Abstract: An auxiliary scanning feed mechanism has a pair of curved feed guides for guiding a stimulable phosphor sheet along a curved feed path, and first and second roller pairs rotatable in synchronism with each other for gripping and feeding the stimulable phosphor sheet along the curved feed path. The first and second roller pairs have respective first and second drive rollers disposed inwardly of respective curved sections of the curved feed guides and respective first and second driven rollers.

Abstract: A cassette that is detected as being in an abnormally loaded state by a cassette loader is fed through a first processor, a second processor, a third processor, and a fourth processor to a fifth processor, and then discharged into a cassette storage unit. Similarly, a cassette which is detected as failing to eject a stimulable phosphor panel by the second processor is also discharged into the cassette storage unit. A cassette in a normal state ejects a stimulable phosphor panel in the second processor, and the ejected stimulable phosphor panel is processed in a main unit. The processed stimulable phosphor panel is stored back into the cassette, which is then unloaded into a cassette unloader.

Abstract: A cassette that is detected as being in an abnormally loaded state by a cassette loader is fed through a first processor, a second processor, a third processor, and a fourth processor to a fifth processor, and then discharged into a cassette storage unit. Similarly, a cassette which is detected as failing to eject a stimulable phosphor panel by the second processor is also discharged into the cassette storage unit. A cassette in a normal state ejects a stimulable phosphor panel in the second processor, and the ejected stimulable phosphor panel is processed in a main unit. The processed stimulable phosphor panel is stored back into the cassette, which is then unloaded into a cassette unloader.

Abstract: An auxiliary scanning feed mechanism has a pair of curved feed guides for guiding a stimulable phosphor sheet along a curved feed path, and first and second roller pairs rotatable in synchronism with each other for gripping and feeding the stimulable phosphor sheet along the curved feed path. The first and second roller pairs have respective first and second drive rollers disposed inwardly of respective curved sections of the curved feed guides and respective first and second driven rollers.

Abstract: The position adjusting mechanism has a first screw, a second screw connected to the upper end of the first screw and having a pitch smaller than the first screw, and a hollow support member displaceably threaded over the second screw. The image scanning apparatus has an auxiliary scanning feed mechanism having a guide member supported on the hollow support member. A turning device such as a screwdriver is inserted from above the guide member into the hollow support member through a through hole and an insertion hole that are defined respectively in the guide member and the support member. When the second screw is turned by the turning device, the hollow support member and the guide member supported on the hollow support member are displaced upwardly or downwardly.

Abstract: The position adjusting mechanism has a first screw, a second screw connected to the upper end of the first screw and having a pitch smaller than the first screw, and a hollow support member displaceably threaded over the second screw. The image scanning apparatus has an auxiliary scanning feed mechanism having a guide member supported on the hollow support member. A turning device such as a screwdriver is inserted from above the guide member into the hollow support member through a through hole and an insertion hole that are defined respectively in the guide member and the support member. When the second screw is turned by the turning device, the hollow support member and the guide member supported on the hollow support member are displaced upwardly or downwardly.