JPH09323847A - Method for carrying slit roll, container for carrying slit roll, and method and device for supplying slit rolls - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically carry slit rolls composed of a web with photosensitivity rolled as a roll to a processing facility and supply them accurately to the processing facility. SOLUTION: An enfolding processing facility 15 and a slit roll supplying unit 50 are disposed in a dark room. Plural slit rolls 22 re storaged in a container 9 and the container 9 is fed by an automatic travelling trnaporter 13 to a supplying point K which is predtermined vis-a-vis the enfolding processing facility 15. The container 9 is positioned by a peripheral wall 32 of the transporter 13. The slit roll supplying unit 50 is installed at a predetermined position established by the enfolding processing facility 15 and the supplying point K. The slit rolls in the container 9 are so arranged at to make a roll core 22a be horizontal. A transfer shaft 60 of the slit roll supplying unit 50 is inserted into a shaft insertion hole 22b provided at the center of the roll core 22a and raises the slit rolls 22. A head paper 57 swings so that the transfer shaft 60 is in line with a receiving shat 53a provided in the enfolding processing facility 15. The transfer shaft 60 projects in the axial direction to transfer the slit rolls 22 retained at its tip part to the receiving shaft 53a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention conveys a slit roll cut from a wide master roll having photosensitivity into a predetermined width, or feeds the slit roll to a processing facility in the next step. Furthermore, it relates to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Photosensitive materials such as photographic film and photographic paper are manufactured by applying a photographic emulsion to a wide sheet-shaped support and drying it to form a master roll. It is manufactured by slitting (cutting) into a certain width according to. The photosensitive material slit in this way is conveyed to the processing facility for the next process, cut into lengths according to the type of product, and then stored in rolls in containers such as film cartridges and paper magazines with light-shielding properties. Alternatively, with a Brownie film or the like, it is wrapped around a reel and then enclosed in a light-shielding packaging bag.

Since these photosensitive materials are in great demand, they are mass-produced. Then, for example, most of the photographic film is combined with the film cartridge and finally provided to the market in the form of the photographic film cartridge. Therefore, in manufacturing plants, in order to efficiently manufacture photographic film cartridges, the process of receiving slit rolls, cutting this into photographic film of a length corresponding to the type of product, and then winding it up into a predetermined film cartridge. The winding processing equipment for automatically treating the

Basically, the winding equipment is a slit roll receiving / feeding device, a perforation device for perforating perforations at a constant pitch on the edge portion of a long photo film sent from the slit roll, a long photo. A side print device that records a latent image on the edge portion of the film, such as characters indicating the type and frame number of the photo film, and a barcode, a cutting device that cuts the long photo film into photo film strips of a length corresponding to the product type. , A film winding device for winding the cut photographic film strip into a film cartridge, and a film cartridge receiving / supplying device. These devices are driven and controlled by individually provided process controllers, and each process controller is centrally controlled by a computer for winding processing facility management.

In order to efficiently operate the above-mentioned winding processing equipment, it is necessary to devise a method of receiving and supplying slit rolls and film cartridges supplied from the outside. In particular, since the slit roll is a light-sensitive material, it must be supplied to the winding processing facility while maintaining the light-shielding property, and thus various measures have been taken. For example, the winding processing equipment described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-266059 is premised to be operated in a bright room, and the slit roll receiving / supplying device has a dark box shape.
The slit roll is supplied to the dark box together with the container while being housed in the light-shielding container, and the slit roll is taken out of the container and positioned at a predetermined supply position in the dark box.

Further, when the slit roll is supplied to the winding processing equipment, one slit roll can be used up and then the next slit roll can be continuously processed. , A container containing a plurality of slit rolls is supplied to the winding processing equipment,
New slit rolls are sequentially taken out of the container and automatically set at a predetermined supply position.

[0007]

As described above, although the slit rolls have been supplied to the processing equipment so far, various improvements have been made to improve the manufacturing efficiency, but the slit rolls are supplied to the processing equipment. Little consideration is given to how to do it. As mentioned above, multiple slit rolls are manufactured from a single master roll, and these slit rolls are stored in a dark room with identification labels such as the serial number and emulsion number, and according to the production plan. Although it is appropriately supplied to the processing equipment, it is the actual situation that the slit roll supply work is performed by many humans so far, and it cannot be said to be an efficient work form.

Further, the above-described winding processing equipment is basically automatically operated under the control of the equipment management computer, but, for example, the slit roll to be supplied is of an unspecified size. Or, it is desirable to be able to operate manually or semi-automatically so that it can deal with special cases such as trouble occurrence and test operation. In order to operate in such a situation, it is necessary to allow an operator to easily access the slit roll receiving / supplying device.
Since the supply device is in the form of a dark box, there is a drawback that it is difficult for the operator to work.

As described above, although the container is used to supply a plurality of slit rolls to the winding processing equipment, in the case of the dedicated container used in the processing equipment described in the above publication, the core is used. Since the structure has a structure in which a plurality of slit rolls are held in the container by inserting a support shaft into the slit roll, the slit rolls must be moved in the axial direction in order to take out and take out the slit rolls. Therefore, not only a space in the axial direction is required for transferring the slit roll, but also an arbitrary slit roll cannot be taken out from the container. Further, a regulation member that prevents the slit roll from moving in the axial direction inside the container is also required, and the structure of the container tends to be complicated.

Further, in the winding processing facility described in the above publication, after positioning the container at the supply station provided in the slit roll receiving / supplying device, various operations such as a standby station, a switching station, a take-out station, and a discharge station are performed. It has to be transported and positioned at the station, which complicates the scale, space, and control of the receiving / supplying device. Moreover, since this receiving / supplying device is in the form of a dark box, there is no choice but to automate the mechanism for taking out the slit roll from the container and setting it at a predetermined supply position, and also positioning accuracy is required. Increasing equipment complexity and cost increase are inevitable. In addition, since it takes the form of a dark box, if a problem occurs inside it, it is necessary to open a part of the dark box, which exposes the slit roll in the dark box and causes a significant loss. Can also cause.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned prior art, and its first object is to provide a conveying / supplying method capable of accurately and simply conveying / supplying a slit roll to a processing facility. However, the slit roll is not limited to the photographic film, and is equally applicable to other photosensitive materials such as photographic paper. The second purpose is to use an improved container for the above-mentioned transportation / supply, and this container is transported by using a self-propelled transport vehicle.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a supply method / apparatus capable of accurately and simply taking out an arbitrarily designated slit roll from a container accommodating a plurality of slit rolls and supplying it to a predetermined set position in a processing facility. The purpose is to provide. And, when it is necessary to supply a slit roll outside the specified size, or when trouble occurs, it is also one of the purposes that the operator can easily respond without exposing the slit roll. .

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention prepares a light-tight container containing slit rolls in a container storage and moves while tracing a signal cable laid on the floor. A predetermined container in a container storage is placed on a self-propelled transport vehicle, and the slit roll is transferred together with the container to the slit roll receiving / supplying device of the processing equipment by controlling the movement of the transport vehicle. It is a thing. In order to efficiently supply the slit roll to the processing equipment, the slit roll is housed in the container with the axis of the winding core horizontal. Further, it is effective to store a plurality of slit rolls cut from a common master roll in the same container and continuously process slit rolls having the same manufacturing history in container units.

The slit roll transport container is provided with a cylindrical receiving surface for receiving the lower outer peripheral surfaces of a plurality of slit rolls on the container body, and is vertically juxtaposed in the container body at intervals corresponding to the width of the slit rolls. And a partition plate that restricts the axial movement of the slit roll, and has a structure in which a plurality of slit rolls are housed while the axis of the slit roll core is kept horizontal. Further, a notch extending in the direction of taking out the slit roll is formed in the partition plate, and when the cover is opened, the shaft insertion hole provided in the core of the slit roll is exposed to the outside of the container body through the notch.

In order to supply the slit rolls housed in the container to the processing equipment, at least a part of the processing equipment including the slit roll receiving portion is installed in a dark room,
In this dark room, the container containing the slit roll is carried in and positioned at a predetermined supply position spatially separated from the slit roll receiving portion, and the slit roll is taken out from the container by the operation of the robot hand and the slit roll is moved. The method of supplying to the receiving part is adopted. By setting the container loading position away from the processing equipment, it becomes possible to take out the slit roll from the container and supply it to the processing equipment even in manual work, and not only in fully automatic, but also in semi-automatic or manual work. It is possible to supply slit rolls, and it is possible to easily deal with slit rolls having a non-standard winding diameter. Moreover, since these are installed in the dark room, the operator can directly access and inspect and operate the slit roll receiving part of the processing equipment or the robot hand, and the trouble countermeasure can be simplified.

The above-mentioned dark room is of a size that allows an operator to work efficiently therein, and an illumination lamp for emitting infrared light which does not cause light fog on the slit roll is provided in the dark room. Wearing an infrared scope under the illumination of this light ensures the operator's free work. In addition, when an operator enters or leaves the dark room, the dark room is communicated with the bright room via the preparation room so that external light from the light room does not enter the dark room. First and second doors having a light blocking property are provided between the preparation room and the dark room. These first and second
The doors cannot both be open at the same time. Also,
During the operation of the operator, an infrared lamp that does not expose the slit roll to light is turned on in the dark room, and the operation can be performed in a wide field of view.

When the slit roll is taken out of the container by the robot hand, the slit roll is stored in the container in a state where the winding core is horizontal, and the delivery shaft provided in the robot hand is horizontal to the winding roll core. It is convenient to move the transfer shaft from the direction to the axial direction and fit the delivery shaft into the shaft insertion hole at the center of the winding core. After holding the slit roll on the delivery shaft, the delivery shaft moves so as to take the slit roll out of the container, reaches the position in line with the receiving shaft, and then projects in the axial direction to transfer the slit roll to the receiving shaft. To do.

In order to properly insert the delivery shaft into the shaft insertion hole, a sensor including a photo sensor, a touch sensor, a proximity sensor, a magnetic sensor, etc. is incorporated at the tip of the delivery shaft, and the detection signals from these sensors are monitored. The shaft insertion hole is automatically searched for axis alignment. A signal from the sensor can be monitored in the process of moving the delivery shaft along the end face of the winding core, and the center of the shaft insertion hole formed in the central portion of the winding core can be searched based on this signal.

Two receiving shafts are installed in the slit roll receiving part on the side of the processing equipment, and one of these receiving shafts draws the web from the slit roll receiving position and the slit roll after receiving and supplies the web into the processing equipment. By having the configuration to be moved alternately between the position and the position, the slit roll supply device may transfer the slit roll taken out from the container only to the receiving shaft that has moved to the receiving position of the slit roll, The supply position of the slit roll can be kept constant. In this case, before the delivery shaft transfers the slit roll to the reception shaft,
It is effective to install a core recovery shaft for receiving the core of the slit roll left on the receiving shaft in the slit roll supply device.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 schematically shows a production line for a photographic film as a light-sensitive material. The slitter equipment 2 and the container storage 3 are installed in the dark room 6 together with the transfer devices 4 and 5, and their operations are controlled by the slitter equipment management computer 7 and the container storage management computer 8. The various information thus provided is fed back to the respective management computers 7 and 8.

A master roll 10 is supplied to the slitter equipment 2. The master roll 10 coats a photographic emulsion on a support such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate),
The dried web is formed into a roll, and the core or the tip of the web is provided with an identification label on which the date and time of manufacture, a serial number, and a letter representing the emulsion number of the coated emulsion are written. Further, a bar code display portion is also provided on the identification label so that these pieces of information can be optically automatically read. A magnetic recording unit may be provided instead of the bar code display unit to automatically magnetically read the information. Master roll 10 is dark room 6
It is kept in a light-tight state in a light-tight container until it is carried in.

The slitter equipment 2 slits (cuts) the carried-in master roll 10 into a certain width according to the type of product. The slitted long photographic film is wound around each winding core as a long roll to form a slit roll. The slitter equipment 2 is provided with a bar code reader for reading information from the identification label attached to the master roll 10 and a label applicator for applying the slit roll identification label to each slit roll. A slit roll ID number is written on the slit roll identification label as a character and a bar code, and the information read from the identification label of the master roll 10 is made to correspond to the slit roll ID number, so that the emulsion roll number is determined for each slit roll. Can be specified. These pieces of correspondence information are input to the slitter equipment management computer 7, and then fed back to the production information management computer 12.

The slit roll is stored in the container 9 by the transfer device 4. Although the structure of the container 9 will be described later, the container 9 has a function of arranging a plurality of slit rolls in a light-tight manner, and in one container 9, all slit rolls slit from the common master roll 10 are included. It is stored. The container 9 containing the slit roll is carried into the container storage 3. An identification label with a container ID number is attached to each container, and when the container is stored in the container storage 3, the storage position number in the container storage 3 is associated with the container ID number. The information is input to the container storage management computer 8 and fed back to the production information management computer 12. Therefore, the desired container 9 can be taken out by designating the storage position number, and as a result, the slit roll having the desired slit roll ID number can be taken out.

The transfer device 5 takes out the container 9 containing the slit roll from the container storage 3 or returns the emptied container 9 to the container storage 3. In the figure, the broken line represents the movement path of the container. Container 9 is a self-propelled carrier 1
3 is placed and conveyed. The container 9 taken out from the container storage 3 by the transfer device 5 and placed on the transport vehicle is transported to the winding processing facility 15 along the transport path 13a.

The winding processing facility 15 is partially installed in the dark room 16 and performs the steps of perforation punching, side printing, regular length cutting, and winding into the film cartridge by the supply of slit rolls. Further, an empty film cartridge is supplied to the winding processing facility 15 from the outside of the dark room 16, and the product after the photographic film is wound therein is also carried out to the outside of the dark room 16. Each process performed in the winding processing facility 15 is controlled by the winding processing facility management computer 18, and the information obtained by the quality inspection in each process and the information such as the occurrence of abnormality are stored in the winding processing facility management computer 18. Then, it is sent to the production information management computer 12.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the container 9. The container 9 includes a container body 20 and a cover 21 that is pivotally attached to one side of the container body 20 by a hinge mechanism so as to be openable and closable. Inside the container body 20, a plurality of partition plates 23 are fixed at intervals slightly wider than the width of the slit roll 22, so that the partition plates 23 do not move the slit roll 22 in the lateral direction (axial direction). Regulated. In addition, the slit roll 2 formed on the inner wall of the bottom surface of the container body 20
The receiving surface 24 of 2 is a concave surface, and the slit roll 22
Are prevented from rolling inside the container body 20. Preferably, a flexible sheet material such as velvet is attached to the surface of the receiving surface 24 to prevent scratches or the like from entering the outer peripheral surface of the slit roll 22.

A notch 23a is formed on the upper side of the partition plate 23. The notch 23a is formed by the slit roll 22.
The size and shape are such that the core 22a of the slit roll 22 can be seen through when viewed from the axial direction. In particular, the depth of the notch 23a allows the axial insertion hole 22b of the winding core 22a to be seen through from the axial direction even when the small-diameter slit roll 22 is accommodated and even when only the winding core 22a remains on the receiving surface 24. It's deep enough to be able to. In addition, the bottom outer wall of the container body 20 is
In addition to being a flat surface so that it can be stably placed on the floor, a pair of recesses 25 are extended in a direction orthogonal to the partition plate 23. A fork 26 of a forklift is passed through the recess 25 when the containers 9 are loaded and unloaded on the transport vehicle 13.

An identification label 27 is attached to the cover 21, and a container ID number is written on the identification label 27. The container ID number is displayed in visible letters and numbers,
It is also represented in the form of an automatically readable barcode.
For automatic reading, if the container ID number is displayed as magnetic information instead of the bar code, the reading with the magnetic head becomes possible.

A groove 20a and a convex 21a are formed at the joint between the container body 20 and the cover 21, respectively. Sponge 2 containing black pigment on both sides of the groove 20a
9 is attached, and when the cover 21 is closed, the convex shape 21
a is fitted in the groove 20a, and the sponge 29 is pressed against the end surface of the cover 21 so that the inside of the container 9 is kept in a completely light-shielded state.

FIG. 4 shows a self-propelled carrier 13. The carrier 13 has a loading platform 30 corresponding to the planar shape of the container 9.
And four wheels 31 attached to the bottom,
The pair of wheels 31 on the front side are drive wheels. Bed 30
A peripheral wall 32 is provided in the container to position the container 9 during transfer. A guide surface 32a inclined toward the luggage carrier 30 is formed on the upper surface of the peripheral wall 32, and when the container 9 is placed on the luggage carrier 30 by a forklift, it is 5 to 10 mm.
Even if there is some play, the container 9 is correctly placed on the loading platform 30. In addition, in order to move the fork 26 in and out when the container 9 is transferred onto the loading platform 30, the peripheral wall 32 on the rear end side is provided.
A pair of notches 32b are formed in the. Further, a drive control unit is built in the front wall 33, and the movement of the transport vehicle 13 is controlled by controlling the drive of the drive wheels.

On the bottom surface of the front wall 33, a pair of receivers 34a,
34b is incorporated. These receivers 34a, 3
4b receives a signal for controlling the movement of the transport vehicle 13 from a pair of cables 36a and 36b embedded in the floor surface 35 on which the transport vehicle 13 moves. Each cable 36a, 36
A high-frequency signal is sent from the production information management computer 12 to b, a signal for track tracing is sent to one of them, and a signal for destination control of the carrier 13 is sent to the other. Since the signals from the cables 36a and 36b may be simultaneously received by a plurality of vehicles 13, the vehicle control signal includes the vehicle ID number and is repeatedly transmitted at a constant cycle. Therefore, the destination control signal is effectively received only by the transport vehicle 13 having the matched transport vehicle ID number.

The signal for controlling the destination of the transport vehicle 13 can be sent wirelessly through the air. In this case, only the cable 36a for track tracing needs to be buried in the floor surface 35. Further, instead of the cable 36a, a track band having a specific color or pattern is provided on the surface of the floor surface 35, and a photo sensor or C which is installed in the transport vehicle 13 is provided.
It is also possible to allow the carriage 13 to trace the track while optically reading it with a CD camera, and of course magnetic trace is also possible.

At the time when the container 9 is taken out from the container storage 3 and placed on the transport vehicle 13 by the transfer device 5, the correspondence between the container ID number and the transport vehicle ID number is obtained. This correspondence data is stored in the container storage management computer 8
And is sent to the production information management computer 12. As a result, the production information management computer 12 can move the desired carrier 13 to the desired destination according to the carrier ID number. Further, since the production information management computer 12 also stores the correspondence data of the carrier ID number-container ID number-slit roll ID number, it is possible to confirm where the specific slit roll 22 is at any time. it can. Of course, even when the container 9 is unloaded from the transport vehicle 13, data indicating that is transmitted to the production information management computer 12.

A sensor 37 for detecting an obstacle is incorporated in the front wall 33 of the transport vehicle 13, and when there is an obstacle in the traveling direction, the transport vehicle 13 makes an emergency stop and issues an alarm.
As the sensor 37, an ultrasonic sensor as well as an optical sensor such as a CCD camera or a photo sensor can be used.

The carrier 13 is the production information management computer 1
It receives the command from 2 and moves to a predetermined position and then stops, but even if it does not use a mechanical positioning guide
A stop position accuracy of about 3 mm can be obtained. Further, in order to improve the accuracy of the stop position, it is preferable to provide a front guide 40 at the destination of the transport vehicle 13. By bringing the transport vehicle 13 into contact with the front guide 40, the transport vehicle 13 is positioned in the traveling direction. Also,
In order to perform the positioning in the width direction, a pair of width direction guides having guide surfaces formed on the entrance side may be provided, and the transport vehicle 13 may be inserted between them.

FIG. 5 schematically shows a dark room 16 in which the winding processing facility 15 is installed. The dark chamber 16 is divided into a preparation chamber 41 and a processing chamber 42 by a partition wall 16a, and light shielding doors 41a and 42a are provided respectively. These doors 4
By opening and closing 1a and 41b, the transport vehicle 13 can be moved in and out of the bright chamber while the inside of the processing chamber 42 is kept in a light-shielded state, and the operator can also be moved in and out of the processing chamber 42.

The infrared lamp 4 is provided in the preparation room 41 and the processing room 42.
4, 45 are provided. These infrared lights 44, 45
Is used only when the operator enters the working chamber 42 to perform work. The infrared lamp 44 in the preparation room 41 can be turned on and off by operating the switch 47 on the bright room side. The infrared lamp 45 in the processing chamber 42 is automatically turned on,
It can be turned off by operating the switch 48 in the processing chamber 42. The display lamp 49 displays whether or not the operator is present in the dark room 16.

These infrared lamps 44 and 45 illuminate with light in a wavelength range in which the slit roll 22 in the processing chamber 42 is less sensitive to light. For example, when the slit roll is a color photographic paper roll, it is preferable to use illumination light having a wavelength of 750 nm or more, and when the slit roll is a color negative film roll, it is preferable to use illumination light having a wavelength of 850 nm or more. Under such infrared light illumination, it is difficult for the operator to work with the naked eye, so the operator wears an infrared scope (night vision scope) to perform the work. The infrared scope is C that performs imaging in the wavelength range of 750 nm to 850 nm or more.
It consists of a CD camera and a small monitor that displays an image according to the image pickup signal of the CCD camera, so that the operator can easily wear it in the form of glasses. The slit roll is made of other photosensitive material such as black and white photographic film roll,
In the case of a black-and-white photographic paper roll, a printing material roll, and the like, infrared lamps 44 and 45 that emit illumination light in a wavelength range that is difficult to be exposed are used.

The operator uses the machining room 4 for inspection and work.
When entering 2, the switch 47 is operated from the bright room side to turn on the infrared lamp 44 in the preparation room 41. As a result, the display lamp 49 is turned on and an in-room display indicating that the operator is in the dark room 16 is displayed. At the same time, door 4
After confirming that 2a is closed, the door 41
The closing lock of a is released. The fact that the operator has entered the preparation room 41 by opening the door 41a is identified by an in-room sensor such as an ultrasonic sensor or an infrared light sensor provided in the preparation room 41, and the door 41a is securely closed to lock the door. The closing lock of the door 42a is released on the condition that the door is activated. When the operator opens the door 42a and enters the processing chamber 42, the presence sensor in the processing chamber 42 identifies the operator, and when the door 42a is closed, the infrared lamp 45 is activated.
Lights up. After that, the operator can freely work in the processing chamber 42 while observing with an infrared scope.

When leaving the processing chamber 42, the operator first operates the switch 48 in the processing chamber 42 to operate the infrared lamp 4.
Turn off 5. When the operator opens the door 42a and enters the preparation room 41, the presence sensor of the preparation room 41 detects the operator's entry into the room 41 and the closing lock of the door 41a is released on condition that the door 42a is closed. It After that, the door 41a can be opened to enter the bright room, and the switch 47 can be operated to turn off the infrared lamp 44 and the display lamp 49. The processing room 42 and the bright room can be contacted with each other by an intercom, and when the operator leaves the processing room 42 in an emergency, the closing lock of the doors 41a, 42a is released from the bright room side. You can do it.

As described above, when the operator goes in and out of the processing chamber 42 through the preparation chamber 41, each door 41a,
Since the slits 42a are not opened at the same time, it is possible to reliably prevent the slit roll 22 carried into the processing chamber 42 from being exposed to outside light. Further, since the rolling-in processing facility 15 is installed in the wide processing chamber 42, the operator can enter the processing chamber 42 and take prompt action when a trouble occurs. The infrared lamps 44 and 45 are not turned on when the transport vehicle 13 enters and leaves the processing chamber 42.
The operation of the doors 41a and 42a is performed in exactly the same way as when the operator goes in and out. However, the transport vehicle 13 has a door 41
The fact that it has moved in front of a and 42a is detected by a sensor provided separately.

Slit roll 22 in winding processing equipment 15
At the time of supplying the
According to 3a, it is carried into the processing chamber 42 and stopped at the supply position K. This feed position K is the slit roll feeder 5
It is determined by the positional relationship with 0, and one of the features is that it is set at a position spatially separated from the winding processing facility 15. On the other hand, this slit roll feeder 5
0 is also installed at a predetermined position separated from the winding processing facility 15. In addition, the code | symbol M is the conveyance vehicle 13 in the preparation room 41.
Indicates the standby position when the robot waits. In this way, by separating the loading position of the container 9 and the winding processing equipment 15 in advance, the slit roll feeder 50 is stopped and the operator manually operates the slit roll 22.
It is also possible to perform the supply work of the above, and it is possible to appropriately respond to the trial run and the processing of a small amount of products by the semi-automatic operation or the manual operation. It is possible to easily and promptly deal with individual troubles.

When the slit roll feeder 50 is used for fully automatic operation, the slit roll feeder 50 is used.
Will be operated synchronously with the winding processing facility 15. Therefore, they may be electrically connected to each other or may be connected by an air cylinder pipe. Therefore, with respect to the slit roll feeder 50, for example, a frame body provided in the winding processing facility 15 is used to connect and fix the frame body, and at the same time, perform necessary electrical connection and pipe connection between the two. You may Accordingly, the slit roll feeder 50 can be easily positioned with respect to the winding processing facility 15.

FIG. 6 shows the structure of the slit roll receiving portion of the winding processing equipment and the appearance of the slit roll feeder 50.
The cover 21 of the container 9 is not shown. The slit roll receiving part is a winding processing facility 15
Of the turret plate 52, which is reciprocally rotated by 180 ° about a shaft 52a provided on the side surface of the turret, a pair of disc-shaped receiving plates 53 and 54 fixed to the turret plate 52, and the receiving plates 53 and 54. Receiving shaft 53 rotatably provided at the center
a and 54a. In the illustrated state, the receiving plate 53 is in the slit roll receiving position, and the receiving plate 54 is in the pulling position for feeding the long photographic film drawn in the web form from the slit roll 22 into the winding processing facility 15.

The slit roll feeder 50 has a base 56.
And a head portion 57 provided above it, and the operation is controlled by the winding processing facility management computer 18 together with the winding processing facility 15 by a signal line embedded in the floor or ceiling. The pedestal 56 is located at the position of the slit roll receiving portion of the winding processing facility 15 and the transport vehicle 13.
In consideration of both positions of the supply position K and the supply position K, the installation is performed away from the winding processing facility 15. An air cylinder mechanism and a control unit for raising and lowering the head portion 57 are built in the pedestal 56, and a vertical position adjusting mechanism is provided on the bottom surface of the pedestal 56. Head 57
Is rotated about the axis 58 between a position shown in the figure and a position rotated 90 ° counterclockwise from this position. Further, the head portion 57 is vertically movable by an elevating mechanism incorporated in the shaft 58. Head part 5
7, a delivery shaft 60 and a transfer cylinder 61 are individually incorporated so as to be movable back and forth in the axial direction, and the slit roll feeder 50 is a robot hand using the delivery shaft 60 as an actuator.

As shown in the enlarged view of FIG.
Has a taper tip, and a pair of reflective photosensors 63a and 63b are embedded on a vertical line when viewed from the tip and close to the outer circumference of the delivery shaft 60. These photosensors 63a and 63b project infrared light that is not exposed to the photographic film and detect the reflected light. Then, these photo sensors 63a, 63b
When the inner diameter of the shaft insertion hole 22b provided in the winding core 22a of the slit roll 22 is D1, the value of D1-D is preferably 10 mm or less.

A hold key 64 is provided at a position where the outer circumference of the delivery shaft 60 on the distal end side is divided into four equal parts. These hold keys 64 are normally provided on the delivery shaft 6 as shown in the figure.
When the hold signal is output from the control unit built in the pedestal 56 at a position retracted from the outer peripheral surface of 0, in response to this, it projects from the outer periphery of the delivery shaft 60. Further, the transfer cylinder 61 projects in the axial direction along the outer circumference of the delivery shaft 60 when the hold key 64 is in the retracted position.

FIG. 8 schematically shows the structure of the slit roll receiving portion of the winding processing facility 15. The outer diameter dimension of the receiving shaft 53a is the same as the outer diameter dimension of the delivery shaft 60, and a tapered counterbore portion 65 is formed at the tip thereof. The tapered shape of the countersunk portion 65 corresponds to the tapered shape formed at the tip of the delivery shaft 60. Receiving axis 5
Hold keys 66 are incorporated at four positions on the outer circumference of 3a, like the delivery shaft 60, and project from the outer circumference of the receiving shaft 53a when receiving a hold signal output from the winding processing facility 15 side.

In order to approach the receiving shaft 53a and project the pair of push-out pins 67 parallel to the receiving shaft 53a, a pair of holes 68, 68 are formed in the receiving plate 53 and the turret plate 52, respectively.
69 is provided. These push-out pins 67 project leftward from the illustrated positions by driving the air cylinder device in response to a signal from the winding processing facility 15 side. In addition,
Each of these receiving shafts 53a and 53b can be driven by a motor on the winding processing facility 15 side.

The operation of supplying the slit roll 22 to the slit roll receiving portion of the winding processing facility 15 by the slit roll feeder 50 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the container 9 accommodating the plurality of slit rolls 22 is carried into the processing chamber 42 by the transport vehicle 13. The transport vehicle 13 is positioned at the supply position K and stopped by the front guide 40 provided in the slit roll feeder 50. The cover 21 of the container 9 is automatically opened by a door opening device (not shown) installed in the processing chamber 42.

The fact that the slit roll 22 to be processed is a photographic film means that the production information management computer 1 is in advance.
Since the data is input to the winding processing equipment management computer 18 via 2, the winding processing equipment 15 and the slit roll feeder 50 are prepared at the initial positions corresponding to this input information. In this initial position, the transfer shaft 60
6 is directed to the supply position K of the transport vehicle 13 as shown in FIG. 6, and coincides with the central axis line of the shaft insertion hole 22b of the slit roll 22 when viewed from above. However, as shown in FIG. 9, the height position of the delivery shaft 60 is set to the shaft insertion hole 2
It is set slightly lower than the central axis of 2b.

When the cover 21 of the container 9 is opened,
The slit roll feeder 50 causes the transfer shaft 60 together with the transfer cylinder 61 to project a distance L in the axial direction. The protrusion distance L is determined by the position where the photosensors 63a and 63b incorporated in the tip of the delivery shaft 60 can detect the winding core 22a. Therefore, when there is no slit roll 22 stored on the leftmost side in FIG. 9, the protrusion distance L is adjusted so that the second slit roll 22 from the left can be similarly detected. The slit rolls 22 are housed in the container 9 at a substantially constant pitch, and the number of slit rolls 22 taken out can be grasped by the number of operations of the slit roll feeder 50. The protrusion distance L can be automatically adjusted each time.

Next, the slit roll feeder 50 searches for the winding core 22a while moving the delivery shaft 60 vertically upward. As shown in FIG. 10, in the initial state, the photo sensor 63a receives the reflected light from the end surface of the winding core 22a,
Further, since the photo sensor 63b receives the reflected light from the end surface of the slit roll 22, each photo sensor outputs a high level detection signal. Delivery axis 6
As 0 rises, the photo sensor 63a moves into the shaft insertion hole 2
Since it is directed to 2b, it does not receive reflected light, and the detection signals from the photosensors 63a and 63b are a combination of "low level and high level". Further, the transfer shaft 60
When is increased, both of the photosensors 63a and 63b are directed to the shaft insertion hole 22b, so that the combination of detection signals becomes "low level / low level". At this point, the raising of the delivery drive shaft 60 is stopped, and the delivery shaft 60 faces the shaft insertion hole 22b to complete the axis alignment.

Next, the slit roll feeder 50 moves the transfer shaft 60 along with the transfer cylinder 61 in the axial direction. The amount of movement at this time is the amount of movement in which the tapered portion of the tip of the delivery shaft 60 projects from the winding core 22a. The control of the movement amount can be determined in advance by taking into consideration the protrusion distance L from the initial position, the width of the slit roll 22, the length of the tip of the tip, and the like. It is also possible to provide a sensor for detecting the reflected light at the same position as the photo sensor 63a and photoelectrically detect that the tapered portion at the tip projects from the core 22a.

When the delivery shaft 60 projects and is inserted into the shaft insertion hole 22b of the winding core 22a, the hold key 64 projects by the air cylinder device. The hold key 64 presses the winding core 22a from the inside to fix the slit roll 22 to the delivery shaft 60. This pressing force can be adjusted by the air pressure of the air cylinder device, and is set so as not to deform the winding core 22a and the slit roll 22 wound around the winding core 22a.

After holding the slit roll 22 in this way, the delivery shaft 60 is raised again, and the winding processing facility 1
The receiving shaft 53a of No. 5 is lifted to the same height position.
As a result, the slit roll 22 is completely removed from the container 9. Continued slit roll feeder 50
6 rotates the head portion 57 about the shaft 58 in the counterclockwise direction by 90 ° in FIG. As a result, the delivery shaft 60 and the reception shaft 53a are aligned in a straight line, and the slit roll 2
The posture of 2 also rotates 90 °.

Next, the air cylinder device of the slit roll feeder 50 is activated and the delivery shaft 60 slowly projects in the axial direction. The tapered portion of the tip of the delivery shaft 60 fits into the counterbore portion 65 formed at the tip of the receiving shaft 53a, and the delivery shaft 60 and the receiving shaft 53a are connected in series. The projection length at this time can be controlled only on the slit roll feeder 50 side, but in order to detect it more reliably, the delivery shaft 60 or the reception shaft 53.
A touch sensor, a proximity sensor, a photo sensor, or the like may be incorporated at the tip of a. Further, the slit roll feeder 50 is installed in advance at a position where the two shafts are accurately connected to each other, but by utilizing the engagement between the tip tapered portion and the counterbore portion 65 as described above, The axis can be easily aligned.

When the delivery shaft 60 and the receiving shaft 53a are connected to each other, the transfer cylinder 61 projects after the hold key 64 of the delivery shaft 60 is retracted. As a result, the winding core 22a of the slit roll 22 is pushed, and the slit roll 22 is transferred from the delivery shaft 60 to the reception shaft 53a. When the transfer cylinder 61 projects by a predetermined stroke, the hold key 66 incorporated in the receiving shaft 53a projects and the slit roll 2
2 is held on the receiving shaft 53a. And the transfer cylinder 6
1 returns to the original position and retracts in the axial direction together with the delivery shaft 60 to complete the supply of the slit roll 22.

As can be seen from the above description, the slit roll feeder 50 operates so as to take out the slit roll 22 from the container 9 and feed it to the receiving shaft 53a, but the delivery shaft 60 is inserted into the shaft insertion hole 22b of the winding core 22a. The order of the movement and the rotation until the delivery shaft 60 is aligned with the reception shaft 53a after the insertion and holding of the delivery shaft 60 is not necessarily the above order. For example, the transfer shaft 6
After inserting 0 into the shaft insertion hole 22b to hold the slit roll 22, the delivery shaft 60 is raised to the same height as the receiving shaft 53a, and then swung to move the delivery shaft 60 into the receiving shaft 5a.
It may be moved to a position on the same line as 3a.

Further, the receiving shaft 53 of the winding processing facility 15
If the slit roll feeder 50 is installed so that the delivery shaft 60 faces a, and the container 9 is carried in and positioned so that the shaft insertion hole 22b of the slit roll 22 is in parallel between them. After the delivery shaft 60 is inserted into the shaft insertion hole 22b, the delivery shaft 60 can be moved so as to be aligned with the reception shaft 53a only by raising the delivery shaft 60. Therefore, the delivery shaft 60 does not have to perform a turning operation. The slit roll 22 can be transferred.

Further, a pair of photosensors 63a, 63a for aligning the delivery shaft 60 and the shaft insertion hole 22b,
63b is used, but the winding core 22a and the shaft insertion hole 2
Since the diameter of 2b is known, it is possible to perform axis alignment between the two by simply providing one photosensor at the center of the tip of the delivery shaft 60. For example, in the process of raising the delivery shaft 60 along the end face of the winding core 22a, the center of the delivery shaft 60 is located at the center of the shaft insertion hole 22b at the moment when the photosensor no longer receives the reflected light from the end face of the winding core. It means a state of being oriented to the edge. Therefore, even if it is detected that the delivery shaft 60 has been moved by a movement amount of half the inner diameter of the shaft insertion hole 22b from that time point and the ascent is stopped, the delivery shaft 60 and the shaft insertion hole 22b are aligned with each other. Is possible.

When the slit roll 22 is supplied to the winding processing facility 15 as described above, the turret plate 52 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. As a result, the slit roll 22 is sent to the pull-out position. When the slit roll 22 is sent to the pull-out position, the winding processing equipment 1
A web feeding device including a nip roller, a dancer roller and the like provided in the inside 5 operates to pull out the long photographic film from the slit roll 22 and sequentially convey it to the processing position for processing. The receiving shaft 53a rotates in accordance with the pulling out of the long photo film.

The rotation of the turret plate 52 causes the receiving shaft 53 to rotate.
At the same time that the slit roll 22 is sent to the pull-out position together with a, the other receiving shaft 54a moves to the receiving position of the next slit roll. When the slit roll 22 supplied to the receiving shaft 53a is the first one, the other receiving shaft 54a remains empty, and therefore remains in that state until the first slit roll 22 is used up.

On the other hand, when the winding processing facility 15 is already in the operating state, the core 22a of the slit roll 22 used previously is left on the receiving shaft 54a. The winding core 22a is removed as follows. When the receiving shaft 54a having the winding core 22a left therein moves to the slit roll receiving position due to the rotation of the turret plate 52, the receiving shaft 60 is waiting at a position aligned with the receiving shaft 54a.
Is projected in the axial direction, and the tip end thereof is fitted into the counterbore portion 65 of the receiving shaft 54a. Then, after the hold key 66 shown in FIG. 8 is retracted to release the holding of the winding core 22a, the pair of push-out pins 67 project through the holes 69 and 68,
The winding core 22a on the receiving shaft 54a is transferred onto the delivery shaft 60.

When the winding core 22a is transferred onto the delivery shaft 60, the hold key 64 projects to hold the winding core 22a on the delivery shaft 60. The slit roll feeder 50 is
The head part 57 is driven according to a movement process opposite to that when the slit roll 22 is supplied. The delivery shaft 60 holds the winding core 22a and moves above the container 9, and then moves the winding core 22a to a position where the winding core 22a is taken out, that is, above the take-out position of the slit roll 22 previously supplied to the winding processing facility 15. Axial position adjustment is performed so that 22a comes.

Subsequently, after the delivery shaft 60 descends to the height position shown in FIG. 9, the hold key 64 releases the holding of the winding core 22a, and the transfer cylinder 61 advances to push the winding core 22a out of the delivery shaft 60. . As a result, the winding core 22a falls to the original position partitioned by the partition plate 23 and is collected. Although the winding core 22a is placed on the receiving surface 24, since the delivery shaft 60 is placed at a position lower than the position where the searching of the winding core 22a is started when the new slit roll 22 is taken out, the sensors 63a and 63b are used. The empty core 22a is not detected.

In order to collect the winding core 22a, the slit roll feeder 50 may be provided with a winding core collecting shaft. The core recovery shaft can be provided, for example, just below the delivery shaft 60 so as to project in parallel with the shaft. Then, as in the case of the delivery shaft 60, a tapered portion is provided at the tip to match the tapered portion with the counterbore portion of the receiving shaft 53a, and then the empty core 22a is transferred to the core recovery shaft by the protrusion of the pushing pin 67. Good. Further, the winding processing facility 15 is provided with a chuck mechanism for holding the empty core 22a by removing it from the receiving shaft 53a,
It is also possible to transfer the winding core 22a by projecting the winding core collecting shaft toward the chuck mechanism. Further, for the cores 22a transferred to the core recovery shaft, instead of returning them to the container 9 one by one, a plurality of cores 22a are accumulated in the core recovery shaft in a skewed state as they are, and these are collectively collected. Then, it may be collected in the container 9 or another collecting box.

The collection of the empty core 22a does not always depend on the container or the collection box. For example, the transfer shaft 60
Alternatively, after the core recovery shaft is passed over the container 9 and rotated to the core discharge position, the core 22a is dropped by the protrusion of the transfer cylinder 61 or the like. A chute receiving port is installed at this dropping position, and the dropped core is sent from the processing chamber 42 to the bright chamber through the chute and is collected by a collecting box placed there. In this case, the chute is provided with appropriate light-shielding curtains, shutters, etc. so that outside light does not enter the processing chamber 42. Further, if the receiving port of the chute is installed under the receiving shaft 53a, the winding core 22a removed from the receiving shaft 53a can be dropped as it is and discharged. The collected winding core 22a can be sent again to the slitter facility for reuse.

In the above description, the slit rolls 22 are taken out from the container one by one and supplied to the winding processing facility 15. However, by making the delivery shaft 60 long, the slit rolls 22 are stored in the container 9. It is also possible to take out all the slit rolls 22 in a skewered state. In this case, the delivery shafts 60 are swung to the supply standby position, and one by one each time the slit roll request signal from the winding processing facility 15 is received.
New slit rolls 22 are sequentially supplied to 3a and 54a. For the used core 22a, the receiving shaft 53
It may be dropped from a and 54b by the push-out pin 67 and discharged by the chute as described above.

Further, by using the delivery shaft 60 elongated as described above, the slit rolls 22 accommodated in the container 9 are not sequentially arranged from the end, but any slit rolls from the second end onward. 22 can also be supplied to the winding processing facility 15. For example, when supplying the fifth slit roll 22 from the end to the winding processing equipment 15, the delivery shaft 60 is projected to the fifth slit roll 22 and up to five slit rolls 22 from the end are skewered and taken out. After transferring the fifth slit roll 22 located closest to the tip end of the delivery shaft 60 to the winding processing facility 15, the remaining slit rolls 22
Should be returned to the container 9. As a result, even if the slit roll is located at any position in the container 9, the winding processing facility 1
It is also possible to supply the plurality of slit rolls 22 arranged side by side in the container 9 in any order.

When the slit roll 22 having the standard winding diameter is targeted, the slit roll 22 can be automatically supplied to the winding processing facility 15 by the above-mentioned process. It is possible to target the slit roll 22 that does not reach the standard. In this case, the transfer shaft 6 at the time of starting the core searching as shown in FIG.
By setting the initial position of 0 to a lower value, it is possible to deal with it within a certain range, but when the winding diameter of the slit roll 22 becomes smaller, the slit roll 22 is held by the transfer shaft 60. Can also be done manually. This is because the slit roll feeder 50 is installed separately from the winding processing equipment 15, and each of them can be individually controlled by the winding processing equipment management computer 18.

When all the slit rolls 22 of the container 9 carried into the processing chamber 42 are used, the roll-up processing facility management computer 18 to the production information management computer 12 are used.
The information to that effect is entered in. The production information management computer 12 sends a return command to the transport vehicle 13, the transport vehicle 13 is returned to the transfer device 5 along the return route 13b, and the container 9 is returned to a predetermined position in the container storage 3.
The progress of the movement of the container 9 is managed by the container storage management computer 8 and the production information management computer 12 based on the container ID number, and thereafter, the transfer device 4 again causes the container 9 to be transferred to the slitter equipment 2.
And the slit roll 22 may be stored. The empty core 22a may be removed when the container 9 is sent from the transfer device 5 to the container storage 3.

FIG. 11 schematically shows a part of the winding processing equipment 15. The turret plate 52 described above rotates 180 ° when the motor 71 is driven by a command from the process controller 70 incorporated in the winding processing facility 15. The motor 71 alternately repeats normal rotation and reverse rotation within a range of 180 ° to move the receiving shafts 53a and 53b between the slit roll receiving position and the pulling position.

When the slit roll 22 is first mounted on the receiving shaft 53a by the slit roll feeder 50,
The turret plate 52 rotates 180 °, and the slit roll 22 is moved to the pull-out position. At the same time, since the other receiving shaft 54 moves to the receiving position of the slit roll, the slit roll feeder 50 moves to the next slit roll 2
2 is taken out from the container 9 and transferred to the receiving shaft 54a. After that, when the slit roll 22 on the pull-out position side is used up, the turret plate 52 is rotated 180 °,
After taking out the empty winding core 22a from the receiving shaft that has moved to the receiving position of the slit roll, a new slit roll 22
Are transferred to the receiving axis. During the removal of the empty winding core 22a and the transfer of a new slit roll, the long photo film 77 is pulled out from the slit roll that has already been sent to the pull-out position, and the predetermined processing is performed. .

Slit roll 2 sent to the pulling position
The exhaustion of 2 is detected by a reflective photosensor 72 that projects infrared light onto the outer peripheral surface of the slit roll 22 and receives the reflected light. That is, since there is a difference between the reflectance of the surface of the long photographic film forming the slit roll 22 and the reflectance from the outer peripheral surface of the winding core 22a, the presence or absence of the slit roll 22 depends on the magnitude of the reflected light from these. Can be identified. Further, a similar photo sensor 73 detects the rear end of the long photographic film. Then, when the photosensors 72, 72 detect the rear end of the winding core 22a and the rear end of the long photographic film 77, respectively, the turret plate 52 rotates 180 °.

At the outermost periphery of the slit roll 22, the tip of the long photographic film 77 is provided.
Since the handling is troublesome if the tip flickers during transportation or transfer, the slitter equipment 2 has a built-in terminal tape applicator, and the tip of the long photo film 77 is placed on the outermost circumference of the slit roll 22. Tape it down. A terminal tape peeling machine 75 is used to peel off the terminal tape. The terminal tape peeling machine 75 is the process controller 7
According to the command from 0, the terminal tape is peeled off when the new slit roll 22 is transferred to the receiving shaft. At this time, the receiving shaft is rotated by the respective motors 76a and 76b.

When the long photo film 77 is pulled out from the tip by the nip roller 80 from the slit roll 22 newly sent to the drawing position, and the tip is sent to the joining machine 78, it is already inside the winding processing facility 15. It is joined to the rear end of the long photo film 77 being sent. In this way, the leading end of the long photographic film 77 pulled out from the new slit roll 22 is sequentially joined to the rear end of the long photographic film 77 fed in front of the new slit roll 22, thereby the inside of the winding processing facility 15 The transport system can be simplified and continuous operation can be performed. Based on the signal from the photo sensor 73, the process controller 79 tracks the rear end of the long photo film 77 already used and the leading end of the new long photo film 77, and operates the bonding machine 78 at an appropriate timing. Let

A buffer 81 and a punching machine 82 are sequentially provided downstream of the joining machine 78, and perforation is punched in the long photo film 77 in response to a control signal from the process controller 83. The perforation is omitted in the portion where the rear end and the front end of the long photographic film 77 are joined, and the portion is removed by a cutting device described later. The buffer 81 is used because it is necessary to stop the long photo film 77 when the punching machine 82 punches holes.
On the upstream side of the punching machine 82, the long photo film 77 can be continuously conveyed. In addition, long photo film 77
The signal from the length measuring roller 81a installed in the conveyance path of the above is input to the process controller 83, and the motor 85 controls the conveyance of the long photographic film 77 with high accuracy to shift the perforation punching position or to be described later. Prevents misalignment of the print position of the side print.

Process controller 70, 79, 8
3 is used to precisely control or monitor each of a plurality of processes performed in the winding processing facility 15, and these are controlled by the winding processing facility management computer 18. Similarly, the slit roll feeder 50
Is controlled by a process controller 84, and the process controller 84 is also under the control of the winding processing facility management computer 18.

Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the outline of the winding processing equipment 15 after the punching machine 82 will be described. Motor 85
The appropriate feeding roller installed in the conveying path is rotated by the driving of the above, and the long photographic film 77 passing through the punching machine 82 is continuously sent to the print drum 88. A print head 89 is provided so as to face the emulsion surface of the long photographic film 77 supported by the print drum 88. In accordance with a command from the process controller 90, the print head 89 records a latent image such as a frame number, product type information, ISO information, and maker name on the edge portion of the long photo film 77 with characters and a bar code pattern.

A rotary encoder 91 is provided alongside the print drum 88, and when carrying out side printing, the transport length of the long photographic film 77 is measured and fed back to the process controller 90. A specific example of the side print device including the print head 89 and the process controller 90 is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-130548. This apparatus is effective in realizing high-speed processing when printing a film ID number having a large number of digits and different for each photo film.

The long photographic film 77 on which the side printing has been performed is sent to the cutting device 92. The cutting device 92 is composed of a movable blade and a fixed blade, and cuts the long photographic film 77 into a length corresponding to the specified number of images to be photographed by a command from the process controller 90, and a predetermined length corresponding to the number of frames that can be photographed. Make a photo film strip. The length measurement signal from the rotary encoder 91 is also transmitted to the process controller 83 via the process controller 90,
The motor 85 is temporarily stopped when the cutting device 92 is operated. The cutting device 92 simultaneously cuts the long photographic film 77 and, at the same time, processes the rear end of the separated photographic film strip and the front end of the photographic film strip to be created next. Further, at the time of processing the rear end, a locking hole or the like for fixing the rear end of the photographic film strip to the spool in the film cartridge is formed.

A film chute including an upper guide plate 95a and a lower movable guide plate 95b is provided between the first feed roller pair 93 and the second feed roller pair 94. The lower movable guide plate 95b is composed of two flaps, and can be opened and closed around a rotation axis parallel to the feeding direction of the photo film strip.
Functions as a 6-entrance door. The leading end of the photographic film strip in the feeding direction is the second feed roller pair 94.
After that, the lower movable guide plate 95b is opened, and the photographic film strip is stored in the film loop chamber 96 in a loop shape. A loop sensor (not shown) is provided in the film loop chamber 96 to detect that a certain film loop is formed.

The second feed roller pair 94 includes a motor 97.
Driven by A reflective first photosensor 98 utilizing infrared light is provided downstream of the second feed roller pair 94. Further, a similar second photo sensor 99 is provided further downstream than the first photo sensor 98. These first and second photo sensors 98, 99
Inputs to the process controller 100 an output signal of "L" level when detecting the reflected light from the photographic film strip and "H" level when not detecting the reflected light. When the output signals of the first and second photosensors 98 and 99 are inverted from the “L” level to the “H” level, the process controller 100 confirms that the end of the photographic film strip has passed that position. Identify.

The process controller 100 further controls the operation of the inserter 101. Inserter 101
Position where the rear end of the photo film strip is rolled up (ST1)
The cartridge case 102, which is on standby, is inserted from the film entrance and exit, and is locked to the spool in the cartridge case. The process controller 100 further controls driving of the motor 103. The motor 103 is for driving the spool of the cartridge case 102 set at the winding position in the winding direction. After the rear end of the photographic film strip is locked to the spool, the motor 103 is placed in the film loop chamber 96. It is driven at high speed when a constant film loop is formed.

Then, when the first photosensor 98 detects the passage of the end of the photographic film strip in the process of winding the photographic film strip into the cartridge case 102 by driving the spool at high speed, the motor 103 is driven at a low speed. Is switched to. Further, from the time when the second photo sensor 99 detects the passage of the end of the photographic film strip, the motor 103 is rotated at a low speed by a preset number of rotations, and then the motor 103 is stopped. This number of rotations is the number of rotations of the spool required to completely wind up the photographic film strip from the position of the second photo sensor 99 to the end in the cartridge case 102 set in the turret described later. After the second photo sensor 99 detects the passage of the photographic film strip at the trailing end, the stop control of the motor 103 may be performed based on the time until the trailing end is caught in the cartridge case.

A film passage 105 is formed between the first photo sensor 98 and the second photo sensor 99. The lower guide plate which constitutes the film passage 105 has a function of a distribution plate which operates according to a command from the process controller 100. When a defective photo film strip or film fragment is conveyed, it is opened and shot. It is discharged to 106.

The turret 108 is rotatable about a shaft 108a, and is intermittently rotated by 180 degrees by a motor 111 controlled by a process controller 110. The turret 108 is provided with two cartridge holders for holding the cartridge case as shown. The position of the second station (ST2) is the empty cartridge case 1 made by the cartridge case assembly machine.
Wearing 02, the photo film strip was caught,
It is a detaching station for taking out the photographic film cartridge as a product, and these detaching and attaching are performed by the detaching mechanism 112 under the control of the process controller 110.

When the film winding at the first station (ST1) is completed, the light-blocking lid drive shaft (not shown) is activated to close the light-blocking lid incorporated in the cartridge case 102. As a result, the inside of the cartridge case 102 is kept light-tight, and thereafter, even if the photographic film cartridge is taken out into the bright room, the photographic film strip is not exposed to light. After that, the turret 108 is rotated by 180 ° by driving the motor 111, and the photographic film cartridge as a product is moved to the second station and the empty cartridge case 102 is moved to the first station. When the cartridge case 102 moves to the first station, a spool drive shaft (not shown) driven by the motor 103 engages with the spool of the cartridge case 102,
The spool is positioned in a constant rotational position. at the same time,
An opening / closing shaft is fitted to the light shielding lid incorporated in the cartridge case 102.

The light shielding lid is supplied to the second station in the open state, and is kept open in the first station. Then, as described above, the inserter 101 operates, the rear end of the photographic film strip is locked to the spool of the cartridge case 102 newly sent to the first station, and the film winding process is performed in the same manner. When the photographic film cartridge with the photographic film strip is moved to the second station, the process controller 110
Then, the attaching / detaching mechanism 112 operates to take out the photographic film cartridge and transfer it to the non-defective product stacker 114. Then, the attachment / detachment mechanism 112 takes out the empty cartridge case 102 from the supply stacker 115 and attaches it to the cartridge holder of the second station. If a defect occurs during the above-described winding process, the photographic film cartridge is removed by the attaching / detaching mechanism 112.
It is discharged to 16.

The photographic film cartridge manufactured in the winding processing facility 15 is known in Advanced Photo System, and the photographic film can be sent out by rotating the spool. This photo film cartridge has an individual cartridge ID.
The photo film strips are numbered, and the photo print strips stored inside are also given a film ID number corresponding to the cartridge ID number by the side printing device. Therefore, the cartridge ID number is read from the cartridge case 102 supplied to the turret 108, and what kind of film ID is set for the photographic film strip that is wound in the film cartridge 102.
It is necessary to check whether the numbers are attached.

For this reason, a bar code reader for reading the cartridge ID number is provided near the second station of the turret 108, and the empty cartridge case 1
02 is supplied and after the photographic film strip is rolled up, the cartridge ID number is read and collated with the film ID number transmitted from the process controller 90.

The present invention has been described above with reference to the illustrated embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to slit rolls in which a long photographic film is formed into a roll, and is equally applicable to other photosensitive materials. As a matter of course, as the processing equipment, appropriate equipment is used depending on the type of the photosensitive material and the processing steps. In addition, in the processing chamber 42, the carrier 1
Bring in the container 9 together with all the slit rolls 22
The container 9 is unloaded from the carrier 13 in the processing chamber 42 until the carrier 9 is used.
It is possible to move only 3 into the bright room.

The delivery shaft 60 has photosensors 63a and 63b arranged side by side on a vertical line.
This is because the transfer shaft 60 is moved in the vertical direction when searching for the winding core. When the moving direction of the transfer shaft 69 at this time is horizontal, these sensors are preferably arranged horizontally. Further, the transfer shaft 6
If three or more photosensors are incorporated in 0, the shaft insertion hole 22b of the winding core 22a can be accurately detected no matter which direction the delivery shaft 60 is moved.

Further, a plurality of winding processing facilities 15 are installed in the processing chamber 42, and one slit roll feeder 50 is installed.
It is also possible to sequentially supply the slit rolls 22 to these winding processing equipments by using. In this case, the slit roll receiving portions of the respective winding processing equipment are arranged so as to surround the slit roll feeder 50, and the operation of the plurality of winding processing equipment is comprehensively monitored by the winding processing equipment management computer 18. Meanwhile, the slit roll feeder 50 may be operated.

[0096]

According to the present invention, the slit roll to be processed is housed in a light-tight container and guided by a self-propelled carrier to the processing equipment to be sent.
Even if the processing equipment and slit roll manufacturing equipment are freely laid out in the factory, the slit roll can be automatically and efficiently transported to the target position. Also, by positioning and placing the container on the transport vehicle, the position of the slit roll can be accurately determined only by positioning the transport vehicle with respect to the processing equipment, and without dropping the container from the transport vehicle. It is possible to supply slit rolls.

A container is composed of the container body and a light-shielding cover, the container body is provided with a cylindrical receiving surface for receiving the lower outer peripheral surface of the slit roll, and the partition roll is used for axial movement of the slit roll. Since the structure is regulated, the slit roll does not roll or move in the axial direction when the container is transported. Furthermore, for slit rolls with standard winding diameters, even if a plurality of slit rolls are stored together in a container, the axes of the winding cores are aligned horizontally,
By forming a notch in the partition plate that exposes the end surface of the winding core to the outside, it becomes easy to insert the delivery shaft into the shaft insertion hole of the winding core and take out the slit roll. In addition, by using the delivery shaft in a form in which a plurality of slit rolls are held, it is possible to supply the slit rolls at arbitrary positions to the processing equipment.

Further, a part of the processing equipment including the slit roll receiving portion is installed in a dark room, and a robot hand is installed at a position spatially separated from the processing equipment, and the robot hand is operated to operate the container. Since the slit roll is taken out from the machine and supplied to the slit roll receiving part of the processing equipment, it is possible to handle the processing equipment and robot hand separately, and not only fully automatic operation but also semi-automatic and manual operation. Each can be operated. Moreover, since these are installed in a large dark room, the operator can enter them and work freely, and troubles can be easily dealt with. Then, the dark room and the bright room are communicated with each other through the preparation room, and doors having a light-shielding property are installed at each boundary so that they are not opened at the same time. Light from the bright room does not inadvertently cause light fog on the slit roll when entering or exiting.

Two receiving shafts are provided in the slit roll receiving portion, and these receiving shafts are alternately provided between the receiving positions of the slit rolls and the drawing positions for feeding the web drawn from the slit rolls into the processing equipment. When the robot hand is moved, the position at which the slit roll is supplied by the robot hand can be made constant and the control of the robot hand can be simplified.

A delivery shaft is provided in the slit roll supply device that takes out the slit roll from the container and supplies it to the processing equipment, and the delivery shaft is inserted into the shaft insertion hole provided in the core of the slit roll to hold the slit roll. Thus, the slit roll can be sent to an arbitrary position by moving the delivery shaft in the vertical direction, advancing and retracting in the axial direction, and further rotating. In addition, a sensor is installed at the tip of the delivery shaft,
As a result, since the shaft insertion hole of the slit roll winding core is searched for, it is possible to surely perform the axis alignment between the both.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an entire manufacturing line to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a container.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a joint between a container body and a cover.

FIG. 4 is an external view of a carrier vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a winding processing facility and a dark room.

FIG. 6 is an external view showing a slit roll feeder and a slit roll receiving portion of a winding processing facility.

FIG. 7 is an external view of a delivery shaft tip of a slit roll feeder.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the slit roll receiving portion near the receiving shaft.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of the operation of the delivery shaft.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of an operation when searching for a winding core by the delivery shaft.

FIG. 11 is a partial schematic view of the slit roll receiving portion side of the winding processing facility.

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a part of the winding processing equipment after the punching machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Container Storage 9 Container 13 Transport Vehicle 15 Entrainment Processing Equipment 16 Darkroom 20 Container Main Body 21 Cover 22 Slit Roll 22a Core 22b Shaft Insertion Hole 23 Partition Plate 30 Loading Platform 32 Circumferential Walls 36a, 36b Cable 41 Preparation Room 42 Processing Room 50 Slit Roll Feeder 57 Head 60 Transfer shaft 61 Transfer cylinder 52 Turret plate 53, 54 Receiving plate 53a, 53b Receiving shaft 64 Hold key 63a, 63b Photo sensor 66 Hold key 67 Push pin

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[Claims] 1. A method for conveying a slit roll to a processing facility that receives a supply of a photosensitive slit roll cut into a certain width according to the type of product and performs processing while pulling out a web from the slit roll. A slit roll characterized in that a container in which the rolls are housed in a light-tight manner is placed on a self-propelled carrier, and that the carrier is guided to the processing facility to transport the slit roll together with the container to the processing facility. Transportation method. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container is positioned and placed on a carrier, and the slit roll is positioned with respect to the processing equipment by determining a stop position of the carrier. Slit roll transportation method. 3. A plurality of slit rolls cut from a single photosensitive master roll to a certain width, which comprises a container body and a cover that covers the upper part of the container body to keep it open and close when closed. In a container for slit roll transport used for transporting these slit rolls to the processing equipment of the next step by storing them in a light-tight manner, a cylindrical shape that is provided in the container body and receives the lower outer peripheral surface of each slit roll And a partition plate that is vertically juxtaposed inside the container body at intervals corresponding to the width of the slit rolls and that regulates the axial movement of the slit rolls. A slit roll transport container characterized by storing a plurality of slit rolls while keeping it. 4. The partition plate is formed with a notch extending in the take-out direction of the winding core, and when the cover is opened, a shaft insertion hole provided in the winding roll core through the notch extends to the outside of the container body. The container for slit roll transport according to claim 3, wherein the container is exposed. 5. A method of supplying a slit roll to a slit roll receiving part provided in a processing facility for processing while drawing a web from a photosensitive slit roll, wherein a part of the processing facility including at least the slit roll receiving part. Is installed in a dark room, the container containing the slit roll is carried in and positioned at a predetermined position spatially separated from the slit roll receiving part in the dark room, and the container is operated by the robot hand. A slit roll supply method, characterized in that the slit roll is taken out from the device and supplied to the slit roll receiving part. 6. The slit roll is housed in a container with a winding core in a horizontal state, and the robot hand includes a delivery shaft inserted into a shaft insertion hole provided in the center of the winding core. After the delivery shaft is inserted into the shaft insertion hole, it is lifted to take out the slit roll from the container, move to a position in line with the receiving shaft, and then project in the axial direction to transfer the slit roll to the receiving shaft. The method for supplying slit rolls according to claim 5. 7. The method of supplying a slit roll according to claim 6, wherein the receiving shaft is moved after the transfer of the slit roll is completed, and the slit roll is sent to a web drawing position set in a processing facility. 8. The dark room has a size that allows an operator to enter and work, and an illumination lamp that emits infrared light that does not cause light fog on the slit roll is provided in the dark room. The slit roll supply method according to claim 5, wherein an operator wearing an infrared scope is allowed to work in place of the robot hand. 9. The dark room is connected to the light room through a light-shielded preparation room, and the light room and the dark room are light-shieldable and openable / closable. The first and second doors are provided, and when the switch provided on the bright room side is operated, the second door is closed, and the closing lock of the first door is released and the dark state. The illumination light in the room and the illumination light that emits infrared light provided in the preparation room are turned on, and it is detected that the operator has entered the preparation room and the first door is closed when the first door is closed. The lock is released to allow the operator to enter the dark room, and when the operator leaves the dark room, the first switch is operated when the switch provided on the dark room side is operated.
The second door closing lock is released on condition that the door is closed, and when the operator enters the preparation room from the dark room and the second door is closed, the first door closing lock is performed. 9. The slit roll supply method according to claim 8, wherein the operator is released to allow the operator to enter the bright room. 10. The slit roll is used by being installed in a dark room together with a slit roll receiving portion of a processing facility for processing while drawing out a web from a photosensitive slit roll, and the slit roll is taken out from a container carried into the dark room. In the slit roll supply device for supplying to the receiving section, a delivery shaft that is horizontally inserted into the winding core of the slit roll housed in the container is provided, and the tip of this delivery shaft is provided with a shaft provided at the center of the winding core. A slit roll supply device, which is provided with a sensor for detecting an insertion hole. 11. The sensor according to claim 10, wherein the movement of the delivery shaft is stopped when the center of the shaft insertion hole is detected during the movement of the delivery shaft along the end face of the winding core. Slit roll feeder. 12. A processing facility for processing while drawing a web from a slit roll having photosensitivity, and moves alternately between a receiving position of the slit roll and a drawing position of drawing the web from the slit roll after receiving. In a slit roll supplying device installed near a slit roll receiving part having two receiving shafts, the slit roll supplying device removes the slit rolls taken out from the container to the receiving shaft that has moved to the slit roll receiving position. A slit roll feeding device characterized by being transferred. 13. A winding core collecting shaft, which projects in parallel with the delivery shaft and onto which a winding core of a used slit roll detached from the receiving shaft is transferred, is provided.
2. The slit roll supply device described in 2.