Magazine for supplying a strip of photographic printing paper

A detachable or replaceable magazine for supplying a strip of photographic printing paper to a photographic printer of photographic processor comprising;

• a case constituting the magazine body,
• a cover turnably mounted on the top of said case,
• a printing paper delivering port formed on the case with a light shielding member displaceably fitted thereto,
• a detachable or replaceable reel supporting member for supporting a reel wound with printing paper, said reel supporting member being adapted to rotate also in the direction of rewinding of the printing paper by the movement of a manual actuation member disposed outside the case,
• a guide member for guiding movement of the printing paper strip while the side edges of said strip are fitted into vertically extending grooves formed on said guide member,
• a printing paper delivering roller means including a pair of rollers and a ratchet wheel fixedly mounted on a roller shaft, said rollers being adapted to rotate to deliver the printing paper by the movement of a manual actuation member disposed outside the case and said ratchet wheel inhibits rotation of said roller in the reverse direction as required,
• a printing paper detecting roller means for detecting the presence of printing paper and displacing a stopper plate in the direction of locking when no printing paper is present, said stopper plate serving to inhibit rotation of said printing paper delivering roller means in the reverse direction when it is brought into engagement with said ratchet wheel, and
• an unlocking member adapted to be actuated in operative association with opening operation of the cover for unlocking said stopper plate from said ratchet wheel.