JPH0820463A - Carrying device in photosensitive material processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the taking of a photoprint out of a paper receiving plate by an operator and to enhance workability by providing a carrying/delivering part for carrying a photoprint, which is sent out from a sorter, onto an order sorter. CONSTITUTION:When a photoprint P, which was cut for every sheet, is discharged from a paper discharging port 5 of a cutter part 4, the photoprint P drops along a guide plate 9 to be supported by a guide groove 10. When the photoprint P for one order is supplied onto the guide groove 10, a sorter 8 is operated, so that the print P is carried onto a paper receiving pan 14 at a carrying/delivering part A. After this, the paper receiving pan 14 goes down along a paper guide plate 15, and, when the pan 14 makes a turn at the lower end of the guide plate 15, the photoprint P drops onto a paper receiving plate 21 of an order sorter 7. At this time, an endless chain 23 shifts forward by the amount of the installation pitch of the paper receiving plate 21, so that the photoprint P for one order is carried to the position where an operator standing at the lower side of a printer part 1 can take out the print P easily.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic print conveying device for a photographic light-sensitive material processing machine, which is discharged from a paper discharge port of a cutter section.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a photographic light-sensitive material processing machine in which an image on a photographic film is printed and exposed on a long sheet of paper in a printer section and then continuously developed and dried in a processor section, as shown in FIG. As shown in, the long paper which has been exposed by printing in the printer unit 1 is conveyed to the processor unit 2 for development processing, and then conveyed to the drying unit 3 and, after the drying processing, is fed to the cutter unit 4 and cut into individual sheets. The photographic print is discharged from the paper discharge port 5 formed in the cutter section 4.

The photographic prints taken out from the paper discharge port 5 are sorted by the order sorter 7 for each order, then inspected and collated with the negatives taken out from the printer section 1 and packed in a bag.

In the construction of the above photographic light-sensitive material processing machine, since the order sorting machine 7 is installed above the processor section 2, it is difficult for the operator who is working to confirm the order status. There is a drawback that the photographic print take-out position is high and the workability is poor.

Therefore, as shown in FIG.
Below the paper outlet 5 of the cutter unit 4, there is arranged a sorter 8 for sending the photographic prints discharged from the paper outlet 5 toward the side of the processor unit 2, and on the side of the processor unit 2, a sorter 8 is provided. An invention was devised in which an order sorting machine 7 for transporting photographic prints sent from a sorter 8 to the printer section was attached with a downward inclination toward the carry-out end (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 63-1637).
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[0006]

By the way, as shown in FIG. 5, since the order sorter is inclined with a descending slope toward the carrying-out end of the photographic print, the order sorter is included in the photographic print being conveyed. When the operator needs to take out the objects at the upper end and the lower end, the workability is deteriorated because the take-out position is high or low, which is troublesome.

Therefore, the order sorting machine is installed horizontally on the side of the processor section, and a slide-shaped guide member is attached between the sorter and the order sorting machine to make a photographic print up to the paper receiving plate of the order sorting machine. It may be slipped, but it has the drawback that the photo print may bounce due to inertia when slipping and may not be aligned, or may stop on the guide due to static electricity.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the photographic prints discharged from the paper discharge port of the cutter are orderly conveyed from the sorter to the paper receiving plate of the order sorting machine, and the operator takes out the photographic prints of the paper receiving plate. An object of the present invention is to provide a transport device for photographic prints that is easy and has good workability such as inspection, negative verification, and bag packing.

[0009]

To achieve this object, the present invention has the following configuration. That is, in a photographic light-sensitive material processing machine, a sorter is provided below the paper discharge port of the cutter section for sending out photographic prints discharged from the paper discharge side toward the side of the processor section. In, the ordering machine that conveys the photographic prints sent out from the sorter toward the printer unit is provided in the horizontal direction, and between the sorter and the ordering machine, an endless conveying member equipped with a paper tray is attached, A transfer section is provided for transferring the photographic prints sent from the sorter to the order sorting machine, and the transfer section is provided with a paper tray on the endless transfer member so as to be movable in one direction.

[0010]

Since the present invention has the above-described structure, the photographic print discharged from the paper discharge port is sent out by the sorter to the paper tray of the transfer section and placed on the paper tray of the transfer section. The print is
The paper is descended and conveyed to the paper tray of the order sorting machine horizontally installed in the middle of the processor section, and then ordered by the order sorting machine toward the printer section.

Therefore, the operator working in the printer section can take out the photographic print from the order sorting machine at a position where workability is good.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that FIG. 4 and FIG.
The same parts as those in the conventional example shown in the figure are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

A guide plate 9 for guiding the drop of the photographic print P discharged from the paper discharge port 5 is provided below the paper discharge port 5 of the cutter unit 4, and the guide plate 9 is provided.
The photographic print P that falls along is supported by the guide groove 10. The guide groove 10 extends long toward both side surfaces of the processor portion 2 and is supported by the guide groove 10.
The photographic print P for the order is sent by the sorter 8 toward the side surface of the processor unit 2.

The sorter 8 spans an endless chain 12 between a pair of sprockets 11, and the chain 12
The bar 13 attached to the above is moved in one direction along the upper surface of the guide groove 10.

A is a transfer unit according to the present invention,
Two paper trays 14 on the endless chain 17,
14 'is attached and the motor 19 has a sprocket 1
By transmitting the rotation to 8 and 18 ', the paper trays 14 and 14' are intermittently moved in one direction for every order between the points a to b and the points b to a. .

Reference numeral 20 denotes a side plate, which plays a role of a stopper for preventing the photographic print P sent from the sorter 8 from jumping out from the transfer section A.

When a one-order photographic print P is sent out from the sorter 8 and placed on the paper tray 14 of the delivery section A, the paper tray 14 is placed on the paper guide plate 1.
When descending along 5, and turning at the lower end, the photographic print P is delivered to the paper receiving plate 21 of the order sorting machine 7 and then stopped at point b.

At that time, the paper tray 1 at the point b
4'is moved to the point a and waits until the next one-order photographic print P is sent out, and the same operation is repeated thereafter.

In the order sorting machine 7, a plurality of paper receiving plates 21 are attached at equal intervals to an endless chain 23 which is extended between a pair of sprockets (not shown).

Although the endless chain 23 is used here, it is of course not limited to this and a timing belt, a pulley and the like may be used.

The order sorting machine 7 is horizontally installed at the side of the processor section 2 at the same position as or slightly higher than the work table 6 of the printer section 1, and the starting end thereof is the paper of the feeding section A. The tray 14 is located at a position facing a portion to be turned after being lowered. Now, when the photographic prints P that have been cut one by one are discharged from the paper discharge port 5 of the cutter unit 4, the photographic prints P fall along the guide plate 9 and are supported by the guide grooves 10. When the photographic print P for one order is supplied onto the guide groove 10, the sorter 8 operates and conveys the photographic print P for one order to the paper tray 14 of the feeding section A. After that, the paper tray 14 descends along the paper guide plate 15 and when it turns at the lower end, the photographic print P
Falls on the paper receiving plate 21 of the order sorting machine 7.
At this time, the endless chain 23 becomes the paper receiving plate 2
Move forward by a dimension corresponding to the mounting pitch of 1,
The photographic print P for one order is conveyed toward the printer unit 1.

In this way, when the photographic print P for one order is conveyed to the end on the unloading side of the order sorting machine 7,
The photographic print P is taken out from the order sorting machine 7. At this time, the end on the delivery side of the order sorting machine 7 is near the printer unit 1 and at a position where the photographic print P can be easily taken out from the order sorting machine 7. After that, the photographic print P is inspected and collated with a negative. It will be packed in a bag.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, the photographic prints, which are cut one by one by the cutter section at the relatively high position above the processor section, are provided on the same processor section by the sorter. From the department to the order sorter installed at a position where the operator working in the printer can easily take out the photo prints, a delivery unit for carrying the photo prints was provided, so the photo prints are sorted in an orderly manner. Moreover, since the operator does not have to stand up, workability is greatly improved,
This is effective in efficiently performing print inspection, negative verification, and bag packing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part showing an embodiment of a carrying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a transfer unit of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a photographic printing and developing machine that employs a carrying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing an example of a conventional conveying device.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a main part showing another embodiment of the conventional conveying device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Feeding unit 14 Paper tray 15 Paper guide plate 17 Endless chain 19 Motor 20 Side plate

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A photographic film image is printed and exposed on a long paper in a printer section, and then continuously developed and dried in a processor section connected to the printer section, and then one sheet is cut in a cutter section. In a photographic light-sensitive material processing machine in which each order is sorted and sorted by the order sorting machine, the photographic prints discharged from the paper discharging opening of the cutter section are printed below the paper discharging opening of the cutter section. Install a sorter that conveys to the side of, and on the side of the processor section, place an order sorter that conveys photographic prints toward the printer section, and between the sorter and the order sorter. , A transfer part for transferring the photographic prints to the order sorting machine is provided, and the transfer part is provided with a paper tray on the endless transfer member and can be moved in one direction. A conveying device in a photographic light-sensitive material processing machine, which is characterized by having an effective structure.