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US3640198A
US3640198A US854482A US3640198DA US3640198A US 3640198 A US3640198 A US 3640198A US 854482 A US854482 A US 854482A US 3640198D A US3640198D A US 3640198DA US 3640198 A US3640198 A US 3640198A
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  • paratus functions to advance a predetermined length of the sensitized, photographic material from a supply thereof to an exposure station, expose the sensitized material to an image, advance and sever the exposed portion of the sensitized photographic material at a first relatively high velocity and direct the exposed sheet of sensitized material through a heated station at a second slower speedv Further, the first velocity of the severed sheet is maintained until the sheet is [52] [1.8. CI. [51] Int.
  • This invention relates to apparatus for exposing and developing a strip of sensitized material, and more particularly to apparatus'for controlling the operation of such developing apparatus.
  • the exposed portion is advanced and is severed by a suitable cutting mechanism before it is directed into a developing station which may illustratively take the form of a heating assembly and a photolyzing assembly in which the sensitized paper is heated and exposed to radiation of a selected wavelength. It is necessary that each sheet be uniformly heated and exposed to the source of radiation. In addition, it is also desirable to reduce the developing process time. If the velocity of the severed sheet of sensitized material through the processor is determined by the time required to heat and to expose the sheet to radiation, the access time for obtaining a reproduced copy of the image may be unnecessarily extended.
  • control apparatus for regulating the velocity at which a sheet of sensitized paper is directed through a developing processor. More particularly, the control apparatus functions to direct a sheet of sensitized material from a supply thereof, e.g., a roll, into an exposure station where it is exposed to a radiation image; next, the exposed portion of the sheet of sensitized material is severed and is advanced at a first relatively high velocity to the developing station.
  • a supply thereof e.g., a roll
  • the severed sheet of sensitized material is directed at the first velocity until substantially within the developing station, at which time the control apparatus decreases the velocity at which the sheet is moved through the developing station to a second slower velocity dependent upon the time required to develop the sensitized sheet of material.
  • the control apparatus operates to increase the speed of the sensitized material to thereby assure the uniform development of sensitized sheet within the developing station.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectioned, side view of apparatus for developing sheets of sensitized material by a control apparatus in accordance with the teachings of this invention
  • FIG. 2 is an orthogonal view of the apparatus for controlling the developing apparatus shown in FIG. I;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an electrical circuit which operates in combination with the mechanical apparatus shown in FIG. 2 for controlling the step-by-step operation of the developing apparatus shown in FIG. 1.
  • a free-standing camera assembly 10 including a camera or reproducing assembly 12 adjustably mounted by a camera support assembly 94 so as to be able to record and to provide a copy of images derived from varying display devices such as a cathode-ray tube display device 90.
  • the camera assembly 12 includes a housing 14 upon which there is disposed a lens assembly 16 for focusing a radiation image derived from the cathode-ray tube display device onto an exposure station 20.
  • a shutter I8 is mounted upon the lens assembly I6 and allows a radiation image to be directed onto the exposure station 20 for a period of time sufficient to expose that portion of a web or strip 28 of sensitized paper inserted within the exposure station 20.
  • a plurality of reflective surfaces I06, 22 and 23 serve to direct the radiation image derived from the cathode-ray tube display device 90 onto the exposure station 20.
  • the exposure station 20 includes a transparent platen 24 made of a suitably transparent material such as glass, and a backup platen 26. A narrow opening is provided between the transparent platen 24 and the backup platen 26 through which the web 28 of sensitized material is directed.
  • the material of which the web 28 is made may take the form of the photographic material more completely described in the above-identified copending application Ser. No. 481,918.
  • a roll of the web 28 of sensitized material is rotatably mounted upon a shelf within the housing l4so that the leading edge of the web 28 may be withdrawn over a spacing roller 29 by a pair of metering rollers 32 and 33. As will be explained in greater detail later, the metering rollers 32 and 33 have.
  • the metering rollers 32 and 33 serve to withdraw a measured length of the web 28 of sensitized paper. For example, it may be desired to produce a letter-size copy of the image derived from the display device 90; thus, the metering rollers 32 and 33 may be rotated for a period sufficient to advance approximately ll inches of the web 28 of the sensitized material.
  • the shutter 18 is activated to thereby expose that portion of the web 28 disposed at the exposure station 20 with a latent image. At the end of the exposure, the exposed portion of the web 28 is advanced by the metering rollers 32 and 33 to thereby bring an unexposed portion of the web 28 into the exposure station 20.
  • the exposed portion of the web 28 is then severed by a cutting assembly 38 and advanced by intermediate drive rollers 45 and 46 to a heater assembly 54.
  • the cutting assembly 38 includes a pair of rollers 39 and 40 whose axes are angularly disposed with respect to the path along which web 28 of sensitized material is driven.
  • Each of the rollers 39 and 40 is attached to drive gears 41 which are intermeshed with each other and are driven through a pulley 42.
  • the pulley 42 and thus the rollers 39 and 40 are rotated by a drive belt 43.
  • a pair of cutting edges 44 are disposed on the rollers 39 and 40 and when rotated in opposite directions sever the strip or web 28 of sensitized material as it is moved toward the intermediate rollers 45 and 46.
  • the intermediate rollers 45 and 46 are driven by a drive belt 49 connected to a pulley 48; in turn, the pulley 48 is connected to one of a pair of gears 47, which are connected to the intermediate rollers 45 and 46 and are intermeshed
  • the severed piece or portion of the web 28 is directed from the intermediate rollers 45 and 46 through a passage formed by a pair of guide plates 52 into the heater assembly 54.
  • the severed piece of sensitized material is subjected to heat in the heater assembly 54 and then sequentially directed to a photolyzing assembly 74 whereat the piece of sensitized material is exposed to radiation in the ultraviolet range.
  • the steps and process by which this process may be carried out are more completely and illustratively described in the aboveidentified copending application Ser. No. 625,590.
  • the heater assembly 54 includes a drum 56 which may be rotatably driven through a pulley 55 (see FIG. 2) by a drive belt 72.
  • a guide plate 58 provides a curved surface disposed about the drum 56 so that the sheet of sensitized material may be directed therebetween as the drum 56 rotates.
  • the inner surface of the guide plate 58 may be coated with a suitable material such as Teflon in order to facilitate the movement of the sheets of sensitized material thereby.
  • a plurality of heating elements (not shown) may be disposed or imbedded on the outer surface of the guide plate 58.
  • a set of guide fingers 62 serve to direct the sheet of sensitized material from the guide plates 52 into a passage formed between the guide plate 58 and the drum 56.
  • a plurality of recesses may be disposed within the surface of the drum 56 and a set of striping members 64 may be disposed within the recesses to thereby remove the sensitized material from the drum 56 and to direct the sheet into a fixed guide plate 67.
  • the sheet of sensitized material may be cooled by a heat sink formed by the fixed plate 67 and a plate 65 connected to the guide fingers 62.
  • a heat shield 60 may be disposed about the drum 56 to prevent the undesired transmission of heat to the other parts of the apparatus 10.
  • the piece of sensitized paper emerges from the heating assembly 54, the piece of sensitized paper is directed through the passage formed by the pair of guide fingers 62 and guide plate 67 and is cooled by a heat sink 65 attached in a heat conductive relation with 'guide fingers 62.
  • a pair of intermediate drive rollers 68 and 69 are disposed to direct the piece of sensitized paper from the heater assembly 54 into the photolyzer assembly 74.
  • the drive belt 72 serves to drive the intermediate drive rollers 68 and 69 through a pulley 71 which is connected to one of a pair of gears 70 associated with the rollers 68 and 69.
  • the gears 70 are intermeshed to drive in opposite directions the intermediate drive rollers 68 and 69.
  • the photolyzer assembly 74 includes a drum 76 made of a suitably transparent material.
  • the drum 76 is suspendedupon a belt 84 in floating relationship and is held thereon by a plurality of plastic bearing members 75.
  • Inside the drum 76 there is disposed a plurality of suitable sources of ultraviolet radiation'such as lamps 78.
  • a reflector assembly 86 is disposed within the drum 76 to present a plurality of reflective surfaces for directing the ultraviolet radiation onto the sensitized materi'aldirected about the drum 76 to thereby photolyze or develop the latent image disposed upon the piece of sensitized material.
  • the belt 84 (or a plurality of such belts) is mounted on a plurality of rollers 80 so that a portion of the belt will follow the contour of the drum 76.
  • a drive pulley 77 is connected to one of the rollers 80 and is rotatively driven as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 by the drive belt 72.
  • the belt 84 serves to place the severed sheet of sensitized material into intimate contact with the surface of the drum 76.
  • a set of guide fingers 81 is pivotally mounted to direct the piece of sensitized material from the intermediate drive roller 68 and 69 into the photolyzer assembly 74.
  • a set of striping members 82 are flexibly disposed against the surface of the drum 76 to separate the piece of sensitized material from the drum 76 and to direct the piece to an exit opening 88 through the housing 14.
  • the cathode-ray tube display device 90 includes a cathode-ray tube 92 having a display surface upon which images are disposed in a manner well known in the art.
  • the cathode-ray tube 92 is disposed within a housing upon which the camera support assembly 94 mounts the camera assembly 12.
  • the camera support assembly 94 includes a mounting plate 96 upon which the camera assembly 12 is pivotally mounted as shown in FIG. 1 by a hinge 98.
  • the angular orientation of a camera assembly 12 with respect to the mounting plate 96 may be selectivelyadjusted so that the images derived from the display surface may be directed from the reflective surface 106 onto the camera assembly 12.
  • the height of the mounting plate 96 may be adjusted to accommodate housingsof various sizes. More specifically, the mounting plate 96 is supported by four legs 100 having, respectively, raised extensions 102 which may be extended or retracted.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a pulldown assembly 104 for adjustably disposing the reflective surface 106 from a first position remote from the display surface of the cathode-ray tube 92, thereby allowing an operator to clearly view the cathoderay tube 92, to a second position as shown in FIG. 1, wherein the reflective surface 106 is disposed to directthe radiation image derived from the cathode-ray tube 92 onto the camera assembly 12.
  • the pulldown assembly 104 includes a U-shaped light hood 108 upon which the reflective surface 106 is mounted.
  • a flexible light shield 112 made of a suitably opaque material is secured at one end to the light hood 108 and at its other end to the housing 14.
  • the flexible light shield 112 and the U-shaped light hood 108 serve to prevent ambient light from being directed into the lens assembly 16 when an exposure is being made.
  • the light hood 108 is mounted upon the housing 14 by a pair of bracket members 109 (only one of which is shown) and a pair of pivoting members 1 10 rotatably connected to the bracket members 109.
  • the U-shaped light hood 108 is rotatably connected to the pivoting members 110 so that the light hood 108 and the reflective surface 106 may be adjustably disposed with respect to the display surface.
  • the programming assembly 116 includes a high-speed motor 117 and a low-speed motor which may be selectively coupled to a drive shaft 123 by overrunning clutches 124 and 126 respectively.
  • the high-speed motor 117 is rotatively connected to a gear 118 which in turn meshes with a gear 119, which is rotatively connected to the output of the overrunning clutch 124.
  • the low-speed motor 120 is rotatively connected to a gear 121 which meshes with a gear 122 associated with the overrunning clutch 126.
  • either motor 120 or 117 may be energized without the necessity of disengaging the other motor from the drive shaft 123.
  • the drive shaft 123 is rotatively connected to a drive pulley 127 about which is disposed the drive belt 72 for imparting a rotational motion to the pulleys 55, 57, 71, and 77.
  • a pulley 114 is disposed as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to provide an appropriate tension to the drive belt 72.
  • the drive belt 72 and the associated pulleys 57, 55, 71, and 77 provide suitable means for transmitting a rotational motion to the cutting rollers 39 and 40, the intermediate drive rollers 45 and 46, the drum 56, the intermediate drive rollers 68 and 69, and the drum 76.
  • the rotational motion imparted to the drive shaft 123 may be selectively applied to the metering rollers 32 and 33 by a magnetic clutch 132. More specifically, a gear 128 is rotatively connected to the drive shaft 123 and engages a gear 129 associated with the input to the selective clutch 132. When energized, the selective clutch 132 applies a rotational motion to the pulley 133, which in turn drives the pulley 34 through a belt 37. The pulley 34 is connected as explained above to rotate the metering rollers 32 and 33. ln a similar fashion, the drive shaft 123 is selectively connected by a magnetic clutch 136 to rotate the cutting rollers 39 and 40.
  • a gear 130 is rotatably connected to the drive shaft 123 and further meshes with a gear 131 connected to the input of the selective clutch 136.
  • the selective clutch 136 transmits the rotational motion to a pulley 137 which in turn transmits the rotational motion to the cutting rollers 39 and 40 through the belt 43 and the pulley 42.
  • the pulley 42 is rotatively coupled to a timing cam 148, which serves to selectively actuate switch S-6.
  • the drive shaft 123 is selectively connected to a timing shaft 143 by a selective clutch 139. More particularly, the rotational output from the clutch 139 is connected to a gear 140 which meshes with a gear 141 rotatively coupled to the timing shaft 143.
  • the timing shaft 143 is connected to a plurality of timing cams 145, 146, 147, and 149 which are respectively associated in an actuating relationship with switches S-3, 8-4, 5-5, and S-7. As the timing shaft 143 is selectively rotated, the timing cams will selectively open and/or close the switches S-3, S4, S5, and S-7.
  • an electrical circuit 160 for controlling the operation of the various elements of the camera assembly and in particular for timing the energization of the various switches and clutches shown in FIG. 2. More specifically, a source 156 of alternating current potential is applied by an on/off" switch S1 to the electrical circuit 160. With the closing of switch S2, potential is applied through normally closed switch contact S32 and switch contact S2-1 to energize relay K1 to thereby operate contacts K11, K1-2 and K1-3. As contact K11 closes, potential is applied to timer K2 to initiate a timing cycle, and potential is applied through contacts Kl-2 and K21b to a bridge made up of diodes CR-S, CR-6, CR-7, and CR8.
  • the rectified potential derived from this bridge is applied to activate the shutter 18 thereby exposing that portion of the sensitized material 28 disposed in the exposure station 20.
  • timer K2 will open contact K2-1b thereby closing the shutter 18.
  • contact K1-3 is closed, potential is applied to energize the pickup coil a of relay K3; as a result, contact K3 will be closed.
  • contact 82-1 is closed, potential is applied to a timer K4 which after an adjustable delay operates K4-la, and K4-1b.
  • potential is applied through contacts K4-la a and normally closed contact K5la to the high-speed motor 120 which rotates the heater drum 156 for approximately one-half of a revolution to maintain the drum 156 uniformly heated.
  • the dropout coil b of relay K3 is energized to thereby open contact K3 and to deenergize selective clutch 132.
  • the time period between the energization of selective clutch 139 and the deenergization of relay K3, i.e., the operation of switch S4 is selected to be sufficient to move the desired length of the web 28 of sensitized material into the exposure station 20 and subsequently to move the previously exposed portion of the web 28 into the developing station. For example, if the desired length of the copy sheet is I 1 inches, the time period would be selected to permit the metering rollers 32 and 33 to advance approximately 1 1 inches of the web 28 of sensitized material before the clutch 132 is deenergized.
  • switch S5 is momentarily actuated to thereby close normally open contact S5 and energize selective clutch 136.
  • clutch 136 As clutch 136 is energized, a rotational motion will be translated to the cutting rollers 39 and 40 to thereby bring the cutting edges 44 into contact with the web 28 and to sever that portion of the web 28 which has been exposed.
  • cam 148 will actuate switch S6 thereby closing contact S6; after switch S6 has been closed, switch S5 will be deactivated to thereby open contact S5. Next, switch S6 will be deactivated and contact S6 will be opened to thereby deenergize the selective clutch 136.
  • the period between the energization and deenergization of clutch 136 is selectively set to allow the cutting rollers 39 and 40 to rotate through a full revolution to thereby set the cutting edges 44 in a ready position for cutting the next portion of the web 28 of sensitized material.
  • switch S3 With the energization of switch S3, potential is applied through contact S31 and normally closed contact K4-2 to a relay K5 to thereby close normally open contact KS-lb With the closing of contact KS-lb potential may be applied through contact S3-l and contact KS-lb to the switch contact S7. As timing shaft 143 and cam 149 continue to rotate, switch S7 will be activated to thereby energize the high-speed motor 117.
  • the drive shaft 123 will be rotated at the higher speed to thereby drive the web 28 of sensitized material into the exposure station 20 at a higher speed and also to rotate the intermediate drive rollers 45 and 46 at a higher speed until the severed sheet of sensitized material is substantially disposed within the heater assembly 54.
  • switch S7 is deactivated thereby opening contact S7 and deenergizing the highspeed motor 117.
  • the relatively low-speed motor will continue to rotate the drive shaft 123 and the exposed sheet of sensitized material will be driven through the heater assembly 54 at a relatively slow speed dependent upon the time required to stabilize the exposed image by the application of heat.
  • a heater element 151 is disposed within the heater assembly 54 and its energization is regulated by a heater control circuit 153 including a temperature-responsive element for controlling the heat applied to the sensitized material.
  • the switch S7 is again activated to close switch S7 and to energize motor 117.
  • the drive shaft 123 will be driven at a relatively high speed and the intermediate drive rollers 68 and 69 and the drum 56 will be rotated at a higher speed to thereby move the severed sheet of sensitized material more rapidly from the heater assembly 54 and into the photolyzer assembly 74.
  • the switch S7 will be again rendered inoperative by the cam 148 to thereby open contact S7 and deenergize the motor 117.
  • the drive shaft 123 will be driven by the slow-speed motor 120 to direct the severed sheet of sensitized material through the photolyzer assembly 74 at the slower speed.
  • the sensitized material will be exposed to ultraviolet radiation emanating from a plurality of sources 78 which are energized as shown in FIG. 3 by a potential derived from source 156 and applied through a ballast 153 to the source 78. Though a single source 78 and ballast 153 is shown in FIG. 3, it is realized that a plurality of sources and ballasts could be connected in parallel across the source 156.
  • switch S7 will again be operated to close contact S7 and energize motor 117.
  • switch S3 will be rendered inoperative to thereby return contact 83-1 to its normally open position and to thereby deenergize motors 117 and 120.
  • switch S3 is opened, the programing assembly has completed a single program cycle and is now ready for the next cycle, which may be initiated by operating switch S2.
  • An additional feature of the control circuit 160 provides that a second exposure may be made within the exposure station 20 while the first exposed portion of the web 28 is being processed through the heater assembly 54 and the photolyzer assembly 74.
  • the switch S2 may again be operated to commence the second exposure of the next portion of the web 28 while the first portion thereof is being developed.
  • potential is applied through contact 83-1, contact S2-2 to energize relay K10 to thereby operate contacts KlO-l, K10-2, K103 and K104.
  • contact Kl3 closes, potential is applied through contact K-3, and switch contacts 82-1 to energize relay K1 and also timer K2.
  • contact Kl0-4 will be reclosed to thereby energize the bridge composed of diodes CR-l to CR-4 and the clutch 139 and to start a second cycle which will develop the second exposed portion of the web of sensitized material.
  • switch S3 will open thereby completing the cycle and preparing the camera apparatus 14 to expose and reproduce a new image.
  • Apparatus for exposing and developing successive portions of a web of sensitized material comprising:
  • a. supply means for providing the web of sensitized material
  • shutter means for exposing that portion of the web disposed at said exposure station
  • first feed means for moving a measured portion of the web from said supply means to said exposure station
  • a developing station for receiving and developing the exposed portion of the sensitized material
  • second feed means coupled to said drive shaft for moving the exposed portion of the sensitized material through said developing station
  • control means for energizing said shutter means to expose a portion of the web, for energizing said selective clutch means for a given length of time to move the exposed portion of the web from said exposure station and to advance a measured length of the web from said supply means into said exposure station, for operating said means for rotating at said second speed to advance the exposed portion rapidly to said developing station, and for operating said means for rotating at said first speed to direct the exposed portion through said developing station at a slower speed.
  • control means operates sequentially said means for rotating to advance at said second speed the exposed portion of the web of sensitized material rapidly to said means for heating, for rotating said drive shaft at said first speed to direct the exposed portion of the web of sensitized material at a slower speed through said heating means, for rotating said drive shaft at said second speed to move the exposed portion of the web of sensitized material from said heating means to said radiation means at a faster speed, and for rotating said drive shaft at said first speed to direct the exposed portion of the web of sensitized material through said radiation means at the slower speed.
  • said heating means includes a drum rotatively coupled to said drive shaft, said control means including timing means for energizing said means for rotating for a given period of time to facilitate the rotation of said drum before the advancement of an exposed portion of the sensitized material to said means for heating.
  • control means includes a timing shaft, second clutch means for selectively coupling said drive shaft to said timing shaft, first switch means responsive to the rotation ofsaid timing shaft to be disposed from a first condition to a secondcondition, second switch means being actuatabie from a first condition to a second condition, timing means responsive to the second condition of said second switch means for initiating a timing operation and for energizing after a preselected delay said said second clutch means, and third switch means responsive to the repetitive disposition of said second switch means to its second condition and the disposition of said first switch means to its second condition to energize said shutter means, said third switch means responsive to disposition of said first switch means in its first condition to energize said second clutch means.
  • control means includes first switch means disposed to be activated as said timing shaft is rotated by said drive shaft, first and second conductive paths, timing means for providing a predetermined delay before the energization of said second clutch means along said first path, said first switch means responsive to the movement of said timing shaft to energize said second selective clutch means along said second conductive path.
  • control means includes first and second switch means disposed to be activated by the rotation of said timing shaft, said first switching means responsive to the motion of said timing shaft to operate said means for rotating at said first speed, said second switching means responsive to the motion of said driving shaft to operate said means for rotating at said second speed.
  • control means includes first and second conductive paths, timer means for energizing said shutter means for a predetermined length of time, first switch means for initiating the timing operation of said timing means, second switch means responsive to said timer means to deenergize said shutter means and to energize said first selective clutch means along said first conductive path, and third switch means responsive to a repetitive actuation of said first switch means to be disposed from a first state in which said third switch means energizes said first selective clutch along said first conductive path to a second state to deenergize said shutter means along said second conductive path.
  • control means includes first and second conductive paths; a timing shaft; second clutch means for selectively coupling said drive shaft to said timing shaft; first switch means responsive to the motion of said timing shaft to be disposed from a first position to energize said first clutch means along said first conductive path, to a second state to deenergize said first mentioned clutch means; second and third switch means disposable in first and second states; timing means responsive to the actuation of said second switch means to operate after a predetermined delay said third switch means from a first state in which said shutter means is actuated to expose a first portion of the web, to said second state to energize said second clutch means; and fourth switch means responsive to the concurrent actuation of said first switch means and said second switch means to be disposed from a first state in which said first clutch means is energized, to a second state to prevent the energization of said shutter means along said first conductive path.
  • a method for exposing and developing a web of sensitized material in apparatus including a supply of the sensitized material, an exposure station, a shutter, and a developing station including a heating station and a photolyzing station, said method comprising the steps of:

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