JPH08166641A - Image recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To cancel the measurement for changing to a standby mode similar to the key operation of a device main body even in the case that the key operation on the side of a film scanner is made and to immediately perform a copying processing after finishing operation on the side of the film scanner. CONSTITUTION: In the key operation on an NSE control panel 312 loaded as an option on the side of the film scanner 38D, a key operation state is transmitted to the device main body using a communication channel 302 and a timer is made to reset and start, so that for instance a situation that the function of the device main body is changed to a saving-energy mode by the film scanner 38D while performing photometry is prevented and an image processing (printing) operation is immediately executed after the photometry.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention positions an image recorded on an original at a predetermined position on the main body, and selects at least the magnification, the number of sheets to be processed, the density, the tint, etc. by operating a key on the main operation panel, and the original image The present invention relates to an image recording device that scans and copies images.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An image recording apparatus is known which performs an image recording process using two kinds of image recording materials, for example, a photosensitive material and an image receiving material.

In this type of image recording apparatus, the light-sensitive material and the image-receiving material are housed in rolls each wound in a magazine whose inside is shielded from light, and are sequentially withdrawn each time image recording processing is performed. used. Further, the image recording apparatus is provided with a water coating section for coating the image forming solvent on the photosensitive material, and further, from a heating drum and an endless pressure welding belt which is in pressure contact with the outer periphery of the heating drum and rotates with the heating drum. The thermal development transfer section is arranged.

The photosensitive material, which is pulled out from the magazine by a predetermined size and cut, is exposed with an image while being nipped and conveyed by conveying rollers, and further, water as an image forming solvent is applied in the water application section, and then the heat development transfer section. Sent to. On the other hand, like the photosensitive material, the image receiving material is pulled out from the magazine by a predetermined size and cut, and is fed to the heat development transfer section in synchronization with the photosensitive material by the conveying roller. In the heat-development transfer section, the light-sensitive material coated with water is superposed with the image-receiving material, and in this state, the light-sensitive material is closely wound around the outer periphery of the heating drum. Further, both materials are sandwiched and conveyed between the heating drum and the endless pressure contact belt so that the photosensitive material is thermally developed and an image is transferred to the image receiving material, and a predetermined image is formed (recorded) on the image receiving material. is there.

In such an image recording apparatus, a reflective original is usually positioned on a glass surface provided on the upper surface of the main body of the apparatus, the image is scanned by line scanning, and the image is exposed on the photosensitive material. .

By the way, a film scanner can be optionally mounted in the main body of the apparatus in response to a request for copying a relatively small transparent image such as 35 mm film.

In this film scanner, the film of the transmitted image can be guided to the photosensitive material by holding the film in the holder and loading the holder at a predetermined position. Further, in this case, an image can be recorded on the photosensitive material at a high magnification of 200% to 999%.

In the above-mentioned image recording apparatus, in order to perform heat development, the temperature of the heating drum is controlled at a relatively high set temperature in the heat development transfer section, and water for water application is pumped up to a predetermined position. Even if such temperature control is continued for a long time when not in use, the power consumption will only increase, so if the key operation of the main body of the device is not performed for the predetermined time, lower the set temperature and apply water. The pumping of water for use is stopped, and the so-called energy saving mode (standby mode) is entered. As a result, power consumption can be reduced. The shift from the energy saving mode to the normal mode is executed by operating the reset key.

[0009]

However, in the conventional apparatus, when the key operation on the apparatus main body side is not performed for a predetermined time, the apparatus is shifted to the energy saving mode. When operating the keys on the scanner side,
There was a case that it shifts to the energy saving mode. Therefore, there is a problem that the copying process cannot be performed immediately after the work on the film scanner side is completed.

In consideration of the above facts, the present invention can cancel the measurement for shifting to the standby mode in the same manner as the key operation on the apparatus main body even when the key operation on the film scanner side is performed. It is an object of the present invention to obtain an image recording apparatus capable of carrying out a copying process immediately after the completion of the above work.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an image recorded on a document is positioned at a predetermined position of the apparatus main body, and at least a magnification, a number of sheets to be processed, a density, and a color are set by a key operation on a main operation panel. An image recording apparatus for selecting a taste or the like and scanning an original image for copying, including an option unit that can be attached to and detached from the apparatus body, and has operation keys arranged for operating the option unit. A standby mode transition control unit that shifts the copy function system of the apparatus main body to a standby mode when a key on the sub operation panel and the main operation panel is not operated for a predetermined time; A reset key operated when shifting from the standby mode to the normal mode.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an image obtained by the optional unit scanning an image recorded on the loading portion loaded with the transparent film and the transparent film loaded in the loading portion. And a photometric means for calculating the exposure amount based on the data.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the standby mode transition control means is executed not only when there is no key operation on the main operation panel, but also when the key operation is performed on the sub operation panel of the removable option unit. Since it is also monitored, the key operation on the sub-operation panel on the option unit side prevents the apparatus main body side from entering the standby mode while performing work such as photometry.

Therefore, when the image of the transmission film is copied after the photometry, the copying function system can be immediately activated and the processing can be performed quickly.

According to the second aspect of the invention, a so-called film scanner is applied as an optional unit provided with the sub operation panel and the like. According to this film scanner, the image data can be obtained in advance by scanning the image recorded on the transparent film loaded in the loading section by the photometric means, and the exposure amount (correction value) based on the image data. By calculating, a proper image can be obtained.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a schematic overall configuration diagram of an image recording apparatus 10 according to the present invention. Further, FIG. 2 shows an external view of the image recording apparatus 10.

The image recording apparatus 10 has a box shape as a whole, and a machine base 12 is provided with a front door 13 and a side door 15. Machine base 1 by opening each door
The inside of 2 can be exposed.

Further, on the upper surface of the machine base 12 of the image recording apparatus 10, a mounting table 12A for mounting a document is provided, and an opening / closing lid 12B is attached to the mounting table 12A. A reflection original is placed on the table 12A. A film scanner 38D and a proof unit 38E for applying a transparent original such as a 35 mm film (negative and positive) or a 4 × 5 film as a recorded image can be mounted in the vicinity of the mounting table 12A.

An operation panel 200 is provided on the upper surface of the machine base 12 as shown in FIG. The operation panel 200 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 1, a photosensitive material magazine 14 is arranged in a machine base 12 of the image recording apparatus 10, and a photosensitive material 16 is wound and stored in a roll shape. The photosensitive material 16 is wound so that the photosensitive (exposure) surface faces the lower side of the apparatus.

A nipping roller 18 and a cutter 20 are arranged in the vicinity of the photosensitive material take-out port of the photosensitive material magazine 14, and the photosensitive material 16 can be cut out after pulling out the photosensitive material 16 from the photosensitive material magazine 14 for a predetermined length.

A plurality of conveying rollers 19, 21, 23, 24, 26 and a guide plate 27 are arranged on the side of the cutter 20, and the photosensitive material 16 cut to a predetermined length is sent to the exposure section 22. Can be transported.

The exposing section 22 is located between the carrying rollers 23 and 24, and the photosensitive material 16 passes through between the carrying rollers as an exposing section (exposure point).

An exposure device 38 is provided directly above the exposure unit 22. The exposure device 38 includes a halogen lamp 38.
A, a lens unit 38B, a mirror unit 38C, and although not shown, a filter and a diaphragm are arranged.
Further, as described above, the proof unit 38E is attached to the film scanner 38D for transparent originals such as 35 mm size film and the like, and for transparent originals such as 4 × 5 size.

A switchback unit 4 is provided on the side of the exposure unit 22.
0 is provided, and a water application section 62 is provided below the exposure section 22. The photosensitive material 16 that has risen to the side of the photosensitive material magazine 14 and has been exposed in the exposure unit 22 is provided below the exposure unit 22 by the reverse rotation of the transport roller 26 after being fed into the switchback unit 40 once. It is configured to be fed to the water coating section 62 via the above-mentioned transport path.

A plurality of pipes are connected to the water application section 62 so that water can be supplied.

On the side of the water application section 62, the heat development transfer section 10 is provided.
4 is arranged so that the photosensitive material 16 coated with water is fed.

On the other hand, the machine base 12 on the side of the photosensitive material magazine 14
An image receiving material 106 is provided in the image receiving material 1
08 is rolled up and stored. A dye fixing material having a mordant is applied to the image forming surface of the image receiving material 108, and the image forming surface is wound toward the upper side of the apparatus.

The receiving material magazine 106 is the sensitive material magazine 14
Similarly to the above, it is composed of a body portion and a pair of side frame portions fixed to both end portions of the body portion, and the front side of the machine base 12 (the front side of the plane of FIG. 1; that is, the width of the rolled image receiving material 108). direction)
It is possible to withdraw to.

A nip roller 110 is arranged in the vicinity of the image receiving material take-out port of the receiving material magazine 106 so that the image receiving material 108 can be pulled out from the receiving material magazine 106 and the nip can be released. A cutter 112 is arranged beside the nip roller 110.

On the side of the cutter 112, the photosensitive material magazine 1
An image receiving material transporting section 180 is provided at the side of 4. The image receiving material transport unit 180 includes a transport roller 186,
190, 114 and a guide plate 182 are arranged, and the image receiving material 108 cut into a predetermined length can be conveyed to the heat development transfer section 104.

The photosensitive material 16 conveyed to the heat development transfer section 104 is sent between the bonding roller 120 and the heating drum 116, and the image receiving material 108 is the photosensitive material 1.
In synchronism with the conveyance of 6, the photosensitive material 16 is fed between the laminating roller 120 and the heating drum 116 in a state of being preceded by a predetermined length so as to be superposed.

Inside the heating drum 116, a pair of halogen lamps 132A and 132B are arranged so that the surface of the heating drum 116 can be heated.

The endless pressure contact belt 118 has five winding rollers 134, 135, 136, 138, 140.
The endless outer side between the winding roller 134 and the winding roller 140 is wound around the heating drum 116.
Is pressed against the outer circumference of.

A bending guide roller 142 is provided below the heating drum 116 on the downstream side in the material supply direction of the endless pressure welding belt 118.
Is arranged. A peeling claw 154 is rotatably supported by a shaft below the heating drum 116 on the downstream side of the bending guide roller 142 in the material supply direction.

The photosensitive material 16 peeled by the peeling claw 154 is wound around the bending guide roller 142 and accumulated in the waste photosensitive material storage box 178.

A peeling roller 174 and a peeling claw 176 are arranged near the heating drum 116 on the side of the bending guide roller 142. Peeling roller 174 and peeling claw 176
A receiving material guide 170 is arranged below the receiving material discharge rollers 172, 173, and 175.
The peeling roller 174 and the peeling claw 176 can guide and convey the image receiving material 108 peeled from the heating drum 116.

The image receiving material 108 peeled from the outer circumference of the heating drum 116 by the peeling claw 176 is received by the material receiving guide 170.
In addition, the material receiving rollers 172, 173, and 175 convey the sheet and discharge it to the tray 177.

As shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel 200 is provided with a start key 202 on the front right side, and by operating the start key 202, the image recording process is started. Further, near the start key 202, a ten key 204 for inputting the number of sheets to be processed, magnification, document size, finished image size, etc. is arranged. The operation panel 200
Is connected to the control device 206 (see FIG. 4) inside the device, and the input value from the numeric keypad 204 is the control device 206.
It will be sent to.

The reset key 2 is on the right side of the numeric keypad 204.
No. 08 is provided, and the stored numerical value input by the numeric keypad 204 can be reset to a predetermined value set when the power is turned on. When power is turned on,
The original type is 100% for reflective originals and the number of processed sheets is 1.
The number of sheets is 200% for transparent originals and the number of processed sheets is 1.
It is a sheet.

Further, with this reset key 208, the device is operated for a predetermined time (20 minutes in this embodiment), and the operation panel 2 is operated.
It is designed to be operated also when canceling the energy saving mode which is executed when the key operation on 00 is not performed.

The energy saving mode means the heat development transfer section 10 described above.
4 and the temperature of the heating drum 116 are set to a temperature lower than normal, and the mode in which the water supply to the water application unit 62 is stopped and the standby state is entered, which has the role of reducing power consumption. ing.

In order to enter this energy-saving mode, it is a condition that the key operation on the operation panel 200 is not performed for 20 minutes as described above, but if the key operation is performed during this measurement time, the count value of the timer is counted. Is reset, and 20 minutes after this key operation is started again.

Two display sections (hereinafter referred to as the first display section 210 and the second display section 212 from the front left side of the operation panel 200) are provided adjacent to the ten-key pad 204. The control device 206 controls to display the magnification, the size of the original and the size of the finished image input by the ten keys 204 on the first display unit 210 and the number of processed sheets on the second display unit 212.

Two types of text messages 214 and 216 are provided above the display units 210 and 212. The message 214 in the upper row is displayed as "ready to use" and is lit when the image recording process is possible by operating the start key 202. Further, the message 216 in the lower row is displayed as "Please wait" and is turned on when the operation of the start key 202 is canceled.

Here, an enter key 218 and a clear / stop key 220 are provided adjacent to each other on the lower portion of the ten-key pad 204.
Alternatively, when the numerical value displayed on the second display section 210, 212 is incorrect, it is canceled by operating the clear key 220, and confirmed by operating the enter key 218.

As described above, the numeric keypad 204 is adapted to input a plurality of types of numerical values, and it is necessary to instruct which type of numerical value is used. That is, numeric keypad 2
It is necessary to set 04 input mode. Therefore, in the lower portion of the first and second display portions 210 and 212, the finish image size setting mode key 222,
A document size setting mode key 224, a standard magnification setting mode key 226, and a processed number setting key 228 are provided adjacent to each other.

The operator can select the type of input value by the ten keys 204 by operating any of the mode setting keys. The first display unit 2
On the right side of 10 (between the second display section 212), "m
m ”or“% ”is turned on, and either one is turned on according to the operating state of the mode setting key.

Further, the operation panel 200 is provided with a reflective original setting key 230 and a transparent original setting key 232. The reflection original is an original recorded on a relatively large size normal paper such as A4 or B5 size, and the transmission original is an original recorded on a relatively small size negative or positive film such as 35 mm. Therefore, the original type can be selected by operating the reflection original setting key 230 or the transparent original setting key 2321 according to the applied original type.

When the transparent original setting key 232 is operated,
The film scanner 38D is activated. The film scanner 38D is independent of the control unit 3
00, and is connected to the control device 206 of the main body by a communication line 302 (see FIG. 4). The film scanner 38D will be described later.

The operation panel 200 is provided with a conveyance monitor section 234, a color correction operation section 236, an image receiving material type display / setting section 238 and the like from the front left side, and the setting before processing and the monitoring during processing are performed. It can be performed on the operation panel 200.

As shown in FIG. 4, the controller 206 is
It is configured to include a microcomputer 240,
The microcomputer 240 includes a CPU 242 and a RAM
244, ROM 246, input / output port 248, and a bus 250 such as a data bus or a control bus that connects them.
It is composed of Here, in the input / output port 248,
Communication line connector (RS
232C) 306 is connected, and the communication line 302 from the film scanner 38D is connected.

Further, signal lines 252 and 254 to the photosensitive material conveying system and the image receiving material conveying system are connected to the input / output port 248 to control the driving of each driving section and from the sensors arranged in each section of the apparatus. Is received to control the conveyance of the photosensitive material or the image receiving material.

Further, the signal line 256 from the operation panel 200 is connected to the input / output port 250 to receive the input signal from the numeric keypad 204 or the like as described above, and at the same time, the first and second display portions 210 and 212. It is designed to output a signal to etc.

An enlarged view of the film scanner 38D is shown in FIG. The film scanner 38D is an NSE
Sometimes referred to as (negative slide enlarging), it is a device for copying an image recorded on a 35 mm size negative or positive film at a high magnification of 200% to 999%. A Brownie film can also be applied if necessary.

The film scanner 38D includes the mounting table 12A.
The main body 308 installed above, the monitor unit 310 mounted so as to straddle the NSE main body 308, and the NSE operation panel 3 provided adjacent to the operation panel 200.
12, and is detachable from the main body.

When the film scanner 38D is loaded into the main body of the apparatus, a communication line connector (RS-232C) 314 provided in the controller 300 of the film scanner 38D.
And a communication line connector (R
S-232C) 306 is connected by the communication line 302.

As a result, each key operation on the NSE operation panel 312 can be output to the controller 206 on the main body side, and a signal from the controller 206 can be received by the controller 300 of the film scanner 38D. .

At the bottom of the NSE main body 308, a loading port 318 for a holder 316 for holding a film is provided, and the holder 316 holding the film is loaded at this loading port 3
18 by loading the film into the NSE body 3
It can be arranged on the optical axis within 08.

One end of a leg portion 320 is fixed to each side surface of the casing of the monitor portion 310. This leg 3
20 are hung on both side surfaces of the NSE main body 308, and are axially supported by the casing of the NSE main body 308 via a shaft.

On the display section 322 of the monitor section 310,
The image recorded on the film held in the holder 316 is displayed, and the type of the film, the exposure conditions, etc. are displayed. The display image is adjusted to have a tint according to the exposure condition set automatically or manually. Therefore, the operator can confirm the finished state by the monitor image before the actual copying.

The NSE operation panel 312 is provided with a holder display lamp 324, an exposure range display lamp 326 and a photometric display lamp 328. The holder display lamp 324 is controlled to light up when the holder 316 holding the film is loaded in the holder loading port 318. Further, the exposure range display lamp 326 is a film that is extremely underexposed or overexposed as a result of photometry described later, and is controlled to light up when proper printing cannot be performed. Further, the photometric display lamp 328 is
It is controlled so that it lights up when the photometry described later can be performed.

Further, the NSE operation panel 312 is provided with a size / CH key 330, a photometry start key 332, a main portion designation key 334 and a cursor key 336. The size / CH key 330 is operated to select the size of a document, selection of a print channel, and the like.
The photometric start key 332 is operated to scan the film once before starting copying and perform photometry. By operating the photometric start key 332, a film is formed on a film by a CCD color image pickup device (not shown). The recorded image is picked up.

Next, the main portion designation key 334 is used to finish the main portion of the image displayed on the display unit 322 of the monitor unit 310, for example, the skin color portion of a person particularly properly.
By moving a vertical line 322Y and a horizontal line 322X displayed on the display unit 322 with a cursor key 336, which will be described later, and operating them in a state where their intersections are aligned with the skin color part, the main part is settled. .

With the cursor key 336, the monitor unit 310 is pressed.
The vertical line 322Y and the horizontal line 322X displayed together with the image on the display unit 322 are used for moving within the display unit 322, and particularly applied when designating the main portion.

Key operations on the NSE operation panel 312 are transmitted to the control device 206 via the communication line 302. These key operations are performed on the operation panel 200 on the main body of the device. It is possible to receive the same treatment as. Therefore, the timer for entering the energy saving mode is the NSE operation panel 31.
It can also be reset by operating the keys on 2.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, in the case of copying a reflection original, when the start key 202 is operated after a predetermined setting (magnification, number of sheets, etc.) is completed, the following image processing is started.

That is, with the photosensitive material magazine 14 set, the nip roller 18 is operated and the photosensitive material 16
Are pulled out by the nickel roller 18. Photosensitive material 1
When 6 is pulled out by a predetermined length, the cutter 20 operates and the photosensitive material 16 is cut into a predetermined length.

After the operation of the cutter 20, the photosensitive material 16 is
The sheet is inverted and conveyed to the exposure section 22 with its photosensitive (exposure) surface facing upward. At the same time when the photosensitive material 16 is conveyed, the exposure device 38 operates to scan and expose the photosensitive material 16 located in the exposure section 22.

After the exposure is started, after the exposed photosensitive material 16 is once sent to the switchback section 40,
It is sent to the water application section 62 by the reverse rotation of the carrying roller 26.

In the water application section 62, water is applied to the photosensitive material 16, and the squeeze roller 68 removes excess water and passes through the water application section 62.

The photosensitive material 16 coated with water as the image forming solvent in the water coating section 62 is squeeze roller 6
It is sent to the heat developing and transferring section 104 by 8.

On the other hand, as the scanning exposure of the photosensitive material 16 is started, the image receiving material 108 is also pulled out from the material receiving magazine 106 by the nip roller 110 and conveyed. When the image receiving material 108 is pulled out by a predetermined length, the cutter 112 operates and the image receiving material 108 is cut into a predetermined length.

After the operation of the cutter 112, the guide plate 182
While being guided by the conveying rollers 190, 186, 1
The sheet is conveyed by 14, and enters a standby state immediately before the heat development transfer section 104.

In the heat development transfer section 104, when it is detected that the photosensitive material 16 has been fed between the outer periphery of the heating drum 116 and the bonding roller 120 by the squeeze roller 68, the conveyance of the image receiving material 108 is restarted. The heating drum 11 is fed to the laminating roller 120 as well.
6 is activated.

In this case, the guide plate 122 is arranged between the laminating roller 120 and the squeeze roller 68 of the water applying section 62, and the photosensitive material 16 sent from the squeeze roller 68 is surely attached to the laminating roller 120. Be guided to.

The photosensitive material 16 and the image receiving material 108 superposed by the laminating roller 120 remain in the superposed state, and the heating drum 116 and the endless pressure contact belt 11 are kept.
It is sandwiched between the heating drum 116 and the heating drum 116, and approximately 2/3 of the circumference (between the winding roller 134 and the winding roller 140).
Be transported to. As a result, the photosensitive material 16 and the image receiving material 108 are heated to release the movable dye, and at the same time, the dye is transferred to the dye fixing layer of the image receiving material 108 to obtain an image.

After that, when the photosensitive material 16 and the image receiving material 108 are nipped and conveyed and reach the lower portion of the heating drum 116, the peeling claw 154 is moved by the cam 130 and the image receiving material 1
08, the peeling claw 154 engages with the leading end of the photosensitive material 16 that is conveyed by a predetermined length, and peels the leading end of the photosensitive material 16 from the outer periphery of the heating drum 116. Further, the pinch roller 157 presses the photosensitive material 16 by the return movement of the peeling claw 154, whereby the photosensitive material 16 is wound around the bending guide roller 142 while being pressed by the pinch roller 157, and is moved downward to be discarded photosensitive material. It is accumulated in the storage box 178.

On the other hand, the heating drum 1 is separated from the photosensitive material 16.
The image receiving material 108 that moves while being in close contact with 16.
Is sent to the peeling roller 174 and peeled.

The image receiving material 108 peeled from the outer periphery of the heating drum 116 by the peeling claw 176 is further wound around the peeling roller 174 and moved downward, and guided by the material receiving guide 170 while receiving the material receiving rollers 172, 1.
It is conveyed by 73, 175 and discharged to the tray 177.

Next, when the transparent original setting key 232 is operated, the film scanner 38D is activated.

First, a holder 316 holds a predetermined film (which may be cut into each frame, may be cut into 6 frames, or may be long), and is loaded into the holder loading port 318. To do. Here, particularly in the case of a negative film, it is necessary to perform photometry for determining the exposure condition.

When the holder 316 is securely loaded, the holder lamp 324 lights up, and after confirming this, the photometric lamp 3
If 28 is lit, photometry is possible, so the photometry key 332 is operated.

By operating the photometry key 332, the film is scanned, the film is picked up by the CCD image pickup device, and the image is displayed on the display unit 322 of the monitor unit 310. At this time, an image based on the channel or exposure correction value set automatically or manually is displayed.

As a result, the operator can check the finished image before copying. Here, by operating the cursor key 336, a vertical line 322Y and a horizontal line 32 are set at a position (skin color position in the case of a human image) set appropriately.
Move 2X to position the intersection, and specify the main part key 334
To operate. By this designation, the exposure correction value is changed as necessary, and the display image is changed. Further, when the tint of the image is not appropriate, color correction is performed by the key operation on the apparatus main body side, and after this is confirmed, the operation panel 2 on the apparatus main body side
When the start key 202 on 00 is operated, the film is scanned again, and image processing is executed in the same manner as the reflection original. This image processing procedure is the same as that described above, and will be omitted.

Here, in this embodiment, the operation panel 200
And the NSE operation panel 312 key is pressed for a predetermined time (20
Energy saving mode is entered when it is not operated. The energy saving mode / normal mode switching control will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7.

First, at step 400, the timer is reset, then the routine proceeds to step 402, and the count of the timer is incremented. In the next step 404, the count value of the timer is compared with the numerical value corresponding to the predetermined time (20 minutes in this embodiment), and if the count value of the timer exceeds the numerical value corresponding to the predetermined time, step Then, the process proceeds to 406 to execute the energy saving mode control. That is, the set temperature (control temperature) of the heat development transfer unit 104 and the heating drum 116 is lowered, and the water supply to the water application unit 62 is stopped. As a result, the power consumption of the device can be suppressed and the process can be started up in a short time.

At the next step 408, it is judged whether or not the reset key 208 on the operation panel 200 of the apparatus main body is operated, and if the judgment is negative, the energy saving mode is continued. Also, an affirmative judgment, that is, the reset key 208
When is operated, the process proceeds to step 410, the transition to the normal mode is executed, and the process returns to step 400.

Here, if it is determined in step 404 that the count value of the timer is equal to or less than the numerical value corresponding to the predetermined time, the process proceeds to step 412 and any key on the operation panel 200 of the apparatus main body is used. It is determined whether or not has been operated. If this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 400 and the count value of the timer is reset,
Counting starts from the beginning.

When a negative determination is made in step 412, the process proceeds to step 414, and it is determined whether or not any key on the NSE operation panel 312 is operated. If the result of this judgment is affirmative, the routine proceeds to step 400, where the count value of the timer is reset and counting is started from the beginning.

When a negative determination is made in step 414, the process proceeds to step 402 and the count value of the timer is sequentially added.

As described above, in this embodiment, even in the key operation on the NSE operation panel 312 on the side of the film scanner 38D which is loaded as an option, this key operation state is transmitted to the apparatus main body using the communication line 302, Since the timer is reset / started, the function of the apparatus main body does not shift to the energy saving mode during the photometry by the film scanner 38D, and the image processing (printing) work can be executed immediately after the photometry.

In this embodiment, the control unit 206 of the main body of the apparatus and the control unit 300 of the film scanner 38D are connected by the communication line 302. However, the purpose of the present invention is to determine whether or not there is a key operation on the NSE operation panel 312. Therefore, a sensor for detecting the state of key operation on the NSE operation panel 312 may be attached, not limited to wired / wireless.

[0094]

As described above, in the image recording apparatus according to the present invention, even when there is a key operation on the film scanner side, the measurement for shifting to the standby mode can be canceled similarly to the key operation on the apparatus main body. Therefore, there is an excellent effect that the copying process can be performed immediately after the work on the film scanner side is completed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic overall configuration diagram of an image recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of the image recording apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an operation panel.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control device.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing the outer appearance of the film scanner.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of an NSE operation panel.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a switching control routine of energy saving mode (standby mode) -normal mode.

[Explanation of Codes] 10 Image Recording Device 16 Photosensitive Material (Image Recording Material) 38 Exposure Device 62 Water Coating Section 104 Thermal Development Transfer Section 108 Image Receiving Material (Image Recording Material) 116 Heating Drum 200 Operation Panel 206 Control Unit 300 Control Unit 302 Communication line 312 NSE operation panel

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An image recorded on a document is positioned at a predetermined position of the apparatus main body, and at least a magnification, a number of sheets to be processed, a density, a tint, etc. are selected by a key operation of a main operation panel, and a document image is scanned and copied. An image recording apparatus for performing the operation, comprising an option unit that can be attached to and detached from the apparatus body, and a sub-operation panel in which operation keys for operating the option unit are arranged, and keys on the main operation panel. Is provided on the main operation panel for operating the copying function system of the apparatus main body to the standby mode when not operated for a predetermined time, and is operated when the standby mode is switched to the normal mode. An image recording device having a reset key. 2. The option unit sets an exposure amount based on image data obtained by scanning a loading section for loading a transmissive film and an image recorded on the transmissive film loaded in the loading section. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a photometric unit that performs calculation.