Abstract: A changing device for changing a conveyance direction of a photosensitive material without causing it to move in a zigzag manner is provided. The changing device includes an endless belt in contact with a lower part of the outer surface of a turn roller. A tubular elastic member is fitted in the middle of the turn roller with respect to its widthwise direction. A photosensitive material fed between the turn roller and the belt by the rotation of the turn roller and movement of the belt is conveyed in a circumferential direction of the turn roller while being tightly held between the belt 12 and the elastic member 16. The photosensitive material can have its conveyance direction changed without being caused to move in a zigzag manner by the elastic member in substantially even contact therewith over the entire width thereof.

Abstract: An automatic trimming/printing apparatus for trimming frame images a formed on film and printing the frame images on a photosensitive material. The printing apparatus includes a trimming data input unit for acquiring trimming data of the frame images formed on the film (2), a projecting and exposing station (10) for projecting light from the frame images to the photosensitive material through an exposure lens (14), film transport rollers (33) for transporting the film (2) to the projecting and exposing station (10), and an exposure control unit (42) for effecting exposure based on the trimming data acquired. The exposure control unit (42) has a shift exposure function.

Abstract: A conveyor for a photo-processing apparatus having an exposing section and a developing section is disclosed. The conveyor conveys the photo-sensitive material from the exposing section to the developing section. A power source for conveying a photo-sensitive material in a vertical direction and a guide mechanism for guiding the photo-sensitive material in a lateral direction are installed in the conveyor. The lateral guidance of the photo-sensitive material by the guide mechanism is interlocked with the vertical conveyance by the power source to reduce the number of motors.

Abstract: An installation guide mechanism is provided which allows a paper roll to be easily set onto a roll shaft of a paper magazine. A roll guide is connected with a roll shaft by inserting an insertion hole open at the rear end surface of a roll guide onto a holder ring at the front end of the roll shaft in a paper magazine. A tapered portion is arranged at the front end of the roll guide. After aligning a paper roll with the roll guide so that the tapered portion is inserted into the center hole of the paper roll, the paper roll is guided by the roll guide and is moved onto the roll shaft. A magazine guide also can be installed on a floor located under a magazine engaging port arranged on a bottom of an outer surface of a photographic printing machine. A side guide and a center guide are configured on the magazine guide. A pair of side rollers, two pairs of ground contact rollers and a pair of extruded members are included.

Abstract: A screen hologram image is reproduced on or near a plane of a hologram plate. A dynamic image is displayed at a position crossing an optical path of light beam for illumination to view a dynamic image on the screen hologram image. By using a plurality of apparatuses having the above-mentioned structure, planes of hologram plates are put without overlapping or with partial or overall lapping so that planes of master hologram images are arranged at different or the same positions in space. Thus, a dynamic image is displayed for right and left eyes for stereovision. Color display is possible. Further, an image is displayed in correspondence to a change in visual point in vertical direction or in depth direction. Thus, in an image display apparatus, a dynamic image is viewed for each of the eyes by using a hologram.

Abstract: A magnetic information recorder/reproducer can reduce the possibility of breakage of parts and thus lessen the need for maintenance. A resilient member for pressing a magnetic medium against a magnetic head has a resilient, hard guide layer provided on one side thereof facing the magnetic medium. The guide layer prevents the magnetic medium from coming into contact with the resilient member. The resilient member is thus less like to be broken or worn because it does not contact the magnetic medium.

Abstract: A cartridge loading device comprising a cartridge holder having a holding portion for holding a cartridge having a photographic film therein. The cartridge loading device also includes a holder supporting member for supporting the cartridge holder. The cartridge holder is movable between a loading position where the cartridge can be loaded onto the holding portion and a non-loading position where the cartridge is not able to be loaded onto the holding portion. The holder supporting member is movable between a first position where a photographic film withdraw opening portion of the cartridge and a transfer path do not coincide and a second position where the photographic film withdraw opening portion and a transfer path do coincide when the holder supporting member supports the cartridge holder in the non-loading position.

Abstract: A main lens 500 and an auxiliary lens 550 are selectively loaded on a lens loading section 601 of a lens moving deck 600. The lens moving deck 600 is movable in a certain direction to selectively set the lens loading section 601 at an exposed position and a retracted position adjacent to each other. A lens storage deck 700 is provided adjacent the retracted position to load the main lens 500 thereon for housing.

Abstract: A method of cleaning a film transport unit (5), in which a cleaning leader (80) formed of a synthetic fiber (81) hardened with a resin (82) is transported through a transport path of the film transport unit, and the cleaning leader (80) removes substances adhering to a magnetic head (32a) disposed in the transport path, with said cleaning leader. Preferably, the synthetic fiber is hardened by being impregnated with a resin (82) selected from urethane resin, acrylic resin and silicone resin. Preferably, the cleaning leader (80) is elongated to be an identical or similar shape to a film (2) transported through the film transport unit (5). At least a leading end of the cleaning leader is hardened.

Abstract: A conveying roller includes a shaft and a body member placed on a periphery of the shaft. The body member is provided with an inner layer placed on the periphery of the shaft and an outer layer placed on a periphery of the inner layer. The inner layer is made of a thermoplastic resin having a predetermined volume reduction rate. The outer layer is made of an elastomer. The conveying roller has an increased adhesion between the shaft and the body member.

Abstract: A leader-less type photographic film automatic developing apparatus is described which provides for a maximally narrowed spacing between the centers of the development lines for respective films which can develop a plurality of kinds of film having different widths such as a 135 size film and an APS film. The apparatus includes a first development line for drawing a 135 size film from a film cartridge or the like and developing it, and a second development line for drawing an APS film from a special magazine and developing it. These lines are arranged in parallel to each other. The film cartridge and the special magazine are mounted on a common container holding table which is movable along a direction normal or oblique to the direction of the development lines.

Abstract: A photographic printing system for a photographic film stored in a cartridge with a cartridge ID. This system includes a receiving unit for receiving the cartridge storing the photographic film, the receiving unit having an information input for inputting first printing information on the photographic film as linked with the cartridge ID of the cartridge, a printer/processor unit, and an information controller for communicating, by using the cartridge ID as a key, with the receiving unit and the printer/processor unit, to control and record printing information for the cartridge ID. The printer/processor unit includes an information reader for reading second printing information recorded on the photographic film drawn out of the cartridge, and a printing processor. Third printing information is generated from partial printing information read by the information reader and partial printing information inputted by the receiving unit.

Abstract: A magnetic head 17 reads first character information having a predetermined presentation form magnetically recorded on a photographic film 2, and an exposing unit 5 exposes a photosensitive material 3 with a photographic image of the photographic film. A character-information processing unit 70 converts the first character information read by the magnetic head 17 into second character information having a different presentation form than the first character information in accordance with an instructed conversion rule, and a character exposing unit 30 prints the second character information on the photosensitive material 3 in correlation with the photographic image of the photographic film 2.

Abstract: Photosensitive material is printed in a printing/exposure unit of a photoprinting/developing machine with high efficiency. The photoprinting/developing machine includes a printing/developing section, a carrier section and a developing section. The carrier section has a sheet distributor to improve the processing capacity of the developing section. The printing/exposure section has an exposure table. If photosensitive sheets are short enough, three of them are fed onto the exposure table all at once.

Abstract: A film developing process automatically conveys film to a film developing section. When a cartridge conveyed intermittently by a cartridge conveying device is conveyed to a first stop position, a tapered tongue drawing device is actuated to draw an end portion of a film strip out of the cartridge. At a second stop position, a cutting device and a punching device are operated to cut the tapered tongue and form coupling holes on the end portion of the film strip respectively. At a third stop position, a reinforcing label is applied to the end portion of the film strip by a label sticking device. At fourth and fifth stop positions, the end portions of the film strips are coupled with a leader sheet which has been conveyed and stopped at the other side of the fourth and fifth stop positions. The cartridges are then conveyed together with the leader sheet into the film developing section.

Abstract: A conveying and feeding apparatus for conveying and constantly feeding a film cartridge one by one so as to feed the next process where a plurality of cartridges are conveyed continuously to a cartridge housing unit or a printing machine. A conveying portion comprises a conveyer belt and a guide board, and near its downstream end, a cartridge stopper mechanism is provided. This stopper mechanism comprises a first stopper member and a second stopper member. When the first stopper member stops a forefront cartridge T, the second stopper member is in a release position. Further, when the first stopper member is in a release position, the second stopper member is in a closed position so that the cartridge T can be constantly sent one by one.

Abstract: A film tip pulling device which can automatically and reliably pull out the tip of film wound in a patrone. A pair of holder arms are provided on both sides of a case to resiliently sandwich a patrone from both ends thereof. A film tip pulling plate is slidably inserted in a guide groove open at the front side of the case. A guide plate is provided to guide a film being pulled into a space under the tip of the film tip pulling plate into the guide groove. With a patrone set between the front portions of the holder arms and the film tip pulling plate and the guide plate inserted into the patrone through its film inlet/outlet, a motor in the case is activated to reciprocate the film tip pulling plate through a crank mechanism. When the film tip pulling plate retracts, protrusions of the film tip pulling plate engage perforations formed in the film. The film is thus pulled out. When a film tip sensor provided in the case detects the tip of the film, the motor is deactivated.

Abstract: A photograph developing apparatus includes a main processing tank and a sub-tank which is connected to the main processing tank. The sub-tank is provided with a filter, a sensor, and the like in order to filter processing solution and feed the filtered processing solution back to the main processing tank. The sub-tank has a lid for covering the top of the sub-tank. The lid has an evaporation prevention block which is extended to a point below the surface of the processing solution. Cavity portions are formed in the evaporation prevention block at least at positions corresponding to the filter and the sensor. Alternatively, evaporation of the processing solution is suppressed through employment of an evaporation prevention block which floats on the surface of the processing solution. In this case as well, cavity portions are formed in the block at least at positions corresponding to the filter and the sensor.

Abstract: A piece negative feeding apparatus for successively feeding piece negatives to an exposing section. The apparatus includes a piece negative storage 10 for storing piece negatives 2 in a plurality of orders, as divided into the orders each consisting of at least one piece negative, a negative transport mechanism 20 for transporting the piece negatives from the piece negative storage 10 to the exposing section 8, and an order demarcation recognizing device 7a for recognizing demarcations between the orders based on order identifiers 3 storable in the piece negative storage 10 and transportable by the negative transport mechanism 20.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an optical exposure unit for forming an image on photosensitive material by exposing the material with light beam generated from a first light beam source and transmitted through a photographic film; and a digital exposure unit for forming an image on the photosensitive material by exposing the material with light beam generated from a second light beam source according to digital image data. The optical exposure unit and the digital exposure unit share a single common exposure point. The optical exposure unit includes a masking mechanism for delimiting an exposure area on the photosensitive material, and this masking mechanism and a head module of the digital exposure unit are integrated together as a unit.