JP2708258B2 - Photosensitive material processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photosensitive material processing apparatus for processing a photosensitive material such as an X-ray film, and more particularly, to a photosensitive material processing apparatus which is supplied to each tank for processing the photosensitive material. The present invention relates to a structure of a replenisher supply unit.

[Conventional technology and problems to be solved]

For example, in a photosensitive material processing apparatus such as an automatic developing machine for processing photosensitive materials such as an X-ray film and a photographic film, a replenisher replenished to a developing tank and a fixing tank is obtained by mixing a replenisher stock solution filled in a cartridge. It is made by dilution. The cartridge is loaded in a separately provided liquid preparation device, and the replenisher is prepared by the liquid preparation device and is supplied to a stock tank disposed in the photosensitive material processing device. . For this reason, the entire apparatus becomes large, and a large installation space is required.

In view of the above facts, the present invention provides a photosensitive material processing apparatus that can eliminate the complexity of replenishing the replenisher into the apparatus with a cartridge, and can be reduced in size as a whole to greatly reduce the installation space. The challenge is to get it.

[Means for solving the problem]

The invention according to claim 1 is a photosensitive material processing apparatus for transporting and processing a photographic photosensitive material while immersing it in a processing solution contained in a processing tank, wherein a part of an outer plate of the photosensitive material processing apparatus is substantially horizontally. The upper edge is configured as a lid of an outer plate that opens and closes the opening of the outer plate of the photosensitive material processing apparatus when it swings around the rotation axis, and a replenisher inlet is provided inside a part of the outer plate. A cartridge refill that can be filled with a cartridge filled with the replenisher through the opening of the outer plate. The replenisher is provided at the bottom of the cartridge receiver at a position facing the replenisher inlet of the cartridge when the cartridge is loaded. A liquid receiving plate provided with a perforation portion for perforating the inlet is provided, and the replenisher discharged from the cartridge by the perforation of the replenisher inlet is still closed even after a part of the outer plate as a lid closes the opening. Supply to the processing tank via the liquid pan It is characterized that it is so capable.

[Action]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the photosensitive material sent to the photosensitive material processing apparatus is transported to each processing tank in which the processing liquid is stored, and processed in each processing tank. Each processing tank is replenished with a replenisher as needed through a stock tank, a mixing tank, a circulation line, and the like.

This replenisher is externally replenished by the cartridge.

To load a cartridge, first open the lid. With the outer plate as the lid open, the cartridge is filled into the cartridge receiver inside the outer plate as the lid from the upper edge side. At this time, the cartridge can be loaded along the inner surface of the outer plate as the lid (inclined from the upper edge toward the liquid receiving tray).

Then, the cartridge moves toward the perforated portion provided in the liquid receiving tray by this loading operation, so that the perforated portion perforates the replenishing liquid inlet of the cartridge, and the replenishing liquid in the cartridge flows out to the liquid receiving plate. Thereafter, by closing the outer plate as the lid, the opening of the outer plate is closed, and the cartridge is located in a predetermined space in the processing apparatus. Here, even when the cartridge is swung during the closing operation and the cartridge is housed in the apparatus, the replenisher continues to be replenished via the tray.

When a used cartridge is removed from the apparatus, the reverse operation is performed.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, in the present invention, since the cartridge is housed in the photosensitive material processing apparatus, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of replenishing the replenisher with the cartridge into the apparatus and to make the whole compact. This has an excellent effect that the installation space can be greatly reduced.

〔Example〕

Referring to the drawings, an automatic developing apparatus 10 to which the present invention is applied
Will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic developing apparatus 10 is provided with a processing solution processing section 11 and a drying section 20 in a machine frame 12. The processing solution processing unit 11 includes a developing tank 14, a fixing tank 16, and a washing tank partitioned by a partition 13 along the transport direction of the film F.
Equipped with 18.

In the vicinity of the insertion port 15 of the film F of the automatic developing device 10,
Insert rack 17 for pulling film F into automatic developing device 10
Is arranged.

In the vicinity of the insertion slot 15, an insertion detection sensor 80 for detecting a film F to be inserted is provided. Also,
At the insertion opening 15 of the automatic developing device 10, an insertion table into which the film F is manually inserted or an automatic feeder for automatically inserting the film F by a transporting means can be attached.

In the developing tank 14, a transport rack 24 having a transport roller 22 for transporting the film F driven by a motor (not shown) is provided so as to be immersed in the developer. In the fixing tank 16, a fixing rack is accommodated, and a transport rack having transport rollers 26 that transports the film F driven by a motor (not shown).
28 is immersed in the fixer and disposed. Wash tank 18
Inside, a transport rack 32 having transport rollers 30 for transporting the film F driven by a motor (not shown) is provided so as to be immersed in the rinse water.

A heat exchanger 19 is disposed below the developing tank 14 and below the fixing tank 16, respectively. The developing solution in the developing tank 14 and the fixing solution in the fixing tank 16 are sent to the heat exchanger 19, respectively. After the heat exchange is performed, the developing tank 14 and the fixing tank 16
Sent back to As a result, the temperature of the developing solution in the developing tank 14 and the temperature of the fixing solution in the fixing tank 16 are maintained within a predetermined range.

A crossover rack 34 is provided above the developing tank 14 and the fixing tank 16 and between the fixing tank 16 and the washing tank 18. This crossover rack 34 is
And a guide 38 for guiding the film F to transport the film F from the upstream tank to the downstream tank in the transport direction.

Therefore, the film F sent into the automatic developing device 10 from the insertion port 15 is transported in the developing solution by the transporting rollers 22 inserted into the developing tank 14 by the insertion rack 17, and is subjected to the development processing.
The developed film F is sent to the fixing tank 16 by the crossover rack 34, where it is conveyed in the fixing solution by the conveying rollers 26 and subjected to the fixing process. The fixed film F is sent to the washing tank 18 by the crossover rack 34, where it is conveyed by washing rollers through washing water and washed. In this manner, the film F is processed with the processing liquid.

A drain pipe (not shown) is provided at the bottom of each of the developing tank 14, the fixing tank 16 and the washing tank 18, and a drain valve 21 is attached to each of these drain pipes. Therefore,
By opening these drain valves 21 as needed, the developing solution, the fixing solution and the washing water in the developing tank 14, the fixing tank 16 and the washing tank 18 can be drained.

A squeeze rack is provided between the washing tank 18 and the drying section 20.
Forty are arranged. This squeeze rack 40 is
The film F includes a transport roller 42 for squeezing the film F to which the washing water has adhered and which is attached to the washing water, and a guide 43 for guiding the film F.

The drying unit 20 includes a transport roller 44 that transports the film F,
A drying fan 45 for feeding the drying air, a chamber 46 having a built-in heater for heating the drying air, and a spray pipe 47 for jetting the heated drying air to the film F and the transport roller 44 are provided. I have. The film F is conveyed obliquely upward at a drying turn section 48 downstream of the conveying rollers 44 in the conveying path.

The automatic developing device 10 is provided with a receiving box 49 for storing the film F sent from the drying turn section 48 in a state protruding from the outer wall of the automatic developing device 10.

Accordingly, the film F squeezed by the squeeze rack 40 is dried by the drying air jetted from the spray pipe 48 while being conveyed by the conveying rollers 44 heated by the drying air heated by the drying unit 20. Then, film F
Is transported while being turned by the drying turn unit 48, sent to the receiving box 49, and stored therein.

Next, a structure for replenishing the developing tank 14 and the fixing tank 16 with the developing replenisher and the fixing replenisher will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the developing replenisher is filled in the cartridge 100 in advance and sealed. The interior of the cartridge 100 is partitioned into three chambers by a partition wall. A first chamber 102 is filled with a developing replenisher A, a second chamber 104 is filled with a developing replenisher B, The third chamber 106 is filled with a development replenisher C. Cartridge 10
At 0, inlets 108, 110 and 112 are provided corresponding to the first chamber 102, the second chamber 104 and the third chamber 106. These inlets 108, 110, and 112 are cylindrical and extend in the same direction, and have the same height. Inlet 108, 110 and 11
A packing 114 is placed over each opening end of the packing 2, and this packing 114 is pressed by a cap 116 screwed to each of the injection ports 108, 110 and 112 to close the openings of the injection ports 108, 110 and 112. doing.

A handle 118 for handling the cartridge 100 is provided on the side of the cartridge 100 on the side of the inlets 108, 110 and 112 and on the opposite side.

Also, as shown in FIG. 4, the fixing replenisher stock solution is previously filled in the cartridge 120 and sealed. The cartridge 120 is provided with a cylindrical inlet 122. A packing 124 is placed over the opening end of the inlet 122, and the packing 124 is pressed by a cap 126 to which the inlet 122 is screwed to close the opening of the inlet 122.

This cartridge 120 is also provided with a handle 128 for handling the cartridge 120 on the inlet 122 side and on the opposite side.

The automatic developing device 10 includes these cartridges 100 and 1
A stock tank for storing the developing replenisher solution and the fixing replenisher solution in the cartridges 100 and 120, which will be described later.
A liquid supply unit 130 for supplying the liquid 50 is provided.

The liquid supply unit 130 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The liquid supply unit 130 is provided on the width direction side of the film F to be conveyed, that is, on the side of the automatic developing device 10. In the present embodiment, it is on the near side of FIG. The liquid supply unit 130 includes an outer plate 132 that constitutes a part of a side outer wall of the automatic developing device 10, and a cartridge receiver 134 fixed to the inner surface of the automatic developing device 10 of the outer plate 132. I have. The cartridge receiver 134 has a box shape with an open top, and is sized to accommodate the cartridges 100 and 120.

At the bottom of the cartridge receiver 134, perforations 135 are provided corresponding to the inlets 108, 110, 112 and 122 of the cartridges 100 and 120 to be housed. These perforations 1
35 is substantially the same shape, and here, the perforated portion corresponding to the developing replenisher A in the first chamber 102 of the cartridge 100 is used.
135 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 6, a substantially inverted hat-shaped liquid receiving tray 136 is disposed in the perforated portion 135. Liquid pan 1
36 is a cartridge receiver 134 through the flange portion 136A.
Is fixed to the mounting bracket 138 fixed to the side wall by screws 140. At the center of the bottom 136B of the liquid receiving tray 136, a projection 142 is provided. As shown in FIG. 6A, the projecting portion 142 is formed by combining four plate members 142A so as to be substantially cross-shaped in plan view. The plate 142A has a divergent shape from the upper portion to the lower end portion, and is formed in an arc shape so that the upper end portion and the side end surface are continuous.
The projection 142 may be formed by processing a single member to have the same shape as that described above, or the projection 142 may be fixed to or placed on the bottom 136B.

Further, on the side of the projection 142 of the bottom 136B of the liquid receiving tray 136, a connection pipe 136D is provided, the inner periphery of which is a flow path 136C and extends downward through the bottom wall of the cartridge receiver 134. I have. One end of a flexible pipe 144 is externally fitted to the connection pipe 136D, and the other end is connected to a stock tank 50 described later. Accordingly, in the cartridge 100 inserted into the cartridge receiver 134, the packing 114 of the injection port 108 corresponding to the first chamber 102 is pushed up into the cartridge 100 by the projection 142, and the undiluted developing solution A flows through the connecting pipe 136D. Road
Stock tank 5 described later through 136C and pipe 144
Supplied to 0.

It should be noted that the liquid receiving tray 136 is provided between the projection 142 and the cap 116.
The stock replenisher A may flow out, but the cartridge receiver 134 is located at a position substantially at the same level as the stock tank 50 to be described later so that the stock replenisher A in the liquid receiving tray 136 stops at a predetermined water surface position. Is provided.

As described above, since the perforated portion 135 is provided corresponding to each of the injection ports 108, 110, 112, and 122 of the cartridges 100 and 120, the development of the cartridges 100 and 120 inserted into the cartridge receiver 134 is performed. The replenisher stocks A, B and C and the fixing replenisher are stored in stock tanks 50 described later, respectively.
Supplied to

In the above example, the perforated portions 135 are the injection ports 108, 110, 1 respectively.
Although provided separately corresponding to 12 and 122, these may be connected as needed.

The liquid supply unit 130 configured as described above is swingably supported at the lower end of the outer plate 132. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, a pair of legs 148 is provided to protrude downward from the lower end of the outer plate 132. As shown in FIG. 8, each of these legs 148 is made of a plate material bent in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and its opposing walls extend upward from the lower end to portions opposing each other. A protruding U-shaped groove 148A is formed.

On the other hand, on the side of the main body of the automatic developing device 10, its bottom plate 10A
And a receiving portion 150 that accommodates the lower portion of the leg portion 148 is attached. The receiving portion 150 has a substantially U-shaped cross section opened upward, and a through hole 150A is formed in a portion of the facing wall facing each other. Therefore, the shaft member 152 is inserted into the through-hole 150A, and grooves are provided near the outside of the through-holes 150A. The E-rings 154 are mounted in the grooves. By installing the liquid supply unit 130 such that the shaft member 152 enters the U-shaped groove 148A of the 148, the liquid supply unit 130 can be swung.
In addition, a long bolt is inserted into the through hole 150A, a nut is screwed into the tip of the long bolt, and a liquid supply unit 130 is provided so that the long bolt enters the U-shaped groove 148A of the leg 148. Is also good.

The automatic developing device 10 engages with a locking projection (not shown) provided inside the outer plate 132 of the liquid supply unit 130 above the liquid supply unit 130 when the liquid supply unit 130 is in a closed state. Is provided in this state. The engagement with the engagement protrusion is released by rotating the engagement member 158 by a predetermined angle. Further, the cartridge receiver 134 of the liquid supply unit 130 and the inside of the automatic developing device 10 are connected by a gas damper (not shown). This gas damper is in a closed state of the liquid supply unit 130, that is, the cartridges 100 and 120.
From the stored state to the opened state, that is, the cartridges 100 and 120
The swinging of the liquid supply unit 130 is limited to a predetermined angle, while the swinging of the liquid supply unit 130 is smoothly performed up to the state in which the liquid can be taken in and out.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
When the liquid supply section 130 is rocked by 15 ° from the closed state, the rocking is stopped by the gas damper. The limitation of the swing angle is set in consideration of the ripple of the residual liquid in the liquid receiving tray 136 when the liquid supply unit 130 is opened and closed, and the present invention is not limited to this swing angle.

In addition, below the liquid supply unit 130 of the automatic developing device 10,
As shown in the figure, a cover 156 that covers the leg 148 and the receiving part 150 and improves the appearance quality of the automatic developing apparatus 10 is attached.

Further, the automatic developing device 10 has a removable portion (not shown) that covers a portion corresponding to the liquid supply portion 130 on the opposite side to the side where the above-described liquid supply portion 130 is disposed and a portion covered by the cover 156. Cover is attached. Inside the cover, the above-mentioned receiving portion 1 is attached to the bottom plate 10A of the automatic developing device 10.
The same not-shown receiving part as 50 is provided. Therefore,
The liquid supply unit 130 is configured such that a gas damper (not shown) is removed and the liquid supply unit 130 can be replaced from the above-described side of the automatic developing apparatus 10 to a side described below.

On the bottom plate 10A of the automatic developing device 10, a stock tank 50 is installed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the stock tank 50
The partition is divided into four tanks. First tank 50 of these
A, the second tank 50B and the third tank 50C are for the above-mentioned stock replenishers A, B and C, respectively, and the fourth tank 50D is for the stock replenisher fixing. A liquid level sensor 52 is disposed in each of the tanks 50A to 50D, and the first tank 50 of the stock tank 50 is provided by these liquid level sensors 52.
A, the level of each tank of the second tank 50B, the third tank 50C, and the fourth tank 50D is detected to detect the remaining amount of each replenisher in the cartridges 100 and 120, The replacement time can be determined.

In the above embodiment, the stock tank 50 is provided with four tanks by partitioning with a partition wall.
A separate stock tank may be provided for each of B, C and the fixing replenisher.

A water supply tank 54 for supplying tap water is provided in the automatic developing device 10 at the back of the squeeze rack 40 in FIG. The water tank 54 is also provided with a liquid level sensor 56. This liquid level sensor 56 allows the water tank 54
The liquid level of the tap water can be detected to determine the timing of supplying tap water.

In the automatic developing apparatus 10, a first mixing tank 58 for adjusting the replenisher supplied to the developing tank 14 and a second mixing tank 58 for adjusting the replenisher supplied to the fixing tank 16 are provided. A mixing tank 60 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the replenishing stock solutions A, B, and C in the first tank 50A, the second tank 50B, and the third tank 50C of the stock tank 50, and the tap water in the water supply tank 54 , Are supplied to the first mixing tank 58. That is, the first tank 50
A, the second tank 50B and the third tank 50C each have a pipe 62
One ends of A, 62B and 62C are communicated, and the pipes 62A, 62B
And 62C are connected to a first mixing tank 58 at the other end. Bellows pumps 64A, 64B and 64C are provided in the middle of these pipes 62A, 62B and 62C, respectively. Further, one end of a pipe 66A is connected to the water supply tank 54,
The other end of the pipe 66A is connected to the first mixing tank 58. A bellows pump 68A is provided at an intermediate portion of the pipe 66A. Therefore, when the bellows pumps 64A, 64B and 64C and 4 and the bellows pump 68A are operated, the first tank 50A, the second
Of the replenisher stock solutions A, B and C in the tank 50B and the third tank 50C and the tap water in the water supply tank 54 are respectively connected to the pipes 62A, 62B, 62C and
The stock solution A, B, and C supplied to the first mixing tank 58 through 66A are mixed and diluted with tap water,
The replenisher is supplied to the developing tank 14.

Further, the fixing replenisher stock solution in the fourth tank 50D and the tap water in the water supply tank 54 are supplied to the second mixing tank 60.
That is, one end of a pipe 62D is connected to the fourth tank 50D, and the other end of the pipe 62D is connected to the second mixing tank 60. A bellows pump 64D is disposed at an intermediate portion of the conduit 62D. One end of a pipe 66B is connected to the water supply tank 54, and the other end of the pipe 66B is connected to the second mixing tank 60. A bellows pump 68B is provided in an intermediate portion of the pipe 66B. Therefore, when the bellows pumps 64D and 68B are operated, the unfixed replenisher in the fourth tank 50D and the tap water in the water supply tank 54 are supplied to the second mixing tank 60 via the pipes 62D and 66B, and the replenished fixing is performed. The undiluted solution is diluted with tap water.
Replenisher for supply to

The developing tank 14 has a pipe 71 for circulating the developing solution.
Are connected to each other, and a circulation pump 72 is provided at an intermediate portion of the pipeline 71.

Here, one end of a pipe 70 is connected to the first mixing tank 58, and the other end is connected to the pipe 71 on the upstream side of the circulation pump 72. Therefore, by the operation of the circulation pump 72,
The replenisher mixed in the first mixing tank 58 is supplied to the developing tank 14 while being mixed with the developer circulating in the pipe 71 through the pipe 70, and replenished to the developer. Will be

Both ends of a conduit 75 for circulating the fixing solution are communicated with the fixing tank 16, and a circulation pump 76 is provided at an intermediate portion of the conduit 75.

One end of a pipe 74 is connected to the second mixing tank 60, and the other end is connected to the pipe 75 on the upstream side of the circulation pump 76. Accordingly, the operation of the circulation pump 76 causes the second
The replenisher mixed in the mixing tank 60 is supplied to the pipeline via the pipeline 74.
The toner is supplied to the fixing tank 16 while being mixed with the fixing solution circulating through the inside of the fixing device 75, and is supplemented to the fixing solution.

The water tank 54 and the washing tank 18 are communicated with each other by a pipe (not shown), and the water tank 54 and the washing tank 18 are arranged so that the water levels of the water tank 54 and the washing tank 18 are at the same level. The replenishment of the water to the washing tank 18 is performed by inserting the film F of the automatic developing apparatus 10 into the insertion port 15.
The operation is performed by opening and closing a solenoid valve 92 disposed in the middle of a pipe 90 provided in the water supply tank 54 from the tap in response to the detection of the film F by the insertion detection sensor 80 provided in the vicinity.

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic developing apparatus 10 includes a cleaning pump 78 for cleaning the crossover rack 34 described above. The cleaning pump 78 cleans each crossover rack 34 by squirting tap water in a water supply tank 54 through a spray pipe (not shown) arranged on the upper end surface of the partition wall 13. The washing water of the crossover rack 34 is mixed with a bactericidal agent to prevent clogging of the washing water discharge port of the spray pipe (not shown) with water algae. The cleaning of the crossover rack 34 is performed, for example, at the end of one day of operation of the automatic developing apparatus 10.

 Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

First, the processing of the film F in the automatic developing apparatus 10 will be described.

The film F inserted into the automatic developing device 10 from the insertion opening 15
Is subjected to liquid processing by a developing solution, a fixing solution, and washing water in a developing tank 14, a fixing tank 16, and a washing tank 18, and is sent to a squeeze rack 40 to be squeezed. The squeezed film F
Dry air heated in the drying unit 20 and transport rollers heated
It is dried by 44 and stored in a receiving box 49 via a drying turn section 48. As described above, the films F sequentially inserted into the automatic developing apparatus 10 are subjected to development processing and are sequentially stored in the receiving box 49.

 Next, replenishment of the replenisher will be described.

The level of the developing solution is detected by a level sensor (not shown) provided in the developing tank 14 in accordance with the processing amount of the film F, and the developing tank 14 is replenished with the developing replenisher in accordance with the information. This refill is provided by bellows pumps 64A, 64B, 64C and 68A.
The replenishing stock solution and water are supplied to the first mixing tank 58 by the operation of, and further, these solutions are supplied to the circulation pipe 71 through the pipe 70 while being mixed. Accordingly, in the developing tank 14, the occurrence of unevenness of the developer during the replenishment of the developer replenisher is prevented.

The level of the fixing solution is detected by a level sensor (not shown) provided in the fixing tank 16 in accordance with the processing amount of the film F, and the fixing tank 16 is replenished with the fixing replenisher in accordance with the information. In this replenishment, the replenishing stock solution and water are supplied to the second mixing tank 60 by the operation of the bellows pumps 64D and 68B, and further, these solutions are supplied to the circulation pipe 75 via the pipe 74 while being mixed. Therefore, in the fixing tank 16, the occurrence of unevenness in the fixing solution when the fixing replenisher is replenished is prevented.

By supplying the replenishing stock solutions A, B, C and the fixing replenishing stock solution to the first mixing tank 58 and the second mixing tank 60, these solutions in the stock tanks 50A, 50B, 50C, and 50D become equal to or less than predetermined amounts. When this occurs, it is detected by the liquid level sensor 52, and the cartridges 100 and 120 are replaced.

Exchange of these cartridges 100 and 120 is performed as follows.

By rotating the locking member 158 positioned above the liquid supply unit 130, the locking member 158 is disengaged from a locking projection (not shown), and the liquid supply unit 130 becomes swingable. It is swung from the closed state to the open state by the gas damper that does not. This swing is smoothly performed with the speed controlled by the gas damper. The swing of the liquid supply unit 130 is changed from the closed state to 1
When the vehicle has advanced 5 mm, it is stopped by the gas damper and the cartridges 100 and 120 can be inserted and removed. In this state, the used cartridges 100 and 120 and the new cartridges 100 and 1
After the replacement of 20, the outer plate 132 of the liquid supply unit 130 is pressed to swing the liquid supply unit 130 in a direction opposite to the above, and the locking member 1
What is necessary is just to engage with 58 and the not-shown locking projection. In this way, the replacement of the cartridges 100 and 120 is performed quickly.

The change of the mounting position of the liquid supply unit 130 is performed, for example, as follows.

The cover 156 is removed, the locking member 158 is rotated to disengage the locking projection (not shown), the liquid supply unit 130 is swung to the open position, and the cartridges 100 and 120 are
Extract from 134. In this state, by lifting the liquid supply unit 130 upward, the engagement between the shaft member 52 and the leg 148 is released, and the gas damper is removed from the automatic developing device 10.

On the other hand, the cover (not shown) on the side opposite to the side on which the liquid supply unit 130 is attached is removed. The liquid supply unit 130 is attached to the opposite side via the shaft member 152 and the gas damper, and the cartridges 100 and 120 are inserted into the cartridge receiver 134. Thereafter, the liquid supply unit 130 is closed by closing, and the cover 156 is attached below the liquid supply unit 130. Then, the cover (not shown) attached to the opposite side is attached to the side to which the liquid supply unit 130 was attached. In this way, the liquid supply section
130 mounting positions are changed.

In this embodiment, the location where the liquid supply unit 130 is attached is two
Although it is provided at some places, it may be further provided if possible.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to an automatic developing apparatus for an X-ray film has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a developing apparatus for a photographic film and a photosensitive lithographic printing plate. It can be applied to all photosensitive material processing devices such as a developing device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an essential part of an automatic developing apparatus to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a system diagram of replenishment of a replenisher, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cartridge for a replenisher, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a liquid replenisher, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the perforated portion, FIG. 6A is a plan view of the protruding portion, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the perforated portion is swung, FIG.
The figure is an exploded perspective view of the swing part of the liquid supply part. 10 Automatic developing apparatus 100, 120 Cartridge 130 Liquid supply part 134 Cartridge receiving part 135 Perforated part 136 Liquid receiving tray 142 Projection part 148 Leg part 150 Receiver part 152 … Shaft member 154 …… E-ring

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A photosensitive material processing apparatus for transporting and processing a photographic photosensitive material while immersing it in a processing solution contained in a processing tank, wherein a part of an outer plate of the photosensitive material processing apparatus is rotated substantially horizontally. The upper edge is configured as a lid of an outer plate that opens and closes the opening of the outer plate of the photosensitive material processing apparatus when swinging about the axis, and inside a part of the outer plate, the replenisher inlet is downward. A cartridge receiver which can be loaded with a cartridge filled with a replenisher through an opening in the outer plate; and a bottom of the cartridge receiver at a position facing the replenisher inlet of the cartridge when the cartridge is loaded. A replenisher drained from the cartridge by the perforation of the replenisher inlet is provided with a replenisher even after a part of the outer plate as a lid closes an opening. To the treatment tank via A photosensitive material processing apparatus characterized in that the apparatus comprises: