Automatic developing machine for silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials

An automatic processing machine for a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, comprising:

• a plurality of processing tanks, each processing tank being arranged for containing a processing solution;
• stocking means for stocking a solid processing agent;
• supplying means for supplying said solid processing agent to at least one of said processing tanks;
• detecting means for detecting information as to the amount of processing of said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material;
• and
• control means for controlling said supplying means according to said information as to the amount of processing of said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, to control the supplying of said solid processing agent to said at least one processing tank;
• and wherein:
• said plurality of processing tanks include a developing tank and a bleach-fixing tank;
• each of said developing tank and said bleach-fixing tank includes said stocking means and said supplying means;
• and
• said control means controls said supplying means of each of said developing tank and said bleach-fixing tank.

An automatic processing machine for a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, comprising:

• a plurality of processing tanks, each processing tank being arranged for containing a processing solution;
• stocking means for stocking a solid processing agent;
• supplying means for supplying said solid processing agent to at least one of said processing tanks;
• detecting means for detecting information as to the amount of processing of said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material;
• and
• control means for controlling said supplying means according to said information as to the amount of processing of said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, to control the supplying of said solid processing agent to said at least one processing tank;
• and wherein:
• said plurality of processing tanks include a developing tank, a bleaching tank and a fixing tank;
• each of said developing tank, said bleaching tank and said fixing tank includes said stocking means and said supplying means;
• and
• said control means controls said supplying means of each of said developing tank, said bleaching tank and said fixing tank.

An automatic processing machine for a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, comprising:

• a processing tank for containing a processing solution;
• stocking means for stocking a solid processing agent;
• supplying means for supplying a solid processing agent to said processing tank;
• detecting means for detecting information as to the amount of processing of said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material;
• control means for controlling said supplying means according to said information as to the amount of processing of said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, to control the supplying of said solid processing agent to said processing tank;
• and
• water supply means for supplying a water replenisher to said processing tank;
• and
• wherein said processing tank comprises a processing portion for processing said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, a receiving portion for receiving said solid processing agent, and means for circulating said processing solution between said processing portion and said receiving portion.

An automatic processing machine for a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, comprising:

• a plurality of processing tanks, each processing tank being arranged for containing a processing solution;
• stocking means for stocking a solid processing agent;
• supplying means for supplying said solid processing agent to at least one of said processing tanks;
• detecting means for detecting information as to the amount of processing of said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material;
• control means for controlling said supplying means according to said information as to the amount of processing of said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, to control the supplying of said solid processing agent to said at least one processing tank;
• and
• water supply means for supplying a water replenisher to said at least one processing tank;
• and wherein:
• said plurality of processing tanks include a developing tank, a bleaching tank and a fixing tank;
• each of said developing tank, said bleaching tank and said fixing tank includes said stocking means and said supplying means;
• and
• said control means controls said supplying means of each of said developing tank, said bleaching tank and said fixing tank.

An automatic processing machine for a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, comprising:

• a plurality of processing tanks, each processing tank being arranged for containing a processing solution;
• stocking means for stocking a solid processing agent;
• supplying means for supplying said solid processing agent to at least one of said processing tanks;
• detecting means for detecting information as to the amount of processing of said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material;
• control means for controlling said supplying means according to said information as to the amount of processing of said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, to control the supplying of said solid processing agent to said at least one processing tank;
• and
• water supply means for supplying a water replenisher to said processing tank;
• and wherein:
• said plurality of processing tanks include a developing tank and a bleach-fixing tank;
• each of said developing tank and said bleach-fixing tank includes said stocking means and said supplying means and
• said control means controls said supplying means of each of said developing tank and said bleach-fixing tank.

An automatic processing machine for a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising:

• a processing tank for containing a processing solution;
• stocking means for stocking a solid processing agent;
• supplying means for supplying said solid processing agent to said processing tank;
• detecting means for detecting information as to the amount of processing of said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material;
• control means for controlling said supplying means according to said information as to the amount of processing of said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, to control the supplying of said solid processing agent to said processing tank;
• water supply means for supplying a water replenisher to said processing tank;
• and
• filtering means for filtering an insoluble substance from said solid processing agent to prevent flaws on said light-sensitive silver halide photographic material.