JP2002099064A - Photographic film cartridge and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a marking label of a photographic film cartridge at a low cost which can deal with a small-lot of multiproduct of photographic films and needs less time for manufacturing. SOLUTION: The photographic film cartridge has a spool on which the photographic film is wound and rotatably stored, and an attached label whose substrate has a marking defined by a standard and is formed by a process for arbitrarily marking.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic film cartridge and a method of manufacturing the photographic film cartridge in which the cost of label display is reduced in response to the diversification of small-quantity products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, instead of printing directly on a patrone like an APS photographic film, a label is printed on a photographic film cartridge by printing, and the manufacturer, sensitivity,
Some of them display the number of shots, a processing method, and a barcode specified by the standard.

Conventionally, this type of label is produced by printing, but the production of printed matter starts with planning and preparation of manuscripts, followed by design, layout, typesetting, photo dot resolution, collection, retouching, and proofreading. It is performed through a printing process, each of which is performed by a professional technician, and the production client cannot see the original of the printed matter until proof printing.
Further modifications require a lot of man-hours, and the label is time-consuming. Also, since there are many types of photographic films, printing of labels is performed in a small number of types, and the smaller the printed matter, the higher the cost.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to be able to cope with photographic films of various kinds in a small quantity, without requiring time for production.
It is to provide an inexpensive display label for a photographic film cartridge.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device in which a photographic film is wound and has a spool rotatably stored therein, and an arbitrary display is provided on a substrate having a display specified in advance by a standard. A photographic film cartridge to which a label formed through the process is affixed, that any indication is determined for each type, that it has a common indication for multiple types, that the photographic film can be wound and rotated A photographic film having a spool accommodated in a photographic film in which a label formed through a process of performing a display determined with reference to the bar code is attached to a base material having information about the film as a bar code display in advance In the cartridge, the main body is made of metal patrone or resin, and any indication is selected from thermal transfer, ink jet, and electrophotography. In producing a photographic film cartridge having a spool on which a photographic film is wound and rotatably stored, and having a label having a display specified by a standard and an optional display, A step of transmitting information on a label display and a production number by a communication means; a step of winding a photographic film of a type selected based on the information on a spool and storing it in a cartridge; A step of forming a label having an indication, and a method of manufacturing a photographic film cartridge through a step of attaching the formed label to the outer periphery of the cartridge;
At the time of label formation, display is performed by a method selected from thermal transfer, ink jet, and electrophotography.

In other words, the display of barcodes and the like specified by the standard is often common to a plurality of types, and is printed in large quantities, and the display corresponding to the type in a process prior to label attachment is thermally transferred. By using display means such as ink jet or electrophotography, it is possible to omit printing involving a complicated plate-making process and to cope with a small number of products without increasing costs.

Further, since the bar code display includes information on the film, a display corresponding to the type may be performed by referring to the information.

[0008] Further, when the delivery requester sends the product type, label display (design information) and production information (production amount, delivery date, etc.) to the producer through a network or the like, the information is transferred to the production process system on the producer side. Then, the film cartridge main body is assembled by the film and the cartridge parts according to the type, while the design printing is performed on the original label having the display specified by the corresponding standard by using display means such as thermal transfer, ink jet or electrophotography. A label to be affixed is produced, the label is affixed and manufactured, and the system is operated as a system in which a required quantity of products is delivered. Can be supplied to the market.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A so-called APS cartridge,
A description will be given based on FIG. The cartridge main body 1 has a bar code display section 3 defined by the standard and a label 2 having an arbitrary display section 7 for displaying a maker name 4, a reference processing process, the number of shots 5, sensitivity 6, an APS cartridge mark, and the like. Affixed. Here, the manufacturer name 4, the reference processing process, the APS cartridge mark, and the like may be commonly set for a plurality of types.

In the present invention according to the present invention, as for the bar code display section 3 defined by the standard, a large number of bar code display sections are formed by, for example, ordinary plate making printing, and the optional display section 7 in which the design freedom is ensured. In the production process, printing according to the production amount and type in the production process is performed by a simple printing system such as thermal transfer, ink jet or electrophotography, and the obtained label for each type is affixed to the cartridge body and Is what you do.

In the present invention according to the present invention, the display of the above-mentioned optional display section is converted into data for each type, and the type is referred to the bar code of the label having the bar code display supplied to the process. Is performed.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a flowchart of the present invention according to FIG. When the product type, label display (design information) and production information (production amount, delivery date, etc.) are transmitted to the producer by communication means, the information is input into the production process, the product type is selected, and a photograph of the selected product type The film is supplied to the production process,
The cartridge body assembling process S1 through the cutting, winding around the spool, and storing process in the cartridge, and the data of the print contents are taken out corresponding to the selected product type, and the display specified in the standard based on the data is provided. A base material (original label) is selected, and a process of printing a design by simple printing such as thermal transfer, ink jet or electrophotography to form a label is performed at the same time, or separately (for example, in Japan and overseas, in the case of a cartridge body). Assembling, label formation and packaging are performed separately, or the same production process does not proceed simultaneously according to the production plan), and the formed label is attached to the outer periphery of the cartridge. Then, the packaged product is shipped and delivered to the orderer or a designated trader. In this flow, the sensitivity and the number of photographed images are printed after the label is attached, but these may be printed at the time of design printing. According to the present invention, since various designs can be printed little by little, a case of printing the sensitivity and the number of shots at the end according to the flow shown in FIG. 2 can also be implemented. In this case, the APS uses a data disc. Alternatively, for 135 film, the CAS code may be read and used as print data.

Although the above description has been made with reference to the APS cartridge as an example, the present invention can be applied to a case in which a label for each type is affixed regardless of whether the other body is a resin cartridge or a metal cartridge. The effect can be utilized without regret.

[0014]

According to the first to third aspects of the present invention, a large number of displays, such as bar code displays, which are specified in advance by standard printing are prepared by ordinary plate making printing or the like, and are prepared according to the type. Since any label is attached to the cartridge body by simple printing such as thermal transfer, ink jet or electrophotography at the time of production, it is possible to cope with production of a small number of products without increasing the cost of label printing.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the display of the arbitrary display section is converted into data for each product type, and the product type is referred to the bar code of the label having the bar code display supplied to the process. Since the printing for the type is performed, the automation of the manufacturing process can be advantageously performed.

According to the eighth and ninth aspects of the present invention, as a transaction form utilizing the Internet, the delivery requester transmits label display (or a product type only when a product type cannot be specified by label display alone) and information on the number of products produced. Only by doing so, the required quantity of products are delivered, the producer can reduce the stock and efficiently supply a small quantity of many kinds of products to the market at low cost, and can build a system that is advantageous to both.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a cartridge and a label according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an implementation flow of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Cartridge body 2 Label 3 Bar code display

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Claims (9)

[Claims] A photographic film is wound and has a spool rotatably housed therein, and a label formed through a process of performing an arbitrary display on a base material having a display specified in advance in a standard is affixed thereto. A photographic film cartridge. 2. The photographic film cartridge according to claim 1, wherein an arbitrary display is determined for each product type. 3. The photographic film cartridge according to claim 2, further comprising a display common to a plurality of types. 4. A step of displaying an image determined in reference to the barcode on a base material having a spool on which a photographic film is wound and rotatably stored and having information on the film as a barcode display in advance. A photographic film cartridge to which a label formed through the above is attached. 5. The photographic film cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the main body is a metal cartridge. 6. The photographic film cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the main body is made of resin. 7. The photographic film cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the arbitrary display is performed by a method selected from thermal transfer, ink jet, and electrophotography. 8. When manufacturing a photographic film cartridge having a spool on which a photographic film is wound and rotatably stored, and having a label having a display specified by a standard and an optional display attached thereto, a label display is provided. A step of transmitting information on the number of productions by communication means, a step of winding a photographic film of a type selected based on the information on a spool and storing it in a cartridge, and displaying at least one copy based on the information. A method for manufacturing a photographic film cartridge, comprising: a step of forming a label having the label; and a step of attaching the formed label to the outer periphery of the cartridge. 9. The method for manufacturing a photographic film cartridge according to claim 8, wherein at the time of label formation, display is performed by a method selected from thermal transfer, ink jet, and electrophotography.