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US 6,296,402 B1Granted
Film supply apparatus
AssigneeNoritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakuya Yamamoto, Masaki Kitahara
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AssigneeNoritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakuya Yamamoto, Masaki Kitahara
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A film supply apparatus is provided wherein one film is held in a waiting position while a first film is being processed and the waiting film is automatically processed after the processing of the first film has been completed. The apparatus comprises a film holding supply mechanism with a film nip section that nips the film at a film waiting position, a film moving mechanism for moving the film from the film waiting position to a film supply position and a driving mechanism for nipping and transferring the film between it and the film moving mechanism. The film moving mechanism is configured to return to the film waiting position after a predetermined portion of the first film has been transferred and wherein after the film moving mechanism has returned to the film waiting position, the next film can be nipped using the film nip section at the film waiting position.
A film supply apparatus comprising a film holding supply mechanism, said film holding supply mechanism including a film nip section that nips a first film at a film waiting position, a film moving means for moving the first film from the film waiting position to a film supply position and a driving means for contacting the first film so the first film can be nipped between a portion of said film moving means and said driving means when the first film is in the film supply position and for transferring the first film between said driving means and said film moving means, wherein said film moving means is configured for returning to the film waiting position after a predetermined portion of the first film has been transferred, and wherein after said film moving means has returned to the film waiting position, another film can be nipped by said film nip section at the film waiting position prior to the first film being completely transferred from the film supply position.
A film supply apparatus comprising a film holding supply mechanism including a film holding section holding a film at a film waiting position, a moving means for moving the film from the film waiting position to a film supply position and a driving means for transferring the film at the film supply position, wherein said moving means returns to the film waiting position after a predetermined portion of the film has been transferred and wherein after said moving means has returned to the film waiting position, another film can be nipped by said film holding section at the film waiting position prior to the first film being completely transferred from the film supply position.
A film supply apparatus comprising a film holding supply mechanism, said film holding supply mechanism including a film nip section that nips a film at a film waiting position, a film moving device moving the film from the film waiting position to a film supply position and a driving mechanism for contacting the first film so the first film can be nipped between a portion of said film moving device and said driving mechanism when the first film is in the film supply position and for transferring the film between said driving mechanism and said film moving device, wherein said film moving device is configured for returning to the film waiting position after a predetermined portion of the film has been transferred, and wherein after said film moving device has returned to the film waiting position, another film can be nipped by said film nip section at the film waiting position prior to the first film being completely transferred from the film supply position.
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