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US 5,552,851 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 to 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, the processing tank including a processing section to process the light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, a supplying section, and circulating means for circulating the processing solution between the processing section and the supplying section;
- solid agent replenishing means for storing a solid agent and for replenishing the solid agent to the supplying section of the processing tank so that the solid agent is supplied to the processing section through the supplying section by the circulating means;
- detection means for detecting an amount of processed light-sensitive silver halide photographic material;
- control means for controlling the solid agent replenishing means so as to cause the solid agent replenishing means to replenish the solid agent in accordance with the detected amount of processed light-sensitive silver halide photographic material;
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- water-replenishing means for replenishing water to the processing tank;
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- wherein the circulating means continues circulation of the processing solution for a predetermined time period after a processing of photographic material has been completed.
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