JPH08245037A - Parting device for photographic printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To part photographic material into a plurality of rows by providing a parting base moving along the photographic material conveying face so as to part the photographic material, and a conveyor means for conveying the photosensitive material in association with the movement of the parting base. CONSTITUTION: When a first sheet of photographic paper P is conveyed from the endless belt 44 side, a sliding base 112 is moved in an orthogonal direction to the conveyed direction of the photographic paper P to receive the photographic paper P by a pair of carrier rollers 114A, 114B, and after putting the sliding base 112 back into the original position, the photographic paper P is conveyed to a processor part through a conveying path 60. When a second sheet of photographic paper P is conveyed. the sliding base 112 is moved in a reverse direction to receive the photographic paper P by an another pair of carrier rollers 116A, 116B, and after putting the sliding base 112 back into the original position, the photographic paper P is conveyed onto the processor part side. The moving timing of the sliding base 112 is judged by a controller on the basis of detection signals from sensors 122, 124.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic printer sorting apparatus for sorting a photosensitive material into a plurality of rows.
It can be adopted as a printer processor or the like in which a printer and a processor are combined.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A printer processor is called a minilab and is installed in a DPE store or the like. This printer processor has a structure in which a printer unit that prints and exposes an image recorded on a negative film on photographic paper and a processor unit that develops the photographic paper that has been subjected to the print-exposure process are integrated. Therefore, simply by setting a long photographic paper in the printer processor, the photographic paper can be automatically cut, and the cut photographic paper can be conveyed and processed in the printer unit and the processor unit. In the printer section of this printer processor, the image on the negative film is enlarged to a selected fixed size and printed on the photographic paper, and the photographic paper on which the image is printed is sequentially conveyed to the processor section. Developed and finished as a photographic print.

By the way, photographic papers are usually arranged in a line in the processor section and processed while being conveyed. But,
With a printer processor capable of processing narrow to wide photographic paper, when conveying small size photographic papers for printing exposure processing and development processing, if they are conveyed side by side in a line, it will increase the processing capacity of the printer processor. for,
The number of photographic papers that can be processed is small, resulting in low efficiency.

[0004]

Therefore, when conveying a small size of printing paper, it is necessary to immerse the printing paper in each processing tank for a predetermined period of time for processing, so that the processor section is divided into two or more rows. It is necessary to transport them side by side to improve the processing capacity.

In view of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to provide a sorter for a photographic printer, which sorts photosensitive materials into a plurality of rows.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographic printer sorting device which sorts a plurality of photosensitive materials to be processed while being transported, and which transports the photosensitive materials. The present invention is characterized by including a sorting table that can move along the transport surface to sort the photosensitive material, and a transporting unit that is installed on the sorting platform and transports the photosensitive material while sorting the photosensitive material according to the movement of the sorting table.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographic printer sorting device which sorts a plurality of photosensitive materials to be processed while being transported, into a plurality of rows, and rotates along a transporting surface for transporting the photosensitive materials. It has a possible sorting table, a sensor capable of detecting the photosensitive material transported to the sorting table, and a transport roller installed on the sorting platform and transporting the photosensitive material while sorting the photosensitive material as the sorting table rotates. Is characterized by.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographic printer sorting apparatus which sorts a plurality of photosensitive materials to be processed while being transported into a plurality of rows, and which rotates along a transporting surface for transporting the photosensitive materials. Possible sorting table, a sensor that can detect the photosensitive material conveyed to the sorting table, and is installed on the sorting table and faster than the transport speed before and after the sorting table. A transport roller that sorts and transports,
It is characterized by having.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographic printer sorting apparatus which sorts a plurality of photosensitive materials to be processed while being transported into a plurality of rows. And a distribution table in which at least one of the stages moves so as to distribute the photosensitive material, and a conveyance roller which is installed on the distribution table and conveys the photosensitive material while distributing the photosensitive material according to the movement of the distribution table. It is characterized by having.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographic printer sorting apparatus which sorts a plurality of photosensitive materials to be processed while being transported into a plurality of rows. The photographic printer sorting apparatus comprises a plurality of stages along a photosensitive material transporting direction. And a sorting table in which at least one of the stages moves so as to sort the photosensitive material, and the stage is installed on the sorting table and conveys the photosensitive material while sorting the photosensitive material according to the movement of the sorting table, and at least one of And a carrying roller capable of releasing the carrying operation of the photosensitive material on the stage.

[0011]

The operation of the sorting apparatus of the photographic printer according to claim 1 will be described below.

The sorting table moves along the transport surface for transporting the photosensitive material, and the transport means transports the photosensitive material while sorting the photosensitive material in accordance with the movement of the sorting table.

Therefore, a plurality of photosensitive materials can be sorted into a plurality of rows by sequentially transporting the photosensitive material on the sorting table. Then, the sorted photosensitive material is processed while being conveyed in the photographic printer.

Therefore, the photosensitive material can be sorted into a plurality of rows, the number of photosensitive materials that can be processed in the photographic printer is increased, and the processing capacity is improved.

The operation of the sorting apparatus of the photographic printer according to claim 2 will be described below. The present claim also has a configuration similar to that of claim 1, and therefore exhibits the same operation. However, in the present invention, since the conveying means is the conveying roller and the sorting table is rotatable, the conveying roller conveys the photosensitive material while sorting it with the rotation of the sorting table.

Therefore, similarly to the first aspect, the photosensitive material can be distributed into a plurality of rows, the number of photosensitive materials that can be processed in the photographic printer is increased, and the processing capacity is improved.

The operation of the sorting apparatus of the photographic printer according to claim 3 will be described below. Since this claim also has a configuration substantially similar to that of claim 1 and claim 2, the same action is achieved. However, in this claim, the transport roller transports the photosensitive material faster than the transport speed before and after the sorting table. Then, the sorting table sorts the photosensitive material according to the rotation of the conveying roller.

Therefore, as in claims 1 and 2,
Not only can the photosensitive material be sorted into multiple rows, but also the photosensitive material can be sorted by being transported faster than the transport speed before and after the sorting table, so the number of photosensitive materials that can be processed in the photo printer is further increased. The processing capacity will be further improved.

The operation of the sorting apparatus of the photographic printer according to claim 4 will be described below. The present claim also has substantially the same structure as that of claims 1 to 3, and therefore, the same operation is achieved. However, in this claim, the sorting table is composed of a plurality of stages, and at least one of the stages is designed to sort the photosensitive material,
Along with the movement of the stage, the transport roller sorts and transports the photosensitive material.

Therefore, as in claims 1 to 3,
The photosensitive material can be sorted into a plurality of rows, the number of photosensitive materials that can be processed in the photographic printer is increased, and the processing capacity is improved.

The operation of the sorting apparatus of the photographic printer according to claim 5 will be described below. The present claim also has substantially the same configuration as that of claims 1 to 4, and therefore, the same action is exerted. However, in this claim, the sorting table is composed of a plurality of stages, and at least one of the stages is designed to sort the photosensitive material,
Along with the movement of the stage, the transport roller sorts and transports the photosensitive material. Further, since the transport roller can cancel the transport operation of the photosensitive material on at least one stage, the transport speed does not become inconsistent between the stages, and the photosensitive material is transported without any problem.

Therefore, like the first to fourth aspects,
The photosensitive material can be sorted into a plurality of rows, the number of photosensitive materials that can be processed in the photographic printer is increased, and the processing capacity is improved.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A printer processor adopting a first embodiment of a distribution apparatus for a photographic printer according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, and this embodiment will be described based on these drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a printer processor 10 which is a photographic printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. The photo printing unit 12 that constitutes the printer unit of the printer processor 10 has a structure in which the paper magazine 14 in which the printing paper P is stored can be loaded.

On the upper left side of FIG. 1 of the paper magazine 14, a drive roller 16 around which the vicinity of the front end of the photographic printing paper P is wound is rotatably supported. The driving roller 16 receives the driving force and rotates. Further, a pair of nip rollers 18 is arranged at a position facing the drive roller 16 with the printing paper P interposed therebetween.

On the other hand, in the photo printing unit 12, the motor 20
The cutter 22 which is operated by is installed, and the cutter 22 immediately cuts the photographic paper P coming out from the paper magazine 14.

In FIG. 1, a support base 46 is arranged on the right side of the cutter 22 on the downstream side in the transport direction of the printing paper P. A winding roller 52 around which the endless belt 44 is wound is arranged between the support base 46 and the cutter 22. Further, a nip roller 54 that holds the endless belt 44 between the winding roller 52 and the winding roller 52 is arranged above the winding roller 52.

A guide roller 56 around which the endless belt 44 is wound is arranged downstream of the support base 46 in the conveying direction of the printing paper P. Furthermore, the endless belt 44
Is wound around the tension roller 62 below the guide roller 56, and the guide roller 56 is driven and rotated by the driving force of a motor (not shown) to rotate the endless belt 44 in the clockwise direction in FIG.

On the other hand, the endless belt 44 is formed with a large number of small holes 45 (shown in FIG. 2) over the entire area thereof, and on the upper surface of a support base 46 on which a part of the endless belt 44 is placed. Has a large number of holes (not shown) corresponding to the small holes 45 of the endless belt 44. Furthermore, the communication duct 6
6 is connected to this support base 46. The communication duct 66 includes a fan box 7 provided with a suction fan 68.
Connected to 0.

On the other hand, on the upper part of the endless belt 44 which moves on the support base 46, an easel device 64 for printing an edged image on the printing paper P is provided.

The casing 10A constitutes the outer frame of the printer processor 10. Particularly, the upper surface of the photo printing unit 12 is formed by the work table 11, and the light source 26 is installed on the work table 11. .

On the left side of the light source 26 in the drawing, C, M, Y
A diffusion box 28 is arranged so as to sandwich the CC filter 24 composed of three sets of filters, and the diffusion box 28 diffuses the light from the light source 26. The exit side of the diffusion box 28 faces the negative film N on the negative carrier 30 arranged on the work table 11.

From the above, the light beam generated by the light source 26 is C
After passing through the C filter 24, it is diffused by the diffusion box 28 and passes through the negative film N on the negative carrier 30.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
The optical axis S of the light beam is placed in the photoprinting section 12 directly below 0.
A prism 36 and a zoom lens 38 are attached so as to be respectively arranged above.

Therefore, the light beam which has passed through the negative film N and becomes an exposure light beam, after passing through the prism 36, further passes through the zoom lens 38 capable of changing the enlargement magnification and is positioned below the easel device 64. An image of the negative film N is formed on the paper P.

A density measuring device 40 for measuring the density of the negative film N is arranged in the photographic printing section 12, and the light beam bent in the horizontal direction by the prism 36 is sent to the density measuring device 40. It is like this.

Further, in the optical path between the zoom lens 38 and the easel device 64, there is provided a black shutter 41 which prints and exposes the light whose color and intensity are adjusted by the CC filter 24 and which has passed through the negative film N for a predetermined time. It is provided.

Since the photographic printing section 12 is structured as described above, the photographic printing paper P sent out from the paper magazine 14 is cut into a desired length by the cutter 22, and then placed on the endless belt 44. It is conveyed to an image printing position, which is a position on the optical axis S of the exposure light beam. When the black shutter 41 is opened for a predetermined time, the exposure light beam from the light source 26 side reaches the photographic printing paper P via the prism 36, the zoom lens 38, etc., and the image recorded on the negative film N is printed on the photographic printing paper P. The portion where the image is printed is the image portion.

At this time, the air in the support base 46 is sucked by the suction fan 68 and blown out to the outside.
Are attracted to the endless belt 44 as indicated by arrow A.
Therefore, the photographic printing paper P is not only simply placed on the endless belt 44 but also sucked toward the endless belt 44 side, so that the photographic printing paper P is reliably conveyed by the endless belt 44, and
It will be arranged horizontally on the image printing position.

Further, the photographic printing paper P on which the image printing has been completed
Is sent out from the support base 46 by the endless belt 44 onto the slide base 112 which is a sorting base.

The slide base 112 is guided by a guide rail (not shown) so that the slide base 112 reciprocates along the vertical direction in FIG. 2, which is a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the printing paper P. And is reciprocated by a drive source (not shown). Therefore, the upper surface of the slide base 112 moves on the same plane as the transport surface K for transporting the printing paper P formed by the upper surface of the endless belt 44.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, on the slide base 112 in FIG. 2 on the upper side, two pairs of conveying rollers 11 forming a first conveying path for conveying the photographic printing paper P are formed.
4A and 114B are rotatably supported. Similarly, two pairs of transport rollers 116A and 116B forming a second transport path for transporting the photographic printing paper P are rotatably supported on the slide base 112 on the lower side in FIG. ing.

The conveying roller pairs 114A, 1
14B is driven and rotated by one motor, and a pair of conveyance rollers 1
16A and 116B are pairs of conveying rollers 114A and 114B.
The motor is driven and rotated by another motor, or the motor for the conveying roller pair 114A and 114B is switched and rotated by a clutch or the like.

That is, four pairs of conveying rollers 114A, 114B, 116A and 116B are arranged on the slide base 112. These four pairs of conveying rollers 114A,
The motors 114B, 116A, and 116B are respectively rotated so that the photographic printing paper P can be conveyed while being sandwiched.

Further, these conveying roller pairs 114A, 11
Motors for 4B, 116A, 116B and drive sources for reciprocating the slide base 112 are respectively connected to a controller (not shown), and are controlled by the controller so that the printing paper P is transported and distributed. There is.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, two rows of the conveying rollers 114A, 114B, 116A and 116B are arranged on the slide base 112 on the upstream side in the conveying direction of the printing paper P. Transmission type or reflection type sensors 122 and 12 capable of detecting the photographic printing paper P corresponding to the path.
4 are arranged in a pair. And these sensors 12
Reference numerals 2 and 124 are connected to the controller so that the detection signal of the printing paper P is sent to the controller.

As described above, the printing papers P conveyed from the endless belt 44 side can be sequentially arranged in any one of the two rows on the slide base 112 and can be conveyed to the processor section 72 side. Become. As a result, the photographic printing paper P can be transported with higher efficiency than when the photographic papers P are transported in one line in the processor unit 72. However, when a wide photographic printing paper P is conveyed,
Naturally, they are conveyed in one line.

Then, the sorted printing paper P is conveyed to a processor section 72 for carrying out processes of developing, bleach-fixing, washing and drying through a conveying path 60 constituted by a plurality of roller pairs 61.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the first printing paper P is conveyed from the endless belt 44 side,
As shown in FIG. 4A, the slide base 112 is attached to the printing paper P.
By moving it in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction, the photographic paper P is first received from the endless belt 44 by the pair of conveying rollers 114A and 114B, returned to the position shown in FIG. Go. Similarly, the endless belt 44
When the second printing paper P is conveyed from the side, the slide base 112 is moved in the opposite direction to the conveying roller pair 11
6A and 116B receive the printing paper P from the endless belt 44, return it to the position shown in FIG.
It is conveyed to the second side via the conveyance path 60. The timing of movement of the slide base 112 is determined by the sensor 12
The controller makes a judgment based on the detection signals from 2,124.

By repeating the above operation, the operation shown in FIG.
As shown in (C), it is possible to convey the photographic printing paper P side by side in two rows along a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the photographic printing paper P.

As described above, by sequentially transporting the printing papers P on the slide base 112, the plurality of printing papers P can be sorted into two rows. Then, the sorted printing paper P is processed while being conveyed in the processor unit 72.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the printing paper P can be sorted into a plurality of rows, the number of the printing papers P that can be processed in the processor section 72 is increased, and the processing capacity is improved. .

Next, a procedure for arranging the photographic papers P in a line in the width direction of the photographic papers P and carrying the photographic papers P will be described.

First, when the first sheet of photographic paper P is conveyed, as shown in FIG. 5A, the conveying roller pair 114A,
114B is driven and rotated in accordance with the conveyance of the printing paper P on the endless belt 44. Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the photographic printing paper P comes on the slide base 112, the controller stops the conveyance or conveys it at a low speed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5C, the second photographic printing paper P is conveyed by the conveying roller pairs 116A and 116B,
When the two photographic papers P are moved to the same conveyance direction position as the first photographic paper P and aligned in the width direction of the photographic paper P as shown in FIG. 5D, the conveyance roller pair 114A, again. 114B
The controller controls the rotation of the motor so that the sheet is re-driven or is conveyed at the same speed as the two printing papers P. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5E, the first printing paper P and the second printing paper P are aligned in a horizontal direction in the width direction of the printing paper P and are conveyed to the processor unit 72 side. It becomes possible.

However, it is also possible to send in a staggered arrangement instead of a horizontal line. Further, by rotating the conveying roller pair on the slide base 112 at a high speed and conveying the photographic paper P at a high speed from the endless belt 44 and the processor unit 72, the photographic paper P can be arranged more densely.

As described above, as shown in FIG. 5, when the photographic printing papers P are arranged in a plurality of rows on the slide base 112 and then sent to the processor section 72, when the plurality of photographic printing papers P are sorted into a plurality of rows, the processor section 72 is arranged. Since the photographic papers P are arranged in a horizontal line in a plurality of rows, the projected area of the photographic paper P per unit length increases. Then, the sorted printing paper P is processed while being conveyed in the processor unit 72. Therefore, the amount of processing per unit time increases, and the processing capacity of the printing paper P can be further improved.

That is, in the above-described procedure, the photographic printing paper P is only conveyed alternately in two rows as shown in FIG.
Although there is a drawback that the distance a between the photographic papers P becomes large,
According to this procedure, the processing capacity can be further improved.

Further, the photographic printing paper P is prevented from concentrating only at a specific position in the processor section 72, and the photographic printing paper P is
It becomes difficult to cause uneven processing. Further, when processing the photographic paper P in the processor unit 72, it is not necessary to divide the transport path for each of the photographic paper P distributed, so that the maximum width that can be processed in the processor unit 72 is irrespective of the print size. The printing paper P can be processed freely.

A second embodiment of the sorting apparatus for the photographic printer according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and this embodiment will be described with reference to these figures. The same members as those described in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, on the rotary table 132 which is a distribution table for placing the photographic printing paper P of this embodiment, the conveying roller pairs 134A, 13 rotated by a motor (not shown).
4B is provided, and the upper surface of the rotary table 132 is rotatably supported on the same plane as the transport surface K that transports the printing paper P. Therefore, the printing paper P
The upper surface of the turntable 132 is rotatable in the same horizontal plane as the transport surface of the.

Further, a sensor 136 capable of detecting the printing paper P is arranged at a position on the rotary table 132 on the upstream side in the carrying direction of the printing paper P with respect to the pair of carrying rollers 134A and 134B.

Therefore, when the sensor 136 detects the photographic paper P, the rotary base 132 is rotated in either the left or right direction, and the photographic paper P is sent in that direction as indicated by the chain double-dashed line, and the next photographic paper is printed. When the paper P is similarly detected, the rotary table 132
Is rotated in the opposite direction to the above, and the printing paper P is sent out. Then, by performing this alternately, it is possible to carry a plurality of rows. However, in consideration of the arrangement of the photographic printing paper P, it is also possible to carry out a plurality of rows of conveyance by sequentially sending out in either the left or right direction.

Therefore, in the first embodiment, the sorting table is moved in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the printing paper P to enable transport in a plurality of rows, but in this embodiment, the rotary table 132 is rotated. It can be sorted.

That is, in the first embodiment, when the photographic printing paper P having a long panoramic size in the transporting direction is transported from the endless belt 44 side, the photographic printing paper P is transported by the length L _{1 of the} photographic printing paper P. Then, the next photographic paper P is fed from the endless belt 44 to the rotary table 13 until the photographic paper P is completely fed into the transport path 60.
However, in this embodiment, the length L ₂ shorter than the length L ₁ becomes a substantial conveyance length and the conveyance time is short because the length L ₂ is obliquely fed as shown in FIG. Therefore, the processing capacity can be improved by this amount.

FIG. 8 shows a third embodiment of the photographic printer sorting apparatus according to the present invention, and this embodiment will be described with reference to this drawing. The same members as those described in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the distribution table for placing the photographic printing paper P of this embodiment is constituted by a conveyor belt 142 driven and rotated by a motor (not shown). Are to be transported. The guide arm 1 rotatably supported on the base end side is provided on both sides of the conveyor belt 142.
44 are arranged, and the guide arm 144 is positioned so as to extend downstream in the transport direction of the printing paper P.

The base end side of the guide arm 144 is connected to a motor (not shown), and the motor alternately turns the guide arm 144 onto the conveyor belt 142, so that the photographic paper P is conveyed to any one of the conveyor belts 142. It will be possible to sort them so that they will alternately come to that side. Then, the sorted printing paper P is conveyed to the processor unit 72 side.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the photographic paper P can be sorted into a plurality of rows as in the first and second embodiments, and the number of photographic papers P that can be processed in the processor unit 72 can be reduced. This will increase the processing capacity.

A fourth embodiment of a sorting apparatus for a photographic printer according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, and this embodiment will be described with reference to these drawings. The same members as those described in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 9, on the distribution table 152 for placing the printing paper P of this embodiment, the first conveying roller group 15 independently driven and rotated by a driving source (not shown).
4, second conveying roller group 156 and third conveying roller group 15
8 are arranged.

When it is desired to bring the photographic printing paper P closer to the direction D in FIG. 9, the first carrying roller group 154 located upstream in the carrying direction.
Further, the rollers of the second transport roller group 156 located on the upper side in the drawing are driven and rotated. At this time, it is better that the second transport roller group 156 rotates at a higher speed than the first transport roller group 154. At this time, the third conveying roller group 158 located on the lower side in the drawing may be driven and rotated, but it is rotated at a low speed.

When it is desired to bring the photographic printing paper P closer to the direction E in FIG. 9, similarly, the rollers of the first transport roller group 154 and the third transport roller group 158 are driven and rotated.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the printing paper P can be sorted into a plurality of rows as in the above embodiment,
The number of printing papers P that can be processed in the processor unit 72 increases, and the processing capacity improves.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the roller group 16
When 0 is arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the transport path, the sorting ability is further improved. Further, in order to improve the close contact between the photographic printing paper P and the roller, the photographic printing paper P may be sucked toward the distribution table side.

A fifth embodiment of the sorting apparatus for the photographic printer according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, and this embodiment will be described with reference to these figures. The same members as those described in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a plurality of air slits 164 are formed side by side on a distribution table 162 for placing the printing paper P of this embodiment, and printing is performed by discharging air from the air slits 164. The paper P is conveyed.

When it is desired to bring the photographic printing paper P to the upper side of FIG. 11, air is discharged from the area indicated by the alternate long and short dash line A, so that the photographic printing paper P is conveyed to the upper side while shifting. As a result, the printing paper P is sorted. Note that air may be discharged from the entire air slit 164, and in that case, the flow velocity in the region indicated by the alternate long and short dash line A may be made faster than the flow velocity in the other regions.

Further, when the next printing paper P arrives, air is discharged from the area shown by the one-dot chain line B so as to bring the printing paper P closer to the lower side of FIG.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the printing paper P can be sorted into a plurality of rows as in the above embodiment,
The number of printing papers P that can be processed in the processor unit 72 increases, and the processing capacity improves.

A sixth embodiment of the photographic printer sorting apparatus according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, and the present embodiment will be described with reference to these drawings. The same members as those described in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 13, a guide block 176 supported by a support shaft 174 is provided on a distribution table 172 for placing the photographic printing paper P of this embodiment so that the conveyance path of the photographic printing paper P is sandwiched therebetween. As shown in FIG. 14, the guide block 176 is moved by moving the support shaft 174 in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction, and the photographic paper P is moved toward the upper side or the lower side in the drawing. Will be distributed. Then, the printing paper P is conveyed by using air or rollers.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the photographic paper P can be distributed into a plurality of rows as in the previous embodiment, the number of photographic paper P that can be processed in the processor section 72 is increased, and the processing capacity is increased. Will be improved.

A seventh embodiment of the sorting apparatus for a photographic printer according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, and this embodiment will be described with reference to these figures. The same members as those described in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the sorting table 182 of this embodiment is composed of a first stage 182A and a second stage 182B which are arranged side by side from the upstream side in the transport direction of the printing paper P. There is.

The first stage 182A among them is supported so that the first stage 182A can reciprocate along a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the printing paper P, and reciprocates by a drive source (not shown). To be done. Therefore, the upper surface of the distribution table 182 moves on the same plane as the transport surface K that transports the printing paper P. However, the second stage 182B is fixed and does not reciprocate.

On the first stage 182A, a pair of conveyance rollers 1 for nipping and conveying the photographic printing paper P.
84 are rotatably supported. On the second stage 182B, two pairs of transport rollers 186 and 188, which respectively form transport paths for transporting the printing paper P, are provided.
Each is rotatably supported. Further, the upper rollers in FIG. 16 can escape upward so that the pressure of the conveying roller pairs 186 and 188 to the photographic printing paper P can be released arbitrarily.

Then, these conveying roller pairs 184, 18
6, 188 are separately driven and rotated by a motor, and the conveying speed of the conveying roller pair 184 is higher than the conveying speed of the endless belt 44.
The transport speeds of 86 and 188 are slower than the transport roller pair 184 and the same as the transport speed in the processor unit 72.

From the above, the first stage 182A and the second stage 182A
On the stage 182B, three pairs of conveying rollers 184,
186 and 188 are arranged, and the three pairs of conveying rollers 184, 186, and 188 are rotated by the respective motors, and the photographic printing paper P can be conveyed while being sandwiched.

That is, as the function of the sorting device, the function of sorting the printing paper P and the function of an accumulator for matching the speeds of the endless belt 44 and the processor section 72 are required. In this case, the first stage 182A is required. The printing paper P is distributed, and the second stage 182B serves as an accumulator.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The printing paper P is sent from the endless belt 44 to the first stage 182A, and then sent to one of the pair of transport rollers 186 and 188 on the second stage 182B. At this time, the endless belt 44 is conveyed from the first stage 182A at the speed of the endless belt 44, but the first stage 182A to the second stage 182B is conveyed at a high speed because the conveying roller pair 184 is rotated at a high speed. It Then, during this period, the second printing paper P is exposed.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the first stage 18
During the transfer from 2A to the second stage 182B, there is a possibility that the photographic paper P before the transfer is being transferred from the second stage 182B to the processor section 72.

At this time, since the conveying roller pairs 186 and 188 of the second stage 182B convey the photographic paper P at the same speed as the processor section 72, the photographic paper P from the first stage 182A to the second stage 182B. Conveying roller pair 186,
It comes in as if pushed into 188. for that reason,
The pressure of the conveying roller pairs 186 and 188 of the second stage 182B is released at this timing to release the conveying operation of the printing paper P, and the first stage 182A to the second stage 182 are released.
Even if the photographic paper P is pushed into B, the speed does not become inconsistent.

After the photographic printing paper P is transferred from the first stage 182A to the second stage 182B in such a state that the conveyance speeds do not become inconsistent, the first stage 1
82A moves at a high speed to a position where the next printing paper P is received from the endless belt 44 side. After that, the exposure of the next printing paper P is completed, and the printing paper P is conveyed to the first stage 182A. Then, by repeating this, it becomes possible to sort while maintaining the consistency of speed.

Incidentally, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the pair of conveying rollers 1
Although the rollers are allowed to escape so that the press-bonding of 86 and 188 to the photographic printing paper P can be arbitrarily released, instead of this,
A one-way clutch may be adopted for the rollers so that the conveyance speeds do not become inconsistent.

Further, in the first embodiment to the above-mentioned embodiments, the post-sorting conveyance path has two rows, but needless to say, it may have three or more rows. By using a plurality of columns, such as three columns or more, the processing speed can be further increased.

[0097]

As described above, the sorting apparatus for the photographic printer according to the present invention has an excellent effect that the photosensitive material can be sorted into a plurality of rows.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a printer processor to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view showing the distribution device of the photo printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a distribution device of the photo printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a distribution procedure of the distribution device of the photographic printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing another sorting procedure of the sorting apparatus of the photo printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view showing a distribution device of a photographic printer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing the distribution device of the photographic printer according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and is a view showing a state in which a panoramic size printing paper is placed on a rotary base.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view showing a distribution device of a photographic printer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view showing the distribution device of the photographic printer according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged plan view showing a modified example of the sorting device of the photographic printer according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged plan view showing the distribution device of the photo printer according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a distribution device of a photographic printer according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged plan view showing a distribution device of a photographic printer according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged plan view showing a distribution device of a photographic printer according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, showing a state at the time of distribution.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged plan view showing the distribution device of the photographic printer according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a sorting device of a photographic printer according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Printer Processor (Photo Printer) 112 Slide Base 114A Conveying Roller Pair (Conveying Means) 114B Conveying Roller Pair (Conveying Means) 116A Conveying Roller Pair (Conveying Means) 116B Conveying Roller Pairs (Conveying Means) 122 Sensor 124 Sensor 132 Rotation Base 134A Conveying roller pair (conveying means) 134B Conveying roller pair (conveying means) 136 Sensor P Printing paper (photosensitive material)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A sorting device for a photographic printer, which sorts a plurality of photosensitive materials to be processed while being transported, into a plurality of rows, the sorting table being capable of sorting the photosensitive materials by moving along a transport surface for transporting the photosensitive materials. And a transporting unit that is installed on the sorting table and transports the photosensitive material while sorting it according to the movement of the sorting table. 2. A sorter for a photographic printer, which sorts a plurality of photosensitive materials to be processed while being transported, into a sorting stand which is rotatable along a transporting surface for transporting the photosensitive materials, and a sorting stand. A sorting device for a photo printer, comprising: a sensor capable of detecting a photosensitive material being conveyed; and a conveying roller which is installed on a sorting table and which sorts and conveys the photosensitive material as the sorting table rotates. . 3. A sorting device for a photographic printer, which sorts a plurality of photosensitive materials to be processed while being transported, into a sorting stand that is rotatable along a transport surface that transports the photosensitive materials, and a sorting stand. A sensor that can detect the photosensitive material being conveyed, and a conveying roller that is installed on the distribution table and that conveys the photosensitive material while distributing the photosensitive material as the distribution table rotates, faster than the conveying speed before and after the distribution table. A photographic printer sorting device characterized by having. 4. A sorting device for a photographic printer, which sorts a plurality of photosensitive materials to be processed while being transported, into a plurality of rows, and is constituted by a plurality of stages along the transport direction of the photosensitive materials, and at least one of them. A photographic printer characterized in that one stage has a sorting table that moves to sort the photosensitive material, and a transport roller that is installed on the sorting platform and transports the photosensitive material while sorting the photosensitive material according to the movement of the sorting table. Sorting device. 5. A sorting device for a photographic printer, which sorts a plurality of photosensitive materials to be processed while being transported, into a plurality of rows, the plurality of stages being arranged along a transportation direction of the photosensitive materials, and at least one of the stages. One stage is installed on the sorting table that moves to sort the photosensitive material, and the photosensitive material is transported while being sorted according to the movement of the sorting table, and the transport operation of the photosensitive material is performed on at least one stage. A sorting device for a photo printer, comprising: a transport roller that can be released.