JPS6180151A - Mechanism for conveying card-like photographic material - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make possible the reduction in the size of an ID card making device by a photographic system, the lessening of manpower in card making and the speed-up of card making by conveying a photographic material in an erected state according to the rotation of a worm. CONSTITUTION:The photographic material 200 cut approximately to the size of the ID card is charged into a processing tank and falls in the processing tank according to the rotation of the rollers of a roller mechanism 270. The material is transferred to a worm mechanism 272 when said material is disengaged from the rollers of the lowermost stage. The mechanism 272 is constituted of respectively a pair of side worms 272A and bottom worms 272B which support the side part and bottom part of the material 200. While the erected state of the material 200 is maintained, the material are moved by the rotation thereof. The material 200 is conveyed to a roller mechanism 271 and when the material projects from the rollers of the uppermost stage, the material is engaged by a clamper mechanism 274 by which the material is transferred to the processing tank of the next stage.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Application in I Graduation) This invention provides image information such as a face photograph and/or visible information such as a name, address, and other characters, symbols, and codes on the card surface in a photographic manner. ID cards, credit cards, and other cards (hereinafter referred to as 10 The thickness of the abbreviated ID card F used in the production device etc.
The invention relates to a conveyance mechanism for photographic materials that are cut into small pieces.

(Prior technology) Traditionally, when creating an ID card, improvements have been made since the initial method of pasting a face photo onto a card mount and typing in text information such as name, address, date of birth, etc. , a photographic method is used in which these different types of information are printed on the card surface using a photographic method.

The bookstore applicant has been researching the creation of ID cards using the photographic method for a long time, including Utility Model Publications No. 1984-28144, Japanese Patent Application Publications No. 49-123016, and No. 55-175.
77, No. 59-15923 No. 59-17546, Japanese Patent Application No. 58-45819, No. 58-4582
0, 58-53844, and the devices that are actually used include the direct camera type 2 (MODEL IDC!311+) and the automatic developer R2 type (MODEL IDC94+1). , automatic lamination - Kanta machine (MODEL IDC: 99+1
).

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional apparatus described above, a roll of photographic material is used, and the photographing machine, automatic developing machine, and automatic laminating Φ cutter are each independent devices. Because of this, the rolled photographic materials had to be moved manually.
The problem was that the work was complicated and it took too much time to create the cards.

This invention was created as part of research and development aimed at making ID card production devices more compact, labor-saving, and faster using the photographic method. This invention attempts to satisfy these demands by using a card-shaped photographic material, and its main purpose is to clarify the transport mechanism of card-shaped photographic materials.Other objects and benefits of this invention are as follows. This will become clear from the description and accompanying drawings.

(Structure of the Invention) The drawing shows an example of an ID card production device to which the present invention is applied, which uses a direct positive color photographic material cut approximately to the size of an ID card as the photographic material. However, it goes without saying that the present invention is applicable to supplying and conveying card-shaped photographic materials produced by color diffusion transfer.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the apparatus, which is composed of an imaging section A, a developing section B, and a protective layer forming section C.
Photographic material 2 that has been cut in advance to approximately the size of an ID card
00 creates 10 cards.

As the photographic material 200, a color or monochrome direct positive photographic material C (hereinafter abbreviated as DPCP), which has been cut in advance to approximately the size of an ID card, is used.
This is a cross-sectional view showing one example, and reference numeral 201 indicates a base support made of synthetic resin 202, which is a writing layer and corresponds to conventional note paper, allowing free writing with a pencil, pen, etc. . 203 is a photographic emulsion layer;
A layer 204 indicated by a draped line is a protective layer, and as will be described later, this layer 204 does not exist initially, but is formed in the protective layer forming section C after photographing and development are completed. - Face photo (image of person) and name of the person who will be issued the L Plate Noe Card.
This is the part where information such as date of birth and address (data image) is combined and photographed (exposed) on the photosensitive surface of the photographic material.

To photograph a person image, the subject person is positioned in front of the photographing section A, and the focal length is measured using the light beam generator 110.
A photograph of the face is taken using a strobe device 120. The incident light passes through the mirror tit, the lens 112, the shank 113,
The image is projected onto the photographic material 200 through the path of the mask plate 114 and the built-in screen 134. Note that the aperture and color correction are performed by a mechanism built into the lens 112, and the exposure time is controlled by a gloss 113. The mask plate 114 consists of a mask section for photographing a human image and a mask section for photographing a data image, and when photographing a human image, only the portion of the photosensitive material 200 where the human image is printed is released so that other photosensitive surfaces are not exposed to light. The mask part for photography is arranged,
When the photographing of the person image is completed, it is moved, the data image photographing mask section is placed at the exposure position, and the data image is photographed.

Reference numeral 130 is a CRT, and on the screen, information necessary for card issuance from among the computer information previously inputted is displayed in a predetermined arrangement in a format where each letter is black and a puncture is illuminated, and the upper and lower i! ! lt is displayed. CRT130
The spectral characteristics of the phosphor are set so that the light-emitting portion appears white relative to the light-sensitive material. Therefore, the screen of the CRT 130 has a lens 131, a shutter 132, a reflector 133, a frame, a Jβ name, a red stamp, etc.
34 onto the photographic material 200, personal information is printed as black characters on a white background. Exposure amount correction and color correction are performed by the diaphragm and filter built into the lens 1.31, and the exposure time is adjusted by the lens 132, but these may also be performed by adjusting the CRT screen.

The storage and supply of photographic materials 200 in photography department A is carried out by the third
This is done in the manner shown in the figure. That is, the photographic material 200 is cut in advance to approximately the size of an ID card, and a large number of sheets are prepared in a stacked manner in the cartridge 210 with the photosensitive surface facing upward. When the card ring 210 is set in a predetermined position, the lid 211 is pulled out by a mechanism (not shown), and when the paper supply button is operated, only the bottom layer of photographic material 200 is separated and taken out by the vertical movement of the suction cup 220. It is transported to the exposure section.

Next, when the photographic material 200 is conveyed to the exposure section, the paper table 240 is raised, and the photographic material 200 is transferred to the conveyor belt 23.
The receiver is taken from 0 and pushed up to the lower surface of the built-in screen 240, which is a predetermined exposure position, and is temporarily stopped at that position until the exposure is completed.

When the photographing of the person image and data image is completed, the paper table 2
40 disembarks, and the photographic material 1200 is returned to the transport heald 23.
0, travels, is dropped into the chute 250, and is automatically transferred to the developing section B by natural fall.

The operation of each mechanism in the photographing section A described above is controlled automatically by a microcomputer or the like and by manual operation from an operation panel. In addition, the photographing section A has a hinge 6M1
The image forming section A is connected to the developing section B through the camera, etc., and is configured such that the photographing section A can be bent to expose the inside during maintenance or the like.

At a glance 1 sai
The paper is sent to the developing section B via the chute 250 and the paper input mechanism 260, and is sent to the developing section B. p white fixing tank 320. 1st
In the stabilizing tank 330, the second stabilizing tank 340, and the drying tank 350, the processes of dipping, second exposure, development, bleaching/fixing, stabilization, and drying are automatically performed in a waterless manner.

The processing liquid is replenished into each tank by the processing liquid replenishing means 380, and the waste liquid is discharged to a waste liquid tank (not shown). In the case of the illustrated embodiment, the stabilization treatment liquid is replenished into the second stabilization treatment tank 340, and the stabilization treatment liquid overflows from this tank and flows into the first stabilization treatment tank.
It is configured so that the stabilization treatment tank 330 is replenished.

Note that as the processing liquid replenishment means 380, various methods such as a method of disposing a replenishment tank and replenishing each tank from this replenishment tank using a pump or the like can be applied.

In this apparatus, as described above, the Gyleft positive color photographic material is used as the photographic material, and therefore the 2'8 optical device 40 disposed in the developing tank 310
At 0, a second exposure for inversion is performed. The second exposure is performed by projecting [1q] of light from a light source such as a cold cathode through a diffuser plate (milky white) and a glass plate, and
A filter is attached to the diffuser plate and color correction is also performed. The paper input mechanism 260 has the upper and lower two, the first
A shutter 261 and a second shutter 262 are arranged, and the first shutter 261 receives and temporarily holds the photographic material 200 transferred through the shooter 250. The first shutter 261 is controlled to open and send the photographic material 200 to the second shutter 262 side when the m2 shutter 262 opens and the photographic material 2°O is supplied into the developing device.

270@271 is a roller mechanism, and the roller mechanism 270
The roller mechanism 271 moves the photographic material 200 downward, and the roller mechanism 271 moves the photographic material 200 upward.
A worm mechanism 272 and a cam mechanism 273 are used to transfer 00 from the roller mechanism 270 to the roller mechanism 271. When the photographic material 200 is pushed upward from the uppermost roller of the roller mechanism 271, it engages with the clamper mechanism 274, which is disposed at the top of the processing tank and moves back and forth between different types of processing tanks, and moves to the next processing tank. It is moved to the uppermost end a-ra of the roller mechanism 270.

By repeating the above operations, the photographic material 200 is sequentially subjected to development, bleach-fixing, stabilization, and drying processes, as well as drying by the heater 351 and fan 352. When these processes are completed, the photographic material 200 forms a protective layer. Transferred to Department C.

Further, it is preferable that the developing section B is formed into a unit so that it can be pulled out from the frame via a pull-out rail or a twist mechanism when removing maintenance residue.

The movement or operating state of each mechanism in developing section B. The temperature of the processing liquid, drying temperature, etc. are automatically controlled by a microcomputer, etc., and if there is a malfunction, it is notified by means such as an alarm display on the operation panel, etc. be done.

Further, the processing speed, liquid temperature, drying temperature, and second exposure intensity are variable and can be adjusted to the optimum conditions for the photosensitive/processing agent. 7 layers / Section C The photographic material 200 that has been processed in the developing section B is automatically transferred to the protective layer forming section C, where a protective layer 204 is formed on the print surface.

To form the protective layer 204, it is possible to heat-seal a laminate film as in the conventional method, but it is very complicated to set materials, etc., so in the illustrated embodiment,
For example, since the protective layer 204 is formed using a UV curable resin, it is possible to greatly improve work efficiency and form a highly stable protective layer.

The protective layer 204 is formed on the photosensitive surface of the photographic material 200 conveyed by a conveyor bell) 410 by a coating mechanism 4.
The monomers (including oligomers) forming the UV curable resin are subjected to elT using 20 and sent to the ultraviolet irradiation device 440 along the conveyor belt 430, where they are irradiated with ultraviolet rays.
This is done by curing a curable resin.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7.

The drawings show processing tanks 310, 320, 330, 340.
350 etc., the photographic material 200 cut into approximately the size of an ID card is put into the processing tank from the direction of the arrow, and is processed according to the rotation of the rollers of the roller mechanism 270. When the worm mechanism 27 descends in the tank and is disengaged from the bottom roller, the worm mechanism 27
It will be relocated to 2. This worm mechanism 272, as shown in FIG.
The photographic material is maintained in an upright position by supporting the sides and bottom of 0 and moved in the direction of the arrow by its rotation.

A cam 273 is provided at the end of the bottom worm 272B, and when the photographic material 200 reaches the end of the worm, the bottom of the photographic material 200 is pushed up by the cam 273 rotating simultaneously with the bottom worm, and as a result, the photographic material 20
The upper end of the photographic material 200 engages with the lowermost roller of the lifting roller 271, and the photographic material 200 rises within the processing tank as the roll rotates.

As described above, when the photographic material 200 is conveyed to the roller mechanism 271 and reaches a state where it protrudes from the uppermost roller, it is engaged with the clamper mechanism 274 and transferred to the next processing tank (process).

Note that the rotational speed of the worm is synchronized with the roller mechanism 270271, and the worm is a mechanism that repeatedly stops and rotates. That is, while the rotation of the worm is stopped, the photographic material 200 is engaged by the roller mechanism 270 with the valley of the screw of the worm, and after the engagement, it rotates slightly and is stopped again, and the next photographic material is engaged. In the case of this device, the rotation of the ohm is stopped regardless of the presence or absence of photographic material, and the synchronization of the feeding of photographic material is performed by the paper input mechanism described above.

The worm mechanism has been described above as being placed at the bottom of a processing tank such as a developing tank, but it can also be used as a transport mechanism in other processing steps, including a drying tank, for card-shaped photographic materials. Of course, the type of photographic material does not matter as long as it has a shape.

(Effects of the Invention) Since the conveying mechanism for card-shaped photographic material of the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to change the direction and convey the card-shaped photographic material without bending it down.
In the conventional mechanism, a roller mechanism is also arranged in the ohm mechanism 272, which makes it possible to use even if the support of the photographic material is strong or thick.
It is not flexible and cannot be used if it is strong or thick.
Even if the card is forcibly bent, it has an adverse effect on the card itself and the photosensitive surface, but the mechanism of the present invention eliminates these difficulties.

With the above configuration and effects, when creating an ID card,
The above purpose can be achieved because photographic materials cut into approximately the size of an ID card can be easily used.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an ID card production device to which the present invention is applied; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of photographic material; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a photographic material supply device in the photographing section; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the photographic material supply device in the developing section, FIG. 6 is a front view, and FIG. 7 is a side view. In the figure, 110 is a light beam generator, 111 is a mirror, 112 is a lens, 113 is a shutter 114 is a mask plate, 120 is a strobe device, 130 is a CRT, 131 is a lens, 132 is a shutter, 133 is a reflecting mirror, and 134 is a Built-in screen, 200 is a photographic material (DP CP/direct positive color paper), 201 is a support, 202 is a writing layer, 203 is a photographic emulsion layer, 204 is a protective layer,
21O is a cartridge, 211 is a lid, 212 is an opening, 213-215 are engagement parts, 214 is an operating lever 216, a knob, 217 is an operating plate, 220 is a suction cup 230, a conveyor belt, 240 is a paper stand, 250 is a shooter, 260 is a paper manual mechanism, 261 is a first shutter, and 262 is a second shutter.
Shutter, 270 and 271 are roller mechanisms, 272 is a worm mechanism, 273 is a cam mechanism, 274 is a clamper mechanism,
300 is a second exposure device, 310 is a developer tank, 320 is a bleach-fix tank, 330 is a first stabilization tank, 340 is a second stabilization tank, 350 is a drying tank, 351 is a heater, 352 is a fan,
360 is a heat exchanger, 370 is a pump 380 is a processing liquid replenishing means, 410 and 430 are conveyor belts, 420 is a coating mechanism, and 440 is an ultraviolet irradiation device. Patent applicant: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd. Patent attorney: Nobuaki Sakaguchi (and one other person)

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A card-shaped photographic material conveying mechanism characterized in that at least the side and bottom portions of the photographic material are supported by synchronously rotating worms, and the photographic material is conveyed in an upright state as the worms rotate. (2) The card-shaped photographic material conveying mechanism as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that a cam is provided at the end of the worm and a mechanism is provided to lift up the photographic material that has reached the end of the worm. (3) The card-shaped photographic material transport mechanism as set forth in claim 1, wherein the card-shaped photographic material conveyance mechanism is arranged at the bottom of a processing tank for developing or the like.