JPH0553288A - Photograph production device with surface kind switching function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To produce a print photograph which has a desired kind of surface by using one kind of photographic paper without replacing the photographic paper according to the kind of the surface of the print photograph. CONSTITUTION:When a silk finish print photograph is obtained by using the photographic paper 10 which provides a glossy surface finish, a shift part 41 presses the silk finished surface 31a against the photographic paper 10 to form fine unevenness on the surface of the photosensitive paper 10. When a print photograph with a finely granular surface is obtained, a slide part 42 slides a pressure roller 31 and the shift part 41 presses a finely granular finished surface 31b against the photosensitive paper 10 to form fine unevenness on the surface. For a print photograph having a glossy surface, the pressure roller 31 is held in a retracted state. A controller 40 puts the shift part 41 and slide part 42 in operation according to a surface kind mark 33 read by a surface kind mark reader 30 to automatically perform surface kind processing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic image forming apparatus having a face type switching function capable of easily changing the face type of a print photograph. The present invention relates to a photographic production apparatus which is subjected to desired surface type processing to finish a surface type different from the original surface type.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Photograph print face types include, for example, silk,
There are fine grain surface, glossy surface, etc., which are determined by the surface type of the printing paper used. Therefore, in a normal photographic printer, it is necessary to load the photographic paper according to the face type of the printed photograph into the photographic printer or replace the photographic paper with the magasin loaded with the photographic paper. There are also photo printers that load multiple types of photographic paper with different face types into a photo printer, select the photographic paper according to the face type of the printed photo, and then feed it to the exposure position. To do.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional case, when producing a print photograph having a different face type, it is necessary to replace the photographic printing paper, and this replacement work is troublesome. Since the printing exposure is interrupted during this exchange, the overall work efficiency is reduced. Further, in a photographic printer having an automatic printing paper switching function, it is easy to replace the printing paper, but the device becomes expensive. In either case, it is necessary to prepare photographic printing papers of different surface types, which causes problems of increased inventory cost and inventory management burden.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, and it is possible to easily obtain a print photograph of a desired face type without changing the photographic paper and without interrupting printing exposure. It is an object of the present invention to provide a photographic production apparatus with a surface type switching function as described above.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention as set forth in claim 1 provides a print photograph in addition to a processor section for developing a print photograph by developing a printing paper exposed by printing. And a surface-type processing section for finishing, and the surface-type processing section has a pressure roller on the surface of which unevenness is formed for processing the surface of a printed photograph into a desired surface type, and the pressure roller. And a shift mechanism that sets the roller so that it can be pressed against the print photograph.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to a processor section for developing a print photograph by developing printing paper exposed by printing, a drying section and a face-specifying section for finishing the print photograph are provided. This surface type processing section is composed of a heating roller having a smooth surface for processing the surface of a printed photograph into a glossy surface, and a shift mechanism for setting the heating roller in a state in which it can be pressed against the printed photograph. ..

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to a processor section for developing a print photograph by developing a printing paper which has been exposed to printing, a drying section for finishing a print photograph and a face seed processing section are provided. The surface type processing section includes a pressure roller having unevenness formed on the surface for processing the surface of the printed photograph into a desired surface type, and a heating roller having a smooth surface for processing the surface of the printed photograph into a glossy surface. And a shift mechanism for selectively setting the pressure roller and the heating roller in a state in which they can be pressed against the print photograph.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to a processor section for developing a print photograph by developing printing paper exposed by printing, a drying section for finishing the print photograph and a face seed processing section are provided. The surface type processing section includes a pressure roller having unevenness formed on the surface for processing the surface of the printed photograph into a desired surface type, and a heating roller having a smooth surface for processing the surface of the printed photograph into a glossy surface. , A path switching mechanism that allows a print photograph to be sent to one of a pressure roller and a heating roller.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to a processor section for developing a print photograph by developing printing paper which has been exposed by printing, a drying section and a surface type processing section for finishing the print photograph are provided. This surface type processing section has a heating roller with a smooth surface for processing the surface of the printed photograph into a glossy surface and unevenness for processing the printed photograph into a desired surface type on the downstream side of the heating roller. The pressure roller and the shift mechanism that sets the pressure roller and the heating roller in a state in which the pressure roller and the heating roller can be pressed together on the print photograph.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, during printing exposure, a face type mark representing a finished face type for each order or for each desired frame is recorded on a photographic paper, and the face type mark is read and the shift is performed. The mechanism or the passage switching mechanism is controlled.

[0011]

[Function] When a photographic printing paper having a glossy surface is used and a print photograph of an uneven surface such as a silk or fine grain surface is desired, the uneven surface for processing the silk or fine grain surface Press the formed pressure roller against the print photo,
The surface of the printed photograph, which should be finished to a glossy surface, is processed into a silk grain or a fine grain surface.

When a photographic printing paper having a silky or fine grained surface is used and a print photograph having a glossy surface is desired, a heating roller having a smooth surface is pressed against the print photograph and pressure is applied while heating. .. As a result, the printed photograph, which is supposed to be finished on the surface of silk or fine particles, has its surface unevenness smoothed and finished on a glossy surface.

When both the heating roller and the pressure roller are installed, either one is selected according to the surface finish of the print photograph, and the selected roller is pressed against the print photograph. Further, when two types of rollers are provided side by side, the print photograph is supplied to one roller by the passage switching mechanism.

When changing the degree of unevenness of the surface of the printed photograph, for example, when changing from silk to fine grained surface, the heating roller arranged on the upstream side is applied to the printed photograph and processed into a glossy surface once. Next, the pressure roller arranged on the downstream side is pressed against the print photograph to finish it into a desired uneven surface.

At the time of printing exposure of photographic paper, a face type mark is recorded for one order or a desired frame, and the face type mark is read before the face type processing to control the shift mechanism or the path switching mechanism, and the desired roller. Press on the printed photo to automatically finish the desired face type.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 2 showing a minilab type printer processor, a photographic printing paper 10 having a glossy finish is wound and stored in a magazine 11 in a magazine 11.
The printing paper 10 pulled out from this is sent to the printing unit 12, and the frames of the negative film 13 are printed and exposed. As is well known, the printing unit 12 is a light source 1 that emits printing light.
A filter adjusting unit 12 having two color correction filters 2a and 3b for adjusting the intensity of the printing light and the color balance.
b, a mixing box 12c for sufficiently diffusing the printing light that has passed through the filter adjusting portion 12b. The printing unit 12 also includes a printing lens 12 d for projecting the frame of the negative film 13 onto the photographic paper 10 and the photographic paper 10.
The shutter unit 12e is provided for adjusting the exposure time. Reference numeral 14 is a puncher for recording face type marks and sort marks on the printing paper 10.

The photographic printing paper 10 that has been exposed by printing is sent to the processor section 16 and developed. This processor section 16
The processing tank unit 17, the drying unit 18, the face type processing unit 19 for processing the surface of the photographic printing paper 10, the cutter unit 22 for separating the print photo into frames, and the separated print photo 21 are stored. It is composed of a tray 23. The processing tank section 17 is arranged with a plurality of processing tanks containing a photographic processing solution, and the exposed photographic printing paper 10 passes through each processing tank while being immersed therein, so that color development, bleach-fixing, and washing with water can be performed. Done. Reference numeral 20 is a cutter.

As shown in FIG. 1, the surface type processing section 19 includes a surface type mark reader 30 for reading the surface type mark 33, a pressure roller 31, and a pressing roller 32. The face type mark 33 is recorded by the puncher 14 at the time of exposure for each division of each order or in the first frame where the face type changes. In this embodiment, the surface type mark 33 is composed of a plurality of small holes 33a, and is recorded as code data in the margin 10a formed between the two tops 34. Instead of recording the face type mark 33, the sort mark 35, and the cut mark 36 with the puncher 14, these marks may be printed in the blank portion 10a of each frame, and further, by printing or the like on the back surface of the photographic paper 10. May be recorded.

The pressure roller 31 has a length which is about twice the width of the photographic printing paper 10, and has a fine textured surface 31a on one side with the central portion as a boundary and the other side with the finely textured surface 31a. A processed surface 31b for fine-grained surfaces having fine irregularities is formed on the surface. The pressure roller 31 is attached to the frame 37 and is rotationally driven by the motor 38. This motor 38
Is controlled by the controller 40 via the driver 39. Further, the frame 37 is movable in the vertical direction by the shift portion 41, and the pressure roller 31 is separated from the photographic paper 10 when producing a print photograph of a glossy surface. The slide portion 42 slides the pressure roller 31 in the axial direction, so that one of the processed surface 31a for the fine grain and the processed surface 31b for the fine grain faces the photographic paper 10.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the negative film 13 is set on the film carrier 45. Next, the desired face type information is read from the order form and input using a keyboard (not shown). Based on the input face type information, the controller 40 drives the puncher 14 to set the corresponding face type mark 33 to the top frame or the face that serves as a delimiter for each order of the printing paper 10, as shown in FIG. It is recorded in the margin portion 10a of the first frame of the division of the seed. After that, the printing unit 12 is driven to sequentially print and expose each frame of the negative film 13 on the photographic paper 10. In addition, the puncher 14 also records a sort mark 35 indicating a division of an order and a cut mark 36 indicating a cutting position of each frame.

Photographic paper 1 that has been printed and exposed in the printing section 12
0 is sent to the processor unit 16 and color development, bleach-fixing, washing with water and the like are performed in the processing tank unit 17. After that, it is dried in the drying tank 18 and then sent to the surface seed processing unit 19.

In the surface type processing section 19, first, the surface type mark reader 30 records the surface type mark 3 recorded on the photographic paper 10.
Read 3. The controller 40 drives the shift unit 41 and the slide unit 42 based on the surface type mark 33,
Perform desired face type processing. For example, when obtaining a print photograph of a glossy surface, the pressure roller 31 is kept away from the roller 32, and the developed photographic paper 10 is passed between them. In this case, the surface of the photographic printing paper 10 is not processed, so that the surface of the printed photograph remains a glossy surface.

In order to obtain a print photograph of silk, as shown in FIG. 1, the pressure roller 31 is lowered by the shift portion 41 so that the processed surface 31a for silk is printed on the photographic paper 10.
Press against. The photographic printing paper 10 is pressed when passing between the textured surface 31a and the receiving roller 32, and a fine uneven surface is formed on the surface on which the image is recorded.

In order to obtain a print photograph of the fine grain surface, the pressure roller 31 is slid by the slide portion 42,
The fine grain processing surface 31 b is set on the photographic printing paper 10. Next, the shift section 41 is operated to press the selected fine grain processing surface 31 b against the photographic printing paper 10 to form fine irregularities on the photographic printing paper 10.

The photographic printing paper 10 finished to a desired surface type in the surface type processing section 19 is sent to a cutter section 17 where it is cut into individual frames based on the cut marks 19 to obtain a print photograph 21. It is discharged to the tray 41.

In the above embodiment, the surface seed processing unit 19 is arranged after the drying unit 18. However, the surface seed processing unit 19 is provided in the drying unit 19, or the processing tank unit 17 and the drying unit 18 are provided. It may be provided between.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the printing paper is supplied to a desired pressure roller by switching the passage. Conveying roller pairs 50 to 52 are arranged in the conveying path of the photographic printing paper 10. A pressure roller 53 for the silk and a pressure roller 54 for the fine grain surface are provided on both sides of the transport roller pair 52. A cutter 55 for cutting the photographic paper 10 at the time of switching the face type is arranged between the pair of transport rollers 50 and 51, and the feeding direction of the photographic paper 10 is changed between the pair of transport rollers 51 and 52. A guide plate 56 is arranged for this purpose.
The guide plate 56 is operated by the switching unit 57.
Reference numerals 58 and 59 are receiving rollers.

In this embodiment, since the photographic paper 10 having a glossy surface finish is used, the guide plate 57 is placed in a horizontal state as shown in the drawing to obtain a print photograph of the glossy surface. Is sent to the pair of transport rollers 52, and is directly sent to the cutter without being surface-treated.

When a printed photograph with a silky finish is obtained during the production of a printed photograph with a glossy surface, the cutter 55 is actuated so that the last frame with a glossy finish and the first frame with a silky finish are separated. Cut between. After this cutting, the conveying roller pair 50 is stopped, and the matte-finished photographic printing paper is kept on standby until the last frame having the glossy surface passes the guide plate 56. Next, the switching portion 57 is operated to rotate the guide plate 56 counterclockwise to switch the feeding direction of the photographic printing paper 10 to the pressure roller 53 side. When the feeding of the pair of transport rollers 50 is started, the first piece of the grain that has been raised in the silk is sent to the pressure roller 53 for the silk, and is pressed between the pressure roller 53 for the silk and the receiving roller 58 to print. The photo is processed into a silky finish.

In the case of producing a print photograph having a fine grain surface finish, the guide plate 56 is rotated clockwise,
After the feeding direction of the photographic printing paper 10 is switched to the fine grain surface pressure roller 54 side, the feeding of the conveying roller pair 50 is started. As a result, the first coma having a fine grain surface finish is pressed between the fine grain surface pressure roller 54 and the receiving roller 59, so that the surface is processed to have a fine grain surface finish.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, a heating roller 65 having a built-in heater and a smooth surface, a pressure roller 66 for silk, and a pressure roller 6 for fine grain surface are provided along the conveyance path of the printing paper 72.
7 are arranged. These rollers 65 to 67 are pressed by the shift rollers 68 against the receiving rollers 69 to 71.

When the photographic paper 72 has a glossy surface finish, in order to obtain a print photograph of the glossy surface, the shift unit 68 retracts the rollers 65 to 67 and allows the photographic paper 72 to pass through. The shift part 6 is used for finishing on a silk grain or fine grain surface.
8 selects one of the pressure rollers 66 and 67 and applies it to the receiving roller. For example, when the silk pressure roller 66 is selected, the surface of the print photograph is subjected to silk processing, and when the fine grain surface pressure roller 67 is selected, the surface of the print photograph is selected. Fine grain surface processing is applied.

When the photographic printing paper 71 is finished with a silky or fine grained surface, if the rollers 65 to 67 are kept retracted, the surface of the print photograph will remain the silky or fine grained surface. When obtaining a print photograph of the glossy surface, the heating roller 65 is selected, and the printing paper 71 is heated and pressed to finish the glossy surface. Further, when a print photograph of silk is obtained by using a photographic printing paper having a fine grain surface, the heating roller 6 is used.
5 and the silk pressure roller 66 are selected. As a result, the photographic printing paper having a fine grain surface is heated by the heating roller 65, is once processed into a glossy surface, and then the photographic printing paper 72 is pressed by the press roller 66 for silk to apply the silk processing. Similarly, in the case of obtaining a print photograph of the fine grain surface from a photographic printing paper having a finish of silk, the heating roller 65 and the pressure roller 67 for the fine grain surface are used.

If a steam blowing nozzle is arranged upstream of the heating roller 65, steam is applied to the photographic printing paper 72, and then pressure is applied by the heating roller 65, it becomes easy to finish the glossy surface.
Further, the receiving rollers 69 to 71 may be shifted by the shift section 68 and pressed against the corresponding processing rollers 65 to 67.

Although the above embodiment is a minilab type printer processor, the present invention can be applied to a large lab type processor. Although the operator inputs the face type information using the keyboard, the face type information is input and recorded on a recording medium such as an LSI card or a paper tape when the negative film is tested. The face type may be switched automatically by setting it on the processor. Further, the surface type information may be recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the negative film or the IC memory of the cartridge by using an information recording camera at the time of photographing. At the time of receiving an order, a magnetic recording layer, IC memory, and LS
The face type information may be recorded on an I card or the like.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, a photographic printing paper finished on a glossy surface is pressed by a pressure roller having an uneven portion on the surface thereof, so that a print photograph can be printed with, for example, silk grain or fine particles. It is possible to finish into a desired uneven surface type such as a surface. Further, for example, with respect to a photographic printing paper which is finished in an uneven surface type such as a silk grain or a fine grain surface, a printed photograph with a glossy surface can be finished by heating and pressing with a smooth heating roller. Furthermore, for printing paper finished with a silk grain or fine grained surface, once it is made glossy with a heating roller and then pressed with a pressure roller on which the desired uneven surface is formed, the silk grain is changed to a fine grained surface. Alternatively, the fine grain surface can be changed to a silk grain. Further, since the face type mark is recorded on the photographic paper at the time of exposure for printing and is read to operate the shift mechanism or the passage switching unit, the desired face type can be automatically processed.

Furthermore, even if various kinds of printing papers are not prepared, if one kind of printing paper is prepared, it is possible to prepare a print photograph of a desired face type. The burden of inventory costs is reduced. Moreover, since there is no interruption of printing paper exchange and printing and exposure work associated therewith, it is possible to easily change the type of surface, thus greatly improving work efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a face type processing portion of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a printer processor including a surface type processing unit.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of a face type processing unit in which a passage is switched according to a face type.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of a face type processing unit in which a heating roller and two types of pressure rollers are arranged.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Printing Paper 11 Magazine 12 Printing Section 13 Negative Film 14 Puncher 16 Processor Section 19 Surface Type Processing Section 30 Surface Type Mark Reader 31 Pressure Roller 31a Silk Surface 31b Fine Grain Processing Surface 33 Surface Mark 53, 66 Pressure roller 54,67 Pressure roller for fine grain surface 65 Heating roller

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. In addition to a processor section for developing a print photograph by developing printing paper exposed by printing, a drying section for finishing a print photograph and a face seed processing section are provided.
The surface type processing unit is composed of a pressure roller on the surface of which unevenness is formed for processing the surface of a print photograph into a desired surface type, and a shift mechanism for setting the pressure roller so that the pressure roller can be pressed against the print photograph. A photo production device with a face type switching function. 2. In addition to a processor section for developing a print photograph by developing a printing paper which has been exposed to printing, a drying section for finishing the print photograph and a face seed processing section are provided.
The surface type processing section is composed of a heating roller having a smooth surface for processing the surface of a printed photograph into a glossy surface, and a shift mechanism for setting the heating roller in a state in which the heating roller can be pressed against the printed photograph. Photo production equipment with switching function. 3. In addition to a processor section for producing a print photograph by developing a printing paper exposed by printing, a drying section for finishing the print photograph and a face seed processing section are provided.
The surface-type processing section includes a pressure roller having irregularities formed on the surface for processing the surface of the printed photograph into a desired surface type, a heating roller having a smooth surface for processing the surface of the printed photograph to a glossy surface, and A photographic production apparatus with a face type switching function, comprising a pressure mechanism and a heating mechanism, and a shift mechanism that selectively sets the pressure roller and a heating roller in a state where they can be pressed against a print photograph. 4. In addition to a processor section for developing a print photograph by developing a printing paper which has been exposed to printing, a drying section for finishing the print photograph and a face seed processing section are provided.
This surface type processing part has a pressure roller with unevenness formed on the surface of the printed photograph to obtain a desired surface type, a heating roller with a smooth surface for processing the surface of the printed photograph into a glossy surface, and a printed photograph. A photo production apparatus with a face type switching function, which comprises a passage switching mechanism that allows the sheet to be fed to one of a pressure roller and a heating roller. 5. In addition to a processor section for developing a print photograph by developing printing paper exposed by printing, a drying section for finishing the print photograph and a face seed processing section are provided.
This surface type processing part is a heating roller with a smooth surface for processing the surface of the printed photograph into a glossy surface, and a pressure applied on the surface downstream of this heating roller with unevenness for processing the printed photograph into a desired surface type. A photographic production apparatus with a face type switching function, comprising a roller and a shift mechanism that sets the pressure roller and the heating roller in a state in which the pressure roller and the heating roller can be pressed together on a print photograph. 6. During printing exposure, a face type mark representing a finished face type for each order or for each desired frame is recorded on photographic paper, and the shift type mechanism or the path switching mechanism is controlled by reading the face type mark. 6. The photographic image forming apparatus with a face type switching function according to claim 1, wherein