JPS62182730A - Image recording and developing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To carry in and out photographic sensitive materials quickly to simplify the work very much by providing an image recording mechanism with a leading-in part and a leading-out part for carrying-in and out of photographic sensitive materials close to each other. CONSTITUTION:A film loading hole 20 is provided on the front of an image recording mechanism 12, and a film accumulating part 22 is formed on the image recording mechanism 12. A chamber 24 formed in the image recording mechanism 12 is connected to the outside through the film loading hole 20, and a film magazine 26 is set to the image recording mechanism 12 from the film loading hole 20 freely attachably and detachably. Since all of the carrying-in and out work of photographic sensitive materials is performed in one side part of the image recording mechanism, the work is performed very easily in a short time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an image recording and developing device, and more particularly to an image recording mechanism that records an image on a photographic material by irradiating a laser beam modulated based on image information f1 onto a photographic material. The present invention relates to an image recording and developing device comprising an automatic developing mechanism that automatically develops a photographic material after image recording is completed.

Recently, a radiographic image recording and reproducing system that obtains a radiographic image of a subject using a stimulable phosphor has been developed, which is widely used in the medical field. When irradiated with radiation (X-rays, α-rays, β-rays, T-rays, electron beams, ultraviolet rays, etc.), a storage phosphor stores a portion of this radiation energy and later emits visible light. A phosphor that emits stimulated light according to the energy accumulated by irradiation with excitation light.

The radiation image recording and reproducing system described above utilizes this stimulable phosphor, in which radiation image information of a human body, etc. is recorded once on a sheet having a layer made of the stimulable phosphor, and then the stimulable phosphor sheet is is scanned with excitation light such as a laser beam to generate stimulated luminescence light, the resulting stimulated luminescence light is read photoelectrically to obtain an image signal, and based on this image signal, a recording material such as a photographic light-sensitive material is produced. , CRT, etc. as a visible image.

Here, when the radiation image information once stored in the stimulable phosphor cartridge is permanently recorded on the recording material, an image recording device, for example, an image output laser printer device is employed. This device stores film, which is the recording material 4, through a magazine or the like, takes out the film one by one using a sheet-fed mechanism such as a suction cup, and then extracts it from the stimulable phosphor sheet. The film is configured to record a predetermined image by irradiating the film with laser light based on the obtained image signal.

Therefore, in such a configuration, the film on which the image is newly recorded is transported into the automatic developing device. Here, the film is first conveyed into a developing tank that stores a developing solution and developed, then passed through a fixing tank that stores a fixing solution for fixing processing, and then transferred to a water tank that stores washing water. The film is then developed by transporting the film to a dryer, or by spraying washing water directly onto the film to remove the processing liquid.

Next, this film is squeezed out of the water adhering to the film using a roller or the like constituting the squeeze section, and then transported to a drying section where it is dried by blowing warm air (approximately 55°C), and then placed in a predetermined location. The information will be stored and used for medical diagnosis, etc. as necessary.

By the way, in an image recording and developing device consisting of an image recording device and an automatic developing device, an introduction section for loading a film is conventionally provided at the front of the image recording device, while an introduction section for loading film is provided at the rear of the automatic developing device. A lead-out section is provided to lead out the film. Therefore, the operator must load the film from the front of the image recording and developing device, and take out the film after the image recording and developing device is finished from the rear of the device. must be transported to a diagnostic or storage location.

Therefore, the work of loading and unloading the film becomes complicated, and in the room where the image recording and developing device is located, a special space is required for the work of taking out the film at the rear or side of the blind recording device. . That is, there arises a drawback that the space occupied by the device in the room becomes considerably large. Moreover, when the image recording and developing device is incorporated into a radiographic image recording and reproducing system, it is necessary to provide a space for film removal work in this image recording and developing device, and the radiographic image recording and reproducing system is made compact so that this system occupies less space. This presents an inconvenience in that it is difficult to make the floor area as small as possible.

The present invention has been made in order to overcome all of the above-mentioned disadvantages, and the present invention has been made in such a manner that an introduction section for introducing an unexposed photographic light-sensitive material into an image recording mechanism and a discharge section for carrying out the photographic light-sensitive material after development are placed close to each other. On the other hand, an automatic developing mechanism is configured such that the outlet side of a drying section for drying the photographic light-sensitive material faces the derivation section, and the conveyance of the photographic light-sensitive material and the first-stage stacking operation are carried out during the image recording. All the work is done on one side of the mechanism, so the work is done extremely easily and in a short time, and the work space for this work is secured, and the conveyance path for the photographic light-sensitive material is shortened, resulting in a more compact image. We have made a promise to provide recording and developing equipment.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an image recording mechanism that records a predetermined image on the photographic material by irradiating the photographic material with light having image information, and a photographic material that records a predetermined image on the photographic material after the image recording is completed. An image recording and developing device comprising an automatic developing mechanism that automatically develops the image, wherein an introduction section for loading an unexposed photographic light-sensitive material into the device and a discharge section for taking out the photographic light-sensitive material after the image recording and development are completed are arranged in close proximity to each other. The invention is characterized in that it is configured to be provided as follows.

Next, preferred embodiments of the image recording and developing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3, reference numeral 10 indicates an image recording and developing device according to the present invention, and the image recording and developing device 10
includes an image recording mechanism 12 and an automatic developing mechanism 14, and the automatic developing mechanism 14 basically consists of a film processing section 16 and a film drying section 18.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a film loading port 20 is provided at the upper front of the image recording mechanism 12, and further,
A film stacking section 22 is formed in the second part of the image recording iTh mechanism 12. A chamber 24 defined within the image recording mechanism 12 communicates with the outside via the film loading port 20,
A film magazine 26 is detachably attached to the image recording mechanism 12 through the film loading port 20.

A plurality of films F are stacked and stored in the film magazine 26, and a film ejection opening 27 provided in the film magazine 26 is opened into the chamber 24. In this case, a sheet mechanism including a suction cup 28 facing the opening 27 is provided in the chamber 24, a pair of rollers 29 is disposed below the suction cup 28, and a pair of rollers 29 is disposed below the pair of rollers 29. are two pairs of rollers 3 that transport the film F.
0 and 31 are provided. A drum 32 is disposed vertically below the pair of rollers 31, and a pair of rollers 34, 36 arranged in parallel are disposed on this drum 32 so as to face each other in the vertical direction. Further, an endless conveyor belt 38 is provided extending vertically upward from below the drum 32 .

In this case, the upper and lower sides of the conveyor belt 38 extend horizontally and in opposite directions, respectively, and the rollers 39 abut against the lower bent portions of the conveyor belt 38 . Further, an endless conveyor belt 40 is in sliding contact with the conveyor heald 38 . The upper end side of the conveyor belt 40 is bent and extended in the horizontal direction, and faces a film exit port 42 that communicates with the adjacent automatic developing mechanism 14.

The film F being conveyed to the film outlet 42 is
A detection sensor 43 is provided to detect the presence or absence of the discharge port, and a shutter member 44 is also provided. Note that, for example, if a guide plate or the like is provided between the roller pair 29 and 30, between the roller pair 31 and the drum 32, and between the drum 32 and the conveyance heald 38, the conveyance of the film F can be facilitated. It can be done.

Furthermore, a laser device 46 is provided within the image recording mechanism 12 for irradiating the film F conveyed to the drum 32 with laser light from between the rollers 34 and 36. The laser device 46 basically includes a laser tube 48, an optical modulator 50, an optical deflector 52, a scanning lens 54, and a reflecting mirror 5.
6.58.

The image recording mechanism 12 configured in this manner is provided with a control section 60 that controls the driving of the image recording mechanism 12 and the automatic developing mechanism 14.

On the other hand, the film processing section 16 that constitutes the automatic developing mechanism 14
Inside, a film detection section 66 is provided close to the upper end side of the conveyor belt 40. The detection section 66 includes an insertion roller 68, a detection roller 70, and a microswitch 72, and the detection roller 70 detects when the conveyed film F is inserted between the detection roller 70 and the insertion roller 68. It is configured to be displaced upward in the vertical direction.

The microswitch 72 is connected to the detection roller 70 and the insertion roller 6.
It is detected that one film F is inserted between 8 and 8.

A first rack 74 is provided adjacent to the detection section 66 . The first rack 74 includes a curved guide plate;
It functions to shift the traveling direction of the film F passing through the detection section 66 by 90 degrees and send it out to the development section 76 .

A developing solution is stored in a tank 78 constituting the developing section 76, and a developing rack 80 consisting of a plurality of rollers and a guide plate is provided within this tank 78. A second rack 82 consisting of a roller and a guide plate is provided at the end of the developing rank 80.
The exit side of the fixing unit 84 constitutes a fixing section 84 and is adjacent to a fixing rank 86 having a plurality of rollers and a guide plate. The fixing rack 86 is attached to the fixing liquid stored in a tank 88, and a third rack 90 consisting of a roller and a guide plate is disposed at the end of the fixing rank 86.

A washing rack 94 constituting the washing section 92 is disposed on the exit side of the third rank 90, and the washing rack 94 is immersed in washing water stored in a tank 96, and its exit side is connected to the squeeze section 98. I'm making it happen. The squeeze portion 98
consists of a roller and a guide plate, and functions to displace the direction of the film F conveyed vertically upward from the washing section 92 and convey it to the film drying section 18.

As shown in FIG. 2, the film drying section 18 is disposed above the film processing section 16.
6 is closed. The upper surface of the film drying section 18 is inclined downward as it faces rearward, and support pins 1ooa, 1 are provided on both rear sides of the film drying section 18.
00b, the film drying section 18 is pivotably supported relative to the film processing section 16. The film drying section 18 is inclined upward in the vertical direction with respect to the image recording mechanism 12 side, but the support pin 1 which is the center of rotation is
It is easily understood that the film drying section 18 can be provided to extend horizontally from the film stacking section 22 by arranging the film drying section 00a and 100b a predetermined distance above the illustrated position.

The film drying section 18 includes a roller group 102a made up of a plurality of rollers that contacts one side of the film F, and a plurality of rollers that contact the other side of the film F and are arranged alternately with the roller group 102a. A roller group 102b consisting of
are arranged so as to be oriented toward the image recording mechanism 12 and inclined upward in the vertical direction. A plurality of air blowing pipes 104a are provided on the roller group 102a side facing each roller of the roller group 102b, and a plurality of air blowing pipes 104b facing each roller of the roller group 102a are provided on the roller group 102b side. has been set up. In this case, the air blowing pipes 104a and 104b include a roller group 102a,
102b, a slit-shaped drying air blowing opening 106a that blows out hot air toward the film F being conveyed between the openings 106a;
106b is formed.

A dry air supply section 110 is connected to the film drying section 18 through a duct 108. The dry air supply section 110
has a thermostand, an electric heater, etc., and is configured to supply hot air at a predetermined temperature (approximately 55''C) to the film drying section 18.

In this case, since the film drying section 18 is movable relative to the film processing section 16, the duct 108 may be formed of a heat-resistant resin material in the shape of a heat resistant resin material, or the center of motion of the film drying section 18 may be It is desirable to connect the duct 108 and the film drying section 18 via a rotary joint or the like.

A pair of rollers 112 is provided on the exit side of the film drying section 18.
is provided to form a film outlet 114 near the pair of rollers 112. In addition, the film export port 11
4 faces the film stacking section 22 of the image recording mechanism 12.

The automatic developing mechanism 14 configured in this manner has an elastic material at its boundary portion in order to prevent the vibration J generated when the automatic developing mechanism 14 is operated from being transmitted to the image recording mechanism 12 and cause disturbance of the laser beam. It is preferable to provide a vibration absorbing means consisting of: Further, it is desirable to interpose a light shielding member between the film processing section 16 and the film drying section 18.

The image recording and developing device of this embodiment is basically constructed as described above, and its operation and effects will be explained next.

First, when the film magazine 26 is loaded into the image recording mechanism 12 through the film loading port 20, the opening 27 of the film magazine 26 is opened into the chamber 24. Next, the single-fed mechanism including the suction cup 28 is driven under the driving action of the control section 60, and the films F are taken out one by one from the film magazine 26 by the suction cup 28. The taken-out film F is conveyed by a pair of rollers 29, 30 and 31, and is held between a drum 32 and a roller 34, 36.

Here, an image signal obtained from a stimulable phosphor sheet in an image reading section (not shown) is supplied to the control section 60 in advance, and based on this image signal, the control section 60
The laser device 46 preferably operates under the driving action of. That is, the laser light emitted from the laser tube 48 according to the image signal is modulated by the optical modulator 50 based on the image information, the modulated laser light reaches the optical deflector 52, is deflected in the main scanning direction, and is further deflected by the scanning lens 54. After being focused by
The film F is irradiated from between the rollers 34 and 36 via reflective mirrors 56 and 58. At that time, the optical deflector 52
) The scanning lens 54, anti-fouling mirrors 56, 58, etc. perform predetermined displacements, and a predetermined image is recorded on the film F.

After the image recording is completed, the film F is held between the conveyor belts 38 and 40 and transported vertically upward from the lower side of the image recording mechanism 12, and then transferred to the image recording mechanism 12 and the automatic developing mechanism 1.
4 and reaches the detection section 66 through the film exit port 42 .

Next, the film F is detected by the detection sensor 43, and the shutter member 44 is driven to open the film exit 42. Further, when the detection sensor 43 detects the completion of passage of the film F, that is, when the film F is completely conveyed to the automatic developing mechanism 14 side, the shutter member 44
is occluded again. In this way, the image recording mechanism 12
and the automatic developing mechanism 14 are isolated from each other except when necessary.

When the film F passes, the detection unit 66 determines that the microswitch 72 is turned on and the film F is carried into the automatic developing mechanism 14 . The film F that has passed through the detection section 66 is transported vertically downward via the first rack 74 under the driving action of the control section 60, and is then held between the developing racks 80 and placed in the developer solution in the tank 78. immersed in. Furthermore, the film F is conveyed to the second rack 82 side within this tank 78 with its traveling direction being deviated by 180'. The film F that has reached the second rack 82 is transferred to the fixing rank 86 with its traveling direction deviated by 180 degrees via a guide plate and rollers provided therein, and is transferred to a fixing rank 86 in a tank 88 in the fixing section 84.
is introduced into the fixer solution stored in the Then, the film F is transported vertically upward in the same manner as the developing section 76,
Further, after being conveyed vertically downward via the third rank 90, it is transferred to the tank 96 of the washing section 92 via the washing rack 94.
Washed inside. After washing with water, the film F is conveyed to the squeeze section 98 to squeeze out the moisture adhering to it, and then introduced into the film drying section 18.

In this case, the film F has roller groups 102a on both sides,
102b, and on the way, it adheres to both sides of the film F by hot air of about 55°C blown out from the dry air blowing openings 106a and 106b of the plurality of air blowing pipes 104a and 104b. All the water will evaporate. Therefore, when the film F is finally transported from the film exit 114 to the film stacking section 22 via the roller pair 112, the film F has completed the developing process and has been suitably dried.

After the image recording and developing apparatus 10 is operated for a predetermined period of time in this manner, the racks 82, 90, squeeze section 98, etc. that constitute the automatic developing mechanism 14 are periodically maintained. In this case, as described above, the film drying section 18 is configured to be swingable with respect to the film processing section 16,
Therefore, by lifting the film drying section 18 in the direction of the arrow, the opening 99 of the film processing section 16 is opened to the outside (see FIG. 3). Therefore, each rack costs 82.90
Also, developer, fixer, and other stains adhering to the squeeze portion 98 may be removed. Further, at this time, the developer, fixer, and washing water can be replenished or replaced as necessary.

When the above operation is completed in this way, the film drying section 18 is swung in the direction of arrow B and placed on the film processing section 16.

In this case, in this embodiment, since the film loading port 20 and the film stacking section 22 are provided close to each other in the image recording mechanism 12, it becomes easy to carry in and take out the film l, and the image The recording and developing device 10 can be easily incorporated into a radiation image recording and reproducing system.

That is, the operator attaches the film magazine 26 to the image recording mechanism 12 from the front of the image recording mechanism 12, takes out the film F after development from the film stacking section 22 at the same position, and then removes the film F from the film stacking section 22. All you have to do is move it to a predetermined location.

Therefore, the operator does not have to move to the rear of the apparatus to take out the film, unlike in the past, and the apparatus can be said to be easier for the operator to use.

Furthermore, as described above, since the work of loading and unloading the film F is performed from the front of the image recording mechanism 12, there is no need to provide a space on the side or rear side of the image recording and developing device 10 for unloading the film. Therefore, the space occupied by the image recording and developing device 10 can be suitably reduced and, for example, other devices can be arranged in parallel on both sides of the image recording and developing device 10 to configure a radiation image recording and reproducing system. .

Furthermore, since the exit side of the film drying section 18 constituting the automatic developing mechanism 14 faces the film stacking section 22, the transport path of the film F within the apparatus is shortened and the film F can be transported efficiently. becomes possible.

Next, another embodiment of the image recording and developing device according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 120 indicates an image recording and developing device according to the second embodiment, and the image recording and developing device 12
0 is 1114 (non-recording mechanism 122 and automatic developing mechanism 14
including. In this case, a magazine mounting table 126 is attached to the upper part of the side surface 124 of the image recording mechanism 122 so as to be freely drawn out from the image recording mechanism 122. Then, the film magazine 26 is loaded on the mounting table 126, and the mounting table 126 is stored in the image recording mechanism 122 so as to close the film loading port 128.
A predetermined image is recorded on the film F sheet fed from the film magazine 26, and furthermore, the automatic developing mechanism 14 automatically performs a developing process on the film F after the image recording is completed, and this film F The film is dried and sent out from a rear film outlet 130 to a film stacking section 132.

Therefore, the configuration of the image recording mechanism 122 will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 5.

That is, in a chamber 134 in the image recording mechanism 122, a single sheet mechanism including a suction cup 136 facing the film ejection opening 27 of the film magazine 26 loaded into the image recording mechanism 122 via a Q mounting table 126 is provided. . Under the action of the drive r
close to. One end of a chain 142 is stretched around a sprocket that is pivoted on one of the rollers constituting the tenth roller pair 140, and this chain 142 is connected to a rotational drive source 143.
Subrocket l-1 is attached to a rotating drive shaft (not shown) of
44 is engaged, and is stretched over a sprocket (not shown) that is pivoted to one roller of the second pair of rollers 146. In this case, a pair of guide plates 14 having a bent shape are provided between the 10th pair 140 and the 20th pair 146.
8a and 148b are provided.

Meanwhile, a pair of curved guide plates 150a and 150b are similarly provided below the 20th pair of rollers 146, and a third pair of rollers 152 is provided below the guide plates 150a and 150b. One end of a chain 154 is stretched over a sprocket (not shown) that is pivotally attached to one roller of the 30th roller pair 152, and the other end of the chain 154 is connected to a rotational drive shaft (not shown) of a rotational drive source 156. It is stretched around the sprocket 158 that is mounted.

Further, from the 30th pair 152, a sub-scanning conveyance means 160 is provided located at the lower left in the figure.

The conveying means 160 includes a pair of rollers 162 and 164 spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and one roller 162a constituting the pair of rollers 162 is pivotally attached to a rotational drive shaft (not shown) of a rotational drive source 166. The roller 162a is connected to a roller 164a constituting the other roller pair 164 through a driving means such as a heald, and the other rollers 162b and 164b are connected to the rollers 162a and 16, respectively.
4a so that it can be slidably contacted.

Further, a laser device 168 is disposed above the conveying means 160 to irradiate laser light from between each pair of rollers 162 and 164.

Note that guide plates 170a and 170b having a bent shape are arranged between the roller pair 164 and the 30th roller pair 152, and on the other hand, near the roller pair 162, there is a guide plate bent vertically upward. A plate 172 is provided.

Next, a fourth roller pair 176 is attached to the end of the guide plate 172.
A fifth roller pair 178 is provided above the 40th roller pair 176. In this case, the 40th roller pair 176 and the 50th roller pair 178 are attached to one roller of each of the sprocket 182 which is pivotally attached to the rotational drive shaft (not shown) of the rotational drive source 180. The rotary drive source 1 is engaged with the shaft-mounted sprogeso 1.
It is configured to rotate in the direction of the arrow under the action of 80.

Further, a pair of guide plates 188a are provided between the 40th pair 176 and the 50th pair 178, and between the 50th pair 178 and the film outlet 186 of the image recording mechanism 122.
, 188b and 190a, 190b are provided.

The film exit port 186 communicates with the automatic developing mechanism 14, which was described in detail in the first embodiment, and therefore the detailed description thereof is omitted in this second embodiment. Omitted.

In such a configuration, first, the mounting table 126 is pulled out from the side surface 124 of the image recording mechanism 122, the film magazine 26 is loaded onto the mounting table 126, and then the mounting table 126 is stored in the image recording mechanism 122. .

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening 27 of the film magazine 26 is opened in the chamber 134, and the suction cup 136 is displaced on the trajectory shown by the broken line in the figure under the driving action of the drive source 138. The film F stored in the film magazine 26 is taken out one by one, and the film F is placed in the first
0-La vs. 140. At that time, the rotational drive source 143
The sprocket l-144 is rotated under the driving action of the sprocket l-144, and the tenth sprocket l-144 is
When the la pair 140 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, the film F held between the 10th la pair 140 is rotated on each guide plate 14.
8a and 148b to the 20th-ra pair 146 side. The 20th-RA pair 146 has a 10th-RA pair 1.
40, one end of the chain 142 is stretched,
Therefore, it rotates in the direction of the arrow under the driving action of the rotational drive source 143. At this time, the film F held between the 20th pair 146 is further conveyed vertically downward via the 20th pair 146, passes through the guide plates 150a and 150b, and passes to the 30th pair 152. This led to him being transferred to. A chain 154 stretched over a sprocket 158 connected to a rotational drive tA 156 is engaged with the 30th pair 152, and the 30th pair 152 is connected to the rotational drive tA156.
The film F rotates in the direction of the arrow under the driving action of A156 and sends out the transported film F to the transport means 160 via guide plates 170a and 170b.

Therefore, when the roller 162a that is engaged with this roller 162a is rotated in the direction of the arrow under the driving action of the rotational drive source 166, the roller 164a that is engaged with this roller 162a via a drive means (not shown) is similarly rotated in the direction of the arrow. . Then, the film F is first conveyed in the direction of arrow C (scanning direction) while being held between a pair of rollers 164, and is conveyed to the laser device 168.
The car is moved. Therefore, the laser beam 168a derived from the laser device 168 is irradiated onto the film F from between the respective roller pairs 162 and 164 in the main scanning direction substantially perpendicular to the sub-scanning direction, and the laser beam 168a is emitted onto the film F. A predetermined image will be recorded. First, film I
? is held between a pair of rollers 164 and 162 and generally fed in the sub-scanning direction, and then deflected upward in the vertical direction via a guide plate 172.

Further, the 40th pair 176 is rotationally driven via a chain 184 stretched around a sprocket 182 that rotates under the driving action of the rotational drive source 180, and the film F that is conveyed vertically upward is No. 40-La vs. 176
It passes between the guide plates 183a and 188b and reaches the 50th-ra pair 178. Next, the film F is rotated by the guide plate 190a under the rotational action of the 50th pair 178.
, 190b, the film is sent out from the film exit 186 toward the automatic developing mechanism 14 while its traveling direction is shifted horizontally.

The film F transported into the automatic developing mechanism 14 is suitably dried after completing a predetermined developing process, similarly to the image recording and developing device 10 according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. The film is then transported from the film outlet 130 to the film stacking section 132. The film F on which both images have been recorded is directed from the film outlet 130 to the film loading opening 128 in a direction perpendicular to the film loading direction.

In this way, the image recording and developing device 1 according to the second embodiment
20, a mounting table 12G for loading the film magazine 26 L3E is configured to be able to be pulled out from the image recording mechanism 122, and a film stacking section 132 is provided adjacent to the mounting table 126. Therefore, like the first embodiment described above, the work of loading and unloading the film is reduced all at once! It is easy to understand that advantages such as 1.

In this case, the mounting table 126 is provided on the side surface 124 of the image recording mechanism 122, but as shown by the dashed line in FIG.
It goes without saying that the direction in which the film F is transported from the film storage section 30 to the film stacking section 132 can be selected to be the same direction. Further, the image recording and developing device 1 according to the first embodiment
0, the film outlet 20 is connected to the image recording mechanism 12.
It is possible to install it on the side of the

As described above, according to the present invention, the introduction section and the output section for carrying in and out of the photosensitive material are provided adjacent to the image recording mechanism. Therefore, the work of carrying in and out the photographic light-sensitive material can be carried out quickly and the work is extremely simple.

Moreover, there is no need to provide a space around the image recording and developing device for carrying out photographic light-sensitive materials, and the floor area occupied by the image recording and developing device can be minimized, and other devices can be installed in this device. They can be installed side by side, making it possible to effectively utilize narrow spaces, especially in hospitals and the like.

Furthermore, since the photographic light-sensitive material is effectively subjected to various treatments during transportation within the apparatus, the processing time of the photographic light-sensitive material by the apparatus can be shortened.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.
Of course, various improvements and changes in design are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an image recording and developing device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partially omitted side vertical sectional view of the image recording and developing device according to the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a configuration of the device of the present invention. 4 is a perspective view of an image recording and developing device according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the automatic developing mechanism during maintenance management; FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the image recording and developing device shown in FIG. It is a partially omitted vertical cross-sectional view of the image recording machine +14. 10... Image recording and developing device 12... Image recording mechanism 14... Automatic developing mechanism 16... Processing section 1
8...Drying section 20...Film loading port 22...Film accumulation: ";! Package 24...Chamber 26...Film magazine 46...Laser device 66...Detection section 76...・Developing section 92
...Water washing section 102a, 102b...
Roller groups 104a, 104b - Air blowing pipe 120... Image recording and developing device 122... Image recording mechanism 126... Mounting table 1
32...Film accumulation section FIG, 1

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) An image recording mechanism that records a predetermined image on the photographic material by irradiating the photographic material with light having image information; and an automatic developing mechanism that automatically develops the photographic material after image recording is completed. An image recording and developing device comprising: an inlet portion for loading an unexposed photographic light-sensitive material into the device and a lead-out portion for taking out the photographic light-sensitive material after image recording and development are provided in close proximity to each other. An image recording and developing device. (2) An image recording and developing device according to claim 1, wherein the photographic light-sensitive material introducing section and the photographic light-sensitive material leading-out section are provided in an image recording mechanism. (3) In the apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, a retractable mounting table is provided in the photographic material introduction section, and the photographic material is loaded into the apparatus via the mounting table. An image recording and developing device. (4) In the apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, the automatic developing mechanism includes a processing section and a drying section, and the drying section is disposed above the processing section, and the drying section is disposed above the processing section. An image recording and developing device configured such that its exit side faces a lead-out section provided at the top of an image recording mechanism. (5) The image recording and developing device according to claim 4, wherein the direction in which the image-recorded film is led out from the lead-out section is perpendicular to the loading direction of the unexposed film.