JPS6279461A - Conveyor leader for photosensitive material processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To process the large quantity of disk films in a short time by providing a fitting means which fits plural disk films on a conveyor leader body. CONSTITUTION:When disk films 49 are processed, the fitting means 54 is used and the support shaft 55b of a reception member 55 is inserted through the disk fitting hole 15c of the conveyor leader 15 in a dark box arranged, for example, outside. Two disk films 49 are fitted on this support shaft 55b by inserting the shaft into their fitting holes 49b. Then the conveyor leader 15 is sent to processing tanks and the disk films 49 are conveyed smoothly on a disk film conveyance path formed on a conveyance path. Thus, the two disk films 49 are processed while fitted one over another on the conveyor leader 54 by the fitting means 54, so the processing ability of the films 49 is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a transport leader for a photosensitive material processing apparatus that processes a disk film by passing it through a processing liquid.

(Back of the invention pJ:) For example, there is a disc-shaped disc film as a photographic light-sensitive material, and this disc film has a different shape from a strip-shaped roll film, and because of the difference in processing time, it is necessary to use a special photosensitive material. Some materials are processed using material processing equipment.

By the way, this thing requires a lot of space, so
As disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 59-37542, there is a film holder in which a roll film and a disk film are processed on the same line according to their respective processing times.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in a film holder that processes a roll film and a disk film on the same line, the drive and transport mechanism of the film holder is complicated.

For this reason, in recent years, with the development of photosensitive materials, it has become possible to process disc films and roll films in the same processing time. We have proposed a compact photosensitive material processing device that processes photosensitive materials.

By the way, although the conveyance leader used in this photosensitive material processing apparatus is used to attach and convey a disk film, there is a demand for one that can process a large number of disk films in a short period of time.

This invention was made in view of such circumstances, and it is...
It is an object of the present invention to provide a transport leader for a photosensitive material processing apparatus that can transport a large number of disc films at once with a simple structure.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a photosensitive material processing apparatus in which a disk film is processed by passing it through a processing liquid by a transport leader. , characterized in that it includes attachment means for attaching a plurality of the disc films.

(Function) In this invention, a plurality of disk films are attached to the conveying soda by means of attachment means. Therefore, a large number of disc films are processed by transporting one transport leader, increasing the amount of disc films to be processed.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a photosensitive material processing apparatus that closes a lid to external light. On one side of this main body 1, a photosensitive material supply section 4 consisting of a roll film supply section 2 and a disk film supply section 3 is installed. A photosensitive material take-out section 5 is provided on the other side. A developing tank 6, a bleaching tank M7, a fixing tank 8, a washing or stabilizing tank 9, and a drying part 10 are arranged in sequence between the photosensitive material supply section 4 and the photosensitive material take-out section 5, that is, inside the main body 1 of the apparatus. A predetermined number of processing liquids are stored in each of these processing tanks.

Incidentally, the treatment tank may be composed of a bleach stabilization tank, a water washing tank, or a stabilization tank.

Waste liquid tanks 11 and 12 are arranged at the bottom of the treatment tank, and are configured to store overflowing waste liquid. Further, the waste liquid may be discharged to the outside without being stored in the apparatus main body 1 in this manner.

From the photosensitive material supply section 4 to the developing tank 6, bleaching! A conveying path 14 is formed by a conveying mechanism 13 in fI 7, a fixing tank 8, a washing or stabilizing tank 9, a drying section 10, and a photosensitive material take-out section 5, and the photosensitive material is conveyed along this conveying path 14 by a conveying leader 15. .

As shown in FIG. 2, the photosensitive material supply section 4 is arranged in a set box 16, and the set box 16 is provided with a lid 17 on the L side and a dark bag 18 on the side.

The roll film supply section 2 has a holder holder 19 arranged so as to be movable in the water direction via a spring 20, and a leader insertion section 22 is formed on the front side of the holder holder 19 between it and the film cutter section 21. . Film cutter section 2
A light-shielding roller 23 and an insertion guide section 24 are arranged on the front side of the film 1, and this insertion guide section 24 is provided with a sensor 25 for detecting the conveyance of the roll film.

Further, in the disc film supply section 3 , a roll-dasset section 26 is disposed so as to pass through the set box 16 and be inclined toward the tip of the roll film supply section 2 . This reader set section 26 is provided with an insertion guide 27, and this insertion guide 27 is provided with a sensor 28.
It is designed to detect the conveyance of the disc film.

The transport mechanism 13 is constructed as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5.

An upper roller 30, intermediate rollers 31 and 32, and a lower roller 33 are arranged on the pair of rack side plates 29, and a conveyance path 14 is formed by these rollers. The upper roller 3
Film guides 34 are arranged between the intermediate roller 31 and the intermediate rollers 31 and 32, and between the intermediate roller 32 and the lower roller 33, respectively.

The conveyance leader 15 includes an upper roller 30 and an intermediate roller 31.3.
2. Conveyed by conveyance leader sprockets 35 provided at both ends of the lower roller 33. Each of these rollers 3
0, 31, 32, and 33 have roller portions 30a, 31a, 32a, and 33a on both sides of the conveyance leader sprocket 35, and a roll film conveyance path Pi is formed in these roller portions, and the roller portions 30a, 31a, 32a, Between 33a,
A disc film transport path P2 is formed.

A drive sprocket 36 is provided at one end of the roller 30, and the drive sprocket 36 is connected to a drive motor via an endless power transmission means such as a chain (not shown).

An output gear 37 is provided at the other end of the upper roller 30,
This output gear 37 meshes with an interlocking gear 38 provided on the film guide 34, and the driving force is transferred to the interlocking gear 38.
The transmission is transmitted to interlocking gears 39, 38, 40 provided on the intermediate roller 31, film guide 34, and lower roller 33 through the film guide 34. The intermediate rollers 31, 32 and the lower roller 33 are rotated in conjunction with each other.

Further, small rollers 41, 42, and 43 are arranged around the upper roller 30 on the carry-in side, the carry-out side, and below, and the gears 44, 45° 46 provided at the ends of these rollers are connected to the upper roller 30.
It is meshed with a gear 47 and rotates in conjunction with the upper roller 30. This small roller 41, 42, 43
is held by a predetermined load of the compression spring 48, and the transfer leader 1
The disk film 49 attached to 5 has its core 49
a is the carry-in side small roller 41 and the shaft portion 41 of the upper roller 30
It is carried in from between a and 30b, and is carried out from between the small carry-out roller 42 and the shaft portions 42a and 30b of the upper roll 30.

In addition, the roll film 5 attached to the conveyance leader 15
0 is carried in from between the roller part 41b of the carry-in side small roller 41 and the roller part 30b of the upper roller 30, and is carried in between the roller part 42b of the carry-out side small roller 42 and the roller part 3O of the upper roller 30.
The processing liquid is squeezed between 1 and 2 and then transported out.

An upper guide 51 is arranged above the upper roller 30, and this F section guide 51 guides the conveyance leader 15 in and out. Further, a lower guide 52 is similarly arranged above the lower roller 33,
This f section guide 52 guides the conveyance of the conveyance leader 15 and causes it to return.

The conveyance leader 15 is constructed as shown in FIGS. 6 to 16.

First, the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 will be described. FIG. 6 shows a front view of the conveyance leader 15, which has engagement holes 15b that engage with the conveyance leader sprocket 35 formed at both ends of the leader body 15a. A disk mounting hole 15c is formed between the engagement holes 15b on the rear side of the reader main body 15a in the conveyance direction, and a semicircular guide hole 15d for passing the processing liquid is formed around this hole.

FIG. 7 shows the disk film 49 attached to the conveyance leader 15, and FIG. 8 shows the disk film 49 attached to the conveyor leader 15.・Rum 4
9 is a detailed view of the attached state. The roll film 50 is placed on the rear side of the conveyance leader 15 in the conveyance direction, for example.
It can be attached by fixing its tip with tape 53 or the like.

The disk film 49 is attached to the conveyance leader 15 by an attachment means 54 formed separately from the conveyance leader 15. The attachment means 54 includes a receiving member 55 and a stopper member 56 made of synthetic resin, for example. The receiving member 55 has a hollow support shaft 55b integrally formed on a circular base plate 55a, and an engagement hole 55c is formed in the upper part of the support shaft 55b.
is formed. On the other hand, the stop member 56 is connected to its base plate 56.
a is formed to have a larger diameter than the support shaft 55b of the receiving member 55, and an engaging protrusion 56b is formed in the center of this substrate 56a.

The support shaft 55b of the receiving member 55 is inserted into the disk attachment hole 15c of the transport leader 15, and the two disk films 49 are attached to the support shaft 55b by passing through the fitting hole 49b formed in the core 49a. It will be done. Then, the engagement protrusion 56b of the stopper member 56 is inserted into the engagement hole 55 of the support shaft 55b.
c and lock it. As a result, the core 49a of the disc film 49 and the transport leader 15 are locked between the substrate 55a of the receiving member 55 and the board 55a of the stopper member 56, and two disc films 49 are attached to the transport leader 15. .

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When processing the disc film 49, the attachment means 54
is prepared, and the support shaft 55b of the receiving member 55 is inserted into the disk attachment hole 15c of the transport leader l5 using, for example, a dark box placed outside. And this support III! 1155
Attach two disc films 49 to b by inserting them through the long fitting holes 49b.

Next, the engagement protrusion 56b of the stopper member 56 is supported and the sleeve 55b
The disc film 49 is attached to the conveyance leader 15 by engaging with the engagement hole 55c.

This transport leader 15 is inserted from, for example, the dark bag 18 and set in the disc film supply section 3. Then, when this conveyance leader 15 is pushed in by hand and conveyed, its tip is guided by the upper guide 51 of the conveyance mechanism 13 and is inserted into the engagement hole 1 of the conveyance leader 15 into the conveyance leader sprocket 35.
5c is engaged. As a result, the conveyance leader 15 is automatically drawn into the processing tank, and the intermediate rollers 31, 32, 3
3 and the conveyance leader sprocket 35 of the lower roller 33, the lower roller 33 is guided by the F part guide 52 and returns, and further from the L part guide 51,
Transported to the next processing tank.

The conveyance leader 15 is similarly conveyed in the processing tank of the next process,
The disk film 49 is thereby processed.

At this time, the disc film 49 is placed on the transport leader 15.
Although the disc film 49 is attached, the disc film 49 is smoothly transported along the disc film transport path P2 formed in the transport path 14. When carrying in, the core 49a of the two disc films 49 is inserted between the artificial side small roller 41 and the shaft parts 41a and 30b of the upper roller 30, and when carrying out, the core 49a of the two disc films 49 is inserted between the small roller 41 on the artificial side and the upper roller 30. 30 shaft portions 42a, 3
It is smoothly carried out from between 0b.

In this way, two disk films 49 are attached to the conveyance leader 15 by the attaching means 54 and processed.
The processing of the disc film 49 can be further improved.

In addition, when processing only the roll film 50, remove the receiving member 55 and the stopper member 56 of the attachment means 54,
Only the roll film 50 is attached to the transport leader 15, set in the roll film supply section 2, and transported.

FIG. 10 shows another embodiment, in which disk films 49 are attached to both sides of the carrier 15 by attachment means 54.

11 and 12 show another example of the mounting means 54, in which the support shaft 55b of the receiving member 55 has an engaging groove 55d formed at its tip. On the other hand, the substrate 56 of the closing member 56
A is formed into a plate shape and has a notch groove 56c in a part thereof.

When attaching the disc film 49, the fitting hole 49b formed in the core 49a of the disc film 49 is inserted into the support shaft 55b of the receiving member 55, and the fitting hole 49b formed in the base plate 56a of the stopper member 56 is inserted into the support shaft 55b. Notched groove 56c
is attached by engaging with the engagement groove 55d. Incidentally, in this embodiment as well, the disk film 49 may be attached to both sides of the conveyance leader 15 as in FIG. 10.

FIGS. 13 and 14 show still other embodiments. The support shaft 55b of the receiving member 55 is formed into a cylindrical shape, and the distal end thereof is formed with an engaging portion 55e that projects outward. This support shaft 55b has notched grooves 55f at four symmetrical positions.
It is formed in the axial direction.

Therefore, when the support shaft 55b is inserted through the fitting hole 49b of the disk film 49 from the direction F, the support shaft 55b is fitted into the cutout groove 55f with its diameter reduced. When the disk film 49 is fitted, the support shaft 55b returns to its original state.
The engaging portion 55e locks the core 49a and prevents it from being removed.

15 and 16 show another embodiment of the transport leader 15, in which a disk mounting hole 15c is formed at the rear end in the transport direction, and the transport leader 15 in FIG. 15 has a guide hole 15d and a disk mounting hole 15c. The guide hole 15d of the transport leader 15 in FIG.
It is formed with notches on both sides.

In each of the embodiments described above, the case where two disk films 49 are attached to the transport leader 15 has been described, but it goes without saying that more disk films 49 may be attached. Furthermore, they may be attached to several locations on the transport leader 15.

Further, although this embodiment has been described with respect to the transport leader 15 applied to a photosensitive material processing apparatus that processes a disk film 49 and a roll film 50, it can be similarly applied to a photosensitive material processing apparatus that processes only disk films.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in this invention, since the conveyance leader body is provided with the attachment means for attaching a plurality of disk films, a large number of disk films can be attached at once by the conveyance leader. Therefore, it becomes possible to process a large amount of disc film in a short time with a simple structure.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of a photosensitive material processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the photosensitive material supply section, FIG. 3 is a side view of the transport mechanism, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the transport mechanism. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the transport mechanism, Fig. 6 is a front view of the transport leader, Fig. 7 is a front view of the state in which the photosensitive material is attached to the transport leader, and Fig. 8 is a front view of the transport leader.
9 is an enlarged front view of the main part, FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 8, and FIG.
1 and 12 show other embodiments of the attachment means, the first
1 is a front view, FIG. 12 is a cutting-cut sectional view of FIG. 11, and FIGS. 13 and 14 show still other embodiments of the mounting means. X111- in Figure 13
15 and 16 are front views of other embodiments of the conveying soda. 2... Roll film supply unit 3 - Disk film supply unit 13 - Transport mechanism 14 - Transport path 15 - Transport leader 49 - Disc film 54 - Attachment means 55 - Receiving member 56 -...Stopping member 15b Mutual 15b Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 1I Fig. 12 Fig. 13 Fig. 14 Fig. 15b2 Fig. 15 Fig. 16 Procedure Capture Divination 1 Incident Display Patent Application No. 220858 of 1985 2 Title of the invention Conveyance leader 3 for photosensitive material processing equipment
Relationship with the case of the person making the amendment Patent applicant address 1-26-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Name (1)
27) Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.? 14 Agent 151 Address New State Mena 2-23-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo +04:1 Outside phone Q3 (37513740)
No. 6 Subject of amendment g of the detailed description of the invention in the specification
4 and drawings (1) Specification JF No. 6, line 8, "intermediate roller 31" is corrected to "between intermediate rollers 31." (2) "Intermediate roller 31J4" on page 7, line 8 of the same book is corrected to "intermediate roller 31.32J". (3) "I-ready side small roller 4 and upper roller 30" on page 8, line 2 of the same book. [Inlet side small roller 41° F section roller 3
0” and corrected. (4) Correct "intermediate roller 31.32.33J in line 14 to line 15 of member 11' of the same book as "intermediate roller 31.32J." (5) "Additional examples in line 20 of member M15 of the same book. ``Enlarged front view of the ′ part'' is changed to ``Side view of another embodiment''. LJ top

Claims (1)

[Claims] A photosensitive material processing apparatus for processing a disc film by passing it through a processing liquid by a transport leader, wherein the transport leader body is provided with attachment means for attaching a plurality of disc films. .