JP3571429B2 - container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a container capable of storing a plurality of cartridges containing photographic films.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a negative film, which is a type of photographic film, is taken to a developing laboratory after being photographed and wound up in a case such as a patrone. Then, at the photo lab, the negative film wound on the patrone is pulled out and developed, and then the negative film is mounted on a film carrier installed in a photographic printer such as a printer processor and recorded on the negative film. The printed image was printed on photographic paper to produce a photographic print.
[0003]
The negative film that has been subjected to the development processing is cut into piece negatives at predetermined image frames (for example, at every six frames), placed in a negative sheet, and returned to the customer together with a photographic print.
[0004]
In recent years, in order to facilitate processing at the time of reprint processing, etc., a method of returning a negative film after development processing without cutting it to a cartridge (hereinafter referred to as “cartridge”) without cutting it has been studied. Have been.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Even in the case where the negative film is to be returned in a state in which the negative film has been wound into the cartridge, the negative film must be once removed from the cartridge for development at a developing lab, and the negative film must be attached to the cartridge again after the development is completed. No. However, a large amount of negative film must be processed in a developing laboratory, and it is desired that the processing be performed efficiently.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to provide a container capable of performing efficient processing when a developed photographic film is returned in a state of being housed in a cartridge in consideration of the above fact.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The container according to claim 1, which is a container capable of accommodating a plurality of cartridges that accommodate a photographic film and have a display unit that displays a state of the accommodated photographic film ,
An engagement portion that can be engaged with a film separation device that takes out the photographic film from the cartridge and a film joining device that attaches the photographic film to the cartridge, respectively;
A plurality of storage units each storing a cartridge,
Projecting portions formed in the storage section and abutting on the display section of the cartridge when the cartridge is stored in the storage section to change the state of the display section;
It is characterized by having.
[0011]
The operation of the container according to claim 1 will be described.
When a container formed so as to be capable of storing a plurality of cartridges which detachably accommodate a photographic film is attached to a film separation device for taking out the photographic film from the cartridge and a film joining device for attaching the photographic film to the cartridge, the container is used. Are engaged with these devices and mounted. Then, the cartridge from which the photographic film is taken out by the film separating device is stored in the container, and the film joining device mounts the photographic film once taken out on the cartridge stored in the container.
[0019]
The cartridge is provided with a display unit for displaying the state of the photographic film . When the cartridge is stored in the storage unit of the container, the display unit of the cartridge comes into contact with the projection to change the state of the display unit .
[0020]
Thus, for example, even if you have a structure capable of folding the display unit, separately, mechanism and for bending the display unit, the work space for the folding is not required, which contributes to cost reduction.
[0023]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the container 200 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0024]
First, the outline of the cartridge 14 and the negative film F used in the container 200 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
[0025]
As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7C, the cartridge 14 includes a casing 20 which is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape by overlapping covers 18A and 18B. The casing 20 is provided with a projecting portion 22 projecting in a tangential direction, and a slit-shaped insertion opening 28 is formed at the tip of the projecting portion 22 along the axial direction of the casing 20. This insertion opening 28 is normally closed by a door 30, whereby the inside of the casing 20 is in a light-shielding state. The spool shaft 16 in the casing 20 for detachably engaging one end of the negative film F is rotatably supported by side walls 24 and 26 closing both ends of the casing 20 in the axial direction.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 7B and FIG. 7C, a door shaft 32 is supported on the protruding portion 22 so as to be hung between the side walls 24 and 26 so as to be rotatable. The door shaft 32 rotates integrally with the door 30, and the door 30 rotates together with the door shaft 32 to open and close the insertion port 28.
[0027]
The casing 20 is provided with covers 18A, 18B that are divided along a line connecting the support position of the door shaft 32 on the side walls 24, 26, the support position of the spool shaft 16, and the end opposite to the protrusion 22. Is formed.
[0028]
As described above, the cartridge 14 removably accommodates the negative film F, and the negative film F can be sent out of the cartridge 14 by opening the insertion port 28 with the door 30.
[0029]
As shown in FIG. 7C, a notch hole 36 is formed at one end of the one side wall 26 of the casing 20 opposite to the protruding portion 22 by a cutout formed in the covers 18A and 18B. A display plate 38 that covers the notch hole 36 extends from the cover 18B. In the display plate 38, the axial center side of the casing 20 is joined by a narrow joint 38A, and the outer peripheral side is joined by a wide joint 38B.
[0030]
When the negative film F that has been subjected to the development processing is accommodated in the cartridge 14, the display panel 38 cuts off the joint 38A side and pushes the display panel 38 into the notch hole 36 so as to be bent. Thus, it is possible to determine from the outside of the casing 20 whether the negative film F in the cartridge 14 has been developed or has not been developed.
[0031]
In addition, display holes 40 </ b> A, 40 </ b> B, 40 </ b> C, and 40 </ b> D are formed in the side wall 26 at equal intervals along the periphery of the spool shaft 16. These display holes 40 are used to indicate the state of the negative film F stored in the cartridge 14. For example, the round display hole 40A is unexposed, the semicircular display hole 40B is partially exposed, the X-shaped display hole 40C is exposed and undeveloped, and the rectangular display hole 40D is developed. It indicates that. Thus, it is possible to determine which exposure state or processing state the negative film F contained in the cartridge 14 is in.
[0032]
A small-diameter ring 48 is attached to the spool shaft 16 so as to face the end of the casing 20 on the side wall 26 side. As shown in FIG. 7 (C), the ring 48 is provided integrally with a white plate 50 protruding radially outward with a predetermined width. As shown in FIG. 7C, the white plate 50 overlaps with one of the display holes 40 depending on the rotation position about the spool shaft 16, and exposes a white portion in the overlapped display hole 40. The processing state of the negative film F in the cartridge 14 is clearly indicated by the exposure position of the white plate 50.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 7B, a label 78 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the casing 20. As shown in FIG. 7B, a bar code 80 including a cartridge ID (identification number) for identifying the cartridge 14 is printed on the label 78 in two steps on the cover 18B side.
[0034]
Next, the container 200 according to the present embodiment will be specifically described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the container 200 includes a main body 202 and a cover 204 detachably attached to the main body 202, and each is a molded product of a synthetic resin.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 202 has a cylindrical shape, and at an outer peripheral side of the main body 202, 20 cartridge storage portions 206 for storing the cartridges 14 are provided at predetermined intervals along a circumferential direction. One end of the cartridge storage unit 206 is opened so that the cartridge 14 can be inserted along the axial direction from the cover 204 side.
[0036]
With this structure, by setting the reader so as to read the barcode 80 from a predetermined angle, the cartridge ID can be read by rotating the container 200 with the cartridge 14 inserted in the container 200. This eliminates the need to change the optical axis on the reader side to read the two rows of bar codes 80.
[0037]
In other words, windows 208 are formed in the respective cartridge storage sections 206 so as to open the wall near the outer peripheral side of the main body 202 so that the barcode 80 of the stored cartridge 14 can be seen. As shown in FIG. 1, a storage number 206 </ b> A (No. 1 to 20 in the present embodiment) of the cartridge storage unit 206 is provided near the window 208.
[0038]
As shown in FIG. 2, a bar code 209 is attached to the inner wall surface of the cartridge storage unit 206, and the bar code 209 contains information indicating that the cartridge 14 is not accommodated. It is preferable that the barcode 209 of the container 200 is different from the barcode 80 of the cartridge 14 in terms of the code system, the number of digits of the printed numeral, the C / D, and the like. Since the container 200 is a molded product, the bar code 209 can be formed by a plurality of grooves having different widths. Furthermore, the bar code 209 can be created by changing the surface roughness to create a portion with or without reflected light.
[0039]
Therefore, when the bar code 209 is read, it is known that the cartridge 14 is not stored in the cartridge storage unit 206. This makes it possible to distinguish between a case where the bar code 80 of the cartridge 14 is dirty and cannot be read, and a case where the cartridge 14 is not present. With this configuration, it is not necessary to provide a switch or a sensor for detecting whether the cartridge 14 is stored or not, so that the cost can be reduced.
[0040]
As shown in FIG. 5, a cartridge holder 214 as a cartridge holder is provided on the inner wall surface of the cartridge storage unit 206 and at a position beside the bar code 209. As shown in FIG. 6, the cartridge presser 214 presses the cartridge 14 stored in the cartridge storage unit 206 against the inner wall surface on the opposite side with a predetermined force, so that even when the container 200 is turned upside down, Does not pop out carelessly.
[0041]
The cartridge retainer 214 can be made of, for example, an elastic material such as a leaf spring or a sponge. However, it is also possible to prevent the cartridge 14 from jumping out using a material having a large friction such as telemp. Further, instead of using other members such as a plate spring as the cartridge presser 214, a plate spring-like member that can be elastically deformed may be integrally formed on a part of the main body 202 of the container 200.
[0042]
A round hole 216 is formed in the center of the bottom of the cartridge storage unit 206, and is located at the bottom adjacent to the round hole 216 of the cartridge storage unit 206 and faces the display plate 38, which is the display unit of the stored cartridge 14. A protrusion 218 is formed at a position where the protrusion 218 is formed. Therefore, when the cartridge 14 is pushed into the cartridge storage section 206 with a predetermined force or more, the display plate 38 pushed by the projection 218 is bent into the notch hole 36. In addition, the cartridge 14 in which the display plate 38 is bent into the notch hole 36 indicates that the negative film F inside has been developed.
[0043]
As shown in FIG. 3, a large-diameter ring gear 220 and a slit disk 222 are coaxially provided on a portion of the main body 202 opposite to the side on which the cover 204 is mounted.
[0044]
The ring gear 220 is used for rotating the container 200 by meshing with the gears on the device side when the container 200 is mounted on a film separating device and a film joining device (both not shown). .
[0045]
Twenty slits 224, which are positioning confirmation parts for positioning, are formed at positions corresponding to each cartridge storage part 206 of the slit disk 222. One of the slits 224 is formed to have a large width, and serves as a reference slit 224A used for positioning the container 200 in the rotation direction.
[0046]
In other words, by disposing the reference slit 224A at a location corresponding to the first cartridge storage section 206 with the storage number 206A, when the container 200 is mounted on the film separation device and the film joining device, the storage is performed. The first position of the plurality of cartridges 14 can be detected and detected by an optical sensor (not shown) installed in these devices.
[0047]
The optical sensor detects the other slits 224 and the slit 224A indicating the origin, and counts the slits 224, whereby the cartridges 14 in the cartridge storage unit 206 are sequentially collated.
[0048]
On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the cover 204 includes a ring-shaped pressing plate 226 and a disk-shaped lock plate 228 for attaching the cover 204 to the main body 202. The lock plate 228 is attached to the inner peripheral portion of the presser plate 226 so as to be rotatable relative to the presser plate 226, and locking claws 230 are provided at three positions on the outer peripheral side. These locking claws 230 are adapted to be inserted into cutouts 232 provided in the main body 202, and these locking claws 230 are inserted into the cutouts 232 along the axial direction of the main body 202, and the lock plate 228 is formed. By relative rotation of the main body 202 with the main body 202, the locking claw 230 is engaged with the main body 202, and the cover 204 is attached to the main body 202.
[0049]
For this reason, the locking claw 230 and the notch 232 constitute a locking portion for locking the cover 204 to the main body 202 and detachably attaching the cover 204 to the main body 202. The lock plate 228 has a pair of holes 237 for inserting a finger when rotating the lock plate 228.
[0050]
As shown in FIG. 1, the pressing plate 226 has a protrusion 236 extending in the radial direction and having a tapered outer end, and a wide portion provided on the opposite side to the protrusion 236 on the outer periphery. And a projection 238 having the same.
[0051]
When the container 200 is mounted on the film separation device and the film joining device, the projections 236 and 238 are engaged with the concave portions (not shown) on the device side. It will be used for positioning the container 200 within.
[0052]
The projection 236 and the projection 238 are each formed with a hook groove 242 for hooking a rubber band (or a string or the like). You can do it.
[0053]
The holding plate 226 has one opening 233 through which the cartridge 14 can be inserted and removed, and small holes 234 are formed at the same pitch as the cartridge storage portion 206 in other portions except for the protrusions 236 and 238. Have been.
[0054]
The film separation device is a device for taking out the negative film F from the cartridge 14, and the film bonding device is a device for mounting the negative film F on the cartridge 14. When the cartridge 14 is put into the film separation device. Then, the negative film F is taken out of the cartridge 14 in the film separation device, and the empty cartridge 14 is stored in the container 200 in the film separation device. Thereafter, the container 200 is transferred from the film separating device to the film joining device, and the film joining device mounts the developed negative film F on the empty cartridge 14.
[0055]
Then, in these devices, after the reference slit 224A formed in the slit disk 222 is detected by the optical sensor, the number of the slits 224 passing by rotating the container 200 in a predetermined direction is counted by the optical sensor. At the same time, the barcode 80 (or the barcode 209) of the cartridge 14 is read to determine which cartridge storage section 206 corresponds to the opening 233 and which cartridge storage section 206 is empty. The ID of the cartridge 14 corresponding to the opening 233 can be determined.
[0056]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
When the container 200 formed to accommodate a plurality of cartridges 14 is mounted on the film separation device and the film joining device, respectively, the projections 236 and 238 of the container 200 engage with the recesses of these devices and are mounted. You. Then, the cartridge 14 from which the negative film F has been removed by the film separating device is stored in the container 200, and the film bonding device mounts the once removed negative film F on the cartridge 14 stored in the container 200. .
[0057]
At this time, as the protrusions 236 and 238 engage with the recesses of the film separation device and the film bonding device, respectively, the loading positions of the plurality of cartridges 14 in the container 200 are formed on the slit disk 222. These devices are detected by the slit 224 and collated with the negative film F.
[0058]
Therefore, not only can the collation work between the negative film F and the cartridge 14 be omitted, but also, for example, the container 200 can be directly mounted on a film carrier for printing the image on the negative film F, and the images on the negative film F can be sequentially printed. For example, since the order of the photo prints and the order of storage of the cartridges 14 match, the collation of the negative film F with the cartridge 14 containing the negative film F is completed only by taking out the cartridges 14 from the container 200 in order.
[0059]
As described above, since the processing of the negative film F can be performed in units of the container 200, the collation process is reduced, and the printing process can be performed automatically for one lot of the cartridges 14 in the container 200, thereby saving labor and improving efficiency. Processing can be performed.
[0060]
Accordingly, if the storage number is displayed on the container 200 in accordance with the stored cartridge 14, the position of the cartridge 14 in the container 200 can be visually checked, and convenience in processing can be achieved.
[0061]
Further, the main body 202 includes a plurality of cartridge storage portions 206 for storing the respective cartridges 14, and is formed by opening one end of each of the cartridge storage portions 206. The opened one end of the cartridge storage portion 206 when the cartridge 14 is mounted on the main body 202 is closed. The main part of the container 200 is constituted by the cover 204 and the cover 204, and the cover 204 is detachably attached to the main body 202 by locking with the insertion of the locking claw 230 into the notch 232.
[0062]
For this reason, the cover 204 can be easily removed from the main body 202 when the photographic print on which the image on the negative film F has been printed and the cartridge 14 containing the negative film F can be easily removed. The cartridge 14 can be more easily taken out.
[0063]
Further, protrusions 218 that contact the display plate 38 of the cartridge 14 to change the state of the display plate 38 when the cartridge 14 is stored are formed in the plurality of cartridge storage units 206, respectively.
[0064]
Therefore, the display plate 38 is bent when the cartridge 14 is stored in the cartridge storage unit 206, and a mechanism for bending the display plate 38 having a foldable structure and a work space for bending are not required, thereby reducing the cost. To contribute.
[0065]
On the other hand, a cartridge holder 214 for preventing the cartridge 14 from jumping out is provided in each of the cartridge storage sections 206 of the container 200.
[0066]
For this reason, inadvertent ejection of the cartridge 14 from the inside of the cartridge storage unit 206 is prevented by the cartridge presser 214, so that the cartridge 14 does not accidentally drop from the container 200.
[0067]
Note that the present embodiment (one embodiment) shows an example of a container to which the present invention is applied, and does not limit the configuration of the present invention. The present invention can have various configurations.
[0068]
For example, in the above embodiment, the container 200 is made of a single-color synthetic resin material. However, by processing a large number of containers 200 in different colors depending on the destination, express processing, film type, etc., the processing performance in a large laboratory It can also be improved.
[0069]
Alternatively, a bar code or the like may be attached to the lock plate 228 of the container 200, and an ID may be assigned to the container 200 using the bar code or the like, and the lot of the cartridge 14 may be managed.
[0070]
Further, in the above embodiment, 20 cartridge storage sections 206 are provided in one container 200. However, the present invention is not limited to this number, and more or fewer cartridge storage sections 206 may be formed. It may be.
[0071]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention has an excellent effect of enabling efficient processing when a developed photographic film is returned in a state of being stored in a cartridge.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a container according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the container according to the embodiment as viewed from a cover side.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the container according to the present embodiment as viewed from a main body side.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the container according to the present embodiment as viewed from a cover side.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the cartridge storage section of the container according to the present embodiment as viewed from the axial direction.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the cartridge storage portion of the container according to the present embodiment as viewed from the axial direction, and shows a state where the cartridge is stored.
FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams showing a cartridge stored in the container according to the embodiment, FIG. 7A is a left side view showing the cartridge, FIG. 7B is a front view of the cartridge, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a right side view of the cartridge.
[Explanation of symbols]
14 Cartridge 38 Display plate 200 Container 202 Main body 204 Cover 206 Cartridge storage 214 Cartridge holder 218 Projection 224 Slit 230 Locking claw 232 Notch 236 Projection 238 Projection F Negative film

Claims (1)

A container capable of accommodating a plurality of cartridges having a display unit for displaying a state of the stored photographic film while storing the photographic film ,
An engagement portion that can be engaged with a film separation device that takes out the photographic film from the cartridge and a film joining device that attaches the photographic film to the cartridge, respectively;
A plurality of storage units each storing a cartridge,
Projecting portions formed in the storage section and abutting on the display section of the cartridge when the cartridge is stored in the storage section to change the state of the display section;
A container comprising:

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