JP3282466B2 - Automatic film processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic film developing apparatus, and more particularly, to an automatic film developing apparatus configured to develop a film drawn one by one from a cartridge magazine to which a plurality of cartridges are fixed. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional automatic film developing apparatus, only a developing process requiring a complicated process is certainly automatically processed. However, both the pre-processing and the post-processing are performed manually. I had to rely on it. Specifically, after the film that has been photographed is manually pulled out of the cartridge, the end of the film that is manually attached to a short reader using tape is set in an automatic developing device, and the developed film is set. The film is manually cut every 4 to 6 frames and stored in a negative sheet by hand.

[0003]

However, the conventional automatic film developing apparatus as described above has a problem that the work efficiency is poor because a complicated manual operation is required. Therefore, a photographic film of a type accommodated in a cartridge as shown in FIG. 6 has been proposed so that it can be easily handled automatically in the photographic processing step.

In FIG. 6, C is a cartridge, C1 is an opening, and C2 is a spool. Both ends of the spool C2 are exposed on the side surface of the cartridge C. A key C3 is formed in the exposed portion, and a core C4 for locking / unlocking an end of the film is formed inside the cartridge C.
F is a film, F1 is a pair of locking holes formed at the end of the film F, and F2 is a long hole formed at the center.

When the film F is wound around the cartridge C, the end of the film F is pulled into the cartridge C with an attach tool, locked on the core C4, and the spool C2 is rotated and wound.

The present invention relates to an automatic processing of a photographic film of a cartridge type as shown in FIG. 6, and is a processing apparatus for developing a film drawn one by one from a cartridge magazine in which a plurality of cartridges are fixed. Providing automatic film automatic development equipment, labor saving and
The purpose is to improve work efficiency.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic film developing apparatus, wherein a plurality of cartridges around which an undeveloped photographed film is wound are arranged and fixed on a circumference. A magazine driving unit that rotates the cartridge magazine by a predetermined angle, a drawer unit that pulls out films one by one from a cartridge fixed to the cartridge magazine, and a rewinding unit that rewinds the drawn film into a rewind cartridge. A locking unit for locking the end of the film wound on the rewind cartridge to the short leader for film transport, and a development processing unit for developing the film locked to the short leader,
And a stocker for stocking the developed film locked by the short leader.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described.
First, a cartridge magazine (see FIG. 1 of the embodiment) in which a plurality of (eight in the embodiment) cartridges around which undeveloped photographed films are wound (reference numeral C in FIG. 1 of the embodiment) is fixed on the circumference. 1) is rotated by a predetermined angle (45 degrees in the embodiment) by a magazine driving means (3 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment).

A drawer (reference numeral 4 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment)
In the above, the film is pulled out from the cartridge which is temporarily stopped at a predetermined position, and the rewinding portion (reference numeral 5 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment) converts the pulled out film into the rewinding cartridge (in FIG. CC, the end portion of the film wound around the rewind cartridge is connected to a short reader for film transport (reference numeral in FIG. 1 of the embodiment) at the locking portion (reference numeral 6 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment). L), the film is transported by transporting the short leader in the subsequent steps, so that the transport processing is reliable and the film is hardly damaged.

[0010] Then, in a development processing section (reference numeral 7 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment), the film locked by the short leader is developed, and the film is stored in a film stocker (reference numeral 8 in FIG. 1 of the embodiment). Then, the developed film is stocked while being locked by the short reader. In this film stocker, the number of films drawn from at least one cartridge magazine can be stocked.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the automatic film developing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below more specifically and in detail with reference to the drawings of the embodiments.

In FIG. 1, which is a partial cross-sectional side view of the entire automatic film developing apparatus of this embodiment, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic film developing apparatus, and 2 denotes a plurality of undeveloped and photographed films F wound thereon. A cartridge magazine 3 in which the cartridges C can be arranged and fixed on the circumference, 3 is a driving means for rotating the cartridge magazine 2 by a predetermined angle (for example, 45 degrees), and 4 is a cartridge temporarily stopped at a predetermined position. Reference numeral 5 denotes a drawer for drawing out the film F from the cartridge C of the magazine 2, and reference numeral 5 denotes a rewinding unit for rewinding the drawn-out film F to the rewind cartridge CC.

6 is a reversing cartridge CC,
A locking portion 61 for locking the end of the wound film F to the short leader L for transporting the film, a leader supply portion 61 for supplying a plurality of stocked short leaders to the locking portion 6 one by one, 7 Reference numeral denotes a development processing unit for developing the film F locked by the short leader L, and reference numeral 8 denotes a film stocker for stocking the developed film F while being locked by the short leader L.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a fully automatic attacher which is used in combination with the automatic film developing apparatus 1 having the above-described structure. The film F with a short leader of the film stocker of the automatic film developing apparatus 1 and all the films are pulled out. When a cartridge magazine 2 to which only empty cartridges are fixed is set, the film F is automatically separated from the short leader L, and the film F is sequentially wound around the cartridges C of the cartridge magazine 2 one by one.

The cartridge magazine 2 has a disk shape as shown in FIG. 2A, and has a mounting structure for arranging and fixing, for example, eight cartridges C on the circumference thereof. ing. Also, as shown in FIG. 2B,
Holes 21 and holes are provided on the side of the cartridge magazine 2 at positions corresponding to the spool C2 of the mounted cartridge C and at positions corresponding to the door operation holes of the opening C1, respectively.
22 are formed.

In the drawer 4, a tool 41 is mounted on the cartridge C from the side of the cartridge magazine 2 as shown in FIG. The tool 41 includes a shaft 42 for rotating the spool C2 of the cartridge C,
And the shaft 43 for opening the door of the opening C1 of
The shaft 42 is inserted into the spool C2 through the hole 21 of the cartridge magazine 2, and the shaft 43 is inserted into the door operation hole through the hole 22 of the cartridge magazine 2.

In this manner, with the door of the opening C1 opened by the shaft 43, the spool is rotated by the shaft 42 hooked on the key C3 of the spool C2, and the end of the film F inside is rotated. It is pulled out from the opening C1.

In the rewinding section 5, as shown in FIG. 4, the end F3 of the pulled out film F is inserted into the rewinding cartridge CC having an opening opened, as shown by a two-dot chain line. At the rewind cartridge CC.
Since the end of the film F is engaged with the core of the spool of the cartridge C, the engagement with the core C4 is released by inserting the detaching tool 51 shown in FIG. 5 from the opening C1.

In this manner, the film F is wound around the rewind cartridge CC while leaving only the end of the film F.

In the locking portion 6, the rewind cartridge C
C is inverted by the rotation of the turntable 61, and as shown in FIG. 6, the end of the film F is inserted into the locking hole L1 of the short leader L for film transport, and the film F is inserted into the film hook C2. The locking opening F1 is locked. In the development processing section 7, the film F is developed while being locked by the short leader L.

The developed film F is a short leader L
Are sequentially stocked in the film stocker 8.

The empty cartridge magazine 2 and a plurality of developed films F in the automatic film developing apparatus 1 are manually set on the fully automatic attacher 9. Then, in the fully automatic attacher 9, as shown in FIG. 7, the ends of the developed film are sequentially introduced into the cartridge C of the cartridge magazine 2 using the attaching tool 52, and guided to the core of the cartridge C. The film is wound up one by one.

The cartridge magazine 2 is set in a printer (not shown) and is sequentially printed under predetermined conditions.

As described above, since the process of drawing out from the cartridge magazine and developing is automatically processed, excellent workability and work efficiency can be obtained.

[0025]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the process of pulling out a plurality of photographed films one by one from the cartridge magazine and developing the film can be automatically performed, thereby saving labor and improving work efficiency. It can be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional side view of an embodiment of an automatic film developing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a structure of a cartridge magazine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a drawer.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the refill cartridge.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a detachment tool.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a locking portion.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of the fully automatic attacher.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic film developing apparatus 2 Cartridge magazine 3 Magazine driving means 4 Pull-out part 41 Tool 42 axis 43 axis 5 Rewinding part 6 Locking part 61 Leader supply part 7 Development processing part 8 Film stocker 9 Fully automatic attacher F Film C cartridge CC winding Replacement cartridge L short reader

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cartridge magazine capable of arranging and fixing a plurality of cartridges around which an undeveloped photographed film is wound on a circumference, and a magazine drive unit for rotating and driving the cartridge magazine by a predetermined angle. A drawer for pulling out the film one by one from a cartridge fixed to the cartridge magazine, a rewinding unit for rewinding the drawn-out film to a rewinding cartridge, and a film transporter for transporting an end of the film wound on the rewinding cartridge. That has a locking section for locking to a short leader for use, a developing section for developing a film locked to the short leader, and a stocker for stocking the developed film locked to the short reader. An automatic film developing apparatus characterized by the following.