JPH0350512Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a waterless type photosensitive material processing apparatus, and particularly to a waterless type photosensitive material processing apparatus that is compact and does not require utility piping.

[Prior art] Generally, photographic paper printed by a printing machine is attached to the mounting part of an automatic developing machine together with the magazine, and then developed and processed.
Product prints are obtained through various processes such as bleaching, fixing, washing, and drying.

However, the above treatment method requires water to dissolve the treatment agent. Conventionally, a water supply tank is fixed in order to supply water, and water is supplied to the tank from the outside using, for example, water pipes (see Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-90438 and Publication No. 57-96446). ,
In addition, waste liquid is directly discharged from the treatment tank through piping and placed in a tank.

However, installing utility piping such as water piping and waste liquid discharge piping as described above has drawbacks such as increased piping construction costs, and once an automatic processor is installed, it is difficult to move the equipment itself. This made it difficult and unsuitable as a so-called demonstration device. Additionally, conventional automatic processors have had difficulties in processing operability.

[Purpose of the invention] The purpose of the invention is to provide a waterless washing type photosensitive material processing apparatus that can be operated even in places where there is no utility supply means such as water pipes or means for discharging waste liquid to the outside. be.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a waterless washing type photosensitive material processing apparatus that can be formed compactly and improve operability.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a waterless type photosensitive material processing apparatus suitable for demonstration use, particularly a waterless type photosensitive material processing apparatus suitable for photographic paper.

[Structure of the invention] As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above object, the present inventor has provided a developing tank, a bleaching tank, a fixing tank or a bleach-fixing tank, a rinsing tank, and a drying section in this order in a row, A developing solution replenishment tank for storing the processing solution to be replenished in each tank; a bleach solution, fixing solution, or bleach-fix solution replenishment tank; a rinsing solution replenishment tank; and a water supply tank in the side direction of each tank in this order. The refill kits are arranged in a row and each refill kit is placed above each refill tank, and further,
It has been found that the above object can be achieved by a waterless photosensitive material processing apparatus which has a tank for collecting waste liquid built into the lower part of the processing tank so that it can be taken out forward.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this example, photographic paper after printing is used as the photosensitive material.

1 to 4 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a waterless photosensitive material processing apparatus according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view (with the lid removed), and FIG. Figure 1 is a sectional view taken along the - line, Figure 3 is a - line sectional view of Figure 1.
4 is a sectional view taken along the line -- of FIG. 1.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a mounting part for mounting a magazine 3 containing photographic paper 2 on which a latent image has been formed by being printed by a printing machine (not shown), and is the main body of an automatic developing machine (waterless type photosensitive material processing apparatus). It is installed on the side wall of 4.

The photographic paper 2 installed in the mounting part 1 enters the main body 4 from the main body entrance part 5, passes through a developing tank 6, a bleach-fixing tank 7, a first rinsing tank 8, and a second rinsing tank 9, and is automatically developed. After that, it is dried in a drying section 10 (having an openable/closable lid), taken out from the main body outlet 11, and then subjected to cutting and other processes to become a product print.

A developing tank 6, a bleach-fixing tank 7, a first rinsing tank 8, and a second rinsing tank 9 are sequentially arranged in series as shown in the figure, and each tank is provided with a roller for conveying photographic paper.
The photographic paper 2 is configured to be subjected to predetermined processing while being immersed in a liquid. Note that an opening/closing lid and the like are provided on each of the tanks 6 to 9.

A drying section 10 is provided on the downstream side of the second rinsing tank 9, and a water supply tank 12 for diluting or dissolving the processing agent is detachably provided on the side of the drying section 10, as shown in FIG. A state in which the tank 12 is attached is shown. Above the tank 12 is an inlet 1.
3, a water outlet 14 is provided at the bottom.
The lower water outlet 14 is connected to a withdrawal pump 16 via a joint or coupling 15, for example. In the illustrated embodiment, the tank 12 is constructed so that it can be taken out after opening the upper lid of the main body 4, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

17, 18, and 19 are a developer replenishment tank, a bleach-fix replenishment tank, and a rinse solution replenishment tank (first and first 2 rinse tanks are shared). The replenishment tanks 17, 18, 19 are used when the processing liquid becomes exhausted.
9 are for replenishing the liquid.

The treatment tanks 6, 7, 8, and 9 are circulated by pumps, and filters 6', 7', 8', and 9' are provided in the middle for cleaning the liquid.

When the liquid is replenished from the replenishment tanks 17, 18, 19, the waste liquid corresponding to the replenishment overflows and is stored in the preliminary waste liquid tanks 20A, 20B, and when the tanks 20A, 20B are full,
The liquid overflows and is stored in waste liquid tanks 21A and 21B. The waste liquid tanks 21A and 21B are formed of, for example, a plastic container, and are provided in a removable manner. FIG. 3 shows the state in which the waste liquid tanks 21A and 21B are installed.
1A and 21B are connected to overflow pipes 22 of preliminary waste liquid tanks 20A and 20B via joints or couplings 23, for example. To remove it, just release the joint 23 and pull it out in the direction of the arrow.

Note that the preliminary waste liquid tanks 20A and 20B are omitted, and the overflow waste liquid is directly transferred to the waste liquid tank 21.
It may be stored in A and 21B, and in this case, the device can be made more compact.

The liquid stored in the waste liquid tanks 21A and 21B is
For example, developer waste may be stored in one waste liquid tank 21A and other waste liquid may be stored in the other waste liquid tank 21B to facilitate silver recovery, or the silver may be stored without being separated.

It is preferable that the capacity of the waste liquid tanks 21A and 21B is such that when the automatic developing device (waterless photosensitive material processing device) is operated every day, the waste liquid can be collected only about once a week. It is not something that will be done. In addition, the waste liquid tanks 21A, 21
B may be provided with a detection unit and an alarm or display unit that can detect when a certain amount has been accumulated and issue or display a buzzer or alarm.

On the other hand, the replenishment liquid is stored in each replenishment tank 17, 18, 19.
A stock solution is supplied from the replenishment kit 24, and water is supplied from the water supply tank 12 by the pump 16 and mixed to prepare a predetermined processing solution. The replenisher is supplied from each replenishment tank 17, 18, 19 to each supply port 6A, 7A, 8A, 9A (or other predetermined supply port) by a pump (not shown).

In addition, in the figure, 25 is a control system box;
6 is a collection box for developer photographs. Furthermore, the bleach-fixing in the above embodiments may be a two-bath process of bleaching and fixing, and each process does not necessarily have to be of a bathtub type, but may be of a spray type or the like. Furthermore, the above is an example of development processing, and development processing using other processes may be used.

The above is a case where photographic paper is used as the photosensitive material, but it goes without saying that negative film or other photosensitive materials may also be used, and it goes without saying that two or more processing lines may be installed in parallel. It is.

[Effects of the invention] According to the invention, the water supply tank is made into a kit,
In addition, since the waste liquid tank is built-in, the device can be operated without the need for utility supply means such as water piping or waste liquid discharge piping means, and since such piping is not required, Piping construction costs can be kept low, the entire device can be made compact, and it is also suitable for so-called demonstrations, such as when water supply cannot be secured, and can contribute to effective use of space. Moreover, processing operability can also be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a waterless photosensitive material processing apparatus according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view (with the lid removed), and FIG. Figure 1 is a sectional view taken along the - line, Figure 3 is a - line sectional view of Figure 1.
4 is a sectional view taken along the line -- of FIG. 1. In the figure, 6 is the developer tank, 7 is the bleach-fix tank, and 8 is the first
Rinse tank, 9 is a second rinse tank, 12 is a water supply tank, 17, 18, 19 are replenishment tanks, 20A, 2
0B indicates a preliminary waste liquid tank, and 21A and 21B indicate waste liquid tanks, respectively.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A developing tank; a bleaching tank, a fixing tank, or a bleach-fixing tank; a rinsing tank and a drying section arranged in a row in this order, and a developer replenishment tank for storing the processing solution to be replenished in each tank; a bleaching solution; Fixing solution or bleach-fixing solution replenishment tank; Rinse solution replenishment tank;
Water supply tanks are provided in a line in this order in the side direction of each tank, and each refill kit is placed above each refill tank.Furthermore, a tank for collecting waste liquid is installed above the processing tank. A waterless washing type photosensitive material processing device that is built into the lower part and can be taken out from the front.