the take-up motor 224 (the position G in FIG. 12).

The microfilm 24 whose passage has been confirmed by the first detector 212 is wound and held on a take-up reel 28,
It is wound up sequentially. When the clip mark corresponding to the image position is detected by the second detector 218 (H position in FIG. 12), the operation of the solenoid 90 is stopped after a lapse of a predetermined time, and the forward rotation of the supply motor 172 is stopped.

In this state, the take-up reel 28 is driven by the take-up motor 224.
Trying to rotate with the driving force of the cassette reel 60
Side stops feeding, so the microfilm 24
Is stationary. After a predetermined time has elapsed, the take-up motor 224 is stopped, and the microfilm 24 is in a searchable state.

The tip of the microfilm 24, which has been confirmed to be sent out from the cartridge 22 </ b> B by the first detector 212, is guided by the guide 210 and wound around the flange roller 208.
After being wound around the flange roller 208, the leading end portion of the microfilm 24 is wound around the small-diameter flange roller 214 and then around the guide roller 216. Guide roller 216
After being wound, the leading end of the microfilm 24 is wound around a large-diameter guide roller 220. Roller guide roller 226
The leading end portion of the microfilm 24 after being guided by is sent onto the outer periphery of the winding member 234 of the winding roll 28,
The endless belt 22 presses and is held between the protrusions 228A, 230A and the winding member 234, and is sequentially wound up by the winding member 234.

When the microfilm 24 wound on the take-up reel 28 detects the clip mark provided corresponding to the image position by the second detector 218 (H position in FIG. 12), the supply motor 172 is operated after a predetermined time. Is stopped. Further, the operation of the solenoid 190 is stopped, the transfer arm 184 is rotated, and the gear 180 is separated from the gear 178. As a result, the rotation of the transport roller 196 is stopped, and the free rollers 174 and 176 are rotated.
To stop feeding the microfilm 24. Further, the operation of the take-up motor 224 for rotating the take-up reel 28 stops.

With the above operation, the loading is completed. In this state, the microfilm 24 can be searched.

Next, a case where the cartridge 22A is loaded into the loading section 26 will be described.

Since no slit is provided on the side wall of the cartridge 22A, the auxiliary arm 126 is pressed by the side wall of the cartridge 22A and rotates clockwise in FIG. At this time, the contact portion 126A contacts the side wall of the cartridge, so that the roller 128 does not contact the side wall of the cartridge 22A.

The drive arm 136 operates in the same manner as when the cartridge 22B is loaded, and is inserted into the cartridge 22A from the opening 44 to operate.

Therefore, in the case of the cartridge 22A, the delivery of the leading end portion of the microfilm 24 is performed by the drive roller 140 and the transport roller 196.

Next, a case where a desired image is searched for from images recorded on the microfilm will be described.

When the order of the clip marks corresponding to the desired image is designated, the cassette film 60 is rotated by driving the supply motor 172 to rewind the microfilm 24, or the take-up reel 28 is rotated by driving the take-up motor 224 to rotate the winding reel. By taking up the microfilm 24 on the take-up reel 28, a flip mark corresponding to a desired image is secondarily formed.
, And a desired image is searched.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view showing an embodiment of a reader printer to which the present invention is applied, FIGS. 2 and 3 are exploded perspective views showing a cartridge housing a microfilm, and FIG. 4 is a drawing drive system. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the loading unit, FIG. 6 is a side view showing the loading unit, and FIG. 6A is a side view showing the loading unit, particularly the relationship between the drive arm and the auxiliary arm. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG. 6, FIG. 7A is a sectional view taken along line VIIA-VIIA of FIG. 6A, and FIG. Sectional view shown,
FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX of FIG.
FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing the take-up reel, FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the relationship between the control device and other devices, and FIG. 12 is a time chart showing the operation timing of each device. 20: leader printer, 24: microfilm, 28: take-up reel, 30: cassette reel, 208: flange roller (first roller), 214: flange roller (second roller), 216 ... Guide roller (third roller), 220... Guide roller (fourth roller).

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An apparatus for retrieving a desired image by performing an operation of winding a microfilm on which an image is recorded on a take-up reel side and an operation of rewinding the microfilm on a cassette reel. A first roller disposed above the transport path of the microfilm sent from the cassette to restrict the movement of the microfilm in the width direction; and a first roller disposed below the transport path of the microfilm to obliquely move the microfilm upward. A second roller having a diameter smaller than that of the first roller and restricting movement of the microfilm in the width direction;
A third roller having a diameter smaller than that of the first roller disposed downstream of the first roller in the microfilm transport direction and a third roller having a smaller diameter than the first roller; A fourth roller disposed at an upper portion for guiding the microfilm downward.