JPH10119461A - Photograph album - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save time and labor for arranging photographs, by forming a photograph album out of one sheet member on one surface of which an image photographed on a film can be printed and developed, which is folded in the shape of a pamphlet so that this surface is positioned inside and which has the printed and developed photographs inside and has the information on the photographs printed outside. SOLUTION: Photographs are printed and developed from one negative film in a sequence designated by a customer, at designated positions in printing paper 2 constituting a photograph album and in designated sizes. The printing paper 2 whereon the photographs are printed and developed is cut in a prescribed size and folding lines 3a-3e are formed. Then, the title of the album and the name of the customer are printed on the outer surface of an area 4c to be the front when the paper is folded, while the month and the day when the photographs are taken and the identification number of a film cartridge wherein the negative film wound up is held are printed on the outer surface of an area 4d to be the back when the paper is folded. The sheet member 2 is formed into the photograph album shaped like a pamphlet and being thin when it is folded up.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photo album, and more particularly to a photo album which can save the trouble of organizing photos and has excellent storability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is well known that photo albums are used to store photos. Conventional photo albums consist of a plurality of rectangular mounts stacked in the thickness direction and bound along one side edge.Photos are formed on an adhesive applied to the surface of the mount or on the mount. Attached to the backing paper by a cut or the like to support the corner of the photo. A photo album is often pasted with a piece of paper describing information about the photograph (shooting date and time, photographing location, subject name, etc.) so that the contents of the photograph can be understood.

[0003] In the above-mentioned conventional photo album, it takes time and effort to affix the photo to the mount, and in order to make the contents of the photo understandable, a piece of paper containing information about the photo is created and this is attached to the mount. Since it has to be attached, there is a problem that it takes a lot of time to organize photos. Further, the conventional photo album has a problem that the external dimensions are large and the storage capacity is poor.

[0004] At work or school, photographs of travel and various events are taken, circulated to each person, and extra copies are distributed to those who wish. In this case, the representative summarizes the order of reprints from each person, orders reprints at the DPE store, sorts the completed reprints, and distributes them to each person. There was a problem.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to eliminate the trouble of organizing photographs and to provide a photograph which is excellent in storability. To provide an album.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a photo album which can reduce the time and labor for sorting extra prints.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a photo album according to the present invention comprises at least one surface formed of a single sheet member capable of printing and developing an image photographed on a film. Is folded in the form of a booklet so that the surface becomes an inner surface, and a photograph obtained by printing and developing an image photographed on a film is printed on the inner surface, and information on the photograph is printed.

The contents of the information on the photograph are not particularly limited. For example, the photographing date and time, photographing place, subject name,
It is conceivable to print the title of the album, the name of the person to be photographed, the name of the owner, the identification number of the film cartridge in which the film on which the image forming the photograph is taken is wound and stored, and the like. Also, the printing location of this information is not particularly limited, and may be either the inner surface or the outer surface of the album, or may be both surfaces.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a sheet member 2 constituting a photo album 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the inside, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a method of folding the sheet member 2, and FIG. Perspective view, FIG.
Is a rear view of the photo album 1. FIG.

This photo album 1 is created by a DPE store upon receiving an order from a customer, and has a plurality of photos P1
-P24 is a sheet member 2 that has been printed and developed and folded in a booklet shape.

The sheet member 2 is made of photographic paper having a thickness of about 0.2 mm and having an appropriate rigidity. As shown in FIG. 1, five sheet members are provided at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction and parallel to the short sides. Are divided into six rectangular regions 4a to 4f of the same size by the folding lines 3a to 3e. In addition, the folding lines 3a ~
Among the three fold lines 3a and 3e, two fold lines 3a and 3e located at both ends are mountain fold lines, and three fold lines 3b to 3 located therebetween.
d is a valley fold line.

The photographs P1 to P24 are obtained by printing and developing a plurality of images taken on one negative film.
The first to fourth photographs P1 to P4 are arranged at predetermined intervals in order from the top of the left end area 4a in FIG. 1, and then the pictures P1 to P4 are arranged in order from the top in the right side area 4b in FIG. 5th to 8th
The photos P5 to P8 up to the number are arranged at a predetermined interval, and thereafter, four photos are similarly arranged sequentially in the regions 4c to 4f.

The photographs P1 to P24 can be printed and developed from a negative film to a designated position on the photographic paper 2 at a designated size from a negative film in a sequence designated by a customer. The photographic paper 2 on which the photograph has been printed and developed is cut into a predetermined size, and the folding lines 3a to 3e are formed. Then, as shown in FIG. The title 5 of the album and the name 6 of the customer (owner) are printed on the outside, and as shown in FIG.
On the photographing date 7, the identification number 8 of the film cartridge in which the negative film is wound and stored is printed.

The sheet member 2 is folded as follows. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the area 4a and the area 4b are overlapped with each other by mountain folding at the folding line 3a, and the areas 4a and 4b are overlapped on the area 4c by valley folding at the folding line 3b. Next, the area 4e and the area 4f are overlapped with each other by mountain folding at the fold line 3e, and the areas 4e and 4f are overlapped on the area 4d by valley folding at the fold line 3d. Finally, the valleys are folded at the folding line 3c, and the regions 4a to 4c and the regions 4d to 4f overlap each other. As a result, a book-shaped photo album 1 is obtained as shown in FIG.

The obtained photo album 1 has a small thickness, is not bulky, and is excellent in storability. In addition, this photo album 1 does not require the work of attaching a photo, and has a title, date of shooting, and the like printed thereon, and does not require the work of creating and attaching a piece of paper describing these. You can save the trouble of organizing. In addition, since the identification number of the film cartridge is printed, the collation with the film cartridge is easy, which is convenient when sorting at a DPE shop or a developing shop or when a customer organizes.

In addition, by creating a photo album for each additional orderer, it is not necessary for the customer to sort the extra copies, and the customer's labor can be reduced. This can be easily implemented, for example, by giving the customer a reprint order form in which the DPE store fills in reprint information for each reprint orderer to the customer.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the material, shape, folding method, number of photographs,
Needless to say, the layout, the information to be printed, and the like can be freely set.

[0018]

As described above, the photo album of the present invention has a small thickness, is not bulky, and is excellent in storability. In addition, since the work of attaching the photograph to the mount is unnecessary, and by printing information such as the title and the shooting date, it is not necessary to create and attach a piece of paper in which these are entered, This saves time when organizing photos. In addition, by creating a photo album for each additional orderer, the sorting operation of the extra prints becomes unnecessary, and the labor required for the additional sorts can be reduced.

In the photo album of the present invention, since the identification number of the film cartridge is printed, the collation with the film cartridge is easy, and when the photo album is sorted at a DPE shop or a development shop, or the user organizes the photo album. It is very convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a sheet member 2 constituting a photo album 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from an inner surface side.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a folding method of the sheet member 2.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a photo album 1.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the photo album 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Photo Album 2 Sheet Member 5-8 Information P1 to P24 Photo

Claims (2)

[Claims] At least one surface is formed of a sheet member capable of printing and developing an image photographed on a film, and is folded in a booklet shape such that the one surface is an inner surface, and photographed on a film on the inner surface. A photo album having a photo obtained by printing and developing a printed image, and information on the photo printed thereon. 2. The photo album according to claim 1, wherein the information includes an identification number of a film cartridge that winds and stores a film on which the image forming the photograph is taken.