JP2003076951A - Guide member for inserting recording medium and printing order receiving device for picture data - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce working load and psychological load at the time of setting a recording medium to a picture data printing order receiving device. SOLUTION: A guide member IG has a slit-like aperture IO for inserting the recording medium and is fitted to the picture data printing order receiving device IR provided with a reading drive RD for reading out picture data from the recording medium inserted into the aperture IO to guide the recording medium to the aperture IO. Or the guide member IG is installed in the receiving device IR.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to image data having a slit-like opening for inserting and removing a recording medium, and a reading driving device for reading image data of the recording medium inserted in the opening. Print order acceptance device,
And a guide member used therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Such a print order acceptance device for image data is a device for inputting an image recorded in a recording medium such as a memory card to a device using the image data such as a photographic printing device. By inserting a recording medium into the opening of the reading drive device and reading the image data recorded on the recording medium, it is used, for example, for producing a photographic print. Since such a recording medium is formed in a thin plate shape, conventionally, when inserting the recording medium into the slit-shaped opening of the print order receiving apparatus for image data, be careful not to damage the recording medium. The work of carefully pushing the recording medium in a posture of looking into the opening is performed.

[0003]

Therefore, conventionally, when the image data print order receiving apparatus is made to read the image data recorded on the recording medium, the image data print order receiving apparatus is used. The work burden and psychological burden on the workers were not small. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to reduce a work load and a psychological load when setting a recording medium in a print order receiving apparatus for image data.

[0004]

By having the structure according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a slit-like opening for inserting / removing a recording medium, and reading image data of the recording medium inserted in the opening. A guide member for inserting a recording medium, which is attached to a print order accepting device for image data provided with a driving device and guides the recording medium to the opening, is provided, and the guide member is attached to the print order accepting device. By using the print order receiving device, a person who uses the print order receiving device can move the recording medium along the guide member and insert the recording medium into the slit-shaped opening. Can be done. Therefore, the user of the print order receiving apparatus for image data can easily insert the recording medium into the opening, and the work load and psychological load when inserting the recording medium can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the reading drive device having the slit-shaped opening for inserting and removing the recording medium and reading the image data of the recording medium inserted into the opening is provided. In the print order receiving device for the obtained image data, near the opening,
A guide member for guiding the recording medium to the opening is provided. Therefore, a person who uses the print order receiving device can move the recording medium along the guide member and insert it into the slit-shaped opening, and the insertion operation of the recording medium into the opening can be performed extremely smoothly. it can. Therefore, the user of the print order receiving apparatus for image data can easily insert the recording medium into the opening, and the work load and psychological load when inserting the recording medium can be reduced.

Further, by providing the structure according to the third aspect, the opening surface formed by the edge of the opening is arranged so as to be inclined upward, and the recording medium in the reading drive device is The insertion path is inclined so that it becomes lower toward the back. That is, if the insertion path of the recording medium in the reading drive device is in the horizontal direction, holding the recording medium in a horizontal posture is a relatively easy operation for the user of the print order receiving device, and requires sufficient caution. However, the burden on the user is not so great. However, in order to make the opening into which the recording medium is inserted visible to the user who looks down from above, the virtual opening surface formed by the edge of the opening is arranged so as to have an upward inclined posture, and is effectively placed. If the effect that the slit width of the opening is widened is provided, as a result, the insertion path of the recording medium in the reading drive device is inclined such that it becomes lower toward the inner side. When inserting a recording medium into such an inclined insertion path, even if the user knows that the insertion path is inclined, the user should tilt the recording medium at any angle when inserting the recording medium. It is difficult to grasp whether it is good or not, and even if it is not known that the insertion path is inclined, there is a possibility that the recording medium is forcibly pushed into the opening in a horizontal posture. In such a case, by guiding the recording medium to the insertion path properly by the guide member, it is easy for the user to visually recognize the slit-shaped opening, and the recording medium is sent to the print order receiving device for image data. It is possible to more easily perform the operation of setting.

Further, by providing the structure according to the above-mentioned claim 4, the outer shape of the reading drive device is formed into a flat and substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the opening is formed on one side surface of the reading drive device. The read driving device is arranged in an inclined posture so that the surface on which the opening is formed faces upward.
That is, although the reading drive device provided in the print order receiving device is often provided in the form of having a standardized casing having a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, the reading drive device of this shape should be arranged in an inclined posture. Thus, the virtual opening surface formed by the edge of the opening for inserting / removing the recording medium can be tilted upward. Therefore, the operation of setting the recording medium in the print order acceptance device for image data is further simplified while controlling the device cost by using the read drive device which has a standardized form and is easily available. Can be done.

Further, by providing the structure according to the fifth aspect, a plurality of the openings are formed corresponding to each of a plurality of types of recording media, and a part of the guide member corresponds to the plurality of openings. It is configured to maintain the mounting posture by being removably fitted into an opening that is rarely used. That is, when the reading drive device is capable of reading a plurality of types of recording media, it is possible to predict in advance which of the plurality of openings will be used less frequently, from user trends and the like. Therefore, by using the opening that is rarely used for mounting and supporting the guide member, it is not necessary to provide a support structure for mounting the guide member on the print order receiving device, and the device cost can be reduced. At the same time, the guide member can be retrofitted without any modification of the print order receiving device for image data. Moreover,
When it becomes necessary to read the image data of the recording medium corresponding to the opening to which the guide member is attached, the operation of reading the recording medium becomes possible by removing the guide member from the opening.

Further, by providing the structure according to claim 6, the guide member is arranged in a state of closing the opening so as to prevent the recording medium from entering the opening into which a part of the guide member is fitted. ing. That is, in order to correspond to the reading of image data of a plurality of types of recording media, if a plurality of types of openings are provided and the sizes and shapes of the openings are similar to each other, the recording medium is changed to that recording medium. You may accidentally try to insert it into an opening other than the corresponding opening. If the size and shape of the opening you are trying to insert is smaller than the recording medium, there is no problem because the recording medium will not fit in the opening, but if the size and shape of the opening you are trying to insert are large and the recording medium has entered. , It will be difficult to take out the recording medium. Therefore, by selecting an infrequently used opening from the group of openings in which the recording medium is easily inserted by mistake and using it for mounting and supporting the guide member, it is possible to prevent the recording medium from being inserted incorrectly and reduce the device cost. Can be achieved.

Further, by providing the configuration according to claim 7, the guide member is configured to guide only one end portion of the recording medium by the guide groove, and is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the opening. The guide member for each recording medium inserted into the two openings arranges the two guide grooves for the respective recording media on adjacent sides of the two openings, and the two The guide groove is integrally formed. That is, the guide member for guiding the insertion of the recording medium may be configured so as to guide both sides of the recording medium and guide it to the opening. You can take a posture. Therefore, the two guide grooves for supporting and guiding the respective recording media inserted in the two openings arranged along the longitudinal direction of the opening are arranged on the side close to the two openings, and the two guide grooves are integrated. Formed to form a guide member. This simplifies the structure of the guide member, makes the guide member compact, and even when another reading drive device is installed in the vicinity of the reading drive device to which the guide member is attached, the guide member is It is possible to make it less likely to interfere with the operation of setting the recording medium in the reading driving device.

Further, by having the structure according to claim 8, the recording medium is composed of a memory card. That is, a memory card is generally manufactured by encapsulating a semiconductor memory in a thin package, and it is a matter of course to handle it naturally. Therefore, by making it easy to insert and remove the memory card by the guide member as described above, it is possible to reduce the anxiety when handling the memory card.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment in which a print order receiving apparatus for image data of the present invention is provided in a photographic print system will be described below with reference to the drawings. The photographic print system DP according to the present embodiment is known as a so-called digital minilab machine, and as shown in the external appearance of a state where it is installed in a store in FIG. 7, a memory card, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-R, etc. Image data print order accepting device IR (hereinafter abbreviated as "print order accepting device IR") for inputting image data for producing photographic prints, and developed photographic film 1 (hereinafter referred to as "film 1)) for reading and inputting image data, and an exposure / developing device EP for exposing and processing the image data input from the print order receiving device IR or the film image input device FS on the photographic paper 2. The control unit of each of these devices is connected to the network. Note that FIG. 7 exemplifies a case in which two print order receiving devices IR are provided and installed on the counter 100 so that the customer can operate them. or,
The film image input device FS has a function similar to that of the print order receiving device IR in addition to the function of reading the image data of the film 1, so that the image data recorded on the memory card or the like is stored in the photographic print system instead of the customer. It can be read by the operation of the DP operator.

[Schematic Configuration of Print Order Accepting Device IR]
The print order acceptance device IR is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6 which shows the inside as seen from the arrow AA ′ in FIG.
A CD-ROM drive 30 for reading image data recorded on a CD-R and a CD-ROM, an MO drive 31 for reading image data recorded on a magneto-optical disk as a recording medium, and a large, medium, and A memory card reader 32 for reading image data recorded on memory cards of three small shapes is provided.

The print order receiving device IR is further provided with C
A magnetic disk device 33 for temporarily storing image data input from the D-ROM drive 30, MO drive 31, and memory card reader 32, a liquid crystal display type monitor 34, a printing device 35, and the illustration thereof are omitted. , C
A control device and the like for displaying the image data read by the D-ROM drive 30 and the like on the monitor 34 and sending the image data to the main control device 6 of the film image input device FS are provided. The printing device 35 includes a holder portion 35 a for holding a roll-shaped recording paper 37 and a holder portion 35.
The printer unit 35b for printing on the recording paper 37 pulled out from a and the drive circuit unit 35c for controlling the printer unit 35b are separate device-incorporated printing apparatuses.

The CD-ROM drive 30 is manufactured in a housing size which is generally called a 5-inch bay and fits in a computer mounting space. The MO drive 31 and the memory card reader 32 are generally 3.5-inch bays. It is manufactured with a housing size that fits the installation space of a computer called, and the overall external shape is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The MO drive 31 and the memory card reader 32 have slit-shaped openings IO for inserting / removing a recording medium into / from one side surface (front surface) of their housings.
Is formed, and the surface on which the opening IO exists is exposed from the panel 36 on the front side of the apparatus housing of the print order receiving apparatus IR. The memory card reader 32 reads the three types of large, medium, and small memory cards as described above, and therefore has an opening I of a size and shape corresponding to each memory card.
Has O. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the largest opening IO in the upper stage is distinguished as a large opening IO1, the smallest opening IO in the lower left region is defined as a small opening IO3, and the intermediate size IO on the lower right region is distinguished as a middle opening IO2. Small opening I
The two openings IO, O3 and the middle opening IO2, are arranged side by side along the opening longitudinal direction. A terminal electrically connected to the memory card inserted through the opening IO is provided at the back side of each opening IO, and the image data of the memory card inserted through the opening IO is read. Also, CD-R
The side surface (front surface) of the OM drive 30 provided with the tray 30a is exposed from the panel 36.

As shown in FIG. 6, a memory card reader 32, which is a reading drive device RD of a type in which a recording medium is inserted into and removed from the opening IO, has its housing with the opening I.
It is arranged in an inclined posture such that the surface on which O is formed faces upward. Since the virtual opening surface formed by the edge of the opening IO coincides with one side surface (front surface) of the housing in which the opening IO is present, the virtual opening surface is in an upward inclined posture. . The angle of inclination of this virtual opening surface is tilted by approximately 10 degrees from the vertical direction, and the panel 36 is also approximately 1 from the vertical direction.
Since it is inclined by 0 degree, the surface of the panel 36 and the opening I
The front of the MO drive 31 and the memory card reader 32 in which O exists is flush with each other. On the other hand, CD-RO
In the M drive 30, the casing of the CD-ROM drive 30 is arranged in a horizontal posture such that the tray 30a is extended and retracted in a substantially horizontal direction. By arranging in this way, CD-
The operation of setting a recording medium such as a ROM or a CD-R on the tray 30a is easy.

As described above, the memory card reader 32
By arranging the housings so as to be inclined, the insertion path of the recording medium that extends in the depth direction in parallel with the upper surface of the housings and the like is inclined in a state in which it becomes lower toward the back side. Although the virtual opening surface is inclined upward, the opening IO can be easily visually recognized when looking down on the opening IO from above, but originally the slit-shaped opening I is provided.
Since the slit width of O is narrow and the insertion path of the recording medium is inclined, the operation of inserting the memory card into the opening IO becomes a little difficult. Therefore, the print order receiving device IR is provided with a guide member IG having a shape shown in FIG. 3 which is attached near the opening IO to assist the insertion operation of the recording medium.

The guide member IG is used by being attached to the large opening IO1 of the three openings IO of the memory card reader 32, which is assumed to be used least frequently, and is connected to the middle opening IO2 as shown in FIG. It has two guide grooves 40, a first guide groove 40a for guiding the inserted memory card and a second guide groove 40b for guiding the memory card inserted into the small opening IO3. Both of the two guide grooves 40 support and guide only one end of the memory card, and when the guide member IG is attached to the memory card reader 32, the middle opening IO2 and the small opening IO3 are close to each other. Located on the side. With this configuration, the guide member IG can be made compact, and when the other read driving device (MO drive 31) is arranged in the vicinity of the memory card reader 32 as in the present embodiment, the read operation is performed. It is less likely to interfere with the operation of inserting the recording medium into the drive device. Further, by forming the upper wall body UW forming the guide groove 40 shorter than the lower wall body LW,
This makes it easier to position the memory card when inserting it.

The guide groove 40 is arranged in the lower part of the base plate 41, and a plate-shaped fitting portion 42 for fitting into the large opening IO1 is formed on the surface of the base plate 41 opposite to the mounting surface of the guide groove 40. There is. Further, a pair of left and right retaining engagement portions 43 for preventing the guide member IG from coming off when the guide member IG is set in the large opening IO1 is formed above the fitting portion 42. The retaining engagement portion 43 is formed in a substantially U shape in a plan view as shown in a partial cross section in a plan view in FIG. 4, and has a guide groove 40, a base plate 41, a fitting portion 42, and a retaining engagement portion. By integrally molding 43 by resin and integrally forming it, elastic deformation is caused by a lateral force in FIG.

The guide member IG is attached to the memory card reader 3
As shown in FIG.
With the side facing the memory card reader 32, the guide member I
The fitting portion 42, which is a part of G, is inserted into the large opening IO1 at a position closer to the lower portion. As shown in FIG. 2, the base plate 4
When the surface on the side where the fitting portion 42 exists in 1 is inserted until it contacts the front surface of the housing of the memory card reader 32, the projection 43a (see FIG. 4) formed on the free end side of the retaining engagement portion 43 has the large opening IO1. The guide member is prevented from moving in the disengagement direction by engaging with a part of the inner wall of the guide, and the guide 42 is formed by the fitting portion 42 fitted in the large opening IO1 and the base plate 41 in contact with the housing of the memory card reader 32. Maintain the mounting position of the member IG. When the guide member IG is attached to the memory card reader 32, the base plate 41 has a large opening IO.
1 is completely covered to close the large opening IO1 to prevent the recording medium from being accidentally inserted into the large opening IO1.

When the customer sets the memory card in the memory card reader 32, one end portion of the memory card is inserted, as illustrated in FIG. 2 for inserting the medium-sized memory card M into the middle opening IO2. The guide groove 4
0 (first guide groove 40a) is moved and inserted. On the other hand, when it is necessary to read the image data of the memory card inserted in the large opening IO1 while the guide member IG is attached to the large opening IO1, the guide member IG
Is separated from the large opening IO1. To remove the guide member IG from the large opening IO1, insert a tip of a sharp jig or the like from the release operation hole 41a (see FIG. 4) of the base plate 41, and remove the free end portion of the retaining engagement portion 43. The guide member IG is pulled out by pushing and moving it to release the engagement with the large opening IO1.
As described above, some jig is required to remove the guide member IG in order to prevent the attached guide member IG from being easily taken away.

[Schematic Configuration of Film Image Input Device FS]
As schematically shown in the block diagram of FIG. 8, the film image input device FS is provided with a film scanner 3 for reading a frame image of the film 1, an external input / output equipped with a memory reader, an MO drive, a CD-R drive and the like. An apparatus 4 and a main controller 6 configured by a general-purpose small computer system for controlling the film scanner 3 and the external input / output device 4 and for managing the entire photo print system DP are further provided. Connected to 6 are a monitor 6a for displaying a simulated image simulating a finished print image and information for various controls, and a console 6b for manually setting exposure conditions and inputting control information. Has been done.

The film scanner 3 includes a halogen lamp 1
0, a dimming filter 11 for adjusting the color balance of the light emitted from the halogen lamp 10, and a dimming filter 1
Mirror tunnel 12 that mixes light that has passed through 1 evenly
A film mask unit 13 that is provided with a transport mechanism 13a and a film mask (not shown) to position the film 1 at a predetermined reading position; and a CCD line sensor unit 14 for photoelectrically converting a frame image of the film 1.
And the image of the film 1 on the CCD line sensor unit 1
4, a lens 15 for forming an image on 4, a mirror 16 for bending the optical path by 90 degrees, a processing circuit 17 for amplifying and A / D converting the output signal of the CCD line sensor unit 14, and the film scanner 3 as a whole. And a reading control device 18 for controlling.

The CCD line sensor unit 14 has about 5
It is equipped with 3,000 CCD elements arranged in the width direction of the film 1 arranged in three rows, and
Red, green, and blue color filters are formed on the light-receiving surface of the D line sensor, and the frame image of the film 1 is color-separated and detected. The reading control device 18 is based on a reading command from the main control device 6 and is based on the reading command.
The transporting movement of the film 1 set at 1 is started, and the image data of the frame image of the film 1 output from the processing circuit 17 is output to the main controller 6. Although not shown in the figure, the main control device 6 receives image data of a frame image of the film 1 input from the film scanner 3, image data input from the external input / output device 4, and further input from the print order acceptance device IR. An image processing device is provided for processing the obtained image data into an image suitable for producing a photographic print.

[Schematic Structure of Exposure / Development Device EP]
The developing device EP includes an exposure unit 20 including a PLZT print head 20a inside a housing, and an exposure unit 20.
An exposure control device 21 for controlling the exposure, a development processing unit 22 for developing the photographic printing paper 2 exposed by the exposure unit 20,
A development control device 23 that controls the photographic paper transport system in the development processing unit 22 and manages the development processing liquid, a printer control device 24 that controls the entire exposure / development device EP, and a photographic paper disposed on the upper surface of the housing. A printing paper transport system PT is provided for transporting the printing paper 2 pulled out from the magazine 8 to the development processing section 22 by a number of transport rollers 25 and the like.

The outside of the housing of the exposure / development apparatus EP is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a sorter 2 for classifying the photographic paper 2 that has been subjected to the development processing and the drying processing in the development processing section 22 for each order
6 and the photographic printing paper 2 discharged from the discharge port 22a.
6 is provided. Furthermore,
A cutter 28 for cutting the long photographic paper 2 pulled out from the photographic paper magazine 8 to a set print size is provided in the middle of the transportation path of the photographic paper transportation system PT.

[Manufacturing Operation of Photographic Print] Next, the manufacturing operation of the photographic print by the photographic print system DP having the above-described configuration will be schematically described. When the customer operates the print order acceptance device IR on the counter 100 to set a recording medium such as a memory card in which the image data brought by the customer is recorded, by appropriately using the guide member IG,
The reading of the recorded image data is started and recorded on the magnetic disk device 33, and the read image is displayed on the monitor 34. When the customer confirms the monitor display of the image data and completes the input of the print size and the number of prints, the printing device 35 prints information for specifying the number of prints and the order, and the like.
The read image data is sent to main controller 6. The customer presents the print output of the printing device 35 to the clerk and pays the necessary fee.

On the other hand, when making a print of the frame image of the film 1, the operator of the photographic print system DP sets the film 1 in the film mask unit 13 and
When the instruction input for reading the frame image is made, the main controller 6
Instructs the film scanner 3 to read the film 1, and sequentially receives the image data of the film 1 from the reading control device 18. Further, when the image data recorded on the recording medium such as the memory card, the magneto-optical disk or the CD-R is read by the operation of the operator, the operator records them on the external input / output device 4 of the film image input device FS. When the medium is set and the reading instruction is input to the main control device 6, the main control device 6 instructs the corresponding drive of the external input / output device 4 to read the image data, and sequentially receives the image data from the drive.

Based on the image data input as described above, the main controller 6 sends a simulated image, which will be obtained when a print is made from the image data, to an image processing circuit (not shown). And calculate it,
It is displayed on the monitor 6a. The operator uses this monitor 6
The simulated image on a is observed, and if an appropriate image is not obtained, a correction input operation of the exposure condition is performed from the console 6b. The image processing circuit of the main controller 6 generates exposure image data for each of red, green, and blue under preset calculation conditions in accordance with the input image data and its correction input.

The image data for exposure is sent to the printer controller 24 of the exposure / developing apparatus EP and stored in the memory provided in the printer controller 24. When the printer control device 24 detects that the front end of the photographic paper 2 has been conveyed to a predetermined exposure start position based on the conveyance information of the photographic paper 2 obtained from the photographic paper conveyance system PT, the exposure control device 21 Command to start exposure operation to
The exposure image data is sequentially transmitted to the exposure control device 21 at a speed corresponding to the exposure processing speed of the exposure unit 20.
The exposure control device 21 activates each optical shutter of the PLZT print head 20a based on the received exposure image data to form a latent image of a print image on the photographic printing paper 2.
The photographic printing paper 2 that has been subjected to the exposure processing by the exposure unit 20 is conveyed to the development processing section 22 by the photographic printing paper conveyance system PT, and is developed by sequentially passing through the respective development processing tanks, and the photographic printing paper 2 that has been subjected to the development processing. Is further dried and then the discharge port 2
It is discharged from 2a onto the conveyor 27, and is sorted by the sorter 26 for each order.

[Other Embodiments] Other embodiments of the present invention will be listed below. (1) In the above embodiment, the case where the insertion path of the recording medium from the opening IO in the reading drive device RD is inclined so that it becomes lower toward the rear side is illustrated, but the insertion path of the recording medium is horizontal. The present invention can be applied to the case where (2) In the above embodiment, the memory card reader 32, which is the recording medium reading drive device RD, has a standard-sized housing for mounting the 3.5-inch bay, and the housing is arranged in an inclined posture. As a result, the virtual opening surface formed at the edge of the opening IO for inserting / removing the recording medium is inclined, but even if the reading drive device RD does not have such a standard shape, The invention can be applied.

(3) In the above embodiment, the guide member IG for guiding the recording medium to the opening IO of the reading drive device RD.
Although it is configured to be removable, it may be configured to be fixedly installed in the print order acceptance device IR for image data. (4) In the above embodiment, the guide member IG that guides the recording medium to the opening IO of the reading drive device RD is attached to the large opening IO1 that is rarely used, but it may be located at a position not so far from the opening IO. For example, it may be installed at any place. (5) In the above embodiment, the guide groove 4 of the guide member IG
Although 0 supports and guides only one end of the recording medium, it may be formed so as to support and guide both sides of the recording member.

(6) In the above embodiment, the print order acceptance device IR for image data is used as the photographic print system D.
Although the case where it is provided as a part of P is shown as an example, the print order acceptance device IR for image data of the present invention can be used in various systems using image data.

(7) In the above embodiment, the case where the virtual opening surface formed by the edge of the opening IO through which the recording medium is inserted and removed is tilted by 10 degrees from the vertical direction is exemplified. If there is no hindrance to the operation of the RD, it may be further inclined, or conversely, it may be set to an angle smaller than 10 degrees. (8) In the above embodiment, the guide member IG is provided as an accessory of the print order acceptance device IR for image data, but the guide member IG can be distributed alone. . (9) In the above embodiment, the case where the guide member IG is provided to assist the insertion of the memory card is illustrated. However, when the magneto-optical disk is inserted into the opening for inserting the recording medium of the MO drive 31, You may prepare for guidance.

[0035]

According to the structure described in claim 1 or the structure described in claim 2, the guide member is attached to the print order receiving device for image data and used to print the image data. Since the person who uses the order receiving device can move the recording medium along the guide member and insert it into the slit-shaped opening, the operation of inserting the recording medium into the opening can be performed extremely smoothly. Therefore, the user of the print order receiving apparatus for image data can easily insert the recording medium into the opening, and the work load and psychological load when inserting the recording medium can be reduced. Further, according to the configuration of the third aspect, in order to improve the visibility of the slit-shaped opening, when the insertion path of the recording medium in the reading drive device is inclined in a state in which it becomes lower toward the inner side, the recording medium is inclined. Properly guiding the guide to the insertion path with the guide member makes it easier for the user to visually recognize the slit-shaped opening, and further simplifies the operation of setting the recording medium in the print order acceptance device for image data. Can be done to.

Further, according to the above-mentioned structure of the fourth aspect, the print order for the image data can be provided while suppressing the apparatus cost by using the read driving apparatus which has a standardized form and is easily available. The operation of setting the recording medium in the reception device can be further simplified. Further, according to the configuration of the above-mentioned claim 5, by using the opening, which is rarely used, for mounting and supporting the guide member, the support for mounting the guide member on the image data print order acceptance device. It is not necessary to provide a structure and the apparatus cost can be reduced, and the guide member can be retrofitted without modifying the print order receiving apparatus for image data. Moreover, when it becomes necessary to read the image data of the recording medium corresponding to the opening to which the guide member is attached, the operation of reading the recording medium becomes possible by removing the guide member from the opening.

Further, according to the above-mentioned structure, the guide member is attached by selecting an opening having a low frequency of use from the group of openings in which a recording medium is easily inserted by mistake. By using it for supporting, it is possible to prevent erroneous insertion of the recording medium and reduce the device cost.
Further, according to the structure of claim 7, the two guide grooves are integrally formed to simplify the structure of the guide member, and
The guide member becomes compact, and even when another reading drive device is installed in the vicinity of the reading drive device to which the guide member is attached, the guide member hinders the operation of setting the recording medium on the other reading drive device. It can be difficult. According to the structure of claim 8, when the memory card which is sensitive to handling is set in the reading driving device, the guide member facilitates insertion of the memory card as described above. It is possible to reduce the anxiety of time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of a front panel of a print order acceptance device for image data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a front panel of a print order acceptance device for image data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a guide member according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of the guide member according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of a print order acceptance device for image data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an internal layout diagram of a print order acceptance device for image data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of the photographic print system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block configuration diagram of a photographic print system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

IG guide member IO opening RD read drive 40 guide groove

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Shuji Shioda             423 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture Ricoh Company, Ltd.             Production Division PCUP Division F-term (reference) 5B023 GA01 GA02 GA07                 5B058 CA04 CA13 KA12 KA24

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A print order acceptance device for image data, which has a slit-shaped opening for inserting and removing a recording medium, and is provided with a reading drive device for reading image data of the recording medium inserted in the opening. A guide member for inserting the recording medium, which guides the recording medium to the opening. 2. A print order acceptance device for image data, which has a slit-shaped opening for inserting and removing the recording medium, and is provided with a reading drive device for reading the image data of the recording medium inserted in the opening. A print order receiving apparatus for image data, wherein a guide member for guiding the recording medium to the opening is provided near the opening. 3. The opening surface formed by the edge of the opening is arranged so as to be in an upward inclined posture, and the insertion path of the recording medium in the reading drive device is inclined in a state in which it becomes lower toward the rear side. The print order receiving apparatus for image data according to claim 2. 4. An outer shape of the reading drive device is formed into a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, the opening is formed on one side surface of the reading drive device, and the reading drive device has an opening forming surface facing upward. The print order receiving apparatus for image data according to claim 3, wherein the print order receiving apparatus is arranged in an inclined posture so that 5. A state in which a plurality of the openings are formed corresponding to each of a plurality of types of recording media, and a part of the guide member can be separated into an opening that is rarely used among the plurality of openings. The print order receiving apparatus for image data according to claim 2, wherein the print order receiving apparatus is configured to maintain the mounting posture by being fitted in. 6. The print for image data according to claim 5, wherein the guide member is arranged so as to close the opening so as to prevent the recording medium from entering the opening into which a part of the guide member is fitted. Order acceptance device. 7. The guide member is configured to guide only one end portion of the recording medium by a guide groove, and the guide member of each recording medium inserted into two openings arranged along the longitudinal direction of the opening. The guide member for forming the two guide grooves for the respective recording media is arranged on a side close to the two openings, and the two guide grooves are integrally formed. Item 7. A print order acceptance device for image data according to any one of items 2 to 6. 8. The print order acceptance device for image data according to claim 2, wherein the recording medium is a memory card.