JPH05100397A - Photosensitive material carrying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a photosensitive material carrying device which is easily removed. CONSTITUTION:A carrying path is constituted of a guide unit 42 which is constituted of guides 48, 50 and a carrying unit 44 which interposes and carries a photosensitive material. The guides 48, 50 are covered with a casing 52. The casing 52 is obtained by coupling a cover 66 and a main body 68 by a catch clip 70 and fitted by apertures 72, 74 by interposing brackets 54, 60. When the coupling by the clip 70 is released, the cover 66 and the main body 68 can be divided above and below and removed. Thus, a gap where the unit 44 can be moved is formed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photosensitive material conveying device for conveying a photosensitive material from an image printing device to a processing device in a light-shielded state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a scanner for converting a photographic image into a halftone image for printing by using an original as a document scans a laser beam which is modulated according to an image signal read from the photographic image and converted into an electric signal. Then, the photosensitive material is exposed. As a result, the light-sensitive material irradiated with the laser light is exposed according to the photographic image and a halftone image is recorded. The exposed photosensitive material is then subjected to a developing process.

In recent years, various attempts have been made to improve the processing capacity by combining an image printing apparatus such as a scanner and an automatic developing machine which is a photosensitive material processing apparatus for developing a photosensitive material exposed by the image printing apparatus. Has been implemented. In this case, since the image-printing apparatus such as a scanner and the automatic developing machine are different in the conveying speed and the conveying port height of the photosensitive material, there are differences in the conveying speed between the scanner and the automatic developing machine, discharge, and the insertion port. In general, a photosensitive material conveying device that eliminates the positional deviation is interposed.

This photosensitive material conveying device is provided with a conveying path for conveying the photosensitive material at a predetermined speed by a driving force of a driving source, and the conveying path is shielded so that light from the outside does not reach the photosensitive material. In addition, guides are provided so as to protrude from each other so that the photosensitive material can be reliably delivered to the next apparatus, and the transport path is provided so as to be substantially continuous between the discharge port of the scanner and the automatic developing machine. In addition, when the photosensitive material is conveyed together with the scanner, the conveying speed is controlled so as to match the conveying speed on the scanner side, and when the photosensitive material is conveyed together with the automatic developing machine, the conveying speed is controlled so as to coincide with the conveying speed of the automatic developing machine. Is becoming

The photosensitive material transporting device thus provided allows the photosensitive material discharged from the scanner to be sent to the automatic developing machine. As a result, when the photosensitive material is exposed to a predetermined image by the image printing device, the photosensitive material is continuously developed by the automatic developing machine.

By the way, it may be necessary to take out the photosensitive material conveying device from between the image printing device and the automatic developing machine for maintenance of the photosensitive material conveying device. In this case, the photosensitive material conveying device is tightly connected between the image printing device and the automatic developing device for light shielding, and generally either the image printing device or the automatic developing device is moved.

[0007]

However, since the image printing device and the automatic developing machine are heavy objects, they cannot be easily moved, and it is difficult to remove the photosensitive material conveying device from between the image printing device and the automatic developing machine. Has become.

The present invention has been made in view of the above facts, and an object of the present invention is to provide a photosensitive material conveying apparatus which can be easily removed from between an automatic developing machine and an image printing apparatus.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for conveying a photosensitive material between an image printing apparatus for printing an image on a photosensitive material and an automatic developing machine for developing a photosensitive material on which an image is printed. Is a light-shielding photosensitive material conveying device provided in the above, a conveying unit for feeding the photosensitive material discharged from the image printing device to an automatic developing machine by a driving force of a driving means, and a conveying path formed inward. A casing which is provided adjacent to the transport unit and shields the transport path and which is detachable in a divided manner; and when the casing is removed, the transport unit is movable along the transport direction. Characterize.

The photosensitive material conveying device according to claim 2 of the present invention is
The photosensitive material conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the casing is provided with a first guide means arranged upstream in a conveying direction,
A conveying path formed by a second guide means arranged on the downstream side in the conveying direction is shielded from light, and the second guide means is moved in the conveying direction when the casing is divided. Thus, the first guide means and the second guide means are overlapped with each other, and the transport unit is movable in at least one of the directions orthogonal to the transport path.

The photosensitive material conveying device according to claim 3 of the present invention is
The photosensitive material conveying apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the casing is divided into at least two in either a vertical direction of the conveying path or a width direction of the conveying path.

[0012]

In the photosensitive material conveying apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the conveying unit is provided between the image printing apparatus and the automatic developing machine. Further, the connecting portion between the transport unit and the image printing device or the automatic developing machine is shielded from light by a casing.

This casing is separable, and in the divided state, a gap is formed so that the conveying unit can be moved along the conveying direction. Since the transport unit is movable along the transport direction, the transport unit can be taken out from between the image printing apparatus and the automatic developing machine without moving the image printing apparatus or the automatic developing machine.

The casing may cover a part of the carrying unit to shield light, or may be provided adjacent to the carrying unit and carry the photosensitive material inside. Further, the casing may be divided in either the vertical direction or the width direction of the transport path.

In the photosensitive material conveying apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, the first and second guiding means are provided in the casing. These first and second guide means can be brought close to each other and overlapped with each other. Further, in the state where the first guide means and the second guide means are overlapped with each other, they are set in the transport direction. It can move relative to either of the orthogonal directions.

The casing is divided and removed, and further,
The transport unit is moved to overlap the first guide means and the second guide means. In this state, the transport unit can be moved in the direction orthogonal to the transport path, and can be easily taken out from between the image printing apparatus and the automatic developing machine.

In the photosensitive material conveying apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, the casing is divided in the vertical direction or the width direction of the conveying path. The casing is divided into at least two parts, and is removed from between the image output device and the automatic developing machine. This makes it possible to make a gap between the image output device and the automatic developing machine to move the transport unit along the transport direction.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a photographic image processing system 10 according to this embodiment. This photo image system 10
Is a photosensitive material 1 by a scanner 12 which is an image printing apparatus.
4 is exposed. The exposed photosensitive material 14 is continuously developed by the automatic developing machine 16.

The scanner 12 is loaded with a photosensitive material 14 wound in a roll. The roll-shaped photosensitive material 14 is pulled out from the outer peripheral end, cut into a predetermined length by the cutter 18, and then wound around the outer peripheral surface of the drum 20.

The outer peripheral surface of the drum 20 is irradiated with laser light from the laser light irradiation section 22. The laser light is modulated by an image signal obtained by converting a photographic image into an electric signal, and the modulated laser light is scanned on the surface of the photosensitive material 14 to expose the photosensitive material 14 to form a halftone image corresponding to the photographic image. Form. Photosensitive material 14 exposed by laser light
After being separated from the outer peripheral surface of the drum 20, it is sandwiched by the pair of transport rollers 24, transported by the driving force thereof, and discharged from the discharge port 26 of the scanner 12.

At the discharge port 26 of the scanner 12, a photosensitive material conveying device (hereinafter referred to as "conveying device") 30 described later is provided.
The photosensitive material 14 discharged from the scanner 12 is conveyed to the automatic developing machine 16 connected to the downstream side of the conveying device 30.

The automatic developing machine 16 includes a processing solution processing section 32 for processing the processing solution of the photosensitive material 14 with a developing solution, a fixing solution, and washing water, and the photosensitive material 14 processed with the processing solution.
And a drying section 34 for performing a drying process on the photosensitive material 14 on which the halftone image is recorded. As shown in FIG. 3, the insertion port 3 of the automatic processor 16
An insertion sensor 40 for detecting the insertion of the photosensitive material 14 is arranged near 6 and the insertion sensor 40 detects the insertion of the photosensitive material 14 and detects the processing liquid processing section 32 and the drying section 34. Is automatically activated.

Next, the carrying device 30 to which the present invention is applied will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the transport device 30 includes a guide unit 42 that forms a transport path for the photosensitive material 14, a transport unit 44, and a controller 46 that controls driving of the transport unit 44.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the guide unit 42 is provided on the upstream side of the transport unit 44 and has the first unit.
And the guides 48 and 50 serving as second guide means and the casing 52.

The guide 48 serves as the discharge port 26 of the scanner 12.
Guide plates 56, 58 supported by a bracket 54 mounted in the vicinity are arranged vertically opposite to each other, and their downstream end portions in the transport direction are close to each other. Further, the guide 50 is arranged such that guide plates 62 and 64 are vertically opposed to each other via a bracket 60 attached to the transport unit 44. These guide plates 62, 64
The end portions on the upstream side in the transport direction of are oriented in directions away from each other.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the casing 52 covering the guides 48 and 50 is a rectangular box body, and the lid 66 and the main body 68 are connected by a catch clip 70. These clip clips 70 attach the lid 66 to the main body 68 by the biasing force of the tension coil spring 70A.
It is designed to be closely attached to. Further, by releasing the engagement state between the lid 66 and the main body 68 by the catch clip 70, the catch clip 70 is vertically divided into two parts to be removed.

As shown in FIG. 7, with the casing 52 removed, the guide plates 62, 64 of the guide 50 are removed.
Guide plates 56 and 58 of the guide 48 can be inserted between them, whereby the guide 48 and the guide 50 can be overlapped. Since the width direction side of the conveyance path is open between the guide plate 62 and the guide plate 64 of the guide 50, the guide 48 and the guide 5 are provided.
It is possible to make relative movement along the width direction of the transport path in a state where 0 and 0 are overlapped. The brackets 54, 60
Each of these is covered with light shielding plates 54A and 60A which shield the vicinity of the mounting portions of the guides 48 and 50 from light. Further, a sponge 76 is attached to the outer periphery of these light shielding plates 54A and 60A.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, openings 72 and 74 corresponding to the guides 48 and 50 are formed on the upstream side surface and the downstream side surface of the casing 52 in the carrying direction (in FIG. Only one is shown). In the openings 72 and 74, the main body 68 and the lid 66 are used to press and attach the sponge 76 to the light shielding plates 54A and 60A of the brackets 54 and 60, respectively. Therefore, the casing 52 is attached and supported by the lid 66 and the main body 68 so as to sandwich the brackets 54 and 60,
Opening 72, 74 by pressing the sponge 76
The light is blocked from entering inward.

As shown in FIG. 3, the transport unit 44
In this case, a pair of side plates 80 are arranged at both ends in the width direction of the conveyance path inside a casing 78 which is a rectangular box. A pair of rollers 82, 84 is rotatably arranged between the pair of side plates 80. A guide portion 86 is arranged between the pair of rollers 82 and 84 to form a conveyance path for the photosensitive material 14. A control unit 46, which will be described later, is disposed below the transport unit 44, and these are supported from the floor by a pair of legs 88 and 90.

The roller pair 82 on the upstream side of the conveying path is composed of a roller 92 and a roller 94. The upper roller 92 is rotatably supported by the side plate 80. As shown in FIG. 5, a sprocket 96 is attached to one end of the rotary shaft 92 </ b> A, and the driving force is transmitted to the roller 92 via the sprocket 96. A gear 98 is arranged at the other end of the rotary shaft 92A so that the gear 98 meshes with the gear 98 arranged on the roller 94 to transmit the driving force to the roller 94.

In the vicinity of the roller pair 82, the eccentric roller 10
0 is arranged such that its rotating shaft 100A is rotatably supported by the side plate 80 (see FIG. 6). As shown in FIG. 6, a lever 102 is arranged inside the side plate 80.
The lever 102 is a long plate member, and one end in the longitudinal direction is rotatably supported by the side plate 80. A notch 104 is formed at the other end of the lever 102, and the notch 104 has
The rotating shaft 94A of the roller 94 is inserted and supported. Further, an elongated hole 106 is formed in the lever 102 in the longitudinal direction in the longitudinal direction of the lever 102. The eccentric roller 100 is inserted into the elongated hole 106. Therefore, the rotation of the eccentric roller 100 swings the lever 102, and the swinging of the lever 102 moves the roller 94 in the contacting / separating direction with respect to the roller 92.

Therefore, the roller pair 82 is composed of the photosensitive material 1
4 can be sandwiched and the roller 92 and the roller 94 can be moved relative to each other.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rotating shaft 100A of the eccentric roller 100 engages with a guide portion described later at a position projecting from each of the pair of side plates 80.
8 is fixed. Further, a shaft 114 is connected to one end of the rotating shaft 100A via connecting members 110 and 112. A dial 116 is attached to the tip protruding from the casing 78. Therefore, by rotating the dial 116, the eccentric roller 10
0 is rotating.

As shown in FIG. 6, the intermediate portion of the shaft 114 is inserted into a dial engaging portion 118 arranged inside the casing 78 so as to correspond to the dial 116. An engagement pin 120 is projected and fixed to the dial 116 toward the dial engagement portion 118, and an engagement hole for inserting the engagement pin 120 into the dial engagement portion 118 to engage the dial 116. 122 is drilled in two places. A compression coil spring 124 is interposed between the dial engaging portion 118 and the connecting member 112 of the shaft 114, and urges the dial 116 together with the shaft 114 toward the eccentric roller 100.

Therefore, the engagement pin 1 of the dial 116 is
20 is the engaging hole 1 due to the urging force of the compression coil spring 124.
It is urged toward 22 so as not to leave.
Further, by pulling out the dial 116 against the biasing force of the compression coil spring 124, the engaging pin 120 is pulled out from the engaging hole 122, and the dial 116 becomes rotatable. A dial 116 is inserted into these engaging holes 122.
The engaging pin 120 can be inserted and engaged every time when it is rotated 0 degrees, that is, every half rotation. These engagement positions are a position where the roller pair 82 holds and conveys the photosensitive material 14, and a position where the roller pair 82 is farthest from each other.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the side plate 80 is provided on one roller of the roller pair 84 on the downstream side in the transport direction.
A sprocket 96 is disposed at one end protruding from the sprocket 96 so that the driving force is transmitted together with the roller pair 82. As shown in FIG. 5, gears 98 are respectively arranged at the other ends of the rollers of the roller pair 84 so that the driving force transmitted to one roller is transmitted to the other roller. .. Further, the rotating shaft 84A of these rollers is biased by the biasing force of the tension coil spring 126, and a nip force is applied.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the guide portion 86 disposed between the roller pairs 82 and 84 includes the side plate 80.
Fixed guide plate 128 fixed to the fixed guide plate 128
It is constituted by a movable guide plate 130 arranged above. The movable guide plate 130 is rotatably supported on the downstream side by the side plate 80, and on the upstream side, the cam 108 of the eccentric roller 100 is further protruded in the width direction of the transport path and has a tip portion.
A leg portion 132 extending toward is formed.

Therefore, at the upstream end of the movable guide plate 130, these leg portions 132 are supported by contacting the cam 108. The cam 108 rotates with the rotation of the dial 116, and the movable guide plate 130 is swung in the contacting and separating direction with the fixed guide plate 128 with the rotation of the cam 108. The swinging of the movable guide plate 130 in the contacting / separating direction is separated from the fixed guide plate 128 when the pair of rollers 82 can hold the photosensitive material 14 by the dial 116, and the photosensitive member sent out from the pair of rollers 82 is moved. The material 14 is inserted between the movable guide plate 130 and the fixed guide plate 128 and guided to the roller pair 84.

When the roller pair 82 is separated,
The movable guide plate 130 approaches the fixed guide plate 128, and the step portion 1 formed at the upstream end of the fixed guide plate 128.
It is accommodated in 34. Therefore, the photosensitive material 14 inserted between the roller pair 82 is guided to the upper surface of the movable guide plate 130.

An auxiliary guide plate 136 is erected upward at an intermediate portion of the movable guide plate 130 in the carrying direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the casing 78 is provided with an opening / closing lid 138 on the upper surface. The photosensitive material 14 guided to the upper surface of the movable guide plate 130 is guided to the opening / closing lid 138 by the auxiliary guide plate 136.
Therefore, by opening the opening / closing lid 138, the operator can take out the photosensitive material 14 guided by the auxiliary guide plate 136.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the insertion port 140 is provided in the casing 78 of the carrying unit 44.
A shutter 142 that opens and closes the insertion port 140 is provided in the vicinity of the insertion port 140. Normally, this shutter 142 is closed, and the gas of the processing liquid accumulated in the processing liquid processing unit 32 of the automatic processor 16 is inserted into the insertion port 140. The scanner 12 does not enter the scanner 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, a guide group 144 is disposed near the roller pair 84, and the photosensitive material 14 can be inserted from the opening / closing lid 138 toward the automatic developing machine 16.

As shown in FIG. 5, the fixed guide plate 1
A motor 146 serving as a drive source of the transport unit 44 is disposed below the 28. A sprocket 148 is arranged on a rotating shaft 146A of the motor 146, and a driving force is transmitted to the roller pair 82, 84 by a chain 150.

The control section 46 arranged below the transport unit 44 mainly controls the driving of the motor 146. The control unit 46 is connected to the scanner 12 and detects the operation of the scanner 12. When the operation of the scanner 12 is detected, the motor 146 causes the roller pairs 82 and 84 to move to the conveyance speed of the scanner 12. It is designed to drive at approximately the same speed.

The control unit 46 is also connected to the automatic developing machine 16, and when the automatic developing machine 16 detects the insertion of the photosensitive material 14, changes the driving speed of the motor 146,
The roller pairs 82 and 84 are driven according to the conveying speed of the automatic developing machine 16.

The control section 46 includes a movable guide plate 13
A limit switch (not shown) for detecting the position of 0 is connected, and the roller pair 82 depends on the position of the movable guide plate 130.
It is detected whether or not the photosensitive material 14 can be nipped. Further, the control unit 46 includes an interlock mechanism that prevents the motor 146 from being driven when the opening / closing lid 138 or the upper surface of the casing 78 is open, and the shutter 142.
Does not operate the motor 146 when the insertion opening 140 is closed.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In the photographic image processing system 10 shown in FIG. 1, the scanner 12 exposes a halftone image by irradiating the photosensitive material 14 with laser light according to an image signal. The exposed photosensitive material 14 is transferred from the scanner 12 to the transfer device 3 by driving the transfer roller pair 24.
0 is sent to the guide unit 42. Guidance unit 4
In 2, the guides 48 and 50 guide the photosensitive material 14 sent by the pair of transport rollers 24 of the scanner 12 toward the transport unit 44.

In the transport unit 44, the motor 146 is driven by the operation signal of the scanner 12 and the scanner 12 is driven.
The photosensitive material 14 can be transported at substantially the same speed as the transport roller pair 24 of FIG. When the photosensitive material 14 is inserted from the guide unit 44 in this state, the photosensitive material 14 is inserted by the roller pair 82.
And is carried in the guide portion 86. As a result, the photosensitive material 14 is transferred from the scanner 12 to the transport unit 44.
Is delivered to.

The photosensitive material 14 is further transported by the transport unit 44 and sent to the automatic developing machine 16. In the automatic processor 16, when the insertion sensor 40 detects that the tip of the photosensitive material 14 has been inserted, the processing liquid processing unit 32 and the drying unit 34 are operated. At the same time, the automatic developing machine 16 informs the control unit 46 of the carrying device 30 that the photosensitive material 14 has been inserted. As a result, the control unit 46 causes the motor 146 to
By changing the driving speed of the roller pair 82, 84 to match the conveying speed of the photosensitive material 14 of the automatic developing machine 16.

When the photosensitive material 14 is fed from the conveying unit 44, the automatic developing machine 16 conveys the photosensitive material 14 while successively immersing the photosensitive material 14 in a developing solution, a fixing solution and rinsing water to carry out a processing solution treatment and then drying. The part 34 is dried and discharged. That is, in the photographic image processing system 10, when the halftone image corresponding to the image signal is exposed by the scanner 12, the exposed photosensitive material 14 is continuously developed and finished by the automatic developing machine 16.

In the carrying device 30, the carrying unit 44
The guide unit 42 is shielded from light by the casings 78 and 52. Also, the scanner 12 and the guide unit 4
2. The connecting portions of the transport unit 44 and the automatic developing machine 16 are also shielded from light.

When carrying out maintenance of the carrying device 30, especially when removing the carrying device 30 from the scanner 12 and the automatic developing machine 16 for maintenance of the carrying unit 44 having a drive portion, the guide unit 42 is divided. To do. The guide unit 42 can be divided into a lid 66 and a body 68 by unraveling the catch clip 70. Due to this division, the casing 52 becomes the scanner 1
2 and the transport unit 44.

After that, the transport unit 44 is attached to the automatic developing machine 1.
The guide 48 and the guide 50 are superposed on each other by removing the guide 48 from the connecting portion with the guide 6 and moving it to the scanner 12 side. This makes it possible to make a gap for removing the transport unit 44 from between the scanner 12 and the automatic developing machine 16. In this state, the transport unit 44 is moved in the width direction of the transport path (for example, the front side or the back side of the paper surface of FIG. 1) to move the transport unit 44 to the scanner 12 and the automatic developing machine 16.
It can be pulled out from between.

Therefore, the carrying device 30 is attached to the scanner 12
Alternatively, it can be removed without moving the automatic processor 16. Further, when the carrying device 30 is attached between the scanner 12 and the automatic developing machine 16, the procedure can be carried out in the reverse order of this removal, and even in this case, it is not necessary to move the scanner 12 or the automatic developing machine 16.

The casing 52 of the guide unit 44
Is not necessarily divided into two parts vertically, for example, it may be divided into two parts on the left and right sides, or may be divided into three parts. Normally, the photosensitive material 14 is reliably conveyed. Any structure may be used as long as it shields the road and can be easily divided when the transport unit 44 is removed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the example in which the scanner 12 is applied as the image printing apparatus has been described, but the image printing apparatus is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to apply a material such as a facsimile for a newspaper, which scans or surface-exposes an image on a light-sensitive material, and to which light-sensitive material is exposed and then subsequently developed.

[0057]

As described above, the photosensitive material conveying device according to the present invention is provided with the casing which is adjacent to the conveying unit and shields the conveying path from light, and the casing is divided and removed to remove the image printing apparatus. The transport unit can be moved between the automatic developing machine and the automatic developing machine.

Further, the photosensitive material conveying device according to the second aspect of the present invention is provided with the first and second guiding means provided in the casing. The first and second guide means can be overlapped by removing the casing, and in the overlapped state, the transport unit is movable in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction.

As described above, the photosensitive material transporting apparatus of the present invention is excellent in that the transporting unit can be easily moved between the image printing apparatus and the automatic developing machine, which are heavy objects, and can be taken out. There is an effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a photographic image processing system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a carrying device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a carrying device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a main part perspective view showing a guide unit to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main portion showing the inside of the transport unit according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing the attachment of an eccentric roller.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a state in which guides are overlapped.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Photographic Image Processing System 12 Scanner 14 Photosensitive Material 16 Automatic Developing Machine 30 Conveying Device 42 Guide Unit 44 Conveying Unit 48, 50 Guide 52 Casing 66 Lid 68 Main Body

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A light-shielding photosensitive material conveying device provided between an image printing device for printing an image on a photosensitive material and an automatic developing machine for developing the photosensitive material on which the image has been printed, the image printing device comprising: A conveying unit for feeding the photosensitive material discharged from the apparatus to the automatic developing machine by the driving force of the driving means, and a conveying path formed inside and provided adjacent to the conveying unit to shield the conveying path and divide it. And a detachable casing, wherein the transport unit is movable along the transport direction when the casing is removed. 2. The casing shields a conveyance path formed by a first guide means arranged upstream in the conveyance direction and a second guide means arranged downstream in the conveyance direction. In the state where the casing is divided, the second guide means is moved along the transport direction so that the first guide means and the second guide means overlap with each other and the direction orthogonal to the transport path. 2. The photosensitive material conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conveying unit is movable to at least one of the above. 3. The photosensitive material conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the casing is divided into at least two parts in either a vertical direction of the conveying path or a width direction of the conveying path.