JP2006065041A - Image processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing apparatus which can figure out the size of a print being processed and the current processing position of the print. <P>SOLUTION: The image processing apparatus is equipped with, in an apparatus main body, at least a developing unit to develop a print paper exposed to transfer an image and a carrying device to carry the print paper, wherein the apparatus is further equipped with a controlling device having a position calculation functional unit to calculate the position of the print paper carried by the carrying device in the main body, and with a display unit to display the current position of the carried print paper in the main body from the output of the controlling device. The controlling device is equipped with a display aspect controlling functional unit to change display aspects of a print paper to be displayed on the display unit in accordance with the print size of the print paper, and with a zone display functional unit to display a print paper being carried in zones on the display unit by each order. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus provided with a development processing unit that develops a photosensitive material on which an image is printed.

In general, this type of image processing apparatus includes a printing processing unit for printing an image on photographic paper, a development processing unit for developing the photographic paper printed by the printing processing unit, and drying the developed photographic paper. A drying processing unit for processing, and after the image is printed on the photographic paper by the printing processing unit, the photographic paper is developed by the development processing unit and subsequently dried by the drying processing unit to finish the print. In addition, the above image processing apparatus includes a control device having a microcomputer as a core for controlling driving of various components, a display device and a keyboard connected to an input / output unit of the control device. For example, the current position of the photographic paper during printing / development processing is displayed on the screen of the display device.

In the above image processing apparatus, in order to easily check the image information of the currently processed photographic paper, conventionally, the position of the conveyed photographic paper in the apparatus main body is calculated. An image processing device has been developed that is equipped with a control device having a position calculation function unit, and that displays the position of the photographic paper being transported within the device main body on the screen of the display device by the output from the control device. ing. (See Patent Document 1)
By the way, in the above image processing apparatus, a carry-out conveyor for receiving a small size print and a tray for receiving a large size print are provided downstream of the print discharge unit for discharging the finished print. Small-size prints such as service plates are discharged from the print discharge section onto the carry-out conveyor and discharged to the sorting device, while large prints are discharged from the print discharge section onto the tray. ,
If multiple large prints are stacked on the tray as the print is discharged, the prints will be rubbed hard when the finished print is removed from the tray, resulting in damage to the print image. There is.

However, in the image processing apparatus disclosed in the above publication, even though the current processing position of the print being processed can be confirmed, the size of the print being processed cannot be confirmed. In order to prevent a plurality of prints from being stacked and accommodated on the tray, it is necessary to always pay attention to the tray on which a large-sized print is discharged, and workability is poor.
JP 2001-305668 A

  The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an image processing apparatus capable of grasping the size of a print being processed and the current processing position of the print. There is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 includes, in the apparatus main body, a development processing unit that develops at least a photosensitive material on which an image is printed, and a conveyance device that conveys the photosensitive material. In the image processing apparatus,
A control device having a position calculation function unit for calculating the position of the photosensitive material being conveyed by the conveying device in the apparatus main body, and an output from the control device, the current position of the photosensitive material being conveyed in the apparatus main body is determined. A display unit for displaying, and the control device includes a display mode control function unit for changing the display mode of the photosensitive material displayed on the display unit according to the print size of the photosensitive material. It is characterized by being.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the display mode on the display unit is changed by changing the color according to the print size of the photosensitive material. It is a feature.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the display mode on the display unit is changed by changing the shape in accordance with the print size of the photosensitive material. It is a feature.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the control device of the image processing apparatus according to the first, second, or third aspect includes a partition display function unit that displays the transported photosensitive material on the display unit for each order. Furthermore, it is provided.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 5, the section display function unit according to claim 4 displays a display corresponding to an index print printed at the beginning or end of each order as a display mode different from other displays. The photosensitive material being transported is displayed on the display section in units of orders.

  Furthermore, the invention described in claim 6 sets the display mode on the display unit displayed by the display mode control function unit in the control device of the image processing apparatus described in claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. The display mode setting / changing function unit for changing is provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to grasp the size of the print being processed and the current processing position of the print just by looking at the display section. For example, a plurality of large-sized prints are stacked on the tray. It becomes possible to take out from the tray before being accommodated, and it is possible to prevent an accident that the print is damaged carelessly.
According to the second or third aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, the display form of the display unit is visually easy to understand, and the print size and the like can be easily confirmed.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, 2, or 3, it is also possible to easily confirm the processing status for each order being processed simply by looking at the display section. For example, the remaining time until the end of processing of each order can be easily estimated.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 4, the print position of the index print in each order can be confirmed.

  Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, the display on the display unit can be changed to a mode that can be easily recognized by the operator, for example. .

  The image processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 has a printing processing unit 2 for printing an image of a developed film on a photographic paper P, which is a photographic photosensitive material, and an image printed by the printing processing unit 2 on the apparatus main body 1. The development processing unit 3 for developing the photographic paper P, the drying processing unit 4 for drying the photographic paper P developed by the development processing unit 3, and the print for discharging the dried photographic paper P A discharge unit 5 and a control device 6 for controlling these various components are provided.

  In the above image processing apparatus, in order to sequentially convey the photographic paper P to the printing processing unit 2, the development processing unit 3, the drying processing unit 4, and the print discharge unit 5, via a drive motor (not shown). A transport device 10 including a transport roller pair 11 that is rotationally driven is mounted.

  The printing processing unit 2 displays a scanner 21 for scanning an image of each frame of a developed film, an image read by the scanner 21, and a screen 22a for displaying a processing state of the image processing apparatus. Display device 22 having two paper magazines 23a and 23b in which photographic paper P wound in a roll shape is stored, and photographic paper P drawn out from paper magazines 23a and 23b through conveying device 10 to a predetermined length A cutter 24 for cutting, an exposure unit 25 for exposing an image to photographic paper cut to a predetermined length, and the like are provided.

  The exposure unit 25 includes a line-shaped exposure head. The exposure head 25 digitally processes a digital image processed based on the digital image data on the photographic paper P being conveyed by the conveyance device 10 line by line at a constant cycle. I try to expose.

  As a digital exposure method, a PLZT shutter method, a laser beam method, a liquid crystal shutter method, and a fluorescent beam method are known, and any method can be adopted according to specifications.

  The development processing unit 3 is provided with a processing tank 31 divided into several parts by a partition plate. In the processing tank 31, various processing liquids such as a developing solution, a bleaching / fixing solution, and a stabilizing solution are respectively provided. It is stored individually.

  In addition, each processing tank 31 is loaded with a corresponding processing rack, and the processing rack is provided with a plurality of transport roller pairs 11 constituting the transport device 10, and photographic paper is provided via the transport roller pairs 11. P passes through each processing solution in the processing tank 31.

  The drying processing unit 4 is provided with a heater 41 so that the photographic paper P is appropriately dried by the heater 41 while the photographic paper P is conveyed by the conveyance roller pair 61. Then, the photographic paper P dried by the drying processing unit 4 is sent to the print discharge unit 5, and the print discharge unit 5 is provided with a transport path switching device (see FIG. 5) that switches the path to the discharge port according to the print size. (Not shown), an upper discharge port 51 for discharging a small size print, and a lower discharge port 52 for discharging a large size print. While being discharged from the discharge port 51 onto the carry-out conveyor 53 and sent to a sorting device (not shown), large prints are discharged from the lower discharge port 52 onto the tray 54.

On the other hand, the control device 6 is composed of a computer, and as shown in FIG.
A drive control function unit 61 for controlling operations of various components of the image processing apparatus;
A print information display function unit 62 for displaying information according to the processing steps of the photographic paper P on the screen 22a of the display device 22,
A print information processing management function unit 63 for processing an image to be printed, print information, and the like, and
The control device 6 is connected to a keyboard 6a and a mouse 6b that serve as an input operation unit for inputting various information.

In the print information processing management function unit 63 of the control device 6,
A position calculation function unit 63a that calculates which position each photographic paper P conveyed by the conveyance device 10 flows from the development processing unit 3 to the print discharge unit 5 and a display mode control function unit 62b described later. A display mode setting / changing function unit 63b for setting and changing the display mode on the screen 22a of the display device 22 to be displayed is constructed.

The print information display function unit 62 of the control device 8 includes
A processing position display function unit 62a for displaying the position of each photographic paper P on the screen 22a of the display device 22 based on the calculation result obtained by the position calculation function unit 63a;
The display mode control function unit 62b for changing the display mode of each photographic paper P displayed on the screen 22a of the display device 22 according to the print size of the photographic paper P and each photographic paper P being conveyed are ordered. In addition, a partition display function unit 62c that displays a partition on the screen 22a of the display device 22 is constructed.

When the position calculation function unit 63a calculates the position of the photographic paper P being conveyed from the development processing unit 3 in the print discharge unit 5, the image is printed by the exposure unit 25 of the printing processing unit 2. Is recorded in the print information processing management function unit 63, the elapsed time of the printed photographic paper P is started, and the conveyance roller pair 11 whose drive is controlled by the drive control function unit 61 of the control device 6 is started. Based on the conveyance speed and the elapsed time after printing, the position on the conveyance path after the image printing of the photographic paper P is calculated.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the processing position display function unit 62a graphically displays the outline M of the apparatus main body 1 on the screen 22a of the display device 22, and develops the outline M of the apparatus main body displayed in the graphic. The conveyance path L of the photographic paper P in the apparatus main body 1 from the processing unit 3 to the print discharge unit 5, and the current position of each photographic paper P conveyed along the conveyance path L, that is, the position calculation function unit 63a. A circular object OJ indicating the position of the photographic paper P on the conveyance path L based on the calculation result is displayed.

  The display mode control function unit 62b changes the color of the round object OJ indicating the position on the transport path L of the photographic paper P displayed by the processing position display function unit 62a, thereby displaying the display mode. For example, the object OJ indicating the position of the service-size photographic paper P carried out on the carry-out conveyor 53 is green, and the large-size photographic paper P carried out to the tray 54 is The object OJ indicating the position is displayed in yellow.

  Note that the display mode change by the display mode control function unit 62b described above may be changed to a change by color, and for example, a round object OJ may be changed by changing its shape such as a square or a triangle.

  Further, the section display function unit 62c shown in the figure changes the display corresponding to the index print to be printed at the beginning or end of each order to a display mode different from other displays, and changes the photographic paper being processed for each order. The section display is made on the screen 22a of the display device 22.

  That is, in the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment, an index print formed by displaying all images of each order on one print is created for each order, and this index print is printed at the end of the print processing of each order. Thus, the above-described section display function unit 83c displays the object OJ indicating the position of the index print in a specific color such as red so that the breaks of the respective orders can be recognized, so that the print processing is performed. The photographic paper is displayed on the screen 22a of the display device 22 for each order unit.

  In addition, as a method of displaying a section in order units by the section display function unit 83c, as schematically shown in FIG. 4, the shape of the object OJ displayed on the screen 22a of the display device 22 is changed to a square or a triangle for each order unit. The objects having the same shape that are continuous along the transport path L may be grouped as one order.

  The display mode setting / changing function unit 62b is configured to set or change the color of an object displayed on the screen 22a of the display device 22 by an operator to an arbitrary color other than a previously registered color.

  When the display mode control function unit 62b or the partition display function unit 62c changes the shape of the object, the display mode control function unit 62b arbitrarily creates the shape of the object to be displayed. Also good.

  The image processing apparatus having the above structure first reads an image on a film with a scanner 21, arbitrarily corrects the image, and then sequentially prints and develops the image on the photographic paper P. Upon entering the development processing step for the paper P, the processing of the print information display function unit 62 is performed based on the position of the photographic paper P after the image printing process calculated by the position calculation function unit 63a in the print information processing management function unit 63. The current path of each photographic paper P from the development processing unit 3 to the print discharge unit 5 by the position display function unit 62a is displayed on the screen 22a of the display device 22 as shown in FIG. A round object OJ is displayed in L, and the object OJ is displayed by the display mode control function 62b according to the print size of each photographic paper P. The object OJ corresponding to the index print that is displayed in the color such as yellow or green set in advance and processed at the end of each order is similarly set in red under the control of the section display function unit 62c. Is displayed.

  Accordingly, for example, when the operator wants to check the progress of each order during the printing process, the processing status for each order can be determined from the display of the red object OJ indicating index printing only by looking at the screen 22a of the display device 22. Can be confirmed immediately.

  If there is an object OJ displayed in yellow on the screen 22a of the display device 2 indicating that the photographic paper P is large enough to be accommodated in the tray 54, the tray 54 starts from the position where the object OJ is displayed. So that it can be taken out of the tray before multiple sheets of this large-sized print are stacked on the tray 54, so that the completed print may be inadvertently damaged. Accidents can be prevented.

  In addition, when it is desired to change the color of the object OJ displayed on the screen 22a of the display device 22, it is displayed on the screen 22a of the display device 22 by the display mode setting / change function unit 63b before the start of the printing process. The object color may be set or changed to a desired color other than the color registered in advance, and the object OJ is displayed in the desired color.

  Further, in the above image processing apparatus, it is possible to easily check the processing status of each order that is being processed by simply viewing the screen 22a of the display device 22, and the remaining time until the printing of each order is completed. It becomes possible to know time and the like.

  In the above-described embodiment, the period from the development processing unit 3 to the print discharge unit 5 is applied to a single-line transport image processing apparatus that transports prints in a single row, but for example, from the development processing unit 3 to the print discharge unit 5 In the image processing apparatus in which the prints are conveyed in two rows and subjected to development and drying processing, as schematically shown in FIG. 5, two rows of conveyance paths L1 and L2 corresponding to the two-row conveyance are provided. It is preferable that the object OJ is displayed on each of the transport paths L1 and L2 while being displayed on the screen 22a of the display device 22.

  In addition, the image to be printed on the photographic paper P is received not only through an image of the developed film read by the scanner 21 but also through image data recorded on various recording media and a network such as the Internet. An image obtained from the obtained image data may be used.

1 is an explanatory diagram of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention. 1 is a configuration diagram of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the display apparatus of the image processing apparatus concerning this invention Explanatory drawing which shows another example of a display of the display apparatus of the image processing apparatus concerning this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows another example of a display of the display apparatus of the image processing apparatus concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 2 Baking process part 22 Display apparatus (display part)
22a Screen 3 Development processing unit 4 Drying processing unit 5 Print discharge unit 6 Control device 62b Display mode control function unit 62c Division display function unit 63b Display mode setting / change function unit

Claims (6)

In a photographic processing apparatus provided with a development processing unit that develops at least a photosensitive material on which an image is printed, and a conveying device that conveys the photosensitive material in the apparatus main body,
A control device having a position calculation function unit for calculating the position of the photosensitive material being conveyed by the conveying device in the apparatus main body, and an output from the control device, the current position of the photosensitive material being conveyed in the apparatus main body is determined. A display unit for displaying, and the control device includes a display mode control function unit for changing the display mode of the photosensitive material displayed on the display unit according to the print size of the photosensitive material. An image processing apparatus.   2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display mode on the display unit is changed by changing the color according to the print size of the photosensitive material.   2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display mode on the display unit is changed by changing the shape in accordance with the print size of the photosensitive material.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control device is provided with a section display function section that displays the transported photosensitive material on the display section for each order.   The section display function section displays the photosensitive material being transported on the display section for each order, with the display corresponding to the index print printed at the beginning or end of each order as a display mode different from other displays. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the image processing apparatus is configured as described above.   The control device is provided with a display mode setting / changing function unit for setting and changing a display mode on the display unit displayed by the display mode control function unit. The image processing apparatus according to 3, 4 or 5.

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