Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Coil holder or support – Spool or core
Patent
1979-06-13
1981-08-11
Christian, Leonard D.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Coil holder or support
Spool or core
242 711, 81 3R, B65H 7502
Patent
active
042830214
ABSTRACT:
An automatic film retriever comprising a first belt-like retriever plate of resilient material which is moved forward or backward in a desired order by a driving motor and which a second retriever plate arranged below the lower surface of the first retriever plate and having a part folded downward at a leading end thereof to be inserted into the cartridge, a torque motor for rotating the spool of the cartridge either in a clockwise or in a counterclockwise direction, a sound sensor for sensing a sound which is generated when the free end of the film is moved past said folded part upon rotation of the spool in such a direction as the film is wound into the cartridge, and an infrared rays sensor for determining if the free end of the film is pulled through the film retrieving opening of the cartridge or not, at first the first retriever plate being inserted into the cartridge, the spool being rotated in a film winding direction, the rotation of the spool being simultaneously stopped with a sensing of said sound, then the spool being rotated in an opposite direction to unroll the film, thereafter the second retriever plate being inserted into the cartridge, the free end of the film being held between the first retriever plate and the second retriever plate, the driving motor being rotated in an opposite direction, both retriever plates being moved backward and thus the free end of the film being pulled out of the cartridge.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3261237 (1966-07-01), Sentiff
patent: 3864993 (1975-02-01), Hovind
patent: 4047853 (1977-09-01), Starr
patent: 4074870 (1978-02-01), Kauffman
patent: 4113192 (1978-09-01), Osanai
patent: 4138068 (1979-02-01), Kinoshita
Christian Leonard D.
Jackson William E.
Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
LandOfFree
Automatic film retriever does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Automatic film retriever, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Automatic film retriever will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1022714