JP2004302283A - Image formation processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to process even special photosensitive materials with the same processing apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The conveyance of the photosensitive materials 27c in a development processing section 19 and a drying section 20 is performed by a rotational drive shaft 67a. The rotational drive shaft 67a is provided with clutch brakes 68a to 68g in correspondence to respective tanks 44 to 49 and the drying section 20. The stagnation time in the tanks 44 to 49 and the drying section 20 is discretely determined in compliance with the kinds of the photosensitive materials 27c. The photosensitive materials 27c are intermittently conveyed in a manner as to attain the stagnation time. Even the special photosensitive materials can be subjected to development processing by using the same processing apparatus as that for the ordinary photosensitive materials and various kinds of the photosensitive materials can be developed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image forming processing apparatus that performs an image forming process by sending an image forming material into a plurality of processing tanks.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A photosensitive material processing apparatus such as a printer processor used in a photographic development facility includes a printing unit that exposes an image to a photosensitive material such as photographic paper, a development processing unit that develops the exposed photosensitive material, a drying unit, And a stacking unit that is incorporated as necessary. Usually, the development processing section is provided with a transport roller for transporting the exposed photosensitive material and a plurality of processing tanks containing processing solutions for color development, bleach-fixing, washing with water, and stability. The photosensitive material is conveyed to a processing tank, and development processing is performed by sequentially passing through each processing solution. In such a photosensitive material processing apparatus, a photosensitive material to be used and a developing processing solution suitable for the photosensitive material are used as a set. The conveyance speed of the photosensitive material in the color developing tank, that is, the development processing time and the development processing temperature are set to the development processing conditions determined by the formulation of the development processing solution.
[0003]
By the way, the photosensitive material has different processing characteristics depending on the manufacturer and its type. For this reason, in order to process so as to obtain an optimum image for each of the different types of photosensitive materials, it is necessary to change the processing conditions of the photosensitive material processing apparatus in accordance with the processing characteristics of the photosensitive material. In addition, when different types of photosensitive materials are used interchangeably in the same photosensitive material processing apparatus, it is necessary to quickly switch between them in order to be able to respond quickly.
[0004]
As such a photosensitive material processing apparatus, the processing liquid flow means is controlled when the processing conditions are changed, and the speed is given to the processing liquid to cope with the change (Patent Document 1), and the photographic characteristics are different. There has been proposed a technique in which a plurality of developing tanks containing a plurality of color developers are provided and the plurality of developing tanks are selectively used according to the type of photosensitive material (Patent Document 2).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-286347 [Patent Document 2]
JP-A-6-214368 [0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional photosensitive material processing apparatus, for example, a ratio of 1: 1: 2 is adopted as processing time in the color developing tank, the fixing bleaching tank, and the water washing tank. It corresponds by changing the speed. However, from now on, it is expected that various photosensitive materials will be provided according to the diversification of user needs, and accordingly, the processing prescription is different from conventional ones, and color development time, bleach-fixing time, and washing time are different. The ratio may not be a constant ratio as described above. In this case, it becomes impossible to develop these new types of photosensitive materials, and there is a problem that a photosensitive material processing apparatus set in a new processing recipe is required.
[0007]
SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides an image forming processing apparatus that can easily cope with a new processing prescription.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a plurality of processing tanks connected in series in the conveying direction of the image forming material, and a plurality of types of image forming materials having different processing prescriptions in the plurality of processing tanks. In the image forming processing apparatus for forming an image by sequentially passing through, a conveying means provided for each of the plurality of processing tanks and capable of changing the conveying speed of the image forming material, and according to the type of the image forming material, And a control unit that individually changes the conveyance speed of each conveyance unit. Note that the image forming material that has passed through the processing tank includes a drying unit, and a drying unit conveyance unit that is provided in the drying unit and can change a conveyance speed of the image forming material. It is preferable to change the conveying speed of the drying unit conveying means in accordance with the type of image forming material.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1A shows a digital image input device 10, and FIG. 1B shows a digital image output device 11. As shown in FIG. 1, the input device 10 includes an image reading unit 14, a monitor 15, an operation unit 16, and an image data capturing unit 17. The image reading means 14 reads and stores the image of the photographic film as digital image data. This digital image data is displayed on the monitor 15. The operator makes corrections, edits, and the like using the operation unit 16 such as a keyboard and a mouse while observing the image on the monitor 15 as necessary. The image data capturing unit 17 captures image data captured by a video camera or a digital camera, image data obtained from the Internet, and the like into a memory in the image reading unit 14.
[0010]
The output device 11 includes a printing unit 18, a development processing unit 19, a drying unit 20, and a stacking unit 21. The printing unit 18 includes magazines 22a and 22b, cutters 23a and 23b, a back printer 24, an image recording unit 25, and a sorting unit 26.
[0011]
In the magazines 22a and 22b, long photosensitive materials 27a and 27b having different size widths or different surface types are wound into rolls and loaded, respectively. The magazines 22a and 22b are provided with barcode attaching portions 28, and the barcode attaching portions 28 are attached with barcode slips 30a and 30b. The bar code slips 30a and 30b are attached to packaging cases of the photosensitive materials 27a and 27b, and bar-coded photosensitive material information indicating the types of the photosensitive materials 27a and 27b is recorded. A bar code reader 31 is provided in the printing unit 18 at a position corresponding to the bar code attachment unit 28. The bar code reader 31 reads the photosensitive material information on the bar code slips 30a and 30b.
[0012]
At the outlets of the magazines 22a and 22b, delivery rollers 32 for delivering the photosensitive materials 27a and 27b are provided. The feed roller 32 is controlled and operated so as to have a feed amount (cutout amount) based on image output size information sent from the input device 10 or the like. The sent photosensitive material 27a is cut to a predetermined length by the cutters 23a and 23b to become a sheet-like photosensitive material 27c (hereinafter simply referred to as photosensitive material), and then passes through the back printer 24. The back printer 24 records an order number, an image number, and the like with a symbol or a number (back printing) on the back surface of the photosensitive material 27c via a dot impact output via an ink ribbon. The photosensitive material 27c printed on the back side is sent to the image recording unit 25. Note that reference numeral 29 in the drawing indicates a conveyance path of the photosensitive material 27c.
[0013]
The image recording unit 25 includes a sub-scanning conveyance unit 25a that conveys the photosensitive material 27c, an exposure unit 25b that performs main scanning exposure to the photosensitive material 27c with laser light in synchronization with the sub-scanning conveyance, and an image data processing unit 25c. It has. The sub-scanning conveying means 25a conveys the photosensitive material 27c by a pair of conveying rollers arranged so as to sandwich the exposure position.
[0014]
Image data is supplied to the image data processing means 25c from the image input device 10 or the like. The image data processing unit 25c performs predetermined data processing such as processing on a correction table by calibration on the input image data. Then, the light beam is modulated via the modulator of the exposure means 25b in accordance with the image data subjected to the data processing, and the photosensitive material 27c is exposed with this light beam. Thereby, a latent image is recorded on the photosensitive material 27c based on the image data. Thereafter, the exposed photosensitive material 27c is arranged in a plurality of rows, for example, two rows by the sorting unit 26, and is conveyed to the development processing unit 19 with the emulsion surface on the upper side and the support on the lower side.
[0015]
The development processing unit 19 includes a color developing tank 44, a bleach-fixing tank 45, a first washing tank 46, a second washing tank 47, a third washing tank 48, and a fourth washing tank 49.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 2, the color developing tank 44 and the bleach-fixing tank 45 are provided with a circulation pump 50 and a temperature controller 51, respectively. The circulation pump 50 circulates and stirs the processing liquid in the tanks 44 and 45. The temperature controller 51 includes a heater 51a and a radiator 51b. The heater 51a and the radiator 51b are disposed in a circulation path 52 by the circulation pump 50, and adjust the temperature of the processing solution. The temperature controller 51 is controlled by the controller 60. Moreover, the 1st-4th washing tank 46-49 is similarly provided with the temperature controller (not shown), and the washing water temperature is adjusted to appropriate temperature. In addition, although the radiator 51b is provided in the temperature controller 51 in order to lower the liquid temperature, this may be omitted. In this case, although switching takes a little time, the liquid temperature is lowered by natural cooling, and processing is performed when the temperature reaches the set temperature.
[0017]
A color developer replenisher tank 56 is connected to the color developer tank 44 via a pump 53, and a color developer replenisher is supplied. Similarly, a replenisher is supplied from the bleach-fixer replenisher tank 57 through the pump 54 to the bleach-fixer tank 45. These pumps 53 and 54 are constituted by a metering pump having a constant discharge amount. Then, the treatment liquid replenishment amount is changed by changing the pump operation time within a predetermined time by the controller 60.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 2, the fourth flush tank 49 is supplemented with flush treatment water from a flush replenishment water tank 58 via a pump 55. The increase due to the replenishment of the rinsing water is from the fourth rinsing tank 49 to the third rinsing tank 48, from the third rinsing tank 48 to the second rinsing tank 47, and from the second rinsing tank 47 to the first rinsing tank 46. Then, it overflows in a cascade manner to the washing tank upstream in the transport direction. Thereby, the water washing liquid is replenished to each water washing tank 46-49.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 3, conveyance racks 65a and 65b for conveying the photosensitive material 27c are inserted into the color developing tank 44, the bleach-fixing tank 45, and the washing tanks 46 to 49, respectively. Each of the transport racks 65a and 65b includes a transport roller 66, and the drive shafts of the transport racks 65a and 65b are engaged with the rotation drive shaft 67a. The rotational drive shaft 67a is rotationally driven by a speed reducer 67b and a motor 67c, whereby each transport roller 66 rotates.
[0020]
The rotary drive shaft 67a is provided with clutch brakes 68a to 68g so that the driving can be stopped for each of the tanks 44 to 49 and the drying unit 20. Then, by intermittently operating each of the clutch brakes 68a to 68g, the residence time in each portion of the photosensitive material 27c placed in each of the tanks 44 to 49 and the drying unit 20 is appropriately changed, and the development processing is performed in an optimum processing time. Or drying. The motor 67c and the clutch brakes 68a to 68g are controlled by the controller 60.
[0021]
Crossover racks 70a to 70f and a squeeze portion 74 are provided on the upper portions of the tanks 44 to 49, respectively. The crossover racks 70a to 70f are provided with a conveyance roller 71, and deliver the photosensitive material 27c to the next tank. These crossover racks 70a to 70f are also configured to engage with the rotation drive shaft 67a and rotate the transport roller 71, and drive is transmitted through the clutch brakes 68a to 68f. Each of the crossover racks 70 a to 70 f and the squeeze portion 74 is provided with a photosensitive material sensor 69 for detecting the photosensitive material 27 c, and a photosensitive material detection signal from the sensor 69 is sent to the controller 60.
[0022]
Above the fourth rinsing tank 49, a drying unit 20 for drying the photosensitive material 27c from the fourth rinsing tank 49 is provided. A photosensitive material 27 c is sent to the drying unit 20 via a roller 74 a of the squeeze unit 74. The drying unit 20 includes a conveyor belt 75 and a drying air circulation means 76. The conveyance belt 75 is configured in a net shape and is provided along the conveyance path. The squeeze roller 74a and the conveyance belt 75 are rotationally driven via the rotation drive shaft 67a and the clutch brake 68g, and the photosensitive material 27c is conveyed at the same conveyance speed as each of the water washing tanks 46 to 49.
[0023]
The clutch brakes 68a to 68g are normally connected, and the drive of the motor 67c is always transmitted to the rotary drive shaft 67a via the speed reducer 67b. Thus, in the case of a general photosensitive material 27c such as types A and B, it passes through the tanks 44 to 49 and the drying unit 20 at a constant speed. In the case of the special photosensitive material 27c such as type C, the clutch brakes 68a to 68g are individually operated, and the drive of the motor 67c is individually cut off. As a result, the photosensitive material 27c is temporarily stopped in each of the tanks 44 to 49 and the drying unit 20, and the residence time is changed, so that development processing and drying are performed in each processing time optimum for the type C special photosensitive material 27c. Is called.
[0024]
The drying air circulation means 76 includes a heater, a duct, a blower, a slit plate 76a, and the like. The drying air is blown out from the slit plate 76a toward the conveyance path, and the blown dry air is circulated through the duct. The duct is provided with a fresh air intake, which allows fresh air to be taken into the duct. The duct is provided with a heater, and the circulating air is heated to a set temperature by the heater. As a result, drying air is blown from the slit plate 76 a onto the photosensitive material 27 c, and drying is performed while the drying air is pressed against the conveying belt 75. The temperature of the drying air, the air volume, the fresh air intake amount, etc. in the drying unit 20 are controlled by the controller 60.
[0025]
On the side of the drying unit 20, there is provided an accumulating unit 21 for sorting and accumulating the photosensitive material 27c that has been dried and finished for each order. The stacking unit 21 stacks the photosensitive material 27 c sorted according to the order on the sort plate 78. The sort plate 78 is attached to a circulation belt (not shown) at an interval. The stacking unit 21 includes a swing-back device 77. The reversing device 77 accumulates the photosensitive material 27c that is distributed and sent in a plurality of rows as one unit. The photosensitive material conveyance speed in the stacking unit 21, the swing back speed in the swing back device 77, and the moving speed of each sort plate 78 are controlled by the controller 60.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 60 includes a display 81, an operation unit 82, an alarm device 83, and the like, and performs sequence control of each unit. Furthermore, processing conditions such as the processing speed of the printing unit 18, the development processing unit 19, the drying unit 20, and the stacking unit 21 are changed according to the type of the photosensitive material 27c, so that the optimal processing conditions for the various photosensitive materials 27c are obtained. Set the conditions as follows. For this reason, the memory 84 in the controller 60 stores in advance a table 85 in which processing conditions for each part are set for each type A, B, C,... Of each photosensitive material 27c. The table 85 can be added or rewritten as appropriate. When a new photosensitive material is provided, processing conditions for the photosensitive material are added.
[0027]
FIG. 4 shows an example of the table 85. In this embodiment, the print unit 18, the development processing unit 19, the drying unit 20, and the stacking unit 21 according to the types A, B, and C of the photosensitive material 27c. Various conditions are set. Accordingly, when printing using the type A photosensitive material 27c is designated, the processing conditions of the units 18 to 21 corresponding to the type A are read, and the units are set to the processing conditions and printing is performed. Similarly, when other types B and C of the photosensitive material 27c are designated, the processing conditions of each part are set so as to correspond to this.
[0028]
Type A is the current photosensitive material (normally processed photosensitive material), type B is a new type, and the photosensitive emulsion layer is formed slightly thinner than the current type, and the processing time is shortened accordingly. A rapid processing photosensitive material, type C is a special photosensitive material, for example, a transparent photographic paper type professional photosensitive material. Type C professional light-sensitive materials are transmissive and are observed with transmitted light, so there is an advantage that a high-definition image can be obtained without color blur compared to a reflective original, but the photosensitive emulsion layer is thicker. . Therefore, the processing time is longer than that of types A and B, and the drying time is changed accordingly.
[0029]
For this reason, the processing prescription setting conditions in each unit are changed according to the type of the photosensitive material 27c. The setting conditions of each part are basically centered on the processing time and processing temperature in the development processing unit 19, and after determining the processing time and processing temperature, printing is performed so that each part operates efficiently in accordance with this. The setting conditions of each part of the unit 18, the drying unit 20, and the stacking unit 21 are determined. The conditions determined in this way are the tables shown in FIG.
[0030]
For example, when the type A photosensitive material 27c is printed, the processing time of the development processing unit 19, that is, the conveyance speed Vp1 of the photosensitive material 27c in the development processing unit 19 and the processing liquid temperature Tp1 are determined. Further, the treatment liquid replenishment amount Qp1 for each of the tanks 44 to 49 at the treatment time and the treatment liquid temperature is determined. Next, the cutout interval P1, the exposure speed Ve1, the distribution speed Vf1, and the image recording section 25 to the distribution section 26 so that the processing is efficiently performed in accordance with the conveyance speed Vp1 in the development processing section 19. The transport speed Vr1 is determined.
[0031]
Similarly, the conveyance speed Vd1, the drying temperature Td1, and the drying air amount Qd1 of the drying unit 20 are determined so that the processing is efficiently performed in accordance with the conveyance speed Vp1 in the development processing unit 19. In the drying unit 20, the transport speed, the drying temperature, and the drying air volume are changed according to the type of the photosensitive material 27c. However, the fresh air intake air volume may be changed according to the type. Similarly, the conveying speed Vs1 of the stacking unit 21, the swingback speed Vm1 for stacking the photosensitive materials 27c distributed in a plurality of rows into one unit, and the moving speed Vb1 of each sort plate 78 are determined. Note that it is not necessary to change all of the above-described settings for changing the setting conditions in each unit, and at least one of them may be changed. However, more detailed conditions can be changed by increasing the setting conditions to be changed.
[0032]
Similarly, as for the setting conditions of the units 18 to 21 for the type B photosensitive material 27c, the conveyance speed Vp2 (> Vp1), the processing liquid temperature Tp2 (≧ Tp1), and the processing liquid replenishment amount Qp2 in the development processing section 19 are determined. Based on this, as shown in FIG. 4, setting conditions P2 (≦ P1), Vr2 (≧ Vr1), Vf2 (≧ Vf1), Ve2 (≧ Ve1), Vd2 (> Vd1), Td2 (≧ Td1), Qd2 (≧ Qd1), Vs2 (> Vs1), Vm2 (≧ Vm1), and Vb2 (≧ Vb1) are determined. Similarly, the setting conditions of each part for the type C photosensitive material 27c are also obtained.
[0033]
Further, when processing a material that requires individual conveyance in each of the tanks 44 to 49 such as a new type C professional photosensitive material, the processing time in each of the tanks 44 to 49 of the development processing unit 19 is changed. Therefore, the conveyance speed in each tank 44-49 is changed individually. In addition to lowering the drying temperature compared to other types of photosensitive materials, in order to lengthen the drying time, the conveying speed in the drying unit 20 is set to an optimum drying time that is different from the conveying speed of each of the tanks 44 to 49. Change to
[0034]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at this time. When the transport speeds in the development processing unit 19 and the drying unit 20 are uniform as in types A and B, continuous feeding is selected. Further, when it is necessary to change the processing time of the photosensitive material between the tanks 44 to 49 of the development processing unit 19 and the drying unit 20 as in Type C, the tanks 44 to 49 and the drying unit 20 are stopped. Intermittent feed conveyance is selected. In the present embodiment, since the photosensitive material 27c in each part is transported by one motor 67c, when changing the transport speed, the clutch brakes 68a to 68g are operated and the driving of the motor 67c is intermittently cut off. , Change the residence time. Thereafter, the timing of the next photosensitive material is changed, and control is performed so that the next photosensitive material does not catch up with the previous photosensitive material.
[0035]
As a result, development processing can be performed on a new type of professional photosensitive material in the same manner as a normal photosensitive material. In the intermittent feed described above, the number of intermittent feeds is increased and the one stop time is shortened so as not to be stopped for a very long time. Thus, a difference between the photosensitive material nip portion and the non-nip portion due to the conveying roller 66 is prevented.
[0036]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, a case where two types of photosensitive materials 27c of type A and type B among the above-described types of photosensitive materials 27c are set will be described. The controller 60 reads a bar code representing the type of photosensitive material from the bar code slips 30a of the magazines 22a and 22b set in the print unit 18. When a type A or B selection signal is input and a print instruction is issued, print processing is performed. For example, when the type A selection signal is input, the controller 60 searches the table in the memory 84 according to the selected photosensitive material type A for the setting conditions of each unit corresponding to the photosensitive material type A, and responds accordingly. Read the setting conditions. Then, each unit is set under the read setting conditions.
[0037]
Similarly, when the type B selection signal is input, the controller 60 searches the table in the memory 84 according to the selected photosensitive material type B for the setting conditions of each unit corresponding to the photosensitive material type B. Read the corresponding setting condition. Then, each unit is set under the read setting conditions.
[0038]
When a set of photosensitive material 27c other than the registered type is detected, the controller 60 performs an unprocessable alarm process. In this alarm processing, in addition to the display 81 indicating that processing is not possible, an alarm sound is emitted by the alarm device 83. Even if a print start operation is performed by key input or the like, an alarm is displayed and printing is not started. When a photosensitive material other than the registered type is set in this way, the printing process is not performed, so that a non-conforming product or a photosensitive material by a third party not recommended by the manufacturer is not used. Degradation of print quality due to nonconforming product can be avoided.
[0039]
In addition, when a type C other than the loaded types A and B is selected, an alarm process for prompting the loading of the type C magazine is performed. When a type C magazine is loaded, the setting conditions of each unit corresponding to type C are searched, and the corresponding setting conditions are read out. Each unit is set under the read setting conditions, and development processing is performed. Then, intermittent feeding is performed in each of the tanks 44 to 49 and the drying unit 20, and necessary development processing time and drying processing time are secured.
[0040]
In the above-described embodiment, the clutch brakes 68a to 68g are provided on the rotary drive shaft 67a so as to correspond to the tanks 44 to 49 and the drying unit 20, but instead, as shown in FIG. ˜49 and the drying unit 90 may be provided with separate motors 91 a to 91 g and speed reducers 92 a to 92 g, and may be rotationally driven individually to have a unique conveyance speed. In this case, in place of or in combination with the intermittent feed due to the temporary stop of the photosensitive material 27c as in the above-described embodiment, fine feed or forward / reverse feed when stopped may be performed. In addition to the belt conveyance type drying unit 20 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drying unit may be a roller conveyance type drying unit 90 shown in FIG. 7 or other types. In addition, the photosensitive material 27c is transported in the water washing tanks 46 to 49 by the crossover method using the transport racks 65c to 65f and the cross overheads 70d to 70f. You may do it. In this submerged conveyance method, a blade is provided on the partition wall of each of the washing tanks 46 to 49, and the flow of the photosensitive material is allowed with this blade, and the circulation of the water in each of the washing tanks is prevented.
[0041]
In the above embodiment, the type of the photosensitive material 27c is automatically determined from the bar code slips 30a, 30b provided on the magic guns 22a, 22b. However, even if the type of the photosensitive material 27c is automatically input by other methods. Good. For example, a photosensitive material type mark may be provided on the magazine by forming it with protrusions or notches, and the position of this mark may be changed according to the type of photosensitive material. When a dedicated magazine is used for each type of photosensitive material, an ID chip consisting of a memory card provided in the magazine is read in a contact type or a non-contact type, and the type of the photosensitive material is determined based on this. Also good. Further, the ID chip may be embedded in the leading end portion of the photosensitive material or the leader portion of the photosensitive material instead of the magazine side. Further, the type may be determined by detecting a type mark, a type symbol, a type bar code, or the like provided on the back surface of the front end of the photosensitive material by these detecting means. Further, the type signal may be input by an operator's operation instead of the automatic input of the type signal. In this case, the type signal is input using an operation unit such as a keyboard or a mouse.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the conveyance means provided for each of the plurality of processing tanks and capable of changing the conveyance speed of the image forming material, and the control for changing the conveyance speed of each of the conveyance means according to the type of the image forming material. Therefore, even image forming materials having different processing prescriptions can be sequentially processed, and even new types of image forming materials can be processed. Thereby, the current image forming material and the new type of image forming material can be processed by the same processing apparatus, and the processing object can be expanded. Similarly, the drying unit can be configured to change the conveyance speed, so that the types of image forming materials to be processed can be increased.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an input device and an output device embodying the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a control system of an output machine.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an example of an individual driving method in each tank and drying unit.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a processing condition setting table for each type of photosensitive material.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when processing a photosensitive material requiring special drying.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a photosensitive material is set.
FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a main part of another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Input machine 11 Output machine 18 Printing part 19 Development processing part 20, 90 Drying part 21 Accumulation part 22a, 22b Magazine 25 Image recording part 26 Sorting part 27a, 27b Long photosensitive material 27c Sheet-like photosensitive material 30a, 30b Bar code slip 31 Bar code reader 33 Supply part 67a Rotation drive shaft 67b, 92 Reducer 67c, 91 Motor 68a-68g Clutch brake

Claims (2)

An image forming processing apparatus having a plurality of processing tanks connected in series in the conveying direction of the image forming material, and sequentially forming a plurality of types of image forming materials having different processing prescriptions in the plurality of processing tanks. In
Conveying means provided for each of the plurality of processing tanks and capable of changing the conveying speed of the image forming material;
An image forming processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that individually changes a conveyance speed of each of the conveyance units according to a type of the image forming material. A drying unit that dries the image forming material that has passed through the processing tank; and a drying unit conveyance unit that is provided in the drying unit and can change a conveyance speed of the image forming material. The image forming processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conveying speed of the drying unit conveying unit is changed in accordance with the type of material.

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