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US 5,400,105 AGranted
Automatic processing machine for silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials
AssigneeKonica Corporation
InventorsShigeharu Koboshi, Masao Ishikawa, Yoshimasa Komatsu, Hideo Ishii, Yorikatsu Miyazawa, Yoshifumi Tsubaki, Kaneo Saito, Hiroshi Yoshimoto
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Abstract
In an apparatus for processing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, there is provided a solid agent replenishing device to store a package in which a solid agent is packed in a moistureproofing manner. The replenishing device releases the solid agent from the package so as directly replenish the solid agents to the processing tank.
Claims11
An apparatus for processing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, comprising:
- a processing tank for containing a processing solution to process the light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, an opening coefficient of the processing tank being not larger than 12 cm.sup.2 /l, wherein the opening coefficient represents an air-contacting area of the processing solution of the processing tank;
- solid agent replenishing means for storing a solid agent and replenishing the solid agents to the processing tank;
- detection means for detecting information as to an amount of processing of the light-sensitive silver halide photographic material;
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- control means for controlling the solid agent replenishing means so as to replenish the solid agent in accordance with the detected information as to the amount of processing of the processed light-sensitive silver halide photographic material.
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