JPH04128828A - Image recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily carry out the loading work of a sheet film by horizontally arranging and constituting a first loading part for holding a stacked sheet film and a second loading part inside a receiving magazine respectively. CONSTITUTION:A recording part 38 recording an image on an unexposed sheet film F by an optical system 36 and a carrying means 40 carrying the film F horizontally stacked and held into the receiving magazine Mr loaded on the second loading part 34, are provided inside of a main frame 10. The carrying means 40 sucks and pulls out the film F from the first loading part 26 one by one by a suction mechanism 48, and carries it to the recording part 38 via a carrying path 46, and further, an image is recorded on the film F by the optical system 36. After that, the film F is carried into a sub-frame 30 via the carrying path 46 to be carried in the receiving magazine Mr loaded on the second loading part 34. Thus, the loading to the first and second loading parts is carried out in a state where the receiving magazine is horizontally supported with respect to a horizontally stacked sheet film, so that the loading work is easily carried out.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention takes out a sheet film for image recording from a film loading section that stores the sheet film, records image information thereon, and then transfers the sheet film to a receiving magazine. The present invention relates to an image recording device housed in a computer.

[Prior Art] This type of image recording device is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 119-1983.
As disclosed in Publication No. 560, a first loading section that loads a supply magazine, a recording section that records an image on an image recording sheet film (hereinafter simply referred to as sheet film), and a receive magazine are loaded. and a second loading section, the sheet film is taken out from the supply magazine loaded in the first loading section and conveyed to the recording section, and after recording an image on the sheet film in the recording section,
It is known that the sheet film is transported and stored in a receive magazine loaded in a second loading section.

In this case, in the image recording device, the first loading section and the second loading section are provided on the side of the image recording device with their openings facing diagonally upward, and the supply magazine and the receive magazine are loaded by being inserted diagonally downward from the openings of the first loading section and the second loading section, respectively. In this image recording device, by loading both magazines diagonally downward, the sheet film can be pulled out from the supply magazine using the falling blade of the sheet film. This makes it easy to load the side magazine.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in reality, when loading the supply magazine and the receive magazine diagonally downward as described above, the rear end of each magazine is held at the time of loading to reduce the weight. The distal end of each magazine must be inserted into the opening of each loading section while being supported, which is disadvantageous in that it is difficult to perform the loading operation.

In addition, in order to make the loading work more or less easy, as disclosed in the same publication, it is necessary to make both loading parts protrude from the sides of the image recording device, which makes it easier to record the image. This was an impediment to miniaturization of the device.

Furthermore, if both magazines are loaded diagonally, the mechanism for conveying the sheet film from the supply magazine to the receive magazine via the recording section is likely to be subject to structural limitations, and the image recording device This causes problems such as an increase in the dead space inside the image recording apparatus, which also hinders miniaturization of the image recording apparatus.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate such inconveniences and, in particular, to provide an image recording apparatus that can easily load a receive magazine and can be downsized.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a first loading section for loading stacked image recording sheet films, and a recording section for recording images on the sheet films. , a second loading section into which a receive magazine storing the sheet film on which the image is recorded is loaded; and the sheet film stored in the first loading section is transferred to the second loading section via the recording section. In the image recording apparatus, the first loading section stores the image recording film horizontally, and the second loading section stores the image recording film horizontally. It is characterized by being provided so that it can be loaded.

Further, in the above device, the casing constituting the image recording device has the first loading section and the second loading section disposed in a vertical relationship, and the first loading section has an image recording section extending in the horizontal direction. It has a first opening for storing the film, and a second opening for storing the film.
The loading section has a second opening extending horizontally and perpendicular to the extending direction of the first opening, and the receive magazine is loaded into the second opening.

[Function] According to the present invention, the receive magazine can be loaded into the first loading section and the second loading section, respectively, while the receiving magazine is supported horizontally with respect to the sheet films stacked horizontally. Loading work can be done easily.

Since the receive magazine is loaded horizontally, the degree of freedom in the configuration of the transport means, etc. is increased, and it is also possible to reduce the dead space inside the image recording device. It becomes easy to achieve miniaturization.

[Example] An example of the image recording apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

1 and 2 are respectively a perspective view and a vertical sectional view of the image recording device, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are a perspective view and a partially omitted vertical sectional view of the first loading section of the image recording device, respectively. 5 and 6 are a perspective view and a longitudinal cross-sectional view, respectively, of a receiving magazine loading section of the image recording apparatus.

Therefore, in FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 10 indicates the main housing of the image recording apparatus.

A forwardly bulging protrusion 14 is formed at the top of the front panel 12 of the main housing 10 , and the protrusion 14 extends in the width direction of the main housing 10 . A service panel 16 for maintenance, which can be opened and closed freely, and an operation section 22 equipped with various switches 18, a display section 20, etc. are provided on the upper surface of the projecting section 14.

At the top of the front panel 12, directly below the overhang 14, there is a
An opening hole 24 extending in the width direction of the main housing 100 is formed, and a first loading section 26 for holding the sheet film F laminated from the opening hole 24 to the inside of the main housing 10 in a horizontal state. It is provided.

A horizontal flat part 28 is formed on one half of the upper surface of the main casing 10, and a sub-casing 30 is fixed on the other half. Sub-casing 30 facing flat part 28
The side wall of the main housing 10 is provided with a
An opening hole 32 is formed that extends in the horizontal direction (width direction of
It is open on the 8th side. A second loading section 34 for receiving the receive magazine Mr is provided from above the flat section 28 to inside the sub-casing 30. Details will be given later, but in Figures 1 and 2, the receive magazine M
r is loaded into the second loading section 34.

On the other hand, in FIG. 2, inside the main casing 10, there is a recording section 38 that records an image on an unexposed sheet film F by an optical system 36, and a recording section 38 that records an image on an unexposed sheet film F, and the sheet film F that is held stacked in a horizontal state. A conveying means 40 is provided to convey the receiving magazine Mr loaded into the second loading section 34 via the recording section 38. In this case, the recording section 38 is located below the first loading section 26 and is connected to the main It is provided approximately at the center of the housing IO.

The conveyance means 40 is a conveyance path 4 for the sheet film F, which is constituted by a plurality of guide rollers 42, a guide plate 44, etc.
6, the conveyance path 46 reaches the recording section 38 from a position above the sheet film F loaded in the first loading section 26,
Furthermore, it ascends from the recording section 38 through the other side of the first loading section 26 and reaches the inside of the sub-casing 30 .

The conveyance means 40 sucks and pulls out the sheet films F one by one from the first loading section 26 using a suction mechanism 48, and then transfers the sheet films F through the conveyance path 46.
is conveyed to the recording section 38, and furthermore, after an image is recorded on the sheet film F by the optical system 36 in the recording section 38, the sheet film F is conveyed from the recording section 38 via the conveyance path 46 to the sub-casing 3o. into the sub-housing 3.
0, the sheet film F is carried into the receive magazine Mr loaded in the second loading section 34.

Note that inside the main housing 10, a power supply device (not shown) and the like are housed in a space below the recording section 38.

Next, the structure related to the first loading section 26- will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

The first loading section 26 includes a mounting table 50, and the mounting table 50 is attached to the main housing 10 so as to be freely drawn out.

In this case, the mounting table 50 is a casing, and has an opening 52 for accommodating a sheet film package, which will be described later. This mounting table 50 is attached to the main casing 1.
A stopper member (not shown) is provided so that the main housing 10 can be pulled out by a predetermined length and removed from the main casing 10 if necessary.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b, a handle 54 that projects in a direction away from the opening 52 is formed on the mounting table 50, and a light shielding plate 56 that bulges toward the opening 52 is provided. It will be done.

A locking plate 58 is provided upright in the mounting table 50 in close proximity to the side wall, and a space between the locking plate 58 and the light-shielding plate 56 is perpendicular to the drawing direction of the mounting table 50. A roller 60 is rotatably supported extending in the direction. Further, rotary bodies 62a and 62b are rotatably disposed in parallel with the roller 60 and spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the mounting table 50, and guide rollers 64a to 64b are provided in close proximity to both ends of the rotary bodies 62a and 62b. 64d (see Figure 3). In this case, the guide rollers 64a to 64d are rotatably supported with their respective axes oriented in the vertical direction. .

On the other hand, a locking means 66 is provided on the mounting table 50. The locking means 66 includes a light shielding member 68, and the light shielding member 68 is configured to be swingable via a fulcrum pin supported within the mounting table 50. A rotating body 72 is supported on a vertically extending portion of the light shielding member 68 via a mounting plate 70.

Therefore, the above-mentioned rotating bodies 62a and 62 are placed inside the mounting table 50.
A moving table 74 is arranged so as to roll on b. Mobile platform 7
A spring 76 is interposed between the bottom surface of the moving table 7 and the mounting table 50, and the tension of the spring 76 is used to move the moving table 7.
4 in the direction of arrow A (Fig. 4 a).
and b). Furthermore, supports extending vertically upward are provided at one end of the movable table 74 on the side of the locking plate 58, and the rollers 78 are rotatably supported by the supports. On the other hand, at the other end of the movable table 74, a protrusion 73 that engages with the rotating body 72 of the light shielding member 68 is formed to bulge outward, and at the other end, a locking part 79 that protrudes vertically downward is formed.
(See Figure 4 a and b).

Next, the tensioning means 80 engages with the locking portion 79 of the moving table 74 . The tensioning means 80 includes a rod, and a protrusion 82 that engages with the locking part 79 is formed at one end of the rod. The rod extends into the main housing 10 by penetrating the side wall of the mounting table 50, and has a flange portion 84 formed at the other end. Furthermore, one end of the spring 86 is engaged with the rod, and the other end of the spring 86 is engaged with the side wall of the main casing 10. Therefore, when the mounting table 50 is pulled out from the main casing 10, the movable table 74 is pulled in the direction indicated by the arrow with a relatively large force through the tension force of the spring 86 and the spring 76.

Furthermore, in FIG. 3, a first block 88 is formed on the mounting table 50, and a second block 90 is provided adjacent to the end of the first block 88. Therefore, an opening 94 for accommodating a substantially triangular cutter member 92 is defined between each block 88 and 90. Note that a plate for guiding the cutter member 92 enters the opening 94.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
A light-shielding roller 96 for keeping the interior light-tight is disposed so as to be freely displaceable in the direction of the arrow via an elastic body (not shown). A roller 98 is provided at a predetermined distance from the light-shielding roller 96, and the roller 98 works together with the roller 78 supported on the moving table 74 to separate the sheet film F from the sheet film package (described later). to do. Furthermore, a gap 100 is defined between the main housing IO and the handle 54 of the mounting table 50 for inserting the sheet film package.

Therefore, a wall portion 102 is formed inside the main casing 10. This wall portion 102 comes into contact with a flange portion 84 provided on the rod of the tensioning means 80 . A stopper means 104 is provided adjacent to this wall portion 102.

The stopper means 104 includes a rotary solenoid 106, and the rotary solenoid 106 is connected to the main housing 10.
It is fixed to a mounting base 108 formed in. An L-shaped locking member 112 is locked to a drive shaft 110 extending from the rotary lenoid 106 . In this case, the locking member 112 is configured to be swingable under the driving action of the rotary solenoid 106, and its end engages with a notch 114 formed in the upper part of the side wall of the mounting table 50. Note that a single wafer means 115 as a suction mechanism 48 is disposed within the main housing 10.

Furthermore, the sheet film package 116 loaded into the main casing 10 will be explained. That is, the third
As shown in the figure, the sheet film package 116 has a bag shape in which a plurality of sheet films F are stacked and stored. In this case, both ends 118a and 118b in the longitudinal direction of the sheet film package 116 are sealed by welding or the like, and after the ends 118a and 118b are folded back toward the takeout surface of the sheet film F, they are integrally sealed via a seal 120. is attached to. In addition, in FIG. 3, the portion indicated by the broken line indicates the cut portion 122 of the sheet film package 116.

Therefore, in the above-described configuration, when the mounting table 50 is pulled out from the main casing lO, the rod constituting the tensioning means 80 is separated from the wall portion 102, and this rod is moved by the spring 8.
The mounting table 50 is pulled in the six directions of the arrows with a tensile force of 6.

Therefore, the protrusion 82 formed on the rod engages with the locking portion 79 of the moving table 74 and pulls it in the six directions of the arrows. Therefore, the movable base 74 is displaced in the six directions of the arrows through the tension of the spring 86 and the spring 76 that is engaged with the movable base 74, and its end portion abuts against the light shielding member 68 of the locking means 66.

Next, as shown in FIG.
4 is loaded with the sheet film package 116. In this case, if the distance between the light shielding member 68 and the roller 78 is selected to be slightly smaller than the length in the longitudinal direction of the sheet film package 116, the sheet film package 11
6 is housed, this sheet film packaging body 116 is firmly fixed to the movable table 74.

Then, the cutter member 92 stored in the opening 94 of the mounting table 50 is taken out, and the cutter member 92 is moved along the width direction of the sheet film package 116.
The sheet film package 116 is cut at a cutting portion 122 indicated by a broken line.

After cutting the sheet film package 116 at a desired location in this way, the cutter member 92 is placed in the opening 94 again, and the end 118b side of the sheet film package 116 is cut at the cut end. The remaining part 118a is folded back toward the handle 54 side, and the mounting table 50 is displaced toward the main housing 10 side. For this reason, the bow tension means 8
The flange portion 84 of the rod constituting 0 comes into contact with the wall portion 102 of the main casing 10, and the rod moves in the direction of arrow B with respect to the mounting table 50 against the tensile force of the spring 86.

As a result, the protrusion 82 of the rod is separated from the locking portion of the movable table 74, and only the tensile force of the spring 76 acts on the movable table 74.

Therefore, the mounting table 50 is housed in the main housing 10, and the stopper means 104 is driven. That is, the fourth
As shown in the figure, the drive shaft 110 is rotated under the driving action of the rotary lenoid 106 to swing the locking member 112 in the direction of arrow C. Therefore, the end of the locking member 112 engages with a notch 114 formed in the side wall of the mounting table 50, and the mounting table 50 is fixed within the main casing 10.

Furthermore, in this case, the end of the sheet film package 116 placed on the handle 54 of the mounting table 50 is held between the light shielding roller 96 and the light shielding plate 56 through the elastic force of a coil spring (not shown). At the same time, the main casing 10
It is exposed to the outside through a gap 100 between the handle 54 and the handle 54.

Therefore, if the end of the sheet film package 116 exposed to the outside is pulled in the direction of arrow B, the movable table 74 on which the sheet film package 116 is placed will move against the tensile force of the spring 76 as shown in the arrow B. It is displaced in the B direction and is supported by coming into contact with the locking plate 58.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the protrusion 73 provided on the movable table 74 is displaced in the direction of arrow B, and the rotating body 72 is separated from the protrusion 73, so that the light shielding member 68 is centered around the fulcrum pin. It swings vertically downward. As a result, the light shielding member 68 displaces the sheet film package 116 under the displacement movement of the moving table 74 in the direction of arrow B and the swinging motion of the light shielding member 68.
will be completely separated from. Then, when the sheet film package 116 is bent out in the direction of arrow B, the sheet film package 116 is
The sheet film F stacked and stored inside is moved to the moving table 74.
This leads to residual effects.

The sheet film package 116 is attached to the guide roller 64a.
When all of the moving base 74 is guided to the outside by the guides 64d to 64d, the movable base 74 is displaced in the direction indicated by the arrow through the tension of the spring 76, and the rotating body 72 engages with the protrusion so that the light shielding member 68 The position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4 is reached. As a result, the end of the sheet film F placed on the moving table 74 comes into contact with the light shielding member 68 and is positioned.

Next, under the driving action of the sheet feeding means 115, the plurality of sheet films F stacked on the moving stage 74 are attracted one by one and transported to the image recording mechanism.

Next, the configuration of the receive magazine Mr and its second loading section 34 will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. Note that FIG. 6 shows a state in which the second loading section 34 is loaded with the receive magazine Mr.

The receive magazine Mr (hereinafter simply referred to as magazine Mr) is a generally sealed rectangular case, and is opened through a rectangular opening 132 formed in the front part of the top plate 130. The sheet film F can be inserted into the interior from the portion 132.

Inside the magazine Mr, a rectangular shutter plate 134 for opening and closing the opening 132 is provided, and as shown in FIG. The guide groove 136.136 is horizontally engaged with the guide groove 136.136 formed to extend in the front-rear direction on the upper end of the inner surface of the top plate 130. It is said that it is possible to move back and forth while being guided by.

An opening/closing handle 138 is provided protruding from the upper surface of the shutter plate 134, and the handle 138 is connected to a long hole 14 formed in the top plate 130 extending in the front-rear direction at a rear position of the opening 132.
0 to the upper side of the top plate 130.

This shutter plate 134 is moved back and forth together with the opening/closing handle 138 by grasping it and moving it back and forth at the position of the elongated hole 140.

When the shutter plate 134 is moved to a position where its front end comes into contact with the front side wall 142 of the magazine Mr, the shutter plate 134 closes the opening 132 as shown in FIG. When the opening 13 is moved to a position where it abuts the rear end of the elongated hole 140, as shown in FIG.
Open 2.

Further, a rectangular frame 144 that protrudes outward by a predetermined amount from the outer circumferential surface between the opening 132 and the elongated hole 140 is fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the magazine Mr over the entire circumference. As shown in FIG. 2, a mounting rack part 146 that protrudes downward from the lower surface by the same amount as the frame 144 is fixed to the rear end of the lower surface of the magazine Mr. This frame 1
Reference numeral 44 is for maintaining the light shielding state when the magazine Mr is loaded into the second loading section 34.

Note that a handle 150 is provided on the rear side wall portion 148 of the magazine Mr.
is permanently installed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the second loading section 34 includes a magazine mounting plate 152 fixed horizontally on the flat part 28 of the main housing 10, and a magazine mounting plate 152 fixedly installed horizontally on the flat part 28 of the main housing 10, and the sub housing facing the flat part 28. The panel part 154 has a panel part 154 constituting a side wall part of the body 30, and the opening hole 32 is formed in the panel part 154 so that the front part of the magazine Mr can be inserted therein, and the opening hole 32 can be opened and closed. A shutter plate 156 is attached.
In this case, the panel portion 154 extends in the width direction of the sub-casing 30 , and the inner surfaces of both sides thereof are connected to a pair of mounting panels erected on the main casing 10 at both sides within the sub-casing 30 . Board 158
．． 158 at one end. Each mounting plate 158 extends from the inner surface of the panel portion 154 toward the inner depth of the sub-casing 30 in a direction perpendicular to the panel portion 154 . One end of the magazine mounting plate 152 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the panel portion 154 below the opening hole 32, and
It extends on the flat part 28 from the one end to a substantially side surface position of the main housing 10 (see FIG. 1).

As shown in FIG. 5, the shutter plate 156 extends in a vertical position parallel to the panel portion 154, facing the opening hole 32 in order to close the opening hole 32 inside the sub-casing 30. , its lower end is swingably attached via a spring-loaded hinge 162 to a mounting member 160 fixed to the lower part of the inner surface of the panel section 154 . In this case, the shutter plate 156 is biased to a vertical position by a spring (not shown) of a spring-loaded hinge 162, and can swing to a substantially horizontal position inside the sub-casing 30. In the vertical position, the opening hole 32
occlude.

In the second loading section 34, when the magazine Mr is loaded in the second loading section 34, as shown in FIG. Mr is slidably mounted in a horizontal position on the magazine mounting board 152 via the lower part of the frame 144 and the mounting rack 146, and furthermore, the front part of the frame 144 is mounted on the outer surface of the panel part 154. be touched.

In this state, the shutter plate 156 swings to a substantially horizontal position inside the sub-casing 30 and comes into contact with the lower surface of the front part of the magazine Mr.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, a locking mechanism 164 for preventing the loaded magazine Mr from being removed is attached to the panel portion 154.

This locking mechanism 164 includes a bearing part 166 fixed to the outer surface of the upper part of the panel part 154, and is rotatably supported by the bearing part 166 and is inserted into the sub-casing 30 from the outside to the inside. It consists of a rotation shaft 168 and a locking member 170 extending laterally from the rotation shaft 168 on the outside of the sub-casing 30.
68 and is rotatable around its axis. In this case, as shown in the same figure, when the locking member 170 is rotated to a position where the distal end thereof is in a vertical position closest to the top plate 130 of the loaded magazine Mr, the locking member 170 Closely facing the upper back side of the frame body 144, at this time,
By interposing and locking the upper part of the frame body 144 with the panel portion 154, the magazine Mr is prevented from being removed. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when the locking member 170 is rotated to a horizontal position, it is located above the frame 144, and at this time, the front part of the magazine Mr is submerged from the opening hole 32. It can be inserted into and removed from the housing 30.

Further, in FIGS. 5 and 6, the second loading section 34 has a transport means 40a that constitutes a part of the transport means 40 inside the sub-casing 30.

This conveyance means 40a has, as its main components, a pair of guide rollers 172.1 provided extending in the width direction of the sub-casing 30 between the mounting plates 158.158.
72, a guide plate 174 and a pair of guide rollers 176
．． 176, and basically, these components transport the sheet film F, which is upwardly conveyed from the inside of the main housing 10 to the rear position inside the sub housing 30, to the opening of the loaded magazine Mr. 132, and is carried into the magazine Mr through the opening 132.

The guide rollers 172, 172 face the conveyance path 46 (see FIG. 2) in the main casing 10 at a rear position in the sub-casing 30, and both ends of the guide rollers 172, 172 are rotatably connected to the number plates 158, 158. is supported by. The sheet film F conveyed from inside the main housing 10 into the sub housing 30 enters between the guide rollers 172 and 172 from below in the sub housing 30 and comes into contact with them.
．． 172 is rotated, it is sent upward.

The guide plate 174 has both number plates 158 and 15 on both sides.
It is fixed at 8. As shown in FIG. 6, the guide plate 174 has its negative end connected to the guide roller 172.
172 in a vertical position, and is curved toward the opening hole 32 side from one end to the other end, and the other end is located above the front end of the magazine Mr and opens into the opening 13.
2, facing diagonally downward.

The sheet film F sent upward from the guide rollers 172 and 172 is moved by the guide plate 17 as it moves.
4 from one end side to the other end side.
0.231 while slidingly contacting the inner surface of the guide plate 174, and thereby being guided toward the opening 132 of the loaded magazine Mr.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the guide plate 174
Guide plates 178 and 180 extending in the width direction of the sub-casing 30 are fixed to the mounting plate 158 and 158 at positions at one end and the other end, respectively, facing the inner surface of the guide plate 174. The sheet film F has a guide plate 174.
The guide plates 178 and 180 also guide the guide plates 178 and 180 at one end and the other end, respectively.

The guide rollers 176, 176 are arranged at a position close to the other end of the guide plate 174 to open the opening 1 of the loaded magazine Mr.
32, and its both ends are rotatably supported by both number plates 158 and 158. Said guide roller 172.1
The sheet film F guided by the guide plate 174 from the 72 side enters between and comes into contact with the guide rollers 176, 176, and as the guide rollers 176, 176 rotate, the loaded magazine Mr. It is sent diagonally downward toward the opening 132.

Note that each of the guide rollers 172 and 176 is connected to a drive mechanism (not shown), and is rotationally driven by the drive mechanism. Further, at the exit position of the sheet film F on the guide rollers 176, 176, a brush 182 extending in the width direction of the sub-casing 30 is fixedly attached to the plate 158, 158 with numbers. The surface of the sheet film F being sent out comes into sliding contact with the brush 182 to eliminate static electricity.

Further, the conveying means 40a includes a guide roller 184 extending in the width direction of the sub-casing 30 at the position of the opening 132 of the loaded magazine Mr.

This guide roller 184 has both ends located diagonally below the guide rollers 176 and 176, and is connected to the plate 158 with both numbers.
．． Long hole 1 extending vertically in the front part of 158
86.186, while each elongated hole 18
At the front position of 6, the mounting plate 158 is swingably supported via an arm piece 190 to a support shaft 188 protruding from the outer surface of each mounting plate 158, and by the swinging, it can be raised and lowered at the position of the elongated hole 186, 186. has been done. As shown in FIG. 6, the guide roller 184 is connected to the opening 132 of the loaded magazine Mr.
When the opening is open, both ends of the long hole 186.1 are open.
The magazine Mr is lowered by its own weight to a position where it is supported by the lower end of the magazine 86, and the lower end enters the magazine Mr through the opening 132. In this state, when the sheet film F sent out from the guide rollers 176 and 176 enters the magazine Mr through the opening 132, the guide roller 184 comes into pressure contact with the surface of the sheet film F and While bending the sheet film F downward, the sheet film F is guided into the magazine Mr while being rotated. In this case, the guide roller 184 ensures that the opening 132 of the loaded magazine Mr is connected to the shutter plate 13.
4, the shutter plate 134 comes into contact with the upper surface of the shutter plate 134 and rises.

Furthermore, when the sheet film F is sent out from the guide rollers 176, 176 through the opening 132 into the magazine Mr, the conveying means 40a moves the rear end of the sheet film F to a position between the guide rollers 176, 176. It has an extrusion device 192 that extrudes the magazine Mr from the opening 132 side of the magazine Mr.

This extrusion device 192 includes a casing 194 fixed to the lower side of the guide plate 174 with a space from the front end of the loaded magazine Mr, and a casing 194 fixed to the upper part of the inside of the casing 194 or near the front end of the loaded magazine Mr. solenoid 196 and the linear solenoid 19
An elevating member 198 is provided on the lower side of the casing 194 and moves up and down by the operation of the linear solenoid 196, and an elevating member 198 is provided on both sides of the casing 194 and is swingable via a support shaft 200 at the bottom of the casing 194. A pair of pivotally supported L-shaped extrusion members 2
02.

The elevating member 198 has engaging pins 2 protruding from both sides thereof.
04 is inserted into an elongated hole 206 extending vertically in the lower part of both sides of the casing 194, and is supported via an engagement pin 204 at the position of the elongated hole 206 so as to be able to rise and fall freely. There is.

The elevating member 198 is a linear solenoid 196
When not in operation, the engagement pin 204 is lowered by its own weight to a position where it is locked to the lower end of the elongated hole 206, and is raised by the operation of the linear solenoid 196.

Each push-out member 202 is engaged with the tip of the engagement pin 204 via a cam groove 208, and swings around the support shaft 200 as the elevating member 198 moves up and down. in this case,
When the elevating member 198 is raised from the lowered position, the tip of each extruding member 202 moves from the entrance side of the sheet film F to the exit side of the guide rollers 176, 176 as the elevating member 198 swings.

In the extrusion device 192, a guide roller 176.1
When the rear end portion of the sheet film F sent out from 76 enters between the guide rollers 176, 176, the linear solenoid 196 is activated, thereby causing each extrusion member 202 to swing as described above. At this time, the tip of each extrusion member 202 comes into contact with the rear end of the sheet film F and moves toward the exit side of the sheet film F on the guide rollers 176, 176, thereby causing the sheet The rear end of the film F is forcibly pushed out between the guide rollers 176 and 176 toward the opening 132 of the loaded magazine Mr.

The second loading section 34 also includes a first detection means 210 (see FIG. 5) for detecting whether or not the magazine Mr is loaded inside the sub-casing 30, and an opening for the loaded magazine Mr. a second detection means 212 for detecting whether or not 132 is open; and a locking member 170 of the locking mechanism 164.
has a third detection means 214 (see FIG. 6) for detecting whether or not the magazine Mr is at the removal stop position.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first detection means 210 has a detection section 218 that is fixed to the lower surface of the sub-casing 30 via a mounting member 216. It closely opposes the front side wall B142 of the magazine Mr that is inserted into the magazine. This detection section 218 has a detection switch 220 that is protruded from the end on the opening hole 32 side so that it can be pushed into the inside of the detection section 218. 142 and is pushed into the detection section 218. Then, the first detection means 210 detects that the magazine Mr is loaded into the second loading section 34 when the detection switch 220 is pushed into the detection section 218.

The second detecting means 212 includes a detecting piece 222 extending downward from one end of an arm piece 190 that pivots the guide roller 184 on a support shaft 188, and a detecting piece 222 extending downwardly from the outer surface of the mounting plate 158 below the detecting piece 222. The detection piece 222 has a photosensor 224 fixedly attached to the arm piece 190 and the guide roller 184, and can swing around the support shaft 188. In this case, the tip of the detection piece 222 faces the photosensor 224 when the opening 132 of the loaded magazine Mr is closed by the shutter plate 134 and the guide roller 184 is swung upward as described above. When the guide roller 184 descends, it separates from the photosensor 224. Then, the second detection means 212 detects the detection piece 2 when the opening 132 of the loaded magazine Mr is opened.
22 separates from the photosensor 224, opening of the opening 132 is detected.

As shown in FIG. 6, the third detection means 214 includes a detection piece 226 extending laterally from the tip of the rotation shaft 168 of the locking mechanism 164, and a detection piece 226 located above the tip of the rotation shaft 168. Photo sensor 228 fixed to the inner surface of the panel section 154
The detection piece 226 is rotatable about the axis of the rotation shaft 168 together with the locking member 170. In this case, the detection piece 226 faces the photosensor 228 when the locking member 170 is rotated to the vertical position as described above, that is, the position where the removal of the magazine Mr is prevented. When the magazine Mr is rotated to a horizontal position, that is, a position where the magazine Mr can be removed into the sub-casing 30, it is separated from the photosensor 228. Then, the third detection means 214 detects that the locking member 170 is at the removal-preventing position when the detection piece 226 faces the photosensor 228 at the removal-preventing position of the locking member 170.

Note that these detection means 210, 212, and 214 are connected to a warning generation means (not shown) such as a buzzer or a light source, for example, via a signal processing device (not shown) that processes the detection signal. The loading of the magazine Mr is detected by the first detection means 210, and the second detection means 21
The third detection means detects that the locking member 170 of the locking mechanism 164 has been rotated to remove the magazine Mr from the sub-casing 30 while the opening of the opening 132 of the magazine Mr is detected by 2. When detected by 214, a warning is issued. This is because if the magazine Mr is removed from the sub-casing 30 with the opening 132 open, the sheet film F on which the image in the magazine Mr is recorded will be exposed and the image will be damaged. It is from.

Next, the operation of loading the magazine Mr into the second loading section 34 and the overall operation of the structure related to the second loading section 34 will be explained.

In FIG. 6, when loading the magazine Mr into the second loading section 34, first, the locking member 170 of the locking mechanism 164 is
With the magazine Mr in a horizontal position and with the opening 132 of the magazine Mr closed by the shutter plate 134, the magazine M
The front end of rO is inserted into the sub-casing 30 through the opening hole 32, and the magazine Mr is horizontally mounted on the magazine mounting board 152 via the frame 144 and the mounting rack section 146. In this state, the magazine Mr is inserted into the frame 1.
44 abuts the panel portion 154
As a result, the magazine Mr is loaded into the second loading section 34. At this time, after fitting the front end of the magazine Mr into the opening hole 32 and mounting the magazine Mr on the magazine mounting plate 152, the magazine M
Simply push the rear part of the magazine Mr.
is loaded into the second loading section 34, and the operation can be easily performed.

At this time, inside the sub-casing 30, the guide roller 184 comes into contact with the upper surface of the shutter plate 134 that closes the opening 132 of the margarine Mr, and the support shaft 18
8, and the loading of the magazine Mr is detected by the first detection means 210.

Next, the locking member 170 of the locking mechanism 164 is rotated to a vertical position, thereby preventing the magazine Mr from being removed as described above, and the opening/closing handle 138 of the magazine Mr is pulled rearward to close the shutter. The plate 134 is moved to the rear side of the magazine Mr, thereby opening the opening 13.
Open 2. Then, when the opening 132 is opened,
The guide roller 184 descends and its lower end opens into the opening 13.
2 into the magazine Mr, and furthermore, at this time,
Opening of the opening 132 is detected by the second detection means 212 .

On the other hand, after this, the sheet film F on which the image has been recorded is conveyed upwardly from the main housing 10 into the sub housing 30 by the conveying means 40, and is first moved by the guide roller 172 within the sub housing 30. Entered between 172 and
Due to the rotation of the guide rollers 172 and 172, the guide plate 1
74 side, further guided by the guide plate 174, moves toward the guide rollers 176, 176, and enters between the guide rollers 176, 176. The sheet film F that has entered between the guide rollers 176 and 176 enters the magazine Mr through the opening 132 toward the rear end side, and at this time, as described above, the sheet film F is pushed into the magazine Mr by the guide rollers 184. You will be guided.

In this case, the rear end of the sheet film F is connected to the guide roller 1.
76. Upon reaching the entry position to 176, the extrusion device 1
92 is driven as described above, so that the rear end of the sheet film F is guided by the guide rollers 176 and 176.
Forced out from between. After the extrusion, the rear end of the sheet film F falls into the magazine Mr through the opening 132, whereby the sheet film F is stored in the magazine Mr.

In this way, when the rear end portion of the sheet film F is pushed out from the guide rollers 176 and 176 when being carried into the magazine Mr, there are the following advantages.

That is, when the sheet film F that was carried in first is already stored in the magazine Mr, when the sheet film F that is to be stored next is carried into the magazine Mr,
When the conveyance progresses to a certain extent, the sheet films F come into close contact with each other, and even if an attempt is made to simply feed the sheet film F into the magazine Mr by the guide rollers 176, 176, the sheet film F will not smoothly enter into the magazine Mr. Sometimes.

However, in the image recording apparatus of this embodiment, even in such a case, the rear end of the sheet film F is forcibly pushed out from the guide rollers 176, 176 and dropped into the magazine Mr, as described above. Therefore, the sheet film F is reliably stored in the magazine Mr.

Next, when taking out the magazine Mr from the second loading section 34, the shutter plate 134 first removes the magazine Mr.
After closing the opening 132, the locking member 170 of the locking mechanism 164 is rotated to take a horizontal position. At this time, the magazine Mr can be removed from the sub-casing 30, while the guide roller 184 comes into contact with the upper surface of the shutter plate 134 and rises. blockage is detected.

After this, if the magazine Mr is grasped by its handle 150 and pulled backward, the magazine Mr will be placed on the magazine mounting plate 152.
The magazine is removed from the sub-casing 30 while being placed thereon, and after being removed, it is removed from the magazine mounting plate 152. Further, the opening hole 32 is closed by the yutter plate 156.

In this case, when the locking member 170 of the locking mechanism 164 is rotated to a horizontal position with the opening 132 open, while the opening of the opening 132 is detected by the second detection means 212, Since the third detection means 214 detects that the locking member 170 of the locking mechanism 164 has been rotated to a position where the magazine Mr can be removed from the sub-casing 30, a warning is issued as described above. .

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, the image recording device of the present invention includes a first loading section for holding stacked sheet films in a horizontal state, and a second loading section in the receive magazine. By arranging the parts horizontally,
Loading work of sheet film can be easily performed.

In addition, various devices, parts, etc. can be arranged efficiently and compactly in each loading section, and the image recording apparatus can be downsized.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 are respectively a perspective view and a vertical sectional view of an example of the image recording apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4a,
b is a perspective view and a vertical cross-sectional view of the first loading section for stacking sheet films and holding them in a horizontal state in the image recording apparatus, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are respectively a view of the receive magazine of the image recording apparatus. FIG. 3 is a perspective view and a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the loading section. 10... Main housing 26... First loading section 30... Sub-casing 34... Second loading section 36... Optical system 38... Recording section 40... Transport means 50. ...Placement table 74...Movement table 80...Tensioning means 96...Shading roller 104...Stopper means 115...Sheet film means 116...Sheet film package 132...Opening section 134 ... Shutter plate 144 ... Frame 150 ... Handle 156 ... Shutter plate 164 ... Lock mechanism 170 ... Locking member 182 ... Brush 192 ... Pushing device 202 ... Extrusion member 210...First detection means 212...Second detection means 214...Third detection means Mr...Magazine F...Sheet film

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A first loading section into which stacked sheet films for image recording are loaded, a recording section which records images on the sheet films, and a receiving magazine into which the sheet films with the images recorded are loaded. a second loading section;
and a conveying means for conveying the sheet film stored in the loading section of the camera via the recording section to the receive magazine loaded in the second loading section. An image recording apparatus characterized in that a recording film is stored in a horizontal state, and a second loading section is provided so that the receive magazine can be loaded horizontally. (2) In the apparatus according to claim 1, the casing constituting the image recording device arranges the first loading section and the second loading section in a vertical relationship, and the first loading section extends in the horizontal direction. The second loading section has a first opening for accommodating an image recording film, and the second loading section has a second opening extending in a horizontal direction and perpendicular to the extending direction of the first opening. An image recording apparatus characterized in that the receive magazine is loaded into the second opening.