摘要:
An arrangement for closing and opening a film sheet cassette, particularly an X-ray film cassette, has a bottom element, and a top element provided with a projection and movable relative to the bottom element between closed and open positions. A sliding element is provided having a projection engageable with the projection of the top element in the closed position, and disengageable from the same in the open position. A spring member urges the sliding element into and retains the same in engagement with the projection of the top element in the closed position. An elastic detent element retains the sliding element when the latter is disengaged from the projection of the top element in the open position. The elastic detent element is actuated by the top element when the latter moves from the open position into the closed position, so that the sliding element ceases to be retained by the elastic detent element and is urged by the spring into the engagement of the projection of the top element.
摘要:
Apparatus for feeding dielectric receptor sheets and/or sheet-like carriers for receptor sheets to the ionography imaging chamber of a radiographic system from a nearly upright stack of overlapping sheets has a set of suction heads which are mounted on a first lever pivotally mounted on a second lever. The first lever is repeatedly pivoted relative to the second lever to thereby move the suction heads, which attract a portion of the outermost sheet of the stack below the upper edge face of such sheet, along an arcuate path to thereby flex the upper part of the outermost sheet away from the neighboring sheet. The second lever is thereupon pivoted to complete the separation of the outermost sheet from the neighboring sheet and to introduce the upper edge face of the separated outermost sheet into the nip of two advancing rolls which transport the sheet toward or into the interelectrode gap of the imaging chamber. A stripping device is adjustably mounted in the path of movement of outermost sheets with the suction heads relative to the second lever to flex such sheets between the suction heads and the respective upper edge faces whereby the outermost sheets are even more likely to become separated from the neighboring sheets. A pivotable lever is provided to maintain the stripping device in such position that the latter is located at a fixed distance from the paths of upper edge faces of successive outermost sheets, irrespective of changes in the thickness of the stack.
摘要:
Apparatus for feeding dielectric receptor sheets and/or sheet-like carriers for receptor sheets to the ionography imaging chamber of a radiographic system from a nearly upright stack of overlapping sheets has a set of suction heads which are mounted on a first lever pivotally mounted on a second lever. The first lever is pivoted relative to the second lever to thereby move the suction heads, which attract the upper marginal portion of the outermost sheet of the stack, along an arcuate path to flex the upper marginal portion away from the neighboring sheet. The second lever is thereupon pivoted to complete the separation of the outermost sheet from the neighboring sheet and to introduce the upper marginal portion of the separated sheet into the nip of advancing rolls which transport the sheet into the interelectrode gap of the imaging chamber. A hold-down device abuts against the outer side of the outermost sheet below the suction heads during flexing of the upper marginal portion of the outermost sheet.
摘要:
Dielectric receptor sheets which are transported seriatim from a tray into the gas-filled interelectrode gap of an ionography imaging chamber are arrested ahead of the chamber, and a corona generating device is moved along each arrested sheet to apply a uniform electrostatic charge to or to neutralize the electrostatic charge of the arrested sheet. Each arrested sheet whose charge is influenced by the corona generating device is attracted by suction to the concave side of an arcuate guide. The corona generating device is mounted on a carrier which is pivotable about an axis including the center of curvature of the concave side of the guide. The carrier further supports a pivotable retainer which moves the central portions of the leaders of successive sheets against the concave side of the guide if the leaders exhibit the tendency to bend or bulge away from the concave side. The marginal portions of sheets which are advanced along the guide extend into arcuate channels which flank the concave side. The treatment by the corona generating device can serve to destroy non-uniform positive or negative charges or to apply uniform background potential.
摘要:
An indicating arrangement for indicating the absence or presence of film in the interior of an X-ray film cassette includes an indicating member movably mounted on one portion of the cassette. Another portion of the cassette which is juxtaposed with the one portion has a recess therein, in which the inner end of the indicating element is received when film is absent from the internal space of the cassette, but which is covered by the film when the same is properly introduced into the internal space of the cassette so that the inner end of the indicating element is prevented from entering this recess. The position of the indicating element can be perceived at the exterior of the one portion of the cassette in a tactile or visual manner. The indicating element may be a discrete element mounted on the cassette, or a one-piece part of a flexible portion of the cassette. In either event, the indicating element is guided in a rigid portion of the cassette so that the position of the indicating element relative to this rigid portion may be ascertained either by touch or by observation.
摘要:
A transport roller made of plastics by extrusion and used for photomechanical apparatus for transporting film or X-ray cassettes or the like is formed as a sleeve having an internal recess, the surface of which is provided with a plurality of inwardly radially protruding ribs which ensure a stable and rigid structure of the roller without requiring a metallic core in the roller.
摘要:
An arrangement for introduction of a film magazine into a film-processing device has a housing which defines an inlet slot through which the film magazine is inserted. The film magazine has a film stack carrier provided with at least one opening for removal of the film and a casing member which is movable with respect to the film stack carrier. In order to guarantee the light-tight shielding during the introduction of the film magazine, a shutter is provided along the inlet slot which is parallel movable within the interior of the housing and serves as support for the film stack carrier. The shutter has a circumferential edge which cooperates with a respective circumferential edge of the housing for providing a first light-tight shielding and a second light-tight shielding is provided through cooperation of the circumferential edge with a respective groove provided in the casing member.
摘要:
A cassette with two chambers for discrete cut films has a centrally disposed plate-like partition with two identical sides, and a pair of identical covers each of which is adjacent to a different side of the partition and is pivotably attached to the partition by a hinge for movement between an open and a closed position. The covers have exposure apertures and carry slidable plate-like shutters which can slide in slots of the respective covers to permit or prevent entry of light by way of the respective apertures. The film chambers are separated from each other by the central portion of the partition, and the latter further carries locks for releasably holding the covers in their closed positions. The lock for one of the covers is provided at that side of the partition which is adjacent to the other cover, and vice versa. The hinge or hinges for one of the covers are provided on a first marginal portion of the substantially rectangular partition, and the lock for such one cover is provided on a second marginal portion which is parallel to the first marginal portion. The hinge or hinges and the lock for the other cover are respectively provided on the second and first marginal portions of the partition.
摘要:
An arrangement for opening and closing a film sheet cassette having a bottom element and a top element movable relative to the bottom element between open and closed positions, includes a sliding element guided on the bottom element and movable relative to the top element in a first direction from a first position in which it engages the top element and thereby the latter is retained in the closed position to a second position in which said sliding element disengages from the top element and thereby the latter can move to the open position, a spring urging the sliding element into the first engaged position and an arresting device cooperating with the sliding element and operative for preventing unintentional movement of the sliding element from the first engaged position to the second disengaged position by itself or under the action of impacts, and thereby preventing opening of the cassette.
摘要:
A suction device is movable between a receiving position in which it removes a sheet of film from a magazine and a delivery position in which it transfers the sheet to a conveyor. The effective width of the suction device approximates or equals the width of the smallest sheet of film to be transferred. Sheets having a width greater than the smallest width are gripped in the region of one end thereof leaving the remainder of such a sheet free to deflect. In order to permit proper transfer of all sheets into the conveyor, the latter is provided with grooved rollers which lift the deflected portions of larger sheets into the conveyor. In the delivery position, the suction device is located opposite one portion of the conveyor. The conveying force exerted by this portion of the conveyor is smaller than the gripping force which the suction device exerts on a sheet but larger than the conveying force exerted by a laterally adjacent portion of the conveyor. The portion of a sheet in the latter part of the conveyor constitutes a moment arm when the sheet enters the conveyor and the vacuum in the suction device fails to shut off. The tendency is for the sheet to rotate about an axis which is located in the vicinity of the suction device and is normal to the sheet. This tendency is reduced by maintaining a relatively low conveying force in the portion of the conveyor remote from the suction device and maintaining a relatively high gripping force for the suction device.