JPH08332740A - Automatic photographing processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an automatic photographic processing apparatus capable of stocking a plurality of cartridges and enabled in long-term unmanned operation by the successive replacement and supply of the cartridges. CONSTITUTION: A printer part 2 forming an image on paper, a cartridge supply part 3 capable of housing a plurality of cartridges to successively feed them to a predetermined position, a feed unit part 5 equipped with a cartridge attaching and detaching chuck part 4 and taking out the used cartridge from the printer part 2 or taking out the cartridge from the cartridge supply part 3 to feed the same to the printer part 2 and a paper supply part 6 feeding and supplying roll paper automatically are arranged at predetermined positions.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic photographing processing device capable of automatically obtaining a photograph in a short time by taking a photograph of a certification photograph, portrait or the like by operating the device himself.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as a device that can be easily photographed by a person to be photographed when an identification photograph or portrait is required, the photograph can be obtained in about 3 to 1 minute. An automatic image processing device is installed.

When the person to be photographed completes the photographing as described above, the photographic paper is conveyed to a predetermined position in the apparatus by the photographic paper conveying device provided in the automatic photographing processing device, and the upper body of the photographed person is photographed. The image is automatically printed on this photographic paper.
It is developed and discharged and supplied to a person to be photographed through a predetermined discharge port in the booth.

[0004]

However, in the conventional automatic photographing processing device, for example, 50 sheets of paper and one cartridge of ink ribbon (for 100 sheets of paper) are mounted in the device. Due to this structure, paper and ink ribbon must be replenished every few days, and it is very difficult to repeat the replenishment work (including maintenance) every few days for each automatic image processing device installed in each place. There was also a problem in terms of labor costs. Further, the consumption of paper and the like differs depending on the installed automatic image capturing processing device, and the timing of the replenishing work is also difficult.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object thereof is to enable stocking of a plurality of cartridges and sequentially replace and supply them to enable long-term unmanned operation. The present invention is to provide such an automatic photographing processing device.

[0006]

Therefore, the present invention has the following structure in order to effectively achieve the above object. That is, a printer unit that prints an image on paper, a cartridge supply unit that can store a plurality of cartridges and that can sequentially convey these cartridges to a predetermined position, and a chuck unit that attaches and detaches the cartridges are provided. The present invention is characterized by arranging, at a predetermined position, a conveyance unit section that takes out or takes out a cartridge from the cartridge supply section and conveys it to the printer section, and a paper supply section that automatically conveys and supplies roll paper.

[0007]

In the automatic photographing processing apparatus of the present invention having the above-described structure, when the end detection signal of the ink ribbon of the cartridge in the printer section is detected, the transport unit section is operated and the chuck section removes the used cartridge. Take it out from the printer unit and carry it out to the specified place. Then, the transport unit section is further moved and the chuck section is moved to the cartridge unloading position of the cartridge ridge supply section.

When the used cartridge is taken out from the printer unit as described above, a new cartridge is conveyed from the cartridge supply unit accommodating a plurality of cartridges to a predetermined position of the cartridge supply unit, and the above-mentioned chuck unit removes this cartridge. Taken out.

Then, the cartridge is again conveyed to the printer section by the operation of the conveying unit section, and the cartridge detached from the chuck section is mounted on the printer section. When the mounting of the cartridge is completed, the chuck unit moves together with the transport unit unit and stands by at a predetermined position.

On the other hand, the paper used in the printer unit is gradually fed out and fed from the roll paper mounted in the paper supply unit.

When the cartridge is used up as described above, a new cartridge is automatically and sequentially supplied, and paper is also sequentially supplied from the paper supply unit, which enables unattended operation for a long period of time and maintenance of paper replenishment and the like. The interval can be lengthened.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic image pickup processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is a transport unit including a printer unit 2, a cartridge supply unit 3, and a chuck unit 4. It is composed of a section 5 and a paper supply section 6.

The printer unit 2 is equipped with a digital color printer, for example, a color thermal transfer printer, and prints an image on the thermal transfer paper supplied from the paper supply unit 6 by the ink ribbon of the cartridge A.

As shown in FIG. 4, the cartridge supply section 3 is composed of a cartridge stock section 7 and a cartridge take-out section 8, and the cartridge stock section 7 can vertically accommodate a plurality of cartridges A containing ink ribbons. It has a rectangular tubular shape.

The cartridge take-out section 8 is composed of a chain conveyor 9 and a drive device (not shown). A detection plate 10 is provided on a chain 9a of the chain conveyor 9 to drive the chain conveyor 9 as necessary. The detection plate 10 hooks the lowermost cartridge A in the cartridge stock portion 7 to carry it out, and the cartridge A is placed in standby in front of the cartridge stock portion 7.

The detection plate 10 has a function of hooking the cartridge A and also detects whether or not the cartridge A is waiting in front of the cartridge stock portion 7 by a sensor (not shown). It is for making it.

The chuck portion 4 is provided on a carrying unit portion 5 described later so as to be movable up and down, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the blades 11a and 12a provided on the two rotary solenoids 11 and 12, respectively. Is used to rotate (swing) the blades 11a and 12a attached to the rotary solenoids 11 and 12 to attach and detach the cartridge A. Further, as described later, the lid 2a of the printer unit 2
It has a roller 4a for closing.

The two blades 11a and 12a are linked to each other, and the blade 12a is inserted into the frame portion of the cartridge A by rotating the blade 12a clockwise by the clockwise rotary solenoid 12. On the other hand, the blade 11b is rotated counterclockwise by the counterclockwise rotary solenoid 11 and inserted into the cassette hold position to hold the cartridge A from the inside.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the carrier unit 5 has a gate-shaped frame 5a, which is assembled in a gate shape, and is moved in the front-rear direction by the actuating device 13 so that the chuck 4 is attached to the horizontal frame. 5b is moved up and down by the actuator 14. By the transport unit section 5 and the chuck section 4, the used cartridge A is taken out from the printer section 2, a new cartridge A is mounted in the printer section 2, and the lid 2a of the digital color printer main body is opened and closed. You can

The paper supply unit 6 is constructed so that two roll papers (not shown) can be provided,
Either one of the roll papers can be selectively supplied to the printer unit 2 by the forward / reverse switching rotation of the driving device. Therefore, if one roll paper runs out, the other roll paper is automatically supplied, and the paper can be continuously supplied to the printer unit 2 for a long period of time.

Reference numeral 15 is a shooter for carrying out the used cartridge A. Further, each of the above-mentioned components is compactly arranged in a case having a predetermined size.

The operating state of the automatic photographing processing apparatus 1 having the above-mentioned structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. That is, when the end detection signal of the ink ribbon of the cartridge A attached to the printer unit 2 is detected, the lid 2a of the color thermal transfer printer is unlocked, and the lid is opened by a wire and a counterweight (not shown).

The transport unit section 5 moves to (1) to (5) in the figure, and the used cartridge A is taken out by the chuck section 4 and then moved to (5) to (2) → (11) → (12). The used cartridge A is conveyed and is discharged by the shooter 15 at (12).

Next, the transport unit 5 is (12) → (11) → (1)
→ Move to (6), take out the new cartridge A, and (1)
It is conveyed to (5) and attached to the printer unit 2. afterwards,
The transport unit 5 moves from (5) to (3) → (7) → (8), and moves to (9) → (10) while closing the lid 2a of the color thermal transfer printer by the roller 4a of the chuck unit 4. . After the above operation is completed, it waits at a predetermined position (1).

On the other hand, paper such as thermal transfer paper is sequentially supplied from the paper supply unit 6 to the printer unit 2 by roll paper.

[0026]

As described above, in the automatic photographing processing apparatus of the present invention, the used cartridge and the new ink cartridge can be automatically and sequentially replaced as needed, and the roll paper is automatically conveyed and supplied. Since the paper can be sequentially supplied from the paper supply section to the printer section, it can be operated by unattended operation for a long period of time, and operations such as replacement and replenishment of cartridges and roll paper can be repeated in a short period of time. Therefore, the running cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an automatic image capturing processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from a cartridge supply unit direction.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of an automatic photographing processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the printer section.

FIG. 3 is a simplified front view of a transport unit section.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a cartridge supply unit.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a chuck section.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a chuck portion.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an operating state of the automatic image capturing processing device.

[FIG. 8] Codes (1) to (12) indicating the operating state of the automatic image processing apparatus
It is explanatory drawing which shows simply.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Automatic Image Processing Device 2 Printer Section 3 Cartridge Supply Section 4 Chuck Section 5 Conveyance Unit Section 6 Paper Supply Section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A printer unit for printing an image on paper, a cartridge supply unit capable of accommodating a plurality of cartridges and sequentially conveying these cartridges to predetermined positions, and a chuck unit for attaching and detaching the cartridges. And a paper feeding section for automatically feeding and feeding roll paper, and a paper feeding section for automatically feeding the roll paper. Automatic shooting processing device.