JPH06160983A - Index photograph producing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To produce an index photograph from a long-sized developed film. CONSTITUTION:The index photograph producing device 10 is constituted of a film feeding unit 11 and a copying unit 12. A developed film 13 of one case is fed to a transparent plate 30 placed on a film set position by the film unit 11. Every six frames of the developed film 13 are set on the transparent plate 30 by counting perforations detected by a photosensor. The images on six frames are illuminated from behind by the copying unit 12, and then, light transmitted through the images are made incident on a recording paper 55 which is carried in a direction orthogonally crossed with a film feeding direction. By repeating slit-exposure by the number of times corresponding to the number of frames of one film, the index photograph having frames arranged in matrix is produced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing index photographs from a long developed film.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to easily know what kind of photograph is contained in one developed film, an index photograph making apparatus in which each frame is printed in a matrix is provided. JP-A-61-12
It is known as No. 2639. At the current photo lab, after printing at the same time, one film is cut every 4 to 6 frames,
Each film piece is inserted into the film storage sheath and returned to the user. For this reason, in the index photograph producing apparatus, a film having a horizontally long opening corresponding to the film piece is overlaid and printed on the film piece while keeping the film piece in the film storage sheath. The index pictures created are arranged in a matrix in the same arrangement as the frames in which the film pieces are inserted into the film storage sheath, so you can see what kind of pictures are shown on one developed film. It is extremely convenient for distinguishing.

By the way, there has been proposed a system in which photographing information, print information and the like are magnetically recorded in a film, and printing is performed using these information (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-62).
-103625, JP-A-62-208028, JP-A-1-279231, JP-A-1-289928). The film used in this system is coated with a transparent magnetic recording layer, and shooting information, print information and the like are recorded by a camera, a printer or the like.

[0004]

In a film having such a magnetic recording layer, the information in the magnetic recording layer is divided, so that the film cannot be divided into film pieces as in the current case. For this reason, there is a drawback that the above-described index photograph producing device cannot be used.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides an apparatus for producing index photographs in a long shape without cutting the developed film into individual pieces. With the goal.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention sends a long developed film along its longitudinal direction toward a film set position to transfer a predetermined number of frames. A film feeding means for setting the film at the setting position, an illuminating means for illuminating a plurality of frames set at the film setting position from the back, an optical system for guiding the slit light passing through the plurality of frames to the recording paper, and this recording paper During the exposure, it is provided with a conveying means for conveying the recording paper in a direction orthogonal to the film feeding direction. In this way, the developed film is sequentially sent out and set to the film set position by the film sending means by a predetermined number of frames. The plurality of frames set at the film set position are illuminated from behind by the illumination means. The slit light transmitted through the plural frames is guided to the recording paper by the optical system and is exposed. During the exposure of the recording paper, the conveying means conveys the recording paper in the direction orthogonal to the film feeding direction. By repeating these operations, images of a plurality of frames are sequentially recorded on the recording paper, and an index photograph in which the respective frames are arranged in a matrix can be created.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An index photograph producing apparatus 10 comprises a film feeding unit 11 and a copying unit 12, as shown in FIGS. The film feeding unit 11 has a developed film 13 at the film set position.
Is sent out from the film storing cartridge 14 by a fixed amount so as to set 6 frames each, and the developed film 13 is completely wound around the cartridge 14 when all copying is completed. Such a film storage cartridge 1
No. 4 has a structure in which the developed film 13 can be sent to the outside from the front end side by rotating the spool 16 in the film sending direction.
Since it is proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 279250 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2-9519, detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

The film feeding unit 11 is provided with a loading chamber 15 into which a film storage cartridge 14 is loaded. In this film storage cartridge 14,
The long developed film 13 is all stored in a state of being wound around a spool 16. Developed film 13
Is a perforation 1 for frame positioning on one edge
7 is provided, and the magnetic recording layer 18 is applied to the other edge along the longitudinal direction of the film. One perforation 17 is provided at a position corresponding to each top 19. On the magnetic recording layer 18, shooting information such as the number of frames, exposure value, and print format is recorded by a recording magnetic head provided in the camera. A thin magnetic recording layer may be formed on the entire base surface of the film 13 so as not to impair transparency.

The loading chamber 15 is provided with a film entrance (not shown) and a fork 20. The fork 20 is movable so as to be engaged with and disengaged from the spool 16, and is rotated by a motor 21. Further, the rotation of the motor 21 is also transmitted to the three paired rollers 22, 23, 24 arranged along the film feeding direction. These paired rollers 22, 23, 24 convey the film 13 in a state where both ends of the film are nipped and straightened.

A reproducing magnetic head 25 and a reflection type photo sensor 26 are provided between the pair of rollers 22 and 23. The photo sensor 26 includes a light projecting LED and a phototransistor that receives the reflected light from the developed film 13, and detects the perforation 17. Counter unit 2 connected to this photo sensor 26
7 counts the perforation signal obtained from the photo sensor 26 and sends it to the control unit 28. Control unit 28
Monitors the count value of the counter unit 27 and controls the rotation amount and the rotation direction of the motor 21 according to the count value. The reproducing magnetic head 25 reads the photographic information from the magnetic recording layer during the film feeding and temporarily stores the read photographic information in the information reading section 29 in order to print the read photographic information on the index photograph.

A film set position is provided between the pair of rollers 23 and 24, and a transparent plate 30, such as a glass plate, is arranged at this film set position. This transparent plate 30 has the same width as the developed film 13,
The length is 6 frames of the developed film 13. Above the transparent plate 30, a white light source 31 and a diffusion plate 32 for illuminating the developed film 13 from behind are provided. The white light source 31 is lighting-controlled by the control unit 28 via the power supply unit 33.

As shown in FIG. 2, the copying unit 12 is composed of an optical system 35, a sheet feeding / conveying section 36, a cutter 37, a developing section 38, a drying section 39, and a printer section 40, which are control sections. It is totally controlled by 28.
The optical system 35 includes a first mirror frame 41, a right-angled mirror frame 42,
It is composed of the lens part 43 and these, and these are the transparent plate 3
The optical path 45 between 0 and the exposure position 44 is arranged to have a length corresponding to the focal length of the lens 46. The first mirror frame 41 is composed of a slit 47 and a first mirror 48, the right-angled mirror frame 42 is composed of a second mirror 49 and a third mirror 50, and a lens unit 43 is further provided.
Is composed of a lens 46, a fourth mirror 51, a fifth mirror 52, and a sixth mirror 53.

At the time of exposure, the first mirror frame 41 and the right-angled mirror frame 42 are moved to one by an optical system drive mechanism (not shown).
It is moved along the horizontally arranged guide rod 54 at a speed ratio of 1/2, and slit exposure is performed while keeping the length of the optical path 45 at a predetermined length. The guide rod 54 is arranged along a direction orthogonal to the film feeding direction of the film feeding unit 11.

The paper feeding / conveying unit 36 is a roll type recording paper 5.
5 is pulled out in a strip shape and set at the exposure position 44, and at the time of exposure, the recording paper 55 is conveyed in synchronization with the movement of the first mirror frame 41. The cutter 37 cuts the recording paper 55 at the position where the exposure for one film is completed. The developing unit 38 immerses the recording paper 55 on which the internal latent image is formed in a developing solution, performs reversal exposure, and then performs development processing such as color development, bleach-fixing, stabilization, and washing with water. The drying unit 39 applies a hot air treatment to the developed recording paper 55 and dries it to create the index photograph 56.

The printer unit 40 is a well-known wire dot type serial printer, and records the photographing information stored in the information reading unit 29, for example, the photographing date on the recording paper 55. Instead of the impact type print unit, a non-impact type print unit such as a laser, a liquid crystal, or an ink jet can be used.

The created index picture 56 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the frames of one film are arranged in the same order as they were recorded on the film. The number of frames contained in the index photograph 55 depends on the number of images of the developed film 13, for example, 12 × 6 × 2, 24 × 6 × 4, and 36 × 6. It is set in a matrix of × 6. Although the index photograph 55 is recorded including the perforations 17 and the frame number 60 recorded in advance as a latent image, only the image inside these may be copied.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When the operator loads the film storage cartridge 14 into the loading chamber 15 and performs a start operation, the fork 20 engages with the spool 16. Next, the control unit 28 controls the motor 21
Is driven to feed the developed film 13 from the cartridge 14 from the front end side thereof. The developed film 13 sent out is linearly conveyed while being sequentially nipped by the three paired rollers 23, 24, 25.

Photographing information is read from the magnetic recording layer 18 by the reproducing magnetic head 25 during the feeding. The read imaging information is temporarily stored in the information reading unit 29. Further, the photo sensor 26 detects the perforation 17, and the counter unit 27 counts the obtained perforation signal.

The control unit 28 stops driving the motor 21 when the count value of the counter unit 27 reaches a predetermined count value. As a result, the range from the first frame to the sixth frame of the developed film 13 is placed on the transparent plate 30. After that, the control unit 28
Controls the copying unit 12 to start slit exposure.

For the exposure, the white light source 3 is controlled by controlling the power supply unit 33.
With 1 turned on, the optical system drive mechanism and the sheet feeding / conveying unit 3
6 and 6 are driven. As a result, the first mirror frame 41 and the right-angled mirror frame 42 move back and forth in parallel along the guide rod 54, and the 6-frame image of the developed film 13 placed on the transparent plate 30 is displayed on the diffusion plate 32. The light that has been transmitted through the developed film 13 is illuminated by the light that has passed through the slit 47.
The slit light that has been regulated by the slit 47 and has passed through the slit 47 is continuously projected onto the photosensitive surface of the recording paper 55 that is synchronously conveyed. Note that the white light source 31 is controlled so as not to be turned on when the first mirror frame 41 reciprocates during the reciprocal movement. Since the first mirror frame 41 can be moved only by the length corresponding to the width of the developed film 13, there is an advantage that the copying speed can be increased and the size can be improved.

When the first exposure is completed, the control unit 28
The paper feed transport unit 44 is controlled to stop the transport of the recording paper 55. At this time, images of six frames from the first frame to the sixth frame are formed on the recording paper 55 as latent images. Next, the control unit 28 sends out the developed film 13 so that the six frame images from the seventh frame to the twelfth frame are placed on the transparent plate 30. After that, the exposure is performed as described above, and the latent image of 6 frames of the film exposed for the second time is formed on the recording paper 55 next to the latent image of 6 frames of the previous film.

By repeating the feeding and exposure of the developed film 13 in this manner, a latent image of 6 frames is formed on the recording paper 55 in a matrix arrangement of 4 rows along the conveying direction of the recording paper 55. To be done. The completion of the film feeding is detected by the count value of the perforations 17. Further, since the end of the developed film 13 is locked to the spool 16, when the entire film is delivered, the cartridge 14 is also pulled in the film delivery direction by the film feeding. The displacement of the cartridge 14 may be used to actuate a limit switch or the like to detect the completion of the film feeding, or may be detected by the load increase of the motor 21 at the completion of the film feeding.

The control unit 28 drives the motor 21 in the film winding direction at the time when the film feeding completion is detected, and controls the rewinding of the completely drawn developed film 13 into the cartridge 14.

The exposed recording paper 55 is conveyed to the developing section 38 and the drying section 39 in a state of being cut into sheets by the cutter 37. In the developing section 38 and the drying section 39,
The sheet-shaped recording paper 55 is developed and dried, and sent to the printer unit 40 as an index photograph 56.

The printer section 40 prints the photographing information and the like stored in the information reading section 29. The index photograph 56 printed by the printer unit 40 is discharged from the discharge port 57 onto the tray 58. This index picture 5
As shown in FIG. 3, the image of each frame is recorded in 6 in a 6 × 4 matrix. In addition to the shooting date 59, the information to be printed may be an exposure value corresponding to each frame, for example, a shutter speed or an aperture value. In this case,
It is preferable to print on the lower side of each frame of the index photograph 56.

A color correction filter and a photometric color sensor may be provided to perform color correction every 6 frames. In this case, a color correction filter is provided at the principal point position of the lens 46, and the light that has passed through the developed film 13 is extracted as measurement light and made incident on the photometric sensor. Then, the insertion amount of each of the blue, green, and red color filters of the color correction filter is adjusted according to the photometric value obtained from the photometric sensor. According to this, since the average color correction can be performed for each image of 6 frames, finer correction can be performed as compared with the case where the color correction is averaged for all the frames of one film.

The lens unit 43 of the above embodiment may be provided with a variable magnification function so that the image of each frame of the index photograph 56 may be reduced or enlarged and recorded. In this case, it is preferable to use the lens 46 as a zoom lens. However, when the lens 46 is a single focus lens, the position of the lens 46 is moved and the fourth mirror 51 and the fifth mirror 52 are integrated. It is necessary to move horizontally to correct the optical path length.

Further, in the above embodiment, the developed film 13 is a negative film, but in the present invention, the index photograph 56 may be prepared from a positive film. In the case of a positive film, positive photographic printing paper is used.

In the above embodiment, the silver salt photographic recording system using photographic paper is used, but in the present invention, a heat developable silver salt recording material can be used. Further, the thermal recording system, the electrophotographic recording system, the ink jet recording and the like can also be used. In the thermal recording method, a sublimation type thermal transfer recording material, a fusion type thermal transfer recording material and a thermal recording material are used. Plain paper is used in the electrophotographic recording method and the inkjet recording method. Further, in the above-described embodiment, analog recording is performed in which the transmitted light of the developed film 13 is projected onto the recording paper 55 by the optical system 35. However, in the present invention, each frame image of the developed film 13 is exposed to light from a CCD or the like. It is also possible to read by a sensor, convert this optical signal into a digital signal, subject this digital signal to image processing, and then perform digital recording with a laser beam or the like. By doing so, since the photographing information and the like can be combined and recorded, the printer unit 40 can be omitted.

[0030]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the developed film is set at the print position for every constant number of frames, and slits are formed in the recording paper which moves in the direction orthogonal to the length direction of the film. Since it is configured to expose, it is possible to create an index photograph in a long form without cutting the developed film into individual pieces, and also to increase the recording speed because multiple frames are recorded at once. Can be achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of a film feeding unit.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of an index photograph creating device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an index photograph.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Index Photographing Device 11 Film Feeding Unit 12 Copying Unit 13 Developed Film 14 Cartridge 31 White Light Source 35 Optical System 36 Paper Feed Conveying Section 37 Cutter 38 Developing Section 40 Printer Section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A film feeding means for feeding a long developed film along a longitudinal direction thereof toward a film setting position, and a film feeding means for setting a predetermined number of frames at the film setting position, and a film feeding means set at the film setting position. Illuminating means for illuminating multiple frames from behind, an optical system for guiding slit light that has passed through multiple frames to recording paper, and during exposure of this recording paper, transports the recording paper in a direction orthogonal to the film feeding direction. An index photograph creating device, comprising: