JP3437287B2 - Film carrier - 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 carrier which can be printed by arranging image frames of a photographic film at predetermined opening positions during printing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an area in which magnetic information can be recorded is provided at a predetermined position of a non-image portion of a photographic film (for example, a negative film), and information when photographing each image frame and information when printing are recorded. Along with that, a proposal has been made to use this information when printing. With this,
A method has been proposed in which a negative film is not cut but wound up on a cartridge (hereinafter referred to as "cartridge") and returned.

Also in this negative film, when the image recorded on the negative film is printed on the photographic paper, it is loaded in the film carrier.

For this reason, a cartridge containing a negative film is loaded in the film carrier, and one in which an image recorded on the negative film is sequentially printed while the negative film is pulled out from the cartridge. Proposed.

In such a film carrier, the negative film which has been drawn out from the cartridge and finished with the baking process is temporarily wound around a winding shaft or the like and accommodated therein, and the negative film is prevented from being entangled due to its curl. Then, the negative film which has been subjected to the baking process can be easily rewound into the cartridge.

By the way, when developing a negative film that has been photographed, the negative film is pulled out from the cartridge and only the negative film is inserted into the automatic developing device for processing. Therefore, when performing so-called simultaneous printing, in which images recorded on a negative film that has undergone development processing are continuously printed on photographic paper, the negative film is in a state called strips separated from the cartridge. .

Therefore, in order to perform the baking process of the negative film separated from the cartridge with the film carrier for baking the negative film contained in the cartridge, the negative film is housed in the cartridge. It is necessary to load the film carrier in the same state as described above.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above facts, and it is possible to smooth a photographic film wound in a cartridge and a photographic film of strips not contained in the cartridge. An object of the present invention is to provide a film carrier that enables a stable baking process.

[0009]

A film carrier according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided with an opening for printing on a conveying path of a photographic film, and each image frame is sequentially arranged at the opening position while the photographic film is conveyed by the conveying means. A pedestal part, a cartridge loading part in which a cartridge containing the photographic film is loaded, and a photographic film is sent from the cartridge to a transport path of the pedestal part by a sending means; and a non-connection state provided in the cartridge loading part Insertion portion capable of inserting the photographic film of the pedestal portion into the conveying path, and a film accommodating portion provided with a film winding portion that winds up and accommodates the photographic film conveyed and sent from the pedestal portion, The photographic film that is provided in the film storage section and is not stored in the cartridge is discharged from the base section. It has a discharge unit capable, the.

A film carrier according to a second aspect is the film carrier according to the first aspect, wherein film detecting means for detecting a leading end of the photographic film inserted from the cartridge loading section to the pedestal section and the cartridge loading section are provided. Cartridge detecting means for detecting the cartridge loaded in the unit, and switching means provided in the film accommodating section for switching the conveying path of the photographic film fed from the pedestal section between the film winding section and the discharging section. And a control unit that operates the switching unit according to the detection results of the film detection unit and the cartridge detection unit.

A film carrier according to a third aspect is the film carrier according to the second aspect, wherein the cartridge detecting means detects the cartridge loaded in the cartridge loading portion by the operation of the sending means. To do.

[0012]

The film carrier according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a film insertion portion for inserting a so-called strips photographic film into the cartridge loading portion, and the film storage portion can directly eject the photographic film. Parts are provided.

A strip of photographic film can be inserted into the pedestal from the film insertion part of the cartridge loading part to perform the same printing process as the photographic film contained in the cartridge, and the photo after the printing process has been completed. It is possible to directly discharge the film without winding the film in the film storage portion and storing it.

According to the film carrier of claim 2,
The film detecting means detects the photographic film inserted into the pedestal. At this time, the cartridge detecting means detects whether or not a cartridge is loaded in the cartridge loading portion. When no cartridge is loaded in the cartridge loading portion, the photographic film inserted in this pedestal portion is the strip photographic film. Then, the switching means is operated to guide the photographic film, which has been printed, from the pedestal portion directly to the discharge portion.

According to the film carrier of claim 3,
Whether or not the cartridge is loaded in the cartridge loading portion is not directly detected but the feeding means for feeding the photographic film contained in the cartridge to the pedestal portion is judged from the operating state.

In this way, by determining whether the film is a strips photographic film or a photographic film contained in a cartridge and appropriately switching the conveying path, the image recorded on the photographic film can be smoothly processed. Can be baked.

It is more preferable that the film carrier of the present invention comprises a reading means for reading the magnetic information recorded on the photographic film and a recording means for recording the magnetic information on the photographic film. Printing processing can be performed based on the magnetic information recorded on the film, and new magnetic information can be recorded on the photographic film.

At this time, the timing for recording the magnetic information on the photographic film may be switched by the switching means. For example, when strips photographic film is printed, magnetic information is recorded after the printing process, but when the photographic film stored in the cartridge is printed, the printing process ends and the cartridge is removed from the film storage section. Switch to record magnetic information when rewound to. This makes it possible to record the magnetic information on the photographic film contained in the cartridge more smoothly and accurately.

[0019]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a film carrier 10 applied to this embodiment.
A photographic film (hereinafter referred to as "negative film 12", see FIG. 6A)) is attached to the printer. Further, FIG. 2 shows a printer processor 160 to which the film carrier 10 is attached.

The printer processor 160 is composed of a printer section 162 and a processor section 164, and the work table 16 is projected from the printer section 162.
The film carrier 10 is attached to the upper surface of the work table 6, and the light emitted from the light source section 168 arranged under the work table 166 passes through the negative film 12 mounted on the film carrier 10 and reaches the printing section 170. A printing paper (not shown) drawn from the magazine 172 is arranged in the printing section 170, and the light transmitted through the negative film 12 is imaged on the printing paper to print an image.

Further, the photographic printing paper on which the image is printed is sent to the processor section 164 and subjected to predetermined development such as color development, bleach-fixing, washing with water and drying, and then cut into image frames. It is ejected as a photo print.

As shown in FIG. 6A, one end of the negative film 12 loaded in the film carrier 10 is locked by the spool shaft 16 of the cartridge 14 and wound in layers to be accommodated therein. A large number of image frames 12A on which images are recorded at predetermined intervals are provided along the line. The negative film 12 has a perforation 18 formed at one end in the width direction in accordance with the position of each image frame 12A, and magnetic information is recorded at a position between the perforations 18 and adjacent to the image frame 12A. A track 20 is provided.

On the magnetic track 20, each image frame 1
Various information such as information at the time of shooting the image recorded in 2A, print size at the time of performing print processing, and exposure conditions is recorded. The magnetic track 20 provided at the end opposite to the perforation 18 mainly records information at the time of photographing by a photographing device such as a camera.

A bar code 17 indicating a DX code is recorded on the negative film 12 at the end opposite to the side where the perforations 18 are formed.
No. 7 is recorded in the longitudinal front and rear ends (see FIG. 6).
In A, only a front end portion is shown), and a notch 13 is formed together with an around perforation 19 indicating an area where the image frame 12A is formed.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the cartridge 1
In No. 4, the outlet of the negative film 12 is closed by the door 22, and the door film 22 can be pulled out by rotating the door shaft 22A to open the door 22. Further, on one side surface of the cartridge 14, display holes 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D for identifying the processing state of the negative film 12 housed therein are provided.
It is provided around 6. By rotating the display plate 14A so as to display the display hole 24D,
Negative film 12 contained in this cartridge 14
Can be identified as being developed. In this embodiment, the negative film 12 accommodated in the cartridge 14 which is displayed as being developed by the display hole 24D is printed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the film carrier 10 has a cartridge 14 at one end of a pedestal portion 30.
A cartridge loading section 32 (not shown in FIG. 1) and a film accommodation section 34 capable of accommodating the negative film 12 pulled out from the cartridge 14 are provided, and a central portion is covered with a cover 36.

The cover 36 is normally locked by a lock lever 42 that engages with the locking hole 40 and a lock plate (not shown) that engages with the slide button 44 in a closed state covering the upper surface of the pedestal portion 30. By releasing this locked state, the bracket 38 is rotated about its center to open the upper surface of the pedestal portion 30.

As shown in FIG. 3, a transport path 46 for the negative film 12 is formed on the upper surface of the pedestal portion 30 covered by the cover 36, and an opening 48 for printing is formed in the center of the transport path 46. It is provided. In addition, the cover 36 includes
An opening 50 is provided so as to face the opening 48, and a pressure bonding plate 68 is arranged between the pedestal 30 and the cover 36. The crimping plate 68 is also formed with an opening 68A facing the openings 48 and 50.

In the film carrier 10, the opening 4
The image frame 12A of the negative film 12 is disposed on the 8 side, and the negative film 12 is sandwiched between the peripheral edge of the opening 48 and the peripheral edge of the opening 68A of the pressure bonding plate 68, and the above-mentioned printer below the opening 48. The light source unit 168 of the processor 160 irradiates the negative film 12 with light for printing. The light applied to the negative film 12 is emitted from the opening 50 and is imaged on the printing paper of the printing unit 168. The peripheral edge of the opening 48 is slightly separated from the surface of the negative film 12 (see FIG. 4), whereby the opening 4 is formed.
Light applied to the negative film 12 at the peripheral portion of 8 is refracted to prevent the image from becoming unclear or dark when the image is formed on the photographic paper.

As shown in FIG. 3, the conveying path 46 of the pedestal portion 30 is provided with guides 52 at both ends in the width direction, and a plurality of conveying rollers 54, a part of the outer periphery of which is exposed from the guides 52. Is provided. The driving force of the carry motor 58 is transmitted to these carry rollers 54 via an endless timing belt 62 wound around a pulley 60. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the cover 36 includes
The idle roller 5 faces each of the transport rollers 54.
6 is rotatably provided, holds the negative film 12 between the conveying roller 54 and the idle roller 56, and draws the negative film 12 from the cartridge loading section 32 by the driving force transmitted from the conveying motor 58. The sheet is conveyed in the direction (arrow A) and in the rewinding direction (arrow B) to the cartridge loading section 32.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5, the cartridge loading portion 32 is provided with a housing 64 having a substantially trapezoidal shape and into which the cartridge 14 is loaded. The pedestal portion 30 side of the upper surface of the housing 64 is inclined toward the transport path 46, and the negative insertion portion 66 is provided.
Are formed. The negative insertion portion 66 is provided on the holding member 6
The 6A and the guide 66B provided on the cover 36 serve as an insertion port for the so-called strip negative film 12 not accommodated in the cartridge 14 into the transport path 46.

In the housing 64, the cartridge 1
4 is provided with an opening through which a pair of guide rods 7 are provided to one end side of the negative film 12 in the conveyance width direction.
0 is projected. A cartridge holder 72 is slidably attached to the guide rod 70 toward the housing 64.

The cartridge holder 72 is provided with a recess 72A for accommodating the lower portion of the cartridge 14 at the center thereof.
A holding lever 74 is rotatably attached to the opposite side of the pedestal portion 30 and the film accommodating portion 34. This restraint lever 7
4, a biasing means such as a torsion spring (not shown) holds the upper end of the cartridge 14 in contact with the upper end of the cartridge 14 housed in the recess 72A. When the cartridge 14 is mounted in the cartridge holder 72 in this state, the cartridge 14 is held by the cartridge holder 72.

The cartridge 14 is loaded by pushing the cartridge holder 72 into the housing 64 while being mounted in the cartridge holder 72. A lock lever 76 and a slide button 78 are provided on the pedestal portion 30, and a claw portion 76A at the tip of the lock lever 76 is projected toward the guide rod 70 by the urging force of an urging means (not shown) such as a spring. The cartridge holder 72 is brought into contact with the cartridge holder 72 to prevent the cartridge holder 72 from moving in the drawing direction from the housing 64.
Further, by retracting the claw portion 76A of the lock lever 76 by sliding the slide button 78, the cartridge 14 can be pulled out from the housing 64 together with the cartridge holder 72.

As shown in FIG. 5, a holding lever 80 is mounted on the top of the housing 64. The restraining lever 80 has a restraining roller 82 attached to the tip end thereof, and is biased by a biasing means such as a spring (not shown) so that the restraining roller 82 is on the lower side. 6
When it is pushed into the inside of the cartridge 4, the pressing roller 82 abuts against the upper surface of the cartridge 14 and holds it, and holds the cartridge 14 so as not to rotate unnecessarily.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cartridge holder 72 is rotatably provided with a shaft 84 that engages with the spool shaft 16 of the cartridge 14 housed in the recess 72A. Further, the cartridge loading section 32 is provided with a drive box 86 in which a door driver 88 and a spool driver 90 project toward the housing 64, and is mounted on the cartridge holder 72 to push the cartridge 14 into the housing 64. By inserting, the door driver 22 and the spool driver 90 are engaged with the door shaft 22A of the cartridge 14 and the spool shaft 16, respectively.

The driver box 86 includes a pulley 9
Endless timing belts 96A and 9 wound around 4A and 94B and between pulleys 94C and 94D, respectively.
The driving force is transmitted from the delivery motor 92 via 6B. The spool driver 90 drives the delivery motor 92 to drive the spool shaft 16 of the cartridge 14.
Is rotated in the feeding direction of the negative film 12 from the cartridge 14 and the rewinding direction of the negative film 12. By the rotation of the spool shaft 16, the negative film 12 is sent out from the cartridge 14 and the negative film 12 is wound around the cartridge 14.

The door driver 88 is designed to rotate the door shaft 22A of the cartridge 14 in the opening direction or the closing direction of the door 22.
May be driven by the driving force of the delivery motor 82, and the door driver 22 may be controlled by the door driver 88.
When A is pressed and engaged, the door driver 88 moves the door shaft 2
2A is rotated in the opening direction of the door 22, and the cartridge 1
Various driving methods such as rotating the door 22 in the closing direction may be used when the four are separated.

The driver box 86 has a cartridge sensor 15 attached to the cartridge holder 72 for detecting the cartridge 14 loaded in the housing 64.
4 are provided. This cartridge sensor 154
May detect the cartridge 14 mechanically, such as a limit switch whose contacts come into contact with or separate from the cartridge 14 depending on whether or not the cartridge 14 is in contact with the cartridge 14.
The cartridge 14 is optically provided with a light receiving portion and a light emitting portion.
May be detectable.

As shown in FIG. 7, the cartridge sensor 154 is connected to the control unit 152 of the film carrier 10. In the control unit 152, the cartridge 14 is loaded in the cartridge loading section 32 by the output of the cartridge sensor 154. It is judged whether or not it has been done.

The control unit 152 also includes
The conveyance motor 58 and the delivery motor 92 are connected,
When the cartridge 14 is loaded in the cartridge loading section 32, a start switch (not shown) is operated, or a signal from the printer processor 160 instructing the start of the printing process synchronizes the carry motor 58 and the delivery motor 92. It is designed to work. When the cartridge sensor 154 does not detect the loading of the cartridge 14 and a processing start instruction is input, only the carry motor 58 is driven.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the film accommodating portion 34 accommodates the negative film 12 in the housing 100 by winding the negative film 12 around the winding shaft 102.
4 and a take-up motor 106 that drives the take-up shaft 102 to rotate, and a discharge cover 108 is provided above the housing 100.
Is provided, and the negative film 12 transported through the transport path 46 of the pedestal portion 30 has a discharge cover 108 and a guide 11.
8 and is fed into the film winding section 104.

A guide roller 12 is provided at the lower end of the film winding section 104 so as to extend toward the winding shaft 102 and is provided at the front end.
A guide lever 122 to which 0 is attached is provided, and the guide lever 122 is biased by a biasing means (not shown) such as a spring (not shown) so that the guide roller 120 contacts the peripheral surface of the winding shaft 102. Therefore, the negative film 12 fed to the film winding unit 104 is guided and sandwiched between the guide roller 120 and the winding shaft 102 by the guide lever 122.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the winding shaft 10
2 is between the pulleys 110A and 110B and the pulley 110
The driving force of the winding motor 106 is transmitted via the endless belts 112A and 112B wound around C and 110D, respectively, so that the winding motor 106 rotates. For this reason,
By rotating the take-up shaft 102 in the take-up direction of the negative film 12 (clockwise in FIG. 4), the negative film 12 sandwiched between the take-up shaft 102 and the guide roller 120 is layered on the take-up shaft 102. The winding shaft 102 is wound up and accommodated.
Is rotated in the direction opposite to the winding direction, so that the negative film 12 wound around the winding shaft 102 is transferred to the conveying path 4
Sent to 6.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the guide 11
One end of 8 is connected to the shaft 116. As shown in FIG. 3, the shaft 116 is connected to a solenoid 126 via a lever 124. For this reason,
When the solenoid 126 is not operating, the guide 1
The tip of 18 moves upward and guides the negative film 12 fed from the conveying path 46 to the film winding section 104,
By energizing the solenoid 126, the guide 11
The leading end of the negative film 8 moves downward to the film discharge portion 127 provided at the center of the upper surface of the discharge cover 108.
The conveying path of the negative film 12 is switched so as to guide the film 2.

As shown in FIG. 7, the winding motor 106
And the solenoid 126 is the control unit 152.
The take-up motor 106 is driven in synchronization with the carry motor 58 and the like by a signal from the control unit 152. Further, when the solenoid 126 is turned on and the negative film 12 is directly discharged to the discharge section 127, the drive of the winding motor 106 is stopped.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 1, the cover 36 is formed with openings 128 and 130 with the opening 50 interposed therebetween, and the opening 128 on the cartridge loading section 32 side.
The magnetic head portions 132 and 134 and the sensor portion 136.
Is arranged, and in the opening 130 on the film accommodating portion 34 side,
A magnetic head portion 138 is arranged.

As shown in FIG. 7, the magnetic head unit 13
Negative film 12 is attached to each of 2, 134 and 138.
A read head 140 for reading the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic track 20 of the magnetic head unit 13;
Each of the recording heads 4 and 138 is provided with a recording head 142 for recording magnetic information on the magnetic track 20 of the negative film 12. The reading head 140 and the recording head 142 are connected to a control unit 152, and are connected to a printing control circuit (not shown) of the printer processor 160 via the control unit 152.

On the other hand, in the transport path 46 of the pedestal portion 30, the read head 140 of the magnetic head portions 132, 134, 138,
Backup rollers 144A and 144B facing the recording heads 142 are provided so that the magnetic tracks 20 of the negative film 12 are brought into close contact with the read head 140 and the recording head 142 by the backup rollers 144A and 144B. It has become.

The magnetic head portion 132 faces one end of the negative film 12 in the width direction, facing the magnetic track 20 on which information at the time of photographing is mainly recorded. It faces the magnetic track 20 at the end opposite to the magnetic head 132. The magnetic heads 134 and 138 are provided with the recording head 142 on the side of the opening 48, respectively.

Opening 48 from the cartridge loading section 32 side
In the negative film 12 conveyed toward, the read heads 140 of the magnetic head units 132 and 134 read the magnetic information of the image frames 12A recorded on the magnetic track 20, and then the image frames 12A are sequentially read. It is placed in the opening 48 and printing is performed based on the read magnetic information. When the printing is completed, the magnetic head portion 138 is formed on the strip negative film 12.
While the new magnetic information is being recorded by the recording head 142, the magnetic information recorded by the reading head 140 is read out to confirm whether or not the desired information has been accurately recorded, and then the magnetic information is ejected from the cartridge 14 while being extracted. When the negative film 12 is wound around the film winding unit 104 and then rewound into the cartridge 14, the magnetic information recorded by the read head 140 is recorded while the magnetic information is recorded by the recording head 142 of the magnetic head unit 134. Will be confirmed.

On the other hand, in the conveying path 46, between the opening 48 and the backup rollers 144A and 144B facing the magnetic heads 132 and 134, LEDs 146A and 146B facing the sensor unit 136 are provided on both sides in the width direction, respectively. It is arranged. These LEDs 146A, 146B
Are the optical sensors 1 arranged in the sensor unit 136, respectively.
It faces 36A and 136B and is connected to the control unit 152.

LED provided on the magnetic head portion 134 side
The 146A and the optical sensor 136A detect the perforation 18 indicating the position of the image frame 12A formed on the negative film 12, and the LED 146B and the optical sensor 136B provided on the magnetic head portion 132 side detect the perforation 18 of the negative film 12. The notch 13, the around perforation 19 and the bar code 17 formed on the opposite side to the above are detected.

The control unit 152 detects the perforations 18 to determine the position of each image frame 12A recorded on the negative film 12 and accurately conveys each image frame 12A to a position facing the opening 48. I am trying to do it. Further, by detecting this perforation 18, the magnetic head portion 132,
It is possible to determine which image frame 12A the magnetic information read by the read head 140 of 134 corresponds to, and to perform the burning process based on this magnetic information. New magnetic information for each image frame 12A is recorded on a predetermined magnetic track 20 of the finished negative film 12.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the pedestal portion 30
A film sensor 148 for detecting passage of the negative film 12 fed into the transport path 46 from the leading end is provided at the center of the transport path 46 of the cartridge loading section 32 side, and in the vicinity of the LEDs 146A, 146B. An image sensor 150 for measuring the image density of each image frame 12A of the negative film 12 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, the film sensor 1
48 and the image sensor 150 are the control unit 1
It is connected to 52. In the control unit 152, when the film sensor 148 detects the leading end of the negative film 12 inserted in the transport path 46, whether or not the cartridge sensor 154 detects the cartridge 14 determines whether the negative film 12 is a strip. Whether or not the film is the negative film 12 is confirmed.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In this film carrier 10, the cartridge 14 is mounted in the cartridge holder 72 when the negative film 12 accommodated in the cartridge 14 is printed.
4 is pushed into the housing 64 of the film loading section 32 to load the cartridge 14 into the cartridge loading section 32. The negative film 12 is loaded from the cartridge 14 loaded in the cartridge loading portion 32 into the transport path 4 of the pedestal portion 30.
Then, it is sent to No. 6 and baked.

When the strip negative film 12 is printed, the negative film 12 is inserted into the transport path 46 through the negative insertion opening 66 of the cartridge loading section 32, and after the printing process is completed, the film accommodating section is opened. The negative film 12 of strips is accommodated in the film accommodating section 34 by directly ejecting from the film ejecting port 127 provided in the 34, and unnecessary work such as pulling out from the film accommodating section 34 is omitted and the film is efficiently The baking process can be performed.

Here, switching of processing between the negative film 12 accommodated in the cartridge 14 and the negative film 12 of strips in the film carrier 10 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.

In the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, a start switch (not shown) provided on the film carrier 10 or the printer processor 160 is operated, or a signal for instructing the start of the printing process is input from the control device of the printer processor 160. Then, in the first step 200, the flack F is reset (F = 0) and initialized. At this time, the solenoid 126 is off, and the carry motor 58, the feed motor 92, and the winding motor 106 are in a stopped state.

In the next step 202, it is confirmed by the cartridge sensor 154 whether or not the cartridge 14 is loaded in the cartridge loading section 32.

If an affirmative decision is made in this step 202,
Set Flack F on the next spool 204 (F = 1)
Then, the door 22 of the cartridge 14 is opened, the delivery motor 92 is driven, and the spool shaft 16 is rotationally driven.
The feeding of the negative film 12 wound around the spool shaft 16 to the transport path 46 is started (step 206), and the process proceeds to step 208.

On the other hand, when the cartridge 14 is not loaded in the cartridge loading section 32 (step 202)
Negative determination), the process proceeds to step 208, and the transport path 46
The film sensor 148 provided on the cartridge loading section 32 side of the negative film 12 fed into the transport path 46.
It is confirmed whether the tip of is detected.

In this step 208, when the leading edge of the negative film 12 sent to the transport path 46 is detected, the process proceeds to step 210, the state of the flack F is confirmed, and the negative film 12 sent to the transport path 46 is checked. It is confirmed whether the cartridge 14 is contained in the cartridge 14 or the strip negative film 12 is inserted from the negative insertion portion 66.

Here, when the Flack F is set to "1", it is judged that the negative film 12 has been sent out from the cartridge 14, and the process proceeds to step 212, in which the conveying motor 58 and the winding motor 106 are driven. To start. At this time, the solenoid 12 of the film accommodating portion 34
6 is in an off state, and the negative film 12 is conveyed from the base portion 30 to the film winding portion 104 of the film accommodating portion 34.

When the flack F is in the reset state (F = 0), it is judged that the negative film 12 of strips is inserted from the negative insertion portion 66,
The process proceeds from step 210 to step 214, the solenoid 126 of the film accommodating portion 34 is turned on, and the guide 11
The leading end of 8 is moved downward to switch the transport path so that the negative film 12 is discharged from the film discharge portion 127 of the discharge cover 108, and then the drive of the transport motor 58 is started.

In this way, depending on whether the negative film 12 sent to the conveying path 46 is the one pulled out from the cartridge 14 or the strip negative film 12 inserted from the negative insertion portion 66. When the switching of the transport path in the film carrier 10 is completed, the next step 216 outputs to the control device of the printer processor 160 that the preparation for the printing process of the negative film 12 is completed.

In the printer processor 160, when the preparation for printing the negative film 12 on the film carrier 10 is completed, the sensor unit 136 causes the perforation 1
8 and the read head 140 of the magnetic head units 132 and 134.
While reading the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic track 20 of the negative film 12 by the above, each image frame 12A is sequentially stopped at a position facing the opening 48 of the pedestal portion 30 and read by the magnetic information and the image sensor 150. The baking process is performed based on the information obtained.

The negative film 12 which has been baked
When it is pulled out from the cartridge 14,
When all the image frames 12A recorded on the negative film 12 that have been fed into the film winding section 104 and wound on the winding shaft 102 and accommodated and recorded on the negative film 12 are finished, the winding motor 10
6, the conveyance motor 58 and the delivery motor 92 are reversely driven, and the negative film 12 wound up and stored in the film storage portion 34 is stored in the cartridge 14 of the cartridge loading portion 32.
Is rewound to.

On the other hand, strips negative film 12
When the baking process is completed, the film is sent to the film storage unit 34, and in the film storage unit 34, the discharge cover 108 and the guide 118 guide the film discharge unit 127 to above the discharge cover 108 and discharge the film carrier 10. .

Further, FIG. 9 shows an outline of recording magnetic information on the magnetic track 20 of the negative film 12 for which the baking process has been completed.

This flow chart is executed in parallel with the baking process of the negative film 12 on the film carrier 10, and in the first step 220, the negative film 12 being baked from the state of the flack F is pulled out from the cartridge 14. It is confirmed whether the negative film 12 is a negative film 12 or a strip negative film 12.

Here, the Flack F is reset (F = 0)
If so, the process proceeds to step 222, and the negative film 1 is processed in parallel with the baking process of the negative film 12.
2 is being frame-fed and conveyed, the magnetic information is recorded by the recording head 142 of the magnetic head unit 138 in parallel, and the recorded magnetic information is confirmed by the reading head 140.
When it is confirmed that the printing process has been completed, the recording of magnetic information is completed.

On the other hand, when the Flack F is set (F = 1), it is determined that the negative film 12 is pulled out from the cartridge 14, the process proceeds to step 226, and the magnetic recording is performed until the printing process of all the images is completed. Wait for information to be recorded.

When the printing process of the image recorded on the negative film 12 is completed (affirmative determination in step 226), the negative film 12 is rewound from the film accommodating section 34 to the cartridge loading section 32 (step 228).
Affirmative determination in step S230), the process proceeds to step 230, and the magnetic information is recorded on the magnetic track 20 of the negative film 12 being rewound and conveyed by the recording head 142 of the magnetic head unit 124, and the magnetic information recorded by the reading head 140 is recorded. Check the negative film 12 and the cartridge 1
The magnetic recording is ended when wound up to 4 (step 2).
32). Note that when the magnetic head portion 134 records magnetic information on the negative film 12, the sensor portion 136 detects the perforation 18 of the negative film 12 at an accurate position.

As described above, in the film carrier 10, the negative insertion portion into which the negative film 12 of strips can be inserted into the cartridge loading portion 32 which pulls out the negative film 12 wound around the cartridge 14 and sends it to the pedestal portion 30. 66 and the cartridge 1
4 is provided with a film ejecting section 127 for ejecting the negative film 12 of strips in the film accommodating section 34 for accommodating the negative film 12 pulled out from the negative film 12 fed to the conveying path 46.
It is possible to print either the negative film 12 wound up in the cartridge 14 and stored in the cartridge 14 or the strip negative film 12 by switching the transport path in the film storage portion 34. Become.

When the film sensor 148 detects the leading edge of the negative film 12 fed to the transport path 46, the cartridge 14 is loaded in the cartridge loading section 32.
Whether or not the strip is the negative film 12 is determined depending on whether or not is loaded, and the conveyance path is switched in the film accommodating portion 34, whereby the automation of the baking process is facilitated.

Further, the negative film 12 fed into the transport path 46 is pulled out from the cartridge 14, and when the printing process is completed, it is transported backward from the film accommodating portion 34 onto the pedestal portion 30 to load the cartridge. Part 3
The timing for recording magnetic information on the negative film 12 is changed by judging whether or not it is returned to 2.
As a result, magnetic information can be recorded when the negative film 12 pulled out from the cartridge 14 is conveyed from the film accommodating section 34 to the cartridge loading section 32 at a constant speed, and new magnetic information can be accurately recorded on the negative film 12. Can be recorded in.

In this embodiment, the cartridge sensor 154 detects whether or not the cartridge 14 containing the negative film 12 is loaded in the cartridge loading section 32. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the cartridge containing the negative film 12 is detected. Anything that can determine whether or not 14 is loaded may be used.

For example, whether or not the door driver 88 rotates the door shaft 22A of the cartridge 14 in the direction to open the door 22 and when the delivery motor 92 is driven, a predetermined load acts on the delivery motor 92. Whether or not
It may be possible to determine whether or not the cartridge 14 is loaded. Further, when a sensor for detecting the display of the display hole 24D provided in the cartridge 14 is provided, it may be determined whether or not the sensor detects a predetermined display state.

The flow charts shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 show an example, and the present invention is not limited to this, and when the strip negative film 12 is processed, the feed motor 92 and the take-up motor 106. Although there is no problem even if it is driven, it is more preferable to stop it when processing the negative film 12 of strips. In the present embodiment, the control unit 152, which is the control means, is provided in the film carrier 10 for description.
It may be directly connected to a control device or the like for exposure control of the printer processor and directly operated by a signal from the printer processor.

Further, the film carrier 10 used in the present embodiment does not limit the structure of the film carrier to which the present invention is applied, and the present invention does not cut the magnetic information after recording and developing processing. The present invention can be applied to film carriers of various configurations in which an image recorded on a photographic film having a configuration of being housed in a cartridge 14 and stored therein is printed on photographic paper or the like.

Further, the cartridge loading section and the film winding section according to the present invention are cartridge loading sections capable of pulling out the photographic film from the cartridge and feeding it into the pedestal section and at the same time, the photographic film can be directly inserted into the pedestal section. It is sufficient that the photographic film pulled out from the cartridge can be accommodated without being entangled and the photographic film can be discharged directly from the pedestal.

[0085]

As described above, the film carrier of the present invention is capable of baking the photographic film wound in the cartridge and stored in the cartridge, and is a so-called strips photographic film not contained in the cartridge. Can also be processed. In addition, since it automatically determines whether or not the photographic film is contained in the cartridge and switches the transport path for guiding the photographic film that has been subjected to the printing process, any photographic film can be smoothly processed. It has an excellent effect that it can be baked.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of a film carrier applied to this example.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a printer processor to which a film carrier is attached.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a film carrier.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the transport path of the film carrier.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cartridge loading section of the film carrier as seen along the transport direction.

FIG. 6A is a schematic plan view of a negative film applied to the present embodiment, and FIG. 6B is a schematic side view of a cartridge containing the negative film.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a film carrier.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of switching the transport path before starting the printing process.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of magnetic switching for recording magnetic information on a negative film.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Film Carrier 12 Negative Film (Photographic Film) 14 Cartridge 30 Pedestal 32 Cartridge Loading 34 Film Storage 58 Carrying Motor 66 Negative Insertion 92 Feeding Motor (Feeding Means) 104 Film Winding 118 118 Guide (Switching Means) 126 Solenoid (Switching unit) 127 Film discharging unit 148 Film sensor (film detecting unit) 152 Control unit (Control unit) 154 Cartridge sensor (Cartridge detecting unit)

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pedestal portion provided with an opening for printing on a conveying path of a photographic film, for arranging each image frame in order at an opening position while conveying the photographic film by a conveying means.
A cartridge containing a photographic film is loaded and a photographic film is sent from the cartridge to a conveying path of the pedestal by a sending means, and a photographic film provided in the cartridge loading part and not connected to the cartridge is An insertion portion that can be inserted into the conveyance path of the pedestal portion, a film accommodating portion that is provided with a film winding portion that winds up and accommodates the photographic film that has been conveyed and sent from the pedestal portion, and the film accommodating portion A film carrier, comprising: a discharge portion that is provided to discharge the photographic film not accommodated in the cartridge from the pedestal portion. 2. A film detecting means for detecting the leading end of the photographic film inserted from the cartridge loading portion into the pedestal portion, a cartridge detecting means for detecting the cartridge loaded in the cartridge loading portion, and the film. Switching means provided in the accommodating portion for switching the conveying path of the photographic film fed from the pedestal portion to the film winding portion and the discharging portion, and the aforesaid device according to the detection results of the film detecting means and the cartridge detecting means. The film carrier according to claim 1, further comprising control means for operating the switching means. 3. The cartridge detecting means detects the cartridge loaded in the cartridge loading portion by the operation of the sending means.
Film carrier.