Method of and apparatus for processing film
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsHideyuki Karaki, Chiaki Suzuki, Yoshinobu Misumi, Takayuki Kambara, Susumu Sato, Nobuyasu Akiyoshi, Masazumi Ogawa
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Abstract
An apparatus for processing a film has a cutting mechanism for cutting an elongate film, first and second feed mechanisms disposed on respective opposite sides of the cutting mechanism, an inserting mechanism for inserting an end of the film into a spool, and a cam switching mechanism for changing the timing of operation of the cutting mechanism depending on sized films having various different lengths. The sized films having various different lengths can automatically and easily be inserted into spools with a simple arrangement.
Claims10
An apparatus for processing a film by inserting an end of a photographic photosensitive film having a preset length into a spool and rotating said spool to wind said photographic photosensitive film therearound, comprising:
- a turntable which is intermittently rotatable;
- a plurality of spool chuck mechanisms mounted on said turntable at angularly spaced intervals, for holding said spool, each of said spool chuck mechanisms having a swingable presser roller for holding the end of the photographic photosensitive film wound around the spool, and cam means for mechanically moving said presser roller toward and away from said end of the photographic photosensitive film in response to rotation of said turntable;
- an inserting mechanism for inserting the end of the photographic photosensitive film into the spool held by one of said spool chuck mechanisms;
- a spool rotating mechanism for rotating the spool held by the spool chuck mechanism;
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- cam mechanisms for mechanically opening and closing said spool chuck mechanisms in response to movement of said spool chuck mechanisms to a spool holding and releasing station,
- wherein each of said spool chuck mechanisms is of a unitized construction and removably mounted on said turntable by a positioning assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.