Abstract: A photographic printer apparatus is provided, with quick change self-threading magazines of photographic material which enables use of different widths and types of photographic material at the input of the printer apparatus. A cutter station is positioned within the printer console adjacent the magazine input, where roll material is pre-cut to the desired size of the photographic print to be made before being exposed. Transport systems are provided in the console for vacuum guidance and positioning of the photographic material while it is being cut and for accurately positioning the photographic material opposite a first exposure station for exposure, and for transporting the piece of photographic material to a second exposure station or for storage and subsequent processing or to a continuously running processor adapted to develop, and wash and dry the previously exposed photographic material.

Abstract: Photographic paper (20) is delivered from a supply roll (14) in a cassette (15) in a printer (10) where variable lengths of the paper web are cut off as sheets (30) that are imaged and processed. Cassette (15), in its delivery position, is light locked to a hood (40) and to a fixed blade (26) of a cut-off knife (25). The movable blade (27) of the cut-off knife (25) has a movable portion (44 or 64) that overlaps with a fixed portion (45 or 63) of a labyrinth light lock that is closed whenever movable knife blade (27) is closed. This blocks sheet imaging light from the leading end (21) of the paper (20) on the supply side of cut-off knife (25) when shutter (32) opens for imaging sheet (30). Shutter (32) then closes, allowing knife (25) to open for advancing another length of paper (20) and cutting off a subsequent sheet (30) for imaging another print.

Abstract: An automatically operated vacuum feed system for cameras is disclosed. Such system includes an opaque, flexible transport belt that is secured between rollers situated at opposite sides of the platen of the camera. A manifold is secured to a vacuum pick-up bar that is adhesively joined to the transport belt, and a central bore and depending channels are defined in the bar.The channels are aligned with openings passing through the belt so that suction forces can be introduced to the underside of the belt to cause photosensitive materials to adhere thereto. The pick-up bar is suspended between a pair of C-shaped tracks that is secured inboard of a pair of side frames for a rigid belt frame. Lift links join the tracks to the side frames, and a lift motor periodically elevates the tracks, thus lifting the manifold and the belt.A reversible motor, a drive sprocket, idlers, and an endless chain are situated outboard of one of the side frames.

Abstract: An instant photographic apparatus uses a photosensitive member in the form of a roll, of a length to receive a plurality of exposures, and an image-receiving member in the form of either a roll or a sheet. The photosensitive member is cut off to the length of a single frame of film after the exposure of its leading end. Before or after cutting off the member or members, the exposed leading end of the photosensitive member and the image-receiving member are superposed. Between the superposed members a processing liquid is distributed and spread in a uniform layer for diffusion transfer processing. During the processing, negative and positive images are produced simultaneously on the photosensitive and image-receiving members, respectively, according to the latent image previously created on the photosensitive member by exposure.

Abstract: Present invention provides a photosensitive material processing apparatus having an outside unit, an inside unit and a photosensitive material transport unit, in which both the outside unit and the inside unit are so shaped as to be a complementary figure with each other and the inside unit can position in the outside unit. The photosensitive material transport unit having a plurality of rollers for transporting the photosensitive material in a sandwiching manner therebetween. The plurality of rollers are divided into two groups of which the first group is provided to the outside unit and the second group is provided to the inside unit. The inside unit can be pulled out with the second group rollers from the outside unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for making a print in which a photographic image on a photographic original and a CRT image displayed on a CRT display device are selectively printed on a photographic paper and developed. The apparatus includes projection units each for projecting a photograph image or a CRT image on a photographic paper, an exposure control unit for holding a photographic paper in an exposure position and controlling exposure of the photographic paper, and a photograph development processing unit for developing an exposed photographic paper. The projection units are selectively used in accordance with an image to be exposed and optically coupled with the exposure control unit. In addition, the apparatus is useful for automatically making prints, in combination with a cutter for cutting a photograph print from a developed photographic paper into pieces, each comprising one frame and a punching cutter for punching out a photograph print into pieces each comprising one frame.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus employs a photo- and pressure-sensitive heat-developable material having a substrate and a layer formed on the substrate from a material which is photo-sensitive and heat-developable and which enables the developed image to be fixed by a pressure. The apparatus has the following major parts: an exposure device for exposing the material to an original image so as to form a latent image corresponding to the original image on the photo-sensitive material; a heat-developing device for thermally setting the portion of the material corresponding to the latent image thereby immobilizing the image; a pressing transfer device for superposing the material and an image-receiving material in contact with each other and pressing them together; and a conveyor drum defining a path of convey therearound. At least two of the exposure device, the heat-developing device and the pressing transfer device being arranged along the path.

Abstract: A copying machine has a camera unit and a developer unit connected through a coupler, wherein the coupler includes feed paths along which a length of film is fed before and after exposure to a focused image of an original; a film cassette located adjacent to the feed path; a film carrier for supplying a length of unexposed film to the photographic or camera section, the film carrier being capable of running to and fro along a portion of the feed paths; an overlay sheet holder provided in opposite to the film carrier and movable in synchronism therewith; a transparent platen on which the film is placed with an overlay sheet covered thereon to shut out extraneous light; and a film sucking means mounted on the film carrier whereby a length of film after exposure is fed to the developer unit by being held by suction at its terminating end.

Abstract: A photographic paper accommodating apparatus is disposed on the downstream side of a printing section for transporting an exposed continuous photographic paper to a subsequent step. A pair of first clamping and transporting rollers are disposed on the downstream side of the printing section so as to clamp and transport the photographic paper and form a first loop of photographic paper between the printing section and the rollers. A pair of second clamping and transporting rollers are disposed on the downstream side of the first clamping and transporting rollers so as to clamp and transport the photographic paper and form a second loop of photographic paper between the first and second clamping and transporting rollers.

Abstract: In a production line for photographic copies the individual sheets leaving the copy portion of the production line are distributed over a plurality of output conveyors and transported in accordance to a predetermined distribution pattern through a subsequent wet treatment and drying station. For facilitating subsequent collection of copies by order, a separation mark in the form of a deviation from the predetermined distribution pattern is inserted between separate orders on said output conveyors. The separation marks may be detected after the wet treatment station by a light barrier sensing device or the like, and used for controlling automatic sorting devices to collect copies by order.

Abstract: A photographic paper accommodating apparatus which is disposed on the downstream side of a printing section for transporting an exposed continuous photographic paper to a subsequent step. A pair of first clamping and transporting rollers are disposed on the downstream side of the printing section so as to clamp and transport the photographic paper and form a first loop of the photographic paper between the printing section and the rollers. A pair of second clamping and transporting rollers are disposed on the downstream side of the first clamping and transporting rollers so as to clamp and transport the photographic paper and form a second loop of the photographic paper between the first and second clamping and transporting rollers.

Abstract: A photographic camera has two guides for engaging mutually opposite edge portions of photographic film at an exposure plane where the film is exposed to take a photograph. The guides are movably mounted so that they can be temporarily retracted for the exposure, so that the edge portions of the film are also exposed to take the photograph, which is thus `borderless`.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus forms an image on a thermal developing photosensitive material by light exposure, develops thermally the image on the photosensitive material and transfers the developed image to an image-receiving paper so as to be recorded thereon. An exposing drum has a through-hole for holding the thermal developing photosensitive material thereon by suction. An exposing head for exposing the thermal developing photosensitive material is disposed in opposing relation to the outer periphery of the exposing drum, together with transfer rollers for transferring the thermally developed image to the image-receiving paper. In addition, a heater for thermal development is incorporated in the exposing drum. Accordingly, it is possible to carry out exposing, thermal developing and transfer operations while keeping the thermal developing photosensitive material wound on the outer periphery of the exposing drum.

Abstract: A photographic paper accommodating apparatus is disposed between a photographic paper printing section and a developing section so as to absorb or retain the slack in a continuous photographic paper fed from the former to the latter which occurs due to a difference between the respective processing speeds at these sections. First clamping and transporting rollers are provided on the downstream side of the printing section so as to define a first photographic paper looping area between the printing section and the first clamping and transporting rollers. Second clamping and transporting rollers are provided on the downstream side of the first clamping and transporting rollers so as to define a second photographic paper looping area between the first and second clamping and transporting rollers.

Abstract: A self-contained COM (Computer Output on Microfilm) microimage recorder provides completed microfiche records of computer generated images. A master film strip travels a path including exposure, developing and duplication stations. An optics assembly at the exposure station exposes a pattern of numerous images provided serially by a cathode ray tube onto an image area of the master film strip. The entire image area is developed by heat at the developing station. A duplicate film strip moves along a path merging with the master film path at the duplication station where an entire pattern of images is duplicated onto an image area of the duplicate film strip from a developed image area of the master film strip. Duplicate film image areas are cut from the end of the strip as individual microfiche records and exit from the recorder as completed records after being developed and cleared.

Abstract: A storage chamber for temporally storing elongate web is provided between exposure device for imagewisely exposing the elongate web and developing device. After the amount of web in the storage chamber has reached a preset amount, the web is fed from the storage chamber to the developing device, and feeding device is stopped when development of the trailing end of the final exposed section on the web has been terminated after the feed of the web to the developing device has been started.

Abstract: A process camera apparatus for forming a halftone image and a line image on a photosensitive material such as a positive or negative film. The apparatus comprises a base; a transparent platen provided on the base; a light-shielding cover covering the upper side of the transparent platen such as to form a light-shielded region on the transparent platen; a screen device including a contact screen and a screen frame for supporting the contact screen, the screen device being withdrawably disposed on the portion of the transparent platen within the light-shielded region; a pair of rollers disposed adjacent one end of the base and adapted for conveying the photosensitive material into the light-shielded region; and a light-shielded condition maintaining device adapted to maintain the light-shielded condition in the light-shielded region when the screen device is being taken out from the light-shielded region.

Abstract: An automatic developer/printer apparatus for obtaining photographic prints from a negative. The apparatus includes a projection assembly having therein: a light source, a projection chamber, a negative carrier, and an optical assembly. The apparatus also includes an exposure darkroom having therein at least one magazine of photosensitive material, a projection plane, a cutting element, and an advancement element. The apparatus further includes a developer having a plurality of treatment tanks and paper feed mechanisms, and a housing containing a drying chamber and a treatment product reservoir. The projection assembly is positioned parallel to the exposure darkroom which is itself positioned above the developer. The housing containing the drying chamber and the treatment product reservoir is positioned under the projection apparatus and adjacent to the developer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for simultaneously printing and developing photographs, of the type essentially comprising three main assemblies, namely, respectively:a first exposure assembly A,a second assembly B in camera obscura;a third developing assembly C,characterized in that the cutting part of the fixed knife defines on the light-sensitive paper the part exposed by the light beam issuing from the lens.

Abstract: A device for storing exposed film for a photographing and developing apparatus comprises a first pinch roller pair provided in the vicinity of a storage reel, a second pinch roller pair provided at a spacing from the storage reel and a guide means for guiding exposed film from the first pinch roller pair to the second pinch roller pair. The first and second pinch roller pairs, the guide means and associated film transport roller means are controlled as to the direction of rotation and position, whereby an exposed film portion supplied from a photographing unit is taken up once on a film storage reel and then reliably fed to a developing unit by the action of the guide member.

Abstract: An installation, supplying sheets of photographic emulsion carrier into the input slot of a developing machine, is provided for more efficient utilization of the working width of the developing machine, which is equipped with a transfer installation which separates the emulsion carriers, is swivelable about an axis which is perpendicular to the feed direction, is movable along the length of the input slot, and is arranged between an exposure easel, provided with an emulsion carrier feed device, and the input slot.

Abstract: A slit exposure type copying camera comprises an original-mounting glass sheet (4) placed on the upper surface of a camera box (1), a suction member (10) adapted to transfer a rolled photosensitive material (2) in the lower region of the interior of said box, a slit exposure type scanner (5) adapted for being reciprocated in a region between said glass sheet and said photosensitive material, a cutter (6) disposed adjacent an exposure start position to cut the photosensitive material exposed to light by means of said scanner, and conveying means (19, 7) for conveying the exposed cut strip outside the camera.

Abstract: Apparatus for storing, transporting, and exposing photosensitive film is disclosed in which a camera supports a table along which a carriage is slidable. The carriage serves to store and feed out lengths of film into a camera exposure station. A vacuum bar is carried by the table at one end thereof so as to underlie one margin of the film. A source of vacuum is connected to the vacuum bar. A sheet of flexible plastic material overlying a translucent platen for the camera is located at the exposure station. Application of vacuum to the vacuum bar causes the film to be flattened against the platen by atmospheric pressure for film exposure.

Abstract: A photographing station of a copying camera is disclosed comprising a film supporting surface rotatable about its axis between a first position and a second position. The surface receives and holds a predetermined length of unexposed film in the first position, turns to the second position for exposing the film and then resumes the first position to remove the exposed film for developing.

Abstract: An integrated automatic device for the simultaneous printing and development of photographs, particularly color photographs, of the type comprising three separate units adjoining each other, namely a first exposure unit A, a second dark-room unit B, a third development unit C. The dark-room unit B is vertical and perpendicularly adjoins the end of the exposure unit A and the development unit C is horizontal and is located below the dark-room unit B and parallel to the exposure unit A.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a paper cutter, a hole puncher and a guide clip which engages a strip of printed paper for conveyance to a developer. As the printer operates intermittently while the developer operates continuously, a reservoir or buffer zone is provided for the paper between the two. A mechanism for storing guide clips automatically delivers and orients a guide clip so as to engage a transported paper strip for further conveyance therewith by means of a chain conveyor or the like. As the printer may move vertically independently of the fixed developer, the conveyor is made expandible so as to accommodate differences in the conveyance distance.

Abstract: A print paper feeding device for photograph processing apparatus, in order to enable to smoothly and positively feed a continuous tape-shaped print paper from a printer to a processer as fitted to the operating characteristics of the printer and processer, comprising a first feeding roller means to be rotated intermittently, a second feeding roller means which can be intermittently rotated to make a first loop of the print paper of a predetermined size between it and the first feeding roller means and an image developing feeding roller means which can be continuously rotated to make a second loop of the print paper of a predetermined size between it and the second feeding roller means.

Abstract: Apparatus for storing, transporting, exposing and developing photosensitive film is disclosed in which a camera supports a table along which a carriage is slidable. The carriage serves to store and feed out lengths of film into a camera exposure station. A source of vacuum acting between a sheet of flexible plastic material and a translucent platen for the camera at the exposure station causes the film to be flattened against the platen for film exposure. Thereafter, the vacuum is broken by movement of the carriage and the exposed film is urged into the nip of rollers which carry the film through a developing station supported by the table.

Abstract: In a process and apparatus for photographically enlarging an image by advancing unexposed light sensitive material from a roll of such material to an image receiving location, exposing the material at such location to an image, severing the exposed material from the roll and advancing the severed and exposed material through image activating or developing means and image stabilizing means, it is provided that the material is advanced to the image receiving location by feed rollers disposed downstream of such location and is supported at such location in a substantially vertical plane by such feed rollers. The material at the image receiving location is exposed to an enlargement of the image to be reproduced and the exposed material is advanced by the feed rollers from the image receiving location and severed from the roll after being advanced beyond the feed rollers.

Abstract: A reprographic camera suited for use in daylight conditions has a light-tight casing mounted on its rear-side in which casing is provided with dispensing means for dispensing the required amount of photosensitive material from a supply roll contained therein, a positioning mechanism for positioning the photosensitive material in the middle of the image plane and an optical processing station. The dispensing and positioning are controlled by synchronous motors which are energized for an adjustable period of time which depends on the length of sensitive material to be dispensed and positioned.

Abstract: A photographic apparatus, in which a plurality of image originals are sequentially photographed on a photographic film of a long length, and the thus photographed film is subjected to development. The photographic apparatus is provided with a film storage chamber, where the exposed film is temporarily stored, and the film stored therein is gradually fed by means of film forwarding rollers which operate in accordance with the film quantity staying in the film storage chamber to a film processing device to develop the exposed film.

Abstract: A transporter for delivering cut lengths of exposed film media from a phototypesetter into a film media processor and comprising a series of spaced roller pairs motorized through slip clutches to transport and permit reverse movement of said film media, and when cut adapted to move the film media forwardly at a rate substantially greater than the throughput rate of the phototypesetter which is substantially twice that of the processor, and having a buffer storage area to receive film media delivered from the phototypesetter to be returned thereto or delivered to the film processor, there being a turn gate alternately directing the film media to the buffer storage area and in an emulsion "up" condition or to the film processor for development and delivering the same in emulsion and character "up" sheets cut at the entry thereof into the transporter.

Abstract: Transport apparatus for a phototypesetting system having input and output film buffers and a gating mechanism for selectively directing the film to either of several output stations.

Abstract: A roll sheet feeding device comprising a sheet feed roller for feeding a roll sheet, and a stopping means for stopping said sheet feed roller at least one predetermined position, said means being provided in a midway of a passage through which a driving force is to be transmitted to said sheet feed roller, a diameter and an amount of rotation of said sheet feed roller is so determined that said sheet is fed for a predetermined length until said roller is stopped at a predetermined position after said sheet feed roller starts rotating from a predetermined position, and said stopping means being put into operation immediately before said sheet feed roller completes said amount of rotation, and said stopping means being interrupted said operation thereof at the time that said sheet feed roller completes said amount of rotation, whereby said sheet is cut by a predetermined length.

Abstract: A camera portion and a processor portion are combined so that the film exposed in the camera portion is processed in the processor portion. The camera portion is provided with a roll film take-up magazine and a cutter for cutting a roll film into sheet film. When roll processing is desired, the exposed roll film is taken up in the roll film take-up magazine and the magazine is put into the processing portion. When sheet processing is desired, the exposed roll film is cut into sheet film in the camera portion and fed into the processor portion. The processor portion is provided with a first film passage for guiding the sheet film into the processor and a second film passage for guiding the roll film into the processor. The processor portion has a roll film magazine holding device for holding the roll film take-up magazine so that the roll film taken out thereof is guided into the processor through the second film passage.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a compact photograph developer and printer which is contained in a cabinet adapted to receive exposed film and to deliver printed pictures therefrom. The photograph developer and printer being adapted for use in public places and being fully automatic upon the insertion of exposed film therein to process the film, expose it and print photographs which are automatically delivered through a light trap opening in the housing to the operator. The housing contains novel film transport means including an adhesive film transport tape adhesively engageable with the marginal edges of film beyond the picture area thereof for pulling the film through the developer and processing tanks as well as the dryer. The machine also contains an exposing and printing facility as well as a print paper processing and developing tank means, all contained in the housing in light tight conditions.

Abstract: A photographic printer associated with a photographic processing apparatus is provided with an accumulator which receives from the printer element a roll of exposed photographic paper in naturally-formed random loops. A movable, biased plate supports the loops of paper, and position switches respond to the movement of the plate, which is a function of the length of the paper loops within the accumulator, to selectively control different operations performed within the printer to control and regulate the speed of the printer in accordance with the operational speed of other units of the processing apparatus, such as a photographic print developing unit.

Abstract: A process of forming a picture image information such as a manuscript, etc. on a dry treated roll film and developing the same is disclosed. The process comprises successive steps of preparing a film segment having a given length and formed thereon with said picture image information and hot developing said image information formed on said film segment under a flat state without applying tension thereto. An apparatus for practicing the process is also disclosed. The apparatus comprises a cutting block, a photographic block and a hot developing block arranged in succession along a path, said hot developing block having at least one flat surface for attracting a film segment having a given length, and a film carriage provided at its one end with a holding head for attracting and holding said film segment formed thereon with said picture image information and movable along said path to carry said film segment in succession to a position opposed to each of said blocks.

Abstract: In a facsimile receiver comprising a recording unit for forming a latent image on a continuous recording medium fed by a variable speed feed unit and a developing and fixing unit for processing the latent image into a visible one, a controllable feed unit and a store unit are arranged successively prior to the processing unit. When fed to the controllable feed unit by the variable speed feed unit, the continuous sheet is held by the former so as to heap in the store unit. Responsive to a page end signal, a cutter disposed prior to the store unit cuts the continuous sheet into a separate sheet and a remaining continuous sheet. The separate sheet is now fed by the controllable feed unit to the processing unit at a predetermined speed. The recording medium may be one of stacked separate sheets, when the controllable feed unit feeds the above-mentioned one separate sheet a predetermined interval after the separate sheet is fed thereto by the variable speed feed unit.

Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for cyclically controlling the metering of photosensitive sheet material into an exposure station, cutting the material to a selected length, exposing the material to form a latent image thereon and advancing the sheet onto a rotating drum upon which the sheet is processed by the application of heat. To minimize the size of the apparatus and to reduce the time between exposures of successive prints the drum is made relatively small but rotated at a correspondingly higher rate with appropriate processing time provided by having each portion of the sheet remain on the drum for more than one revolution of the drum. Rotation of the drum is controlled by a counting mechanism to ensure that the drum has turned a sufficient number of revolutions to fully process the sheet and remove same from the apparatus. The apparatus also controls a stripper element so that this element is actuated at an appropriate time in a print cycle to remove the processed sheet from the drum.

Abstract: Process for producing microfilm copies and apparatus therefor employing silver halide emulsion film which is provided in roll form, wherein subsequent to exposure of the frames of the image-carrier portion the film is advanced a set length without being exposed this unexposed portion constituting the tab portion of the succeeding microfilm unit, and then the exposed image-carrier portion of the film, also preceded by a tab portion, is detached by cutter means from the remainder of the film and processed independently in the same apparatus, and moved to the exterior of the apparatus. An identification code may be written manually on the tab portion of each microfilm unit or may be produced automatically thereon by supplementary film exposure means upon exposure of the first frame of the image-carrier portion of each microfilm unit.

Abstract: Microfilm apparatus suited to use in a small establishment and employing standard microfilm in roll form. Successive microfilm units each comprising an image-carrier portion constituted by a set number of frames which have been exposed in an exposure compartment in the upper portion of the apparatus to image-wise light reflected from documents to be microfilmed and a tab portion for carrying an identification code indicative of the content of documents recorded on the image-carrier portion are detached from the remainder of the film and immediately processed in a development processing compartment in the lower portion of the apparatus, remaining film being available for production of subsequent microfilm units, and processed microfilm units being moved to the exterior of the apparatus.

Abstract: A roll fed copier is provided with mechanism responsive to depression of a copy button to start or turn on power to the machine and thereby initiate the feed of copy paper from a supply roll and to cock a sprng-powered knife which is tripped by linkage operated by an adjustable copy length control on the movable original carrying platen. Additional mechanism is also provided to break the power lines to the machines if the copy button is not actuated for a predetermined interval.

Abstract: A camera adapted for making a chemically developed printing plate or a more economical dry developed printing plate. The camera has a magazine for supplying selectively one of two types of light sensitive film material, advancing a severed sheet of the selected material to the image plane, and directing that subsequently imaged plate to the associated processing station to produce a developed and ready printing press plate.

Abstract: A microfiche recorder in which a platen is rectilinearly moved over a reference plate having an optical aperture through which images are projected onto film on the platen. A supply of recording film is stored on the platen for movement therewith to prevent film twisting and distortion. The platen moves slidably over the reference plate and vacuum ports in the platen retain the film section being exposed to the platen. When the platen is in its home or starting position, a reciprocating clamp grasps an edge of the exposed film, the vacuum is released and a predetermined length of film is drawn from the platen to thereby automatically reload the platen with fresh film for exposure. As soon as the exposed film section has been fully withdrawn from the platen, a cutter severs it from the remaining film.