Magazine mounting device for photographic processing system and magazines suited thereto
AssigneeNoritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
InventorsTeruhito Oka, Yoshihisa Higashimoto, Junichi Yamamoto
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Abstract
In a magazine mounting device for a photographic processing system, first and second magazines each have a reel shaft for holding a roll of printing paper and first to fourth side walls, and the distance between the first and third side walls is made approximately equal to the distance between the second and fourth side walls. The first and second magazines are mounted in first and second magazine mounting unit, respectively, in such a way that a printing paper outlet formed in the first magazine and a printing paper outlet formed in the second magazine are oriented at right angles to and situated close to each other.
Claims7
A magazine mounting device for a photographic processing system comprising:
- a first magazine containing a light-sensitive material therein and formed with a first light-sensitive material outlet;
- a second magazine, having generally the same shape as the first magazine, containing a light-sensitive material therein and formed with a second light-sensitive material outlet;
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- a drive roller for advancing the light-sensitive material from one of said magazines;
- said magazines are positioned such that the first sensitive material outlet and the second light-sensitive material outlet are oriented in different directions;
- and a distance between the first light-sensitive material outlet and the drive roller is approximately equal to a distance between the second light sensitive material outlet and the drive roller.
A magazine for a photographic processing system comprising:
- a reel shaft for holding a roll of light-sensitive material;
- a first side wall which is parallel to the reel shaft and has a light-sensitive material outlet formed parallel to the reel shaft;
- a second side wall which is parallel to the reel shaft and perpendicular to the first side wall;
- a third side wall parallel to both the reel shaft and the first side wall;
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- a fourth side wall parallel to both the reel shaft and the second side wall;
- the distance between the first side wall and the third side wall being generally equal to the distance between the second side wall and the fourth side wall;
- the light-sensitive material outlet being provided close to the intersection of the first side wall and the second side wall, and handles are fitted to the first and second side walls, to the third and fourth side walls or to all four side walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.