JPH0631471Y2 - Automatic processor - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an automatic processor for developing a photographed film.

[Conventional technology]

The development process of the photographic film is performed by a pair of rollers.
This is done by transferring the photographic film in the processing liquid. Although various automatic developing machines for carrying out such a developing process have been proposed, the one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 60-20115 is superior in that the photographic film can be developed as a flat plate. This will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a conventional automatic processor. In the figure,
Reference numerals 1 and 2 denote a pair of film feed rollers, and a indicates a contact portion between them. Reference numerals 3 and 4 are another pair of film feed rollers. The contact portion aa line is almost horizontal. Reference numeral 5 is a tray, 5a is a bottom portion of the tray, 6 are left and right side plates, and 7 and 8 are blades for preventing liquid leakage. Reference numeral 9 is an overflow port provided on the side plate 6, and 10 is a pipe for returning the overflowed liquid to the tank. Reference numeral 11 is a supply pipe for supplying the processing liquid for the tank. Reference numeral 12 indicates a space for containing the processing liquid.

When the treatment liquid is continuously supplied into the space 12, the treatment liquid a-
It is held at the level of line a. In this state, when the film is inserted between the rotating film feed rollers 1 and 2, the film passes through the processing liquid and is fed out of the space 12 by the film feed rollers 3 and 4. This processes the film.

When processing photographic film, it is usually necessary to develop, fix,
A washing process is required. In order to carry out these processes, an automatic developing machine having a configuration in which three of the above-mentioned automatic developing machines are continuously arranged is used. The fourth such automatic processor
This will be described with reference to FIGS. (A), (b) and FIGS. 5 (a), (b).

4 (a) and 4 (b) are front and plan views of the roller block, FIG. 5 (a) is a plan view of the base, and FIG. 5 (b) is FIG. 5 (a).
5 is a sectional view taken along line Vb-Vb of FIG. 20 shows a roller block. Reference numerals 21 and 22 are opposite side walls, and 23, 24, 25 and 26 are rollers corresponding to the film feeding rollers shown in FIG. 3 (the roller 26 is not shown in the figure). Each roller 23-26 is a side wall
It is rotatably attached to 21 and 22. 23G, 24G, 25G and 26G are gears fixed to the shafts of the rollers (the gear 26G is not shown in the figure). A blade 27 is elastically contacted with the rollers 24 and 26 and fixed to the side walls 21 and 22. 30 is the base, 3
1 is a groove formed in the base 30, and 32 is a step. Groove 31
It has the function of a container for receiving the leaked processing liquid, and this processing liquid is returned to the tank. Three grooves 31 are arranged in a row on the base 30. When assembling the automatic processor, the base 30
The roller blocks 20 are mounted in the respective grooves 31 of. In this mounting, the lower end surfaces of the side walls 21 and 22 of the roller block 20 are stepped by
It is done by placing it on 2.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

The automatic developing machine shown in FIGS. 4 (a), (b), 5 (a), and (b) has the roller block 20 preliminarily configured and is simply fitted into the groove 31. Easy to disassemble. However, since the rollers 23 to 26 are attached to the side walls 21 and 22 and cannot be removed, there is a problem that it is difficult to remove the dirt accumulated on the blade.

Further, in reality, the lengths of the rollers 23 to 26 are far longer than the longitudinal and lateral lengths of the side walls 21 and 22, unlike the illustrated dimensions.
Therefore, while handling the roller block 20,
The force may be applied non-uniformly to the and may cause a slight twist. If such a twist occurs, the gears 23G to 26G may not be smoothly meshed with each other or with other gears, and there is a possibility that the gears may not be driven during use.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art,
An object is to provide an automatic developing machine that is easy to clean and that is unlikely to be inoperable.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

To achieve the above object, the present invention is formed on two opposing side walls, a plurality of roller pairs arranged at intervals between these side walls, and a portion opposed to each other between two predetermined roller pairs. And a plate having a bottom wall between the two roller pairs and contacting the respective rollers below the roller pairs, and an automatic developing device for transferring the film between the two roller pairs. In the machine, the side walls on which the rollers are mounted are integrally formed with a lid body, and the side walls formed on the lid body are fitted with the other side walls and the plate body. It is characterized in that a fixing part for fixing the base is integrally formed with the base.

[Action]

When the lid is attached to the base, the side wall on the side of the lid fits to the other side wall on the side of the base, and when the lid is removed from this state, the bottom of the plate appears, making it easy to remove accumulated dirt. Can be removed. Further, since the roller block is not configured, the roller is not twisted.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 (a) is a plan view of a part of a lid of an automatic processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (b) is a line Ib-I shown in FIG. 1 (a).
It is sectional drawing which follows b. In the figure, 23 to 26 are shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and (b).
The same rollers as those shown in, 23G and 24G are gears. Reference numeral 35 is a lid of the automatic processor of this embodiment. 36 and 37 are side walls integrally formed with the back surface of the lid 35. Side walls 35, 36
A plurality of convex portions 36a, 37a and concave portions 36b, 37b are formed between the convex portions 36a, 37a on the respective outer side surfaces of the convex portions 36a, 37a.
Shafts of rollers 23 to 26 are rotatably mounted on the convex portions 36a and 37a. By these, the upper main body 39 of the automatic processor is integrally configured.

2 (a) is a plan view of the base of the automatic processor of this embodiment, FIG. 2 (b) is a sectional view taken along line IIb-IIb of FIG. 2 (a), and FIG.
FIG. 2C is a sectional view taken along the line IIc-IIc in FIG. 2B.
Reference numeral 41 is a base of the automatic processor, and 42 and 43 are fitting side walls integrally formed on the bottom surface of the base 41. A plurality of concave portions 42a, 43a and convex portions 42b, 43b are formed between the concave portions 42a, 43a on the inner surface of each of the fitting side walls 42, 43. 44
Is a roller shaft insertion hole formed in the recess 42a of the side wall 42, which is clearly shown in FIG. 2 (c).

45 is a blade fixing portion integrally formed on the bottom surface of the base,
The fitting side walls 42 and 43 are also integrated. Reference numeral 46 denotes a blade fixed to the blade fixing portion 45 with a screw 47 or the like. Reference numeral 48 is a gear chamber formed by the base 41 and the fitting side wall 42. 49
Is a groove formed by the bottom surface of the base 41, the fitting side walls 42 and 43, and the partition wall 50. The partition wall 50 is a wall that partitions the developing unit, the fixing unit, the water washing unit, and the like to prevent mixing of the liquid. Fig. 2
In (a), only the groove 49 of the developing portion and a part of the groove of the fixing portion continuous to the groove 49 are shown. These constitute the lower main body 51 of the automatic processor.

In the automatic processor of this embodiment, the upper main body 39 is simply replaced by the lower main body.
It is assembled by fitting it into 51. That is, the side walls 36 and 37 of the upper main body 39 are fitted into the fitting side walls 42 and 43 of the lower main body 51 such that one convex portion and the concave portion fit into the other concave portion and the convex portion, respectively. At this time, the roller shaft is inserted into the roller shaft insertion hole 44, and the gears 23G to 26G are housed in the gear chamber 48. Further, the lower rollers 24 and 26 elastically contact the blade 46. Illustration of the gear train mounted in the gear chamber is omitted.

The operation of the film processing of this embodiment is the same as the conventional one. When cleaning this automatic processor, lower body 51
When the upper body 39 is removed from, the bottom surface of the blade 46 appears, so that dirt can be easily removed. Also, the groove 49
For cleaning, the blade 46 can be further removed from the blade fixing portion 45. Further, unlike the conventional one, since the roller block is not used, there is no possibility of twisting each roller. Further, in the conventional one, as a mold for manufacturing the side walls 21, 22,
Although three bases and 30 are required, only two molds are used in this embodiment, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[Effect of device]

As described above, in the present invention, since the side wall having the lid and the roller attached thereto is integrally formed, and the other side wall for fitting and the fixing portion of the plate are integrally formed on the base, the automatic development is performed. The machine can be easily cleaned. Moreover, the roller is not twisted. Furthermore, since there are two molds, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 (a) and 1 (b) are a plan view and a sectional view of a part of a lid of an automatic processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 (a), (b) and (c) of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a plan view, a sectional view and a side view of a part of a base according to the embodiment, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a conventional automatic developing machine, and FIG.
5 (a) and 5 (b) are a front view and a plan view of a roller block in a conventional automatic developing machine, and FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are a plan view and a sectional view of a base in a conventional automatic developing machine. . 23-26 …… Roller, 35 …… Lid, 36,37 …… Sidewall, 39 ……
Upper body, 41 …… Base, 42,43 …… Mating side wall, 44 ……
Roller shaft insertion hole,

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pair of opposed side walls, a plurality of roller pairs arranged at intervals between these side walls, and a base having a groove formed in a part opposed to each other between predetermined two roller pairs. An automatic developing machine configured to form a bottom wall between the two roller pairs and to contact each roller below each roller pair, for transferring a film between the two roller pairs,
Each side wall on which the roller is mounted is integrally configured with a lid,
In addition, two other side walls that fit the side walls formed in the lid body and form the groove and a fixing portion that fixes the plate body are integrally formed with the base. Automatic processor