Method of detecting image frame and apparatus thereof, method of positioning image frame, photographic film carrier, and method of printing photographic film
US5260740A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B27/6285
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image frame detecting apparatus of the present invention is provided with a light emitting portion provided in one of the respective sides of a guide path for a carrying photographic film, and including a light emitting diode (LED) array having a plurality of LEDs disposed in the transverse direction of the photographic film, a light receiving portion provided in the other of the respective sides of the guide path for the photographic film, and receiving light emitted from the light emitting portion, and a detecting portion for detecting an image frame recorded on the photographic film depending upon the quantity of light received by the light receiving portion. The LEDs has a reduced fluctuation and a reduced range of temperature change so that transmission density of the photographic film can be accurately detected. An image frame and a base portion of the photographic film can be surely discriminated. Further, the extended life of the LED allows to reduce a regular exchanging operation required when a cold-cathode tube or a halogen lamp or the like is used for a light source, and to improve a maintenance efficiency.
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