JPH06289507A - Film carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a film carrier capable of winding a film without damaging the film and making the film get tangled at the time of winding the film into a cartridge even in the case of repeatedly reprinting the film. CONSTITUTION:The film carrier is provided with a take-up part 106 for winding the film carried along a carrying path 108 and discharged from a pedestal 100. Thus, the film discharged from the pedestal 100 is wound on a take-up shaft 144 of the take-up part 106, so that the discharged film is prevented from getting tangled and being damaged. And also, the film is temporarily wound by the take-up part 106 in such a way, so that the film is easily rewound into the cartridge 134.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a film carrier, and more specifically, to draw out a film, which is wound into a cartridge in a layered form and accommodated in the cartridge, and sequentially exposes image frames by sequentially positioning them at exposure positions. The present invention relates to a film carrier that conveys a film.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a photographic film has been wound up on a patrone and taken to a so-called DPE store when the photographing is completed. At the DPE store, develop and print the film,
The developed negative film is cut into predetermined image frames (usually 6 frames), and stored in a bag-shaped sheet called a negative sheet and returned to the customer together with the prints.

By the way, in recent years, it has been proposed to apply a magnetic material such as a transparent magnetic material to a negative film and magnetically record information specifying the negative film and information specifying an image printed on the negative film. (For example, International Pbulication Number WO 90/0420
Five). According to this, information can be stored corresponding to each image frame, so that it is possible to save time and effort at the time of search, and for example, it is possible to input a shooting date and time, a shooting location, shooting conditions, etc. when shooting with a camera. Also, in the laboratory, the exposure amount and the like for each image frame can be stored at the time of printing on photographic paper. Therefore, at the time of reordering, the printing process can be performed under the same conditions by reading the stored exposure amount and the like.

On the other hand, in recent years, a system using a new type of cartridge (hereinafter referred to as "cartridge") and a film capable of recording the above information has been proposed in order to miniaturize the cartridge and to easily load the film into the camera. ing. In this system, the DPE store does not cut the film after developing and printing, but winds the negative film on the take-up reel (spool) of the cartridge and returns it to the customer while it is still in the cartridge. According to this system, since the negative film is not cut, the problem that the information stored in the film cannot be read can be prevented, and the customer can set the cartridge in a device such as a TV photo player. , It is also possible to enjoy negative film images on the TV screen.

[0005]

However, in the system using the above-mentioned cartridge and the new film capable of recording information, the negative film that has been subjected to the development process is often left for a long period of time after being wound in the cartridge. In such a case, a strong curl (also called curl) occurs, which makes it difficult to handle at the time of reprinting. Also, because of this curl, the film discharged from the film carrier becomes entangled during reprinting, and if you try to wind it again in the cartridge,
There was a risk of damaging the film.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to prevent the film from being scratched or entangled when it is wound into the cartridge even when reprinting is repeated many times. It is to provide a film carrier that can be rolled up without getting stuck.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a film carrier, wherein a cartridge mounting portion to which a cartridge in which films are wound in layers and accommodated is mounted, and a film pulled out from the cartridge is conveyed. It has a pedestal provided with a conveyance path provided with a printing opening for exposing the film, and a winding section for winding the film conveyed along the conveyance path and discharged from the pedestal.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a film carrier according to the first aspect, wherein the winding section is disposed substantially orthogonal to the conveying path, and the winding shaft is rotationally driven by a motor. And a crimping means for crimping the film to the winding shaft.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the film carrier according to the second aspect, the crimping means is a leaf spring having film abutting portions provided only at both ends in the film width direction. To do.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the film carrier according to the second aspect, the pressing means is a rotatable roller which is pressed against the winding shaft by an urging means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the film carrier according to the first aspect, the winding section is disposed substantially orthogonal to the transport path and is rotationally driven by a motor, and the film locking section is provided. It is characterized by having a winding shaft formed.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the film conveyed along the conveying path and discharged from the pedestal is wound up by the winding section. This prevents the ejected film from being entangled or damaged. Further, by temporarily winding the film on the winding portion in this manner, the film can be easily rewound into the cartridge.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the film ejected from the pedestal, which is conveyed along the conveying path, has its discharge end wound around the winding shaft due to the winding tendency of the film, and the winding shaft is rotated by the motor. When rotated, the film is pressed onto the winding shaft by the pressing means. Therefore, when the winding shaft is further rotated by the motor, a large frictional force is generated between the film and the winding shaft, and the film is reliably wound around the winding shaft.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the crimping means is a leaf spring in which the film abutting portions are provided only at both ends in the film width direction, the portion of the film image frame at the time of winding is wound. Is less likely to be damaged by the frictional force generated between it and the crimping member.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the crimping means is a rotatable roller which is crimped to the winding shaft by the urging means, the film is nipped by the winding shaft and this roller and wound. The film is wound around the winding shaft while the roller is rotated by the rotation of the winding shaft. Therefore, the film can be wound more smoothly than when the film is wound around the winding shaft by frictional force, and the film is not damaged.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the discharge end of the film, which is conveyed along the conveying path and is discharged from the base, is wound around the winding shaft and is formed on the winding shaft. The film is locked to the film locking portion. Therefore, when the winding shaft is rotated by the motor, the film is reliably wound around the winding shaft.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
It will be described based on.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a printer processor equipped with a negative carrier as a film carrier.

First, the structure of the printer processor 10 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

The printer processor 10 is covered with a casing 12 on the outside, and is provided with a work table 14 projecting from the casing 12 on the left side in FIG. On the upper surface of the work table 14, a negative carrier 18 on which the negative film 16 is set is placed. A detailed description of the negative carrier 18 will be given later.

A light source unit 36 is installed below the work table 14. The light source unit 36 includes a light source 38.
The light rays emitted from the light source 38 are filtered by the filter unit 40,
The negative film 16 set on the negative carrier 18 is transmitted through the diffusion tube 42. The filter unit 40 includes C, M,
The filter is composed of three Y filters, and each filter is capable of appearing and retracting on the optical axis of the light beam.

An optical system 46 is attached to the arm 44 protruding from the printer processor 10. The optical system 46 includes a lens 48 and a shutter 50 and is arranged on the optical axis of the light beam. The light rays that have passed through the negative film 16 pass through the lens 48 and the shutter 50, and the exposure chamber 52
An image of the negative film 16 is formed on the photographic printing paper 54 set on the.

The optical system 46 is also provided with a density measuring device 56 such as a CCD for measuring the density of the negative film 16. The density measuring device 56 is connected to a controller (not shown), and the exposure amount is calculated based on the data measured by the density measuring device 56 and the data keyed in by the operator.

Here, the light source section 36, the optical system 46, and the exposure chamber 52 enable a printing process to form an exposure section 58.

A mounting portion 60 is provided above the arm 44. The loading section 60 is configured to load a paper magazine 64 in which the photographic printing paper 54 is wound around the reel 62 in layers and accommodated.

A roller 66 is arranged in the vicinity of the mounting portion 60 and holds the photographic printing paper 54 and conveys it to the exposure chamber 52. Further, a roller 68 is arranged in the vicinity of the exposure chamber 52, and the photographic printing paper 54 on which the image of the negative film 16 is printed is sandwiched in the exposure chamber 52 and conveyed to the reservoir unit 70 adjacent to the exposure chamber 52.

In the reservoir portion 70, the printing paper 5 that has been subjected to the baking process is printed.
4 is stocked, and the difference in processing time between the exposure unit 58 that performs the baking process and the processor unit 72 that performs the developing, fixing, and washing processes is absorbed.

The printing paper 54 discharged from the reservoir 70
Is conveyed to the color developing section 74 of the processor section 72 adjacent to the reservoir section 70. The color developing section 74 is provided with the photographic paper 54.
Is immersed in a developing solution to perform development processing. The developed photographic printing paper 54 is conveyed to the bleach-fixing section 76 adjacent to the color developing section 74. The bleach-fixing section 76 performs a fixing process by immersing the printing paper 54 in a fixing solution. The fixing-processed printing paper 54 is conveyed to the rinsing unit 78 adjacent to the bleach-fixing unit 76. The rinse section 78 dips the photographic printing paper 54 in cleaning water to perform a cleaning process.

The photographic printing paper 54 which has been washed with water has a rinsing portion 7
8 is conveyed to the drying unit 80 adjacent to the unit 8. The drying unit 80 is
The printing paper 54 is wound around the roller 81 and exposed to high temperature air to be dried.

The photographic printing paper 54 is sandwiched by a pair of rollers 82A, and the photographic printing paper 54 which has been dried is discharged from the drying section 80 at a constant speed. A pair of rollers 82B is arranged above the rollers 82A, and is intermittently rotated corresponding to the processing of the cutter section 84 arranged on the downstream side of the drying section 80.

The cutter unit 84 is composed of a cut mark sensor 86 for detecting a cut mark provided on the photographic printing paper 54 and a cutter 88 for cutting the photographic printing paper 54, and cuts the photographic printing paper 54 for each image frame, and a printer processor. 10 is discharged to the outside of the casing 12.

Next, the negative carrier 18 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the negative carrier 18 is
The pedestal 100, the opening / closing cover 102, a cartridge nest portion 104 as a cartridge mounting portion provided at both ends of the pedestal 100, and a winding portion 106 are configured.

The pedestal 100 has a negative film conveying path 1 as a conveying path along the longitudinal direction at a substantially central portion in the width direction.
No. 08 is formed, and a printing opening 110 is provided at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the negative film transport path 108, which serves as an irradiation port of a light beam from a light source 38 provided in the printer processor 10.

In the negative film conveying path 108, a total of three pairs of conveying rollers 112A, 112B, 11 are provided on the upstream side (right side in FIG. 1) and the downstream side (left side in FIG. 1) of the printing opening 110.
2C is arranged corresponding to the surface (emulsion surface) of the negative film 16. These transport rollers 112A, 112
B and 112C are adapted to receive the driving force of a conveyance motor 114 composed of a pulse motor via an endless annular timing belt (not shown), and when the conveyance motor 114 rotates, the conveyance rollers 112A, 112B and 112C.
Are driven in the same rotation direction at the same rotation speed.

The open / close cover 102 shown in phantom in FIG.
Due to a hinge (not shown), the lower side in FIG.
The pedestal 100 can be opened and closed by rotating up and down around the hinge shaft.

The opening / closing cover 102 is provided with a through hole (not shown) corresponding to the printing opening 110.

The open / close cover 102 is provided with idle rollers (not shown) corresponding to the transport rollers 112A, 112B, 112C, respectively, and the negative film 16 is provided together with the transport rollers 112A, 112B, 112C. It is designed to be nipped and conveyed.

A negative crimping plate 116 is arranged at the central portion of the opening / closing cover 102 in the negative film conveying direction, and one end (lower end in FIG. 1) of the negative crimping plate 116 is pivotally supported by the opening / closing cover 102. . Therefore, the negative pressure-bonding plate 116 is configured to be movable relative to the open / close cover 102 and to be capable of being raised and lowered. The negative pressure plate 116 has an opening 118 at a position corresponding to the through hole. The negative pressure bonding plate 116 is usually held by the open / close cover 102, and when the solenoid 120 provided on the pedestal 100 is energized when the open / close cover is closed, the negative pressure plate 116 is attracted by a magnetic force, and the negative film transport path 108 has a printing opening 110. The negative film 16 positioned in the printing opening 110 can be held in close contact.

Conveying roller 1 of the negative film conveying path 108
An image detection sensor light source (for example, an LED) 122 is embedded in the vicinity of one end in the width direction on the upstream side of 12B. An image detection sensor 122 (not shown) is provided on the opening / closing cover 102 so as to correspond to the image detection sensor light source 122.

The first pressure roller 124 and the second pressure roller 124 are provided on the upstream side of the image detection sensor 122 in the negative film transport path 108.
The pressure bonding roller 126 is disposed. A writing head and a first reading head (neither of which is shown) are provided on the opening / closing lid 102 corresponding to the pressure bonding rollers 124 and 126, respectively. Further, on the other end side in the width direction of the negative film transport path 108, the second pressure roller 126 is attached.
A third pressure-applying roller 128 is disposed so as to face with the third pressure-applying roller 128, and a second reading head (not shown) is provided on the opening / closing lid 102 corresponding to the third pressure-applying roller 128.

The cartridge nest portion 104 is provided with a housing 130 provided on the upstream end side of the negative film transport path 108 of the pedestal 100, and a negative film 16 wound around a cartridge 134 loaded in the housing 130. It is configured to include a drive mechanism 131 that performs winding.

The drive mechanism 131 includes a motor 132 and a rotary shaft 136 driven by the motor 132. The rotary shaft 136 and the motor 132 include a gear 136.
A, 132A are fixed, and these gears 136A, 13A
A timing belt 138 composed of an endless annular stepped belt is wound around 2A.

The cartridge 134 is provided at its center with a rotatable spool (not shown) for winding the long negative film 16 in layers, and this spool is connected to the rotary shaft 136. . Therefore, the rotational force of the motor 132 is transmitted to the rotary shaft 136 via the timing belt 138, and the negative film 16 wound on the spool is sent out according to the rotation amount of the motor 132. Or you are getting involved.

Here, the motor 132, the timing belt 138, and the rotary shaft 136 are attached to the housing 130, but the spool of the cartridge 134 and the rotary shaft 136 are detachable, so that the cartridge 134 can be installed. It is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the housing 130.

Film entrance / exit 13 of cartridge 134
4A corresponds to the negative film transport path 108, and when the cartridge 134 shown in FIG. 1 is loaded into the housing 130, the negative film 16 has the emulsion surface facing downward, that is, the base 100 side. It is supposed to be sent from.

The winding section 106 includes a housing 140 provided on the downstream side of the negative film conveying path 108 of the pedestal 100, a winding motor 142 arranged in the housing 140, and the winding motor 142. And a pair of crimping members 14 constituting a crimping means for crimping the take-up shaft 144 that is rotated by the press-fitting and the negative film 16 that has entered the housing 140 onto the take-up shaft 144.
6, 147.

More specifically, the housing 140
The film entrance / exit 140A is formed in the film corresponding to the negative film transport path 108.
A take-up shaft 144 is axially supported via a support member (not shown) at a position further downstream of 0A so as to be substantially orthogonal to the negative film transport path 108. A small diameter portion (not shown) is formed at one end (upper right end in FIG. 1) of the winding shaft 144, and a gear (not shown) is fixed to the small diameter portion. The output shaft of the winding motor 142 has a gear 142.
A is fixed. A timing belt 148, which is an endless annular stepped belt, is wound around these gears. Therefore, the rotational force of the motor 142 is transmitted to the winding shaft 144 via the timing belt 148.

One of the crimping members 146 is formed of a substantially U-shaped leaf spring, and a cylindrical abutting portion 146A is provided at the end of the leaf spring that abuts the winding shaft. The base end side of the crimping member 146 is bent in the direction along the winding shaft 144, and the base end is locked to the ceiling surface of the housing 140. The other crimping member 147 is also formed in the same manner as the one crimping member 146, and the cylindrical contact portion 147A provided at the tip thereof is brought into contact with the winding shaft 144 on the side opposite to the contact portion 146A. The base end side of the crimping member 147 is bent in the direction along the winding shaft 144, and the base end is locked to the bottom surface of the housing 140. Abutting portion 146 of these crimping members 146, 147
The columnar shape of A and 147A is to reduce the frictional force generated between the A and 147A and the negative film 16. Further, the bent portions of the crimping members 146 and 147 on the base end side also serve as a guide for the negative film 16.

The negative film 16 that has entered the housing 140 advances as shown by the arrow H, and the leading end (discharge end) of the negative film 16 winds around the winding shaft 144 due to its winding tendency. When the winding shaft 144 rotates in the direction of arrow J in this state, the negative film 16 is pressed against the winding shaft 144 by the pressure bonding members 146 and 147, and a large frictional force is generated between the negative film 16 and the winding shaft 144. The film 16 is wound on the winding shaft 144. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 150 indicates a start button.

As shown in FIG. 3, the negative film 16
At a predetermined interval near the one edge of the tip in the film width direction.
Three locking holes 19 are formed by and the predetermined distance from this locking hole
Perforations 17A, 17B, 17C, ...
Are provided at intervals as shown. This negative
On the back side of the rum 16 (the surface on the front side of the paper in FIG. 3), the tip side
From the first perforation 17A to
Information for each film is recorded near the other edge in the width direction of the rum.
First magnetic recording layer S₁Is formed, and this first
Magnetic recording layer S₁On one end side in the film width direction facing the
Is the second magnetic recording inside the perforation 17A.
Layer S₂Are formed. The second and third from the tip side
For each image corresponding to perforations 17B and 17C
Magnetic track T for recording information₁, T₂Is the first
Magnetic recording layer S₁, The second magnetic recording layer S₂Formed side by side
Has been done. The position of perforation 17A is magnetic
Recording layer S₁, S₂Corresponds to the position of the beginning of the
Position of the first image frame 16
A and magnetic track T₁, T₂At the beginning and end of
It corresponds. The image frame 16A will be formed at predetermined intervals thereafter.
Are created, and the pattern corresponding to the start and end positions of each image frame.
Perforations are formed, and magnetic tracks are also
Although not shown in the figure, two magnets are used for each image frame.
Ki truck T ₁, T₂Is formed similarly to.

Next, the operation of this embodiment constructed as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the cartridge 134 in which the negative film 16 that has undergone the development processing is accommodated.
Is loaded (set) in the housing 130 and the start button 150 is pressed, the motor 132 is rotationally driven by a controller (not shown), and the rotational force of this motor 132 is transmitted to the rotary shaft 136 via the timing belt 138, and this rotation is performed. Cartridge 134 connected to shaft 136
The spool rotates. As a result, the negative film 16
Of the film is discharged from the film entrance / exit 134A of the cartridge 134. When the leading edge of the negative film 16 is sandwiched between the most upstream conveying roller 112A and the idle roller provided on the opening / closing lid 102 corresponding thereto, a sensor (not shown) detects this and outputs this detection signal. Upon receipt, the controller stops the rotation of the motor 132 and simultaneously drives the carry motor 114. As a result, the transport roller 112 rotates, and the transport roller 112 is rotated.
The negative film 16 is sandwiched between the idle roller and the idle roller and is transported along the negative film transport path 108. During this conveyance, various information such as the ID of the negative film, photographing conditions, image frame numbers, etc. recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the negative film 16 by a camera or the like is read by the first and second reading heads, and this reading is performed. The information provided is sent to the controller. When the edge of the first image frame 16A is detected by the image detection sensor, the controller
From this detection time point, the negative film 16 is conveyed by a predetermined amount and the conveyance motor 114 is stopped. As a result, the center of the first image frame 16A is positioned at the exposure center (center of the printing opening 110). Here, the controller controls the conveyance by relating the image frame edge to the number of feed pulses of the conveyance motor 114.

Next, in the controller, the information read by the first and second reading heads and the concentration measuring device 56.
The exposure amount is calculated based on the screen average density (and if there is a key input, this is also added), and exposure is performed.

Such an operation is repeated while advancing the image frames one by one. After a certain time has passed, the leading edge of the negative film 16 is the negative film transport path 108 on the base 100.
And enters the housing 140 through the film entrance / exit 140A. The detection means (not shown) (for example, composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element) detects the intrusion of the negative film 16, and the detection signal is sent to the controller. The controller drives the take-up motor 142 after a certain period of time from the input of this detection signal.

The tip of the negative film 16 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
As indicated by the arrow H, the winding shaft 144 is wound around the winding shaft 144 due to the winding tendency.

After the lapse of the predetermined time, the winding motor 142 is rotationally driven by the controller, and the negative film 16 causes the negative film 16 to contact the film contact portion 1 of the pressure-bonding members 146 and 147.
The negative film 16 is pressed against the take-up shaft 144 by 46A and 147A, and the negative film 16 is moved by the frictional force generated between the take-up shaft 144 and the negative film 16.
To be wound up.

The above operation is performed until the exposure of the final image frame is completed, and when the exposure of the final frame is completed, the controller takes up the winding motor 142 and the carrying motor 11.
Immediately after stopping 4, these reversals are started. As a result, reverse transfer of the negative film 16 is started, and the controller writes new information to the magnetic recording layer of the negative film 16 using the write head during the reverse transfer.
A check is made via the first read head to see if this new information was written correctly.

After a lapse of a fixed time from the start of reverse conveyance, the controller causes the motor 132 to rotate in the reverse direction and the cartridge 134
Start the reverse rotation of the spool. As a result, the negative film 16 is rewound into the cartridge 134,
When the negative film 16 is completely wound up in the cartridge 134, the controller controls all the motors 132,
114 and 142 are stopped. This completes the printing operation.

The printing paper 54 on which the image recorded on the negative film 16 is printed is color-developed, fixed and washed with water, and then dried, and the dried printing paper 54 is cut into image frames. As described above, the discharge to the outside of the casing 12 of the printer processor 10 is performed.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the winding section 1 is formed by utilizing the winding habit of the negative film 16 immediately after the exposure of the negative film 16 is started until the end of the exposure.
Since the negative film can be temporarily wound by 06, even when the negative film 16 wound in the cartridge 132 is printed by the printer processor 10, the negative film 16 is not entangled with or damaged from the cartridge 134. It can be pulled out and rewound into the cartridge 134 again.

Further, in the pressure-bonding members 146 and 147 constituting the winding portion 106 of the first embodiment, the film contact portion 1
46A and 147B are provided only at both ends in the width direction of the negative film 16 in which the image of the negative film 16 is not photographed, and therefore, it is difficult to damage the image frame 16A when the film is wound around the winding shaft 144. There is also.

In the present embodiment, the case of reading information on the outward path, exposing each image frame and writing and confirming the information on the returning path has been described as an example. However, only information reading is performed on the outgoing path and each image is returned on the returning path. Exposure of image frames, writing of information, and confirmation may be performed.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the same reference numerals are given to the same or equivalent components as in the first embodiment described above, and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 4 shows a winding section 1 according to the second embodiment.
The internal structure of 52 is shown. This winding section 152
Is arranged substantially orthogonal to the film transport direction (see arrow H in FIG. 4) and is arranged in parallel with the winding shaft 144 that is supported by the supporting members 154A and 154B. It is provided with a pressure roller 156 as a pressure means that is pressure-contacted to the winding shaft 144.

This will be described in more detail. The pressure roller 15
6 is rotatably supported by a substantially U-shaped holder 158,
The holder 158 is supported by the first and second fixing members 162 and 164 via support shafts 160A and 160B that project axially outward from both ends in the longitudinal direction. The fixing members 162 and 164 are provided with long holes 166 and 168, respectively, which extend substantially along the film transport direction, and the protruding shaft portions 160A and 160B are loosely inserted into the long holes 166 and 168. Therefore, the pressure roller 156 can be moved along the elongated holes 166 and 168 integrally with the holder 158.

Further, one ends of the tension coil springs 170A and 170B are locked to the support shafts 160A and 160B, respectively, and the other ends of these tension coil springs 170A and 170B are respectively indicated by arrows of the winding shaft 144 in FIG. The third and fourth fixing members 172 and 174 arranged on the H rear end side are locked by locking projections 176 and 178 which are planted inward. Therefore, the pressure bonding roller 156 is attached to the holder 158.
Together with the tension coil springs 170A and 170B,
It is pressed against the winding shaft 144.

Here, the first to fourth fixing members 16
2,164,172,174 and supporting members 154A, 1
54B is actually fixed to the housing 140. Further, a film entrance / exit 140A is arranged on the trailing end side of the arrow H of the film guide 180 indicated by the reference numeral in FIG. Although not shown in FIG. 4, the winding shaft 1
On the lower side of 44, film guides 181 (see FIG. 5) having an arc-shaped cross section are provided at a predetermined interval.

The structure of the other parts is the same as that of the first embodiment described above. Next, the operation of the second embodiment thus constructed will be described.

The leading edge of the negative film 16 conveyed along the negative conveying path 108 and discharged from the pedestal 100 enters the housing 140 through the film entrance / exit 140A, and along the film guide 180 is indicated by an arrow H. And proceeds toward the winding shaft 144. When the leading end of the negative film 16 thus advanced passes over the leading end of the film guide 180, it comes into contact with the outer surface of the winding shaft 144 due to its winding tendency (see FIG. 5). At this time, the winding shaft 14
When 4 is rotating in the direction of arrow J, when the leading edge of the negative film 16 slightly advances in the direction of arrow H from the position of FIG. 5, it is nipped by the take-up shaft 144 and the pressure roller 156. The negative film 16 having the leading end clamped is wound around the winding shaft 144 while being pressed against the winding shaft 144 by the pressure roller 156 as the winding shaft 144 rotates. At this time, the pressure roller 156 rotates in the direction of arrow K in FIG. 5 as the negative film 16 is wound. The take-up speed by the take-up shaft 144 is set to the conveyance motor 114.
Is adjusted to the transport speed of the negative film 16.

In this way, the negative film 16 is wound up until the exposure of the final image frame 16A is completed, and when the exposure of the final image frame 16A is completed, the negative film 16
Reverse rotation is started, and after a certain time from the start of reverse rotation,
When the negative film 16 is rewound into the cartridge 132 and the negative film 16 is completely wound into the cartridge 132, all the motors 132, 114, 14
2 stops, and the printing work is completed.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment described above can be obtained.
Since the pressure-bonding means is the pressure-bonding roller 156 that is biased by the tension coil springs 170A and 170B and pressed against the winding shaft 144, the negative film 16 is wound around the winding shaft 144 while the pressure-bonding roller 156 rotates. . Therefore, the negative film 16 is smoother than that of the first embodiment.
There is an advantage that the negative film 16 can be wound up and the negative film 16 is not damaged.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the same reference numerals will be given to the same or equivalent components as those of the second embodiment described above, and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 6 shows a winding section 1 according to the third embodiment.
The internal structure of 82 is shown. This winding section 182
Then, a winding shaft 184 as shown in the figure is provided in place of the winding shaft 144 in the second embodiment, and the pressure roller and its peripheral parts are eliminated.

The take-up shaft 184 includes a support member 154A,
It is pivotally supported by 154B and is rotated by a winding motor 142 via a timing belt 182. On the winding shaft 184, a bending protrusion 186 serving as a film locking portion bent in the rotation direction of the winding shaft at the time of winding is provided near the one end in the longitudinal direction of the outer peripheral surface at the axis of the winding shaft. One each is provided at a position symmetrical with respect to the point. The bending protrusion 186 is formed of a soft and flexible material that can be freely deformed when the negative film is wound, and although it is shown relatively large in FIG. 6, it is actually formed small.

The structure of the other parts is the same as that of the second embodiment. For this reason, the negative film 16 enters the housing 140 through the film entrance / exit 140A and advances toward the winding shaft 184 along the film guide 180 as indicated by an arrow H, as in the second embodiment. When the tip passes the tip of the film guide 180, it is wound around the take-up shaft 184 due to the winding tendency.
At this time, when the winding shaft 184 is rotated by the rotation of the winding motor 142, the locking hole 19 of the negative film 16 is rotated.
When any one of the bent protrusions 186 is locked and the winding shaft 184 is further rotated, the winding shaft 18 is rotated.
The negative film 16 is reliably wound around the film 4.

As described above, according to the third embodiment as well, the same effects as those of the first embodiment are obtained, and the negative projection film 186 is locked by locking the bending projection 186 in the locking hole 19 formed in the film. Since it can be reliably wound around the winding shaft 184, the internal structure of the winding portion can be simplified, and the number of parts and cost can be reduced.

[0076]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the film that has been transported along the transport path and discharged from the pedestal can be temporarily wound around the winding unit, even when reprinting is repeated many times, when it is wound into the cartridge. It has an unprecedented excellent effect that the film can be rolled in without being damaged or entangled.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a carrier according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a printer processor in which the carrier of FIG. 1 is loaded.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing a negative film pulled out from a cartridge.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing the internal structure of the winding unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing the internal structure of the winding unit according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 16 Negative Film (Film) 18 Negative Carrier (Film Carrier) 104 Cartridge Nest Part (Cartridge Mounting Part) 100 Pedestal 106 Winding Part 110 Burning Opening 134 Cartridge 142 Winding Motor (Motor) 144 Winding Shaft 146 Crimping Member (Crimping Means) ) 146A Film contact part 147 Crimping member (compression means) 147A Film contact part 152 Winding part 156 Crimping roller (roller) 182 Winding part 184 Winding shaft 186 Film locking part

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] June 8, 1994

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0075

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

As described above, according to the third embodiment as well, the same effects as those of the first embodiment are obtained, and the negative projection film 186 is locked by locking the bending projection 186 in the locking hole 19 formed in the film. Since it can be reliably wound around the winding shaft 184, the internal structure of the winding portion can be simplified, and the number of parts and cost can be reduced. Next
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Reveal. Here, the same or equivalent structure as the second embodiment described above is used.
The same reference numerals will be given to the component parts and the description will be
Omit it. The fourth embodiment is the same as the second embodiment described above.
Instead of the winding shaft 144 that constitutes the winding portion 152
Is characterized in that the take-up shaft 204 is provided.
It FIG. 7 shows the inside of the winding portion 152 according to the fourth embodiment.
The substructure is shown. As shown in this figure,
The take-up shaft 204 is similar to the take-up shaft 144 described above,
Arranged substantially orthogonal to the film transport direction (see arrow H in FIG. 7)
Is supported by the supporting members 154A and 154B.
There is. The surface of the winding shaft 204 is made of urethane rubber or silicone.
Made of a material with a relatively high coefficient of friction such as rubber
A certain width around the entire circumference near one end (right end in Fig. 7)
And a recessed groove 206 having a predetermined depth is formed. to this
Correspondingly, the negative film 200 used in the fourth embodiment
7 to 8 on one end side near the tip of the
So that the dimples 20 are convex on the emulsion side (back side).
2 is formed. This dimple 202 is shown in FIG.
As shown, the negative film from the cartridge 134
Formed to make it easier to pull out when pulling out 200
There is. The negative film 200 is originally a cartridge 13
Rolled up to 4 and sold as a film with a cartridge
It was developed to facilitate the loading of the camera.
It is a thing. The configuration of the other parts is the same as the above-mentioned second actual.
It is similar to the example. Then configured in this way
The operation of the present fourth embodiment will be described. Negative transport path 108
Negatives that have been transported along the line and discharged from the pedestal 100
The tip of the RUM 200 moves along the film guide 180 in the direction of the arrow.
Proceeds toward winding shaft 204 as indicated by mark H
It The leading edge of the negative film 200 that has progressed is
If you pass over the tip of the film guide 180,
It contacts the outer surface of the winding shaft 204 (see FIG. 8). this
At this time, the winding shaft 204 is rotating in the arrow J direction.
When the tip of the negative film 200 is moved from the position shown in FIG.
Winding shaft 204 and pressure roller
And 156. This tip is clamped
The gas film 200 is pressed by the rotation of the winding shaft 204.
It is crimped to the winding shaft 204 by the attachment roller 156.
It is wound around the take-up shaft 204. At this time, negative
The dimple 202 at the tip of the rum 200 has a concave groove 20 on the convex side.
Negative film 200 and take-up spindle
The entire surface except for the concave groove 206 is in contact with 204. this
Causes the negative film 200 and the winding shaft 204 to come into contact with each other.
The surface is sufficiently secured, and the negative film 200 is
Securely held by the la 156 and the winding shaft 204.
And a free friction due to a sufficient contact area
Is securely wound around the winding shaft 204 without
To go. In addition, when the negative film 200 is wound, the pressure
The attachment roller 156 cannot rotate in the direction of arrow K in FIG.
Of course. In this case, take-up by the take-up shaft 204
The speed of the negative film 200 by the transport motor 114
It is adapted to the transport speed of.

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] Figure 7

[Correction method] Added

[Correction content]

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing an internal structure of a winding unit according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Figure 8

[Correction method] Added

[Correction content]

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram of the fourth embodiment.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Figure 9

[Correction method] Added

[Correction content]

FIG. 9 is a view showing a negative film used in a fourth embodiment together with a cartridge.

[Procedure Amendment 5]

[Document name to be corrected] Drawing

[Name of item to be corrected] Figure 7

[Correction method] Added

[Correction content]

[Figure 7]

[Procedure correction 6]

[Document name to be corrected] Drawing

[Correction target item name] Figure 8

[Correction method] Added

[Correction content]

[Figure 8]

[Procedure Amendment 7]

[Document name to be corrected] Drawing

[Correction target item name] Figure 9

[Correction method] Added

[Correction content]

[Figure 9]

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A cartridge mounting portion for mounting a cartridge in which a film is wound up in a layered manner and accommodated therein, and a printing opening for exposing the film drawn out from the cartridge and exposing the film. A film carrier having a pedestal having a transport path, and a winding unit that winds the film transported along the transport path and discharged from the pedestal. 2. The winding unit has a winding shaft which is disposed substantially orthogonal to the conveying path and is rotationally driven by a motor, and a pressure bonding means for pressure-bonding a film to the winding shaft. The film carrier according to claim 1. 3. The film carrier according to claim 2, wherein the pressure-bonding means is a leaf spring having film abutting portions provided only at both ends in the film width direction. 4. The film carrier according to claim 2, wherein the pressing means is a rotatable roller that is pressed against the winding shaft by a biasing means. 5. The winding unit has a winding shaft which is disposed substantially orthogonal to the conveying path and is rotationally driven by a motor to form a film locking unit. The described film carrier.