Unit for collecting developed films in a film developing machine, particularly of industrial kind

摘要

In a film developing machine of industrial kind in which the films are entrained by leaders, a collecting unit is situated at the outlet side of the films after having been treated, which unit is constituted by a box-like envelope (9) in which it is disposed a series of pairs of rollers (19-20), which drive the leaders and the subsequent films thereof connected to these leaders toward a subsequent roller (32), in such a direction that the leaders may penetrate between the last roller and two lateral guide supports (33-34) disposed at its ends and able to diverge said leaders upward, permitting them to penetrate inside some housing (16) of lateral forks (10-11), which are substantially extended from the end portion of said box-like envelope (9).;As soon as the leaders are completely disengaged from said roller (32) and the relative lateral guide supports (33, 34) they fall into recesses (17-18) provided at the lower ends of said lateral forks (10-11) so resulting laterally supported by such recesses (17-18).;The subsequent films, which are pushed by the pairs of rollers (19-20), are progressively folded as they are coming out from the opening provided in the lower side of the box-like envelope (9), between said lateral forks (10-11), until they are vertically extended, hung to the respective leaders which may collect themselves progressively within the space determined by the housing (16). a