Device for loading and unloading X-ray film cassettes
AssigneeAgfa-Gevaert
InventorsWalter Bauer, Manfred Schmidt
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Abstract
A device for loading and unloading X-ray film cassettes into a light-sealed compartment includes a device for opening a lid of the cassette inserted in the compartment. The lid-opening device comprises a motor-driven control disc which via a crank rod shifts a support carrying a cassette positioning device, and a lid-opening hook which can swing in two normal directions and cooperates with the lid of the cassette to open the latter.
Claims9
In a device for loading and unloading X-ray film cassettes each having a pivotable closable lid, the device comprising a base having a light-tight closable compartment accommodating a cassette, transporting means for inserting and removing said cassette from said compartment, positioning means for positioning a cassette edge for the cassettes of all formats;
- a movable support;
- releasing means coupled to said positioning means for locking the lid and a closing means for the lid which are positioned on said support movable jointly with the cassette in a transport direction from a first position to a second position;
- drive means for moving said support;
- and lid-opening means for opening said lid during the movement of said support with said cassette from the first postion to the second position, the improvement comprising said drive means for said support driving said lid opening means and including a motor-driven control disc (24), a shiftable crank rod (25) for shifting said support (13) and being rotatably eccentrically supported on said disc, and a plate (27) forcibly guided on said crank rod and having an opening hook (31) cooperating with the lid to open the lid.
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