Loading arrangement and film platform for APS film
US6177981A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B27/6285
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A loading arrangement for a photographic copier especially for APS film including film cartridges is disclosed wherein the films are partially removed from the cartridge for processing and after processing again rewound into the cartridge, including means for the positioning of a cartridge in a working position, motor-driven unwind means for the partial removal of the film from the cartridge which is present in the windup condition in the cartridge and for the transfer thereof to film transport means provided in the copier apparatus, and motor-driven windup means for the rewinding of the film into the cartridge. Further provided are a storage chamber for coaxially receiving at least two cartridges in a defined orientation, as well as transfer means which fully automatically sequentially remove the cartridges found in the storage chamber from the storage chamber and bring them into the working position, partially remove the film present in the cartridge from the cartridge and transfer it to the film transport means and eject the cartridges after rewinding of the film thereinto.
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