JP2003307828A - Photosensitive material sorter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photosensitive material sorter capable of separating and housing photosensitive materials with relatively simple constitution. <P>SOLUTION: The photosensitive material separator is provided with a stationary tray 3 on which photographic paper P delivered from a photosensitive material processing device is placed, a cabinet 2 in which a plurality of housing sections 2b for housing the photographic paper P are arranged in one row, and a moving tray 3 which is movable back and forth along the cabinet 2. The separator transfers the photographic paper P from the stationary tray 3 to the cabinet 2 by means of the moving tray 3 without moving the cabinet 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique for separately storing photosensitive materials.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a sorting device for sorting and storing processed photosensitive materials such as photographic printing papers for images and the like in order, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-19457.
A sorter type sorting device described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-194580 has been proposed. This sorter-type sorting device is a device that transfers and stores the photographic paper or the like to be sorted and stored on a tray in order, and is provided with a plurality of trays and is configured to be circularly movable. There is.

[0003]

However, since the sorter type sorting device has a structure in which the tray in which the printing paper and the like are stored is circulated and moved, the structure is complicated and a large installation space is required. In many cases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a light-sensitive material sorting apparatus capable of separately storing light-sensitive material with a relatively simple structure.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the fixed tray on which the photosensitive material discharged from the photosensitive material processing apparatus is placed, and the plurality of storage sections for storing the photosensitive material are arranged in a line. Storage rack, movable tray reciprocating along the storage rack, first transfer means for transferring the photosensitive material placed on the fixed tray to the movable tray, and transfer to the movable tray And a second transfer unit that transfers the stored photosensitive material to the storage section of the storage rack.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a laboratory system in which a photosensitive material sorting apparatus A according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a photosensitive material processing apparatus 100. The sorting device A is a device that sorts the photographic printing paper on which an image has been formed, which is discharged from the photosensitive material processing device 100.
For example, it is an apparatus used in a print shop or the like for separately storing photographs generated from photographic film. First,
The photosensitive material processing apparatus 100 will be outlined.

The photosensitive material processing apparatus 100 comprises a roll paper RP around which a photographic printing paper P is wound.
Is wound around the core and is rotatably provided in the paper magazine 101 in a light-shielded state in which light is completely blocked. A cutter unit 102 is arranged in the vicinity of the opening of the paper magazine 101, and cuts the roll paper RP immediately after being fed from the opening of the paper magazine 3 into a desired cut size before exposure. The printing paper P cut into a predetermined size by the cutter unit 102 is sequentially sent to the exposure position of the exposure table 104 arranged in the bottom surface portion of the dark room 103. The exposure table 104 has a built-in suction conveyance mechanism for sucking and conveying the rear surface of the photographic paper P after cutting and conveying it to the exposure position.

When the preparation for exposure is completed as described above,
The film F is sequentially frame-fed to the exposure unit 105.
Then, the optical system 106 including a zoom lens or the like is adjusted automatically or manually, and is exposed so that an image is formed on the photographic printing paper P.

After this exposure, the photographic printing paper P is conveyed in the direction of arrow D1 toward the conveying section 107, and is conveyed from the conveying section 107 into each processing liquid tank 108 on the downstream side.

Here, the dark chamber 103, the transfer section 107, and the processing liquid tank 108 are arranged so that the respective processing liquids stored in the processing liquid tank 16 are not affected by the gas generated by vaporization due to temperature rise or the like. A partition wall 109 is provided. And
The partition wall 109 is provided with a shutter 110 that can be opened and closed to transfer the photographic paper P from the transport section 107 to the processing liquid tank 10.
The shutter 110 is opened to convey the photographic printing paper P in the direction of arrow D2 in the case of transporting to 8, and closed in other cases.

Next, the photographic printing paper P is sequentially conveyed through the processing liquid tanks 108 toward the downstream side by a transfer rack device 111 provided in each processing liquid tank 108, and is subjected to post-exposure development processing, bleach-fixing and the like. Done. When the photographic printing paper P is transferred while being transferred between the processing liquid tanks 108, the photographic printing paper P is redirected by the guide portion 112 and smoothly transferred.

The photographic printing paper P is conveyed to the drying device 113 after passing through each processing liquid tank 108. In the drying device 113, the photographic printing paper P is once transported downward, and then is transported upward. The drying device 113 blows warm air from the nozzle group 114 onto the printing screen of the printing paper P during transportation to dry the surface thereof.

Above the drying device 22, rollers 115 and 116 for discharging the printing paper P to the outside are provided.
By these, the printing paper P is discharged to the outside from the discharge port 117. The discharged printing paper P is guided by the guide portion 118 and drops into the sorting apparatus A.

Next, the sorting apparatus A will be described. Figure 2
FIG. 4 is an external perspective view (partially omitted) of the sorting device A. The sorting apparatus A includes a base 1 on which a storage rack 2, a fixed tray 3, and a movable tray 4 are provided.

In the storage shelf 2, a plurality of partition plates 2a which are set up substantially vertically are arranged at equal intervals in one direction (in this example, a substantially horizontal direction and the Y direction in the drawing). The storage portions 2b partitioned by the plate 2a are arranged in a line (in the case of the present example, a substantially horizontal direction and the Y direction in the drawing), and are fixed on the base 1. Finally, the photographic paper P in a predetermined unit quantity, for example, the photographic paper P for each order, is separately stored in each storage unit 2b. In the case of this embodiment, the photographic printing paper P to be stored can be stored so as to stand against it by vertically arranging the partition plate 2a. By storing the photographic printing paper P while leaning it in this way, the storage space becomes more compact than in the case of storing it in a lying state, but it goes without saying that it may be stored in a lying state.

All the partition plates 2a are of the same type,
A cutout 2c for taking out the stored printing paper P,
A slit 2d for detecting whether or not the printing paper P is stored is provided. Detection of storage of the printing paper P will be described later.

Next, the fixed tray 3 has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and the photographic paper P discharged from the photosensitive material processing apparatus 100.
It has a mounting surface 3a inclined so that it can be leaned against and a mounting surface 3b on which the edge of the photographic paper P is mounted, and is fixed on the base 1. Discharge port 117 of the photosensitive material processing apparatus 1
The photographic printing paper P discharged from the printer falls on the fixed tray 3 and is placed in a state of being leaned against it as shown by the broken line in the figure. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the photographic paper P is dropped and placed on the fixed tray 3 one by one.

The fixed tray 3 is provided with a pair of shifter levers 3c provided so as to be reciprocally movable. This shifter lever 3
c projects from a guide hole 3d provided on the mounting surface 3a and can reciprocate along the guide hole 3d. Then, the shifter lever 3c moves from the standby position at the right end to the left end in the X direction as shown in the figure, thereby pressing the right end edge of the photographic paper P placed on the fixed tray 3 to fix the photographic paper P. A first transfer unit that transfers from the tray 3 to the movable tray 4 is configured.

Next, the movable tray 4 has a substantially L-shaped cross section similarly to the fixed tray 3, and a mounting surface 4a inclined so that the printing paper P transferred from the fixed tray 3 can be leaned against it.
And a placement surface 4b on which the edge of the printing paper P is placed, and along the guide hole 1a provided on the base 1, the Y direction substantially orthogonal to the X direction, that is, the storage shelf. It is configured to be able to reciprocate along the arrangement direction of the storage portions 2b in 2.

The movable tray 4 is provided with a pair of shifter levers 4c provided so as to be reciprocally movable. This shifter lever 4
c has the same structure as the shifter lever 3c described above, and projects from a guide hole 4d provided in the mounting surface 4a and can reciprocate along the guide hole 4d. Then, the shifter lever 4c moves from the standby position at the right end to the left end in the X direction as shown in the drawing, thereby pressing the right end edge of the printing paper P placed on the moving tray 4 and moving the printing paper P. One of the storage sections 2b from the tray 4 to the storage shelf 2
It constitutes a second transfer means for transferring to. In addition, a touch switch as a detection means described later is provided on the back surface of the movable tray 4, and only the lever portion 5a of this touch switch is shown in FIG.

In the sorting apparatus A, the photographic paper P placed on the fixed tray 3 is transferred in the X direction in the order of the movable tray 4 and the storage rack 2, and the photographic paper P moves in parallel to the storage rack 2. It is stored. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
It is provided between the fixed tray 3 and the storage shelf 2. Further, in FIG. 2, the photographic paper P is transferred from the fixed tray 3 to the movable tray 4.
3 shows the position of the movable tray 4 when transferring, and the movable tray 4 is shown as the fixed tray 3 so that the transfer can be performed smoothly.
It is located at a slightly deeper position.

Next, FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an example of the moving mechanism of the moving tray 4. The moving mechanism 10 is built in the base 1 and includes a motor 11, a pulley 12a fixed to the output shaft of the motor 11, a free pulley 12b, and an endless belt wound between the pulleys 12a and 12b. 1
3, and the belt 13 is configured to circulate by the rotation of the motor 11, and the normal rotation of the motor 11
Due to the reverse rotation, the traveling direction of the belt 13 is reversed.

The belt 13 includes a movable tray 4 and a belt 1.
A connecting tool 15 for fixing 3 and 3 is provided, and the moving tray 4 reciprocates as the belt 13 travels. Inside the belt 13, auxiliary rollers 14 are provided.
Is provided.

Next, FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an example of a moving mechanism for the shifter levers 3c and 4c. Moving mechanism 20
Are housed in the fixed tray 3 or the movable tray 4, respectively, and have a motor 21, a pulley 22a fixed to the output shaft of the motor 21, a free pulley 22b, and a pulley 2
An endless belt 23 wound between 2a and 22b,
The belt 23 is configured to circulate and run by the rotation of the motor 21, and the traveling direction of the belt 23 is reversed by the normal rotation and the reverse rotation of the motor 21. The belt 23 is provided with a connecting member 25 for fixing the shifter lever 3c or 4c and the belt 23, and the shifter lever 3c or 4c reciprocates as the belt 23 travels.

Next, the operation of the sorting apparatus A having the above structure will be described. 3 to 6 are operation explanatory views of the sorting apparatus A.

First, when the printing paper P is placed on the fixed tray 3 as shown by the broken line in FIG. 2, the shifter lever 3c is moved to the moving tray 4 side as shown in FIG. Transfer to the transfer tray 4 one by one. Next, when a predetermined number of printing papers P are transferred onto the moving tray 4, the moving tray 4 moves along the guide holes 1a as shown in FIG. 4, and the printing papers P are still stored. Stop in front of the empty storage section 2b. In FIG. 4, the movable tray 4 is stopped in front of the storage section 2b in the recessed position.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the shifter lever 4
c is moved to the storage shelf 2 side, and the plurality of printing papers P placed on the moving tray 4 are pressed and transferred to the storage section 2b of the storage shelf 2. After the transfer of the printing paper P is completed, the movable tray 4 is moved to return to the position shown in FIG. 2 as shown in FIG. 6 to prepare for the next transfer operation.

The movement and stop of the movable tray 4 are controlled by detecting the position by a sensor (not shown), but the motor 11 is a stepping motor,
It may be performed by energizing a predetermined number of pulse signals, or a predetermined movement amount may be obtained by a rotation sensor such as an encoder.

As described above, in the present embodiment, by adopting the construction in which the movable tray 4 is moved and the photographic paper P is transferred without moving the storage shelf 2, the photographic paper P is relatively simple in construction.
It becomes possible to separately store.

Next, in the sorting apparatus A, the photographic printing paper P is sorted and stored according to the procedure described above, and the respective storage sections 2b are sequentially filled with the photographic printing paper P.
There is a possibility that the photographic printing paper P will be taken out randomly.
Therefore, when the printing paper P is transferred from the moving tray 4 to the storage shelf 2, it is necessary to detect the empty storage section 2b. Therefore, the sorting apparatus A includes the following detection means.

FIG. 8A shows the movable tray 4 (partially broken,
It is the figure which abbreviate | omitted) and the storage shelf 2 were planarly viewed. A touch switch 5 is provided on the back surface of the movable tray 4. The touch switch 5 is provided with a rotatable lever portion 5a that projects substantially horizontally toward the storage rack 2 side. While the lever portion 5a is always urged by a spring or the like to the state shown in the drawing, the lever portion 5a is This is a switch that detects the rotation of an object when it interferes with it.

The lever portion 5a of the touch switch 5
Are arranged at a height that passes through the slit 2d of the partition plate 2a. Therefore, when the movable tray 4 moves, the lever portion 5a passes through the slit 2d of the partition plate 2a and does not interfere with the partition plate 2a.

On the other hand, when the photographic printing paper P is stored in any one of the storage portions 2b (the second storage portion 2b from the left in the figure), as shown in FIG. When the moving tray 4 passes through, the lever portion 5a interferes with the photographic printing paper P and rotates. As a result, in the storage section 2b,
It is detected that the printing paper P is already stored. The movable tray 4 has an empty storage section 2b according to the detection result.
The photographic printing paper P is transferred to. In the present embodiment, the vacancy of the storage section 2b can be detected with such a relatively simple configuration.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. In the present embodiment, the case in which the photographic paper is used as the photosensitive material that is sorted by the sorting apparatus A has been described as an example, but a photosensitive material such as a raw film, a negative film, or a positive film discharged from the photosensitive material processing apparatus is also sorted. Can be stored.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to realize the separate storage of the photosensitive material with a relatively simple structure, and to reduce the load on the drive system and to reduce the capacity of the power supply and the motor. Therefore, it is possible to provide a device that is compact and saves power.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a lab system in which a photosensitive material sorting apparatus A according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a photosensitive material processing apparatus 100.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view (partially omitted) of a sorting device A.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory view of the classification device A.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of the classification device A.

5 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the sorting apparatus A. FIG.

6 is an operation explanatory diagram of the classification device A. FIG.

7A is a diagram showing an example of a moving mechanism of a moving tray 4, and FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an example of a moving mechanism of shifter levers 3c and 4c.

FIG. 8: Mobile tray 4 (partially broken / omitted) and storage shelf 2
It is the figure which planarly viewed.

[Explanation of symbols]

A sorting device 1 base 2 storage shelves 2a Partition plate 2b storage 2d slit 3 fixed tray 4 moving tray 3a, 4a Mounting surface 3c, 4c shifter lever 5 touch switch 5a lever part 100 Photosensitive material processing device

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Hideo Gamo             2-18-10 Shimura, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo Nidec             Sankopal Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 2H098 JA09

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A fixed tray on which a photosensitive material discharged from a photosensitive material processing apparatus is placed, a storage shelf in which a plurality of storage sections for storing the photosensitive material are arranged in a line, and a storage tray along the storage shelf. A reciprocating movable tray, a first transfer means for transferring the photosensitive material placed on the fixed tray to the movable tray, and the photosensitive material transferred on the movable tray in the storage shelf. And a second transfer unit that transfers the photosensitive material to the storage unit. 2. The photosensitive material sorting device according to claim 1, wherein the movable tray is arranged between the fixed tray and the storage rack. 3. The fixed tray and the movable tray are
Each of the storage shelves has a mounting surface on which the photosensitive material is leaned, and the storage shelves are arranged such that the plurality of storage units are arranged in a line in a substantially horizontal direction, and the storage shelves are set up substantially vertically. The photosensitive material sorting device according to claim 1, wherein a partition plate is provided. 4. A detection unit for detecting whether or not the photosensitive material is stored in each of the storage units of each of the storage shelves, and the second transfer unit is a detection result of the detection unit. The photosensitive material sorting device according to claim 1, wherein the photosensitive material is transferred to the empty storage portion in accordance with the above. 5. The storage unit of each of the storage shelves further comprises a detection unit for detecting whether or not the photosensitive material is stored, and the detection unit is a touch switch provided on the movable tray. 4. The photosensitive material sorting device according to claim 3, wherein the partition plate is provided with a slit through which a lever portion of the touch switch passes. 6. The first transfer means and the second transfer means are shifter levers provided on the fixed tray and the movable tray, respectively. The light-sensitive material sorting device described.