摘要:
A film processing system that removes film strips from their cartridges, splices the strips together for processing and printing, and then separates the strips for return and reattachment to the same cartridge from which they were removed. The empty cartridges are maintained during processing in a magazine in the same sequential order and corresponding batch as the spliced film strips, to facilitate matching of the film strips and cartridges at the end of the process. According to other features, the spliced roll of film strips is unwound and rewound after development, once for electronically scanning the film strips to capture electronic representations of the developed images, and again for optically printing the developed images onto photographic paper. The film strips include magnetically recorded information, representing conditions of camera exposure, that are captured during scanning before printing.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a patch which is easily applied to motion picture film, a jig and a method for using the same. The patch may act as a splice to connect two lengths of film which require repair or which must be joined together to produce a complete presentation. The patch may also be applied along a predetermined position of the film to carry control information which may be used to control the sequence of events in a movie theater. In some applications, the patch may serve both a splicing as well as an information-carrying function. The patch can be rapidly and accurately positioned and attached to the film by use of a novel splicing jig and results in a splice which does not leave any adhesive residue about the film sprocket holes or on the jig.
摘要:
A method of splicing together leading and following webs which are delivered successively. In the splicing method, when the leading and following webs are different in shape or material from each other, there is interposed between the leading and following webs a dummy web for increasing the strength of splicing of the webs. Also, when the leading and following webs are welded and spliced togethr, the two webs are in part lapped on each other and the lapped portions thereof are cut inclined with respect to the width direction of the webs. After waste materials produced from the cutting are removed, the ends of the webs are butted against each other or slightly lapped on each other and are then welded together. A welded and spliced portion, which includes a fusion portion and a recrystallized portion produced due to heat during welding, is formed such that a difference between the web thickness of the recrystallized portion and the thickness of the adjoining portions of the recrystallized portion is within .+-.30%.
摘要:
A print cutter suitable for use in an order finishing station or as a stand-alone unit includes a reel mount for accepting a reel of photographic prints formed in a continuous web. An automatic threader threads the leading end of the web through a loop guide into the first set of drive rollers. A leading end sensor senses the leading end of the web as it is automatically threaded through the loop guide to stop the threading process when the leading end of the web reaches the feed rollers. The same sensor is utilized to monitor the size of the loop of the print web present in the loop guide and to feed additional prints from the reel into the loop guide as required to maintain predetermined loop size. An accurate measure of print length is maintained by feeding the prints to the cutter using a roller pair including a nondeformable roller engaged with the undersurface of the prints and a deformable roller engaging the upper surface of the prints. The nondeformable roller is driven by a stepper motor. A decurling roller is provided which is pressed into contact with the upper surface of the prints after they have been cut to reverse bend the prints and remove the curl that is inherent in the prints due to their position on the circular reel. The decurler roll is adjustable to change the degree of reverse bend applied to the prints to accommodate varying amounts of curl. A diverter bar is swingably mounted on the print cutter adjacent the print exit to allow good prints to be deposited directly into a print tray, while makeover prints are held up above the good prints so that at the end of an order, the makeover prints are present at the top of the print stack.
摘要:
A tape repair device for reviewing and repairing audio and video cassettes having a housing with a tray for receiving cassettes and drive means for advancing or rewinding the tape within the cassette. A roller serves as a tape extractor and engages the tape and is actuable to move the tape to an extracted position away from the cassette convenient for effecting repairs. The unit may also include a tape splicer bar and auxiliary cleaning roller which engages the tape.
摘要:
A tape splicing block assembly including a block member provided with a flat bed surface sized for supporting a length of magnetic tape that is clamped thereto by a pair of releasable clamp members having inwardly directed longitudinal lips which engage narrow regions of the tape edges along the length of the bed surface.
摘要:
Webs of cigarette paper, filter wrapping paper or metallic or plastic foil in cigarette rod making, filter rod making or cigarette packing machines are spliced to each other by uniting bands which are removed from a strip-shaped flexible carrier and delivered to the splicing station by a pivotable lever, either in response to reciprocation of a carriage by hand or by a motor or in response to automatic actuation of a fluid-operated motor so that its piston rod performs forward and return strokes. Each uniting band is adhesive at both sides and the splicing station is located between the path of movement of the running web and the path of movement of a fresh web which latter is accelerated to the speed of the running web prior to start of the splicing operation.
摘要:
A roller-blind shutter (32) comprises two shutter-curtains (35,36) with accompanying shutter-rollers (33,34) adapted to be driven by stepping motors (M3,M4). The strip-material (6) is transported and positioned, along the path of travel of the said shutter-curtains, by a positioning roll (14) also driven by a stepping motor (M2). The stepping motors (M2,M3,M4) are controlled digitally by pulses from positioning devices. Prior to exposure of a section of strip by a projected picture (31), the strip-material is positioned in such a manner that its leading transverse edge (6k) is spaced by half a frame-length from the optical copying axis (OA). In order to make an exposure, the said shutter-curtains are moved consecutively in the same direction, so that the closing edges (35k,36k) thereof expose and then cover the said section of strip. The one edge (31uk) of the exposed picture (31) is formed by the transverse edge (6k) of the strip-material (6), while the opposing edge (31 ok) is masked by the shutter-curtain (35) located on the other side of the optical copying axis (OA). In the exposure-position, the closing edge (35k) of this shutter-curtain (35) is spaced by half a frame-length from the optical axis of the picture (OA). The device may be adapted to different frame-lengths by altering the program of the positioning devices.
摘要:
An apparatus for connecting a strip of photographic paper to a flat conveyor belt includes an elongated member having at a first end thereof a hook for fitting over one edge of the flat conveyor belt. The elongated member has a supporting portion spaced from the hook and adapted to have attached thereto a strip of photographic material. A slide member is mounted for longitudinal sliding movement along a portion of the length of the elongated member between the hook and the supporting portion thereof. The slide member has projecting therefrom an integral inclined tab for engaging the other edge of the flat conveyor belt. A toggle and spring structure constantly urge the slide member toward the hook, thereby ensuring that opposite edges of the conveyor belt continuously are clamped between the hook and the tab.
摘要:
An automatic splicer is provided which is coupled to a continuous running processor. Short strips of roll film are inserted into the splicer and are automatically spliced together as they are advanced through the splicer. When no film is ready to be processed a leader is automatically spliced to the last roll of film to be processed. When the last roll of film is passed through the processor, the system may be placed on standby or stopped.