Patent ID: 6538718
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A photographic film conveying device which, while conveying a strip-shaped photographic film on which images are recorded, reads the images of the photographic film by an image reading section, the photographic film conveying device comprising:a film supplying section provided with a loading portion into which is loaded a film bundle in which photographic films are stacked, the film supplying section conveying one photographic film from the film bundle loaded in the loading portion to an image input section at which the image reading section is provided; a film supply path for guiding to the image input section the photographic film which is conveyed by the film supplying section; a reading conveying path connected to the film supply path, and guiding the photographic film, which is conveyed to the image input section along the film supply path, to an image reading position at which images are read by the image reading section; a reading conveying section which conveys the photographic film along the reading conveying path such that an image recorded region of the photographic film passes through the image reading position; and a conveying controlling section which, after starting of conveying by the reading conveying section of an Nth photographic film which is an Nth photographic film whose images are read, synchronously with a trailing end of the Nth photographic film passing through a connection section of the film supply path and the reading conveying path, starts conveying, from the loading portion and by the film supplying section, of an (N+1)st photographic film which is an (N+1)st photographic film whose images are read, and holds the (N+1)st photographic film in the film supply path until the Nth photographic film is discharged.