JP3227987B2 - Film magazine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a film magazine for storing a film.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when a film that has been photographed is processed by an automatic film developing machine, the film has 11 parts.
Since there are various sizes such as 0, 120, 126, and 135, these films are rewound into a film magazine,
The film magazine is set in an automatic film developing machine to perform a film developing process.

[0003]

By the way, if the film magazine is large enough to accommodate various sizes of film, when a small size film is accommodated, a space is created at both ends of the film, and the stability of the film is reduced. Worsened,
When the film is sent out from the film magazine and developed, the film meanders, and there is a risk that the film may be damaged by contact with a film guide or the like provided in the developing unit. Many dedicated film magazines were prepared, which was disadvantageous in terms of cost. Further, there is a possibility that the film is erroneously stored in a film magazine of another size larger than that.

An object of the present invention is to provide a film magazine which can stably support films of various sizes.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a cylindrical film accommodating portion is provided between a case main body and an openable / closable cover connected to the case main body. In a film storage container formed with a film outlet communicating with the film storage portion, a pair of adjustment plates are provided in the film storage portion so as to be position-adjustable ,
Operation pieces are provided on each adjustment plate, and each operation piece is formed on the case body
And a structure inserted in a guide hole that is long in the axial direction .

Further , in the present invention, the case body
And an openable / closable cover connected to the case body
Between the cylindrical film storage section and the film storage section
In a film storage container formed with a communicating film outlet
Then, a pair of adjustment plates are adjusted in position in the film storage section.
An operation piece is provided on one of the pair of adjustment plates, and the operation piece is inserted into an axially long guide hole formed in the peripheral wall of the case body, and when one of the adjustment plates is moved, the other is adjusted. A configuration is provided in which an interlocking mechanism for moving the plate by the same amount in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the one adjustment plate is provided.

Here, the interlocking mechanism comprises a pair of racks connected to each of the pair of adjusting plates, and a single pinion rotatably supported by the case body and meshing with the pair of racks. Can be adopted.

In order to be able to hold the adjustment plate at the adjustment position, a knob is attached to an end of the operation piece which faces the outside from the guide hole, and a projection is formed on the knob. When the knob is moved to a position corresponding to the width dimension of the film to be accommodated, a plurality of engagement holes with which the projections are engaged are preferably formed.

[0009]

In the film magazine having the above structure, the film is stored in the film storage section in a dark place, and the position of the adjusting plate is adjusted according to the size of the film, and the film is moved in the axial direction by the pair of adjusting plates. To prevent

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the film magazine according to the present invention has a case body 1 and a cover 2. The case body 1 has a configuration in which a pair of end plates 4 are provided at both ends of an arc-shaped peripheral wall 3, and a guide plate 5 is provided outward from one end of the peripheral wall 3.

The cover 2 is attached to the other end of the peripheral wall 3 of the case body 1 via pins 7 so as to be openable and closable.

A pair of engaging pieces 8 are provided on both sides of the open / close end of the cover 2. When the cover 2 is closed, the pair of engagement pieces 8 are engaged with both lower surfaces of the guide plate 5, and the engagement holds the cover 2 in a closed state.

When the cover 2 is closed, a cylindrical film storage portion 9 is provided between the cover 2 and the case body 1.
And a film outlet 10 communicating with the film storage 9
Are formed.

A pair of circular adjusting plates 11a and 11b are incorporated in the film storing section 9. Each adjustment plate 11a, 1
Operation pieces 12 are provided on the outer periphery of 1b, and each operation piece 12 is inserted into a guide hole 13 formed in the case main body 1 and extending in the axial direction. A knob 14 is attached to an end of the operation piece 12 protruding from the guide hole 13 to the outside. Therefore, by operating the knob 14, the pair of adjustment plates 1
1a and 11b can be independently moved in the axial direction of the film storage section 9, and the distance between the pair of adjusting plates 11a and 11b can be adjusted according to the width of the film.

In order to allow the positions of the adjusting plates 11a and 11b to be confirmed from the outside, a display section 15 for displaying a film size is provided on the outer surface of the case body 1 along a guide hole 13, while a knob 14 is provided on the knob 14. Forms an instruction line 16 that matches the display section 15.

The indication line 16 may be omitted, and one side surface of the knob 14 may be made to coincide with the display unit 15.

If the guide hole 13 is open, the film F stored in the film storage 9 is exposed to light, so that the guide hole 13 needs to be closed. Therefore,
A light-shielding cloth 17 is adhered to the inner surface of the peripheral wall 3 of the case body 1, and a linear cut 18 for guiding the movement of the operation piece 12 is formed at a position facing the guide hole 13 of the light-shielding cloth 17.
Is closed.

The light-shielding cloth 17 is also adhered to the inner surface of the cover 2, and these light-shielding cloths 17 extend to the inner surface of the film outlet 10 to prevent light from entering the inside from the film outlet 10.

The film magazine shown in the embodiment has the above-mentioned structure. When the spirally wound film is stored, the knob 14 is operated to move the pair of adjusting plates 11a and 11b to thereby move the pair of adjusting plates 11a and 11b. The film F is stored between the pair of adjusting plates 11a and 11b, with the gap between them being matched with the width dimension of the film to be stored. Alternatively, after the film F is stored between the pair of adjusting plates 11a and 11b, the knobs 14 are operated to adjust the adjusting plates 11a and 11b.
Is moved to a position corresponding to the size of the film F.

The film F is stored in a dark place, and the cover 2 is closed after the film F is stored.

In the state where the film F is stored, since the pair of adjusting plates 11a and 11b face the end surfaces of the film F, the stored film F does not move in the axial direction, and the film F can be stored stably. .

Further, since the pair of adjusting plates 11a and 11b are movable, films of various sizes can be stored.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show other embodiments of the film magazine according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the operating piece 12 is provided only on one of the pair of adjusting plates 11a and 11b, and the operating piece 12 is provided along the guide hole 13 formed in the case body 1 on one of the adjusting plates 11a and 11b. Only one of the adjusting plates 11a and 11b can be moved from outside.
By operating the interlocking mechanism 20 provided therebetween, the other adjustment plate 11b is moved by the same amount in the opposite direction to the one adjustment plate 11a.

The interlocking mechanism 20 includes a pair of adjusting plates 11a, 11
The racks 21a and 21b are connected to each of the racks b, and the racks 21a and 21b are engaged with a pinion 22 rotatably supported by the case body 1.

The knob 14 attached to the operation piece 12
The case body 1 has a plurality of engagement holes 24 formed in the case body 1 along the guide holes 13. The knobs 1 are engaged with the projections 23 and the engagement holes 24.
4 can be fixed at the slide adjustment position. Such a fixing means of the knob 14 is also provided in the film magazine shown in FIG.

Since the other structure is the same as that of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 described above, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

In the above embodiment, when one of the adjusting plates 11a is moved by operating the knob 14, the adjusting plate 11
a move together with the rack 21a connected to the pinion 2
2 rotates, and the rotation of the pinion 22 causes the other rack 21b to move by the same amount in the opposite direction to the one rack 21a, and the pair of adjustment plates 11a and 11b to move left and right.

Therefore, the position adjusting operation of the pair of adjusting plates 11a and 11b is easy and the pair of adjusting plates 11a and 11b are easily adjusted.
Since a and 11b move in the opposite directions by the same amount, the film F can be held in the center of the film storage unit 9.

Further, by providing a projection 23 on the knob 14 and forming a plurality of engagement holes 24 in the case body 1,
The knob 14 can be held in a stopped state by the engagement between the projection 23 and the engagement hole 24, and the pair of adjustment plates 11a and 11b can be held.
Can be reliably held at the adjustment position.

In each embodiment, a pair of adjusting plates 11 are provided.
Although a and 11b are moved together, one adjustment plate may be fixed and only the other adjustment plate may be adjusted in position.

[0032]

As described above, in the film magazine according to the present invention, a pair of adjusting plates are provided in the film storage portion formed by the case body and the cover, and the pair of adjusting plates is moved by moving the adjusting plates. Can be adjusted, so that a single film magazine can accommodate films of various sizes, and the adjustment plate can prevent the film from moving in the axial direction. Can be held.

In addition, an interlocking mechanism is provided between the pair of adjusting plates to move the other adjusting plate by the same amount in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the one adjusting plate when one of the adjusting plates is moved.
The pair of adjustment plates can be moved symmetrically to the left and right, and the position adjustment of the adjustment plates corresponding to the size of the film can be performed efficiently. Further, the film can be reliably held at the center of the film storage section.

Further, by forming a projection on the knob and providing a plurality of engagement holes with which the projection can be engaged in the case body, the pair of adjustment plates can be reliably held at the adjustment position.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a film magazine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a state in which the cover is closed.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the film magazine according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a state in which the cover is closed.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an interlocking mechanism according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 2 Cover 3 Perimeter wall 9 Film storage part 10 Film outlet 11a, 11b Adjustment plate 12 Operation piece 13 Guide hole 14 Knob 20 Interlocking mechanism 21a, 21b Rack 22 Pinion 23 Projection 24 Engagement hole

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A film storage container having a cylindrical film storage portion formed between a case main body and an openable / closable cover connected to the case main body, and a film outlet communicating with the film storage portion. A pair of adjusting plates are provided in the film accommodating section so as to be adjustable in position , and each of the adjusting plates is operated.
A work piece is provided, and each operation piece is placed in the axial direction formed on the case body.
Film magazine inserted into a long guide hole . 2. A case body, and a case body connected to the case body.
Cylindrical film compartment between the openable cover
And a film outlet communicating with the film storage section.
In the formed film storage container, the film storage section
A pair of adjustment plates are provided so as to be adjustable in position, and an operation piece is provided on one of the pair of adjustment plates , and the operation piece is inserted into an axially long guide hole formed on the peripheral wall of the case body. Then, when one of the adjustment plates is moved, an interlocking mechanism for moving the other adjustment plate by the same amount in the direction opposite to the movement direction of the one adjustment plate is provided.
A film magazine characterized by the following: 3. The interlocking mechanism comprises a pair of racks connected to each of a pair of adjusting plates, and a single pinion rotatably supported by the case body and meshing with the pair of racks. Item 3. A film magazine according to item 2. 4. A knob is attached to an end of the operation piece facing the outside from the guide hole, a projection is formed on the knob, and the case main body is moved to a position corresponding to a width dimension of a film stored in a film storage section. 4. The film magazine according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of engagement holes with which the projections are engaged when the knob is moved are formed.