JP3252665B2 - Automatic film processing system for photographic processing - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic film processing apparatus for photographic processing which is optimal for automatically developing a photographic film.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when developing an undeveloped film such as 110, 120, etc., a photographed undeveloped film is first manually pulled out of a cartridge and the rear end of the film locked on a spool of the cartridge is cut. Then, the leader was cut off from the cartridge, and a leader, which is an elongated flat member for transport guidance, was manually connected to the leading end of the extracted undeveloped film using an adhesive tape.

An undeveloped film to which a leader is connected is set in an automatic developing apparatus to perform a developing process, and after the development, the leader is manually cut off from the developed film. Thereafter, the developed film was set in a printing apparatus and subjected to a printing process on photographic paper.

[0004]

However, in the developing process using the conventional automatic developing apparatus as described above, the operation of extracting the undeveloped film from the cartridge, the operation of connecting a leader to the undeveloped film, and the operation of removing the developed film from the developed film. Since all operations such as releasing the leader must be performed manually, the development process takes time and labor, and there is still a problem in that many undeveloped films are processed efficiently in a short time. there were.

Further, in the conventional automatic developing apparatus, it is not possible to automatically load the film after the development processing into the cartridge from which the undeveloped film is pulled out.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above points, and has as its object to remove an undeveloped film from a cartridge, connect a reader to an undeveloped film, and perform development processing. The work of removing the leader from the film and the work of loading the developed film into the original cartridge from which the undeveloped film was extracted can be performed automatically, so that the film development processing work can be performed more efficiently. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic film processing apparatus for photographic processing.

[0007]

Accordingly, the present invention has the following configuration in order to achieve the above object. That is, a plurality of film cartridges accommodating undeveloped films can be attached and detachably installed, and undeveloped films can be unwound from each film cartridge attached to the film magazine and transferred to an empty cartridge. In addition, an auto-detacher that can lock a leader to the exposed end of the undeveloped film loaded in the empty cartridge, and an undeveloped film with a leader attached to the transfer unit entrance by attaching the undeveloped film with the leader loaded in the empty cartridge to the transfer unit entrance And an automatic developing device for transferring the undeveloped film with the leader to the developing section, developing the processed film after drying, and a leader removing means for removing the leader from the developed film. Having Both of them comprise an auto-attacher which transfers the developed film from which the leader has been removed to a predetermined location, so that the developed film can be automatically loaded into the empty film cartridge of the film magazine. This is a characteristic configuration.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic developing apparatus of the present invention comprises a film magazine 1, an auto detacher 3, an automatic developing apparatus 5, and an auto attacher 2.
6.

That is, the film magazine 1 is composed of a plurality of film cartridges 2 loaded with the undeveloped film A.
Are circularly shaped so that they can be removably attached at predetermined intervals along the outer peripheral edge, are intermittently rotated by a driving device (not shown), and each of the above-described film cartridges 2 is one by one. Auto detacher 3 to be described later
Can be moved to a predetermined position.

In the film magazine 1, the undeveloped film A wound on the spool 4 can be unwound from the film cartridge 2 by rotating the spool 4 of each film cartridge 2 in the reverse direction. Further, the film magazine 1 can be detached from the auto detacher 3 and attached to an auto attacher 26 described later.

The auto detacher 3 rewinds the undeveloped film A unwound from each of the film cartridges 2 into another empty cartridge (intermediate cartridge) 6 and the undeveloped film A loaded in the cartridge 6. The leader 7 can be automatically locked to the exposed end of A.

At the upper right end of the auto detacher 3, there is provided a film removing tool 8 as a film removing means. The film removal tool 8 rotates toward the film cartridge 2a moved to a predetermined position of the auto detacher 3 by the intermittent rotation of the film magazine 1, and the undeveloped film A unwound from the film cartridge 2a and this film cartridge 2a can be removed.

That is, after the undeveloped film A is unwound from the film cartridge 2a attached to the film magazine 1 as described above, the working piece 9 of the film removal tool 8 is inserted into the film cartridge 2, Spool 4 in which the rear end of undeveloped film A is locked
Of the undeveloped film A is disengaged from the engaging hole (not shown) of the spool 4 to insert the undeveloped film A into the cartridge 2.
a.

After removal, the film removal tool 8 returns to its original position, and the film magazine 1 rotates and waits until the undeveloped film A is unwound from the next film cartridge 2a. After the undeveloped film A is unwound from the film cartridge 2a, the same operation as described above is repeated to remove the undeveloped film A and the film cartridge 2a. This operation is sequentially repeated.

An empty cartridge storage section 10 for storing empty cartridges 6 is provided above the auto-detacher 3, and contains a large number of empty cartridges 6 therein.

As shown in FIG. 2, an automatic discharge piece 11 is provided below the empty cartridge storage section 10 to automatically open and close the empty cartridges 6 to sequentially move the empty cartridges 6 in the downward cartridge direction. It can be set in the converter 12.

The undeveloped film A unwound from the film cartridge 2a is inserted into the empty cartridge 6 set in the cartridge direction changer 12, and the undeveloped film A is unwound from the film cartridge 2 by the unwinding operation. Is the spool 13 of the empty cartridge 6
The undeveloped film A is wound without being locked. When the winding is completed, the film cartridge 2 and the undeveloped film A are removed by the film removal tool 8 as described above, and then the cartridge 6 loaded with the undeveloped film A is moved by the cartridge direction changer 12 to 1
Turned 80 °.

At the center of the auto detacher 3, there is provided a reader storage section 14 for storing a large number of readers 7. Lifter 15 from this leader storage section 14
The leader 7 is moved upward one by one, and the front end of the undeveloped film A stored in the empty cartridge 6 is automatically inserted into the front and rear holes 16 and 17 formed in the rear end of the leader 7. The undeveloped film A is inserted from the hole 17 to the front hole 16 to lock the leader 7. The undeveloped film cartridge with leader 18 locked by the leader 7 is stored in a storage section 19 provided at the upper left end of the auto detacher 3.

The above-described operation of the auto detacher 3 is sequentially and automatically performed by a control device (not shown), and a plurality of film cartridges 2 loaded with the undeveloped film A are provided.
Then, the undeveloped film A is unwound sequentially, the undeveloped film A is taken up by the empty cartridge 6, and the reader 7 is automatically attached to the leading end of the undeveloped film A.

The undeveloped film cartridge 18 processed by the auto detacher 3 and stored in the storage section 19 is sent to the automatic developing device 5. This sending is performed manually.

Each undeveloped film cartridge 18 with a leader set in the automatic developing device 5 (see FIG. 1) is set so as to be hung at the entrance of the transfer section of the automatic developing device 5 so that the undeveloped film B with the leader is The cartridge 1 is unwound and the cartridge 1
8 is separated from the undeveloped film A and collected by the empty cartridge collection unit 20 by its own weight. The collected empty cartridge 6 is transferred again to the empty cartridge storage unit 10 of the auto detacher 3, and is used repeatedly.

The undeveloped film B with a leader set in the automatic developing device 5 is transported, developed by the developing unit 21 and then dried by the drying unit 22.

The developed film C dried in the drying section 22 is sent out from the drying section 22 and is manually set on an auto-attacher 26 in the next step.

In the auto-attacher 26, the set developed film D with the leader is transported in the horizontal direction, and the leader 7 and the developed film C are removed by the leader removal tool 25.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, when the drive roller 27 stops with the leader 7 sandwiched, the leading end of the developed film C locked by the leader 7 is slightly loosened. In this state, the operating piece 25a of the leader removal tool 25 hooks the developed film C locked on the leader 7. By operating the drive roller 27 in this state, the leader 7 advances and the developed film C is removed. Further, the leader 7 removed by reversing the drive roller 27 is collected in the leader stock unit 28.

Thereafter, the leader removal tool 25 returns to its original state, and the driving roller 27 rotates again to move the developed film C horizontally.

Here, the film magazine 1 from which the undeveloped film A is extracted from each film cartridge 2
Is detached from the auto-attacher 26 with the empty film magazines 2 attached, and installed above the auto-attacher 26. Auto attacher 2
6 is a cartridge ID reader (CID sensor)
29 is provided to detect the ID number assigned to each film cartridge 2 of the film magazine 1.

On the other hand, the developed film C transported to the film magazine 1 is supplied to a film ID reading sensor (F) provided in front of the film cartridge 2.
The ID number assigned to the developed film C is detected by the (ID sensor) 30, and the developed film C is loaded into the cartridge 2 that matches the ID number of the developed film C.

In this case, the locking piece 31a of the attaching tool 31 is hooked on the hole 16 (see FIG. 2) at the tip of the developed film by the attaching tool 31 for the developed film C transferred to the film magazine 1 side. Then, the leading end of the developed film C is inserted into the film cartridge 2 together with the locking piece 31a, and the leading end of the developed film C is locked to the spool 4 of the film cartridge 2.
After the locking, the attached tool 31 is returned to the original position, and the spool 4 is rotated to wind the developed film C onto the spool 4 and load the film C into the film cartridge 2.

The undeveloped film A is developed as described above, and the developed film C is sequentially stored in the same empty film cartridge 4 and sent to the next printing step.

A plurality of the undeveloped films A thus loaded in the cartridge are set in the film magazine 1,
By setting the film magazine 1 at a predetermined position of the auto detacher 3, the undeveloped film A is automatically processed by setting the film magazine 1 on the automatic developing device 5 and the auto attacher 26 one after another. Along with
Cartridge 2 containing original undeveloped film A
Then, the developed film C can be automatically stored.

[0032]

As described above, according to the automatic film processing apparatus for photographic processing of the present invention, the operation of automatically removing the undeveloped film from the cartridge and the operation of connecting the reader to the undeveloped film are performed. This can be performed automatically, and the development processing of various films can be performed efficiently.

Further, the operation of removing the leader from the developed film and the operation of storing the developed film in the original cartridge can be automatically performed, and the development can be performed efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an automatic film processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a simplified view of an auto detacher 3 in the automatic film processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a simplified diagram of an auto-attacher 26 in the automatic film processing apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Film magazine 2 Film cartridge 3 Auto detacher 5 Automatic developing device 6 Empty cartridge 7 Reader 21 Developing part 22 Drying part 26 Auto detacher

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A film magazine to which a plurality of film cartridges accommodating an undeveloped film can be attached and which can be removably installed, and an undeveloped film is unwound from each film cartridge attached to the film magazine to an empty cartridge. An auto-detacher that can be transferred and that can lock the leader to the exposed end of the undeveloped film loaded in the empty cartridge, and the undeveloped film with the leader loaded in the empty cartridge attached to the entrance of the transfer section and attached with the leader The undeveloped film is removed from the cartridge, the undeveloped film with the leader is transported to the developing section, developed, and then the developed film is dried in the drying section, and the leader is removed from the developed film. Has means to remove reader And an auto-attacher for transferring the developed film from which the leader has been removed to a predetermined location so that the developed film can be automatically loaded into the empty film cartridge of the film magazine. An automatic film processing apparatus for photographic processing.