JP4600543B2 - Thin film material take-out device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a thin film member extraction device.

As a thin film member take-out device that separates and takes out thin film members such as so-called films and sheets one by one, techniques described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 below are known.
In JP-A-10-203660 as Patent Document 1, first, the adsorbents (3a, 3b) are held in contact with the stacked soft sheets for a certain period of time, and the sheets are heated to bond the sheets. Decreasing the force to make it easy to peel off, and then adsorbing the soft sheet with the adsorbent (3a, 3b), floating it, and separating it by injecting air from the air injection nozzle (5) to the boundary between the sheets Next, a technique is described in which the sheet is bent and separated by bringing one adsorbent (3a) closer to the other adsorbent (3b) with respect to the sheet that is not separated even by air injection. . Therefore, in the technology described in Patent Document 1, when the sheet is adsorbed to the lower surface of the sheet that has been lifted and taken out, air is blown or bent in a floating state, and the lower sheet is dropped, A sheet that tends to become unstable in posture and drop position due to airflow at the time of falling, deformation at the time of bending, or variation in force is taken out by the following suction operation.

  In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-252441 as Patent Document 2, in a state where circuit boards (P) in which notches or the like are not formed are stacked, an adsorbing part (P) is attached to the circuit board (P) loaded on the top. 13a, 13b) is in contact with the air, and the motor (M) that moves the suction parts (13a, 13b) closer to and away from each other is rotated to bring the suction parts (13a, 13b) closer to each other. A technique is described in which the uppermost circuit board (P) is separated from the lower circuit board and the moving mechanism 11 is lifted to take out the uppermost circuit board (P).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-128297 as Patent Document 3 discloses that a photopolymer plate is composed of a plurality of suction cups (124) with respect to a cassette (208) containing a photopolymer plate (102) in which notches or the like are not formed. When adsorbing and lifting (102), the peripheral edge of the photopolymer plate (102) is caught by the separating plate (66) formed on the peripheral edge of the cassette (208) and curved, so that the lower photopolymer plate (102) and the technique of lifting separately are described. When the photopolymer plate (102) is curved, the suction cup (124) that has adsorbed the peripheral edge is separated from the photopolymer plate (102).
In the technique described in Patent Document 3, when initializing the position of the suction cup (124) with respect to the bottom plate (212) of the cassette (208), first, the contact sensor ( The suction cup (124) is lowered at a constant speed until 70) contacts the bottom plate (212). Next, while sucking with the suction cup (124), the pressure is lowered by a certain amount (0.1 mm), the pressure is read, and the lowering and the reading of the pressure are repeated until the read pressure reaches a predetermined value. ) Comes into contact with and adsorbs to the bottom plate (212), it is determined that it has contacted the bottom plate (212), and control for taking out the photopolymer plate (102) is performed based on the position.

JP-A-10-203660 ("0022" to "0024", FIG. 3) JP 2002-252441 A ("0017" to "0018", FIGS. 3 to 5) JP 2002-128297 A (“0059” to “0060”, “0079” to “0125”, FIGS. 5 and 7 to 12)

  It is a technical object of the present invention to separate and take out thin film members each having a notch that is difficult to wind as compared with the conventional configuration.

In order to solve the technical problem, the thin film member take-out device of the invention according to claim 1 comprises:
A storage section in which a plurality of thin film members formed with cuts are stacked and stored;
A plurality of suction portions that are supported so as to be able to contact and separate from the thin film member stacked on the uppermost surface among the plurality of thin film members stacked in the accommodating portion, and in which a suction port is formed at the tip;
A gas suction device for sucking gas from each of the suction ports;
A rolling direction moving member that moves the suction part in a direction in which the thin film member is rolled;
A contact / separation direction moving member that moves the suction part in a contact / separation direction to contact / separate the thin film member loaded; and
With
While sucking gas, the thin film member loaded on the uppermost surface is sucked into the suction part, and in the state where the suction parts are close to each other, the suction part is separated from the storage part and is taken out .
further,
A stacking member that is supported so as to be able to move up and down in the housing portion and on which the plurality of thin film members are stacked, and is formed at a position corresponding to a lower portion in the gravity direction of the suction portion and allows the outside air to freely flow The stacking member having a free part;
A pressure detection member for detecting the pressure of the gas sucked from the suction port;
Based on the detection result of the pressure detection member, empty detection means for determining whether or not the thin film member loaded on the stacking member is gone,
A loading elevating member that elevates and lowers the stacking member in the accommodating portion;
A thin film detecting member arranged corresponding to the upper end of the accommodating portion in the direction of gravity and detecting the thin film member;
A pressure detection member for detecting the pressure of the gas sucked from the suction port;
A loading / lowering control means for controlling the loading / lowering member, wherein the loading member is raised until the thin film detecting member detects the thin film member loaded on the loading member, and then the thin film detecting member is the thin film member. The load raising / lowering control for executing the rough positioning for lowering the stacking member until it is not detected, and for increasing the position of the roughly positioned stacking member until the pressure detecting member reaches a preset pressure. Means,
It is provided with.

In order to solve the technical problem, the thin film member take-out device according to claim 2 comprises:
A storage section in which a plurality of thin film members formed with cuts are stacked and stored;
A plurality of suction portions supported so as to be able to contact and separate from the thin film member stacked on the uppermost surface of the plurality of thin film members stacked in the housing portion, and having a suction port formed at a tip; A gas suction device that sucks gas from each suction port, a moving direction moving member that moves the suction portions in a moving direction that approaches and separates the suction portions, and the suction portion that contacts and separates the stacked thin film members An approaching / separating direction moving member that moves in an approaching / separating direction,
A suction device control means for controlling the gas suction device and sucking the thin film member loaded on the uppermost surface to the suction portion by sucking a gas;
A suction firing control means for controlling movement of the firing direction moving member for moving the suction port, wherein the suction portions are separated from each other when the suction portion comes into contact with the thin film member loaded on the uppermost surface. And holding the suction part in contact with the thin film member loaded on the uppermost surface and separating the thin film members one by one by moving the suction parts closer to and away from each other, The suction firing control means for holding the suction parts close to each other;
Contact / separation control means for controlling the movement of the contact / separation direction moving member, the contact / separation control means for moving the suction part in a direction of separating the suction part from the accommodating part in a state where the suction parts are close to each other;
A stacking member that is supported so as to be able to move up and down in the housing portion and on which the plurality of thin film members are stacked, and is formed at a position corresponding to a lower portion in the gravity direction of the suction portion and allows the outside air to freely flow The stacking member having a free part;
A pressure detection member for detecting the pressure of the gas sucked from the suction port;
Based on the detection result of the pressure detection member, empty detection means for determining whether or not the thin film member loaded on the stacking member is gone,
A loading elevating member that elevates and lowers the stacking member in the accommodating portion;
A thin film detecting member arranged corresponding to the upper end of the accommodating portion in the direction of gravity and detecting the thin film member;
A pressure detection member for detecting the pressure of the gas sucked from the suction port;
A loading / lowering control means for controlling the loading / lowering member, wherein the loading member is raised until the thin film detecting member detects the thin film member loaded on the loading member, and then the thin film detecting member is the thin film member. The load raising / lowering control for executing the rough positioning for lowering the stacking member until it is not detected, and for increasing the position of the roughly positioned stacking member until the pressure detecting member reaches a preset pressure. Means,
It is provided with.

The invention according to claim 3 is the thin film member take-out device according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The notches formed on a predetermined side of the polygonal thin film member;
The stacking member on which a plurality of the thin film members are stacked in a state where the one side where the cut is formed is aligned and arranged in the accommodating portion;
A raising member that is arranged on the stacking member and supports the bottom surface on the side opposite to the side on which the cuts of the plurality of stacked thin film members are formed,
It is provided with.

The invention according to claim 4 is the thin film member take-out device according to claim 3 ,
A thin film pressing member that is arranged on the upper end in the gravitational direction of the accommodating portion and is arranged on one side where the cut is formed, and presses in contact with the upper surface of the thin film member stacked on the top surface;
It is provided with.

The invention according to claim 5 is the thin-film member take-out device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
The coarsely positioned stacking member is raised until the pressure detecting member reaches a preset pressure to perform temporary positioning, and the temporarily positioned stacking member is raised by a preset amount of rise. The stacking raising / lowering control means for pressing the thin film member against the suction portion to execute final positioning,
It is provided with.

The invention according to claim 6 is the thin film member take-out device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
The stacking raising and lowering control means for executing the temporary positioning by raising the roughly positioned stacking member by an amount of movement based on the thickness of the thin film member;
It is provided with.

The invention according to claim 7 is the thin film member take-out device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
The thin film member formed of a transparent material is irradiated with light on the thin film member loaded in a state where the one side where the cut is formed is aligned, and an edge on one side where the cut is formed The thin film detecting member to be detected;
It is provided with.

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, it is possible to separate and take out the thin film members each having a notch that is difficult to squeeze as compared with the case without the configuration of the present invention.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to detect the vacancy of the thin film member by detecting the pressure.
Furthermore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the position of the thin film member where the position of the uppermost surface is likely to vary due to the cut can be accurately determined as compared with the case where the configuration of the present invention is not provided.
According to the third and fourth aspects of the invention, compared to the case where the configuration of the present invention is not provided, the uppermost surface can be made closer to the horizontal even if the thickness is different on one side and the other side due to the cut, and the thin film member Can be easily bent and easily sown.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the thin film member and the suction portion can be pressed with a constant pressure corresponding to the amount of increase, and the slip between the suction portion and the thin film member can be compared with a case where the thin film member and the suction portion are not pressed. Can be reduced, and it can be reliably crushed.
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, positioning can be performed at a high speed while improving accuracy as compared with the case where the configuration of the present invention is not provided.
According to the seventh aspect of the invention, detection can be performed with higher accuracy than in the case of detection on the side where no cut is formed.

Next, specific examples of embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as examples) will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.
In order to facilitate understanding of the following description, in the drawings, the front-rear direction is the X-axis direction, the left-right direction is the Y-axis direction, the up-down direction is the Z-axis direction, and arrows X, -X, Y, -Y, The direction indicated by Z and -Z or the indicated side is defined as the front side, the rear side, the right side, the left side, the upper side, the lower side, or the front side, the rear side, the right side, the left side, the upper side, and the lower side, respectively.
In the figure, “•” in “○” means an arrow heading from the back of the page to the front, and “×” in “○” is the front of the page. It means an arrow pointing from the back to the back.
In the following description using the drawings, illustrations other than members necessary for the description are omitted as appropriate for easy understanding.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a printer as an example of an image forming apparatus using an exchange container assembled by using the thin film member rolling device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the printer shown in FIG. 1 with the side cover opened.
1 and 2, the full-color digital printer U of Embodiment 1 of the image forming apparatus of the present invention has an image forming apparatus main body U1. A paper feed tray TR1 as an example of a medium supply unit that accommodates a medium on which image formation is recorded is supported in the lower part of the image forming apparatus body U1 so as to be detachable in the front-rear direction. A discharge tray TRh as an example of a medium discharge unit for discharging a medium on which an image is formed is formed on the upper surface of the image forming apparatus main body U1. On the right side of the image forming apparatus main body U1, toner cartridges TCy, TCm, TCc, four colors of yellow, magenta, cyan, and black are provided as an example of an exchange container in which new developer is replenished and exhausted developer is collected. A side cover U2 as an example of a container replacement opening / closing member that is opened and closed when the TCk is replaced is supported to be openable / closable around the rear end.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a toner cartridge used in the printer shown in FIG.
4 is an explanatory view of the toner cartridge shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4A is a plan view, FIG. 4B is a view seen from the direction of arrow IVB in FIG. 4A, FIG. 4C is a sectional view taken along line IVC-IVC in FIG. 4A is a sectional view taken along line IVD-IVD in FIG. 4A, FIG. 4E is a sectional view taken along line IVE-IVE in FIG. 4A, and FIG. 4F is a sectional view taken along line IVF-IVF in FIG.
Next, the toner cartridges TCy to TCk used in the printer U will be described. Since the toner cartridges TCy to TCk for each color are configured in the same manner, the toner cartridge TCy for yellow will be described and other colors will be described. The description of the toner cartridges TCm, TCc, and TCk will be omitted.

  3 and 4, the toner cartridges TCy to TCk are formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the horizontal width is larger than the vertical height. In the toner cartridges TCy to TCk, the developer is consumed by the waste developer container 1 on the front side where the waste developer discharged from the image forming apparatus main body U1 is stored, and the image formation in the image forming apparatus main body U1. A replenished developer containing portion 2 in which developer to be replenished in the case is housed, and a partition wall 3 that partitions the waste developer containing portion 1 and the replenished developer containing portion 2. Have.

A waste developer accommodating space 1 a for accommodating a waste developer is formed in the waste developer accommodating portion 1. A waste developer transport path (not shown) through which the waste developer is transported when the image forming apparatus main body U1 is mounted is connected to the upper left portion of the front end surface of the waste developer container 1 through the waste developer transport path. A waste side inlet 1b is formed. Accordingly, the waste developer discarded along with the operation of the image forming apparatus main body U1 is transported through the waste developer transport path, and is discarded into the waste developer storage space 1a through the waste side inlet 1b. The waste side inlet 1b is an example of an inlet closing member for closing the waste side inlet and preventing the internal waste developer from leaking when the waste developer conveyance path is detached. The inlet shutter 1c is supported. The inlet shutter 1c is pushed in a direction that is always closed by a coil spring 1d as an example of an elastic member. When the waste developer conveyance path is connected, the inlet shutter 1c is pushed to the tip of the waste developer conveyance path and discarded. It moves to the inside of the developer accommodating space 1a.
On the right side of the front end portion of the waste developer accommodating portion 1, an operation portion 1e is provided for the user to hold and operate the toner cartridges TCy to TCk.

  A replenishment developer accommodating space 2 a for accommodating a replenishment developer is formed in the replenishment developer accommodating portion 2. An inflow port (not shown) on the image forming apparatus main body U1 side is connected to the lower left side of the rear end portion of the replenishment developer containing container 2 when the image forming apparatus main body U1 is mounted. A replenishment side outflow port 2b through which the developer accommodated in 2a flows out is formed. An outlet shutter 2c as an example of an outlet closing member is disposed outside the supply side outlet 2b in order to close the supply side outlet 2b when the toner cartridge TCy is removed from the image forming apparatus body U1. Is supported so as to be movable.

A driven gear 4 as an example of a driven transmission member is rotatably supported on the rear end wall 2 d of the replenishment developer accommodating portion 2. The driven gear 4 is engaged with a drive transmission member (not shown) of the image forming apparatus main body U1 in a state where the toner cartridge TCy is mounted on the image forming apparatus main body U1, and the drive is transmitted.
4C to 4F, an agitator 6 as an example of a developer conveying member extending in the front-rear direction is disposed inside the replenishment developer accommodating portion 2. The front end of the agitator 6 is rotatably supported by a concave one-end support portion 3 a formed in the partition wall 3. The rear end of the agitator 6 is connected to the driven gear 4 supported by the rear end wall 2d of the replenishment developer accommodating portion 2, and rotates integrally when the drive is transmitted to the driven gear 4.

5A and 5B are explanatory views of a rotating shaft of an agitator used in the toner cartridge, FIG. 5A is a perspective view, and FIG. 5B is a side view seen from the direction of arrow VB in FIG. 5A.
3 and 4, the agitator 6 includes a rotating shaft 7 extending in the front-rear direction, and a film member 8 as an example of a transport member main body supported by the rotating shaft 7 and an example of a thin film member. In FIG. 5, the rotary shaft 7 has a quadrangular columnar rotary shaft body 7a extending in the front-rear direction. In FIG. 5, a plurality of stirring portions 7b for stirring the developer are formed on one side surface of the rotary shaft main body 7a so as to protrude outward. Two film positioning projections 7c are formed on one side surface of the rotary shaft main body 7a different from the stirring section 7b as an example of the conveying member main body positioning section. A film fixing portion 7d as an example of a conveying member main body fixing portion formed in a bowl shape is formed on both front and rear sides of the film positioning convex portion 7c.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a film member as an example of a conveyance member main body of the agitator according to the first embodiment.
In FIG. 6, the film member 8 includes a rectangular thin film main body 8a as an example of a polygon. In Example 1, a film made of PET: polyethylene terephthalate having a thickness of about 100 μm is used. Positioning holes 8b and 8c are formed in the base end portion supported by the rotating shaft 7 of the film body 8a corresponding to the arrangement positions of the two film positioning convex portions 7c of the rotating shaft 7. One of the positioning holes 8b and 8c is a round hole 8b and the other is a long hole 8c for positioning.

  8 d of to-be-fixed holes are formed in the both sides of the positioning holes 8b and 8c corresponding to the arrangement position of the said film fixing part 7d. The fixed hole 8d is formed in a shape in which a round hole is provided in the center portion of the slit, and is elastically deformed when passing through the film fixing portion 7d, and after passing, has a bowl shape of the film fixing portion 7d. The tip is prevented from coming off. The positioning holes 8b and 8c, the fixed hole 8d, the film positioning convex portion 7c, and the film fixing portion 7d are positioned so that the film member 8 is not mounted on the rotating shaft 7 in reverse. The arrangement intervals of the fixed holes 8d in the axial direction are all set to be different intervals. That is, in order to prevent erroneous assembly of the rotating shaft 7 and the film member 8, the positioning holes 8b and 8c, the fixed hole 8d, the film positioning convex part 7c, and the film fixing part 7d are arranged.

  The main conveyance notch part which inclines toward the rear side which is the replenishment side outflow port 2b side in the edge part by the side of the free end of the said film main body 8a, ie, the free end side of the rectangular-shaped film main body 8a 11 is formed at a predetermined interval. A round hole-shaped cut growth preventing portion 11a is formed at the base end side end portion of the main transport cut portion 11 so that the cut does not grow during use. A plurality of sub-transport cuts 12 are formed between the main transport cuts 11. The sub-conveying notch 12 is formed so as to become larger as it is farther from the supply side outlet 2b. That is, in order to efficiently transport the developer contained in the replenishment developer accommodating space 2a toward the replenishment side outlet 2b, the sub-conveying notch 12 cuts away from the replenishment side port 2b. Is formed to be large.

A clogging preventing portion 13 is provided at a position corresponding to the supply side inlet 2b along the axial direction of the rotating shaft 7 of the film body 8a. The clogging prevention unit 13 according to the first embodiment is configured by a portion surrounded by a pair of cutouts 13 a formed along the radial direction of the rotating shaft 7. A notch growth preventing portion 13b is also formed at the end portion on the end side. The clogging prevention unit 13 periodically enters the replenishment side outflow port 2b as the rotating shaft 7 rotates, and breaks the developer adhering to the replenishment side inflow port 2b. That is, the clogging prevention unit 13 is provided in order to prevent clogging of the developer at the replenishment side inlet 2b that is discharged to the side inclined from the direction of gravity and stabilize the supply.
Therefore, the main conveyance cutting part 11, the sub conveyance cutting part 12, and the cutting part 13a are formed in the film member 8 of Example 1 as an example of the cutting on one side which is a free end side.

In order to prevent the notch from growing and being damaged by the force received from the developer during rotation, the main transport notch 11 and the clog prevention 13 have large notches that are susceptible to large forces. Engagement prevention portions 11a and 13b are formed.
As shown in FIG. 4D, in Example 1, the film body 8a is set to a free length that rotates while contacting the inner peripheral surface of the replenishment developer accommodating space 2a in a bent state. Further, the clogging preventing portion 13 rotates while contacting the inner peripheral surface of the replenishment developer accommodating space 2a in a bent state, and has a shorter free length than the other film body 8a.

(Description of thin-film member take-out device)
FIG. 7 is an overall explanatory view of the film take-out device of Example 1 of the thin film member take-out device of the present invention, and is an explanatory view of a state in which the film winding device has moved to the raised position and the film transport device has moved to the take-out initial position. is there.
FIG. 8 is an overall explanatory view of the film take-out apparatus of Example 1, and is an explanatory view of a state in which the film winding apparatus is moved from the state shown in FIG. 7 to the lowered position.
FIG. 9 is an overall explanatory view of the film take-out device of Example 1, and is an explanatory view showing a state in which the film transport device has moved from the state shown in FIG. 7 to the take-out position.
7-9, the film removal apparatus FT as an example of the thin film member extraction apparatus of Example 1 is a film lifting apparatus FT1 as an example of a thin film member lifting apparatus, and a film winding apparatus as an example of a thin film member winding apparatus. It has FT2 and film conveyance apparatus FT3 as an example of a thin film member conveyance apparatus.

(Description of film lifting device)
7 to 9, the film elevating device FT <b> 1 includes a plate-like base member 21 as an example of an elevating device body, and leg portions 22 extending downward from the base member 21. A total of two sets of cartridge mounting members 23 as examples of the container support members are supported on the left and right central front portions of the upper surface of the base member 21. Each mounting member 23 includes a guide rail 23a as an example of a pair of left and right guide portions extending in the front-rear direction, and a stop portion 23b supported at the rear end of the guide rail 23a. A film cartridge 24 as an example of a thin film member container is detachably supported. In the first embodiment, the film cartridges 24 on both the left and right sides are mounted in a reverse state in the front-rear direction on the right side and the left side. In the following description of the film cartridge 24, the left and right film cartridges 24 are described in detail because the left and right film cartridges 24 are configured in the same way except for the direction in which they are mounted. Detailed description of the right film cartridge 24 is omitted.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a film cartridge as an example of the thin film member container of Example 1, FIG. 10A is a perspective view, FIG. 10B is a view seen from the direction of arrow XB in FIG. 10A, and FIG. It is -XC sectional view taken on the line.
7 to 10, the film cartridge 24 has a box-shaped container body 26 that is open at the top as an example of a storage unit, and a film storage as an example of a thin-film member storage space inside the container body 26. A space 26a is formed. In FIG. 10, the container body 26 is formed with a guided portion 27 as an example of a guided portion that protrudes laterally from the bottom and is guided by the guide rail 23a. 10B and 10C, the bottom of the container body 26 is a rectangular opening that is smaller than the length in the front-rear direction and the width in the left-right direction of the film housing space 26a and penetrates in the vertical direction. The elevating member passage opening 26b is formed.

  The front and rear side walls 28 and 29 of the container body 26 are formed with long air passage long holes 28a and 29a that penetrate in the front-rear direction and extend in the vertical direction, as an example of a gas passage port. Further, the left and right side walls 31 and 32 of the container body 26 have U-shaped air passage U grooves 31a and 32a penetrating in the left and right direction as an example of a gas passage port and extending downward from above in the center part in the front and rear direction. Is formed. In addition, the air passage U-grooves 31a and 32a of the first embodiment have openings for the operator to handle the film member 8 when the film member 8 is housed and taken out from the film housing space 26a in addition to the function of the gas passage port. And a function as an opening for performing a maintenance / inspection operation of the bottom plate 36 to be described later, a so-called maintenance operation. On both front and rear sides of the air passage U-grooves 31a and 32a, elongated air passage long holes 31b and 32b that penetrate the side walls 31 and 32 in the left-right direction and extend in the up-down direction are formed as an example of gas passage ports. ing.

11 is an explanatory view of the film cartridge as viewed from above, FIG. 11A is an explanatory view of a state in which no film member is accommodated in the film cartridge, and FIG. 11B is an explanatory view of a state in which the film member is accommodated in the film cartridge. FIG.
In FIG. 10A, a falling film guide protrusion 33 is formed on the front wall 28, the rear wall 29, and the right side wall 31 as an example of a guide for a falling film member protruding upward from the upper end surface. As shown in FIG. 10C, the falling film guide protrusion 33 is formed with a guide surface 33 a that is inclined toward the film accommodating space 26 a as an example of a guide surface.
7 to 11, a pressing claw 34 that protrudes toward the film accommodating space 26 a is supported on the upper end portion of the left wall 32 of the film cartridge 24 as an example of a thin film pressing member.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the film stored in the film storage space is detected.
In FIG. 10C, FIG. 11A, and FIG. 12, the bottom plate 36 as an example of a stacking member on which the film member 8 is stacked is movable at the bottom of the film storage space 26a in the vertical direction in the film storage space 26a. It is supported by. The size of the bottom plate 36 is smaller than the length x width of the film accommodating space 26a and larger than the length x width of the elevating member passage port 26b. The bottom plate 36 is formed with a mesh portion 36a as an example of a mesh portion having a plurality of holes penetrating in the vertical direction as an example of an airflow free portion at a position corresponding to the elevating member passage port 26b.

  In FIG. 10C, FIG. 11A, and FIG. 12, a raising member 37 is supported on the bottom plate 36 on the right side that is opposite to the side on which the pressing claws 34 are disposed. The raising member 37 according to the first embodiment is made of a foamable urethane material, which is an example of an elastic member, a so-called urethane sponge, and is formed in a stepped shape such that the height increases toward the right side. In FIG. 11A, the raising member 37 is disposed so as to avoid the air passage U groove 31 a and the air passage long hole 31 b formed in the right side wall 31. That is, the raising member 37 is disposed between the front air passage long hole 31b and the air passage U groove 31a and between the rear air passage long hole 31b and the air passage U groove 31a.

11B and 12, in the film cartridge 24 of the first embodiment, a plurality of film members 8 are stacked on the bottom plate 36. At this time, one side of the film member 8 on the side where the main transport cut portion 11, the sub transport cut portion 12, and the cut portion 13a are formed is arranged on the left side, that is, the holding claw 34 side, and no cut is formed. The film member 8 is accommodated in the film accommodating space 26a so that the other side of the side is disposed on the right side, that is, on the raising member 37 side.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, in the state where a plurality of film members 8 are stacked, the notch portion is scattered, or the left side has a higher height than the right side due to so-called burrs generated when the notch portion is formed. Corresponding to the height, the pressing claw 34 and the raising member 37 are arranged so that the uppermost film member 8 is arranged in a state of being almost horizontal.

  7 to 9 and 10C, the base member 21 supports a bottom plate elevating device 41 as an example of a stacking member elevating device extending downward corresponding to the elevating member passage port 26b. The bottom plate elevating device 41 according to the first embodiment includes, as an example of a stacking elevating member, a bottom plate elevating lever 43 that can vertically pass through a base side passage port 42 formed in the base member 21 corresponding to the elevating member passage port 26b. Have. In FIG. 10C, a screw groove 43a as an example of a gear portion is formed in the lower part of the bottom plate raising / lowering lever 43, and an elevation control gear 44 as an example of an elevation control gear is engaged with the screw groove 43a. Drive to a lifting / lowering gear 44 is transmitted from a bottom plate lifting / lowering motor 45 as an example of a stacking member lifting / lowering driving source. When the bottom plate lifting / lowering motor 45 is driven, the lifting / lowering lever 43 moves in the vertical direction, and the bottom plate 36 is moved. Raise and lower.

  In the first embodiment, when the lift control gear 44 makes one rotation, the movement amount that the lift lever 43 moves in the vertical direction, so-called one pitch, corresponds to the thickness of one film member 8 so as to correspond to the thickness of the screw groove. 43a and the raising / lowering control gear 44 are formed. The bottom plate lifting / lowering motor 45 is configured by a motor capable of two rotations, a fine adjustment rotation that rotates with a rotation amount corresponding to one pitch as one unit, and a coarse adjustment rotation that rotates continuously. As such a motor, for example, a conventionally known stepping motor can be employed.

  7 to 9, a film sensor 46 as an example of a thin film detecting member disposed corresponding to each cartridge mounting member 23 is supported on the outer side in the left-right direction of the mounting member 23. The film sensor 46 emits and reflects a plate-like sensor support member 46a that extends upward as an example of a detection member main body, and inspection light that is supported on the surface of the sensor support member 46a on the cartridge mounting member 23 side. And a light receiving / receiving integrated part 46b having a light receiving part for receiving the inspection light. That is, the film sensor 46 according to the first embodiment is an illumination / light-reception integrated sensor, and includes an optical sensor that performs detection based on the received light intensity of the inspection light. In the first embodiment, the film sensor 46 is set so that the inspection light passes through the position of the air passage U groove 32a of the left side wall 32. As shown in FIG. When the film member 8 is present at the inspection position P1 at the upper end of the air passage U-groove 32a corresponding to the base end portion of the presser claw 34, the inspection light emitted from the claw 34 is at the edge of the film member 8 at the inspection position P1. The film member 8 is detected by being reflected and received by the light receiving / receiving integrated portion 46b.

(Explanation of film rolling device)
7 to 9, a pair of left and right guide members 51 extending upward are supported on both left and right ends of the rear end portion of the base member 21 as an example of a rolling device guide member. Further, on the inner side of the guide member 51, a winding unit elevator 52 as an example of a blowing unit lifting device of the film winding device FT2 is supported. The hoisting unit elevator 52 includes an elevator main body 52a extending in the vertical direction and an elevating part 52b supported by the elevator main body 52a so as to be movable in the vertical direction. In addition, the hoisting unit elevator 52 of the first embodiment is configured by a so-called air cylinder, and is configured such that the elevating part 52b is moved up and down by controlling the supply of air.

  The elevating part 52b supports a plate-shaped whirling unit base 53 as an example of a whirling device body. The lateral unit base 53 is formed so that the width in the left-right direction is shorter than the width between the pair of left and right film sensors 46, and is supported by the elevating part 52b at the center in the left-right direction at the rear end. Guided through-holes 54 as an example of guided portions through which the guide member 51 is guided are formed at both left and right ends of the rear end portion of the winding unit base 53. Corresponding to the position of the film cartridge 24, a pair of left and right cartridge passage openings 56 and 57 as an example of an accommodation portion passage portion are formed at the front portion of the separation unit base 53. On the lower surface of the whirling unit base 53, a whirling leg portion 58 projecting downward is supported as an example of a descending position stop member.

  7 to 9, an air blowing member 61 is supported on the upper surface of the unit base 53 as an example of a gas blowing member so as to surround the cartridge passage ports 56 and 57. The air blowing member 61 has a plurality of air blowing portions 61a to 61g as an example of a gas blowing portion. That is, on the front side of the left cartridge passage port 56 corresponding to the left film cartridge 24, the left front side gas outlet 61a having a nozzle 62a as an example of the outlet port corresponding to the air passage long hole 28a of the front wall 28. The left rear gas outlet 61b having a nozzle 62b corresponding to the air passage long hole 29a of the rear wall 29 is arranged on the rear side of the left cartridge passage port 56. Similarly, on the front side and the rear side of the right cartridge passage port 57, the right front side gas blowing portion 61c having the nozzles 62c and 62d corresponding to the air passage long holes 28a and 29a of the right film cartridge 24 and the right rear side gas. The blowing part 61d is arranged. The left side gas as an example of a one-way outlet having nozzles 62e and 62f corresponding to the air passage U-groove 32a and the air passage long hole 32b of the film cartridge 24 on the outer side in the left-right direction of the cartridge passage openings 56 and 57. The blowing part 61e and the right gas blowing part 61f are arranged. Between the cartridge passage openings 56 and 57, a central side gas blowing portion 61g as an example of a two-way blowing portion having a nozzle 62g corresponding to the air passage U groove 31a and the air passage long hole 31b of the film cartridge 24 is disposed. Has been.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view of a process for assembling the gas blowing section, FIG. 13A is an explanatory view of the right gas blowing section and the left gas blowing section, and FIG. 13B is an explanatory view of the center side gas blowing section.
In FIG. 13, the right gas outlet 61e, the left gas outlet 61f, and the central gas outlet 61g of Example 1 all have a common outlet piece 66 as an example of a common outlet member. The common blowout piece 66 includes a supply passage 66a formed therein penetrating in the front-rear direction and supplied with gas, a first blowout passage 66b as an example of a first branch passage branched from the supply passage 66a, Each nozzle 62e-62g as an example of the 1st blowing outlet formed in the gas transfer direction downstream end of the 1st blowing path 66b is formed, and the side where the 1st blowing path 66b of the supply path 66a branches A supply path opening portion 66c is formed in which a part or the whole of the opposite surface is open to the outside.

In FIG. 13A, in the right gas outlet 61e and the left gas outlet 61f, the supply passage opening portion 66c has an opening portion closing member that closes the supply passage opening portion 66c via a seal 67 as an example of an airtight member. As an example, a closing lid 68 is attached. Further, a sealing plug 69 as an example of a closing member is attached to the other end side of the supply path 66a. Therefore, in the right gas blowing portion 61e and the left gas blowing portion 61f, the gas supplied from the supply passage 66a flows through the first blowing passages 66b and is blown from the nozzles 62e and 62f.
In FIG. 13B, in the central side gas outlet 61g, an additional outlet piece 71 as an example of a second outlet forming member is attached to the supply path opening portion 66c via a seal 70 as an example of an airtight member. The additional blowing piece 71 extends in a direction opposite to the first blowing path 66b in a state of being attached to the supply path opening portion 66c, and is a second blowing as an example of a second branch path branched from the supply path 66a. And a nozzle 62g as an example of a second outlet formed at the downstream end in the gas transfer direction of the second outlet 71a. The seal 70 is formed with a plurality of vent holes 70a so as not to block the second outlet passage 71a. Therefore, in the center side gas blowing part 61g, the gas supplied from the supply path 66a flows through each of the blowing paths 66b and 71a and is blown from the nozzle 62g.

  7-9, in Example 1, the air supply apparatus 73 as an example of a gas supply apparatus is connected to the left rear side gas blowing part 61b via the flexible tube 72 as an example of a connection member, The gas supplied to the left rear gas blowing part 61b is connected to the right rear gas blowing part 61d and the central gas blowing part 61g via the connection path 74 and connected from the central gas blowing part 61g. The gas is supplied to the left front gas blowing part 61a and the right front gas blowing part 61c through the path 74. The left gas blowing part 61e and the right gas blowing part 61f are also connected to the air supply device 73 via the flexible tube 72, and gas is supplied.

  Therefore, in the film winding apparatus FT2 of the first embodiment, the winding unit elevator 52 moves up and down so that the winding unit base 53 moves between the upward position shown in FIG. 7 and the downward position shown in FIG. Moving. With this movement, the gas blowing member 61 moves in the vertical direction with respect to the film cartridge 24. Note that a contact-type lowering position detection sensor as an example of a lowering position detection member is supported at the lower end of the lowering leg part 58 of the first embodiment, and when the lowering leg part 58 contacts the surface of the base member 21. It is detected that the firing unit base 53 has moved to the lowered position. Further, a contact type lift position detection sensor as an example of a lift position detection member is supported on the upper end portion 51a of the guide member 51, and when the upper surface of the whirl unit base 53 comes into contact, the whirl unit base 53 is in the lift position. Detect that you have moved to. That is, the positions of the gas blowing portions 61a to 61g are detected by a blowing position detecting sensor as an example of a blowing position detecting member including the rising position detecting sensor and the descending position detecting sensor.

(Description of film transport device)
7-9, the film transport apparatus FT3 of Example 1 is arranged on the right side of the base member 21 and extends in the front-rear direction. The film member 8 taken out by the film take-out apparatus FT is transported and rotated. A transfer moving device 81 extending to a film assembling device (not shown) assembled to the shaft 7 is provided. The transfer moving device 81 is a transfer elevating device supported by the transfer moving device 81 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, which is the transfer direction, and extending upward. A lifting elevator 82 for conveyance as an example of an approaching / separating direction moving member that moves in a separating direction is supported.

  The transport elevator 82 supports a transport advance / retreat unit 83 as an example of a transport advance / retreat apparatus that is movable in the vertical direction by the transport lift elevator 82. The transport advance / retreat unit 83 is an example of a separating device that can be moved back and forth in the left-right direction between the retracted position shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 and the entry position shown in FIG. The whirling take-out unit 84 is supported. It should be noted that the transporting elevator 82 and the transporting advance / retreat unit 83 according to the first embodiment are configured by air cylinders as in the case of the rolling unit elevator 52.

14A and 14B are explanatory views of the suction and spreading mechanism according to the first embodiment. FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional side view of the main part, and FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XIVB-XIVB in FIG.
7 to 9, the separation take-out unit 84 has a plate-like take-out unit main body 86. 7 to 9, a pair of left and right suction and spreading mechanism accommodating portions 87 corresponding to the two film cartridges 24 are supported on the lower surface of the take-out unit main body 86. In FIG. 14, each suction burning mechanism accommodating portion 87 is formed in a hollow box shape, and inside the suction burning mechanism accommodating portion 87 is a suction burning drive source supported inside the take-out unit main body 86. As an example, an adsorption burning gear 89 as an example of an adsorption burning drive gear to which driving is transmitted from an adsorption burning motor 88 is supported.

  In FIG. 14B, a pair of front and rear openings 87b extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the bottom wall 87a of the suction and spreading mechanism housing portion 87. As an example of a guide member, two pairs of front and rear guide pins 91 extending upward are supported on the bottom wall 87a on the left side of the front opening 87b and the right side of the rear opening 87b. Further, racks 92 as an example of a whirling direction moving member are arranged in the suction and whispering mechanism accommodating portion 87 on both the left and right sides with the suction whispering gear 89 interposed therebetween. Each rack 92 has a gear portion 92a as an example of a gear portion extending in the front-rear direction, and the gear portion 92a is provided as an example of a meshing portion that meshes with the suction whispering gear 89 on the suction whispering gear 89 side. Gear teeth 92b are formed. The gear portion 92a is formed with a guided long hole 92c as an example of a guided portion that is penetrated by the guide pin 91 and supported by the guide pin 91 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. An extraction member support portion 92d extending toward the opening 87b is formed at the outer end in the front-rear direction of the gear portion 92a.

  14A and 14B, an extraction member 93 extending downward through the opening 87b is supported on the lower surface of the extraction member support portion 92d. The extraction member 93 has a base portion 94 that is supported by the extraction member support portion 92d and moves integrally in the front-rear direction. In FIG. 14A, a cylindrical expansion / contraction holding portion 96 extending downward is supported on the lower surface of the base portion 94. An expansion / contraction allowance portion 96a, which is a cylindrical space extending in the vertical direction, is formed inside the expansion / contraction holding portion 96, and a stopper as an example of a drop-off prevention portion having an inner diameter smaller than that of the expansion / contraction allowance portion 96a. 96b is formed.

An extraction main body 97 is supported on the expansion / contraction holding part 96. The extraction portion main body 97 is integrally formed at a lower end of the supported portion 97a and a columnar supported portion 97a accommodated in the expansion / contraction allowance portion 96a so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the supported portion 97a. And a pad support portion 97b as an example of a suction support portion having a larger diameter. A large-diameter stopper 97c corresponding to the stopper 96b is formed at the upper end of the supported portion 97a as an example of a drop-off prevention portion.
In FIG. 14A, a suction path 97e bent in an L shape is formed inside the pad support part 97b and connected to the side surface of the pad support part 97b and the suction port 97d at the lower end of the pad support part 97b.

In FIG. 14A, a suction pad 98 as an example of a suction portion is supported on the lower surface of each pad support portion 97b. In the pair of front and rear suction pads 98 of Example 1, the outer shape of the front suction pad 98F is smaller than the outer shape of the rear suction pad 98R. Each suction pad 98 is formed with a suction port 98a connected to the suction port 97e.
7 to 9 and 14A, a flexible tube 99 as an example of a suction connection member is connected to the side surface of the pad support portion 97b. The flexible tube 99 is an air as an example of a thin film member suction source. It is connected to the suction device 101. In the middle of the flexible tube 99, a pressure sensor (not shown) as an example of a pressure detection member that detects the pressure of the gas sucked by the flexible tube 99 is disposed.

  A compression spring 102 as an example of an elastic member is mounted between the upper surface of the pad support 97b and the lower surface of the stopper 96b, and the pad support 97b is separated from the stopper 96b by the elastic force of the compression spring 102. The force of is acting. Therefore, the take-out member main body 97 is supported so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the expansion / contraction holding portion 96, and the interval between the base portion 94 and the lower end of the suction pad 98 is supported to be expandable / contractible.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the positional relationship between the suction pad and the film member and the bottom plate according to the first embodiment, FIG. 15A is an explanatory diagram of the positional relationship between the suction pad and the film member, and FIG. 15B is a positional relationship between the suction pad and the bottom plate. It is explanatory drawing of.
Therefore, in the film transport apparatus FT3 of Example 1, the suction pad 98 is separated from the uppermost surface of the bundle of film members 8 above the film cartridge 24 by operating the transport moving device 81 and the transport advance / retreat unit 83. It can be moved to the raised and separated position. Then, by operating the transporting elevator 82, the suction pad 98 can be moved to the take-out position where it contacts the film member 8 loaded on the film cartridge 24.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 15B, in the first embodiment, the suction pad 98 is located outside the center in the longitudinal direction at the center portion in the short direction of the film member 8 as shown by the solid line. It is set to contact at a close position. In particular, in Example 1, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 15B, the suction pad 98 is set so as to avoid the position of the cut of the film member 8, that is, to contact a place where the cut is not formed. .
As shown in FIG. 15A, when the film member 8 is empty, the suction pad 98 is set so as to contact the mesh portion 36a of the bottom plate 36. Further, in the first embodiment, the suction pad 98 and the bottom plate lifting lever 43 disposed on the opposite sides of the bottom plate 36 are set to be shifted from each other, and the suction pad 98 contacts the mesh portion 36a. When suction is performed in this state, the atmosphere is set to be sucked from the suction pad 98 through the mesh portion 36a.

Then, the film member 8 is sucked to the suction pad 98 by sucking air with the air suction device 101. In this state, when the suction firing motor 88 is driven to rotate in the forward and reverse directions, the suction pads 98 are moved between the suction position indicated by the solid line and the suction position indicated by the broken line in FIG. Are moved toward and away from each other, and the film member 8 is spread.
Then, the film member 8 is sucked to the suction pad 98 by the operation of the transport moving device 81, the transport lifting elevator 82, and the transport advance / retreat unit 83, and is transported to the jig base of the film assembling apparatus (not shown). The rotary shaft 7 is assembled.

(Description of the control part of Example 1)
FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram illustrating the functions of the control unit in the film take-out apparatus according to the first embodiment.
In FIG. 16, the control unit C of the film take-out apparatus FT according to the first embodiment is a so-called microcomputer and is an I / O that performs input / output of signals to / from the outside, adjustment of input / output signal levels, and the like. Input / output devices, storage device ROM, HDD storing programs and information for performing necessary processing, primary storage device RAM for temporarily storing necessary data, the storage device ROM, HDD, RAM A central processing unit CPU that performs processing according to a program stored in the memory, and a periodic signal for synchronizing the circuits, an oscillator (not shown) that oscillates a so-called clock.
In FIG. 16, the film take-out device FT having the above configuration executes an image forming program stored in a read-only memory ROM, a hard disk HDD, which is an example of the storage device, a random access memory RAM, which is an example of a primary storage device, or the like. As a result, various functions can be realized.

(Signal input element connected to the control unit C)
The control unit C is supplied with output signals such as the operation unit U1, the film sensor 46, the rising position detection sensor SN1, the lowering position detection sensor SN2, the pressure sensor SN3, and other signal output elements.
U1: Operation Unit In FIG. 16, the operation unit U1 includes a display unit U1a on which an image is displayed, input buttons U1b to U1d for performing various inputs, and the like. For example, a liquid crystal display can be used as the display unit U1a. As the input button, the position of the top surface of the film member 8 loaded on the bottom plate 36 of the film cartridge 24 or the air blowing start key U1b for starting the air blowing operation for blowing air is preset. A film position setting start key U1c for starting a film position setting operation to be moved to a position, a film unloading start key U1d for starting a film unloading operation for taking out and transporting the film member 8 from the film cartridge 24, and other keys There are so-called numeric keys and arrow keys.
46: Film sensor The film sensor 46 detects whether or not the film member 8 accommodated in the film cartridge 24 is at the inspection position P1.

SN1: Ascending position detection sensor The ascending position detection sensor SN1 detects that the firing unit base 53 supporting the air blowing member 61 has moved to the ascending position.
SN2: Lowering position detection sensor The lowering position detection sensor SN2 detects that the firing unit base 53 that supports the air blowing member 61 has moved to the lowering position.
SN3: Pressure Sensor The pressure sensor SN3 detects the pressure of air sucked from the pressure pad 98.

(Controlled element connected to control unit C)
The control unit C outputs a control signal for the next controlled element.
D1: Control circuit for bottom plate lifting / lowering motor The bottom plate lifting / lowering motor control circuit D1 as an example of the stacking member lifting / lowering control circuit controls the drive of the bottom plate lifting / lowering motor 45 to move the bottom plate 36 up and down.
D2: Whirling lift control circuit The whirling lift control circuit D2 moves the whirling unit base 53 and the air blowing member 61 by controlling the whirling unit elevator 52.
D3: Air Blowing Control Circuit The air blowing control circuit D3 as an example of the gas blowing control circuit controls the air supply device 73 to control the air blowing from the air blowing member 61.

D4: Transfer Movement Control Circuit The transfer movement control circuit D4 controls the transfer moving device 81 to move the suction pad 98 in the transfer direction which is the front-rear direction.
D5: Transport Elevation Control Circuit The transport elevation control circuit D5 controls the transport lift elevator 82 to move the suction pad 98 in the vertical direction.
D6: Transfer Advance / Retreat Control Circuit The transfer advance / retreat control circuit D6 controls the transfer advance / retreat unit 83 to move the suction pad 98 in the forward / backward direction which is the left-right direction.

D7: Suction-handling control circuit The suction-handling control circuit D7 controls the suction-handling motor 88 to move the pair of suction pads 98 toward and away from each other.
D8: Air Suction Control Circuit The air suction control circuit D8 as an example of the gas suction control circuit controls the air suction device 101 to control the suction of air from the suction pad 98, and sucks the film member 8.

(Function of the control unit C)
In FIG. 16, the control unit C executes a function corresponding to the output signal from each signal output element, and realizes a function for outputting a control signal to each control element, so-called program module. have. Next, function realization means for realizing various functions of the control unit C will be described.
C1: Elevating device control means Elevating device control means C1 as an example of a stacking elevating control means has a bottom plate initial position setting means C11 and a bottom plate raising control means C12 at the time of taking out, and controls the film lifting device FT1 The position of the uppermost surface of the bundle of film members 8 accommodated in the film cartridge 24 is adjusted, or the bottom plate 36 is raised each time the uppermost film member 8 is taken out to raise the position of the next film member 8. .

C11: Bottom plate initial position setting means The bottom plate initial position setting means C11 includes film detection means C11A, coarse adjustment control means C11B, and fine adjustment control means C11C, and controls the bottom plate 36 to control the film member 8. The film member 8 on the uppermost surface of the bundle is moved so as to be set at a predetermined initial position. In Example 1, the initial position is equal to or higher than a preset holding pressure at which the uppermost film member 8 can be held and transported in a state where the pressure in the state where the suction pad 98 is sucked. From the position, the bottom plate 36 is raised by 20 pitches, that is, an amount corresponding to the thickness of 20 film members 8, and the film member 8 is set at a position where the film member 8 is pressed against the suction pad 98.

C11A: Film detection means The film detection means C11A determines whether the film member 8 is detected at the inspection position P1 based on the detection signal of the film sensor 46, that is, the uppermost surface of the bundle of film members 8 is at the inspection position P1. Detect if it has reached.
C11B: Coarse adjustment control means The coarse adjustment control means C11B includes a coarse adjustment rise arrival determination means C11B1 and a coarse adjustment decrease arrival determination means C11B2, and based on the detection result of the film detection means C11A, the bottom plate lift motor 45 The coarse adjustment driving, that is, continuous driving is controlled.

C11B1: Coarse rise arrival determining means The coarse increase arrival determining means C11B1 is a bundle of film members 8 while the bottom plate 36 is being raised by roughly adjusting the bottom plate raising / lowering motor 45 based on the detection result of the film detection means C11A. It is determined whether or not the uppermost surface has reached the inspection position P1. That is, it is determined whether or not the edge of the uppermost film member 8 has reached the inspection position P1 and has been detected by the film sensor 46. In the first embodiment, when it is determined that the inspection position P1 has been reached by the coarse adjustment rise determination unit C11B1, the coarse adjustment control unit C11B drives the bottom plate lifting / lowering motor 45 in the reverse rotation direction to perform the rough adjustment drive. 36 is lowered.

C11B2: Coarse descent arrival determining means The coarse descent arrival determining means C11B2 is a bundle of film members 8 while the bottom plate 36 is being lowered by roughly adjusting the bottom plate elevating motor 45 based on the detection result of the film detecting means C11A. It is determined whether or not the uppermost surface of has reached below the inspection position P1. That is, when the bottom plate lifting / lowering motor 45 is stopped after the film member 8 is detected while being lifted by the coarse adjustment drive, the bottom plate is moved by the coarse adjustment drive when the so-called overshoot occurs due to excessive rotation until the stop. It is lowered, and it is determined whether or not the film member 8 has moved downward from the inspection position P1 and is no longer detected by the film 46. In the first embodiment, when it is determined by the coarse adjustment lowering determination means C11B2 that the movement has moved downward from the inspection position P1, the coarse adjustment control means C11B stops the bottom plate lifting motor 45 and moves the bottom plate 36. Stop.

C11C: Fine adjustment control means The fine adjustment control means C11C has a fine adjustment position arrival determination means C11C1 and a pressing rise control means C11C2. Based on the detection result of the film detection means C11A, the fine adjustment control means C11C Adjustment driving, that is, driving is controlled in units of one pitch, and the bottom plate 36 is moved up and down in units of one pitch.
C11C1: Fine adjustment position arrival determination means The fine adjustment position arrival determination means C11C1 is based on the determination result of the coarse adjustment lowering arrival determination means C11B2, while the bottom plate 36 is being lifted by fine adjustment drive from the state where the lowering of the bottom plate 36 is stopped. It is determined whether or not the uppermost surface of the film member 8 loaded on the bottom plate 36 has reached a preset fine adjustment arrival position. In the fine adjustment position arrival determining means C11C1 of the first embodiment, the pressure being suctioned by the suction pad 98 is equal to or lower than a holding pressure that is a preset threshold value based on the detection result of the pressure sensor SN3 while the pitch is rising by one pitch. It is determined whether or not the uppermost surface of the film member 8 has reached the fine adjustment reaching position. In the first embodiment, when the fine adjustment position arrival determination unit C11C1 determines that the fine adjustment position has been reached, the movement to the fine adjustment position is stopped. In Example 1, the holding pressure is set to −45 [kPa], but the value of the holding pressure can be arbitrarily changed according to the design, specifications, and the like.

C11C2: Pressing-up control means When the pressing-up control means C11C2 moves to the fine adjustment reaching position, the bottom-plate lifting / lowering motor 45 is fine-adjusted to raise the bottom plate 36 by a preset pressing-up amount. . When the pressing rise control means C11C2 according to the first embodiment moves to the fine adjustment reaching position, the bottom plate 36 is raised by fine adjustment driving by 20 pitches as an example of the pressing rising amount, and the uppermost surface of the film member 8 is moved. The contact pressure between the suction pad 98 and the suction pad 98 is set to be equal to or higher than a preset firing pressure, and the setting of the initial position of the bottom plate is completed. In Example 1, the thickness of the film member 8 is about 100 μm = 0.1 mm as described above, and increases by 2 mm at 20 pitches.
C12: Bottom plate raising control means at the time of taking out The bottom plate raising control means at the time of taking out C12 is a bottom plate raising / lowering motor each time one film member 8 is conveyed when suction and conveyance of the film member 8 are started by the suction pad 98. 45 is controlled to raise the bottom plate 36. The bottom plate raising control means C12 at the time of taking out of Example 1 finely drives the bottom plate raising / lowering motor 45 by one pitch corresponding to the thickness of one film member 8 every time one film member 8 is conveyed. Then, the bottom plate 36 is raised by one film member 8. In Example 1, the thickness of the film member 8 is about 100 μm = 0.1 mm as described above, and increases by 0.1 mm at one pitch.

C2: Whispering device control means The whirling device control means C2 is an air blowing control means C21 as an example of a gas blowing control means, an outlet lifting control means C22 as an example of raising and lowering control means, and an example of the number of times of raising and lowering counting. The number of times of raising / lowering counting C23 and the end-of-rolling discriminating means C24 are controlled, and the film blowing device FT2 is controlled to blow a gas onto the bundle of the film members 8 accommodated in the mounted film cartridge 24 to produce one sheet. Separate and crawl.
C21: Air blowing control means The air blowing control means C21 controls the air supply device 73 to control the blowing of air from the gas blowing portions 61a to 61g.

C22: Blowing Unit Lifting Control Unit The blowing unit lifting control unit C22 includes an ascending position arrival determining unit C22A, a descending position arrival determining unit C22B, and a lifting direction switching control unit C22C, and controls the rolling unit elevator 52. Then, the gas blowing parts 61a to 61g supported by the firing unit base 53 are moved up and down. That is, by raising and lowering the firing unit base 53, the gas blowing portions 61a to 61g are moved in the vertical direction along the air passage long holes 28a, 29a, 31b, and 32b and the air passage U grooves 31a and 32a of the film cartridge 24. .
C22A: Ascending position arrival determining means The ascending position arrival determining means C22A determines whether or not the firing unit base 53 has moved to the blowing portion ascending position shown in FIGS. 7 and 9 based on the detection result of the ascending position detection sensor SN1. Determine.

C22B: Lowering position arrival determination means The lowering position arrival determination means C22B determines whether or not the whirling unit base 53 has moved to the blowing portion lowering position shown in FIG. 8 based on the detection result of the lowering position detection sensor SN2.
C22C: Ascending / descending direction switching control means The ascending / descending direction switching control means C22C switches the ascending / descending direction of the rolling unit elevator 52 based on the determination results of the ascending position arrival determining means C22A and the descending position arrival determining means C22B. The lifting / lowering direction switching control means C22C according to the first embodiment switches the moving direction from the rising direction to the falling direction when it is determined that the air-blowing operation has been performed while the air blowing operation is being performed. When it is determined that the position has been moved to the blowing part lowering position, the moving direction is switched from the lowering direction to the upper direction. In addition, if the raising / lowering direction switching control means C22C of Example 1 moves to the blowing part raising position in a state where air is not blown, the raising / lowering direction switching control unit C22C stops without switching the raising / lowering direction and ends the air blowing operation. .

C23: Lifting frequency counting means The lifting frequency counting means C23 counts, that is, counts the lifting frequency N1, which is the number of times the gas blowing portions 61a to 61g are lifted and lowered. In the first embodiment, the number of times detected by the descending position detection sensor SN2 is counted as the number of times of elevation N1.
C24: Whispering end determining means The whispering end determining means C24 has a lifting end count storage means C24A for storing a lifting end count Na which is a preset number of times of lifting and lowering, and is counted by the lifting count counting means C23. Based on the number of times of raising and lowering and the number of times of raising and lowering N1, it is determined whether or not the raising and lowering of the blowing parts 61a to 61g is finished and the whirling operation is finished. In the first embodiment, the lifting / lowering end count Na is set to a number corresponding to a whispering time of 30 minutes.

C3: Transport Device Control Unit The transport device control unit C3 includes a transport movement control unit C31, a transport lift control unit C32 as an example of a contact / separation control unit, a transport advance / retreat control unit C33, and a suction device control unit C34. And a film take-out control means C35, and the film transport device FT3 is controlled so that the film members 8 housed in the film cartridge 24 are separated one by one by the take-out member 93 and sucked and transported.
C31: Transfer Movement Control Unit The transfer movement control unit C31 controls the transfer moving device 81 via the transfer movement control circuit D4 to move the suction pad 98 in the transfer direction.

C32: Transport Elevation Control Unit The transport elevation control unit C32 controls the transport lift elevator 82 via the transport lift control circuit D5, and moves the take-out member 93 up and down.
C33: Transfer Advance / Retreat Control Unit The transfer advance / retreat control unit C33 controls the transfer advance / retreat unit 83 via the transfer advance / retreat control circuit D6 to move the take-out member 93 in the left-right direction which is the advance / retreat direction.
C34: Suction Device Control Unit The suction device control unit C34 controls the air suction device 101 via the air suction control circuit D8 to control the suction of the film member 8 by the take-out member 93. In Example 1, the air suction device 101 is set to perform suction at a stable vacuum pressure of −75 [kPa]. The suction device control means C34 of Example 1 applies a positive pressure when removing the adsorbed film member 8 from the take-out member 93, that is, applies a pressure higher than the atmospheric pressure, blows off air, and leaves. , Configured to peel.

C35: Film removal control means The film removal control means C35 includes empty detection means C35A, empty notification means C35B, and suction firing control means C35C. To control.
C35A: Empty detection means The empty detection means C35A detects whether or not the film member 8 in the film cartridge 24 is empty. In the empty detection means C35A of the first embodiment, the air suction device 101 sucks air with the suction pad 98 of the take-out member 93 in contact with the uppermost surface of the film member 8 and is moved to the take-out position. When the pressure sensor SN3 does not become lower than the holding pressure in the performed state, the film member 8 is empty, the suction pad 98 contacts the mesh portion 36b of the bottom plate 36, and air is sucked through the holes of the mesh portion 36b. Therefore, it is determined that the pressure remains at atmospheric pressure and does not fall below the holding pressure.

C35B: Empty notification means The empty notification means C35B displays an image notifying that the film member 8 is empty on the display unit U1a when the empty detection means C35A determines that the film member 8 is empty. .
C35C: Suction / Swing Control Unit Suction / swing control unit C35C controls the suction / swing motor 88 via the suction / swing control circuit D7 to bring the suction pads 98 closer to and away from each other. That is, the uppermost film member 8 and the film member 8 stacked under the uppermost film member 8 are moved by bringing the suction pads 98 closer to and away from each other while the uppermost film member 8 is adsorbed to the adsorption pad 98. Separate and whisper. In the suction firing control means C35C of the first embodiment, the movement amount of each suction pad 98 is set to be smaller than the radius of the suction pad 98. By making the amount of movement smaller than the radius, slipping between the suction pad 98 that sucks the film member 8 and the film member 8 is prevented, and the time required for rolling is shortened.

(Explanation of flowchart of Example 1)
Next, the process flow of the film take-out apparatus FT of Example 1 will be described using a flow chart, a so-called flowchart.
(Explanation of air burning process flowchart)
FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the air blowing process in the film take-out apparatus according to the first embodiment.
The processing of each ST (step) in the flowchart of FIG. 17 is performed according to an air burning program stored in the hard disk or the like of the control unit C of the film take-out device FT. Further, this process is executed in parallel processing in parallel with other various processes of the film take-out device FT.
The flowchart shown in FIG. 17 is started when the film take-out device FT is turned on.

In ST1 of FIG. 17, it is determined whether or not the air firing start key U1b has been input. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST2. If no (N), ST1 is repeated.
In ST2, the following processes (1) and (2) are executed, and the process proceeds to ST3.
(1) Air is supplied from the air supply device 73, and air blowing is started from the air blowing portions 61a to 61g.
(2) The number of times of raising / lowering N1 is initialized to zero.
In ST3, the burning unit elevator 52 is operated to start the lowering of the air blowing parts 61a to 61g supported by the burning unit base 53. Then, the process proceeds to ST4.

In ST4, it is determined whether or not the air outlets 61a to 61g have reached the outlet lowering position shown in FIG. That is, it is determined whether or not the detection is performed by the lowered position detection sensor SN2. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST5, and if no (N), ST4 is repeated.
In ST5, it is determined whether the ascending / descending frequency N1 is equal to or higher than the ascending / descending frequency Na. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST6. If no (N), the process proceeds to ST7.
In ST6, air blowing is stopped, and the process proceeds to ST7.
In ST7, the following processes (1) and (2) are executed, and the process proceeds to ST8.
(1) The raising / lowering direction of the rolling unit elevator 52 is switched, and the raising of the air blowing parts 61a to 61g supported by the burning unit base 53 is started.
(2) Add 1 to the number of times of lifting N1. That is, N1 = N1 + 1.

In ST8, it is determined whether or not the air outlets 61a to 61g have reached the outlet raising position shown in FIG. That is, it is determined whether or not the detection is performed by the rising position detection sensor SN1. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST9, and if no (N), ST8 is repeated.
In ST9, it is determined whether or not the air blowing is continued, that is, whether or not the air blowing is stopped. If yes (Y), the process returns to ST3. If no (N), the process proceeds to ST10.
In ST10, the raising / lowering of the air blowing parts 61a to 61g is stopped, and the process returns to ST1.

(Description of flowchart of film position setting process)
FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the film position setting process in the film take-out apparatus of the first embodiment.
The processing of each ST (step) in the flowchart of FIG. 18 is performed according to a film position setting program stored in the hard disk or the like of the control unit C of the film take-out apparatus FT. Further, this process is executed in parallel processing in parallel with other various processes of the film take-out device FT. The film position setting process of the first embodiment is performed individually for the right film cartridge 24 and the left film cartridge 24.
The flowchart shown in FIG. 18 is started when the film take-out device FT is turned on.

In ST21 of FIG. 18, it is determined whether or not the film position setting start key U1c has been input. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST22. If no (N), ST21 is repeated.
In ST22, the bottom plate raising / lowering motor 45 is rotated forward by rough adjustment drive, and the bottom plate 36 is started to rise by rough adjustment. Then, the process proceeds to ST23.
In ST23, it is determined whether or not the film sensor 46 has detected the film member 8. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST24. If no (N), ST23 is repeated.
In ST24, the bottom plate raising / lowering motor 45 is reversely rotated by the coarse adjustment drive, and the bottom plate 36 is started to descend by the coarse adjustment. Then, the process proceeds to ST25.

In ST25, it is determined whether or not the film sensor 46 no longer detects the film member 8. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST26, and if no (N), ST25 is repeated.
In ST26, the rough adjustment drive of the bottom plate lifting motor 45 is stopped, and the rough adjustment movement of the bottom plate 36 is stopped. Then, the process proceeds to ST27.
In ST27, the transfer moving device 81 and the transfer advance / retreat unit 83 are driven to move the take-out member 93 from the take-out initial position where the take-out member 93 shown in FIGS. The suction pad 98 is moved upward and away from the uppermost surface of the bundle of film members 8 accommodated in the cartridge 24. Then, the process proceeds to ST28.
In ST28, it is determined whether or not the movement to the ascending / separating position is completed, that is, whether or not the extraction member 93 has reached the ascending / separating position. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST29, and if no (N), ST28 is repeated.

In ST29, the transporting elevator 82 is operated to lower the take-out member 93 from the ascending / separating position and move it toward the take-out position where the film member 8 is sucked and taken out. Then, the process proceeds to ST30.
In ST30, it is determined whether or not the movement to the extraction position is completed, that is, whether or not the extraction position has been reached. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST31, and if no (N), ST30 is repeated.
In ST31, suction by the air suction device 101 is started, and suction of the film member 8 by the suction pad 98 is started. Then, the process proceeds to ST32.
In ST32, it is determined whether or not the detected pressure of the pressure sensor SN3 is equal to or lower than the holding pressure. That is, it is determined whether or not the temporary positioning of the bottom plate 36 has been completed. If no (N), the process proceeds to ST33, and if yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST34.
In ST33, the bottom plate lifting / lowering motor 45 is finely driven to increase by one pitch, that is, the thickness of one film member 8. Then, the process returns to ST32.

In ST34, the bottom plate raising / lowering motor 45 is finely driven to raise the bottom plate 36 by 20 pitches. That is, from the temporarily positioned state, the bottom plate 36 is raised by 20 pitches to move to the final positioned state where the film member 8 is pressed against the suction pad 98. Then, the process proceeds to ST35.
In ST35, the suction by the air suction device 101 is stopped, and the suction by the air suction pad 98 is stopped. Then, the process proceeds to ST36.
In ST36, the transfer moving device 81, the transfer lifting elevator 82, and the transfer advance / retreat unit 83 are actuated to start the movement of the take-out member 93 through the ascending / separating position toward the take-out initial position. Then, the process proceeds to ST37.
In ST37, it is determined whether or not the extraction initial position has been reached. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST38, and if no (N), ST37 is repeated.
In ST38, the movement of the extraction member is stopped, and the process returns to ST21.

(Explanation of flowchart of film removal processing)
FIG. 19 is a flowchart of the film take-out process in the film take-out apparatus according to the first embodiment.
The processing of each ST (step) in the flowchart of FIG. 19 is performed according to a film extraction program stored in a hard disk or the like of the control unit C of the film extraction apparatus FT. Further, this process is executed in parallel processing in parallel with other various processes of the film take-out device FT.
The flowchart shown in FIG. 19 is started when the film take-out device FT is turned on.

In ST51 of FIG. 19, it is determined whether or not the film take-out start key U1d has been input. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST52, and if no (N), ST51 is repeated.
In ST52, the transfer moving device 81 and the transfer advance / retreat unit 83 are operated to move the take-out member 93 from the take-out initial position toward the ascending / separating position. Then, the process proceeds to ST53.
In ST53, it is determined whether or not the extraction member 53 has reached the ascending / separating position. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST54, and if no (N), ST53 is repeated.
In ST54, the transporting elevator 82 is operated to start the movement of the take-out member 93 from the ascending / separating position toward the take-out position. Then, the process proceeds to ST55.

In ST55, it is determined whether or not the extraction member 93 has reached the extraction position. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST56, and if no (N), ST55 is repeated.
In ST56, the air suction device 101 is operated, and the suction of the film member 8 by the suction pad 98 is started. Then, the process proceeds to ST57.
In ST57, it is determined whether or not the pressure detected by the pressure sensor SN3 is equal to or higher than the holding pressure. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST58, and, if no (N), the process proceeds to ST67.
In ST58, the suction-spreading motor 88 is operated so that the suction pad 98 sucks the film member 8 and is pressed by 20 pitches. After approaching the close suction position, it is moved away from the suction position and again brought close to the suction position. Then, the process proceeds to ST59.

In ST59, the transporting elevator 82 is controlled to move the takeout member 93 from the takeout position toward the lifted and separated position. Then, the process proceeds to ST60.
In ST60, it is determined whether or not the extraction member 93 has reached the ascending / separating position. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST61, and if no (N), ST60 is repeated.
In ST61, the following processes (1) and (2) are executed, and the process proceeds to ST62.
(1) The suction-spreading motor 88 is operated and moved to a suction position where the suction pads 98 are separated from each other.
(2) The bottom plate raising / lowering motor 45 is finely adjusted to raise the bottom plate 36 by one pitch, that is, the thickness of the film member 8 by one.
In ST62, the transporting moving device 81, the transporting elevator 82 and the transporting advance / retreat unit 83 are operated to transport the adsorbed film member 8 to a jig base of a film assembling apparatus (not shown), and a film (not shown) The assembling apparatus moves toward an assembling position to be assembled with respect to the rotating shaft 7. Then, the process proceeds to ST63.
In ST63, it is determined whether or not the assembly position has been reached. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST64, and if no (N), ST63 is repeated.

In ST64, the air suction device 101 is controlled to stop the suction and holding of the film member 8 by the suction pad 98, and the film member 8 is detached from the suction pad 98. Then, the process proceeds to ST65.
In ST65, the transfer moving device 81, the transfer elevating elevator 82, and the transfer advance / retreat unit 83 are operated to move the extraction member 93 from the assembly position toward the extraction initial position. Then, the process proceeds to ST66.
In ST66, it is determined whether or not the extraction member 93 has reached the extraction initial position. If yes (Y), the process returns to ST52, and if no (N), ST66 is repeated.

In ST67, the following processes (1) and (2) are executed, and the process proceeds to ST68.
(1) Display on the display unit U1a that the film member 8 in the film cartridge 24 is empty and notify the operator.
(2) The air suction device 101 is controlled to stop the suction pad 98 from being sucked.
In ST68, the following processes (1) and (2) are executed, and the process proceeds to ST69.
(1) The transporting elevator 82 is operated to move the takeout member 93 toward the ascending / separating position.
(2) The bottom plate raising / lowering motor 45 is operated to move the bottom plate 36 to the bottom position where the bottom plate 36 contacts the bottom of the film accommodating space 26a.
In ST69, it is determined whether or not the extraction member 93 has reached the ascending / separating position. If yes (Y), the process proceeds to ST70, and if no (N), ST69 is repeated.
In ST70, the transfer moving device 81 and the transfer advance / retreat unit 83 are operated to move the take-out member 93 toward the take-out initial position. Then, the process proceeds to ST71.
In ST71, it is determined whether or not the extraction initial position has been reached. If yes (Y), the process returns to ST51, and if no (N), ST71 is repeated.

(Operation of Example 1)
FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the air blowing process.
In the film take-out device FT of Example 1 having the above-described configuration, when the air firing start key U1b is input while the film cartridge 24 containing the film member 8 is attached to the cartridge attachment member 23, the bottom plate In a state where 36 is held at the bottom position, the air blowing portions 61a to 61g move up and down while blowing air. Therefore, the air blown out from the blowing portions 61a to 61f is blown into the film accommodating space 26a through the air passage long holes 28a, 29a, 31b, and 32b and the air passage U grooves 31a and 32a. In FIG. 20, at this time, air is blown onto the bundle of film members 8 while air blowing portions 61 a to 61 g move downward from above, and the film members 8 are stacked above the bundle 8 of film members 8. The film members 8 are in a floating state, and the film members 8 are separated and spread. If sprayed while rising upward from below, the lower film member 8 is unlikely to be lifted and floated by the bundle of film members 8 stacked above.

Therefore, in Example 1, compared with the case where it sprays while raising upwards from the downward | lower direction, the film members 8 are isolate | separated efficiently and are sown. In particular, incisions such as the main conveyance incision portion 11, the sub conveyance incision portion 12, and the incision portion 13a are formed. And separating them reliably and efficiently.
In particular, in the air blowing process of the first embodiment, as shown in ST4 to ST6, the air blowing is stopped when the up / down end number Na is reached during the descent. Accordingly, after the air is blown and separated while descending with a relatively high ability to separate, the filming operation of the film member 8 by the air is stopped, and the operation returns to the blowing portion ascending position to end the operation.

Further, in the film blowing apparatus FT2 of the first embodiment, the right gas blowing part 61e and the left gas blowing part 61f are assembled by the common blowing piece 66, the seal 67, the closing lid 68, and the sealing plug 69, and the central gas blowing part 61 g is assembled by a common blowing piece 66, a seal 70 and an additional blowing piece 71. That is, the largest component, that is, a common blowing piece 66 which is a so-called part is shared, and the production cost is reduced as compared with the case of producing individual parts.
In particular, in the first embodiment, the film cartridge 24 has two configurations. However, when the number of the film cartridges 24 is three or more, for example, the third film cartridge 24 is arranged on the left side of the left film cartridge 24. In consideration of this, by replacing the seal 67, the closing lid 68, and the sealing plug 69 of the current left gas blowing portion 61f with the seal 70 and the additional blowing piece 71, the nozzle 62 facing further to the left side can be easily formed. It is possible to install. Therefore, in the gas blowing part of the first embodiment in which the common blowing piece 66 is made common, it is possible to easily cope with the increase and decrease of the film cartridge after the film take-out device FT is installed. The degree of freedom of change is high.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the film position setting process, FIG. 21A is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the film is being raised by the coarse adjustment drive, and FIG. 21C is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the bottom plate is lowered by rough adjustment from the state of FIG. 21B and the film member is no longer detected by the film sensor, and FIG. 21D is an extraction member from the state of FIG. 21C. FIG. 21E is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the bottom plate is raised and finely positioned by fine adjustment drive from the state of FIG. 21D, and FIG. 21F is a state in which the bottom plate is 20 pitches from the state of FIG. 21E. It is explanatory drawing of the state which moved up and was finally positioned.
When the film position setting start key U1c is input while the film member 8 accommodated in the film cartridge 24 is blown with air, as shown in ST21 to ST22 of FIG. When driven, the bottom plate 36 is raised as shown in FIG. 21A.

In FIG. 21B, when the uppermost film member 8 is detected by the film sensor 46, the rising of the bottom plate 36 stops. At this time, in contrast to the film member 8 made of a transparent material and easy to transmit light and difficult to detect by the film sensor 46, in Example 1, light is more easily reflected and scattered than the central portion of the film member 8. The edge of the film member 8 is set so as to correspond to the inspection position P1, and the film member 8 is detected with high accuracy.
In FIG. 21B, when the film member 8 is detected by the film sensor 46 and the rise of the bottom plate 36 is stopped, the position of the bottom plate 36 may be excessively moved upward due to the inertia of the continuously driven bottom plate lifting motor 45. is there. Corresponding to this, the processing of ST24 to ST26 of FIG. 18 is executed, and the bottom plate 36 is lowered by rough adjustment until the film member 8 is no longer detected by the film sensor 46.
In FIG. 21B and FIG. 21C, when the bottom plate 36 descends and the film member 8 is no longer detected by the film sensor 46, the bottom plate 36 stops descending. Accordingly, the uppermost surface of the film member 8 is roughly positioned in the state where the film member 8 has moved to the inspection position P1 due to the rise and fall in the coarse adjustment.

21C and 21D, when the bottom plate 36 is roughly positioned, the processing of ST27 to ST30 in FIG. 18 is executed, and the takeout member 93 moves to the takeout position as shown in FIG. Is close to the top surface of the film member 8. In this state, the process of ST31 in FIG. 18 is executed, and the suction of the film member 8 to the suction pad 98 is performed by suction of air. In this state, the film member 8 is separated from or slightly in contact with the suction pad 98, and the film member 8 may not be in close contact with the suction pad 98.
Accordingly, the processing of ST32 to ST33 in FIG. 18 is executed, and the bottom plate 36 increases by one pitch until the pressure detected by the pressure sensor SN3 becomes equal to or lower than the holding pressure. Thus, the uppermost film member 8 and the suction pad 98 are in a temporary positioning state.

In FIG. 21E and FIG. 21F, when the film member 8 and the suction pad 98 are brought into close contact with each other and become the holding pressure or lower, the process of ST34 in FIG. 18 is executed and the bottom plate 36 is raised by 20 pitches. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 21F, the compression spring 102 of the take-out member 93 is elastically deformed and contracted, and the film member 8 is pressed against the take-out member 93 with a preset suction pressure. Therefore, the final positioning is performed in which the suction pad 98 is pressed against the film member 8 with the suction pressure.
Therefore, in the first embodiment, in the film position setting process, first, the bottom plate 36 is raised by rough adjustment driving, and after rough positioning, final positioning is performed by fine adjustment driving, and positioning is performed by fine adjustment driving from the beginning. Compared with the case of performing the positioning, the positioning is accelerated.

  Further, during the coarse adjustment drive, the bottom plate 36 is lowered after the film member 8 is detected by the film sensor 46. That is, when the bottom plate 36 is raised by rough adjustment, the stacking of the bundle of film members 8, unevenness of the film members, burrs of notches, excessive overshoot of the bottom plate 36, so-called overshoot, etc. In some cases, the accuracy of the film sensor 46 may not be sufficient with the detection result of the film sensor 46 alone. Accordingly, in the first embodiment, after the detection by the film sensor 46, the bottom plate 36 is lowered until the film sensor 46 no longer detects, and the position of the film member 8 is stabilized with respect to the inspection position P1. It has become easier. That is, as compared with the case where fine adjustment is performed without lowering after the bottom plate 36 is lifted, the influence of various variations is suppressed, and it is possible to position the final positioning position with high accuracy and stability.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of the suction operation in the film take-out process, FIG. 22A is an explanatory diagram of the state where the suction pad has moved to the suction operation position, and FIG. 22B has moved from the state shown in FIG. 22A to the suction position. 22C is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the suction pad has moved from the state shown in FIG. 22B to the suction spreading position, and FIG. 22D is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the take-out member has moved from the state shown in FIG. It is.
When the film take-out start key U1d is inputted in the state where the position of the uppermost film member 8 is finally positioned in the film position setting process, the processes of ST52 to ST56 in FIG. However, it moves to the take-out position shown in FIG. 21F, and the film member 8 is sucked to the suction pad 98 by suction of air. If the film member 8 is not empty, the process of ST58 is executed, and the suction pads 98 move in the direction of approaching and separating. That is, as shown in FIG. 22, the suction pad 98 is moved to the suction firing position shown in FIG. 22A in a state where the suction pad 98 is pressed by the suction firing pressure while sucking the film member 8, and then the suction shown in FIG. 22B. It returns to the position and moves to the suction separation position shown in FIG. 22C.

As a result, in FIGS. 22A to 22C, the uppermost film member 8 adsorbed to the adsorption pad 98 is curved, restored, and curved, and separated from the lower film member 8 and is scratched. Then, the process of ST59 in FIG. 19 is executed, and as shown in FIG. 22D, the takeout member 93 moves upward and one film member 8 is taken out.
The film member 8 taken out is conveyed to the assembly position in the processing of ST60 to ST63 in FIG. 19, the suction of air is stopped, the film member 8 is detached from the suction pad 98, and the assembly is performed. Then, the take-out member 93 returns to the take-out position again, and the next film member 8 is taken out. At this time, the bottom plate 36 is raised by an amount corresponding to the thickness of the film member 8 from which the bottom plate 36 has been taken out in the process of ST61. In a state where it is pressed against 98, it is whispered and taken out.

When the film member 8 is taken out and the film member 8 in the film cartridge 24 becomes empty, the suction pad 98 comes into contact with the mesh portion 36 a of the bottom plate 36. In this state, the suction pad 98 is in contact with the mesh portion 36a through which air freely passes, and the pressure sensor SN3 remains at atmospheric pressure. Accordingly, the processing of ST67 to ST70 in FIG. 19 is executed to notify that the film member 8 is empty, and the bottom plate elevating lever 43 and the taking-out member 93 are returned to their initial positions, and the film taking-out processing is performed. Ends. In the first embodiment, when it is detected that one of the left and right film cartridges 24 is empty, the film take-out process ends.
When the operator removes the film cartridge 24 in which the film member 8 is emptied and a new film cartridge 24 containing a bundle of film members 8 is mounted, the air blowing process and the film position setting process are performed. After being executed in order, the film take-out process is executed.

  Therefore, in Example 1, the bottom plate 36 is raised by 20 pitches in the film position setting process, the film member 8 is pressed against the suction pad 98 with suction pressure, and the suction pad 98 is sucked. In the state where pressure is applied, the suction and whirling operation of approaching and separating is performed. Therefore, in the case where it is not pressed by the suction firing pressure, the film member 8 is attracted to the suction pad 98 only by the suction force, and the positions of the suction pad 98 and the film member 8 are insufficient due to the suction force during the suction firing operation. Although there is a possibility of deviation, in Example 1, the film member 8 is pressed not only by the air suction force but also by the suction pressure, so that the film member 8 is reliably bent and separated from the lower film member 8. It is possible.

  Further, in Example 1, after the operation of the suction pads 98 approaching and separating from each other is repeated and the film member 8 is squeezed, the suction pads 98 are not separated from each other but approached and the film member 8 is curved. Then, the film member 8 is taken out. That is, as is generally done, when the suction pads 98 are returned to the separated state and then raised, when the suction pads 98 are returned to the separated state, they are entangled with the lower film member 8 due to burrs, cuts or the like. When raised, the lower film member 8 may be lifted together. In particular, the film member 8 of Example 1 is formed with cuts, and when the suction pads 98 are returned to a separated state, the possibility that the cuts of the film members 8 are entangled with each other increases. On the other hand, in the first embodiment, the suction pad 98 is raised while the film member 8 is curved and separated, and the film member 8 that has been wound is entangled again, so that a plurality of film members 8 are entangled. Is reduced from being taken out.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the front suction pad 98F and the rear suction pad 98R are formed in different sizes, and the rigidity of the elastic suction pads 98F and 98R, so-called waists, is different. Therefore, if the two suction pads 98 have the same size, if the waist of the suction pad 98 is weak during the rolling operation in which the takeout member 93 approaches and separates from each other with the film member 8 sucked, the suction pad 98 There is a case where the film member 8 is elastically deformed flexibly at the portion 98 to absorb the moving amount, and the film member 8 cannot be bent reliably. On the other hand, in Example 1 in which the sizes of the suction pads 98F and 98R are changed, the waists of the suction pads 98F and 98R are different, and the film member 8 is reliably curved compared to the case where the sizes are the same. It is easy to separate the film members 8 and separate them.
Further, in the first embodiment, the amount of movement of the suction pad 98 is smaller than the radius of the suction pad 98, so that the sliding between the suction pad 98 and the film member 8 is prevented, and the time for soaking is shortened.

  Moreover, in Example 1, the mesh part 36a is formed in the baseplate 36, and it has the structure which can detect the presence or absence of the film member 8 by measuring the pressure of air. That is, in the case where the mesh portion 36a is not formed, if air suction is performed with the suction pad 98 in contact with the bottom plate 36, the pressure fluctuates in the same manner as when the film member 8 is sucked. However, it cannot be determined whether the film member 8 is sucked or is in contact with the bottom plate 36. Therefore, in the configuration in which the mesh portion 36a is not formed, it is necessary to determine the presence / absence by managing the number of the film member 8 and the sensor for detecting the presence / absence of the film member 8, and the configuration may be complicated. In contrast, in the first embodiment, the presence or absence of the film member 8 can be easily detected with a simple configuration in which the mesh portion 36a is formed on the bottom plate 36.

  In the first embodiment, the suction pad 98 is set so as to be sucked at a position avoiding the cut of the film member 8, and the air from the cut is compared with the case where the suction pad 98 is in contact with the cut so as to straddle the cut. Insufficient adsorption due to the leakage of air or erroneous detection that the pressure sensor SN3 is empty due to the leaked air is reduced.

Furthermore, in the film cartridge 24 of the first embodiment, the end of the film member 8 is supported by the pressing claw 34, and when the bottom plate 36 rises and the film member 8 reaches the inspection position P1, the pressing claw 34 Positioning is performed and the film member 8 is configured to be reliably detected. Further, even if the bottom plate 36 rises and overshoots, the film member 8 is supported so as not to jump upward.
Further, the pressing claw 34 presses the one end side where the cut of the film member 8 is formed with the pressing claw 34. If the edge of the film member 8 is pressed by the holding claw 34 on the side where no cut is formed, the edge of the film member 8 is raised when the takeout member 93 rises and the film member 8 is taken out upward. Is caught by the presser claw 34 and is bent and becomes a resistance of the raising operation. On the other hand, in Example 1, the film member 8 is pressed by the pressing claw 34 on the side where the cut is formed, and a strip-shaped portion surrounded by the cut portion when the take-out member 93 rises. Can be individually bent, and the strip-like individual portion caught by the pressing claw 34 is bent, so that the whole is not bent and the resistance of the raising operation is reduced. Therefore, when the film member 8 is attracted and lifted by the take-out member 93, it is reduced that the film member 8 is caught by the holding claw 34 and detached from the suction pad 98, and the film member 8 is reliably taken out.

  Further, in the state in which the film members 8 are rolled by the air blowing process, a variation occurs in the thickness direction due to cuts or burrs, and a gap is generated between the film members 8 in the bundle of film members 8. . Therefore, the bundle of film members 8 is thicker and higher on one side where the cut is formed than on the other side where the cut is not formed. In the film cartridge 24 according to the first embodiment, the raising member 37 is disposed on the other side of the bottom plate 36 so that the one side is thicker than the other side, and the other side of the bundle of film members 8 is As shown in FIG. 12, the film member 8 is raised so that the film member 8 is horizontally arranged on the uppermost surface of the bundle of film members 8. In particular, in Example 1, the raising member 37 is made of an elastic material, and the number of the film members 8 is increased to increase the weight of the bundle of the film members 8, or the takeout member 93 is pressed upward. In some cases, it is elastically deformed, and acts so that the uppermost surface is kept almost horizontal. Alternatively, when the film member 8 is taken out and the number of the film members 8 is reduced, the elastic member is restored and the uppermost surface is maintained in a state close to horizontal.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory view of the operation when the raising member is not provided, FIG. 23A is a cross-sectional view of the main part, and FIG. 23B is a perspective view of the main part.
If the raising member 37 is not arranged, as shown in FIG. 23A, a state in which one side of the film member 8 is higher than the other side due to cuts, burrs, or the like on the uppermost surface of the bundle of film members 8. Thus, it is attracted to the take-out member 93 and taken out. In this state, as shown in FIGS. 23A and 23B, the film member 8 against which the takeout member 93 is pressed tends to be bent and warped. When the film member 8 is warped and the take-out members 93 move toward and away from each other, as shown in FIG. 23B, the warped film member 8 is bent in a direction perpendicular to the warp. For this reason, the film member 8 is difficult to bend, and as a result, it is difficult to blow. On the other hand, in Example 1, the uppermost film member 8 is held in the state close to the horizontal state by the raising member 37, and the warping of the film member 8 is small when the suction pad 98 is in contact with the raising member 37. Compared to the case where it is not provided, it is possible to easily and reliably crawl.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which a film member that has not been fully rolled has fallen after the film member has been sufficiently unrolled, and FIG. 24A is an explanatory diagram of a state in which a plurality of film members have been removed. FIG. 24B is an explanatory view showing a state in which the lower film member is dropped.
As shown in FIG. 22, even if the film member 8 is rolled by the approaching and separating operation of the take-out member 93, the film members 8 are not separated one by one due to burrs, cuts, etc. A plurality of film members 8 may be taken out. When the plurality of film members 8 are taken out, the lower film member 8 is likely to generate a force to return to a flat film shape from its curved state due to its own elastic recovery during ascent, and is attracted to the suction pad 98. The film member 8 is easy to fall off. The film member 8 that has fallen may not be dropped directly below the direction of gravity but may be displaced in the front-rear and left-right directions due to variations in the direction of the force of the surrounding air current or elasticity. In Example 1, even if the film member 8 is displaced in the front-rear and left-right directions, the film member 8 comes into contact with the guide surface 33a of the falling film guide protrusion 33 disposed at the upper end of the film cartridge 24 and is guided to the inside of the film accommodating space 26a. The Accordingly, the film member 8 guided by the guide surface 33a and returned to the normal position can be sucked by the suction pad 98 in the next take-out operation and reliably taken out.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram of the film take-out device of the second embodiment and corresponds to FIG. 7 of the first embodiment.
FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram of a film cartridge of the film take-out apparatus according to the second embodiment and corresponds to FIG. 15 according to the first embodiment.
Next, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the description of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the components corresponding to the components of the first embodiment, and the detailed description thereof will be given. Omitted.
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the following points, but is configured in the same manner as the first embodiment in other points.

  In FIG. 25, in the film take-out device FT of the second embodiment, the flexible tubes 72 ′ of the right gas blowing portion 61e and the left gas blowing portion 61f are not air supply devices 73 but air suction devices as compared with the first embodiment. 101. That is, as shown in FIG. 26, in the film cartridge 24 of the second embodiment, the left front gas outlet 61a, the left rear gas outlet 61b, the right front gas outlet 61c, the right rear gas outlet 61d, and the center side Air from the gas blowing portion 61g is blown into the film housing space 26a through the air passage long holes 28a, 29a, 31b and the air passage U groove 31a, and the air in the film housing space 26a is blown into the air passage U groove. The gas is exhausted from the right gas outlet 61e and the left gas outlet 61f through the air passage elongated hole 32b.

(Operation of Example 2)
In the film take-out device FT having the above-described configuration, air is sucked from one end side while supplying air from the other end side of the film member 8 to the film cartridge 24. If air is blown from the side where the cut is formed as in the first embodiment, the cut portion may flutter and may become entangled with the cut portions of the upper and lower film members 8, but may not be sufficiently burned. In No. 2, air is sucked on one side where the cut is formed, fluttering of the cut portion is reduced, and the ability to crawl is further enhanced.
Further, as in the first embodiment, when air is supplied from the front, rear, left and right, the supplied air flows upward or downward, and when it flows upward, the uppermost film member 8 flutters and the posture is unstable. In some cases, the film sensor 46 is difficult to detect. On the other hand, in Example 2, it has attracted | sucked from the one end side and it is reduced that the attitude | position of the film member 8 becomes unstable.

(Example of change)
As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to the said Example, A various change is performed within the range of the summary of this invention described in the claim. It is possible. Modification examples (H01) to (H011) of the present invention are exemplified below.
(H01) In the above embodiment, the film member 8 used in the agitator of the toner cartridge of the image forming apparatus has been exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the present invention can be applied to any thin film member in which a slit or slit is formed. is there. The present invention is particularly suitable for a film member in which a cut is formed on one side and a cut is not formed on the other side, but a film member in which a cut is formed on both sides, It can be suitably used for a film member in which a cut is formed in a part of one side. That is, the shape and position of the cut are not limited to the configurations exemplified in the embodiments, and can be any shape and position.

(H02) In the embodiment, the film sensor 46, the rising position detection sensor SN1, the lowering position detection sensor SN2, and the like are not limited to the configurations exemplified in the embodiment, and any sensors can be used. For example, it is possible to detect a film member 8 by disposing a pressure sensor or a contact sensor on the lower surface of the presser claw, or use an optical sensor instead of the ascending position detecting sensor SN1 and the descending position detecting sensor SN2. Further, the position can be measured by calculating the moving distance from the driving time of the bottom plate lifting / lowering motor 45 and the rolling unit elevator 52 without using a sensor.
(H03) In the above-described embodiment, the two film cartridges 24 can be mounted. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and only one or three or more can be mounted. is there.

(H04) In the above-described embodiment, it is desirable that the size of the suction pad 98 is different between the front and rear, but it is also possible to have the same size.
(H05) In the above-described embodiment, the raising member 37 is desirably arranged, but can be omitted. Moreover, the shape of the raising member 37 is not limited to a stepped shape, and can be an arbitrary shape such as a triangular shape, a quadrangular shape, or a trapezoidal shape. Further, the material of the raising member 37 is preferably an elastic material such as urethane, foamed resin, or rubber. However, any material other than the elastic material can be used depending on the design and specifications. Further, the position and size of the arrangement can be arbitrarily changed.

(H06) In the above-described embodiment, it is desirable to provide the pressing claw 34 and the falling film guide projection 33, but they can be omitted. Further, the positions, sizes, and shapes of the holding claws 34 and the falling film guide protrusions 33 can be arbitrarily changed.
(H07) In the embodiment, the shape of the mesh portion 36a is formed in a rectangular shape at the center portion of the bottom plate, but is not limited to this configuration. It is also possible to form pores. Further, the shape is not limited to the pore shape, and it is possible to form an arbitrary shape through which gas can freely pass, for example, a pore smaller than the outer shape of the suction pad 98.

(H08) In the above embodiment, when positioning the uppermost surface of the film member 8 by raising and lowering the bottom plate 36, the coarse adjustment drive and the fine adjustment drive are combined to increase the speed while increasing the accuracy. However, it is possible to use any adjustment method within a range where accuracy and speed are allowed. For example, when time is allowed, positioning can be performed only with fine adjustment driving, and when accuracy is allowed, only coarse adjustment driving can be performed. Accordingly, the driving source to be used is not limited to the stepping motor, and any driving source such as an arbitrary DC motor or an air cylinder can be used.

(H09) In the above-described embodiment, a configuration in which a long hole shape or a U-groove shape is combined as the gas passage port is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. It is also possible to have a groove shape, and it is also possible to have an arbitrary shape such as a round hole, a square hole, or a polygonal hole.
(H010) In the above embodiment, when the position of the uppermost surface of the film member 8 is positioned, the final positioning is performed by raising the position by 20 pitches from the temporary positioning state. Can be set as the final positioning position, and the distance to be raised can be arbitrarily changed according to the thickness of the film member 8 to be used.

(H011) In the above embodiment, the take-out members 93 are moved in the directions approaching and separating from each other. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, one is fixed and the other is approached and separated from the other. It is also possible to configure. It is also possible to configure the movement amount to be different between the front side and the rear side.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a printer as an example of an image forming apparatus using an exchange container assembled by using the thin film member rolling device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the printer shown in FIG. 1 with the side cover opened. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a toner cartridge used in the printer shown in FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the toner cartridge shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4A is a plan view, FIG. 4B is a view seen from the direction of arrow IVB in FIG. 4A, FIG. 4C is a sectional view taken along line IVC-IVC in FIG. 4A is a sectional view taken along line IVD-IVD in FIG. 4A, FIG. 4E is a sectional view taken along line IVE-IVE in FIG. 4A, and FIG. 4F is a sectional view taken along line IVF-IVF in FIG. 5A and 5B are explanatory views of a rotating shaft of an agitator used in the toner cartridge, FIG. 5A is a perspective view, and FIG. 5B is a side view seen from the direction of arrow VB in FIG. 5A. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a film member as an example of a conveyance member main body of the agitator according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is an overall explanatory view of the film take-out device of Example 1 of the thin film member take-out device of the present invention, and is an explanatory view of a state in which the film winding device has moved to the raised position and the film transport device has moved to the take-out initial position. is there. FIG. 8 is an overall explanatory view of the film take-out device of Example 1, and is an explanatory view showing a state in which the film winding device is moved from the state shown in FIG. 7 to the lowered position. FIG. 9 is an overall explanatory view of the film take-out device of Example 1, and is an explanatory view showing a state in which the film transport device has moved from the state shown in FIG. 7 to the take-out position. FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a film cartridge as an example of the thin film member container of Example 1, FIG. 10A is a perspective view, FIG. 10B is a view seen from the direction of arrow XB in FIG. 10A, and FIG. FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of the film cartridge as viewed from above, FIG. 11A is an explanatory view of a state in which no film member is accommodated in the film cartridge, and FIG. 11B is an explanatory view of a state in which the film member is accommodated in the film cartridge. FIG. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the film stored in the film storage space is detected. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a process of assembling the gas blowing unit, FIG. 13A is an explanatory diagram of the right gas blowing unit and the left gas blowing unit, and FIG. 13B is an explanatory diagram of the center side gas blowing unit. 14A and 14B are explanatory diagrams of the suction and burning mechanism according to the first embodiment. FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional side view of the main part, and FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XIVB-XIVB in FIG. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the positional relationship between the suction pad and the film member or the bottom plate according to the first embodiment, FIG. 15A is an explanatory diagram of the positional relationship between the suction pad and the film member, and FIG. 15B is a positional relationship between the suction pad and the bottom plate. It is explanatory drawing of. FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram illustrating the functions of the control unit in the film take-out apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the air blowing process in the film take-out apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the film position setting process in the film take-out apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 19 is a flowchart of the film take-out process in the film take-out apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the air blowing process. FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the film position setting process, FIG. 21A is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the film is being raised by the coarse adjustment drive, and FIG. 21B is a state in which the film member is detected by the film sensor and is lowered from the state of FIG. 21C is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the bottom plate is lowered by rough adjustment from the state of FIG. 21B and the film member is no longer detected by the film sensor, and FIG. 21D is an extraction member from the state of FIG. 21C. FIG. 21E is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the bottom plate is raised and finely positioned by fine adjustment drive from the state of FIG. 21D, and FIG. 21F is a state in which the bottom plate is 20 pitches from the state of FIG. 21E. It is explanatory drawing of the state which moved up and was finally positioned. FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of the suction operation in the film take-out process, FIG. 22A is an explanatory diagram of the state where the suction pad has moved to the suction operation position, and FIG. 22B has moved from the state shown in FIG. 22A to the suction position. 22C is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the suction pad has moved from the state shown in FIG. 22B to the suction spreading position, and FIG. 22D is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the take-out member has moved from the state shown in FIG. It is. FIG. 23 is an explanatory view of the operation when the raising member is not provided, FIG. 23A is a cross-sectional view of the main part, and FIG. 23B is a perspective view of the main part. FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which a film member that has not been fully rolled has fallen after the film member has been sufficiently unrolled, and FIG. 24A is an explanatory diagram of a state in which a plurality of film members have been removed. FIG. 24B is an explanatory view showing a state in which the lower film member is dropped. FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram of the film take-out device of the second embodiment and corresponds to FIG. 7 of the first embodiment. FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram of a film cartridge of the film take-out apparatus according to the second embodiment and corresponds to FIG. 15 according to the first embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

8 ... Thin film member,
11, 12, 13a ... notches,
26 ... the accommodating part,
34. Thin film pressing member,
36: Loading member,
36a ... Airflow free part,
37 ... Raising member,
43 ... Loading lifting member,
46. Thin film detection member,
82 ... moving member in the approaching and separating direction
92 ... A moving member for the moving direction,
98a ... suction port,
98 ... suction part,
101 ... Gas suction device,
C1 ... Loading lift control means,
C32 ... contact / separation control means,
C34: suction device control means,
C35A: empty detection means,
C35C: Adsorbing and burning control means,
FT ... Thin film member removal device,
SN3: Pressure detection member.

Claims (7)

A storage section in which a plurality of thin film members formed with cuts are stacked and stored;
A plurality of suction portions that are supported so as to be able to contact and separate from the thin film member stacked on the uppermost surface among the plurality of thin film members stacked in the accommodating portion, and in which a suction port is formed at the tip;
A gas suction device for sucking gas from each of the suction ports;
A rolling direction moving member that moves the suction part in a direction in which the thin film member is rolled;
A contact / separation direction moving member that moves the suction part in a contact / separation direction to contact / separate the thin film member loaded; and
With
While sucking gas, the thin film member loaded on the uppermost surface is sucked into the suction part, and in the state where the suction parts are close to each other, the suction part is separated from the storage part and is taken out .
further,
A stacking member that is supported so as to be able to move up and down in the housing portion and on which the plurality of thin film members are stacked, and is formed at a position corresponding to a lower portion in the gravity direction of the suction portion and allows the outside air to freely flow The stacking member having a free part;
A pressure detection member for detecting the pressure of the gas sucked from the suction port;
Based on the detection result of the pressure detection member, empty detection means for determining whether or not the thin film member loaded on the stacking member is gone,
A loading elevating member that elevates and lowers the stacking member in the accommodating portion;
A thin film detecting member arranged corresponding to the upper end of the accommodating portion in the direction of gravity and detecting the thin film member;
A pressure detection member for detecting the pressure of the gas sucked from the suction port;
A loading / lowering control means for controlling the loading / lowering member, wherein the loading member is raised until the thin film detecting member detects the thin film member loaded on the loading member, and then the thin film detecting member is the thin film member. The load raising / lowering control for executing the rough positioning for lowering the stacking member until it is not detected, and for increasing the position of the roughly positioned stacking member until the pressure detecting member reaches a preset pressure. Means,
Thin film member takeout apparatus characterized by comprising a. A storage section in which a plurality of thin film members formed with cuts are stacked and stored;
A plurality of suction portions supported so as to be able to contact and separate from the thin film member stacked on the uppermost surface of the plurality of thin film members stacked in the housing portion, and having a suction port formed at a tip; A gas suction device that sucks gas from each suction port, a moving direction moving member that moves the suction portions in a moving direction that approaches and separates the suction portions, and the suction portion that contacts and separates the stacked thin film members An approaching / separating direction moving member that moves in an approaching / separating direction,
A suction device control means for controlling the gas suction device and sucking the thin film member loaded on the uppermost surface to the suction portion by sucking a gas;
A suction firing control means for controlling movement of the firing direction moving member for moving the suction port, wherein the suction portions are separated from each other when the suction portion comes into contact with the thin film member loaded on the uppermost surface. And holding the suction part in contact with the thin film member loaded on the uppermost surface and separating the thin film members one by one by moving the suction parts closer to and away from each other, The suction firing control means for holding the suction parts close to each other;
Contact / separation control means for controlling the movement of the contact / separation direction moving member, the contact / separation control means for moving the suction part in a direction of separating the suction part from the accommodating part in a state where the suction parts are close to each other;
A stacking member that is supported so as to be able to move up and down in the housing portion and on which the plurality of thin film members are stacked, and is formed at a position corresponding to a lower portion in the gravity direction of the suction portion and allows the outside air to freely flow The stacking member having a free part;
A pressure detection member for detecting the pressure of the gas sucked from the suction port;
Based on the detection result of the pressure detection member, empty detection means for determining whether or not the thin film member loaded on the stacking member is gone,
A loading elevating member that elevates and lowers the stacking member in the accommodating portion;
A thin film detecting member arranged corresponding to the upper end of the accommodating portion in the direction of gravity and detecting the thin film member;
A pressure detection member for detecting the pressure of the gas sucked from the suction port;
A loading / lowering control means for controlling the loading / lowering member, wherein the loading member is raised until the thin film detecting member detects the thin film member loaded on the loading member, and then the thin film detecting member is the thin film member. The load raising / lowering control for executing the rough positioning for lowering the stacking member until it is not detected, and for increasing the position of the roughly positioned stacking member until the pressure detecting member reaches a preset pressure. Means,
A thin film member take-out apparatus comprising: The notches formed on a predetermined side of the polygonal thin film member;
The stacking member on which a plurality of the thin film members are stacked in a state where the one side where the cut is formed is aligned and arranged in the accommodating portion;
A raising member that is arranged on the stacking member and supports the bottom surface on the side opposite to the side on which the cuts of the plurality of stacked thin film members are formed,
The thin film member take-out device according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising: A thin film pressing member that is arranged on the upper end in the gravitational direction of the accommodating portion and is arranged on one side where the cut is formed, and presses in contact with the upper surface of the thin film member stacked on the top surface;
The thin film member take-out device according to claim 3 , comprising: The coarsely positioned stacking member is raised until the pressure detecting member reaches a preset pressure to perform temporary positioning, and the temporarily positioned stacking member is raised by a preset amount of rise. The stacking raising / lowering control means for pressing the thin film member against the suction portion to execute final positioning,
The thin film member take-out device according to claim 1, comprising: The stacking raising and lowering control means for executing the temporary positioning by raising the roughly positioned stacking member by an amount of movement based on the thickness of the thin film member;
The thin film member take-out device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: The thin film member formed of a transparent material is irradiated with light on the thin film member loaded in a state where the one side where the cut is formed is aligned, and an edge on one side where the cut is formed The thin film detecting member to be detected;
The thin film member take-out device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , further comprising:

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