JPH0511352A - Photographic printing method and finished photographic paper sorter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the sorting order of a photographic paper handed over to a customer match with photographing order without increasing the number of working processes and simultaneously, to eliminate a sense of incongruity to the customer. CONSTITUTION:The carrying roller of a negative carrier is driven, the carriage of the negative film is started, and magnetic information (the photographing order) recorded on a magnetic recording layer is read and stored by a reading head at the time of carrying. The photographic paper 54 ejected from a cutter part is guided between on vertical wall 354B and a partition plate 356, pressed and stood against the vertical wall 354B by moving the partition plate 356, and simultaneously, guided between the other vertical wall 354C and the partition plate 356. At this time, the partition plate 356 is moved in the direction of the vertical wall 354C, to press and stand the photographic paper against the vertical wall 354C. This working is repeated, so that the photographic paper can be rearranged in the photographing order even if photographing is executed every other frame.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic printing paper which is printed when the order of photographing and the order of image frames recorded on the photographic film are different depending on the transport state of the photographic film loaded in the camera. The present invention relates to a photographic printing method and a finished photographic paper sorting apparatus for matching the order of photography.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A printer processor, which is called a so-called minilab, is installed in a DPE store. In the printer processor, the exposure unit that exposes the image recorded on the negative film and the processor unit that develops the exposed photographic paper are integrated, and by setting a long photographic paper, The exposure unit and the processor unit can be automatically transported and processed.

The printing paper processed by the processor unit is cut into each image by the cutter unit, and sorted by the sorter for each negative film. The sorted one photographic paper is stored in a DPE bag together with the corresponding negative film, and then delivered to the customer.

By the way, when requesting the simultaneous printing of the filmed negative film, it is natural for the customer to predict that the returned simultaneous prints will be delivered in the order of shooting. This is because in normal shooting, a negative film is sequentially drawn from the cartridge to shoot (hereinafter referred to as the first method).

However, in the current camera, when the negative film is loaded in the camera, all the negative film is pulled out and wound up on a reel so that the photographed portion is not exposed even if the lid of the camera is accidentally opened. , There is a structure in which it is rewound to the patrone every time a picture is taken (hereinafter referred to as the second
Method).

Further, in recent years, there has been proposed a structure in which a loaded negative film is skipped one frame at a time, positioned and photographed, and when the end film reaches the end, the vacant frame is positioned while winding. (Hereinafter referred to as the third method). More specifically, the shooting order is 1, 24, 2, 23, 3, 22, ... In order from the first frame of the negative film.
11, 14, 12, 13 or 24, 1, 2
3, 2, 22, 3, ... 14, 11, 13, and 12. As a result, the shooting can be started immediately after the negative film is loaded, and when the shooting is completed, almost all the film has been wound into the cartridge, and the loading time and the winding time of the negative film can be reduced. It can be shortened.

[0007]

However, according to the second method and the third method, the printing order in the printer is the order of the bundled printing paper because the printing process is performed from the first frame of the negative film as in the conventional case. The shooting order will be different. Also, rearranging the print order later results in a great loss of workability.

In consideration of the above facts, the present invention makes it possible to make the sort order of the printing papers delivered to the customer coincide with the shooting order without increasing the man-hours, and to eliminate the discomfort to the customer. Another object is to obtain a finished photographic paper sorting apparatus.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in the case where the order of photographing and the order of image frames recorded on the photographic film are different depending on the transport state of the photographic film loaded in the camera. A photoprinting method for sorting print papers to be printed by matching them in the order in which the prints are taken, in which the transport order of transport by the camera is stored, and the order of image frames to be positioned at the print position is stored. The printing is carried out in accordance with the stored order of carrying by the camera, and the printing process is performed.

A second aspect of the present invention is a finished photographic paper sorting apparatus used in a photographic printer for printing image frames recorded on a photographic film onto photographic paper, and sorting finished photographic papers in the order of shooting. A first sorter having a photographic paper insertion section partitioned by the same number as the number of photographic papers cut for each image after the drying process, and the photographic papers are bundled in the order arranged by the first sorter. A second sorter,
Control means for arranging the photographic paper inserting portion at the discharge position of the cut photographic paper in the order of photographing and for activating the second sorter when the sorting of one photographic paper is completed by the first sorter. And have.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a finished photographic paper sorting apparatus for use in a photographic printer for printing image frames recorded on a photographic film onto photographic paper, and sorting finished photographic papers in the order of shooting. A sorter for accommodating one sheet of photographic paper cut for each image after the drying process, and a guide means for guiding the photographic paper discharged to the sorter to one or the other of the photographic paper accommodating portions of the sorter, And a control unit that operates the guiding unit based on the shooting order.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the photographic film is not always taken in sequence from one side depending on the state of conveyance of the photographic film by the camera used for taking the image. Therefore, this transportation order is stored, and the order of the image frames positioned at the printing position during the printing process is matched with the stored transportation order. As a result, the printing order of the printing paper to be printed can be matched with the shooting order without the need for rearranging work in the subsequent process. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate a sense of discomfort to the customer (mismatch between the order of photography and the arrangement of the delivered printing papers) without lowering work efficiency.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the printing process, the printing process is performed in order from the top frame of the photographic film, for example. The printing paper that has been subjected to the printing process is cut into each image that has undergone development processing and drying processing in the processor section.

The first sorter is provided with a photographic paper inserting portion capable of accommodating one cut photographic paper.
The control means arranges the photographic paper insertion portion at the photographic paper discharge position in the order of photographing. As a result, the first sorter accommodates one sheet of photographic paper in the shooting order.
This is transferred to the second sorter, and the printing papers located in the respective printing paper insertion portions are bundled and sorted for each case.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the photographic paper cut for each image is discharged and reaches the sorter, the guide means is operated in the order of photographing to guide the photographic paper to one or the other of the sorters. To do. That is, the invention according to claim 3 is
It is most suitable for sorting when photographic film is taken in every other frame while being conveyed in the forward direction, and is taken in every other frame while being conveyed in the reverse direction.

For example, the shooting order of the image frames recorded on the photographic film is 1, 24, 2, 23 ... 11, 14, 1
The guide means is guided to one side or the other side of the sorter for each sheet of printing paper discharged when the number is 2 or 13.

In the inventions described in claims 2 and 3, since the images are sorted in the order of photographing in the stage of the sorting work after the drying process and cutting of each image, the transport control of the photographic film is conventionally performed in the printing process. As described above, it is sufficient to carry each frame, and the control becomes easy.

[0018]

【Example】

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows a printer processor 10 which is a part of a photographic processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. First, the overall configuration of the printer processor 10 will be described.

The printer processor 10 is covered with a casing 12 on the outside. The printer processor 10 includes a work table 14 protruding from the casing 12 on the left side in FIG. A negative carrier 18 on which a negative film 16 is set is placed on the upper surface of the work table 14.

As shown in FIG. 2, the negative carrier 18 is provided with a pair of carrying rollers 19A, 19B and 19C along its carrying path. Each of the roller transports 19A, 19B, and 19C is configured to rotate at a constant speed by the driving force of the motor 17, and the negative film is fed frame by frame with the image frame pitch of the negative film 16 as a unit. (See L).

A negative presence / absence sensor for detecting the presence / absence of the negative film 16, a tape for connecting the negative film 16 or the like is detected between the upstream-side transport roller 19A and the intermediate transport roller 19B. There is provided a sensor unit 21 including a bar code sensor for reading the bar code attached to the screen and a screen detection sensor for detecting the amount of transmitted light of the negative film 16 to detect the image frame edge.

A read head 23 for reading the magnetic information recorded in the magnetic recording layer of the negative film 16 is provided on the downstream side of the sensor unit 21.

In the first embodiment, the transport control is changed depending on the photographing condition of the negative film 16. That is, when the negative film 16 is photographed by the first method, the image frames are sequentially positioned in the recording order of the negative film 16, and when the second film is photographed, the trailing edge of the negative film 16 is recorded. Positioning is sequentially performed for each frame.

Further, when the image is photographed by the third method, the image frames are positioned every other frame in accordance with the photographing order, and the image frames which are skipped while the negative film 16 is fed backward at the rear end are sequentially positioned. I will do it.

It is preferable that such a photographing state on the negative film 16 is recorded as information on the base portion of the negative film 16 at the time of photographing by the camera. In this embodiment, the transparent magnetic material of the negative film 16 is applied to form a magnetic recording layer, and a magnetic head is arranged in the camera to magnetically record information on the photographing order. By reading this with the reading head 23, the photographing order can be recognized on the printer processor 10 side. The shooting order may be imprinted as bar code information.

A light source unit 36 is installed below the work table 14. The light source unit 36 includes a light source 38.
The light rays emitted from the light source 38 reach the negative film 16 set on the negative carrier 18 via the filter section 40 and the diffusion tube 42. The filter unit 40 has three of C, M, and Y.
It is composed of one filter, and each filter is capable of appearing and retracting on the optical axis of the light beam.

An optical system 46 is attached to the arm 44 located above the work table 14. Optical system 46
Includes a lens 48, a shutter 50 and a reflection mirror 51, and the lens 48 and the shutter 50 are arranged on the optical axis of the light beam. The light beam that has passed through the negative film 16 passes through the lens 48 and the shutter 50, is deflected by the reflection mirror 51 (the optical axis is approximately 90 degrees), and the image of the negative film 16 is displayed on the photographic paper 54 set in the exposure chamber 52. Form an image.

The optical system 46 is also provided with a density measuring device 56 such as a CCD for measuring the density of the negative film 16. The density measuring device 56 is connected to the controller 162, and an exposure correction value at the time of exposure is set based on the data measured by the density measuring device 56 and the data key-input by the operator.

The light source unit 36, the optical system 46, and the exposure chamber 52
By this, printing processing becomes possible, and the exposed portion 58 is formed.

A mounting portion 60 is provided at the corner between the upper right side surface of the arm 44 and the upper surface of the casing 12. The loading section 60 is configured to load a paper magazine 64 that accommodates the photographic printing paper 54 wound around the reel 62 in layers.

A roller 66 is arranged in the vicinity of the mounting portion 60, and the photographic printing paper 54 is nipped and conveyed to the exposure chamber 52 in a horizontal state. The photographic paper 54 is placed on the roller 67 in front of the arm 44.
It is wound around, turned 90 degrees and hung down. In addition,
A first stock portion 69 for guiding and stocking the printing paper in a substantially U shape is provided between the rollers 66 and 67.

A roller 68 is provided below the exposure section of the exposure chamber 52.
A, 68B, 68C are arranged, and the printing paper 54 on which the image of the negative film 16 is printed is approximately 9 in the exposure chamber 52.
The direction is changed every 0 degrees and the sheet is conveyed to the color developing section 74 of the processor section 72 adjacent to the exposure chamber 52.

A cutter 7 is provided on the downstream side of the roller 68A.
1 is provided. The cutter 71 has a function of cutting the rear end of the photographic printing paper 54 after the exposure processing,
Therefore, the photographic printing paper 54 remaining in the exposure section 58 can be rewound into the paper magazine 64 again.

A second stock section 73 is provided between the rollers 68A and 68B for guiding and stocking the printing paper 54 which has been subjected to the baking process into a substantially U shape. The second stock unit 73 stocks the photographic printing paper 54 and absorbs the difference in processing time between the exposure unit 58 that performs the printing process and the processor unit 72 that performs the processes of developing, fixing and washing.

The color developing section 74 performs a developing process by immersing the printing paper 54 in a developing solution. The developed photographic printing paper 54 is conveyed to the bleach-fixing section 76 adjacent to the color developing section 74. The bleach-fixing section 76 performs a fixing process by immersing the printing paper 54 in a fixing solution. The fixing-processed printing paper 54 is conveyed to the rinsing unit 78 adjacent to the bleach-fixing unit 76. The rinse section 78 dips the photographic printing paper 54 in cleaning water to perform a cleaning process.

The photographic printing paper 54 that has been washed with water has a rinse portion 78.
It is conveyed to the drying unit 80 adjacent to. The drying unit 80 winds the printing paper 54 around a roller and exposes it to high temperature air to dry it.

The photographic printing paper 54 is sandwiched by a pair of rollers (not shown), and the photographic printing paper 54 which has been dried is discharged from the drying section 80 at a constant speed. A cutter section 84 is arranged downstream of the drying section 80. The cutter unit 84 includes a cut mark sensor 86 that detects a cut mark applied to the photographic printing paper 54 and a cutter 88 that cuts the photographic printing paper 54, and cuts the photographic printing paper 54 for each image frame. It is discharged to the outside of the casing 12.

The cut photographic paper 54 is used in the sorter unit 10.
Sorted by 8 and returned to the customer.

As shown in FIG. 3, each control is controlled by the controller 162. The controller 162 is
It is configured to include a microcomputer 164.
The micro computer 164 includes a CPU 166 and a RAM 1.
68, ROM 170, input / output port 172, and a bus 174 such as a data bus or a control bus connecting them.
It is composed by.

The controller 162 is connected to a transport control unit 176 for controlling the transport system of the negative film 16 and the photographic paper 54 in the printer processor 10, the light source 38 in the exposure unit 58 is turned on, and the filter unit 40 is moved to the optical path. Appearance of images, frame feed with negative carrier 18, shutter 50
An exposure control unit 178 is connected to control the exposure system such as opening and closing. In the controller 162, the drying unit 80
A drying control unit 182 for controlling the drive of the fan and the heater, a cutter control unit 184 and a sorter unit for controlling the cut mark detection by the cut mark sensor 86 in the cutter unit 84 on the downstream side and the cutting of the printing paper 54 by the cutter 88. A sorter control unit 186 for controlling the operation for sorting the photographic printing paper 54 is connected.

The operation of the first embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the process is started, the light source 38 is turned on in step 200, then the variable N indicating the shooting order is set to 1 in step 202, the process proceeds to step 204, and the transport rollers 19A and 19B of the negative carrier 18 are set.
19C is driven, and the conveyance of the negative film 16 is started. In step 206, the reading head 23 is driven during this driving.
Information recorded on the magnetic recording layer by
Read. Since the shooting order (shooting method) is constant depending on the camera, if the magnetic recording is performed on the leading end portion of the negative film 16, the shooting order for this one case can be grasped and stored in step 208. To do.

As an example, the shooting order of the first frame is No. 1,
After that, every other frame is photographed as 2, 3, 4, ... 11, 12, and the frame is advanced in sequence, and the 13th is photographed. Then, every other frame is returned to 14, 15, 16, ... 23, 24. The negative film 16 photographed will be described.

In the next step 210, the first (N =
The position of the image frame photographed in 1) is read out, and then in step 212, is positioned at the printing position.

When the positioning of the image frame is completed, the process proceeds to step 214, the LATD (average transmission density) of the negative film 16 is measured by the density measuring device 56, and then, at step 216, this measurement data and the key input manually are performed. The exposure correction value is set from the obtained data, the exposure amount (exposure time) is calculated, and the optimum printing condition is obtained.

Next, at step 218, the photographic printing paper 54 is conveyed to the exposure chamber 52 and positioned, and at step 220 the shutter 50 is opened. As a result, the light beam emitted by the light source 38 passes through the filter unit 40 and the negative film 16 and reaches the exposure chamber 52, and the printing paper 54 positioned in the exposure chamber 52 starts printing an image on the negative film 16. . In step 222, the C, M, and Y filters located on the optical axis of the light beam are moved according to the exposure conditions. If it is determined in step 224 that the predetermined exposure time has elapsed, the shutter 50 is closed in step 226. This completes the printing process for one frame of the negative film 16. In step 228, it is determined whether or not to continue the process. If the determination is affirmative, N is incremented in step 230, then the process proceeds to step 210, and the above process is performed.

By repeating this, the printed portion of the printing paper 54 is successively conveyed to the processor section 72.

The photographic printing paper 54 conveyed to the reservoir portion 70 is conveyed to the color developing portion 74 and immersed in the developing solution for development processing. The developed photographic printing paper 54 is bleach-fixing section 76.
And is fixed. Fixing photographic paper 54
Is transferred to the rinse unit 78 and washed with water. The photographic printing paper 54 that has been washed with water is conveyed to the drying unit 80 and dried.

The photographic printing paper 54 that has been subjected to the drying processing is cut by the cutter unit 8
A cut mark is detected in 4, and each image is cut and sorted by the sorter unit 108.

As described above, in the first embodiment, since the printing process is performed on the printing paper 54 in the order of shooting at the stage of the printing process, the printing paper 54 discharged from the sorter unit 108 is in the order of shooting and remains as it is. Can be handed over to the customer.

Since only the magnetic information indicating the photographing order recorded on the negative film 16 is read, the sorting work is not complicated, and the print paper is out of order for the customer, which causes a feeling of strangeness. The thing that has a problem is solved.

[Second Embodiment] A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

The second feature of the embodiment is that the photographic papers are rearranged in the order of photographing by the sorter section. Therefore, the first
The positioning control to the printing position (flowchart in FIG. 4) shown in the embodiment is not necessary, and the printing process is performed in order from the top frame of the negative film 16 as usual. Since the overall configuration of the printer processor 10 is the same as that of the first embodiment, it will be omitted.

FIG. 5 shows a sorter unit 30 according to the second embodiment.
0 is shown. The sorter unit 300 is composed of a first sorter unit 302 and a second sorter unit 304.

In the first sorter unit 302, a flat belt 310 is wound around a pair of rollers 306 and 308. One of the rollers 306 is rotated in the forward or reverse direction by the driving force of a driving unit (not shown), and the belt 310 moves accordingly. The first sorter unit 302 is arranged adjacent to the discharge port 312 of the printing paper 54 cut by the cutter section 84.

The belt 310 has a plurality of partition plates 314.
Are erected, and each space partitioned by the partition plate 314 serves as a photographic paper insertion portion 316.

The photographic paper 54 is placed in the photographic paper inserting section 316.
It is designed to be inserted one by one (see the phantom line in Fig. 5). Here, according to the photographing order read from the magnetic recording layer of the negative film 16, the roller 306 is rotated in the normal direction or the reverse direction so that the photographic paper inserting section 316 is arranged at the discharge port in the photographing order and the photographic paper to be discharged. 54 is inserted into the photographic paper inserting section 316.

The second sorter unit 304 includes the first sorter unit
Is arranged slightly below the sorter unit 302. The second sorter unit 304 includes a pair of rollers 3
The belt 322 is wound around 18 (only one is shown in FIG. 5), and the belt 322 is moved by the rotation of the roller 318 by the driving force of the driving means (not shown).

The belt 322 has a plurality of partition plates 324.
Are erected, and each space partitioned by the partition plate is a storage unit 326 for one printing paper.

Therefore, the first sorter unit 30
After the photographic paper for one case has been rearranged by 2, the belt 310 of the first sorter unit 302 is moved in one direction (direction of the second sorter unit 302),
The photographic paper 54, which has been inserted into each photographic paper insertion portion 316, will sequentially slide down into the accommodating portion 326 of the second sorter unit 304, and one photographic paper arranged in the shooting order can be bundled.

The operation of the second embodiment will be described below. Second
Since the printing process in the embodiment may be carried out in order from the top frame of the negative film 16 as in the conventional case, the existing control can be applied as it is.

The photographic paper 54, which has been cut for each image after the development processing and the drying processing are completed, is sequentially discharged from the discharge port 312.

Here, in the first sorter unit 302, in accordance with the photographing order recorded on the negative film 16, the photographic paper inserting section 316 corresponding to the corresponding photographing order is ejected from the discharge port 3
The roller 306 is rotated so as to be arranged at 12. That is, in the shooting order of the first method, the printing paper may be arranged in the discharge port 312 in order from the rightmost photographic paper inserting portion 316. Further, in the photographing order of the second method, the printing paper may be arranged in order from the leftmost photographic paper inserting portion 316 to the discharge port 312 in FIG. 5 (FIG. 5 shows the inside of the sorter in the case of the second method).

Further, in the photographing order of the third method, the photographic paper inserting section 316 is sequentially arranged from the both ends to the discharge port 312 while the roller 306 is rotated in the forward and reverse directions.

In this way, the printing paper is the belt 310 of the first sorter unit 302 in either method.
You can sort them in the order they were taken.

In this state, the first sorter unit 302
When the rollers 306 are rotated in the normal direction, the storage section 32 of the second sorter unit 304 is sequentially arranged from the photographic paper 54 at the end of the shooting order.
The printing paper 54 for one case can be stored in the storage section 326.

[Third Embodiment] The third embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the printing paper 54 is rearranged in the sorter section.
For this reason, the overall configuration of the printer processor 10 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and therefore is omitted, and only the configuration of the sorter unit will be described.

6 to 9 show a sorter section 350 according to the third embodiment. Printing paper outlet 352 (see FIG. 7)
(See FIG. 9) is formed by a horizontally long slit hole, and a sorter portion 350 is arranged below the discharge port 352.

The sorter section 350 has its main body 354 extending from both ends of the bottom plate 354A in the printing paper discharge direction to the vertical walls 354B and 3B.
54C is erected and has a substantially U-shape. Bottom plate 354
A has a narrow width dimension, and a partition plate 356 forming a part of the guide member is inserted from below so as to straddle the narrow portion.

The partition plate 356 is erected on the base 358. The upper surface of the base 358 is the partition plate 35.
The middle part where 6 is erected is a high position, and has a slope shape that gradually lowers toward both ends. Base 35
The vertical wall 354 is driven by a driving force (not shown).
It is movable in the B and 354C directions.

Therefore, the printing paper 54 discharged from the discharge port 352 can be accommodated either between the vertical wall 354B and the partition plate 356 or between the vertical wall 354C and the partition plate 356. In addition, a partition plate 35 is provided to the housed side.
By moving 6 of the photographic paper 54,
It is pressed by 56 and leans against the vertical wall 354B or 354C.

The movement of the base 358 depends on the negative film 16
It is performed based on the shooting order recorded in.

Rollers 364 supported by brackets 362 are supported by shafts 360 in the vicinity of both ends of the upper surface of the base 358. Bracket 36
2 is substantially U-shaped, and a shaft 366 is provided upright on the upper surface.

The shaft 36 is attached to the protruding tip of the shaft 366.
The intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the restraining lever 370 is axially supported via the shaft 8. One end of the restraining lever is pivotally supported by the shaft 372, and by the shaft 366 moving up and down,
The restraining lever 370 rotates about the shaft 372 and is moved so that the other end swings. This restraining lever 370
The other end corresponds to the vicinity of the upper end of the photographic printing paper 54 accommodated between the vertical walls 354B and 354C and the partition plate 356 in the horizontal state.

The vertical movement of the shaft 366 is performed by the base 3
This is performed according to the change in the height of the upper surface due to the movement of 58. Therefore, when the partition plate 356 is moved in the vertical wall 354B direction, the shaft 366 on the vertical wall 354B side.
Is axially moved upward, and the other end of the pressing lever 370 is rotated upward to be in an inclined state. At the same time, the vertical wall 35
The shaft 366 on the 4C side is axially moved downward, and the other end of the restraining lever 370 is rotated downward to be in a horizontal state.

That is, even if there is a large gap between the vertical walls 354B, 354C and the partition plate 356, the vertical walls 354B,
The photographic printing paper 54 leaning against the 354C and accommodated therein is prevented from falling down.

The photographic paper 54 for one case is provided with vertical walls 354B, 354B.
When housed between 4C, by an unillustrated pushing means,
A plurality of partition plates 376 are erected on a belt 374 arranged side by side with the main body 354 and housed in each housing portion 380 of the sorter unit 378.

The operation of the third embodiment will be described below. First, when the imaging order is the first method, the base 358 is driven and moved so as to approach the vertical wall 354C on the side closer to the discharge port 352 (see FIG. 7). As a result, the other vertical wall 3
54B and the partition plate 356 are widely spaced, and the photographic printing paper 54 discharged from the discharge port 352 has the vertical wall 35
It is accommodated between 4B and the partition plate 356. At this time,
Since the holding lever 370 on the vertical wall 354B side is in the horizontal state, the printing paper 54 that has already been housed does not fall down.

A base 358 is provided every time the printing paper 54 is stored.
Is moved back and forth. That is, the partition plate 356 is the vertical wall 3
Since it is moved in the direction 54B, the accommodated printing paper 54 is pressed in the direction of the vertical wall 354B (see the imaginary line in FIG. 7).
At the same time, the holding lever 370 is tilted, so that the holding lever 370 is leaned against the vertical wall 354B together with the printing paper 54 already stored. After that, the partition plate 356 is attached to the vertical wall 354.
It is moved in the C direction, and waits for the next printing paper 54 to be stored.

By repeating this, one photographic printing paper is arranged in the order of photographing (1, 2, ...
23, 24).

When the arrangement of the printing paper 54 for one case is completed,
The container 38 of the sorter unit 378 is pushed by the pushing means.
Accommodates to 0.

Next, when the photographing order is the second method, the first frame of the negative film 16 is the last frame, and thereafter 1
Since the frames are photographed one by one, the partition plate 356 is placed on the vertical wall 354B farther from the discharge port 352 (see FIG. 8).
Refer to the above) and perform the same operation as above. As a result, even in the second method, one printing paper sheet is arranged in the shooting order (1, 2, ... 23, 24 from the front).

Next, when the photographing order is the third method, the partition plate 356 disposed near one of the vertical walls 354B or 354C is ejected from the photographic paper 54 every time one of the photographic papers 54 is ejected. Alternatively, it is moved to the 354B side. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, when the printing paper 54 is stored with the partition plate 356 in the solid line position, the printing paper 54 moves to the imaginary line position and waits for the next printing paper 54 to be stored. Next photographic paper 54
When is stored, the partition plate 54 is returned to the solid line position. By repeating this, the photographic papers 1 to 12 taken every other frame can be leaned against the vertical wall 354B in the order of shooting, and the photographic papers 54 from 13 to 24 can be leaned against the vertical wall 354C in the order of shooting. You can

The configuration of the third embodiment is particularly suitable for sorting (sorting) by the third method, and it is sufficient to move the base 358 in one direction each time the printing paper 54 is discharged, and the sorting work can be performed. It will be easy. Further, in the printer processor 10, the printing process may be performed from the leading frame of the negative film 16 as in the conventional case, and the work efficiency is not lowered.

As described above, in the third embodiment, the printing papers delivered to the customer are in the order of photography even if there is a difference in the order of photography due to the characteristics of the camera. Therefore, the customer feels uncomfortable due to the difference in the order of photography. There is nothing to do.

[0086]

As described above, the photographic printing method and the finished printing paper sorting apparatus according to the present invention can make the sorting order of the printing paper delivered to the customer coincide with the shooting order without increasing the man-hour. It has an excellent effect of eliminating discomfort to the customer.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an internal configuration of a printer processor according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram around a printing position.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of a printer processor.

FIG. 4 is a control flowchart showing a printing process routine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a sorter unit according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a sorter unit according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the operation of the partition plate in the case of the first method in the third embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing the operation of the partition plate in the case of the second method in the third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing the operation of the partition plate in the case of the third method in the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Printer Processor 16 Negative film 23 Read head 54 photographic paper 162 controller 300 sorter section (second embodiment) 302 First sorter unit 304 Second sorter unit 314 Partition board 350 Sorter (third embodiment) 354B vertical wall 354C vertical wall 356 partition board

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[Submission date] November 18, 1991

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A second aspect of the present invention is a finished photographic paper sorting apparatus used in a photographic printer for printing image frames recorded on a photographic film onto photographic paper, and sorting finished photographic papers in the order of shooting. A first sorter having a photographic paper insertion section partitioned by the same number as the number of photographic papers cut for each image after the drying process, and the photographic papers are bundled in the order arranged by the first sorter. A second sorter,
Control means for actuating the second sorter when the cut paper of the paper insertion portion 1 worth of printing paper sorting in the first sorter with to arrange the accordance imaging sequence to the discharge position has been completed And have.

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According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a finished photographic paper sorting apparatus for use in a photographic printer for printing image frames recorded on a photographic film onto photographic paper, and sorting finished photographic papers in the order of shooting. a sorter for accommodating the 1 minute photographic paper that are cut after drying for each image, and guide means for guiding the paper discharged is provided in the sorter to one or other of the paper accommodating section of the sorter, And a control unit that operates the guiding unit based on the shooting order.

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[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0054

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In the first sorter unit 302, a belt 310 is wound around a pair of rollers 306 and 308. One of the rollers 306 is rotated in the forward or reverse direction by the driving force of a driving unit (not shown), and the belt 310 moves accordingly. The first sorter unit 302 is arranged adjacent to the discharge port 312 of the printing paper 54 cut by the cutter section 84. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───

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[Submission date] November 18, 1991

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[Document name to be corrected] Drawing

[Name of item to be corrected] Figure 6

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[Figure 6]

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. When the order of shooting and the order of image frames recorded on the photographic film are different depending on the transport state of the photographic film loaded in the camera, the printing paper to be printed is placed in the order of shooting. A photo printing method for matching and assorting, wherein a transport order carried by the camera is stored, and an order of image frames positioned at a printing position is set to the stored carry order carried by the camera. A photographic printing method characterized in that it is conveyed together and printed. 2. A finished photographic paper sorting device for a photographic printer, which is used in a photographic printer for printing image frames recorded on a photographic film onto photographic paper, and sorts the finished photographic paper in the order in which they are taken. A first sorter having a photographic paper insertion section that is partitioned by the same number as the number of photographic papers cut for each image, and a second sorter that bundles the photographic papers in the order arranged by the first sorter. And arranging the photographic paper inserting portion at the discharge position of the cut photographic paper according to the shooting order and operating the second sorter when the sorting of one photographic paper is completed by the first sorter. A photographic printing paper sorting apparatus having a control means. 3. A finished photographic paper sorting device for a photographic printer, which is used in a photographic printer for printing image frames recorded on a photographic film onto photographic paper, and sorts the finished photographic paper in the order in which they are taken. A sorter for accommodating one sheet of photographic paper to be cut for each image, a guide means for guiding the photographic paper discharged to the sorter to one or the other of the photographic paper accommodating portions of the sorter, and based on the photographing order And a control means for activating the guide means.