JPH07287349A - Index print sheet and container for film cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an index print sheet and a container for a film cartridge by which a film cartridge is easily taken out. CONSTITUTION:The housing part 30 of the film cartridge 28 is formed on the rear surface of a mount 22. By bending a projecting piece 31 integrally formed with the mount 22, the housing part 30 is formed like a cylinder between the mount 22 and the piece 31. This film cartridge 28 is housed in the housing part 30 from an opening part 33 formed at both ends of the housing part 30. In the case of taking out the housed film cartridge 28, the film cartridge 28 has only to be pushed out by a finger in its longitudinal direction from the opening part 33. Thus, the film cartridge 28 is easily taken out in comparison with the conventional housing case in which the entire film cartridge is housed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for index print sheets and film cartridges.
Index print sheet in which a plurality of positive images photographed on a negative film of a book are reduced and printed on a recording sheet in a predetermined order, and a container of the index print sheet and the film cartridge for storing the film cartridge containing the negative film Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of container is known from US Pat. No. 5,251,744 and US Pat. No. 5,251,747. The above-mentioned US Pat. No. 5,251,744 describes a container for an index print sheet and a film cartridge, which is completed by attaching a separate film cartridge case to a mount for the index print sheet.

Further, US Pat. No. 5,251,747 discloses a mount on which an index print sheet is mounted,
An index print sheet integrally formed with a case for accommodating a film cartridge and a container for the film cartridge are described.

[0004]

However, the container described in US Pat. No. 5,251,744 has a drawback that the mount and the film cartridge case are separately formed, and thus it takes time to assemble. Further, the container described in US Pat. No. 5,251,747 is easy to assemble because it is integrally formed, but since the entire film cartridge is housed in the case, when the film cartridge is taken out from the case with a finger. However, there is a drawback that it is difficult to take out.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an index print sheet and a film cartridge container which are easy to assemble and can easily take out the film cartridge. .

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a plurality of positive images photographed on one negative film are reduced and printed on a rectangular recording sheet in a predetermined order. An index print sheet, a film cartridge containing the negative film, in a container of the index print sheet and the film cartridge, formed into a sheet, a mount on which the index print sheet is mounted, A projecting piece that is integrally formed with the mount at the edge of the mount, is bent, and has its front end locked to the mount to form a storage portion that surrounds the body portion of the film cartridge between the mount and the mount. It is characterized by consisting of and.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an index print sheet in which a plurality of positive images photographed on one negative film are reduced and printed on a rectangular recording sheet in a predetermined order. , A film cartridge containing the negative film, and a container of the index print sheet and the film cartridge for holding the film cartridge, the mount being formed in a sheet shape, the index print sheet being mounted on the surface of the mount, and the mount being projected on the mount. And a pair of holding arms for holding the both side end surfaces of the film cartridge under pressure.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the projecting piece formed integrally with the mount is bent and the tip end of the projecting piece is locked to the mount so as to enclose the body portion of the film cartridge with the mount. To form a part. Thereby, the storage portion of the film cartridge can be easily formed. Further, since the film cartridge housed in the housing portion is surrounded only by the body portion, it can be easily taken out by pushing the film cartridge in the longitudinal direction of the film cartridge with a finger.

Further, according to the present invention, the film cartridge is held by pinching both end surfaces of the film cartridge by a pair of arms projecting from the back surface of the mount. As a result, the body portion of the film cartridge is exposed, so that the film cartridge can be easily taken out.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the index print sheet and film cartridge container according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a container for an index print sheet and a film cartridge according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the index print sheet.

The index print sheet 10 has a plurality of positive images 1 photographed on one negative film.
.. are reduced to a predetermined size and printed on a recording sheet 14 of plain paper or photographic paper. On the index print sheet 10 of this embodiment, there are 3 rows of 5 scenes (images) in one row and 4 rows of 6 scenes in one row, and positive images 12, 12 ... Of 39 scenes in total are printed in color. ing. These positive images 12 are arranged side by side in the order in which they were taken on a negative film, and frame numbers 16 are 1, 2 in the upper right corner of each positive image 12.
, ..., 39, respectively.

The index print sheet 10 is
It is attached to the mount 22 shown in FIGS. Mount 22
Is a sheet made of, for example, a sheet larger than the index print sheet 10. Further, slits 24, 24 are formed at the four corners of the mount 22, and the index print sheet 10 is held on the mount 22 by inserting the four corners 11, 11, ... Of the index print sheet 10 into the slits 24, 24. It The mount 22 is formed with a thickness sufficient to reinforce the index print sheet 10.

As shown in FIG. 4, a storage portion 30 for the film cartridge 28 is formed on the back surface of the mount 22. The storage portion 30 is formed by bending the protruding piece 31 shown in FIG. The protrusion 31 is provided on the lower edge 2 of the mount 22.
It is formed of a paper sheet integrally with the mount 22 at the center of 2A. The projecting piece 31 has four valley fold lines 3 formed in parallel.
4, is bent along the lines 2, 34, 36 as shown in FIG. 4, and the tip 40 from the valley fold line 38 shown in FIG. 3 is inserted into the slit 42 formed on the back surface of the mount 22, and this tip is formed. By bending 40 along the valley fold line 38, the film cartridge 2 and the mount 22 are
A cylindrical storage portion 30 that surrounds the body portion 8 is formed.

A circular opening 4 is formed at the center of the protrusion 31.
4 is formed, and the label of the film cartridge 28, which will be described later, can be seen through the opening 44. Also, on both sides of the opening 44, valley fold lines 34, 36,
Bendable stopper pieces 48, 48 are formed along the line 46, and the stopper pieces 48, 48 are bent as shown in FIG. 4 to hold the film cartridge 28 stored in the storage portion 30 from the side and prevent the film cartridge 28 from falling off. can do. In this embodiment, the projecting piece 31 is bent to store the storage portion 30.
However, the protruding piece 31 is curved to form the storage portion 30.
May be formed.

The film cartridge 28 accommodated in the accommodating portion 30 is a film cartridge of the type shown in FIG. 5, and all the members such as the body portion 50, the spool 52, and the light shielding member 54 that constitute the film cartridge 28 are provided. Made of plastic. The film cartridge 28 is of a type in which the negative film is wound up to the leading end inside the film cartridge 28, and when used, the negative film is sent out of the film cartridge 28 by the rotation of the spool 52.

Further, the end surface 2 of the film cartridge 28
In 8A, four different types of openings 56, 58, 60, 62 showing the history of the film cartridge 28 are formed concentrically at intervals of 90 °. These openings 5
A plate that blocks one of the openings 56 to 62 is rotatably provided around the spool 52 on the inner side of the openings 6 to 62. This plate is a film cartridge 28 that shields a circular opening 56, for example.
Is identified as a film cartridge loaded with an unexposed negative film, and the film cartridge 28 that shields the semicircular opening 58 is identified as a film cartridge that is being used midway, and shields the cross-shaped opening 60. The exposed film cartridge 28 is identified as the exposed film cartridge, and the film cartridge 28 that shields the rectangular opening 62 is identified from the developed film cartridge from the outside at a glance.

Further, a label 64 is adhered to the surface of the film cartridge 28. On the label 64, the ISO range of the negative film contained in the film cartridge 28, the number of negatives, the ID number of the film cartridge 28, etc. are printed. According to the index print sheet and the film cartridge container configured as described above, the film cartridge 28 includes the opening portions 3 formed at both ends of the storage portion 30.
3 can be stored in the storage portion 30, and when the stored film cartridge 28 is taken out, the opening portion 3
It is sufficient to push the film cartridge 28 from 3 to the longitudinal direction side with a finger. As a result, in this embodiment, the film cartridge 28 can be taken out more easily than in the conventional storage case that stores the entire film cartridge.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the index print sheet and film cartridge container according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, an index print sheet (not shown) is inserted into the transparent bag 70 formed of cellophane or the like from the direction of arrow A, and the transparent bag 70 is attached to the mount 22. Recesses 23 corresponding to the transparent bag 70 are formed on the mount 22, and the four corners 71, 71 ... Of the transparent bag 70 are inserted into the slits 24, 24 formed at the four corners of the recess 23. As a result, the transparent bag 70 is fixed on substantially the same surface as the surface of the mount 22. in this way,
When the index print sheet is put in the transparent bag 70 and attached to the mount 22, the index print sheet can be protected.

FIG. 7 shows a typical case for accommodating the index print sheet and the film cartridge container 20 according to the present invention. The case 72 is formed by integrally forming a box 74 and a lid 76. In the box 74, a recess 78 corresponding to the storage portion 30 of the container 20 is formed along the storage direction of the container 20. By arranging the storage section 30 in the recess 78, the container 20 is stacked and stored with the adjacent containers 20, 20. In addition, the storage portion 30 and the recess 7
8 and the container 20 can be erected as shown by the chain double-dashed line in the figure, which is convenient for searching the container 20 while looking at the positive image of the index print sheet.

FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are third views of the index print sheet and film cartridge container according to the present invention.
It is the perspective view which looked at the Example from the back. In the container shown in the figure, the storage portion 200 of the film cartridge 28 is integrally formed on the back surface of the mount 22. This storage 2
00 is formed substantially in the center of the mount 22 that is hidden by the index print sheet 10.
2 and is folded at the valley fold line 204 as shown in FIG. 9 to accommodate the storage portion 20 of the film cartridge 28.
Form 0. Further, a tongue piece 208 is formed on the upper edge of the cut piece 206 surrounded by the cut line 202,
The tongue piece 208 is inserted into a slit 210 formed in the lower portion of the mount 22 and folded along the valley fold line 212. This prevents the tongue piece 208 from coming off.

A label confirmation window 214 of the film cartridge 28 is opened at the center of the cut piece 206. Further, stopper pieces 216, 21 for preventing the film cartridge 28 from falling off are provided on both sides of the cut piece 206.
6 is formed, and the stopper pieces 216 and 216 are formed by the cut line 218 and the valley fold line 220.
Therefore, according to this container, since the storage portion 200 is formed in the portion hidden by the index print sheet, the mount can be saved more than the container in which the projecting piece 31 is formed as in the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment of the index print sheet and film cartridge container according to the present invention as viewed from the back side. Mount 22 shown in FIG.
A pair of holding arms 80, 80 are provided on the back surface of the cartridge so as to project at intervals slightly smaller than the width of the film cartridge 28. The holding arms 80, 80 are made of an elastic material such as plastic or synthetic rubber, and the film cartridge 28
Is inserted between the holding arms 82, 82, it is possible to hold the film cartridge 28 by pinching both end surfaces of the film cartridge 28. As a result, the film cartridge 28 can be attached / detached with one touch.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the index print sheet and film cartridge container according to the present invention, as viewed from the back side. Mount 22 shown in FIG.
A pair of L-shaped holding arms 82, 82 are provided on the back surface of the film cartridge 28 so as to project corresponding to the width of the film cartridge 28. The holding arms 82, 82 are made of an elastic material such as plastic, synthetic rubber, etc. By inserting the film cartridge 28 between the holding arms 82, 82, the engaging portion 84 at the tip of the holding arm 82, the spool 52 of the film cartridge 28 It engages the recess 86 located. Thereby, the film cartridge 28 can be held more reliably.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the container for the index print sheet and the film cartridge as seen from the back side. On the back side of the mount 22 shown in FIG.
A storage portion 92 for the film cartridge is formed. The storage section 92 includes an upper box 94 and a lower box 96. The upper box 94 is fixed to the mount 22 and the lower box 96 is rotatably attached to the upper box 94 via a hinge 98. Storage section for film cartridge 92
When storing in the lower box 96, the knob 100 formed in the lower box 96 is pinched with a finger to open the lower box 96 as shown by the chain double-dashed line, and the film cartridge is put in the lower box 96, and then the lower box 96 is inserted. Close 96. As a result, the claw portion 10 formed on the upper edge 97 of the lower box 96
2, 102 are engaged with the upper edge 95 of the upper box 94, and the film cartridge can be stored in the storage portion 92.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the container for the index print sheet and the film cartridge. The mount 22 shown in the figure is formed with a recess 106 corresponding to the index print sheet. An index print sheet is placed in the recess 106, and the slits 1 formed at both ends of the recess 108
The index print sheet can be protected by the transparent sheet 110 by inserting the ears 112, 112 projectingly formed at both ends of the transparent sheet 110 into 08 and 108.

A storage portion 114 for the film cartridge is formed at the lower end of the mount 22. This storage 11
4 includes a box 116 and a lid 118, the box 116 is fixed to the mount 22, and the lid 118 is a hinge 120.
It is attached to the box 116 via the so as to be openable and closable. When the film cartridge is stored in the storage portion 114, the knob 122 formed on the lid 118 is picked up with a finger to open the lid 118, and the film cartridge is put into the box 116, and then the lid 118 is closed. As a result, the film cartridge can be stored in the storage section 114.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the container for the index print sheet and the film cartridge. In the container 130 shown in the figure, the mount 22 and the storage unit 30 are integrally formed, and the storage unit 30 is formed at the left end of the lower edge 22A of the mount 22. The index print sheet 10 is attached to the mount 22 by inserting the four corners 11, 11 ... Into the slits 24, 24 formed in the mount 22, and the film cartridge 28 is placed in the recess 132 formed in the storage portion 30. It is inserted and held.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the container for the index print sheet and the film cartridge. In the container 140 shown in the figure, a frame 144 to which a transparent cover 142 is adhered is integrally attached to the mount 22 via a hinge 146, and the index print sheet is sandwiched between the transparent cover 142 and the mount 22. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, a storage box 148 for the film cartridge 28 is integrally formed on the mount 22. The lid 150 of this storage box 148
Are integrally formed with the frame 144 via a hinge 152. A transparent sheet 156 is adhered to the opening 154 of the lid 150.
The film cartridge 28 stored in the storage box 148 can be seen from above. In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, the lid 150 has a step portion 1 formed at a lower edge thereof.
By fitting 58 into the protrusion 160 of the storage box 148, the storage box 148 is closed.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the container for the index print sheet and the film cartridge. Like the container 140 shown in FIG. 15, the container 170 shown in the figure has a frame 174 to which a transparent cover 172 is adhered and a mount 22 via a hinge 176.
The index print sheet is sandwiched between the transparent cover 172 and the mount 22.

On the back surface of the mount 22, as shown in FIG.
The storage box 178 of the film cartridge 28 is integrally formed. The recess 180 of the storage box 178 is formed into a shape capable of holding the film cartridge by its restoring force when the film cartridge is fitted. As described above, in this embodiment, the storage portion of the film cartridge is formed on the back surface of the mount 22 so that the storage portion cannot be seen from the front surface, so that the appearance is good.

FIG. 19 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the container of the index print sheet and the film cartridge according to the present invention. The mount 252 of the container 250 shown in the figure is formed in a long shape. On the surface of the mount 252, a transparent sheet 256 formed to have substantially the same size as that of the mount 252 is attached with the upper edge portion, the lower edge portion, and the left edge portion in the figure, and the right side not attached. The edge portion forms the entrance / exit 260 of the index print sheet 258. Therefore, the index print sheet 258 is stored in the space formed between the mount 260 and the transparent sheet 256 from the entrance 260.

The index print sheet 258
Is formed to be approximately the same size as a panorama-sized print photograph, and each row has 5 scenes (images) and 8 rows, for a total of 40
The positive images 12, 12 ... Of the scene are printed in color. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 20, a storage portion 262 of the film cartridge 28 is formed on the back surface of the mount 252. The storage portion 262 is provided on the left edge 252A of the mount 252.
Is formed integrally with the mount 252 and is formed by the protruding piece 264. That is, the protruding piece 264 is bent in a curved shape along the valley fold line 266 to the back side of the mount 252, and the tongue portion 268 at the tip thereof is inserted into the slits 270 and 270 formed on the back surface of the mount 252. Then, by bending the tongue-shaped portion 268 outward along the valley fold line 272, the film cartridge 28 and the mount 252 are folded.
A cylindrical storage part 262 is formed to surround the body part of the.

Further, a circular opening 274 for visually recognizing the label 64 of the film cartridge 28 is formed in a portion visible from the surface of the projecting piece 264. In addition, the protrusion 26
4 are formed with stopper pieces 282 (only one side is shown in FIG. 20) that are bent along the valley fold lines 276, 278, 280.
By bending as described above, the film cartridge 28 stored in the storage portion 262 can be held from the side and prevented from falling off.

Therefore, according to the container 250 of the present embodiment, the mount 252 of the index print sheet 258 and the storage portion 262 of the film cartridge 28 are formed of a single piece of paper, so that the cost is reduced as compared with a separate piece. be able to. Further, the circular opening 2 is formed in the storage portion 262.
Since the label 64 of the film cartridge 28 is made visible through this circular opening 274, it is possible to easily identify the film cartridge 28 with the film cartridge 28 accommodated therein.

[0035]

As described above, according to the container for the index print sheet and the film cartridge according to the present invention, the projecting piece formed integrally with the mount is bent and the tip of the projecting piece is locked to the mount. As a result, since the storage portion that surrounds the body portion of the film cartridge is formed between the mount and the mount, the storage portion of the film cartridge can be easily formed. Further, since the film cartridge housed in the housing portion is surrounded only by the body portion, it can be easily taken out by pushing the film cartridge in the longitudinal direction of the film cartridge with a finger.

Further, according to the present invention, the pair of arms projecting from the back surface of the mount squeeze both end surfaces of the film cartridge to hold the film cartridge and expose the body portion of the film cartridge. The cartridge can be easily taken out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a container for an index print sheet and a film cartridge according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of an index print sheet.

FIG. 3 is a development view of a container of an index print sheet and a film cartridge according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the index print sheet and the film cartridge according to the present invention as viewed from the back side of the container.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a film cartridge.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of a container for an index print sheet and a film cartridge according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the index print sheet and the film cartridge container according to the present invention are housed in a case.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a container for an index print sheet and a film cartridge according to the present invention, viewed from the back side.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state where the container of the third embodiment stores a film cartridge.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the index print sheet and film cartridge container according to the present invention as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the container of the index print sheet and the film cartridge according to the present invention as seen from the back side.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the container for the index print sheet and the film cartridge as seen from the back side.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the container for the index print sheet and the film cartridge.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the container for the index print sheet and the film cartridge.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the container for the index print sheet and the film cartridge.

16 is a sectional view taken along line 16-16 in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the container for the index print sheet and the film cartridge.

18 is a sectional view taken along the line 18-18 in FIG.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the container for the index print sheet and the film cartridge.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the index print sheet and the film cartridge container shown in FIG. 19 as viewed from the back side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 258 ... Index print sheet 12 ... Positive image 14 ... Recording sheet 20, 250 ... Container 22, 252 ... Mount 24 ... Slit 28 ... Film cartridge 30, 264 ... Film cartridge storage section 31, 264 ... Projection piece

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An index print sheet in which a plurality of positive images photographed on one negative film are reduced and printed in a predetermined order on a rectangular recording sheet, and a film cartridge containing the negative film. In the container of the index print sheet and the film cartridge to be stored, a mount which is formed into a sheet and on which the index print sheet is mounted, and a mount which is integrally formed with the mount at the edge of the mount and is bent. The index print sheet and the film cartridge are characterized by comprising: a projecting piece that forms a storage portion that surrounds the body portion of the film cartridge with the backing paper by locking its tip portion to the backing paper. container. 2. The container of the index print sheet and the film cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the index print sheet is put in a transparent bag and attached to the mount. 3. An index print sheet in which a plurality of positive images photographed on one negative film are reduced and printed on a rectangular recording sheet in a predetermined order, and a film cartridge containing the negative film. In the container of the index print sheet and the film cartridge to be held, a mount which is formed in a sheet shape and on which the index print sheet is mounted, and the mount which projects from the mount and presses both end faces of the film cartridge. A container for an index print sheet and a film cartridge, which comprises a pair of holding arms for holding.