JP3588736B2 - Exposure development apparatus and print production method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an exposure developing device and a print production method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when producing prints of various widths, a magazine accommodating a photosensitive material for a long print having the same width as the print width has been exchanged and set. Therefore, the magazine is frequently exchanged, and creating prints of a plurality of widths has been inefficient.
[0003]
Conventionally, when a print of a plurality of lengths is made from a long photosensitive material for printing, the print photosensitive material is cut into the same length as the print length and then developed, or the exposed portion is developed and exposed. An accumulator was provided between the sections, and the photosensitive material for printing was subjected to development processing with a long length, and then cut into the same length as the print.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, it has been considered to cut the photosensitive material for long printing into a predetermined width. However, before the photosensitive material for long printing is exposed or before being subjected to the post-exposure development processing, if it is cut to a predetermined width, the developing means must correspond to the photosensitive material for printing of various widths, for example, It has been found that there is a problem in that the guide needs to be switched each time in the guide transport system, and that the transport roller needs to be a transport roller corresponding to a photosensitive material of various widths in the roller transport system.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the first invention is to create prints of a plurality of widths without replacing the magazine or burdening the developing means, and without taking much time to switch the print width.
[0006]
Also, when the long photosensitive material for printing is cut to a predetermined width, one of the photosensitive materials for printing exposes an image and is effectively used, but the other photosensitive material for printing is not exposed, and waste is caused. appear. Thus, it is conceivable to expose one and then expose the other, but a complicated mechanism is required.
[0007]
A second object of the present invention is to produce a print having a plurality of widths without requiring a complicated mechanism for exchanging magazines and exposing.
[0008]
However, when the photosensitive material for printing is developed after being cut to the same length as the print length, the transport mechanism is used to accommodate shorter print lengths so that shorter print lengths can be transported. Becomes expensive. In a method in which an accumulator is provided between the exposure section and the development processing section, the photosensitive material for printing is subjected to development processing of a long length, and then cut into the same length as the print, the photosensitive material for printing is used. Can be transported in a long length, so the transport mechanism can be simplified.However, an accumulator mechanism is required, and if the photosensitive material for printing is exposed for only one or two prints, the transport mechanism can be simplified. Therefore, processing must be waited until the next exposure is performed, or the photosensitive material for printing must be wasted and cut to a certain length for processing.
[0009]
The object of the third invention is that it is not necessary to make the transport mechanism of the development processing section a high cost corresponding to a print having a short length, and it is not necessary to provide an accumulation between the exposure section and the development processing section, An object of the present invention is to make prints of a plurality of lengths from a photosensitive material for a long print.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above object of the present invention is attained by all the matters for specifying the invention described in each of the claims. Hereinafter, each claim will be described.
[0011]
[Explanation of Claim 1] "Supply means for supplying a photosensitive material for printing from a magazine accommodating a photosensitive material for long printing,
The printing photosensitive material supplied by the supply means isAccording to the desired print sizeExposure means for exposing;
Paper development processing means for developing the photosensitive material for printing exposed by the exposure means,
In an exposure and development apparatus having
A predetermined length cutting unit that cuts the photosensitive material for printing into a length corresponding to a plurality of prints, depending on the desired print size, between the supply by the supply unit and the development processing by the paper development processing unit;
The photosensitive material for printing developed by the paper developing means isAccording to the desired print sizeAn exposure / developing apparatus comprising a predetermined width cutting means for cutting into a predetermined width. 』
By this, the developed photosensitive material for printing is cut into a predetermined width, so that the photosensitive material for printing having the width of the photosensitive material for printing contained in the magazine is sent to the exposing means and the developing means, and the exposing means And the transfer mechanism of the development processing means is not burdened, and the switching of the print width does not require the switching of the transport mechanism of the exposure means and the development processing means. It is possible to produce not only prints of the width accommodated in the magazine but also prints of other widths without exchanging a magazine for accommodating the photosensitive material for a long print.
Since the photosensitive material for printing is cut to a predetermined length between the supply by the supply means and the development processing by the paper development processing means, there is no need to synchronize the exposure and the development processing or to have a large accumulation, Depending on the print size, it is possible to simplify the transport mechanism of the paper development processing unit by cutting into a length corresponding to a plurality of prints and performing development processing.
In addition, the print that has already been cut into a predetermined length is cut into a predetermined width (for example, a photographic paper having a width of 210 mm supplied from a roll magazine is cut into 148 mm lengths, and is subjected to development processing. Since the print is cut to a width of 105 mm, the control of the predetermined width cutting means is easy, and a switching position between a portion to be cut to a predetermined width and a portion not to be cut (for example, from a postcard size print to an A4 size It is possible to easily prevent overcutting or insufficient cutting at the print switching position).
[0012]
[Explanation of claim 2] "The exposure and development apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the exposure means can expose a plurality of images in the width direction to one photosensitive material for printing. 』
Thus, a plurality of images can be exposed in the width direction, so that the printing photosensitive material cut to a predetermined width can be effectively used with a simple structure, and the ratio of the printing photosensitive material that is not exposed can be reduced or eliminated. it can.
[0016]
[Claims3Description]Predetermined widthCutting of a predetermined width of the cutting means is to be executed or not executed, depending on the exposure image by the exposure means,
According to the exposure image by the exposure means,Predetermined width2. The control device according to claim 1, wherein said cutting means has a control means for controlling a timing in order to execute a predetermined width of the photosensitive material for printing exposed by said exposing means.Or 23. The exposure and development apparatus according to claim 1. 』
According to this, the predetermined width cutting means executes or does not execute the cutting of the predetermined width by the control means for controlling the timing according to the exposure image by the exposure means, so that the cutting to the predetermined width is mistakenly performed. Can be prevented.
[0017]
[Claims4Description of "Supplying photosensitive material for printing from a magazine containing photosensitive material for long printing,
The supplied photosensitive material for printingAccording to the desired print sizeExposure,
Develop the exposed printing photosensitive material,
In a print production method for producing prints,
Between the supply and the development processing, depending on the desired print size, a step of cutting the photosensitive material for printing to a length of a plurality of prints,
Developed photosensitive material for printingAccording to the desired print sizeCutting to a predetermined width. 』
As a result, the developed photosensitive material for printing is cut into a predetermined width, so that the photosensitive material for printing having the width of the photosensitive material for printing contained in the magazine may be exposed or developed. There is no burden on the transport mechanism, and there is no need to switch the transport mechanism for exposure and development processing when switching the print width. It is possible to create not only prints of the width accommodated in the magazine, but also prints of other widths, without replacing the magazine that accommodates the.
Since the photosensitive material for printing is cut to a predetermined length in a step between the supply and the development processing, there is no need to synchronize the exposure and the development processing, and it is necessary to have a large accumulation between the exposure and the development processing. In addition, depending on the print size, by cutting into a length corresponding to a plurality of prints and performing the developing process, the transport mechanism of the paper developing process can be simplified.
In addition, the print that has already been cut into a predetermined length is cut into a predetermined width (for example, a photographic paper having a width of 210 mm supplied from a roll magazine is cut into 148 mm lengths, and is subjected to development processing. Since the print is cut to a width of 105 mm, it is easy to control the cutting to a predetermined width, and a switching position between a portion to be cut to a predetermined width and a portion not to be cut (for example, from postcard size print to A4 It is possible to easily prevent excessive cutting or insufficient cutting at the size print switching position).
[0018]
[Claims5Description: "A plurality of images are exposed in the width direction to one printing photosensitive material, and the exposed printing photosensitive material is cut into a predetermined width.4The print production method described in 1. 』
Thus, a plurality of images can be exposed in the width direction, so that the printing photosensitive material cut to a predetermined width can be effectively used with a simple structure, and the ratio of the printing photosensitive material that is not exposed can be reduced or eliminated. it can.
[0019]
As an example of exposing a plurality of images in the width direction, as shown in FIG. 37, there is an example in which two postcard-sized images are arranged adjacent to each other on a 210 mm-wide printing photosensitive material.
[0023]
[Claims6Description of "cutting of the predetermined width is performed or not performed according to the exposure image,
A timing is controlled to execute a predetermined width cutting of the exposed photosensitive material for printing according to the exposure image.4 or 5The print production method described in 1. ], The cutting is performed with or without the predetermined width by controlling the timing according to the exposure image, so that the cutting to the predetermined width is prevented by mistake.
[0024]
[Claims7Description of "paper supply means for supplying a photosensitive material for printing from a magazine containing a photosensitive material for long printing,
Exposure means for exposing the printing photosensitive material supplied by the paper supply means according to a desired print size,
A predetermined length cutting means for cutting the photosensitive material for printing supplied by the paper supply means into a predetermined length according to a desired print size, and
Paper development processing means for developing the photosensitive material for printing, which is exposed by the exposure means and cut by the predetermined length cutting means,
In an exposure and development apparatus having
Depending on the desired print size, the predetermined length cutting unit cuts to a length of a plurality of prints,
The exposure / developing apparatus further includes a second predetermined length cutting unit that cuts the paper into a predetermined length of a desired print size after the paper is developed by the paper development processing unit. ], Usually, it is cut to a predetermined length according to the print size, so the accumulation mechanism is unnecessary, and depending on the print size, it is cut to the length of a plurality of prints and developed, The transport mechanism of the paper development processing means can be simplified, and even if the photosensitive material for printing is cut into a length corresponding to a plurality of prints, a predetermined print size of a desired print size is obtained after the development processing. Since the print is cut to length, the print does not have to be cut by another device.
[0025]
[Claims8Description: "Prints cut to the length of a plurality of prints are all prints of the same image.73. The exposure and development apparatus according to claim 1. 』
Because the prints cut to the length of multiple prints are all the same image prints, there is no problem if the cut prints overlap each other, so the transport mechanism after cutting is simple. Can be.
[0026]
As a print of the same image, a business card print is preferable. The width of this business card print is preferably 90 ± 3 mm, which is common to general business cards, and is preferably the same width as L-size print. Further, it is preferable that the length of the business card print is 50 to 70 mm, which is the same length as a general business card or a large business card. Further, as the plurality of sheets to be cut into a length corresponding to the plurality of prints, from the viewpoint of later cutting and simplification of the transport mechanism, 2 to 5 sheets are preferable.
[0027]
[Claims9Description: "The exposure means is for exposing from a digital image.83. The exposure and development apparatus according to claim 1. 』
Since the prints cut to the length of a plurality of prints are all business card prints of the same image, the amount of digital images to be stored by the exposure means is small, and the time lag for obtaining an exposure signal from the digital images is small. Since it is sufficient only at the beginning and unnecessary later, it is possible to prevent a decrease in productivity.
[0028]
[Terms and other explanations]
Needless to say, an electronic image is an image represented by a signal, and may be an analog image based on an analog signal. However, a digital image based on a digital signal is easier to perform image processing and can be stored in a memory. This is preferable because there is no deterioration in image quality due to storage. The image signal in the earlier application is an electronic image.
[0029]
An electronic image that is output to a print is called an output electronic image, and an image that is a digital image that is output to a print is called an output digital image.
[0030]
Examples of imaging include imaging with a solid-state imaging device such as a CCD imaging device and imaging with an imaging tube. In addition, as for imaging by a scanning method in which transport is sub-scanning, imaging by a CCD line sensor provided so as to be in close contact with a photographic original, or the other end of a fiber provided so that one end is arranged in an array and is in close contact with the photographic original , An image formed by forming an image of a photographic original on a CCD line sensor by a lens optical system or the like, and an image captured by a photoelectric conversion element by performing main scanning with a laser beam.
[0031]
The image output may be a method of obtaining a print from an electronic image by an electrophotographic method using a laser beam or a light emitting element array, or a method of obtaining a print from an electronic image by an inkjet method. A method using an exposure means for exposing the photosensitive material is preferable from the viewpoint of gradation reproducibility, color tone reproducibility, MTF, and the like.
[0032]
Digital exposure means that light is emitted from a digital image, and it is necessary to emit light from two-dimensionally arranged light emitting elements from the digital image or to perform scanning exposure. In the case of a high-definition image such as exposure to a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material), stricter accuracy is required.
[0033]
The scanning exposure is performed by using an exposure array to perform scanning exposure in which the relative movement of the photosensitive material with respect to the exposure array is used as sub-scanning, and by using a laser beam that scans in the main scanning direction to move the photosensitive material in the main scanning direction. Is a sub-scanning exposure. The scanning exposure moves the photosensitive material relatively, and the relative moving speed is preferably a constant speed.
[0034]
Examples of the exposure array include an LED array, an optical fiber array having one end connected to a light emitting element, a flat CRT, and a VFPH (Vacuum Fluorescent).
Print Head: vacuum fluorescent exposure head).
[0035]
The exposure screen for exposure is a range that is exposed as an image, and the width of the exposure screen for exposure is the width of the range that is exposed as an image. The length of the exposure screen of the exposure means the length of the area exposed as an image. Here, the width and the length are based on the definitions described later.
[0036]
Examples of the photosensitive material include a photosensitive material for photographing for photographing and recording a subject, and a photosensitive material for printing for printing. The photosensitive material may be a diazo type photosensitive paper, a photosensitive resin material or the like, but a silver halide photographic material is preferred. As the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for photographing, generally, a film called a color negative film, a color reversal film, a monochrome film and the like can be mentioned. Silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials for printing include monochrome printing paper, which is a silver halide monochrome photographic light-sensitive material for printing, silver halide color negative photographic light-sensitive materials for printing, and silver halide color positive photographic light-sensitive materials for printing. Photographic paper such as paper is preferable, but not limited thereto, and a photographic film for printing such as a silver halide color negative photographic film for printing or a silver halide color positive photographic film for printing may be used.
[0037]
The document is a medium on which an image is recorded, and in addition to a photo document, a magnetic image recording medium, a magneto-optical image recording medium, an optical recording medium for digital images such as a photo-CD, and the like can be given. Also, a photographic original is a medium on which an image is recorded as a photograph, which is obtained by developing a photosensitive material, such as a photographic photosensitive material, to which a photographic image has been exposed, or other dye images such as an inkjet method or a thermal transfer method. And a medium on which a photographic image is recorded as a photograph.
[0038]
The liquid developing process is a process of developing a photosensitive material using a processing solution for the developing process. Spraying treatment for spraying and the like can be mentioned. Further, it is preferable to replenish the processing solution with processing agent components in accordance with the processing amount of the photosensitive material. The processing agent component can be replenished by a method of replenishing the processing solution tank with a replenisher obtained by diluting the concentrated processing solution or a method of directly replenishing the concentrated processing solution to the processing solution tank. A method of replenishing the liquid tank is preferable.
[0039]
The processing agent is a chemical for preparing a processing solution for processing the photosensitive material or replenishing the processing agent components, and includes a liquid processing agent and a solid processing agent. The solid processing agent is a solid processing agent, and examples thereof include tablets, granules, pills, and powder. .
[0040]
The processing agent container may be a processing agent container containing both a processing agent for a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for photography and a processing agent for a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for printing, or a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for photography. Separate container for silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for photography containing processing agent for material and container for silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for printing containing processing agent for silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for printing It may be.
[0041]
Then, a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material processing agent container containing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material processing agent and a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material processing agent for printing. If the material processing agent storage container is separate, even if the processing amount ratio of the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for photography and the processing amount of the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for printing fluctuates, the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for photography can be used. Since the processing agent and the processing agent for the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for printing can be exchanged and set separately, even if one of them has to be exchanged and set first, it remains. There is no waste of the processing agent. In addition, even if the processing agent storage container for the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for photography and the processing agent storage container for the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for printing can be set in one place, any processing agent can be used. You can see at a glance if it is going to disappear.
[0042]
The film developing means may be any means for developing a photosensitive material for photography, and is not limited to a film as a photosensitive material for photography.For example, a photosensitive material for photography on a paper support or a material for photography on a glass support may be used. It may be means for developing a photosensitive material or the like. The paper developing means may be any means for developing a photosensitive material for printing, and is not limited to photographic paper as a photosensitive material for printing. A means for developing a photosensitive material for printing may be used.
[0043]
Examples of the method for developing the photosensitive material for printing include a wet developing process using a developing solution, a heat developing process for performing a developing process by heat, and a developing process for compressing and developing a sheet containing a developing component. No.
[0044]
The transport speed of the film development processing means, imaging means, winding means, storage means, exposure means, paper development processing means, and supply means can be measured by a known method. Since the distribution varies, a large number of transport speeds are measured at random times, and the average value and the standard deviation are obtained, so that it is possible to find out what is within ±% with an accuracy of 99.5% or more. By the way, from the normal distribution table, it can be seen from the following equation that the accuracy is within ± A% with an accuracy of 99.5% or more.
[0045]
A = 2.81 × standard deviation / mean × 100
The photosensitive material for printing is preferably a silver halide photographic photosensitive material for printing, but is not limited thereto. Examples of the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for printing include photographic paper such as monochrome photographic paper and color photographic paper, and photographic film for printing.
[0046]
The outer frame provided so as to surround the apparatus body may be integrally formed, may be composed of a plurality of frames, or a part of the outer frame has another function such as a sorter. Is also good. Further, the outer frame may be provided so as to surround the apparatus main body, a part of the apparatus main body may be visible from the outside, and the apparatus is installed such that the apparatus is substantially in contact with a wall or the like. In that case, the wall or the like constitutes a part of the outer frame, and the device does not need to have the outer frame on the wall surface side.
[0047]
That a member is on the surface of the device main body means that the member is on the front side of the device main body without removing other members of the device main body. Usually, this allows the intended operation to be manually performed from the outside without having to remove other members of the apparatus main body. For example, if the replacement or setting is the intended operation, it is possible to manually replace or set from outside without removing other members of the device main body, and if the operation is for maintenance, the other members of the device main body may be replaced. Maintenance can be done manually from outside without having to remove it.
[0048]
With respect to the photosensitive material for printing, photographic paper, and printing, the width refers to the length in the width direction of the long photosensitive material for printing accommodated in the magazine. Therefore, for example, in FIG. 37, the width of a postcard size print is 105 mm, and the width of a business card size print (87 mm × 55 mm) or a large business card size print (87 mm × 65 mm) is 87 mm.
[0049]
With regard to the photosensitive material for printing, photographic paper, and printing, the length refers to the length in the longitudinal direction of the photosensitive material for long printing accommodated in the magazine. Therefore, for example, in FIG. 37, the length of the postcard size print is 148 mm, and the length of the business card size print (87 mm × 55 mm) is 55 mm.
[0050]
Although the cylindrical support is a support in which at least a region for supporting the photosensitive material is formed of a cylindrical surface, a groove, a hole, a hole, or the like may be provided in a part of the cylindrical surface. Further, the photosensitive material may be simply supported, or may have a function of providing a groove, a hole, a hole, or the like in a part of the cylindrical surface and bringing the photosensitive material into close contact by drawing a vacuum. Alternatively, the surface may be formed of rubber or the like to firmly support the surface.
[0051]
The order information is identification information for identifying the order, and includes information such as an order name, an order symbol (including numbers, characters, and symbols), an order reception time, and an identification symbol of a container of the order.
[0052]
The characteristics of the imaging means that should be corrected include correction of shading patterns, sensitivity characteristics, influence of color mixture, deviation of pixel positions, lack / defectiveness of sharpness, and the like, and these are different for each imaging means.
[0053]
The characteristics at the time of imaging depending on the type of photosensitive material for which correction is desired include gradation characteristics and the effect of color mixing. The characteristics at the time of imaging based on the base density that should be corrected include an imaging sensitivity, a gradation characteristic, and the like. However, it is preferable to correct the characteristics according to the type of photosensitive material.
[0054]
The characteristics of the exposure unit that is desirably corrected include not only sensitivity characteristics and gradation characteristics that can be corrected according to the reference exposure conditions, but also shading patterns, lack of sharpness / defectiveness, and the like, which differ depending on each imaging unit.
[0055]
The correction of the development processing state may be performed by setting a reference exposure condition every predetermined period, but may be performed by detecting a processing liquid characteristic such as pH and concentration of the processing liquid and pAg, a processing liquid temperature, and the like. Then, these effects may be corrected.
[0056]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an example of a specific example of the present invention will be described as an embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, in the embodiments, although there is a definite expression for terms and the like, they illustrate preferred examples of the present invention, and do not limit the meaning or technical scope of the terms of the present invention.
[0057]
Embodiment 1
The image processing system according to the present embodiment includes a long-length silver halide color negative photographic photosensitive film (hereinafter, referred to as a film) of the J135 standard in which a plurality of frames are recorded in the longitudinal direction photographed by the end user as an operator. ) Containing a silver halide color negative photographic photosensitive film container (hereinafter referred to as a patrone) for photographing, is automatically set in a predetermined position, the film is automatically sent out from the set patrone, and the film is developed and processed. A digital image is obtained by taking an image of the specified film, and any one of the plurality of image processing apparatuses is specified. With the specified image processing apparatus, an operator who is an end user inputs an instruction from the instruction input unit. In accordance with the instructed contents, the image is displayed, the image processing of the digital image is performed, the output digital image is obtained, and the exposure developing device A photographic paper (hereinafter, referred to as photographic paper), which is a silver halide color negative photographic photosensitive material for printing wound in a roll, is supplied from a magazine, cut into a predetermined length, and exposed from an obtained output digital image. This is a system in which paper is developed and printed. By this, conventionally, the image processing of the image photographed by the end user could not be performed unless the photographed film was sent to a lab contractor and developed, but according to the present embodiment, the photographed film is transferred to the lab contractor. The end user can perform image processing on an image photographed on film without the trouble of having the image taken out and developed. Hereinafter, the device of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
[0058]
As shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 1 and the overall block diagram of FIG. 2, the image processing system according to the present embodiment includes a film delivery unit 610 for delivering a film stored in a patrone from the patrone, and immersing the delivered film. A film development processing unit 1 that develops a photo document to obtain a photo document, an image capturing unit 400 that captures the photo document to obtain a digital image, and a photo document container that is wound into a photo document container and formed into a photo document container. An imaging unit housing 100 that accommodates the winding unit 160 and the imaging unit 400 and conveys a photo original, a photo original sending unit 630 that sends out a photo original from a photo original housing set by an operator, and a photo original housing container And an image processing apparatus A to perform image processing on a digital image from the imaging unit 400 and output an output digital image. An exposure unit container 200 having a paper supply unit 250 and an exposure unit 210 configured to expose a photographic paper supplied from the paper supply unit 250 to photographic paper from output digital images output from the image processing apparatuses A to C; A paper development processing unit 4 for immersing and developing the photographic paper from the exposure unit container 200 to produce a print P; and a post-processing unit 550 for optionally post-processing the print P obtained by immersion development in the paper development processing unit 4. A sorter 700 for sorting the photo document container and the print P for each end user, a waste liquid processing unit 800 for processing waste liquid from the film development processing unit 1 and the paper development processing unit 4, and an instruction input unit 990. And an overall control device 900 that controls the entire system based on the instruction.
[0059]
The image processing system including these devices also includes an apparatus main body 660 having a film development processing unit 1, an imaging unit housing 100, an exposure unit housing 200, and a paper development processing unit 4, a film sending unit 610, and a photographic original. An outer frame 600 having a sending section 630 and a photo document container housing section 620 and surrounding the apparatus main body, a sorter 700, an overall control apparatus 300 installed on the outer frame, image processing apparatuses A to C, And a line connecting. Each of the above-described units is connected by a control line, and an image line is connected between the imaging unit 400, the exposure unit 210, the overall control device 300, and the image processing devices A to C. In FIG. 1, lines indicate the image line and the control line. The image line and the control line are surrounded by one protective shield and are connected between the apparatus main body and the image processing apparatuses A to C.
[0060]
Then, the overall control device 300 specifies an image processing device that performs image processing for each order. Then, the overall control device 300 sends the digital image obtained by the imaging by the imaging unit 400 to be digitized and corrected by the influence of the characteristics of the imaging unit 400 to the specified image processing apparatuses A to C via the image line. Let Then, the overall control device 300 causes the exposure unit 210 to send output digital images obtained by performing image processing in the image processing devices A to C through image lines. Then, the overall control device 300 corrects the influence of the characteristics of the exposure unit 210 and the like from the output digital image sent by the exposure unit 210 and exposes the photographic paper. Further, in the present embodiment, the image processing apparatuses A to C and the overall control apparatus 300 are apparatuses that can be replaced with each other.
[0061]
As shown in FIG. 3 which is a block diagram of the overall control device, the overall control device 300 includes an image input I / F 320 for receiving a digital image transmitted from the imaging unit 400, and a digital image received by the image input I / F. An image processing control unit 333 for creating a simulation image from the digital images stored in the input image memory 331 and controlling the entire image processing apparatus, and an image processing control unit 333 A simulation image memory 371 for storing a simulation image that is a digital image obtained by the simulation, a display control unit 373 for creating a display image from the simulation image stored in the simulation image memory 371 and displaying the display image on a monitor, and a display control unit 373. A monitor 310 for displaying a display image according to the signal An instruction input unit 390 for inputting instructions relating to image, image processing, and image output; an image processing execution unit 335 for executing image processing from a digital image stored in the input image memory 331; Output image memory 337 for storing the output image which has been output, image output I / F 340 for transmitting the output image which is a digital image stored in output image memory 337, and control I / F for inputting / outputting control information from another device. An F350, an overall control unit 363 that controls other devices and the present device through the control I / F 350, and a control image memory 361 that stores various instruction screens for the operator.
[0062]
Further, the general control device 300 is a device that can be mutually replaced with the image processing devices A to C. However, unlike the image processing devices A to C, the image processing execution unit 335 and the output image memory 337 stop their functions. ing. Actually, in the overall control device 300, a memory corresponding to the output image memory 337 is also used as the input image memory 331, and is prepared in case the storage capacity of the imaging unit 400 is insufficient. The same CPU is used as the image processing execution unit 335 in the image processing apparatuses A to C by changing a program to be run using the same CPU in the image processing apparatuses A to C and the overall control apparatus 300. In 300, the use of the CPU as the overall control unit 363 eliminates waste of the CPU.
[0063]
Next, the flow of the image processing system viewed from the film will be described with reference to FIG. 4 which is a flowchart of the image processing system viewed from the film. First, in S21, the cartridge is set from the insertion port 611 of the film sending section 610. Then, in S22, the film is sent from the cartridge where the film sending unit 610 is set. Then, in S23, the film sent from the film sending unit 610 by the film development processing unit 1 is developed while being perforated and conveyed, is converted into a photo original, and is sent to the imaging unit housing 100. Then, in S <b> 24, the imaging unit 400 captures an image of the photographic document obtained by the film development processing unit 1 and sent to the imaging unit housing 100. Then, in S25, the winding unit 160 of the imaging unit housing 100 is a photo original storage unit that stores the photo original in the photo original storage container, and winds up the photo original captured by the imaging unit 400 and stores the photo original. It is housed in a container 510 to form a photo original container. Then, in S26, the photo document container 510 obtained by the winding unit 160 (photo document container) of the imaging unit container 100 is sent to the sorter 700, and the sorter 700 orders the received photo document container 510 on the order. Sort according to the sorter bin. Then, in S27, when all the prints corresponding to the order are accommodated in the sorter bin corresponding to the order, the photo original container can be taken out from the sorter bin of the sorter 700 together with the print corresponding to the order. Then, the end user takes out the photo document container 510 from the sorter bin of the sorter 700.
[0064]
Next, the structure of the insertion port 611 of the film sending section 610 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5A is a front view of the insertion port 611 of the film delivery unit 610, and FIG. 5B is a side cross-sectional view of the insertion port 611 of the film delivery unit 610 [XXA cross-sectional view of FIG. ] Is shown. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the insertion port 611 of the film delivery unit 610 taken along the line Z-Z ′ shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the insertion port 611 of the film sending section 610 taken along the line X-X ′ shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the insertion port 611 of the film delivery unit 610 taken along the line Y-Y ′ in FIG. 5B. In FIG. 5A, the position of the set patrone PA is indicated by a dashed line.
[0065]
The insertion port 611 of the film sending section 610 is an introduction section composed of a group of slopes having an operation of aligning the central axis of the patrone PA with the axis of the predetermined set position SP and an operation of adjusting the protrusion PD of the film entrance and exit of the patrone in a predetermined direction. The patrone PA to be inserted is guided by the IP, the center axis of the patrone PA to be inserted is aligned with the axis at a predetermined position, and the protrusion PD of the film entrance of the inserted patrone PA is aligned with a predetermined position to set the predetermined position. It will be set to the position SP.
[0066]
The patrone PA at the set position SP includes a cylindrical portion 618 that holds the body of the patrone PA, a groove portion 617 that holds a protrusion PD of the film entrance and exit of the patrone PA, a protrusion PD and a body of the film entrance and exit of the patrone PA. Are positioned and held by the ridge 619 that regulates the groove between them. The radius of the cylindrical portion 618 matches the cylindrical surface slightly wider than the cylinder of the body of the patrone PA, and is 13.0 in the present embodiment as described later.
The thickness TD (mm) of the groove of the groove 617 has a relationship shown in the following equation with the thickness TP (mm) of the protrusion PD at the film entrance of the cartridge PA.
[0067]
TP <TD <TP + 2
Since TD <TP + 2, as will be described later, the ridge 619 can prevent the cartridge PA from being inserted with the long axis hub side of the cartridge PA at the back, and it is more preferable that the following expression is satisfied.
[0068]
TD <TP + 1
The depth DD (mm) of the groove 617 has a relationship shown in the following equation with the protruding length PP (mm) of the protrusion PD of the film entrance / exit of the cartridge PA.
[0069]
PP + 1 <DD
The length LSP (mm) of the set position SP including the cylindrical portion 618, the groove 617, and the ridge 619 is longer than the length of the cartridge PA. Hereinafter, the circle of the cylindrical portion 618 that constitutes the most exit side of the set position SP is referred to as an inner mouth circle 610B.
[0070]
The introduction portion IP includes a first surface 612 corresponding to a side surface of a cylinder having the outer opening circle 610A as a bottom, a second surface 613 adjacent to the first surface 612 and represented by the following formula [1], A conical surface that is adjacent to the one surface 612 and the second surface 613, is also adjacent to the third surface 614 similarly expressed by the following formula [2], is adjacent to the second surface 613 and the third surface 614, and has the point P1 as a vertex (formula The third surface 615 coincides with the cylindrical surface of the cylindrical portion 618, and the fifth surface 616 is a surface that is continuous with the cylindrical portion 618. Note that the point P0 is deeper than the inner mouth circle 610B and is on the center axis of the cylindrical portion 618. Further, the point P1 is located outside the inner opening circle 610B and on the center axis of the cylindrical portion 618. Note that the origin of the expressions [1] to [3] is the point P0 in FIG.
[0071]
Equation [1]
Y = A × θ + B × R
Equation [2]
Y = −A × θ + B × R
Equation [3]
Y = B × R + L01
Note that Y is the position (mm) of the “point on the second surface 613 and the third surface 614” from the point P0 in the direction of the “center axis of the cylindrical portion 618”, and R is “the second surface 613, The distance (mm) from the “point on the third surface 614” to the “center axis of the cylindrical portion 618” is θ, and θ is the “central axis of the cylindrical portion 618” of the “point on the second surface 613 and the third surface 614”. A is a coefficient (mm / radian) and B is a coefficient (mm / mm) at an angle (radian) from a “line of intersection of the second surface 613 and the third surface 614” with “” as a central axis. L01 is the distance (mm) between the point P0 and the point P1.
[0072]
In addition, in the case of the JIS135 standard patrone, the coefficient A is preferably 7 or more, more preferably 10 or more, in order to guide the patrone smoothly without applying excessive force, and moreover, the protrusion of the film entrance when the operator inserts the film. In order to increase the allowable range of the position of the PD and to prevent the length of the introduction portion IP from becoming too long, it is preferably 30 or less, more preferably 20 or less. Further, the coefficient B is preferably 0.5 or more, more preferably 0.7 or more, in order to guide the patrone smoothly without applying excessive force. Further, the coefficient B is preferably 3 or less, and more preferably 2 or less, in order to prevent the length of the introduction portion IP from becoming too long while widening the allowable range of the position of the patrone when the operator inserts the cartridge. . L01 is preferably 5 or more, more preferably 10 or more, in order to smoothly guide the patrone without applying excessive force. L01 is preferably 30 or less, more preferably 20 or less, in order to prevent the length of the introduction portion IP from becoming too long. Further, the radius (mm) of the inner mouth circle is 12.5 or more, but is preferably 13.5 or less, particularly 13.0 or less, which is preferable because the cartridge is not rattled when set. A radius (mm) of the outer opening circle of 17 or more, particularly 19 or more, is good for guiding the protrusion of the film entrance in a predetermined direction, and it is 30 or less, especially 25 or less. It is preferable because it is not introduced in an appropriate direction. In this embodiment, A is 12.5, B is 1.0, L01 is 15.0, the radius (mm) of the inner circle is 13.0, and the radius (mm) of the outer circle is 22.
[0073]
Then, the end user holds the long axis hub HL of the spool of the cartridge PA and inserts it so that the protrusion PD of the film entrance of the cartridge PA is on the upper side. At that time, if the center axis of the patrone PA held by the end user is below the center axis of the cylindrical portion 618, the patrone PA is regulated by the fourth surface 615, and as the patrone PA is advanced, the patrone PA is moved backward. The PA is guided so that the central axis of the PA coincides with the central axis of the cylindrical portion 618. If the center axis of the patrone PA held by the end user is located on the upper left side in FIG. 5A with respect to the center axis of the cylindrical portion 618, the patrone PA is regulated by the second surface 613, and the patrone PA is controlled. As the PA is advanced, the center axis of the patrone PA is guided so as to coincide with the center axis of the cylindrical portion 618. If the center axis of the cartridge PA held by the end user is located on the upper right side in FIG. 5A with respect to the center axis of the cylindrical portion 618, the cartridge PA is regulated by the third surface 614, As the patrone PA is advanced, the patrone PA is guided so that the central axis of the patrone PA coincides with the central axis of the cylindrical portion 618.
[0074]
If the protrusion PD of the film entrance of the patrone PA is on the left side in FIG. 5A from a predetermined direction, the protrusion PD of the film entrance of the patrone PA is regulated by the second surface 613, and the film of the patrone PA is formed. The ledge PD at the entrance is guided so as to coincide with a predetermined position. Also, if the protrusion PD of the film entrance of the patrone PA is on the right side in FIG. 5A from a predetermined direction, the protrusion PD of the film entrance of the patrone PA is regulated by the second surface 613, and the film of the patrone PA is formed. The ledge PD at the entrance is guided so as to coincide with a predetermined direction.
[0075]
If the fourth surface is eliminated and only the second surface and the third surface are provided, the patrone PA can be guided in a predetermined direction even if the protrusion PD of the film entrance is directed right below. However, in order to shorten the distance from the outer mouth circle 610A to the inner mouth circle 610B, and to insert the protrusion PD of the film entrance of the patrone PA directly above, the protrusion PD of the film entrance of the patrone PA is placed on the lower side. Since there are few end-users and it is unlikely to cause a problem, it is preferable to have the fourth surface.
[0076]
If the end user tries to set the long axis hub at the back without inserting the long axis hub, the ridge 619 for regulating the groove between the protrusion PD at the film entrance of the patrone PA and the body. However, since the protrusion PD at the film entrance of the patrone PA is stopped to prevent the patrone PA from being inserted inside the inner opening circle 610B, it is possible to prevent an attempt to set the long shaft hub to the back side by mistake.
[0077]
Next, a procedure for setting a patrone and associating a film taken out from the patrone with an order name will be described with reference to FIG. 9 which is a flowchart showing a flow until the film and the order name are associated. First, in S31, the monitor 310 of the overall control device 300 displays that a patrone can be inserted. Then, in S32, it is determined whether or not a cartridge has been inserted and set in the film sending unit 610. If not, the process returns to S32. When the patrone is inserted and set in the film sending unit 610 while the monitor 310 indicates that the patrone can be inserted (YES in S32), the process proceeds to S33, where the patrone is inserted from the film sending unit 610. The fact that it has been inserted and set is transmitted to the overall control unit 363 through the control I / F 350. Then, the overall control unit 363 instructs the display control unit 373 to display a screen instructing the operator to input the order name on the monitor 310, and the monitor 310 instructs the operator to input the order name. Display the screen. Then, in S34, it is determined whether or not the operator has input the order name (order information). If not, the process returns to S34. Then, when the operator inputs the order name through the instruction input unit 390 (YES in S34), the process proceeds to S35, and the overall control unit 363 associates the film taken out from the cartridge with the order name (order information).
[0078]
Then, after the film is taken out from the patrone of the film sending section 610, the film passes through the film development processing section 1 and the time until the leading end of the film reaches the imaging section 400 is transported at a predetermined transport speed. It is almost constant. Further, the film development processing section 1 performs development processing in the order of the films inserted into the film sending section 610 and supplies the processed films to the imaging section 400. Therefore, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the film was sent from the film sending unit 610, the whole control device 300 takes advantage of the fact that the imaging unit 400 starts to take an image of a photographic original obtained by developing the film. It is possible to associate a digital image obtained by starting to capture an image with the imaging unit 400 when a predetermined time has elapsed after the film is transmitted from the film transmission unit 610 with the order name (order information) of the film. In addition, using the fact that the imaging unit 400 takes an image of a photographic original obtained from the film in the order of the films sent from the film sending unit 610, the overall control device 300 The order and the order name (order information) are stored in association with each other, and in the order of the films sent from the film sending unit 610, the digital image obtained by the imaging unit 400 and the order name (order) of the film are obtained. Information). As described above, it goes without saying that a digital image obtained from a photographic original obtained by developing a film can be easily associated with an order name (order information).
[0079]
In the following, an image processing apparatus that performs image processing on a digital image obtained by the imaging unit 400 capturing an image of a photographic original will be described by using the overall control unit 363 of the overall control apparatus 300 from among the three image processing apparatuses A to C. The specifying procedure will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the image processing apparatus that performs image processing on the “digital image obtained by imaging the photo original by the imaging unit 400” is performed for each “digital image obtained by imaging the photo original by the imaging unit 400”. It goes without saying that it is specified. FIG. 10 illustrates a flow in which the overall control unit 363 specifies an image processing apparatus that performs image processing on a “digital image obtained by the imaging unit 400 capturing a photographic original” from among the three image processing apparatuses A to C. It is a flowchart shown.
[0080]
In step S41, when the film sending unit 610 starts sending the film, the fact that the imaging has started is notified from the film sending unit 610 to the overall control unit 363 through the control I / F 350. Further, when the image capturing section 400 starts capturing an image of a photo document transmitted from the photo document container set in the photo document transmitting section 630 by the operator, the control section 350 informs the start of image capturing from the image capturing section 400 through the control I / F 350. 363. Then, a specific flow of the image processing apparatus is started with this. Then, in S42, the overall control unit 363 collects the state information of each of the image processing apparatuses A to C, and proceeds to S43. Specifically, the overall control unit 363 requests each image processing apparatus to transmit its own status information through the control I / F 350. Then, each image processing apparatus transmits the state information to the overall control unit 363 through the control I / F 350. Here, the status information includes information on whether or not the image processing apparatus can be used, and information on how soon the image processing apparatus can be used by another worker if the image processing apparatus is currently in use. is there.
[0081]
Then, in S43, it is determined whether any of the image processing apparatuses can be used. Then, if any of the image processing apparatuses can be used (YES in S43), the process proceeds to S44, and the overall control unit 363 specifies one of the available image processing apparatuses.
[0082]
Then, in S45, the display control unit 373 is instructed to display a screen for instructing the operator by displaying the order along with the order name to the image processing apparatus specified on the monitor 310, and the monitor 310 displays the specified image. A screen is displayed together with the order name to direct the operator to the processing device. Here, it is preferable to simultaneously display the time until the specified image processing apparatus can be operated or the time until the end of imaging. The time required for operation with the specified image processing apparatus is the development processing time, the imaging time estimated from the film length, the time required for image processing in the imaging unit and the image processing apparatus, And the transfer time between the image processing apparatuses. Then, the specified image processing apparatus is informed of the specification, and the process proceeds to S46.
[0083]
In step S46, the specified image processing apparatus is instructed to display a screen for instructing the operator by displaying the specified apparatus together with the order name, and monitor the specified image processing apparatus. A screen 910 displays a screen indicating to the operator that the image processing apparatus itself has been specified, together with the order name.
[0084]
If it is determined in S43 that none of the image processing apparatuses can be used (NO in S43), the process proceeds to S47. In S47, the overall control unit 363 determines whether any of the image processing apparatuses can determine the waiting time (the time until another operator can use the image processing apparatus). If any one of the image processing apparatuses can determine the waiting time (the time until another worker becomes usable) (YES in S47), the process proceeds to S48. In S48, the overall control unit 363 sets the image processing device (the image processing device with the shortest waiting time) that can be used by another worker in the shortest time as the image processing device that performs image processing on the electronic image of this order. Identify. Then, in S49, the display control is performed so that a screen displayed with the order name and instructed by the operator is displayed on the monitor 310 so that the specified image processing apparatus goes after the waiting time (when it becomes available). Instruct the unit 373. Then, the monitor 310 displays a screen instructing the operator by displaying the order along with the order name on the specified image processing apparatus so as to go after the waiting time (when the image processing apparatus becomes usable). Further, the fact that the next operator has been set is notified to the specified image processing apparatus, and the process proceeds to S50.
[0085]
Then, in S50, it is determined whether or not the specified image processing apparatus is usable. If not, the process returns to S50. Then, when the image processing apparatus can be used for the specified image processing apparatus (YES in S50), the process proceeds to S46.
[0086]
In step S46, the specified image processing apparatus is instructed to display a screen for instructing the operator by displaying the specified apparatus together with the order name, and monitor the specified image processing apparatus. A screen 910 displays a screen indicating to the operator that the image processing apparatus itself has been specified, together with the order name.
[0087]
If the result of the determination in S47 indicates that none of the image processing apparatuses can be used and it is not known how soon another worker will be able to use (NO in S47), the process proceeds to S51. move on. Then, in S51, the display control unit 373 is instructed to display a screen that is displayed together with the order name and instructs the operator to wait for a while on the monitor 310. Then, the monitor 310 displays a screen that is displayed together with the order name and instructs the operator to wait for a while. Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed (after S52), the process returns to S42. In this way, the above-described routine is repeated at predetermined time intervals until the image processing apparatus can be specified.
[0088]
For guidance of the operator, a color is assigned to each image processing device, a guide line of each color to each image processing device is provided on the floor, and the specified color of the image processing device is displayed on a screen, The guide line of the color of the specified image processing apparatus may be illuminated.
[0089]
When the state information is transmitted from the imaging unit 400 to the overall control unit 363 via the control I / F 350, a digital image is transmitted to the imaging unit 400, and the image input I / O is transmitted to the specified image processing apparatus. It controls to receive from F320. Thus, the digital image is transmitted from the imaging unit 400 to the specified image processing apparatus. At the same time, the specified image processing apparatus is made to receive the order information from the control I / F 350 and obtain the order information. Thus, the digital image is transmitted from the imaging unit 400 to the specified image processing apparatus.
[0090]
As described above, in S41, the image processing apparatus is specified by starting to shoot a film with the imaging unit 400, so that the image processing apparatus for performing image processing on the digital image obtained for each order is specified. Needless to say.
[0091]
Next, the installation angles φ of the monitors 910A to 910C of the image processing apparatuses A to C and the monitor 310 of the overall control apparatus 300, the front edges of the outer frames A to C on which the image processing apparatuses A to C are mounted, and the monitors 910A to 910A C, the horizontal distance L1 between the front edge of the outer frame 600 on which the image control device 300 is mounted and the monitor 310, and the size of the display screen of the monitors 910A to 910C and 310 (diagonal length). 11) L2 and the height L3 of the center position, FIG. 11 which is an explanatory diagram of the visibility of the monitor, FIG. 12 which is a side sectional view of the image processing system main body, and monitors 910A to 910C viewed from the MPP direction of FIG. , 310 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0092]
The installation angle φ of the monitors 910A to 910C of the image processing apparatuses A to C and the monitor 310 of the overall control apparatus 300 is an angle with respect to the vertical line of the normal to the display screen of the monitor 310, and is 35 degrees or less, particularly 30 degrees or less, and further, When the angle is 25 degrees or less, it is difficult to be seen from a distant person W3. The angle may be 0 degrees or more, and particularly preferably 10 degrees or more, and more preferably 20 degrees or more, since the person W1 or the friend W2 who operates nearby can be visually recognized sufficiently. In this embodiment, each of the monitors 310 and 910A to 910A-C has an angle of 25 degrees.
[0093]
The horizontal distance between the front edges of the outer frames A to C on which the image processing devices A to C are mounted and the center positions of the monitors 910 A to C, and the front edges of the outer frames 600 on which the overall control device 300 is mounted and the monitor The horizontal distance L1 with respect to 310 is 20 cm or more, particularly 25 cm or more, and more preferably 30 cm or more. The joystick is placed at a position where it is easy to operate while making the display screen sufficiently large and allowing the display screen to be viewed well. 390, 990A-C can be provided, which is preferable. In addition, it is preferable that the height is 80 cm or less, particularly 60 cm or less, and more preferably 50 cm or less, since the display screen can be viewed from a sufficiently close position and the display screen can be viewed well. In the present embodiment, each of the monitors 310 and 910A to 910A to 35C is 35 cm.
[0094]
The size (diagonal length) L2 of the display screen of the monitors 910A to 910C and 310 is 40 cm or more, particularly 50 cm or more, and more preferably 60 cm or more, so that the display screen is sufficiently large and the display screen can be visually recognized well. Since a print size up to a cabinet size can be displayed with a sufficient margin, even if an unspecified number of end users become operators, they can be operated with a real feeling, which is preferable. In addition, the size of 90 cm or less, particularly 70 cm or less, and further, 60 cm or less does not make the size of the display screen too large, can reduce the distortion of the display screen, can visually recognize the display screen well, and can operate This is preferable because the display screen of the photographic image of the user is difficult to see from the distant person W3. In the present embodiment, each of the monitors 310 and 910A to 910A to 50C is 50 cm. Each of the monitors 310 and 910A to 910A to 30C has a length of 30 cm and a width of 40 cm.
[0095]
Further, the height L3 of the center position of the monitors 910A to 910C of the image processing apparatuses A to C and the monitor 310 of the overall control apparatus 300 is 70 cm or more, particularly 80 cm or more, and more preferably 90 cm or more. W1 and his friend W2 can see the display screen sufficiently close, and can hardly be seen from a distant person W3. Preferably, the display screen is 120 cm or less, particularly 110 cm or less, and more preferably 100 cm or less. It is preferable to be able to see the display screen satisfactorily, to view the display screen sufficiently, and to view the display screen sufficiently away, so that the display screen can be viewed well. In this embodiment, each of the monitors 310 and 910A to 910A to 95C is 95 cm.
[0096]
It goes without saying that all the monitors 310 and 910A to 910A to C of the present embodiment satisfy Expression (112). Further, these values of the monitors 910A to 910C of the image processing apparatuses A to C and the monitor 310 of the overall control apparatus 300 are, for example, good viewing angles の of a monitor such as a CRT, a liquid crystal display, etc. It is preferable to determine an appropriate value from the above range in consideration of the standard eye height and the like.
[0097]
FIG. 14 is an external view of a main body unit including an outer frame 600 that houses the main body 660 of the image processing system according to the present embodiment, the overall control device 300, and the sorter 700. Hereinafter, the relationship between the outer frame 600 and the apparatus main body 660 will be described with reference to FIGS. The outer frame 600 has a shape surrounding the apparatus main body 660, and the apparatus main body 660 can be installed therein. The apparatus main body 660 is fixed to the floor by fixed wheels 662. In order to fix the wheel 662, a well-known method may be used. A method of fixing the wheel 662 by a wheel stopper, a wheel rotation stop member for stopping the rotation of the wheel 662 is provided on the wheel 662, and the wheel 662 is fixed by the wheel rotation stop member. A method of fixing the wheel 662 by stopping the rotation is exemplified.
[0098]
The outer frame 600 has its bottom surface fixed to the floor independently of the apparatus main body 660. Sorter 700 has wheels folded and legs fixed to the floor as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, an elastic member GUM such as rubber is interposed between the outer frame 600 and the apparatus main body 660. Further, an elastic member such as rubber (not shown) is interposed between the sorter 700 and the apparatus main body 660. In addition, during normal operation, a door 650 having a handle 651 on the front thereof is provided as a part of the outer frame 600 in front of the apparatus main body 660. The door 650 has a structure that can be removed from the outer frame 600. When the door 650 is removed, the device main body 660 can be pulled out of the outer frame 600 by the wheels 662. As described above, the outer frame 600 is fixed separately from the apparatus main body 660, and the outer frame 600 surrounds the apparatus main body 660, so that the end user cannot wait for the waiting time, and the end user hits the apparatus. Even if the end user kicks into the apparatus, the outer frame 600 receives the impact, prevents the impact from reaching the apparatus main body 660, and raises or lowers the level of the processing liquid or scatters the processing liquid. In addition, devices such as an exposure device do not go out of order.
[0099]
The sorter 700 is also fixed separately from the apparatus main body 660, and the end user hits the sorter 700 or the end user kicks on the sorter 700 by contacting the sorter 700 and the apparatus main body 660 via an elastic member. Even if the sorter 700 vibrates or the like, the outer frame 600 receives the impact and prevents the impact from reaching the main body 650 so that the liquid level of the processing liquid in the film development processing unit 1 and the paper development processing unit 4 rises and falls. The processing liquid is prevented from scattering, and the apparatus such as the exposure unit 210 is not disturbed.
[0100]
A gap may be completely provided between the apparatus main body 660 and the outer frame 600 and between the apparatus main body 660 and the sorter 700, and may be completely fixed separately. Also in this case, it is preferable to provide an elastic member such as rubber in a portion where the apparatus main body 660 and the outer frame 600 are close to each other.
[0101]
Further, a plurality of fixing legs may be provided on the apparatus main body 660, and the outer frame 600 may be held via an elastic member such as rubber.
[0102]
The overall control device 300 can be installed on the upper surface of the outer frame 600. In addition to the monitor 310, the general control device 300 accommodates various control units, a memory, a process execution unit, and electrical units such as an I / F shown in FIG. Further, a film sending unit 610 is provided on the upper front right side of the upper surface of the outer frame 600, and a photographic original sending unit 630 and a photographic original container container 620, which will be described later, are provided on the upper left front of the outer frame 600. . The film delivery section 610 has an insertion port 611 into which the above-described cartridge is inserted. Then, the film sent from the film sending unit 610 is sent to the film development processing unit 1.
[0103]
Sorter 700 has a plurality of bins 741-746, with each bin having lids 711-716 with handles. Each lid 711-716 has handles 721-726 and guide lights 731-736.
[0104]
FIG. 16 is a schematic configuration diagram of the apparatus main body 660. The L width magazine 670 accommodates roll photographic paper having a width of 89 mm. The A4 width magazine 690 accommodates roll printing paper having a width of 210 mm. The photographic paper cut by the cutter 201 housed in the exposure unit housing 200 and exposed by the exposure unit 210 is developed by the paper developing unit 4, passed through the post-processing unit 550, and passed to the sorter 700. The film F sent from the film sending section 610 is sent to the film development processing section 1, where it is subjected to immersion development processing, which will be described later, to form a photographic original. The photographic document obtained by the immersion development processing in the film development processing unit 1 is sent to the imaging unit housing 100. At this time, the film F is transported at a predetermined transport speed by perforation transport without using a reader. The photographic document is imaged by the imaging unit 400 housed in the imaging unit housing 100, wound up by the winding unit 160, housed in a photographic document housing container, and made into a photographic document housing. The photo document container is sent to sorter 700.
[0105]
The film development processing section 1 including a plurality of processing steps and the paper development processing section 4 including a plurality of processing steps are provided in parallel so that the film development processing section 1 is in front. An imaging unit container 100 is provided above the drying unit side of the film development processing unit 1, and an exposure unit container 200, magazines 670 and 690, and a post-processing unit 550 are provided above the paper development processing unit from the development process side. Is provided. The magazine 670 and the magazine 690 are provided in parallel with each other, as described later. Further, a solid processing agent is dissolved between the film development processing section 1 and the paper development processing section 4 for each processing step of the film development processing section 1 and the paper development processing section 4, and the processing component is added to each processing step. Auxiliary tanks 2 and 5 are provided for circulating the respective processing steps and the processing liquid for supply.
[0106]
Further, a solid processing agent container setting table 80 for setting a solid processing agent container is provided on the surface (upper surface) of the apparatus main body 660 sandwiched between the magazine 670 and the imaging unit housing 100. The solid processing agent supply unit 8 is provided above the auxiliary tank between the film development processing unit 1 and the paper development processing unit 4, and the solid processing agent container set on the solid processing agent container setting table 80. From 7, the solid processing agent is supplied to the auxiliary tanks 2 and 5. Then, the solid processing agent supplied from the solid processing agent supply unit 8 is guided by the solid processing agent guiding unit 9 to the auxiliary tank of the corresponding processing step.
[0107]
FIG. 17 shows a film development processing section 1, a paper development processing section 4, auxiliary tanks 2 and 5, filters 3 and 6, a solid processing agent container 7, a solid processing agent supply section 8, and a solid processing agent guide section 9 of the apparatus main body 660. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the arrangement. An auxiliary tank 2 is provided adjacent to the processing tank 11 of the film development processing section 1. The processing tank 11 and the auxiliary tank 2 communicate with each other through a communication port 13. The filter 3 is detachably provided in the auxiliary tank 2. A pipe 23 extends from the bottom of the filter 3 to the pump 24, and a pipe 25 extends from the pump 24 to the bottom of the processing tank 11. Thus, when the pump 24 operates, the processing liquid circulates from the processing tank 11 through the auxiliary tank 2, the filter 3, and the pump 24 to the circulation path returning to the processing tank 11.
[0108]
Further, an auxiliary tank 5 is provided adjacent to the processing tank 41 of the paper development processing section 4. The processing tank 41 and the auxiliary tank 5 communicate with each other through a communication port 43. A filter 6 is detachably provided in the auxiliary tank 5. A pipe 53 extends from the bottom of the filter 6 to the pump 54, and a pipe 55 extends from the pump 54 to the bottom of the processing tank 41. Thereby, the operation of the pump 54 causes the processing liquid to circulate in the circulation path returning from the processing tank 41 to the processing tank 41 through the auxiliary tank 5, the filter 6, and the pump 54.
[0109]
The filters 3 and 6 have holding parts 33 and 63 which are above the liquid level, and have filter filtration parts 31 and 61 below the liquid level so as not to suck in air. , And suppression parts 32 and 62 covering the filter parts 31 and 61.
[0110]
Further, the solid processing agent container 7 has a plurality of rows of elongated storage chambers 78 as storage portions for storing the solid processing agent for the same processing step, and the solid processing agents (tablets) are in non-surface contact with each other in each chamber. It is housed in a line without contact. The solid processing agent supply unit 8 supplies the solid processing agents from the solid processing agent container 7 set on the solid processing agent container setting table 80 to the solid processing agent guiding unit 9 one by one by the solid processing agent storage unit 91. The solid processing agent guiding section 9 supplies the solid processing agent for film to the auxiliary tank 2 through the guiding path 93, and supplies the solid processing agent for photographic paper to the auxiliary tank 5 through the guiding path 92. The auxiliary tanks 2 and 5 are provided with ridges 22 and 52 where the supplied solid processing agent (tablet) just descends, and the supplied solid processing agent (tablet) flows fast on the ridges 22 and 52. Stopped in place and gradually dissolved.
[0111]
FIG. 18 is a plan view showing the arrangement of the film development processing section 1, the paper development processing section 4, the auxiliary tanks 2, 5, the filters 3, 6 and the solid processing agent container 7 of the apparatus main body 660. The film development processing section 1 performs immersion development processing on the film. As shown in the schematic cross-sectional view of the film development processing section 1 in FIG. 19, the film development processing section 1 has a first development processing tank of four processing steps of a development processing step, a bleaching processing step, a fixing processing step, and a washing processing step. 1A, a second developing tank 1B, a bleaching tank 1C, a fixing tank 1D, a first washing tank 1E, a second washing tank 1F, a third washing tank 1G, and a drying unit 1H. In the film development processing section 1, the first development processing tank 1A, the second development processing tank 1B, the bleaching processing tank 1C, the fixing processing tank 1D, the first washing tank 1E, the second The washing tank 1F, the third washing tank 1G, and the drying unit 1H are sent in this order, and are subjected to immersion development processing. Each processing tank 1A-G has an auxiliary tank 2A-G, and each auxiliary tank 2A-G has a filter 3A-G. The paper development processing section 4 performs immersion development processing on photographic paper. As shown in the schematic cross-sectional view around the paper development processing section 4 in FIG. 20, the paper development processing section 4 includes a development processing tank 4P, a bleach-fixing processing step, and a water-washing step. 4Q, a first rinsing tank 4R, a second rinsing tank 4S, and a third rinsing tank 4T, and a drying unit 4U. The paper development processing unit 4 includes a development processing tank 4P, a bleach-fix processing tank 4Q, a first rinsing tank 4R, a second rinsing tank 4S, a third rinsing tank 4T, and a drying unit while the photographic paper is transported at a predetermined transport speed. It is sent in the order of 4U and subjected to immersion development processing.
[0112]
As shown in FIG. 18, the processing tanks 4P to T are provided with auxiliary tanks 5P to 5T, and the auxiliary tanks 5P to 5T are provided with filters 6P to 6T. The solid processing agent container 7 of the present embodiment includes a main solid processing agent container 71 and a solid processing agent storage container 72 for a washing step. In the main solid processing agent container 71, storage units (solid processing agent storage unit 7B for the developing process, solid processing agent storage unit 7C for the bleaching process, and solid processing agent storage for the fixing process) are stored. 7D) and accommodating sections (solid processing agent accommodating section 7P for the development processing step and solid processing agent accommodating section 7Q for the bleach-fixing processing step) accommodating the photographic paper solid processing agent are alternately arranged. This makes the supply path to each auxiliary tank shorter and simpler.
[0113]
The container 72 for storing the solid processing agent for the film washing step and the container 7T for storing the solid processing agent for the water washing step for photographic paper are provided in the container 72 for storing the solid processing agent for the water washing step. As a result, the replenishment rate of the solid processing agent for the washing step is usually very small compared to other processing agents, and the place where the solid processing agent for the washing step is supplied and the other solid processing agent are supplied. It is possible to satisfy the condition of being away from the place where you do.
[0114]
Further, since the ratio of the replenishment amount of each solid processing agent is different, the ratio of the replenishment amount of each solid processing agent is set so that the solid processing agent storage portion 7D for the film fixing process is larger than the other storage portions in FIG. By making the sizes of the storage sections different accordingly, each solid processing agent in the solid processing agent container is simultaneously eliminated. Further, since the sizes of the respective storage sections are different, the lengths of the respective supply sections of the solid processing agent supply section 8 are also different accordingly. The guiding paths 92 and 93 of the solid processing agent guiding section 9 are paths that guide the solid processing agent not only in the vertical direction but also in the horizontal direction in FIG. 18 so as to supply the solid processing agent to the corresponding auxiliary tank. .
[0115]
FIG. 21 is a schematic perspective view showing the arrangement of the solid processing agent container 7, the solid processing agent supply unit 8, and the solid processing agent guiding unit 9. The mechanism of the solid processing agent supply unit 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. Between the solid processing agent supply drum 81 corresponding to the main solid processing agent container 71 and the solid processing agent supply drum 82 corresponding to the solid processing agent container 72 for the stabilization process, there is a shaft 83 serving as a rotating shaft of these drums. The shaft 83 and the shaft 85 of the motor 84 are connected by a worm gear mechanism. Thus, the rotation of the motor 84 is transmitted to the solid processing agent supply drums 81 and 82.
[0116]
The main solid processing agent container 71 and the stabilization process solid processing agent container 72 have handles 73 and 74 respectively on the upper surfaces thereof. By holding the handles 73 and 74, the solid processing agent can be easily set on the solid processing agent container setting table 80 on the surface of the apparatus main body 660, and the main solid processing agent set on the solid processing agent container setting table 80. The container 71 and the solid processing agent container 72 for the stabilization process can be easily lifted upward. Therefore, when the apparatus main body 660 is pulled out from the outer frame 600, the main solid processing agent container 71 and the solid processing agent container 72 for the stabilization process can be easily replaced.
[0117]
FIG. 22 is a schematic perspective view showing the arrangement of the solid processing agent container 7, the solid processing agent supply unit 8, and the solid processing agent guiding unit 9 according to a modified embodiment of the present embodiment. Instead of being divided into a main solid processing agent container 71 and a solid processing agent container 72 for a stabilization process, one solid processing agent container 7 is provided for each use of each solid processing agent. From the developing process side, a solid processing solution container 7P for a developing process for a paper developing process, a solid processing solution container 7B for a developing process for a film developing process, a solid processing solution container 7Q for a bleaching process for a paper developing process, and a bleaching process for a film developing process The solid processing agent container 7C for the process, the solid processing agent container 7D for the fixing process for film development processing, the solid processing agent container 7T for the stable process for paper development processing, and the solid processing agent container 7G for the stable process for film development processing are arranged in this order. . These containers 7 may be replaced at one time or may be performed separately as soon as they are used up. However, it is preferable that the paper processing and film processing can be designed to be eliminated at the same time. It is preferable to replace each of the treatments simultaneously.
[0118]
Further, as another modified embodiment, the motor for the solid processing agent supply section 8 is not provided between the main solid processing agent container 71 and the solid processing agent container 72 for the stabilization process, but is provided with a motor 84 outside these. The rotation of the motor 84 may be transmitted to the solid processing agent supply drums 81 and 82. In addition, instead of immediately lifting the solid processing agent container upward, the solid processing agent container may be pulled out once in the horizontal direction, and then lifted up with the handles 73 and 74 to replace the solid processing agent container.
[0119]
In any of the above-described embodiments, the solid processing agent container setting table 80 for setting the solid processing agent container is provided in the apparatus main body 660 surrounded by the outer frame 600. The apparatus main body 660 is easily moved out of the outer frame 600 by the wheels 662 while preventing a person from mischieving the solid processing agent container and touching, seeing or swallowing the solid processing agent for the silver halide photographic material. Since the solid processing agent container setting table 80 is located on the surface of the apparatus main body 660, the solid processing agent container can be easily set and replaced simply by moving the apparatus main body 660 out of the outer frame 600. It is possible to quickly replace the solid processing agent container. The removable outer frame 650 can be locked, and it is preferable to lock the lock at normal times and open the key only during maintenance such as replacement of the solid processing agent container.
[0120]
FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view of the imaging unit housing body 100 that houses the imaging unit 400. The film is developed by the film development processing unit 1 to be a photographic original. Then, the photographic original is first passed from the film development processing section 1 through the conveyance rollers 171 and 172, through the roller 151, through the tension prevention section 130, and through the development processing section side roller 125 of the imaging section conveyance mechanism. 126, the image pickup unit 400, the winding unit-side roller 127 of the image pickup unit transport mechanism, the image pickup winding tension-preventing unit 140, and the winding unit 160. At the same time, an image of a photo original passing through the imaging unit 400 is taken. Further, a transport detector 491 is provided on the developing processing unit side rollers 125 and 126 of the imaging unit transport mechanism, and a transport detector 492 is provided on the winding unit roller 127 of the imaging unit transport mechanism. The image pickup in the sub-scanning direction of the image pickup unit is controlled by these transport detectors 491 and 492.
[0121]
The tension generation preventing unit 130 and the imaging take-up tension generation preventing unit 140 deflect and transport the photographic original as shown by dotted lines (F3 and F4) in FIG. This prevents and prevents tension from acting on the photographic document before and after the take-up tension generation preventing unit 140, thereby reducing and preventing the occurrence of tension before and after the tension generation prevention unit 130 and the imaging take-up tension generation prevention unit 140. is there. Thereby, imaging by the imaging unit 400 described later is improved.
[0122]
Further, in order to reduce the size of the imaging unit housing 100 while taking an image of a long photo original, means for winding and storing the photo original are provided on both sides of the imaging unit 400 in the photo original transport direction.
[0123]
The winding unit 160 winds and stores the photographic document imaged by the imaging unit 400 in the photographic document housing container 510. The take-up unit 160 includes a photo document container 510 having a rotation shaft 511 of the photo document container 510 and a mat sheet 516 having one end fixed to the rotation shaft 511, an adhesive reel 166, and a roller 161 at the entrance of the take-up unit.・ 162 and so on. The mat sheet 516 has one end fixed to the rotation shaft 511 of the photo document storage container 510, is sufficiently wound around the rotation shaft 511, is wound around the adhesive reel 166 in an inverted S shape in FIG. 23, and is sufficiently wound around the adhesive reel 166. , The other end is temporarily fixed to the adhesive reel 166. The photo original F5 sent from the rollers 161 and 162 at the entrance of the winding unit is inverted S-shaped on the mat sheet 516 wound on the adhesive reel 166, the rotating shaft 511 of the photo original container 510 and the adhesive reel 166. The photo original is inserted between the mat sheet and the mat sheet as the mat sheet 516 is inserted between the adhesive sheet 166 and the rotating shaft 511 of the photo original container 510 from the adhesive reel 166. Rolled up. Then, when the imaging is completed, the photographic document is wound around the rotating shaft 511 of the photographic document container 510 by the winding unit 160. Then, the mat sheet 516 is peeled off from the adhesive reel 166, the winding loose prevention portion at the other end of the mat sheet 516 is set in the winding loose preventing state, and the other end of the mat sheet 516 is also wound around the photo original container, and the sorter 700 Is discharged.
[0124]
The temporary winding unit 150 is configured to temporarily wind the photo document taken out of the photo document container housing the photo document set in the photo document sending unit 630 backward in front of the imaging unit 400. Is what you take. The photo originals wound by the temporary winding unit 150 are sequentially sent, imaged by the imaging unit 400, and wound by the winding unit 160 into the photo original storage container 510. The temporary take-up unit 150 has a first reel 155, a second reel 156, and one end fixed to the first reel 155, sufficiently wound around the first reel 155, and wrapped around the second reel 156 in an S shape in FIG. 23. Then, there are a mat sheet 157 sufficiently wound around the second reel 156 and the other end fixed to the second reel 156, a roller 151 at the entrance of the temporary winding section, and the like. The photo original F5 sent from the roller 151 at the entrance of the temporary take-up unit is a mat sheet wound around the second reel 156 and a mat wound around the first reel 155 and the second reel 156 in an S shape. As the mat sheet 157 is inserted between the sheets and the mat sheet 157 is wound from the first reel to the second reel, the photographic document is sandwiched and wound between the mat sheets.
[0125]
Both the winding of the photo original on the second reel 156 of the temporary winding section 150 and the winding of the photo original on the rotating shaft 511 of the photo original container of the winding section 160 are performed by the developing processing section 1 on the photo original. The given curl and the curl of the photo document in the photo document container set in the photo document sending unit 630 have the same winding direction. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the curl of the photo document imaged by the image pickup unit 400 from varying and the image of the photo document from being slightly deviated from the focus surface of the image pickup unit. Further, when the photo original is wound on the second reel 156 of the temporary winding unit 150 or the rotating shaft 511 of the photo original container of the winding unit 160 or unwound therefrom, there is an advantage that a jam does not easily occur. There is.
[0126]
The transport speed of the film development processing unit 1, the winding speed of the winding unit 160, and the winding speed of the temporary winding unit 150 are all within ± 5% with an accuracy of 99.5% or more. The transport speed of the transport mechanism of the imaging unit 400 is within ± 1% with an accuracy of 99.5% or more. The average transport speed of the imaging unit 400, the average transport speed of the film development processing unit 1, the average winding speed of the winding unit 160, and the average winding speed of the temporary winding unit 150 are the same. The conveying speed of the film development processing unit 1, the winding speed of the winding unit 160, and the winding speed of the temporary winding unit 150 are at least equal to the conveying speed of the imaging unit 400. At times, they are within ± 5% of each other with an accuracy of 99.5% or more.
[0127]
The longest photographic document is 1.6 m long, and the tension prevention unit 130 functions as an accumulator of about 20 cm for safety. When the tension generation prevention unit 130 has a loop of about 10 cm, it is transported for imaging. Can start. In this way, there is no need to provide a large accumulation between the film development processing unit 1 and the imaging unit 400, such as the accumulation between the printing device and the development processing device of the conventional printer processor. And quick imaging can be performed.
[0128]
In addition, the longest photographic document is 1.6 m, and the tension control unit 140 functions as an approximately 20 cm accumulator for safety, and a loop of approximately 10 cm is formed in the tension control unit 140. At this stage, the winding unit 160 can start winding. In this way, there is no need to provide a large accumulation between the imaging unit 400 and the winding unit 160, and the apparatus can be reduced in size and quick imaging can be performed.
[0129]
The photo document in the photo document container set by the operator in the photo document sending unit 630 is imaged in the following procedure. When the operator sets the photo document container containing the photo document in the photo document sending unit 630, the photo document sending unit 630 takes out the photo document from the photo document container. The taken-out photo document is sent backward in front of the imaging unit 400, and is temporarily taken up by the temporary take-up unit 150. Then, when the rear end of the photo document passes through the imaging unit 400, the photo document is transported in the reverse direction, that is, transported sequentially, and the imaging unit 400 performs imaging. Then, the photographic document imaged by the imaging unit 400 is wound around the photographic document container 510 by the winding unit 160.
[0130]
FIG. 24 is a schematic perspective view of the imaging unit 400. The photographic document is sandwiched at one end by the photographic document guides 121 and 122, and at the other end by the photographic document guides 123 and 124, and is transported at the predetermined transport speed as described above while maintaining flatness. The light source unit 413 illuminates a photo original by converting white light from the light source into surface light source light having a uniform light amount distribution via a mirror tunnel. The lens unit 412 forms an image of the illuminated photo document on the image sensor unit 411. The imaging element unit 411 captures an image of a photo document. As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 25, the imaging element unit 411 includes two 5000-pixel CCD line sensors 421 to 426 for each color of b, g, and r, and b, g, and r provided in front of them. The images of b, g, and r are picked up by filters 431 to 436 having different densities for each CCD line sensor for each color. The low-density filters 431 to 433 of the respective colors b, g, and r have a density of approximately 0 for each of the colors b, g, and r, whereas the high-density filters 434 to 436 of the respective colors b, g, and r have The density of each color of b, g, and r is about 1-2. Thereby, both the low density area and the high density area of the film are imaged simultaneously. The light transmitted through the filters for each of the colors b, g, and r is received by the CCD line sensor, so that the sub-absorption component can be significantly reduced by selecting the filter. For example, the filter for b blocks light having a wavelength of 430 nm or less and light having a wavelength of 470 nm or more, the filter for g blocks light having a wavelength of 530 nm or less and light having a wavelength of 570 nm or more, and a filter for r. Selects light having a characteristic of cutting an intermediate wavelength between b light and g light or an intermediate wavelength between g light and r light, such as blocking light having a wavelength of 630 nm or less and light having a wavelength of 670 nm or more. This is because photographic originals obtained by developing a dye having a peak at these intermediate wavelengths on a silver halide color negative photographic photosensitive film for general photography are not usually present, and cause color turbidity at these intermediate wavelengths. This is because the amount of the sub absorption component is large. As described above, the main scanning is performed in the width direction of the photographic original by the CCD line sensor, and the sub-scanning is performed in the longitudinal direction of the photographic original by the conveyance at the above-described predetermined conveyance speed. The image signals of the colors b, g, and r are supplied to the correction unit 190.
[0131]
The signal processing content of the imaging unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. 26 which is a block diagram of the imaging unit 400.
[0132]
The analog image signal for each of the primary colors b, g, and r read by the imaging element unit 420 is sampled and held, amplified by the analog processing unit 450, subjected to current-voltage conversion, and A / D converted by the A / D conversion unit 445. / D converted and temporarily stored in the temporary memory 447 as a photometric digital image signal. Then, the photometric digital image signals sequentially stored in the temporary memory 447 are subjected to shading correction by the digital processing unit 460 for each of the colors b, g, and r, and the high-density photometric digital signal and the low-density photometric digital signal are combined. Further, correction of the influence of the color mixture of the image sensor unit 420, correction of the sensitivity characteristic of the image sensor unit 420, correction of the effect of the characteristics of the photographic original by the photosensitive material type, and correction of the effect of the development processing condition by the photosensitive material type , And is converted into a corrected digital image signal, which is an appropriate image signal, and stored in the memory 449. Note that the corrected digital image signal corresponds to a digital image that is a source of the output digital image.
[0133]
Then, the image is transmitted as a digital image by the image transmission I / F 470. These operations are controlled by the control unit 441. The photometric digital image signal obtained by A / D conversion by the A / D conversion unit 445 is sent to the imaging information processing unit 446, and the photographic original imaged from the photometry digital image signal by the imaging information processing unit 446. Is read, the type of photosensitive material of the photographed photo document is determined, and the base density of the photographed photo document is determined. Then, the determined photosensitive material type and base density of the photographed photo document are sent to the control unit 441, and the control unit responds from the digital processing data memory 442 to the photosensitive material type and base density of the sent photo document. The digital processing data to be read is read and set in the digital processing unit 460. Digital processing data in the digital processing unit 460 for correcting the influence of the photographic material type on the characteristics of the photographic original and the correction of the effect of the base material density on the photographic material type for each of the colors b, g, and r are digitally processed data. It is stored in the memory 442. Then, based on the photosensitive material type and the base density of the photograph document to be imaged transmitted to the control unit 441, the corresponding digital processing data is read from the digital processing data stored in the digital processing data memory 442, and It is set in the processing unit 460.
[0134]
The digital processing unit 460 also performs shading correction for each of b, g, and r colors and combines a high-density photometric digital signal and a low-density photometric digital signal, or corrects and captures the effects of color mixing in the image sensor unit 420. The digital processing data for correcting the sensitivity characteristic of the element section 420 includes shading correction information as shading correction pattern information, a high-density photometric digital signal, and a low-density signal transmitted from the overall control device 300 through the control I / F 480. Density synthesis information, which is information for synthesizing the photometric digital signal, and imaging correction matrix information, which is information of a matrix for correcting the effect of color mixing of the image sensor 420 and correcting the sensitivity characteristics of the image sensor 420. Is set in the digital processing unit 460.
[0135]
The digital processing unit 460 combines the high-density photometric digital signal and the low-density photometric digital signal in shading correction, correction of the effect of color mixing in the image sensor 420, and correction of the sensitivity characteristic of the image sensor 420. It is performed after performing such. This is because these effects differ for each image sensor.
[0136]
In addition, the digital processing unit 460 combines the high-density photometric digital signal and the low-density range photometric digital signal because the CCD line sensors 421 to 426 are positioned parallel to each other and at predetermined intervals. Since the photometric digital signals of the above and the low-density range have a predetermined positional relationship, and the photometric digital signals of the colors b, g, and r also have a predetermined positional relationship, this relationship is used. Then, the position of the signal at the edge of the screen of each photometric digital signal is detected, and pixels indicating the same position are found. The level of each pixel of the photometric digital signal in the high-density region is within a predetermined range (a range of levels at which high-density imaging can be performed with good gradation characteristics. In the present embodiment, the amount of illumination light is set to a predetermined light amount. In some cases, it is determined whether or not the density is within 1.5 or more. If the level of the pixel of the photometric digital signal in the high density range is within a predetermined range, the photometric digital in the high density range is determined. If the level of the pixel of the high-density photometric digital signal is outside the predetermined range, the level of the pixel of the low-density photometric digital signal indicating the same position as the pixel of the high-density photometric digital signal is used. To synthesize. It goes without saying that the photometric digital signal in the high-density region and the photometric digital signal in the low-density region are adjusted so that the reference levels become the same, and then combined. This adjustment is performed before judging whether or not the level of each pixel of the photometric digital signal in the high-density region is within a predetermined range (a range within which high-density imaging can be performed with good gradation). May be performed later or may be performed later.
[0137]
In addition, the conveyance detection unit 490 sends a conveyance signal to the control unit 441 and the analog control unit 443 from the conveyance detection signals detected by the conveyance detectors 491 and 492 provided before and after the imaging unit 400, and also checks the conveyance state. A signal is sent to the control unit 441. If there is an abnormality, the control unit 441 transmits an abnormality detection signal to the overall control device 300 through the control I / F 480, and the overall control device 300 controls each unit to deal with it. The analog control unit 443 is controlled by a control signal from the control unit 441, and the analog control unit 443 receives an image sensor unit 420, an analog processing unit 450, an A / D conversion unit 445, based on a transport detection signal from a transport detection unit 490. By controlling the timing of the temporary memory 447, the imaging of the imaging unit in the sub-scanning direction is controlled. The control unit 441 controls the temporary memory 447, the digital processing unit 460, the memory 449, the image transmission I / F 470, and the control I / F based on a control signal from the overall control device 300. For example, when developing processing condition information indicating a correction condition of the effect of the developing material condition on the photosensitive material type is transmitted from the overall control device 300, the correction condition of the effect of the developing material condition on the photosensitive material type of the digital processing unit 460 is changed. It is set again. Further, when an image transmission request signal is transmitted from overall control device 300, image transmission I / F 470 causes image transmission.
[0138]
Next, the photo document container 510 will be described. FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the photo document storage container 510. As shown in FIG. 27A, the photo document storage container 510 is provided on a flange 512 and a flange 513 in parallel with both ends of a rotating shaft 511 having a hollow shaft 515 therein, and a mat sheet 516 is adhered to the rotating shaft 511. It is bonded by a tape 517. 27A shows a state before the mat sheet 516 is wound around the rotating shaft 511, and FIG. 27B shows a state where the mat sheet 516 is wound around the rotating shaft 511. Further, as shown in FIG. 27B, a semi-adhesive portion 518 for preventing winding looseness is provided on the inner surface when the semi-adhesive portion 518 is wound about one round from the front end of the mat sheet 516. Hereinafter, the mat sheet 516 ahead of the semi-adhesive portion 518 is referred to as a sheet front end portion 519. FIG. 28 shows a completely wound state. The semi-adhered portion 518 is semi-adhered to the inner mat sheet 516 to prevent loosening.
[0139]
FIG. 29 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic cross-section near the take-up unit 160, the photo document storage container storage unit 620, and the photo document transmission unit 630. The photo document storage container 620 accommodates the photo document storage containers 510 in two rows by the alignment member 624. On the way, the movable document shutter container 620 is divided into two parts by the movable shutter 625. However, when the apparatus main body 660 is moved, the movable shutter 625 is closed and the movable shutter 625 is stored above the movable shutter 625. This is for holding the photograph document container 510 that has been placed. A feeder 626 is provided at the bottom where the photo document storage containers 510 are stored in two rows. The feeder 626 supplies the photo document storage container 510 to the winding unit 160 from the photo document storage container storage unit 620, and includes a feeder conveyor 629 having a feed claw 627 and a rotation shaft 628 for driving the feeder conveyor 629 to rotate. The upper portion of the wall of the winding section 160 is formed of an elastic member such as rubber (not shown), and absorbs vibration from the outer frame 600 so as not to be transmitted to the apparatus main body 660.
[0140]
In addition, the photo document sending unit 630 includes a chuck unit 634 that enters the hollow shaft 515 of the photo document container 510 set in the photo document sending unit 630 and holds the photo document container 510 by a chuck mechanism from the inside. The photo document storage container rotation drive unit 633 that rotates the photo document storage container 510 by rotating the chuck unit 634, an adhesive reel 636 for temporarily adhering and winding the tip of the mat sheet 516, and the adhesive reel 636. There is an adhesive reel rotation drive unit 635 that rotates the photo document, and sends the photo document stored in the photo document storage container 510 to the imaging unit container 100 through the photo document feed port 181.
[0141]
In addition, the take-up unit 160 includes a chuck unit 163 that enters the hollow shaft 515 of the photo document storage container 510 sent to the take-up unit 160 and holds the photo document storage container 510 by a chuck mechanism from the inside. A photo document container rotation drive unit 164 that rotates the photo document container 510 by rotating the unit 163, an adhesive reel 166 for temporarily adhering and winding the tip of the mat sheet 516, and rotating the adhesive reel 166 There is an adhesive reel rotation drive unit 167 for winding and storing the photo document in the photo document container 510 and sending it to the sorter 700.
[0142]
The operation of the winding unit 160 will be described with reference to FIGS. In (1), the chuck portion 521 is inserted into the hollow shaft 515 of the photo document storage container 510 sent from the photo document storage container storage portion 620 by a feeder conveyor 629 having a feed claw 627 (not shown) with the chuck closed. Let me enter. Then, when the chuck portion 521 has entered an appropriate position, the chuck is opened to hold the photo document storage container 510.
[0143]
Then, in (2), the leading end 111 of the separating jig 110 is moved with the acute angle, and the leading end 111 of the separating jig 110 is brought into contact with the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516 wound around the photographic original container 510. Then, the photo document storage container rotation drive unit 164 (not shown) rotates the photo document storage container 510 rightward in FIG. 30 to separate the leading end 519 of the mat sheet 516 from the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516. The separation jig 110 has a state in which the front end 111 of the separation jig 110 is in contact with the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516 wound around the photographic document storage container 510, and the surface of the front end 111 on the peripheral side of the mat sheet 516 is matt. The peripheral surface of the sheet 516 is in contact with the peripheral surface, and the surface of the leading end 111 opposite to the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516 is a surface parallel to the approach direction. Then, the mat sheet detection unit 113 is provided in the shadow SH vertically lowered from the adhesive reel 166 to this parallel surface. The mat sheet detection unit 113 detects reflected light from the mat sheet 519. In addition, there is an engaging portion 115 which competes with the adhesive reel 166 so that the opposite side from the leading end 111 of the shadow SH, which is vertically lowered from the adhesive reel 166 to this parallel surface, engages with the adhesive reel 166. When the mat sheet detecting section 113 detects the reflected light from the mat sheet 519, the state becomes (3), and the separation jig 110 is moved in a direction perpendicular to the approach direction (the side opposite to the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516 at the leading end 111). (In a direction perpendicular to the surface of the mat sheet), the front end 519 of the mat sheet is pressed against the adhesive reel 166, and the front end 519 of the mat sheet and the adhesive reel 166 are temporarily bonded.
[0144]
Then, the separation jig is retracted, and the adhesive reel rotation drive unit 167 rotates the adhesive reel 166 counterclockwise in FIG. 30 to wind up the leading end 519 of the mat sheet. Then, the state of (4) is reached, and the semi-adhesive portion 518 of the mat sheet is peeled off as the leading end 519 of the mat sheet is wound up. And it will be in the state of (5). That is, the mat sheet 516 is wound up while leaving a part of the mat sheet. In this state, it waits for the photo original F to come. Part of the mat sheet is left in order to minimize the influence of the adhesive portion between the rotating shaft 511 and the mat sheet 516, and it is preferable to leave at least one rotation of the rotating shaft 511. In particular, it is preferable to leave three or more turns.
[0145]
Then, when the photo document F is sent, the photo document container 510 is rotated leftward in FIG. 31 and the adhesive reel 166 is rotated rightward in FIG. Then, the sent photo original F is inserted between the mat sheet 516 wound around the rotation shaft 511 and the mat sheet 516 wrapped around the rotation shaft 511 and the adhesive reel 166 in a crossing manner, As the mat sheet 516 is wound on the rotating shaft 511 from the adhesive reel 166, the photographic document is wound between the mat sheets. Then, even after the photo original F is completely wound in the state of (7), only the mat sheet 516 is further wound. If the length of the sheet is sufficiently longer than the length of the photo document, an external impact or the like is absorbed by the extra wound sheet after the sheet is wound. Then, the state (8) is reached, and the leading end 519 of the mat sheet is peeled off from the adhesive reel 166. Upon detecting that the torque at this time has increased, the separation jig 110 enters, and the tip 111 of the separation jig 110 presses the outer peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516. Then, in step (9), the leading end 519 of the mat sheet is wound up. Then, when the leading end 519 of the mat sheet is also wound, the separation jig 110 is retracted, the chuck portion 521 is closed, and the state of (10) is reached. Then, when the chuck portion 521 retreats from the hollow shaft 515, the state is changed to (11), and the photo document storage container 510 is dropped on the bottom surface 169 of the winding portion which is downhill toward the sorter 700, and the photo document storage is performed. The container 510 falls onto the sorter 700 along the winding section bottom surface 169. Then, in (12), a new photo document storage container 510 is supplied.
[0146]
Next, the operation of the photo original sending unit 630 will be described with reference to FIGS. Numbers are given in the order in which the photo originals are taken out of the photo original container 510 containing the photo originals set in the photo original sending section 630.
[0147]
In (1), the photo document container 510 is set in the photo document sending section 630. The photo document sending unit 630 includes a chuck unit 634 that enters the hollow shaft 515 of the photo document container 510 set in the photo document sending unit 630 and holds the photo document container 510 by a chuck mechanism from the inside. An unillustrated photographic document container rotation drive unit for rotating the photographic document container 510 by rotating the unit 634, an adhesive reel 636 for temporarily adhering and winding the leading end of the mat sheet 516, and the adhesive reel 636. Reel rotating drive unit 635 for rotating the mat sheet 516, a pressing member 637 for pressing the front end of the mat sheet 516 against the adhesive reel 636 and temporarily adhering, and a front end of the mat sheet 516 located on the pressing member 637 with reflected light. Detecting section 638 for detecting that the section has descended to the height of the adhesive reel 636, and storing the photo document The projection 641 whose tip can be lightly pressed against the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516 wound on the container 510, the projection rotating member 642 which presses and removes the projection 641 from the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516, and the projection 641 A guide member 643 for guiding the photo document F to the photo document feed port 181 and a guide guard 644 for guarding the photo document F from contacting the adhesive reel are provided below the guide member 643. Then, the chuck portion 521 is made to enter the hollow shaft 515 of the set photo document container 510 with the chuck closed. Then, when the chuck portion 521 has entered an appropriate position, the chuck is opened to hold the photo document storage container 510.
[0148]
Then, in (2), with the projections 641 removed from the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516, the not-shown photographic document container rotation driving unit rotates the photographic document container 510 leftward in FIG. Is separated from the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516. When the sheet detection unit 638 has rotated the predetermined amount and detected the mat sheet, the process proceeds to (3). If the sheet detection unit 638 does not detect the mat sheet after rotating by the predetermined amount, the mat document sheet has descended to the right of the protrusion 641, so that the photo document storage container 510 is moved to the right by a predetermined amount in FIG. + Α Rewind and start over. Then, in (3), the pressing member 637 presses the front end of the mat sheet 516 against the adhesive reel 636 to temporarily adhere.
[0149]
Then, the pressing member 637 is retracted, the projection 641 is pressed against the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516, and the photographic document container 510 and the adhesive reel 636 are rotated leftward in FIG. Then, the semi-adhesive portion 518 of the mat sheet is peeled off as the leading end 519 of the mat sheet is wound up. And it will be in the state of (5). That is, the leading end of the photo document is separated from the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516 by the projection 641, and is guided from the projection 641 to the photo document feed port 181 by the guide member 643 due to the curl. Occasionally, there is a photo document having a weak curl. In this case, the guide document is guided to the photo document feed port 181 while the guide guard 644 prevents the photo document from contacting the adhesive reel 636. Then, when it is detected that the photographic document F has begun to be fed, the protrusion 641 comes off the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516.
[0150]
And it will be in the state of (6). That is, the entire photo original F is sent out. Then, when it is detected that all of the photo originals F have been sent, the photo originals F are rotated in the reverse direction (to the right in FIG. 34), and winding of the mat sheet is started. Then, in the state of (7), the front end portion 519 of the mat sheet is peeled off from the adhesive reel 166. Upon detecting that the torque at this time has risen, the projection 641 is pressed against the peripheral surface of the mat sheet 516. Then, when the front end portion 519 of the mat sheet is also wound as shown in (8), the mat sheet is discharged to a discharge box (not shown).
[0151]
Next, the image processing apparatus will be described. As shown in the block diagram of the image processing apparatus in FIG. 35, the image processing apparatuses A to C receive an image input I / F 920 that receives a digital image transmitted from the imaging unit 400 or the like, and an image input I / F 920 that receives the digital image. An input image memory 931 for storing a digital image, an image processing control unit 933 for creating a simulation image from the digital image stored in the input image memory, and controlling the entire image processing apparatus, and an image processing control unit 933. A simulation image memory 971 that stores a simulation image that is a created digital image, a display control unit 973 that creates a display image from the simulation image stored in the simulation image memory 971 and displays the display image on a monitor, and a display control unit 973 A monitor 910 that displays a display image according to a signal from the An instruction input unit 990 for inputting instructions regarding an image, image processing, and image output, an image processing execution unit 935 that executes image processing from a digital image stored in the input image memory 931, and an image processing unit 935 that performs image processing. An output image memory 937 for storing the obtained output digital image, an image output I / F 940 for transmitting the output digital image stored in the output image memory 937, and a control I / F for inputting and outputting control information from other devices. An F950, an overall control unit 963 that controls other devices and the device through the control I / F 950, and a control image memory 961 that stores various instruction screens for the operator.
[0152]
It is preferable that the overall control device 300 and the image processing devices A to C are interchangeable with each other. In this case, in the image processing devices A to C, the overall control unit 363 and the control image memory 961 of the overall control device 300 are provided. In practice, the memory corresponding to the control image memory 961 of the overall control device 300 is used as a part of the simulation image memory 971 and corresponds to the overall control unit 363 of the overall control device 300. The changing CPU functions as an image processing execution unit 935 by changing a program to be run.
[0153]
In the image processing in the image processing apparatuses A to C, first, when state information is requested from the overall control apparatus 300 to the image processing control section 933 through the control I / F 950, the image processing control section 933 starts the image processing apparatus itself. Through the control I / F 950, information on whether or not the image processing apparatus is available, and if the image processing apparatus is currently in use, information on how soon another image processing apparatus itself can be used by another operator. Notify control device 300. Then, when the image processing control unit 933 is notified to the image processing control unit 933 via the control I / F 950, the image processing control unit 933 is set to be specified as the image processing device. When it is set that the image processing device has been specified, the status information is requested from the image processing device until the end or stop of the image processing of the order is input or initialized. As a result, it is transmitted that the image processing apparatus is in use and it is not known how soon the image processing apparatus will be available for another worker.
[0154]
When the image processing control unit 933 is notified from the general control device 300 to the image processing control unit 933 via the control I / F 950 to receive the digital image from the image input I / F 920, the image processing control unit 933 sets the image input I / F 920 to the digital image And the input image memory 931 controls the digital image received by the image input I / F 920 to be stored. At the same time, the control I / F 950 receives the order information and is transmitted to the image processing control unit 933, and the image processing control unit 933 sets the order information.
[0155]
Then, the image processing control unit 933 creates a simulation image from the digital image stored in the input image memory, controls the display control unit 973 to display an appropriate simulation image on the monitor 910, and outputs the simulation image from the instruction input unit 990. The contents of image processing for obtaining an output digital image and the specifications (size and number) of image output are determined by inputting an instruction to the operator.
[0156]
Then, the image processing control unit 933 notifies the determined image processing contents to the image processing execution unit 935. Image processing is executed according to the content of the processing. Then, the output digital image obtained by performing the image processing by the image processing execution unit 935 is stored in the output image memory 937. Then, the image processing control unit 933 transmits the image output preparation state, the order name (order information) of the order of the output digital image, and the image output specification (size and number) through the control I / F 950. Notify control device 300.
[0157]
Then, when the image is transmitted to the image processing control unit 933 via the control I / F 950 so as to transmit the output digital image from the overall control device 300, the output digital image is transmitted one by one from the image output I / F from the output image memory 937.
[0158]
Note that the image processing apparatus creates an index print digital image in which images of a plurality of frames of a photographic document captured by the image capturing section 400 are arranged, and transmits the index print digital image without fail as an output digital image. By doing so, the exposure unit 210 performs exposure of the index print image, and an index print is always created.
[0159]
If the print size is a postcard size, an output digital image in which two identical or different images of postcard size prints are arranged in the width direction is created and transmitted, so that a plurality of prints are arranged in the width direction from the exposure unit 210. Is exposed to the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for printing, so that the photographic paper cut to a predetermined postcard size width can be effectively used with a simple structure, and the proportion of photographic paper not exposed is eliminated. be able to.
[0160]
Output digital images obtained by performing image processing in the image processing apparatuses A to C are transmitted from the image output I / F 940 of the image processing apparatuses A to C to the exposure unit 210, exposed to photographic paper, developed, and Become a print. FIG. 20 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a process of exposing, developing, and printing the printing paper of the apparatus main body 660. Hereinafter, a description will be given in accordance with the flow viewed from the photographic paper based on FIGS. 36 and 20, which are flowcharts showing the procedure of the image processing system of the present embodiment viewed from the photographic paper.
[0161]
First, in S61, photographic paper is supplied from the magazines 670 and 690. A magazine 670 or a magazine 690 (in FIG. 20, the magazine 670 is shown) holds the printing paper P in a roll shape around a winding shaft 675 so as to be rotatable. At the top of the magazine, a handle 673 is provided so as to be able to be pulled out. At the entrance of the magazine, there is provided a sending roller pair 677 for sending out the printing paper while blocking the light. Then, when replacing the magazine 670 or the magazine 690, the apparatus main body 660 is pulled out from the outer frame 600, the post-processing unit 550 is turned down, and the handle 673 is held for replacement. The photographic paper sent from the magazine 670 is sent to the exposure unit 210 by the feed roller group 205 (only a part of which is shown in FIG. 20) of the exposure unit container 200.
[0162]
Then, in S62, the photographic paper supplied from the magazines 670 and 690 is cut into a predetermined length. This cutting will be described below. Between the magazine 670 and the exposure unit 210, there is a cutter 201 for cutting the photographic paper into a predetermined length. FIG. 37 shows a cutting pattern of the photographic paper by the cutter 201. As shown in FIG. 37, the cutter 201 provided in front of the exposure unit 210 converts the photographic paper of 89 mm width sent from the L width size magazine 670 to 325 mm (for 5 sheets of 65 mm (large business card size)) and 275 mm. (5 pieces of 55 mm (business card size)), 254 mm (panorama size), 158 mm (high definition size), 127 mm (L size), etc., cut into appropriate lengths, and 297 mm width sent out from A4 width magazine 670 Is cut into 210 mm (A4 size) and 148 mm (two postcard sizes).
[0163]
Then, in S63, the photographic paper P cut to a predetermined length is exposed according to the output digital image received by the exposure unit 210, as described later. Then, in S64, as shown in FIG. 20, the photographic paper P exposed by the exposure unit 210 is sent to the paper development processing unit 4, where the development processing tank 4P, the bleach-fixing tank 4Q, the first stable processing tank 4R, After being passed through the bistable processing tank 4S and the third stable processing tank 4T, and dried in the drying unit 4U, it is subjected to development processing, printed, and sent to the post-processing unit 550.
[0164]
Then, in S65, the overall control unit 363 determines whether or not the photographic paper (print) that has been subjected to the development processing needs to be post-cut. In the meantime, printing is performed by the photographic paper passage detector 551 for detecting the passage of the photographic paper, the photographic paper width position regulator 553 for defining the width position of the photographic paper, and the photographic paper whose width position is regulated by the photographic paper width position regulator 553. Through a densitometer 555 for measuring the density at a predetermined position, a roller 559, a predetermined width cutter 563 for cutting the photographic paper to a predetermined width, 325 mm (for five sheets of 65 mm (large business card size)) and 275 mm (55 mm ( The sheet passes through a predetermined length cutter 571 that cuts an L-width photographic paper (for five business card sizes) into 65 mm (large business card size) and 55 mm (business card size).
[0165]
If it is determined in S65 that post-cutting is necessary, in S66, post-cutting is performed by the predetermined width cutter 563 or the predetermined length cutter 571.
[0166]
Then, in S67, the prints are supplied to the sorter 700, and the sorters 700 sort the prints into sorter bins according to the order of the prints. Then, when the sorting of the prints of the order is completed, the operator can take out the prints in S68, and the prints are taken out from the sorter 700.
[0167]
Here, the transport speed in the exposure unit container 200 before the exposure unit 210 (the transport speed of a roller group (not shown) supplied to the exposure unit 210) and the transport speed of the paper development processing unit 4 are 99.5%. The accuracy is within ± 10%. The transport speed of the exposure unit 210 is within ± 1% with an accuracy of 99.5% or more. The average transport speed in the exposure unit container 200 before the exposure unit 210, the average transport speed in the paper development processing unit 4, and the average transport speed in the exposure unit 210 are the same. The transport speed of the exposure unit housing 200 before the exposure unit 210 and the transport speed of the paper development processing unit 4 are within ± 10% of the transport speed of the exposure unit 210 with an accuracy of 99.5% or more. Therefore, there is little waste of the capacity of one of the exposure unit 210 and the paper development processing unit 4.
[0168]
Note that, when the photographic paper being conveyed straddles the exposure unit 210, the conveyance roller group 219 after the exposure unit 210 basically conveys the paper so that the conveyance speed is the same as that of the exposure unit 210. When the photographic paper is straddling the paper development processing unit 4, the exposure unit 210 and the paper are controlled by a one-way clutch built-in conveyance roller that is controlled so that the conveyance speed is the same as that of the paper development processing unit 4. A tension is not generated between the developing unit 4 and the developing unit 4.
[0169]
Next, the exposure unit 210 will be described. The apparatus main body 660 provided with the exposure unit 210 can be moved by wheels, and can be moved out of the outer frame 600 simply by moving the exposure unit 210 without applying strong vibration or impact. Further, since the exposure unit 210 is in the exposure unit container 200 and the exposure unit container 200 is on the surface of the apparatus main body, the maintenance of the exposure unit 210 can be performed simply by moving the apparatus main unit 660 out of the outer frame 600. Thus, maintenance of the exposure unit 210 (removal of dust, replacement of an exposure array having deteriorated performance, etc.) can be performed.
[0170]
Next, the configuration of the exposure unit 210 will be described. FIG. 38 shows a schematic configuration diagram of the exposure unit 210. A transparent cylindrical support 225 for closely transporting the photographic paper while holding the photographic paper; b, g, and r exposure elements 230 having an exposure array having a width equal to or greater than the width of the photographic paper; g and r exposure array holding units 235, a width position detection sensor 224 provided upstream of any of the exposure element units 230 in the rotation direction of the transparent cylindrical support 225 for detecting the width position of the supplied photographic paper; , A holding table 221 for holding the exposure array holding section 235 of the width position detection sensor 224, b, g, and r, a conveying belt 211 for conveying the photographic paper while pressing the photographic paper against the transparent cylindrical support, and rotating the conveying belt. A pair of a rotation drive entrance roller 213 for holding the conveyance belt 211, a roller 212 for holding the conveyance belt 211, an exit holding roller 215 for holding an exit portion of the conveyance belt, and an exit roller. Having a mouth roller 214, and the tip roller 215 of the conveyance roller group for supplying the printing paper to the conveying belt, and the peeling member 227 to peel off the paper from the transparent cylindrical support 225, a.
[0171]
The silver halide color photographic photosensitive material for printing is supplied from a magazine containing a long silver halide color photographic photosensitive material for printing with the photosensitive surface facing outward. It is opposite to the cylindrical surface of the support 225. As a result, the printing paper is automatically separated from the transparent cylindrical support 225 due to the winding habit of the printing paper at the diverging portion of the transport belt 211 from the transparent cylindrical support 225. However, since some photographic papers have weak stiffness, it is preferable to provide the peeling member 227. This makes it possible to more reliably peel the photographic paper from the transparent cylindrical support 225.
[0172]
Further, by providing a rotating roller 229 that rotates while pressing the conveyor belt 211 at a position exposed by the exposure element unit 230 of b, g, and r against the transparent cylindrical support 225, the photographic printing paper can be more strongly applied to the transparent cylindrical support. Thus, the photographic paper is prevented from being lifted up from the transparent cylindrical support 225 in the exposure area, and the exposure from the exposure element unit 230 is not defocused.
[0173]
Further, the exposure array holding unit 235 includes a circumferential position reference point protrusion 237, a radial position reference point protrusion 239, and a scanning direction position reference point protrusion (not shown) serving as positioning references in the circumferential direction, the radial direction, and the main scanning direction. Have. The holding table 221 has a circumferential position reference surface protrusion 222, a radial position reference surface protrusion 223, and a scanning direction position reference surface protrusion (not shown) at positions corresponding to these position reference protrusions. As a result, the accuracy and productivity of mounting can be greatly improved.
[0174]
As a modified embodiment, the b, g, r exposure element unit 230, the b, g, r exposure array holding unit 235 that holds the exposure element unit 230, A width position detection sensor 224 provided on the upstream side in the rotation direction of the body 225 for detecting the width position of the supplied photographic paper, and a holding unit for holding the exposure array holding unit 235 of the width position detection sensors 224 and b, g, and r. The base 221 may be provided outside the transparent cylindrical support 225, and the exposure may be performed from outside the transparent cylindrical support 225.
[0175]
In this case, when a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material for printing is supplied from a magazine containing a long silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material for printing with the photosensitive surface inside, the winding habit of the supplied photographic paper becomes a transparent cylinder. The photographic paper is automatically separated from the transparent cylindrical support 225 by the curl of the photographic paper at the portion of the conveyor belt 211 that is opposite to the transparent cylindrical support 225 at the position where the photographic paper rolls away from the transparent cylindrical support 225. Further, an opaque cylindrical support may be used instead of the transparent cylindrical support 225.
[0176]
Next, the exposure element unit 230 will be described. FIG. 39 schematically shows the periphery of the exposure element section 230. (A) is a sectional view, and (B) is a perspective view. The exposure element unit 230 is fixed to the exposure array holding unit 235. In the exposure element section 230 of the present embodiment, an exposure array 232 in which LED light emitting elements 231 are arranged in a line is accommodated and fixed in an exposure array accommodation box 233, and the exposure array 232 of the exposure array accommodation box 233 is arranged in a radial direction ( The structure is such that an array-type equal-magnification imaging lens 234 for imaging light of the LED light emitting element 232 on the outer peripheral surface of the transparent cylindrical support is provided outside (in the z direction in FIG. 39). In FIGS. 39A and 39B, the arrayed equal-magnification imaging lenses 234 indicated by black circles are fixed to the exposure array storage box 233, the exposure array 232 is fixed to the exposure array storage box 233, and the exposure of the exposure array storage box 233 not illustrated. The fixation to the array holding unit 235 is performed in the circumferential direction (the y direction in FIG. 39), the radial direction (the z direction in FIG. 39), and the main scanning direction (the x direction in FIG. 39). The combination of the position reference point protrusion and the position reference surface protrusion can greatly improve the mounting accuracy and productivity.
[0177]
When a 210 mm wide photographic paper and a 89 mm wide photographic paper are conveyed in parallel, and the width of the photographic paper conveyed in the width direction is 30 mm, one for each of b, g, and r. Although there is no problem in theory if the exposure array 232 has a total width of 259 mm, it is actually preferable that the exposure array 232 has a width of about 270 mm. That is, each of the exposure arrays 232 preferably has a width about 1 cm larger than the width of the largest photographic paper to be exposed. This is because the entire surface of the photographic paper can be exposed even if the photographic paper is slightly shifted when supplied to the transparent cylindrical support. An exposure array of about 22 cm for a 210 mm wide photographic paper and an exposure array of about 10 cm for a 89 mm wide photographic paper may be used.
[0178]
Next, FIG. 40 shows a block diagram of the exposure unit 210. The output digital image received by the image reception I / F 280 is temporarily stored in the memory 245. The digital processing unit 250 reads the output digital image from the memory 245 and corrects the characteristics of the exposure unit such as the correction of the influence of the paper development conditions and the shading of the exposure element unit 230, and stores the corrected digital signal in the temporary storage memory 247. Remember. The correction digital signal stored in the temporary storage memory 247 is D / A converted by the D / A conversion unit 249, converted into a scanning exposure signal by the analog processing unit 260, sent to the exposure element unit 230, and printed by the exposure element unit 230. Expose on paper.
[0179]
When the print size is a large business card size or a business card size, the same image is repeatedly exposed five times, thereby exposing images of five large business card size or business card size prints. This is because prints of these sizes are cut to a predetermined length by the post-processing unit 550.
[0180]
The control unit 241 also controls the image reception I / F 280, the memory 245, the digital processing unit 250, and the temporary storage based on the width position of the photographic paper detected by the width position detection sensor 224 and a control signal from the overall control device 300. The memory 247 and the analog control unit 243 are controlled. For example, the analog control unit 243 is controlled in order to control the position of the exposed image in the width direction according to the width position of the printing paper detected by the width position detection sensor 224. Thus, even if the printing paper is supplied to the transparent cylindrical support 225, the entire surface of the printing paper can be exposed even if the printing paper slightly shifts.
[0181]
In addition, the conveyance detection unit 290 detects the rotation of the transparent cylindrical support, and sends a conveyance signal to the control unit 241 and the analog control unit 243. The analog control unit 243 controls the timing of the temporary memory 247, the D / A conversion unit 249, the analog processing unit 260, and the exposure element unit 230 based on the transport signal, and controls the width direction of the exposure image from the control unit 241. The position of the exposed image in the width direction is controlled based on the information on the position. Thus, even if the printing paper is supplied to the transparent cylindrical support 225, the entire surface of the printing paper can be exposed even if the printing paper slightly shifts.
[0182]
Further, by making the width of the exposed image wider than the width of the printing paper, even if the position of the printing paper in the width direction is slightly shifted or slightly oblique after detecting the position in the width direction, the printing can be performed. The entire surface of the paper can be exposed, and white and black streaks of an unexposed portion are prevented from being formed at the edge in the width direction. In the present embodiment, the exposure image is widened by 2 mm on both sides in the width direction.
[0183]
In addition, by making the length of the exposed image wider than the length of the cut photographic paper, even if the photographic paper is slightly displaced in the traveling direction with respect to the transparent cylindrical support after detecting the timing, the entire surface of the photographic paper is To prevent white streaks and black streaks in unexposed portions at the ends in the length direction. In the present embodiment, the exposure image is widened by 2 mm in both length directions.
[0184]
Note that such a wide exposure image can be obtained by creating an output digital image that becomes such a wide exposure image when an output digital image is created by the image processing apparatus. If the outer part of the image is a photographic image, and if the outer part of the image is an edge image, an image that is continuous with the edge image is exposed. You.
[0185]
As shown in FIG. 20, the photographic paper thus exposed is subjected to a developing tank 4P, a bleach-fix tank 4Q, a first stabilizing tank 4R, a second stabilizing tank 4S, and a third stabilizing tank 4P of the paper developing unit 4. It is supplied to the post-processing unit 550 through the chemical tank 4T and the drying unit 4U. The post-processing unit 550 includes a print detection sensor 551 that detects the passage of the print, a detection signal of the passage of the leading edge of the print by the print detection sensor 551, and a measurement timing based on the conveyance signal of the conveyance mechanism. A densitometer 555 for measuring the density, a support table 553 for supporting the print in the densitometer 555 from the back, a guide for determining a position in the width direction of the print in the densitometer 555 (not shown), a detection signal by the print detection sensor 551, and conveyance of the conveyance mechanism A predetermined width cutting unit 563 that cuts a print into a predetermined width while taking measurement timing by a signal, and cuts a print into a predetermined length while taking measurement timing by a detection signal from a print detection sensor 551 and a transport signal of a transport mechanism. The predetermined length cutting means 571 In a in this order, also has a transfer mechanism for automatically conveying the printing at a predetermined speed (. Of a portion of the roller 559 of the conveyance rollers).
[0186]
Then, the densitometer 555 measures the density at a predetermined position of the print on which the exposure unit 210 has been exposed for setting the standard exposure condition. Then, the density is transmitted to the overall control device 900. Then, the overall control device 300 transmits the density information to the exposure unit 210, and the exposure unit 210 sets a reference exposure condition, and performs exposure based on the set reference exposure condition.
[0187]
Next, a schematic perspective view around the predetermined width cutter 563 and the predetermined length cutter 571 is shown in FIG. The position in the width direction of the print is positioned at a predetermined position by a guide provided between the roller 559 and the opposing roller 561. Then, the predetermined width cutter 563 cuts the printing paper into a predetermined width. Specifically, the predetermined width cutter 563 cuts the postcard size print cut into the A5 size into two postcard size prints having the predetermined width. The opposing roller 561 facing the predetermined width cutter 563 serves as a table for holding the photographic paper with respect to the predetermined width cutter 563. In addition, holding rollers 565 and 566 on both sides of the predetermined width cutter 563 hold the printing paper. Then, the predetermined width cutter moving member (not shown) positions the predetermined width cutter 563 so as to be pressed against the opposing roller 561 based on the cutting instruction signal from the overall control device 300, and only prints cut into A5 size. Cut into two postcard size prints of a predetermined width. Here, when the predetermined width cutter 563 cuts the print to a predetermined width, since the prints have already been cut to the predetermined length, the prints are cut to the predetermined width to the prints to be cut, and Even if the printing is switched from a print that does not cut to a width to a print that cuts, a cut of a predetermined width can be performed without causing excessive cutting or insufficient cutting.
[0188]
Next, the predetermined length cutter 571 cuts the 325 mm (large business card size) L-size photographic paper into 65 mm (large business card size) pieces, and cuts the 275 mm (55 mm (business card size) photographic paper). The photographic paper having the L width of (minute) is cut into 55 mm (business card size) units. A pair of holding rollers 575 and 577 are provided before and after that, and hold the printing paper. A table 573 is provided so as to face the cutter 571 having a predetermined length. Then, based on a cutting instruction signal from the overall control device 300, 325 mm (large business card size) photographic paper having an L width of 325 mm (equivalent to five large business card sizes) is inserted into the 275 mm (55 mm (business card size) 5)), the photographic paper of L width is cut into 55 mm (business card size) pieces. When cutting by the predetermined length cutter 571, the holding roller pair 575, 577 temporarily stops and cuts into a large business card size or a business card size. The reason why the predetermined length cutter 571 is at the end of the post-processing unit is to temporarily stop printing in order to simplify the mechanism for cutting to a predetermined length and to set a transport mechanism after the mechanism for cutting to a predetermined length. This is because it is necessary to convey a large business card size or a business card size print, and the cost of a conveyance mechanism per unit length, such as narrowing a roller interval or using a conveyance belt, is high.
[0189]
Then, the print is supplied to the sorter 700 through the predetermined length cutter 571. Note that the post-processing unit 550 and the sorter 700 are in contact with each other via an elastic member.
[0190]
Next, the sorter 700 will be described. FIG. 15 shows a schematic sectional view of the sorter. FIG. 42 shows a schematic perspective view of the inside of the sorter. The most significant feature of the sorter 700 is that prints and photo document containers can be randomly supplied to a sorter bin according to the order. Hereinafter, the mechanism of the sorter 700 will be described.
[0191]
The developed photographic paper, that is, the print, is supplied to the print transport belt 763 from the print supply port 768 through the inclined surface 769. The print transport belt 763 is provided with feed claws 761 at two symmetrical positions. The print transport belt 763 is driven to rotate by a belt drive shaft 767. The other end of the print transport belt 763 is stretched around a roller 765. The print is dropped into the drop space 783 by rotating the print transport belt 763. Opening / closing members 751 to 756 are provided on the drop space 783 side of the sorters 741 to 746, and prints are received by opening to the drop space 783 side according to the order of the print dropped in the drop space 783. The sorter bins 741 to 746 have slopes, and the received prints are slid into the lids 711 to 716. In FIG. 15, a dotted line indicates that the opening and closing member 755 is open and the sorter bin 745 is receiving a print.
[0192]
The photo document container 510 slides on the slope 799 while passing through the photo document container supply port 798 so as not to be protruded by the guide 797, and is mounted on the photo document container conveyor 793. The temporary holding section 791 holds the information. Then, the photographic document container conveyor 793 is driven to rotate by a belt drive shaft 767 similarly to the print transport belt 763. Thus, both a print and a photo original can be sorted by one drive motor. The other end of the photo document container conveyor 793 is stretched over a roller 795 indicated by a dotted line in the figure. The photo document container temporary holding unit 791 normally faces obliquely upward and holds the photo document container 510, but is at a position corresponding to the sorter bins 741 to 746 according to the order of the photo document container 510. At the open position, the photo document container 510 is opened diagonally downward and supplied to the sorter bins 741 to 746. In FIG. 15, a dotted line indicates that the photo document container temporary holding unit 791 is stopped and opened at the temporary holding unit open position corresponding to the sorter bin 743, and the photo document container 510 is supplied to the sorter bin 743. The sorter 700 and the imaging unit housing 100 are in contact with each other via an elastic member.
[0193]
As a result, in FIG. 42, the prints including the index prints are supplied to the left side of the sorter bins 741 to 746, and the photo original container 510 is supplied to the right side, so that the prints and the photo original container 510 overlap each other in the sorter bin 743. Since the prints including the index prints of the same order and the photo original container 510 are stored in the same sorter bin while preventing the prints from being damaged, the prints can be easily taken out and forgetting to be taken out can be prevented.
[0194]
Since the outer frame surrounding the sorter 700 is made of an opaque metal plate, all the directions except for the outlet including the print including the index print and the photo original container are surrounded by the non-transparent member. It is difficult to see the prints made from outside. In addition, there are lids 711 to 716 at the outlet of each sorter bin, and the lids 711 to 716 are also made of an opaque metal plate, and are more difficult to see from the outside.
[0195]
The waste liquid processing unit 800 is located in a space surrounded by the print transport belt 763, the photo document container conveyor 793, and the sorter table 781. The pipe for transferring the waste liquid from the film development processing section 1 and the paper development processing section 4 to the waste liquid processing section 800 is made of a stretchable resin pipe. Even if it is issued before, the film developing processing unit 1 or the paper developing processing unit 4 and the waste liquid processing unit 800 are connected without any trouble.
[0196]
Next, the overall control unit 363 controls the exposure unit container 200 having the exposure unit 210 that outputs an image from an output digital image obtained by performing image processing by the image processing apparatus, the paper development processing unit 4, the post-processing unit 550, and the sorter 700. The control procedure will be described. First, each time an output digital image is created from the image processing apparatuses A to C, the image output preparation state is controlled, and the order name (order information) of the output digital image and the specifications (size and number) of the image output are controlled. The information is transmitted to the overall control unit 363 through the I / F 350. Then, it is set in the next order of the image output that is currently waiting for exposure.
[0197]
Then, at a point in time before the image output order comes or when there is no image output waiting for exposure, the overall control unit 363 controls the paper supply unit 250 through the control I / F 350 to specify the image output specifications of the output digital image. The photographic paper corresponding to (size and number) is supplied, the image processing apparatus is controlled to transmit the output digital image, the exposure unit 210 is controlled, the output digital image is received, and the exposure unit 210 is controlled. The exposure digital image is exposed on the photographic paper from the received output digital image. Then, the overall control unit 363 determines whether or not the sorter bin corresponding to the order is specified, and if so, stores the sorter bin corresponding to the order and specifies the sorter bin corresponding to the order. If not, the sorter bin corresponding to the order is specified, and the correspondence between the exposed photographic paper and the order name (order information) is stored. When exposing a digital image obtained by imaging a photographic original obtained by developing a film to an output digital image obtained by image processing, a photographic original container already containing the photographic original is exposed. Since the sorter bin for sorting the order is specified, the sorter bin of the order is specified.
[0198]
Since the printing paper is supplied to the post-processing unit 550 and the sorter 700 in the order of exposure, it is necessary to store the order of exposure by the exposure unit 210 and the order name (order information) in association with each other. The overall control unit 363 can control the post-processing unit 550 through the control I / F 350 so as to perform post-processing according to the specification (size and number) of the image output. Based on the correspondence with (order name), the sorter 700 is controlled through the control I / F 350 so that the print supplied to the sorter 700 is accommodated in the sorter bin specified for the order.
[0199]
When the end of image output is transmitted from the image processing apparatus to the overall control unit 363 through the control I / F 350, the overall control unit 363 responds to the order in order to remove the print P and the photo document container 510 of the order. In order to allow the sorter bin to be taken out, the lid corresponding to the sorter bin can be opened and the sorter 700 is controlled through the control I / F 350 to turn on the guide light corresponding to the sorter bin. In this way, prints belonging to the same order (prints with the same order name (order information)) are stored in the same sorter bin, and all prints belonging to one order can be taken out from one sorter bin. It is possible to prevent the operator from leaving the print and returning home.
[0200]
If the order includes a photo document container, the photo document container is similarly supplied to the sorter bin of the order together with the print of the same order, and the index print is also printed together with the print of the same order. All prints, photo document containers and index prints belonging to one order can be taken out from one sorter bin and supplied to the sorter bin of the order, and the operator leaves the print, photo document container or index print and returns. Can be prevented.
[0201]
Next, control of the sorter 700 will be described. FIG. 43 shows a control block diagram of sorter 700. A control signal from the overall control device 300 is transmitted to the control unit 771 through the control I / F 773. The control unit 771 controls the belt drive shaft 767, the opening / closing members 751 to 756, the lids 711 to 716, the guide lights 731 to 736, and the photographic document container temporary holding unit 791 based on a control signal from the overall control device 300. The lids 711 to 716 open and close based on a lid opening / closing signal which is a control signal from the overall control device 300. The guide lights 731 to 736 are also turned on when a signal to open the lid is received based on the lid opening / closing signal.
[0202]
Each time a print is supplied from the print supply port 768 as a control signal from the overall control device 300, information on the sorter bin of the print is transmitted to the control unit 771 in advance. Then, if the sorter bin is the same as the previous print sorter bin, the belt drive shaft 767 is not moved, and if the sorter bin is different from the previous print sorter bin, the belt drive shaft 767 is moved and at the same time, the sorter bin corresponding to the previous print is moved. When the opening / closing members 751 to 756 are opened, the print transport belt 763 is rotated by the drive of the belt drive shaft 767 so that the feed pawl 761 drops the print and pushes it toward the space 783, and the print is dropped into the drop space 783. Since the open / close members 751 to 756 corresponding to the sorter bins of the previous print are opened, the prints of the previous print are received in the sorter bins 741 to 746 corresponding to the previous print.
[0203]
Every time the photo document container 510 is supplied from the photo document container supply port 768, information on the sorter bin of the photo document container 510 is transmitted to the control unit 771 in advance as a control signal from the overall control device 300. Can be Then, the temporary holding unit release position where the photo document container temporary holding unit 791 is opened is set. When the belt drive shaft 767 is moved to sort the prints, the belt drive shaft 767 is temporarily stopped at the set temporary holding unit release position, and the photo document container 510 is opened diagonally downward, and the photo document container 510 is opened. 510 is supplied to a sorter bin 741-746 corresponding to the sorter bin.
[0204]
If the photo document container 510 is supplied from the photo document container supply port 768 before the belt drive shaft 767 is moved for sorting the prints, the prints currently accumulated on the print conveyance belt 763 are When the opening / closing members 751 to 756 corresponding to the sorter bin, that is, the sorter bin for the recently supplied print are opened, the print transport belt 763 is rotated by the drive of the belt drive shaft 767, so that the feed pawl 761 drops the print and the space 783 Side, and the print is dropped into the drop space 783. Since the open / close members 751 to 756 corresponding to the previous sorter bin are opened, prints corresponding to the sorter bin are received by the sorter bins 741 to 746. At that time, the belt drive shaft 767 is temporarily stopped at the set temporary holding unit release position, the photo document container 510 is opened obliquely downward, and the photo document container 510 is moved to the sorter bin corresponding to the photo document container 510. 741 to 746.
[0205]
Then, when transmitted to the control unit 771 through the control I / F 773 so as to open the sorter bin specified by the overall control device 300, the lids 711 to 716 of the sorter bin are opened, and the guide lights 931 to 936 corresponding to the sorter bin are opened. Lights up.
[0206]
Embodiment 2
In the modified example of the first embodiment, the first embodiment has an image processing unit 400 and a part below an analog processing unit 450 corresponding to a digital image creating unit. In the related components, there is only the imaging element section 420, and each of the image processing apparatuses A to C has a portion below the analog processing section 450 corresponding to a digital image creation unit. That is, each of the image processing apparatuses A to C has all the components shown in FIG. In this case, an analog signal is sent to the image processing apparatus, and an output digital image is sent from the image processing apparatus to the exposure unit 210. Therefore, a separate line for an analog signal is provided.
[0207]
Embodiment 3
This embodiment is a modification of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, only differences from the first embodiment will be described. The rest is exactly the same as the first embodiment.
[0208]
FIG. 44 shows a three-side view of the external appearance of the third embodiment. (A) is a left side view as seen from the sorter 700 side, (B) is a front view, and (C) is a right side view as seen from the side opposite to the sorter 700. FIG. 45 is a right side view of only the outer frame 600 and the overall control device 300. FIG. 46 is a schematic sectional view of the sorter 700. FIG. 47 is an image diagram viewed from obliquely above. This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the appearance of the outer frame 600 and the sorter 700. In the present embodiment, the outer frame 600 surrounding the apparatus main body 660 and the sorter 700 have a design with a sense of unity.
[0209]
An outer frame 600 and a sorter 700 are provided so as to surround the apparatus main body 660, and are fixed by legs 601 separately from the apparatus main body 660. Further, the apparatus main body 660, the outer frame 600, and the sorter 700 are made of an elastic member. Connected through. Therefore, even if the apparatus is hit or hit, the outer frame 600 or the sorter 700 will be hit or hit, and the outer frame 600 and the sorter 700 that are fixed separately from the apparatus main body 660 will generate vibration or impact. And the elastic member absorbs the vibration and shock, so that the adverse effect of the vibration and shock on the apparatus main body 660 can be reduced. Note that the outer frame 600 and the sorter 700 are also provided with wheels 603. However, when the outer frame 600 and the sorter 700 are fixed to the floor by the legs 601, the wheels 603 are lifted up. Sorter 700 is firmly fixed to the floor by legs 601. Further, the apparatus main body 660 is also fixed by wheels 662 fixed similarly to the first embodiment.
[0210]
The front surface 650 of the outer frame 600 can be opened and closed. When the front surface 650 of the outer frame 600 is opened, the apparatus main body 660 inside the outer frame 600 can be moved forward. Even if it is blocked, maintenance is easy. As a result, both vibration absorption and maintainability can be achieved, and the apparatus can be installed in a small shop.
[0211]
Further, as shown in FIG. 45, the front surface 650 and the side surfaces of the outer frame 600 have a shape in which the bottom portion V does not exist, the middle portion T has a concave shape, and the upper portion S and the lower portion U above the floor portion V have a lower portion U. It has a protruding shape. Since the middle portion T of the front surface of the outer frame has a concave shape, it is difficult for the knee to hit the front surface of the developing device. Also, since the shape near the bottom surface V of the front surface of the outer frame does not exist, it is difficult to hit the toes. Further, since the upper portion S and the lower portion U above the floor surface V are protruded, it is possible to prevent the operator from coming too close to the apparatus main body of the exposure apparatus, thereby preventing the operator from generating vibration. . In addition, since the outer frame is thicker in the upper portion S and the lower portion V above the vicinity U of the floor, vibrations by the operator can be further absorbed.
[0212]
Further, in FIG. 47, a bulletin board 380 for indicating the contents of the image processing performed by the image processing apparatus to an operator who is an unspecified number of end users is separately fixed and provided on the back side of the outer frame 600. By providing the bulletin board 380 on the back side of the monitor 310 in this manner, it is possible to prevent the image displayed on the monitor 310 and the operator's face from being viewed from the back side.
[0213]
Also, the first embodiment has the sorter 700 having a plurality of sorter bins that can randomly supply the print or photo document container to the sorter bin. However, in the present embodiment, the print or photo document container is randomly placed in the sorter bin. This is an embodiment in which a sorter having a plurality of sorter bins that can be supplied is not provided. In this case, based on the order information from each of the image processing devices 910A to 910C received via the control I / F 350, the overall control unit 363 of the overall control device 300 When exposure to photographic paper is started, the exposure corresponding to the output digital image of another order is not performed until the exposure corresponding to the output digital image of that order is completed.
[0214]
Individual numbers are assigned to the outer surfaces of the flanges 512 and 513 of each photo document container 510, and these numbers are displayed as order numbers during operation. As shown in FIG. 46, the sorter 700 is provided with a drawer 719 for temporarily storing the photo document container 510 until the operator receives the photo document container 510, and an outlet 798 for sending the photo document container 510 from the outlet 798. The photo document container 510 is sent out to the drawer 719. Therefore, the operator searches for and receives the photo document container 510 to which the order number is assigned from the drawer 719.
[0215]
The developed photographic paper, that is, the print, is supplied from the print supply port 768 to the print receiving position 771 of the print transport belt 763. The print conveying belt 763 is provided with four feeding claws 761 equally. The print transport belt 763 is driven to rotate by a belt drive shaft 767. The other end of the print transport belt 763 is stretched around a roller 765. When the supply of one-order print is completed, the print transport belt 763 rotates, and the print transport belt 763 rotates, so that the print at the print receiving position 771 moves to the print extracting position 772. Then, the print at the print extraction position 772 is dropped into the unextracted print storage box 718. Then, the print of the order for which the supply of the print has been completed can be received by opening the shutter 717. Further, by opening the unextracted print storage box 718, the prints stored in the unextracted print storage box 718 can be received.
[0216]
In addition, an index print is always created as the last print of one order, and the same order number as the individual number of the flanges 512 and 513 of the photo document storage container 510 is recorded in the index print. , So that the order can be handled.
[0217]
Embodiment 4
The image processing system according to the present embodiment is a modification of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, only differences from the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 48 is a schematic perspective view of the image processing system of the present embodiment, and FIG. 49 is an overall block diagram of the image processing system of the present embodiment. The image processing system according to the present embodiment includes a reflection document scanner 810 that captures a reflection document set by an operator to obtain an input digital image, in addition to the components and devices of the first embodiment. The processing devices A to C are devices only for determining the content of the image processing, correspond to the display input device, and execute the image processing based on the determined content in the overall control device 300.
[0218]
In the present system, an input system for obtaining an input digital image, such as the transmission original scanner 400, the reflection original scanner 810, and the recording medium drive 938, corrects the characteristics of each device and performs a predetermined number of pixels (for example, It is converted into an input digital image of B, G, R of a predetermined standard (3000 × 2000 pixels). Then, the input digital image is input to the overall control device 300, and the overall control device 300 converts the input digital image into a reduced image (for example, 300 × 200 pixels) obtained by reducing the number of pixels. Then, the overall control device 300 transmits the reduced images to the image processing devices A to C, and the image processing devices A to C obtain reduced images (for example, 300 × 200 pixels) which are the B, G, and R images. Then, an image obtained by converting the reduced image according to the contents of image processing such as color reproduction processing, image processing processing, and character image synthesis processing is obtained as a simulation image and displayed on the monitors 910A to 910A-C. The display images displayed on the monitors 910A to 910C of the image processing devices A to C and the monitor 310 of the overall control device 300 are obtained by converting the simulation image in the same color space as the color space of the input digital image into the monitor color space. is there.
[0219]
Further, the image processing execution unit of the overall control device 300 executes the image processing of the determined contents in the same size as the input digital image, and obtains the output digital image. Then, the output digital image is converted into the color space of the output system on the output system side. In the present embodiment, each of the input digital image, the output digital image, the reduced image, the simulation image, and the display image is a digital image.
[0220]
Except when the patrone is set, when an input digital image is obtained from the transparent original scanner 400 or the reflective original scanner 810, the image processing apparatus for which the overall control device 300 performs image processing is specified. The input digital image is sent to the specified image processing apparatuses A to C by an image line, and the output digital image obtained by the image processing by the image processing apparatuses A to C is sent to the exposure unit 210 by the image line. The exposure unit 210 corrects the influence of the characteristics of the exposure unit 210 from the sent output digital image, obtains an exposure signal, and exposes the photographic paper.
[0221]
FIG. 50 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of image information according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 50, the image processing apparatuses A to C are image processing content determination apparatuses that only determine the content of image processing from reduced images, and the image processing control unit 333 of the overall control apparatus 300 An image in which the reduced number of pixels are obtained from the input digital image to obtain a reduced image, the driven reduced image is transmitted to the image processing apparatuses A to C, and the image processing of the content determined by the image processing apparatus is performed on the input digital image. Embodiment 2 differs from Embodiment 1 in that it is also a processing execution device.
[0222]
First, as shown in the block diagram of the overall control device 300 in FIG. 51, the overall control device 300 includes an image input I / F 320 that receives an input digital image transmitted from the transparent original scanner 400 or the reflective original scanner 810, An input image memory 331 for storing an input digital image received by an input I / F; a reduced image obtained by performing a pixel number reduction process on the input digital image stored in the input image memory; a simulation image based on the obtained reduced image And an image processing control unit 333 that controls the display control unit 373 in accordance with an input from the instruction input unit 390 to control image processing in the present apparatus, and a reduced image created by the image processing control unit 333. A simulation image memory 371 for storing a simulation image, and a stain image stored in the simulation image memory 371. A display control unit 373 that creates a display image from the translation image and displays the display image on the monitor 310, a monitor 310 that displays the display image based on a signal from the display control unit 373, a display image, image processing, image output, and various processes. An instruction input unit 390 for inputting an instruction relating to the device, a control I / F 350 for inputting / outputting control information from another device, an overall control unit 363 for controlling another device or this device through the control I / F 350, Not only has a control image memory 361 for storing various instruction screens for, but also performs image processing from an input digital image stored in an input image memory 331 to obtain an output digital image, and an image processing execution unit An output image memory 337 for storing the output digital image obtained by 335 and the reduced image obtained by the image processing control unit 333. The image output I / F 340 for transmitting the reduced image stored in the output image memory 337 to the image processing devices A to C, transmitting the output digital image to the exposure unit 210, and reading the input digital image recorded on the recording medium. And a recording medium drive 338 for recording an output digital image on a recording medium.
[0223]
Next, the image processing apparatuses A to C will be described. As shown in the block diagrams of the image processing apparatuses A to C in FIG. 52, the image processing apparatuses A to C include an image input I / F 920 that receives a reduced image transmitted from the overall control device 300, and an image input I / F 920. An input image memory 931 for storing the received reduced image, a simulation image is created from the reduced image stored in the input image memory 931, the content of the image processing is determined according to the input of the instruction input unit 990, An image processing control unit 933 for controlling the entire image processing apparatus, a simulation image memory 971 for storing a simulation image created by the image processing control unit 933, and a display image from a simulation image stored in the simulation image memory 971 And a signal from the display control unit 973 to be displayed on the monitor. A monitor 910 for displaying a display image, an instruction input unit 990 for inputting an instruction regarding a display image, image processing and image output, and transmitting the determined content of the image processing and inputting control information with another device. A control I / F 950 to be output, a control image memory 961 for storing various instruction screens for the operator, and a control signal from the image processing control unit 933 are used to collect a fee, indicating that the fee cannot be collected or collected. There is a charge collection unit 980 that returns a signal.
[0224]
In the present embodiment, when the overall control device 300 and the image processing devices A to C are connected by a line and a reduced image is transmitted, a compression process is performed and the received compressed reduced image is reproduced.
[0225]
The image output I / F 340 of the overall control device 300 has a line transmission unit 324 separately from a transmission unit for transmitting an output digital image. As shown in FIG. 53, a reduced image is transmitted to the line transmission unit 324 via a line. A signal processing unit 323 for transmission is provided. The signal processing unit 323 includes a block dividing unit 326 that divides the image into 8 × 8 pixels, a cosine transform unit 327 that performs a cosine transform for each 8 × 8 pixel divided by the block dividing unit 326, and a cosine transform using the cosine transform unit 327. There is a quantization unit 328 for quantizing the signal thus quantized, and an encoding unit 329 for encoding and outputting the signal quantized by the quantization unit 328. The line transmission unit 324 is output from the signal processing unit 323. The transmitted signal is transmitted to the image processing apparatuses A to C via a line.
[0226]
The image input I / F 920 of each of the image processing apparatuses A to C has a line receiving unit 926. As shown in FIG. 54, the line receiving unit 926 is provided with a signal processing unit 927. The line receiving unit 926 receives the compressed reduced image from the overall control device 300 via the line, and sends the received compressed reduced image to the signal processing unit 927. The signal processing unit 927 includes a decoding unit 921 for decoding the transmitted signal, an inverse quantization unit 922 for inversely quantizing the signal decoded by the decoding unit 921, and an inverse quantization unit 922 for inverse quantization. There is an inverse cosine transform unit 923 for performing inverse cosine transform on the converted signal, and a playback unit 924 for playing back the original reduced image from the signal for each 8 × 8 pixel subjected to inverse cosine transform by the inverse cosine transform unit 923. The compressed reduced image is reproduced and sent to the input image memory 931.
[0227]
【The invention's effect】
[Effect of Claim 1] Since the developed photosensitive material for printing is cut into a predetermined width, the photosensitive material for printing having the width of the photosensitive material for printing accommodated in the magazine is applied to the exposure means and the developing means. It is sent without any burden on the transport mechanism of the exposure means and development processing means, and it is not necessary to switch the transport mechanism of the exposure means and development processing means for switching the print width. Without having to replace the magazine containing the photosensitive material for long prints, it is possible to produce prints of other widths as well as prints of the width accommodated in the magazine.
Since the photosensitive material for printing is cut to a predetermined length between the supply by the supply means and the development processing by the paper development processing means, there is no need to synchronize the exposure and the development processing or to provide a large accumulation.
[0228]
[Effect of Claim 2] Since a plurality of images can be exposed in the width direction, the photosensitive material for printing cut to a predetermined width can be effectively used with a simple structure, and the ratio of the photosensitive material for printing that is not exposed can be reduced. Can be reduced or eliminated.
[0231]
[Claims3Effect] It is possible to prevent cutting to a predetermined width by mistake.
[0232]
[Claims4Since the developed photosensitive material for printing is cut into a predetermined width, the photosensitive material for printing having the width of the photosensitive material for printing contained in the magazine may be exposed or developed. There is no burden on the transport mechanism of the printer, and there is no need to switch the transport mechanism for exposure and development processing when switching the print width. It is possible to create not only prints of the width stored in the magazine but also prints of other widths without changing the magazine that stores the materials.
Since the photosensitive material for printing is cut to a predetermined length in a step between the supply and the development processing, there is no need to synchronize the exposure and the development processing, and it is necessary to have a large accumulation between the exposure and the development processing. Absent.
[0233]
[Claims5Effect) Since a plurality of images can be exposed in the width direction, the printing photosensitive material cut to a predetermined width can be effectively used with a simple structure, and the proportion of the printing photosensitive material that is not exposed can be reduced or eliminated. Can be.
[0236]
[Claims6[Effect] Since the cutting of the predetermined width is performed or not by controlling the timing according to the exposure image, the cutting to the predetermined width is prevented by mistake.
[0237]
[Claims7Effect) Normally, since the cut is performed to a predetermined length according to the print size, the accumulation mechanism is unnecessary, and depending on the print size, the cut is performed to a length corresponding to a plurality of prints, and the developing process is performed. The transport mechanism of the paper development processing means can be simplified, and even if the photosensitive material for printing is cut into a length corresponding to a plurality of prints, a predetermined print size of a desired print size is obtained after the development processing. Since the print is cut to length, the print does not have to be cut by another device.
[0238]
[Claims8Advantages] Since the prints cut to the length of a plurality of prints are all prints of the same image, the transport mechanism after cutting can be simplified.
[0239]
[Claims9Effect) Since the prints cut to the length of a plurality of prints are all business card prints of the same image, the amount of digital images to be stored by the exposure means is small, and the time lag for obtaining an exposure signal from the digital images is reduced. Is necessary only at the beginning and is unnecessary thereafter, so that a decrease in productivity can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of an image processing system according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an overall block diagram of the image processing system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an overall control device 300 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the image processing system according to the first embodiment as viewed from a film.
FIG. 5A is a front view and FIG. 5B is a side sectional view of the film insertion slot 611 of the image processing system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a sectional perspective view taken along the line Z-Z ′ of FIG.
FIG. 7 is a sectional perspective view taken along the line X-X ′ of FIG.
FIG. 8 is a sectional perspective view taken along the line Y-Y ′ of FIG.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of associating a film with an order name according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a flow for specifying the image processing apparatus according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the visibility of a monitor.
FIG. 12 is a side sectional view of a main body of the image processing system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a front view of the monitors 310 and 910A to C viewed from the MPP direction in FIG. 12;
FIG. 14 is an external view of a main body unit including an outer frame 600 accommodating an apparatus main body 660 of the image processing system according to the first embodiment, an overall control device 300, and a sorter 700.
FIG. 15 is a schematic sectional view of a sorter according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a schematic configuration diagram of an apparatus main body 660 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 17 shows a film development processing unit 1, a paper development processing unit 4, auxiliary tanks 2, 5, filters 3, 6, a solid processing agent container 7, a solid processing agent supply unit 8, and a solid in the apparatus main body 660 of the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view showing an arrangement of a treatment agent guiding section 9.
FIG. 18 is a plan view showing the arrangement of the film development processing section 1, paper development processing section 4, auxiliary tanks 2, 5, filters 3, 6 and solid processing agent container 7 of the apparatus main body 660 of the first embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the film development processing unit 1 of the apparatus main body 660 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 20 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a process of exposing, developing, and printing a printing paper of the apparatus main body 660 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 21 is a schematic perspective view showing an arrangement of a solid processing agent container 7, a solid processing agent supply unit 8, and a solid processing agent guiding unit 9 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 22 is a schematic perspective view showing the arrangement of a solid processing agent container 7, a solid processing agent supply unit 8, and a solid processing agent guiding unit 9 according to a modified embodiment of the first embodiment.
FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view of the imaging unit housing body 100 that stores the imaging unit 400 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 24 is a schematic perspective view of an imaging unit 400 of the apparatus according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 25 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the imaging element unit 411 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 26 is a block diagram of an imaging unit 400 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 27 is a perspective view of a photo document container 510 according to the first embodiment. (A) shows a state before the mat sheet 516 is wound around the rotating shaft 511, and (B) shows a state where the mat sheet 516 is wound around the rotating shaft 511.
FIG. 28 is a perspective view of a photo document storage container 510 according to the first embodiment. The state where the mat sheet 516 is completely wound around the rotation shaft 511 is shown.
FIG. 29 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic cross-section near a take-up unit 160, a photo document storage container storage unit 620, and a photo document transmission unit 630 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of the winding unit 160 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of the winding unit 160 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of the winding unit 160 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of the photo original sending unit 630 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of the photo original sending unit 630 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 35 is a block diagram of image processing apparatuses A to C according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 36 is a flowchart of the image processing system according to the first embodiment as viewed from photographic paper.
FIG. 37 is a diagram showing a cutting pattern of the photographic paper of the first embodiment.
FIG. 38 is a schematic configuration diagram of an exposure unit 210 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 39 is a schematic view of the periphery of the exposure element unit 230 according to the first embodiment. (A) is a sectional view, and (B) is a perspective view.
FIG. 40 is a block diagram of an exposure unit 210 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 41 is a schematic perspective view of the periphery of a predetermined width cutter 563 and a predetermined length cutter 571 for cutting the photographic printing paper of the first embodiment to a predetermined width.
FIG. 42 is a schematic perspective view of the inside of the sorter of the first embodiment.
FIG. 43 is a control block diagram of a sorter 700 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 44 is a three-side view of the appearance of the image processing system according to the third embodiment; (A) is a left side view, (B) is a front view, and (C) is a right side view.
FIG. 45 is a right side view of the outer frame 600 and the overall control device 300 according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 46 is a sectional view of a sorter 700 according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 47 is an image diagram of Embodiment 3 as viewed from obliquely above.
FIG. 48 is a schematic perspective view of an image processing system according to a fourth embodiment.
FIG. 49 is a block diagram of an image processing system according to a fourth embodiment.
FIG. 50 is a conceptual diagram showing a flow of information and data relating to an image in the image processing system according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 51 is a block diagram of an overall control device 300 of the image processing system according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 52 is a block diagram of image processing apparatuses A to C of the image processing system according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 53 is a block diagram of a signal processing unit 323 and a line transmission unit 324 in an image output I / F 340 of the overall control device 300 of the image processing system according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 54 is a block diagram of a line receiving unit 926 and a signal processing unit 927 in the image input I / F 920 of the image processing apparatuses A to C of the image processing system according to the fourth embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Film development processing section
2 Auxiliary tank for film processing
3 Filter of auxiliary tank in film processing section
4 Paper processing section
5 Auxiliary tank for paper processing section
6 Filter for auxiliary tank in paper processing section
7 Solid processing agent container
8 Solid processing agent supply section
9 Solid processing agent guide
12 Waste liquid pipe
22, 52 Kenyama
23, 53 pipe
24, 54 pump
25, 55 pipe
31, 61 Filtration part of filter
32, 62 Filter holding part
33, 63 Filter holding part
100 Imager housing
200 Exposure unit container
210 Exposure unit
300 Total control device
310 monitor (monitor of the overall control device 300)
390 Instruction input unit
400 Imaging unit
510 Photo document container / photo document container
550 Post-processing unit
600 Outer frame
610 Film sending unit
611 insertion slot
620 Photo Document Storage Container Storage
630 Photo original sending unit
700 sorter
800 Waste liquid treatment section
910 (AC) Monitor (of image processing device)
F film, photo manuscript

Claims (9)

Supply means for supplying the photosensitive material for printing from a magazine containing the photosensitive material for long printing,
Exposure means for exposing the photosensitive material for printing supplied by the supply means according to a desired print size ,
Paper development processing means for developing the photosensitive material for printing exposed by the exposure means,
In an exposure and development apparatus having
A predetermined length cutting unit that cuts the photosensitive material for printing into a length corresponding to a plurality of prints, depending on the desired print size, between the supply by the supply unit and the development processing by the paper development processing unit;
An exposure and development apparatus comprising a predetermined width cutting means for cutting a photosensitive material for printing developed by the paper development processing means into a predetermined width according to a desired print size . 2. The exposure and developing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said exposure means can expose a plurality of images in a width direction to one printing photosensitive material. Cutting of a predetermined width by the predetermined width cutting means is performed or not performed according to an exposure image by the exposure means,
In accordance with the image exposed by the exposure means, the predetermined width cutting means has a control means for controlling timing in order to execute a predetermined width of the photosensitive material for printing exposed by the exposure means. The exposure and development apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein Supplying photosensitive material for printing from a magazine containing photosensitive material for long printing,
Expose the supplied photosensitive material for printing according to the desired print size,
Develop the exposed printing photosensitive material,
In a print production method for producing prints,
Between the supply and the development processing, depending on the desired print size, a step of cutting the photosensitive material for printing to a length of a plurality of prints,
Cutting the developed photosensitive material for printing into a predetermined width according to a desired print size. 5. The print production method according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of images are exposed in a width direction to one printing photosensitive material, and the exposed printing photosensitive material is cut into a predetermined width. The cutting of the predetermined width is performed or not performed according to the exposure image,
6. The print production method according to claim 4, wherein timing is controlled in order to execute a predetermined width of the exposed photosensitive material for printing in accordance with the exposure image. Paper supply means for supplying a photosensitive material for printing from a magazine containing a photosensitive material for long printing,
Exposure means for exposing the printing photosensitive material supplied by the paper supply means according to a desired print size,
A predetermined length cutting means for cutting the photosensitive material for printing supplied by the paper supply means into a predetermined length according to a desired print size, and
Paper development processing means for developing the photosensitive material for printing, which is exposed by the exposure means and cut by the predetermined length cutting means,
In an exposure and development apparatus having
Depending on the desired print size, the predetermined length cutting unit cuts to a length of a plurality of prints,
The exposure / developing apparatus further includes a second predetermined length cutting unit that cuts the paper into a predetermined length of a desired print size after the paper is developed by the paper development processing unit. 8. The exposure and developing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the prints cut to the length of a plurality of prints are all prints of the same image. 9. The exposure and development apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said exposure means is for exposing from a digital image.

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