JP3289558B2 - Automatic photographic film winding device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a peripheral device of an automatic film developing apparatus, and more particularly, to a photograph configured to develop a film drawn one by one from a cartridge magazine in which a plurality of cartridges are fixed. The present invention relates to an automatic film winding device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional automatic film developing apparatus, only a developing process requiring a complicated process is certainly automatically processed. However, both the pre-processing and the post-processing are performed manually. I had to rely on it. Specifically, after the film that has been photographed is manually pulled out of the cartridge, the end of the film that is manually attached to a short reader using tape is set in an automatic developing device, and the developed film is set. Are manually separated every 4 to 6 frames and are manually stored in a negative sheet.

[0003]

However, the conventional automatic film developing apparatus as described above has a problem that the work efficiency is poor because a complicated manual operation is required. Therefore, a photographic film of a type housed in a cartridge as shown in FIG. 12 has been proposed so as to be easily handled automatically in the photographic processing step.

In FIG. 12, C is a cartridge, C1
Denotes an opening, and C2 denotes a spool. Both ends of the spool C2 are exposed on the side surface of the cartridge C, a key C3 is formed in the exposed portion, and a slit C4 is formed in the spool C2.
Is formed, and a pair of claws C5 are formed inside the slit C4.
And a holding rib C6. F is a film,
F1 is a pair of locking holes formed at the end of the film F, and is a hole for locking with the claw C5 of the spool C2.
Also, a pair of locking openings F2 formed outside the locking opening F1.
Reference numeral denotes a locking opening for winding the film F into the cartridge C.

The present invention relates to the automatic processing of a cartridge type photographic film as shown in FIG. 12, in which a developed film locked by a short reader is automatically wound into a cartridge magazine. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic film winding device to save labor in work after development and improve work efficiency.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a magazine driving unit for mounting and driving a cartridge magazine in which a plurality of empty cartridges are arranged, and a developed film is locked to each of the driving units. A supply unit for supplying a plurality of short leaders one by one, a removing unit for removing a film locked by the supplied short leader, and a cartridge magazine driven by the magazine driving unit for removing the removed film. Insert one film cartridge at a time and
It took a winding section that winds it to engage with the spool of the slit of di-, means that comprises a reader integrated unit for sequentially integrated short leader removed.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described.
First, from a cartridge magazine (reference numeral 2 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment) in which a plurality of cartridges (reference numeral C in FIG. 1 of the embodiment) around which undeveloped photographed films are wound are fixed on the circumference. Films pulled out one by one (reference numeral F in FIG. 1 of the embodiment) are locked by a short reader (reference numeral L in FIG. 1 of the embodiment), and transferred to an automatic developing device (reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment). And developed.

[0008] The film which has been developed is stocked while being retained by the short reader.

Here, the developed film, which has been retained by the short reader, is supplied to a supply section (in FIG. 1 of the embodiment) of an automatic photographic film winding device (reference numeral 2 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment) of the present invention. At the same time, the cartridge magazine emptied in the automatic developing device is set in the magazine driving unit (reference numeral 4 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment).

The films with the short leader supplied one by one from the supply unit are removed from the short leader by a removal tool (reference numeral 61 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment) at the removal unit. The removed films are wound one by one into empty cartridges of a cartridge magazine at a winding section (reference numeral 7 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment). At this time, the leading end of the film is inserted into the opening of the cartridge by the attaching tool (reference numeral 71 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment), and the spool of the cartridge is driven to rotate, whereby the film is wound into the cartridge.

On the other hand, the removed short leader is
The sheets are sequentially accumulated in a reader accumulation section (reference numeral 8 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment) disposed below the removal section.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the automatic film developing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below more specifically and in detail with reference to the drawings of the embodiments.

In FIG. 1, which is a partial sectional side view of the entire automatic film developing apparatus of this embodiment, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic developing apparatus corresponding to a cartridge magazine, and 2 denotes an automatic photographic film winding apparatus. Reference numeral 3 denotes a cartridge magazine in which a plurality of cartridges C around which an undeveloped photographed film F is wound can be arranged and fixed on the circumference.

In the automatic developing device 1, the films F are pulled out one by one from the cartridge C fixed to the cartridge magazine 3, and are engaged with the short reader L pulled up from the accumulation box 81 to perform the developing process.

The developed film is held in the short leader L while being held in the film stocker 11.
Stocked in. When the development processing of all the films in one cartridge magazine 3 is completed, the cartridge magazine 3 becomes empty, and, for example, eight films and a short leader are stored in the film stocker 11.

The automatic photographic film winding device 2 is provided with a magazine driving unit 4 for rotating the cartridge magazine 3 by a predetermined angle and a plurality of short readers on which the developed film F is locked. L
And a tool for removing the film F locked by the supplied short leader L
The detaching unit 6 to be detached by the cartridge 61 and the detached film F are attached to each cartridge C of the cartridge magazine 3 which is rotated and driven by a predetermined angle in the magazine driving unit 4 by using an attaching tool 71 and a cartridge operating tool 72. There is provided a winding section 7 for successively winding the sheet and a leader accumulating section 8 for sequentially accumulating the removed short leaders L.

The cartridge magazine 3 is shown in FIG.
As shown in A, a mounting structure for arranging and fixing, for example, eight cartridges C on the circumference thereof is formed. As shown in FIG. 11B, holes are provided on the side surface of the cartridge magazine 3 at positions corresponding to the spool C2 of the mounted cartridge C and at positions corresponding to the door operation holes of the opening C1, respectively. 31 and a hole 32 are formed.

The details of the supply section 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. The short leader L on which the film is locked is set one by one in the guide 51. When the drive belt 52 provided with the guide 51 is moved by a predetermined distance, a supply port 53 is provided.
From one by one.

Next, the detaching section 6 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG.
The leading end of the short leader L transported by the rotation of the transporting roller 62 is sandwiched by the second transporting roller 63 and the rear end passes through the first roller 62, and the engaging portion between the short leader and the film is removed by the removal tool 61. 5, when the second transport roller 63 is stopped and only the first transport roller 62 is rotated, only the film F is fed and a slight slack occurs in the locking portion, as shown in FIG. Occurs. Therefore,
As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG.
Is operated to lock the end of the short leader L
Of the film, and the nail L3 is inserted into the locking hole F of the film.
Pull away from 2. Next, as shown in FIG.
When the transport roller 62 is rotated backward to retract the film toward the supply unit, the film F is separated from the short leader L.

Next, after the second conveying roller 63 is rotated in the reverse direction to drop the short leader L downward, the first conveying roller 63 is moved downward.
The film F thus removed is sent to the winding section 7 by rotating both the roller 62 and the second transport roller 63 forward.

The winding section 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. The cartridge operation tool 72 is mounted on the cartridge C from the side of the cartridge magazine 3. The tool 72 has a shaft 73 for rotating the spool C2 of the cartridge C.
And a shaft 74 for opening the door of the opening C1 of the cartridge C, so that the shaft 73 is connected to the spool C2 through the hole 31 of the cartridge magazine 3 shown in FIG.
The shaft 74 is inserted into the door operation hole via the hole 32 of the cartridge magazine 3.

In this manner, when the attach tool 71 is operated with the door of the opening C1 opened with the shaft 74,
The nail 75 formed at the tip of the attach tool 71 is
With the locking opening F2 at the end of the cartridge C locked, the cartridge C enters the inside from the opening C1 of the cartridge C, and is inserted into the slit C4 of the spool C2 shown in FIG. At this time, if the direction of the slit C4 does not face the opening C1, the spool is adjusted by rotating the spool by the shaft 73 engaged with the key C3 of the spool C2.

After the leading end of the film is locked in the slit C4, only the attach tool 71 is pulled out, and the shaft 73 is removed.
Is rotated to wind the film to the end. When the cartridge driving unit 4 rotates the cartridge magazine 3 by a predetermined angle after the completion of winding into one cartridge, the next empty cartridge C is set in the winding unit 7, so that the next film is processed in the same manner as described above. Rewind.

Here, the type of the film to be conveyed is identified by the film identification sensor 91, and the type of the cartridge C to be rotated is identified by the cartridge identification sensor 92, so that a corresponding combination is monitored. You do it.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the accumulating unit 8
The stacking box 81 is placed on the tray 82, and the articulating belt 83 is swung by a predetermined distance, so that the groove 84 formed on the inner surface of the stacking box 81 is sequentially positioned at the dropping position of the short leader L in the removing section 6. Therefore, the falling short leaders L enter the groove 84 one by one and align.

In this manner, the cartridge magazine 3
The stacking box 81 in which the short readers of one are arranged is set in the automatic developing apparatus 1 and repeatedly used.

The cartridge magazine 3 is set in a printer (not shown) and is sequentially printed under predetermined conditions.

In this manner, the process of removing the developed film from the short reader and winding it one by one into the cartridge of the cartridge magazine is automatically processed, so that excellent workability and work efficiency can be obtained. is there. At this time, the short readers collected in the stacking unit 8 can be set and used in the automatic developing device 1 together with the stacking box 81, so that workability is improved.

[0029]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the short lead
Developed film supplied while locked in the
Remove from the short reader and take up the cartridge
Therefore, the process of winding the developed film one by one into the cartridge can be automatically performed, so that the labor can be saved and the working efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional side view of an entire apparatus using an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram illustrating the structure of an automatic photographic film winding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a supply section of the automatic photographic film winding device.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a supply unit of the automatic photographic film winding device.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram for explaining an operation of a removing section of the automatic photographic film winding device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a main part of a removing section of the automatic photographic film winding device.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an accumulation box of an accumulation section of the automatic photographic film winding device.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a structure of an accumulation unit of the automatic photographic film winding device.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a winding section of the automatic photographic film winding device.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a winding section of the automatic photographic film winding device.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the structure of a cartridge magazine.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the structure of a cartridge.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 automatic developing device 2 automatic photographic film take-up device 3 cartridge magazine 4 magazine driving means 5 supply unit 51 guide 52 belt 53 6 removal unit 61 removal tool 62 first transport roller 63 second transport roller 7 winding unit 71 attach tool 72 Cartridge operation tool 73 Axis 74 Axis 75 Claw 8 Stacking section 81 Stacking box 82 Receiving tray 83 Drive belt 84 Groove 91 Film identification sensor 92 Cartridge identification sensor F Film F1 Locking port F2 Locking port C Cartridge CC Refilling cartridge L Short reader L2 Lock hole L3 Claw

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A magazine drive unit for mounting and driving a cartridge magazine in which a plurality of empty cartridges are arranged, and a supply unit for supplying a plurality of short readers, each of which has a developed film locked thereto, one by one. A removing unit for removing the film locked by the supplied short leader; and attaching the removed film to each cartridge of the cartridge magazine driven by the magazine driving unit.
And insert the end of the film into the cartridge
An automatic photographic film take-up device comprising: a take-up portion that is engaged with a slit of a pool to take up a roll; and a leader accumulation portion that sequentially accumulates removed short leaders.