JP3417815B2 - Image printing method and manufacturing method of photo print with postcard - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for printing an image and a method for producing a photographic print with a postcard.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Photographic prints with postcards in which a postcard is attached to the back of the photographic prints have been known as greeting cards for New Year's cards and greeting cards during the summer. In such a photographic print with a postcard, the image read from the film is printed by a digital image recording device into an image line including a plurality of images in one line along the length direction of a thin roll photographic paper having a width of 102 mm, It is obtained by developing with a roll developing machine, sticking a postcard on the back side with a postcard laminating machine, and then cutting each image into postcard dimensions.

In the above-mentioned digital image recording apparatus, a first hole is formed in the photographic printing paper before printing to delimit a printing position of one image and a hole to delimit one printing position in the photographic printing paper conveyance direction. A punch, a hole indicating a break for each image and a hole indicating a break for each order in the printed printing paper are punched along the conveyance direction of the printing paper. It has 2 punches.

[0004]

In recent years, the number of products using photographic prints such as postcard-attached photographic prints has increased, and a series of processes of photographic prints, that is, image printing and printing after printing has been completed. It is required to improve the efficiency of developing the paper and cutting the photographic paper into individual images, that is, the productivity. This is especially required in the production of postcard photographic prints, which require a large number of sheets per image.

However, even if it is attempted to improve the productivity by using the digital image recording apparatus, it is difficult to improve the productivity because the holes formed by the first punch and the second punch are not formed at appropriate positions. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an image printing method capable of improving productivity by using a conventional digital image recording apparatus, and a photoprint with a postcard using the method. It is intended to provide a manufacturing method of.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention described in claim 1 for achieving the above-printing and a hole that separates the printing position of the hole and 1 minute to separate the printing position of the first image to mark image paper a first punch drilling along the conveying direction of the paper, along the hole indicating a break of each order hole and 1 of which indicates a delimiter of each image to mark image sheet to the conveying direction of the printing paper puncture An image in which a plurality of image rows including a plurality of images are printed along a length direction of a long photographic printing paper by using an image recording apparatus including a second punch whose adjustable drilling position is provided. A method of printing, in which, before printing the image, a hole that separates the printing position of one image by the first punch and a hole that separates the printing position of one case are formed along the transport direction of the photographic paper, In the area between the holes separating the printing position of the one image, The printing of a plurality of images arranged in parallel in the same direction is repeated in the length direction of the printing paper to print a plurality of image rows in parallel, and at the same time, a hole indicating one order break formed by the first punch is formed. Each time it is detected, the image to be printed is switched to the next image to be printed, and after the image is printed , the combination of the holes punched by the first punch and the holes punched by the second punch, Holes are formed at positions corresponding to the positions indicating the breaks for each image in each image sequence and at the positions corresponding to the positions indicating the breaks for each order in each image sequence. This is configured to include adjusting the punching position by two punches and punching.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first punch is 1
A hole that separates the printing position of the image and one printing position
The hole that separates the
To the center position of the photographic paper, which is the edge to be made
The second punch is punched at symmetrical positions for each image.
And a hole that indicates the break for each order
Should be formed by cutting each of the image rows.
A position that is symmetrical with respect to the center position of the photographic printing paper, which is the end portion.
It is a method that includes piercing the device. According to the invention of claim 3 , the photographic printing paper printed by the image printing method of claim 1 or 2 is developed, the obtained photographic print is cut into image rows, and a postcard is attached to each image. And producing a photographic print with a postcard.

According to the image printing method of the present invention , the first punch is applied to the long printing paper before image printing by the first punch.
A hole (positioning frame hole) for demarcating the printing position of one image (one frame) and a hole (first sorting hole) for delimiting one printing position (first sorting hole) are formed along the conveyance direction of the printing paper.

Printing a plurality of images arranged side by side in the width direction of the photographic paper is repeated in the width direction of the photographic paper in the area between the holes that delimit the printing position of one image, and a plurality of image rows are arranged in parallel. And burn. At this time, if the first sort hole is detected, the printing image is switched to the next printing image, and a plurality of images are printed in parallel in the width direction of the printing paper to print again in the length direction of the printing paper. Repeat.

When printing images on photographic printing paper, a plurality of image rows including a plurality of images are printed along the length direction of the long printing paper. When printing an image, a plurality of identical images are printed side by side in the width direction of the printing paper, and the printing is repeated in the length direction of the printing paper. A plurality of rows may be printed along the length direction of the printing paper. In this case, when a plurality of images are printed, a large number of the same images are usually printed for one (order), so the same image is printed over each image row.

Further, when printing images, by repeating printing in parallel with a plurality of different images in the width direction of the printing paper in the length direction of the printing paper, an image string containing a plurality of images is lengthened. A plurality of rows may be printed along the lengthwise direction of the photographic printing paper. In this case, when a plurality of images are printed, the same images are printed so as to be included in the same image sequence.

For the photographic printing paper on which the image is printed, the second
A punch is used to form a hole indicating the separation for each image (identification frame hole) and a hole indicating the separation for each order (second sorting hole) along the conveyance direction of the printing paper. On this occasion,
The second punch is a combination of a hole formed by the first punch and a hole formed by the second punch, that is, a positioning top hole formed by the first punch for baking, a baking As a combination of four kinds of holes, a first sort hole formed by the first punch, an identification frame hole formed by the second punch, and a second sort hole formed by the second punch, The holes are formed at the positions corresponding to the positions indicating the breaks of one frame and the positions corresponding to the positions indicating the breaks for each order of each image sequence (sort position). Adjust the installation position and make a hole in the photographic paper.

Therefore, in the image printing method of the present invention, the holes formed by the second punches are used so that the holes formed by the first punches also serve as the identification hole and the sort hole. Since the punching position is adjusted, the positioning frame hole originally provided for positioning during printing in one image sequence serves as an identification frame hole in the next processing step, and in another image sequence. The sort holes (first sort holes) provided for dividing the sort positions at the time of printing serve as the sort holes indicating the sort positions of the printed images in the next processing step.

That is, since a frame hole and a sort hole are always formed in each image sequence, for example, 1
When processing is performed after cutting each image row, all the image rows can be processed in parallel at the same time, and the productivity is improved. Therefore, the processing after the printing step can be speeded up and the productivity can be improved without significantly modifying the digital image recording apparatus used conventionally. Of course, the efficiency of processing one long printing paper is also improved. Incidentally, the image described in the present invention means the one of the photographic film.
Not only the image of a frame, but also an image designed so that an image of a plurality of frames is reduced or enlarged to fit into one postcard is included.

In addition, another invention of a photo print with a postcard
In the manufacturing method , photographic printing paper in which a plurality of image rows are printed in parallel by such an image printing method is subjected to color development, bleach-fixing, and water washing, and then subjected to a drying treatment to obtain a plurality of sheets. A photographic print (parallel photographic print) on which an image column is formed. The obtained parallel photographic prints are cut into individual image rows to form one-row photographic prints. One postcard is attached to the back side for each image of each one-row photographic print, and then four sides are cut into postcard dimensions for each image to obtain postcard-attached photographic prints.

When the parallel photographic prints are cut into single-row photographic prints, a frame hole and a sort hole are provided at corresponding positions in each individual one-row photographic print. Therefore, the subsequent processing of the individual one-row photographic prints can be simultaneously performed in parallel, and the productivity of postcard-attached photographic prints can be improved by processing these one-row photographic prints in parallel and simultaneously.

Since each of the single-row photographic prints has a hole for the frame and a hole for the sort at the positions corresponding to each other, the pasting device such as the pasting device is substantially modified. Instead, the subsequent processing can be performed using the conventional manufacturing line.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
From now on, referring to FIG. FIG. 1 is a flow chart briefly showing the flow of the method for producing a photo print with a postcard of the present invention.

In this embodiment, first, the image to be printed is the amount of one postcard in the width direction of a long thin color paper having a predetermined width (for example, 203 mm width) by the digital image recording device 11 described later. Two images are printed side by side.

A digital image recording device 11 which will be described later in detail.
In the above, a hole is formed in the color paper at a substantially central area to indicate an image separation, and two identical images are printed in parallel in the width direction of the color paper in the area between the hole. When the number of prints reaches the number of prints for one order, a sort hole is formed as a separation between the previous print image and the next print image, that is, one (order) separation.
The image to be printed next is switched to the preset next ordered image and printed again until the number of ordered sheets reaches one order, and the rolled color paper 50 is wound from the finished printing and rolled.

The baked roll-shaped color paper 50 thus obtained is set in the developing machine 13. Developing machine 13
Is equipped with a color developing tank, a bleach-fixing tank, a water washing tank, and a drying tank, and a rack having a plurality of pairs of conveying rollers is arranged in each tank and at a position connecting the tanks. After being passed from the color developing tank to the bleach-fixing tank, it is passed through the washing tank to the drying section, which is the baked color paper 50.
Forming a transport path of.

Therefore, when the roll-shaped color paper 50 on which a plurality of images are printed by the digital image recording device 11 is set in the developing machine 13, the developing machine 13
Is pulled out from one end side by a pull-in roller provided at the introduction port, and is conveyed in order of a color developing tank, a bleach-fixing tank, a washing tank and a drying section by a plurality of pairs of conveying rollers.

The color paper 50 which has been baked is subjected to color development, bleach-fixing, and washing with water while passing through the respective tanks, and is then dried, so that it is carried out from the developing machine 13 to the outside. When this is done, it becomes a photographic print on which two rows of continuous images are formed as shown in FIG.
The row photo print 51 is made. Thereafter, the roll-shaped two-row photographic prints 51 are cut into image rows by a slitter 15 which will be described later and wound up into roll-shaped one-row photographic prints 52 and 53.

The roll-shaped one-row photographic prints 52, 5
3 is a postcard laminating machine 17A, 17 to be described later, respectively.
It is set to B, pulled out from one end side, and one postcard for one image is attached to the back side. In FIG. 1, 2
By performing the processes after the slitter 15 in parallel by the postcard bonding machines 17A and 17B on the stand, the manufacturing efficiency is significantly improved. Of course, one postcard sticking machine 17A may perform postcard sticking processing one roll at a time by one roll without changing the manufacturing line used conventionally.

A cutting device (not shown) is provided in each of the postcard laminating machines 17A and 17B, and the one-row photographic prints having the postcards laminated on the back side are conveyed to the cutting device as they are and are transferred to each image. A postcard size is obtained by cutting the four sides, and a postcard-attached photographic print P is manufactured. The obtained postcard photo print P is a counter 19A, 19B
Are counted according to the number of items ordered and are divided according to the number of ordered items. After that, the banding machines 21A and 21B bundle the products into one order and then ship it.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the digital image recording apparatus 11. The digital image recording apparatus 11 includes a pull-in roller pair 10, a first punch 16, a printing unit 22, a second punch 34, and conveying roller pairs 18 and 26.

When the roll-shaped color paper R is set in the digital image recording apparatus 11 and the image recording start switch is turned on, the color paper R is drawn into the apparatus by the pair of drawing rollers 10.

The color paper R drawn by the drawing roller 10 is fed along the paper width guide 12 whose guide width is changed based on the paper width detected by the paper width detection sensor 12b, and then forms the first loop 14. . afterwards,
It is guided to the first punch 16 and a top hole and a sort hole are formed at predetermined fixing positions.

When the first punch 16 receives a signal from the front end sensor 16a for detecting the front end of the color paper R, the first punch 16 conveys the color paper every predetermined amount (a distance slightly longer than the length of the image to be recorded in the sub-scanning direction). The conveyance of the par R is stopped, and circular positioning frame holes 100a, 100b, 100c, ... (See FIG. 3) are formed in the color paper R to delimit the printing position of the image. This positioning hole 100
a, 100b, 100c, ... Are provided to delimit the printing positions, and as shown in FIG. 3, one side of the broken line X indicating the center line of the approximate center position of the color paper R. In this embodiment, it is provided on the left side.

The first punch 16 has circular first sort holes 102a, 102b, which indicate a break for each order.
, 102c (see FIG. 3) are formed on the opposite side of the broken line X at the substantially central position of the color paper R from the side on which the positioning top hole is formed, that is, on the right side in the present embodiment. These first sort holes 102a, 102b, 102c, ... Are provided to divide one printing position, and as shown in FIG. 3, a positioning piece hole 1 corresponding to the sort position.
Drilled adjacent to 00a, 100d, and 100g.

Positioning piece holes 100a, 100b, 1
00c, ... and the first sort holes 102a, 102b, 102
When c, ... Are punched, the color paper R is transported by the first transport roller pair 18 to form the second loop 20.

Then, the color paper R sent out from the second loop 20 is guided to the printing section 22. The printing unit 22 is provided with a hole detection sensor 22b, and in the vicinity of the printing unit 22, R, G, and B laser lights modulated according to the recording image data are scanned and exposed on the color paper R by a polygon. A laser scanning device (not shown) for recording an image is arranged.

In the printing section 22, positioning frame holes 100a, 100b formed in the color paper R,
When 100c, ... Are detected by the hole detection sensor 22b, the laser is mainly scanned from the laser scanning device to the conveyed color paper R, and the region sandwiched by the positioning frame holes (for example, the positioning frame hole 100a and Two identical images are printed in parallel by scanning exposure in a region between the positioning frame hole 100b). By repeating this operation, two image rows including a plurality of images are printed along the length direction of the long color paper R. Also,
The first sort holes 102a, 10 by the hole detection sensor 22b.
When 2b, 102c, ... Are detected, the printing image is switched to a preset printing image to be printed next, and this image is printed in parallel in the area newly sandwiched by the positioning frame holes.

Color paper R on which an image is printed
Forms the third loop 24 and then the second transport roller pair 2
Sent out by 6. The necessary information such as the order number and the order frame number is printed on the back surface of the color paper R delivered by the second pair of transport rollers 26 in the back print unit 28. This back print part 28
A frame hole detection sensor 28a is also provided on the upstream side of the frame, and the position of the pack print is determined based on the position information of the frame hole detected by the frame hole detection sensor 28a.

Further, the color paper R having a back print on the back side is guided to the cutter unit 30. The cutter unit 30 cuts the color paper R when finishing the printing process in the middle of the color paper R, and operates after confirming the passage of the finally printed image, and the color paper R is printed in the printing area. And so as to be separated into a non-baked area and a non-burned area. The obtained baked color paper R is wound up as it is and sent to the subsequent processing as the baked color paper R, and the unprinted color paper R is reversely conveyed and wound up, Used when exposing.

When passing through the cutter unit 30, the color paper R forms the fourth loop 32 and is then guided to the second punch 34. The second punch 34 is configured such that the punching position can be adjusted according to the width of the color paper R, and the rectangular identification piece holes 200a, 200b, 200c ... (See FIG. 3).
Is formed in the vicinity of one side edge of the color paper R for each image region in the length direction along the length direction of the color paper R, and the rectangular second sort holes 202a, 202b,
202c, ... (See FIG. 3) are drilled along the length direction of the color paper R near the other side edge of the color paper R for each order.

As shown in FIG. 3, the positions at which the identification punch holes 200a, 200b, 200c, ... Are formed by the second punch 34 are the positioning piece holes 100a, 100b, 100c, which are formed by the first punch 16, respectively. ... and each of the second sort holes 202a, 202b, 202
The perforated positions of c, ... Correspond to the respective first sort holes 102a, 102b, 102c ,.

The identification punch hole 200 is formed by the second punch 34.
a, 200b, 200c ... and the second sort holes 202a, 2a
, 02b, 202c, ... Are carried out to the outside of the digital image device by the delivery mechanism 36, and are wound by the winding means to be the baked roll-shaped color paper 50.

The digital image recording device 11 is
Although the conveyance of the color paper R is stopped when the first punch 16 and the second punch 34 are punched, the color paper R is continuously conveyed during the scanning exposure by the printing unit 22, so that, for example, the first punch 16 is used. And baking unit 22
And the conveyance of the color paper R is intermittently stopped in the former stage, and the color paper R is conveyed in the baking unit 22 in the latter stage.
In order to absorb the difference in transport speed when transporting continuously,
Four loops 14, 20, 24, 32 are provided. These loops 14, 20, 24, 32 have loop detection sensors 14a, 20a, 24a, 32a, respectively.
Is provided, and the loop detection sensors 14a, 20a,
Color paper R based on the detection signals of 24a and 32a
The size of the loop is controlled so that a large tension is not partially applied to the loop.

The roll-shaped color paper 50 on which a plurality of orders have been printed by the digital image recording device 11 is developed by the developing machine 13 to form two continuous images as shown in FIG. The photographic print thus obtained is rolled up into a roll-shaped two-row photographic print 51.

In FIG. 3, the images A1 to A6 are ordered 1, the images B1 to B5 are ordered 2, and so on.
Since the orders for the number of orders are printed across two image columns, in order 1 in which the number of orders for one order is an even number, the number of copies for one column is half of the number of orders, and two orders are printed without waste. It is possible to print the same number of images, but in order 2 where one order is an odd number, the number of images to be printed is set to be one more than the ordered number to make it an even number, and the same number of images are printed in two rows. Adjust the number by subtracting one when counting.

FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view showing a main part of the slitter 15 of this embodiment. Here, for the sake of explanation, the casing of the slitter 15 and each driving device such as a motor provided inside the slitter 15 are omitted, and the roll-shaped two-row photographic print 51 and the roll-shaped two-row photographic print 51 are omitted. A pair of conveying rollers 60 for conveying two rows and a roll-shaped two-row photograph print 51 are cut at the center to form a one-row photograph print 5.
Cutter part 70 with 2, 53 and one-row photo print 5
A pair of conveying rollers 61, 62 for one row that conveys 2, 53 are illustrated.

The two-row conveying roller pair 60 is composed of the driving roller 6
0a and the driven roller 60b, and the driving roller 60a and the driven roller 6 are driven by the rotating force of the driving roller 60a.
The two-row photographic print 51 sandwiched between 0b and 0b is conveyed.

Further, two pairs of one-row conveying rollers 61, 6
Similarly to the pair of two-row conveying rollers 60, 2 is also composed of driving rollers 61a and 62a and driven rollers 61b and 62b, and the driving rollers 61a and 62a and driven rollers 61b are driven by the rotating force of the driving rollers 61a and 62a. The one-row photographic prints 52, 53 sandwiched between the two 62b are conveyed.

When the roll-shaped two-row photographic print 51 is set on the slitter 15, the two-row photographic print 5 starts from one end.
1 is pulled out and conveyed by the two-row conveying roller pair 60. A cutter unit 70 is provided at the rear stage of the two-row transport roller pair 60.
The cutter unit 70 has a blade arranged at the central position of the two-row photographic print 51, that is, on the broken line X in FIG. Therefore, when the two-row photographic print 51 passes through the cutter unit 70, the cutter unit 70 causes the broken line X to appear.
Are cut along the lines, and the single-row transport rollers 61 and 6 are respectively cut.
Two rolls of one-row photographic prints 52 and 53, in which one row of images are continuously printed, are conveyed by 2 and wound on a take-up reel.

Here, in FIG. 4, the state of the two-row photographic print 51 before being cut by the slitter 15 (FIG. 4A).
And the state of the one-row photographic prints 52, 53 after being separated by the slitter 15 (FIG. 4B). Here, for the sake of explanation, a partially enlarged view of a region sandwiched by the positioning piece hole 100a and the positioning piece hole 100b in FIG. 3 is shown. In this embodiment, the top holes 200a, 200b ... And the sort holes 20 formed by the second punch are used.
The dimensions of 2a ... are 1.2 mm × 3 mm in length × width.

The two-row photographic print 51 shown in FIG.
4 is cut by the slitter 15 at the broken line X, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), one of the one-row photographic prints 52 is provided with the positioning punch 100 having the first punch 16 formed therein.
a and 100b, 100c, ... And second sort holes 202a, 202b, 202c, ... In which the second punch 34 is formed, and the first punch 16 is formed in the other one-row photographic print 53. First sort holes 102a, 102b, 10
2c, ... and the identification punch hole 20 formed with the second punch 34.
0a, 200b, 200c, ... Are arranged.

That is, in the one-row photographic print 52, the positioning frame hole 10 provided for printing is provided.
0a, 100b, 100c, ... Are used as the frame holes for detecting the frame position in the post-writing and pasting machine in the subsequent stage,
In the one-row photographic print 53, the first sort holes 102a, 102b, 102c provided for printing,
Are used as sorting holes for detecting the sorting position in the post-writing and pasting machine at the latter stage.

Incidentally, these positioning top holes 100a,
100b, 100c, ... And the first sort holes 102a, 1
, 02b, 102c, ... Are separated from the cut end X (end newly formed by cutting at the broken line X) by the same distance, and in the present embodiment, the first end from the right end (that is, cut end) X. The first sorting holes 102a, 102b, 102c, ... Of the one-row photographic print 53 are arranged at positions determined by a determined distance (for example, 40.7 mm), and the first determined holes (for example, cut ends) X are determined by a first determined distance (for example, a cut distance). 40.7 mm) apart.

Similarly, the identification piece holes 200a, 200b, 200c, ... And the second sort holes 202a, 202b, 202c ,. The same distance from Z, that is, the second sort holes 202a, 20a in this embodiment.
The center positions of 2b, 202c, ... Are arranged at a second predetermined distance (for example, 3.9 mm) from the left end Y, and the center positions of the identification top holes 200a, 200b, 200c ,. It is arranged at a position separated by a predetermined distance of 2 (for example, 3.9 mm). In other words, in the one-row photographic print 52 and the one-row photographic print 53, the distance relationship between the holes (frame holes and sort holes) that are drilled is symmetrical with respect to the cut end X.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a postcard laminating machine. In this postcard laminating machine, the postcard C is pasted on the back surface of the area of one image of the roll-shaped one-row photographic prints 52, 53 obtained in the above-mentioned step, and then cut to the postcard size. Here, a postcard laminating machine 17A for processing one roll-shaped one-row photographic print 52 is shown.

The postcard laminating machine 17A has a conveyance roller group composed of a plurality of conveyance rollers forming a conveyance path for the one-row photographic print 52 and a back side of the one-row photographic print 52 during conveyance by the conveyance rollers. An adhesive application section 80 for forming an adhesive layer, a postcard supply section 86 for supplying the postcards C one by one, and a postcard C supplied from the postcard supply section 86 for one image printed on the one-row photographic print 52. Postcard sending-out section 88 for sending out so as to overlap with, postcard C sent out by the postcard sending-out section 88, and one-row photographic print 5
A pressure contact portion 9 in which 2 and 2 are pressure-bonded and both surfaces are bonded to each other.
0, and a cutting portion 92 for cutting the four sides of each image of the one-row photographic print 52 to which the postcard C is pasted to obtain postcard dimensions.

When the roll-shaped one-row photographic print 52 is set on the postcard laminating machine 17A and the switch for postcard gluing is turned on, the one-row photographic print 52 is pulled out from one end by the conveying roller group and the adhesive is applied. Applicator 80
Be led to.

In the adhesive application section 80, the one-row photographic print 52 has a double-sided tape 82 consisting of an adhesive layer and a release paper 84 attached on its back side, and in that state is conveyed by a plurality of conveying rolls for a while. The adhesiveness with the double-sided tape 82 is ensured. After that, the release paper 84 is peeled off by the scraper 94 so that only the adhesive layer remains on the back surface side and is guided to the pressure contact portion 90.

On the other hand, the postcard C is stacked on the elevating table 96 of the postcard supply section 86 with its back side facing up. A suction unit 98 is provided above the lift table 96, and when the lift table 96 is lifted by forward and reverse rotation of a motor (not shown), the postcard C in the uppermost layer among the postcards C stacked on the lift table 96.
Are adsorbed and held by the adsorbing portion 98.

Between the postcard C and the suction portion 98, a separating arm 95 which can be moved up and down along a rod arranged in parallel with the elevating direction of the elevating table 96 is arranged. Is lowered by its own weight along with the other postcards C when the elevating table 96 descends, but at this time, it cannot be lowered together with the other postcards C because it is caught by the end of the postcard C adsorbed by the adsorbing portion 98. , The end of the adsorbed postcard C is stopped in a curved state. Due to this curvature, even if the postcard C that was on the lower side of the postcard C on the top layer due to static electricity and the like remains on the adsorption section 98 side together with the postcard C on the top layer, it falls apart from the postcard C on the top layer, Only one postcard C is surely adsorbed to the portion 98. The postcard C suction-held by the suction unit 98 is slid and fed, and is delivered to the pair of feed rollers 83 forming the postcard feed unit 88.

The postcard delivery section 88 is provided with two pairs of delivery rollers 83 and 85 that rotate in synchronization with each other, a tip position detection sensor 81 that detects the tip of the postcard C, and a single-row photographic print 52. A hole position detection sensor 87 that detects a frame hole and a sort hole is provided.

The detection area of the hole position detection sensor 87 is fixed to the positions of the frame holes and the sort holes formed in the one-row photographic print to be processed. In this embodiment, 1
A position distant from the right end (that is, cut end) X of the row photographic print 52 by a first determined distance (for example, 40.7 mm) and the left end Y
From the second predetermined distance (for example, 3.9 mm). Although not shown in FIG. 6, the postcard stitching machine 17B (see FIG. 1) that performs the postcard stitching process on the other photographic print 53 has a frame hole position and a sort hole position of the photographic print 53. To the right end Z and a position apart from the right end Z by a second predetermined distance and the left end X.
The detection area is fixed at a position distant from the cutting edge by the first determined distance.

The postcard C delivered to the delivery roller pair 83 has the delivery roller pair 8 so that the tip thereof overlaps the tip position of one image detected by the hole position detection sensor 87.
It is sent out toward the press contact portion 90 by 3, 85.

The pressing portion 90 is provided with a first pressing roller pair 91 and a second pressing roller pair 93, which are fed so as to coincide with one image of the one-row photographic print 52 and one-row photographic print 52. The postcard C is the first pressure roller pair 91.
Is pressed by the adhesive layer of the photo print 52a and the postcard C.
After being closely adhered to the back surface of the cutting part 9, the second pressing roller pair 93 is further pressed to ensure the close contact, and then the cutting portion 9
Guided to 2.

In the cutting section 92, the one-row photographic print 52 with the postcard closely attached to the back surface is pressed against the roll cutter 97 which rotates at a constant speed by the pressing roller 99, and the blade of the postcard frame provided on the roll cutter 97. By postcard 4
Framed along the edges.

The postcard-attached photographic print P obtained by removing the frame is sent to the outside by a postcard sending roller pair 89 provided at the subsequent stage of the roll cutter 97. On this occasion,
The frame removal remaining portion D is continuously pulled out to the downstream side of the pressing roller 99.

The postcard-attached photo prints P sent to the outside are sorted for each order and shipped. In the present embodiment, since one order is printed across two image rows, one for each two-roll one-row photographic print obtained from the one-roll two-row photographic print 51.
It contains the same image from one order. For example, order 1 has a total of 6 pieces, but 3 pieces are divided into 3 pieces and included in each of 2 rolls of 1-row photographic prints, and order 2 has a total of 5 pieces, but since it is an odd number, 1 piece is added and 3 pieces are set. It is included in each two-roll, one-row photographic print divided into three sheets.

For this reason, the leaflet bonding machines 17A, 1
7B (see FIG. 1), or after the counter 19
A, 19B (see FIG. 1) or after being grouped separately for each sort by the banding machines 21A, 21B (see FIG. 1), the same images (same order) are shipped as a set and then shipped. To do.

In the present embodiment, the case where two postcard bonding machines are used is shown, but of course, one postcard bonding machine may process two one-row photographic prints. In this case, the detection area of the hole position detection sensor 87 may be adjusted each time according to the positions of the frame holes and the sort holes provided in the respective one-row photo prints 52 and 53. Print 5
It may be set in the postcard laminating machine in which the detection areas are aligned with the two frame holes and the sorting holes with the orientation reversed in advance when the other one-row photographic print 53 is processed.

That is, if the direction of the other one-row photographic print 53 is reversed, the distance relationship between the frame hole and the sort hole becomes the same as the distance relationship between the one-row photographic print 52 and the hole hole. Even with a postcard bonding machine in which the detection areas are aligned with the frame holes and the sort holes of the one-row photo print 52, the frame position and the sort position of the other one-line photo print 53 can be detected. As a result, even if the position of the detection area is not changed between the one-row photographic print 52 on the one hand and the one-row photographic print 53 on the other hand, the postcard bonding work can be carried out without any trouble.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of a two-row photographic print 51 in which left and right image rows are printed with different images. The arrangement of the frame holes and the sort holes is the same as that of FIG. 3 described above, and the positioning frame hole 100 for positioning by the first punch 16 is provided on one side divided by the center line, which is the left side region in this embodiment.
a, 100b, 100c, ... And the second by the second punch
Sort holes 202a, 202b, 202c, ... Are drilled, and the first sort holes 102a, 102b, 102c by the first punch 16 are formed on the other side, in the present embodiment, the right side region.
And identification top holes 200a, 200 by the second punch
b, 200c, ... Are drilled.

Further, the positions of the identification top holes 200a, 200b, 200c ...
Positioning piece holes 100a and 10 formed by the punch 16
0b, 100c, ..., Also, the second
The sort holes 202a, 202b, 202c, ... Are drilled at the first sort holes 102a formed by the first punch 16,
It corresponds to each of 102b, 102c, ....

In FIG. 7, one image is an image sequence A (a sequence including images A1 to A8) or an image sequence such that images A1 to A6 are orders 1, images B1 to B4 are orders 2, and so on. Only one row of B (rows including images B1 to B6) is printed. That is, the two-row photographic print 51 is obtained by repeatedly printing two different images in the width direction of the color paper in parallel in the length direction of the color paper when printing with the digital image recording apparatus. is there.

Further, in this method, since the orderers are different between the adjacent image columns, it is not always possible to combine the orders of the same number of sheets. Therefore, like the order 2 in the image column B, the number of ordered sheets is different. Even if the printing of minutes is completed, the printing of the image is continued until the printing of the next row is completed. That is, when different images are printed side by side, the number of images to be burned is adjusted to the one with the most number of images to be printed. Become.
For this reason, the extra printed order is adjusted by removing the extra number when counting later. Of course, when the printing of the ordered number of sheets is completed, further printing may not be performed, and in this case, it is not necessary to match the numbers at the time of counting later.

In this system, since one order is printed on only one image row, a bundle of one-row photographic prints can be collected as one bundle. Therefore, it is not necessary to combine the same orders selected from each of the two one-row photographic prints, and the subsequent sorting process is simple.

[0073]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, it is possible to improve the productivity after the printing step without improving the conventional digital image recording apparatus. .

Further, in the invention of claim 2, by producing the photographic print with postcard by using the frame image printing method of claim 1, the productivity of the photographic print with postcard can be improved. can get.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a flow of a method for producing a photographic print with a postcard of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a digital image recording apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a partial explanatory diagram of a two-row photographic print according to this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of the photographic print shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a main part of the slitter of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a postcard laminating machine used in the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a two-row photographic print according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

51 2-row photo print 52, 53 1-row photo print 100a, 100b, 100c, ... Positioning frame holes 102a, 102b, 102c, ... First sort holes 200a, 200b, 200c, ... Identification frame holes 202a, 202b, 202c , ... second sort hole

Front page continuation (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G03B 27/00-27/80 B42D 15/02 501 G03D 15/00

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A a hole that separates the hole and the printing position of 1 minute to separate the printing position of the first image to mark image sheet and the first punch drilling along the conveying direction of the printing paper, the mark drawing paper On the other hand, an image recording provided with a second punch having an adjustable punching position for punching a hole indicating a break for each image and a hole indicating a break for one order along the conveyance direction of the printing paper. An image printing method for printing a plurality of image rows including a plurality of images along a length direction of a long photographic printing paper by using an apparatus , wherein the first punch is used to print the image rows before printing the images. A hole for separating the printing position of the image and a hole for separating the printing position for one case are formed along the transport direction of the printing paper, and the printing paper is provided in an area between the hole for separating the printing position of the one image. Printing multiple images side by side in the width direction of the photographic paper in the length direction And a plurality of image rows are printed side by side in parallel, and each time a hole indicating the break of one order punched by the first punch is detected, the printing image is switched to the next printing image for printing. After the printing of the image, a position corresponding to a position indicating a delimiter for each image of each image sequence is obtained by a combination of the hole formed by the first punch and the hole formed by the second punch. Characterized in that the positions of the second punches are adjusted so that holes are respectively formed at the positions corresponding to the positions for each order of each image sequence. Image printing method. 2. The first punch is a printing position for one image.
A hole that separates the storage and a hole that separates the baking position for one case.
Edges to be formed by cutting each image row
At a position symmetrical with respect to the central position of the printing paper.
The second punch is a hole that indicates a break for each image.
And a hole indicating a break for each order, for each image row
The print which is an end to be formed by cutting
Make sure that the paper is pierced in a position that is
The image printing method according to claim 1, which is characterized in that. 3. A postcard in which a photographic paper printed by the image printing method according to claim 1 or 2 is developed, the obtained photographic print is cut into image rows, and a postcard is attached to each image. A method for producing a photo print with a postcard, which comprises producing a photo print with a postcard.