JPH04318848A - Automatic bagging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To consecutively perform the processing of a photographic print without waiting for a processing stage for a negative film, collating whether or not the negative film coincides with the photographic print corresponding to the negative film and to mechanically bag them. CONSTITUTION:A seal on which an ID number is recorded is stuck to the leading edge of the negative film 12, read by a 2nd reading sensor 34 and printed on the negative sheet 38 in which a short piece negative 42 is inserted by a negative sheet printing part 40. The negative sheet 38 is cut in one order unit, carried to a carrying unit, and the ID number is read by a 3rd reading sensor 76. Next, the negative sheet 38 is inserted in a print bag 80 together with a leaflet 86 by the carrying unit. The ID number is printed on the print bag 80 by a printing part for a print bag 78 and successively stocked. Then, the print bag 80 is collated with the ID number of the photographic print after waiting for the photographic print 72 ejected from a sorter 74, and the photographic print is automatically bagged, then the print bag 80 is inserted in the DP bag and the ID number seal is stuck to the DP bag.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic bagging apparatus that checks whether short piece negatives of developed film and corresponding photographic prints match and mechanically loads them. .

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, an automatic bagging apparatus has been proposed which bags photographic negative film together with photographic prints and returns the bag to the customer through the following steps.

First, a negative film that has been developed and wound into a roll is sent to a printer section, where a negative image is printed onto a strip of photographic paper.

Next, after the printing process has been completed, the negative film is cut into a certain size (usually six frames in length) to form a short piece negative, which is inserted into a negative sheet. This negative sheet is cut into one order unit (hereinafter "one order unit" means a unit of film inserted into one cartridge) and inserted into a print bag along with an advertising flyer. Ru. However, since the processing process for photographic prints takes more time, the print bag with negative sheets and advertising flyers inserted therein waits until the photographic prints are finished. On the other hand, finished prints that have been developed are also cut for each image and assembled into one order as a photographic print.

[0005]Finally, the photographic prints grouped for each order are inserted into a waiting print bag, and this print bag is inserted into a DP bag.

[0006] In other words, in the automatic bagging processing system as described above, the subsequent processing waits until the photographic print is finished, and the overall processing time is determined by the processing speed of the photographic print.

[0007] However, there is no problem with the print bag containing the negative sheets and advertising flyers waiting for the photo printing process.
When the number of photo prints per order is small (for example, when only one frame of 36 frames of negative film is printed during reprint processing), photo prints can be completed faster, and conversely, the negative sheets and advertisements are stored in the print bag. The user has to wait for the advertising flyer to be inserted, which slows down the overall processing speed.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned facts, the present invention enables processing of photographic prints to be carried out continuously, and also checks whether a negative film and its corresponding photographic print match or not. The object of the present invention is to provide an automatic bagging processing device that automatically collates and mechanically bags the items.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problem] The automatic bagging processing apparatus according to claim 1 inserts a short piece negative obtained by cutting a negative film into a predetermined length into a negative sheet, cuts this negative sheet into one order unit, and An automatic bagging processing system that inserts the cut negative sheet into a print bag together with photo prints and advertising flyers cut for each image and collected for each order, and inserts this print bag into a DP bag for shipping. an identification mark provided on the negative film to identify one order unit of the negative film; and a first reading means for reading the identification mark;
a first recording means for recording the information read by the first reading means on a photographic print; a second reading means for reading the identification mark; and a first recording means for recording the information read by the second reading means on a negative sheet. a second recording means for recording, a third reading means for reading the information recorded on the negative sheet, an insertion means for inserting the negative sheet and the advertisement leaflet into a print bag, and a negative sheet and the advertisement leaflet. a stock unit for storing the printed bags into which the print bag is inserted; a third recording unit for recording information read by a third reading unit on the print bag stocked in the stock unit; a fourth reading means for reading information recorded on the photographic print; a fifth reading means for reading information recorded on the photographic print; information read by the fourth reading means; and information read by the fifth reading means. The present invention is characterized by comprising a control means for comparing the photographic prints and inserting the photographic prints of one order into the print bag when the verification results match.

[0010] The automatic bagging processing apparatus according to claim 2 provides a second
The present invention is characterized in that it includes a folding means for folding the negative sheet so that the recorded portion of the negative sheet recorded by the recording means becomes the upper surface when the negative sheet is folded.

[0011]

[Operation] In the automatic bagging processing apparatus constructed as described above, the identification mark for identifying one order unit of negative film is read by the first reading means, and the first recording means records the information on the photographic print. Further, a second reading means also reads the identification mark, and a second recording means records the information on the negative sheet. Thereafter, the negative film is cut into a predetermined length to form a short piece negative, which is inserted into a negative sheet. This negative sheet is cut into one order unit, and the information recorded on the negative sheet is read by a third reading means. Next, the negative sheet is inserted into the print bag together with the advertising leaflet by the insertion means. The information read by the third reading means is recorded on this print bag by the third recording means. The print bags with information recorded thereon are sequentially stocked in the stock section regardless of the photo print processing process. On the other hand, the photographic prints cut into images and collected into orders are conveyed to a discharge section by a sorter. Here, the control means collates the information recorded on the print bag read by the fourth reading means and the information of the photographic print read by the fifth reading means. In addition,
Normally, the processing process in which negative sheets and advertising flyers are inserted into print bags is faster than the processing process for photo prints, so the stock section contains prints with negative sheets inserted that correspond to the photo prints ordered earlier. Bags are also waiting. Therefore, even if the number of photographic prints processed for one order is exceptionally small and the processing process for the photographic prints is completed more quickly, the corresponding print bags are already stocked in the stocking section.

Next, if the comparison results match, the photographic print is inserted into a print bag. Next, this printed bag is inserted into a DP bag for shipping, and the information recorded on the printed bag is affixed to the DP bag for shipping. Therefore, the photo print processing process does not stop.

Furthermore, since the recorded portion of the negative sheet recorded by the second recording means is folded by the folding means so that it comes to the upper surface of the negative sheet when the negative sheet is folded, This ensures that reading is possible.

[0014]

[Embodiment] An automatic bagging processing apparatus 10 according to this embodiment will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1, automatic bagging process 10
is provided in a box on the right side of the drawing of laboratory equipment R for printing and developing photographic prints. (Negative film cutter section and insertion section) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an ID number (not shown, such as a bar code, serial number, etc.) is attached to the leading edge of the negative film 12 after printing. The recorded sticker S (see FIG. 2) is pasted and is conveyed to the cutter section 32 by the conveyance roller 16. The cutter section 32 includes a pair of cutter upper blades 92.
and a lower cutter blade 94. Cutter upper blade 9
A cutter actuating motor 96 is connected to the cutter operation motor 96 to drive the cutter upper blade 92 in the direction of the negative film 12 to cut the negative film 12 into a predetermined length (usually 6 frames). Based on the read ID number information, 1 order of negative film 1
It is designed to cut the connecting part of 2.

A conveyance roller 16 is provided before and after the cutter section 32 to convey the negative film 12 to the cutter section 32.
A and the negative film 12 (
A feed roller 16B is arranged to feed the short piece negative 42) to the insertion slot of the negative sheet 38. The rotational force from the transport motor 100 is transmitted to the transport rollers 16A and 16B by a transport belt 98 wound around a pulley attached to a roller shaft (not shown). A discharge solenoid 102 for removing the negative film 12 that has not been photographed is disposed on the right side of the cutter lower blade 94, and the cut end of the negative film 12 is dropped downward by tilting the plate 101. It has become. In addition, two wedge-shaped guide plates 10 are placed near the feed roller 16B disposed at the end.
The leading end of the negative sheet 38 is inserted into the insertion opening of the negative sheet 38 at all times.

Note that when the leading end of the short piece negative 42 is fed into the insertion opening of the negative sheet 38, the air pump 4
4 is discharged to the air outlet 46, and the negative sheet 38
It is designed to open the insertion slot.

As shown in FIG. 2, the negative sheet 38 is wound around a cylindrical negative sheet supply roll 36. This negative sheet supply roll 36 is the support roller 1
05, and is rotatably supported by a support roller 10.
5 is rotated by a sheet drawer motor 110 via a plurality of gears 108.

In the long negative sheet 38 drawn out from the negative sheet supply roll 36, negative storage sections for storing short piece negatives 42 are continuously arranged along the width direction. This negative sheet 38 is looped around the roller 112 and conveyed to the negative sheet printing section 40 . This negative sheet printing unit 40 is equipped with a print head and a drive motor (not shown), and
Based on the signal of the second reading sensor 34 that reads the ID number recorded on the sticker S attached to the
A number is printed on it. The negative sheet 38 on which this ID number is printed is sent to a sheet slitter 118 by a pair of transport rollers 116 driven by a sheet transport motor 114. A perforation mechanism (not shown) is formed on the surface where the upper and lower units of the sheet slitter 118 join, and when the lower unit is pushed up by the slitter drive motor 120, so-called perforations are formed in the negative sheet 38. M is formed along the width direction of the negative sheet 38 between each order. The negative sheet 38 on which perforations M have been formed is discharged by a discharge roller 124 driven by a discharge motor 122, and is looped by a roller 126 while being folded into a negative folding section 128.
transported to. (Negative sheet folding section) As shown in FIG.
It reaches 28. On the transport direction side of the roller 130, there is a perforation detection sensor 1 for detecting perforations in the negative sheet 38.
32 are arranged. This perforation detection sensor 13
When the roller 2 detects a perforation, the roller 130 stops while holding the negative sheet 38 based on this detection signal. Therefore, the negative sheet 38 is pulled by the folding roller 134 disposed in the negative folding section 128 and cut along the perforation M (see FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 4, the leading end of the negative sheet 38 cut along the perforation M and made into one order unit is nipped and conveyed by the folding roller 134 and inserted into the first stopper section 136. First stopper part 13
6, an insertion portion 138 for the negative sheet 38 is formed by two rectangular plates. Insertion port 14 of insertion section 138
A folding roller 134 is installed at the tip of the folding roller 134 to guide the negative sheet 38 conveyed from the folding roller 134.
An R portion 142 that curves toward the side is provided. Further, a locking portion 144 is provided at the end of the insertion portion 138. This locking portion 144 is driven by a position change motor 146, and is connected to a screw shaft 14 arranged parallel to the insertion portion 138.
8.

Further, below the folding roller 134,
A guide roller 150 is arranged to sandwich and convey the intermediate portion of the negative sheet 38 with one of the folding rollers 134. A second stopper portion 152 into which the intermediate portion of the negative sheet 38 is inserted is provided on the conveyance side of the guide roller 150. This second stopper portion 152 also
Similar to the stopper part 136, a locking part 156 is provided at the end of the insertion part 154, and is driven by a position changing motor 158. Further, the insertion opening 160 of the second stopper portion 152 is also provided with an R portion 162 that curves toward the guide roller 150 in order to guide the intermediate portion of the negative sheet 38 conveyed from the guide roller 150 .

A pulley 166 is attached to the roller shaft 164 of the guide roller 150 so that the driving force of the folding motor 168 is transmitted via a timing belt 170. Further, a pulley 172 is fixed to the roller shaft 164. This pulley 17
2 and a pulley 176 disposed above the tray 174 for the negative sheet 38. A conveyor belt 178 is wound around the pulley 176. Further, a conveyor belt 178 is similarly arranged below the conveyor belt 178, and these conveyor belts 178 sandwich the folded negative sheet 38 and transfer it to the receiving tray 174.
It is designed to be transported towards (Negative sheet conveyance section) As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4,
The tray 174 can be rotated between a negative sheet 38 discharge section and a negative sheet 38 conveyance section by a rotation motor (not shown). Negative sheet 3 placed on saucer 174
8 is sent to a belt conveyor 184 by a push plate 182 driven by a moving motor 180. This belt conveyor 184 includes a plurality of rollers 188 driven by a sheet conveyance motor 186, and a plurality of rollers 188 driven by a sheet conveyance motor 186.
8, the sequentially folded negative sheets 38 are transported to a transport unit 19.
It is designed to send out in two directions. (Flyer and negative sheet insertion section) As shown in FIG. 3, the conveyance unit 192 is located on the upper surface of a plate-shaped conveyance path 194, and above the conveyance path 194 is a leaflet feed tray 196 on which flyers 86 are stocked. is installed. This leaflet feed tray 196 is attached with an inclination of a predetermined angle with respect to the conveyance path 194. Therefore, the flyer 86 placed on the flyer feed table 196 has a cross-sectional shape of L.
The end plate 198 of the mold and the flyer 86 are fed out toward the calling roller 200 by their own weight. The calling roller 200 is a calling motor 20.
1 to transport the flyer 86 to the transport unit 192.
It is designed to be held and conveyed towards. The conveyance unit 192 is equipped with a loading detection sensor 195 that detects the flyer 86 and the negative sheet 38. When the loading detection sensor 195 detects the flyer 86 and the negative sheet 38, the conveyance unit 192 is guided to a rectangular guide hole 202 formed in the center of the conveyance path 194, and is guided by the arrow A.
It is designed to move in the direction. Also, transport unit 1
A third reading sensor 76 is arranged below 92,
The ID number printed on the negative sheet 38 is read. (Print Bag Supply Unit) A print bag feed table 204 for stocking print bags 80 is arranged on the downstream side of the conveyance path 194. The leading end of the print bag feeding table 204 in the direction in which the print bags 80 are fed out extends toward the conveyance path 194 and approaches the downstream side of the conveyance path 194 . Therefore, the print bag 80 sent out from the print bag paper feed stand 204 by the pick-up roller 206 driven by the pick-up motor 207 is held on the downstream side of the conveyance path 194. At this time, the ID number read by the third reading sensor 76 is printed on the print bag 80 by the print bag printing section 78 . Furthermore, the tip of the transport unit 192 is inserted into the opening of the printed bag 80 on which the ID number is printed, and the flyer 8
6 and a negative sheet 38 are inserted. (Print bag stock section) The print bag 80 discharged from the conveyance path 194 is placed on a stock belt 209 wrapped around a roller 211 driven by a conveyance motor 205, regardless of the process of processing the photo prints 72. Stocks will be stocked one by one. This stock belt 209
A locking plate 214 for holding the print bag 80 is provided at the end in the conveyance direction. This locking plate 214 has a fourth plate that reads the ID number printed on the printed bag 80.
A reading sensor 78 is provided. In addition, the locking plate 2
An insertion guide 215 into which the photographic print 72 is inserted is arranged above the insertion guide 14 . This insertion guide 215 is connected to an insertion lever 21 driven by an insertion motor 218.
6 to move toward the insertion opening of the print bag 80. (Photographic Print Processing Mechanism) As shown in FIG. 5, the photographic paper 28 is wound around a supply reel 50 into a long sheet. This photographic paper 28 is conveyed to the printer section 26 by a conveyance roller 52, and the image on the negative film 12 is printed thereon. The printer section 26 includes a lens 20, an exposure mask 18, a mirror box 22, and an exposure lamp 24. The exposure conditions and the like at this time are automatically adjusted by the control device 30 according to the shading and the like of the negative film 12.

On the back side of the photographic paper 28 after printing is completed, the ID number attached to the tip of the negative film 12 for each order read by the first reading sensor 56 is printed by the back print head 54. (See Figure 5). Next, the photographic paper 28 passes through a reservoir section 58, is sequentially developed in a color developing tank 62, a bleach-fixing tank 64, and a rinsing tank 66 arranged in a processor section 60, and is dried in a drying section 68. Next, the photographic paper 28 is conveyed to a cutter section 70, where it is cut into individual images and stocked as photographic prints 72 in a stocker 71 as a bundle in order units. The cutter section 70 has an ID of the photo print 72.
A photo print reading sensor 69 for reading the number is provided. The stocker 71 is driven by a drive means (not shown) and stores the stocked photographic prints 72.
It is designed to be discharged to a stock section 73 of a sorter 74 (see FIG. 5). (DP bag supply section) As shown in FIG. 3, the locking plate 214
A belt conveyor 220 driven by a conveyance motor 219 is arranged below. This belt conveyor 2
A clamp 222 that clamps the lower end of the DP bag 90 is provided downstream of the DP bag 20 . A feed screw 230 is screwed into the base of this clamp 222 . This feed screw 23
0 is rotated by an electric motor 232, and the DP bags 90 and 91 held between the clamps 222 are transferred to the ejection belt 24.
It is designed to be transported toward the transport section 5.

[0024] Also, on the left side of the drawing of the clamp 22, there is a DP
A box 236 for stocking bags 90 is arranged. The front wall of this box 236 is cut out so that an air suction cup 240 can be attached to the surface of the DP bag 90. A suction force is applied to the air suction cup 240 by a compressor (not shown). Therefore, the DP bag 90 is attracted by the air suction cup 240 and guided by the feed screw 241 driven by the motor 244, so that the DP bag 90 is conveyed toward the discharge belt 245.

Finally, the DP into which the print bag 80 is inserted
A sticker S on which the ID number affixed to the negative film 12 is written is affixed to the bag 90.

Next, the automatic verification function of the automatic bagging processing system according to this embodiment will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 5, the developed negative film 12 of each order is connected to a long length by a negative splicer P (see FIG. 2), which is not shown, and wound around the negative supply roll 14. It has been taken. ID on the leading edge of each 1 order negative film 12 to identify 1 order unit
A sticker S with a number recorded is attached (Figure 2
reference). The negative film 12 is conveyed downstream (in the direction of arrow A) by a conveyance roller 16. Next, the negative film 12 is exposed to light when it reaches a printer section 26 consisting of a lens 20, an exposure mask 18, a mirror box 22, and an exposure lamp 24, and a photographic paper 28 disposed above is exposed.
A negative image is printed on. The exposure conditions and the like at this time are automatically adjusted by the control device 30 according to the shading and the like of the negative film 12.

The negative film 12 that has undergone the printing process is conveyed to the cutter section 32 by the conveyance roller 16. A second reading sensor 34 is arranged in the cutter section 32 to read the ID number attached to the tip of the negative film 12 for each order. When the ID number is read by the reading sensor 34, a signal is sent to the control device 30, and the negative sheet printing section 40 connected to the control device 30 prints the negative sheet supply roll 3.
An ID number is printed on the negative sheet 38 wound up.

The negative film 12 cut by the cutter section 32 is stored one by one in the negative sheet 38 as short piece negatives 42.

Next, the negative sheet 38 is cut into one order unit along the perforation M, folded at the folding section 128 (see FIG. 4), and conveyed to the conveyance unit 192 by the belt conveyor 184 (see FIG. 3). reference). here,
The ID number of the negative sheet 38 is read by the third reading sensor 76, and the signal is sent to the control device 30 (see FIG. 5). Next, the negative sheet 38 is moved along a conveyance path 194 by a conveyance unit 192 together with an advertising flyer 86, and is inserted into a print bag 80. Next, an ID number is printed on the printed bag 80 by a printed bag printing unit 78 connected to the control device 30, and the printed bags 80 are sequentially stocked on the stock belt 209. Next, the leading printed bag 80 is held by the locking plate 214, and the ID number is read by the fourth reading sensor 88. Note that the processing process for inserting the negative sheet 38 and the advertising flyer 86 into the print bag 80 is usually faster than the processing process for the photo prints 72, so the stock belt 209 contains the photo prints 72 from the previous order. Corresponding negative sheet 3
8 and a printed bag 80 into which an advertisement leaflet 86 is inserted is also waiting. Therefore, even if the number of processed photo prints 72 for one order is exceptionally small and the processing process for the photo prints 72 is completed faster, the corresponding print bags 80 are already stocked in the stock belt 209. . Therefore, the process of processing the photo prints 72 is not stopped, and as a result, the automatic bagging process time can be shortened.

On the other hand, the ID printed on the back side of the photographic paper 28
The number is read by the fifth reading sensor 69 and a signal is sent to the control device 30 (see FIG. 5). Next, the photographic paper 28 is conveyed to a cutter section 70, where it is cut into individual images, and collected into a stocker 71 according to order as photographic prints 72. Next, this photo print 72 is
The sheets are discharged from the stocker 71, conveyed in order units by the sorter 74, and placed into the insertion guide 215. At this time, the control device 30 checks the ID number of the holding print bag 80 and the ID number of the photo print 72 on the locking plate 214. When the ID numbers match, the insertion motor 218 is driven and the photo print 72 is inserted into the print bag 80 via the insertion guide 215 (FIG. 3).
reference). Next, this printed bag 80 is conveyed downstream by a belt conveyor 220 and inserted into a DP bag 90 for shipping. Finally, the DP bag 90 for shipping into which this printed bag 80 has been inserted is conveyed to the outside of the device by a carry-out belt, and the ID
A sticker S with a number written on it is attached.

The operation of the negative sheet folding section will now be explained. As shown in FIG. 6, the leading end of the negative sheet 38 in one order unit is folded by the folding roller 13.
4 and inserted into the first stopper section 136. Next, when the leading end of the negative sheet 38 hits the locking part 144 of the first stopper part 136, the intermediate part of the negative sheet 38 conveyed by the folding roller 134
The sheet is conveyed while being held between the guide roller 150 and the folding roller 134, and inserted into the second stopper section 152 (see FIG. 7). Further, the intermediate portion of the negative sheet 38 abuts against the locking portion 156 of the second stopper portion 152 (see FIG. 8). At this time, the locking parts 144 and 156 provided on the first stopper part 136 and the second stopper part 152 are moved in the direction of arrow B to push out the negative sheet 38 (see FIG. 9). As a result, the negative sheet 38 is folded into three and is conveyed while being held by a conveyor belt (not shown) (see FIG. 10). Note that the ID number is printed on the leading edge of the negative sheet 38, so when the negative sheet 38 is conveyed onto the tray 174, the folded negative sheet 3
Located above 8. Further, by changing the positions of the locking portions 144 and 156, the negative sheet 38 can be folded into three depending on the length of the negative sheet 38 for each order.

In this embodiment, the back side of the photographic print 72 is printed by the back print head 54, but the printing is not limited to this, but printing can be done by ID number exposure printing, ID number hole punching, ID number label pasting, etc. You may also check the bag's ID number.

Furthermore, even without recording an ID number on the photo print 72, information on the number of photo prints per order, information on the number of photo prints cut per order,
The sorter movement position information or the like may be used to check the ID number of the print bag.

[0035]

Effects of the Invention As explained above, in the automatic bagging processing system according to the present invention, the process of processing photographic prints is performed continuously, so there is no need to provide a space for stocking photographic prints, and furthermore, the automatic bagging processing system according to the present invention Packing processing time can also be shortened.

Furthermore, since the negative sheet is folded so that the ID number is always placed on the upper side of the negative sheet, mistakes in reading the ID number can be prevented.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of laboratory equipment incorporating an automatic bagging processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a negative film insertion section of the automatic bagging device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a negative sheet insertion section of the automatic bagging device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the configuration of a negative sheet folding section according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the overall flow of the automatic bagging processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an operation diagram showing the operation of the negative sheet folding section according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an operation diagram showing the operation of the negative sheet folding section according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an operation diagram showing the operation of the negative sheet folding section according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an operation diagram showing the operation of the negative sheet folding section according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an operation diagram showing the operation of the negative sheet folding section according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

30 Control device (control means) 34 Second reading sensor (second reading means) 4
0 Negative sheet printing section (second recording means) 54
Back print head (first recording means) 56 First reading sensor (first reading means) 69 Fifth
Reading sensor (fifth reading means) 78 Print bag printing section (third recording means) 76 Third reading sensor (third reading means) 88 Fourth reading sensor (fourth reading means) 128 Folding Section (folding means) 192 Transport unit (insertion means) 209
Stock belt (stock part) S Seal with ID number (identification mark)

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: A short piece negative obtained by cutting a negative film to a predetermined length is inserted into a negative sheet, this negative sheet is cut into units of one order, and the cut negative sheets are cut for each image and collected for each order. In an automatic bagging processing device that inserts the photographic prints and advertising flyers into a print bag, and inserts the print bag into a DP bag for shipping, a device is provided on the negative film to identify one order unit of negative film. an identification mark, and a first reading means for reading the identification mark;
a first recording means for recording the information read by the first reading means on a photographic print; a second reading means for reading the identification mark; and a first recording means for recording the information read by the second reading means on a negative sheet. a second recording means for recording, a third reading means for reading the information recorded on the negative sheet, an insertion means for inserting the negative sheet and the advertisement leaflet into a print bag, and a negative sheet and the advertisement leaflet. a stock unit for storing the printed bags into which the print bag is inserted; a third recording unit for recording information read by a third reading unit on the print bag stocked in the stock unit; a fourth reading means for reading information recorded on the photographic print; a fifth reading means for reading information recorded on the photographic print; information read by the fourth reading means; and information read by the fifth reading means. and control means for inserting one order of the photo prints into the print bags when the comparison results match. 2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising a folding means for folding the negative sheet so that the recorded portion of the negative sheet recorded by the second recording means is on the top surface when the negative sheet is folded.
The automatic bagging processing equipment described.