US3742586A - Method and means for handling film cartridges - Google Patents

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US3742586A
US3742586A US00222831A US3742586DA US3742586A US 3742586 A US3742586 A US 3742586A US 00222831 A US00222831 A US 00222831A US 3742586D A US3742586D A US 3742586DA US 3742586 A US3742586 A US 3742586A
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J Mackay
L Weber
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    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03C—PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES; PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES, e.g. CINE, X-RAY, COLOUR, STEREO-PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES; AUXILIARY PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
    • G03C3/00—Packages of films for inserting into cameras, e.g. roll-films, film-packs; Wrapping materials for light-sensitive plates, films or papers, e.g. materials characterised by the use of special dyes, printing inks, adhesives
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/49828—Progressively advancing of work assembly station or assembled portion of work
    • Y10T29/49829—Advancing work to successive stations [i.e., assembly line]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the subject invention relates to a method and apparatus for use in the loading of photographic filmstrip' into a film cartridge of the type having spaced filmstrip supply and take-up chambers formed by two cartridge halves. More particularly, the invention provides an improved method and means for presenting a film car'- tridge to a succession of work stations and for disassembling and manipulating such cartridge so as to facil-.
  • an assembled-but-unsealed double-chambered cartridge is fed to an indexable cartridge carrier fixture having separable clamping members, each of which firmly clamps one of a pair of parallel side rails carried by, respectively, a cartridge body member (first L-member) and a cartridge cover member (second L-member).
  • the clamping members are then separated to remove the cartridge cover from the body member, thereby exposing the open ends of the cartridge supply and takeup chambers.
  • the cartridge body member (and its clamping member) is elevated so that the supply chamber will, at one point, be coaxially aligned with a preformed scroll of interwound filmstrip and backing paper to permit insertion of the scroll into the chamber.
  • the cartridge body is, by means of the fixture, accurately reunited with the cartridge cover to produce a loaded film cartridge which may then be further advanced by the fixture to subsequent stations for sealing, labelling and like operations.
  • FIG. 1 depicts diagrammatically a sequence of steps performed in the loading of a film. cartridge in accordance with the subject invention.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a cartridge-holding fixture for use in performing the operations implicit in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of the fixture of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates apparatus employing a plurality of the fixtures of FIG. 2 for use in continuously performing the steps of FIG. 1.
  • a cartridge 10 is comprised of two halves; namely, a body 11 (first L- member) and a cover 13 (second L-member) which combine to form a filmstrip supply compartment 15 from which filmstrip may be advanced into a takeup compartment 17 by means of a rotatable takeup core 19.
  • a body 11 first L- member
  • a cover 13 second L-member
  • filmstrip supply compartment 15 from which filmstrip may be advanced into a takeup compartment 17 by means of a rotatable takeup core 19.
  • At one end of the body 11 is a generally cylindrical wall 21 defining a major portion of the periphery of the supply compartment 15 and the central axis A thereof.
  • a similar wall 23 at the opposite end of body 11 forms a major portion of the periphery of the takeup compartment 17.
  • a lip 30 extends along the upper edge of the first side wall to provide, in an assembled cartridge, a light lock.
  • the cover 13 includes a back wall 31 which is curved at itsopposite ends so as to form the remaining portions 'of the peripheral walls of the supply and takeup compartments.
  • a second sidewall Connected to the back wall 31 is a second sidewall which is adapted (in an assembled cartridge) to oppose the first side wall and thereby define a second supply compartment end wall portion 35, a second takeup compartment end wall portion 37, and a second rail member 39 disposed therebetween.
  • the body 11 and cover 13 combine to form interconnected supply and takeup compartmentsw-hich are enclosed except in the areas of ledges 41 and 43 where narrow filmstrip passageways are formed. 7
  • the takeup compartment 17 is adapted to receive a take-up core 19 which is rotatably mounted on, but not positively secured to, a mounting spindle 20 (shown in dotted lines in FIG. 1A) carried by the first takeup compartment end wall 27.
  • a core drive gear 22 connected to the core end is received within a protruding gear cover 24 carried by the side wall 37.
  • the fixture 45 comprises, basically, a base plate 47 carrying first and second clamping members 49 and 51 which are adapted to engage and manipulate, respectively, the cartridge body 11 and the cover 13.
  • the first clamping member 49 resides generally above the base plate 47 and is movable vertically by means of a follower rod 53 which cooperates with a cam track 55.
  • the second clamping member 51 generally opposes the member 49 and is affixed to a horizontal guide rod 57 which is slidably mounted on base 47.
  • a suitable mechanisms uch as, for example, an actuator 59 and control 61the guide rod 57 may be selectively advanced and returned to horizontally displace the member 51 with respect to the member 49.
  • the clamping member 51 includes a cradle plate'63 and a backup plate 65. Between these plates is sandwiched a movable clamping plate 67 which is mounted on a guide rod 71 slidably carried by plate 65.
  • the clamping plate 67 includes a bevelled portion 83 adjacent its upper edge and a shoulder 81 that is so spaced from the upper edge as to support thereon the lower edge of a cartridge rail 39 when the rail is clamped between the plates 63 and 67.
  • a compression spring 69 is employed to urge the plate 67 toward the plate 63 to produce the required rail clamping engagement.
  • the elements and mode of operation of the clamping member 49 are substantially similar to those of the member 51 as described; the member 49 being comprised of a cradle plate 63', a backup plate 65 and a clamping plate 67' and being operable to clamp the rail 29 of the cartridge body 11.
  • a series of fixtures 45 are conveyed incrementally in base plate (47) abutting relationship along a linear slideway 73; (see FIG. 3) to various work stations at which appropriate operations are performed in a continuous sequence as depicted in FIGS. 1 and 4.
  • an empty fixture is positioned beneath a loading chute 75 containing a series of preassembled core-containing cartridges 10.
  • a single such cartridge is discharged onto the positioned fixture so that the cartridge side rails 29 and 39 are in vertical alignment for clamping by, respectively, the clamping members 49 and 51.
  • An indexing ram 77 is then actuated by suitable means, such as control 78, to advance the instant fixture (thus also advancing all downstream fixtures) to a cartridge opening station depicted in FIG. 1A.
  • suitable means such as cam 79, forces the cartridge rails down into clamping engagement with the respective clamping members 49 and 51. Entrance of the rail members into such engagement is facilitated by the wedging action provided by the beveled edges of the spring-loaded clamping plates 67 and 67.
  • the actuator 59 Upon arrival at the above-mentioned cartridge opening station, the actuator 59 is operated to separate the clamping member 51 from the member 49, thereby separating the cover 13 from the body 11 by movement in a direction generally parallel to the central axis A of the supply chamber 15.
  • the core 19 is retained on the spindle 20 by the provision of a jet of air from a nozzle 60 directed through an aperture 58 in the cover 24 and against the drive gear 22.
  • suitable means such as a moveable plate (not shown) may be brought into contact with the gear 22 to provide continued core support at least until the backing paper leader is attached to the core.
  • the cam track 55 raises the cartridge body 11 to an elevated position with respect to the cartridge cover 13.
  • access is provided for insertion, at the next succeeding station (see FIG. 1C), of a pre-formed scroll 79 of interwound backing paper and film.
  • the scroll 79 is wound about a cylindrical winding mandrel 81 which, in a preferred manner, is axially alignable with the cartridge supply compartment 15 so that, by means of a scroll advance 83, the scroll may be inserted into the open end of the compartment 15.
  • an air jet 85 directs a blast of air against the backing paper leader 87 to position the free end thereof against the core 19, whereupon such end may be heat sealed to the core by means of a moveable heating head (not shown).
  • the loaded cartridge is then advanced to a reassembly station shown in FIG. 1D.
  • the cartridge body 11 is lowered into axial alignment with the cover 13.
  • an appropriate signal from the control 61 causes the actuator 59 to retract so as to urge the cover 13 toward the body 11.
  • gear cover 24 is similarly accurately aligned to receive therein the takeup drive gear 22.
  • the fixtures are advanced to additional stations (not shown) where sealing, labelling, testing and operations of like nature may be performed.
  • fixture means for engaging the respective member means of an assembled cartridge, and for relatively positioning said member means with respect to each other, said fixture means comprising; 1. means for separating said member means including means for displacing one of said member means in a direction generally parallel to said axis and for relatively moving said cover member means away from said axis to clear the opening to said supply compartment; 2. means for positioning said body member means at said scroll loading station; and c. means at said scroll loading station for inserting said scroll into said supply compartment; and I d. means for reassembling said members including means for moving one of said members in a direction generally parallel to said axis.
  • cover mem- I ber means further defines a takeup compartment end wall having an aperture alignable with said takeup core and said retaining means comprises means for directing a flow of fluid through said aperture and against said takeup core.
  • Apparatus for use in loading a wound photographic element scroll into a film cartridge of the type comprising :body member means for defining a major portion of a generally cylindrical supply compartment having a central axis and including a first supply compartment end wall and-cover member means for defining a second supply compartment and wall, said apparatus comprising:
  • first clamping'means for engaging said first end wall
  • second clamping means for engaging said second end wall
  • means for separating said clamping means including means for displacing one of said clamping means in a direction generally parallel tosaid central axis and for relatively moving said one clamping means away from said axis;
  • means for reassembling said cartridge including means for moving one of said clamping means in a direction generally parallel to said central axis.

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US3930296A (en) * 1974-07-26 1976-01-06 Gaf Corporation Method and machine for loading and assembling film cartridges
US4080711A (en) * 1976-03-24 1978-03-28 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Method and apparatus for roll packing a film strip
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US4180905A (en) * 1977-04-07 1980-01-01 Agfa-Gevaert, A.G. Automatic loading device for roll films
US4205436A (en) * 1977-04-28 1980-06-03 Agfa-Gevaert, A.G. Device for loading film cassettes
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US20070086760A1 (en) * 2004-04-01 2007-04-19 Yet Chan Camera with film chamber for selective loading of film roll or cartridge and method of selective loading
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