CN100510955C - Photographic processing agent cartridge and container usable therein - Google Patents

Abstract

A cartridge for photographic processing agents, which is formed of containers for photographic processing agents and a storage box for housing the containers in any selected dispositions in the box, in which at least one of the containers is provided with at least one recess on an outer side thereof, and at least one opening is formed on the storage box corresponding to the recess of the container housed in the storage box, and in which the cartridge having the recess in the container and the opening corresponding to recess in the storage box prevents the cartridge from being erroneously loaded to an automatic photo-processor; and a container for a photographic processing agent usable in the cartridge.

Description

Photograph treating agent box and use therein container

Technical field

The present invention relates to photograph treating agent box.Particularly, the present invention relates to the photograph treating agent box that forms by one group of a plurality of container, the photograph treating agent that each vessel filling is different, for example developing solution, liquid lime chloride and fixing solution, described like this box can once supply to the photograph treating agent in the automatic picture processor.In addition, the present invention relates to photograph treating agent container, described container can use in above-mentioned photograph treating agent box.

Background technology

Having the such automatic picture processor that is used for printer processor that the film photograph is exported as printing such as the film processor box that film is developed, in the treatment step such, used a plurality of photograph treating agents not of the same race or handled chemical substance such as development, bleaching and photographic fixing.Usually, the photograph treating agent is contained in the specific container, and is distributed to the treating stations laboratory.The photograph treating agent is installed in the automatic picture processor the photograph treating agent is supplied with or filled (replenishing) to described processor by the operative employee.Recently, for the photograph treating agent simply also being supplied to the automatic picture processor cleanly by the operative employee, the box system that one group of a plurality of container can be exchanged for (each holds photograph treating agent not of the same race) other one group of container becomes more popular, and often uses.

For example, in the traditional photographs treating agent box 200 shown in Figure 26,27, the container 202 of photograph treating agent (202A, 202B and 202C) is filled the Treatment Solution such as developing solution, liquid lime chloride and photographic fixing solution respectively, remains in the rectangle storage box (corrugated paper box) 204 as three containers 202 of one group.Each container 202 is by the plastics manufacturing and form tetragonal ampuliform, as shown in Figure 28 to 30.Described container be provided with cover 206 and liner 208 prevent that with closing any opening the photograph treating agent is from container leakage.

The box 200 that is used for the photograph treating agent is installed in the box LOADED CAVITY of automatic picture processor to the opening that unscrews described container 202 (lid 206 and liner 208) by the operative employee.When loading is finished, penetrating member promotes liner 208 to tear, and the photograph treating agent can be discharged and supply in the automatic picture processor from container like this, and described penetrating member is mounted in the washer jet of each container 202 of correspondence on the automatic picture processor.Then, the photograph treating agent uses cleaning solution to clean with the inside of container 202, and described cleaning solution upwards sprays and leaves the cleaning shower nozzle, and each photograph treating agent is diluted to predetermined concentration by mixing with the cleaning liquid phase.In this box system, supply in the automatic picture processor to easy clean simultaneously such as three kinds of photograph treating agents of developing solution, liquid lime chloride and photographic fixing solution, and the operative employee is without contacting container and photograph treating agent.

And, also there is another to be used for the box of one group of two kinds of photograph treating agent, its size is littler, and keeps the littler container of two size container 202.Simultaneously, proposed a kind of new box system that is made by measure-alike a plurality of boxes, each box holds three kinds of different photograph treating agents of composition to be used for the automatic picture processor.In order not allow photograph treating agent box be loaded into different models, otch (for example, two otch 212 are arranged among Figure 26) signal mistakenly on the top of the front surface 210 of box 204 asymmetricly.The number of box upper cut and layout change according to the automatic picture processor.The automatic picture processor is provided with and is used for the projection that cooperates with described otch, the operator is by determining to the judgement of the projection and the cooperation of corresponding otch whether photograph treating agent box is properly mounted in the automatic picture processor (such as referring to 5-7 and the 9th pages of JP-A-11-282148 (JP-A represents not carry out the Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication of examination as to substances), and Fig. 1 and Fig. 5) like this.

In the box 200 of photograph treating agent, it is the upper end of the storage box 204 of sky that otch 212, the opening that cooperates with the projection of automatic picture processor etc. are limited to be used to form in inside.Correspondingly, in order to prevent error load, do not have many parts, opening etc. and otch 212, opening etc. by otch 212 the position difference and available pattern is formed on the box.Owing to do not have too many photograph treating agent box in the past, above-mentioned traditional photographs treating agent box can not have problems.But the kind that can predict the photograph treating agent increases along with the increase of automatic picture processor.Correspondingly, just need a kind of new box that provide in a large number for the simple mode that prevents error load.

According to the present a kind of new box of making as test, for example, the leader that is used for cooperating with the projection of automatic picture processor is formed with depression and opening, and described depression is arranged on the outer surface of container of photograph treating agent, and the depression of the corresponding container of described opening is placed on the box of container.The number of the leader that is used to cooperate and arrange and can change that the number of the opening on the box and layout can change according to the orientation of storage container in box like this is directed in the predetermined arrangement in the box with the depression with container.But, this box is not gratifying, because when container is cleaned, the depression that cleaning fluid is protruded into internal tank relies on interrupts such as the condition of the position that is arranged on the depression on the container and the degree of depth (size), and cleaning fluid is not sprayed to the every nook and cranny of internal tank.As a result, the cleansing power of container reduces, and this is an other problem.

Summary of the invention

Photograph treating agent box of the present invention can form the various modes that is easy to be formed on the box to prevent that described box is loaded on the automatic processor mistakenly.

Simultaneously, photograph treating agent container of the present invention is the inside of clean container satisfactorily, and the depression that can not be set on the container is interrupted, to prevent that container is loaded on the automatic processor mistakenly.

According to the present invention, photograph treating agent box comprises: a plurality of containers, the photograph treating agent that each vessel filling is different; And holding member, described holding member is used to form one group of a plurality of container.Photograph treating agent box is loaded in the box LOADED CAVITY that is installed in the automatic processor, so that different photograph treating agents is supplied in the automatic picture processor.At least one of a plurality of containers are out of shape to have the depression at least one outside surface that is formed on container at formation groove part on the described surface by part.Described at least one the depression be arranged on the box LOADED CAVITY at least one guide hump match.

In described box of the present invention, the outside surface that described depression is out of shape described container by part forms one of a plurality of at least containers, is filled different photograph treating agents in each container.A plurality of containers flock together to form one group to prepare photograph treating agent box by holding member.When described box was installed in the automatic picture processor, the depression that determines whether to be formed into one of a plurality of at least containers can match with the guide hump in the box LOADED CAVITY in being placed in the automatic picture processor.Like this, can prevent the error load of photograph treating agent box.

The number of the depression in the box changes according to the number of the container with depression or the number that is arranged on the depression in the container.In other words, if use a plurality of containers, each container has the depression of different numbers, and then the number of the depression in the box can change.In order to change the position of the depression in the box, container is provided with when groups of containers is provided with holding member in a different manner.Alternatively, the position of the depression on the outside surface of container can change.If in other words use a plurality of containers and each container on the diverse location of the outside surface of container, to have depression, the position changeable of the depression in the box.By the depression of combined number and placement variation, the error load that can prepare greater number prevents pattern.In addition, the number of depression and arrangement combinations are arranged and the error load that forms prevents that pattern can be by using container and be applied to the holding member preparation of traditional box, and need not use other parts.According to the present invention, just might be easy to provide a kind of pattern of photograph treating agent box for a large amount of numbers of preventing error load.

In photograph treating agent box of the present invention, holding member can be a box, wherein stores a plurality of containers.Described box is provided with the opening of the depression of the container of corresponding stored in box.

According to the present invention, when photograph treating agent box by in box, holding a plurality of containers equipment, be formed on depression at least one container and the opening in the box and align.In order to prevent that photograph treating agent box is loaded in the automatic picture processor mistakenly, determine whether that the depression of container or the opening of box can match with the guide hump in the box LOADED CAVITY that is placed in the automatic picture processor.According to the present invention, the pattern that prevents error load of greater number can be easy to preparation by the opening that different numbers and position are provided for storage box, the number and the layout that cave in the corresponding container of the position of described opening and number.

In photograph treating agent box of the present invention, holding member can be the band that a plurality of containers are bound together.

According to the present invention, photograph treating agent box can be by fastening such as tape or film condensation material or surround a plurality of containers and prepare.Binding material such as tape or film is favourable reducing on the box manufacturing cost.Plasticity binding material is preferred, because it can be recycling.

In photograph treating agent box of the present invention, the container that is provided with depression can be stored in the box with selected predetermined direction in a plurality of directions that the depression in the container are directed to the storage container of doing for oneself, and wherein Ao Xian arranged direction differs from one another.

In box of the present invention, when the container with depression is stored in the box, just might be in any chosen position of box storage container so that the depression in the container is directed in the predetermined direction of box.Described container storage is located in one of a plurality of memory locations.Like this, the number of depression and layout can be easy to revise when formation prevents the error load pattern.For example, a plurality of containers by use has depression respect to one another just might form the bigger depression different with single depression.By this way, can form a greater variety of error load patterns that prevent.

In photograph treating agent box of the present invention, each container can be a polygon ampuliform or cylindrical.

In box of the present invention, when container was the polygon ampuliform, when described depression can be formed at an easy rate on the outer surface of the part of described outside surface, error load prevented that pattern from can use and is recessed to form.When container when being cylindrical, depression can be formed on the outer surface of an outside surface part at an easy rate, uses depression can form the error load pattern that prevents.

In photograph treating agent box of the present invention, the polygon container can be the tetragonal ampuliform with four outer surfaces, and described side surface is the part of the outer surface of container, is recessed to form at least one surface of four outer surfaces.

According to photograph treating agent box of the present invention, by allowing container have tetragonal ampuliform, around container storage in box or the dead space between each container and the described box can reduce.By in one of four outer surfaces of tetragonal flask, forming depression, compare with forming a plurality of depressions, just might suppress reducing of container volume.In addition, when container storage is in box, the orientation of depression can from concave arrangement in select in four storage arrangement differing from one another.

In photograph treating agent box according to the present invention, a plurality of containers can have mutually the same structure of container.

Same material is arranged and have a plurality of containers of the same structure of identical shaped manufacturing, promptly only use a kind of of container in the box of the present invention, allow container and photograph treating agent box to carry out effective production control, manufacturing cost can reduce.

In photograph treating agent box of the present invention, described box comprises that at least one container is a doleiform, and described container has the neck of elongation main body, bottom, shoulder and relative narrower, and mouth is arranged on the terminating end of neck.Described container is provided with at least one depression and is used for preventing that box is loaded into the automatic picture processor mistakenly on the outer surface of container, fill the photograph treating agent in described container.Described box by in the box LOADED CAVITY that is installed in the automatic picture processor and the mouth by being rotated down described container the photograph treating agent is discharged and supplies to the automatic picture processor.Described mouth seals by liner, the washer jet that is placed in the automatic picture processor penetrates described liner, be filled in photograph treating agent in the container with discharge, when described box is installed in the box LOADED CAVITY of automatic picture processor, described dose supplied with in the described automatic picture processor.Washer jet sprays the inside that cleaning fluid is used for clean container.Described depression be arranged on the container of measuring from the bottom of container outer surface height 1/3 on, the depth capacity of described depression be container the horizontal section width 1/2 or still less.Described depression can have curved surface in the vertical cross-section part.

According to the present invention, photograph treating agent box comprises: mouth; Liner, seal described mouth by described liner, the photograph treating agent that wherein said container can will be filled in the described container by the described mouth that is rotated down described container when described container is installed to described automatic picture processor discharges and supplies with in the automatic picture processor, the washer jet that is placed in described automatic picture processor penetrates described liner to described mouth, the inside of described container is cleaned by the cleaning fluid that sprays from described washer jet, wherein said container on the outer surface of described container, have at least one depression be used for preventing described container by error load at described automatic picture processor, described at least one depression forms recessed portion with the outer surface moulding of described container with part, wherein said at least one depression is set on 1/3 the position of height of described outer surface of the described container of measuring from the bottom of affiliated container, described at least one be recessed in have in the level cross-sectionn the maximum degree of depth be described container width 1/2 or littler.

According to the present invention, described container is filled the photograph treating agent, and the mouth of container is closed and sealing by liner component.When the mouth of described container by downward guide container is installed in the automatic picture processor, liner component penetrates with discharge and is filled in photograph treating agent in the container to supply to the automatic picture processor with described dose by being installed in washer jet on the automatic picture processor.When supplying with the photograph treating agent, the inside of container is cleaned by the cleansing solution that self-cleaning nozzle sprayed, and the photograph treating agent that is retained in like this in the container can be used, and the photograph treating agent is diluted to predetermined concentration.

In photograph treating agent container, at least one depression is arranged on the outer surface of container preventing that container is carried in the automatic picture processor mistakenly, is out of shape the depression that the outer surface of described container forms by part and forms recessed portion as depression.Depression is arranged on 1/3 position of height of outer surface of the container of measuring from the bottom of container, described be recessed in have in the level cross-sectionn the maximum degree of depth be container width 1/2 or still less.

According to the present invention, be used for preventing that self-cleaning nozzle sprays cleaning fluid when depression that container and box are carried in the automatic picture processor mistakenly from not stopping clean container, thus to allow cleaning fluid to spread to the every nook and cranny of the bottom side of container.The photograph treating agent that is retained in the container bottom side removes and supplies to the automatic picture processor by the cleaning fluid rinsing.Like this, just can not worsen the cleaning operation of internal tank owing to described depression, described depression is used for preventing that described box is carried in the automatic picture processor mistakenly.

In photograph treating agent box of the present invention, perhaps in the photograph treating agent container that can use in described box of the present invention, the depression in the container preferably has curved surface in vertical cross-section.Depression in the curved surface in the vertical cross-section allows the mixed liquor of photograph treating agent and cleansing solution down to flow to the mouth of container ideally by depression from the top (bottom side) of depression.

Of the present invention other will be recognized from following explanation in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in further detail with further characteristics.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the skeleton view of the photograph treating agent box looked according to the front surface side of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the skeleton view of the photograph treating agent box looked according to the rear surface side of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the front view according to the photograph treating agent box of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the rear view according to the photograph treating agent box of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the left side view according to the photograph treating agent box of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the right side view according to the photograph treating agent box of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is the plan view according to the photograph treating agent box of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is the skeleton view according to the photograph treating agent container shown in the front surface in the left side of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is the skeleton view according to the photograph treating agent container shown in the front surface on the right side of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 is the front view according to the photograph treating agent container of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 11 is the right side view according to the photograph treating agent container of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 12 is the depression that forms in the photograph treating agent container according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the amplification right vertical side view of near zone thereof, and wherein part is a cross-sectional view;

Figure 13 is the viewgraph of cross-section of the depression of getting along line 13-13 levels of Figure 11, described being recessed to form on the photograph treating agent container according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 14 is the vertical cross-section diagram of explanation cleaning according to the mode of the container of the photograph treating agent of first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 15 amplifies the right vertical side view, and part is a cross-sectional view, and the modification that is formed on according to the shape of the depression on the photograph treating agent container of the present invention has been described;

Figure 16 has shown the vertical cross-section diagram that is used to clean according to the mode of the photograph treating agent container shown in Figure 15 of the present invention;

Figure 17 is the synoptic diagram that is loaded with the automatic picture processor of photograph treating agent box;

Figure 18 is a skeleton view, has illustrated that photograph treating agent box is installed to the mode in the box LOADED CAVITY of automatic picture processor;

Figure 19 is the front view of the box LOADED CAVITY of automatic picture processor;

Figure 20 (A) to 20 (E) illustrated according to first to the 5th embodiment of the present invention be used for prevent that photograph treating agent box mistake is installed to the mode view of automatic picture processor;

Figure 21 (A) has illustrated the skeleton view of the photograph treating agent box that front surface side is according to a second embodiment of the present invention looked, and Figure 21 (B) is the skeleton view of being looked from the rear surface side;

Figure 22 (A) has illustrated the skeleton view of the photograph treating agent box shown in the front surface side of a third embodiment in accordance with the invention, and Figure 22 (B) has illustrated the skeleton view of being looked from the rear surface side;

Figure 23 (A) has illustrated the skeleton view of the photograph treating agent box shown in the front surface side of a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention, and Figure 23 (B) has illustrated the skeleton view of being looked from the rear surface side;

Figure 24 (A) has illustrated the skeleton view of the photograph treating agent box shown in the front surface side according to a fifth embodiment of the invention, and Figure 24 (B) has illustrated the skeleton view of being looked from the rear surface side;

Figure 25 is the skeleton view of the photograph treating agent box shown in according to a sixth embodiment of the invention the front surface side;

Figure 26 is traditional photograph treating agent box skeleton view of being looked from the front surface side;

Figure 27 is the skeleton view from the traditional photographs treating agent box shown in the side of rear surface;

Figure 28 is the skeleton view that tradition is used to hold the container of photograph treating agent;

Figure 29 is the front view of traditional photographs treating agent container;

Figure 30 is the cross-sectional view of main body of the conventional container of the photograph treating agent got along line 230-230 levels of Figure 29.

Embodiment

To illustrate according to some embodiments of the present invention below by the reference accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 to Fig. 7 has shown the photograph treating agent box 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 8-13 has illustrated the photograph treating agent container 12 that can be arranged in the photograph container handling agent box 10.

As shown in Fig. 1-4, photograph treating agent box 10 is formed with three containers 12 (12A, 12B and 12C) and storage box 14 by the photograph treating agent.Container 12 is filled developer solution, bleaching liquid and stop bath respectively.Container 12 is arranged in the storage box 14 as one group (encapsulation).

In three containers 12 each has identical structure and identical shaped and by the identical materials manufacturing.In this embodiment, each container is by the plastic material manufacturing, such as PE (HDPE (high density polyethylene), LDPE (low density polyethylene)).Each container forms tetragonal ampuliform by blow moiding method or injection blow molding method.

As shown in Figure 13, in photograph treating agent container 12, container 12 comprises that have four fillets basic is the bottom 20 (outside surface) of rectangle, and each has identical length L 1 four limits.Form basic rectangle each side since the cause of moulding bend outwards a little.Length L 1 expression of each side comprises the width of the level cross-sectionn of the maximum length of sweep and corresponding container 12.

20 four sides vertically rise from the bottom for four outer surfaces 22.Four outer surfaces 22 mark the main body 24 (outside surface) of container 12.The position of one of outer surface 22 on the center section of the vertical length of outer surface is provided with depression (referring to Fig. 8-12).

Depression 26 is long side rectangular shape substantially, shown in the front view among Figure 10.The longer side group basis of level is perpendicular to long side (turning of main body 24) of outer surface 22 up and down.In side view shown in Figure 11 and vertical cross-section shown in Figure 12, depression 26 is the trapezoidal curved shapes with fillet.As shown in the horizontal cross-sectional view of Figure 13, the turning of each side of depression 26 is by about 45 ° of lead angle, and inclined surface 27 forms depression at outer surface 22.The depression 26 and 26 inclined surfaces 27 that form continuously that cave in certainly form by outer surface 22 parts being deformed into depression (recessed) shape.In this embodiment, each inclined surface 27 extends on the outer surface 22 that limits depression 26 and adjacent outer surface 22 (referring to Figure 11).Must be noted that by caving in 26 to have prevented that the mistake of described box from installing, this will be in follow-up explanation.Like this, depression basically form in this embodiment four outer surfaces arbitrary on.

Container 12 is provided with by four jiaos of pyramid shoulders 28 that make that the top of main body 24 narrows down and forms, and the column part 30 that raises up on the top of shoulder 28.

Column part 30 has the two necks of vertical extension, and the two necks of described vertical extension have: than cylinder with large diameter part 32, axially be connected to shoulder 28 at downside; And small diameter cylinders part 34, described little right angle column part 34 is axially disposed within upside, and its diameter is less than cylinder with large diameter part 32.Column part also comprises boss edge 36, and the diameter of described boss edge is arranged on than the diameter than cylinder with large diameter part 32 between cylinder with large diameter part 32 and the circle with a smaller diameter post part 34 less times greater than coaxial.Form the external thread (not shown) in the tapping of the upper end (anterior tip) of the outer surface of small diameter cylinders part 32.The upper end that lid 38 and liner 40 are arranged on small diameter cylinders part 34 is formed on the round mouth 37 (being circular) on the end of small diameter cylinders part 34 of column part 30 in its plan view with closure.

Lid 38 and liner 40 are formed by plastic material, such as PE (tygon).Lid 38 is columniform, and tapping forms the internal thread (not shown) on interior perimeter surface, and internal thread can be connected on the external thread of small diameter cylinders part 34 by screw like this.Lid 38 also comprises and is centered around the step portion that the coboundary diameter that covers 38 interior perimeter surface reduces predetermined value.As for liner 40, described liner is a circular seal, and its diameter is enough to the mouth 37 of closed column part 30.In the closure state of the container as shown in Fig. 8 and 9, liner 40 comprises the fragile part that is formed by four grooves 44, described groove 44 from the center radial extension to from the outward flange that covers on the not obstruction surface (plane) 42 that 38 opening exposes.

The preferred size of photograph treating agent container 12 (referring to Figure 10) as described below according to an embodiment of the invention.

The height H 1 of container 21, i.e. bottom 20 outer bottom surface and cover between 38 the upper surface and be of a size of about 306mm.But this height H 1 is because variable to a certain extent such as the cause of the accuracy of the thickness of the fastening strength of lid 38 or liner 40.Height H 2 between the outer bottom surface of the bottom 20 of container 12 and the front end of mouth 37 is approximately 301mm.Height H 3 between the outer bottom surface of the bottom 20 of container 12 and the upper surface of flange 36 approximately is 263mm.The height H 4 of the outer surface between the outer bottom surface of the bottom 20 of container 12 and the upper end of main body 24, that is, the border in the middle of main body 24 and the shoulder 28 approximately is 250mm.The width L1 of container 12 approximately is 78mm.

For depression 26, the height H 5 of the outer bottom surface between the outer bottom surface of the bottom 20 of container 12 and 26 the bottom of caving in approximately is 145mm.The height H 6 of depression 26 approximately is 40mm.The depth D 1 of depression 26 approximately is 10mm.The volume correspondence of depression 26 is approximately 30m1.

The average wall thickness of the depression 26 of main body 24 and container 12 approximately is 0.3 to 0.7mm.

The volume (capacity) of the main body 24 of the container 12 of eliminating depression 26 approximately is 1521mL (the approximately about 78mm of the about 78mmX of 250mmX), if because the cause of wall thickness causes volume to reduce, four fillets of the depression of the fillet on the border between bottom 20 and the main body 24, the centre of bottom 20, the level cross-sectionn of main body 24 and the sweep of outer surface 22 are left in the basket.The basic volume that comprises the main body 24 of depression 26 container 12 approximately is 1491mL (approximately 1521mL-approximately 30mL).Correspondingly, depression 26 occupies 2%{ (approximately the about 1521mL of the 30mL/) X100} of volume (volume) of the main body 24 of about container 12.

In the photograph treating agent container 12 of this embodiment, the border bending between main body 24 and the shoulder 28 is to keep the physical strength of container 12.Main body 24 and the border between 26 of caving in are by the moulding slight curvature.Like this, as shown in Figure 12, the border that line that the outer surface 22 of vertical autonomous agent 24 extends and the vertical boundary point P1 that intersects from the surperficial underlap of takeing on 28 are used to limit main body 24 and take on the above-mentioned height H 4 of expression between 28.Flex point P2 between the outer surface 22 (plane surface) of main body 24 and the spring curved surface of the depression 26 in the vertical cross-section is used to limit main body 24 and caves in expression height H 5 between 26 and the border of H6.According to this embodiment of the invention, must be noted that as shown in Figure 12 depression 26 has flat bottom surface.Correspondingly, the degree of depth in the middle of the outer bottom surface of the outer surface 2 of container 12 and depression 26 becomes the depth capacity of depression 26.

In this embodiment of the present invention, depression 26 preferably is arranged on position on the height 1/3 of outer surface 22 of container 12 (H5 (approximately 145mm)〉1/3H4 (approximately 83.3mm)), depth capacity be the level cross-sectionn (container width among the D1 (approximately 10mm≤1/2L1 (approximately 39mm)) 1/2 or littler.The degree of depth of supposing inclined surface 27 is restricted to D2 to 26 the basal surface of caving in, the total degree of depth (degree of depth of the degree of depth+D2 of the D1 among Figure 12) that comprises the depression 26 of inclined surface 27 be container 12 (width of the level cross-sectionn of D1+D2≤1/2L1) 1/2 or littler.

According to this embodiment of the invention, the structure of container 12 and is filled the photograph treating agent of scheduled volume as mentioned above, and the mouth 37 of column part 30 is opened.Then, liner 40 is placed on the mouth 37, and lid 38 is connected to the front end of column part 30 by screw.Keep a firm hand on and cover 38 liner 40 pressurizeds and fix by cover 38 step portion phase lip-syncing 37, mouth 37 is sealed then.By this way, prepared the container 12 of filling the photograph treating agent.

The storage box 14 of container 12 is by the corrugated paper manufacturing.As shown in Fig. 1-7, the storage box 14 of storage container 12 has rectangular shape.

As shown in Fig. 3-6, storage box 14 is provided with box main body 50, inner cap 54 and enclosing cover 56.The upper surface box that main body 50 has a rectangular aperture is used for container 12 is put into the volume inside of box 14.Opening 52 usefulness inner caps 54 box enclosing covers 56 closures of main body 50.

As shown in Figure 7, the short side length L 2 that the opening 52 of box 50 has equals the length L 1 of container 12 substantially, and long edge lengths L2 is substantially than three times of length L 1 length.As shown in Figure 5, the spatial depth of main body 50 (highly) H7 is less times greater than the height H 3 of container 12 (referring to Figure 10, promptly from the bottom 20 of container 12 to the height of the upper surface of flange 36).In addition, box 50 is provided with a plurality of openings, and this will illustrate below.

As shown in Fig. 5,6, inner cap 54 is connected to the top 60 of the rear surface 58 of box 50.Inner cap 54 is rectangular shapes, and is slightly less than the opening 52 of main body 50.Fold line is arranged on the top 60, with the coupling part as box main body 50.Inner cap 54 can along open or the direction of the opening 52 of closed fold line box main body 50 in folding.As shown in Fig. 1,2, inner cap 52 has three circular holes 62 that vertically are placed in preset space length along lid.The diameter in each hole 62 is less times greater than the diameter of the lid 38 in having the maximum gauge part of container 12, and the center in each hole is towards the predetermined distance of the front-end offset of inner cap 54.

As shown in Fig. 5,6, enclosing cover 56 is connected to the top 66 of the front surface 64 of box main body 50.Enclosing cover 56 forms and is connected to the rectangular cap 68 of top 66 and the opening 52 that size approximates box main body 50 greatly, and wing flap 70 is arranged on and covers 68 front end.Fold line is arranged on the top 66 coupling part as box main body 50.Enclosing cover 56 can along fold line open or the direction of the opening 52 of closed box 50 in folding.The coupling part of lid 68 and wing flap 70 is provided with fold line, and formed fold line is parallel to the fold line of top 66, and wing flap 70 can be folded to along fold line and cover 68 like this.As shown in Fig. 1,2, lid 68 has three circular ports 72 that vertically are placed in preset space length along lid 68.The diameter of each circular port 72 is less times greater than the diameter of the lid in having the part of maximum gauge 38, and the circular port 62 of basic and inner cap 54 has essentially identical diameter.The distance that the front-end offset towards inner cap 54 in each hole 72 is scheduled to.

Storage box 14 following making an explanation.When container 12 was placed in the storage box 14, the inner cap 54 of box 50 and enclosing cover 56 launched, and container 12 vertically inserts in the box 50, as shown in Fig. 8 to 11 from the bottom of container 20 sides by opening 52.When three all containers 12 were inserted in the box 50, container 12 was with row alignment, and the outer surface 22 of adjacent container contacts with each other like this, and other outer surface 22 contacts with the inside surface of box 50.Correspondingly, very little around the space waste that is produced between container 12 and each container 12 box boxes 50, and any side direction, forward direction and the back that can prevent the container 12 in the box 50 to motion.

Keep in described box in the state of container, the opening 52 of small diameter cylinders part 34 on the upper surface of box 50 of the column part 30 of lid 38 and each container 12 raises up.Then, inner cap 54 and enclosing cover 56 are folding towards opening 52 alternatively.

At first, when inner cap 54 was folded, the small diameter cylinders part 34 of lid 38 and each container 12 was by corresponding circular port 62.Be folded at inner cap 54 on the position of the rear surface 58 that is basically perpendicular to box 50, the limit of the rear surface of each circular port 62 touches flange 36 substantially, as shown in fig. 1.Then, when enclosing cover 56 was folded, the small diameter cylinders part 34 of lid 38 and each container 12 was by corresponding circular port 72.Be folded at enclosing cover 56 on the position of the front surface 64 that is basically perpendicular to box 50, the limit of the rear surface of each circular port 72 touches flange 36 substantially, cover simultaneously 68 with inner cap 54 to overlapping, as shown in fig. 1.

At last, the wing flap of enclosing cover 56 (fixed part) 70 lid 68 relatively is folding down and by bonding and be fixed to the rear surface 58 of box 50 with the right angle, and contacts by described surface.In this state, opening 52 inner caps 54 of box 50 and enclosing cover 56 dual closures, flange 36 is by inner cap 54 and enclosing cover 56 past pressing down, and the vertical irregular movement of the container 12 in the box 50 is prevented.As a result, provide in the mode of row and held three containers 12 as one group within the storage box 14 photograph treating agent box 10, the liner 40 that will cover each container 12 of 38 boxes simultaneously is exposed to the outside.

Container 12 is stored in alternatively in the box 14 with the depression 26 with container 12 and is directed in the box in the assigned direction in a plurality of different concave arrangement.Since then among the embodiment, container 12, caves in like this and 26 guides in four one of are arranged alternatively 90 ° of spacings rotations around described axle, promptly after to, forward direction, left-hand and dextrad.In the box shown in Fig. 1, container 12 is contained in 26 guides left of respectively caving in of the container 12C on container 12A that is arranged on the left side in the box in the box 14 and the right side that is arranged in the box, and the depression 26 of the container 12B in the middle of will being arranged on is guided to the right.Like this, the depression 26 of container 12B is relative with the depression 26 of container 12C, and these two the vertical prolongations of depression 26 formation is the hexagon through hole substantially, and described through hole penetrates in a horizontal direction, as shown in Fig. 3 and 4.

As mentioned above, in this embodiment of the present invention, be formed in the main body 50 of storage box 14 such as a plurality of openings of hole and otch.

In the box shown in Fig. 1-4, two pairs of circular ports 74 are formed in the rear surface 58 of front surface 64 and box 50.In other words, four holes are formed on each surface, form eight holes on two surfaces altogether.The two pairs of circular ports 74 be formed on respectively with the symmetrical left and right sides of each surperficial vertical center line of box 50 on each surperficial horizontal center line of box 50 under.Vertically separate with preset space length in each right hole 74.Each hole 74 is used to hold finger tip when the operative employee keeps box 10.The diameter in hole 74 is approximately 18mm.

Box 10 according to this embodiment is heavier, because described box holds three containers 12.In addition, storage box 14 is by the corrugated paper manufacturing.Like this, the storage box 14 that operative employee or other people must keep box 10 securely is not allow the storage box 14 of box 10 slip away in the hand, if the surface of storage box 14 is smooth.For this reason, a plurality of holes 74 are formed on the left and right sides of box 50, and the finger tip of both hands can insert wherein to keep storage box 14 securely in order to avoid allow box 10 skid off operative employee's hand.

Must be noted that two vertical ellipse rectangular slits 76 are formed on the upper end of front surface 64 of box 50.Otch 76 is formed on the preposition, and the mode similar to the otch 212 of the traditional box 200 shown in Figure 26 is asymmetric.

On left-hand face 78, front surface 64 and the rear surface 58 of box 50, opening 80,82 and 84 is formed on the position of the depression 26 of distinguishing three containers 12 in the corresponding box 50.

Particularly, the otch opening 80 of the depression 26 among the corresponding container 12A is formed on the left-hand face 78 of box 50.Opening 80 on the left-hand face is rectangles, and the height that has approximates depression 26 height greatly, as shown in Figure 5.As shown in Fig. 3,4, have substantially and be respectively formed on front surface 64 and the rear surface 58 for the vertical elongated otch of half-oval shaped.The degree of depth of the basic corresponding depression 26 of the degree of depth of otch.Opening 80 and depression 26 form first leader 86 with the shape that the level on the left-hand end of box 10 usefulness storage boxes 14 penetrates depression.

And the vertical elongated of the depression respect to one another 26 of corresponding container 12B, 12C, basic oval opening 82,84 are respectively formed on the front surface and rear surface 64,58 of box 50. Opening 82,84 has substantially and has the identical degree of depth and width by relative two depression 26 vertical elongated that limited, hexagonal substantially through holes, as shown in Fig. 3,4.The shape that 82,84 and two of openings depression 26 is combined with the level extension through hole on the right side that is offset a little on the upside on the center a little on storage box 14 horizontal directions and from the center on the vertical direction of storage box 14 forms second leader 88.

Figure 17 has shown automatic picture processor (numeral laboratory system) 100, and above-mentioned photograph treating agent box 10 is installed in wherein.

Automatic picture handle box 100 comprises integrated input unit 112 and integrated output unit 118.Input block 112 comprises image pickup device (ccd scanner) 102, film carrier 104, display (color monitor) 106, controller 108 and image processor 110.Output unit 118 comprises laser printer 114 and paper processor 116.In output unit 118, be provided with the box LOADED CAVITY 120 of wherein settling photograph treating agent box 10.Box LOADED CAVITY 120 will illustrate below.

Figure 18,19 has shown the box LOADED CAVITY 120 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.Box LOADED CAVITY 120 has chamber 122, and described chamber 122 has the open front of basic rectangle.Door 124 is connected to the front surface in chamber 122 with open and close chamber 122.

The height in chamber 122 is at the height of predetermined length greater than the storage box 14 of box 10, and described width is less times greater than the width of storage box 14, and the described degree of depth is less times greater than the thickness of storage box 14.

In box LOADED CAVITY 120, form on the diapire 126 be placed in chamber 122 three horizontally disposed patchholes 128 on the preset space length.Described box 10 be loaded in the box LOADED CAVITY with will comprise cover 38 and each mouth 37 of the liner 40 of container 12A, 12B and 12C insert patchholes 128.The washer jet 130 coaxial inside that are arranged on each patchhole 128 with tapered tip portion.The hole of the end of washer jet 130 self-cleaning nozzles makes progress and cleaning fluid is sprayed in taper, and it is a spreader nozzle like this.Washer jet can vertical moving by the driving mechanism (not shown) in the direction of the arrow A of Figure 19.Cleaning fluid is fed into each washer jet 130 by the pump (not shown) that conduit is installed to automatic picture processor 100.

Automatic picture processor 100 according to this embodiment of the invention, the spray pressure of cleaning fluid are from about 0.137 to about 0.157MPa, and spraying volume was 18 to 22mL/ seconds, and spraying time is 30 to 60 seconds, and spray angle θ is 30 to 60 °.Cleaning fluid is water or compound.Must be noted that spraying time changes according to the liquid capacity that applies and the concentration of photograph treating agent.As for spray angle, if spray angle less than 30 °, the jet of cleaning fluid may upwards be assembled directly not impinge upon the inner surface of container 12 so, this causes the reduction of cleansing power.On the other hand, if spray angle greater than 60 ° because the center of injection stream attenuates, jet does not just also directly strike on the inner bottom surface of container, this will cause the deterioration of cleansing power.

In the inwall 132 in chamber 122, form first bullport 86 in corresponding respectively two otch 76 and 10 and four projectioies of second bullport 88.

In these four projectioies, two projectioies, 134 corresponding two otch 76, and be separately positioned on the precalculated position of lower end of inwall 132.First guide hump, 136 corresponding first guide opening 86 also are arranged on a little under the center of the horizontal direction of wall 132 and on the left side of wall 132.Second guide hump, 138 corresponding second guide opening 88 also are arranged on the height identical with first guide hump 136 and a little on the right side of the misalignment of the vertical direction of wall.

The structure description below of box LOADED CAVITY 120.The method that photograph treating agent box 10 is loaded in the box LOADED CAVITY 120 in the automatic picture processor 100 will illustrate below.

For mounting box 10 in automatic picture processor 100, the operative employee opens the door 124 of box LOADED CAVITY 120, and as shown in figure 18, mounting box 10 makes storage box 14 turn upside down and front surface 64 sides of box 14 are directed to chamber 122 in box LOADED CAVITY 120 then.

In this installed, at first, the lid 38 of container 12A, 12B and 12C was inserted in the hole 128, and box 10 tilts forward a little simultaneously.Cover and make the opening 76 of box 10 may align and cooperate described protruding 134 in 38 patchholes 128, and allow box further to insert.Further inserted when covering 38, the diapire 126 in the enclosing cover 56 contact chambeies 122 of box 14 inserts operation and finishes, and box 10 is pushed in the chamber 122 then.

In this promoted operating process, first bullport 86 of box 10 and second bullport 88 also alignd and are connected respectively to first guide hump 136 and second guide hump 138 further pushes in the chamber to allow box 10.When box 10 is further pushed in the chamber 122, the front surface 64 of box 14 contacts with the inwall 132 in chamber 122, and the load operation of box 10 is done.

In this load operation process, the operative employee can determine that by knowing box 10 can suitably load by first bullport 86 is connected with second guide hump 138 with first guide hump 136 respectively with second bullport 88 box 10 is suitable boxes of automatic picture processor 100.Attempted to be loaded in the automatic picture processor 100 with the box of arranging different bullports with second bullport 88 and number if having corresponding first bullport 86, bullport can not match with first and second guide humps 136,138.Therefore, described box can not be loaded in the automatic picture processor 100.As a result, the operative employee knows that the box that can not be mounted like this is improper for automatic picture processor 100.

Begin to provide the photograph treating agent after operation that the operative employee is scheduled to is with the loading of finishing box 10, washer jet 130 raises, and pushes the liner 40 on container 12A, 12B and the 12C to.Then, four grooves, 44 beginnings that are formed in the liner 40 are torn at the center.When washer jet 130 further raises, fracture expands to open each container 12A, 12B and 12C, and the photograph treating agent in each container is released and supplies in the automatic picture processor 100.

Then, for example as shown in Figure 14, washer jet 130 will spray washings (W) with difference clean container 12, the i.e. inside of 12A, 12B and 12C by the hole, tip of automated fluid adjusting gear.In this operation, be retained in graphics process agent in each container and discharged effectively and do not supply to automatic developer lavishly, the photograph treating agent in each container in the said vesse mixes with rinse water and is diluted to desired concn.

As mentioned above, container 12 is provided with the recessed depression 26 of the outer surface with container part distortion, to prevent that container 12 error load are in automatic picture processor 100.Depression 26 is arranged on 1/3 place, top of height of the outer surface 22 of container 12, and depth capacity be in the level cross-sectionn of container 12 width 1/2 or still less.Like this, when cleaning, the rinse water W that self-cleaning nozzle 130 sprays allows when being allowed to spread to each corner with the bottom side 20 of 37 opposite flank upper container 12, and can not interrupted by depression 26.The photograph treating agent that is retained in the bottom 20 effectively washes by cleaning fluid W.

Remain in the box system of box of one group of three container 12A, 12B and 12C in use, the operative employee can supply to three kinds of photograph treating agents (comprising developing solution, rinsing solution and photographic fixing solution) in the automatic picture processor 100 simultaneously, and does not have contacting container and photograph treating agent.This make the operative employee simply the condition of mode and cleaning load box effectively.

As mentioned above, in container 12 according to the present invention, prevent the depression 26 of container 12 error load in the automatic picture processor 100, and might do not avoided the deterioration of the cleaning performance of container 12 inside discontinuously owing to provide.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the vertical cross-section of depression 26 is have fillet and curved surface trapezoidal substantially.When the inside of container 12 is cleaned, this just may make depression 26 improve the photograph treating agent and (spin upside down as the top) clean-up performance of mixing material of cleaning fluid that down flows to the mouth of container 12 by 26 inwalls along container 12 that cave in from the bottom, shown in arrow B among Figure 14.

Figure 15 is the modified example that is formed on the shape of the depression on the container 12 among above-mentioned first embodiment.To with first embodiment in identical parts use identical reference numerals, and omit explanation.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 15, described container is provided with depression 90, and described depression 90 is formed on the position that is basically the same as those in the first embodiment on the outer surface 22 of depression 26 container 12.

The vertical cross-section of depression 90 has the crooked arc-shaped surface of predetermined bend radius (R).The level cross-sectionn of depression 90 equals the cross section of the depression 26 among first embodiment substantially, as shown in Figure 13.

The depth D 3 of depression 90 approximately is 10mm, and this is identical with the degree of depth of depression 26 among first embodiment.The degree of depth at the center from the outer surface 22 of container 12 to depression 90 is the darkest, 90 has crooked arc-shaped surface because cave in.

When the inside of container 12 was cleaned, the clean-up performance of the mixed liquor of the cleaning fluid of past current downflow on 90 improvement photograph treating agents of the depression with crooked arc-shaped surface in the vertical cross-section and the depression 90 was shown in arrow C among Figure 16.

The mode identical with the depression 26 of first embodiment, depression 90 are arranged on 1/3 top of overall height of outer surface 22 of container 12, depth capacity be container 12 the level cross-sectionn width 1/2 or still less, to improve the cleansing power in the container 12.

According to box 10 of the present invention, might be for example by number that changes opening and the layout that is formed on the opening on the box 14, and the arranged direction of container 12A, 12B in the box 14 and 12C and being easy to prepares the number of leader of greater number and the combination of layout, promptly is used to prevent the loading mode of box (10) error load.Some examples of other the error load pattern that prevents describe second to the 5th embodiment according to the present invention.

Second to the 5th embodiment has shown the prevent error load pattern different with the first embodiment pattern.In second to the 5th embodiment, the number of leader and layout change from first embodiment.The explanation of these embodiment will by give with first embodiment in identical parts be omitted with similar reference numerals.

Figure 20 (A) has shown the layout of container 12A, 12B and 12C in the photograph treating agent box and according to the layout of formed opening and the relation of number on the storage box 14 of first to the 5th embodiment of the present invention to 20 (E).Figure 21 (A) has shown photograph treating agent box according to second to the 5th embodiment of the present invention to 24 (B).

In first embodiment shown in Figure 20 (A), as mentioned above, container 12A, 12B and 12C are contained in respectively in the box 14, and the depression 26 of container 12A and 12C is guided left, and the depression 26 of container 12B is guided to the right.In the shell of this pattern, the opening 80 of the depression 26 of corresponding container 12A is formed on the left-hand face 78 of main body 50 of storage box 14, and the opening 82,84 of the depression 26 of corresponding container 12B, 12C is respectively formed on the front surface 64 and rear surface 58 of storage box 14.

By this way, prevent that by first leader 86 and second leader 88 formed first the error load pattern is placed in the box 10 according to first embodiment.First leader 86 by container 12A and 12C respectively cave in 26 and opening 80 and 82 form.Second leader 88 is formed by depression 26 and the opening 84 of container 12C.

In second embodiment shown in Figure 20 (B) and Figure 21 (A), 21 (B), container 12 is accommodated in the box 14 left so that the depression 26 of container 12A is pointed to, and before the depression 26 of container 12B was pointed to, the depression 26 of container 12C was pointed to right.In the shell of this pattern, in the main body 50 of storage box 14, opening 84 is formed on the left-hand face similar to first embodiment 78, and the opening 140 of the depression 26 of corresponding container 12C is formed on the right lateral surface 90.

Like this, second prevent that the error load pattern is formed on the photograph treating agent box 150 according to second embodiment.Second prevents that the error load pattern from being formed by first leader 86 that is equal among first embodiment, and the 3rd leader 152 is formed by depression 26 and the opening 140 of container 12C.In a second embodiment, container 12B not necessarily is contained in the storage box 14 in the aforesaid layout, because storage box 14 does not have the opening of the depression 26 of corresponding container 12B.

In the 3rd embodiment shown in Figure 20 (C) and Figure 22 (A), 22 (B), container 12 is contained in the box 14 with the 26 sensing left sides of respectively caving in all container 12A, 12B and 12C.In this memory module, the main body 50 of storage box 14 has similar to first embodiment opening 84 that is formed on the left-hand face 78; 26 the opening 142,144 of respectively caving in of corresponding container 12B, 12C is formed on the front surface 64; 26 the opening 143,145 of respectively caving in of corresponding container 12B, 12C is formed on the rear surface 58.

Like this, the 3rd prevent that the error load pattern is formed on the box 160 of the 3rd embodiment.The 3rd prevents that the error load pattern from forming first leader 86, the 4th leader 162 and the 5th leader 164 that is equal to first embodiment.The 4th leader 162 is formed by depression 26 and the opening 142,143 of container 12B.The 5th leader 164 is formed by depression 26 and the opening 144,145 of container 12C.

In the 4th embodiment shown in Figure 20 (D) and Figure 23 (A), 23 (B), container 12 is accommodated in the box 14 the depression 26 of container 12A is pointed to a left side, the 26 sensing right sides of respectively caving in of container 12B and 12C.In this memory module, the main body 50 of storage box 14 has opening 84,140,146 and 147.Opening 84 is formed on the left-hand face 78.Opening 140 is formed on the right lateral surface 90, and this is similar with the mode among second embodiment.The opening 146 of the depression 26 of corresponding container 12B is formed on the front surface 64.The opening 147 of the depression 26 of corresponding container 12B is formed on the rear surface 58.

Like this, the 4th prevent that the error load pattern is formed on the box 170 of the 4th embodiment.The 4th prevents that the error load pattern from being formed by first leader 86, the 3rd leader 152 and the 6th leader 172.First leader 86 and first embodiment's is similar.The 3rd leader 152 and second embodiment's is similar.The 6th leader 172 is made of depression 26 and the opening 146,147 of container 12B.

In the 5th embodiment shown in Figure 20 (E) and Figure 24 (A), 24 (B), container be accommodated in the box 14 with to second embodiment in similar mode guide container 12A, 12B and 12C.Hold in the pattern at this, the main body 50 of box 14 has opening 84,140 and 148.Opening 84 is formed on the left-hand face 78.Opening 140 is formed on the right lateral surface 90.The opening 148 of the depression 26 of corresponding container 12B is formed on the rear surface 58.

Like this, prevent that according to the 5th of the 5th embodiment the error load pattern is formed on the photograph treating agent box 180.The 5th error load prevent pattern by with first embodiment in identical first leader 86, be equal to the 3rd leader among second embodiment, and formed by depression 26 and opening 148 formed the 7th leaders 182 of container 12B.

According to first to the 5th embodiment, can form five kinds and prevent the error load pattern.In addition, prevent that the error load pattern can arrange holding of container 12A, 12B and 12C and simply formation by changing respectively.For example, if three container 12A, 12B are identical with the 12C shape, maximum can form 64 kinds and prevent the error load pattern.The error load of corresponding box prevents that the guide hump of pattern is formed in the box LOADED CAVITY of automatic picture processor.When box was loaded into the automatic picture processor, whether the operative employee suitably was connected the suitable stress state that can know box based on leader with guide hump.

As mentioned above, in the photograph treating agent box 10 according to present embodiment, a plurality of (for example three) container 12 remains in the storage box 14, and each is filled different photograph treating agents.In box 10, the depression 26 that the outer surface 22 by local deformation container 12 forms respectively be formed on storage box 14 in opening 80,82 and 84 align.Whether suitably match and whether suitably cooperate by formed first leader 86 of depression 26 and opening 80 by determining, and box 10 is carried in the automatic picture processor 100 with second guide hump 138 in the box LOADED CAVITY 120 that is arranged on automatic picture processor 100 by formed second leader 88 of depression 26 and opening 82,84 with first guide hump 136 in the box LOADED CAVITY 120 that is arranged on automatic picture processor 100.Like this, can prevent box 10 error load in automatic picture processor 100.

In order to change the depression that will be formed on the box 10 or the number and the layout of leader, container 12 is accommodated in the storage box 14 so that respectively caving in of container 12 26 is directed to predetermined direction, the openings (that is, opening 80,82,84,140,142,143,144,145,146,147 and 148) different with layout with each corresponding number that caves in are formed in the storage box 14.Like this, more more number be used for prevent that box 10 can be formed on box 10 by error load simply to the loading mode of automatic picture processor 100.

According to embodiments of the invention, container 12 can be stored in the storage box 14, and its mode is: the layout of the depression 26 of each container can be selected in one of a plurality of (for example four) layout.This is convenient to prepare and prevents the depression 26 of error load pattern to be suitable for different numbers and arrangement.When two of container depressions 26 toward each other, can form the depression bigger and more different than single concave shape.This permission prepares the more error load pattern that prevents of big figure.

In these embodiment of the present invention, this just may make tetragonal flask reduce in the box 14 the discarded space in the middle of formed and container 12 and the box 14 around container 12.In addition, single depression (26) is formed on four outer surfaces 22 arbitrary of container 12.Therefore, container 12 can store in the box 14 with in one of arranging from four of the depression 26 of a container and select, and each volume of a container reduces to compare with its container of going up a plurality of depressions of formation and suppressed simultaneously.

According to embodiments of the invention, use three containers 12 in box to be of similar shape.That is, a kind ofly use in box of the present invention by same material, identical shaped container 12.Correspondingly, it is effectively simple that the production control of container 12 and box 10 can become, and manufacturing cost can reduce.

Figure 25 has shown the sixth embodiment of the present invention, and wherein belt (binding part) is used as among first embodiment holding member of 12 1 groups in three containers.By to first embodiment in identical parts are attached omits explanation with identical reference numerals.

In as shown in Figure 25 photograph treating agent box 190 according to a sixth embodiment of the invention, three container 12A, 12B and 12C are tied to together with three straps 192.Similar among modes and first embodiment of each depression 26 orientations of container 12A, 12B and 12C.Outer surface 22 contacts with each other, and container 12A, 12B and 12C arrange with row each other.Use three belts 192, container 12A, 12B and 12C bind on the top of main body 24, bottom and on the center section of the main body 24 of depression 26 under a little.Like this, respectively caving in of container 12A, 12B and 12C 26 exposes under situation about not covered by belt 192.

Belt 192 is by the thermoplastic material manufacturing.Bound as container 12A, 12B and 12C, the belt 192 of predetermined length twines under predetermined tension force around the main body of container 12A, 12B and 12C, and the two ends of belt 192 overlap each other and hot weld.

In box 190 according to a sixth embodiment of the invention, three container 12A, 12B and 12C bind with three belts 192 as one group.Depression 26 exposes under situation about not covered by belt 192, and to the box 10 of first embodiment in similar, form the error load pattern that prevents.To above-mentioned these are similar, in box 190, by around its axle with 90 ° of rotations of spacing, the layout of depression 26 can be changed, and can be easy to form the error load pattern that prevents of greater number like this.In addition, the use of belt 192 has suppressed the production cost of box 190.If use the plasticity belt, plasticity belt 192 can be recycled, and this is preferred.

Based on above-mentioned first to the 6th embodiment, the present invention has been described in detail.But, the invention is not restricted to the foregoing description.Other different embodiment can obtain within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiments, used to have identical shaped a plurality of (such as three) container, but the invention is not restricted to this.For example, have or do not have the different vessels of depression, number different with previous embodiment and layout can be combined.Thus, described container can have two or more depressions, but is not limited to have only a depression.When two or more were recessed to form in a container, such as polyhedron (for example rectangle) flask, a plurality of depressions can be formed in the identical exterior side surfaces or in a plurality of outer surfaces.Described container is not limited to rectangular shape, can be polyhedron or cylindrical shape.When being recessed to form in the polyhedron flask, a plurality of depressions can be formed in the identical outer surface or in a plurality of outer surface.Described depression can be formed in the bottom (lower surface) of container, and rectangle outer surface or cylindrical periphery surface.The shape and size of depression are specific limited not, as long as the guide hump that is arranged in the automatic picture processor can cooperate.But if depression is too big, the overall dimension of container becomes bigger, to keep the volume of required container.Like this, preferably described being recessed in should be as much as possible little after the shape and size of considering container, and its scope makes guide hump to cooperate.Two, four or a plurality of container and three above-mentioned containers can be arranged in the box.

In the above-described embodiments, be formed on four groove 44 radial extension on the liner 40 of the mouth 37 that is used for closed container 12 forming curve, but the invention is not restricted to this.For example, described liner can have four grooves of radial extension and be straight to form cross, perhaps can have single straight trough to form straight line.

Storage box (case member) can be such as the plasticity box, but is not limited to above-mentioned corrugated paper box.The otch 212 that is used for preventing the conventional container error load is on the left side of above-mentioned storage box 14, but they can be removed.The existence of otch or do not exist and number of incisions forms the error load pattern that prevents of the present invention with different can being combined on the layout.The error load pattern that prevents that can prepare as a result, greater number.

One group of a plurality of container is not limited to a shell with the binding parts, such as the box of a plurality of containers of storage, perhaps is not limited to the frenulum such as the belt of a plurality of containers of binding.For example, also can use secure component such as the membraneous material that is used to twine a plurality of containers.

The shape box size of depression is not specific to be defined in the foregoing description to be explained, if be formed in the automatic picture processor guide hump with cave in and can cooperate, and the degree of depth of described depression is not damaged the cleansing power in the container.But, since the variation of the dimensional accuracy of the nozzle bore of washer jet 130, the variation of pump performance etc., and the injection conditions of cleaning fluid W may change to a certain extent.For example, the cleaning fluid expulsion pressure reduces or cleans also spray angle to increase.Form if extend on the described shoulder that is recessed in the main body (outer surface) adjacent to container, the top of described depression becomes vacuum or opens.In this state, near the rigidity of shoulder can not be maintained to necessary physical strength, and container may be out of shape.

Correspondingly, take into account above-mentioned, the lower end position of depression (H5) usually greater than from 1/3 place of the height (H4) of the outer surface of the measured container of bottom line L1, is preferably located in greater than 1/2 place from the measured H4 of bottom L1.More preferably, when the position of the lower end of depression (H5) from the measured H4 of bottom line L1 2/3 on, but within the scope of vertical (highly) direction 5mm of the upper end of outer surface.When the lower end of depression is arranged on greater than from bottom line (for example, about 83mm in the shell of container 12) on the position on 1/3 of the height of the outer surface of measured container, this can be avoided the deterioration of the cleansing power of internal tank in the normal injection process of cleaning fluid.In addition, when the lower end of depression is arranged on greater than from bottom line (for example, about 125mm in container 12 shells) on 1/2 of the height of the outer surface of the container of Ce Lianging the position, even some variations have taken place the sprinkling state of cleaning fluid like this, also can avoid the deterioration of the cleansing power in the container very satisfactorily.In addition, when the lower end of depression be arranged on from bottom line (for example in the shell of container 12 approximately 167mm) measured greater than the height on outside of containers surface 2/3 and within the scope of 5mm in the vertical direction of the upper end of outer surface, even some variations have taken place in the sprinkling state at cleaning fluid, also can avoid the deterioration of the cleansing power of internal tank, the rigidity of the shoulder regions of container can be maintained to required physical strength.

The depth capacity (D1) of depression is 1/2 or still less, be preferably container thickness (L1) 1/4 or still less.More preferably, the described degree of depth (D1) be thickness (L1) 1/6 or still less.When the depth capacity of depression is 1/2 or still less (for example in the box of container 12 approximately 39mm) of L1, can avoid the deterioration of the cleansing power of the inside of container in the normal sprinkling of cleaning fluid.When the depth capacity of depression be L1 1/4 or still less (for example in the box of container 12, be approximately 20mm), change even some have taken place at the sprinkling state of cleaning fluid, also can avoid the deterioration of the cleansing power of internal tank.When the depth capacity of depression is 1/6 or still less (for example in the box of container 12 approximately 13mm) of L1, even some variations have taken place in the sprinkling state at cleaning fluid, also can avoid the deterioration of the cleansing power of internal tank best, and it can avoid the increase of container dimensional.

The height (H6) of depression is 10mm or bigger or littler, obtains a value by deducting 5mm from 2/3 of the height of the outer surface of container then.Preferably, highly the scope of (H6) is from 20mm to 100mm.When the depression height be 10mm or bigger, it can be connected with projection to prevent the error load of container.When the height of depression less than by deducting the value (for example approximately being 162mm) that 5mm obtains in the box of container 12 from 2/3 of the height of the outer surface of container, do not have 5mm zone in the short transverse of depression and can be retained in the upper end of outer surface, the rigidity around the zone of the shoulder of container can be maintained to required physical strength like this.When the height of depression is 20mm or still less, be used to prevent that the projection of the error load of container from can size increase, cause the increase of the physical strength of projection.When the height of depression is 100mm or still less, container can avoid size to increase.

The volume of depression preferably container body volume 30% or littler, more preferably 10% or still less.When the volume of depression be container body volume at least 30% the time, depression can cooperate to prevent the error load of container with protruding.When the volume of depression be container main body volume 10% or still less the time, depression can cooperate to prevent the error load of container with protruding, suppresses the increase of container dimensional simultaneously.

The maximum volume of the depression of rectangular vessel (V1) can use following formula (1) to calculate from above-mentioned condition:

Formula (1)

The maximum volume (V1) of depression={ arriving the maximum height (height (H4) of the outer surface of corresponding container (main body) 2/3) of depression } * { depth capacity of depression (width of corresponding container (L1) 1/2) } * width of depression (width of another of corresponding container (L1) }

The volume of the main body in the rectangular vessel (V2) can use following formula (2) to calculate:

Formula (2)

The volume of the main body of container (V2)={ height (H4) of the outer surface of container (main body) } * { width of container (L1) } * { the other width (L1) of container }

The ratio (R) of the maximum volume of depression and the volume of the main body in the rectangle flask can use formula (3) to calculate:

Formula (3)

Ratio (R)=maximum volume of depression (V1)/(volume of the main body of container (V2) } * 100 (%)

Use formula (1) to (3), the V1 of container 12, V2 and R can followingly calculate.But, since such as the volume that bending area caused of four fillets of the level cross-sectionn of the depression at the middle part of the formed fillet in border between the reducing of epidermal thickness, bottom 20 and the main body 24, bottom 20, main body 24 and outer surface 22 reduce be left in the basket.

V1=(approximately 250mm * 2/3) * (about 78 * 1/2) * approximately about 507mL of 78mm=

The about 250mm of V2=* about 78mm * about about 1521mL of 78mm=

R=(the approximately about 1521mL of 507mL/) * about 33.3 (%) of 100=

If the zone that does not have depression of corresponding 5mm scope height remains on the upper end of the outer surface 22 of container 12, the volume of depression approximately is 492mL, its following calculating:

{ (approximately 250mm * 2/3)-5mm} * (approximately 78mm * 1/2) * approximately 78mm.The ratio of the volume of depression and the main body 24 of container 12 is about 32.3 (%), and this is following calculating: (the approximately about 1521mL of 492mL/) * 100.

The structure of photograph treating agent container of the present invention is such as mentioned above.The cleansing power of the inside of container can not be designed to prevent that error load to the depression of automatic picture processor of container from damaging.

In addition, the photograph treating agent box of as above being constructed according to the present invention, can be simply and at an easy rate more being designed for of big figure prevent the prevent error load pattern of box error load to the automatic picture rinser.

Embodiment related to the present invention is illustrated, but its purpose not in order only to be limited to described detailed description that unless otherwise indicated, its scope falls within wider scope of spirit and scope of claims.

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1, a kind of photograph treating agent box comprises:

A plurality of containers, the photograph treating agent that each vessel filling is different; And

Holding member, described holding member are used to form one group of described a plurality of container,

Described photograph treating agent box is by being loaded in the box LOADED CAVITY that is installed in the automatic picture processor, and described different photograph treating agent can be supplied in the described automatic picture processor;

Wherein, at least one in described a plurality of containers has at least one depression, and described depression is formed on the outside surface of container by part; And

Wherein, described at least one depression can match with at least one guide hump in being arranged on described box LOADED CAVITY.

2. photograph treating agent box according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described holding member is the stored box of described a plurality of container, and described box has the opening of described at least one depression in described a plurality of containers of at least one corresponding stored in described box.

3. photograph treating agent box according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described described container with at least one depression can be stored in the optional position of described box, described at least one depression is arranged in the different directions of concave arrangement on the selected predetermined direction.

4. photograph treating agent box according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described holding member is the belt that described a plurality of containers are bound together.

5. photograph treating agent box according to claim 1 is characterized in that each described container is polygon bottle or cylindrical bottle.

6. photograph treating agent box according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, described polygon bottle is the quadrangle bottle with four outer surfaces, and described outer surface is the part of described outside surface, wherein said at least one be recessed to form described four outer surfaces one of at least on.

7. according to the described photograph treating agent of one of claim 1 to 6 box, it is characterized in that described a plurality of containers have mutually the same structure.

8. a kind of photograph treating agent box according to claim 1 comprises:

Described at least one container is a doleiform, described container has the neck of elongation main body, bottom, shoulder and relative narrower, mouth is arranged on the terminating end of neck, described container is provided with at least one depression and is used for preventing that described box is loaded into the automatic picture processor mistakenly on the outer surface of described container, fill the photograph treating agent in described container;

Wherein, by described photograph treating agent being discharged and supplies to described automatic picture processor in the box LOADED CAVITY that described box is installed to described automatic picture processor and by the mouth that is rotated down described container.

9. photograph treating agent box according to claim 8, it is characterized in that, described mouth seals by liner, the washer jet that is placed in described automatic picture processor penetrates described liner, described photograph treating agent is discharged with in the described box LOADED CAVITY of being installed to described automatic picture processor at described box the time and supplies to described automatic picture processor.

10. photograph treating agent box according to claim 9 is characterized in that the inside of described container is by cleaning from the cleaning fluid that described washer jet sprayed.

11. photograph treating agent box according to claim 8, it is characterized in that, the lower end position of described at least one depression be arranged on the described outside of containers surface of measuring from the described bottom of described container height 1/3 on the position, and, the depth capacity of described at least one depression be described container the level cross-sectionn width 1/2 or still less.

12. arbitrary according to Claim 8-11 described photograph treating agent box is characterized in that, described at least one be recessed in and have curved surface in the vertical cross-section.

13. a photograph treating agent container comprises:

Mouth; And

Liner seals described mouth by described liner,

Wherein, described liner has fragile part, described fragile part is formed by four grooves, described groove radially extends outward onto outward flange from described pad centers, and described liner is fixed to described mouth by the lid with opening, and under the closing state, do not blocking of the described opening part exposure of lip-deep described fragile part from described lid by fixing described lid

Wherein, described container can be when described container is installed to described automatic picture processor will be filled in photograph treating agent in the described container and discharge and supply in the automatic picture processor by the described mouth that is rotated down described container, the washer jet that is placed in described automatic picture processor penetrates described liner to described mouth, the inside of described container is cleaned by the cleaning fluid that sprays from described washer jet

Wherein, described container on the outer surface of described container, have at least one depression be used for preventing described container by error load at described automatic picture processor, described at least one depression is formed on the described outer surface of described container partly to form recessed portion

Wherein, the lower end position of described at least one depression be set at the described container of measuring from the bottom of described container described outer surface height 1/3 on the position, and, described at least one be recessed in have in the level cross-sectionn the maximum degree of depth be described container width 1/2 or littler.

14. photograph treating agent container according to claim 13 is characterized in that, described at least one be recessed in and have curved surface in the vertical cross-section.

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