JP3622712B2 - Print order receiving device for image data - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a print order receiving apparatus for image data having a slit-like opening for inserting and removing a recording medium and provided with a reading drive device for reading image data of the recording medium inserted into the opening.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Such an image data print order receiving apparatus is an apparatus for inputting an image recorded on a recording medium such as a memory card to an apparatus using image data such as a photographic printing apparatus. By inserting a recording medium into the opening and reading the image data recorded on the recording medium, the recording medium is used for producing a photographic print, for example.
Conventionally, such a print order receiving apparatus is often constituted by a small general-purpose computer such as a so-called personal computer, and a read driving apparatus incorporated in the print order receiving apparatus is a “3.5 inch bay” provided in a computer casing. In many cases, it is manufactured in a form having a rectangular housing in which a mounting dimension such as a “5-inch bay” is adapted to a standardized mounting space.
Accordingly, the opening for inserting / removing the recording medium formed on the side wall of the housing of the reading drive device is a vertical opening formed by the edge of the opening when the reading drive device is mounted on the computer. The posture is along the direction.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, when the recording medium is inserted into the opening of the reading drive device and the opening is looked down from above, it is difficult to grasp the insertion position of the recording medium because the opening is slit-shaped. In general, it is inserted in a posture where the posture is lowered and the opening is looked into. The conventional configuration has a disadvantage that it is difficult to insert and remove the recording medium.
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to facilitate an operation of inserting a recording medium into a print order receiving apparatus for image data.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
By providing the configuration according to claim 1, the image data has a slit-like opening for inserting and removing the recording medium, and a reading drive device for reading the image data of the recording medium inserted into the opening. In the print order receiving apparatus, the opening surface formed by the edge of the opening is arranged so as to be inclined upward.The outer shape of the read drive device is formed in a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, the opening is formed on one side surface of the read drive device, and the read drive device has an opening forming surface facing upward. A holder unit that holds the roll-shaped recording paper, and a printer unit that prints on the recording paper drawn from the holder unit and has a smaller vertical width than the holder unit. Is located above the reading drive device in a state where the printer unit is positioned on the back side of the apparatus housing with respect to the printer unit and the printer unit is positioned in the vertical range of the holder portion..
Accordingly, when the reading drive device mounted on the print order receiving device is looked down from above, the opening for effectively inserting and removing the recording medium becomes the same as when the slit width of the opening is effectively widened. It becomes easy to visually recognize, and the operation of inserting the recording medium into the opening can be easily performed.
Further, in many cases, the reading drive device provided in the print order receiving device is provided in a form having a housing standardized in a flat and substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the reading drive device having this shape is arranged in an inclined posture. Thus, the virtual opening surface formed by the edge of the opening for inserting and removing the recording medium can be set to the upward inclined posture.
Therefore, accepting print orders for image data that can be easily inserted into the opening of the recording medium while reducing the cost of the apparatus by using a readily available read drive device that has a standardized form. An apparatus can be provided.
Further, by arranging the flat reading drive device having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in an inclined posture, a non-uniform space that becomes deeper toward the back side is formed on the upper side of the reading drive device.
On the other hand, for example, in a print order receiving apparatus for image data in a format in which image data of a recording medium that is installed at a store in a store and brought in by a customer is read and input by the customer's own operation, the read image data is A printing apparatus for printing various information such as information for specifying is essential, and an externally connected printing apparatus is installed separately from the main body of the print order receiving apparatus in order to reduce the size of the apparatus. Instead, it is desirable to incorporate a small printing apparatus in the housing of the print order receiving apparatus.
As a general type of such a printing apparatus, a printer unit that actually performs a printing process and the like, and a holder unit that holds a roll-shaped recording sheet for supplying the recording sheet to the printer unit. There is.
Thus, in the printing apparatus configured with the printer unit and the holder part as main parts, the printer unit which is the main part of the function such as printing is extremely miniaturized, and the vertical width thereof is smaller than the vertical width of the holder part, When the printer unit and the holder unit are arranged side by side in the depth direction of the apparatus housing, the holder unit protrudes from the existing width of the printer unit when viewed in the arrangement direction, and the lower surface of the holder unit located on the back side is more than the lower surface of the printer unit. The positional relationship is located below.
If the printer unit and the holder unit having such a positional relationship are simply arranged in the apparatus housing of the print order receiving apparatus, a dead space is generated below the printer unit.
Therefore, by using the space above the reading drive device that becomes deeper as it goes to the back side, the printer unit and the holder unit are arranged, so that the space in the device housing of the print order receiving device for image data can be efficiently obtained. By utilizing this, it is possible to reduce the size of the print order receiving apparatus for image data.
[0009]
or,Claim 2 aboveWith this configuration, the drive circuit unit of the printer unit is provided in the space between the holder portion and the reading drive device.
That is, the drive circuit unit that controls the operation of the printer unit needs to be arranged close to the printer unit in consideration of noise tolerance and the like.
On the other hand, depending on the inclination angle of the reading drive device, a space in which other objects can be arranged may be formed between the holder portion and the reading drive device.
Therefore, by pushing the drive circuit unit into this space and disposing it, it is possible to further reduce the size of the print order receiving apparatus for image data.
[0010]
or,Claim 3 aboveBy having the configuration ofIn an image data print order receiving apparatus having a slit-like opening for inserting and removing a recording medium and provided with a reading drive device for reading image data of the recording medium inserted into the opening, an edge of the opening Are arranged so as to have an upward inclined posture, the outer shape of the reading drive device is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the opening is formed on one side surface of the reading drive device. The reading drive device is arranged in an inclined posture such that the formation surface of the opening faces upward,A tray-type reading drive device that is provided with a retractable tray for placing a recording medium and reads the image data of the recording medium in a retracted state of the tray has a substantially horizontal direction of the tray. It is provided at the side of the reading drive device in a posture.
Accordingly, when the reading drive device mounted on the print order receiving device is looked down from above, the opening for effectively inserting and removing the recording medium becomes the same as when the slit width of the opening is effectively widened. It becomes easy to visually recognize, and the operation of inserting the recording medium into the opening can be easily performed.
Further, in many cases, the reading drive device provided in the print order receiving device is provided in a form having a housing standardized in a flat and substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the reading drive device having this shape is arranged in an inclined posture. Thus, the virtual opening surface formed by the edge of the opening for inserting and removing the recording medium can be set to the upward inclined posture.
Therefore, accepting print orders for image data that can be easily inserted into the opening of the recording medium while reducing the cost of the apparatus by using a readily available read drive device that has a standardized form. An apparatus can be provided.
Furthermore,Depending on the type of the recording medium, there is also a tray type read driving device in which the recording medium is set on the tray of the reading drive device.
In the type in which the recording medium is set by the tray, unlike the type in which the recording medium is inserted into and removed from the opening of the reading drive device, it is not difficult to visually recognize the tray when looking down from above, but rather the tray moves in and out in the horizontal direction. It is easier to handle.
Therefore, the tray-type reading drive device is arranged so that the tray exit / retreat direction is horizontal to ensure ease of handling, and the tray-type reading drive device is arranged using the space on the side of the inclined reading drive device. Thus, the space in the apparatus housing of the print order receiving apparatus for image data can be used more efficiently.
[0011]
or,Claim 4 aboveThus, the recording medium is constituted by a memory card.
That is, a memory card is generally manufactured by enclosing a semiconductor memory in a thin package, and the nerve is naturally used for handling it, and the opening for inserting and removing the memory card has a narrow insertion width.
Therefore, by making it easy to visually recognize the opening for inserting and removing the memory card as described above, it is possible to reduce anxiety when handling the memory card.
[0012]
or,Claim 5 aboveWith this configuration, the monitor for displaying the image read from the recording medium is provided on the upper surface side of the apparatus housing with the display surface inclined upward.
That is, the print order receiving apparatus is configured to integrate a monitor that displays an image read from a recording medium and to be compact as a whole apparatus. The monitor is installed on the upper surface side of the apparatus housing. It is most reasonable to set
In the case where the monitor is arranged in this way, the monitor is inclined when the operator who operates the apparatus takes a posture of looking down on the apparatus in a natural state and arranges the print order receiving apparatus at a height at which the apparatus can be easily handled. Thus, it is possible to make the display image of the monitor easy to see, and the visibility of the opening of the reading drive device in that posture can be increased, and the print order receiving device for image data can be made easier to handle. .
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment when a photo print system is provided with a print order receiving apparatus for image data according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The photo print system DP of the present embodiment is known as a so-called digital minilab machine, and as shown in FIG. 4, a memory card, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-R, etc. Image data print order receiving device IR (hereinafter abbreviated as “print order receiving device IR”) for inputting image data for producing photographic prints from the above, and developed photographic film 1 (hereinafter “film”). A film image input device FS that reads and inputs image data 1), and an exposure / development device EP that exposes image data input from the print order receiving device IR or the film image input device FS to the photographic paper 2. The control units of these devices are connected to the network.
FIG. 4 illustrates the case where two print order receiving devices IR are provided and installed on the counter 100 so that the customer can operate them. The film image input device FS has the same function as the print order receiving device IR in addition to the image data reading function of the film 1, and the image data recorded on the memory card etc. It can be read by the operation of the operator of the printing system DP.
[0014]
[Schematic configuration of print order receiving device IR]
The print order receiving device IR is shown in FIG. 3 in an external perspective view, in FIG. 2 showing the inside in the direction of arrows AA ′ in FIG. 3, and in FIG. 1 showing the inside in the direction of arrows BB ′ in FIG. Further, a CD-ROM drive 30 for reading image data recorded on a CD-R or CD-ROM as a recording medium, an MO drive 31 for reading image data recorded on a magneto-optical disk as a recording medium, and a recording medium And a memory card reader 32 for reading image data recorded on three types of memory cards of large, medium and small shapes.
[0015]
The print order receiving device IR further includes a magnetic disk device 33 for temporarily storing image data input from the CD-ROM drive 30, MO drive 31 and memory card reader 32, a liquid crystal display type monitor 34, Although not shown, the printing device 35 and a control device that displays image data read by the CD-ROM drive 30 or the like on the monitor 34 and sends the image data to the main control device 6 of the film image input device FS. Is provided. The printing device 35 includes a holder unit 35a that holds a roll-shaped recording paper 37, a printer unit 35b that prints on the recording paper 37 drawn from the holder unit 35a, and a drive circuit unit 35c that controls the printer unit 35b. Is a small-sized printing apparatus with a built-in device configured separately.
[0016]
The CD-ROM drive 30 is manufactured with a housing size suitable for a mounting space of a computer generally called a 5-inch bay, and the MO drive 31 and the memory card reader 32 are generally called a 3.5-inch bay. The housing dimensions are suitable for the mounting space of the computer, and all of them have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with a flat outer shape.
In the MO drive 31 and the memory card reader 32, a slit-like opening IO for inserting and removing a recording medium is formed on one side surface of the casing, and the surface on which the opening IO exists is defined as a device of the print order receiving device IR. It is exposed from the panel 36 on the front side of the housing. At the back side of the slit-like opening IO, the MO drive 31 is provided with a pickup unit for reading data on the magneto-optical disk, and the memory card reader 32 is provided with a terminal electrically connected to the memory card. Then, the image data of the recording medium inserted into the opening IO is read.
The CD-ROM drive 30 exposes the side surface on which the tray 30 a is provided from the panel 36.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 1, the MO drive 31 and the memory card reader 32, which are read drive devices RD of a type for inserting / removing a recording medium into / from the opening IO, have their housings facing upward with the opening IO forming surface. It is arranged in an inclined posture. Since the virtual opening surface formed by the edge of the opening IO coincides with one side surface (front surface) of the housing where the opening IO exists, the virtual opening surface is inclined upward. . The inclination angle of the virtual opening surface is inclined by approximately 10 degrees from the vertical direction, and the panel 36 is also inclined by approximately 10 degrees from the vertical direction, so that the surface of the panel 36 and the MO where the opening IO exists are present. The drive 31 and the front surface of the memory card reader 32 are flush with each other.
Thus, by tilting the virtual opening surface upward, the opening IO can be easily seen when looking down from the opening IO from above, and the recording medium can be easily inserted. Yes. This effect is particularly remarkable in the memory card reader 32 in which the slit width of the opening IO is narrower than that of the MO drive 31 that has a relatively wide slit width and is easily visible.
[0018]
On the other hand, the tray type reading drive device TD is configured to set a recording medium by a retractable tray 30a on which the recording medium is placed, and read the image data of the recording medium on the tray 30a in the retracted state of the tray 30a. As shown in FIG. 2, in the CD-ROM drive 30, the housing of the CD-ROM drive 30 is arranged in a horizontal posture so that the direction in which the tray 30a is retracted is substantially horizontal.
This arrangement facilitates the operation of setting a CD-ROM or CD-R recording medium on the tray 30a.
[0019]
The printing device 35 is disposed in a space formed above the memory card reader 32 by setting the MO drive 31 and the memory card reader 32 in an inclined posture.
As shown in FIG. 1, the holder portion 35a is disposed on the back side of the printer unit 35b, and the vertical width of the printer unit 35b is smaller than the vertical width of the holder portion 35a, and approximately half of the upper side of the holder portion 35a is the device. Even if the holder portion 35a is disposed so as to protrude upward from the housing, the printer unit 35b is positioned in the presence range of the holder portion 35a in the vertical direction, and the lower end of the holder portion 35a is the printer unit 35b. The positional relationship is located below the lower end of the. On the other hand, the space above the memory card reader 32 also becomes deeper as it goes deeper, so that it is a reasonable relationship to arrange the printer unit 35b and the holder portion 35a having the above arrangement. ing. Further, in the state where the front inclination angle of the MO drive 31 and the memory card reader 32 is set to about 10 degrees, there is still a slight margin between the holder portion 35a and the memory card reader 32, and the printer unit 35b The drive circuit unit 35c that needs to be placed near is located so as to be embedded.
The holder 35a is arranged at the upper end of the apparatus housing of the print order receiving apparatus IR so that the roll-shaped recording paper 37 can be easily replaced.
[0020]
In this way, by arranging the printing device 35, the MO drive 31 and the memory card reader 32 side by side, a relatively large space exists on the side of these, and a relatively large space is present here. The arrangement of the CD-ROM drive 30 makes it possible to effectively use the space in the casing of the print order receiving apparatus IR in cooperation with the arrangement of the printing apparatus 35 in the space above the memory card reader 32 that is inclined. By utilizing this, it is possible to reduce the size of the print order receiving device IR.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the monitor 34 is attached to the upper surface side of the casing of the print order receiving device IR so that the display surface is inclined upward.
The inclination angle of the monitor 34 is determined by the user of the apparatus (this embodiment) when the print order receiving apparatus IR is installed at a height similar to that installed on the counter 100 as illustrated in FIG. In this embodiment, the inclination angle is set so that the display image on the monitor 34 is easy to see when the print order receiving device IR is looked down in a natural posture.
As illustrated in FIG. 6, the monitor 34 displays the image data when the image data of the recording medium is read.
FIG. 6 illustrates a case where six image display fields 40 are provided. For each image display field 40, a print number input field 41 for inputting the number of prints and a print for inputting a print size are illustrated. A size input field 42 is provided.
The user of the print order receiving apparatus IR can input desired data to the input fields 41 and 42 from an operation console (not shown).
[0022]
[Schematic configuration of film image input device FS]
As schematically shown in the block diagram of FIG. 5, the film image input device FS has an external input / output device including a film scanner 3 for reading a frame image of the film 1, a memory reader, an MO drive, a CD-R drive, and the like. The apparatus 4 and a main controller 6 which is constituted by a general-purpose small computer system and controls the film scanner 3 and the external input / output device 4 and manages the entire photographic print system DP are further provided. 6 is connected to a monitor 6a for displaying a simulated image simulating a finished print image and various control information, and a console 6b for manually setting exposure conditions and inputting control information. Has been.
[0023]
The film scanner 3 includes a halogen lamp 10, a dimming filter 11 for adjusting the color balance of light emitted from the halogen lamp 10, a mirror tunnel 12 that uniformly mixes light that has passed through the dimming filter 11, and a conveyance A film mask unit 13 that is provided with a mechanism 13a, a film mask (not shown), and the like and positions the film 1 at a predetermined reading position, a CCD line sensor unit 14 for photoelectrically converting a frame image of the film 1, and a film 1 A lens 15 for forming an image of the image on the CCD line sensor unit 14, a mirror 16 for bending the optical path by 90 degrees, and a processing circuit for amplifying and A / D converting the output signal of the CCD line sensor unit 14. 17 and a reading control device 18 that controls the entire film scanner 3 are provided.
[0024]
The CCD line sensor unit 14 includes three lines of CCD line sensors in which about 5000 CCD elements are arranged in the width direction of the film 1, and the light receiving surface of each CCD line sensor has red, green, and blue colors, respectively. A color filter is formed to detect the frame image of the film 1 by color separation.
Based on a reading command from the main control device 6, the reading control device 18 starts the conveyance movement of the film 1 set on the film mask unit 13 and also outputs the frame image of the film 1 output from the processing circuit 17. The image data is output to the main controller 6.
Although not shown in the figure, the main controller 6 receives image data of the frame image of the film 1 inputted from the film scanner 3, image data inputted from the external input / output device 4, and further inputted from the print order receiving device IR. An image processing apparatus is provided for image processing the processed image data into an image suitable for producing a photographic print.
[0025]
[Schematic configuration of exposure / development apparatus EP]
The exposure / development apparatus EP develops an exposure unit 20 provided with a PLZT print head 20a, an exposure control apparatus 21 for controlling the exposure unit 20, and the photographic paper 2 exposed by the exposure unit 20 inside the casing. A development processing unit 22, a development control device 23 for controlling a photographic paper transport system in the development processing unit 22 and managing a development processing liquid, a printer control device 24 for controlling the entire exposure / development device EP, and a housing There is provided a photographic paper transport system PT that transports the photographic paper 2 drawn from the photographic paper magazine 8 disposed on the upper surface to the development processing unit 22 by a number of transport rollers 25 and the like.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 4, a sorter 26 for classifying the photographic paper 2 developed and dried by the development processing unit 22 into orders and an outlet 22a are provided outside the casing of the exposure / development apparatus EP. And a conveyor 27 that conveys the photographic paper 2 discharged from the printer 2 to the sorter 26.
Further, a cutter 28 for cutting the long photographic paper 2 drawn out from the photographic paper magazine 8 into a set print size is provided in the middle of the conveyance path of the photographic paper conveyance system PT.
[0027]
[Photo print production operation]
Next, a photographic print production operation by the photographic print system DP having the above configuration will be schematically described.
When the customer operates the print order receiving device IR on the counter 100 to set a memory card, magneto-optical disk or CD-R recording medium on which image data brought by the customer is recorded, the recorded image data Are read and recorded on the magnetic disk device 33, and the read image is displayed on the monitor 34.
When the customer confirms the monitor display of the image data and completes the input of the print size and the number of prints, information for specifying the number of prints and the order is printed on the printing device 35 and the read image Data is sent to the main controller 6. The customer presents the print output of the printing device 35 to the store clerk and pays the necessary fee.
[0028]
On the other hand, when creating a frame image print on the film 1, the operator of the photographic print system DP sets the film 1 on the film mask unit 13 and inputs an instruction to read the frame image. Instructs the film scanner 3 to read the film 1 and sequentially receives the image data of the film 1 from the reading control device 18.
Further, when reading image data recorded on a recording medium such as a memory card, a magneto-optical disk or a CD-R by the operator's operation, the operator records them in the external input / output device 4 of the film image input device FS. When a medium is set and a reading instruction is input to the main controller 6, the main controller 6 instructs the corresponding drive of the external input / output device 4 to read image data, and sequentially receives the image data from that drive.
[0029]
Based on the image data input as described above, the main control device 6 calculates a simulated image that will be obtained when a print is produced from the image data by an image processing circuit (not shown). And display it on the monitor 6a.
The operator observes the simulated image on the monitor 6a, and performs an exposure condition correction input operation from the console 6b if an appropriate image is not obtained.
The image processing circuit of the main controller 6 generates exposure image data for each of red, green, and blue under predetermined calculation conditions in accordance with the input image data and its correction input.
[0030]
The exposure image data is sent to the printer control device 24 of the exposure / development apparatus EP and stored in a memory provided in the printer control device 24.
When the printer control device 24 detects that the front end of the photographic paper 2 has been conveyed to a predetermined exposure start position based on the conveyance information of the photographic paper 2 obtained from the photographic paper conveyance system PT, the exposure control device 21. To start the exposure operation, and sequentially transmits the image data for exposure to the exposure control device 21 at a speed corresponding to the exposure processing speed of the exposure unit 20.
The exposure control device 21 activates each optical shutter of the PLZT print head 20a based on the received exposure image data to form a latent image of the print image on the photographic paper 2.
The photographic paper 2 subjected to the exposure processing in the exposure unit 20 is transported to the development processing unit 22 by the photographic paper transport system PT, and is developed by sequentially passing through the development processing tanks. Are further dried and discharged from the discharge port 22a onto the conveyor 27, and are collected for each order by the sorter 26.
[0031]
[Another embodiment]
Hereinafter, other embodiments of the present invention will be listed.
(1) In the above embodiment, the MO drive 31 and the memory card reader 32, which are recording medium reading drive devices RD, have a standard sized casing for mounting a 3.5-inch bay, and the casing is inclined. The virtual opening surface formed at the edge of the opening IO for inserting and removing the recording medium is inclined by being arranged in the posture, but the reading drive device RD itself is arranged in a horizontal posture, and the opening IO is It is good also as a shape which makes the formed one side face incline upwards, and makes the said virtual opening surface follow the inclination.
(2) In the above embodiment, the case where the print order receiving device IR for image data is provided as a part of the photo print system DP is illustrated, but the image data of the present invention is applied to various systems using the image data. The print order receiving device IR can be used.
[0032]
(3) In the above-described embodiment, the printing apparatus 35 exemplifies a case where the holder portion 35a, the printer unit 35b, and the drive circuit unit 35c are separate bodies, but these are configured integrally. The present invention can also be applied to a printing apparatus.
(4) In the above embodiment, the case where the panel 36 on the front side of the housing of the print order receiving device IR for image data is tilted is illustrated, but the front panel 36 does not necessarily have to be tilted. Alternatively, it may be formed in a posture along the vertical direction.
(5) In the above embodiment, the case where the virtual opening surface formed by the edge of the opening IO through which the recording medium is inserted and removed is inclined by 10 degrees from the vertical direction, but the operation of the reading drive device RD is exemplified. If there is no hindrance, it may be further inclined, or conversely, an angle smaller than 10 degrees may be set.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
According to the configuration of the first aspect, when the reading drive device mounted on the print order receiving device for image data is looked down from above, it is in the same state as when the slit width of the opening is effectively widened. Thus, the opening for inserting and removing the recording medium can be easily seen, and the operation for inserting the recording medium into the opening can be easily performed.
Furthermore,It is possible to provide a print order receiving apparatus for image data which can be easily inserted into the opening of a recording medium by using a readily available read driving apparatus having a standardized form.
Furthermore,By using the space above the reading drive device that becomes deeper as it goes to the back side, a printer unit on the front side and a holder part with a large vertical width on the back side are arranged, so that the print order receiving device for image data It is possible to reduce the size of the print order receiving apparatus for image data by efficiently using the space in the apparatus casing.
[0034]
or,Claim 2 aboveAccording to this configuration, the drive circuit unit is pushed into the space between the holder unit and the reading drive device, so that the size of the print order receiving device for image data can be further reduced.
or,Claim 3 aboveAccording to the configuration ofAn opening for inserting / removing a recording medium when the reading drive device mounted on the print order receiving device for image data is looked down from above, and the slit width of the opening is effectively widened. Can be easily recognized, and the operation of inserting the recording medium into the opening can be easily performed.
Furthermore, it is possible to provide a print order receiving apparatus for image data that can be easily inserted into the opening of the recording medium by using a readily available read driving apparatus having a standardized form. .
Furthermore,The tray-type reading drive device is arranged so that the direction in which the tray is withdrawn and retracted is horizontal to ensure ease of handling, and is arranged by using the space on the side of the reading drive device in the inclined posture, The space in the apparatus housing of the print order receiving apparatus for image data can be used more efficiently.
[0035]
or,Claim 4 aboveAccording to the configuration, the memory card is generally manufactured by enclosing a semiconductor memory in a thin package, and the handling of the memory card naturally uses a nerve, and the opening for inserting and removing the memory card has a narrow insertion width. However, by making it easier to visually recognize the opening for inserting and removing the memory card as described above, it is possible to reduce anxiety when handling the memory card.
or,Claim 5 aboveWhen the print order receiving apparatus for image data is arranged at a height at which a person who operates the print order receiving apparatus looks down on the apparatus in a natural state and can easily handle the apparatus, the monitor is By tilting, it is possible to make the display image of the monitor easier to see, and the visibility of the opening of the reading drive device in that posture can be increased, making the print order receiving device for image data easier to handle. be able to.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an internal layout diagram of a print order receiving apparatus for image data according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an internal layout diagram of a print order receiving apparatus for image data according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a print order receiving apparatus for image data according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of a photo print system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a photographic print system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a monitor display example of the print order receiving apparatus for image data according to the embodiment of the present invention;
[Explanation of symbols]
IO opening
RD read drive
TD Tray type reading drive device
30a tray
34 Monitor
35a Holder part
35b Printer unit
35c Drive circuit unit

Claims (5)

A print order receiving device for image data having a slit-like opening for inserting and removing a recording medium, and provided with a reading drive device for reading image data of the recording medium inserted into the opening,
The opening surface formed by the edge of the opening is arranged so as to have an upward inclined posture ,
The outer shape of the reading drive device is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape,
The opening is formed on one side of the read driver;
The reading drive device is arranged in an inclined posture so that the formation surface of the opening faces upward,
A holder unit for holding a roll-shaped recording paper; and a printer unit that prints on the recording paper drawn from the holder unit and has a smaller vertical width than the holder unit. A print order receiving apparatus for image data provided above the reading drive device in a state where the printer unit is located in the back side of the housing and the printer unit is positioned in the vertical range . 2. The print order receiving apparatus for image data according to claim 1, wherein a drive circuit unit of the printer unit is provided in a space between the holder unit and the reading drive device. A print order receiving device for image data having a slit-like opening for inserting and removing a recording medium, and provided with a reading drive device for reading image data of the recording medium inserted into the opening,
The opening surface formed by the edge of the opening is arranged so as to have an upward inclined posture,
The outer shape of the reading drive device is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape,
The opening is formed on one side of the read driver;
The reading drive device is arranged in an inclined posture so that the formation surface of the opening faces upward,
A tray-type reading drive device that is provided with a retractable tray for placing a recording medium and reads the image data of the recording medium in the retracted state of the tray has a substantially horizontal direction of the tray. A print order receiving device for image data, which is provided at a side of the reading drive device in a posture . The print order receiving apparatus for image data according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is configured by a memory card . The image data display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a monitor for displaying an image read from the recording medium is provided on the upper surface side of the apparatus housing in a posture in which a display surface is inclined upward . Print order acceptance device.

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