JPH0651486A - Printed photograph clamping and carrying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily control the opening/closing of a clamp without electrically opening/closing the clamp. CONSTITUTION:The device is provided with a cam plate 47 and a clamp frame 53 which is moved along the cam plate 47. A clamp lever 55 is attached with the clamp frame 53 so that it can be freely rocked. The clamp lever 55 is rocked by a cam follower 58. An upper clamping piece 56 is installed on the clamp lever 55, and also, a lower clamping piece 51 is interlocked with an interlocking lever 57. Then, when the clamp frame 53 is moved along the cam plate 47, the clamp lever 55 can be rocked by a cam surface. Thus, the clamp is mechanically opened and closed by moving the clamp frame 53.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clamp conveyer for printed photographs, and more particularly, it shows a combination of photographed prints and reprinted prints, and then stacking these integrated prints one by one. The present invention relates to a clamp transfer device for a print photograph for transfer to the process.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a photographed photo film is requested to be printed at the same time, for example, in a large-scale photo lab, the photo 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 the photo printer. The notched frame is printed and exposed on photographic paper in consideration of the exposure correction amount designated at the time of film certification. The exposed printing paper is developed by a paper processor, and then the print verification is performed. In the print verification, the operator prints a reburn mark composed of, for example, one diagonal line, on reburned frames excluding the accepted prints, and an unnecessary mark composed of, for example, two diagonal lines, on unnecessary frames such as a shooting failure.

The roll papers that have undergone the print verification are then loaded into a paper cutter, where they are cut into each frame and are grouped into one for each case. With this paper cutter, the re-baking marks and unnecessary marks are read, and based on this, those marks are sorted separately from the acceptable prints and discharged one by one to each receiving rack. The print photographs separated here include an E size of 82.5 × 117 mm and an L size of 89 × 127 mm depending on the width of the printing paper set in the photo printer.
There are panoramic sizes that are twice as long as these sizes. On the other hand, the long film that has undergone the baking process is cut into a predetermined number of frames in one photographic film, and the obtained film pieces are inserted into the film storage sheet. The operator collects the accepted print photos and the reprint print photos discharged to the receiving shelves for each order, compares these print photos with the negative film of the film storage sheet, and loads them into the DP bag. . Then, if there is a reprint print photograph, this is sent to the reprint print step. In addition, only those that have passed prints are sent to the shipping process.

[0004]

In the above printing system, the paper cutter automatically sorts the photographs of the pass print and the reprint print based on the reprint mark. The sorted print photos are simply discharged to the tray. It is only done. For this reason, the operator aligns the edges so that they are aligned after ejection, inserts this into the print bag together with the film storage sheet, and then inserts it into the DP bag.
I was going to put it in a bag. In particular, when the reprinted print photograph is included, the reprinted print photograph and the pass print photograph are manually overlaid and combined into one,
This was inserted in the DP bag. Therefore, there is a problem that manpower is required and efficient loading and shipping of printed photographs cannot be performed.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an integrated print photograph sorted into re-burning and passing is superposed one by one for each case and sent to the next process. An object of the present invention is to provide a clamp transfer device.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 has a concave portion for providing a gap between a print photograph and a mounting plate and a conveying direction of the integrated print photograph. A cam plate disposed along the carrying start position along the carrying target position, a clamp frame that moves along the cam plate, and a lower sandwiching piece that is slidably attached to the clamp frame in the moving direction, The clamp lever that is swingably attached to the clamp frame, the upper gripping piece that is provided on this clamp lever, and the lower gripping piece that engages with the clamp lever when the upper gripping piece of the clamp lever is lowered. An interlocking lever that protrudes from the insertion plate and is inserted into the recess of the mounting plate; a cam follower that is attached to the clamp lever and contacts the cam plate; A cam surface for decreasing the clamping frame at the position attached to the cam surface in the transport target position of the integrated print photographs, in which a lifting unit for vertically moving the cam following.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the placing plate is configured to be movable up and down, and the placing plate is slightly lowered after the print photographs are clamped by the upper and lower clamping pieces to convey the printing photos. is there.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a protrusion is provided in the recess so that the curved protrusion of the curved print photograph does not enter the recess.

[0009]

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a print photograph loading system using a clamp conveyer for print photographs embodying the present invention. The paper cutter 11 detects a cut mark formed by a small hole formed on the side edge portion of the roll paper 13 by the cut mark sensor, and cuts the roll paper 13 based on the cut mark to separate it as a print photograph 15. Further, a sort mark sensor is arranged on the paper cutter 11, and a sort mark indicating a division of each case is detected, and each print photograph 15 is sorted for each case based on this. The finished state of the roll paper 13 is verified in advance in the print verification process.
In the print test, the pass print having a good finish is left as it is, and if the exposure correction amount is corrected and the finish becomes good, for example, the re-baking mark 16 formed by one diagonal line is also used. An unnecessary mark 17 composed of two diagonal lines is recorded by the operator for the case that cannot be covered by the correction, for example, due to a shooting failure.

The aligning and feeding device 14 detects the re-baking mark 16 and the unnecessary mark 17 and actuates the branch guide based on this to sort the re-baked print photograph 15a, the accepted print photograph 15b, and the unnecessary print photograph 15c. Reprinted and passed print photographs 15a and 15b are
Each of them is collected as one unit and aligned. When one of the accumulated print photographs 18a and 18b is accumulated, it is discharged to the collective elevator 19. Elevator 1
In No. 9, the reprinted integrated print photograph 18a and the accepted integrated print photograph 18b are superposed on each other to be combined into one collective print photograph 18. This group print photograph 18 is the print photograph clamp transport device 3 of the present invention.
It is added to 1 and sent to the collecting device 23.

Two leaflet hoppers 20 are provided, and these have leaflets 21a, 21 for advertisements and notices.
b is set. The leaflets 21a and 21b in each leaflet hopper 20 are superposed by the leaflet merging / conveying device 22 as a set of two sets of the leaflets 21, and the leaflet conveying device 2 in the collective elevator 19 is passed through.
It is conveyed to the collecting device 23 by 2a. In addition to this, a film storage sheet 24 is sent from the film sheet roll 26 by the ejecting device 25, separated from the film sheet roll 26 for each case. Then, the collecting device 23 stacks the integrated print 18, the leaflet 21, and the film storage sheet 24 for one case. This aggregate is sent to the print bag insertion device 27, where it is inserted into the print bag 28. Then, the print bag 28 is inserted into the DP bag 29. The DP bag 29 is classified into one containing the reprinted integrated print photograph 18a and one containing only the accepted integrated print photograph 18b, and the former is the rebaking process 8
Then, the latter is sent to the shipping process 9.

As shown in FIG. 3, the collective elevator 18
Is composed of an elevating plate 30, an intermediate shelf plate 31, an elevating mechanism 32 for moving the elevating plate 30 up and down, and an intermediate shelf plate opening / closing mechanism 33 for opening the intermediate shelf plate 31 in conjunction with the elevating plate 30. ing. The repositioned integrated print photograph 18a is sent from the aligning and sending device 14 (see FIG. 2) and placed on the lift tray 30 when it is located at the lowermost stage. Further, on the intermediate shelf board 31, the passed integrated print photograph 18b is sent from the aligning and sending device 14 and placed. The elevating mechanism 32 raises the elevating tray 30 to the uppermost stage when the integrated print photographs 18a and 18b are placed on the elevating tray 30 and the intermediate shelf plate 31. In addition, the intermediate shelf opening / closing mechanism 33
Opens the shelf plate 31 when the lifting tray 30 comes near the intermediate shelf plate 31, and passes the accepted accumulated print photograph 18b on the shelf plate 31.
Is dropped on the reprinted integrated print photograph 18a, and the intermediate shelf plate 31 is moved to the side to be retracted from the lifting path of the lifting tray 30. As shown in FIG. 4, when the elevating tray 30 is lifted to the uppermost stage, the collective print photograph 18 in which the integrated print photographs of the pass and the re-baking are overlapped is the lower holding piece 54 and the upper holding piece 56 of the clamp conveyance device. It is sandwiched by and sent to the collecting device 23 (see FIG. 2).

As shown in FIG. 4, the lifting tray 30 has a bottom plate 3
5 and side plates 36 that are bent at both side edges thereof so as to project obliquely. The bottom plate 35 has a concave portion 37 into which the lower holding piece 54 of the clamp device is inserted.
Are formed. Further, in the concave portion 37, a notch 38 is formed from the central portion thereof to the end edge on the sending side of the collective print photograph 18, and a stopper 39 is arranged in this. The stopper 39 is used for the lifting plate 30 and the intermediate shelf board 3.
The integrated print photographs 18a and 18b sent to the printer 1 are locked by the edges and positioned. The stopper 39 is linked to a motor 41 via a belt 40, and the stop position can be changed according to the size of the print photograph.

As shown in FIG. 5, the clamp transfer device is
The group print photo 18 on the lifting tray 30 of the group elevator 18 is conveyed onto the receiving plate 23a of the next grouping device 23.
On the receiving plate 23a, as already described in FIG.
The film storage sheet 24 is sent from the discharge device 25 and the collective leaflet 21 is sent from the leaflet transport device 69, and these are held by the holding brackets 23b. The holding bracket 23b is bent in a V shape and also serves as a stopper for the collective print photograph 18. Further, the pressing bracket 23b rotates upward to retract when the ejecting device 25 conveys these.

The clamp device 45 is guided by the guide bar 46 in the conveying direction of the group print photo 18. Further, a cam plate 47 is arranged along the conveyance direction of the print photograph. Further, the endless belt 48 is provided along the cam plate 47.
Is provided, which is rotated by the motor 49,
The clamp device 45 is moved along the cam plate 47.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 6 and 7, the clamp device 45 is roughly divided into a clamp frame 53, a lower holding piece 54, a clamp lever 55, and an upper holding piece 56.
And an interlocking lever 57 and a cam follower 58. The clamp frame 53 is fixed to the endless belt 48 via a moving frame 59. The clamp frame 53 is formed by fixing two frame plates 53a with stays 53b to form a rectangular frame shape. In the clamp frame 53, a lower sandwiching piece 54 and an interlocking lever 57 are provided. The lower sandwiching piece 54 is slidably attached in the moving direction of the clamp device 45 by a guide member (not shown). An engagement bracket 60 is fixed to the lower sandwiching piece 54, and an engagement notch 61 is formed in this vertically long in notch.

The interlocking lever 57 is disposed in the clamp frame 53 so as to be swingable by the mounting shaft 62. An engagement pin 64 is attached to the engagement end portion of the interlocking lever 57, and this engages with the engagement notch 61. Further, an engagement pin 65 is attached to the interlocking lever 57 near the attachment shaft 62, which is an elongated hole 66 of the clamp frame 53.
From the outside. The interlocking lever 57 is provided with a coil spring 67. The coil spring 67 biases the interlocking lever 57 counterclockwise. The engagement pin 65 is engaged with the clamp lever 55,
When rotating in the clockwise direction of the
Rotate counterclockwise around. As a result, the lower sandwiching piece 54 is urged by the coil spring 67 to move the upper sandwiching piece 6
It projects to the position below 2.

On the outside of the clamp frame 53, a clamp lever 55 is swingably mounted by a mounting shaft 69. An upper sandwiching piece 56 is provided at the tip of the clamp lever 55 by bending it at 90 °. Further, a cam follower 58, which comes into rolling contact with the cam surface of the cam plate 47, is attached to the upper portion of the clamp lever 55.

The cam follower 58 swings the clamp lever 55 according to the lift amount of the cam surface. Further, a coil spring 70 is provided between the clamp lever 55 and the clamp frame 53, which biases the clamp lever 55 clockwise around the mounting shaft 69. Therefore, when the clamp device 45 is fed in the print photograph conveyance direction, the cam follower 58 causes the cam plate 47 to move to the upper cam surface 47.
Since it moves from a to the lower cam surface 47c via the inclined cam surface 47b, the clamp lever 5 is biased by the coil spring 70.
5 rotates clockwise, and the upper sandwiching piece 56 is located below.
As shown in FIG. 8, when the upper sandwiching piece 56 descends, the interlocking lever 57 also rotates counterclockwise via the engagement pin 65,
Since the lower sandwiching piece 54 is projected, the group print photograph 1
8 is clamped from above and below by the upper and lower clamp pieces 56, 54.

As shown in FIG. 5, a lift lever 75 is rotatably attached to the cam plate 47 near the collecting device 23. An elongated hole 76 is formed in the lift lever 75, and an eccentric pin 78 of a motor 77 is fitted therein. Therefore, the motor 77 turns on and the eccentric pin 78
Is changed by 180 degrees, the lift lever 75 moves to the lower cam surface 47.
As shown in FIG. 9, the cam follower 58 of the clamp device 45, which protrudes upward from c and comes to this position, is lifted upward. Therefore, the interlocking lever 57 pivots clockwise through the engagement pin 65, whereby the lower holding piece 54 retracts into the clamp frame 53 through the engagement pin 64. Therefore, the group print photograph 18 is released from the clamp and falls on the receiving plate 23a below. In addition, the lower clamping piece 5
When 4 is retracted into the clamp frame 53, since the edge of the collective print photograph 18 hits the edge portion 53c of the clamp frame 53, the accumulation state of the collective print photograph 18 is not disturbed.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 10, in the recess 37 of the elevating tray 30, a projection 80 composed of a square bar is arranged in the direction in which the print photograph is conveyed. As shown in FIG. 10, when the print photographs 15 which are projected upward and curved are collected and placed in the elevating tray 30, the projection 81 in the central portion of the print photograph 15 has a concave portion 37. Regulate it so that it does not get inside. As a result, the lifting plate 30
In the recess 37 that is the gap between the group print photo 18 and
When the lower sandwiching piece 54 enters, the tip of the lower sandwiching piece 54 is prevented from hitting the protruding portion 81 of the collective print photograph 18, the clamp can be reliably performed, and the print photograph 15 is not damaged.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be briefly described.
As shown in FIG. 2, an integrated print photograph 18a reprinted by the collective elevator 19 and an accepted integrated print photograph 18
and b are overlapped and lifted to the uppermost stage by the lifting tray 30. After this, as shown in FIG.
The clamp device 45 is sent to the collecting device 23 side by the rotation of. As a result, the cam follower 58 rolls on the cam surfaces 47a, 47b, 47c of the cam plate 47 to change from the state shown in FIG. 6 to the state shown in FIG. At the same time as it enters into the concave portion 37, the upper holding piece 56 is lowered, whereby the collective print photograph 18 is clamped. After the clamp, the lifting tray 30 is lowered by 2 to 3 mm to prevent the print photograph 18 from coming into contact with the lifting tray 30 and being scratched. In this state, the clamp device 45 moves close to the collecting device 23.

When the group print photograph 18 reaches the receiving plate 23a (see FIG. 5), the motor 77 of the lift lever 75 is turned on to lift the lift lever 75. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the cam follower 58 is lifted upward, so that the engagement pin 65 is displaced upward, whereby the interlocking lever 57 is rotated in the clockwise direction and the lower side is moved through the engagement pin 64. The holding piece 54 is retracted. Therefore, the collective print photograph 18 is released from the clamp, drops downward, and is placed on the print photograph storing sheet 24 and the leaflet 21 on the receiving plate 23a as shown in FIG.

After releasing the clamp, the clamp device 45 is returned to the original position by the reverse rotation of the endless belt 48. In this state, the cam follower 58 is supported by the upper cam surface 47a, so that the group print photograph is in a standby state as shown in FIG. In the standby state, the lower clamping piece 54 is clamp frame 5
Since the evacuation tray 30 is raised and the group print photo 18 reaches the clamp position, the upper edge of the group print photo 18 hits the upper clamping piece 56 and is pressed. Thereafter, when the clamp device is moved to the collecting device side by the same procedure, the collective print photograph 18 is automatically clamped along with this movement. And the collecting device 2
3 is conveyed to above the receiving plate 23a, whereupon the clamp is released by raising the reret lever 75.

In the above embodiment, the clamp lever 55 and the lower sandwiching piece 54 are interlocked with each other via the interlocking lever 57, but this may be interlocked with another link device.

Further, in the above embodiment, two of the passed integrated print photograph 18b and the re-baked integrated print photograph 18a are used.
Although a stack of stacked aggregates is clamped and transported, the present invention can also be applied to a case where a stacked sheet other than other printed photographs is clamped and transported.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A cam plate and a clamp frame that moves along the cam plate are provided, and a clamp lever is attached to the clamp frame so that the clamp lever can swing, and the clamp lever is swung by a cam follower. The cam surface allows the clamp lever to swing at a predetermined position. Further, since the clamp lever is provided with the upper gripping piece and the lower gripping piece is interlocked with the interlocking means, the clamp can be opened and closed mechanically by the movement displacement of the clamp device, and the electrical clamp opening and closing can be performed. Control of opening and closing of the clamp becomes easy without performing.

Further, a recess is provided in the mounting plate to form a gap between the integrated print photograph and the mounting plate, and the lower clamping piece is inserted into the gap through the interlocking lever as the clamp frame descends. When you clamp the print photo that is lifted by the lifting mechanism and sent to the clamp position,
The entire clamp mechanism does not have to be retracted from the ascending track of the printed photo, and can be easily performed.

Further, the mounting plate is configured to be movable up and down, and the mounting plate is conveyed after being slightly lowered after the print photos are clamped by the upper and lower clamping pieces, so that the printing photos do not contact the mounting plate. In addition, it is possible to reduce the transport resistance and prevent the occurrence of scratches on the printed photograph.

Further, a protrusion is provided in the recess of the mounting plate,
Since the curved projection of the curved print photograph did not enter into the recess, when inserting the lower sandwiching piece into the recess, the tip of the lower sandwiching piece does not hit the curved projection of the print photograph, The clamp can be reliably performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a clamp conveying device for printed photographs according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a print photograph loading system using a clamp conveyer for print photographs.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of a lift elevator.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of a lifting plate and a lifting mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the entire clamp conveying device for printed photographs.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a clamp frame.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a clamp frame.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a clamped state of the clamp device.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a state immediately after unclamping of the clamp device.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a protrusion in a concave portion of the lifting tray.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Paper Cutter 15 Printed Photo 16 Reburning Mark 17 Unnecessary Mark 18 Collected Printed Photo 19 Collective Elevator 30 Elevating Dish 37 Depression 47 Cam Plate 53 Clamp Frame 54 Lower Clamping Piece 56 Upper Clamping Piece 57 Interlocking Lever 58 Cam Follow 80 Protrusion 81 Protruding Department

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A clamp transfer device for a print photo, which clamps an integrated print photo on a mounting plate from the vertical direction at a transfer start position and transfers it to a transfer target position, where the print photo and the mounting plate are connected to each other. A concave portion for providing a gap between them, a cam plate arranged from the conveyance start position to the conveyance target position along the conveyance direction of the integrated print photo, a clamp frame moving along the cam plate, and the clamp. In the frame,
The lower gripping piece that is slidably attached in the moving direction, the clamp lever that is swingably attached to the clamp frame, the upper gripping piece that is provided on this clamp lever, and the upper side of the clamp lever that is linked to the clamp lever. Formed on the cam plate, interlocking means for projecting the lower sandwiching piece from the clamp frame into the concave portion of the mounting plate when the gripping piece is lowered, cam follower attached to the clamp lever and contacting the cam plate And a cam surface for lowering the clamp frame at the conveyance start position of the integrated print photo, and a lift portion attached to the cam surface at the conveyance target position of the integrated print photo and moving the cam follow up and down. Clamp transfer device for printed photographs. 2. The clamp transporting apparatus for a print photograph according to claim 1, wherein the placing plate is configured to be movable up and down, and the placing plate is slightly lowered after the print photos are sandwiched by the upper and lower sandwiching pieces. The feature is a clamp transfer device for printed photographs. 3. The clamp transporting device for printed photographs according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion is provided in the recess so that a curved protrusion of the printed photograph does not enter the recess. Clamp transfer device for printed photographs.