JP4483719B2 - Print accumulating device in print processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a stacking apparatus for stacking prints carried out from a print carry-out port of a print processing unit.

  In general, a print processing apparatus includes a print processing unit for processing an image on a print sheet and a stacking device for stacking prints finished by the print processing unit. Depending on the print processing capability, the specifications of the integrated device to be mounted are different.

That is, for example, a stacking apparatus mounted on a print processing apparatus having a large processing capacity includes a transport conveyor installed at a carry-out port, and a sorting apparatus provided with a plurality of trays and disposed in the transport direction of the transport conveyor. Each time a print is carried out from the carry-out port onto the transport conveyor, the transport conveyor is driven, and the print on the transport conveyor is transported to one of the trays, and the print for one order is stored in the predetermined tray. At this stage, the sorting device is driven to switch the tray for storing the prints conveyed from the conveyor to the next one. (See Patent Document 1)
On the other hand, a stacking device mounted on a print processing apparatus having a small processing capacity is composed of a transport conveyor installed at a carry-out port and a print storage tray disposed in front of the transport direction of the transport conveyor. The conveyor is driven each time it is carried out from the outlet onto the conveyor, and prints on the conveyor are stored in the print storage tray. (See Patent Document 2)
However, the amount of print processing performed by the print processing device varies from day to day depending on the number of print requests from the customer. For this reason, in a print processing device equipped with different integrated devices according to the processing capability as described above, It is difficult to quickly adapt to changes in processing conditions.
JP-A-11-352651 JP 2001-125212 A

  The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to perform a print process in which the integrated specification can be selected freely and appropriately according to the print processing amount and the print processing capability. It is an object of the present invention to provide a print stacking apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, prints are accumulated in a print processing apparatus in which prints carried out from a carry-out port of a print carry-out unit are accumulated in a collection unit via a conveyor. The apparatus is provided with a control device for controlling the driving of the transport conveyor, and the control device transports the print to the stacking section via the transport conveyor every time the print is transported from the exit of the print transport section. When the first drive control mode for accumulating in the accumulating unit and when the print for one order is carried out from the carry-out port of the carry-out unit in order units, the conveyer is operated and the prints are placed on the conveyer for each order. And a second drive control mode to be integrated.

  The invention according to claim 2 is capable of selectively performing a one-row carry-out operation in which the print processing apparatus carries out prints in one row from a carry-out port of the carry-out unit and a multi-row carry-out operation in which multiple prints are carried out. Control in the second drive control mode by the control device is performed when the print processing device is in a single row carry-out operation.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sorting apparatus in which the stacking unit according to the first or second aspect is provided with a plurality of trays for storing prints conveyed via the conveyor, and a conveyor And a collection box for collecting the prints conveyed via the sheet. These sorting apparatuses or collection boxes are selectively attached in front of the conveyance direction of the conveyance conveyor.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, for example, the print accumulation specification can be arbitrarily selected in accordance with the print processing amount in the print processing apparatus, for example, and the collection place on the conveyance belt of the conveyance conveyor As a result, the overall configuration of the apparatus can be simplified.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, in the print processing apparatus capable of performing the single-row carry-out operation and the multi-row carry-out operation, a large number of prints can be performed without going out of order. Can be accumulated for each order.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, only one of the sorting apparatus and the collection box is arbitrarily selected and attached to the apparatus main body. Prints can be collected with different integration specifications in the processing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a print processing apparatus equipped with a print stacking apparatus according to the present invention.

  This print processing apparatus develops on the main body 1 a printing processing unit 11 for printing an image of a developed film mainly on a printing paper made of photographic paper and a printing paper processed by the printing processing unit 11. Development processing unit 12, a drying processing unit 13 for drying print paper developed by the development processing unit 12, and a print carry-out unit for carrying out a print completed by the drying processing in the drying processing unit 13. 14, a stacking apparatus 2 of the present invention for stacking prints transported from the print transporting section 14, a control device 3 for controlling driving of these various components, and the like are mounted.

  The printing processing unit 11 is provided with a paper magazine 11a for storing print paper wound in a roll shape and an exposure device (not shown) for exposing an image to the print paper.

  The development processing unit 12 includes a processing liquid tank (not shown), and the drying processing unit 13 includes a heater for drying the print paper.

  The stacking device 2 includes a belt-type transport conveyor 4 and a stacking unit 5 arranged in front of the transport conveyor 4 in the transport direction. The transport conveyor 4 is located outside the carry-out port 14 a of the print carry-out unit 14 on the main body 1. Is provided.

  The conveyor 4 includes a pair of drive rollers 41 that are rotationally driven by a drive device 40, and an endless transfer belt 42 that spans between the drive rollers 41. The drive device 40 is driven by the control device described above. 3 is controlled.

  Further, the above-described print processing apparatus performs a developing process while transporting print paper in two rows, and then carries out the completed print P in two rows from the carry-out port 14a of the print carry-out section 14. And a single-line unloading operation in which the developed print P is carried out in a line from the carry-out port 14a of the print carry-out unit 14 after the development processing is performed while the print paper is conveyed in a line. ing.

The stacking unit 5 includes a sorting device 6 which will be described later, and a collection box 7 for collecting the prints P conveyed via the transport conveyor 4. The sort device 6 or the collection box 7 is a transport conveyor in the apparatus main body 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the sorting device 6 is configured to be selectively attached to the front in the conveying direction 4. A swiveling mechanism 63 that spans an endless chain 62 between two upper and lower drive shafts 61. A plurality of trays 64 attached to the chain 62 of the turning mechanism 63 and a stopper 65 for receiving the print P carried out from the conveyor 4 toward the tray 64 and loading them at a predetermined position on the tray 64 are provided. It has been.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the receiving tray 64 is provided with a hinge portion 66 at the center thereof so that it can be folded in half, and at one end thereof is supported by a chain 62 so as to be swingable. A mounting portion 67 is provided.

  The sorting device 6 drives the turning mechanism 63 and turns the chain 62 between the drive shafts 61 so that each tray 64 moves in the vertical direction. When the movement is performed, the receiving surface of the tray 64 is maintained in the upward direction, and when the tray 64 is moved upward from the lowest position, the tray 64 is attached to the chain 62 via the attachment portion 67. While swinging at the hinge portion 66, the swinging movement is changed to an upward movement, and when the tray 64 moves upward, the tray 64 swings downward with respect to the chain 62 via the mounting portion 67. As shown in FIG. 2, the trays 64 are configured to move upward in a state where the trays 64 overlap each other.

  The above sorting apparatus 6 is arbitrarily attached to the front side of the apparatus main body 1, and when the sorting apparatus 6 is detached from the apparatus main body 1, a collection box 7 that can store prints P is attached.

  The collection box 7 can also be removed from the apparatus main body 1.

  On the other hand, the control device 3 is provided with a transport conveyor control unit 30 for controlling the driving of the transport conveyor 4, and the print P is unloaded from the unloading port 14 a of the print unloading unit 14. The first drive control mode M-1 for transporting the print P to the stacking unit 5 via the transport conveyor 4 of the stacking apparatus 2 and stacking it on the stacking unit 5 and the print P for one order are ordered. The second drive control mode M− for operating the transport conveyor 4 and stacking the prints P on the transport belt 42 of the transport conveyor 4 for each order when transported from the transport outlet 14a of the transport section 14 in units. 2 is built.

  When the print processing apparatus performs a two-row carry-out operation, the transfer conveyor control unit 30 automatically switches to the first drive control mode M-2, while when the print processing apparatus performs a single-row carry-out operation, the sorting device As 6 is attached to the apparatus main body 1, the transfer conveyor control unit 30 automatically switches to the first drive control mode M- 1, and as the sorting apparatus 6 is removed from the apparatus main body 1, the transfer conveyor control unit 30 changes to the first drive control mode M-1. The two-drive control mode M-2 is automatically switched.

  In the print processing apparatus equipped with the stacking apparatus 2 having the above-described configuration, the print paper that has been subjected to image printing processing by the printing processing unit 11 is developed by the development processing unit 12 and dried by the drying processing unit 13. In this case, the print P is unloaded from the unloading port 14a of the print unloading unit 14 onto the conveying belt 42 of the conveying conveyor 4 and the print P is unloaded from the unloading port 14a of the print unloading unit 14 in two rows. In the case where the multiple row carrying-out operation is performed, or the sorting device 6 is attached to the front side of the carrying conveyor 4 in the apparatus main body 1 in the carrying direction, and the print P is carried out from the carry-out port 14a of the print carry-out unit 14 in a single row. In the case where the one-line carry-out operation is performed, the stacking device 2 is controlled by the conveyor device control unit 30 in the control device 3 so that the stacking device 2 Since the operation is performed in the control mode M-1, each time the print is carried out from the carry-out port 14a onto the conveyance belt 42, the print on the conveyance belt 42 is stored in the tray 64 of the sorting device 6. While the transport conveyor 4 is driven, the above operation is repeated until one order of prints is stored in one tray 64, and one order of prints P is stored in the top tray 64. At this stage, the tray 64 moves one step downward sequentially by driving the turning mechanism 63, and a new tray 64 moves above the tray 64, and the next order print is received. Is done.

  In particular, when the above-described multi-row carry-out operation is performed, the order of the prints P collected in the stacking unit 5 of the stacking device 2 is not inadvertently changed.

  On the other hand, when a single-line carrying-out operation is performed in which the prints P are carried out in a single row from the carry-out port 14a of the print carry-out unit 14, the collection box 7 is replaced with the sorting device 6 in the carrying direction of the carrying conveyor 4 in the apparatus main body 1. In the case where the print processing is performed by attaching the front side, the stacking device 2 operates in the second drive control mode M-2 under the control of the transport conveyor control unit 30 in the control device 3, so that FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the transport conveyor 4 does not operate until the print P-1 for one order is unloaded from the unloading port 14a of the unloading unit 14, and the print P-1 for one order is unloaded from the unloading port 14a. When the conveyor 4 is driven onto the conveyor belt 42 and the conveyor belt 42 moves a predetermined distance, the conveyor 4 stops, Then, when the print P-2 for the next order is further carried to the transport belt 42, the transport conveyor 4 is driven again, and the transport conveyor 4 stops when the transport belt 42 moves a predetermined distance. Repeatedly, the prints P-1, P-2, and P-3 are accumulated on the transport belt 42 for each order.

  By the way, depending on the carry-out posture of the print P from the carry-out port 14a or the size of the print P to be carried out, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. On the other hand, by stacking the prints P-2 and P-3 for the next order in a partially overlapping state, the number of print orders that can be stacked on the transport belt 42 can be increased.

  Thus, in the above-described stacking apparatus, the stacking specification of the print P can be arbitrarily selected in accordance with the processing amount and the print processing capacity of the print P, and it is sorted as the stacking unit 5 attached to the apparatus body 1. By simply selecting the apparatus 6 and the collection box 7 as appropriate, the conveyor belt 42 of the conveyor 4 can be effectively used as a collection location.

  In the above embodiment, when the print processing apparatus performs the single-line carry-out operation, the conveyance conveyor control unit 30 automatically switches to the first drive control mode M-2 as the sorting apparatus 6 is attached to the apparatus main body 1. As the sorting apparatus 6 is removed from the apparatus main body 1, the conveyor control unit 30 is automatically switched to the second drive control mode M-2. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You may make it switch arbitrarily between 1st drive control mode M-2 and 2nd drive control mode M-2 via the control apparatus 3. FIG.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a print processing apparatus equipped with a sorting device that constitutes a stacking unit of a stacking apparatus according to the present invention. The schematic block diagram of a sorting apparatus. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a print processing apparatus on which a collection box constituting a stacking unit of a stacking apparatus according to the present invention is mounted. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a print processing apparatus equipped with a sorting apparatus according to the present invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the operation | movement in the 2nd drive control mode of the integrated device concerning this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the operation | movement in the 2nd drive control mode of the integrated device concerning this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the operation | movement in the 2nd drive control mode of the integrated device concerning this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the operation | movement in the 2nd drive control mode of the integrated device concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 14 Print carry-out part 14a Carry-out exit 2 Accumulation apparatus 3 Control apparatus 4 Conveyor 40 Drive apparatus 5 Accumulation part 6 Sorting apparatus 64 Receptacle 7 Collection box M-1 1st drive control mode M-2 2nd drive control mode P Print

Claims (3)

  In the print stacking apparatus in the print processing apparatus configured to stack prints transported from the carry-out port of the print carry-out unit to the stacking unit via the transport conveyor, a control device for controlling the drive of the transport conveyor is provided, The control device includes a first drive control mode in which each time a print is carried out from the carry-out port of the print carry-out unit, the print is conveyed to the accumulation unit via the conveyance conveyor and accumulated in the accumulation unit, and one order print And a second drive control mode in which the transport conveyor is operated at the time when the transport is carried out from the carry-out port of the carry-out unit in units of orders, and prints are accumulated on the transport conveyor for each order. An apparatus for collecting prints in a print processing apparatus.   The print processing apparatus is capable of selectively performing a single-line carry-out operation for carrying out prints in a single row from a carry-out port of the carry-out unit and a multi-row carry-out operation for carrying out multiple rows, and in a second drive control mode by the control device. 2. The print stacking apparatus in the print processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control is performed when the print processing apparatus is in a single-line carry-out operation.   The stacking unit is composed of a sorting device provided with a plurality of trays for storing prints conveyed via the conveyor, and a collection box for collecting the prints conveyed via the conveyor. The apparatus for collecting prints in a print processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus or the collection box is selectively attached in front of the conveyance conveyor in the conveyance direction.

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