JP2005024993A - Print sheet tray structure in print processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a print sheet tray structure which reliably receives a print sheet whose length in the carrying-out direction is large even if a tray is small. <P>SOLUTION: The tray consists of a main tray disposed at a carrying-out port and a sub-tray connected to a free end of the main tray, a free end of the sub-tray connected to the free end of the main tray extends to the top face of a higher stage in housing or to its vicinity, so that the forward end of a print sheet carried out of the carrying-out port is mounted on the top face of the higher stage in the housing, and the sub-tray is made detachable, foldable or drawable with respect to the main tray. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tray structure for printing paper provided at a carry-out port of a print processing apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, as shown in FIG. 8, the print processing apparatus has an upper carry-out port A for carrying out print-processed small-size print paper, and a large-size print paper that has also been printed. The lower carrying-out port B is provided, and after development processing, a small-sized printing paper such as a service size which has been dried by the drying processing apparatus is carried out from the upper carrying-out port A onto the carrying-out conveyor C, while the large printing paper is It is made to carry out from the lower carrying-out exit B on the receiving tray D provided in the exterior of this lower carrying-out exit B. (See Patent Document 1)
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-5671
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the tray D provided in the lower carry-out port B of the above-described print processing apparatus is generally sized so that a print paper having a length in the carry-out direction of up to 18 inches can be placed. If the length exceeds 18 inches, for example, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8, the front side of the print paper P in the carry-out direction protrudes from the tray D and hangs downward, and there is a problem that the finished print is deformed.
[0005]
On the other hand, in order to solve the above problems, if the length of the tray D itself is increased so that, for example, a print sheet having a length of 36 inches in the carry-out direction can be accommodated, the tray D becomes very large. Even when stored in a non-use state, it is necessary to secure a large storage location.
[0006]
Further, when there is a step on the upper surface of the housing, the overall length of the tray itself may not be increased.
[0007]
The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and the object is to have a step on the upper surface of the housing on which various components are mounted, and the upper surface of the lower step in the housing for the print paper exit. In the print processing apparatus arranged on the side, a print paper tray structure capable of reliably receiving print paper having a long length in the carry-out direction even when the tray is small is provided by effectively using the step of the housing. There is.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is a step on the upper surface of the housing on which various components are mounted, and the carry-out port for the print paper is disposed on the upper surface side of the lower step in the housing. A tray structure that is mounted on a print processing apparatus and receives printing paper that is unloaded from the unloading port, and a free end portion of the unloading plate extends to an upper surface of a high step in the housing or the vicinity thereof, and is unloaded from the unloading port. The front end side of the print paper in the carrying-out direction can be placed on the upper surface of a high step in the housing.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the tray according to the first aspect comprises a main tray disposed at the carry-out port and a sub-tray connected to the free end portion of the main tray, and the free end portion of the main tray. The free end portion of the sub-tray connected to the housing extends to the upper surface of the high step in the housing or the vicinity thereof, and the front end side in the carry-out direction of the print paper unloaded from the carry-out port can be placed on the upper surface of the high step in the housing. In addition, the sub-tray can be detached from the main tray, folded or pulled out.
[0010]
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the sub-tray according to claim 2 is provided with support legs for supporting the sub-tray with respect to the housing.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 and 2 schematically show an example of a print processing apparatus provided with a tray structure according to the present invention. This print processing apparatus is basically an example of a print sheet. A photo processing unit 1 for printing an image on the photographic paper P and a sorting unit 5 for sorting prints finished by the photo processing unit 1 are provided.
[0012]
The photographic processing unit 1 includes a film mask unit 21 for setting a developed film, a scanner 22 for reading a frame image of the developed film set in the film mask unit 21, and image data recorded on various recording media. An image processing machine 2 equipped with an image processing unit 24 for mainly performing various image processing on image data read by the reading device 23, the scanner 22 or the reading device 23 for reading;
A printer 3 for printing an image on photographic paper P, which is an example of print paper, using image data processed by the image processor 2;
It comprises a processor 4 for developing photographic paper on which an image is printed by the printer 3.
[0013]
The scanner 22 mounted on the image processor 2 sets the developed film on the film mask unit 21, thereby irradiating the developed film set on the film mask unit 21 with the light from the light source unit. The frame images are sequentially read and output to the image processing unit 24, and the image processing unit 24 performs various image processing on the image data read by the scanner 22 or the reading device 23.
[0014]
The image processing unit 24 includes a main controller 25 composed of a computer installed with image processing software and the like, a keyboard 26 for inputting various information to the main controller 25, and a monitor 27 for displaying various information. Has been.
[0015]
The image data read by the scanner 22 or the reading device 23 is appropriately processed by the main controller 25 based on a predetermined processing program and various information such as a print size input by the keyboard 26a or the mouse 26b, and then sequentially printed. The data is output to the sub controller 30 mounted on the printer 3 as data.
[0016]
The printer 3 is for printing the print data created by the image processing unit 24 of the image processing machine 2 on the photographic printing paper P, and the sub controller 30 for inputting the print data output from the image processing unit 24. A transport mechanism (not shown) for transporting the photographic paper P delivered from the paper magazine, and an exposure mechanism (not shown) for exposing image data to the photographic paper P transported by the transport mechanism. It is installed.
[0017]
In the printer 3, as print data output from the main controller 25 is input to the sub-controller 30, exposure data is generated based on the print data input from the sub-controller 30 and output to the exposure mechanism. To be.
[0018]
The processor 4 has a known structure, and a development processing mechanism (not shown) for developing the photographic paper P on which an image is printed by the printer 3 and a photographic paper developed by the development processing mechanism. A drying processing mechanism (not shown) for drying the paper, and a carry-out mechanism 41 for transporting the dried photographic paper P toward the sorting unit 5.
[0019]
The above-described printer 3 and processor 4 are used side by side. As shown in FIG. 1, the upper surface 301 of the housing 3 of the printer 3 is one step higher than the upper surface 401 of the housing 400 of the processor 4.
[0020]
On the upper surface 401 of the housing 400 of the processor 4, an open / close lid 402 for maintenance is provided so as to be freely opened and closed.
[0021]
The open / close lid 402 is fully opened during maintenance of the components mounted in the housing 400, and is opened slightly in order to draw the gas generated from the processing tank of the development processing mechanism to the outside of the housing 400 after the daily operation ends. I am doing so.
[0022]
As shown in FIG.
A print carry-out direction switching device 42;
Two upper and lower carry-out ports 43 and 44 located on the downstream side of the print carry-out direction switching device 42;
A first unloading device 45 for unloading the photographic paper P dried by the drying mechanism from the upper unloading port 43;
An unloading conveyor 46 for unloading the photographic paper P unloaded from the upper unloading port 43 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the unloading direction by the first unloading device 45;
A second unloading device 47 for unloading the photographic paper P dried by the drying mechanism from the lower unloading port 44 is provided.
[0023]
In the carry-out mechanism 41 described above, a small photographic paper P such as a service size is carried out from the upper carry-out port 43 onto the carry-out conveyor 46 by the first carry-out device 45, and the storage tray 51 of the sorting unit 5 is passed through the carry-out conveyor 46. A large size photographic paper P having a width of 6 inches or more and a length in the carry-out direction of 12 inches or more is received from the lower carry-out port 44 by the second carry-out device 47. 6 to be carried out.
[0024]
The first and second carry-out devices 45 and 47 are composed of a plurality of conveyance roller pairs.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 3, the sorting unit 5 includes a large number of storage trays 51. For example, when the photographic paper P printed for one order is conveyed to the storage tray 51 positioned at the top, The storage tray 51 is moved downward via a drive mechanism (not shown), and the photographic paper P that is subsequently conveyed is stored in the next storage tray 51.
[0026]
Next, the tray 6 provided outside the lower carry-out port 44 will be described in detail.
[0027]
In the embodiment shown in the figure, the tray 6 can be selectively attached to the outside of the lower carry-out port 44 with a large-size tray 7 and a large-capacity tray 8 that can accommodate many sheets of photographic paper P. The present invention is applied to.
[0028]
The large size tray 7 is basically composed of a main tray 7a whose one end is supported by a large format tray bracket 70 attached to the lower carry-out port 44, and a sub-tray connected to the free end of the main tray 7a. 7b.
[0029]
A support shaft 71 is integrally formed at one end in the length direction of the main tray 7a. The support shaft 71 is locked to the large-size tray bracket 70, and one end in the length direction of the main tray 7a is fixed to the large-size tray bracket. 70 is screwed to 70 so that one end in the length direction of the main tray 7a is supported by the large format tray bracket 70, and the other end in the length direction of the main tray 7a is connected to the carry-out conveyor. A stay 72 extending from the housing 46a of 46 is connected.
[0030]
Further, a connection support portion 73 for connecting one end portion in the length direction of the sub-tray 7b is provided at the other end portion in the length direction of the main tray 7a.
[0031]
One end of the subtray 7b in the length direction can be inserted into the connection support portion 73, and a support leg 74 formed of a metal wire is folded at the other end in the length direction with respect to the lower surface of the subtray 7b. It is attached as possible.
[0032]
The lower end portion of the support leg 74 can be fitted into a fitting groove 403 provided on the upper surface 401 of the housing 400. The support leg 74 is raised with respect to the sub-tray 7b and the lower end portion is fitted. When fitted in the groove 403, as shown in FIG. 4, the free end portion of the sub-tray 7b is located at a position slightly higher than the upper surface 301 near the upper surface 301 of the housing 300 which is one step higher. The front end side in the carry-out direction of the print paper P carried out from the outlet 44 can be placed on the upper surface 301 of the housing 300 that is one step higher.
[0033]
The sub-tray 7b is stored in a storage portion 46b provided on the lower surface of the housing 46a of the carry-out conveyor 46 when not in use.
[0034]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the mass accumulation tray 8 is attached to the elongated plate-like tray main body 81 and the tray main body 81 and receives the front end of the photographic paper P carried out on the tray main body 81. It comprises a stopper 82.
[0035]
The stopper 82 has a mounting position that can be changed in accordance with the size of the photographic paper carried out to the tray body 81. That is, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, a fitting piece 84 that can be fitted into the fitting hole 83 is provided at the lower end of the stopper 82, and the fitting piece 84 is fitted. By selecting the fitting hole 83 to be used, the attachment position of the stopper 82 with respect to the tray body 81 can be changed according to the size of the photographic paper P carried out to the tray body 81.
[0036]
One end in the length direction of the tray main body 81 is pivotally supported by a mass accumulation tray bracket 80 attached to the lower carry-out port 44, and the other end in the length direction is freely swingable in the vertical direction. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the pivot position of the tray main body 81 with respect to the mass accumulating tray bracket 80 is set to a height that does not hinder the opening of the open / close lid 402 when degassing.
[0037]
A synthetic rubber leg 85 is provided at the other end in the length direction of the tray main body 81. As shown in FIG. 6, as the leg 85 of the tray main body 81 is placed on the opening / closing lid 402, the tray main body 81 is placed. 81 is inclined obliquely downward from one end in the length direction toward the other end.
[0038]
Further, a guide body 80 a for guiding the print paper P carried out from the lower carry-out port 44 to the tray main body 81 is attached to the bracket 80 for mass accumulation tray.
[0039]
When the print processing apparatus configured as described above performs a print process on, for example, 36-inch printing paper P having a length in the carry-out direction that is carried out from the lower carry-out port 44 longer than the entire length of the large-size tray 7, the lower carry-in is first performed. A large-size tray bracket 70 is attached to the outlet 44, and the support shaft 71 of the main tray 7 a is locked to the large-size tray bracket 70, and one end portion in the length direction of the main tray 7 a is screwed to the large-size tray bracket 70. Then, one end in the length direction of the main tray 7a is supported by the large format tray bracket 70, and the lower end of the stay 72 extending from the housing 46a of the carry-out conveyor 46 is bolted to the other end in the length direction of the main tray 7a. .
[0040]
Subsequently, one end portion in the length direction of the sub-tray 7b is inserted into the connection support portion 73, and the support leg 74 is raised with respect to the lower surface of the sub-tray 7b, and the lower end portion thereof is inserted into the fitting groove 403 of the housing 400. As shown in FIG. 4, the free end portion of the sub-tray 7 b is disposed near the upper surface 301 of the housing 300 that is one step higher than the upper surface 301.
[0041]
As described above, the printing process is performed with the large-size tray 7 set, and the large-size photographic paper P subjected to the exposure printing process by the printer 3 is developed by the development processing mechanism of the processor 4. Then, after being dried by the drying processing mechanism, it is carried out from the lower carry-out port 44 to the large format tray 7 via the second carry-out device 47 of the carry-out mechanism 41.
[0042]
At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the photographic paper P is placed on the main tray 7a to the sub-tray 7b, and its front end in the carrying-out direction is reliably placed on the upper surface 301 of the housing 300 which is one step higher. There is no problem that the front side in the carry-out direction hangs down and deforms.
[0043]
When the sub-tray 7b is not used, the sub-tray 7b is removed from the main tray 7a, the support leg 74 is folded with respect to the sub-tray 7b, and then stored in the storage portion 46b of the housing 46a of the carry-out conveyor 46. .
[0044]
On the other hand, when printing a large number of large photographic papers P, a bracket 80 for a large accumulation tray is attached to the lower carry-out port 44, and one end of the large accumulation tray 8 is pivotally supported on the bracket 80. The other end portion is placed on the opening / closing lid 402, and as a result, the mass accumulation tray 8 is inclined obliquely downward as shown in FIG. Then, it slides on the tray main body 81, and its tip is received by the stopper 82 to be organized.
[0045]
In the case where the large accumulation tray 8 is provided at the lower carry-out port 44, the opening / closing lid 402 is slightly opened after the daily operation is completed in order to draw out the gas generated from the processing tank of the development processing mechanism to the outside of the housing 400. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 7, the mass accumulation tray 8 is also lifted together with the opening / closing lid 402, and the mass accumulation tray 8 does not hinder the opening of the opening / closing lid 402.
[0046]
Further, a small photographic paper P such as a service size is unloaded from the upper unloading port 43 onto the unloading conveyor 46 via the first unloading device 45 of the unloading mechanism 41 and unloaded toward the sorting unit 5 by the unloading conveyor 46. The
[0047]
In the above embodiment, the sub-tray 7b constituting the large tray 7 can be detached from the main tray 7a. However, the sub-tray 7b can be folded in half with respect to the main tray 7a, or the sub-tray 7b can be folded. May be slidably attached to the main tray 7a so that the position of the sub-tray 7b can be changed between a position where the sub-tray 7b is pulled out of the main tray 7a and a position where it is stored.
[0048]
In the above embodiment, the large-size tray 7 is composed of the main tray 7a and the sub-tray 7b, but may be composed of a single tray.
[0049]
In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a print processing apparatus using photographic paper as print paper. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applied to a print processing apparatus using print paper other than photographic paper. May be applied.
[0050]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the free end portion of the tray that receives the printing paper carried out from the carry-out port extends to the upper surface of the high step in the housing or in the vicinity thereof, and from the carry-out port. Since the front end side of the unloading print paper in the unloading direction can be placed on the upper surface of the high step in the housing, the unloading length of the print sheet unloaded from the unloading port is longer than the length of the tray, and the print sheet Even if the front end side of the paper does not rest on the tray, the front end side will surely rest on the upper surface of the higher step in the housing, eliminating the problem that even if the tray is small, the front side of the print paper hangs down and deforms. I can do it.
[0051]
According to the invention described in claim 2, the tray according to claim 1 is composed of a main tray disposed at the carry-out port and a sub-tray connected to the free end of the main tray, The free end of the sub-tray connected to the end extends to the upper surface of the high step in the housing or the vicinity thereof, and the front end side in the carry-out direction of the print paper discharged from the carry-out port can be placed on the upper surface of the high step in the housing In addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, the sub-tray can be detached from the main tray when the tray is not used. By storing, the tray can be made low in volume and easy to store.
[0052]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the sub-tray according to the second aspect is provided with the support legs for supporting the sub-tray with respect to the housing. The sub-tray connected to the main tray can be stably supported with respect to the housing.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a print processing apparatus equipped with a tray structure according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a print processing apparatus on which a large format tray is mounted.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which a carry-out conveyor is omitted in a print processing apparatus on which a large format tray is mounted.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of a print processing apparatus on which a large format tray is mounted.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view in which a carry-out conveyor is omitted in a print processing apparatus on which a large collection tray is mounted.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of a print processing apparatus equipped with a mass accumulation tray.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a main part showing a state in which the opening / closing lid is slightly opened in the print processing apparatus on which the mass accumulation tray is mounted.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of a print processing apparatus on which a conventional tray structure is mounted.
[Explanation of symbols]
3 Printer
300 housing 301 upper surface 4 processor 400 housing 401 upper surface 44 lower carry-out port 6 tray 7 large tray 7a main tray 7b sub-tray 74 support leg P photographic paper (printing paper)

Claims (3)

There is a step on the upper surface of the housing on which various components are mounted, and the print paper is carried out from the carry-out port mounted on a print processing apparatus disposed on the upper surface side of the lower step in the housing. Receiving tray structure,
The free end portion of the tray extends to the upper surface of the high step in the housing or the vicinity thereof, and the front end side in the carry-out direction of the print paper carried out from the carry-out port can be placed on the upper surface of the high step in the housing. A tray structure for printing paper in a print processing apparatus. The tray is composed of a main tray disposed at the carry-out port and a sub-tray connected to the free end of the main tray, and the free end of the sub-tray connected to the free end of the main tray has a high level in the housing. The front end side of the print paper in the carry-out direction extending from the top surface to the vicinity thereof and being carried out from the carry-out port can be placed on the top surface of a high step in the housing, and the sub-tray can be detached from the main tray or folded or pulled out The printing paper tray structure in the print processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The tray structure for printing paper in a print processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the sub-tray is provided with support legs for supporting the sub-tray with respect to the housing.

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