JPH062363U - Print photo sorter - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] A sorting device that automatically sorts good and bad prints into different prints, preventing the photos stored in the stocker from curling and causing uneven printing. Improve. [Structure] Conveying device (14), sorting detection device (15),
The sorting apparatus (2) and the stocker tray bottom (7a) of the sorting apparatus (1) including the stockers (7) and (9) are bent (8) into a cross section along the feeding direction,
Further, the feeding device (2) is equipped with a forced roller (5) having a guide (6) having a U-shaped cross section in the width direction, and is connected to the stocker (9) to achieve the above object. To do.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 This invention is an inspection process of finished print photographs cut into sheets by printing with an automatic photoprinting device, marking defective print photographs with a graphite pen and automatically detecting the presence or absence of marks and reprinting. The present invention relates to a device that separates unnecessary good prints from bad prints requiring reprinting and sends them to each stocker.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional print photographic sorting apparatus (16) of this type includes a stocker (21) provided above and below a transport section (17), a sorting detection section (18), and a sorting section (19). ) (22), the upper stocker (21) for storing good prints has a flat bottom surface (21a) for the pan, and the rollers of the roller section (20) are fed in the transport direction. It was typically composed of a single roller (20) along. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the print pictures (23) delivered separately were held until the rear end (23b) was released from the delivery roller (20) in the delivery section (19). In this state, the front end portion (23a) that has already been fed from the feed roller (20) is largely bent in a curved shape due to gravity and grounds substantially vertically, and the entire print photograph curls greatly along the length direction.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, there is no roller for delivering the defective prints to the lower stocker (22), and the defectives distributed by the sorting member (19a) of the delivering section (19). Most of the print pictures (24) are stored by being guided by the guide (22b) directly to the lower stocker (22), and even if there is a special feeding roller to the lower stocker, they will be used as guides. The surface was usually formed as a flat surface without irregularities.

Therefore, in both cases of the upper and lower stockers (21) and (22), the print photographs (23) and (24) are sent while being greatly curled, and this curling phenomenon causes a large length (254 mm) in the conveying direction. It appears remarkably in the case of a print photograph which has a so-called panoramic size (for example, 89 × 254 mm).

This curling phenomenon is a process of feeding into the stockers (21) (22) during the sorting process, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the front end portions (23a) (24a) of the print photographs (23) (24) are shown. ) Landed on the bottoms (21a) and (22a) of the stocker substantially vertically, and half-turned, and the succeeding print photos (23) and (24) were piled up and stocked while being turned over, It was stocked without orderly stacking due to uneven orientation such as facing up and different curl orientations.

[0006] Therefore, not only is it housed in the stockers (21) and (22) in a bulky and space-consuming manner, and not only is it fully loaded, but the print surface is also damaged in good print photographs. In addition, it is troublesome to arrange and arrange the printed photos that have been turned inside out, and it is difficult to handle because the printed photos have a large curl habit, and it takes time to correct the curls. There were many factors that reduced the print efficiency of photographs.

[0007]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 This invention eliminates the large curl phenomenon of the printed photo that occurs when it is fed to the stocker in such a conventional print photo sorting apparatus, so that half-turning inside-out feed to the stocker is eliminated and realignment is performed. The objective is to reduce the number of steps and to increase the printing efficiency of photographs by preventing scratches on the printing surface due to inside-out stock.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, this invention selects a good or bad photographic print and conveys a print photograph marked with a graphite pen. A conveyance device for detecting a print photograph with a defective mark during conveyance. A device, a sorting device that sorts the transport path based on this detection information, and a sorting device that has a stocker that sequentially receives and stacks the printed photos that have been sent, and the bottom of the tray of the stocker is shaped like a cross-section along the feeding direction. The curl phenomenon in the stocker of the printed photo sorter is eliminated by bending the bottom part of the pan downward and tilting the bottom half of the pan downward.

Further, the roll part of the feeding device in the sorting device is configured so that the sent printing photograph is curved in a U-shaped cross section in the width direction and is guided so as to form a gutter shape along the conveyance direction. However, it is intended to solve the above problems.

[0010]

[Action]

 The downward slope in the second half of the bent part of the bottom of the stocker tray is sent out from the feed roller part, curls greatly and lands roughly vertically, so that the front end of the printed picture is scooped up diagonally and smoothly , Slip into the second half of the bend and accept the invitation.

A plurality of rollers and a long guide corresponding thereto guide the side of the length of the printed photograph in a wide (long) range, so that the trailing edge of the printed photograph is combined with the thickness of the photographic paper. Until the roller is released (released), the front end maintains a straight shape to prevent it from sagging in a curved shape.

By curving the print photograph in a U-shaped cross section in the width direction by the feed roller portion and forming a gutter shape along the length side, the rear end portion of the print photograph is released from the roller portion. The trough shape is maintained during this period, and the trough-shaped curved portion serves as a skeleton along the length direction to keep the printed photograph straight, and the landing point on the bottom of the stocker at the front end of the printed photograph becomes longer and farther forward. To prevent drooping.

[0013]

[Embodiment] Next, a specific embodiment of the printed photograph sorting apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional side view showing an outline of a print photographic sorting apparatus embodying the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view showing the same stocker, and FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view showing a feeding / rolling roller portion of a lower stocker. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing only the roller section of the same as above. (1) shows a sorting device, including a transport device (14) including a guide roller (14a), a transport pulley (14b), a sorting detection device (15), and a sorting member ( 2a) and (2b), the feed roller (3) and the guide (4), the lower compulsory roller (5) and the guide (6), and the like, a feed device (2), a vertical stocker (7) and (9), It is formed by combining the unnecessary print stocker (10).

As shown in FIG. 1, the conveying device (14) includes a conveying roller (14b) (14b) in which a guide roller (14a) near a feed opening (1a) and a round belt (not shown) are hooked back and forth. The separation detection device (15) is installed on the surface of the transfer device (14) and is electrically connected to the separation members (2a) and (2b) arranged before and after the feeding device (2). The sorting members (2a) and (2b) are activated based on the information of the print photograph (12) detected by the sorting detection device (15), and the sorting members (2a) and (2b) are arranged side by side in the front-back direction along the transport direction. The good print photographs (12) fed to the upper position are sequentially fed to the stocker (7) by the individual feed rollers (3) (3) and the guide (4) which is provided on the lower side of the rollers (3) so as to extend in the front and rear direction. , Lower feed roller (5 ) And a guide (6) arranged below it, the defective print photographs (13) sent to the lower order are sent to the lower stocker (9) for sorting, and (11) is the upper stocker (7). 2) shows a paper retainer whose upper part is pivoted so as to hang down obliquely on the bottom part (7a) of the pan. The unnecessary print stocker (10) is provided adjacent to the lower stocker (9), and the unnecessary print pictures sorted by the rear part member (2b) are directly dropped and stored. (7b) and (9a) each show a detachable receiving portion for accommodating a normal size print photograph.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom portion (7a) of the tray of the stocker (7) is bent (8) into a cross section along the feeding direction, and the rear half portion (8a) is inclined obliquely downward. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the guide (6) surface for the lower feed compulsion roller (5) provided in the feed separating device (2) for feeding to the lower stocker (9) is raised on both left and right sides along the conveyance direction ( 6a) and (6a), and a central portion facing the roller (5) is formed in a trough shape having a U-shaped cross section as a recessed portion (6b) recessed along the transport direction.

With such a configuration, print photographs printed by printing are marked in the inspection process by marking defective print photographs, and good and defective print photographs are checked by the sorting apparatus (1) according to the present invention. The mark of the defective print (13) is detected by the sorting detection device (15) while being fed and conveyed by the conveying device (14), and the front portion separate member (2a) is actuated based on this detection information and the defective print photograph is taken. (13) is distributed to the lower feeding control roller (5) portion (see FIG. 1), and in the forced roller (5) portion, as shown in FIGS. With 6), the defective print photograph (13) fed is forcibly formed into a gutter shape with a U-shaped cross section along the length direction against the latent force, and is conveyed to the rear end (13b). ) Is the roller (5) part Keep the gutter shape until it is released, and feed it while preventing it from dangling into the stocker (9) and curling.

On the other hand, in order to convey a good print photograph (12) which is not marked, the front separate material (2a) does not operate and the upper feed rollers (3) (3) and the guide (4) are used. , The sent good print photograph (12) is clamped over a wide range along the length direction to improve the rigidity of the print photograph (12), and the front end portion (12a) that sags and curls is stockered. Scoop at the bent part (8) of the saucer bottom part (7a) of (7), scoop at the downward slope (8a) in the same direction as the inclination of the curl (curl), and let the front end part (12a) be the bottom part (7a). It is sent to the stocker (7) one after another without loading, and loaded and stored.

In the above-described embodiment, the sorting apparatus is a combination of the bending configuration of the pan bottom portion (7a) of the stocker (7) and the attachment of the forced roller (5) limited to the upper and lower stockers (7) and (9), respectively. As described in (1), since the bending configuration and the forced roller configuration both work independently of each other, the curl phenomenon of the printed photo that occurs when only one configuration is fed into each stocker. It is possible to suppress the transfer and prevent it from being fed in half turn inside out.

[0019]

[Effect of device]

 The print photograph sorter of the present invention has the above-described configuration, and the bent slope of the bottom of the stocker tray is attached to the landing angle of the curved and tilted front end of the print photograph sent from the feed roller unit. Scooping up and sliding it down smoothly on the same slope, the front end does not engage the bottom of the pan, so the sent prints will not be stored halfway inside out.

Further, in the sorting device provided with the forced roller portion for forcibly forming the print photograph into a gutter shape, since the rigidity of the print photograph can be secured when the print photograph is sent to the stocker, the front end portion hangs down. Eliminates the curling phenomenon of curving.

[0021] Therefore, since the print pictures sent to the stocker are stored in order without any turning over and in the correct direction, there is no unnecessary bulk in the storage pictures in the stocker, and the allowable amount is full. In addition to being able to utilize it, it is possible to save the trouble of arranging the collected photos.

Moreover, it is possible to solve the problem that the print surface is damaged due to the conventional messy storage in the stocker, and since the printed photograph does not have a large curl, the curl is corrected. This also greatly reduces the number of steps required for printing and improves the printing efficiency of photographs, especially the printing efficiency of panoramic photographs.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional side view of a print photograph sorting apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view showing a feeding state in a stocker portion.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view showing a feeding state in another stocker portion.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a forced roller unit of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a schematic vertical sectional side view of a conventional print photographic sorting apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a feeding state in a conventional stocker portion.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional side view showing a feeding state in another conventional stocker portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Sorting device 2 Feeding device 3 Roller 4 Guide 5 Forced roller 6 Guide 6a Raised part 6b Recessed part 7 Stocker 7a Saucepan bottom part 8 Bent part 8a Slope 9 Stocker 10 Stocker 12 Printed photograph 13 Printed photograph 14 Conveyor device 15 Sorted detector

Claims (8)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A sorting device including a transport device, a sorting detection device, a sorting device, and a stocker, wherein a bottom portion of the tray of the stocker following the roller portion of the sorting device is bent in a cross section along the feeding direction. Printed photo sorting device. 2. The roller portion comprises a plurality of rollers arranged side by side in the front-back direction along the transport direction, and guides provided on the lower side facing each other are provided in a long shape across the rollers.
Printed photo sorting device. 3. A sorting device including a transport device, a sorting detection device, a feeding device, and a stocker, wherein a roller portion of the feeding device and a lower guide is curved in a U-shaped cross section in a width direction of a print photograph. And a photo separation machine configured to form a gutter. 4. The printed photograph sorting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the roller portion is formed by elevating both left and right side portions of the guide surface along the transport direction and lowering a central portion facing the roller along the transport direction. 5. The print photograph sorting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the roller portion includes a plurality of rollers arranged in front and rear along a transport direction, and a lower guide is provided in a long shape across each roller. 6. The printed photograph sorting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the stocker is formed by bending a bottom portion of the tray into a cross-section along the feeding direction. 7. A sorting device equipped with a transport device, a sorting detection device, a sorting device, and a stocker, wherein a roller portion of a sorting device for sorting the sheets up and down and a roller portion consisting of a lower guide are branched into a vertical transport path. Provided on both sides, the bottom part of the pan of the upper stocker is bent in the shape of a cross section along the feeding direction, and the rollers of the lower roller part and the lower guide are bent into a U-shaped cross section in the width direction. Print photo sorting device that consists of rollers and lower guides. 8. The printed photograph sorting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the lower roller portion is formed by elevating both left and right side portions of the guide surface along the transport direction and lowering a central portion facing the roller along the transport direction. .