WO2008033233A2 - Dispositif de formation d'image avec capture de supports - Google Patents

Dispositif de formation d'image avec capture de supports Download PDF

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WO2008033233A2
WO2008033233A2 PCT/US2007/019216 US2007019216W WO2008033233A2 WO 2008033233 A2 WO2008033233 A2 WO 2008033233A2 US 2007019216 W US2007019216 W US 2007019216W WO 2008033233 A2 WO2008033233 A2 WO 2008033233A2
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Chris Zwettler
Larry Boughten
Terrence H. Joyce
Jay A. Esch
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Carestream Health, Inc.
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B27/00—Photographic printing apparatus
    • G03B27/32—Projection printing apparatus, e.g. enlarger, copying camera
    • G03B27/52—Details
    • G03B27/58—Baseboards, masking frames, or other holders for the sensitive material
    • G03B27/585—Handling cut photosensitive sheets
    • G03B27/586—Supply stacks; Peeling off
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/08—Separating articles from piles using pneumatic force
    • B65H3/0808—Suction grippers
    • B65H3/0816—Suction grippers separating from the top of pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/08—Separating articles from piles using pneumatic force
    • B65H3/0808—Suction grippers
    • B65H3/0883—Construction of suction grippers or their holding devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/46—Supplementary devices or measures to assist separation or prevent double feed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/50—Auxiliary process performed during handling process
    • B65H2301/51—Modifying a characteristic of handled material
    • B65H2301/512—Changing form of handled material
    • B65H2301/5121—Bending, buckling, curling, bringing a curvature
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2403/00—Power transmission; Driving means
    • B65H2403/40—Toothed gearings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/17—Nature of material
    • B65H2701/171—Physical features of handled article or web
    • B65H2701/1719—Photosensitive, e.g. exposure, photographic or phosphor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1928—Printing plate

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  • the present invention relates generally to an imaging apparatus, and more specifically to an imaging apparatus having a media supply system employing a channel having a curved surface for media separation.
  • Light sensitive photothermographic film is used in many applications ranging from a standard photography apparatus to graphic arts to medical imaging systems.
  • laser imagers are widely used in the medical imaging field to produce visual representations on film of digital image data generated by magnetic resonance (MR), computer tomography (CT) or other types of scanners.
  • Laser imagers typically include some type of film supply system, a film exposure system, a film processing system, and a transport system that moves film from the supply system along a transport path through the laser imager. Sheets of unexposed film are typically stacked within a standardized cartridge or magazine which is inserted into the laser imager.
  • the supply system generally includes a mechanism for removing and providing individual sheets of unexposed film from the cartridge to the transport system for subsequent transport through the exposure and processing systems and delivery of a developed image to a dispensing area for access by a user.
  • One such film supply system includes a rotatable pickup head that employs suction cups to engage the top sheet of film of the stack. After the suction cups create a vacuum seal with the top sheet of film, the pickup head is rotated up and down between one or more positions to flex the film so as to separate the top sheet of film from the other sheets of the stack.
  • a rotatable pickup head that employs suction cups to engage the top sheet of film of the stack. After the suction cups create a vacuum seal with the top sheet of film, the pickup head is rotated up and down between one or more positions to flex the film so as to separate the top sheet of film from the other sheets of the stack.
  • the present invention provides a media pickup system suitable for use with an imaging apparatus.
  • the media pickup system includes a pickup assembly including at least one pickup bar having a concave channel with a curved surface and an actuator.
  • the actuator is configured to move the pickup bar between a first position and a second position, wherein the pickup assembly, when the pickup bar is in the second position, is configured to selectively engage and draw a portion of a first sheet of a stack of sheets of imaging media into the concave channel to bend the first sheet to create an air channel between and separate the first sheet from a remaining portion of the stack of sheets of imaging media.
  • the present invention provides an imaging apparatus including a media source including a stack of one or more sheets of imaging media and a pickup assembly.
  • the pickup assembly includes a pickup bar moveable between a first position and a second position and having a concave channel with a curved surface, and a plurality of suction cups positioned in a spaced fashion in the concave channel and configured to contact a first sheet of imaging media of the stack when the pickup bar is in the second position.
  • a vacuum system is configured to deliver a vacuum to the suction cups when the pickup bar is in the second position to cause the suction cups to engage the first sheet and to draw and deform the suction cups against the curved surface to bend the first sheet of imaging media to create an air channel between and separate the first sheet from a remaining portion of the stack.
  • the pickup assembly By engaging and drawing the first sheet of media into the concave channel, the pickup assembly creates an air path between the first sheet and next sheet of media of the stack and breaks a vacuum bond between and separates the first sheet from a remainder of the stack.
  • the media pickup system lifts only the first sheet (not the entire stack) and, thus, can be constructed of lighter weight materials, be more compact, and less expensive than conventional media pickup systems.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating generally an imaging apparatus employing a media pickup system in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is block and schematic diagram illustrating generally a media pickup system according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is an isometric view of a portion of the media pickup system of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4A is a block and schematic diagram illustrating an example operation of the media pickup system of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4B is a block and schematic diagram illustrating an example operation of the media pickup system of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4C is a block and schematic diagram illustrating an example operation of the media pickup system of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4D is a block and schematic diagram illustrating an example operation of the media pickup system of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4E is a block and schematic diagram illustrating an example operation of the media pickup system of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 5 is top view illustrating generally portions of a media supply system according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is top view illustrating generally portions of a media supply system according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 7A is a perspective view of an actuator system according to embodiments of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7B is a perspective view of an actuator system according to embodiments of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 A is a side view of an actuator system of FIG. 7 A.
  • FIG. 8B is a side view of an actuator system of FIG. 7B.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating generally an imaging apparatus 30 according to the present invention that employs a curved channel to separate a sheet of imaging media (e.g. film) from a stack of imaging media.
  • Imaging apparatus 30 includes a media supply system 32, an exposure system 34, and a processing system 36, with media supply system 32 further including a feeder assembly 38 and a media pickup system 40.
  • Media supply system 32 is adapted to receive a media source 42 comprising a stack of unexposed sheets of photosensitive imaging media or film.
  • media source 42 comprises a cartridge or magazine which is removable from imaging apparatus 30.
  • media pickup system 40 includes a pickup assembly 50 and an actuator system 52.
  • pickup assembly 50 includes a pickup bar having a concave channel 58 with a curved surface, in accordance with the present invention.
  • the concave channel 58 has a curvilinear surface (e.g. a "splined" profile).
  • Actuator system 52 is configured to move the pickup bar between a first position and a second position. In one embodiment, when in the second position, pickup assembly 50 is positioned relative to the first sheet so that a length of the concave channel 58 is substantially parallel to a leading edge of the first sheet.
  • pickup assembly 50 when the pickup bar is in the second position, pickup assembly 50 is configured to selectively engage and draw a portion of the first sheet of imaging media from the stack of sheet of media source 42 into and along the curved surface of the concave channel 58 to cause the first sheet to bend and separate from a remaining portion of sheets of the stack.
  • actuator system 52 is configured to deliver the separated first sheet of unexposed media to feeder assembly 38 by moving the pickup bar 56 of pickup assembly 50 to the first position.
  • Feeder assembly 38 in-turn, delivers the sheet of unexposed media from pickup assembly 50 to a transport path 44 (indicated by the heavy dashed line).
  • Media supply system 32 transports the unexposed film along transport path 44 to exposure system 34 which exposes a desired photographic image on the film based on image data (e.g. digital or analog) to form a latent image of the desired photographic image on the film.
  • exposure system 34 comprises a laser imager.
  • Media supply system 32 moves the exposed film along transport path 44 from exposure system 34 to processing system 36 which develops the exposed film.
  • processing system 36 comprises a thermal processor, such as a drum-type processor, which heats the exposed film to thermally develop the latent image.
  • the developed film is cooled and moved by delivery and transport system 32 along transport path 44 to an output area 46, such as an output tray, for access by a user.
  • imaging apparatus 30 An example of an imaging apparatus similar to that described generally above by imaging apparatus 30 and suitable to be configured for use with media pickup system 40 is described by U.S. Patent No. 6,007,971 to Star et al., which is herein incorporated by reference.
  • pickup assembly 50 By engaging and drawing the first sheet of media into and along the curved surface of the concave channel 58, pickup assembly 50 creates an air path between the first sheet and next sheet of media of the stack (see Figure 4C below) which breaks a vacuum bond between these sheets and separates the first sheet from a remainder of the stack.
  • media pickup system 40 By separating the first sheet from the stack prior to delivery to feeder assembly 38, media pickup system 40 is required to lift only the first sheet (not the entire stack) and, thus, can be constructed of lighter weight materials, be more compact, and less expensive than conventional pickup systems.
  • FIG 2 is a side view illustrating generally one embodiment of media pickup system 40 according to the present invention.
  • Media pickup system 40 includes pickup assembly 50 and actuator system 52.
  • Pickup assembly 50 further includes a vacuum system 54, a pickup bar 56, and a plurality of suction cups (see Figure 3), including suction cup 66.
  • pickup bar 56 further includes a concave channel 58 having a mounting slot 60 and a curved surface fo ⁇ ned by a first curved surface 62a and a second curved surface 62b.
  • the curved surface of concave channel 58 is curvilinear in nature (see Figure 6).
  • the plurality of suction cups illustrated as suction cups 66, 68, and 70, are mounted partially within mounting channel 60 and in a spaced fashion along concave channel 58.
  • the edges of suction cups 66, 68, and 70 extend at least to the edges of first and second curved surfaces 62a and 62b, as illustrated by edge 72 of suction cup 66 and edge 74 of second curved surface 62b, so that imaging media engaged by suction cups 66, 68, and 70 does not come into potentially damage-causing contact with pickup bar 56.
  • actuator system 52 includes an actuator 76, which is coupled to pickup bar 56 by a linkage 78.
  • Vacuum system 54 includes a vacuum pump 80 which is coupled to suction cups 66, 68, and 70 via a vacuum line 82.
  • pickup assembly 50 may include more or fewer than three suction cups depending on a size and/or type of the imaging media. It is also noted that a size of the suction cups may vary depending on characteristics (e.g. dimensions of film, film coatings) of the film. In one embodiment, suction cups 66, 68, and 70 have inside diameters of 1.25 inches.
  • Figures 4 A through 4E illustrate an example pickup operation of media pickup system 40 illustrated above by Figures 2 and 3.
  • Figure 4 is a side view of media pickup system 40 with pickup assembly 50 in a first or “home” position, as indicated by the dashed line at 84.
  • a drive roller 86 and an idler roller 88 of feeder assembly 38 are illustrated, with idler roller 88 being moveable between an "open” position and a “closed” position.
  • Idler roller 88 is illustrated in the "open” position in Figure 4A, with the "closed” position being indicated by the dashed lines.
  • idler roller 88 When in the "closed" position, idler roller 88 forms a nip with drive roller 86 to receive and provide a sheet of imaging media from pickup assembly 50 to transport path 44 (see Figure 1). Also illustrated is a stack 92 of sheets of imaging media of media source 42, including a first sheet of imaging media 94. With reference to Figure 4B, to pickup first sheet of imaging media
  • actuator 76 moves pickup assembly 50 to second or "contact” position where suction cups 66, 68, and 70 contact first sheet of imaging media 94.
  • vacuum pump 80 delivers a vacuum to suction cups 66, 68, and 70 via vacuum line 82 and creates a vacuum seal between suction cups 66, 68, and 70 and first sheet of imaging media 94.
  • suction cups 66, 68, and 70, and a portion of first sheet of imaging media 94 are drawn into concave channel 58 and against first and second curved surfaces 62a and 62b.
  • first sheet of imaging media 94 As first sheet of imaging media 94 is drawn into concave channel 58, first sheet of imaging media 94 bends along and against first and second surfaces 62a, 62b forming an air channel 96 which substantially breaks any bonds between and separates first sheet of imaging media 94 from a remaining portion of stack 92.
  • first sheet of imaging media 94 may be treated as a "beam" with vacuum pump 80 being required to provide at least enough vacuum pressure to deflect (i.e. bend) the beam (i.e. the film) into concave channel 58.
  • actuator 76 returns pickup assembly 50 to home position 84 where a leading edge 98 of first sheet of imaging media 94 contacts drive roller 86.
  • idler roller 88 is then moved from the "open" position (illustrated by the dashed lines) to the "closed” position to form a nip and secure leading edge 98 of first sheet of imaging media 94 between drive and idler rollers 86 and 88.
  • Vacuum pump 80 then removes the vacuum and releases first sheet of imaging media 94 from suction cups 66, 68, and 70.
  • Drive and idler rollers 86, 88 then deliver first sheet of imaging media 94 to transport path 44 for transport to exposure and processing systems 34 and 36. The process described above by Figures 4A through 4E is repeated to remove each subsequent sheet of imaging media from media source 42.
  • Figure 5 is a top view illustrating portions of pickup assembly 50 in the contact position with first sheet of imaging media 94, such as illustrated above by Figures 4B and 4C.
  • pickup bar 56 is positioned such that a longitudinal dimension of pickup bar 56 and, thus, concave channel 58, are positioned substantially in parallel with leading edge 98 of first sheet of imaging media 94.
  • pickup bar 56 is positioned so that a distance dl 100 from a center of a suction cup adjacent to a lateral edge 102 of first sheet of imaging media 94, such as suction cup 70, is less than a distance d2 104 from the center of the suction cup to leading edge 98.
  • Maintaining dl 100 so as to be less than d2 104 enables pickup assembly 50 and vacuum system 54 to more easily and more quickly bend first sheet of imaging media 94 and ensures that air channel 96 (see Figure 4C) is formed laterally across first sheet of imaging media 94 and substantially parallel to leading edge 98.
  • Forming the bend substantially parallel to leading edge 98 and drive and idler rollers 86 and 88 of feeder assembly 38 reduces the chance for "skewing" of first sheet of imaging media 94 along transport path 44 (see Figure 1) and reduces the chance of drive and idler rollers 86 and 88 introducing physical artifacts (e.g. creases, wrinkles) relative to forming the bend perpendicular to leading edge 98 (i.e. in a longitudinal dimension of first sheet of imaging media 94).
  • pickup assembly 50 includes first and second pickup bars 110a and 110b, with first pickup bar 110a including first and second suction cups 112a and 114a, and second pickup bar 110b including first and second suction cups 112b and 114b.
  • first and second pickup bars 110a and 110b are positioned such that their longitudinal dimensions and, thus, their corresponding concave channels in which first suction cups 112a, 112b and section cups 114a, 114b are positioned, are in parallel with adjacent lateral edges 102a, 102b and perpendicular to leading edge 98 of first sheet of imaging media 94.
  • first and second suction cups 112a and 112b are positioned such that corresponding distances dl to adjacent lateral edges 102a and 102b, illustrated as 116a and 116b, are less than corresponding distances d2 to leading edge 98, illustrated as 118a and 118b. Maintaining distances dl 116a, 116b to be less than corresponding distances d2 118a, 118b enables pickup bars 110a and 110b to more easily form corresponding air channels 120a and 120b
  • longitudinal air channels 120a and 120b breaks bonds (a vacuum bond in particular) between first sheet of imaging media 94 and a remainder of the stack of imaging sheets 92 and enables pickup assembly 50 to more easily remove a sheet of imaging media from a stack than conventional sheet pickup assemblies.
  • actuator system 52 is configured to move pickup bar 56 in a substantially linear fashion.
  • Figure 7A is a perspective view illustrating one embodiment of actuator system 52, according to embodiments of the present invention, for moving pickup bar 56 up-and-down (with respect to the orientation of Figure 7A) in a substantially linear fashion relative to imaging media stack 92.
  • Actuator system 52 includes actuator 76 and linkage assembly 78.
  • actuator 76 includes a drive motor 130 and a gear train assembly 132.
  • Motor 130 is coupled to first drive link 142 via gear train assembly 132.
  • gear train assembly 132 is configured to substantially match a torque requirement of linkage assembly 78 to the torque of motor 130.
  • Linkage assembly 78 includes a drive linkage assembly 140 and a pair of idler linkage assemblies, illustrated as idler linkage assemblies 150a and 150b.
  • Drive linkage assembly 140 includes a first drive link 142 and a second drive link 144.
  • First drive link 142 is rotatably coupled via a pivot 146 to a structural element 147 of imaging apparatus 30.
  • Second drive link 144 is rotatably coupled at one end via a pivot 148 to first drive link 142 and is rotatably coupled at the other end via a pivot 149 to pickup bar 56 (see Figures 8 A and 8B below).
  • Idler linkage assemblies 150a and 150b respectively include first idler links 152a and 152b, and second idler links 154a and 154b.
  • First idler link 152a is rotatably coupled via a pivot 156 to structural element 147 (see Figures 8A and 8B below).
  • Second idler link 154a is rotatably coupled at one end via a pivot 158 to first idler link 152a and at the other end via a pivot 159 to pickup bar 56 (see Figures 8A and 8B below).
  • First drive link 142 is configured to rotate about pivot 146 in a plane defined by an x-axis 160 and a perpendicular z-axis 162, and second drive link 144 is configured to rotate about pivot 148 at first end and about pivot 149 at the a second end in substantially the same plane as first drive link 142.
  • First idler link 152a is configured to rotate about pivot 156 in a plane defined by z-axis 162 and a y-axis 164, which is perpendicular to x- and z-axes 160 and 162, and second idler link 154a is configured to rotate about pivot 158 at a first end and about pivot 159 at a second end in substantially the same plane as first idler link 152a.
  • first drive link 142 may be coupled directly to shaft 166 of motor 130 in lieu of pivot 146.
  • Figure 7 A illustrates first drive link 142 rotated to a position such that pickup bar 56 is in an extended position toward imaging media stack 92
  • Figure 7B is a perspective view of actuator system 52 with first drive link 142 rotated to a position such that pickup bar 56 is in an retracted position away from imaging media stack 92
  • Figures 8A and 8B are respective side view of actuator system 52 illustrated by Figures 7A and 7B showing pickup bar 56 in the extended and retracted positions.
  • actuator system 52 By employing linkage assembly 78, which restricts movement of pickup bar 56 in a substantially perpendicular fashion relative to imaging media stack 92, actuator system 52, according to embodiments of the present invention, requires less physical space (particularly in the dimension of z-axis 162) than conventional actuator systems that rotate a sheet pickup assembly along an arc relative to the stack of imaging media. Additionally, by moving pickup bar 56 in a perpendicular fashion relative to imaging media stack, suction cups 66, 68, and 70 are better able to make a seal connection with a top sheet of the stack relative to conventional actuator systems that rotate a sheet pickup assembly along an arc relative to the stack of imaging media.
  • Second Idler Link 156 Pivot

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La présente invention concerne un système de capture de supports adapté à l'utilisation avec un appareil de formation d'image incluant un ensemble de capture qui inclut au moins une barre de capture possédant un canal concave et une surface courbe, et un actionneur configuré pour déplacer la barre de capture entre une première position et une seconde position. Ledit ensemble de capture, lorsque la barre de capture se trouve dans la seconde position, est configuré de manière à saisir et extraire une partie d'une première feuille d'une pile de feuilles de supports de formation d'image dans le canal concave afin de plier la première feuille pour y créer un canal d'air et séparer la première feuille d'une partie restante de la pile de feuilles de supports de formation d'image.
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