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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
May. 16, 2000
Takuya Yamamoto, Wakayama, JP;
Masaki Kitahara, Wakayama, JP;
Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd., Wakayama, JP;
Abstract
A film supply apparatus is provided wherein one film is held in a waiting position while a first film is being processed and the waiting film is automatically processed after the processing of the first film has been completed. The apparatus comprises a film holding supply mechanism with a film nip section that nips the film at a film waiting position, a film moving mechanism for moving the film from the film waiting position to a film supply position and a driving mechanism for nipping and transferring the film between it and the film moving mechanism. The film moving mechanism is configured to return to the film waiting position after a predetermined portion of the first film has been transferred and wherein after the film moving mechanism has returned to the film waiting position, the next film can be nipped using the film nip section at the film waiting position.