JP2001125248A - Structure of sheet body discharging and receiving section, and photographic processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure of a sheet body discharging and receiving section constituted to prevent a guide plate behind the device from hindering maintenance, and a photographic processing device having such structure. SOLUTION: The structure of the sheet body discharging and receiving section of this device includes a laminating section 160, which is disposed atop the rear of a device upper section 22 and has a tray 161 on which the photographs 1d discharged from a transporting side end 100b of a first transporting device 100 are placed, the guide plate 170 of a prescribed height which has a turning fulcrum at the rear end of the tray 161 and an energizing means 180 which puts the guide plate 170 to an upright position by energizing the guide plate in a turning direction (F direction) for opening the guide plate with respect to the top surface of the tray 161.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic processing apparatus used in a photo lab or the like, and more particularly to a sheet discharge receiving structure for laminating large-sized photographs (prints) after development.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a photographic processing apparatus, a photosensitive material (photographic paper) wound into a roll is cut into a predetermined size by a cutter, and an image on a negative film stretched to a predetermined size is exposed. After that, it is transported to a development processing unit and undergoes development, bleaching, fixing, and stabilization processing (the whole is referred to as development processing). The developed photosensitive material is conveyed to a drying unit, dried, and then discharged to a sheet discharge receiving portion such as a tray outside the apparatus.

[0003] In general, the types of orders include simultaneous printing, in which one to several images of all the frames on the film are printed at the service size or postcard size at the same time as the film is developed, or on the film. There are additional prints in which only a specific frame image is printed or enlarged and printed. In recent years, 13
A camera using a 5-size film or an APS film includes frames shot in a standard size on a single film and frames shot in a large size such as a panorama size or a high-definition size.

[0004] In a conventional sheet discharge receiving portion structure of a photographic processing apparatus, for example, the discharge path is changed by a drying unit depending on the size of a photograph, and the sheet is discharged above and below an outlet of the drying unit.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, the height of the drying unit is increased. On the other hand, if there is only one discharge path for the photos from the drying unit, and sorting is performed for each order on the same tray, the drying unit will be low. Overlap for each order is inevitable.

Therefore, it is conceivable to use two paths for discharging the photos from the drying unit, for example, storing a service-size photo in a tray in front of the apparatus and storing a large-size photo in a tray in the rear of the apparatus. In this case, each tray is provided with a guide plate for contacting and dropping a photograph, so that the guide plate of the tray at the rear of the apparatus comes into contact with a wall or the like at the rear of the apparatus during maintenance for opening the upper part of the apparatus, thereby hindering maintenance. There is a possibility that.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and has a sheet discharge receiving portion structure in which a guide plate at the rear of the apparatus does not hinder maintenance, and a photographic processing apparatus having the same. It is intended to provide.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet discharge receiving portion structure according to the present invention. Is provided near a discharge mechanism for discharging the sheet body subjected to a predetermined process to the upper portion of the apparatus, and the sheet bodies discharged from the discharge mechanism are arranged one by one on the rear upper surface of the upper section of the apparatus. A sheet discharge receiving portion structure of a processing apparatus provided with a transfer mechanism for transferring, the mounting surface being provided on a rear upper surface of an upper portion of the apparatus and receiving a sheet transferred from the transfer mechanism. A contact member of a predetermined height having a rotation fulcrum at the rear end of the mounting surface, and an upright posture in which the contact member is biased in a rotating direction to open the mounting surface. Biasing means.

According to the above arrangement, the sheet body transferred from the transfer mechanism is mounted on the mounting surface by the stacking portion provided on the rear upper surface of the upper portion of the apparatus, and is rotated to the rear end of the mounting surface. The contact member having a predetermined height and having a moving fulcrum is urged by the urging means in the rotation direction in which the contact member is opened with respect to the mounting surface, so that the contact member is in an upright posture. The sheet contacts the sheet transferred from the transfer mechanism and drops the sheet on the mounting surface to be mounted. Here, when the device is arranged close to the wall surface of the installation space, when the upper portion of the device is opened during maintenance, the contact member at the rear end of the mounting surface comes into contact with the wall surface and the urging force is applied. Rotate in the opposite direction.
Then, when the upper part of the apparatus is closed after the maintenance is completed, the contact member is separated from the wall surface and rotates in the urging direction to automatically return to the original vertical posture. Therefore, the contact member does not interfere with the opening of the upper portion of the apparatus due to interference with the wall surface,
Further, since it is not necessary to manually return the contact member at the rear of the apparatus, maintenance is facilitated. On the other hand, when the apparatus is arranged away from the wall surface of the installation space, the contact member remains in an upright posture with respect to the mounting surface regardless of whether the upper part of the apparatus is opened or closed during maintenance. Therefore, no problem arises.

Further, if the urging means includes a spring member for urging the contact member and a stopper member for bringing the contact member into an upright posture against the urging (claim 2), the device is provided. Has a simple configuration.

Furthermore, if the contact member has at least the upper end bent in the direction opposite to the opening direction with respect to the mounting surface (claim 3), if there is a wall behind the apparatus, the bent tip Since the part comes into contact with the wall,
The contact member rotates smoothly without being caught on the wall surface.

Further, in the sheet discharge receiving portion structure according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a rotation shaft for opening and closing the upper portion of the apparatus with respect to the apparatus main body is provided near the rear end of the upper portion of the apparatus, and the predetermined processing is performed. A processing unit provided near a discharge mechanism for discharging the sheet body subjected to the above to the upper part of the apparatus, and having a transfer mechanism for transferring the sheet bodies discharged from the discharge mechanism one by one to a rear upper surface of the upper part of the apparatus. A stack unit provided on a rear upper surface of the upper portion of the apparatus and having a mounting surface on which the sheet body transferred from the transfer mechanism is mounted; A contact member having a predetermined height and having a pivot point at an end thereof, and urging means for urging the contact member in a rotational direction in which the contact member is opened with respect to the mounting surface to make an upright posture are provided.

According to the above construction, the sheet member transferred from the transfer mechanism is placed on the placing surface by the stacking portion provided on the rear upper surface of the upper portion of the apparatus, and faces the rear end of the placing surface. The contact member of a predetermined height provided in the above is supported by the support member from the apparatus main body in an upright posture, so that the contact member is placed on the mounting surface regardless of the arrangement of the apparatus or opening and closing of the upper part of the apparatus during maintenance. Is kept in an upright posture with respect to, no problem occurs.

Further, in the photographic processing apparatus of the present invention, the sheet is a photograph which has been developed and dried.
(4) The sheet discharge receiving portion structure described in any one of (4) and (5).

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the sheet discharge receiving portion structure of the present invention and a photo processing apparatus having the same will be described.
This will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, what has been exposed, developed, dried and discharged outside the apparatus (finished product by a photographic processing apparatus) is referred to as a "photograph", and is unexposed, exposed, developed, and dried. Is referred to as a "photosensitive material". Performing all the processing steps of exposure, development, and drying is referred to as “printing”.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a photographic processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2A is a front view thereof, and FIG.
(B) is a side view thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Reference numeral 00 denotes an exposure unit 300 that cuts a photosensitive material (photographic paper) wound in a roll shape into a predetermined size, enlarges and projects an image on a negative film to expose the photosensitive material, and an exposed unit 300 that exposes the photosensitive material. Unit 400 for developing the photosensitive material, and drying unit 500 for drying the developed photosensitive material
And so on.

The exposure unit 300 loads a magazine 301 containing the photosensitive material 1 wound into a roll (the winding portion is defined as 1a) so that the photosensitive material 1 is pulled out substantially vertically upward. Section 302, a driving roller 303 for transporting the photosensitive material 1 drawn substantially vertically upward in a substantially horizontal direction, a cutter 304 for cutting the drawn photosensitive material 1 to a predetermined size, and a cut photosensitive material 1. A belt-shaped exposure table 305 that adsorbs and holds the material 1b and transports the material 1b in a substantially horizontal direction, a printer 306 that prints characters and symbols on the back surface of the exposed photosensitive material 1b, and a paper surface of the exposed photosensitive material 1b. When the width in the direction perpendicular to is narrow,
The photosensitive material 1b is distributed to a plurality of photosensitive material transport paths arranged in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface, and the developing unit 400
And a light source, a color filter, a shutter, an enlargement lens, and the like provided above the exposure table 305. In addition, an operation panel 230, a monitor display device 240, an enlargement lens unit 250, and the like are provided above the photo processing device 200.

The development processing unit 400 is for developing, bleaching, fixing and stabilizing the exposed light-sensitive material 1b as described above. Must not be exposed to light. Therefore, the inside 40 of the development processing unit 400
Reference numeral 1 denotes a dark room. Further, inside the development processing unit 400, for example, development processing tanks 402 and 4 are provided.
03, bleach-fix processing tanks 404 and 405 and stabilization processing tanks 406 to 408 are arranged in this order.
A photosensitive material transport mechanism 409 including a transport roller, a transport belt, and the like is provided for sequentially transporting the photosensitive material from 2 to 408 at a constant speed. The photosensitive material 1c discharged from the last stabilization processing solution tank 408 is supplied to the squeeze roller 212.
After the treatment liquid adhering to the surface is wiped off by the, the substrate is conveyed to the drying unit 500. Below the drying unit 500, a blower 220 for blowing warm air into the drying unit 500 is provided.

The photosensitive material 1d dried in the drying unit 500 (ie, a photograph as a finished product) 1d is
The transport destination differs depending on the size. That is, in FIGS. 1 and 2, the photograph 1 d dried by the drying unit 500 and discharged to the outside of the photographic processing apparatus 200.
Is discharged in the direction A from the discharge port 501 on the upper part of the drying unit 500, and is sequentially dropped on the first transfer device 100. The first transport device 100 is a belt conveyor that can be rotated forward and backward. When the photograph 1d is a service size, the belt transport unit 101 transports the photograph 1d in the B direction orthogonal to the A direction.

The transport side end 100a of the first transport device 100
In the vicinity, the second transfer device 150 and the second transfer device 150
A guide plate 152 is provided opposite to the transfer side end 100a of the first transfer device 100 with the space therebetween. The second transfer device 150 is a circulating tray, and the tray 151 is the first tray.
Photo 1d transported in the B direction by the transport device 100
And stack it on it for one order (for example, for the number of frames shot on one film). When the processing for one order is completed, the tray 151 is moved,
This one-order photograph 1d is transported in the direction D, and the next tray 151 is placed on the transport side end 100a of the first transport device 100.
Is moved to the vicinity.

Inside the drying unit 500 and near the discharge port 501, a sensor (not shown) for detecting the passage of the rear end of the dried photograph 1d is provided. Since the size of the photograph 1d for each order is known in advance when the operator operates the operation panel 230 shown in FIG. 1, when the sensor detects the passage of the rear end of the service-size photograph 1d, the first conveyance is performed. Before the apparatus 100 is activated and the next photograph (not shown) of the same size is ejected, the belt conveying unit 101 of the first conveying apparatus 100 is moved in the direction B, and the photograph ejected thereon is moved. 1d to the second transfer device 150
On the tray 151. Photograph 1d protruding in the direction B from the transfer side end 100a of the first transfer device 100
Abuts on the guide plate 152, falls into a relatively limited fixed range on the tray 151 of the second transfer device 150, and is stacked.

The number of prints for each order is also known in advance when the operator operates the operation panel 230 shown in FIG. 1, so that the above-described sensor passes the end of the last photograph (not shown) of one order. After a certain period of time has passed since the detection, the second transport device 150 is driven and the tray 1
The photograph 1d stacked on 51 moves in the D direction (downward) perpendicular to the B direction.

The second transporting device 150 is connected to the photographic processing device 20.
0 is provided in front of the developing unit 400 along the direction D, which is the photosensitive material conveying direction.
It is possible to stack at least one order of photographs 1d on top.

The second transporting device 150 comprises a plurality of trays 151 circulated in the vertical direction by a chain drive. The trays 151 transport and stock the photographs 1d in the direction D by a predetermined distance in order units.

As is apparent from FIG. 1, the second transfer device 1
The 50 trays 151 are on the operation side. In other words, the operator of the photo processing apparatus 200 operates the operation panel 230 and the like to input the number of the frame to be printed and the number of prints without almost moving, and prints the already-printed frame on the tray 151 of the second transport device 150. Stock Photo 1d
Can be taken out in order units and bagged together with the negative film, thereby improving work efficiency.

On the other hand, when the photograph 1d dried by the drying unit 500 (corresponding to a predetermined processing) and discharged to the outside of the photo processing apparatus 200 is a large size such as a panorama size, the upper part of the drying unit 500 Outlet 5
After being discharged in the direction A from 01 and sequentially dropped on the first transport device 100, the belt transport unit 1 of the first transport device 100
01, the photograph 1d is transported in the C direction (the direction opposite to the B direction) orthogonal to the A direction.

The transport side end 100b of the first transport device 100
In the vicinity, the first stacked section 160 and the first stacked section 160 are separated from each other.
A guide plate 170 is provided to face the transfer side end 100b of the transfer device 100. The laminating section 160 includes the tray 16
1 and the tray 161 of the first transfer device 10
0 receives the photograph 1d conveyed in the C direction,
Stack on it sequentially.

Inside the drying unit 500 and near the discharge port 501, a sensor (not shown) for detecting the passage of the rear end of the dried photograph 1d is provided. Since the size of the photograph 1d for each order is known beforehand when the operator operates the operation panel 230 shown in FIG. 1, the sensor passes the rear end of the photograph 1d having a large size (for example, 6 inches or more). Is detected, the first conveyance device 100 is activated, and the belt conveyance section 101 of the first conveyance device 100 is moved in the C direction until the next photograph (not shown) of the same size is discharged, Photo 1 discharged on it
d is transferred onto the tray 161 of the stacking unit 160. First
The photograph 1d that protrudes in the direction C from the transport side end 100b of the transport device 100 is brought into contact with the guide plate 170, and
It falls into a relatively limited fixed range on the 60 trays 161 and is stacked.

The laminating section 160 is provided at the upper rear of the main body of the developing unit 400 of the photographic processing apparatus 200, and at least one order of the photograph 1d is placed on the tray 161.
Can be stacked and stocked.

As is apparent from FIG. 1, the tray 161 of the stacking section 160 is on the side opposite to the operation side. The reason for this arrangement is that the second transport device 150 for storing a relatively large number of photos of the service size is preferentially arranged on the operation side.

In order to save installation space, the photographic processing apparatus 200 is often installed with the rear of the apparatus along the wall surface. In this case, the maintenance of the apparatus requires opening the upper part 202 of the apparatus to the wall side. To do it. The upper part 202 of the apparatus is equipped with the above-described first transfer device 100, the stacking unit 160, the guide plate 170, and the like. Since it is provided in the vicinity of the rear end of 202, the point that the rearmost guide plate 170 interferes with the wall surface to prevent the opening of the upper part 202 of the apparatus and hinder maintenance is as described above. Therefore, in order to eliminate such a problem, the sheet discharge receiving portion is configured as follows.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the detailed structure of the laminated portion 160 and the guide plate 170, which are the main portions of the sheet discharge receiving portion, FIG. 4 is a side sectional view thereof, and FIG. 5 is a line XX of FIG. It is an arrow view. Hereinafter, the sheet discharge receiving portion that characterizes the present invention will be described in detail with reference to these drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, in the sheet discharge receiving portion structure of the present embodiment, the sheet discharging and receiving portion is provided on the rear upper surface of the upper portion 202 of the first transporting device 100 facing the transport side end 100b. The stacking unit 16 having the tray 161 on which the photograph 1d discharged from the transport side end 100b is placed
0, a guide plate 170 having two rotation shafts 171a and 171b serving as rotation fulcrums at the rear end of the tray 161, and a rotation direction for opening the guide plate 170 with respect to the upper surface of the tray 161 (FIG. 1). , F direction in FIG. 4) to provide an upright posture.

The guide plate 170 is, for example, the first transfer device 1
The contact surface 172 is made of a thin plate made of a substantially rectangular synthetic resin having a size capable of contacting the photograph 1d discharged from the transport-side end portion 100b. 172a are formed. As a result, the transport side end 100b of the first transport device 100 is
The rigidity is such that the photo 1d coming out of the abutment does not deform or break even if it comes into contact with the wall of the installation space during maintenance if there is a wall. The reason why the protrusion 172a is set in the vertical direction is to prevent the plurality of photographs 1d from being caught on the protrusion and disturbing the alignment when the photographs 1d successively come into contact and fall on the tray 160. The guide plate 1 in FIG.
The guide plate 170 is partially cut off at the right end of 70.
In consideration of the small amount of the long photograph 1d over the entire length.

The rotating shafts 171a and 171b are made of, for example, two stainless steel round bars, and
The respective shaft diameters of the first end portions 171a1 and 171a1
1b1 and the other end 171b2 of the rotating shaft 171b.
Only the diameter is larger than these. Also, the upper part 20 of the device
2, brackets 202a and 202b are erected so as to sandwich the left and right ends of the guide plate 170. The surfaces of the brackets 202a and 202b facing the guide plate 170 are provided with rotating shafts 171a and 171a, respectively. Groove 20 for inserting one end 171a1, 171b1 of 171b
2a1 and 202b1 are formed. Further, the base 173 of the guide plate 170 has an inverted L-shaped opening 173c in a rear view at a substantially central portion thereof.

The urging means 180 includes a spring 174 for urging the guide plate 170 and two stoppers 175a and 175b for bringing the guide plate 170 into an upright posture against the urging force of the spring.
And The spring 174 is a coil spring having a predetermined elastic coefficient.
1b is larger than one end portion 171b1, but is larger than the other end portion 171b1.
It is smaller than b2. The locking portions 17 extending linearly at both ends of the coil portion of the spring 174, respectively.
4a and 174b. On the other hand, the stopper 175
a and 175b are bases 173 of the guide plate 170 here.
Is extended downward at two places. However, the stoppers 175a and 175b do not necessarily need to be formed integrally with the guide plate 170, and may be formed separately. The positions and numbers of these springs 174 and stoppers 175a and 175b can be appropriately selected according to the size of the guide plate 170 and the like.

The rotating shaft 171a is connected to the guide plate 17
The base 173 is inserted into a non-through groove 173a formed in the base 173, and only one end 171a1 of the base 173 protrudes outside.
Further, the rotating shaft 171b has a spring 1 on the other end 171b2 side.
With the coil portion of 74 being inserted, it is removably inserted into the through groove 173b formed in the base 173 of the guide plate 170. The inner diameter of the coil portion of the spring 174 is the other end 1
Since it is smaller than 71b2, it does not fall off from here.

When the guide plate 170 is set on the upper part 202 of the apparatus, the other end 171b2 of the rotating shaft 171b is set in advance.
Is projected only into the opening 173c, and one end 171b1
Does not protrude outside. In this state, the rotating shaft 171
b, the torsion is applied to the spring 174 inserted in the upper part 20 of the apparatus.
The guide plate 170 is set between the brackets 202a and 202b from the rear side of the upper part 202 of the apparatus, while the locking portions 174a and 174b are restrained on the front side of the second unit 2. Then, after the one end 171a1 of the rotating shaft 171a is fitted into the groove 202a1, the other end 171b2 of the rotating shaft 171b is pressed so that the one end 171b1 is projected and fitted into the groove 202b.

Thereafter, both locking portions 174 of the spring 174
When the restraints of the a and 174b are released, the upper locking portion 174a comes into contact with the contact surface 172 of the guide plate 170 by the elastic force thereof, and the lower locking portion 174b moves to the upper portion 202 of the apparatus.
1 and 4, the guide plate 170 is urged against the upper surface of the upper portion 202 of the apparatus (that is, the tray 161) in the direction F in FIGS. 1 and 4, and a stopper 175a is provided below the base portion 173 of the guide plate 170. , 175b, and this is the upper part 2 of the device.
As a result, the guide plate 170 stands upright on the upper portion 202 of the apparatus.

As described above, the stacking section 160 provided on the rear upper surface of the upper portion 202 of the apparatus causes the first transport device 10
The photograph 1d discharged from the transport side end portion 100b of the tray 161 is placed on the tray 161, and the guide plate 170 having a rotation fulcrum at the rear end of the tray 161 is connected to the tray 1 by the guide plate 170.
It is urged by the urging means 180 in a rotation direction (F direction) opened to the upper surface of the upper surface 61 to be in an upright posture.

Therefore, at normal times, the guide plate 170 comes into contact with the photograph 1d discharged from the transport side end portion 100b of the first transport device 100, and the photograph 1d is dropped and placed on the upper surface of the tray 161. Here, when the photo processing apparatus 200 is arranged close to a wall surface (not shown) of the installation space, when the apparatus upper part 202 is opened during maintenance, the upper end 176 of the guide plate 170 at the rear end of the tray 161 is opened. Comes into contact with the wall surface and rotates in a direction opposite to the urging direction against the urging force of the spring 174. At this time, the stoppers 175a and 175b rotate together with the base 173 of the guide plate 170 in a direction away from the upper part 202 of the apparatus, so that the rotation of the guide plate 170 is not hindered. When the upper part 202 of the apparatus is closed after the maintenance, the guide plate 1 is closed.
The upper end 176 of 70 is separated from the wall surface. Then, the guide plate 170 causes the stopper 1 by the urging force of the spring 174.
Until the devices 75a and 175b come into contact with the upper portion 202 of the apparatus, they rotate in the urging direction and automatically return to the original vertical posture.
Therefore, the guide plate 170 does not interfere with the wall surface to obstruct the opening of the upper part 202 of the apparatus, and there is no need to manually return the guide plate 170 at the rear of the apparatus, thereby facilitating maintenance. On the other hand, the photo processing device 2
When 00 is arranged away from the wall surface of the installation space, the guide plate 170 remains in an upright posture with respect to the upper surface of the tray 161 irrespective of the opening and closing of the device upper part 202 during maintenance. Therefore, no problem arises.

In the present embodiment, the guide plate 170
Has the upper end 176 bent in the direction opposite to the opening direction (the F direction in FIGS. 1 and 4) with respect to the upper surface of the tray 161. By providing such a bend, if there is a wall surface behind the apparatus, the bent upper end 176 comes into contact with the wall surface, so that the guide plate 170 can be smoothly tilted and returned without being caught on the wall surface. Will be.
However, this bend may be provided at a position other than the upper end portion 176, and instead of being bent, for example, the contact surface 172a
May project from the back side.

In the above embodiment, the guide plate 170
Although the turning operation is performed by abutting the wall surface of the installation space, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a support member 190 that supports the guide plate 170 from the apparatus main body 203 in an upright posture may be provided. Specifically, in the same figure, a long hole 191 in the opening direction (F direction) of the device upper part 202 is formed in the middle of the support member 190, and a pin 192 that can engage with this long hole 181 and slide in the opening direction. The device top 202
Should be fixed in place. According to such a configuration, the transport side end 100b of the first transporting device 100
1d discharged from the apparatus is placed on a tray 161, and a guide plate 170 of a predetermined height provided facing the rear end of the tray 161 is supported by the support member 1 from the apparatus main body 202 in an upright posture.
80 supported. Therefore, regardless of the arrangement of the apparatus and the opening and closing of the upper part 202 of the apparatus during maintenance, the guide plate 170 always keeps the upright posture with respect to the upper surface of the tray 161, so that no problem occurs.

In the above embodiment, the urging means 180
As an example, the combination of the spring 174 and the stoppers 175a and 175b has been described. However, the spring may be biased by a counterweight, for example. Also, the guide plate 170
The contact surface 172 does not necessarily need to have a structure in which a thin plate is attached to the entire surface, and it is sufficient if there is at least a portion that comes into contact with the photograph 1d that protrudes from the transfer side end 100b of the first transfer device 100. For example, the protrusion 17 of the contact surface 172
2a may be simply arranged in a comb shape.

In the above embodiment, the service-size photograph 1d is stocked in front of the apparatus and the large-size photograph 1d is stocked in the rear of the apparatus. The present invention can be applied to those having a stock space behind the apparatus.

Further, in the above embodiment, the photographic processing apparatus 200 having the sheet discharge receiving portion structure for handling the developed and dried photograph 1d is exemplified, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to this. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a printer or the like.

[0048]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
The sheet discharge receiving portion structure of the present invention is provided with a rotation shaft near the rear end of the upper part of the apparatus, which can open and close the upper part of the apparatus with respect to the apparatus main body, and places the sheet body subjected to a predetermined process on the upper part of the apparatus A sheet body discharge receiving portion structure of a processing apparatus provided with a transfer mechanism that is provided near a discharge mechanism for discharging and that transfers a sheet body discharged from the discharge mechanism one by one to a rear upper surface of an upper portion of the apparatus. A stacking portion provided on a rear upper surface of the upper portion of the apparatus and having a mounting surface on which the sheet body transferred from the transfer mechanism is mounted, and a predetermined height having a rotation fulcrum at a rear end of the mounting surface. And an urging means for urging the contact member in a turning direction in which the contact member is opened with respect to the mounting surface to bring the contact member into an upright posture. According to the above configuration, the sheet body transferred from the transfer mechanism by the stacking unit provided on the rear upper surface of the upper portion of the apparatus is placed on the placement surface, and a rotation fulcrum is provided at the rear end of the placement surface. The contact member having a predetermined height is urged by urging means in a rotational direction in which the contact member is opened with respect to the mounting surface, so that the contact member is in an upright posture. The sheet body can be dropped and placed on the placement surface in contact with the sheet body transferred from the mechanism. Here, when the device is arranged close to the wall surface of the installation space, when the upper portion of the device is opened during maintenance, the contact member at the rear end of the mounting surface comes into contact with the wall surface and the urging force is applied. Rotate in the opposite direction. Then, when the upper part of the apparatus is closed after the maintenance is completed, the contact member is separated from the wall surface and rotates in the urging direction to automatically return to the original vertical posture. Therefore, the contact member does not interfere with the wall surface and hinder the opening of the upper part of the apparatus, and there is no need to manually return the contact member at the rear of the apparatus, so that maintenance can be facilitated. On the other hand, when the apparatus is arranged away from the wall surface of the installation space, the contact member remains in an upright posture with respect to the mounting surface regardless of whether the upper part of the apparatus is opened or closed during maintenance. Therefore, no problem arises.

Further, the urging means includes a spring member for urging the contact member and a stopper member for bringing the contact member into an upright posture against the urging (claim 2). The device can have a simple configuration.

Furthermore, since the contact member has at least the upper end bent in the direction opposite to the opening direction with respect to the mounting surface (claim 3), if there is a wall behind the apparatus, the bent tip end The portion comes into contact with the wall surface, and the contact member can be smoothly rotated without being caught on the wall surface.

The sheet discharge receiving portion structure according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is provided with a rotation shaft near the rear end of the upper portion of the apparatus so as to open and close the upper portion of the apparatus with respect to the apparatus main body. A processing unit provided near a discharge mechanism for discharging the sheet body subjected to the above to the upper part of the apparatus, and having a transfer mechanism for transferring the sheet bodies discharged from the discharge mechanism one by one to a rear upper surface of the upper part of the apparatus. A stack unit provided on a rear upper surface of the upper portion of the apparatus and having a mounting surface on which the sheet body transferred from the transfer mechanism is mounted; A contact member having a predetermined height and having a pivot point at an end thereof, and urging means for urging the contact member in a rotational direction in which the contact member is opened with respect to the mounting surface to make an upright posture are provided. According to the above configuration, the sheet body transferred from the transfer mechanism is placed on the placement surface by the stacking portion provided on the rear upper surface of the apparatus facing the transfer mechanism, and the rear end of the placement surface The abutment member provided at the predetermined height is supported by the support member from the main unit in an upright posture, so that the abutment member is mounted regardless of the arrangement of the device or opening / closing of the upper part of the device during maintenance. Since there is always a state of standing upright with respect to the mounting surface, no problem occurs.

Further, in the photographic processing apparatus according to the present invention, the sheet is a developed and dried photograph.
(4) The sheet discharge receiving portion structure described in any one of (4) and (5).

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a sheet discharge receiving portion structure and an external configuration of a photographic processing apparatus having the same according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a configuration of a photographic processing apparatus in the embodiment, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG. 2B is a side view.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a detailed structure of a sheet discharge receiving portion in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a detailed structure of a sheet discharge receiving portion in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view taken along line XX in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing a modification of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1d: Photograph (sheet body) 100: First transport device (transfer mechanism) 150: Second transport device 160: Stacking section 161: Tray (placement surface) 170: Guide plate (contact member) 171a, 171b: Rotation Shaft 172: abutting surface 173: base 174: spring (spring member) 175: stopper (stopper member) 176: upper end 180: urging means 190: support member 200: photoprocessing device 202: upper device 203: device body 204 : Rotating shaft 300: exposure unit 400: developing unit 500: drying unit (discharge mechanism) 501: discharge port

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A discharging mechanism for providing a rotating shaft for opening and closing an upper portion of an apparatus with respect to an apparatus main body, near a rear end of the upper portion of the apparatus, and discharging a sheet subjected to predetermined processing to the upper portion of the apparatus. And a sheet body discharge receiving portion structure of the processing apparatus provided with a transfer mechanism for transferring the sheet bodies discharged from the discharge mechanism one by one to a rear upper surface of the upper part of the apparatus. A stacking portion provided on the rear upper surface and having a mounting surface on which the sheet body transferred from the transfer mechanism is mounted, and a contact member having a predetermined height and having a pivot point at a rear end of the mounting surface. When,
And a biasing means for biasing the abutting member in a rotational direction in which the abutting member is opened with respect to the mounting surface to bring the contact member into an upright posture. 2. The urging means includes a spring member for urging the contact member, and a stopper member for bringing the contact member into an upright posture against the urging. The sheet body receiving receiver structure described in the above. 3. The sheet body discharge receiving portion structure according to claim 1, wherein the contact member has at least an upper end portion bent in a direction opposite to a direction in which the contact surface is opened. 4. A discharge mechanism for providing a rotating shaft near the rear end of the upper portion of the apparatus to allow the upper portion of the apparatus to be opened and closed with respect to the apparatus body, and for discharging a sheet member subjected to a predetermined process to the upper portion of the apparatus. And a sheet body discharge receiving portion structure of the processing apparatus provided with a transfer mechanism for transferring the sheet bodies discharged from the discharge mechanism one by one to a rear upper surface of the upper part of the apparatus. A stacking portion provided on the rear upper surface and having a mounting surface on which the sheet body transferred from the transfer mechanism is mounted, and a contact member provided facing the rear end of the mounting surface and having a predetermined height And a support member for supporting the contact member from the apparatus main body in an upright posture. 5. A photographic processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sheet is a photograph that has been subjected to a development process and a drying process.