JPH07281401A - Method for processing photographic film - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reutilize a cartridge as the housing container of a film and to prevent it from being left as industrial waste by taking up and housing the film being after the printing processing thereof is executed in the cartridge. CONSTITUTION:By a film processor A, the film 2 drawn out from the cartridge 1 is guided to a developing processing part 4 by using a film leader 3 and the developing processing thereof is executed. By a printer processor B, the film 2 is cut every order in front of an automatic negative mask 20. Simultaneously, a print 2 is reshaped at a reshaping part 19B, printing-exposed. Then, the exposed film 2 drawn out from the cartridge 1 is made long size by splicing the trailing edge of the preceding film 2 and the leading edge of the following film 2 after it is separated from the cartridge 1. In such a state, the developing processing thereof is executed. Besides, the developed long size film 2 is cut every order and printed. Then, the printed film 2 is taken up in the original cartridge 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a method of processing photographed 35 mm film or the like, which is sent to a DP dealer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional photographic film processing method is to separate a photographed film from a cartridge and develop it.
The developed film is cut into lengths of, for example, 6 frames each, and the negative piece is inserted into a negative sheet and returned together with the simultaneously printed photograph, and the film cartridge was discarded. However, with this conventional processing method, a large amount of patrone remains as industrial waste, so effective use of resources cannot be achieved, and the negative film cut into predetermined lengths has a large storage area for organizing and storing. Further, it is inconvenient, and since a negative sheet is used, there is a problem that the process of cutting a long negative film into a negative piece by cutting it at a constant length and a step of inserting the negative piece into the negative sheet are inefficient at the developing station. there were.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the purpose thereof is to make effective use of a patrone, and to arrange a negative film.
It is to provide a photographic film processing method that is convenient for storage.

[0004]

A method of processing a photographic film according to claim 1, wherein a film which has been photographed is pulled out from a cartridge, a film which is pulled out is separated from the cartridge, and a trailing edge and a trailing edge of the preceding film. A step of joining and lengthening the tip of the film of, a step of developing the lengthened film, a step of cutting and printing the developed lengthy film for each order,
The printed film is wound up and stored in the original cartridge.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for processing a photographic film, wherein a film which has been photographed is taken out of the cartridge, a film which is taken out is separated from the cartridge, a developing process of the drawn film is carried out, and a developed film is processed. It is characterized by comprising a step of printing a film on a photosensitive material and a step of winding and storing the printed film in the original cartridge.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographic film processing method in which a photographed film is pulled out from a cartridge, a drawn film is separated from the cartridge, a drawn film is developed, and a developed film is processed. And a process of winding and storing the film in the original cartridge.

[0007]

According to the photographic film processing method of claim 1, the photographed film pulled out from the cartridge is separated from the cartridge, and then the trailing edge of the preceding film and the leading edge of the following film are joined. It is lengthened and is developed in the lengthened state. The developed long film is cut and printed for each order, and the printed film is wound in the original cartridge.

According to the photographic film processing method of the second aspect, the photographed film drawn out from the cartridge is separated from the cartridge and developed. The developed film is printed and then wound into the original cartridge.

According to the photographic film processing method of the third aspect, the photographed film pulled out from the cartridge is separated from the cartridge and developed. The developed film is wound into the original cartridge.

[0010]

【Example】

Example 1 FIG. 1 shows a processor used in a photographic film processing method, which is composed of a film processor A and a printer processor B.

The film processor A guides the film 2 drawn from the cartridge 1 to the development processing section 4 by the film reader 3 and develops the film 2. The film processor A is a pair of drawing rollers for drawing the film 2 from the cartridge 1. 5, a splice portion 6 for joining the leading end of the film 2 and the film leader 3 and a leader feed roller pair 7 for feeding the film leader 3 to the development processing portion 4 (FIG. 1). The splice portion 6 also has a function of joining the trailing end of the leading film 2A and the leading end of the trailing film 2B, which are all pulled out from the cartridge 1.

The patrone 1 has a film cueing function portion for ejecting the leading end of the film 2 from the film entrance / exit 1b of the patrone body 1a by rotating the spool 1A in the feeding direction opposite to the winding direction of the film 2. Is also equipped. Therefore, the film accommodating chamber 1g of the cartridge body 1a is formed to have a size substantially the same as or slightly larger than the maximum winding diameter of the film 2 when the film 2 is entirely wound around the spool 1A.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cue function unit 1B includes a cartridge holder 8 and a spool rotation shaft 1c, and the motor M rotates the spool rotation shaft 1c via a torque limiter 1d. The shift portion 1e moves the spool rotation shaft 1c in the axial direction to move the engagement end portion 1 of the spool 1A.
It is to be displaced to an engaging position for engaging with f and a position retracted from this.

The cartridge 1 constructed in this way
When the spool 1A is rotated in the supply direction opposite to the winding direction of the film 2, the leading end of the film 2 is exposed to the outside from the film entrance / exit 1b of the cartridge body 1a.

A pair of winding shaft portions 4A and 4B of the spool 1A
An engaging claw 4a and a pair of pressing protrusions 4b are formed on each of them. The locking hole 2a at the end of the film 2 is locked by the locking claw 4a of the spool 1A, and both sides of the end of the film 2 are pressed by the pressing protrusions 4b (FIGS. 8 to 1).
0).

The cartridge holder 8 has a cartridge 1
A pair of left and right guide portions 8a for guiding the film 2 pulled out from the film 1 and a removal mechanism portion 8b for removing the film 2 from the cartridge 1 are provided.

The removing mechanism 8b is for releasing the locked state of the locking hole 2a of the film 2 with the locking claw 4a of the spool 1A, and is provided with a film removing elastic plate 80b. The film removing elastic plate 80b is attached to the cartridge holder 8 so as to be retractable from the projecting hole 81b of the cartridge holder 8, and the film removing elastic plate 8b is attached.
The film take-out operation of 0a is performed by the film take-out lever 82b.
This is performed by the pressing body 84b controlled by 3b (FIGS. 3 to 5). Therefore, the film removing elastic plate 8
0b is projected from the projection hole 81b, and the pair of winding shafts 4 of the spool 1A is inserted from the film entrance / exit 1b of the spool 1A.
When the film 2 is inserted between A and 4B, the film 2 is pushed up and the locked state with the locking claw 4a is released (FIGS. 6 and 7). A cover 12 is provided above the cartridge holder 8 so as to be openable and closable. Below the cartridge holder 8, a cartridge collection box 1 for collecting the cartridge 1
1 is detachably arranged in the cartridge collection box setting section 12A. The cartridge collection box 11 is a cartridge type and is formed in a box shape with an open upper end.

The film leader 3 is for guiding the film 2 to each processing tank and developing the film 2. The film reader 3 is formed of a flexible thin plate made of synthetic resin, and extends along the center line in the feeding direction of the film 2. A plurality of feed holes 3a are provided at predetermined intervals (FIGS. 11 to 14). Film reader 3
At the rear end, two films 2 of the cartridge 1 are joined by a splice tape T. The film leader 3 loaded in the leader set portion 13A is drawn out by the pull-out roller pair 10, and then sent to the splice portion 6 by the leader feed roller pair 7 and set in the splice portion 6.

Each of the processing tanks of the development processing unit 4 is used for development, bleaching,
Each processing such as fixing, washing, and drying is performed, and the film 2 discharged from the outlet 4a of the drying tank which is the final processing unit is wound on the winding reel 19. Development processing unit 4
A leader transfer roller means 4b composed of a sprocket, a belt or the like is provided in each of the processing tanks, and is engaged with the feed hole 3a of the film leader 3 to transfer the film leader 3.

In the printer processor B, the cartridge collection box 11 in which the cartridges 2 for printing are accumulated is set in the cartridge collection box setting section 12A, the film 2 is rewound from the take-up reel 19, and the front side of the auto negative mask 20 is set. The film 1 is cut for each order, and at the same time, the print 2 is reshaped by the reshape portion 19B and printed and exposed. After the printing exposure, the film and the print photograph are matched in the matching step.

Next, the photographic film processing method will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. (1) First, by rotating the spool 1A in the feeding direction, the preceding film 2A (2) is taken out of the cartridge 1 and the preceding film 2A is cued. (2) Next, the leading end of the preceding film 2A that has been cueed is guided to the guide portion 8a of the cartridge holder 8, then nipped by the pair of drawing rollers 5 and transferred to the splice portion 6.

(3) On the other hand, the film leader 3 is pulled out to the film transport path by the pull-out roller pair 10 and the leader feed roller pair 7 and set in the splice section 6.

(4) Then, in the splice portion 6,
The leading end of the film 2A and the film leader 3 are butted against each other and joined by the splice tape T (FIG. 3).

(5) The film 2 bonded to the bonded film leader 3 is transferred to the developing processing section 4 by the leader feed roller pair 7.

(6) When the entire film 2 is pulled out from the cartridge 1, the film pull-out lever 82 is operated by the operation of the solenoid 83b based on the film end signal.
Move b to separate film 2 from spool 1 (FIG. 3). The film end signal is detected from the end mark recorded in advance on the film 2, the film tension at the end of the film 2, or the like.

(7) When the film 2 is separated from the spool 1A, the cartridge holder 8 is opened and the cartridge 1 is opened.
Is discharged to the cartridge collection box 11. When the cartridge holder 8 is returned to its original position, the cover 12 is opened and the next cartridge 1 is set.

(8) The leading film 2A separated from the cartridge 1 is transported until the trailing edge of the leading film 2A is located at the splice portion 6. On the other hand, the next Patrone 1
The trailing film 2B (the second film) is also cued in the same manner as described above, and then the leading end of the trailing film 2B is guided by a guide, nipped by the pair of drawing rollers 5 and transferred to the splice portion 6. And is set in the splice section 6.

(9) In the splice portion 6, the trailing end of the preceding film 2A (first film) and the leading end of the following film 2B (second film) are butted against each other and joined by the splice tape T ( (Figure 3).

(10) By repeating the above operation, the third, fourth, ... Films 2 are also joined one after another (FIG. 4).

(11) The thus lengthened films 2A, 2B, 2C, ... Are successively developed in the development processing section 4.

(12) After the development processing, the film leader 3 joined to the preceding film 2A is separated by a separating means (not shown), and a plurality of films 2A,
2B, 2C, ... Are wound on a take-up reel (not shown) while being joined. Therefore, it is possible to omit the work of separating the developed films 2 one by one from the film reader 3 and the work of joining the separated developed films 2 to each other. (13) Film 2 wound on the take-up reel 19
A, 2B, 2C, ... Are set in a preprocessor (not shown) and printed.

Incidentally, the film processor is provided with a well-known film reservoir for temporarily storing the film by opening the loop guide 13 so that the film phenomenon is not interrupted by the bonding processing time. (14) On the other hand, when the printed cartridges 1 are accumulated in the cartridge collection box 11, the cartridge collection box 11
Is turned upside down and set in the cartridge set portion 19c of the printer processor B. (15) The take-up reel 19 on which the developed long film is wound is set on the printer processor B in the film setting section 19A.

(16) The long film 2 having been developed is rewound from the take-up reel 19 and the auto negative mask 2 is removed.
Before 0, the long film 2 which has been subjected to the development process is cut by a press cutter (not shown) for each order and is reshaped by the reshape section 19B. That is, at the same time as cutting the joint portion of the film 2, the trailing end of the preceding film 2 is press-cut into its original shape so that it can be attached to the cartridge 1, and the leading end of the following film 2 is press-cut into its original shape (Fig. 15 and FIG. 16).

(17) Next, the cut and developed film 2 is baked and exposed. (18) After baking exposure, the film 2
And the print photo. (19) After that, the printed film 2 is wound up and stored in the original cartridge 1 that is sequentially supplied from the cartridge collection box 11 by natural fall. (20) The film 2 thus stored in the cartridge is inserted into the DP bag together with the print photograph and delivered to the customer.

Example 2 In Example 1, a lengthy film obtained by joining a plurality of films to one leader was wound around the reel plate 19,
In this embodiment, one or two films 2 are joined to one film leader 3, and after the development processing, the film 2 and the film leader 3 are separated, printed and exposed, and stored in the original cartridge 1. is there.

FIG. 18 shows a processor used in this embodiment, which is composed of a film processor A and a printer processor B. Since the configurations of the film processor A and the printer processor B are basically the same as those of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the drawings and the description thereof will be omitted.

However, for the film processor A, 1
One or two films 2 are joined to one sheet of film leader 3 for development processing. After the development processing, the film leader 3 transported by the feed roller 22 is guided by the branch guide 21 to the film leader collection box 26. The film leader 3 and the film 2 are separated at the film joining portion by the cutter 23, and the film 2 is wound around the magazine 25 (FIG. 18).

Also in the printer processor B, since the step of cutting and reshaping the film joint portion of the long film 2 is unnecessary, the reshape portion is omitted. That is, when the magazine 25 having a plurality of wound rolls is set in the setting portion 20A of the auto negative mask 20,
It is configured to print automatically.

Next, a flow chart of the photographic film processing method will be described with reference to FIG. (1) First, by rotating the spool 1A in the feeding direction, the first film 2 is taken out of the cartridge 1 and the film 2 is cued. (2) Next, the tip of the film 2 is a cartridge holder 8
After being guided by the guide portion 8a, the sheet is nipped by the pull-out roller pair 5 and transferred to the splice portion 6.

(3) On the other hand, the film leader 3 is pulled out to the film transport path by the pull-out roller pair 10 and the leader feed roller pair 7 and set in the splice section 6.

(4) Then, in the splice portion 6,
The tip of the film 2 and the film leader 3 are butted against each other and joined by the splice tape T (FIG. 19).

(5) The bonded film leader 3 and the bonded film 2 are transferred to the developing processing section 4 by the leader feed roller pair 7.

(6) When the film 2 is completely drawn out from the cartridge 1, the film drawing lever 82 is operated by the operation of the solenoid 83b based on the film end signal.
The film 2 is separated from the spool 1A by moving b (FIG. 20). The film end signal is the film 2
It is detected from the end mark recorded in advance, the film tension at the end of the film 2, and the like.

(7) When the film 2 is separated from the spool 1A, the cartridge holder 8 opens to open the cartridge 1
Is discharged to the cartridge collection box 11. When the cartridge holder 8 is returned to its original position, the cover 12 is opened and the next cartridge 1 is set.

(8) By repeating the above operation,
The film 2 is developed for each length of the film (FIGS. 21 and 22).

(9) After the development processing as described above, the film leader 3 is collected in the film leader collection box 26 by the branch guide 21, and the film 2 is wound up in the magazine 25.

(10) Next, the magazine 25 in which a plurality of reels are wound is used as the auto negative mask 20 of the printer processor B.
Is set in the setting section 20A of No. 1 and automatic printing is performed. (11) After baking exposure, the film 2
And the print photo are compared. (12) After that, the printed film 2 is wound up and stored in the original cartridge 1 which is sequentially supplied from the cartridge collection box 11 by natural fall. (13) The film 2 thus stored in the cartridge 1 is inserted into the DP bag together with the print photograph and delivered to the customer.

Embodiment 3 In Embodiments 1 and 2, the case where the negative film 2 is printed after development processing and the negative film is returned is explained. However, in this embodiment, the negative film 2 is developed without printing processing. This is returned after processing.

That is, the film 2 developed through the steps (1) to (8) of Example 2 was processed into the original cartridge 1.
It is stored in. Therefore, the Patrone collection box 1
1 is set near the exit 4a of the developed film 2 of the film processor A.

[0050]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the photographic film processing method of the present invention, the film after printing is wound up and stored in the cartridge, so that the cartridge can be reused as a container for storing the film. Therefore, the patrone does not remain as industrial waste, and the resources can be effectively used. Further, since the negative film can be stored in a compact form, the negative film can be conveniently arranged and stored. Further, at the time of simultaneous printing or reprinting, since the film can be handled while being stored in the cartridge, it is possible to prevent dust from adhering to the negative film and to prevent scratches.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view of a processor used in Example 1 of a photographic film processing method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the film cartridge of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the film holder according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the film holder according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the film holder according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front sectional view showing an operation of separating the film from the spool according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the operation of separating the film from the spool according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the operation of connecting the film to the spool according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing the operation of connecting the film to the spool according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a front sectional view showing the operation of connecting the film to the spool according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a film joining operation according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a film joining operation according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a film joining operation according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a film joining operation according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the reshaping operation of the film according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the reshaping operation of the film according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the first embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a front sectional view of a processor used in Example 2 of the photographic film processing method of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the operation of connecting the film to the spool according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the operation of connecting the film to the spool according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a film joining operation according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a film joining operation according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart of the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Patrone 2 film

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A step of pulling out a photographed film from a cartridge, a step of separating the pulled-out film from the cartridge, and a step of joining the trailing end of the preceding film and the leading end of the following film to lengthen the film. And a process of developing a lengthened film, a process of cutting the developed lengthy film for each order and printing, and a process of winding and storing the printed film in the original cartridge. A method of processing a photographic film, which comprises: 2. A step of drawing the photographed film out of the cartridge, a step of separating the drawn film from the cartridge, a step of developing the drawn film, and a step of printing the developed film on a photosensitive material. And a step of winding and storing the printed film in the original cartridge, the photographic film processing method. 3. A step of drawing the photographed film out of the cartridge, a step of separating the drawn film from the cartridge, a step of developing the drawn film, and a step of winding the developed film into the original cartridge. A method of processing a photographic film, which comprises a step of storing and storing.