JPH0980721A - Photographic paper housing magazine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photographic paper housing magazine which is usable for any developing machines with one kind of photographic paper housing magazine regardless of the specifications of the developing machine for rolled photographic paper or cut photographic paper. SOLUTION: The photographic paper housing magazine 1 capable of taking up and housing the rolled photographic paper subjected to printing and attaching and detaching the photographic paper to a printer and a developing machine has a cutting means 12 which detects the printing position display marks displaying the printing position recorded on the rolled photographic paper 2 and cuts the rolled photographic paper 2 according to the detected printing position display marks. The cutting means is capable of ejecting the cut photographic paper by one sheet each and ejecting the rolled photographic paper 2 and is changed over to eject the cut photographic paper if the developing machine is the cut photographic paper developing machine and to eject to rolled photographic paper 2 if the developing machine is the rolled photographic paper developing machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage magazine used in a photosensitive material processing apparatus or the like, and more particularly to a photographic paper storage magazine used in a photographic paper printer, a developing machine or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, whether a storage magazine used in a photosensitive material processing device is a printing paper or a film, a roll paper-shaped photosensitive material is cut into a sheet-shaped photosensitive material in a dedicated storage magazine for roll photosensitive material. The materials were stored in a dedicated storage magazine for cut photosensitive materials for use. Naturally, the developing machine is equipped with a roll photosensitive material storage magazine for the developing machine for roll paper-like materials, and the cut photosensitive material storage magazine for the sheet-cut developing machine. Was.

[0003]

Therefore, even if the storage magazine is limited to photographic paper, there are always two types of magazines, that is, a dedicated storage magazine for roll photographic paper and a dedicated storage magazine for sheet photographic paper. Had to prepare. Then, depending on whether the developing machine is a roll photographic paper developing machine or a cut photographic paper developing machine, the photographic paper printed by the printer must be stored in the dedicated magazines and attached to each developing machine. . Although these photographic paper storage magazines are two types of magazines, they must be used properly depending on whether the photographic paper storage magazine is stored in the photographic paper storage magazine in the printer or the developing machine for roll photographic paper or cut photographic paper. That was complicated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. That is, there is provided a photographic paper storage magazine which can be used for either of the above-described developing paper storage magazines with one type of photographic paper storage magazine regardless of the specifications of the development machine for roll photographic paper or cut photographic paper. This is the purpose.

[0005]

The object of the present invention is achieved by adopting the following constitution.

(1) A print position display mark for displaying a print position recorded on the roll photographic paper in a photographic paper storage magazine which can be wound up and stored with the printed roll photographic paper and detachably attached to a printer and a developing machine. A cutting means for cutting the roll photographic paper according to the detected print position display mark, and carrying out the cut photographic paper for each cut sheet and carrying out the roll photographic paper, A photographic paper storage magazine characterized in that when the developing machine is a cut photographic paper developing machine, the cut photographic paper is carried out, and when the developing machine is a roll photographic paper developing machine, the roll photographic paper is carried out. .

(2) The photographic paper storage magazine according to (1), wherein the cutting means is a rotary cutter.

(3) The photographic paper storage magazine according to (1) or (2), wherein the switching is automatic switching.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings and FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of a printer which is one of the devices using a photographic paper storage magazine according to the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) is a front view and FIG. 1 (b) is a right side view. First, how to use the photographic paper storage magazine by the printer will be described.

The printer 21 is provided with an image projection exposure unit 23 in the upper center thereof, and the image projection exposure unit 23 rolls the image formed on the cathode ray tube B downward by a mirror M via a bending lens L. Projection exposure is performed on the photographic printing paper 2.

Reference numeral 22 is a photographic paper supply magazine, into which roll photographic paper is loaded by means not shown, and the roll photographic paper 2 pulled out from the photographic paper supply magazine 22 is
An image is projected and exposed by the image projection exposure unit 23 to be printed, and the printed roll printing paper 2 is wound up and stored in a printing paper storage magazine 1. Then, in the process of printing the image, a print position display mark for displaying the print position on the back surface of the roll printing paper is recorded by the print position display mark recording device 24 at the timing. As shown in FIG. 2, this print position display mark is provided with a print position display mark 25 as shown in FIG. 2A on the back surface of the roll printing paper by ink jet recording, a thermal recording method or the like. Further, the mark may be magnetic recording or may be of a system in which a small hole as shown in FIG.

Next, the operation flow of the printer will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

In FIG. 3, a printing paper supply magazine and a printing paper storage magazine are attached to the printer at P1 and P3, respectively. Then, at P2 and P4, it is confirmed whether the magazine is normal and normal. At P5, the roll photographic paper is pulled out from the photographic paper supply magazine, and the roll photographic paper is automatically loaded into the photographic paper storage magazine by means to be described later. The initial position of the printing paper is set.

When the printing operation is started, information such as the print size is input at P6, and the image is exposed and printed on the roll photographic paper by the image projection exposure unit at P7. Then, in the process of printing the image, a print position display mark for displaying the print position on the back surface of the roll photographic paper is recorded by the print position display mark recording device at P8 at the timing.

Next, at P9, the roll photographic paper is conveyed for a predetermined length, and the conveyed roll photographic paper is wound up on a photographic paper storage magazine. This printing, recording of print position display marks, and conveyance of the roll photographic paper The winding on the photographic paper storage magazine is repeated as many times as necessary. When it is confirmed that the winding of the photographic paper storage magazine is almost full at P10, a warning display that the photographic paper storage magazine is full is displayed at P14, and at the same time, the roll photographic paper ends at P15. The mark is recorded, the roll photographic paper on the photographic paper supply magazine side is cut at P16, the roll photographic paper including the end mark is wound up in the photographic paper storage magazine,
In P17, the photographic paper storage magazine is replaced with an empty photographic paper storage magazine and returns to the position of P3 again.

When it is detected in P11 that there is no printing paper in the printing paper supply magazine, a warning is displayed in P12 and the printing paper storage magazine is full, as in P1.
At 5, the end mark is recorded on the roll printing paper, at P16, the roll printing paper on the side of the printing paper supply magazine is cut, the roll printing paper containing the end mark is wound up in the printing paper storage magazine, and at P17 the printing paper is stored. The magazine is replaced with an empty photographic paper storage magazine, and the photographic paper supply magazine is replaced with a photographic paper supply magazine loaded with new photographic paper at P13.

In this way, the image is printed on the photographic paper storage magazine, and the roll photographic paper on which the print position display mark is recorded is wound up and stored.

Next, an embodiment of the photographic paper storage magazine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the photographic paper storage magazine shown in FIG.

In FIG. 4, a take-up drum 11 is provided in the upper part of the center of the photographic paper storage magazine 1 as shown in the drawing. Between the take-up drum 11 and a pulley coaxial with the take-up drum 11, a pulley of the drive motor 16 is provided. The belt 17 is wound around, and the take-up drum 11 is rotationally driven by the drive motor 16. The winding drum 11 is provided with slits 111 at predetermined intervals as shown.

A slit 19 which is an insertion port for the printing paper is provided as shown in the drawing on the left side wall of the printing paper storage magazine 1 at substantially the same height as the winding drum 11, and along the path of the roll printing paper 2. A nip roller B15, a rotary cutter 12 as a cutting means for cutting the roll printing paper, and a nip roller A14 movable to the position of a nip roller A141 shown by a two-dot chain line are provided as shown in the drawing.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a rotary cutter,
(A) is a front view, (b) is a sectional view of the front view taken along the line XX.

The rotary cutter 12 will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 5, a sliding portion 126 is slidably provided in a frame 125 attached to the main plate 124, and a ball screw 122 directly connected to a shaft of a motor 123 attached to the main plate is rotated by the rotation of the ball screw 122. The sliding portion 126 is slidably movable in the frame 125. A rotary blade 121 is rotatably provided on the sliding portion 126 as shown in the figure, and the roll photographic paper 2 passing through the slit 127 is rotated by the motor 123 at this position so that the sliding portion 126 moves right and left inside the frame 125. It moves and is cut by the rotary blade 121.

When the operation of the rotary cutter 12 is stopped,
The sliding portion 126 is on standby at the left end or the right end of the frame 125, and after slidingly moving inside the frame 125 to cut the roll printing paper 2, it returns to the original standby position again, and the roll printing paper 2
Does not prevent the passage of the slit 127. Since such a rotary cutter is provided as a means for cutting the roll printing paper 2, it is possible to make the printing paper storage magazine compact.

Further, on the main plate 124, the optical sensor 1 for detecting the print position display mark recorded on the roll printing paper.
3 is attached as shown and the slit 127
It is possible to detect the print position display mark recorded on the roll printing paper 2 that passes through.

Returning to FIG. 4 again, the photographic paper storage magazine 1
A roll-up diameter sensor 18 is provided for detecting the roll-up diameter of the roll printing paper when it reaches a predetermined diameter.

Since the photographic paper storage magazine 1 is constructed in this way, the printed roll photographic paper 2 inserted from the slit 19 of the photographic paper insertion opening of the photographic paper storage magazine 1 is rotated by the nip roller B15, The nip roller A is driven to rotate through the rotary cutter 12.
The leading end of the roll photographic paper 2 is fed by 14 to the winding drum 11 which is also driven to rotate, and the leading end of the roll photographic paper 2 enters into the slit 111 as shown in the drawing, and the winding drum 11 rotates. The roll printing paper 2 is wound on the slit 111 having the leading end of the roll printing paper 2, the automatic loading of the roll printing paper 2 is completed, and the initial position of the roll printing paper is set.

Then, the printing papers are successively wound on the roll printing paper, and when the winding diameter sensor 18 detects that the winding diameter is a predetermined diameter, the winding is completed. The nip roller A is initially the nip roller A.
Although it is located at the position 141, as the diameter of the printing paper becomes larger as it is wound on the take-up drum 11, the nip roller A1
Move to position 4.

The photographic paper storage magazine 1 of the present invention is also provided.
Is the nip roller A14 and the nip roller B1 described above.
5. By rotating the take-up drum 11 in the reverse direction, the printing paper can be carried out to the developing machine. That is, if the rotary cutter 12 is not operated, the roll printing paper 2 can be carried out in the form of a roll paper, and the roll printing paper 2 is carried out to the roll printing paper developing machine. By operating the rotary cutter 12 and cutting the roll photographic paper 2 each time the print position display mark is detected, it is possible to carry out the cut photographic paper one by one, and the photographic paper is carried out to the cut photographic paper developing machine.

The roll photographic paper is carried out and the cut photographic paper is carried out in the same way that the nip roller A14, the nip roller B15 and the winding drum 11 are rotated in reverse as described above. It is possible to easily switch the roll photographic paper 2 by cutting the roll photographic paper 2 each time the print position display mark is detected and carrying out the cut photographic paper for each sheet.

This switching can be performed manually, but an identification mark for identifying the roll photographic paper developing machine and the cut photographic paper developing machine is provided on the developing machine side, and the identification mark is identified on the photographic paper storing magazine side. By providing a discriminating function and providing a cutter actuating device capable of selecting whether or not to operate the cutter based on the information based on the discriminating function, automatic switching that is easier to use can be performed.

In this way, the photographic paper storage magazine in which the printed roll photographic paper is wound and stored is attached to the developing machine and the roll photographic paper is developed, but the developing machine of the photographic paper storage magazine is developed. Attaching to the printer and unloading the roll printing paper to the developing machine will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 6, it is confirmed and detected at D1 whether the photographic paper storage magazine is attached to the developing machine and at D2 whether the photographic paper storage magazine is attached to the roll photographic paper developing machine or the cut photographic paper developing machine. It When it is attached to the roll photographic paper developing machine, D3
Then, the initial position of the roll printing paper is set on the developing machine. Then, at D4, the roll photographic paper is carried out to the developing machine, and at D5, it is carried out until it is confirmed that there is no roll photographic paper in the photographic paper storage magazine. It is replaced with a photographic paper storage magazine.

When the roll photographic paper is attached to the cut photographic paper developing machine, the initial position of the photographic paper for the roll photographic paper is set in the developing machine at D7. Then, the roll printing paper is carried out at D8,
At D9, the print position display mark is detected by the sensor and the carry-out is stopped. At D10, the roll photographic paper is cut by the rotary cutter, and the cut photographic paper cut at D11 is carried out to the developing machine. Then, the roll photographic paper is unloaded, the print position display mark is detected, unloading is stopped, the roll photographic paper is cut, and the photographic paper is unloaded until it is confirmed in D12 that there is no photographic paper in the photographic paper storage magazine. Repeated. Then, if it is found in D12 that there is no roll photographic paper in the photographic paper storage magazine, the next photographic paper storage magazine is replaced in D13.

As described above, by using the photographic paper storage magazine of the present invention, the developing machine can be used as either a roll photographic paper developing machine or a cut photographic paper developing machine. Therefore, the complexity of use is eliminated, and since it is sufficient to prepare one type of photographic paper storage magazine, the cost merit of development is very large, and it is compact and easy to use.

[0038]

The effect of the invention according to claim 1 is that the photographic paper storage magazine can be used for either a roll photographic paper developing machine or a cut photographic paper developing machine. Since the complexity of the above has been eliminated and one kind of photographic paper storage magazine has only to be prepared, the cost merit of the development has become very large.

The effect of the invention according to claim 2 is that the photographic paper storage magazine can be made compact.

The effect of the invention according to claim 3 is that the photographic paper storage magazine can be made easy to use.

As described above, according to the present invention, the photographic paper storage magazine can be used for either a roll photographic paper developing machine or a cut photographic paper developing machine as a developing machine, thus eliminating the complexity of use. However, since it is sufficient to prepare one type of photographic paper storage magazine, the cost advantage of development is very large, and a compact and easy-to-use photographic paper storage magazine is provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printer.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of print position display marks.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a printer.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of an embodiment of a photographic paper storage magazine of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a rotary cutter used in the photographic paper storage magazine of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart when the photographic paper storage magazine of the present invention is attached to the developing machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Printing Paper Storage Magazine 11 Winding Drum 12 Rotary Cutter 13 Sensor 14 Nip Roller A 15 Nip Roller B 2 Roll Printing Paper 25, 26 Print Position Display Mark

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In a photographic paper storage magazine which is capable of winding and storing printed photographic printing paper and being detachable from a printer and a developing machine, a print position indicating mark for displaying a print position recorded on the roll photographic paper is provided. Detect and
Cutting means for cutting the roll photographic paper according to the detected print position display mark, and carrying out the cut photographic paper for each cut sheet and enabling the roll photographic paper to be carried out and the developing machine cutting In the case of a photographic paper developing machine, the cut photographic paper is carried out, and when the developing machine is a roll photographic paper developing machine, it is switched so as to carry out the roll photographic paper. 2. The photographic paper storage magazine according to claim 1, wherein the cutting means is a rotary cutter. 3. The photographic paper storage magazine according to claim 1, wherein the switching is automatic switching.