JPH02306240A - Sheet package - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the taking out of the sheet package in which unexposed sheets remain to a bright room by providing such adhering parts which allow plural times of joining and peeling to a cover member and a housing. CONSTITUTION:The package 11 is imposed on a stage 15 of a device body 14 and the detaining hole 13a of a cover member 13 is detained with a detaining pin 18 of a take-up shaft 16 in the case of boarding the sheet package. The body 14 is then closed and the member 13 is taken up by the shaft 16 to open the aperture 12a of a tray base 12. After a latchet of the shaft 16 is released, a readhering mechanism 17 is moved and the member 13 is pushed by a pressing roller 20 to tightly adhere an adhesive A in a projecting line part 12 of a flange part 12b provided around the aperture 12a and an adhesive B on a groove part 13b of the member 13 and the package 11 in which the unexposed photosensitive sheets S remain is taken out in the case of taking out such package.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a sheet packaging body for packaging unexposed photosensitive sheets in a light-shielded manner.

[Prior Art] Examples of a conventional sheet package for loading an unexposed photosensitive sheet into an image recording device in a bright room are shown in FIGS. 9 to 11. FIG. 9 shows a sheet package and an image recording device. A perspective view of the apparatus is shown, and the sheet packaging body 1 includes a rod-shaped tray 2 for stacking and storing photosensitive sheets, and a flexible tray 2 that covers the opening for taking out sheets on the top surface of the tray 2 to block light. The cover member 3 consists of a sheet-like cover member 3 having a
0 image recording device main body 4 which is tightly attached to the top, is folded back at one end of the tray 2, and extends further outward from the other end.
A mounting table 5 having a storage section 5a for storing one tray 2 is provided inside the tray 5 and can be taken out to the outside. As shown in FIG. 10, the mounting table 5 is urged outward by the compression spring 6 from the apparatus main body 4, but the claw portion 5b of the mounting table 5 is locked by the locking member 7 and pushed outward. Jumping out is regulated. Further, a handle 5C is protruded from the front of the storage stand 5, and a slit-shaped gap M5d is provided below the handle 5C, and a bias is applied inside the gap 5d to block external light from the gap 5d. Two hinge-shaped light shielding plates 5e and 5f are provided. Further, a groove 5g is provided inside the ii stand 5 facing the gap 5d, and a sheet suction mechanism 8. A roller 9 is provided which also serves as a light shield and is biased downward by a spring (not shown).

To load the sheet package 1 into the apparatus main body 4, first remove the locking member 7 and move the a mounting base 5 from the apparatus main body 4 to the spring 6.
Pull it out to the left in Figure 10 using the elasticity of
After fitting the tray 2 into the storage section 5a of the mounting table 5 so that the end of the cover member 3 extending from the tray 2 extends to the outside of the handle 5C of the mounting table 5, 5 into the device main body 4, the locking member 7 engages with the claw portion 5b! a A mounting table is fixed within the apparatus main body 4.

FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of the TA mounting table 5 when it is loaded into the main body 4 of the apparatus. 5
h, and is exposed to the outside of the device main body 4 through a gap G between the device main body 4 and the handle 5C. By grasping one end of the exposed cover member 3 and pulling it outward, the cover member 3 can be pulled out from the main body 4 of the apparatus, which is made up of the upper part of the tray 2, so that the opening of the tray 2 can be pulled out. is released inside the device main body 4, but at this time, the roller 9 presses against the upper wall 5h of the stand 5, and outside light enters the inside of the device main body 4 from the gap G between the device main body 4 and the handle 5b. It is not allowed to enter. After that, one tray 2 is
The photosensitive sheets S inside are attracted one by one and conveyed to the image recording section, where images are recorded on the photosensitive sheets S.

If it is necessary to take out the mounting table 5 from the apparatus main body 4 for maintenance etc. even though the unexposed photosensitive sheet S still remains in the sheet package 1, the drive of the apparatus main body 4 must be stopped. After +F, the plate-shaped shutter member 10 is inserted into the mounting table 5 through the gap 5d of the mounting table 5, as shown in FIG. The shutter member lO is a light shielding plate 5e, 5
It is inserted against the elastic force f, fits into the groove 5g of the mounting table 5, and completely covers the opening of the tray 2, and the unexposed photosensitive sheet S in the sheet package 1 is shielded from light. Therefore, the mounting table 5
can be taken out of the device main body 4 in a bright room.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, in this conventional example, the sheet packaging l
Once the cover member 3 is peeled off, the inside of the sheet package 1 cannot be shielded from light again by the cover member 3. Therefore, the sheet package 1 containing the unexposed photosensitive sheet S is taken out of the apparatus main body 4. If necessary, after shielding the inside of the mounting table 5 from light using the shutter member 1O, the sheet package 1 must be taken out from the apparatus main body 4 while still being placed in the mounting table 5. Since the mounting stand 5 has a complicated structure and is heavy, it is troublesome to take out the entire awn stand 5, and if the cover member 3 is repeatedly removed and the shutter member 10 is inserted and removed, the gap G and the mounting stand are The roller 9. provided to prevent external light from entering the gap 5d of the roller 9. There is a risk that the light shielding by the light shielding plates 5e and 5f will be incomplete and the unexposed photosensitive sheet S will be exposed.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional example, and to provide a method for wrapping sheets inside the main body of a recording device when taking out a sheet package in which unexposed sheets remain to the outside of the main body of a recording device located in a bright room. After shading the unexposed sheet by the body itself,
An object of the present invention is to provide a sheet packaging body that can be removed from a device main body.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the sheet package according to the present invention includes a casing with an open top surface for storing photosensitive sheets stacked therein, and a cover member that tightly covers the upper surface of the casing to prevent light from entering the body in order to block light from entering the body; and a close contact portion that allows the cover member to be bonded to and separated from the casing multiple times. It is characterized by having the following.

[Function] When the sheet package having the above configuration is taken out of the recording device main body, the unexposed sheet is shielded from light by the sheet package itself inside the device main body before being removed to the outside of the device main body. be able to.

[Example] The present invention will be described in detail based on the example illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 8.

FIG. 1 shows a sheet packaging body 11 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a housing-like tray 12 for storing sheet-like photosensitive sheets S stacked therein has a flange portion 12b around an opening 12a on the top surface. An opening 12 is provided at the top of each tray 12.
A sheet-shaped cover member 13 made of a flexible material such as rubber for shielding light from light and extending to the outside of the flange portion 12b is attached, and the longitudinal end of the cover member 13 has a plurality of A locking hole 13a is provided. FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of this main part, in which a protruding strip 12c is formed on the flange portion 12b, a groove 13b into which the protruding strip 12c fits is formed on the lower peripheral edge of the cover member 13, Furthermore, adhesives A and B are applied to the top surface of the convex portion 12c and the bottom surface of the groove portion 13b, which enable multiple bonding and peeling.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the interior of the image recording device loaded with the sheet package 11 of this embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-V in FIG. I load and fix one tray 12 of the package 11! i! A mounting table 15 is provided, and a winding shaft 16 for peeling off and winding up the cover member 13 of the sheet package 11 is provided above and above the mounting table 15.
Furthermore, a re-adhesion mechanism 17 is provided at the same height as the mounting table 15 for tightly adhering the cover member 13 onto the tray 12. The mounting table 15 is provided so that when the sheet package 11 is stored, the upper surface of the flange portion 12b and the surrounding side wall 15a are at the same height, and a recess 15b is provided at the lower part of the side wall 15a of the placing table 15. is formed, and the recess 1
A lock 718 that engages with the locking hole 13a of the cover member 13 is attached to the take-up shaft 16, on which a rack 15c is carved on the top surface of the re-adhesion mechanism 17. It has a suppression roller 20 as the center of rotation, and the roller shaft 19 is rotatably attached to long holes 22 provided in side plates 21 on both sides of the mounting table 15.

It is pulled downward by a spring 23. A pinion 24 that meshes with the rack 15c is attached to the side plate 21, and this pinion 24 is rotated by a motor 25, so that the re-adhesion mechanism 17 is moved in the left-right direction in FIG. 3 relative to the fixed mounting table 15. It is composed of In addition, 26
is a suction mechanism movably provided above the mounting table 15.

To load the sheet package 11 into the apparatus main body 14, open the apparatus main body 14, place the sheet package 11 into the mounting table 15, and place the sheet package 11 between the 1F hole 13at of the cover member 13 and the take-up shaft 16. After being engaged with the locking bottle 18, the main body 14 of the apparatus is closed to shield the inside of the main body 14 from light. In FIG. 3, the first winding shaft 16 is rotated only in the direction of the arrow by a ratchet (not shown), and when the winding shaft 16 is rotated and the cover member 13 is scraped off around the winding shaft 16,
The cover member 13 remains wound around the winding shaft 16, the opening 12a of the tray 12 is opened, and the suction mechanism 26 transports the photosensitive sheets +-S one by one to the image recording section. , recording is performed on the photosensitive sheet hs.

If it is necessary to open the apparatus body 4 or take out the sheet package 11 from the apparatus body 14 even though the unexposed photosensitive sheet S remains in the sheet package ll,
The cover member 13 is attached to the flange portion 1 by the re-adhesion mechanism 17.
2b and close the opening i2a, one tray 1
The photosensitive sheet S inside 2 can be protected from external light.

That is, the ratchet of the winding shaft 16 is released so that the winding shaft 16 can rotate in any direction, but in this released state, a suitable amount of frictional resistance is applied to the bearing of the winding shaft 16. Because of the design, the cover member 13 that has been wound once will not hang down or come off from the winding shaft 16.Next, the motor 25 is driven to rotate the pinion 24, and the re-adhesion mechanism 17 is connected to the aW1 joint. If you move to the right along 15,
At the same time as the roller shaft 19 moves along the elongated hole 22 of the side plate 21 by being pulled by the spring 23, the pressing roller 20 moves along the side wall 15.
Since it is pressed against the upper surface of a with a constant pressure, the protruding portion 12
The cover member 13 is tightly attached to the flange portion 12b by the adhesive A on the top surface of the groove portion 13d and the adhesive B on the bottom surface of the groove portion 13d.

In this way, the unexposed photosensitive sheet S remaining in the sheet package ll can be shielded from light.
4, and attach the cover member 13 to the locking pin 18 of the winding shaft 16.
The reconnection-M mechanism 17 can be returned to the initial position by removing the sheet packaging body 11 from the main body 14 of the apparatus.

FIG. 5 shows a sheet packaging body 11' according to the second embodiment. On the upper surface of a tray 27 in the shape of a t-shape in which photosensitive sheets are laminated and stored, a hinge etc. is attached to the tray 27 on the - side. A door-shaped cover member 28 that is connected to each other and can be opened and closed is attached. The cover member 28 is provided with a tab 28a, and as in the first embodiment, one tray 27 and the cover member 28 are provided with a tab 28a.
A protruding portion 27a and a groove portion 28b each having an adhesive or the like for joining the tray 27 and the cover member 28 are provided.

Similarly to the above-described embodiment, after the sheet package 11' containing the unexposed sheet is fitted into the mounting table 15 of the apparatus main body 14 to shield the apparatus main body 14 from light, the opening provided in the apparatus main body 14 to the cover member 28 is inserted. When the tab 28a is pulled diagonally upward by the mechanism, the single tray 27 is released, and the photosensitive sheet can be transported to the image recording section by the suction mechanism 26, and the tray can be transported by the re-adhesion mechanism 17 similar to the first embodiment. Since one unit 27 can be shielded from light, the sheet package ll'' can be taken out of the apparatus main body 14.

In the first and second embodiments described above, peeling and bonding by repeating a plurality of times is not limited to adhesives alone; magnets, Velcro tape, electrostatic force, etc. can also be used. Further, adhesives A and B are used to bond the flange portion 12b and the cover member 13, each having a shape as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
Alternatively, close contact portions 29a, 29b, etc., which fit together using elastic deformation as shown in FIG. 8, may also be used.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the sheet packaging according to the present invention has an unexposed photosensitive sheet inside, since the cover member for shielding the sheet packaging from light can be bonded to and peeled off from the sheet packaging multiple times. Even if there remains, if the cover member is joined inside the device main body which is shielded from light, it can be taken out of the device main body in a bright room without the need for a complicated mounting table.
It becomes convenient to carry the unexposed sheet, and there is less risk of the internal photosensitive sheet being exposed to light.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Drawings 1 to 8 show examples of the sheet packaging body according to the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the sheet packaging body, Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part, and Figure 3 is a view of the mounting table. Cross-sectional view, Figure 4 is the 3rd
5 is a perspective view of a sheet package according to another embodiment, and FIGS. ff56 to 8 are enlarged views of main parts of sheet packages according to other embodiments. , No. 9
The figure is a perspective view of a conventional sheet package and an image recording device, and FIGS. 1O and 11 are sectional views of a conventional sheet package and a mounting table. 11, tt' is a sheet package, 12.27 is a tray, 12a is an opening, 12b is a flange, 12c,
27a is a convex portion, 13.28 is a cover member, 1-3a
1 is a locking hole, 13b and 28b are grooves, 14 is a main body of the device, 1
5 is a mounting table, 16 is a winding shaft, 17 is a re-adhesion mechanism, 18 is an old bottle, 20 is a pressing roller, 25 is a motor, and 26 is a suction mechanism. 28a is a tab, 29a and 29b are contact parts, and A and B are adhesives. Patent applicant: Canon Co., Ltd. Figure 9 ior! A Figure 11

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A casing with an open top surface for storing photosensitive sheets laminated therein, and a cover member that tightly covers the top surface of the casing to block light from entering the casing to prevent outside light from entering. and a close contact portion that allows the cover member to be bonded and peeled off from the housing multiple times.