Chemical delivery system for use with a photographic processor and method of operation
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsRalph L. Piccinino, Jr., Daniel C. Davis, Ronald W. Grant
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Abstract
A chemical delivery system and method for use in a photographic processor is disclosed. The chemical delivery system includes a heating assembly that comprises a heating chamber and a level detection sensor. The heating chamber receives a predetermined amount of processing solution from a storage tank based on the level of the level detection sensor, heats the predetermined amount of processing solution and supplies the same to an associated photograph processor.
Claims18
A chemical delivery system for a photographic processor comprising:
- a chemical storage reservoir comprising at least two storage containers for housing a processing fluid therein, wherein the processing fluid has a working strength concentration;
- a heating assembly comprising a heating chamber, said heating chamber being fluidly connected to said storage containers and being adapted to receive a predetermined amount of said processing fluid from said storage containers and heat said predetermined amount of processing fluid while in said heating chamber;
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- a stirring mechanism for stirring the processing fluid within the heating chamber.
A chemical delivery system for a photographic processor comprising:
- a chemical storage reservoir comprising at least one storage container for housing a processing fluid therein, wherein the processing fluid has a working strength concentration;
- a heating assembly comprising a heating chamber, said heating chamber being fluidly connected to said storage container and being adapted to receive a predetermined amount of said processing fluid from said storage container and heat said predetermined amount of processing fluid while in said heating chamber;
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- a stirring mechanism for stirring the processing fluid within the heating chamber;
- wherein the heating assembly comprises a single heating chamber having at least two solution inlets.
A chemical delivery system for a photographic processor comprising:
- a chemical storage reservoir comprising at least one storage container for housing a processing fluid therein, wherein the processing fluid has a working strength concentration;
- a heating assembly comprising a heating chamber, said heating chamber being fluidly connected to said storage container and being adapted to receive a predetermined amount of said processing fluid from said storage container and heat said predetermined amount of processing fluid while in said heating chamber;
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- a stirring mechanism for stirring the processing fluid within the heating chamber;
- wherein said heating assembly further comprises a solenoid valve having a first position which permits a supply of said predetermined amount of processing fluid from said storage container to said heating chamber, and a second position which permits a supply of the heated predetermined amount of processing fluid from said heating chamber to said associated photographic processor.
A process of delivering processing solution to a photographic processor, said process comprising the step of:
- (a) transferring a predetermined amount of at least one processing solution from a chemical storage reservoir comprising at least two chemical storage containers to a heating assembly comprising at least one heating chamber;
- (b) heating the predetermined amount of processing solution in the at least one heating chamber;
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- (c) transferring the heated predetermined amount of processing solution from the at least one heating chamber to an associated photographic processor.
A process of delivering processing solution to a photographic processor, said process comprising the step of:
- (a) transferring a predetermined amount of at least one processing solution from a chemical storage reservoir comprising at least one chemical storage container to a heating assembly comprising at least one heating chamber;
- (b) heating the predetermined amount of processing solution in the at least one heating chamber;
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- (c) transferring the heated predetermined amount of processing solution from the heating chamber to an associated photographic processor;
- wherein the heating assembly comprises a single heating chamber having at least two solution inlets.
A chemical delivery system for a photographic processor comprising:
- a chemical storage reservoir comprising at least one storage container for housing a processing fluid therein, wherein the processing fluid has a working strength concentration;
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- a heating assembly comprising a heating chamber, said heating chamber being fluidly connected to said storage container and being adapted to receive a predetermined amount of said processing fluid from said storage container and heat said predetermined amount of processing fluid while in said heating chamber;
- wherein said heating assembly further comprises a valve having a first position which permits a supply of said predetermined amount of processing fluid from said storage container to said heating chamber, and a second position which permits a supply of the heated predetermined amount of processing fluid from said heating chamber to an associated photographic processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.