JPH11183991A - Image imprinting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To add a date imprinting function to an image imprinting device at a low cost while saving space. SOLUTION: Transparent films 24 to 26 on which numerals expressing date information are recorded and operation dials 20 to 22 rotating the films 24 to 26 are assembled in the image imprinting device 5 consisting of a transparent plate 19 on which an image is recorded, a discharge tube 18 being a light source, and a reflector 17. The numerals recorded on the films 24 to 26 are imprinted on photographic film 3 together with the image recorded on the plate 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in an image printing apparatus used in a camera or a film unit with a lens.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A film unit with a lens incorporating a simple photographing mechanism and pre-loaded with a photographic film is manufactured and sold by the present applicant. Some of the lens-fitted film units simultaneously print images such as characters and marks at the time of shooting. As a method of imprinting this image, attach a transparent film with letters and marks etc. on the corners and one side of the aperture that defines the exposure range to the photo film, and use the subject light at the time of shooting on the photo film Some characters and marks are printed at the same time.
However, in this imprinting method, characters and marks are slightly unclear because the captured image overlaps the characters and marks. Further, there is an inconvenience that a print photograph without an image for imprinting cannot be obtained.

As an apparatus for solving the problem of the above-mentioned imprinting method, there is an image imprinting apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-62709. This image imprinting device includes a light source that emits light in conjunction with a shutter release, a transparent plate disposed between the light source and a photographic film, on which an image to be imprinted such as a character or an image is written, and a light emitted from the light source. And a reflector that reflects the emitted light toward the transparent plate, and incorporates them in a dark box that shields a photographic optical path from the photographic lens to the photographic film. According to this image imprinting apparatus, it is possible to clearly imprint an imprinting image such as a character or a mark, and furthermore, since the photographed image and the imprinting image are clearly separated, the imprinting image It is possible to easily obtain a print photo without any.

[0004]

In a film unit with a lens or a camera in which the above-mentioned image imprinting device is incorporated, it has been desired that the date imprinting can be performed in addition to the image imprinting function. However, incorporating the date imprinting function together with the image imprinting device into a camera or a lens-equipped film unit increases the cost of the camera or the lens-equipped film unit and increases the size. Was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to incorporate a date imprinting function at low cost into a film unit with a lens or a camera in which an image imprinting device is incorporated.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an image imprinting apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a transparent plate and a reflector so that a plurality of date information are recorded and the transparent plate and the transparent plate are in close contact with each other. A transparent film in the form of a loop that is hung on the outside of the camera, a roller on which the transparent film is hung, and an operation dial that is provided integrally with the roller and rotates the transparent film by rotating the image. The information and the information are copied at the same time.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an image imprinting apparatus incorporated in a camera or a film unit with a lens. In a camera or a film unit with a lens, a dark box 4 for shielding a photographing optical path between the photographing lens 2 and the photographic film 3 is provided, and the image imprinting device 5 of the present invention is installed on the upper surface side in the dark box 4. Have been. A photographing opening 6 is formed on the front surface of the dark box 5, and an aperture 7 for defining an exposure range to the photographic film 3 is formed on the back surface facing the photographic film 3.
On the front side of the photographing aperture 6, a shutter mechanism 8 for opening and closing the photographing aperture 6 and the photographing lens 2 are arranged along a photographing optical axis 9.

The photographic film 3 is pulled out of a plastic film cartridge 11 and is
Is set behind. This film cartridge 11
Has a function of sending out the photo film 3 to the outside by rotation of a spool around which the photo film 3 is wound when stored. At one edge of the photo film 3, perforations 12 are alternately formed at two kinds of intervals, and a photographing frame 13 for photographing is formed between the perforations 12 at a long interval.

A photographing frame 13 of a photographic film 3 photographed by a camera or a film unit with a lens in which the image imprinting device 5 of the present invention is incorporated is exposed to the subject light transmitted through the photographic lens 2. An image exposure unit 14 and a data exposure unit 15 on which an image and date information are imprinted by the image imprinting device 5 are formed. As shown in FIG. 4, a print photo 38 on which the photo film 3 is printed is a photograph print unit 39 on which an image actually photographed by the user is printed, and the image imprinting device 5 converts the image and date information. It is partitioned into a data print unit 40 to be imprinted.

The image imprinting apparatus 5 has a reflector 17 provided with a reflecting surface on the inner wall surface and an opening formed on one side.
And a discharge tube 18 incorporated in the reflector 17
And a transparent plate 19 incorporated in the opening of the reflector 17
, A transparent plate 19 and a reflector 17, and three transparent films 24 and 25 respectively hung on rollers 20a, 21a and 22a provided integrally with the three operation dials 20, 21 and 22 arranged above. , 26, the operation dials 20 to 22 and the transparent film 24.
Each part except a part of 26 is installed in the dark box 4.

A discharge tube 18 used as a light source for imprinting an image is connected to a strobe circuit of a strobe device incorporated in, for example, a camera or a film unit with a lens, and emits light together with the strobe device when a shutter is released. In addition, as a light source, in addition to the discharge tube 18, a light bulb or an LED, or as described in JP-A-8-62709, light emitted from a strobe device may be guided into the reflector 17 by an optical fiber. Good.

The reflector 17 is formed of an opaque plastic so as not to leak the light of the discharge tube 18 radiated inside to the outside. In addition, the reflector 17
Is provided with a reflection surface that reflects light emitted from the discharge tube 18 toward the front opening. This reflecting surface is formed by using, for example, aluminum vapor deposition or the like, but another member on which the reflecting surface is formed may be incorporated. Further, the outer surface of the reflector 17 may be subjected to a graining process or the like so that light incident from the photographing aperture 6 does not cause irregular reflection or the like.

The transparent plate 19 is made of a transparent plastic, and transmits light emitted from the discharge tube 18 toward the photographic film 3. Transparent plate 19
As shown in FIG. 2, which is an arrow view of the aperture 7 viewed from the X direction, an image for imprinting 28 to be imprinted on the data exposure section 15 of the photographic film 3 at the time of photographing is described. In this embodiment, the imprinting image 28 includes only characters in the present embodiment, but may include a picture or a mark, or a character and a picture or a mark together.

Each of the transparent films 24, 25, and 26 has a loop shape, and includes a numeral representing the year in the last two digits of the Christian era, and
Numbers "1-12" representing the month and "1-31" representing the day
And the numbers are written respectively. Of the numbers written on each of these transparent films 24-26,
The numeral arranged on the front surface of the transparent plate 19 is transferred to the data exposure section 15 of the photographic film 3 together with the transfer image 28 at the time of shooting.

The same numerals as those written on the transparent films 24 to 26 are written on the outer peripheral surfaces of the operation dials 20 to 22 integrally provided with rollers 20a to 22a on which the respective transparent films 24 to 26 are hung. Have been. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation dials 20 to 22 are provided with openings 30, 3 formed on the upper surface of a camera or a film unit with a lens.
A part is exposed from each of 1 and 32, so that it can be rotated from the outside. And the operation dial 20 ~
When the user rotates the roller 22 to match any of the numbers written on the outer circumference with the index 34 provided on the upper surface of the camera or the film unit with a lens, the rotation of the rollers 20a to 22a causes the transparent films 24 to 26 to rotate. , Indicator 34
The same numeral as the numeral corresponding to is set on the front surface of the transparent plate 19. Thereby, the date information to be imprinted on the photo film 3 can be changed.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. When shooting with a camera or a film unit with a lens in which the image imprinting device 5 is incorporated, first, date information is set. Opening 30 to 30 formed in the upper surface of camera or film unit with lens
By rotating the operation dials 20 to 22 exposed from 32, the date number to be imprinted is adjusted to the index 34.

When the operation dials 20 to 22 are rotated, the rollers 20a to 22a provided integrally with the operation dials 20 to 22 rotate integrally, and the transparent films 24 to 26 hung on these rollers are brought into contact with the transparent plate 19. Reflector 1
7 and the same numbers as the operation dials 20 to 22 set to the index 34 are set on the front surface of the transparent plate 19.

When the shutter button is depressed after the date information is set, the shutter mechanism operates and the photographing aperture 6 is set.
Open and close. The subject light transmitted through the photographing lens 2 enters the dark box 4 through the photographing opening 6 and is transmitted to the image imprinting device 5.
The exposure unit 14 for a photographed image which is not blocked by the exposure is exposed.

At the same time as the shutter release, a strobe device incorporated in a camera or a film unit with a lens emits light. In conjunction with this, the discharge tube 18 of the image printing device 5 emits light. The light radiated from the discharge tube 18 is reflected by the reflection surface in the reflector 17 and travels to the transparent plate 19, passes through the transparent plate 19, and is transferred to the data exposure unit 15 of the photographic film 3, where the image 28 for printing is printed.
And the numbers written on the transparent films 24 to 26 are exposed.

When the photographic film 3 photographed as described above is developed and printed, as shown in FIG. 4, a photographing print section 39 for printing an image actually photographed by the user, and an image imprinting device 5, the data is divided into a data print unit 40 on which the imprint image 41 and the date information 42 are imprinted.

[0021]

As described above, according to the image imprinting apparatus of the present invention, a function of imprinting date information in a low cost and space saving manner can be added to a low cost film unit with a lens or a camera. The added value of the lens-equipped film unit and the camera can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of an image printing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an aperture.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of an operation dial.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a print photograph obtained by the image imprinting apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 3 photographic film 4 dark box 5 image imprinting device 13 photographing frame 17 reflector 18 discharge tube 19 transparent plate 20-22 operation dial 20a-22a roller 24-26 transparent film

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A light source which is incorporated in a dark box which blocks a photographing optical path from a photographing lens to a photographic film and which emits light in conjunction with a shutter release, and which is disposed between the light source and the photographic film to transmit characters and images. A transparent plate on which an image for imprinting is written, and a reflector for reflecting light emitted from the light source toward the transparent plate, wherein a plurality of date information is written and the transparent An operation of rotating a transparent film by a loop-shaped transparent film hung on the outside of the transparent plate and the reflector so as to be in close contact with the plate, a roller on which the transparent film is hung, and a rotating operation provided integrally with the roller. An image imprinting device comprising a dial and imprinting an imprinting image and date information on a photo film simultaneously.