Patent ID: 6018929
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: B65B,G03C,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for processing and packaging a photographic film, comprising:a film supply unit for unreeling and cutting off a film roll of an elongate photographic film, and supplying a sized film;a film winding unit for winding the sized film around a spool thereby to produce a roll;a cartridge production unit for crimping a cap on an end of a rounded barrel plate thereby to produce a one-end-open cartridge;an assembling unit for inserting said roll into said one-end-open cartridge and thereafter crimping a cap on an opposite open end of said one-end-open cartridge thereby to produce a film-contained cartridge; andan encasing unit for placing said film-contained cartridge into a case and attaching a case cap to an open end of said case thereby to produce a packaged product;said film supply unit, said film winding unit, and said assembling unit being accommodated altogether in a dark chamber;a spool supply unit for supplying said spool to said film winding unit;a barrel plate supply unit for supplying a barrel plate to said cartridge production unit;a cap supply unit for supplying said cap to said assembling unit;a case supply unit for supplying said case to said encasing unit; anda case cap supply unit for supplying said case cap to said encasing unit;at least said spool supply unit, said cap supply unit, said case supply unit, and said case cap supply unit being disposed adjacent one another, thereby making up a component supply unit.