JP3971866B2 - Cassette lead character removal device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a lead character removing device for a cassette for removing a lead character attached to the cassette when a cassette containing an image information recording carrier on which radiation image information is recorded is loaded into a processing device. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, an object such as a human body is irradiated with radiation, for example, X-rays, and radiation image information of the object is recorded on a photographic film (X-ray photographic film). A visible image is obtained by developing the photographic film, and a medical diagnosis or the like is performed using the visible image.
[0003]
This type of photographic film is usually loaded in an imaging apparatus while being accommodated in a cassette, and the photographic film is irradiated with X-rays through the cassette. Next, the cassette is taken out from the photographing apparatus and loaded into a developing device (processing device), and a photographic film is sent out from the cassette to perform a predetermined developing process.
[0004]
By the way, in the cassette, various types of information related to the subject to be photographed, for example, lead letters describing a name, a photographing date, a photographing part, and the like may be pasted corresponding to each subject. As a result, the radiographic image information of the subject and various information relating to the subject are recorded in the photographic film in the cassette, and the handling of the photographic film is improved.
[0005]
On the other hand, recently, using a stimulable phosphor (stimulable phosphor), radiation image information of a subject such as a human body is temporarily recorded, and this radiation image information is reproduced on a photographic material such as a photographic film. Alternatively, a system that outputs a visible image to a CRT or the like is known. The stimulable phosphor accumulates a part of this radiation energy by irradiation with radiation (X-rays, α-rays, γ-rays, electron beams, ultraviolet rays, etc.), and later accumulates by irradiation with excitation light such as visible light. It refers to a phosphor that exhibits stimulated emission according to energy.
[0006]
The stimulable phosphor is usually formed in a sheet shape and used as a stimulable phosphor sheet, and the stimulable phosphor sheets are accommodated and handled one by one in a cassette. At that time, as in the case of the above-described photographic film, lead letters describing various information about the subject may be attached to the cassette corresponding to each subject.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, when a cassette containing a photographic film on which radiographic image information has been recorded is loaded into a developing device, or a cassette containing a stimulable phosphor sheet on which radiographic image information has been recorded is loaded into an image information reader (processing). When loading the device, it is necessary to remove the lead characters attached to the cassette, but this removal operation may be forgotten. For this reason, the lead character remains in each processing machine loaded with the cassette, and the lead character falls into the processing device, and the problem that the conveyance failure of the photographic film or the storage phosphor sheet is caused is pointed out. Has been.
[0008]
In addition, in a state where lead characters are pasted on the cassette, a new photographic film or a storage phosphor sheet may be accommodated in the cassette, and the photographing operation of a new subject may be continued. As a result, various types of information regarding different subjects are recorded on the photographic film or the stimulable phosphor sheet, and there is a problem that the actually recorded radiation image information does not match the various types of information.
[0009]
The present invention solves this type of problem and reliably prevents lead characters attached to the cassette from remaining in the processing machine or falling, and forgetting to forget the lead characters is effective. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for removing lead characters from a cassette that can be prevented.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the cassette lead character removing apparatus according to the present invention, a rotatable roller member is provided in the cassette loading portion of the processing apparatus, and the roller member is disposed in the cassette loading direction with respect to the cassette via a rotational drive mechanism. Are rotated relatively in the opposite direction. For this reason, it is possible to reliably remove lead characters from the cassette with a simple configuration.
[0011]
Specifically, the roller member rotates in the direction opposite to the loading direction of the cassette, or the roller member rotates at a speed slower than the loading speed of the cassette in the loading direction. Thereby, the roller member can surely peel the lead character from the cassette.
[0012]
Here, the roller member protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface. And extending along the axial direction Resin roller with multiple protrusions is there . Therefore, the lead character peeling operation can be easily and reliably performed with a simple configuration.
[0013]
In addition, the rotation drive mechanism Te The roller rotates in the loading direction by the loading operation, and transmission means for transmitting the rotation of the roller to the roller member. Accordingly, the roller member can be reliably rotated in the lead character removing direction with an extremely simple configuration, and the work of removing the lead characters from the cassette is efficiently performed.
[0014]
Furthermore, the rotation drive mechanism includes a detection unit that detects that the cassette is being loaded, and a rotation drive source that rotates the roller member based on a detection signal from the detection unit. Accordingly, the degree of freedom of the device configuration is further improved, and the overall size of the device can be reduced.
[0015]
Furthermore, the lead character collection | recovery means which receives the lead character removed from the cassette is provided. For this reason, it becomes possible to prevent a lead character from dropping into the processing apparatus unnecessarily.
[0016]
Further, in the cassette lead character removing apparatus according to the present invention, a separating member is provided in the cassette loading portion, and when the cassette is inserted into the cassette loading portion, the lead characters attached to the cassette are It comes into contact with the separating member and is forcibly removed from the cassette. Therefore, lead characters can be reliably removed from the cassette with a simpler configuration.
[0017]
At that time, the driving roller is arranged upstream of the separating member in the conveying direction, and the cassette is automatically drawn into the cassette loading portion under the rotating action of the driving roller. Furthermore, a pressing roller is disposed upstream of the separating member in the conveying direction, and the pressing roller presses the surface of the cassette opposite to the surface on which the lead character is attached, whereby the lead character is separated from the separation member. Pressed against the member. Therefore, the floating of the cassette can be effectively prevented, and the lead characters can be removed smoothly and reliably.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view of a film supply device (processing device) 12 incorporating a lead character removing device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an internal configuration explanatory view of the film supply device 12. It is.
[0019]
A magazine loading unit 18 for loading a magazine 16 for storing a plurality of photographic films 14 on which radiographic image information of a subject is recorded is provided on the front surface (operation surface) of the film supply device 12. On the rear side of the unit 18, an auto feeder unit 20 for feeding the photographic films 14 one by one is disposed.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 1, the film supply device 12 is provided with a cassette loading unit 22 located below the magazine loading unit 18, and a cassette 24 is loaded into the cassette loading unit 22. Inside the cassette loading section 22, a photographic film 14 taken out from the cassette 24 and a film transport section 26 for transporting the photographic film 14 transported by the auto feeder section 20 to an automatic processor (not shown) are arranged. Is done. On the lower side of the inside of the film supply device 12, a supply magazine section 28 for storing unused photographic film 14, and the unused photographic film 14 are taken out one by one from the supply magazine section 28 and a cassette loading section 22. A film vertical transport unit 30 for feeding into the cassette 24 arranged in the above is mounted.
[0021]
The auto-feeder unit 20 includes a suction plate 32 that picks up the photographic films 14 accommodated in the magazine 16 and takes them out one by one, and a plurality of sets that convey the photographic film 14 that has been fed through the suction plate 32. The photographic film 14 is fed to a plurality of pairs of rollers 36 constituting the film transport unit 26 via the roller pair 34.
[0022]
The cassette loading unit 22 includes an opening / closing means 38 for opening and closing the cassette 24 and a suction plate 40 for taking out the photographic film 14 from the cassette 24. A lead character 42 is attached to the cassette 24 on the photographing surface side with an adhesive tape or the like. The lead character 42 has a thickness of 0.5 mm to 1.0 mm, for example. The cassette loading unit 22 incorporates the lead character removing device 10 according to the first embodiment.
[0023]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lead character removing device 10 includes a roller member 50 that is rotatable at a position where a lead character 42 affixed to the cassette 24 passes, and the roller member 50 with respect to the cassette 24. A rotation drive mechanism 52 that rotates relatively in a direction (arrow B direction) opposite to the loading direction of the cassette 24 (arrow A direction) is provided.
[0024]
The roller member 50 is composed of a resin roller provided with a plurality of protrusions 54 protruding outward from the outer peripheral surface. The protrusion 54 can also be provided by forming a groove along the axial direction on the outer periphery of the roller member 50. The roller member 50 is configured as a so-called bladed roller or grooved roller. .
[0025]
The rotation drive mechanism 52 includes a roller 56 that is disposed on the upstream side in the loading direction from the roller member 50 with respect to the cassette loading unit 22. The roller 56 is configured to be rotatable, and rotates in the loading direction (arrow C direction) in accordance with the loading operation of the cassette 24 with its outer peripheral surface being in contact with the cassette 24. The roller 56 needs to have a predetermined friction so as to be able to rotate in contact with the cassette 24 and is made of, for example, a resin material.
[0026]
A first pulley 58 is fixed to the rotation shaft 56 a of the roller 56, and a second pulley 62 is disposed on the other end side of the first belt 60 that spans one end side of the first pulley 58. A first gear 64 is provided coaxially with the second pulley 62, and a third pulley 68 is provided coaxially with a second gear 66 that meshes with the first gear 64. The second belt 74 is stretched between the third pulley 68 and the fourth pulley 70 fixed to the rotation shaft 50a of the roller member 50.
[0027]
The cassette loading unit 22 is provided with a lead character collection tray (lead character collection means) 76 in proximity to the upstream side of the roller member 50 in the loading direction. The shape and arrangement position of the tray 76 are set in accordance with the position and dimensions of the lead characters 42 attached to the cassette 24. A recess 78 is formed in the cassette loading unit 22 so as to be positioned above the tray 76.
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 2, the supply magazine section 28 includes a plurality of supply magazines 80 stacked in multiple stages, and a plurality of unused photographic films 14 are accommodated in each supply magazine 80. Each supply magazine 80 is selectively pushed out to the film vertical transport unit 30 side through the pushing means 82. The film vertical transport unit 30 includes lifting / lowering means 84 and film gripping means 86 for gripping the photographic films 14 accommodated in the supply magazine 80 one by one.
[0029]
The operation of the film supply apparatus 12 configured as described above will be described below in relation to the lead character removing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment.
[0030]
First, a cassette 24 that accommodates a photographic film 14 in which radiographic image information of a subject such as a human body is recorded by an imaging device (not shown) is loaded into a cassette loading unit 22 that constitutes the film supply device 12. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the cassette 24 moves in the direction of arrow A in the cassette loading section 22, this cassette Te The imaging surface side of 24 comes into contact with a roller 56 constituting the rotation drive mechanism 52, and this roller 56 rotates in the direction of arrow C which is the loading direction.
[0031]
When the roller 56 rotates in the direction of arrow C, the first belt 60 travels in the direction of arrow D via the first and second pulleys 58 and 62. A second gear 66 is meshed with a first gear 64 provided coaxially with the second pulley 62, and the second belt 74 is in a direction opposite to the first belt 60 (in the direction of arrow E in FIG. 4). Run around. Accordingly, the roller member 50 rotates in the arrow B direction opposite to the loading direction, and the roller member 50 rotates in the arrow B direction on the imaging surface side of the cassette 24 as shown in FIG.
[0032]
For this reason, the lead character 42 affixed to the imaging surface side of the cassette 24 is reliably peeled off via the protrusion 54 of the rotating roller member 50 and received in the tray 76. The cassette 24 from which the lead characters 42 have been removed is further pushed into the cassette loading section 22 and is disposed at a predetermined position via a stopper (not shown).
[0033]
Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the opening / closing means 38 is driven to open the opening 24 a of the cassette 24 in the film supply device 12, and the photographic film 14 in the cassette 24 is taken out under the driving action of the suction plate 40. It is. The photographic film 14 is sent to the film transport unit 26 while being sucked and held by the suction disk 40, is transferred to a plurality of roller pairs 36 constituting the film transport unit 26, and is sent to an automatic processor (not shown). It is.
[0034]
On the other hand, in the supply magazine section 28, a predetermined supply magazine 80 is pushed out toward the film vertical transport unit 30 under the driving action of the push-out means 82, and the film gripping means 86 constituting the film vertical transport unit 30 is replaced with the supply magazine 80. Only one unused photographic film 14 is gripped. In this state, the film gripping means 86 moves upward via the lifting / lowering means 84, and the photographic film 14 gripped by the film gripping means 86 is sent into the cassette 24 opened in the cassette loading section 22. . Then, after the opening / closing means 38 is driven and the cassette 24 is closed, the cassette 24 is taken out from the cassette loading section 22 and, as necessary, lead characters 42 describing various information of a new subject on the photographing surface side. Is pasted, it is sent to a photographing apparatus (not shown).
[0035]
When the magazine 16 is loaded into the magazine loading unit 18, the photographic films 14 are taken out from the magazine 16 one by one through the suction plate 32 that constitutes the auto feeder unit 20. The photographic film 14 is transferred from the suction disk 32 to the roller pair 34 and then sent to an automatic developing machine (not shown) via a roller pair 36 constituting the film transport unit 26.
[0036]
In this case, in the first embodiment, when the cassette 24 is loaded in the cassette loading unit 22, the roller member 50 is moved under the action of the rotation drive mechanism 52 including the roller 56 that rotates in contact with the cassette 24. It rotates in the direction opposite to the loading direction (arrow B direction) with respect to the cassette 24. For this reason, it is not necessary to use a dedicated drive source or the like, and the lead character 42 attached to the cassette 24 can be easily passed through the roller member 50 only by performing the operation of loading the cassette 24 into the cassette loading unit 22. And it can peel reliably.
[0037]
As a result, it is possible to prevent the lead character 42 attached to the cassette 24 from remaining in the cassette loading unit 22 or falling into the film supply device 12, and the film supply device. The effect that the conveyance failure and failure in 12 can be prevented reliably is acquired.
[0038]
In addition, since the lead character 42 is reliably removed from the cassette 24 simply by loading the cassette 24 into the cassette loading portion 22, it is possible to effectively prevent the lead character 42 from being forgotten. Therefore, radiographic image capturing of a new subject is not performed in a state where the previously used lead character 42 is pasted, and the radiographic image information of the subject and various information by the lead character 42 may not match. Absent.
[0039]
In the first embodiment, the lead character 42 peeled off from the cassette 24 via the roller member 50 is collected by the tray 76 provided close to the front of the roller member 50. For this reason, it is possible to avoid problems such as the lead character 42 dropping unnecessarily.
[0040]
Furthermore, a plurality of protrusions 54 are provided on the outer periphery of the roller member 50, and the protrusions 54 rotate in a state of being in contact with the imaging surface side of the cassette 24. Can be peeled off. Even if a brush roller is used instead of the resin roller member 50, the same effect can be obtained.
[0041]
By the way, in the film supply device 12 incorporating the lead character removing device 10, the magazine loading unit 18 is provided. However, the lead character removing device 10 is loaded with only the cassette 24, that is, the magazine loading unit 18 and the auto You may incorporate in the film supply apparatus which does not use the feeder part 20. FIG.
[0042]
FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a lead character removing device 90 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the same referential mark is attached | subjected to the component same as the lead character removal apparatus 10 which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. The same applies to the second to eighth embodiments.
[0043]
The rotary drive mechanism 92 constituting the lead character removing device 90 includes a first pulley 94 coupled to a roller 56, a second pulley 96 having a larger diameter than the first pulley 94, and the first and second pulleys 94. , 96, a third belt 100 having a small diameter provided coaxially with the second pulley 96, a fourth pulley 102 having a larger diameter than the third pulley 100, and the third pulley And a second belt 104 laid around the fourth pulleys 100 and 102.
[0044]
In the rotation drive mechanism 92, when the cassette 24 moves in the direction of arrow C, the roller 56 rotates in the direction of arrow C, and the roller member 50 similarly rotates in the direction of arrow C. At that time, by setting the diameters of the first and second pulleys 94 and 96 and the third and fourth pulleys 100 and 102, the rotational speed of the roller member 50 is higher than the loading speed of the cassette 24 in the arrow A direction. Thus, the roller member 50 rotates relative to the cassette 24 in the direction opposite to the conveying direction. Therefore, the lead character removing apparatus 90 according to the second embodiment can obtain the same effects as those of the lead character removing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment described above.
[0045]
FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a lead character removing device 110 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The lead character removing device 110 includes a roller member 50 and a rotation driving mechanism 112 that rotates the roller member 50 in a direction opposite to the loading direction of the cassette 24 (arrow B direction). The rotation drive mechanism 112 detects that the cassette 24 is in the loading operation in the cassette loading unit 22, for example, a detection means 114 such as a proximity sensor, and a rotation drive source 116 that rotates the roller member 50 in the lead character removal direction. The detection means 114 and the rotation drive source 116 are connected to the control unit 118.
[0046]
In the lead character removing apparatus 110 configured as described above, when the cassette 24 is arranged in the cassette loading unit 22 and moved in the direction of arrow A, the detection unit 114 detects the cassette 24. A detection signal from the detection means 114 is sent to the control unit 118, and the control unit 118 drives and controls the rotation drive source 116 to rotate the roller member 50 in the arrow B direction. For this reason, the lead character 42 affixed to the cassette 24 is reliably peeled off via the roller member 50.
[0047]
As described above, in the third embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment described above can be obtained, for example, the lead character 42 can be surely peeled off. 114 and the rotational drive source 116 need only be arranged, and there is an advantage that it is possible to easily cope with a change in equipment layout or the like.
[0048]
FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration explanatory diagram of an image information reading device 132 incorporating the lead character removing device 130 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
[0049]
A touch panel 134 having functions of an operation unit and a monitor is provided on the front surface (operation surface) of the image information reading device 132, and a cassette loading unit 138 to which the cassette 136 can be attached and detached is provided below the touch panel 134. The cassette 136 includes a casing 142 that houses the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 and a lid 146 that can freely open and close an opening 144 of the casing 142. The cassette loading section 138 includes the lid 146. An opening / closing means (not shown) for opening and closing is provided.
[0050]
A sheet-fed portion that takes out the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 accommodated in the cassette 136 and returns the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 after the reading process, which will be described later, into the cassette 136 inside the cassette loading portion 138. 148 is provided. The single-wafer portion 148 includes a plurality of suction plates 150 that communicate with a negative pressure generation source (not shown).
[0051]
An erasing unit 154 and a reading unit 156 are arranged below the sheet unit 148 via a conveyance system 152. The transport system 152 includes a plurality of pairs of rollers 158 that are paired with each other, and a plurality of erasing light sources 160 that constitute the erasing unit 154 are disposed on a vertical transport path that is configured by the roller pairs 158.
[0052]
The reading unit 156 includes a sub-scanning conveyance mechanism 162 that conveys the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 taken out from the cassette 136 in the sub-scanning direction (arrow G direction), and the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 that is conveyed in the sub-scanning direction. In contrast, the optical system 164 for irradiating the laser light L in the main scanning direction (direction substantially perpendicular to the sub-scanning direction) and the photostimulated luminescent light generated from the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 by the irradiation of the laser light L are photoelectrically generated. And a light collecting system 166 for reading.
[0053]
The sub-scanning conveyance mechanism 162 includes first and second roller pairs 168 and 170 that are rotationally driven in synchronization with each other, while the light condensing system 166 is at the scanning position of the laser light L on the stimulable phosphor sheet 140. A light guide 172 disposed along the main scanning line and a photomultiplier 174 mounted on the light guide 172 are provided.
[0054]
The operation of the image information reading device 132 configured as described above will be described below.
[0055]
First, the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 in which the radiographic image information of a subject such as a human body is accumulated and recorded by an imaging device (not shown) is inserted into the cassette loading unit 138 in a state where it is stored in the cassette 136 while being shielded from light. At that time, the roller 56 constituting the lead character removing device 130 rotates in contact with the cassette 136, and this rotational force is transmitted to the roller member 50 via the rotational drive mechanism 52. For this reason, the roller member 50 rotates in the direction opposite to the loading direction of the cassette 136, and the lead character 42 affixed to the cassette 136 is reliably peeled off.
[0056]
Thus, in the lead character removing device 130 according to the fourth embodiment, the cassette 136 that stores the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 is also attached to the photographing surface side in the same manner as the cassette 24 that stores the photographic film 14. The lead character 42 can be easily and reliably peeled off with an extremely simple configuration.
[0057]
By the way, when the cassette 136 is set in the cassette loading portion 138, the lid 146 of the cassette 136 is swung to a predetermined angular position by an unlocking means (not shown), and the opening 144 is opened. Next, the suction plate 150 is moved into the cassette 136 under the driving action of the single-wafer portion 148, and the storage phosphor sheet 140 in the cassette 136 is sucked by the suction plate 150. Further, the suction plate 150 moves from the cassette 136 toward the conveying system 152 in a state where the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 is adsorbed and held, so that the tip of the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 is a roller constituting the conveying system 152. It is sandwiched between the pair 158.
[0058]
At that time, the suction and holding of the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 by the suction disk 150 is released. As a result, the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 is transferred to the transport system 152, and under the action of the transport system 152, the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 passes through the erasing unit 154 and is transported to the reading unit 156. Is done.
[0059]
In the reading unit 156, since the first and second roller pairs 168 and 170 are rotationally driven in synchronization, the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 passes through the first and second roller pairs 168 and 170 in the sub-scanning direction. While being transported in the direction of arrow G, the optical system 164 is driven to irradiate the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 in the main scanning direction. For this reason, the photostimulated luminescence light is emitted from the stimulable phosphor sheet 140, and this stimulated luminescence light is guided from the light guide 172 to the photomultiplier 174, and the radiation accumulated and recorded in the stimulable phosphor sheet 140. Image information is read photoelectrically.
[0060]
The stimulable phosphor sheet 140 that has been subjected to the radiation image information reading process by the reading unit 156 is conveyed in the reverse direction via the conveying system 152 and is provided in the erasing unit 154 when moving vertically upward. The remaining radiation image information is erased through the erasing light source 160. Then, after the stimulable phosphor sheet 140 is fed into the cassette 136 via the single-wafer portion 148, the cassette 136 is pulled out from the cassette loading portion 138. At that time, since the lid 146 is closed to the housing 142 via a closing means (not shown), the cassette 136 is taken out from the image information reading device 132 in a state where the opening 144 is shielded from light.
[0061]
FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a lead character removing apparatus 180 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a side explanatory view of the lead character removing apparatus 180.
[0062]
When the cassette 24 is inserted into the cassette loading unit 22, the lead character removing device 180 comes into contact with the lead character 42 attached to the cassette 24 and forcibly removes the lead character 42. 182. The separating member 182 is made of synthetic rubber, resin, or the like, and has a long wedge shape in the direction (arrow H direction) that intersects the loading direction of the cassette 24. The separating member 182 has a vertical surface 184 extending in the vertical direction, and a tapered surface 186 that is inclined downward in the loading direction of the cassette 24 is provided on the upper portion of the vertical surface 184.
[0063]
In the lead character removing device 180 configured as described above, when the cassette 24 is arranged in the cassette loading unit 22 and moved in the direction of arrow A, the lead character 42 attached to the cassette 24 is separated from the separation member 182. The lead character 42 comes into contact with the upper portion and is forcibly separated from the cassette 24. Therefore, in the fifth embodiment, it is only necessary to provide the substantially plate-like separation member 182, and an effect is obtained that the lead character 42 can be reliably peeled off with an extremely simple configuration.
[0064]
FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a lead character removing device 190 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a side explanatory view of the lead character removing device 190.
[0065]
The lead character removing device 190 includes a separating member 182 and a driving roller 192 disposed upstream of the separating member 182 in the loading direction. The drive roller 192 is connected to a rotational drive source (not shown) and has a function of automatically pulling the cassette 24 into the cassette loading unit 22.
[0066]
In the lead character removing device 190 configured as described above, when the cassette 24 is disposed in the cassette loading unit 22, a sensor or the like (not shown) detects this and rotates the driving roller 192 in the direction of arrow I. For this reason, the cassette 24 is automatically pulled into the cassette loading section 22 by the drive roller 192, the lead character 42 affixed to the cassette 24 contacts the separating member 182, and the lead member 42 is in the cassette 24. Is forcibly peeled off and stored in the tray 76.
[0067]
Thereby, in the sixth embodiment, the cassette 24 is automatically pulled into the cassette loading unit 22 to simplify the loading operation of the cassette 24, and the lead character 42 is reliably removed with an extremely simple configuration. The same effects as in the fifth embodiment can be obtained.
[0068]
FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a lead character removing apparatus 200 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a side explanatory view of the lead character removing apparatus 20.
[0069]
The lead character removing device 200 is provided with a separating member 182 and a pressing roller 202 that is disposed on the upstream side of the separating member 182 in the loading direction and presses the surface of the cassette 24 opposite to the surface to which the lead character 42 is attached. With. The pressing roller 202 is elongated in a direction intersecting the loading direction of the cassette 24 (arrow H direction) and is urged toward the cassette 24 by a spring or the like (not shown), for example.
[0070]
In the lead character removing device 200 configured as described above, when the cassette 24 is loaded into the cassette loading unit 22, the upper surface side (the surface opposite to the lead character 42) of the cassette 24 is pressed by the pressing roller 202. The For this reason, the occurrence of floating or the like in the cassette 24 is effectively prevented, the lead character 42 can be reliably brought into contact with the separating member 182, and the removal operation of the lead character 42 is performed more efficiently. The effect is obtained.
[0071]
FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a lead character removing apparatus 210 according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 16 is a side explanatory view of the lead character removing apparatus 210.
[0072]
The lead character removing device 210 includes a separating member 182, a driving roller 192, and a pressing roller 202. In the character removing device 210, the cassette 24 is automatically drawn into the cassette loading unit 22 under the rotational action of the driving roller 192, and the separation member 182 is moved in a state where the occurrence of floating is reliably prevented by the pressing roller 202. As a result, the effect of removing the lead character 42 efficiently and smoothly is obtained.
[0073]
In the seventh embodiment or the eighth embodiment, instead of the pressing roller 202, a pressing member having slipperiness may be used.
[0074]
【The invention's effect】
In the cassette lead character removing apparatus according to the present invention, a rotatable roller member is provided in the cassette loading portion of the processing apparatus, and the roller member is rotated in a direction opposite to the cassette loading direction with respect to the cassette. Rotate relative to For this reason, it is possible to reliably remove the lead character from the cassette with an extremely simple configuration, and to reliably prevent the lead character from falling into, for example, the processing apparatus. In addition, since the lead characters are automatically peeled from the cassette, it is possible to effectively prevent forgetting to remove the lead characters.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective explanatory view of a film supply device incorporating a lead character removing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an internal configuration of the film supply apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of the lead character removing device.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory side view of the lead character removing device.
FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram of the lead character removing device.
FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a lead character removing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a lead character removing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration explanatory diagram of an image information reading apparatus incorporating a lead character removing device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a lead character removing apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory side view of the lead character removing device.
FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a lead character removing apparatus according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory side view of the lead character removing device.
FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a lead character removing apparatus according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is an explanatory side view of the lead character removing device.
FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a lead character removing apparatus according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is an explanatory side view of the lead character removing device.
[Explanation of symbols]
10, 90, 110, 130, 180, 190, 200, 210 ... Lead character removal device
12 ... Film supply device 14 ... Photo film
18 ... Magazine loading unit 22, 138 ... Cassette loading unit
24, 136 ... cassette 26 ... film transport section
28 ... Supply magazine part 42 ... Lead character
50 ... Roller members 52, 92, 112 ... Rotation drive mechanism
54 ... Projection 56 ... Roller
76 ... Tray 114 ... Detection means
116: Rotation drive source 118 ... Control unit
132 ... Image information reading device 140 ... Stimulable phosphor sheet
154: Erasing unit 156 ... Reading unit
182 ... Separating member 192 ... Driving roller
202 ... Pressing roller

Claims (8)

When the cassette containing the image information recording carrier in which the radiation image information is recorded is loaded into the processing device, the cassette is a lead character removing device for removing the lead character attached to the cassette,
A roller member that is provided in a cassette loading section of the processing apparatus and is rotatable at a position where the lead character affixed to the cassette passes;
A rotational drive mechanism for rotating the roller member relative to the cassette in a direction opposite to the loading direction of the cassette to remove the lead characters from the cassette;
Equipped with a,
The roller member has a plurality of cassettes of lead character removal device, characterized in Oh Rukoto a resin roller having a protruding portion extending along the protruding and axially outwardly from the outer peripheral surface. When the cassette containing the image information recording carrier in which the radiation image information is recorded is loaded into the processing device, the cassette is a lead character removing device for removing the lead character attached to the cassette,
A roller member that is provided in a cassette loading section of the processing apparatus and is rotatable at a position where the lead character affixed to the cassette passes;
A rotational drive mechanism for rotating the roller member relative to the cassette in a direction opposite to the loading direction of the cassette to remove the lead characters from the cassette;
With
The rotation drive mechanism is disposed upstream of the roller member in the loading direction with respect to the cassette loading unit, and rotates in the loading direction by contacting the cassette when the cassette is loaded;
Transmission means for transmitting the rotation of the roller to the roller member as rotation for removing the lead characters;
An apparatus for removing lead characters from a cassette, comprising: When the cassette containing the image information recording carrier in which the radiation image information is recorded is loaded into the processing device, the cassette is a lead character removing device for removing the lead character attached to the cassette,
A roller member that is provided in a cassette loading section of the processing apparatus and is rotatable at a position where the lead character affixed to the cassette passes;
A rotational drive mechanism for rotating the roller member relative to the cassette in a direction opposite to the loading direction of the cassette to remove the lead characters from the cassette;
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The rotation drive mechanism includes a detecting unit that detects that the cassette is being loaded in the cassette loading unit;
A rotational drive source for rotating the roller member in the lead character removal direction based on a detection signal from the detection means;
An apparatus for removing lead characters from a cassette, comprising: In the lead character removal apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising the than the roller member is disposed in the loading direction upstream side, lead character collection means for receiving said lead character removed from the cassette An apparatus for removing lead characters from a cassette. When the cassette containing the image information recording carrier in which the radiation image information is recorded is loaded into the processing device, the cassette is a lead character removing device for removing the lead character attached to the cassette,
A separation member provided in a cassette loading unit of the processing apparatus, and contacting the lead character affixed to the cassette when the cassette is inserted into the cassette loading unit, and forcibly removing the lead character Prepared ,
The separating member, the cassette lead character removal device to the cassette insertion direction as the elongate wall member Der characterized Rukoto crossing into the cassette loader. 6. The lead character removing apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising a driving roller disposed on the upstream side in the loading direction with respect to the cassette loading portion with respect to the separating member and for drawing the cassette into the cassette loading portion. Cassette lead character removal device. The lead character removing apparatus according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein the cassette loading portion is disposed on the upstream side in the loading direction with respect to the separating member, and is opposite to the surface on which the lead characters of the cassette are attached. An apparatus for removing a lead character from a cassette, comprising a pressing roller for pressing the lead character against the separating member by pressing. The lead character removal device according to any one of claims 5 to 7 , further comprising lead character recovery means that is disposed upstream of the separating member in a loading direction and receives the lead character removed from the cassette. An apparatus for removing lead characters from a cassette.

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