CN1224857A - Method and apparatus of applying solution of predetermined viscosity to photosensitive material to form protective coating thereon - Google Patents
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A method and apparatus of applying a solution of a predetermined viscosity to photosensitive material to form a protective coating. The method and apparatus can be used in a photographic processing device, and the apparatus can be built into a photographic processor or added on as an accessory. The method and apparatus is utilized to apply a viscous solution to at least one surface of processed photosensitize materials prior to drying in a manner that allows the solution to be uniformly applied to the at least one surface at a specific layer thickness. The viscous solution after drying functions as a protective coating which can protect the processed photosensitize material against scratches and moisture. The apparatus includes a control mechanism which controls the thickness, uniformity and laydown amount so as to insure that a uniform coating that provides protection is provided.
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The present invention relates to the optical processing field.More specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of solution with predetermined viscosity is applied on the photosensitive material that washed so that form the method and apparatus of layer protective layer at least one surface of photosensitive material.
When using existing photography film processor in flushed channel during the developing sensitive material, usually utilize scraper plate that the liquid on as much as possible flushing surface is removed, in case in next flushed channel, pollute.In some cases, the flushing surface liquid is not removed.
In washing trough, be applied on the photosensitive material surface protective seam uncommon.When being applied to protective seam on the photosensitive material, almost seldom go control coating at the lip-deep concrete deposition of photographic material.For example, at US-A-2, in 173,480, the thought of coating protective seam is described.Yet the control problem of the concrete deposition of but also not mentioned institute coating layer material in this literary composition.
Now, for uniformity ground is applied to solution on the surface of roll web, require in process under the condition of strictness control and temperature, to carry out.In the past, as an integral part of process, this point is difficult to carry out under small-sized film laboratory or traditional film laboratory photography flushing environment.
On the emulsion surface that layer protective layer is applied to photosensitive material, need control so that guarantee sufficient protection against the tide and anti-scratch performance thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of institute's coating layer.The reason that need control is as follows: the protective seam that (1) is coated with must be able to be guaranteed coating uniformity from the teeth outwards, so that make coating can both provide sufficient protective effect to whole surface; (2) if break, so must control to coating thickness owing to overweight coating may cause because of uneven drying is even; (3) the too thick meeting of coating makes surface and following image obfuscation; And (4) masking liquid may the viscosity difference.Traditional method that photosensitive material is immersed in the washing trough and removes unnecessary liquid can not guarantee the coating uniformity and may produce thin coating, thereby can not bring into play sufficient protective effect.
The invention provides a kind of new method and apparatus, can be before photosensitive material or photographic plate final drying, the viscous solution of predetermined viscosity is applied on the surface of the photosensitive material that washed or photographic plate, and solution is applied on the surface equably by specific thickness.This method and apparatus of the present invention also can be controlled the thickness of institute's applying soln, so that make it have preferred specific thicknesses.Will on the photosensitive material surface, form layer protective layer after the viscous solution drying, with the anti-scratch damage that causes with parasitic light.
The invention provides that a kind of solution with at least a predetermined viscosity is coated onto on the photosensitive material that washed so that form the method for layer protective layer at least one surface of photosensitive material, this method may further comprise the steps: one deck viscous solution is coated at least one surface of photosensitive material; Control is applied to thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of at least one lip-deep viscous solution of photosensitive material, has uniform specific thicknesses so that guarantee at least one lip-deep viscous solution of photosensitive material.
The present invention also provides a kind of solution with at least a predetermined viscosity to be coated onto on the photosensitive material that washed so that form the equipment of layer protective layer on material.This equipment comprises that one is applied at least one lip-deep first applicator of material with one deck viscous solution; And control is applied to thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of at least one lip-deep viscous solution of material, so that guarantee first controller that the viscous solution that is coated with has the specific thicknesses of uniformity.
The present invention also provides a kind of the photosensitive material that has a leading flank and trailing flank, exposed is developed and coats the method for layer protective layer thereon, and comprise following each step: the photosensitive material that will expose places at least a processing solution so that make top developable latent image; After placing at least a processing solution, unnecessary processing solution is removed from a surface of photosensitive material; Masking liquid is applied on photosensitive material leading flank or at least one surface of trailing flank; According to the thickness of the viscosity of masking liquid control masking liquid, uniformity coefficient and deposition are so that the assurance masking liquid has the specific thicknesses of uniformity; Make the photosensitive material drying then.
The invention still further relates to a kind of film processor that the photosensitive material that exposed is developed of being used for; it comprises that is used for the flushing part that the photosensitive material that exposed is developed; one places flushing part rear; the masking liquid that is used for can forming layer protective layer after one deck drying is applied to the coating part on the photosensitive material; and exsiccator that is used for the dry sensation luminescent material and is coated with liquid layer; wherein the rinse part branch comprises that at least one fills the flushed channel of processing solution; photosensitive material will pass through above-mentioned processing solution, and coating partly comprises a thickness that is used to control the liquid layer that is coated with; the control gear of uniformity coefficient and deposition.
The invention still further relates to a kind of at least one surface of photosensitive material the method for coated; this method may further comprise the steps: photosensitive material is inserted in the coating part; and controllably at least one surface of photosensitive material, coat layer protective layer, have predetermined properties so that guarantee protective seam.
The invention still further relates to a kind of equipment that is used for coated at least one surface of photosensitive material.This equipment comprises a coating part, and coating partly has an applicator of coating protective seam at least one surface of photosensitive material.And the coating process of a control protective seam, have the controller of predetermined properties so that guarantee protective seam.
Equipment of the present invention can in pack that thereby parts as existing photography film processor use in the film processor into, can be designed to new film processor, perhaps also can be used as on a servicing unit adds.As further possibility, equipment of the present invention can add in last washing trough of existing film processor.
Fig. 1 is at the synoptic diagram that before the material drying a kind of viscous solution is coated onto the equipment of the present invention on the photosensitive material that washed;
Fig. 2 A is depicted as a kind of measurement roller, can be used for controlling thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of the viscous solution that is coated with;
Fig. 2 B is depicted as a kind of scraper, as the alternate embodiment of the thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition that are used to control the viscous solution that is coated with;
Fig. 2 C is depicted as a kind of air knife, as the alternate embodiment of the thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition that are used to control the viscous solution that is coated with;
Fig. 3 A-3B shows the architectural feature of the sheet guide apparatus of exsiccator;
Fig. 4 A-4C shows the architectural feature of the paper edge guide piece and the edge drive unit of exsiccator;
Fig. 5 is the remodeling of the equipment of Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram of present device;
Fig. 7 is the remodeling of the equipment of Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is the synoptic diagram similar to Fig. 1, shows an alternate embodiment about thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of control viscous solution;
Pack in the being synoptic diagram of equipment of the present invention of existing film processor of Fig. 9;
Figure 10 A-10B, Figure 11 A-11B and Figure 12 show the various installation selection schemes of present device;
Figure 13 is the synoptic diagram of a film processor, shows the equipment of the present invention that is added in the end;
Figure 14 is the synoptic diagram of an embodiment of system of the present invention;
Figure 15 is the synoptic diagram of another embodiment of system of the present invention;
Figure 16 is the synoptic diagram of another embodiment of system of the present invention;
Figure 16 A is a kind of alternative structure scheme of Figure 16;
Figure 17 is the synoptic diagram of another embodiment of system of the present invention;
Figure 18 is the synoptic diagram of another embodiment of system of the present invention;
Figure 19 shows that a bypath system of equipment of the present invention.
Referring now to accompanying drawing, wherein identical label is represented identical parts in each figure, Figure 1 shows that the equipment 1 that is used for before photosensitive material 5 dryings a kind of viscous solution 3 being coated onto on the photosensitive material 5 that washed.This equipment 1 can be used as servicing unit and is added on the existing flushing device, perhaps can in pack in the new film processor as its part.This equipment comprises that is used to hold a washing trough 7 for the treatment of applying soln 3.
About will on photosensitive material 5, forming the viscous solution 3 of protective seam, because coating will coat in miniature film laboratory or photography film laboratory, so solution 3 does not preferably contain the group water solutions of volatile organic compounds substantially for disclosed embodiment.Preferred solution can comprise the mixed solution of one or more water-based emulsion solution, and wherein water-based emulsion solution can comprise that at least a glass temperature TG (softening point) is higher than the composition that 25 ℃ composition and at least a TG (softening point) are equal to or less than 25 ℃.These solution can comprise acrylic polymers or acylated polymer, polyvinyl, polycarbamate, polyester or the like.Other composition can comprise surfactant, spreading agent, lubricant, detackifier, vulcanizing agent or the like.Solution 3 can have specific viscosity, for example, when shear rate is 2,500 1/ seconds left and right sides between 1-25 centipoise scope.It has been recognized that and to use multiple viscous solution that viscous solution is then selected for use according to the consideration of the required viscosity of coating, waterproof and anti-scratch aspect of performance.
This instructions has been described a kind of viscous solution has been applied to thought on the photosensitive material.Have recognized that viscous solution can be solid, semisolid or form of powder at first, then is transformed into the viscous solution with required viscosity.There is several different methods can realize changing solid, semisolid or powder into viscous solution with desired concn.For example, can under liquid concentrate, solid tablet or powder type, use a kind of polymkeric substance that looses certainly.In this case, put a kind of low-viscosity (mobile) liquid (as not) when beginning in the washing trough 7 earlier and the product dissolving is scattered, can make viscosity reach desirable value by beating action.As another example, two (or a plurality of) composition systems can be added in the washing trough 7 respectively and mixing mutually therein.Chemical reaction between the composition or physics interact and can make solution reach final required viscosity.Can utilize beating action or temperature to cause this reaction or react to each other.As another example, for the system of low viscosity state, can utilize the carrying out of polymerization or cross-linking reaction by temperature, ultraviolet light or other ray, make it reach requirement viscosity.Thereby any in them can both make the molecular weight of material in the solution increase increases viscosity.Further for example, can in the solution that is lower than required viscosity, add thickening agent so that reach required viscosity.The thickening agent that adds can be tablet or concentrate.This example is done variation slightly, can use the temperature-sensitive thickening agent, it is too high or too low that at room temperature it can make viscosity, but can reach required viscosity under specific washing trough/coating temperature.Can consider shear sensitive coating solution also advantageously.Under storage requirement, these solution viscosities may be too high or too low, yet can fade to required viscosity under the residing shearing condition under washing trough stirring condition or the coating flox condition.
More than each example all be that the product of delivering in the washing trough 7 forms required coating solution by solid-state-liquid or liquid state-liquid state variation basically.Further for instance, gas can be sprayed in the solution washing trough to cause variation.Releaser comprises beating action, heating or actinism.
Top exemplary explanation viscous solution can be forms such as solid tablet, powder at first, then is transformed into the required viscous solution that will use in the washing trough of the present invention.Also to recognize in addition and can utilize other method that coating product is transformed into final viscous solution within the scope of the invention.
Referring to Fig. 1, washing trough 7 comprises conveying roller device 9 and 11 once more, is used for photosensitive material 5 is delivered to washing trough outlet 7b from washing trough inlet 7a.Roller device 9 and 11 comprises two relative rollers, and they are installed in rotation in the washing trough 7 and are connected near the bearing 7c and with driving mechanism.
Washing trough 7 is formed coating part 15a with roller device 9 and 11, and solution is coated onto on the two sides of photosensitive material in this part.Equipment 1 also comprises a control section 15b, and it can comprise conveying roller 17 on the equipment of being rotatably installed on 1 and the combination of measuring roller 19.Control section 15b is used to control thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of the solution 3 that is applied on the material 5, thereby guarantees that protective seam has preferred or predetermined characteristics parameter.In the embodiment of Fig. 1,, viscous solution 3 is coated onto on two sides of material 5 by immersing material 5 in the solution of being contained in the washing trough 73 and utilizing roller device 9 and 11 materials that will be coated with 5 to be delivered to control section 15b.Control section 15b comprises a guide vane 27b, and it extends into the control section 15b from coating part 15a, and the nip part that the material 5 that will be coated with is delivered between the conveying roller 17 that is in measurement roller 19 and measurement roller 19 is applied an opposite force divides 21.Herein, thus measure thickness, uniformity coefficient and deposition that roller 19 is applied to the viscous solution on the material 5 by control and control the characterisitic parameter of protective seam and reach preferred specific coating thickness.
Thereby Fig. 2 A～2C shows the example that is used to measure and controls the equipment of the thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition that are applied to the viscous solution on the photosensitive material 5, and they can be used in the disclosed embodiment.Fig. 2 A shows in detail and measures roller 19, and it for example can be a winding roller rod, and it can and control the solution 3 that is applied on the material 5 across material 5 placements, so that controllably remove the solution of requested number, thereby makes the solution on the material 5 have desired thickness.For the preferred and/or predetermined properties parameter of protective seam, the ideal range of the masking liquid 3 dry coating thickness on the material 5 is 0.3 to 6 micron.Deposit according to the drying of representing with the quality on the per unit area and to calculate, corresponding scope is 0.3 to 6 gram/rice
2Percentage of solids in the masking liquid is an influence factor of protective layer thickness.The ideal range of percentage of solids is 1% to 50% in (90% the water that for example has 10% film forming polymer in the solution of 10% solid and can evaporate when dry).Therefore, maximum moistening deposition is corresponding with the maximum dry coating thickness that is generated by the rarest solution, and minimum moistening deposition is then corresponding with the minimum cover thickness that is generated by the denseest solution.Therefore the scope of moistening deposition is 0.6 to 600 centimetre
3/ rice
2(moistening deposition is represented with the volume unit of per unit area usually).
Therefore, the preferable range of dry thickness is 0.3 to 6 millimeter, and the preferable range of dry deposition is 0.3 to 6 gram/rice
2, the preferable range of moistening deposition then is 0.6 to 600 centimetre
3/ rice
2
Fig. 2 B is depicted as a kind of alternative method of thickness, uniformity coefficient and deposition of control solution 3, do not gone out a kind of scraper 19 ', can to it control so that its with above scribble solution 3 material 5 contact so that remove the solution of requested number from above.Fig. 2 C shows a kind of air knife 19 ", can be used for air is blowed on the solution 3 on the material 5.Pressure distribution on can control material 5 is so that control is coated in thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of the solution on the photosensitive material.
Therefore, in use, after material 5 leaves existing film processor, by guide vane 27a it is directed at roller device 9 and 11, roller device 9 and 11 immerses in the process that is coated with last layer solution in the solution 3 at material 5 material 5 is play the guiding role.In the embodiment of Fig. 1, photographic material 5 immerses in the solution 3 and solution (coating part 15a) is all coated in both sides.When photographic material 5 after washing trough is left at outlet 7b place, enter and have the control section 15b that measures roller 19, thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of the viscous solution that is coated with on 5 one sides of measurement roller 19 sense of control luminescent material.Therefore, in the embodiment of Fig. 1, photosensitive material or photo all immerse and as described of reference Fig. 2 A-2C a side are controlled or measured.Should be familiar with the roll web shown in can be to material to be coated with, incision cardboard or photo.
Because the present invention relates to coat layer protective layer in case the damage that causes of astigmatism and the problem that prevents scratch, thus the particular deposition amount of measurement of the present invention and control function may command viscous solution 3, thus guarantee that coating has the thickness of uniformity.
Fig. 1 also shows exsiccator 29, is positioned at after the control section 15b, and the material that had been coated with is sent into wherein.Can utilize guide piece 31 that material 5 is imported in the exsiccator 29.Therefore, after material 5 was passed in the control section 15b that wherein thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of being coated with viscous solution 3 is controlled, when viscous solution still keeps moistening when not dried, material 5 was sent in the exsiccator 29.As shown in Figure 1, the present invention has kept an intersegmental distance 33 between control section 15b and the guide piece in exsiccator 29 35.Guide piece 35 is communicated with by fan blower 37 schematically illustrated among the mode of knowing and Fig. 1.Fan blower 37 blows to guide piece 35 by flexible pipe or hose with desiccant air.The air that blows from fan blower 37 blows on the material 5 that guide piece was coated with, thereby so that makes the dry layer protective layer that forms of the material that was coated with on material.Keeping spacing 33 between the inlet of the outlet of control section 15b and guide piece 35, is that the material 5 that scribbles solution above being used for allowing is able to the surface that can not destroy or run into the material that had been coated with by the part of exsiccator 29 when carrying out drying.Guide piece 35 shown in can using or other mechanism of knowing to carry photosensitive material by the edge.After the above-mentioned spacing 33 of material 5 processes, material 5 send between the guide piece 35 and fan blower 37 of super-dry device 29 lentamente, and sends exsiccator 29 by conveying roller device 39.It between the preferred dry section in the exsiccator the required temperature range commonly used of dry sensation luminescent material.For example, can be between 85 °F to 200 °F between a kind of preferred dry section, but be not limited in this interval.
Referring now to Fig. 3 A-3B and Fig. 4 A-4C,, wherein show in detail guide piece 35, guide piece 35 can comprise edge guiding parts 35a, 35b, they are used for guiding material or thin plate 5 passes exsiccator 29.
In another embodiment, guide piece 35 can comprise drive roller 39r (Fig. 4 A, 4B), they contact with the edge of materials surface and with edge guiding parts 35a, 35b acting in conjunction, thereby convenient material or thin plate 5 send super-dry device 29 and deliver to roller device 39 so that withdraw from the exsiccator 29.As another kind of version, shown in Fig. 4 C, can use roller and guide piece 39 ' replace.Roller and a guide piece 39 ' comprise that has a V-type opening 39 " roller 39a ', the side edge of it and material 5 is touched and is passed exsiccator with guiding mechanism 39 actings in conjunction with guiding material 5.
Referring now to Fig. 5, originally illustrate an alternate embodiment of present device.The washing trough 40 of containing viscous solution 3 in as shown in Figure 5, equipment 100 can comprise.In washing trough 40, be rotatably mounted with roller device 41 and guide vane 47.Guide vane 47 guides to rotating guide piece 49 with material 5, thus the angle when the rotatable different angles control materials 5 of guide piece 49 leave solution 3.Angulation when leaving solution 3 by control material 5, the quantity of the solution 3 that is kept on can control material 5.
Therefore, in the process of the embodiment of using Fig. 5, the washing trough 40 that material 5 is contained viscous solution 3 in entering from existing developing and printing device along the direction of arrow 51.Material 5 all immerses in the viscous solution 3 as shown in Figure 5, then the channeling conduct by the acting in conjunction of guide vane 47 and rotatable means 49.The solution amount that keeps on the material 5 and then the thickness of solution are by rotatable guide piece 49 controls.That is, in the present embodiment, angulation was by rotatable means 49 controls when material 5 left solution.This just and then controlled the solution amount that is kept on the material 5 when material 5 leaves solution, thereby can control the thickness of solution.Material leaves washing trough 40 at outlet 53 places and enters in the exsiccator 55 subsequently, and exsiccator 55 is to similar with reference to the described exsiccator of Fig. 1.
In the embodiment of Fig. 6, photosensitive material 5 is transported to the equipment 200 that comprises a washing trough 60 from film processor, and washing trough 60 comprises a conveying roller device that is rotatably mounted 63.Roller device 63 is delivered to part with photosensitive material 5 and is immersed applicator roller 65 in the viscous solution 3.Applicator roller 65 is coated with on a side of photosensitive material 5 coats, and photosensitive material is sent to and measures roller 67 subsequently.Discussed as reference Fig. 1, measured that roller 67 is measured or side of control material 5, so that the thickness of the control viscous solution that is coated with 3 and make its uniformity.In the present embodiment, do not use the utilization shown in Figure 1 conveying roller relative with measuring roller 67.Consider the throughput direction of material 5, first group of roller 39 of conveying roller device 63 and exsiccator 69 is as the tension roller.The tension roller makes material 5 tension and apply the opposite power of the application of force with measurement roller 67 on material 5.As a selection scheme, special-purpose tension roller 5 can be placed in the select location on material 5 transport paths.
After material 5 leaves washing trough 60, be sent to exsiccator 69, the material drying that exsiccator 69 will be coated with as previously mentioned, and as mentioned above, shown in Fig. 4 A-4C, comprise a guide piece 35 and roller 39 or 39 '.
The embodiment of Fig. 7 is similar to the embodiment of Fig. 6, but different with the combination of using applicator roller 65 and measurement roller 67 as shown in Figure 6, and what the embodiment of Fig. 7 was used is that incorporated single coating is measured roller 70.Therefore, as shown in Figure 7, incorporated coating is measured roller 70 parts and is immersed in the viscous solution 3, and when being sent to by roller device 63 with convenient material 5, coating is measured roller 70 is coated solution and measured material 5 simultaneously on a side of material 5 this side.The material 5 that had been coated with leaves washing trough 60 and delivers in the exsiccator 69 by outlet 60a subsequently, and the function of exsiccator 69 is as Fig. 1 and Fig. 6 are described.The embodiment of Fig. 7 has also been utilized as the described tension roller of reference Fig. 6 material 5 has been strained, and applies the opposite power of being executed with incorporated coating measurement roller 70 of power.
The embodiment of Fig. 8 is similar to the embodiment of Fig. 1, but different with a side measuring the material 5 that had been coated with, and in the embodiment of Fig. 8, two sides of the material that had been coated with are all measured according to the described mode of reference Fig. 1 by measuring roller 19.Measurement roller 19 among Fig. 8 is arranged in the relative both sides of control section 15b material 5.Therefore, in the embodiment of Fig. 8, solution is all coated by immersing in the solution in two sides of material 5 in coating part 15a, and two sides of material 5 are measured so that control thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of the viscous solution that is coated with 3 on it by measuring roller 19.The material 5 that had been coated with is delivered to exsiccator 29 according to same way as shown in Figure 1 subsequently.
Figure 9 shows that the skeleton diagram of the applicable system of equipment of the present invention (1,100,200).As indicating among Fig. 9, can make the photosensitive material that exposed through at least a processing solution flushing therein, and the film processor of subsequently unnecessary soup being removed, can comprise a printer 500, an exsiccator 501 and an adjacent flushed channel 502 507.Printer 500 generates image on photosensitive material before flushing.Flushed channel 502-507 is embodying each step of flushing process and can comprise developer solution, bleaching liquid, stop bath and cleaning fluid, perhaps bleaches a photographic fixing soup and cleaning/the stablize combination of soup.Can pack into an end of existing rinse-system of equipment of the present invention (1,100,200) as shown in Figure 9, is perhaps packed in the new film processor as parts.As an alternate embodiment, equipment (1,100,200) can be packed into and be placed an existing washing trough of film processor one end.
Figure 10 A be depicted as with Fig. 9 in the skeleton diagram of the applicable system of the same equipment of the present invention (1,100,200).In Figure 10 A, can utilize movable bypass gateway 509,511 to walk around equipment (1,100,200), movable bypass gateway such as Figure 10 B know clearly and show.Therefore, during use, after material 5 last washing trough 507 of process, it can directly deliver to equipment (1,100,200) by the gateway 509 shown in Figure 10 A and the 10B, delivers to then in the exsiccator 501.As another kind of function, gateway 509 can be closed and gateway 511 can be opened, and to walk around equipment (1,100,200) material 5 is directly delivered to the exsiccator 501 from last flushed channel 507.
Figure 11 A is similar to Figure 10 A, but comprises an auxiliary exsiccator 515.Except that the movable bypass gateway 509 and 511 of being discussed as reference Figure 10 A and 10B, the embodiment of Figure 11 A also comprises an additional movable bypass gateway 517, knows clearly as Figure 11 B and shows.Therefore, when using the embodiment of Figure 11 A, after last washing trough 507 of material process, it can deliver to equipment of the present invention (1,100,200) by gateway 509.Material can be delivered to exsiccator 515 or 501 then.As another route, gateway 509 can be closed and open so that material is delivered to exsiccator 501 from last washing trough 507 gateway 511.If open gateway 517, material can be delivered to equipment (1,100,200) and be sent to second exsiccator 515 subsequently from first exsiccator 501.
Figure 12 shows that the skeleton diagram of another embodiment of the applicable system of equipment of the present invention (1,100,200).In the system of Figure 12, after material 5 was through last washing trough 507 and exsiccator 501, the material with desiccated surface can be delivered to equipment of the present invention (1,100,200) by movable gateway 521, delivers to second exsiccator 515 then subsequently.As possibility, the user can select material to cut off in exsiccator 501.The photograph of single cut-out can be delivered to equipment (1,100,200) then, and is sent to second exsiccator 515 subsequently.
Figure 13 is depicted as an embodiment of present device as Fig. 9, and it is applied to one as U.S. Patent No. 5,400 among the figure, disclosed implement porter film processor in 106.Although Figure 13 as the equipment 1 shown in the embodiment as shown in Figure 1, will be appreciated that any equipment 100 or 200 all can be applicable in the film processor of Figure 13.As shown in figure 13, implement porter can comprise flushing worktable 601～606, their form the particular point of rinse-system, implement porter also can by known to mode comprise developer solution, bleaching liquid, stop bath and cleaning fluid or bleaching-photographic fixing soup and cleaning-the stablize combination of soup.
Be used for a kind of viscous solution is applied to the equipment of the present invention (1,100,200) of also controlling solution on the photosensitive material subsequently, can be added in the end of existing rinse-system or insert in last washing trough, and the material that had been coated with as previously mentioned, solution can be delivered in the exsiccator subsequently.Consider that according to design photosensitive material can be according to the required speed process film processor of the standard flush process in film laboratory in enormous quantities, small-sized film laboratory, large-scale film laboratory or the like.
Equally, the photosensitive material of the sheet form of roll web or cut-out can comprise finally the find a view combination of medium such as printing paper or resin-coated paper, plastics printing paper such as polyethylene terephthalate, poly-how dioctyl phthalate, glycol ester, Ester, mylar, polyester and cellulose acetate or these materials of film, as proposing described in the common unsettled U.S. Patent application 08/062,708 on May 23rd, 1997.
Figure 14 shows that a remodeling of system of the present invention.As shown in figure 14, photosensitive material light can be delivered in first washing trough 701, first washing trough 701 comprises a conveying roller device 703 with two the relative rollers in washing trough of being rotatably installed on 701, and part immerse in the washing trough 701 the applicator roller 705 in the viscous solution of containing 711.Applicator roller 705 also is to be rotatably installed in the washing trough 701, and one deck viscous solution 711 is coated onto on the side of photosensitive material 5, and photosensitive material 5 is delivered between conveying roller 707 and the relative measurement roller 709 subsequently.Measure roller 709 according to as preceding thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of controlling the viscous solution that is coated with 711 with reference to the described mode of Fig. 1.The photosensitive material 5 that scribbles viscous solution 711 is sent to exsiccator 715 subsequently, and exsiccator 715 will scribble the photosensitive material drying of solution.After material 5 leaves exsiccator 715, contain in being sent to second viscous solution 711 ' second washing trough 717 in.Second washing trough 717 also comprises second conveying roller device 719 that is rotatably mounted and with another layer viscous solution 711 ' be applied to second applicator roller 721 on the material 5.Material 5 is sent to second conveying roller 723 and second subsequently and measures between the roller 725, second measure the roller 725 control viscous solutions that are coated with 711 ' thickness, uniformity coefficient and deposition.Photosensitive material 5 is sent to the second exsiccator 715a subsequently.Second viscous solution 711 ' can be identical with first viscous solution 711, also can consider to change other solution according to design.When a side of material 5 needs double shielding, can use the system of Figure 14 and the system of Figure 17～18.
Figure 14 only shows an embodiment who viscous solution is carried out masking liquid and measurement.As previously mentioned, photosensitive material 5 can all immerse in the viscous solution and only a side be measured; Applicator roller 705 shown in Figure 14 can be used for viscous solution being applied to side of material and the same side being measured; Perhaps whole photograph or material all immerse and subsequently two sides are all controlled.
Figure 15 shows that another remodeling of system of the present invention.In Figure 15, the parts label identical with parts shown in Figure 14 also with Figure 14 in identical.The difference of Figure 15 and Figure 14 is that it comprises a flip portion 900, flip portion 900 after material 5 leaves first exsiccator 715 with its upset.Therefore, in Figure 15, in first washing trough 701, carry out masking liquid and measurement on the first side A.After material 5 left first exsiccator, material 5 was turned over thereby carries out masking liquid on the second side B and also measure in second washing trough 717.This has just guaranteed on two sides of material 5 all matcoveredns, and the control of protective seam and metering system are discussed as reference Fig. 1.
Figure 16 shows that another remodeling of system of the present invention.In Figure 16, material 5 is sent in the washing trough 730 along arrow 51 directions.The conveying roller device 731 that comprises two relative rollers is positioned at washing trough 730 and material 5 is sent to applicator roller 733.Applicator roller 733 parts immerse in the viscous solution 740.Applicator roller 733 is applied to one deck viscous solution 740 on the material 5, and material 5 is sent to and measures roller 737 subsequently, and it is relative with conveying roller 735 to measure roller 737.Measure roller 737 and control thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of the viscous solution that is coated with according to mode described with reference to Figure 1, photosensitive material 5 is sent to and vulcanizes part 739 then.Coating on the photosensitive material 5 is vulcanized in sulfuration part 739 and can not damaged coating.Sulfidation can comprise UV treatment, infrared ray heating, air drying or other known vulcanizing agent and vulcanization process.Vulcanizing agent can comprise in the coatings industry vulcanizing agent commonly used and crosslinked action class such as carbolic acid, amine, alcohol, epoxy, ethene or the like.This crosslinking chemical can add in the coating or be coated with one deck masking liquid by other to be introduced.When the coating on the photosensitive material after the sulfuration of sulfuration part 739, as roller device 729 ' be sent to exsiccator 741, in exsiccator 741, carry out drying as previously mentioned.The present invention do not limit drying be arranged in the sulfuration after advance after.Will be appreciated that within the scope of the invention sulfuration can be carried out, shown in Figure 16 A after drying.This thought also is applied to following with the Figure 17 that addresses and the embodiment of Figure 18.
Figure 17 is another modification of system of the present invention, and it comprises a plurality of coating, sulfuration, drying, coating, sulfuration and dry worktable.In Figure 17, material 5 is sent into first washing trough 701 along the direction of arrow 51 from last developing and printing worktable.First washing trough 701 comprises conveying device 703, applicator roller 705, the conveying roller 707 that is rotatably mounted and measures roller 709.Applicator roller 705 parts immerse in the viscous solution 711 so that one deck viscous solution is coated onto on the surface of photosensitive material 5, thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of being coated with viscous solution are controlled according to mode described with reference to Figure 1 by measuring roller 709 then.The material 5 that has protective seam on it is sent to sulfuration part 739 subsequently, and as described in Figure 16, after vulcanizing, material 5 is sent to second washing trough 717, in second washing trough 717, utilize second applicator roller 721 be coated with again last layer viscous solution 711 '.Second washing trough 717 comprises second conveying roller device 719, and it delivers to second applicator roller 721 with photosensitive material.Scribble on it second viscous solution 711 ' material be sent to second conveying roller 723 and second subsequently and measure between the roller 725, second measures roller controls thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of be coated with second viscous solution according to mode described with reference to Figure 1.Photosensitive material is sent to second 739a of curing department then, delivers to second exsiccator 715 by roller 739a ' after vulcanizing.
Figure 18 shows that another remodeling of system of the present invention, it comprises a plurality of coating, sulfuration.Drying, coating, sulfuration and drying plant.In the embodiment of Figure 18, material 5 is sent in first washing trough 701 that includes first viscous solution 711.The conveying roller device 703 that is rotatably installed in first washing trough 701 is delivered to applicator roller 705 with photosensitive material 5, and applicator roller 705 is coated with last layer viscous solution 711 on the side with photosensitive material 5.Photosensitive material 5 is sent to conveying roller 707 and relative measurement roller 709 subsequently, measures roller 709 according to mode is to the thickness of being coated with viscous solution described with reference to Figure 1, and uniformity coefficient and deposition are controlled.The material 5 that has the viscous solution coating is sent to sulfuration part 739 subsequently, as previously mentioned, is delivering to first exsiccator 715 through behind the vulcanization plant 739.As shown in figure 18, after through first exsiccator 715, photosensitive material 5 is sent to second washing trough 717 with the conveying roller device 719 that is rotatably installed on wherein.Conveying roller device 719 with photosensitive material be sent to part immerse second viscous solution 711 ' second applicator roller 721.Second applicator roller 721 with one deck second viscous solution 711 ' be coated onto photosensitive material 5 on the right surface.Photosensitive material 5 is sent to conveying roller 723 subsequently and measures roller 725, measures roller 725 and according to mode described with reference to Figure 1 thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of being coated with viscous solution is controlled.The photosensitive material 5 that has the protective seam that comprises first and second viscous solutions is sent to the second sulfuration part 739a and the second exsiccator 715a subsequently, as shown in figure 11.
Figure 19 shows that another modification of system of the present invention, wherein set up a bypass so that walk around equipment of the present invention.In the embodiment of Figure 19, shown equipment 200 is as described in reference Fig. 6.Yet, will be appreciated that bypass shown in Figure 19 can be applicable to any equipment 1,100 and 200 described in this instructions.As described in Figure 19, bypass can comprise that guiding material 5 walks around the roller 850 that equipment 200 directly enters exsiccator 69.Equipment also is included in the guide piece 900 of rotation at the entrance and exit place of equipment 200, and oxidation door 23, when material is walked around equipment oxidation door 23 with equipment 200 sealings so that form an airtight substantially cell.Oxidation door 23 can be can be automatically also/or the single or double acting door outwards opened.Under bypass mode, guide piece 900 rotates along the direction shown in the arrow 950 and utilizes roller 850 that material 5 is caused bypass thereby oxidation door 23 is closed.Under non-bypass mode, guide piece 900 goes to the guiding material of position shown in Figure 19 5 and passes equipment 200 thereby door 23 is opened.
Therefore, system of the present invention can comprise one be used to make sulfuration part and a drying nest of the viscous solution that is coated with sulfuration, and have a mechanism, be used for the materials conveyance over cure part or the drying nest that will be coated with or vulcanize part and drying nest, and guarantee before the abundant drying of solution, can not destroy the surface that scribbles viscous solution in case produce defective.System of the present invention also can coat the solution of different viscosities on one or two surface of the photosensitive material that dry forward direction washed, and under the photography condition that film processor provided solution is uniformly applied on the surface by specific thicknesses.
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1. the solution with at least a predetermined viscosity is coated onto on the photosensitive material that washed so that form the method for layer protective layer at least one surface of photosensitive material, and this method may further comprise the steps:
One deck viscous solution is coated at least one surface of photosensitive material;
Control is applied to thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of at least one lip-deep viscous solution of photosensitive material, has the specific thicknesses of uniformity so that guarantee at least one lip-deep viscous solution of photosensitive material.
2. a solution that is used at least a predetermined viscosity is coated onto the photosensitive material that washed so that form the equipment of layer protective layer on photosensitive material, and this equipment comprises:
One is applied at least one lip-deep first applicator of material with one deck viscous solution; And
A control is applied to thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of at least one lip-deep viscous solution of material so that first controller that the viscous solution that guarantees to be coated with has the specific thicknesses of uniformity.
3. one kind is used for film processor that the photosensitive material that exposed is developed, and this film processor comprises:
One is used for flushing part that the photosensitive material that has exposed is developed, and the rinse part branch comprises at least one flushed channel, fills photosensitive material in the flushed channel from the processing solution of process wherein;
Masking liquid that places flushing part rear to be used for can forming layer protective layer after one deck drying is applied to the coating part on the photosensitive material, and coating partly comprises a control gear that is used to control thickness, uniformity coefficient and the deposition of the liquid layer that is coated with; And
One is used for dry sensation luminescent material and the exsiccator that is coated with liquid layer on it.
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