JPH04308834A - Photographic processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a photographic processing method without decreasing the processing efficiency of quick service carried out for a film having only a full size image. CONSTITUTION:A projecting seal 10 is attached to a cartridge housing container, so as to be removed, and only when a cartridge 12 houses the film having the panoramic size image (a long time is required for print-processing), the projecting seal 10 is removed and attached to a sticking part 21 of the cartridge 12. A contact 45 is arranged at a first position shown by a solid line, where the output terminal 62 of a detecting part 44 obtains an L-level, or a second position shown by a broken line, where the terminal 62 obtains an H-level, in such a manner that a contact part 45A is abutted on the projecting seal 10 or the sticking part 21. The cartridges 12 are sorted to different processing lines according to the output level of the output terminal 62, respectively.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic processing method for sorting film having a panoramic size image and film not having a panoramic size image before development.

0002

[Prior Art] After photographic film is photographed, it is developed at a processing laboratory, and there are several types of photographic images such as full size, half size, panoramic size, etc. Full size images and panoramic size images may be mixed. Therefore, in a developing laboratory, after developing the film, it is necessary to print at different magnifications depending on the size.

[0003] The negative film carrier and photographic paper easel of a photo printing machine can be set with masks of sizes corresponding to various screen sizes that determine the size of the print screen. For a mixture of full size and panoramic size images,
The masks of the negative carrier and photographic paper easel must be replaced or variably set for each screen, resulting in a complicated and low-efficiency printing operation. Therefore, if a film having only a full-size image is also processed on the same processing line, the development and printing process will be delayed, which will cause the photographer to be unable to quickly provide photographic prints. It is also possible to install a sensor in the photo printing machine to detect the size of the negative film screen and automatically replace the masks on the negative carrier and photographic paper easel, but this would require a large-scale device, and it would be difficult to replace these masks. Extra time is also required.

0004

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned facts, the present invention provides a photo processing method that does not reduce the processing efficiency of quick service for films containing only full-size images. It is a purpose.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The photographic processing method according to the present invention as set forth in claim 1 provides an identification means having a mechanically detectable convex portion in a housing means for housing a cartridge, so that the cartridge can be photographed in a panoramic manner. When loading a cartridge into a camera or taking out a cartridge from a camera that has taken a panoramic photograph, the identification means is attached to the cartridge, and the cartridge is identified by the cartridge to which the identification means is attached and the cartridge to which the identification means is not attached. The method is characterized in that it is sorted by mechanical detection and developed and printed in separate processing lines.

[0006] In the photographic processing method according to the second aspect of the invention, an identification means having a mechanically detectable convex portion is removably provided on the cartridge, and when the cartridge is loaded into a camera capable of panoramic photography or when panoramic photography is performed. When the cartridge is taken out from the camera, the identification means is removed from the cartridge, and the identification means is mechanically detected to distinguish between the cartridge to which the identification means is attached and the cartridge to which the identification means is not attached. It is characterized by being sorted and developed and printed on separate processing lines.

[0007]

According to the invention of claim 1, the identification means having a mechanically detectable convex portion is provided in the storage means, and when loading the cartridge into a camera capable of taking panoramic pictures or from a camera that has taken a panoramic picture, When taking out the cartridge, the identification means is attached to the cartridge. A cartridge to which an identification means is attached is sorted from a cartridge to which no identification means is attached by mechanically detecting the identification means.

In this case, whether or not the identification means is attached to the cartridge indicates whether or not a panoramic size image is recorded on the film stored in the cartridge. It can be sorted from cartridges that do not have images of the same size.

When printing the films stored in the cartridges sorted as described above, a panoramic image processing line (or a line for developing) that prints from the film having a panoramic size image is used. good)
and a full-size image processing line (lines that perform development processing may be connected) for printing from film that does not have a panoramic size image. (a film containing only panoramic size images or a mixture of panoramic size images and full size images), that is, a film stored in a cartridge to which an identification means is attached is processed.

[0010] Furthermore, the full-size image processing line processes a film having only a full-size image without a panoramic-size image recorded thereon, that is, a film stored in a cartridge to which no identification means is attached. . In a full-size image processing line, there is no need to replace the mask of the printing machine, so the printing process can be carried out efficiently, and photographers can obtain photographic prints in a short time.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the identification means having a mechanically detectable convex portion is removably provided on the cartridge, and when the cartridge is loaded into a camera capable of taking panoramic pictures or a camera that has taken panoramic pictures. When taking out the cartridge from the cartridge, the identification means is removed from the cartridge.

In this case, whether or not the identification means is attached to the cartridge indicates whether or not a panoramic size image is recorded on the film stored in the cartridge. It can be sorted from cartridges that do not have images of the same size. The sorted cartridges are processed in the same manner as in claim 1.

[0013]

[Example] [First example] According to FIGS. 1 to 5,
A photographic processing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the film 41 (FIG. 5
) A convex seal 10 for panorama identification is provided on the cylindrical portion 16 of the cartridge storage container 14 in which the cartridge 12 containing the cartridge 12 is accommodated. As shown in FIG. 2B, this seal 10 is formed in a hemispherical shape with a spherical portion 10A,
A knob portion 18 that protrudes radially outward is formed on a part of the outer periphery of the circular plane portion 10B. Adhesive is applied to the flat part 10B of the convex seal 10, and the flat part 10B of the convex seal 10 is connected to the cylindrical part 16 by this adhesive.
A removable cartridge storage container 1 is attached to the outer circumferential surface.
It is attached to 4. That is, as shown in FIG. 2B,
The convex seal 10 is attached with the spherical portion 10A protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 16. In addition, the plane part 10B
The adhesive applied to the cylindrical portion 16 can exert sufficient adhesive force even after the convex seal 10 is removed from the cylindrical portion 16.

No adhesive is applied to the grip portion 18, so that the convex seal 10 can be easily peeled off from the cylindrical portion 16 by gripping the grip portion 18.

As shown in FIG. 4, the photofinishing laboratory 24 for developing and printing the film 41 has a panoramic processing line 26 for printing the film 41 having a panoramic size image, and a processing line 26 for printing the film 41 having a panoramic size image. A full-size processing line 28 for printing unprocessed film is provided. Furthermore, each processing line is equipped with an automatic developing machine 34 and a printing machine 36. In addition, the printing machine 36 of the panoramic processing line 26 is equipped with a panoramic image mask (not shown) and a full-size image mask (not shown), and the operator can apply the mask according to the image (not shown). Exchange. As shown in FIG. 5, the widthwise dimension of the film 41 in the panoramic size image 38 is approximately half that of the full-size image 40, and the lengthwise dimension of the film 41 is the same. There is.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the developing laboratory 24 includes:
A splicer 42 is provided for splicing a large number of films 41 into a long shape.
A patrone discrimination device 43 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cartridge discriminating device 43
is equipped with a detection section 44 for detecting the convex seal 10 of the cartridge 12. As shown in FIG. 1, the output terminal 60 of the detection unit 44 is at ground level,
Output terminal 62 is connected to control means 54 . The detection section 44 has a contact 45 having a contact section 45A at its tip. The contact portion 45A faces downward in FIG. 1, that is, when the cartridge 12 conveyed by the belt conveyor 50 shown in FIG.
It is formed into a substantially C-shape that is convex toward the convex seal 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the contactor 45
5A is in contact with the spherical part 10A, which is shown by the solid line; and the contact part 45A is in contact with the sticking part 21, which is shown by the broken line.
It can be placed in the position of When the contact 45 is in the first position, the output of the output terminal 62 of the detection unit 44 is L(
When the contactor 45 is in the second position, it is set to H (high) level.

As shown in FIG. 3, below the detection unit 44 is a belt conveyor 5 for conveying the cartridge 12.
0 is provided. The belt conveyor 50 is driven by a motor 51 whose operation is controlled by a control means 54 . A belt conveyor 52 for sorting and conveying the cartridges 12 is disposed below the belt conveyor 50 on the downstream side in the conveying direction of the cartridges 12 (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3), intersecting with the belt conveyor 50 at a distance. has been done. The belt conveyor 52 is driven by a motor 53 whose operation is controlled by a control means 52 . Also, below both ends of the belt conveyor 52 in the longitudinal direction (transfer direction of the cartridge 12), there are panoramic cartridge boxes 56 for storing the cartridge 12 containing the film 41 having a panoramic size image in the direction of arrow C in FIG. A full-size cartridge box 58 for storing a cartridge 12 containing a film that does not have a panoramic size image is placed on the side in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 3.

The operation of the first embodiment will be explained below. The photographer uses Patrone 12 with a camera that can take panoramic photos (
(not shown), or after taking out the cartridge 12 from the camera that has taken a panoramic photograph, pinch the tab 18 from the cartridge storage container 14 to peel off the convex seal 10, and attach the convex seal 10 to the sticking section 21. It is attached to the cartridge 12 with the flat part 10A glued. That is, the cartridge 12 having the film 41 on which a panoramic size image has been recorded is always affixed with the convex seal 10 before being delivered to the developing laboratory 24.

On the other hand, when using a camera that cannot take panoramic images, the cartridge 12 that accommodates the film 41 that does not have a panoramic size image has a convex seal 1.
The film is delivered to the developing laboratory 24 without pasting 0, that is, with the pasting portion 21 exposed.

In the developing laboratory 24, the motor 51 operated by the control means 54 moves the belt in the direction of conveying the pantrone 12 placed on the belt of the belt conveyor 50 toward the detection section 44 (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3). is rotated. The detection unit 44 is transported by the belt conveyor 50.
When the convex seal 10 is attached to the cartridge 12 that has reached the vicinity of the cartridge 12, the contact portion 45A comes into contact with the spherical portion 10A, and the contact 45 reaches the first position shown by the solid line in FIG. Therefore, the output of the output terminal 62 of the detection section 44 is set to L level and is input to the control means 54. In this case, the cartridge 12 stores a film 41 on which a panoramic image has been taken. Therefore, the belt conveyor 52 is controlled by the control means 54 so that the belt of the belt conveyor 52 rotates in the direction of conveying the cartridge 12 to the panoramic box 56 (direction of FIG. 3C). Patrone 12 after detection by the detection unit 44
is delivered to a belt conveyor 52 by a belt conveyor 50, conveyed by the belt conveyor 52 toward a panoramic cartridge box 56, and stored in the panoramic cartridge box 56. The cartridge 12 accommodated in the panoramic cartridge box 56 is processed by the panoramic processing line 26.

On the other hand, when the convex seal 10 is not attached to the cartridge 12 that has been conveyed by the belt conveyor 50 and has reached the vicinity of the detection section 44, that is, when the sticking section 21 is exposed, the contact section 45A is the sticking part 2
1, the contact 45 reaches the second position shown in broken lines in FIG. Therefore, the output of the output terminal 62 of the detection section 44 is set to H level and is input to the control means 54. In this case, the Parotone 12 stores the film 41 that does not have a panoramic image. Therefore, the belt conveyor 52 is controlled by the control means 54 so that the belt of the belt conveyor 52 rotates in the direction (direction of FIG. 3D) that conveys the cartridge 12 to the full-size cartridge box 58. The cartridge 12 after being detected by the detection unit 44 is delivered to the belt conveyor 52 by the belt conveyor 50, is conveyed by the belt conveyor 52 toward the full-size cartridge box 58, and is housed in the full-size cartridge box 58. The cartridge 12 accommodated in the full-size cartridge box 58 is processed in the full-size processing line 28. In the full-size processing line 28, a large number of films are spliced into a long length, and the spliced films are continuously processed by an automatic developing machine 34 and a printing machine 36, thereby enabling high-speed development and printing.

As described above, since the cartridge 12 having the film 41 having a panoramic size image and the cartridge 12 having only a full size image are sorted and processed,
In the full-size processing line 28, there is no need to replace the mask of the printing machine, and the printing process can be performed quickly. Therefore, in order to replace the mask as in the past, the film waiting for processing (i.e.,
There are no processing delays for films with only full-size images, and photographers can quickly obtain photographic prints.

Furthermore, in the full-size processing line 28,
A large number of films are spliced into a long film, and the spliced long film F is transferred to an automatic developing machine 34 and a printing machine 3.
6, high-speed development and printing is possible. Further, since the cartridge 12 containing the film 41 having a panoramic size image and the cartridge 12 containing no film 41 having a panoramic size image are sorted and processed, confusion in the processing line is eliminated.

In the above embodiment, the splicer 42 uses the detecting section 44 and the cartridge 1 based on the output of the detecting section 44.
2 into a panorama cartridge box 56 and a full-size cartridge box 52.
Since the cartridge 12 containing the film having a panoramic size image is provided with a control means 54 for controlling the
It is possible to automate the sorting between the cartridges 12 and the cartridges 12 containing films that do not have panoramic images.

Further, in the above embodiment, the convex seal 10 is attached to the cylindrical portion 16 of the cartridge storage container 14, but it may also be attached to the bottom of the cartridge storage container 14. You can leave it as is. Alternatively, the convex seal 10 may be attached to a case (not shown) that accommodates the patrone storage container 14.

[Second Embodiment] A photographic processing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. Note that the same configurations as those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Further, the cartridge discriminating device 43 used in this embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, a convex seal 10 is attached to the sticking portion of the cartridge 12 in advance. When a film having a panoramic size image is stored in a cartridge 12, a convex seal 10 is peeled off. Therefore, when the level of the output terminal of the detection section 44 is at H level, it means that a film having a panoramic size image is stored in the cartridge 12, and the cartridge 12 is sorted to the panorama processing line 26.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be explained.

When loading the cartridge 12 into a camera (not shown) capable of taking panoramic photographs, or after taking out the cartridge 12 from a camera that has taken a panoramic photograph, the photographer must pinch the tab 18 from the cartridge 12 to remove the convex part. Peel off the shaped sticker 10. In other words, the cartridge 12 having a film on which a panoramic size image is recorded,
The film is delivered to the photofinishing laboratory 24 with the sticking part 21 exposed.

On the other hand, when using a camera that cannot take panoramic images, the cartridge 12 containing a film that does not have a panoramic size image is delivered to the photofinishing laboratory 24 with the convex seal 10 attached.

When the convex seal 10 is not attached to the cartridge 12, the output of the output terminal 62 of the detection section 44 is set to H level, and the cartridge 12 stores the film 41 having a panoramic image. Therefore, processing is performed by the panorama processing line 26.

On the other hand, when the convex seal 10 is attached to the cartridge 12, the output terminal 62 of the detection section 44
The output is set to L level, and since the cartridge 12 stores the film 41 which does not have a panorama-sized image, it is processed by the full-size processing line 28. Similar to the first embodiment, in the second embodiment, a large number of films are spliced into long lengths in the full-size processing line 28, and the spliced films are transferred to an automatic processor 3.
4 and the printing machine 36, high-speed development and printing are possible.

In the above embodiment, when the cartridge 12 stores the film 41 having a panoramic size image, the convex seal 10 is removed.
1, the convex seal 10 may be left attached, and the convex seal 10 may be removed when the cartridge 12 stores a film 41 that does not have a panoramic size image. .

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the detection section 44 is arranged in the splicer 42, but a film sorting device for sorting the films is newly provided, and the detection section 44 is arranged in this film sorting device. Good too.

Further, in the above embodiment, the convex seal 10 is formed with the spherical portion 10A, but a prismatic portion or a cylindrical portion may be provided, as long as the output terminal 62 of the detection portion 44 can be changed. It can be of any shape.

[0038]

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention has the above structure, it does not provide an excellent photo processing method that does not reduce the processing efficiency of quick service performed on films having only full-size images. have an effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing how a convex seal attached to a cartridge is detected by a detection unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2(A) is a plan view showing the cartridge and the cartridge with the convex seal attached thereto, and FIG. 2(B) is a plan view of the convex seal as seen from the outside of the cartridge.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a cartridge discriminating device disposed in a photofinishing laboratory.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing film processing in a photo lab.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a film illustrating the difference between a full size image and a panoramic size image.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a cartridge to which a convex seal 10 is attached according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Convex seal (identification means) 10A Spherical part (convex part) 12 Patrone (containment means) 16 Recessed part 26 Panoramic processing line 28 Full size processing line 38 Panoramic size image 41 Film 44 Detection section

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: An identification means having a mechanically detectable convex portion is provided on a storage means for storing a cartridge, and the identification means is provided in a housing means for storing a cartridge, and is used when loading the cartridge into a camera capable of taking panoramic pictures or when taking out the cartridge from a camera that has taken a panoramic photograph. , the identification means is attached to a cartridge, and the cartridges to which the identification means is attached and the cartridges to which the identification means is not attached are sorted by mechanically detecting the identification means and developed in separate processing lines. A photo processing method characterized by printing. 2. An identification means having a mechanically detectable convex portion is removably provided on the cartridge, and when the cartridge is loaded into a camera capable of taking panoramic pictures or when the cartridge is taken out from a camera that has taken a panoramic picture, The identification means is removed from the cartridge, and the cartridges to which the identification means is attached and the cartridges to which the identification means is not attached are sorted by mechanically detecting the identification means, and are developed and printed on separate processing lines. A photo processing method characterized by: