JP2003015230A - Slide mount stacking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To securely send a slide mount. SOLUTION: Support rails 61 are arranged on the down stream side of a mount sending direction on the upper faces of the side mount falling preventing pieces 59 and 60 of a collection cartridge 7 with respect to a sending roller. Since the guide faces 61a of the support rails 61 support the slide mount 10, bulge (thickness C) on the upper face of the slide mount 10 is reduced. The tip part of the slide mount 10 which is sent in is not locked to the opening of the slide mount 10 at the lowermost layer, and the slide mount can securely be sent.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slide mount integrated device used for, for example, a film carrier.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A photographic film image is read by a CCD, digitally processed, and then printed on a photographic paper or the like. In this case, the image is read by irradiating the photographic film with light from a light source through a light transmitting portion provided in the film passage and capturing the transmitted light of the photographic film with a CCD.

When reading an image from the slide mount, a film carrier that automatically conveys the slide mount is used in order to efficiently perform the reading process.
For example, as proposed in the film carrier disclosed in JP-A-11-112714 and the mount carrier disclosed in JP-A-2000-180989, a supply cartridge for accommodating a plurality of slide mounts in the vertical direction is provided, and the supply cartridge is provided. 1 slide mount from cartridge
The sheets are sent one by one to the carrier body as a moving document table.
Then, by moving the movable platen while holding the slide mount, the slide mount is moved in the sub-scanning direction at the reading position of the scanner section of the image reading device to perform image reading, and after the image reading is completed, the document is collected from the moving platen. I sent the slide mount to the cartridge and stored it.

[0004]

In the film carrier as described above, the slide mount on which the image has been read is conveyed to the discharge path and collected in the collecting cartridge. An opening is provided in the lower part of this recovery cartridge, and a feeding roller is used from this opening,
The slide mount is stored in the recovery cartridge. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, the slide mount 81 fed into the recovery cartridge 80 is guided inward by the mount disengagement prevention pieces 82, 83, 84, but its central portion is upward and the central portion The thickness is convex by the thickness B as compared with both ends (thickness A). For this reason,
There is a case where the lowermost layer of the slide mount 81 is caught in the opening, resulting in defective integration.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a slide mount integrated device capable of reliably feeding the slide mounts after the film images have been read into the mount cartridge in a reliable manner.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the slide mount integrated device of the present invention is laminated inside the cartridge main body by a mount drop-off prevention member formed in a lower opening of a cylindrical cartridge main body. Using the mount cartridge that prevents the slide mount from falling off, the slide mount inserted in the lower opening is fed in the direction orthogonal to the stacking direction by the feeding roller set in the lower opening, and the slide mount is sequentially loaded from the bottom. Are stacked and stored,
The mount drop-off prevention member comprises a central mount drop-off prevention member provided at the center of the lower opening and a side mount drop-off prevention member provided on a side wall parallel to the feed direction of the slide mount. On the other hand, a slide mount support rail is provided on the downstream side in the feed direction of the slide mount, and the guide surface of the slide mount of the support rail is set to a position higher than the slide mount locking surface of the central mount drop-off prevention member. It was done.

Further, it is preferable that the support rail is formed on the side mount drop-off preventing member. Further, it is preferable that the support rail is provided in the lower opening along the side mount drop-off preventing member separately from the mount cartridge.

Further, the mount drop-preventing member formed in the lower opening of the cylindrical cartridge main body is used to set the slide mount laminated inside the cartridge main body in the lower opening by using the mount cartridge. With the feeding roller, the slide mounts inserted from the lower opening are fed in the direction orthogonal to the stacking direction, and the slide mounts are stacked and stored in order from the bottom. A center mount drop-off prevention member provided in the center of the slide mount, and a side mount drop-off prevention member provided on a side wall parallel to the feed direction of the slide mount,
The upper surface of the central mount drop-off prevention member is set lower than the upper surface of the side mount drop-off prevention member.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of a film carrier embodying the present invention. A supply cartridge loading port 3 and a recovery cartridge loading port 4 are formed in the film carrier 2, and a supply cartridge 6 and a recovery cartridge 7 are loaded in each. Also,
A reading opening 8 is formed between the loading ports 3 and 4,
An image on the slide mount 10 is read through the reading opening 8.

FIG. 2 shows a film carrier 2 and a line CC.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of an optical system of the D scanner, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an outline of the inside of the film carrier 2. Inside the film carrier 2, a sending table 15, a mount supply / conveyance section 16, a movable document table 17, a mount collection / conveyance section 18, and a feeding roller 19 are provided.

The delivery table 15 has a supply cartridge loading port 3
The slide mount 10 in the lowermost layer is sent out to the mount supply / conveyance unit 16 through the insertion opening of the supply cartridge 6. Therefore, the sending stand 15
Is a locking claw 15a that locks to the end of the slide mount 10.
And is configured to reciprocate once by a cam (not shown). The delivery table 15 is arranged so as to be driven by the supply motor 21 via the clutch 20. Reference numeral 22 is a driver for the supply motor.

The mount supply / delivery section 16 holds the slide mount 10 delivered from the delivery table 15 from both sides by three sets of transport roller pairs 24 and delivers it to the moving document table 17. The conveying roller pair 24 is rotationally driven by the supply motor 21. In addition, the mount supply / unload unit 16 includes
A mount sensor 25 that also serves to detect the sort card 11 is arranged. The mount sensor 25 detects the leading ends of the slide mount 10 and the sort card 11, and outputs this detection signal to the controller 26, as shown in FIG.
Further, the slide mount 10 and the sort card 11 are identified by detecting the identification hole of the sort card 11.

As shown in FIG. 3, the movable platen 17 comprises a platen body 30, two pairs of conveying rollers 31, and a platen moving mechanism 32. The platen body 30 is
The original mount moving mechanism 32, which will be described later, receives the slide mount 10 from the mount supply / conveyance unit 16 and the slide mount 10 to the mount collection / conveyance unit 18.
To move to and from the discharge position. Conveyor roller pair 3
In No. 1, the slide mount 10 fed from the mount supply / conveyance unit 16 is fed to the image reading position of the moving document table 17, and the slide mount 10 after the image reading is fed to the mount collecting / conveying unit 18. The slide mount 10 set at the image reading position is mounted on the moving document table 17.
Positioning protrusions 33 and 34 for sandwiching and fixing the are arranged.

The document table moving mechanism 32 includes a scan motor 3
7, the feed screw rod 38, and the forward / reverse rotation of the feed screw rod 38 by the scan motor 37 moves the original platen 1.
Converted to 7 reciprocating motions. Then, the document table body 30
Is reciprocated in the left-right direction in the figure, and the pre-scan is performed by the first feed in the direction of arrow A, and the pre-scan is being performed (B in the figure).
Direction) to perform autofocus for fine scanning, and fine scanning is performed by the second feeding in the direction of arrow A. The pre-scan and fine scan are synchronized with the feeding of the moving platen 17 and the line CC
This is performed by operating the D scanner 42. Reference numeral 39 is a driver for the scan motor.

The line CCD scanner 42 reads the image of the slide mount 10 positioned and fixed on the document table main body 30 in the main scanning direction in synchronization with the feeding of the moving document table 17 to obtain image data. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, a light source 43, an IR cut filter 44, a light amount adjusting diaphragm plate 45, a balance filter 46, a light diffusing box 47, and a diffusing plate 48 are sequentially arranged below the moving original table 17. There is. An imaging lens unit 49 and a line CCD sensor 50 are arranged above the moving original table 17. The image data read by the line CCD sensor 50 is subjected to known image processing by an image processing device, and an image is printed by a digital printer.

A slide mount 10 on which an image is read
Is sent to the mount collection / transportation unit 18. The mount collecting / conveying unit 18 includes three sets of storage roller pairs 53, and sends the original from the moving original table 17 to the collecting cartridge 7. The recovery cartridge 7 and the mount recovery / transportation unit 1
8 and the feed roller 19 constitute a slide mount stacking device. The recovery cartridge 7 is composed of a cartridge body 7a having a U-shaped cross section, a lid member 7b, and a hinge 7c.

A feed roller 19 is arranged at the recovery cartridge loading port 4. The feed roller 19 is rotated by the feed motor 54, and the mount collecting / conveying unit 1
The slide mount 10 that has been conveyed to 8 is fed into the inside through the opening 57 (see FIG. 6) of the recovery cartridge 7 by its rotation. As a result, the slide mount 10
Are sent to the lowermost layer of the recovery cartridge 7. The guide roller 55 is provided to prevent the rear end of the slide mount 10 from bouncing when the slide mount 10 is sent to the recovery cartridge 7 by the feeding roller 19. Reference numeral 56 is a driver for the feed motor 54.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a central mount drop-off locking piece 58 and side mount drop-off prevention pieces 59 and 60 are formed in the lower portion of the recovery cartridge 7.
Support rails 61 are provided on the upper surfaces of the side mount drop-out prevention pieces 59, 60. On the upper surface of the support rail 61, a lower edge portion of the tip of the slide mount 10 fed into the recovery cartridge 7 is contacted, and a guide surface 61a for guiding the inside of the recovery cartridge 7 is formed. The guide surface 61a of the support rail 61 is formed to be higher than the locking surface 58a of the central mount drop-out prevention piece 58 by a predetermined amount (for example, 0.3 mm).

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Figure 6
As shown in FIG. 5, the slide mount 10 that has been fine-scanned is housed from the opening 57 of the recovery cartridge 7 by the feeding roller 19. As shown in FIG.
When the next slide mount 10 is fed from the opening 57 of the recovery cartridge 7, the tip of the slide mount 10 rides on the feed roller 19 and the collection cartridge 7
The lowermost slide mount 10 laminated inside the container is lifted upward. Then, the slide mount 10 is pushed into the collection cartridge 7 by the guide roller 55 and the feeding roller 19.

As shown in FIG. 8, the slide mount 10
When the rear end of the slide mount 10 is separated from the storage roller pair 53, the rear end of the slide mount 10 is lifted up and conveyed to the inside of the recovery cartridge 7 while contacting the guide plate 65. At this time, the slide mount 10 housed inside the recovery cartridge 7 is placed on the upper surface of the newly housed slide mount 10. When the rear end of the slide mount 10 comes off the guide plate 65, the guide roller 55
To contact. On the other hand, the leading end of the slide mount 10 is fed into the inside of the recovery cartridge 7 by the feeding roller 19 while being in contact with the guide surface 61a of the support rail 61 provided on the side slide drop locking pieces 59 and 60.
Similarly, the slide mount 10 and the sort card 11 housed inside the supply cartridge 6 are the CCD
After being read by the scanner 42, they are sequentially collected in the collecting cartridge 7.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the slide mount 10 housed in the lowermost layer is supported by the support rail 61. The guide surface 61a of the support rail 61 is
It is provided, for example, 0.3 mm higher than the locking surface 58a of the central mount drop-out prevention piece 58. As a result, the bulge B at the center of the slide mount 10 to be pushed in
(See FIG. 11) is dispersed upward and downward (upward bulge: C, downward bulge: D (B = C + D)), and the amount of upward bulge is reduced from B to C. Slide mount 1 pushed into 10 openings
The tip portion of 0 does not get caught, and the slide mount 10 can be reliably stored. In addition, since the inclination of the slide mount 10 supported by the support rail 61 and the feed roller 19 becomes gentle, the frictional force generated when the slide mount 10 is fed becomes small, and the slide mount 10 is fed smoothly.

In this embodiment, the support rails 61 are formed on the mount drop-out prevention pieces 59 and 60 formed on both side surfaces of the cartridge body 7a, but the support rails may be provided on the carrier body side having the recovery cartridge loading port. Good. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, the support rail 70 is provided in the recovery cartridge loading port so that the support rail 70 is inserted into the recovery cartridge 71 when the recovery cartridge 71 is loaded. The guide surface 70 a of the support rail 70 is provided with a locking surface 72 of the center mount drop-out prevention piece 72.
Since it is formed to be higher than a, the bulge on the upper surface of the slide mount 73 to be inserted can be reduced and the bending generated in the slide mount 73 can be reduced, so that the slide mount 73 to be pushed in is the lowest layer. The slide mount 73 is stored without being caught in the opening 73a. Reference numerals 74 and 75 are side mount drop-off preventing pieces.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the support rail 7
The guide surface 76a of No. 6 may be inclined so as to become higher as it goes downstream in the mount feeding direction. As a result, the tip end of the slide mount 77 to be pushed in is pushed by the guide surface 76a of the support rail 76 so as to wrap around from the lower surface of the slide mount 77 in the lowermost layer.
It can be stored without being caught in the opening 77a of the slide mount 77 in the lowermost layer. Reference numeral 78 is a feed roller and reference numeral 79 is a guide roller.

Further, instead of providing the support rail on the upper surface of the mount drop-out prevention piece, the mount drop-off prevention piece formed at the center of the recovery cartridge may be thinned to provide a height difference. As a result, similarly to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the bulge generated on the upper surface of the slide mount to be fed, and it is possible to store the tip of the next slide mount in the opening of the slide mount in the lowermost layer without being caught. .

[0025]

As described above, according to the slide mount stacking apparatus of the present invention, the slide mount support rail is provided on the downstream side in the feeding direction of the slide mount with respect to the feed roller, and the slide mount of the support rail is provided. Since the guide surface is set to a position higher than the slide mount locking surface of the central mount drop-out prevention member provided at the bottom of the cartridge, the amount of upward swelling of the slide mount fed can be reduced, and The locking of the slide mounts caused by the bulge amount is eliminated, and the slide mount to be fed next can be fed reliably.

Further, by setting the upper surface of the central mount drop-off prevention member at a position lower than the upper surface of the side mount drop-off prevention member, it is possible to reduce the amount of upward swelling of the slide mount fed, and as a result, The slide mount can be fed securely.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a film carrier embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a film carrier and a line CCD scanner.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an outline of the inside of a film carrier.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing an internal configuration of a recovery cartridge.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of a slide mount housed in a recovery cartridge.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a stored state of a slide mount in a recovery cartridge.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state where the next slide mount is conveyed by a feed roller.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing conveyance of the slide mount by a feeding roller.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a stored state of a slide mount when a support rail is provided at a cartridge loading port.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing the configuration when the guide surface of the support rail is inclined so as to be higher in the mount feeding direction.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a housed state of a conventional slide mount.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 film carriers 7,71 Recovery cartridge 10,73,80 slide mount 19,78 feeding roller 42 CCD scanner 58,72 Central mount dropout prevention piece 59,60,74,75 Side mount fall prevention piece 61, 70, 76 Support rail

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A mount cartridge for preventing the slide mount laminated inside the cartridge main body from falling out by a mount drop-preventing member formed in the lower opening of the cylindrical cartridge main body, which is set in the lower opening. In the slide mount integrated device in which the slide mount inserted from the lower opening is fed in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction by the feeding roller, and the slide mounts are stacked and stored in order from the bottom, the mount dropout prevention member is A central mount dropout prevention member provided at the center of the lower opening and a side mount dropout prevention member provided on a side wall parallel to the feed direction of the slide mount, and the feed direction of the slide mount relative to the feed roller. Slide support rails on the downstream side of Only, slide mount integrated device, characterized in that the guide surfaces of the slide mount support rails, it is set to a position higher than the slide mount engaging surface of the central portion mount stopper members. 2. The slide mount integrated device according to claim 1, wherein the support rail is formed on the side mount drop-off preventing member. 3. The slide mount integrated device according to claim 1, wherein the support rail is provided in the lower opening separately from the mount cartridge along the both side mount drop-off preventing members. 4. A mount cartridge for preventing the slide mount laminated inside the cartridge main body from falling out by a mount drop-preventing member formed in the lower opening of the cylindrical cartridge main body, and is set in the lower opening. In the slide mount integrated device in which the slide mount inserted from the lower opening is fed in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction by the feeding roller, and the slide mounts are stacked and stored in order from the bottom, the mount dropout prevention member is A central mount drop-off prevention member provided at the center of the lower opening, and a side mount drop-off prevention member provided on a side wall parallel to the feed direction of the slide mount. , The upper surface of the central mount drop-off prevention member is set to a low position Slide mount integrated and wherein the door.