JP3011078B2 - Intermediate film winding cartridge in automatic processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an intermediate film winding cartridge in an automatic developing apparatus for temporarily winding an undeveloped film to be developed from a cartridge before the film is automatically pulled out and developed. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an automatic developing apparatus for developing an APS film developed in recent years, an undeveloped APS film is drawn out from a cartridge set at a predetermined position of the apparatus, and the drawn film is temporarily put in an intermediate position. It is wound on a cartridge. The wound film is automatically pulled out of the intermediate cartridge again, and is subjected to a developing process in a developing section provided in the automatic developing apparatus.

[0003]

In the conventional intermediate cartridge provided for winding the undeveloped APS film as described above, the intermediate cartridge is integrally formed so as to be structurally impossible to be divided, and is automatically formed. Since it was provided so as not to be detached at a predetermined position of the developing device, it was very difficult to take out the undeveloped film caught in the intermediate cartridge. Also, if the undeveloped film is entangled inside, if you want to remove the undeveloped film without exposing it to light, cover the intermediate cartridge etc. with a light-shielding cloth, etc. I had to. However, there is a concern that the undeveloped film will be exposed or damaged even if it is taken out in this manner.

[0004] The present invention has been developed in view of such a point, and an object thereof is that the film is unnecessarily entangled or entangled in a film winding roller provided in an intermediate cartridge. An object of the present invention is to provide an intermediate film take-up cartridge in an automatic developing apparatus capable of easily removing an undeveloped film without damaging it.

[0005]

Accordingly, the present invention has the following configuration in order to effectively achieve the above object. That is, the automatic was so developing the undeveloped film winding accommodating the winding in the intermediate cartridge automatically drawer undeveloped film from the cartridge, and pull out the undeveloped film wound in the intermediate cartridge the Te intermediate cartridge odor <br/> of the developing apparatus, the intermediate cartridges body and base of the intermediate cartridge
And the intermediate cartridge body
So that it can be joined and separated from the base body, and
The intermediate cartridge body described above has a film take-up roller
And a film draft along the outer circumference of this roller.
An internal passage is provided, and a position along the film guide passage
A roller is provided rotatably at the tip, and the spring
Always keep the above-mentioned tip roller on the film take-up roller side
An urging guide is provided, and an intermediate car is mounted on the base body.
When connecting to the cartridge body,
When a film introduction passage communicating with the
A roller is provided rotatably at the tip, and the spring
Always keep the above-mentioned tip roller on the film take-up roller side
A biasing guide is provided, and the intermediate cartridge body and
When connecting to the base body, the guide
Roller and the guide roller on the base body side
The configuration is such that it is located at a position where it faces each other via a take-up roller .

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a film winding intermediate cartridge in an automatic developing apparatus. This intermediate cartridge 1 is for temporarily winding an undeveloped film 2 automatically drawn out from a cartridge (not shown). Things.

[0007] The intermediate cartridge 1 includes an intermediate cartridge body 3, the base body 4, it is separately formed in two split (see FIG. 4). The above intermediate cartridge body 3
, A film take-up roller 5 is provided rotatably,
The film take-up roller 5 is configured to be rotatable via a belt 7 by a motor 6 (see FIG. 2) provided on the main body (not shown) of the automatic developing apparatus.

[0008] During the cartridge body 3 in this film guide channel 8 is formed along the outer periphery of the film take-up roller 5. Further, a guide 9 for guiding the undeveloped film 2 wound by the film winding roller 5 is provided in the middle of the film guide passage 8.

The guide 9 (see FIGS. 1 and 3) comprises two rollers 10, a roller shaft 11, a support bracket 12, a bracket support shaft 13 and a spring 14, and the support bracket 12 is a bracket support shaft 13. It is provided in the vicinity of the film guide passage 8 in the intermediate cartridge main body 3 so as to be swingable via the. Also the distal end of the support bracket 12, the roller shaft 11 is rotatably provided on and parallel with the bracket support shaft 13, the vicinity of both ends of the roller shaft 11 roller 10 is provided. Further, behind the front end of the support bracket 12, a spring 14 for pressing the support bracket is provided with a recess 15 formed in the intermediate cartridge body 3.
, One end of which is locked, and the other end of which is locked to the support bracket 12. The spring 14 constantly resiliently urges the support bracket 12 so as to press it toward the film take-up roller 5, and each roller 10 facing the film guide passage 8 provided in the support bracket 12 via the roller shaft 11 , Is in contact with the outer surface of the film winding roller 5.

On the other hand, the base body 4 (see FIGS. 1 and 2)
A screw hole 18 formed at the lower part of the base body 4 through a through hole 17 (see FIG. 4) formed at the lower part of the intermediate cartridge main body 3 so as to be able to be connected to and separated from the intermediate cartridge main body 3. The connection can be made by attaching a set screw 16.

In the base body 4, a film introduction passage 19 communicating with the film guide passage 8 of the intermediate cartridge body 3 is formed along the outer periphery of the film winding roller 5 of the intermediate cartridge body 3. . One end of the film introduction passage 19 communicates with a film take-up entrance 20 formed at an upper portion of the base body 4. The undeveloped film 2 pulled out from a cartridge (not shown) is guided into the intermediate cartridge 1 from the film take-up entrance 20.

Further, a guide 21 similar to the guide 9 provided in the intermediate cartridge body 3 is provided at an intermediate portion of the film introduction passage 19 of the base body 4. That is, the guide 21 has two rollers 22 and a roller shaft 2.
3, a support bracket 24, a bracket support shaft 25, and a spring 26.

The support bracket 24 is swingably provided in the base body 4 via a bracket support shaft 25. A roller shaft 23 is provided at the tip of the support bracket 24 in parallel with the bracket support shaft 25 so as to be rotatable. Rollers 22 are provided near both ends of the roller shaft 23, respectively.

Further, behind the front end of the support bracket 24, a spring 26 for pressing the support bracket is locked at one end by a concave portion 27 formed in the base body 4, and is locked at the other end by the support bracket 24. It is provided in this way. The spring 26 constantly presses the support bracket 24 toward the film take-up roller 5 by an elastic force, and causes each roller 22 provided on the support bracket 24 via a roller shaft 23 to rotate.
The film is brought into contact with the film winding roller 5.
Incidentally, in the vicinity of the film winding-up inlet 20, a sensor 28 for detecting the undeveloped film 1 transported to the film winding intermediate cartridge 1 it is provided.

In the film winding intermediate cartridge 1 having the above-described structure, the intermediate cartridge main body 3 and the base body 4 are engaged with each other, fixed with the set screw 16 and the automatic developing processor main body (not shown). The belt 7 is provided at a predetermined position, and is stretched between the film winding roller 5 and the motor 6.

[0016] By activating this way the automatic developing apparatus, when the undeveloped film 1 is automatically drawn from the cartridge is sent to a film winding intermediate cartridge 1 side, the film winding-up inlet 20 The undeveloped film 1 by a sensor 28 provided in front of the
Is detected. As a result, the motor 6 is driven, and the film winding roller 5 rotates via the belt 7. The undeveloped film 1 sent into the film introduction passage 19 of the base body 4 is pressed by the film take-up roller 5 by the roller 22 of the guide 21 and further sent to the film guide passage 8 of the intermediate cartridge body 3. The undeveloped film 1 is pressed against the film winding roller 5 by the roller 10 of the guide 9. And the film take-up roller 5
The roller 5 is wound along the outer periphery of the roller 5 as the roller rotates. When the undeveloped film 1 wound by the film winding roller 5 comes off the sensor 28,
Immediately, the motor 6 stops, and the film winding roller 5 stops winding.

At this time, if the sensor 28 is out of order, the undeveloped film 1 is completely wound around the film take-up roller 5. In this case, the set screw 16 connecting the intermediate cartridge body 3 and the base body 4 is removed, and the intermediate cartridge body 3 is removed from the base body 4.
Is placed in a dark box or the like, and the exposed undeveloped film 1 is removed from the film take-up roller 5. Thereafter, if the intermediate cartridge body 3 is connected to the base body 4 again, the undeveloped film 1 wound around the film take-up roller 5 can be removed easily and in a short time without damaging or exposing the film.

[0018]

The film winding intermediate cartridge in the automatic developing apparatus of the present invention as described above according to the present invention, since that is divided form into an intermediate cartridge body and base over scan body having a film take-up roller, needs Even if the undeveloped film is completely wrapped around the film take-up roller or the wrapped undeveloped film is entangled, remove the intermediate cartridge body from the base body. Thus, the undeveloped film wound around or entangled with the film winding roller of the intermediate cartridge body can be easily removed.

Further, even if another part of the automatic developing apparatus other than the intermediate film winding cartridge breaks down and the winding of the undeveloped film is stopped by the film winding roller of the intermediate cartridge, the manual operation is stopped. The film can be wound on a film take-up roller, and the intermediate cartridge body can be moved to a dark box to protect the undeveloped film without damaging the film. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory front view of a film winding intermediate cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a simplified right side view of FIG. 1 provided with a motor 6 and a belt 7.

FIG. 3 is a simplified left side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a film winding intermediate cartridge 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which is separated into an intermediate cartridge main body 3 and a base body 4.

[Description of Signs] 1 Film take-up intermediate cartridge 2 Undeveloped film 3 Intermediate cartridge main body 4 Base body 5 Film take-up roller 8 Film guide passage 9 Guide 10 Roller 14 Spring 19 Film introduction passage 21 Guide 22 Roller 26 Spring

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A undeveloped film winding accommodating the winding in the intermediate cartridge automatically drawer undeveloped film from the cartridge, so that developing is pull out the undeveloped film wound in the intermediate cartridge In the above-mentioned intermediate cartridge in the automatic developing apparatus, the intermediate cartridge is connected to an intermediate cartridge main body and a base.
The intermediate cartridge body and the base
The intermediate cartridge body can be connected to and separated from the
A roller is provided and a filter is provided along the outer periphery of the roller.
And a film guide passage
At the end, a roller is provided at the tip so that it can rotate freely.
By the above-mentioned roller at the tip of the film take-up roller
A guide is provided that constantly urges the base body, and the base body is
To the film guide passage of the intermediate cartridge body
A film introduction passage is provided, and the tip is rotatable.
Roller provided with film rewind roller by spring spring
Side to provide a guide member for constantly urging the roller of the tip, further upon binding between the intermediate cartridge body and the base body, medium
Roller of guide between cartridge body side and base unit side
The rollers of the guide are connected via the film take-up roller.
A film winding intermediate cartridge in an automatic processing apparatus, wherein the cartridge is located at a position where the film is confronted .