JPH0473755A - Print processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the handling of a film without allowing a hand and a thing to come into contact with the film at all, and to improve the workability by winding up the film after development processing fed out an automatic film developing machine by a cassette, setting its cassette to a printer and executing a print processing. CONSTITUTION:The side face of a cassette A1 is allowed to abut on a cassette supporting arm 52 of a negative mask 50 and a driving shaft 54 engaged, and by inserting a positioning pin 53 into a positioning hole 3, A1 is positioned. In this set state, by rotating the driving shaft 54, a film can be transferred to the lower part of an exposure window 55 form a film inlet 51. Accordingly, by setting the mask 50 onto an exposure table 61 of a printer 60, the window 55 is allowed to coincide with a transparent window 62, and in its set state, by a rotation of the driving shaft 54, the film in the cassette A1 is fed intermit tently one frame each, and at every stop, a light source 63 is turned on, and a print processing is executed to print paper P. In such a way, handling of a film after development processing is facilitated and workability can be im proved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for printing a film developed by an automatic film processor.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, a film developed by an automatic film processor is supplied to a printer and printed.

Normally, automatic film processors often process several rolls of film at once, whereas printers process one roll of film at a time.
Since each order is printed, the film must be stored to prevent it from becoming dented or scratched.

Further, since the film after printing may be reprinted, it is necessary to return it to the customer without any dents or scratches.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Conventionally, when handling film after processing, the film is handled bare, which tends to cause scratches and stains on the film. It was necessary to check the front and back of the paper, which had the disadvantage of poor workability.

In addition, the film is hung from a clip before it is discharged from the automatic film processing machine and fed to the printer, which requires a large space to store the film, and the film must be supported by hanging. This caused an inconvenience in that the operator was unable to walk efficiently and could not work efficiently.

Furthermore, after the printing process, the film is cut 4 to 6 frames at a time and returned to the customer with the film inserted into the sheet bag, which necessitates cutting the film and stuffing it into the sheet bag. Occasionally, the frames may be cut by mistake, or the film may be damaged when inserted into a sheet bag after cutting.

The technical object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned inconveniences and to facilitate handling of the film after processing and improve workability.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, in the first invention,
A cassette with a cylindrical film storage space formed inside the cassette body, a film feeding mechanism provided in a film guide hole that communicates with the outer periphery of the film storage space and opens at the outer periphery of the cassette body, is inserted into the film guide hole. is detachably attached below the film outlet of an automatic film processing machine with the opening facing upward, and the developed film fed from the film outlet to the film guide hole is transferred by the operation of the film feeding mechanism to create a film storage space. This cassette is removably attached to a negative mask attached to the exposure section of the printer, and the film in the film storage space is directed downward through the exposure window formed on the negative mask by the operation of the film feeding mechanism. We adopted a configuration consisting of a process of printing by intermittent feeding one frame at a time.

Further, in the second invention, a pair of cylindrical film spaces are provided inside both ends of the cassette body, the pair of film storage spaces are communicated through a film guide hole, and a guide plate above the film guide hole is provided with a pair of cylindrical film spaces inside both ends of the cassette body. A cassette with a film entrance, an exposure window formed opposite to the film entrance on the lower guide plate of the film guide hole, and a pair of film feeding mechanisms on both sides of the exposure window is inserted into the film exit of an automatic film processing machine. a step in which the film is removably attached to the lower part of the cassette, and the film that is sent out from the film outlet and enters the film guide hole through the film inlet is transferred by the operation of the film feeding mechanism and wound in one film storage space; The printer is attached to the exposure section of the printer, and the film feed mechanism is driven to intermittently feed the film in one film storage space one frame at a time towards the other film storage space for printing processing. be.

[Effect]

In both the first invention and the second invention, the film sent out from the automatic film processor is stored in a cassette and processed such as printing, so the film gets dirty and
Alternatively, it is possible to prevent scratches, and the film is easy to handle.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a cassette for use in the method of the invention.

As shown in the figure, the cassette main body 1 has a pair of side plates 2 on both sides, and a positioning hole 3 is formed in each side plate 2.

Inside the cassette body 1, a cylindrical film storage space 4 and a film guide hole 5 communicating with the upper outer circumference of the film storage space 4 are formed. It's open.

A take-up shaft 6 and a presser roller 7 for guiding the film F are incorporated around the outer periphery of the take-up shaft 6, and both ends of the take-up shaft 6 are connected to the film storage space 4.
It is rotatably supported by both end plates. Further, on the end surface of the winding shaft 6, a retaining portion 8 for a drive shaft of an external drive device that rotates the winding shaft 6 is provided.

In the illustrated example, the retaining part 8 is made of a square hole, but it may have an appropriate shape depending on the shape of the end of the drive shaft, for example, a square hole may be formed at the tip of the drive shaft. In some cases, the retaining portion 8 is a square shaft.

On the other hand, the presser roller 7 is rotatably supported at the tip of a roller arm 9, and the rear end of the roller arm 9 is connected to a window 1 formed in the peripheral wall of the film storage space 4 via a hinge 10.
The pressing roller 7 is connected to the inner periphery of the winding shaft 6, and is pressed against the outer periphery of the winding shaft 6 by the elasticity of the hinge 10.

The film guide hole 5 is provided with a film transport mechanism 20 for transporting the film F inserted into the film guide hole 6.

The film feeding mechanism 20 consists of a pair of sprockets 21 that can be secured to the perforations a on both sides of the film F shown in FIG. The upper part of the outer periphery is located inside the film guide hole 5.

Both ends of the shaft 22 that supports the sprocket 21 are rotatably supported by the side plate 2 of the cassette body 1, and a gear transmission mechanism 23 is provided between the shaft 22 and the winding shaft 6. The rotation is transmitted to the shaft 22.

A detection roller 24 is provided on the front side of the sprocket 21, and the rear end of a roller arm 25 that rotatably supports the detection roller 24 is connected to the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of the film storage space 40 via a hinge 26. The roller arm 25 is pushed upward by the elasticity of the roller arm 25, and the detection roller 24 is pressed against the recess 27 formed on the upper surface of the film guide hole 5.

The roller arm 25 has a shaft 22 of the sprocket 21.
A pawl 29 is provided that can be held against a ratchet wheel 28 attached to the detection roller 24.
When the ratchet wheel 2 is fitted into the recess 27,
8 and locks the shaft 22 from rotating.

When winding the film sent out from the automatic film processor using the cassette A1 having the above configuration, the fourth
As shown in the figure, film automatic development l! The above cassette A is installed below the film outlet 31 of 30.

Here, a cassette stand 32 is provided below the film outlet 31 of the automatic film processor 30, and a positioning pin 34 that can be inserted into the positioning hole 3 of the cassette A1 is provided on the cassette support surface 33 of the cassette stand 32. A drive shaft 35 is provided which is removably engaged with the engagement portion 8 on the end surface of the winding shaft 6, and the drive shaft 35 is driven by a drive device 40 built into the cassette stand 32.

As shown in FIG. 5, the drive device 40 includes a gear 41 rotatably and slidably attached to the outside of a drive shaft 35 that is supported so as to be movable in the axial direction. The torque transmission plate 42 is slidably attached to the
A friction plate 43 is incorporated between the
A drive gear 4 that pushes the drive shaft 35 and meshes with the gear 41
5 by the motor 46 to control the rotation of the gear 41.
The W
Sliding occurs between the analysis plate 43 and the torque transmission plate 42 to interrupt torque transmission.

The cassette A is placed on the cassette support surface 33 of the cassette stand 32.
1 and engages the tip of the drive shaft 35 with the engaging portion 8 of the winding shaft 6, and inserts the positioning pin 34 into the positioning hole 3.
After inserting and positioning cassette A, drive shaft 3
When the drive device 40 of No. 5 is operated, the detection roller 24 fits into the recess 27 and the pawl 29 engages with the ratchet wheel 28 to prevent the shaft 22 of the sprocket 21 from rotating.
The winding shaft 6 does not rotate.

The developed film F is sent out from the film outlet 31 of the film self-am image 1130, and when the film F is inserted into the film guide hole 5 of the cassette A1 and passes the position of the detection roller 24, the detection roller 24 enters the recess 27. The roller arm 25 swings about the hinge 26 and the pawl 29 separates from the ratchet wheel 28.

When the pawl 29 is released, the drive shaft 35 rotates, and the rotation is transmitted to the take-up shaft 6 and further transmitted from the take-up shaft to the sprocket 21 .

On the other hand, the soil rem F inserted into the film guide hole 5 passes through the position of the detection roller 24 and reaches the subrocket 21, and since the perforation a at the tip engages with the sprocket 21, the sprocket 21 rotates. The film F is transferred and sequentially wound on the outside of the winding shaft 6.

When the rear end of the film F passes the position of the detection roller 24, the detection roller 24 moves toward the recess 27, the pawl 29 engages with the ratchet/throat wheel 28, and the sprocket 21 and take-up shaft 6 The rotation is stopped and the film F0)
e-taking is completed. At this time, the perforation a at the rear end of the film F is in a state of engagement with the sprocket 21.

When printing the film F wound in the cassette A, the cassette A1 is attached to a negative mask 50 shown in FIG. 6, and the negative mask 50 is loaded into the exposure section of the printer.

Here, the negative mask 50 has a film layer 51 on the outer periphery and side surface, and a positioning bin 53 that can be inserted into the positioning hole 3 of the cassette A1 on the inner surface of a cassette support arm 52 that protrudes from one end of the film layer 51. , winding shaft 6
A drive shaft 54 that can be engaged with the engaging portion 8 on the end face of the cassette support arm 52 is provided, and the drive shaft 54 is rotated by a drive device built into the cassette support arm 52.

Note that the drive device is not shown because it is the same as the drive device W40 shown in FIG.

The side surface of the cassette A1 is brought into contact with the cassette support arm 52 of the negative mask 50, the drive shaft 54 is engaged with the retaining part 8, the positioning pin 53 is inserted into the positioning hole 3 to position the cassette AI, and the set state is , the drive shaft 5
4 and rotate the winding shaft 6 and sprocket 21 on which the film F is wound in the direction of the arrow in FIG. The film F can be transported towards the target.

Therefore, the negative mask 50 is set on the exposure table 61 of the printer 60 shown in FIG.
A transparent window 6 in which an exposure window 55 of 0 is formed on an exposure table 61
2, and in the set state, the drive shaft 54 rotates to intermittently feed the film F in the cassette A downward one frame at a time toward the exposure window 55, and each time the film F stops, the exposure table 61 By turning on the light source 63 provided below, the image on the film F is transferred to the exposure table 6.
The photographic paper P set in the upper box 64 can be printed.

Note that when attaching the cassette A to the cassette stand 32 and the cassette support arm 52, the cassette A
In order to stabilize the support of the cassette, an elastic plate 70 is attached to the cassette stand 32 and the cassette support arm 52, and a bent part 71 formed at the tip of the elastic plate 70 is attached to the cassette.
He is trying to engage with an engagement recess 72 provided on the outer periphery of A + .

8 and 9 show a second embodiment of a cassette for use in the method according to the invention.

In this second embodiment, a pair of film storage spaces 83 are provided at both ends of the cassette body 80, which has a pair of side plates 81 on both sides and a pair of positioning holes 82 formed in each side plate 81.
．． 83 is formed, and the film storage spaces 83.83 are communicated with each other through a film guide hole 84.

Further, a winding shaft 6 and a presser roller 7 are incorporated in each of the film storage spaces 83 and 83, as in the first embodiment.

Furthermore, a film population 86 is formed in the upper guide 85 of the film guide hole 84, and a film population 86 is formed in the lower guide plate 87 on both sides of the exposure window 88 opposite to the film entrance 86. A pair of film feeds consisting of l! Structure 20
A sprocket 21 of the film feeding mechanism 20 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 3, the winding shaft 6 is rotated in synchronization with the winding shaft 6 via a gear transmission mechanism 23.

In order to wind up the film sent out from the film outlet of the automatic film processor using the cassette A2 having the above configuration, as shown in FIG.
A pair of positioning pins 93 and a drive shaft 84 driven by a drive device 40 shown in FIG.

Then, the cassette Ax is attached to the cassette table 92, and the developed film F is sent out from the film outlet 91.
is inserted into the film guide hole 84 from the film inlet 86,
The winding shaft 6 and sprocket 2 are rotated by 940 rotations of the drive shaft.
1 is rotated, and the film F transferred by the rotation of the sprocket 21 is wound up on the winding shaft 6.

11 and 12 show a printer 100 that prints a film wound up with the film cassette, and a cassette support stand 102 is attached to an exposure section 101 of the printer 100.

The cassette support base 102 has a pair of drive shafts 103 and 103.
and a pair of positioning bins 104, 104 are provided, and each drive shaft 103 is rotationally driven in the same direction by a drive device 40 shown in FIG.

To print the film F in the cassette A2, as shown in FIG. are operated at the same time to intermittently feed the film F stored in the film storage space 83 one frame at a time toward the other film storage space 83. Then, the film LF is sequentially wound on the winding shaft 6 of the other film storage space 83, and each time the film F stops, light is applied to the film F from below the exposure window 88, and the film is projected upward from the film entrance 86. cassette of the negative image)Az
The photographic paper P inside the box 105 provided above is printed and exposed.

Note that 106 indicates a film holding mechanism that presses the film F stopped below the film population 86 against the upper surface of the lower guide plate 87. This film holding mechanism 106 is swung vertically by a solenoid 107, and The film F is pressed against the upper surface of the lower guide plate 87 during swinging.

As shown in Figures 1 and 8, the cassette body is 1.80 mm.
A recording medium 1 such as a barcode label or magnetic tape is placed on the outer periphery of the
10, various data such as information necessary for film management and printing conditions can be recorded on the recording medium 110 and read out. Therefore, for example, by recording printing conditions on the recording medium 110, pre-judgment can be performed, which can have a great effect on improving the efficiency of printing work.

Note that in the cassette A shown in the first embodiment and the cassette Az shown in the second embodiment, the film space 4.
Although the winding shaft 6 and the press roller 7 are incorporated inside the film storage space 83, the winding shaft 6 and the press roller 7 are omitted, and the film F fed into the film storage space 4.83 is
The film may be moved along the inner periphery of the film storage space 4.83 and wound into a spiral shape.

In this case, the shaft 22 of the sprocket 21 of the film transport mechanism 20 is rotated by an external drive device.

Further, the film transport mechanism 20 is not limited to the sprocket 21, and the film F may be transported using, for example, rollers brought into contact with each other.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the print processing method according to the present invention, the developed film sent out from the film outlet of an automatic film processing machine is wound up in a cassette, and the cassette is sent to a printer for printing.
The film is not touched by hands or objects at all, the film can be prevented from getting dirty or damaged, and the film is extremely easy to handle.

Additionally, there is no need to check the front and back of the film when printing, and it can be handed to the customer while still in the cassette, eliminating the need to cut the film several frames at a time and placing them in a sheet bag, improving work efficiency. be able to.

Furthermore, since the developed film can be stored in a cassette until it is applied to a printer, it does not take up much storage space and the work space can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a cassette used in the method according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the same as above,
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the same as above, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the automatic film processor and the same cassette, Figure 5 is a sectional view showing the drive shaft of the same as above, and Figure 6 is a negative mask and the same cassette as above. Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the cassette set in the printer using the same negative mask, Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of
The figure is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the same cassette.
10 is an exploded perspective view of the automatic film processor and the cassette, FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the printer, FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the cassette support of the printer, and FIG. The figure is a perspective view of the cassette placed on the cassette support stand. 1.80...Cassette body, 4.83...Film storage space, 5.84...
...Film guide hole, 20...Film feed mechanism, 30.90...Film automatic developing machine, 3 units, 9
1...Film exit, 60.100...
・Printer, 86...Film entrance, 88...Exposure window.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) The above-mentioned cassette has a cylindrical film storage space formed inside the cassette body, communicates with the outer periphery of the film storage space, and has a film feeding mechanism in a film guide hole that opens at the outer periphery of the cassette body. It is detachably attached below the film outlet of an automatic film processing machine with the opening of the film guide hole facing upward, and the developed film sent from the film outlet to the film guide hole is transferred by the operation of the film feed mechanism. The cassette is removably attached to a negative mask attached to the exposure section of the printer, and the film in the film storage space is moved below the exposure window formed on the negative mask by the operation of the film feeding mechanism. A print processing method consisting of a step of printing by intermittent feeding one frame at a time. (2) A pair of cylindrical film spaces are provided inside both ends of the cassette body, the pair of film storage spaces are communicated through a film guide hole, a film inlet is provided in the guide plate above the film guide hole, and a film An exposure window is formed on the lower guide plate of the guide hole facing the film entrance, and a cassette with a pair of film feeding mechanisms provided on both sides of the exposure window can be freely attached and removed below the film exit of the automatic film processing machine. installation, the step of transporting the film fed from the film outlet and entering the film guide hole from the film inlet by the operation of the film feeding mechanism and winding it in one film storage space; and the step of transferring the cassette to the exposure section of the printer. A print processing method comprising the steps of attaching the film, and driving the film feeding mechanism to intermittently feed the film in one film storage space one frame at a time toward the other film storage space for printing.