JP2001005162A - Means for collecting material to be treated, and photographic processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photographic processing device which has a means for collecting materials to be treated capable of retreating respective trays to suitable positions in the case of execution of a maintenance treatment, etc., and is so constituted as to be installable to a narrow space. SOLUTION: This is a device having a means 20 for collecting materials to be treated which are disposed in order to collect the photographs discharged from prescribed processing means is constituted by using the plural trays 21. The trays 21 described above are so constituted as to be made foldable from a stationary state to a retreated state at need. The stationary state described above is the state that the trays 21 are approximately parallel to a horizontal direction. The retreated state is preferably the state that the trays 21 are held in the prescribed positions inclined with a vertical direction side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an object accumulating means configured to be able to be evacuated to an appropriate position, and furthermore, is constituted by using the object accumulating means. The present invention relates to a photo processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a photographic processing apparatus according to the prior art. According to the photographic processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 5, the processed object (photograph) after the development processing and the drying processing is discharged from the drying processing unit or the like to the processed object transport unit 110. This object transfer means 11
0 is configured using the conveyor 111 and the like. Then, the workpiece discharged onto the workpiece transporting means 110 is driven to drive the conveyor 111, so that the workpiece collecting means 12 is configured to be collected for each order or the like.
Transported to zero. The processing object accumulating means 120 is configured using a plurality of trays 121 and the like.

According to the photographic processing apparatus 100 according to the prior art, a top cover 10 of a main body 101 containing a developing tank and the like (not shown) constituting the photographic processing apparatus 100 is provided.
Numeral 2 is configured to be openable and closable in order to perform maintenance processing and the like in the main body 101. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the upper cover 102 is opened.

According to the prior art, in the state of FIG.
The maintenance process and the like for the inside of the main body 101 are performed. Even in the state of FIG. 6, the trays 121 constituting the processing object accumulating unit 120 are obstructed.
In some cases, it is not possible to efficiently perform a maintenance process on the lower region S of the workpiece transfer means 110.

Therefore, according to the prior art, as shown in FIG. 7, the processing object accumulating means 120 is rotated so that each tray 121 can be retracted to a predetermined position (a position where it does not interfere). Have been.

[0006]

However, in the photographic processing apparatus 100 according to the prior art, since the processing object accumulating means 120 is configured to be rotatable, a space for installing the photographic processing apparatus 100 is limited. A problem arises that a larger area is required. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a schematic view when viewed from the top. According to FIG. 8, when the photographic processing apparatus 100 configured to be able to rotate the processing object accumulating means 120 is installed, In addition to the normal installation space, an extra space in the region T is required.

[0007] Further, as with the above-described photographic processing apparatus 100, with respect to another apparatus (for example, a copying machine or the like) having a processing object accumulation means for accumulating some processing objects, the processing object accumulation means is also used for maintenance processing or the like. In some cases, there is a problem in that it may hinder various processes.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is possible to evacuate each tray constituting the processing object stacking means to an appropriate position when performing a maintenance process or the like. It is another object of the present invention to provide a photographic processing apparatus configured to be able to be installed in a narrow space using the photographic processing means.

[0009]

That is, an object-to-be-processed accumulating means according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems comprises a processing object provided for accumulating an object to be discharged discharged from a predetermined processing means. The object stacking means is constituted by using a plurality of trays, and is characterized in that the trays can be moved from a steady state to a retracted state as needed.

According to the processing object accumulating means according to the present invention,
As appropriate, it is configured to be foldable from the steady state to the retracted state, so that it does not become an obstacle even when performing a maintenance process or the like with respect to a portion around the processing object accumulation means, and efficiently. Various processes can be performed.

In the object accumulating means according to the present invention, the steady state is a state in which the tray is substantially parallel to a horizontal direction, and the retracted state is a state in which the tray is vertically moved from the steady state. It is preferable that the state is held at a predetermined position inclined toward the direction side.

According to this preferred configuration, when performing any processing on the lower area of the tray or the distant area via the tray, the tray is not affected (ie, the tray is not obstructed). ), A processing object accumulation means capable of performing various processes such as maintenance can be obtained.

Further, in the processing object accumulating means according to the present invention, an operation rod provided below the tray, a first gear fixed to the operation rod, and contacting the first gear. And a handle provided to interlock the second gear, and the handle of the handle via the second gear, the first gear, and the operation rod is provided. It is preferable that the tray be in the retracted state based on the movement.

According to this preferred configuration, the tray can be easily brought into the retracted state by operating the handle. That is, based on a relatively simple configuration, it is possible to obtain a processing object stacking unit that can easily set the tray in the retracted state.

Further, in the processing object accumulating means according to the present invention, it is preferable that all the trays are movable by one handle.

According to this preferred configuration, all the trays can be moved by operating one handle, so that there is obtained a processing object stacking means capable of setting the trays to the retracted state more easily. It becomes possible.

Further, a photographic processing apparatus according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is configured such that any one of the above-mentioned processing object accumulating means is used to accumulate a photograph as an object to be processed. It is characterized by having been done.

According to the photographic processing apparatus of the present invention, the tray in the processing object accumulating means is configured so as to be able to be in a retracted state as required by being folded. A photo processing device which can be installed in a small space without requiring any space can be obtained.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are schematic perspective views showing the vicinity of a processing object stacking means constituting a photographic processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a normal state of the processing object accumulating means when the photographic processing apparatus is operated, and FIG. 2 shows a retracted state of the processing object accumulating means when performing maintenance or the like on the photographic processing apparatus. I have.

In the photographic processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, the object-to-be-processed receiving means 10 is constituted by using a conveyor 10a or the like. Further, the processing object accumulating means 20 for stacking the processing objects for each order or the like includes a plurality of trays 21 and a processing object regulating plate 22 and the like. An object (not shown) conveyed by using the object receiving means 10
Are configured to be stacked on each tray 21 for each order, for example.

According to the photographic processing apparatus according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1, in a normal operation state, the processed object (photograph) which has been subjected to the drying process or the like is transferred from the discharge port 13 to the processed object receiving means. The workpiece to be discharged onto the workpiece receiving means 10 is conveyed in the direction of arrow A by driving the conveyor 10a, and is transferred to (the tray 21 positioned at the top of the workpiece collecting means 20). Be accumulated. In the processing object accumulating means 20, accumulation is performed on each tray 21, for example, for each order. Hereinafter, the state of the processing object accumulating means shown in FIG. 1 is referred to as a “steady state”.

Each of the trays 21 constituting the processing object accumulating means 20 is configured to be appropriately driven to rotate in the direction of arrow B (see FIG. 1) according to the amount of the processing objects to be collected. . Further, in the present embodiment, the conveyor 10a
The object to be processed, which is conveyed by using the processing object, is stacked on the uppermost tray 21 of the object to be processed stacking means 20 so as not to jump out of the tray 21. A regulating plate 22 is provided.

According to the photographic processing apparatus according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the tray 21 can be folded so that the processing object accumulating means 20 does not hinder various processes during a maintenance process or the like. (Or can be lifted upward), and the processing target regulating plate 22 is configured to be liftable upward. That is, in the photographic processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, the tray 21 and the workpiece regulating plate 2 that constitute the workpiece
2 is retracted to a predetermined position, and the state can be maintained. Hereinafter, the state of the processing object accumulating means 20 shown in FIG. At this time, the tray 21 and the processing object regulating plate 22 are configured to be movable by operating the handle 23. In FIG. 2, a detailed configuration when the tray 21 is movable using the handle 23 is omitted. Details are shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the internal structure of the processing object accumulating means 20 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view of the internal structure of the processing object accumulating means 20 shown in FIGS. FIG.
4A shows a case where the processing object accumulation means 20 is in a steady state, and FIG. 4B shows a case where the processing object accumulation means 20 is in a retracted state.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an operating rod 25 fixed to the first gear 24 is provided for each of the trays 21.
The operation rod 25 includes a main shaft portion 25a and a hook portion 25b. A hook portion 25b is provided on one of the main shaft portions 25a (on the tray 21 side), and a first gear 24 is provided on the other of the main shaft portion 25a. Is fixed. The hanging portion 25b
When the main shaft portion 25a is driven to rotate via the first gear 24, the main shaft portion 25a is provided at a position where it can come into contact with the lower surface of the corresponding tray 21. A second gear 26 is provided between the first gears 24, and the first gears 24 vertically adjacent to each other mesh with each other via the second gear 26 provided therebetween. Is configured to obtain.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, one of the second gears 26 and the handle 23 are configured to be able to interlock. Specifically, for example, when the handle 23 and the second gear 26 are configured so as to be fixed and interlocked via some axis (not shown), or via a belt or the like (not shown). There is a case where the handle 23 and the second gear 26 are configured to be interlocked.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a gear (third gear) 27 is also provided on the workpiece regulating plate 22 provided above the workpiece accumulating means 20. ing. The third gear 27 and the second gear 2
6 are configured to mesh with each other via fourth and fifth gears 28 and 29.

As described above, the inside of the processing object accumulating means 20 according to the present embodiment is configured as shown in FIGS. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the handle 23 is operated, the movement is the second gear 2.
6, the tray 2 via the first gear 24 and the operating rod 25
1, the second gear 26, the first gear 24,
Fourth gear 28, fifth gear 29 and third gear 27
Through the processing object regulating plate 22. Therefore, based on the operation of only the handle 23, the plurality of trays 21 and the processing object regulating plate 22 can be easily set in the retracted state (see FIG. 2).

Therefore, in the present embodiment configured as described above, the maintenance process and the like of the lower region C (see FIG. 2) of the workpiece receiving means 10 are performed with the upper cover 31 of the photographic processing apparatus opened. Even in the case where the processing is performed, it is possible to easily set the processing object stacking means in the retracted state without rotating the processing target stacking means as in the related art. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, even when a photo processing apparatus is installed or the like, the area T for rotation (see FIG. 7), which was conventionally required, is not required, so that the apparatus is installed in a narrower space. A possible photographic processing device can be obtained.

In the present embodiment, the lock mechanism (the mechanism for preventing the tray 21 and the workpiece regulating plate 22 from being in the retracted state (a mechanism for preventing the tray 21 from falling in the direction to release the retracted state) is not particularly described. The invention is not limited to any configuration, and may have any configuration for locking the tray 21 and the like in the retracted state.

In this embodiment, each tray 2
Although the case where 1 is folded upward has been described, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and for example, may be configured to be folded downward.

In the present embodiment, all the trays 21 and the processing object regulating plate 22 are
Although the case where all three are folded (lifted upward) by operating the button 3 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. So, for example,
A handle for folding (lifting) the trays may be provided for each tray or for several trays. That is, a plurality of handles are provided at appropriate locations, and the trays 21 and the processing object regulating plate 2 are used by using the handles.
2 may be configured to be in a retracted state.

In the present embodiment, all the trays 21 are fixed to gears, and these gears are configured to mesh with other gears. By rotating these gears, the trays 21 and the like are rotated. Although the case where the state can be set to the refuge state has been described, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. Therefore, for example, a configuration may be adopted in which a belt or the like is wrapped around a gear fixed to the tray 21 and the belt or the like is rotated so that the tray 21 or the like can be in a retracted state.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case has been described in which the processing object accumulating means 20 which can be set in the retracted state at an appropriate position is provided in the photographic processing apparatus, but the present invention is limited to this configuration. It is not something to be done. Therefore,
For example, the processing object accumulating means 20 according to the present embodiment can be used for another device (a device for accumulating something) such as a copying machine.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an object stacking means which can evacuate each tray constituting the object stacking means to an appropriate position when performing a maintenance process or the like. And a photographic processing apparatus configured to be able to be installed in a narrow space by using the processing object stacking means.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view when a processing object stacking unit constituting a photographic processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is in a normal state.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the photographic processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention in which a processing object stacking unit is in a retracted state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing the internal structure of the processing object accumulating means shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an internal structure of the processing object accumulating means shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a photographic processing apparatus according to the related art.

6 is a schematic perspective view of the photographic processing apparatus shown in FIG. 5 in a state where an upper cover is opened.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of the photographic processing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a top view of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Workpiece receiving means, 10a ... Conveyor, 20 ... Workpiece accumulation means, 21 ... Tray, 22 ... Workpiece regulating plate, 23 ... Handle, 24 ... First gear, 25 ... Operation rod, 25a ... Main shaft part, 25b hook part, 26 second gear, 27 third gear, 28 fourth gear, 29 fifth gear, 31 top cover

Claims (5)

[Claims] An object accumulation means provided for accumulating objects discharged from a predetermined processing means, comprising a plurality of trays. An object accumulation means, wherein a tray is movable from a steady state to a retracted state. 2. The steady state is a state in which the tray is substantially parallel to a horizontal direction, and the retracted state is held at a predetermined position where the tray is tilted vertically from the steady state. 2. The processing object accumulating means according to claim 1, which is in a state. 3. An operation rod provided below the tray, a first gear fixed to the operation rod, a second gear provided in contact with the first gear, A handle provided to interlock a second gear, wherein the tray is in the retracted state based on the movement of the handle via the second gear, the first gear, and the operation rod. The processing object accumulating means according to claim 2, wherein 4. The processing object accumulating means according to claim 3, wherein all the trays are movable by one handle. 5. A photographic processing apparatus, wherein the processing object collecting means according to claim 1 is used for collecting photographs as processing objects.