JPH06110186A - Dp bag packing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely open the opening edge part of a DP bag and surely insert a print bag by temporarily stopping the fallen print bag by stoppers, there after opening and inserting the stoppers into the DP bag, and holding the DP bag open and also falling the print bag in the DP bag by the opening of the stoppers. CONSTITUTION:The DP bag packing device which surely opens the DP bag 30 and falls the print bag 28 in the bag is provided with a couple of suction pads 50a which open the opening edge part 60 of the DP bag 30 and a couple of stoppers 65 for falling the print bag 28 in the DP bag 30. When the print bag 28 slides down from an unshown holder, the stoppers 65 are open and the print bag 28 stops while standing on the stoppers 65. At this time, the DP bag 30 has its opening edge part 60 opened by the suction pads 50a. Then rotary shafts 68a and 68b rotate by 90 deg. and when the stoppers 65 are opened, an opening guide 67 intrudes the DP bag 30, so that the print bag 28 is fallen.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a DP bag packing apparatus used in a print photo automatic bag packing system, and more specifically, it automatically inserts a print bag into which a print picture or a negative film sheet has been inserted. The present invention relates to a DP bag packing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a DP reception shop accepts the simultaneous printing of a photographed photo film, it fills in a predetermined item on a DP bag, puts a patrone in the DP bag, and hands it to a large-scale development laboratory. At this large-scale photo lab, the cartridge is taken out from the DP bag, and then the exposed photographic film is taken out from the cartridge. These photographic films are spliced together to form a long film. This long film is developed by a film processor, and then a film inspection by a skilled operator is performed. In this film test, a notch is formed on a frame to be printed, and an exposure correction amount for obtaining an appropriate printed photograph is determined.

Next, the long film is set in an automatic photo printer. The notched frame is printed and exposed on a paper (photographic printing paper) in consideration of the exposure correction amount designated at the film certification. The exposed paper is developed by a paper processor, and then the print inspection is performed with the paper being long. In this print test, re-printing prints that give good results by performing re-printing with different exposures have re-burning marks consisting of, for example, one diagonal line, and uncorrectable unnecessary images such as shooting failures. On the print photograph, an unnecessary mark composed of, for example, two diagonal lines is written on the image with a felt pen or the like.

The roll paper, which has been subjected to the print verification, is loaded into a cutter / sorter, and is cut into each frame here, and is also grouped into one for each case. In this cutter / sorter, a reprint mark or unnecessary mark is detected by a sensor, and based on this mark, one print photograph is sorted into a pass print photograph, a reprint print photograph, and an unnecessary print photograph. The unnecessary print photographs are put in a waste box, and the pass print photographs and the reprint print photographs are discharged to two trays that are inclined. In addition, depending on the width of the paper set in the photo printer, 82.5 × 1 is included in one print photograph.
In addition to the E size of 17 mm and the L size of 89 × 127 mm, there is a panoramic size that is twice as long as these sizes.

On the other hand, the long film which has undergone the printing process is cut into a predetermined number of frames in one photographic film,
The obtained film piece is inserted into the film storage sheet. The operator manually takes out the pass print photograph and the reprint print photograph discharged to each tray and superimposes them. Next, the printed prints that have been put together are collated with the photo film in the film storage sheet, and these are put in a print bag. At this time, advertisement leaflets that print various print services are also put in the print bag together. After inserting this print bag into the original DP bag, only the print photos that have passed are sent to the shipping process. And
Those containing a reprint print photograph are sent to the reprint print step.

[0006]

In the printing system currently in operation, the sorting of print photographs is automated, but the work thereafter is performed manually. Therefore, it requires a considerable amount of manpower to insert a print photograph, a leaflet or the like into a print bag, or to insert the print bag into a DP bag.

Further, an automatic bagging system for printed photographs is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication Nos. 56-768, 56-35862, 4-70832, and 4-76542.
It is described in Japanese Patent Publication No. These publications describe a device for automatically inserting a leaflet, a print photograph, a film storage sheet, or the like into a print bag, a DP bag, or the like. However, these devices do not describe a specific configuration for automatically inserting the print bag into the DP bag after the print photograph is automatically inserted into the print bag.
For example, when the DP bag is simply opened with the suction pad and the print bag is inserted, the DP bag may not be sufficiently opened. At this time, the print bag cannot be completely inserted into the DP bag. When the DP bag is transferred to the next step, the print bag or the film storage sheet may be damaged.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to surely open the opening edge portion of the DP bag and insert the print bag therein securely.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is to provide D near the opening edge of the DP bag.
A pair of suction pads for sucking from the front and rear direction of the P bag, DP
A means for moving a pair of suction pads toward and away from each other in the front-rear direction of the bag and a horizontal state which is arranged above both sides of the opening edge of the DP bag and is rotatably attached by a horizontal shaft to enter the drop path of the print bag. From this state, it is rotated downward by 90 degrees, enters the opening edge of the DP bag, retracts from the drop path of the print bag, and shifts between a vertical state in which both sides of the opening edge are held open. And a stopper.

A print photograph, a film storage sheet, and a leaflet are inserted into a print bag, which is sandwiched by holders and is erected so as to be elongated in the vertical direction. When the holder stands up, the sandwiching of the sandwich plate is released, and the print bag falls in the holder. Below the holder in the upright state, the DP bag is on standby with its opening edge opened by the suction pad. Further, the stopper is inserted horizontally in the drop path of the print bag, and the dropped print bag is temporarily stopped by the stopper. After that, the stopper is opened and the stopper is inserted into the DP bag, and the opening state of the DP bag is maintained.
Drop into the bag.

According to the second aspect of the invention, a push-down member is provided on the upper side of the DP bag so as to be movable along the drop path of the print bag, and the push-down member pushes the upper portion of the print bag to put the print bag in the DP bag. Therefore, even a light-weight print bag in which only a film storage sheet such as a film for which shooting has failed is inserted can be reliably inserted into the DP bag.

[0012]

EXAMPLE FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an automatic bagging system for printed photographs using the DP bagging apparatus of the present invention.
The paper cutter 10 pulls out the certified paper 11a from the roll paper 11 and conveys it toward the cutting position. During this conveyance, the cut mark sensor detects a cut mark formed of a small hole formed in the side edge portion of the paper 11a. The cutter is operated based on the detection signal of the cut mark to cut the paper 11a and separate it as one print photograph 12. Further, the paper cutter 10 is provided with a sort mark sensor, detects the sort mark indicating the division of each case, and temporarily suspends the cutting operation based on this to sort each print photograph 12 for each case.

The finished state of each print photograph of the paper 11a has been verified in advance in the print verification process. In this print test, the pass print photograph with a good finish remains as it is, but if the exposure amount is corrected and the finish is good, for example, the re-baking mark 13 consisting of one diagonal line is an image of the print photograph. It is written on the surface. Further, if the exposure amount is not corrected, the finish is not good, for example, in a defocused print photograph, an unnecessary mark 14 composed of two diagonal lines is written.

The print photo sorting device 17 detects the re-baking mark 13 or the unnecessary mark 14, and based on this, operates each branch guide arranged in the middle of the transport path to change the transport destination of the print photo 12. Thus, the reprint print photograph 12a, the pass print photograph 12b, and the unnecessary print photograph 12c are sorted. The reprinted and passed print photographs 15a and 15b are separately collected.
After sorting one print photo, the integrated print photos 18a and 18b are sent to an elevator 19, and the elevator 19 prints one reprint integrated print photo 18a.
And the passed integrated print photograph 18b are superimposed.
The unnecessary print photograph 12c is sent to the waste box by the branch guide.

Two leaflets hoppers 20a, 20b are respectively set with leaflets 21a, 21b printed with advertisements and notices of print services. The leaflet hoppers 20a and 20b are the leaflet carrier device 22.
Is attached to. The leaflets 21a, 21b are taken out one by one from each of the leaflet hoppers 20a, 20b, sent to the merged conveyance path through the individual conveyance paths, and stacked at a standby position near the entrance. The two types of leaflets 21 that are stacked are conveyed to the collecting device 23 by the leaflet conveying device 22 in which a plurality of belt pairs and roller pairs are arranged.

The film storage sheet folding device 25 pulls out the film storage sheet 26a from the roll 26 and separates and folds the perforations at the boundaries of each case. The folded film storage sheet 24 for one case is assembled by a pressing plate that slides on a guide.
Sent to 3. Of the film storage sheets 24 for one case, the pocket containing the first film piece is I
The D number is recorded as a bar code. The ID number of the film storage sheet 24 read by the barcode reader 25a and the ID number of the print photograph 12 written in the LSI card set in the paper cutter 10,
Based on the ID number read from the check tape of the DP bag 30 by the barcode reader 31, it is automatically collated whether or not the three match.

To the assembling device 23, the film storage sheet 24 is first supplied from the right side so that the longest one is at the bottom, and the U-shaped assembling box 23a having both side surfaces and the central portion opened (see FIG. 3)). Next, the leaflet 21 is supplied from behind and placed on the film storage sheet 24 with the centers thereof aligned. Finally, the integrated print photograph 18 is put into the collecting box from the left side and placed on the leaflet 21 with the centers thereof aligned. The integrated print photograph 18 is conveyed while being clamped by a clamper that moves linearly. Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the collecting box 23a is rotated 180 degrees about the horizontal axis 23b so that the longest film storage sheet 24 is at the top.

The collected three kinds of aggregates are inserted into the print bag 28 by the print bag packing device 27. Figure 3
As shown in FIG.
a. The clamper 27a advances from the rear of the collecting box 23a through the opening in the central portion and clamps the accumulated product while pushing it out from the collecting box 23a, and holds it by the holder 2
Send to 7d. As shown in FIG. 2, a large number of print bags 28 are obliquely loaded in the hopper 29, are taken out one by one by a pull-out roller, and the flap 28a is clamped by a nip roller, and the pedestal 27 is held.
set to b. The aggregate is inserted by the clamper 27a into the print bag 28 which is waiting in this oblique state. During this insertion, the wing guide plate 27c rotates 90 degrees,
Open the bag of the print bag and keep it horizontal.

After inserting the stack into the print bag, the print bag 28 is inserted into the holder 27d. As shown in FIG. 4, the holder 27d is provided with a sandwiching plate 27h for sandwiching or opening the print bag 28h. The holder 27d rotates the print bag 28 by 90 degrees so that the flap 28a faces upward, and at that time, the flap 28a moves while rubbing at the folding stay 27f, so that the flap 28a is bent 90 degrees and temporarily folded. It Next, the holder 27d is raised by the stand 27g so that one side edge of the print bag 28 faces upward. At that time, since the flap 28a moves while rubbing the folding stay 27f, the flap 28a is further bent 90 degrees to close the bag portion. Since the holding of the holder 27d is released when the stand 27g is raised, the print bag 28 falls by its own weight and is temporarily stopped by the DP bag packing device 36 of the present invention. After this, the stopper of the DP bag packing device 36 is opened to hold the opening of the DP bag in an open state, and the print bag is dropped vertically into the DP bag.

As shown in FIG. 2, the stocker 33 has
A large number of DP bags 30 are set vertically. The ID number of the DP bag 30 located at the front of these is read by the barcode reader 31. After reading the ID number, the DP bag 30 is extracted from the stocker 33 and sent to the charge printing position. The print fee is calculated based on the total number of the accepted print photographs 12b and the reprint print photographs 12a, and further the number of print photographs to be produced in a special size printing process such as panorama size. The development fee is calculated from the number of frames that can be taken by the photographic film. These charges and the total thereof are printed on the DP bag 30 by the printer 34 arranged at the charge printing position.

The DP bag 30 for which the fee printing has been completed is sent to the insertion position, and is waited with the mouth opened by the two sets of suction pads, and the print bag 28 is dropped in as described above. The DP bag 30 containing this print bag 28 is
After being conveyed laterally, a POS label 35 for product management is attached. Finally, a sealing label is attached and sealed.

The sealed DP bag 30 is sent to the DP bag sorting device 37. The DP bag sorting device 37 is provided with a movable hanger, and the mouth of the DP bag 30 is clamped by the hanger and is conveyed in a suspended state. The trays 38 and 39 are for accommodating the DP bag 30a of only the accepted print photographs in an upright state, and are respectively placed on the moving table. For example, when the tray 38 is full, the other tray 39 is selected, and every time one DP bag 30a is dropped, the tray 38 is advanced by a predetermined amount together with the moving table. Then, the tray 38 is removed from the top of the movable table and sent to the shipping process, and an empty tray is set on the movable table instead.

DP including reprint print photograph 18a
The bag 30b is dropped on the tray 40 while lying sideways. DP bag 30b stored in this tray 40
Are taken out by an operator as appropriate and sent to the reprint printing step. Further, the DP bag 30c in which the photographic film including the special-sized frame is stored is dropped into the tray 41 while being laid sideways. The DP bag 30c is also properly taken out and sent to the special size printing process.

Next, the DP bag packing device used in the print photograph loading system will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the DP bag filling device includes a pair of suction pads 50a and 50b for opening the opening edge portion 60 of the DP bag 30,
A pair of stoppers 51a and 51b for surely dropping the print bag 28 into the DP bag 30 and a push-down bracket 9 for surely pushing down the print bag 28 into the DP bag 30.
5 (see FIG. 6). The DP bag 30 is set at a print bag drop position by a DP bag transport device (not shown).

The suction pads 50a and 50b are attached to the tip of the moving arm 55. The moving arm 55 is configured to move in parallel in the opening direction of the DP bag by a guide device (not shown). Each arm 55 is fixed above and below the endless belt 56, and
When 7 rotates, this causes arm 55 to approach or separate. A tube 58 is passed through the arm 55, and its tip is connected to the suction pads 50a and 50b. The other end of the tube 58 has an electromagnetic valve 59.
Connected to the vacuum tank via. This gives 1
When the electromagnetic valve 59 is opened after the pair of arms approach each other, the opening edge 60 of the DP bag 30 causes the suction pads 50a, 5a.
At 0b, the pair of moving arms 55 are separated from each other, so that the opening edge portion 60 of the DP bag 30 is largely opened.

The stoppers 51a and 51b are formed by bending the stopper body 65 into a U-shaped cross section, a mounting block 66 for mounting the stopper body 65 rotatably by 90 degrees, and a mounting block 66 mounted below the stopper body 65. , And an open guide 67 having a U-shaped cross-section bottom portion further protruding into a V-shape. Stopper body 65
Is composed of a thin plate coated with Teflon or the like in order to smoothly drop the stopped print bag downward.

The mounting block 66 includes a hollow rotary shaft 6
8a and 68b are attached, and a tube 70 is passed through the inside. The tip of the tube 70 is connected to an air blowing hole 71 formed in the center of the inside of the mounting block 66. The other end of the tube 70 is connected to an air tank via an electromagnetic valve 72, and the air tank is filled with compressed air.

The rotating shaft 68a is linked to a drive shaft 78 via a timing belt 75 and pulleys 76 and 77. The rotating shaft 68b is linked to the drive shaft 78 via gears 80 and 81. A motor 82 is linked to the drive shaft 78, so that the drive shaft 78 rotates forward and backward. When the drive shaft 78 rotates clockwise in the drawing, the mounting block 66 is rotated 90 degrees, and the stoppers 51a, 51
b from the horizontal state to the vertical state, the stopper 51
Open a and 51b. During this opening, the electromagnetic valve 72
Is opened, and compressed air is blown out from the air blowing hole 71. As a result, the DP bag 30 is inflated by the air, and the print bag 28 is securely dropped and stored in the bag without being locked in the middle of the DP bag 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, an upright holder 27
A print bag pushing-down mechanism 90 is provided in the vicinity of d. As shown in FIG. 6, the print bag push-down mechanism 90 is provided with a pair of endless belts 93 and 94 that are vertically wound around timing pulleys 91 and 92, and is horizontally spanned between the endless belts 93 and 94. And a push-down bracket 95. The timing pulleys 91 and 92 are fixed to the mounting shafts 96 and 97,
The mounting shafts 96 and 97 are horizontally mounted between the pair of frames 98a and 98b. A motor 99 is linked to the lower mounting shaft 97, and the rotation of the motor 99 causes the push-down bracket 90 to descend in the holder,
The upper end 28d of the print bag 28 is pushed down. The pushed down bracket 95 is returned to the initial position by further rotation of the endless belts 93 and 94.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, when the stand 27g is upright, the sandwich plate 27h is in a state where the print bag 28 is held and released, so the print bag 28 slides down in the upright holder 27d. In this state, the stoppers 51a and 51b are in the closed state as shown in FIG.
On b, the print bag 28 is stopped in an upright state. The opening edge 60 of the DP bag 30 is pulled by the suction pads 50a and 50b in the front-rear direction of the DP bag 30, and the DP bag 30 is on standby with the opening edge 60 open.

Next, the motor 82 rotates to rotate the rotary shaft 68.
When a and 68b rotate 90 degrees, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the stoppers 51a and 51b are in a horizontal state (see FIG. 7).
(See (A)) to the vertical state (see FIG. 7B),
As a result, the print bag 28 falls into the DP bag 30. When the stoppers 51a and 51b are opened, the DP bag 30
The opening guide 67 bent into a mountain shape is inserted into the opening edge portion 60 to hold the open state of the opening edge portion 60 as shown in FIG. Further, the electromagnetic valve 72 is turned on,
As shown in FIG. 8, since compressed air is blown out through the air blowing hole 71, the DP bag 30 is in a completely inflated state. For this reason, the print bag 28 is completely locked without being locked in the middle of the DP bag 30, and is reliably stored in the DP bag 30. Further, at the time of this drop, the push-down mechanism 90 operates to move the push-down bracket 95 downward in the holder. Therefore, since the upper end portion 28d of the print bag 28 is pushed down, for example, in the case of a light weight print bag in which only the film storage sheet and the leaflet are inserted into the print bag without a print photograph, such as a shooting failure film. But the print bag is definitely D
It is inserted into the P bag.

After the print bag 28 is dropped, the stopper 51
a and 51b return to the horizontal state. In this return state,
The electromagnetic valve 72 is turned off, and air is not blown out from the air blowing hole 71. In addition, the suction pad 50a,
The electromagnetic valve 59 on the side of 50b is also turned off, and the suction pad 5
0a and 50b stop the suction and the arm 55 opens. After this, the DP bag 30 with the print bag 28 inserted is sent to the next step. Further, a new DP bag 30 is set at a position below the stoppers 51a and 51b, and the print bags 28 are automatically inserted into the DP bag 30 one after another by repeating the same process.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Stoppers are rotatably provided on both sides of the opening edge portion of the DP bag so that the stopper is in a horizontal state where it enters the drop path of the print bag.
From this state, it is rotated 90 degrees downward, enters the opening edge of the DP bag, retracts from the drop path of the print bag, and is displaced between the vertical state in which both sides of the opening edge are held open, The print bag can be reliably inserted into the DP bag. That is, since the print bag is temporarily stopped by the stopper, the print bag is completely erected on the stopper, and the stopper is opened in this state, so that the print bag surely falls into the DP bag. Therefore, when the thickness of the print bag is small, such as a print bag with a small number of prints, the holder that holds the print bag may release the nipping while it is standing up. The print bag is reliably inserted into the DP bag because it is dropped later.

Further, a pressing member is provided on the upper side of the DP bag so as to be movable along the drop path of the printing bag, and the upper part of the printing bag is pushed by this pressing member to insert the printing bag into the DP bag. Even when the number of prints is extremely small and the weight of the print bag is light, such as a film, the print bag can be reliably stored in the DP bag.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a DP bag packing device embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a print photograph loading system using a DP bag packing device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of a print bag packing device in the loading system.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a rotation and a standing operation of a holder of the print bag packing device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a stopper in a closed state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a push-down mechanism.

7A is a vertical sectional view showing the stopper in a horizontal state, and FIG. 7B is a vertical sectional view showing the stopper in a vertical state.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 28 Print Bag 30 DP Bag 27a Clamper 27d Holder 50a, 50b Suction Pad 51a, 51b Stopper 65 Stopper Body 66 Mounting Block 67 Opening Guide 90 Print Bag Pressing Mechanism 95 Pressing Bracket

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] October 30, 1992

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0014

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

The print photo sorting device 17 detects the re-baking mark 13 or the unnecessary mark 14, and based on this, operates each branch guide arranged in the middle of the transport path to change the transport destination of the print photo 12. Thus, the reprint print photograph 12a, the pass print photograph 12b, and the unnecessary print photograph 12c are sorted. Re baked each print photograph 1 2 a pass, 1 2 b are separately integrated.
After sorting one print photo, the integrated print photos 18a and 18b are sent to an elevator 19, and the elevator 19 prints one reprint integrated print photo 18a.
And the passed integrated print photograph 18b are superimposed.
The unnecessary print photograph 12c is sent to the waste box by the branch guide.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A DP bag packing apparatus for opening a DP bag and dropping a print bag into the DP bag, and a pair of suction pads for sucking near the opening edge of the DP bag from the front-back direction of the DP bag. Approach a pair of suction pads in the front-back direction of the bag
The separation means and the DP bag are disposed above both sides of the opening edge portion of the DP bag and are rotatably attached by a horizontal shaft to enter the drop path of the print bag.
It is provided with a stopper that rotates 0 degrees to enter the opening edge of the DP bag, retracts from the drop path of the print bag, and shifts between a vertical state in which both sides of the opening edge are held open. Characteristic DP bag packing device. 2. The DP bag packing device according to claim 1, wherein D
A DP bag packing device characterized in that a push-down member is provided on the upper side of the P bag so as to be movable along the drop path of the print bag, and the upper part of the print bag is pushed by this push-down member to insert the print bag into the DP bag. .