JPH1083032A - Method and device for processing photosensitive material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the processing efficiency by eliminating the futile time in the processing as much as possible. SOLUTION: As soon as photographic paper 16 is fed from a temporary housing part 34 to an exposure stage 78, the next photographic paper 16 is carried to the housing part 34. When the final photographic paper 16 is transferred to the housing part 34, a ball screw mechanism part 38 is actuated and the photographic paper is carried and controlled in the same manner as the above by making a pair of rollers 28 correspond to an adjacent carrying path. By replacing a magazine which is empty with a new one in the midst of processing by using either magazine, the magazine is replaced without temporarily stopping the processing, so that working efficiency is improved. The replacing feasible time is kept until the photographic paper 16 in either magazine is used up. Since an operator need not always perform monitoring and has only to periodically perform monitoring at comparatively long intervals, workability in maintenance is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photosensitive material in which a photosensitive material is sequentially pulled out from a magazine in which the photosensitive material is wound up in a layer and stored, and the sheet-like photosensitive material cut into a predetermined size is sequentially transported to an exposure stage for processing. The present invention relates to a material processing method and a photosensitive material processing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When processing photosensitive materials, rapid processing is required. In order to realize this, it is necessary to increase both the speed of transporting the photosensitive material and the shortening of the exposure time. Good. In order to shorten the exposure time, an exposure stage may be provided for each additional transport path.

In order to realize this, the applicant has provided a magazine for each of a plurality of rows of transport paths, and simultaneously processes a plurality of rows of photosensitive materials supplied from the magazine, and has a method of transporting the plurality of rows. A photosensitive material processing apparatus that can process a wide photosensitive material while straddling the same has been proposed (for example, Japanese Patent Application No. Hei 7-118631). It can be processed and wide photosensitive materials can be processed in the same exposure stage.

[0004]

However, when a plurality of rows are processed at the same time, the photosensitive materials accommodated in a plurality of magazines become empty at the same time, and the processing must be interrupted in order to replace the magazines. Although the degree of wear in a plurality of magazines does not always match depending on the size, it is unclear when the magazine will be emptied, and the operator must always wait and monitor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and has as its object to provide a photosensitive material processing method and a photosensitive material processing apparatus capable of improving the processing efficiency by minimizing wasted time during processing.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a photosensitive material is sequentially extracted from a magazine containing a long photosensitive material, and the sheet-shaped photosensitive material cut to a predetermined size is conveyed to an exposure stage for processing. A processing method, wherein a plurality of parallel transport paths each of which is loaded with the magazine are provided, one transport path is selected from the plurality of transports, and the exposure stage is made to correspond to the selected transport path, It is characterized by processing.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of transport paths parallel to each other are loaded with magazines corresponding to the respective transport paths, the photosensitive material is drawn out along each of the transport paths, and a predetermined length is provided. And sent to the exposure stage.

[0008] The exposure stage is single regardless of the plurality of transport paths, and can be mechanically or optically adapted to any of the transport paths. For example, mechanical optical axis movement is to move the entire exposure system of the exposure stage in accordance with the transport path and to translate the optical axis in parallel. Optical optical axis movement is The movement of a lens or the like in the system deflects the optical axis.

As described above, the operation of transferring the photosensitive material between the transport paths is unnecessary, and the exposure processing can be performed on each of the predetermined transport paths. Further, since the single exposure stage is used, the configuration of the apparatus is simplified. According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photosensitive material for sequentially extracting a photosensitive material from a magazine containing a long photosensitive material, transporting the sheet-shaped photosensitive material cut to a predetermined size to an exposure stage, and processing the photosensitive material. A processing method, comprising: providing a plurality of parallel transport paths each loaded with the magazine, selecting one transport path from the plurality of transport paths, and arranging a plurality of parallel transport paths across the plurality of parallel transport paths in the exposure stage. An image signal is supplied to the scanned light beam corresponding to the selected transport path, and image recording processing is performed while performing sub-scanning by relative movement between the photosensitive material and the light beam.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the same effect can be obtained even when the exposure stage is a scanning exposure system. (Claim 3) The invention according to claim 3, wherein during the exposure process in the one transport path, when the photosensitive material in the magazine loaded corresponding to the transport path is completed, the next transport path is completed. Is selected.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the processing is continued in any one of the transport paths, and when the photosensitive material in the magazine corresponding to the transport path is used up, the transport path is switched, and before the switch is performed. When the exposure processing on the transfer path is completed, the optical axis is mechanically or optically moved (parallel movement or deflection) of the exposure stage to continuously change the transfer path, that is, to set the transfer interval to the transfer path. You can switch without changing. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a magazine accommodating a long photosensitive material, a plurality of transport paths parallel to each other, capable of receiving the photosensitive material from the magazine, and a plurality of transport paths parallel to each other. A single exposure stage for printing an image on a photosensitive material, and an exposure stage optical moving means for selectively or mechanically or optically making an exposure optical axis of the exposure stage correspond to any of the plurality of transport paths. After the photosensitive material in the magazine loaded corresponding to one transport path is used up, the transport path is switched so as to transport the photosensitive material using the other transport path, and the exposure stage optical moving means is moved. Switching control means for controlling the exposure optical axis to correspond to the other transport path.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of transport paths parallel to each other are loaded with magazines respectively, and the photosensitive material is drawn out along each of the transport paths, and a predetermined length is provided. And sent to the exposure stage.

Incidentally, the exposure stage is single irrespective of a plurality of transport paths, and can be mechanically or optically adapted to any one of the transport paths. For example, mechanical optical axis movement is to move the entire exposure system of the exposure stage in accordance with the transport path and to translate the optical axis in parallel. Optical optical axis movement is The movement of a lens or the like in the system deflects the optical axis.

As described above, the operation of transferring the photosensitive material between the transport paths is unnecessary, and the exposure processing can be performed on each of the predetermined transport paths. Further, since the single exposure stage is used, the configuration of the apparatus is simplified. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a magazine accommodating a long photosensitive material, a plurality of transport paths parallel to each other, capable of receiving the photosensitive material from the magazine, A single exposure stage for printing an image on a photosensitive material, and main scanning of a light beam over a plurality of parallel transport paths in the exposure stage, and sub-scanning by relative movement between the photosensitive material and the light beam. Scanning means for scanning, image signal supply means for supplying an image signal for light beam modulation to the photosensitive material for each of the transport paths, and after the photosensitive material in the magazine loaded corresponding to one transport path is used up Switching the transport path so that the photosensitive material is transported by using another transport path, and controlling the image signal supply means to supply an image signal corresponding to the other transport path; And Have.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, in the exposure stage, the light beam is scanned so as to straddle a plurality of transport paths (main scanning). On the other hand, sub-scanning is performed by the relative movement of the photosensitive material and the light beam. Here, by supplying an image signal to the light beam corresponding to the transport path on which the photosensitive material is transported, an image can be recorded on any transport path.

[0016]

1 and 2 show a photographic processing apparatus (printer processor) 10 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the printer processor 1
At 0, two magazines 12, 14 can be placed side by side. In the magazines 12 and 14, photographic paper 16 is wound and stored in layers, and the outlets 12 provided in the magazines 12 and 14 in order from the uppermost layer.
A, 14A.

The outlets 12A, 12 of the magazines 12, 14
On the downstream side of B, two pairs of rollers 18 and 20 are provided, respectively, so that the photographic paper 16 pulled out from the outlets 12A and 14A is nipped and transported substantially horizontally. Further, a sensor 22 is provided downstream of the roller pair 18 disposed near the magazines 12 and 14, and detects the presence or absence of the photographic paper 16. In the present embodiment, the printing paper 16 is pulled out from one magazine 12 and processed, and when all the printing paper 16 of this magazine 12 is used up, the printing paper 16 of the other magazine 14 is used. , The sensor 22 detects the end of the photographic paper 16 in the magazine 12 or 14.

A cutter 24 is provided near the downstream side of the downstream roller pair. The cutter unit 24 is provided with a sensor 26, which corresponds to the cutting position. For this reason, by cutting the photographic paper 16 when a predetermined time has elapsed after the leading end of the photographic paper 16 cut by the cutter unit 24 starts to be conveyed, a sheet having a length corresponding to the predetermined time is obtained. Will be.

The printing paper conveyed from the cutter unit 24 is nipped by a pair of rollers 28. The upper roller 28 </ b> A of the roller pair 28 is rotatably supported on one side in the longitudinal direction of a rectangular plate-shaped bracket 30. On the other side of the bracket 30, the rotation shaft of the lower roller 28B of the roller pair 28 is supported.

Further, the roller pair 28 is stretched between the leg plates of a substantially U-shaped bracket 32 having a pair of leg plates. The rotation shaft of the upper roller 28A is accommodated in an arc-shaped long hole 32A provided in the leg plate. For this reason, the upper roller 28A has a structure in which the bracket 30 can rotate and move along the arc-shaped long hole while maintaining the interval with the lower roller 28B.

Here, the first position is when the upper roller 28A comes directly above the lower roller 28B (see the solid line position in FIG. 1), and the photographic paper 16 conveyed from the cutter unit 24 is referred to as the first position. And the position to receive it. Also, the upper roller 28
When A comes to the right end of the arc-shaped long hole 32A, the second position is set (refer to the chain line position in FIG. 1). The position to be sent out from the rear end side of the temporary storage section 34 to the temporary storage section 34.

The bracket 32 has a moving bracket 36 attached to the back of the base. The moving bracket 36 has a substantially L-shape, and a horizontal lower portion is fixed to the moving block 40 of the ball screw mechanism 38.
For this reason, by rotating the shaft (screw portion) of the ball screw mechanism 38, the roller pair 28 supported by the bracket 32 can be moved to the position shown in FIG. 2A or FIG. Reference) can be selectively made to correspond.

In the present embodiment, as described above, as a normal specification, all the photographic paper 16 is pulled out from one magazine 12, and then the photographic paper of the other adjacent magazine 14 is used. The ball screw mechanism 38 operates at the time of magazine replacement.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the temporary storage section 34 is disposed above the two roller pairs 18 and 20. The roller pair 28 that has received the printing paper 16 at the first position from the cutter unit 24 moves to the second position, and the printing paper 16 is guided by the guide plate 44 and is conveyed to the entrance 34A of the temporary storage unit 34. It has become so.

The temporary storage section 34 includes two pairs of belts 46, 4
The lower belt 48 is wound around two rollers 50 and 52. The upper belt conveyor 46 has three rollers 54, 56, 5
It is wrapped around 8.

The roller 54 for supporting the upper belt 46 on the right side in FIG. 1 has its rotating shaft pivotally supported on one longitudinal side of a rectangular plate-shaped bracket 60. On the other side of the bracket 60, a rotating shaft of a roller 50 that supports the lower belt 48 on the right side in FIG. 1 is supported.

Further, the rollers 54 and 50 are stretched between leg plates of a substantially U-shaped bracket 62 having a pair of leg plates. The rotation shaft of the upper roller 54 is housed in an arc-shaped long hole 62A provided in the leg plate.
For this reason, the upper roller 54 has a structure in which the bracket 60 can rotate and move along the arc-shaped long hole 62A while maintaining the interval with the lower roller 50.

Here, when the upper roller 54 comes to the right end of the arc-shaped elongated hole 62A, it is the first position (see the solid line position in FIG. 1), and the printing carried from the roller pair 28 is performed. The position for receiving the paper 16 is set. At this time, the belts 46 and 48 sandwich the printing paper 16 and the belts 46 and 48
The printing paper 16 is sandwiched between them. Here, the time for holding the photographic paper 16 at the entrance 34A of the temporary storage portion 34 and for carrying the paper after the reverse rotation of the roller pair 28 starts is fixed.

Further, the upper roller 54 is formed by an arc-shaped long hole 62.
A position at the left end of A is defined as a second position (see a chain line position in FIG. 1), and the photographic paper 16 received from the roller pair 28 is sent out to an exposure stage 78 described later by reverse conveyance of the belts 46 and 48. Position. At the time of this sending,
The rear end of the printing paper 16 is always at the same position.

In the exposure stage 78, the photographic paper 16 conveyed from the temporary storage section 34 is nipped by a pair of rollers 80A provided at the entrance. The roller pair 80
A and the conveying linear speed of the belts 46 and 48 are preferably the same, but by equipping each roller around which the belts 46 and 48 are wound with a one-way clutch, the conveying linear speed of the roller pair 80A can be adjusted. It may be faster than the transfer line speed of 76.

The exposure stage 78 has a single exposure unit 82 corresponding to each transport path. The light source unit 82A of the exposure unit 82 includes a lamp 84, filters 86 for CMY, and a light diffusion tube 88.
The light is irradiated to the negative film 92 positioned by the above. The light transmitted through the negative film 92 reaches a paper carrier 98 via a lens 94 which is an optical system 82B when the shutter 96 is opened. The paper carrier 98 holds the photographic paper 16 nipped and conveyed by a pair of rollers 80 disposed at the entrance.
Are positioned. Exposure unit 82
Is located at the center of the two rows of transport paths, and can be made to correspond to the photographic paper 16 on each transport path by deflecting the optical axis by the lens 94.

A variable mask 99 is provided on the paper carrier 98 (the lower surface side in FIG. 1), and an exposure area on the photographic paper 16 is set according to the size of the photographic paper 16. Note that the exposure unit 82 in the present embodiment is movable in the photographic paper transport direction for each of the units corresponding to each transport path. This is because the printing paper 16 is conveyed with the rear end aligned, so that when the printing paper 16 of a different length arrives at the exposure stage 78, the exposure axis is shifted right and left in FIG. Therefore, the exposure can be executed by moving the entire exposure unit 82.

The printing paper 16 after the printing process is simultaneously conveyed by two rollers in the conveying path while nipping and conveying the pair of rollers 80B on the exit side.
After being discharged, it is sent to the next step, a developing step (not shown).

In this embodiment, the printing paper 16 in the magazine 12 (or 14) loaded in one of the transport paths is used.
At the time when all of the paper has been used up, the transport timing is controlled such that the use of the photographic paper 16 in the magazine 14 (or 12) loaded in the other transport path is started. Depending on the transport timing, one magazine 12 or 1
It is possible to replace the other magazine 14 or 12 that has been emptied during the use of No. 4, thereby minimizing wasteful waiting time and inability to process and performing efficient processing.

The rear end of the printing paper 16 (equipped with the temporary storage portion 34) simplifies the sorting after the development processing.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. As shown in FIG. 2, magazines 12 and 14 are loaded corresponding to two rows of transport paths. In the work specification according to the present embodiment, it is not always necessary to load both of them, and it is sufficient that at least one magazine 12 (or 14) is loaded. The other magazine 14 (or 12) may be loaded before the photographic paper 16 runs out.

The processing procedure will be described with reference to the transport path on which the magazine 12 is loaded.
The roller pair 28 located on the downstream side of the roller 4 is operated by operating the ball screw mechanism 38. The rotation axis of the roller 28A on the upper side of the roller pair 28 is positioned at the left end of the arc-shaped long hole, that is, at the first position. Hereinafter, according to FIG.
The drawing procedure of the printing paper 16 will be described.

In the state where the initial setting is completed, the magazine 1
The photographic paper 16 is pulled out from the printing paper 2. Photographic paper 16
Is transported horizontally by two pairs of rollers 18 and 20 (see FIG. 5 (A)), passes through the cutter unit 24, is pinched by the pair of rollers 28, and hangs down by being supported by the pair of rollers 28 by its own weight. FIG. 5 (B)).

Here, when the sensor 26 recognizes that the sheet has been pulled out by a predetermined amount, the cutter section 24 operates to cut the photographic paper 16 (see FIG. 5C). After the cutting, the rotation shaft of the roller 28A is moved to the right end of the arc-shaped long hole 32A, that is, the second position. Thereby, the extension direction of the rear end of the printing paper 16 is directed to the direction of the temporary storage portion 34 (see FIG. 5D).

Here, the upper roller 5 of the temporary storage section 34
The rotation axis 4 is positioned at the right end of the arc-shaped long hole 62A, that is, at the first position, and the entrance 34A is directed in the extension direction of the rear end of the printing paper 16.

When the roller pair 28 is conveyed in the reverse direction, the rear end of the printing paper 16 becomes the leading end, is guided by the guide plate 44, and is sent out to the entrance 34A of the temporary storage portion 34 (FIG. 5).
(See (E)), and is held between the belts 46 and 48. After the reverse rotation of the roller pair 28 is started, the printing paper 16
The time during which the photographic paper is nipped and conveyed is set to a fixed time in advance, so that the positions of the leading edge of the photographic paper in the transport direction (the trailing edge when cut by the cutter unit 24) are all the same. (See FIG. 5F). When the holding of the printing paper 16 in the temporary storage section 34 is completed, the upper roller 54 is moved to the left end of the arc-shaped long hole 62A, that is,
It is positioned at the second position, and the entrance is directed toward the exposure stage 78, which is the next step (see FIG. 5 (G)), and is discharged at a predetermined timing (see FIG. 5 (H)).

The above is the processing procedure when the photographic paper 16 is fed to the temporary storage section 34. The reverse rotation start time of the roller pair 28 has a correlation with the subsequent process. Start. Therefore, the printing paper 16 cut by the cutter unit 24 is suspended in a hanging state.
The following steps will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, but as described above, the photographic paper 16 which is successively conveyed to the temporary storage unit 34.
Is held by the roller pair 28 and is on standby.

With the upper roller 54 at the second position, the belts 46 and 48 are driven to discharge the photographic paper 16 (see FIG. 6A). The discharged photographic paper 16 is nipped by a pair of rollers 72 and sent toward the exposure stage 78 (see FIG. 6B). At this time, the photographic paper 16 is fed in a state where the rear end holds a predetermined position. At the same time when the transfer to the exposure stage 78 is completed, the transfer of the next photographic paper 16 to the temporary storage section 34 is started (see FIG. 6C).

The photographic paper 16 is sandwiched between the pair of rollers 80A on the entrance side of the exposure stage 78, and exposure processing is performed when the paper 16 reaches the paper carrier 98. Is different, the optical axis position is shifted. However, the exposure stage 78 is movable along the photographic paper transport direction, and the optical axis may be set in advance based on the size data of the photographic paper carried into the exposure stage 78.

When the exposure processing is completed and the transfer to the next development processing step is permitted, the photographic paper 16 is simultaneously transported to the development step and the photographic paper 16 is simultaneously transported to the exposure stage 78 (FIG. 6 (D)). This is repeated, and when the photographic paper of one magazine 12 is used up, the mode is switched to drawing of the photographic paper from the loaded magazine 14 corresponding to the adjacent transport path.

That is, when the printing paper 16 in the magazine 12 becomes empty, this is detected by the sensor 22, and switching to the magazine 14 loaded corresponding to the adjacent transport path is executed. When the sensor 22 recognizes the end of the photographic paper 16, the final photographic paper 16 from the magazine 12 is sent out to the temporary storage unit 34, and then the ball screw mechanism 38.
Operates to make the roller pair 28 correspond to the adjacent transport path (the transport path on the side where the new magazine 14 is loaded).

Thereafter, by carrying out the same transport control as described above, continuous processing is performed while maintaining a constant interval of the photographic paper 16 only with a different transport path (FIG. 7).
(See (A) to (C)). By replacing the empty magazine 12 with a new one during this process, the magazine can be replaced without temporarily stopping the process, and the working efficiency can be further improved. Further, the exchangeable time is until the photographic paper 16 in one of the magazines is exhausted, and the operator does not need to constantly monitor the photographic paper 16 and can monitor the photographic paper 16 periodically at a relatively long interval, thereby improving the maintenance workability. I do.

Further, since the rear end of the printing paper 16 is aligned, the order can be easily adjusted at the time of sorting after the development processing step.

In this embodiment, the two magazines 12 and 14 are arranged side by side. However, three or more rows of transport paths may be provided, or a wide range extending over two or more rows of transport paths may be provided. A magazine containing photographic paper can also be loaded. Although the optical axis of the exposure unit is optically deflected, it may be mechanically moved in the width direction of the printing paper.

When deflecting by a lens,
The operation of moving the lens in the optical axis direction may be combined in order to keep the magnification of the image constant.

In the exposure stage 78 of this embodiment, the optical axis is moved mechanically or optically. However, an image is written by scanning a light beam across a plurality of transport paths. You may. In this case, the printing paper 16
The light beam is scanned (main scanning) while the image signal is supplied and the photographic paper 16 is transported (sub-scanning) in accordance with the transport path along which is transported.

FIG. 8 shows an exposure stage 10 of a scanning exposure system.
A schematic diagram of 4A is shown. The exposure stage 104A is provided with two sets of rollers 104B and 104C, and a slit 104D is provided by the two sets of rollers 104B and 104C in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance path.

The so-called digital exposure is performed by using the light beam scanned along the slit 104D. In this case, the constant speed conveyance of the photographic paper 16 by driving the rollers 104B and 104C is the sub-scan, and the scan of the light beam along the slit 104D is the main scan.

Image recording using a light beam is a general exposure system in which light emitted from a semiconductor laser is deflected in the main scanning direction by a polygon mirror 104E, and aberrations and the like are corrected by an fθ lens 104F. The sub-scanning may be performed using a galvanomirror or the like while the printing paper 16 is stopped.

In addition to the scanning exposure using the polygon mirror, an exposure system using an optical fiber array may be used.

[0056]

As described above, the photosensitive material processing method and the photosensitive material processing apparatus according to the present invention make it possible to improve the processing efficiency and realize rapid processing by eliminating the useless time during processing to the maximum. It has an excellent effect of being able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a photographic processing apparatus according to an embodiment viewed from a side.

FIG. 2 is a plan view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1;
(A) shows a case where the roller pair 28 is located on one (lower) transport path, and (B) shows a case where the roller pair 28 is located on the other (upper) transport path.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the photographic processing apparatus according to the present embodiment as viewed from above (a photographic paper receiving state of a temporary storage unit).

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the photographic processing apparatus according to the present embodiment as viewed from above (a state in which photographic paper is discharged from a temporary storage unit).

FIGS. 5A to 5H are schematic diagrams showing a procedure for storing photographic paper in a temporary storage unit.

FIGS. 6A to 6D are schematic views showing a procedure for transporting photographic paper.

FIGS. 7A to 7C are schematic diagrams showing a procedure for transporting photographic paper after magazine replacement following FIG. 6D.

FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram of a scanning exposure system applicable to an exposure stage.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 printer processor (photosensitive material processing device) 16 photographic paper (photosensitive material) 12, 14 magazine 22, 26 sensor 24 cutter unit 28 roller pair 30 bracket 32A long hole 34 temporary storage unit 78 exposure stage

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] October 7, 1996

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claim 1

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[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0006

[Correction method] Change

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[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a photosensitive material is sequentially extracted from a magazine containing a long photosensitive material, and a sheet-shaped photosensitive material cut to a predetermined size is exposed. A photosensitive material processing method for transporting and processing the photosensitive material to a stage, wherein a plurality of parallel transport paths each of which is loaded with the magazine is provided, one transport path is selected from the plurality of transport paths , and the exposure stage is Processing is performed in accordance with the selected transport path.

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0037

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The processing procedure will be described with reference to the transport path on which the magazine 12 is loaded.
The roller pair 28 located on the downstream side of the roller 4 is operated by operating the ball screw mechanism 38. The rotation axis of the roller 28A on the upper side of the roller pair 28 is positioned at the left end of the arc-shaped long hole, that is, at the first position. Hereinafter, the procedure for drawing out the printing paper 16 will be described with reference to FIGS . 1 and 5 .

[Procedure amendment 4]

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[Correction target item name] Figure 2

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG. 2

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A magazine containing a long photosensitive material,
A photosensitive material processing method for sequentially extracting a photosensitive material, transporting a sheet-shaped photosensitive material cut to a predetermined size to an exposure stage, and processing, wherein a plurality of parallel transport paths each of which is loaded with the magazine is provided; A photosensitive material processing method, wherein one of the transport paths is selected from the transport, and the exposure stage is processed in accordance with the selected transport path. 2. A magazine containing a long photosensitive material,
A photosensitive material processing method for sequentially extracting a photosensitive material, transporting a sheet-shaped photosensitive material cut to a predetermined size to an exposure stage, and processing, wherein a plurality of parallel transport paths each of which is loaded with the magazine is provided; Selecting one transport path from the transport paths, supplying an image signal corresponding to the selected transport path to a light beam that is main-scanned across a plurality of parallel transport paths in the exposure stage, and A photosensitive material processing method, wherein an image recording process is performed while performing sub-scanning by relative movement between a material and a light beam. 3. The exposure apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the next transport path is selected when the photosensitive material in the magazine loaded corresponding to the one transport path is completed during the exposure processing in the one transport path. 3. The method for processing a photosensitive material according to claim 1 or 2. 4. A magazine accommodating a long photosensitive material, a plurality of conveying paths parallel to each other, capable of receiving the photosensitive material from the magazine, and a printing apparatus for printing an image on the photosensitive material on the conveying path. A single exposure stage; an exposure stage optical moving means for selectively or mechanically or optically making an exposure optical axis of the exposure stage correspond to any of the plurality of transport paths; After the photosensitive material in the loaded magazine has been used up, the transport path is switched so as to transport the photosensitive material using another transport path, and the other transport path is controlled by controlling the optical movement means of the exposure stage. And a switching control means for causing an exposure optical axis to correspond to the photosensitive material processing apparatus. 5. A magazine accommodating a long photosensitive material, a plurality of transport paths parallel to each other, capable of receiving the photosensitive material from the magazine, and a print path for printing an image on the photosensitive material on the transport path. A single exposure stage, a scanning unit that performs main scanning of a light beam across a plurality of parallel transport paths in the exposure stage and performs sub-scanning by relative movement between the photosensitive material and the light beam; An image signal supply means for supplying an image signal for light beam modulation to the photosensitive material every time, and after using up the photosensitive material in the magazine loaded corresponding to one transport path, using another transport path A photosensitive material processing apparatus having a switching path for switching the transport path to transport the photosensitive material, controlling an image signal supply unit to supply an image signal corresponding to the other transport path, and the switching control unit; .