Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha

Takanori Saito

Kuniaki Kamimura

Takao Saijo

Osami Kato

Hiroshi Endo

Shiro Toriumi

Nobuo Ueda

Masaaki Ito

Yutaka Tanaka

Masafumi Fujita

Osami Katoh

A roll film feed-out apparatus of the present invention has a pressure roller which rotates freely in obedience to the movement of the film. The pressure roller, which is pressed against the film surface when film feed-out operation is executed, enhances the reliability of the film feed-out operation.

Apparatus for feed-out of leading film end from roll film cartridge

In a roll film carrier for a reader or a reader printer according to the invention, a first type film cassette and a second type film cassette being different from each other in connection system between a drive source and an enclosing reel within a cartridge can be installed detachably. The roll film carrier comprises a first reel drive shaft to drive an enlosing reel within a first type film cartridge and a second type reel drive shaft to drive an enclosing reel within a second type film cartridge, and selectively connects the reel drive shafts corresponding to type of the cartridge thereby cartridges of different types can be used.

Roll film carrier for reader or reader printer

A micro film reader for projecting by optical devices on a projection surface a selected image recorded in a micro film having a plurality of recording channels in a direction of width of the micro film. The micro film reader has a film carrier for holding and transporting the micro film, a drive motor for shifting the film carrier in the width direction of the micro film, shifting amount setting keys for setting shifting amount of the film carrier, and a channel switching device. The channel switching device controls the drive motor to shift the film carrier by a shifting amount set by means of the shifting amount setting keys. The micro film reader further has a film shifting device for controlling the drive motor to shift the film carrier by a certain amount in response to external signals.

Micro-film reader

The present invention relates to a reader printer having a plurality of mode selection keys, ten-keys and a character display which displays a message indicating contents of input manipulations to be executed next with the ten keys in accordance with the mode selected by the mode selection keys whereby operating conditions of the reader printer under the selected mode are set by way of operator-to-machine conversation.

Retrieval control apparatus for microfilm reader

The present invention is directed to a reader printer which handles an image of a microfilm held by an aperture card and maintained in such a manner that the microfilm center aligns with the center of card aperture. At the time of printing, the image of the microfilm is projected by scanning from a scanning start position that is same irrespective of film sizes on a photosensitive member, and the image thereon is transferred to a paper sheet which is provided by cutting the web supplied from rolled paper. The supply of the web is controlled by a first timer which starts simultaneously with start of scanning and the cutting of the web is controlled by a second timer which starts simultaneously with expiration of the first timer.

Reader printer

The disclosure relates to an improved reading and printing apparatus which includes a carrier for holding a film in a flat state, a first positioning device for positioning the carrier at a screen projecting position for projecting the image of the film onto an observation screen, a second positioning device for positioning the carrier at a scanning starting position for scanning and exposing the image of the film, and a scanning device for scanning the carrier from the scanning starting position. By the above arrangement, the functions as the reader and printer are incorporated into the apparatus of compact size through elimination of wasteful space and time involved in the scanning of the carrier.

Reading and printing apparatus

An aperture card reader is equipped with a unit detachably mountable on the main body for automatically feeding aperture cards. The aperture card can automatically be placed between presser plates while the unit is mounted on the main body or, alternatively, can be manually fed when the unit is detached from the main body. The aperture card is automatically fed between the presser plates with the card in a position in which the minor sides of the aperture card are oriented in the direction of feed, while the card can be manually placed between the presser plates by feeding the card in a position in which the major sides of the card are oriented in the direction of feed. The image of the microfilm mounted on the aperture card can be projected on a screen in a horizontal position when the card is fed automatically, or in a vertical position when the card is fed manually.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Takanori Saito