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US 6,631,244 B2Granted
Film carrier and film handling device using same
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorOsami Suginaga
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Abstract
A film handling apparatus having a carrier, wherein the carrier is provided with a film size sensor disposed near a film entrance opening, a transport path capable of changing a transport width while maintaining a constant center position, a mask provided with opening opposite a film and designed for use with various sizes of film and a controller for changing the transport path width and selecting the mask opening in accordance with the film size detected by the film size sensor.
Claims8
A film carrier comprising:
- a body having a film entrance opening;
- a film size sensor disposed near the film entrance opening;
- a transport path capable of changing a transport path width while maintaining a constant center position;
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- a controller for changing the transport path width in accordance with the film size detected by the film size sensor.
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A film handling apparatus comprising:
- a body having a film entrance opening;
- a film size sensor disposed near the film entrance opening;
- a transport path capable of changing a transport path width while maintaining a constant center position;
- an illumination unit emitting light to the film positioned in the transport path;
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- a controller for changing the transport path width in accordance with the film size detected by the film size sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.