JPH09120143A - Film rewinding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the operation of pulling out a film from a cartridge and rewinding the film in an intermediate cartridge fully automatic. SOLUTION: The cartridge 14 taken out from a cartridge container 200 is carried to a chucking position 12 by a cartridge carrying device 9 and an intermediate cartridge 500 taken out from an intermediate cartridge container 878 by an extruder is carried to a chucking position 13 by an intermediate cartridge carrying device 11. A spool shaft is rotated to feed the film and when a detaching perforation is detected, the carrying of the film is stopped. After the film is separated by a detaching device 803, the film is carried again and taken up in the intermediate cartridge 500. After the film is taken up, the empty cartridge 14 is housed in the cartridge container 200 and the intermediate cartridge 500 in which the take-up of the film is completed is housed in the intermediate cartridge container 878.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a film rewinding device which pulls out a film from a cartridge and rewinds it into an intermediate cartridge.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, developed negative films have been cut and returned to customers as piece negatives.

In recent years, as a method of not cutting the negative film in this way, a new method of returning the developed negative film in a cartridge is returned. This eliminates the need for the work of cutting to a predetermined length and the complicated work of connecting the piece negatives at the time of reprinting.

In this new method, when developing a film, it is necessary to separate the film from the spool shaft of the cartridge.

However, since the film removed from the spool shaft is undeveloped, it cannot be exposed to light until it is inserted into the automatic processor, and it requires great care in handling. Therefore, a method has been proposed in which the film is taken out in a light-shielded box, the film is rewound in a light-shielding cartridge called an intermediate cartridge, and the intermediate cartridge is set in an automatic developing machine.

[0006]

However, no convenient apparatus has been proposed for efficiently carrying out such rewinding work in a developing station where a large amount of processing is carried out.

In view of the above facts, it is an object of the present invention to provide a film rewinding device which can efficiently carry out the work of pulling out a film from a cartridge and rewinding it into an intermediate cartridge.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a film rewinding device for rewinding a film contained in a cartridge into an intermediate cartridge, the cartridge container storing the cartridge, and the first container. A cartridge container loading part for making the cartridge container detachable, a cartridge holding part for holding the cartridge, and the cartridge container loaded in the cartridge container loading part and the cartridge holding part. Cartridge moving means for moving the cartridge, an intermediate cartridge container for storing the intermediate cartridge, an intermediate cartridge container loading section for making the intermediate cartridge container detachable, and an intermediate cartridge holding section for holding the intermediate cartridge, The above Intermediate cartridge moving means for moving the intermediate cartridge between the intermediate cartridge container loaded in the intermediate cartridge container loading section and the intermediate cartridge holding section, and a spool shaft of the cartridge held in the holding section. Film delivery means for delivering the wound film from the cartridge, delivery means for delivering the film delivered from the cartridge toward the intermediate cartridge held by the intermediate cartridge holding portion, and film from the spool shaft And a winding-up unit that winds the film around the intermediate cartridge held by the intermediate cartridge holding unit.

Next, the operation of the film rewinding device according to the first aspect will be described. In the film rewinding device according to the first aspect, a predetermined number of cartridges containing films are stored in advance in the cartridge container, and a predetermined number of empty intermediate cartridges are stored in the intermediate cartridge container.
The cartridge container storing the cartridge is loaded in the cartridge container loading unit, and the intermediate cartridge container storing the intermediate cartridge is loaded in the intermediate cartridge container loading unit.

When the loading is completed, the cartridge moving means takes out one cartridge from the cartridge container and moves it to the cartridge holding portion, and the intermediate cartridge moving means takes out one intermediate cartridge from the intermediate cartridge container and puts it in the intermediate cartridge holding portion. Move to.

The film feeding means feeds the film wound on the spool shaft of the cartridge held by the holding portion from the cartridge. The transport means transports the delivered film toward the intermediate cartridge. The film that has reached the intermediate cartridge is wound around the intermediate cartridge by the winding means.

After that, the transport of the film is temporarily stopped at a predetermined position, and the film separating means separates the film from the spool shaft. After the film is separated, the winding means further winds the film, whereby the rewinding of the film into the intermediate cartridge is completed.

The intermediate cartridge moving means stores the film-wound intermediate cartridge from the intermediate cartridge holding portion in the intermediate cartridge container. Further, the cartridge moving means stores the empty cartridge in the cartridge container from the cartridge holding portion.

In this film rewinding device, by repeating the above operation a predetermined number of times, a predetermined number (one lot) of empty cartridges can be stored in the cartridge container, and a predetermined number of films can be stored in the intermediate cartridge container. A wound intermediate cartridge can be stored.

In this film rewinding device, after the cartridge container and the intermediate cartridge container are loaded, all empty cartridges are stored in the cartridge container, and the film-wound intermediate cartridge is the intermediate cartridge container. Since it is possible to fully store all the data in, the operator can concentrate on other work until all the processing is completed.

The empty cartridge can be sent to the next step (the step of rewinding the removed film into the cartridge again) in a predetermined number (1 lot) unit by the cartridge container, and the intermediate cartridge in which the film is wound up. Can be sent to the next step (developing step, etc.) in units of a predetermined number (1 lot) by the container for intermediate cartridges, so that the work can be performed efficiently.

By holding the urgent cartridge outside the lot in the cartridge holding portion and holding the intermediate cartridge in the intermediate cartridge holding portion, the rewinding process of the film outside the lot can be performed by interruption.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a film rewinding device for rewinding a film stored in a cartridge into an intermediate cartridge, wherein a first cartridge container for storing the film-containing cartridge and an empty cartridge container. A second cartridge container for storing a cartridge, a first cartridge container loading section for detachably attaching the first cartridge container, and a second cartridge for detachably attaching the second cartridge container. Container loading section, a cartridge holding section for holding the cartridge, the first cartridge container loaded in the first cartridge container loading section, and the second cartridge container loading section loaded in the second cartridge container loading section. The second cartridge container and the cartridge holder A cartridge moving means for moving the cartridge between them, a first intermediate cartridge container for storing an empty intermediate cartridge, a second intermediate cartridge container for storing the intermediate cartridge containing a film, and the first A first intermediate cartridge container loading section for detachably attaching the intermediate cartridge container, a second intermediate cartridge container loading section for detachably attaching the second intermediate cartridge container, and holding the intermediate cartridge Intermediate cartridge holding section, the first intermediate cartridge container loaded in the first intermediate cartridge container loading section, and the second intermediate cartridge loaded in the second intermediate cartridge container loading section Between the container and the intermediate cartridge holding part An intermediate cartridge moving means for moving the intermediate cartridge; a film feeding means for feeding the film wound on the spool shaft of the cartridge held by the holding portion from the cartridge; and a film feeding means for feeding the film sent from the cartridge. Conveying means for conveying toward the intermediate cartridge held in the intermediate cartridge holding portion, film separating means for separating the film from the spool shaft, and winding the film around the intermediate cartridge held in the intermediate cartridge holding portion. And a take-up winding means.

Next, the operation of the film rewinding device according to the second aspect will be described. In the film rewinding device according to the second aspect, a predetermined number of the cartridges containing the film are stored in the first cartridge container, and a predetermined number of the empty intermediate cartridges are stored in the first intermediate cartridge container. The first cartridge container storing the cartridge is loaded in the first cartridge container loading section, and the first intermediate cartridge container storing the intermediate cartridge is loaded in the first intermediate cartridge container loading section.

Further, the second cartridge container is loaded in the second cartridge container loading section, and the second intermediate cartridge container is loaded in the second intermediate cartridge container loading section.

When the loading is completed, the cartridge moving means takes out one cartridge from the first cartridge container and moves it to the cartridge holding portion, and the intermediate cartridge moving means moves one cartridge from the first intermediate cartridge container. Take out and move to the intermediate cartridge holding part.

The film feeding means feeds the film wound on the spool shaft of the cartridge held by the holding portion from the cartridge. The transport means transports the delivered film toward the intermediate cartridge. The film that has reached the intermediate cartridge is wound around the intermediate cartridge by the winding means.

After that, the transport of the film is temporarily stopped at a predetermined position, and the film separating means separates the film from the spool shaft. After the film is separated, the winding means further winds the film, whereby the rewinding of the film into the intermediate cartridge is completed.

The intermediate cartridge moving means stores the film-wound intermediate cartridge in the second intermediate cartridge container from the intermediate cartridge holding portion. The cartridge moving means stores the empty cartridge in the second cartridge container from the cartridge holding portion.

In this film rewinding device, by repeating the above operation a predetermined number of times, a predetermined number (one lot) of empty cartridges can be stored in the second cartridge container, and the second intermediate cartridge can be used. A predetermined number of film-wound intermediate cartridges can be stored in the container.

Further, in this film rewinding device, after the first and second cartridge containers and the first and second intermediate cartridge containers are loaded, all empty cartridges are changed to the second cartridge container. Stored,
It is possible to fully automate the process of storing all the film-wound intermediate cartridges in the second intermediate cartridge container, so the operator can concentrate on other tasks until all processing is completed. it can.

In addition, the empty cartridge can be sent to the next step (the step of rewinding the removed film into the cartridge again) in a predetermined number (1 lot) unit by the second cartridge container, and the film is wound up. Further, since the intermediate cartridges can be sent to the next step (developing step or the like) in units of a predetermined number (1 lot) by the second intermediate cartridge container, the work can be performed efficiently.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the film rewinding apparatus according to the first or second aspect, there is provided a cartridge ID reading means for reading a cartridge ID for cartridge identification given to the cartridge, and the film. Recording means for recording the cartridge ID read by the cartridge ID in the magnetic recording part.

It is also possible to interrupt the rewinding process of the film outside the lot by holding the urgent cartridge outside the lot in the cartridge holding part and holding the intermediate cartridge in the intermediate cartridge holding part.

Next, the operation of the film rewinding device according to the third aspect will be described. In the film rewinding device according to claim 3, the cartridge ID reading means reads the ID for cartridge identification given to the cartridge, and the recording means records the ID read by the cartridge ID reading means in the magnetic recording portion of the film. To do.

Therefore, by collating the ID of the cartridge with the ID recorded in the magnetic recording portion of the film in a later step, it is possible to wind the film into the initially stored cartridge.

[0032]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An automatic film rewinding device 10 according to this embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the automatic film rewinding device 10 includes a casing 1 whose interior is shielded from light.

As shown in FIG. 1, an operation panel 2 is provided at the center of the front of the casing 1 so as to be openable and closable. The operation panel 2 is provided with a display device 4 for displaying a method of operating the device, operating conditions, warnings, and the like, and an input unit 6 including switches for operating the device.

Left side of the operation panel 2 (arrow L in the figure)
A cartridge inlet 8 into which a cartridge 14 described later is inserted is provided on the side (direction side), and an intermediate cartridge 500 described below is disposed on the right side (direction of arrow R in the figure) toward the operation panel 2 as shown in FIG. An intermediate cartridge inlet 884 for insertion is provided.

A cartridge container loading section 300 for loading a cartridge container 200 described later is provided on the back side of the cartridge inlet 8 (arrow B side), and the back side of the intermediate cartridge inlet 884 (arrow B direction). On the side), an intermediate cartridge container loading section 876 for loading an intermediate cartridge 500 described later is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, a film transport device 700 for transporting the film F is provided in the center of the inside of the casing 1.
Is provided, the cartridge transport device 9 is provided on the left side of the film transport device 700 (arrow L direction side), and the right side of the film transport device 700 (arrow R direction side).
An intermediate cartridge transport device 11 is provided in the.
A detaching device 803 is provided below the film transporting device 700 on the cartridge transporting device 9 side.

The film transport device 700 side of the cartridge transport device 9 is at the chucking position 12 of the cartridge 14, and the film transport device 700 side of the intermediate cartridge transport device 11 is at the chucking position 13 of the intermediate cartridge 500. (Cartridge and film)
First, an outline of the cartridge 14 and the film F used in the automatic film rewinding device 10 of the present embodiment is shown in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C and 5, the cartridge 14 includes covers 18A and 18A.
B formed into a substantially cylindrical shape by superimposing B
It has. The casing 20 has a projecting portion 22 projecting in a tangential direction, and a leading end of the projecting portion 22 has a slit-shaped insertion opening 2 extending along the axial direction of the casing 20.
8 are formed. This insertion opening 28 is usually provided in the door 3
0, which causes the casing 2
The inside of 0 is in a light shielding state. The spool shaft 16 in the casing 20 is rotatably supported by side walls 24 and 26 closing both ends of the casing 20 in the axial direction.

A door shaft 32 is hung between the side walls 24 and 26 and rotatably supported on the protrusion 22. The door shaft 32 rotates integrally with the door 30, and the door 30 rotates together with the door shaft 32 to open and close the insertion port 28. The door shaft 3
A means for rotating the door shaft 32 is provided at the tip exposed from the side walls 24 and 26 of the second door (door driver 442 described later).
Is formed with a key hole 34.

The casing 20 is divided into covers 18A and 18B along a line connecting the support position of the door shaft 32 of the side walls 24 and 26, the support position of the spool shaft 16 and the end portion on the side opposite to the protruding portion 22. There is.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, a notch hole 36 is formed in the end of the side wall 26 of the casing 20 on the side opposite to the protrusion 22 by a notch formed in the covers 18A and 18B. And formed on the cover 18B,
A display plate 38 that covers the notch hole 36 extends.
The display plate 38 is connected at the axial center side of the casing 20 with a narrow joint portion 38A, and at the outer peripheral side with a wide joint portion 38B.
Are joined by

The display plate 38 is designed such that, when the film F which has undergone the developing process is accommodated in the cartridge 14, the joint portion 38A side is cut off and the display plate 38 is pushed into the notch hole 36 and bent. . Thus, it is possible to determine from the outside of the casing 20 whether the film F in the cartridge 14 has been developed or has not been developed.

Further, on the side wall 26, display holes 40A, 40B, 40C, 40D are formed around the spool shaft 16 at equal intervals (hereinafter, "display hole 40" when collectively referred to).
Say). These display holes 40 are used to display the state of the film F stored in the cartridge 14. For example, the round display hole 40A is
An unexposed, semicircular display hole 40B indicates that the exposure has been partially performed, an X-shaped display hole 40C has been exposed and has not been developed, and a rectangular display hole 40D has been developed. This makes it possible to determine which exposure state or processing state the film F contained in the cartridge 14 is in.

On the other hand, FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B) show the spool shaft 16 arranged in the casing 20. The spool shaft 16 has a winding portion 4 for winding the film F at an intermediate portion in the axial direction (left and right direction of the paper surface of FIG. 6A).
2, on both sides of the winding portion 42, a flange portion 44
Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the flange portion 44
, A flexible flange 72 formed of a thin resin that can be elastically deformed is attached. Flexible flange 72
Has an outer peripheral portion bent inward, as shown in FIG.
As shown in, the end portion 72A is elastically pressed against the side end portion of the film F.

A notch 74 is formed on the film F at a position separated from the leader end FR by a predetermined dimension. Therefore, when the film F is wound up on the spool shaft 16, the end portion 72A of the flexible flange 72 is finally fitted into the notch 74 of the film F as shown in FIG. In the above, the film F is not wound even if the spool shaft 16 rotates.

The spool shaft 16 has a casing 2
A small-diameter ring 48 is attached to the end portion of the 0 side wall 26 side. As shown in FIGS. 4C and 6B,
The ring 48 is integrally provided with a white plate 50 protruding radially outward with a predetermined width. As shown in FIG. 4C, the white plate 50 overlaps with any of the display holes 40 depending on the rotation position around the spool shaft 16, and exposes a white portion in the overlapped display hole 40. The exposed position of the white plate 50 clearly indicates the processing state of the film F in the cartridge 14 described above.

As shown in FIG. 5, the ring 48 is formed with a gear portion 48A, and when the door 30 is closed, the spool lock 76 attached to the cover 18B has a gear portion 4A.
It meshes with 8A and is prevented from rotating at a torque less than a predetermined value. On the other hand, when the door 30 is opened, the spool lock 76 separates from the gear portion 48A, and the spool shaft 16 can rotate smoothly.

As shown in FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B), the winding portion 42 of the spool shaft 16 is formed with a slit hole 52 along the axial direction. The slit hole 52 divides the winding portion main body 42B having a wide width and the engaging portion 42A having a narrow width. Further, the engaging portion 42
In A, a pressing portion 54 is formed which is divided at an intermediate portion in the axial direction and each tip of which protrudes toward the winding portion main body 42B in a direction in which the opening width of the slit hole 52 is narrowed.
On the other hand, the winding portion main body 42B is formed with a pair of protrusions 56 protruding outward in the axial direction of the pressing portion 54 in a direction of narrowing the opening width of the slit hole 52. The projection 56 overlaps with the holding portion 54 when viewed along the axial direction of the spool shaft.

As shown in FIGS. 4B and 5, a label 78 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the casing 20. As shown in FIG. 4 (B), the label 78 has a two-level bar code 80 printed on the side of the cover 18B that includes a cartridge ID (identification number) for identifying the cartridge 14. In addition to the cartridge ID, the barcode 80 includes information such as a manufacturer code, the number of shots, film sensitivity, and film type.

As shown in FIG. 8, an end portion FT of the film F on the trailer side is provided with a long hole 58 at the center portion in the width direction, which is used when the film F is locked to the spool shaft 16. There is.

Engagement holes 60 are formed on both sides of the elongated hole 58 in the width direction. The engagement hole 60 is provided in the film F
When the trailer side end portion FT of the above is inserted into the slit hole 52 of the spool shaft 16, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), the above-mentioned protrusions 56 are respectively inserted. Further, at this time, the pressing portion 54 abuts between the engaging holes 60 of the film F, and serves to prevent the protrusion 56 from coming off, so that the trailing end FT of the film F is connected to the spool shaft 1.
6 is engaged.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the tip 56A of the projection 56 has a shape projecting in the direction opposite to the drawing direction of the film F (arrow R direction).
Is prevented from coming off.

The film F is wound on the spool shaft 16 and accommodated in the cartridge 14 with the trailer side end FT engaged with the spool shaft 16 as described above.

As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4C, the cartridge 14 has a key hole 62 formed in the end surface of the spool shaft 16 exposed from the side walls 24 and 26. When they are fitted together, the rotational force can be transmitted to the spool shaft 16.

As shown in FIG. 8, the film F
, Perforations 66 that clearly indicate the position of the image frame 64 are formed at one end in the width direction at predetermined intervals.
The perforations 66 are used for positioning the image frames 64 when performing image exposure and printing.

An around perforation 68 is formed on the end FT side of the final image frame 64 on the side opposite to the perforation 66, and no image is recorded on the trailer side beyond this position. ,
Or, it clearly states that no image is recorded.

Further, the film F is provided with a detachable perforation 70 at a position separated from the trailer side end FT by a constant interval T. If the detachable perforation 70 is detected, the detachable perforation 70 on the trailer side of the film F is detected. The position of the end portion FT can be accurately determined. Both ends in the width direction of the trailer-side end FT of the film F are inclined to facilitate insertion of the spool shaft 16 into the slit hole 52.

Further, the film F is provided with a transparent magnetic recording layer, and the regions which are not covered by the image frame 64 at both ends in the width direction of the film F are used as magnetic tracks.

A magnetic track 80 for a developing station is provided on the side where the perforations 66 are formed. A magnetic track 82 for a camera is provided on the side opposite to the side where the perforations 66 are formed.

Further, the end portion FT side is closer to the end portion FT side than the perforation 66 of the image piece 64 on the end portion FT side, and the end portion FR is larger than the perforation 66 of the image piece 64 on the end portion FR side.
On the side, a magnetic track 88 for recording a film ID for identifying the film F is provided. Further, a bar code 90 is provided on the opposite side of the magnetic tracks 88. The bar code 90 includes a film ID for identifying the film F, is formed as a latent image in advance at the stage of manufacturing the film F, and is visualized by developing.

Further, the film F has a magnetic track 8
The barcode 92 is recorded at the same position as the barcode 92. The barcode 92 indicates the frame number of the image frame 64, the manufacturer, the type of film, and the like. The barcode 92 is previously formed as a latent image at the stage of manufacturing the film F, and is visualized by developing. Things. (Cartridge Container) As shown in FIGS. 9, 10 and 11, the cartridge container 200 includes a main body 2
02 and the cover 20 which is detachable from the main body 202
4 is a molded product of synthetic resin.

As shown in FIG. 10, the main body 202 has a cylindrical shape, and a plurality of cartridge storage portions 206 for accommodating the cartridges 14 are provided on the outer peripheral side at a predetermined interval along the circumferential direction. There is. Cartridge storage unit 2
The opening 06 allows the cartridge 14 to be inserted from the cover 204 side along the axial direction.

A window 208 is formed on the outer peripheral side of the cartridge storage portion 206 so that the barcode 80 of the stored cartridge 14 can be seen. As shown in FIG. 9, in the vicinity of the window 208, the number 206A (1 to 20 in the present embodiment) of the cartridge storage unit 206 is given.

As shown in FIG. 12, a cartridge retainer 214 is provided on the inner wall surface of the cartridge storage section 206. The cartridge retainer 214 presses the cartridge 14 housed in the cartridge storage unit 206 against the inner wall surface on the opposite side with a predetermined force so that the cartridge 14 does not unexpectedly pop out even when it is turned upside down. Has become. The cartridge retainer 214
As the material, for example, an elastic material such as a leaf spring or sponge can be used, but it is also possible to prevent the cartridge 14 from popping out by using a material having a large friction such as a teremp.
Further, as the cartridge retainer 214, other member such as a leaf spring is not used, but the main body 202 of the container 200 is used.
An elastically deformable leaf spring-like member may be integrally formed with a part of the above.

A round hole 216 is formed in the center of the bottom of the cartridge storage section 206, and a projection 218 is formed at a position facing the display plate 38 of the stored cartridge 14, so that the cartridge 14 is stored in the cartridge storage section. Two
The display plate 38 pushed by the projection 218 is bent into the notch hole 36 when pushed into the notch hole 36 by a force greater than a predetermined force. The cartridge 14 in which the display plate 38 is bent into the notch hole 36 has a film F inside.
Indicates that development processing has been completed.

As shown in FIG. 11, the main body 202 is provided with a large diameter ring gear 220 and a slit disc 222 coaxially on the side opposite to the side where the cover 204 is attached. The slit disk 222 has two cartridge storage parts 2
A positioning slit 224 is formed at a position corresponding to 06. One of the slits 224 is formed to have a large width and serves as a reference slit 224A used for positioning in the rotation direction.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the cover 2
Reference numeral 04 denotes a ring-shaped holding plate 226 and a disc-shaped lock plate 2 for attaching the cover 204 to the main body 202.
28. The lock plate 228 is
The holding plate 226 is attached to the inner peripheral portion of the holding plate 226 so as to be relatively rotatable, and the claws 230 are provided at three locations on the outer peripheral side.
These claws 230 are notches 23 provided in the main body 202.
2 is inserted into the notch 232 along the axial direction, so that the lock plate 2
The cover 204 is attached to the main body 202 by rotating the 28 and the main body 202 relative to each other. The lock plate 228 includes a lock plate 228.
A pair of holes 237 for inserting fingers when rotating is used.

As shown in FIG. 9, the pressing plate 226 has a protrusion 236 extending in the radial direction and having a tapered outer peripheral end, and a protrusion 236 provided on the opposite side to the outer peripheral side. A protrusion 238 having a wide portion is formed. Note that the protrusion 236 and the protrusion 238 are each formed with a hooking groove 242 for hooking a rubber band (or a string or the like), and the DP bag corresponding to the cartridge 14 processed by the cartridge container 200 is a rubber band (or a string or the like). It can be stopped with.

Further, the holding plate 226 has the cartridge 1
There is one opening 233 that allows the entry and exit of 4
Small holes 234 are formed at the same pitch as that of the cartridge storage section 206, except for the protrusions 236 and 238. (Cartridge Container Loading Unit) As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the cartridge container loading unit 300 includes
A box-shaped frame 304 for accommodating the cartridge container 200, and an arrow L attached to the frame 304
It is equipped with a container cover 302 that can be opened and closed in any direction.
By opening the container cover 302, the cartridge container 200 can be loaded into the frame 304. When the container cover 302 is closed, the inside is shielded from light.

Inside the frame 304, a pair of rollers 305 for rotatably supporting the main body 202 of the cartridge container 200 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 15, a side plate 306 on the arrow F direction side and a side plate 310 on the arrow B direction side of the frame 304.
Container guide plates 307 and 309 are attached to the inner surface of the. The guide groove 3 is provided on the container guide plate 307.
07A is formed. The guide groove 307A extends in the up-down direction, and the cartridge container 20
The zero projection 236 is adapted to be engaged.

When the protrusion 236 of the cartridge container 200 is inserted into the guide groove 307A, the opening 233 (see FIG. 9) of the cartridge container 200 faces the cartridge storage device 403 described later.

As shown in FIG. 13, an elongated hole 311 extending in the vertical direction is formed in the side plate 310, and a shaft 313 is slidably engaged with the elongated hole 311. As shown in FIG. 15, a gear 315 that meshes with the ring gear 220 of the cartridge container 200 is rotatably attached to one end of the shaft 313 that protrudes inside the frame 304.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 15, the other end of the shaft 313 protruding to the outside of the frame 304 has a side plate 31.
It is slidably inserted into a long hole 319 of an arm 317 that is swingably provided at zero. This arm 317
The gear 315 is biased upward by the spring 323.

Here, as shown in FIG. 13, when the cartridge container 200 is inserted into the frame 304, the cartridge container 200 has the spring 32 with the ring gear 220 and the gear 315 meshed with each other.
The roller 3 is supported by a biasing force of 3 above the roller 305 by a predetermined dimension.

Below the gear 315, a small gear 318 meshing with the gear 315 is arranged. This small gear 318
Is rotated by a motor 316, and when the container cover 302 is closed as shown in FIG. 14, a pair of rollers 325 mounted inside the container cover 302 causes the cartridge container 2
00 is pushed down and slides down 3
It is designed to mesh with 15.

In this embodiment, even if the cartridge container 200 is dropped into the frame 304, the impact of the drop is mitigated by the action of the spring 323, so that the teeth of the ring gear 220 and the gear 315 can be prevented from being damaged.

As shown in FIG. 13, the container cover 30
2 is attached with a substantially L-shaped lock claw 327, and the frame 304 has a tip 327A of the lock claw 327.
An arm 331 having a notch 329 formed therein is attached. The arm 331 is swingable, and is biased by a spring (not shown) in a direction opposite to the clockwise direction in the figure. The arm 331 is in the position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 13 when the container cover 302 is opened and when the tip 327A of the lock claw 327 is engaged with the notch 329.

This arm 331 is connected to a solenoid 339 via a link 333, and the solenoid 33
When 9 is operated, the arm 331 can be rotated clockwise as shown in FIG. 13 against a spring (not shown). The solenoid 339 operates by turning on a switch (not shown).

Further, the slide plate 3 is attached to the frame 304.
41 is provided so as to be vertically slidable by a predetermined size. The slide plate 341 is biased upward by the sprinkle 344, and when the lock of the container cover 302 is released, the slide plate 341 protrudes from the upper end of the frame 304 by a predetermined dimension to half-open the container cover 302 to facilitate the opening of the container cover 302. .

When the tip of the container cover 302 is pushed down, the arm 331 that hits the lock claw 327 rotates clockwise, and when the tip 327A of the lock claw 327 corresponds to the notch 329, the arm 331 moves clockwise. By rotating in the opposite direction, the tip 327A of the lock claw 327 engages with the notch 329, and the container cover 302 is locked (see FIG. 14).

During processing of the undeveloped film F, the container cover 302 cannot be unlocked (the solenoid 339 does not operate) so that light does not enter.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the side plate 31
Inside the 0, a photo interrupter 346 is provided at a position where the slit 224 of the cartridge container 200 passes. Note that this photo interrupter 346
Detects the position of the storage section 206.

The slit 224 of the slit disk 222 of the cartridge container 200 is arranged in the photo interrupter 34.
When the beam of No. 6 passes through, a predetermined storage unit 206
Corresponds to the opening 233 of the holding plate 226, and the round hole 216 of the other predetermined storage section 206 faces the photo interrupter 346. It should be noted that the side plate 310 is formed with an opening 347 through which the cartridge 14 can enter and exit at a position facing the opening 233 of the cartridge container 200.

An optical sensor 348 is attached to the side plate 306, an infrared LED 350 is attached to the side plate 310 at a position facing the optical sensor 346, and the infrared LED 350 has the cartridge 14 stored in the storage section 206. When not present, the light passes through the round hole 216 and the predetermined small hole 234 (see FIG. 11) of the cartridge container 200 loaded in the cartridge container loading section 300 to reach the optical sensor 348. Also,
When the storage unit 206 in which the cartridge 14 is stored reaches a position facing the optical sensor 348, the beam emitted from the infrared LED 350 is blocked, and the optical sensor 348 cannot receive the light of the infrared LED 350. Therefore, by rotating the cartridge container 200 once, it is possible to determine whether or not the cartridge 14 is stored in the cartridge container 200. (Cartridge Conveying Device) As shown in FIG. 16, the cartridge conveying device 9 includes a shutter 4 that shields a cartridge inlet 8 (not shown in FIG. 16) inside the casing 1.
62 are provided. The shutter 462 is sandwiched between a top plate 464A of a frame 464 erected on the bottom plate of the casing 1 and a holding plate 466 attached to the top plate 464A via a spacer, and the shutter 462 is in the direction of arrow L in FIG. It is slidable in the R direction.

The shutter 462 has a long hole 468 which is long in the sliding direction. A pin 470 penetrates through the top plate 464A and projects from the lower side into the elongated hole 468. The pin 470 is attached to the tip end side of a swing arm 474 connected to the shaft of the motor 472.

A tension coil spring 476 is connected to the tip of the pin 470 and the end of the shutter 462 on the arrow L direction side.

When the swing arm 474 rotates in the direction of arrow CW in FIG. 16, the pin 470 is attached to the end of the elongated hole 468.
Comes into contact with each other to slide the shutter 462 in the direction of arrow L to open the cartridge inlet 8.

On the other hand, the swinging arm 474 is indicated by the arrow C in FIG.
When rotating in the CW direction, the shutter 462 is pulled by the tension coil spring 476 and slides in the arrow R direction to block the cartridge inlet 8.

The frame 464 has a shutter 46.
Photo interrupter 478 for detecting the position of 2
A and 478B are attached at a predetermined interval,
The shutter 462 includes photo interrupters 478A, 47.
Light-shielding plates 480A and 480B are attached corresponding to 8B. The cartridge entrance 8 is blocked by the shutter 462 at the position where the light blocking plate 480A corresponds to the photo interrupter 478A, and the cartridge entrance 8 is opened at the position where the light blocking plate 480B corresponds to the photo interrupter 478B.

Below the cartridge inlet 8, a substantially U-shaped guide groove member 482 extending along the arrow F and arrow B directions is arranged.

An opening 483 is formed in the guide groove member 482 below the cartridge inlet 8. This opening 4
From 83, lever 484A of photo interrupter 484
Of the guide groove member 48.
When the cartridge 14 is inserted into the guide groove member 482, the lever 484A is pushed to detect that the cartridge 14 is inserted into the guide groove member 482. In the present embodiment, when the photo interrupter 484 detects the insertion of the cartridge 14, the shutter 462 described above blocks the cartridge inlet 8 after a predetermined time.

Further, the arrow R of the photo interrupter 484 is used.
In the direction, a bar code reader 485 for reading the bar code 80 of the cartridge 14 from the opening 483 is arranged.

On the arrow L side of the guide groove member 482,
A pair of guide shafts 486 are provided in parallel,
These guide shafts 486 include cartridges 14
An axial movement member 487 having a notch 487A having a width longer than the axial length by a predetermined dimension is slidably attached.

A pair of pulleys 488 are arranged on the side of the guide shaft 486 in the direction of the arrow L, and an endless belt 489 connected to an axial movement member 487 is wound around these pulleys 488. One of the pulleys 488 is rotated by a motor (not shown).

On the arrow B direction side of the guide groove member 482,
A pair of guide shafts 490 are provided in parallel along the arrow L direction and the arrow R direction. A substantially U-shaped nest 404 holding the cartridge 14 is slidably attached to these guide shafts 490.

As shown in FIG. 17, the guide shaft 49
A pair of pulleys 491A and 491B is disposed below 0, and an endless belt 492 connected to the nest 404 is wound around these pulleys 491A and 491B. The pulley 491B is a motor 49
It is designed to be rotated by 3.

As shown in FIG. 18, a cartridge storing device 403 is provided on the opposite side of the opening 233 of the cartridge container 200 loaded in the cartridge container loading section 300 with the guide shaft 490 interposed therebetween.

The cartridge storage device 403 has a pair of guide shafts 405 extending in the directions of arrow F and arrow B.
A first slide member 407 formed in a substantially U shape is slidably supported on these guide shafts 405.

A pressing shaft 419 is slidably supported by the end plates 407A and 407B of the first slide member 407 in parallel with the guide shaft 405.

Between the end plates 407A and 407B,
A substantially L-shaped second slide member 421 is provided,
The second slide member 421 has a pressing shaft 419.
Has been fixed. The tip of the pressing shaft 419 on the cartridge container loading section 300 side is formed to have a large diameter so as to push the side surface of the casing 20 of the cartridge 14.

Second slide member 4 of pressing shaft 419
A spring 423 is provided between the end 21 and the end plate 407B. The spring 423 connects the second slide member 421 to the end plate 407A of the first slide member 407.
Pressed against.

The rack 42 is attached to the first slide member 407.
5 is attached. A pinion gear 429 attached to the shaft of a motor 427 meshes with the rack 425.

When the motor 427 is rotated to slide the first slide member 407 in the arrow B direction, the spring 423 pushes the second slide member 421 to slide in the arrow B direction. The cartridge container 2 loaded in the cartridge container loading unit 300
A substantially U-shaped guide member 437 that guides the cartridge 14 is provided on the side of the opening 233 of 00.
When the first slide member 407 stops at a predetermined position by operating a limit switch (not shown), the cartridge 14
The cartridge container 2 via the guide member 437.
00 into the cartridge storing section 206, and the cartridge 14 is pressed against the bottom of the cartridge storing section 206.

Thus, the display plate 3 of the cartridge 14 is
8 (see FIG. 4C) is pushed by the protrusion 218 and bent into the notch hole 36. In the state where the cartridge 14 is pressed against the bottom of the cartridge storage unit 206,
The spring 423 is in a compressed state by a predetermined amount, and the urging force of the spring 423 causes the cartridge 14 to have a predetermined force (more than a force capable of bending the display plate 38).
The cartridge 14 is pressed with a force that does not adversely affect the cartridge 14.

Further, when the cartridge 14 is pressed against the bottom of the cartridge storage portion 206, the second slide member 42 turns on a limit switch (not shown) to detect that the display plate 38 is bent.

It should be noted that the display plate 38 is not bent when the cartridge 14 is not in close contact with the bottom of the cartridge storage portion 206. As described above, when the first slide member 407 is stopped at a predetermined position by operating the limit switch (not shown) and the limit switch (not shown) of the second slide member 42 is off, the display plate 38 is not bent. When it is judged that it is not possible, an error is displayed on the display device 4. (Cartridge chucking device) As shown in FIG. 19, a spool driver 44 is provided coaxially with a spool shaft 16 (not shown) of the cartridge 14 housed in the nest 404 on a frame 406 erected on the bottom plate of the casing 1.
0 is provided, and a door driver 442 is provided coaxially with the door shaft 32 (not shown).

A projection 440A that projects radially outward is provided at the tip of the spool driver 440 on the nest 404 side, and the key hole 62 (FIG. 4A) of the spool shaft 16 is provided.
(See reference). The spool driver 440 includes a torque limiter 447 and a gear 453.
Is rotated by a motor (not shown). In addition,
The torque limiter 447 is adapted to slip when a torque larger than a predetermined value is applied.

On the other hand, the door driver 442 has the shaft 4
42A and a shaft 442B that can be retracted in the axial direction with respect to the shaft 442A. The shaft 442B is biased in the protruding direction by a spring (not shown) built in the shaft 442A. The shaft 442B is provided with a protrusion 443 projecting outward in the radial direction at its tip, and is engageable with the key hole 34 (see FIG. 4A) of the door shaft 32.

Also, the shaft 442A and the shaft 442
The shaft B and the shaft 442A are not rotatable relative to each other.
A shutter plate 452 positioned with respect to the protrusion 443 of the shaft 442B is attached to the end portion of the.
Photo interrupters 455 and 457 for detecting the rotational position of the door driver 442 are attached to the frame 406 in correspondence with the shutter plate 452.

The door driver 442 has a gear 459.
Is rotated by a motor (not shown).

The pressing plate 46 is arranged in parallel with the frame 406.
0 is provided. The pressing plate 460 has pins 460A standing upright at both ends thereof penetrate the frame 406, and stoppers 460B are fixed to the tips of the pins 460A. A compression coil spring 461 is provided around the pin 460A to urge the pressing plate 460 toward the cartridge 14.

As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, a pressing device 600 is attached to the side surface of the frame 406 on the arrow B direction side. As shown in FIG. 19, the pressing device 600
Is a box-shaped casing 6 attached to the frame 406
04. Inside the casing 604, a pair of prismatic members 606 and 608 and the prismatic members 606 and 606 are provided.
A first slide member 612 including a pair of side plates 610 and 611 connecting the 608 to each other is provided. Inside the first slide member 612, a second slide member 614 formed in a substantially U shape is arranged. It is set up.

A pair of guide shafts 616 arranged in the direction orthogonal to the side plate 310 are attached to the casing 604.

Slide bushes 618 with flanges are attached to the side walls 614A and 614B of the second slide member 614 facing each other, and the guide shafts 616 are inserted into the slide bushes 618. As a result, the second slide member 614 moves toward the guide shaft 6
It is slidable along 16 along a predetermined dimension.

A slide bush 618 with a collar is also attached to the first slide member 612, and a guide shaft 616 is inserted into this slide bush 618. As a result, the first slide member 612 is also slidable by a predetermined dimension along the guide shaft 616.

A rack 620 is attached to the second slide member 614 in parallel with the guide shaft 616, and a shutter plate 622 is attached to the opposite side. A pinion gear 626 rotated by a motor 624 attached to the casing 604 meshes with the rack 620. Therefore, by rotating the motor 624, the second slide member 614 is moved in the arrow F direction and the arrow B direction.
Can be slid in any direction.

The prismatic member 608 of the first slide member 612.
Has a one-way clutch 627 attached to it, a bearing 628 is attached to the prismatic member 606 on the opposite side, and the first slide member 612 supports a pressing shaft 630 via these one-way clutch 626 and bearing 628. .

As shown in FIG. 21, the pressing shaft 630 of this embodiment can rotate only in the direction of arrow CW (the film feeding direction of the spool shaft 16) by the action of the one-way clutch 626, and in the opposite direction. It cannot be rotated.

The pressing shaft 630 includes the side walls 614A and 614B of the second slide member 614 and the casing 6.
04 and the frame 406 are penetrated.

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, photo interrupters 636 and 638 are attached to the casing 604 on the side opposite to the motor 624. The photo interrupters 636 and 638 are turned on when the shutter plate 622 blocks light. Note that the photo interrupter 636 is the second slide member 6
14 is used for stopping on the arrow F direction side, and the photo interrupter 638 is used for stopping the second slide member 614 on the arrow B direction side.

Here, the second slide member 614 is indicated by the arrow B.
When it slides in the direction and stops, the tip end of the pressing shaft 630 moves to the frame 406 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
Retreat to the outside of.

The prismatic member 608 of the first slide member 612.
The second slide member 614 and the second slide member 614 are connected by a spring 642 mounted on the guide shaft 616, and the first slide member 612 slides together with the second slide member 614.

Here, the second slide member 614 is moved to the arrow F
When it is slid in the direction, the spool shaft 16 (not shown in FIG. 19) of the cartridge 14 is held between the pressing shaft 630 and the spool driver 440. In this state, the spring 642 is compressed by a predetermined amount and the spool shaft 1
6 is a predetermined chucking force (600 g in this embodiment)
It will be sandwiched in f).

The tip of the spool driver 440 is chamfered at 45 degrees, and the tip of the pressing shaft 630 is formed in a taper shape with a sharper angle than the tip of the spool driver 440.

By the way, when the pressing shaft 630 and the spool driver 440 are inserted into the key hole 62 of the spool shaft 16 and the chucking force acts, if the pressing shaft 630 and the spool driver 440 have the same tip shape and material. , Chucking torque on the spool driver 440 side (the spool driver 440 is
The maximum torque at which the spool shaft 16 and the spool driver 440 do not rotate relative to each other in the state of being pressed by 6. However, the spool driver 4 is inserted in the key hole 62 of the spool shaft 16.
40 is not engaged. ) And the pressing shaft 630
Side friction torque (when the pressing shaft 630 is the spool shaft 16
The maximum torque at which the spool shaft 16 and the pressing shaft 630 do not rotate relative to each other (when locked) while being pressed by the. ) Is equal to.

However, in the present embodiment, the pressing shaft 6
Since the tip of 30 is formed in a taper shape with a sharper angle than the tip of the spool driver 440, the pressing shaft 63
When the tip of 0 is inserted into the key hole 62 and the chucking force acts, the force component (N force of F = μN) that spreads the key hole 62 increases due to the action of the tapered surface.
(Chucking torque on the pressing shaft 630 side) ≧ (chucking torque on the spool driver 440 side) (note that the friction coefficient μ can be increased by roughening the tapered surface of the pressing shaft 630).

In the cartridge 14, the spool lock torque (minimum 25 gf · cm) that locks the rotation of the spool shaft 16 is applied.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, (chucking torque on the pressing shaft 630 side) + (spool lock torque)> (chucking torque on the spool driver 440 side) is satisfied without being affected by temperature and humidity.

Here, when the spool driver 440 is engaged with the key hole 62 of the spool shaft 16, the spool driver 440 is moved in the direction in which the spool shaft 16 winds the film F while the chucking force is applied. Rotate. At this time, the pressing shaft 630 is prevented from rotating in the same direction by the one-way clutch 626. Therefore, only the spool driver 440 rotates with the spool shaft 16 stopped, and the projection 440A of the spool driver 440 matches the key groove of the key hole 62 within one rotation so that the spool driver 440 engages with the key hole 62. . Since the spool shaft 16 is biased toward the spool driver 440, when the spool driver 440 engages with the key hole 62, the cartridge 14 has a predetermined size against the biasing force of the compression coil spring 461.
The shutter plate 644 formed on the side plate 610 of the first slide member 612 connected to the pressing shaft 630 blocks the beam of the photo interrupter 646 attached to the casing 604, and the spool driver 440 operates as a key. The engagement with the hole 62 is detected. In addition,
When the pressing shaft 630 moves in the direction of arrow B and retracts, the pressing plate 4 urged by the compression coil spring 461 is pressed.
60 pushes the cartridge 14 away from the spool driver 440, and the cartridge 14 is separated from the spool driver 440 and the door driver 442. (Film transport device) As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23,
The film transport device 700 includes a base 7 arranged horizontally.
02, and a cover 706 attached to the upper part of the base 702 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge 704.

The base 702 has an arrow L direction and an arrow R direction.
A shallow groove 708 that extends linearly along the direction and is slightly wider than the film F is formed. The shallow groove 708 is a transport path of the film F, and a transport roller 710A and a transport roller 712A rotated by a pulse motor (not shown) are provided on both sides at predetermined intervals. On the other hand, on the cover 706, the transport rollers 710A, 712A
Conveying rollers 710B and 712B are provided at positions opposed to. The transport rollers 710B and 712B are
It is a driven roller that can freely rotate. Film transport device 7
In 00, the film F is conveyed by the transport rollers 710A and 712A.
And the carrying rollers 710B and 712B.

The base 702 has infrared sensors 724, 7
26, 728, 730, a micro switch 733 and a micro switch 762 are provided.

The infrared sensor 724 is arranged on the upstream side in the transport direction of the film F (arrow L direction side) and on the right side toward the downstream side in the transport direction (arrow R direction side), and the perforation 66 ( (See FIG. 8).

The infrared sensor 726 is the infrared sensor 72.
4 is located on the opposite side of the No. 4 and is at the passage position of the detachment perforation 70 (see FIG. 8). When the detachment perforation 70 is detected by the infrared sensor 726, the spool shaft 1 of the cartridge 14 is
A film F having a predetermined length (several millimeters) is wound around the film 6.

The infrared sensor 728 is the infrared sensor 72.
It is arranged on the downstream side of 6, and is located at the passage position of the around perforation 68 (see FIG. 8).

Further, the infrared sensor 730 is arranged on the downstream side of the infrared sensor 728 and on the upstream side of a predetermined size from the film exit.

A roller 735 is swingably arranged downstream of the infrared sensor 726 and protrudes into the shallow groove 708 by the urging force of a spring (not shown). The roller 735 is used for the film F conveyed in the shallow groove 708.
Although it is pushed back to the outside of the shallow groove 708 by hitting the end portion in the width direction, the film F moves into the shallow groove 708 by the urging force of the spring if it does not hit. By detecting the position of the roller 735 with the micro switch 733, the presence or absence of the film F can be determined.

Further, the micro switch 762 has the projection 76 of the cover 706 when the cover 706 is properly closed.
0 pushes the lever of the micro switch 762 to turn on the switch. The micro switch 762 is connected to the control device so that the opening / closing of the cover 706 (that is, the opening / closing of the transport path of the film F) can be detected.

On the other hand, the cover 706 has an infrared sensor 7
An infrared LED 736 is provided at a position facing 24, 726, 728, 730.

Further, a magnetic head 748 is arranged on the cover 706 at a position facing the magnetic tracks 80 and 88 of the film F passing therethrough.

On the other hand, the base 702 is shown in FIGS.
4, the pressure roller 770 of the film pressing device 768 is placed at a position facing the magnetic head 748.
Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 24, the film pressing device 768 includes a pressure roller 770 and a base 70.
It is rotatably attached to the tip of a first arm 776 which is swingable about a shaft 774 of a frame 772 attached to the second fulcrum. Further, below the first arm 776, there is provided a second arm 778 which is also swingable around a shaft 774 as a fulcrum. Second arm 778
A pin 780 is erected at the tip of the pin 78.
At 0, a spring 782 for urging the first arm 776 is installed. An eccentric cam 786 rotated by a motor 784 is in contact with the lower surface of the second arm 778. The rotation of the motor 784 is controlled by the control device.

In this film pressing device 768, when the center of the eccentric cam 786 is located above the shaft 784A of the motor 784, the spring 782 is compressed by a predetermined amount and the pressure roller 770 is pressed by a predetermined force.
Can be pressed against the magnetic head 748. on the other hand,
When the center of the eccentric cam 786 is located below the shaft 784A of the motor 784, the first arm 776 and the second arm 778 are lowered, and the pressure roller 770 cannot press the film F.

In the case where the film transport device 700 has a defective transport, the film F can be taken out by opening the cover 706, and a predetermined treatment can be performed. (Detach Device) As shown in FIG. 25A, the detach device 803 is provided below the film transport device 700 on the arrow L direction side.

As shown in FIGS. 25A and 26, the detaching device 803 is provided with a guide plate 805 inclined with respect to the film transport device 700, and a rail 807 is provided on the upper surface of the guide plate 805. It is installed. A slide block 809 is slidably provided along the rail 807 on the upper surface of the guide plate 805.

A rack 813 is attached to the side portion of the slide block 809 via a metal fitting 811. A pinion gear 817 driven by a belt by a motor 815 meshes with the rack 813.

The upper surface of the slide block 809 is shown in FIG.
A flexible detach plate 819 shown in FIG. 7 is attached so that the tip of the detach plate 819 enters the insertion port 28 of the cartridge 14 as the slide block 809 moves. (Intermediate Cartridge) As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29,
The intermediate cartridge 500 has a substantially semi-cylindrical upper shell 50.
5 and the lower shell 507 are overlapped with each other to form a light-shielding casing. Upper shell 505 and lower shell 507
Are connected to each other by a hinge pin 525, and the upper shell 50
5 is rotatable around the hinge pin 525 with respect to the lower shell 507.

The free end side of the upper shell 505 (the hinge pin 5
On the side opposite to 25), a claw 509 is provided so as to project to the outside. In this claw 509, the upper shell 505 is the lower shell 507.
When it enters in a manner that overlaps with, it is locked in the locking hole 511 formed in the lower shell 507, and the casing is locked in the closed state.

A winding roller 513 is rotatably supported on the side wall of the lower shell 507. The take-up roller 513 has two take-up rollers 515,
517 is in contact with the take-up roller 51.
5, 517 are rotatably supported by guide plates 519, 521 that are axially supported by the upper shell 505 and the lower shell 507 and are urged toward the winding roller 513. Therefore, the claw 509 is removed from the locking hole 511, and the upper shell 50
When the lock between the upper shell 505 and the lower shell 507 is released, the free end sides of the upper shell 505 and the lower shell 507 are separated by a predetermined dimension due to the urging force, and the insertion opening 523 formed on the free end side is opened (FIG. See A)).

With such a structure, the film F fed into the intermediate cartridge 500 enters through the insertion port 523 and is guided by the guide plate 519, and the first take-up roller 515 and the take-up roller 513 are guided.
It is nipped by and further, is nipped by the second take-up roller 517 and the take-up roller 513, and is gradually taken up (see FIG. 30 (B)). (Container for intermediate cartridge) FIG. 3, FIG. 31 (B),
As shown in FIG. 32, an intermediate cartridge container 878.
Has a structure similar to that of the cartridge container 200 described above, and the cartridge storage section 206 for storing the intermediate cartridge 500 is arranged at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction.
0 is provided. In the intermediate cartridge container 878, the cartridge storage portion 206 and the opening 23 are provided.
3 is opposite to the cartridge container 200, and the cartridge storage portion 206 has a protrusion 21.
8 is not provided. In the intermediate cartridge container 878, the same components as those of the cartridge container 200 described above are designated by the same reference numerals. (Intermediate Cartridge Container Loading Section) As shown in FIG. 3, an intermediate cartridge container loading section 876 is loaded with an intermediate cartridge container 878. This intermediate cartridge container loading section 87
6 has the same structure as the cartridge container loading unit 300 described above. In the intermediate cartridge container loading section 876, the same components as those of the cartridge storage device 403 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals. (Intermediate Cartridge Conveying Device) FIGS. 31 (A) to 31 (C)
As shown in FIG. 5, the intermediate cartridge transporting device 11 is provided with a guide rail 826 extending along the arrow L direction and the arrow R direction on the arrow R direction side of the film transporting device 700. The guide rail 826 has an intermediate cartridge 5
Intermediate cartridge nest 828 for holding 00
Are slidably supported. Guide rail 826
A pair of pulleys 830A and 830B is disposed on the lower side of the belt, and an endless belt 832 connected to an intermediate cartridge nest 828 is wound around these pulleys 830A and 830B. In addition, the pulley 830
B is rotated by a motor 834.

As shown in FIG. 31C, the end of the intermediate cartridge carrier 11 on the arrow R direction side is located below the intermediate cartridge inlet 884. The intermediate cartridge inlet 884 can be shielded by a shutter 886 driven by the same mechanism (see FIG. 16) as the shutter 462 described above.

Below the intermediate cartridge inlet 884,
The photo interrupter 890 with the lever 888 is arranged, and when the intermediate cartridge 500 is inserted into the intermediate cartridge nest 828, the lever 888 protruding from the notch 828A of the intermediate cartridge nest 828 is pressed and the intermediate cartridge 500 is inserted. It is detected.

As shown in FIG. 32, an intermediate cartridge storage device 880 having the same structure as the cartridge storage device 403 is provided on the opposite side of the intermediate cartridge container loading section 876 with the conveyance path of the intermediate cartridge nest 828 interposed therebetween. It is provided (note that the same components as those of the cartridge storage device 403 described above are designated by the same reference numerals).

On the arrow B side of the intermediate cartridge container loading section 876, there is provided an extruding device (not shown) having an extruding shaft 882 for extruding the intermediate cartridge 500 from the intermediate cartridge container 878. In addition, this extrusion apparatus drives the extrusion shaft 882 by a rack and pinion mechanism, for example.

As shown in FIG. 33, the intermediate cartridge 5
An intermediate cartridge chucking device 840 is provided at the chucking position 13 of 00.

A shaft 842, which is pressed against the end of the winding roller 513 of the intermediate cartridge 500, is located on the arrow F direction side of the conveying path of the nest 828 for the intermediate cartridge.
Further, a frame 846 to which a shaft 844 that presses the claw 509 of the intermediate cartridge 500 is attached is provided. The shaft 842 has a tapered tip, is rotatable with respect to the frame 846, and is supported so as not to move in the axial direction. The shaft 844 is attached so as to be slidable in the axial direction, and is biased toward the intermediate cartridge 500 by a compression coil spring 845. The compression coil spring 845 serves to limit the pressing force when the shaft 844 presses the claw 509 of the intermediate cartridge 500.

The frame 846 is slidable in the directions of arrow F and arrow B along a guide rail (not shown). A rack 848 is attached to the frame 846, and a pinion gear 852 rotated by a motor 850 meshes with the rack 848.

On the other hand, a fixed frame 854 fixed to the casing 1 (not shown in FIG. 33) is provided on the conveying path of the intermediate cartridge nest 828 in the direction of arrow B. The intermediate cartridge 5 is attached to the fixed frame 854.
A shaft 856 that is pressed against the end of the take-up roller 513 of 00 is rotatably supported, and a shaft 858 that presses the claw 509 is fixed. The shaft 85
The tip of 6 has a minus driver shape so as to engage with a minus groove (not shown) at the end of the winding roller 513.

A pulley 860 is attached to the shaft 856, and a pulley 864 attached to the rotating shaft 862A of the motor 862 is provided on the arrow R direction side of the fixed frame 854. An endless belt 866 is wound around the pulley 860 and the pulley 864, and the shaft 856 can be rotated by rotating the rotating shaft 862A of the motor 862.

The rotary shaft 862A of the motor 862 is
It is extended in the direction of arrow F, and a knob 868 for turning by hand is attached to the tip. As a result, the film F being processed can be wound even during a power failure or the like.

A pressing plate 870 is provided on the side of the frame 856 in the direction of arrow F. In the pressing plate 870, pins 872A provided upright at both ends penetrate the frame 856, and stoppers 872B are fixed to the tips of the pins 872A. A compression coil spring 874 is provided around the pin 872A, and the pressing plate 87 is attached.
0 is urged toward the opposing frame 846 side.

The normal position of the pressing plate 870 is located on the arrow F direction side of the tip of the shaft 856 as shown by the solid line in FIG.

On the other hand, when the shaft 842 moves in the direction of the arrow B and the pressing plate 870 is pushed by the intermediate cartridge 500, the tips of the shaft 856 and the shaft 858 are projected from the hole (not shown) as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. Let As a result, the winding roller 513 is sandwiched between the shaft 856 and the shaft 842, and the rotational force of the motor 862 can be transmitted, and both the claws 509 (see FIG. 29) of the intermediate cartridge 500 press against the shafts 844 and 858. Then, the upper shell 505 is opened as shown in FIG.

When the upper shell 505 is opened, the beam emitted from the infrared LED (not shown) to the optical sensor (not shown) is blocked by the upper shell 505, and the upper shell 505 is blocked.
Is detected to be open. Note that when the beam is not blocked, the upper shell 505 is closed.

As shown in FIG. 31A, at the chucking position 13 of the intermediate cartridge 500, an eccentric roller 838 rotated by a motor 836 is disposed above the film F transport path. This eccentric roller 838
Has an initial position at the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 31 (A) and pushes down the upper shell 505 by rotating it halfway,
The insertion opening 523 can be closed.

The method of pushing down the upper shell 505 to close the insertion port 523 is not limited to the above method. For example,
The upper shell 505 may be pushed down using a solenoid, a cylinder, a rack-and-pinion mechanism, or the like, a roller is arranged on the conveyance path of the intermediate cartridge 500, and when the intermediate cartridge 500 moves to the intermediate cartridge inlet 884 side, The upper shell 505 may be pushed at the lower end of the roller.

As shown in FIG. 31 (B) or FIG. 31 (C), a bar code reader 894 is provided below the conveyance path of the nest 828 for the intermediate cartridge to identify the intermediate cartridge 500 to the intermediate cartridge 500.
A bar code (not shown) including D may be attached. By reading the ID of the intermediate cartridge 500 with the barcode reader 894, the usage state, usage history, etc. of the intermediate cartridge 500 can be grasped, and the intermediate cartridge 500 in the photo lab can be managed.

Further, the casing 1 has a structure shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, inside the operation panel 2, a pair of cylindrical dark bags 892 made of light-shielding cloth or the like are attached. The dark bag 892 has a double structure, and each entrance portion is squeezed with an annular rubber. As a result, the operator inserts his / her hand into the casing 1 from the dark bag 892 while keeping the light-shielding property inside, opens the cover 706 of the film transport device 700, operates the knob 868 for hand rotation, and operates the cartridge 14 and the cartridge 14. Operations such as taking out the intermediate cartridge 500 can be performed.

The automatic film rewinding device 10 is equipped with a bar code reader 7 for reading the bar code 5 of the DP bag 3, as shown in FIG. In addition, barcode 5
Contains an ID for identifying the DP bag 3. (Operation) Next, the automatic film rewinding device 10 of the present embodiment
(The film F is rewound from the cartridge 14 to the intermediate cartridge 500, and the empty cartridge 14
A cartridge automatic storage mode and an interrupt mode for automatically storing the data in the cartridge container 200 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 36 to 38.

First, before starting the processing, the cartridge 14 accommodating the undeveloped film F, the empty intermediate cartridge 500, and the empty cartridge container 200 are prepared.

As shown in FIG. 36, first, step 10
At 0, the device is initialized and the movable part is set to the initial position. Here, when the initialization is performed, the shutter 462 of the cartridge inlet 8 opens, and the intermediate cartridge inlet 88
4 shutter 886 opens. In addition, the axial moving member 48
7 is located below the cartridge inlet 8 and the nest 404
Is located on the side of the guide groove member 482, and the nest 828 for the intermediate cartridge is located below the intermediate cartridge inlet 884. Further, the pressing shaft 419 of the cartridge storage device 403 and the pressing shaft 63 of the pressing device 600.
0, the pressing shaft 6 of the intermediate cartridge storage device 880
30, extrusion shaft 882, shaft 842 of intermediate cartridge chucking device 840, detach plate 8
19 is retracted from the conveyance path of the cartridge 14, and the eccentric roller 838 is displaced upward. Next, the empty cartridge container 20 is loaded in the cartridge container loading unit 300.
0 is inserted to close the container cover 302, the cartridge 14 is inserted from the cartridge inlet 8 into the guide groove member 482, and the intermediate cartridge 500 is inserted from the intermediate cartridge inlet 884 into the intermediate cartridge nest 828.

At step 102, the empty cartridge container 200 is loaded in the cartridge container loading section 300.
It is determined whether or not is set. If it is determined in step 102 that the cartridge container 200 has been set, the process proceeds to step 104.

At step 104, it is determined whether or not the operation menu (cartridge automatic storage mode or interrupt mode) is selected. The operator selects the mode with the input unit 6.

At step 106, the cartridge container 200 is rotated once and the presence or absence of the cartridge 14 is confirmed by the optical sensor 348.

At step 108, it is determined whether or not all the cartridge storage sections 206 of the cartridge container 200 are empty. If there is a cartridge storage unit 206 that is not empty, a message (for example, "The container is not empty" or the like) is displayed on the display device 4.

At step 110, it is determined whether the cartridge 14 and the intermediate cartridge 500 have been set.

When it is determined in step 110 that the cartridge 14 and the intermediate cartridge 500 have been set,
Enter parallel operation.

At step 112, the cartridge inlet 8
The shutter 462 is closed. The shutter 462 is
A predetermined time (several seconds) after the cartridge 14 is set
Close it later. Further, after detecting that the shutter 462 is closed, the process proceeds to the next step.

At step 114, the bar code 80 of the cartridge 14 is read by the bar code reader 212.

At step 116, the cartridge 14 is moved to the chucking position 12. More specifically, the axial movement member 487 is moved to move the cartridge 14 of the guide groove member 482 to the nest 404.
4 is moved to the chucking position 12.

At step 118, the pressing device 600 is operated to chuck the cartridge 14.

At step 120, the door driver 442.
And the door 30 of the cartridge 14 is opened.

On the other hand, in step 122, the intermediate cartridge 500 is moved to the chucking position 13.

At step 124, the shutter 886 at the intermediate cartridge inlet 884 is closed. The shutter 8
86 is closed a predetermined time (several seconds) after the intermediate cartridge 500 is set. This allows the casing 1
The inside is completely shaded. It should be noted that the process proceeds to the next step after detecting that the shutter 886 is closed.

At step 126, the intermediate cartridge chucking device 840 is operated to turn on the intermediate cartridge 5.
Chuck 00. As a result, the upper shell 505 of the intermediate cartridge 500 is opened, and the winding roller 513
Becomes rotatable by the motor 862. If the upper shell 505 does not open for some reason, the film F cannot be inserted, so after the intermediate cartridge chucking device 840 operates, an infrared LED (not shown) and an optical sensor (Fig. It is preferable to automatically confirm that the upper shell 505 has been opened by (not shown). Further, when the upper shell 505 has not been opened, it is preferable to display a message (for example, "intermediate cartridge cannot be opened.") On the display device 4.

Next, as shown in FIG. 37, step 12
At 8, it is determined whether the store code (not shown) and the reception code (not shown) of the DP bag 3 have been read. The store code and the reception code are bar codes, which can be read by the bar code reader 7.

When it is determined that the store code and the acceptance code of the DP bag 3 have been read, the routine proceeds to step 130, where the spool shaft 16 of the cartridge 14 is rotated. As a result, the film F is sent out of the cartridge 14 through the insertion port 28. In step 132, the film transport device 700
The transport rollers 710A and 712A of No. 1 are rotated. In addition,
If the film F is not detected by the micro switch 733 within a predetermined time after the spool shaft 16 rotates, a message indicating that the film is not fed from the cartridge 14 is displayed.

At step 134, the pressure roller 770 is raised. In step 136, the spool shaft 16, the transport rollers 710A and 712A, and the winding roller 513 of the intermediate cartridge 500 are further rotated to wind the film F by the intermediate cartridge 500. Here, the rotation speed of the winding roller 513 is rotated by a predetermined amount faster than the rotation speed of the gear 453 of the spool driver 440. As a result, while the film is being sent out,
The film F is in a state where the tension corresponding to the idling torque of the torque limiter 447 is always applied to the film F.

In step 138, the magnetic head 748 writes information such as a film ID, a store code, and a reception code on the magnetic track 88 on the end FR side (leader side) of the film F. Here, when recording information on the magnetic track 88 on the end FR side (leader side), the notch 74
Is detected and writing is started after a predetermined time.

At step 140, immediately after the writing is completed, the pressure roller 770 is lowered.
As a result, the film F is not pressed against the magnetic head 748, and wear of the magnetic head 748 is prevented.
If the magnetic head 748 is constantly pressed against the film F, the magnetic head 748 may be worn early and the worn magnetic head 748 may damage the film F.

When recording magnetic information, the film F can be run at a constant speed, and at other speeds, it can be run at a higher speed to increase the processing capacity. That is, the overall processing time can be shortened by increasing the transport speed of the film F in the portion where magnetic recording or reading is not performed.

Further, since the recording amount of the magnetic track 88 is limited, if there is information that cannot be recorded because it exceeds the capacity, an error message is displayed and the information that could not be recorded is displayed on the LAN, floppy disk, IC card. The error flag indicating that the magnetic track 88 could not be written is recorded on the magnetic track 88 while being transmitted to the subsequent process.

At step 142, further spool shaft 1
6, the transport rollers 710A and 712A and the winding roller 513 of the intermediate cartridge 500 are rotated to wind the film F by the intermediate cartridge 500.

At step 144, it is judged if the detachment perforation 70 of the film F is detected by the infrared sensor 726.

When it is determined in step 144 that the detachment perforation 70 has been detected, the process proceeds to step 146 and immediately the spool shaft 16 and the conveying rollers 710A,
12A and winding roller 51 of intermediate cartridge 500
Stop rotation of 3.

At step 148, only the spool shaft 16 of the cartridge 14 is rotated by a specified amount in the film feeding direction to orient the slit hole 52 in a predetermined direction. As a result, the film F between the transport roller 710A and the spool shaft 16 is loosened.

As shown in FIG. 38, in step 150, the detach plate 819 is inserted into the cartridge 14 through the insertion port 28 and then into the slit hole 52 of the spool shaft 16. As a result, the engaging hole 60 of the film F is disengaged from the protrusion 56, and the film F is removed from the spool shaft 1.
6 can be separated.

At step 152, the transport roller 710 is
A, 712A and the winding roller 513 of the intermediate cartridge 500 are rotated, and the winding of the film F is restarted.

In step 154, the infrared sensor 730
The film F near the exit of the film transport device 700.
It is determined whether or not the trailer side end FT has arrived.

At step 154, the edge FT of the film F is
If it is determined that the rotation has occurred, the process proceeds to step 156 to stop the rotation of the transport rollers 710A and 712A and the winding roller 513 of the intermediate cartridge 500.

At step 158, the detach plate 8
19 is returned to the original position (initial position).

Upon completion of step 158, parallel operation starts. In step 160, the door driver 442 is operated to close the door 30 of the cartridge 14.

At step 162, the chucking of the cartridge 14 is released. In step 164, it is determined whether the interrupt mode is set.

In the interrupt mode, the cartridge 14 is moved to the cartridge inlet 8.

At step 168, the cartridge inlet 8
The shutter 462 is opened. When the shutter 462 is opened, the operator takes out the cartridge 14 from the cartridge inlet 8.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 164 that the interrupt mode is not set, the process proceeds to step 170, and the cartridge 14 is moved to the side of the opening 233 of the cartridge container 200 in step 170.

In step 172, the cartridge 14 is loaded into the cartridge storage unit 2 of the cartridge container 200.
It is forced into 06. As a result, the display plate 38 of the cartridge 14 is bent into the notch hole 36 by the protrusion 218 in the cartridge storage unit 20.

At step 174, the cartridge 14 is moved to the cartridge inlet 8. On the other hand, step 17
At 6, the eccentric roller 838 is rotated to close the upper shell 505 of the intermediate cartridge 500.

At step 178, the intermediate cartridge 5
Release the chucking of 00. In step 180,
The shutter 886 at the intermediate cartridge inlet 884 is opened.

At step 182, the intermediate cartridge 5
00 to the intermediate cartridge inlet 884. Further, the display device 4 displays that the film winding of the intermediate cartridge 500 is completed.

The operator operates the intermediate cartridge inlet 88.
The intermediate cartridge 500 is taken out from 4.

At step 184, it is determined whether the processing for one lot (20 cartridges 14) has been completed.

When it is determined in step 184 that one lot has been processed (the cartridge container 200 is full), a message indicating that one lot has been processed is displayed on the display device 4 and step 102
Returning to step 110, if it is determined that the processing for one lot has not been completed, the processing returns to step 110 and the above-mentioned processing proceeds.

In this way, in the automatic film rewinding apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the cartridges 14 are simply set in the order of reception, and after the processing is completed, the cartridges are automatically stored in the cartridge container 200. It is not necessary to arrange the items in order, and it is possible to reliably proceed to the next work in the processing order. In addition, the cartridge container 200 is removed and the container unit (lot unit)
Since the cartridge 14 can be turned to the subsequent process with,
In the post-process, work can be carried out in container units.

Further, in this embodiment, the information such as the film ID, the store code and the reception code is written on the magnetic track 88 on the edge FR side (leader side) of the film F.
These pieces of information may be written in the magnetic track 88 at the end FT (trailer side) or both magnetic tracks 88. Here, the end FT (trailer side)
When information is recorded on the magnetic track 88, the around perforation 68 is detected and writing is started almost at the same time.

Further, the film I is formed on the magnetic track 88.
In addition to D, the store code, and the reception code, the cartridge ID for identifying the cartridge 14, the manufacturer code included in the barcode 80 of the cartridge 14, the number of shots,
Information on film sensitivity, film type, etc., cartridge container ID (which is not described in the present embodiment, but is included in the bar code attached to the cartridge container 200.
ID for identifying), processing time, date, lab I
D (ID for identifying the developing station), machine number of the automatic rewinding device that performed the processing, DP bag number, processing sequence number, number of orders, print size, paper (printing paper) width, print face type (gloss, You may write in (texture etc.). In addition,
By writing the ordered number, print size, paper width, print face type, etc., it becomes possible to automate printing in a later process.

[0219] It should be noted that it is convenient for a printer or the like that sequentially processes from the leader side (edge FR side) to pre-read the information commonly indicating one film. Therefore, considering the printer, it is preferable to record the order contents on the magnetic track 88 on the reader side (end FR side).

Further, the film F is again attached to the cartridge 14.
In a device for connecting the film F, it is more convenient to transport the film F with the trailer side first (for locking the trailer side of the film F to the spool shaft 16 of the cartridge 14. In addition, the film F and the cartridge 14 are connected to each other. Because it is necessary to read the film ID as soon as possible for collation.). Therefore, considering the device for re-bonding the film F to the cartridge 14, the information may be recorded on the magnetic track 88 at the end FT (trailer side).

From this, the automatic film rewinding device 10
Then, it is preferable to record information on the magnetic tracks 88 on both the end FR side (leader side) and the end FT (trailer side).

Even if the current 135 film is ejected from the cartridge (patrone), it is attached to the leader for the developing machine in the light room while leaving the tongue out because the inside of the cartridge is shielded from light by the exit telem. The film can be set in the film developing machine. On the other hand, the cartridge 14 used in the automatic film rewinding device 10 cannot keep the light shield inside when the door 30 of the insertion port 28 is opened. Therefore, the film F is rewound onto the intermediate cartridge 500 in the automatic film rewinding device 10 whose interior is shielded from light, and a leader is attached to the tongue of the film F ejected from the intermediate cartridge 500. The development processing of the film F can be performed by a machine. Further, since the rewinding work is automatically performed in the shaded automatic film rewinding device 10, a dark room for the rewinding work is not required. Therefore, if the automatic film rewinding device 10 of the present embodiment is used, it is possible to reduce the cost of the entire equipment (system) corresponding to the new method of the photo lab.

In the new method using the cartridge 14, it is premised that the film F is returned to the cartridge 14 deposited by the customer and returned. Therefore, it is desirable that the ID of the cartridge 14 and the ID of the film F are automatically read and automatically collated by the device (it is possible to rely on only human hands for visual confirmation regardless of the device, but the work is complicated. is there.). As an ID for that purpose, the bar code 90, which becomes visible by developing, is previously exposed on the film F. However, if the film F becomes defective due to a trouble or the like, optical automatic verification and visual verification cannot be performed. Therefore, as a measure against fogging, there is a measure to attach a check tape for collating with the DP bag to the film F. However, in the automatic film rewinding device 10 of the present embodiment, since the collation is performed by using the magnetic information, it is possible to avoid the fog countermeasure as described above. That is, in the automatic film rewinding device 10, the cartridge 14
By reading the ID of No. 1 and recording it on the magnetic recording layer, even if a fog should occur in a later process, or even if the film F has been cut off at the time of depositing from the customer, it is possible to take measures and automatic verification is performed. It will be possible.

In the above-described embodiment, the operator takes out the intermediate cartridges 500 having the film wound therein one by one. However, the intermediate cartridge storage device 880 is used.
Thus, it can be automatically stored in the cartridge storage section 206 of the intermediate cartridge container 878. In this case, when the processing for one lot is completed (the intermediate cartridge container 878 is full), the display device 4 is displayed.
A message indicating that the processing for one lot has been completed is displayed. In this way, it is not necessary to arrange the film-winded intermediate cartridges 500 in order and to reliably proceed to the next operation in the processing order. Further, since the intermediate cartridge container 878 can be removed and the intermediate cartridge 500 can be turned to the subsequent process in container units (lot units), work (development of the film F, etc.) can be carried out in container units in the subsequent process.

Also, in the above embodiment, the cartridge 1
4 were inserted into the cartridge inlet 8 one by one, and the treatment was performed.
00, the cartridge 14 is stored, the cartridge 14 is automatically taken out from the cartridge storage section 206 of the cartridge container 200, the film F is rewound, and the empty cartridge 14 is stored again in the original cartridge storage section 206. Is also possible. In this case, the extrusion shaft 88 as provided in the container loading section 300 for the cartridge is loaded in the container loading section 876 for the intermediate cartridge.
2 is provided, and the cartridges 14 may be pushed out to the nest 404 one by one by the pushing shaft 882. By doing so, after the operator sets the cartridge container 200, the operator can concentrate on other work until the rewinding of all the cartridges 14 is completed.

Also, in the above embodiment, the cartridge 1
Although the cartridges 4 are inserted into the cartridge inlet 8 one by one, the cartridge 14 can be automatically inserted by using the cylindrical tray 900 as shown in FIG. The tray 900 has an open upper portion, and a shutter 902 is slidably attached to the lower portion (arrow L direction and arrow R direction) so that, for example, 20 cartridges 14 inserted from the upper portion can be stacked. Has become.

When such a tray 900 is used, the tray 900 is set on the conveying path of the nest 404, and the pin 9 is engaged with the hole (not shown) of the shutter 902.
04 may be slid by the rack-and-pinion mechanism 906 and the shutters 902 may be opened and closed to drop the cartridges 14 one by one onto the nest 404.

In the above embodiment, the intermediate cartridges 500 are inserted one by one into the intermediate cartridge inlet 884 for processing, but as shown in FIG. 40, the intermediate cartridges 500 are loaded by using the cylindrical tray 908. It can also be inserted automatically. The top of this tray 908 is open,
The shutter 910 is slidably attached to the lower portion (arrow L direction and arrow R direction), and, for example, 20 intermediate cartridges 500 inserted from the upper portion are stacked.

When such a tray 908 is used, the tray 908 is set on the conveyance path of the intermediate cartridge nest 828, and the pin 912 that engages with the hole (not shown) of the shutter 910 is rack-and-mounted. It suffices to slide the pinion mechanism 914 and drop the intermediate cartridges 500 one by one onto the intermediate cartridge nest 828 by opening and closing the shutter 910.

Further, in the above embodiment, the empty cartridge 14 is stored in the cartridge container 200 for one lot, but as shown in FIG. 41, one cartridge is stored in the gutter-shaped tray 916.
Lots may be discharged.

Such a tray 916 is used for the casing 1
It is preferable that a light-shielding lid (not shown) provided in the above can be opened and inserted into the inside, and the inside is set in an inclined state. On the other hand, the automatic film rewinding device 10 includes the guide groove member 482.
16 (see FIG. 16) is divided, and the divided guide groove member 482A is attached to the shutter 918.
The cartridge 14 may be configured to drop from the opening 920 to the tray 916 when the cartridge is opened. The shutter 918 may be slid by the rack and pinion mechanism 922.

Further, in the above embodiment, the intermediate cartridges 500 having the film wound thereon are taken out one by one from the intermediate cartridge inlet 884. However, as shown in FIG. 42, one lot is discharged to the gutter-shaped tray 924. You may.

Such a tray 924 is used for the casing 1
It is preferable that a light-shielding lid (not shown) provided in the above can be opened and inserted into the inside, and the inside is set in an inclined state. On the other hand, in the automatic film rewinding device 10, an opening 926 is provided on the side of the nest 828 for the intermediate cartridge, and when the shutter 928 of the opening 926 is opened, a pushing claw 930 that slides by a rack and pinion mechanism (not shown) is provided. The intermediate cartridge 500 may be moved and dropped on the tray 924. Note that the shutter 928 may be slid by the rack and pinion mechanism 932.

Further, the automatic film rewinding device 10 may be retrofitted with a leader attaching device 940 as shown in FIGS. 43 to 45 for attaching a film conveying leader used in an automatic developing machine for a minilab. is there.

The leader attaching device 940 is the casing 1
A hook, a screw, etc. (not shown) are attached to the right side of the front surface of the.

Also, in the automatic film rewinding device 10, as shown in FIG. 44, the casing 1 is previously covered with a lid (not shown).
An opening 942 that can be closed is provided in advance so that the lid can be removed when the reader attaching device 940 is attached. Further, the automatic film rewinding device 10 is provided with a push-out pawl 930 movably as described in FIG.
A substantially U-shaped guide 944 is provided beside the intermediate cartridge nest 828.

The leader attaching device 940 includes a guide 94.
4, a nest 946 capable of holding two intermediate cartridges 500 is provided, and a moving device 948 for moving the intermediate cartridge 500 mounted on the guide 944 to the nest 946 is provided. This moving device 948
The rack 952 is provided with a hook claw 950 that is elastically deformable at the tip. The rack 952 meshes with a pinion gear 954 rotated by a motor (not shown).

When the hook claw 950 moves to the guide 944 side, it comes into contact with the intermediate cartridge 500 and elastically deforms so that the tip escapes to the outside, and the tip ends in the intermediate cartridge 5.
It will return to its original shape when it is caught on the back end of 00 (Fig. 4).
(State of the two-dot chain line of 4). After that, the hooking claw 950 moves to the leader attaching device 940 side, so that the intermediate cartridge 500 is inserted into the nest 946. By repeating this twice, two intermediate cartridges 500 can be nested 9.
Can be inserted at 46.

As shown in FIGS. 44 and 45, the nest 9
Sheet-shaped leaders 956 are arranged in a stack on the side of 46. The leader 956 is biased upward by a spring 958, and the top leader 956 is pressed against the transport roller 960. The transport roller 960 serves to feed the top leader 956 to the intermediate cartridge 500 side of the nest 946.

A strip-shaped release paper 964 to which a rectangular adhesive tape 962 is attached is set on a shaft 966 on the opposite side of the leader 956 with the nest 946 interposed therebetween. It is adapted to be wound around a winding shaft 974 via 970 and 972.
When the peeling paper 964 to which the adhesive tape 962 is attached reaches the peeling roller 968, the direction of the peeling paper 964 is sharply bent, and the adhesive tape 962 is separated from the peeling paper 964 due to a difference in bending rigidity between the adhesive tape 962 and the peeling paper 964. It comes off. At this time, the peeling roller 968 descends, and the peeled adhesive tape 962 is separated from the leader 956 and the film F by moving the sticking roller 976 in the order of arrow 1 and arrow 2 as shown in FIG. It can be joined as shown at 44.

[0241]

As described above, the film rewinding apparatus according to the first aspect can automatically rewind the film and automatically store the empty cartridge in the cartridge container. In addition, since the film-wound intermediate cartridge can be automatically stored in the intermediate cartridge container, there is an excellent effect that processing can be efficiently performed at the developing station. Since the cartridges are stored in the container, it is not necessary to sort out the processed cartridges and the intermediate cartridges, and it does not take time until the processing of one lot is completed, which reduces the burden on the operator at the developing station.

Further, the film rewinding apparatus according to the second aspect can automatically rewind the film, and
The empty cartridge can be automatically stored in the second cartridge container, and the film-wound intermediate cartridge can be automatically stored in the second intermediate cartridge container. It has an excellent effect that Since the cartridges are stored in the container, it is not necessary to sort out the processed cartridges and the intermediate cartridges, and it does not take time until the processing of one lot is completed, which reduces the burden on the operator at the developing station.

According to another aspect of the film rewinding apparatus of the present invention, the cartridge ID reading means reads the cartridge identification ID given to the cartridge, and the recording means reads the ID by the cartridge ID reading means. Since the recording is performed on the recording medium, the ID recorded on the magnetic recording portion of the film and the cartridge ID can be read and collated in the subsequent step, and the film can be automatically wound on the cartridge initially stored.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an automatic film rewinding device according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front left side.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the automatic film rewinding device as viewed from the front right side.

FIG. 3 is an internal configuration diagram of the automatic film rewinding device viewed from the front side.

FIG. 4A is a left side view of the cartridge,
(B) is a front view of the cartridge, and (C) is a right side view of the cartridge.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a cartridge.

6A is a front view of a spool shaft, and FIG. 6B is a sectional view taken along line 6 (B) -6 (B) of the spool shaft shown in FIG. 6A.

FIG. 7A is a perspective view of a spool shaft during film winding, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view of the spool shaft after film winding is completed.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the film.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a container.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the container viewed from the cover side.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the container viewed from the main body side.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the cartridge storage unit as seen from the axial direction.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the cartridge container loading unit with the container cover opened.

FIG. 14 is a front view of the cartridge container loading section with the container cover closed.

FIG. 15 is a plan view of a cartridge container loading unit.

FIG. 16 is a partial perspective view of the cartridge transport device.

FIG. 17 is a partial cross-sectional view of the cartridge transport device.

FIG. 18 is a partial perspective view of the cartridge carrying device around the chucking position.

FIG. 19 is a plan view of the cartridge carrying device around the chucking position.

FIG. 20 is a plan view of a pressing device.

FIG. 21 is a side view of the pressing device.

FIG. 22 is a plan view of the film transport device with a cover open.

FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view of the film transport device at right angles to the film transport direction.

FIG. 24 is a side view of the film pressing device.

FIGS. 25A and 25B are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the detach plate.

FIG. 26 is a perspective view of a detaching device.

FIG. 27 is a perspective view of a detach plate, a spool shaft, and a film.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view of an intermediate cartridge.

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of the intermediate cartridge with the upper shell opened.

FIG. 30 (A) is a cross-sectional view of the intermediate cartridge in a state where the upper shell is opened, and FIG. 30 (B) is a cross-sectional view of the intermediate cartridge in the middle of winding the film.

31A to 31C are partial cross-sectional views of the intermediate cartridge transport device.

FIG. 32 is a partial perspective view of the intermediate cartridge transport device.

FIG. 33 is a plan view of the intermediate cartridge carrying device near the chucking position.

FIG. 34 is a perspective view of the automatic film rewinding device with the operation panel opened.

FIG. 35 is a sectional view of the automatic film rewinding device.

FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic film rewinding device.

FIG. 37 is a continuation of the flowchart shown in FIG. 36.

FIG. 38 is a continuation of the flowchart shown in FIG. 37.

FIG. 39 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a tray for supplying a cartridge according to another embodiment.

FIG. 40 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a tray for supplying an intermediate cartridge according to another embodiment.

FIG. 41 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a tray for discharging a cartridge according to another embodiment.

FIG. 42 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the tray for discharging the intermediate cartridge according to another embodiment.

FIG. 43 is a perspective view of an automatic film rewinding device to which a leader attaching device is attached.

FIG. 44 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the reader attaching device.

45 (A) is a front view showing the internal structure of the reader sticking apparatus, and FIG. 45 (B) is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the sticking roller shown in FIG. 45 (A).

[Explanation of symbols]

F film 9 cartridge transport device (cartridge moving means) 10 automatic film rewinding device 11 intermediate cartridge transport device (intermediate cartridge moving means) 14 cartridge 16 spool shaft 80 bar code (cartridge ID) 88 magnetic track (magnetic recording portion) 200 cartridge Container 300 cartridge loading unit for cartridge 404 nest (cartridge holding unit) 440 spool driver (film feeding unit, cartridge holding unit) 485 bar code reader (cartridge ID reading unit) 500 intermediate cartridge 600 pressing unit (cartridge holding unit) 700 film Conveying means 748 Magnetic head (recording means) 803 Detaching device (film separating means) 828 Nest for intermediate cartridge (intermediate cartridge holding part) 840 Intermediate cartridge chucking device (winding means, intermediate cartridge holding part) 880 Intermediate cartridge storage device (intermediate cartridge moving means) 882 Extrusion shaft (intermediate cartridge moving means) 900 Tray (first cartridge container) 908 Tray (first 1 container for intermediate cartridge) 916 tray (container for second cartridge) 924 tray (container for second intermediate cartridge)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A film rewinding device for rewinding a film stored in a cartridge into an intermediate cartridge, wherein a cartridge container for storing the cartridge and a cartridge container loading for detachably attaching the first cartridge container are provided. Unit, a cartridge holding unit that holds the cartridge, a cartridge moving unit that moves the cartridge between the cartridge container loaded in the cartridge container loading unit and the cartridge holding unit, and an intermediate cartridge stored An intermediate cartridge container, an intermediate cartridge container loading unit that makes the intermediate cartridge container detachable, an intermediate cartridge holding unit that holds the intermediate cartridge, and an intermediate cartridge container loading unit. An intermediate cartridge moving means for moving the intermediate cartridge between the filled intermediate cartridge container and the intermediate cartridge holding portion; and a film wound around a spool shaft of the cartridge held by the holding portion. Film delivery means for delivering the film from the cartridge, delivery means for delivering the film delivered from the cartridge toward the intermediate cartridge held by the intermediate cartridge holding portion, and film separating means for separating the film from the spool shaft. A film rewinding device comprising: a winding unit configured to wind the film around the intermediate cartridge held by the intermediate cartridge holding unit. 2. A film rewinding device for rewinding a film stored in a cartridge into an intermediate cartridge, wherein a first cartridge container for storing the film-containing cartridge and a second cartridge container for storing an empty cartridge. A cartridge container; a first cartridge container loading unit that makes the first cartridge container detachable; a second cartridge container loading unit that makes the second cartridge container detachable; A cartridge holding unit for holding a cartridge, the first cartridge container loaded in the first cartridge container loading unit, and the second cartridge container loaded in the second cartridge container loading unit And the cartridge holder between the cartridge holder and Cartridge moving means for moving the intermediate cartridge, a first intermediate cartridge container for storing an empty intermediate cartridge, a second intermediate cartridge container for storing the intermediate cartridge containing a film, and a first intermediate cartridge Container loading section for first intermediate cartridge in which the container for storage is detachable, second container loading section for intermediate cartridge in which the container for second intermediate cartridge is detachable, and intermediate cartridge for holding the intermediate cartridge A holding portion, the first intermediate cartridge container loaded in the first intermediate cartridge container loading portion, and the second
Intermediate cartridge moving means for moving the intermediate cartridge between the second intermediate cartridge container loaded in the intermediate cartridge container loading section and the intermediate cartridge holding section, and the cartridge held in the holding section. A film delivery means for delivering the film wound on the spool shaft of the cartridge from the cartridge; a delivery means for delivering the film delivered from the cartridge toward the intermediate cartridge held by the intermediate cartridge holding portion; A film rewinding device comprising: a film separating unit that separates a film from a spool shaft; and a winding unit that winds the film around the intermediate cartridge held by the intermediate cartridge holding unit. 3. A cartridge ID reading means for reading a cartridge ID for cartridge identification given to the cartridge, and a recording means for recording the cartridge ID read by the cartridge ID on a magnetic recording portion of the film. The film rewinding device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.