JP3028350B2 - Film information printing device and automatic film developing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a film information printing apparatus using a photographic film on which various information is recorded and an automatic film developing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been known a method in which trimming information for printing only a part of a photographing area on a photographic film by stretching the photographing area can be recorded, and an enlargement magnification at the time of printing is set based on the trimming information. Have been. By using this method, the photographing magnification can be changed without changing the photographing lens.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 62-50748 discloses a printing apparatus for performing printing based on the trimming information, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-285529 discloses a photographic print which can be trimmed in various shapes. The method is shown.

[0004]

According to the above-mentioned conventional technique, it is possible to record trimming information, information of a photographing date and time, etc. on a photographic film, but such information is coded and recorded. The user cannot read the information.

[0005] For this reason, there is a problem that it is inconvenient for the photographer to know which area is to be printed or the photographing time when arranging the photographic film or ordering additional prints.

An object of the present invention is to provide a film information printing apparatus and an automatic film developing apparatus which enable a user to easily recognize information recorded on a photographic film.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a film information printing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: an information reading means for reading information recorded on a photographic film corresponding to each photographic frame; Information printing means for printing the information read by the information reading means in a readable form on a transparent or translucent sheet other than a photographic film so as to correspond to each photographing frame. .

Further, the film information printing apparatus of the present invention has an information reading means for reading information recorded on a photographic film corresponding to each photographic frame, and the information read by the information reading means can be read. And information printing means for printing at or near each photographed frame corresponding position on the negative holder.

The film information printing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the information printing means prints the trimming range.

[0010] The film information printing apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the photographing date is printed by the information printing means.

Further, the automatic film developing apparatus of the present invention comprises:
Either of the film information printing apparatus, a film developing and fixing unit, and a control unit that reads information recorded on the photographic film after the film developing and fixing, and that prints the read information in a readable manner. Features.

[0012]

According to the above-described film information printing apparatus and automatic film developing apparatus, various information such as a trimming range based on the trimming information recorded on the photographic film and a photographing date are recorded in a readable form. The transparent and translucent sheets other than the film for film, and the negative holder, is printed in a state corresponding to the shooting screen of the shooting frame, the user can easily various information recorded on the photographic film from the printing state Can be recognized.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a reference example for explaining an embodiment of a film information printing apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes various kinds of information such as trimming information and photographing date, which are well known. 2 is a film information printing apparatus main body, 3a and 3b are a film insertion port and a film take-out port, 4 is a film feeding means provided in a film transport path, and 5 is a photographic film. An information reading means including optical means for reading coded information recorded in 1; a screen edge detecting means 6 including optical means for detecting an end of each photographing screen of the photographic film 1; 7
Denotes a trimming range printing unit that prints a trimming range on the photographic film 1 that is an information printing unit, 8 denotes a date printing unit that prints a shooting date that is an information printing unit, 9 denotes an information reading unit 5 and a screen edge detecting unit 6. This is an overall control operation unit that controls the respective members of the film feed control system 10, the trimming range print control system 11, the date print control system 12, etc., in response to information from the system.

Next, the operation of the above reference example will be described.

The photographic film 1 is burned in a coded state by a camera, and trimming information, shooting date information, date print availability information, camera attitude information, camera structure information, and the like are recorded. I have. When the photographic film 1 is inserted through the film insertion slot 3a, the photographic film 1 is conveyed through the film conveying path by the film feeding means 4 and is set to a predetermined position when the end of the photographed screen designated by the screen end detecting means 6 is detected. Stop at the position.

In the above stopped state, the coded information recorded on the photographic film 1 in one frame area of the photographing screen is read by the information reading means 5 and the read data is output to the overall control arithmetic unit 9. Overall control operation unit 9 receiving the read data
Operates the trimming range printing means 7 based on the trimming information via the trimming range printing control system 11,
As shown in the front view of the photographic film showing the printing example of FIG.
The trimming frame 13 is printed on the corresponding shooting screen 1a.
The coded information 14 is burned into the upper perforation forming section 1b in FIG. The trimming frame 13
It is preferable that the screen is slightly larger than the screen actually printed so that the image is not printed at the time of printing, and the trimming frame does not have to be printed when no trimming is performed.

Further, even if the trimming range is not the above-mentioned frame shape, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D, a pair of vertical lines 13a, horizontal lines 13b, four points 13c at four corners, It is also conceivable to display the short line 13d formed around the photographing screen 1a by printing, and it is also possible to print a special trimming frame such as a round shape or a heart shape.

The date printing means 8 includes a date printing control system 12.
2, and prints a date D between the perforations P of the lower perforation forming unit 1c as shown in FIG. The printing location of the date D is outside the photographing screen 1a, and may be another location as long as it does not overlap with the printing of the trimming range and further does not overlap with the recording portion of the coded information 14. Further, even when an instruction not to print the date is given on the photographing screen 1a by the date print availability information, the date printing means 8 operates to print the date at the above-mentioned predetermined print location.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a reference example for explaining an embodiment of the automatic film developing apparatus of the present invention. This automatic film developing apparatus incorporates the film information printing apparatus of FIG. , Members corresponding to the members described based on FIG.
In the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the film developing / fixing means 16 controlled by the film developing / fixing control system 15 is controlled by an overall control operation unit 17 that controls each unit.

In FIG. 4, after the photographic film 1 is developed and fixed by the film developing / fixing means 16, the photographic film 1 is formed by the film information printing apparatus as described above.
Is printed in a readable form.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the film information printing apparatus of the present invention. The difference from the reference example of the film information printing apparatus of FIG. 1 is that the trimming range, date and the like are translucent or transparent. Members that are printed on the sheet 20 and that correspond to the members described in the above reference example are given the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 5, a trimming range printing means 7 and a date printing means 8 are provided in a conveying path of a sheet 20 having a roll end, and a sheet is provided on each side of both printing means 7, 8. A sheet feeding unit 22 that operates under the control of the feed control system 21 and a sheet cutting unit 24 that operates under the control of the sheet cutting control system 23 are provided.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

When the photographic film 1 is inserted from the film insertion slot 3a, the photographic film 1 is transported in synchronization with the transport of the photographic film 1.
The transparent sheet 20 is conveyed by the sheet feeding means 22 and stops at a predetermined position at the same time as the photographic film 1 when the end of the designated shooting screen of the photographic film 1 is detected by the screen edge detecting means 6. I do.

In the above stopped state, the coded information recorded on the photographic film 1 is read by the information reading means 5 and printed on the surface of the sheet 20 by the trimming range printing means 7 or the date printing means 8. This printing is performed sequentially for a predetermined number of frames.
Is cut by the sheet cutting means 24.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example of printing on a sheet. A trimming frame 13 and a date D are printed based on recorded information in correspondence with each photographing screen. Reference numeral 25 denotes a photographed frame number. As another print example, the date D
May be printed on a portion corresponding to vertical shooting or horizontal shooting based on the camera posture / camera structure information, or a diagonal line or the like may be printed on a portion having no shooting screen. For the trimming range, various printing methods described with reference to FIG. 3 can be adopted.

Further, if the date D is printed on the sheet 20 even if there is an instruction not to put the date on the photographic paper at the time of printing, whether the date is printed on the photographic paper at the time of printing is determined. Cannot be found just by looking at the sheet 20, so in this case,
Parentheses or crosses may be added.

The sheet 20 printed as described above corresponds to FIG.
As shown in the explanatory view shown in FIG. 7, the film is inserted into a known negative holder 26 in correspondence with the developed film 27. By doing so, the contents of the recorded coded information can be recognized at a glance.

The sheet 20 needs to be cut in the present embodiment because it is in the form of a roll. For example, in accordance with the number of cut frames of the photographic film 1, the number of frames (normally 6 )
Sheet cutting means,
There is no need to provide 24. The photographic film 1 is 6
If the frame is not cut into pieces, the photographic film 1 and the sheet 20 may be cut together after being overlapped, and may be directly inserted into the negative holder 26.

The first embodiment of the film information printing apparatus described above can be similarly incorporated into the automatic film developing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the film information printing apparatus, which is different from the first embodiment of FIG.
The printing object is not the sheet 20, but the negative holder 30, and the members corresponding to the members described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

In FIG. 8, reference numeral 31 denotes a negative holder movement control system.
Negative holder moving means which operates under the control of 32, and 33 is a negative holder position detecting means.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an example of a negative holder used in the second embodiment. The difference from a known negative holder is that a position detecting mark 34 is provided for each photographing frame and the position of the negative holder position detecting means 33 is used. Enables detection.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.

When printing on the negative holder 30 in the same manner as in the above-described reference example and the first embodiment, the negative holder position detecting means 33 is used.
Sends a detection signal to the negative holder movement control system 32 to detect and count the position detection mark 34 and determine the relative position between the negative holder 30 and each of the printing means 7 and 8, and the negative holder moving means 31 To move.

The relative position between the negative holder 30 and each of the printing means 7 and 8 may be determined by moving them or moving the printing means 7 and 8.

The trimming frame 13, date D, and photographed frame number 25 are printed on the negative holder 30 as shown in the front view of FIG. 10 in the same manner as the printing method described above. The state in which the developed film 27 is inserted into the negative holder 30 is the explanatory view of FIG. 11, and the contents of the recorded coded information can be recognized at a glance.

The above-described second embodiment of the film information printing apparatus can be similarly incorporated in the automatic film developing apparatus shown in FIG.

In the first and second embodiments, printing is not performed directly on the film, but is performed on the sheet 20 or the negative holder 30, so that there is no possibility of damaging the film, and the printing is already performed at the time of manual setting of the trimming range. The display does not get in the way.

In each of the above embodiments, the trimming range printing means 7 and the date printing means 8 are installed independently.
One printing unit may have both printing functions.

As a printing method of both printing means 7 and 8,
As long as the printing method does not adversely affect the imaging screen, various methods such as an ink-jet printing method and a stamp method can be adopted, and further, any of printing while the film is being fed or printing while the film is stopped can be adopted.

It is desirable that the ink used in the above printing has a characteristic that can be erased by any method after printing. This is because date printing does not need to be erased, but the trimming range should preferably be made erasable to allow the trimming to be changed after printing.

The information reading means 5 needs to have a readable configuration corresponding to the recording state of the coded information. For example, if the coded information is recorded magnetically, a configuration comprising a magnetic head is employed. I do.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Even if the coded information is recorded on the photographic film, the information is printed in a readable form on a transparent or translucent sheet other than the photographic film, or on a negative holder.
Easy-to-use film information printing device and automatic film development that allows the user to easily recognize the information content, effectively utilize the information recorded on the photographic film, and without damaging the photographic film itself. Equipment can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a reference example for explaining an embodiment of a film information printing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a photographic film showing a print example of a reference example.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a trimming range.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a reference example for explaining an automatic film developing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of a film information printing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a sheet showing a print example of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of the seat of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a film information printing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an example of a negative holder used in the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a negative holder showing a printing example of the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a use state of the negative holder of FIG. 10;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Photographic film, 5 ... Information reading means, 6 ... Screen edge detection means, 7 ... Trimming range printing means, 8 ... Date printing means, 9, 17 ... Overall control operation unit, 13 ... Trimming frame, 14 ... Coding Information, 16 ... Film development and fixing means, 20 ... Sheet, 30 ... Negative holder.

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] An information reading means for reading information recorded on a photographic film corresponding to each photographed frame, and a form in which the information read by the information reading means can be read.
In copy other than true for the film transparent or semi-transparent sheet
Film information printing apparatus characterized by comprising an information printing means for printing so as to correspond to each photographic frame in. 2. An information reading means for reading information recorded on a photographic film corresponding to each photographed frame, and information read by the information reading means on a negative holder in a readable form. At or near the corresponding location
A film information printing apparatus, comprising: information printing means for printing beside . 3. A trimming range by an information printing means.
2. The printing method according to claim 1, wherein the printing is performed.
The film information printing device according to claim 2 . 4. The film information printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the photographing date is printed by an information printing means. (5) Claim 1 or Claim 2 or Claim 3 or
5. A film information printing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the film is developed and fixed.
Means and record on photographic film after film development and fixing
Read the information that has been read, the read information is legible
An automatic film developing apparatus, comprising: a control unit for performing printing .