JPH08314109A - Automatic processing device for photosensitive material and housing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an automatic processing device for photosensitive materials which improves customer collation processing and enables any persons to easily and surely obtain high-quality color prints as far as these persons go to an installation place and a housing device. CONSTITUTION: This automatic processing device for the photosensitive materials is an automatic processing device 1 for the photosensitive materials which executes development and print processing of the photosensitive materials. The automatic processing device described above has a processing section 3 which executes development processing and print processing, a photograph housing section 6 which has plural housing sections to be locked after the photosensitive materials for photography processed by the processing section 3 and the sets of the prints are housed therein, a correspondence setting means which forms the correspondence of the information of the recording media possessed by the respective customers for the processing of the sets and the information to specify the respective sets housed therein and a collation means which collates the correspondence of the information of the recording media possessed by the respective customers and the respective sets housed in the photograph housing sections at the time of delivering the sets housed in the photograph housing section 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention can automatically obtain a high-quality color print on the spot from an automatic processing device for a light-sensitive material, in particular, a color light-sensitive material photographed. The present invention relates to an automatic development service machine, and further to a storage device for temporary storage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an automatic processing apparatus for photosensitive materials, there is a developing machine for a laboratory, for example, after developing a color negative film that has been photographed, exposing the color photographic paper from this negative film and developing the photographic paper. An integrated developing machine for obtaining a color print has been proposed (for example, JP-A-64-157).
No. 41, No. 64-40945, etc.). Also, a system having a print acceptance film selling function has been realized, and "Reception-kun" of Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. is also in operation (for example, JP-A-62-120597).

[0003] Here, after taking a picture using a color negative film for general photography, when obtaining a print from now on, there is a demand that the print should not be seen by others, and that a higher quality print should be obtained more easily. For that reason, a system that does not pass through the DP store has been proposed. As an example thereof, an automatic development service machine has been proposed (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-72349). This apparatus comprises a processing section for automatically performing processing from negative film development to printing, a storage section for storing processed negative films and prints, and a fee collection processing section.

In an automatic developing service machine that tries to obtain a print without passing through such a DP store, what is particularly important is to ensure that the received film and the print are delivered to the orderer. . In that respect, the conventional automatic development service machine issues a receipt with a secret code corresponding to the lock at the predetermined storage position of the storage unit that stores processed films and prints, and checks the correspondence relationship by accepting this receipt. I am trying to do it.

[0005]

In the recognition processing and the collation processing as described above, the receipt has an important role,
It's like a door key. However, unlike a door key that is always carried and used, such a receipt is used only when using this automatic development service machine, and if the receipt is forgotten at home or some other place, There is a problem in that it may be lost or may become unreadable due to wrinkles or scratches, which causes inconvenience.

Further, in addition to such an automatic developing machine, the conventional recognition / collation processing system is applied even when the developing / printing processing itself is carried out at another place and only the delivery is carried out by an automatic storage device. it can. Further, more generally, the conventional recognition / verification processing system can be applied to a system in which some goods are received and the processed goods are returned after the processing requiring a certain time, but again, the same as the above. The problem occurs.

[0007] A main object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, to improve the collation processing of the orderer so that anyone can go to the installation place easily and surely with high quality color printing. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic processing device for a photosensitive material capable of obtaining the above, and a storage device for temporary storage.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has the following constitution and is an automatic processor for a photosensitive material for developing and printing a photosensitive material. Owned by each ordering party for the set processing, a processing section for performing print processing, a photographic storage section having a plurality of storage sections for storing and locking a set of the photosensitive material for photography and the print processed by the processing section Correspondence setting means for forming a correspondence between the information of the recording medium and the information for identifying each stored set, and the information and the photograph of the recording medium owned by each orderer at the time of receiving the set stored in the photo storage unit. This is achieved by an automatic processing device for photosensitive material provided with a collating means for collating the correspondence with each set stored in the storage portion.

The correspondence setting means may be a recording means for recording information specifying each set stored in a recording medium owned by each orderer. The recording means may have a recording sheet creating means for pasting a sheet on which information specifying each set is recorded onto a corresponding recording medium.

Further, the correspondence setting means can be composed of a reading means for reading the information for specifying the orderer in the recording medium and an information recording means for recording the information. The information recording means may be a memory for collectively storing the input information, or may be configured to have a recording portion divided corresponding to each portion of the photo storage portion.

The recording medium owned by the orderer may be a non-contact IC card having a transponder.
The collating means can be composed of a receiving means for receiving a transmission signal from the IC card and an informing means for transmitting a caution signal, and the receiving means is the orderer of the set currently stored in the photo storing section. If the set in storage is not received after receiving the signal from, the notifying means issues a caution signal.

Further, the correspondence between the article storage section having a plurality of storage sections for accommodating and locking the articles and the information of the recording medium owned by each article storage orderer and the information for specifying the stored articles is shown. The correspondence setting means to be formed and the collation means for collating the correspondence between the information of the recording medium owned by each orderer and the respective articles stored in the article storage section when the articles stored in the article storage section are received. It is also possible to provide an article storage device provided with the article storage device.

[0013]

[Function] In the case of a product that cannot be supplied until it has been stored and processed once, such as the above-mentioned photo development / printing process, a storage medium corresponding to each orderer is used by using the recording medium owned by each orderer. By collating the information of the product, it is not necessary to issue a receipt or the like, and it is not necessary to rely on the product that is not normally used. Further, since the recording medium is used by the person in question, it is possible to effectively prevent forgetting, losing, and becoming unreadable.
In particular, this recording medium may be a cash card used in a cash dispenser of a bank or the like, a card based on the JIS standard such as a credit card, a prepaid card or an IC card.

Here, as a form of using the recording medium,
A form of recording the collation information on an unused recording portion of the recording medium, a form of attaching a sheet on which the collation information is recorded to a position where no problem occurs on the recording medium, and further, recording on the recording medium. It is conceivable that the information (for example, the account number and the account name) that can specify the information can be used as the matching information.

In the mode in which the information that can specify each individual is diverted as the information for collation, it is necessary to provide the recording unit in the apparatus in place of making no action on the recording medium. Regarding this, when using memory,
The matching process itself is fast, but it is weak against sudden power interruptions such as power outages, and if a separate recording section is provided for each storage unit, the matching process will be slower but more certain. .

When a contactless IC card having a transponder is used, when the owner of the article stored in the photo storage unit forgets that it is stored and is likely to pass by the device, the reception unit After receiving the signal, the signal will be cut off without receiving the stored set,
By sending a caution signal (for example, the person's name by voice) by the notification means, it is possible to call attention to forgetting to take it.

[0017]

1 is a front view of an automatic processing apparatus for photosensitive materials according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are lines III-III of FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the automatic photosensitive material processing apparatus 1 of the present invention has a development processing section 3.
The development processing unit 3 has a negative processing unit 31, an exposure unit 33, and a print processing unit 35, as in the known integrated automatic developing machine.

In the illustrated example, the negative processing section 31 is provided in the front row inside the apparatus as shown in FIG.
11, bleaching tank 312, bleach-fixing tank 313, fixing tank 31
4, first and second washing tanks 315, 316, stabilizing tank 3
The color negative film N (photosensitive material for photography), which is a photographic material that has been photographed, is provided with 17 and a drying chamber 318 so as to pass through each tank and undergo a predetermined developing process. The negative film N developed in the negative processing section 31 is then sent to the exposure section 33.

On the other hand, in the rear row in the apparatus, as shown in FIG. 4, there is arranged a magazine 4 containing the print sensitive material P wound in a roll shape, and the print sensitive material P is sequentially fed from here. And is sent to the exposure unit 33.
In the exposure unit 33, the photosensitive material P is printed for each frame of the developed negative film N by the irradiation of the lamp L by the mirror M and the condenser lens F. The print sensitive material P baked in the printing unit 33 is then cut into each frame in the exposed paper cutting unit 40, and then sent to the print processing unit 35. When the paper cutting unit 40 is provided, the reservoir and the cutting unit after the development are unnecessary, and the apparatus is downsized.

The print processing section 35 in the illustrated example includes a color developing tank 351, a bleach-fixing tank 353, a water washing tank 355, and a drying chamber 3.
The print after printing is configured to pass through each tank in sequence and undergo a predetermined development. Then, after development, the negative film N developed for each predetermined frame
The print after printing and the print are preferably packaged in the negative wrapping section 36 and the print 37, respectively, and then sent to the photographic storage section 6.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, the photo storage unit 6 is
It has a so-called gondola stocker structure in which a plurality of storage boxes are attached to rails or belts and can move within a predetermined locus. More specifically, at a predetermined position, the negative film is received from the negative wrapping section 36 and the print is received from the print wrapping section 37, these are stored in a locked state, and a lock release signal is sent to the front of the apparatus. The photograph can be sent to the provided photograph take-out section 27. Further, as a configuration different from the illustrated example, the negative processing unit 31 can be installed above the print processing unit 35, and a preferable result that the installation area becomes small is obtained.

Prior to such development processing, the negative film N having been photographed is loaded from a film loading port 21 provided on the front surface of the apparatus, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the negative film N stored in the cartridge loaded from the film loading port 21 is sent to the negative leading edge leader joining processing unit 32, and the leading edge is fed from the inside of the cartridge by a known method. It is joined to a transport leader (not shown) and sent to the negative processing section 31.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, a customer service section 2 is provided on the front surface of the apparatus, and a control section 5 is arranged inside the apparatus and connected to them as shown in FIG. It As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
A film loading port 21 and a negative determination unit 211 that determines the loaded film are provided. Then, the negative determination unit 211 outputs the determination result to the control circuit 51 of the control unit 5. Further, the customer service section 2 is provided with a customer sensor 22 such as a radar detector, an ultrasonic sensor, and an infrared sensor, and the output of the customer sensor is also input to the control circuit 51.

The customer service section is provided with a coin slot 231, a bill slot 235 and a card slot 237.
The deposit determination unit 239 determines deposit from these insertion ports and outputs it to the control circuit. In addition, it is possible to use prepaid cards at the card insertion slot 237,
You can also pay with a credit card as described below. Furthermore, a change port 24 is provided, and the control circuit 51
From the output from the change issuing unit 241 the change account 24
Send out change. A receipt may be issued from the change account 24. These deposit determination section 2
39 and the change issuing unit 241 are disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-12.
A publicly known configuration may be used as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 0597.

Further, a card (for example, a cash card or the like) as a recording medium owned by each customer is inserted into the insertion port 237 of the customer service section. Furthermore, card reading /
A writing unit 255 is connected and arranged, whereby necessary information is written in a card owned by the customer or information is read out from the card, and the customer and the negative film and print are dealt with, and the developed and packaged negative film and The print is taken out by the control circuit 51 using the card owned by the customer as a key.

The control circuit 51 outputs the storage box number of the photo storage section 6 to the storage control section 57 on the basis of the information read from the card owned by the customer, and outputs it from the predetermined storage box of the photo storage section to the photo extraction section 27. The photo is sent out and the developed and packaged negative film and prints are ready for removal. In such a case, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the photo takeout unit 27 can also be locked, and the control circuit 51
Through the storage control unit 57, the unlocking of the photo storage unit 6 and the sending to the photo taking out unit 27 are instructed, and the unlocking of the photo taking out unit 27 is also instructed. According to the present invention, the matching process is performed by using the card that is owned by the customer and normally carried by the customer, rather than the receipt specifically issued as described above, so that the customer can certainly receive his or her own prints and negatives. You can do it, and you will not be caught or seen by others.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 5
Has a drive control unit 52, a temperature control unit 53, a treatment liquid control unit 54, an exposure control unit 55, and a packaging control unit 56, in addition to the control circuit 51 and the storage control unit 57. Drive controller 52
Is for activating, driving, and stopping the negative leading edge reader joining portion 32, the negative processing portion 31, and the print processing portion 33 in response to a signal from the control circuit 5.

The temperature control unit 53 inputs signals from the temperature sensors of the processing tanks and the drying chamber to control the temperature of each heater. This is because the treatment liquid control unit 54 controls the replenishment unit that replenishes the replenishment liquid with a predetermined composition from the replenishment liquid tank 385 and the water tank 381 for each treatment liquid provided above each treatment tank. The exposure control unit 55 is a control unit that controls the exposure conditions and the like of the exposure unit 33 and further cuts the exposed paper by the exposed print cutting unit 40.
The packaging control unit 56 is for controlling the driving of the negative packaging unit 36 and the print packaging unit 37. In addition,
A waste liquid tank 39 is provided at the lower left of FIG.

Based on the above-described structure, the automatic photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention provides a developing service. Regarding the specific operation of receiving the negative film and delivering the packaged negative film after development and the print, as shown in FIG. 6, the film receiving processing routine is executed as follows. First, when the customer sensor detects a customer, the display unit 26 displays whether or not the simultaneous printing is processed. When the customer selects the simultaneous printing by the keyboard input unit 28, the display unit 26 displays a negative image. The input instruction is displayed. At the same time, an instruction to insert a card (for example, a cash card, a credit card, a prepaid card, etc.) owned by the customer into the insertion slot 237 is displayed.

According to this instruction, the customer enters the film loading port 21.
When a negative is inserted into the card and the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 237, the development processing unit 3 prepares for development and print processing, and the numbers of the film and print storage boxes 61 after the development are determined.

Further, the display unit 26 displays a standard amount of money and an instruction to insert the standard amount of money based on the type of negative and the number of frames confirmed by the development processing unit 3. Next, when the customer inserts a predetermined amount of money from the money insertion ports 231, 235, the deposit determination unit 239 confirms the payment by a known method, and if the payment confirmation is OK, the card reading / writing unit 25 on the card.
Required items (for example, storage box number, payment fee, etc.) are recorded by 5 and returned. Here, as a matter of course, the information that is necessary for the original purpose of use is recorded on the card owned by such a customer individually, and thus the part where such information is not recorded, that is, the unused part To record information used in the processing apparatus of the present invention. Therefore, it does not interfere with the original information.

Then, as described above, the receipt can be issued from the change account 24 in the sense of confirmation display. In addition,
The payment may be the insertion of a pre-bait card or another card as shown. Also, as mentioned above on the card,
Although the number of the storage box 61 of the photo storage unit 6 is recorded and used for collation at the time of delivery, a password unlocking secret signal may be added to the recorded contents.

Upon returning the card, the negative processing routine and the print processing routine are started. After the print processing routine is completed, the negative film N is packaged in the negative packaging processing section 36, and then the photo storage section 6
It is stored in a predetermined storage box 61. On the other hand, the print sensitive material P after printing is sent to the print processing unit 35,
Predetermined print processing is performed. Thereafter, the print sensitive material P is packaged in the print packaging processing section 37,
It is stored together with the negative film in a predetermined storage box 61 of the photo storage unit 6. The storage locations of the negative film and the print may be the same or different.

Next, the negative film N after development and packaging
The delivery of prints and prints may follow the procedure of the delivery processing routine shown in FIG. 7, for example. That is, the card in which the necessary information is recorded by the card reading / writing unit 255 in the film reception processing routine is the insertion slot 2
When inserted in 37, card reading / writing section 25
5 reads the information on the card and transmits the negative film and print corresponding to the control circuit 51. The control circuit 51 calculates the excess or deficiency of the amount of money, which is calculated from the number of printed and cut sheets of the finally processed print sensitive material P, by comparing it with the amount of money, and displays the excess or deficiency. 26 is displayed.

When the amount is settled, the storage place of the photo storage unit 6 is searched, and the negative film and the print are dropped on the photo extraction unit 27. After this, issue the final receipt,
Further, after the information used in the apparatus of the present invention is erased from the card, the card is returned and the series of automatic processing of the photosensitive material is completed.

As described above, in the automatic processing apparatus for photosensitive materials of the present invention, the processing of the development and printing of the negative film (photosensitive material for photographing) and the transfer of money are carried out automatically, and they are packaged at the time of delivery. Color prints and negative film sets can be matched with the customer without a receipt, using the customer's personal card.

As another embodiment of the present invention, in the card reading / writing unit 255, instead of directly writing on the card, a film and a sheet for recording storage information are prepared and attached to the card. Has become.

As for the structure and operation, as shown in the delivery routine of FIG. 8, a sheet attaching section 256 for preparing a film and a sheet for recording storage information is arranged in the card reading / writing section 255. The customer inserts the negative into the film insertion opening 21 and the card insertion opening 23
When the card is inserted into the developing unit 7, the developing unit 3 executes the developing and printing processes, and the storage box numbers for the developed film and print are determined as in the conventional case. Next, the recording sheet serves as an adhesive sticker and is attached to the card inserted through the card insertion slot 237. Then, the determined storage box number and other information to be recorded are stored in the card reading / writing unit 25.
In 5, the sheet is recorded at a predetermined position.

Regarding the transfer of the film and the print after development, when the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 237, the recording sheet is used after the card reading / writing unit 255 reads the information of the recording sheet. The same process as that in the case of not performing is performed. By sticking the recording sheet on the card in this way, it is possible to deal with cards without a recording section, and furthermore, there is no chance of interfering with the originally recorded information, and reading and writing of the card Errors can be completely prevented.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the card reading / writing unit 255 has only a reading function and is installed as the card reading unit 257. In this case, the collation between the customer and each of the loaded films is achieved by using the information recorded on the card, which is the property of the customer, to identify the customer.

That is, as the operation, as shown in the delivery routine of FIG. 9, when the customer inserts the negative into the film insertion opening 21 and inserts the card into the card insertion opening 237, the development processing unit 3 develops and prints. The process is executed and the storage box numbers of the developed film and print are determined as in the conventional case. Here, the card reading unit 257 reads out information (for example, a bank account number and an account name in the case of a cash card, a company and a registration number in the case of a credit card) for identifying a customer from the inserted card, and The information about necessary items is stored in the memory in the control circuit 51 by associating it with the loaded film.

For transfer of the film and print after development, when the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 237, the card reading section 257 again reads the information for identifying the customer read from the card at the beginning of film insertion, and the control circuit. 5
The film and print after development are specified by collating with the information recorded in the memory in 1. After this, the same processing as in the first embodiment is performed.

As described above, the set of the color print and the negative film thus packaged and the customer are collated with the information for identifying the customer himself / herself recorded on the card which is his / her own property, so that it is originally recorded. Since it does not interfere with the information that is being read, there is no chance of a situation occurring and read / write errors on the card can be completely prevented. Further, a simple and reliable film transfer can be performed without attaching an extra item to the card. Although a memory is prepared in the control circuit 51, instead of this, a recording means (for example, a magnetic film or the like) that is divided corresponding to each of the storage boxes 61 is provided so that power is supplied. Information can be maintained even if it disappears.

Further, as a further embodiment, an IC card can be used for the card of the first embodiment,
In particular, a contactless IC card having a transponder can also be used. As for this non-contact IC card, the reception section for receiving the transmission signal from the IC card is provided in the customer service section 2 as a collating means.
The customer service unit 2 may be provided with a notification unit that transmits a caution signal.

Here, the function of the notification unit is that when the owner of the film stored in the photo storage unit 6 forgets that the film is being stored and is about to pass by the device 1, the reception unit After receiving the signal, the signal will be interrupted without receiving the set being stored. Therefore, by issuing a caution signal (for example, the person's name by voice) from the notification unit, you should be careful not to forget be able to.

As described above, once an article typified by a photographed photosensitive material is received and processed and stored in each storage box, each individual storage box and the corresponding customer are collated with each other. The use of the card, which is owned by, is applicable not only to the use of such a photo developing process. For example, because an article is received, processed, and returned after a certain time has passed, D
With respect to the P store, the developing / printing process can be eliminated from the device of the present invention, and the device can be used as a mere delivery item storage device outside normal business hours. Examples of such photographic articles include color films after development processing, color prints (color photographic paper), and packages.
Such an article storage device further needs to store clothes in a cleaning shop or the like other than the DP store for cleaning processing, and can be used as a storage device for unmanned delivery of these clothes.

Although an example in which the negative deposit processing unit 239 activates the negative processing unit 31 and the print processing unit 33 has been described, the deposit may be postpaid. Just start it up.
Further, the deposit may be an actual deposit to the device, deposit with a pre-bait card or another card, or a deposit confirmation signal input by the administrator when the administrator receives money from the customer. . Also, by inputting from the keyboard input unit 28,
You may make it possible to develop only the negative film.

[0048]

As described above, particularly with regard to the automatic processing device for photosensitive materials, it is common for individual owners to generally carry out collation between the photosensitive material (film) for photography that has received the processing and its owner. By using a card, the owner of the light-sensitive material can easily use the photofinishing process and the printing process at any time. Negatives can be automatically identified and received.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic photosensitive material processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an automatic photosensitive material processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram of a film receiving processing routine of the photosensitive material automatic processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a delivery processing routine of the photosensitive material automatic processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram of a delivery processing routine of the automatic photosensitive material processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram of a delivery processing routine of an automatic photosensitive material processing apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Automatic Processing Device for Photosensitive Material 2 Customer Service Department 3 Development Processing Department 4 Magazine 5 Control Section 6 Photo Storage Department 21 Negative Input Port 22 Customer Sensor 231 and 235 Money Input Port 237 Card Insertion Port 24 Cash Change Account 255 Card Reading / Writing Unit 256 Sheet pasting section 257 Card reading section 26 Display section 27 Photo taking section 28 Keyboard input section 31 Negative processing section 32 Negative tip leader joining section 33 Exposure section 35 Print processing section 36 Negative packaging section 37 Print packaging section 51 Control circuit 52 Drive Control unit 53 Temperature control unit 54 Processing liquid control unit 55 Exposure control unit 56 Packaging control unit 57 Storage control unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An automatic processing device for a photosensitive material for developing / printing a photosensitive material, comprising: a processing section for performing the developing / printing processing; and a photosensitive material for photography and a print processed by the processing section. Forming a correspondence between a photo storage unit having a plurality of storage units for storing and locking a set, information of a recording medium owned by each orderer of the processing of the set, and information specifying each stored set. Correspondence setting means, collation means for collating the correspondence between the information of the recording medium owned by each orderer and each set stored in the photo storage unit at the time of receiving the set stored in the photo storage unit, An automatic processing device for photosensitive materials, comprising: 2. The automatic photosensitive material automatic recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the correspondence setting means is a recording means for recording information identifying each stored set on a recording medium owned by each orderer. Processing equipment. 3. The correspondence setting means includes a reading means for reading information identifying an orderer in the recording medium,
2. The automatic processing device for photosensitive material according to claim 1, comprising an information recording means for recording the information. 4. The automatic processing device for photosensitive material according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium owned by the orderer is a non-contact IC card having a transponder. 5. An article storage device, comprising: an article storage section having a plurality of storage sections for storing and locking the article; information of a recording medium owned by each of the article storage orderers and stored information; Correspondence setting means for forming a correspondence with information specifying an item, and when receiving an item contained in the item container,
An article storage device, comprising: collating means for collating the correspondence between information of a recording medium owned by each orderer and each article stored in the article storage section.