Apparatus of storing and feeding film leaders for use in a photographic process

摘要

An apparatus of storing and then feeding film leaders or use in a photographic process includes guide rollers for guiding the leaders to a leader storage and transfer rollers for transferring the leaders from the leader storage. A leader orientation sensor is disposed before the entrance of the leader storage. A horizontal conveyor device located in the leader storage includes a plurality of leader holders mounted at equal intervals for holding the leaders loaded by the guide rollers. A lifting device unloads the leaders from the leader holders and delivers them one by one through the entrance of the leader storage.