Apparatus and method for film sheet holder handling

摘要

A film sheet holder handling apparatus 100 takes up a film sheet holder 4 in which photographic film strips 5 cut by the unit of one consumer's order amount are inserted into independent rows of pockets of the holder. The apparatus includes a film detecting sensor 19 for detecting presence/absence of the transported film sheet holder 4, a take-up member 30 for taking up the holder 4 by a predetermined amount corresponding to certain number of rows of the holder, and a push-out bar 41 for pushing out the holder 4 from the take-up member 30 after completion of the take-up operation by the take-up member 30 in a direction normal to the direction of transporting the holder 4. <IMAGE>