Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Fujifilm Corporation

Kenji Watanabe

Fujio Kuwabara

Akihiro Sanda

Tsuneo Yamazaki

Akio Hiroi

Goro Akashi

Sampei Iida

A disk-shaped rotary blade of a slitter blade assembly has a cutting edge and a first beveled surface facing a drum-shaped rotary blade of the slitter blade assembly and progressively spaced from the drum-shaped rotary blade toward the cutting edge. The disk-shaped rotary blade also has a second beveled surface facing a workpiece to be cut off and progressively spaced from the cutting edge away from the workpiece.

Slitter blade assembly

A winding mechanism for winding a narrower web has a drive shaft with a torque transmitting member fixedly mounted thereon, and a holder rotatably mounted on the drive shaft with a spring disposed around an outer circumferential surface of the holder with cushioning members interposed therebetween. Stoppers are disposed respectively in three chambers defined in the holder. A groove is defined in an inner circumferential surface of a winding core around which the narrower web is wound, and the cushioning members are fitted in the groove. A pressing force of the spring is applied through the stoppers to the winding core which is mounted on the holder.

Film winding method, film winding apparatus, and film manufacturing apparatus

A winding device has a drive shaft having a flange, and a holder rotatably mounted on the drive shaft in covering relation to the flange, for winding the web therearound. The holder has a first torque adjustment plate rotatably mounted on the drive shaft and having a surface disposed in facing relation to a surface of the flange, the first torque adjustment plate supporting a plurality of magnets on the surface thereof, and a second torque adjustment plate rotatably mounted on the drive shaft and having a surface disposed in facing relation to an opposite surface of the flange, the second torque adjustment plate supporting a plurality of magnets on the surface thereof. The winding device is capable of winding relatively wide webs having a large thickness ranging from 100 to 150 &mgr;m, e.g., photographic photosensitive webs (films), with a low tension fluctuation ratio of &plusmn;5% or less, while producing large tension easily and stably. The winding device is constructed for easy maintenance.

Web processing system

An elastic calender roll for use in a super calender for magnetic tape is disclosed, which comprises a roll core and a roll portion which is composed of a fibrous material molded with a plastic material. The fibrous material has a better heat resistivity than that of the plastic material and the surface portion of the calender roll is of the plastic material and has a Shore hardness of at least 80 degrees.

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Minami-ashigara, Japan

Kenji Watanabe