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US 6,327,439 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for manufacturing postcard-affixed photographic prints and photographic prints
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorNaoto Yamada
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Abstract
The present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing a postcard-affixed photographic print and a photographic print, which can improve productivity while using a conventional digital image recording device, and which improve the efficiency of processing a roll of photographic printing paper without greatly altering a conventional manufacturing line by that images are printed such that a plurality of image rows, each having a plurality of images which are formed along the transverse direction of an elongated photographic printing paper on the photographic printing paper.
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A method of manufacturing a postcard-affixed photographic print in which a postcard is bonded to a back surface of the photographic print, comprising steps of:
- printing images in a plurality of image rows, each of said image rows having a plurality of images which are formed along a longitudinal direction of an elongated photographic printing paper, wherein said plurality of image rows are formed in a transverse direction of the photographic printing paper on the photographic printing paper;
- performing a first punching step on the photographic printing paper before said printing step, to punch first image printing position demarcating holes in the photographic printing paper along a conveying direction of the photographic printing paper, wherein each first image printing position demarcating hole demarcates a printing position of one image, said first punching step further comprising punching first order demarcation indicating holes which each demarcate one order in the photographic printing paper;
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- performing a second punching step on the photographic printing paper to punch second image printing position demarcating holes in the photographic printing paper along the conveying direction of the photographic printing paper, wherein each second image printing position demarcating holes indicates demarcation of one image, said second punching step further comprises punching second order demarcation indicating holes which each indicate demarcation of one order in the photographic printing paper,
- wherein, in said printing step, for each first image printing position demarcating hole, images are aligned in a transverse direction of the photographic printing paper, and on the basis of each first order demarcation indicating hole, printing of images of a respective order is performed, and a second punching position at which punching of the second image printing position demarcating holes and the second order demarcation indicating holes is carried out in the second punching step is adjusted such that holes punched during the first punching step and the second punching step are punched at positions corresponding to positions indicating demarcation of images in each row of the plurality of image rows and at position corresponding to positions indicating demarcation of orders in each row of the plurality of image rows.
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A postcard-affixed photographic print manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a postcard-affixed photographic print in which a postcard is bonded to a back surface of the photographic print, comprising:
- printing device for printing images in a plurality of image rows, each of said image rows having a plurality of images which are formed along a longitudinal direction of an elongated photographic printing paper, wherein said plurality of image rows are formed in a transverse direction of the photographic printing paper on the photographic printing paper;
- a first punching device for punching first image printing position demarcating holes in the photographic printing paper along a conveying direction of the photographic printing paper before images are printed, each of said first image printing position demarcating holes demarcating a printing position of one image, said first punching device further punching first order printing position demarcating holes which each demarcate a printing position of one order;
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- a second punching device for punching second image printing position demarcating holes in the photographic printing paper along the conveying direction of the photographic printing paper image, each of said second image printing position demarcating holes demarcating one image and said second punching device further punching second order demarcation indicating holes which each indicate demarcation of one order,
- wherein said printing device, for each first image printing position demarcating hole, prints images which are aligned in a transverse direction of the photographic printing paper, and on the basis of each first order demarcation indicating hole, prints images of a respective order, and a second punching position at which punching the second image printing position demarcating holes and the second order demarcation indicating holes are carried out by said second punching device is adjusted such that holes punched by said first punching device and the second punching device are punched at positions corresponding to positions indicating demarcation of images in each row of the plurality of image rows and at positions corresponding to positions indicating demarcation of orders in each row of the plurality of image rows.
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