JP3235756B2 - Processing method and processing apparatus for silver halide photographic material - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, and more particularly to a method for rapidly processing a light-sensitive material when a high-concentration developer is used, and an apparatus for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is processed, that is, when the light-sensitive material is developed using an automatic developing apparatus, particularly a small processing machine called a minilab, a member generally called a leader is attached to the tip of the light-sensitive material. Processing. In order to simplify the mounting operation of the reader, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-15741 proposes that a guide for supporting both ends of the photosensitive material is arranged in parallel to the transport direction of the photosensitive material to carry the material. I have. However, in this transport method, it became clear that the effect of stirring the processing liquid by the jet of the jet in the processing tank was reduced due to the presence of the guide.

[0003] Due to the lowering of the stirring efficiency, it takes a longer time to develop in color development. In particular, during rapid processing in which the development time is set to 2 minutes or less, the color balance between the upper layer and the lower layer of the photosensitive material is liable to be lost. It has been found that in the silver process, the fixing speed is particularly affected.

As a technique for efficiently stirring the processing liquid in the processing layer, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 52-148934 describes a method in which a jet stirring outlet is formed in a slit shape.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-273044 discloses a method of shortening the crossover time by inclining the jet blowing angle of the jet, not at a right angle, with respect to the traveling direction of the photosensitive material, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-151943. Describes a method of preventing uneven development by defining the relationship between the amount of circulation and the amount of developer and the flow rate. However, in order to achieve rapid processing, when stronger jet agitation is performed, the latter half of the photosensitive material that is far away from the leader may be swirled by the jet jet, causing damage to the surface of the photosensitive material. It became clear.

Further, when the concentration of the developing agent is increased to perform rapid development, it is also apparent that the developing agent in the photosensitive material taken in by the color developing process remains without being sufficiently washed out. Was. It is preferable that the amount of the residual base agent is as small as possible because it significantly deteriorates the image storability after the development processing. In particular, the above problems occur when a high-concentration color developing agent of 20 mmol / liter or more is used for rapid processing of a photosensitive material for photography, and when a subsequent desilvering process is performed in 2 minutes or less. I found it easy to do.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily transport a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material irrespective of whether or not a reader-transport system is used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a photosensitive material processing method capable of sufficiently stirring a processing solution without damaging the photosensitive material and a photosensitive material processing apparatus used therefor. Further, a second object of the present invention is to enable development processing of a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material to be performed in a short time even in a small apparatus, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a photosensitive material processing method in which the obtained image has good image storability and a photosensitive material processing apparatus used therefor.

[0007]

The object of the present invention has been attained by the following means. The invention of claim 1 according to the present application relates to a method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, and relates to a method for processing an exposed halogenated photographic material. Silver photographic material with a density of 20m
When the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is developed and / or desilvered by developing with a developer containing at least mol / l of a developing agent, the silver halide photographic material is supported in parallel with the transport direction to support both ends of the light-sensitive material. It is transported along the installed guide , and freely on the surface facing the jet agitation outlet.
Place a rotatable roller-like wall or
Means for effecting a second jet agitation from the facing surface
Using an apparatus , the jet amount of the jet outlet per unit area is 1 to 30 liters / cm ² per minute on the emulsion surface of the conveyed photosensitive material, and the jet outlet and the photosensitive material are the distance between the emulsion surface have rows jet agitation under conditions such that 10mm or less, GETS
Freely placed on the surface facing the outlet
The photosensitive material is held by a roller-like wall that can rotate
Or a second jet agitation from the opposite surface
And wherein the line Ukoto.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a silver halide having a processing tank for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, and conveying means for conveying the light-sensitive material through the processing tank by a predetermined route. An automatic conveyance processing apparatus for photographic light-sensitive material, wherein guides are provided in the conveyance path of the light-sensitive material in parallel with the conveyance direction to support both ends of the light-sensitive material, and a jet outlet of a jet is provided on the emulsion surface of the light-sensitive material. Means for performing jet stirring under conditions such that the amount of blowout per unit area is 1 to 30 liters / cm ² per minute and the distance between the jet outlet of the jet and the emulsion surface of the photosensitive material is 10 mm or less. Equipped and with a jet stirring outlet
A freely rotatable roller-shaped wall is provided on the facing surface.
Or a second jet agitator from the opposite surface
It is characterized by comprising means for performing stirring .

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail. In the silver halide photosensitive material processing method of the present invention,
It is important that the processing solution is jet-stirred under the above-mentioned conditions in that the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is developed using a developing agent having a concentration of 20 mmol / l or more.

The jet agitation will be described. In general, when the jet blowing amount is constant, the stirring effect decreases as the distance between the jet blowing port and the emulsion surface of the photosensitive material increases. However, in the case of transport with a guide, it was found that a sufficient stirring effect could not be obtained with normal jet stirring and that it was not possible to cope with rapid processing as compared with the case of transport without a guide using a normal reader. Was done. The distance between the jet outlet and the emulsion surface of the photosensitive material is 10 mm
However, it is preferable that the jet outlet and the emulsion surface do not come into contact with each other. The distance between the outlet and the emulsion surface is 10 to 0.1 mm, preferably 5 to 0.1 mm.
It is 5 mm, more preferably 3 to 1 mm.

[0011] exhaust-jet at this time, it is necessary that the 1 minute is 1 to 30 liters / cm ^2, preferably in 1 minute from 2 to 25 liters / cm ^2. These jet stirring conditions are, of course, the same as those for ordinary development processing. In particular, when the development processing time is set to 2 minutes or less, the effect of the stirring on the color development is clearly exhibited. This jet agitation is particularly effective in the initial stage in which the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is immersed in the developer and swells by absorbing the developer, for example, within 20% of the processing time in the processing tank after the immersion of the light-sensitive material. It was found that a good image can be obtained by rapid processing when the jet agitation is performed at the time. Jet stirring is performed for 15 minutes of the processing time.
%, And more preferably within 10 to 3%.

Further, it has been found that when the jet stirring is used for the desilvering treatment and the water washing treatment, the effect of reducing the residual principal agent in the photosensitive material is particularly high. Although the amount of the residual active substance in the photosensitive material after the development processing has a significant effect on the image storability, the amount of the residual active substance depends on the concentration of the developing agent in the developer, the time of the desilvering step and the washing step, and Is affected by the stirring effect. In the case of using a developer having a high concentration of the developing agent as in the present invention, performing the normal desilvering process for a normal processing time alone does not sufficiently remove the developing agent and adversely affects image storability. When the jet agitation of the invention was performed in the desilvering step and the water washing step, it was found that a remarkable effect was exerted on the removal of the residual main drug.

As described above, it is particularly preferable in the developing step that the jet agitation is applied to the processing tank in which the photosensitive material is immersed in the processing liquid in the processing tank in which the jetting is performed. When stirring,
The liquid level rises due to the stirring of the liquid on the gas-liquid contact surface, and there is a possibility that the processing liquid overflows or air is entrained by the vibration of the liquid surface. These are not preferable because they cause the deterioration of the solution due to the incorporation of the processing solution into another adjacent processing layer or the mixing of air into the processing solution. Furthermore, when the liquid level rises, the contact time between the photosensitive material and the processing solution changes,
Another problem is that uniform processing cannot be performed. For this reason, it is preferable that the jet agitating direction in the vicinity of the liquid surface is more distant from the liquid surface (toward the processing tank bottom) than the direction perpendicular to the photosensitive material transport direction. The jet agitating outlets near the liquid surface refer to two outlets, the outlet closest to the portion where the photosensitive material is carried into the processing solution and the outlet closest to the portion carried out of the processing bath. It is preferable that the blow-out direction is inclined in the same direction as the transfer direction in the portion carried into the inside, and in the direction opposite to the transfer direction in the portion carried out of the processing tank.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is developed using a developing agent having a concentration of 20 mmol / l or more, so that rapid processing can be performed by shortening the development time. During processing and / or desilvering processing, the material is transported along a guide installed in parallel to the transport direction to support both ends of the photosensitive material, and is applied to the emulsion surface of the photosensitive material per unit area of the jet outlet of the jet. The blowing amount is 1 to 30 liters / cm ² per minute, and
The distance between the jet outlet and the emulsion surface of the photosensitive material is 1
Since jet stirring is performed under a condition of 0 mm or less, sufficient development and desilvering processing can be performed in a short time, and the influence of the remaining active substance can be removed. be able to. Also, on the surface facing the guide and the jet agitation outlet
A freely rotatable roller-shaped wall provided in
Alternatively, since the second jet agitation from the opposing surface effectively holds the photosensitive material, the emulsion surface is not damaged by the vibration of the jet agitation.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to specific examples.

FIG. 1 shows an automatic developing machine 10 according to this embodiment.
It is shown. The outside of the automatic developing machine 10 is covered with a frame 12 and is shielded from light. In addition, a lower portion of the frame 12 is provided on a floor surface 16 by a plurality of support legs 14.
Supported above.

From the bottom of the frame 12, a plurality of standing walls 18 are provided.
And a developing tank 20, a bleach tank 22, a fixing tank 24, washing tanks 26 and 28, and a stabilizing tank 30 are formed, and a processing liquid is stored in each tank (hereinafter collectively referred to as necessary). Processing tank 32).

A film loading section 34 is provided on the left side of the processing tank 32 (the developing tank 20) in FIG. The film loading section 34 is provided with a holding section 38 for holding a patrone 36, and the patrone 36 held on the holding section 38 is provided.
The negative film 40 pulled out of the roller is pinched by a pair of rollers 42, wound around a roller 46, and transported to the processing tank 32. A cutter 44 is arranged on the downstream side of the holding unit 38, and when the negative film 40 is completely pulled out from the patrone 36, the cutter 44 operates to cut.

Each of the processing tanks 32 has a processing rack 33.
The processing rack 33 is arranged so as to be immersed in each processing liquid except for an upper part thereof.

The processing rack 33 is formed with guide grooves 33A for guiding both ends in the width direction of the negative film 40, as shown by a two-dot chain line in the developing tank 20 of FIG. The guide groove 33A is not shown, but is not shown in the other processing tanks 32A.
The processing rack 33 is also provided. Along the guide groove 33A, the negative film 40
2 is guided in a substantially U-shape.

A conveying roller 45 composed of a large-diameter roller 45A and a pair of small-diameter rollers 45B is disposed near the liquid surface, near the bottom, and in the middle of the processing rack 33, respectively. The negative film 40 fed along 33 </ b> A is pinched to apply a conveying force.

Two rollers 45C are further arranged around the large-diameter roller 45A of the transport roller 45 located at the bottom, so that the negative film 40 can be stably turned.

A crossover portion is provided above the processing rack 33, that is, above the liquid surface, and is provided with a transport roller 47 provided at an outlet side and an inlet side of two adjacent processing racks 33, respectively. It is constituted by. Each of these transport rollers 47 is composed of a large-diameter roller and a small-diameter roller, so that the negative film 40 is reliably transferred to the next processing rack 33.

Thus, the negative film 40 is guided by the guide grooves 33A while receiving the conveying force from the conveying rollers 45, and is processed by each processing liquid while being conveyed in a substantially U-shape in each of the processing tanks 32. It is discharged from 30 and delivered to the drying section 56 in the next step.

A space is formed below the stabilization tank 30,
A heater 50 and a blower 52 are provided to form a hot air supply unit, and supply hot air to a drying unit 56 located downstream of the processing tank 32 via a duct 54.

In the drying section 56, the negative film 40 is dried by being guided and transported in a substantially U-shape by the guide rollers 48 and the guide members 49 and exposed to warm air during the transport.

The negative film 40 having been subjected to the drying process by the drying unit 56 is sandwiched between a pair of rollers 64. The roller pair 64 is rotated by the driving force, and the negative film 40 is sent to the discharge unit 66 by the rotating force.

FIG. 2A is an enlarged view of the developing tank 20 of the photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2A. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a part of each of the jet blowing means and the conveying guide groove used in the developing tank 20 of FIG. Actually, the jet blowing means and the conveying guide groove are arranged closer than the illustrated state. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the U
An upstream-side chamber 102 and a downstream-side chamber 104 are provided outside the letter-shaped movement trajectory. The lower ends of these chambers 102 and 104 are communicated with each other by a connecting cylinder 106, and the connecting cylinder 106 is communicated with a bottom opening 116 of the frame 12 through a hanging cylinder 108, and the bottom opening 116 is connected to a pressure feed pump (not shown). Are in communication.
As a result, the hanging cylinder 108 feeds the developer in the developing tank 20 into the chambers 102 and 104 under the pressure of the pressure pump.

The film 40 in the chambers 102 and 104
Slit plates 112 and 114 are fixed facing the side through which the air passes, and slit-shaped jet stirring outlets 82 having a longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. The developing solution in the chambers 102 and 104 is passed in the direction of the arrow A to the emulsion surface of the film 40, and is disposed correspondingly between the driving rollers 45A and 45B for driving the film 40. . As shown in FIGS. 2A and 3, the chambers 102 and 104 have concave portions 102 </ b> A and 104 </ b> A formed in a portion where the driving roller 45 </ b> B is located.
5A and 45B are accommodated.

The two legs of a plurality of guide plates 120 and 122 having a U-shape in plan view are fixed to the slit plates 112 and 114, respectively, and the film 40 passes between the slit plates 112 and 114. The parts 124 and 126 are formed. Plates 130 and 132 forming guide grooves 33A therebetween are arranged in the passing portions 124 and 126 corresponding to the front and back surfaces at both ends in the width direction of the film 40 passing therethrough.
Slit plates 112 and 114, guide plate 12 respectively
0, 122. In addition, a pair of guide plates 1
Reference numerals 20 and 122 denote driving rollers 45 at appropriate positions in the vertical direction.
A is connected by a communication cylinder 135 so as not to interfere with A.

Plate 13 constituting guide groove 33A
As the materials 0 and 132, any material can be used as long as it has resistance to various processing solutions of the photosensitive material. Specifically, polyphenylene ether resin (for example, Xylon manufactured by Asahi Kasei Corporation), modified Examples thereof include polyphenylene oxide resin (for example, Noryl manufactured by GE Plastics Japan) and hard polyvinyl chloride resin (for example, Hishiplate manufactured by Mitsubishi Plastics Chemical Co., Ltd.). It is preferable to use a highly durable material that can be easily processed.

The jet stirring is performed in the chambers 102, 10
4 is sprayed toward the film 40 from the openings 82 formed in the slit plates 112 and 114 for closing the slit 4. The jet agitation direction near the liquid surface is inclined in a direction farther from the liquid surface W than at right angles to the transport direction of the film 40. In order to improve the effect of jet agitation, a communication cylinder 135 is provided at a position opposing the opening of the jet agitation with respect to the film 40, and serves as a partition.

When the method and apparatus for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of the present invention are applied to rapid processing using a small-sized processing apparatus, the effect is remarkably exhibited. here,
A small processing unit is a 35 mm
X refers to a processing apparatus capable of processing 24 to 60 films per hour, preferably to 50 to 10 processing capacity per hour.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the jet stirring means. FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a processing tank in which jet stirring is performed from between the films 40 that draw a U-shaped movement locus, that is, the emulsion surface of the film 40 faces the inside of the U-shaped movement locus. FIG. 4B is a front view of the film guided by the guide. FIG.
(A) shows a cross section of the plates 130 and 132 constituting the guide groove 33A. In addition, rubber transfer rollers (drive rollers) 45A and 45B are provided at several places along the transfer path of the guide groove 33A. These are rubber rollers having a width of about 3 mm fixed to a drive shaft and corresponding to the perforations at both ends of the film, as shown in FIG. The drive rollers 45A and 45B made of rubber are installed so as to contact only near guide holes at both ends of the film 40 and not to contact the emulsion surface. The box 80 having an opening 82 as a means for jet stirring is connected to a pump (not shown). An opening 82 of the box body 80, that is, a slit-shaped jet agitating blowout port 82 whose longitudinal direction is a horizontal direction is disposed between the drive rollers 45A and 45B, respectively. The developer in the developing tank 20 is pressure-fed into the box 80 by the pressure of the pressure pump, and the film 40 is fed through the opening 82 of the box 80.
Is sprayed in the direction of arrow A toward the emulsion surface inside the U-shaped movement locus of the liquid crystal. The opening near the processing liquid level W is the processing liquid level W.
From below.

In this embodiment, the film 40 is held at both ends by the guide grooves 33A and is stably conveyed. However, the film 40 is prevented from bending due to jet agitation, and the stability of the film 40 is improved. If desired, a freely rotatable roller may be placed in contact with the film 40 or slightly away from the emulsion side of the film 40 at a position opposite to the jet agitating nozzle 82, as desired (see FIG. 4). The roller 82 </ b> A shown by a line) can support the bending of the film due to jet agitation. The driving of the film 40 is performed by rubber driving rollers 45A and 45B, but a driving gear can be used instead of the rubber roller as long as it does not come in contact with the emulsion surface.

As a modified example of the means for performing jet stirring, there is a small jet stirring device in which a processing liquid supply pipe connected to a processing liquid pressure pump is connected to a small box provided with a slit. By attaching a desired number and a desired jetting direction of a small jet stirrer provided with only one slit to a desired attachment position in the treatment layer,
Jet stirring conditions can be easily adjusted.

In order to perform jet stirring on the photosensitive material guided at both ends by the guide, depending on the jet stirring conditions,
There is also a possibility that the photosensitive material is bent or detached from the guide. For this reason, it is preferable to provide a wall on the surface facing the jet agitating blowing direction. The wall may be a flat guide or a freely rotatable roller arranged at a position where it can be blocked so that the photosensitive material is not separated from the guide by the jet pressure of jet stirring. For the same purpose, it is also effective to perform the second jet stirring from the direction opposite to the jet stirring jetting direction to prevent the photosensitive material from bending.

As described above, the jet agitation is preferably performed in the initial stage of swelling in the developing solution especially in the case of the developing tank 20, so that the jet agitation is not affected unless the liquid level is affected.
It is preferable that the jet agitation is close to the surface of the processing solution, and that the first jet stirring is performed within 15% of the processing time of the photosensitive material in the processing solution, more preferably within 10 to 3%. .

In each of the embodiments, the guide groove and the jet stirring means of the present invention are applied to the developing tank, but can be suitably applied to any processing tank in the processing apparatus. From the viewpoint of processing efficiency, these are preferably used in the developing step, the desilvering step or the washing step, and furthermore, two or more of these processing steps (processing tanks), particularly both baths in the developing step and the desilvering step Is preferably used.

Hereinafter, examples of various processing agents and photosensitive materials that can be used in the method and apparatus for processing the photosensitive material of the present invention will be described. However, the processing agents and the like that can be used are not limited to these. It is not something to be done.

The color developer used in the photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention will be described. A known aromatic primary amine color developing agent can be used in the color developer used in the light-sensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention. Preferred examples are p-phenylenediamine derivatives, and typical examples are N, N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine, 2-methyl-N, N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine, 2-amino-5-diethylaminotoluene. , 2
-Amino-5- (N-ethyl-N-laurylamino) toluene, 4- [N-ethyl-N- (β-hydroxyethyl) amino] aniline, 2-methyl-4- [N-ethyl-N- ( β-hydroxyethyl) amino] aniline, 4
-Amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- (β-hydroxyethyl) -aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N
-Ethyl-N- [β- (methanesulfonamido) ethyl] -aniline, N- (2-amino-5-dienylaminophenylethyl) methanesulfonamide, N, N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine, 4- Amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-methoxyethylaniline, 4-
Amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-β-ethoxyethylaniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-
N-β-butoxyethylaniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- (4-hydroxybutyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- (3
-Hydroxypropyl) aniline and the like, or a color developing agent represented by the general formula (I) in JP-A-4-443. In particular, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- (β-hydroxyethyl) -aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- (4
-Hydroxybutyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- (3-hydroxypropyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- [β
-(Methanesulfonamido) ethyl] -aniline is preferably used.

These p-phenylenediamine derivatives may be salts such as sulfate, hydrochloride, sulfite, p-toluenesulfonate and the like.

The concentration of the aromatic primary amine developing agent used in the present invention must be from 20 mmol to 60 mmol per liter from the viewpoint of rapid processing, and is from 25 to 50 mmol / liter. Is preferred.

As a developing agent, it is particularly preferable to use 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- [β- (methanesulfonamido) ethyl] -aniline.

In the practice of the present invention, it is preferable to use a color developer which does not substantially contain benzyl alcohol. Here, "substantially not contained" means preferably 2 ml / liter or less, more preferably 0.5 ml / liter.
Per liter or less, most preferably not containing any benzyl alcohol.

The color developing solution used in the light-sensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention may contain an organic preservative in place of or in addition to hydroxylamine and sulfite ions.

The term "organic preservative" as used herein refers to any organic compound which, when added to a processing solution for a color photographic light-sensitive material, reduces the deterioration rate of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent.
That is, organic compounds having a function of preventing oxidation of a color developing agent by air or the like, among which various hydroxylamines described in JP-A-63-5341, JP-A-63-106655 or JP-A-4-144444. Derivatives (excluding hydroxylamine), JP-A-63
Hydroxamic acids described in JP-A-43138;
Hydrazines and hydrazites described in JP-A-146041, phenols described in JP-A-63-44657 and JP-A-63-58443, and α- described in JP-A-63-44656.
Hydroxyketones and α-aminoketones, 63-3
Various sugars described in No. 6244 can be used in combination. Also, in combination with the above compound, JP-A-63-423
No. 5, 63-24254, 63-21647,
Monoamines described in JP-A-63-146040, JP-A-63-27841, and JP-A-63-25654;
Nos. 0845, 63-14640 and 63-431
No. 39, polyamines described in JP-A-63-21647, JP-A-63-26655 and JP-A-63-44655, quaternary ammonium salts, and JP-A-63-535.
The nitroxy radicals described in No. 51, 63-431;
Alcohols described in No. 40 and 63-53549, oximes described in 63-56654, 63
Tertiary amines, diamide compounds, condensed amines, and the like described in JP-A-239947 are particularly effective organic preservatives.

Other preservatives are described in JP-A-57-44.
148 and 57-53749, salicylic acids described in JP-A-59-180588,
JP-A-63-239647 and JP-A-63-128340.
, Amines described in JP-A-1-186939 and JP-A-1-187557, alkanolamines described in JP-A-54-3532, JP-A-56-94349.
No. 3,741.
An aromatic polyhydroxy compound described in US Pat. No. 6,544 or the like may be used as necessary. In particular, alkanolamines such as triethanolamine, dialkylhydroxylamines such as N, N-diethylhydroxylamine and N, N-di (sulfoethyl) hydroxyamine,
Hydrazine derivatives such as N-bis (carboxymethyl) hydrazine (excluding hydrazine). Alternatively, addition of an aromatic polyhydroxy compound represented by sodium catechol-3,5-disulfonate is preferred.

Particularly, hydroxylamines represented by the general formula (I) of JP-A-3-144446 are preferred, and among them, compounds having a sulfo group or a carboxy group are preferably used.

The color developer used in the light-sensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention contains chlorine ions in an amount of 3.0 × 10 ^{-2 to} 1.5 × 10-2.
It is preferably contained at ^-1 mol / liter. Particularly preferably, it is 3.5 × 10 ⁻² to 1 × 10 ⁻³ mol / l.

Used in the photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention,
3.0 × 10 ^{−5 to} 1.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ bromine ion in color developer
It is preferably contained at a rate of × 10 ^-1 mol / liter. More preferably, it is 5.0 × 10 ^{−5 to} 5 × 10 ⁻⁴ mol / liter.

Here, the chloride ions and bromine ions may be directly added to the color developer, or may be eluted from the photosensitive material into the color developer during the development processing.

When directly added to a color developer, sodium chloride, potassium chloride,
Ammonium chloride, lithium chloride, magnesium chloride,
Calcium chloride. Further, it may be supplied from a fluorescent whitening agent added to the color developer.

As bromide ion supplying substances, sodium bromide, potassium bromide, ammonium bromide, lithium bromide,
Magnesium bromide and calcium bromide. When eluted from the photosensitive material during the development processing, both chloride ions and bromine ions may be supplied from the emulsion, or may be supplied from sources other than the emulsion.

The color developer used in the light-sensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention preferably has a pH of 9 to 12, more preferably 9 to 11.0, and the color developer includes other known developer components. Can be included.

In order to maintain the pH, it is preferable to use various buffers. Buffers include carbonates, phosphates, borates, tetraborates, hydroxybenzoates,
Glycylic acid, N, N-dimethylglycine salt, leucine salt, norleucine salt, guanine salt, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine salt, alanine salt, aminobutyrate,
-Amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol salt,
Valine salts, proline salts, trishydroxyaminomethane salts, lysine salts and the like can be used. In particular, carbonates, phosphates, tetraborates, and hydroxybenzoates are excellent in solubility, buffering ability in a high pH region of pH 9.0 or more, and have an effect on photographic performance even when added to a color developer. It has the advantage that it is inexpensive without adverse effects (such as fog) and it is particularly preferable to use these buffers.

Specific examples of these buffers include sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, trisodium phosphate, tripotassium phosphate, disodium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, and sodium borate. , Potassium borate, sodium tetraborate (borax),
Potassium tetraborate, sodium o-hydroxybenzoate (sodium salicylate), potassium o-hydroxybenzoate, sodium 5-sulfo-2-hydroxybenzoate (sodium 5-sulfosalicylate), 5-sulfo-
Potassium 2-hydroxybenzoate (potassium 5-sulfosalicylate) and the like can be mentioned.

The amount of the buffer added to the color developer is
It is preferably at least 0.1 mol / l, particularly preferably from 0.1 mol / l to 0.4 mol / l.

In addition, various chelating agents can be used in the color developer as a precipitation inhibitor for calcium or magnesium, or for improving the stability of the color developer. For example, nitrilotriacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, N, N, N-trimethylenephosphonic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N,
N ', N'-tetramethylenephosphonic acid, transsilohexanediaminetetraacetic acid, 1,2-diaminopropanetetraacetic acid, glycol ether diaminetetraacetic acid, ethylenediamine orthohydroxyphenylacetic acid, 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid Acid, 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, N, N-bis (2-
(Hydroxybenzyl) ethylenediamine-N, N'-diacetic acid, hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid and the like.
These chelating agents may be used in combination of two or more as necessary. These chelating agents may be added in an amount sufficient to block the metal ions in the color developer. For example, it is about 0.1 g to 10 g per liter.

An optional development accelerator can be added to the color developer if necessary. As a development accelerator, JP-B-37
-16088, 37-5987 and 38-782
No. 6, 44-12380, 45-9019 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,813,247;
No. 15554, p-phenylenediamine compound, JP-A-50-137726, JP-B-44-300
No. 74, JP-A-56-156826 and JP-A-52-43
Quaternary ammonium salts such as those described in U.S. Patent Nos. 429 and 429; U.S. Patent Nos. 2,494,903, 3,128,182, 4,230,796, and 3,253,919; No. 2,482,546.
Nos. 2,596,926 and 3,582,346
Compounds described in JP-B-37-16088
No. 42-25201, U.S. Pat. No. 3,128,1
No. 83, Japanese Patent Publication No. 42-11431, No. 42-2388
No. 3 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,532,501, etc., polyalkylene oxides and other 1-phenyl-3-
Pyrazolidones, imidazoles and the like can be added as needed. Benzyl alcohol is as described above.

In the color developer used in the light-sensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention, an optional antifoggant can be added, if necessary. As antifoggants, alkali metal halides such as sodium chloride, potassium bromide and potassium iodide and organic antifoggants can be used. Examples of organic antifoggants include benzotriazole, 6
-Nitrobenzimidazole, 5-nitroisoindazole, 5-methylbenzotriazole, 5-nitrobenzotriazole, 5-chloro-benzotriazole, 2
Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds such as -thiazolyl-benzimidazole, 2-thiazolylmethyl-benzimidazole, indazole, hydroxyazaindolizine and adanine can be mentioned as typical examples.

The color developing solution used in the light-sensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention preferably contains a fluorescent whitening agent.
4,4′-diamino-2,2′-
Disulfostilbene compounds are preferred. The addition amount is 0
It is 5 g / liter, preferably 0.1 g to 4 g / liter.

If necessary, various surfactants such as alkylsulfonic acid, arylsulfonic acid, aliphatic carboxylic acid, aromatic carboxylic acid and polyalkyleneimine may be added.

The developer is preferably subjected to a low replenishment process, preferably 75 to 300 ml, more preferably 75 to 250 ml, per m ^{2 of the} silver halide photographic light-sensitive material.

The processing temperature of the color developer used in the light-sensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention is 20 to 50 ° C., preferably 40 to 50 ° C.
C. or higher, most preferably 43 to 50C. According to the method of the present invention, the processing can be performed in a processing time of 20 seconds to 2 minutes, that is, 2 minutes or less.

After color development, desilvering is performed. In the desilvering process, the bleaching process and the fixing process may be performed separately,
It may be performed simultaneously (bleach-fixing process). In order to further speed up the processing, a processing method of performing bleach-fixing after bleaching may be used. Further, processing in two continuous bleach-fixing baths, fixing before bleach-fixing, or bleaching after bleach-fixing can be arbitrarily performed according to the purpose.

Examples of the bleaching agent used in the bleaching solution or the bleach-fixing solution include iron salts; compounds of polyvalent metal salts such as iron (III), cobalt (III), chromium (IV) and copper (II); Acids; quinones; nitro compounds and the like. Representative bleaches include iron chloride; ferricyanide; dichromate;
Organic complex salts of (III) (for example, metal complex salts of aminopolycarboxylic acids such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid, methyliminodiacetic acid, 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetic acid, glycol ether diaminetetraacetic acid, etc.) Persulfate; bromate; permanganate; nitrobenzenes and the like. Of these, iron ethylenediaminetetraacetate
(III) Complex salts and iron 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetate (II
I) Iron (III) aminopolycarboxylates including complex salts
Complex salts are preferred from the viewpoint of rapid processing and prevention of environmental pollution. Ferric aminopolycarboxylate or a salt thereof is also preferred as described in page 11 of JP-A-4-144446.
Further, the iron (III) complex salt of aminopolycarboxylic acid is particularly useful in a bleaching solution and a bleach-fixing solution. A bleaching solution or a bleach-fixing solution using the iron (III) complex salt of aminopolycarboxylic acid is used at pH 3 to 8.

Known additives such as rehalogenating agents such as ammonium bromide and ammonium chloride; pH buffering agents such as ammonium nitrate; and metal corrosion inhibitors such as ammonium sulfate are added to the bleaching solution and the bleach-fixing solution. can do.

It is preferable that the bleaching solution and the bleach-fixing solution contain an organic acid in addition to the above-mentioned compounds for the purpose of preventing bleaching stain. Particularly preferred organic acids are compounds having an acid dissociation constant (pKa) of 2 to 5.5, specifically acetic acid, propionic acid and the like.

Examples of the fixing agent used in the fixing solution or the bleach-fixing solution include thiosulfates, thiocyanates, thioether compounds, thioureas, and a large amount of iodides. Is common, and in particular, ammonium thiosulfate can be used most widely. Further, thiosulfates and thiocyanates, thioether compounds, also preferred combination of such thioureas.

As a preservative of the fixing solution or the bleach-fixing solution, a sulfite, a bisulfite, a carbonyl bisulfite adduct, or a sulfinic acid compound described in EP 294,769A2 is preferable. Furthermore, various aminopolycarboxylic acids and the like for the purpose of stabilizing the solution include a fixing solution and a bleach-fixing solution.
The addition of organic phosphonic acids (for example, 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, N, N, N ′, N′-ethylenediaminetetraphosphonic acid) is preferred.

The bleaching solution and the bleach-fixing solution may further contain various fluorescent whitening agents; defoamers; surfactants; polyvinylpyrrolidone; A bleaching accelerator can be used in the bleaching solution, the bleach-fixing solution and their prebaths, if necessary. Specific examples of useful bleaching accelerators include U.S. Pat. No. 3,893,858, West German Patent 1,290,812, and JP-A-53-95630.
And compounds having a mercapto group or a disulfide bond described in Research Disclosure No. 17129 (July 1978);
Thiazolidine derivative described in US Pat.
Thiourea derivatives described in JP-A-6-561;
Iodide salts described in No. 6235; West German Patent 2,748,
No. 430; polyoxyethylene compounds described in JP-B-45-8836; bromide ions and the like. Among them, compounds having a mercapto group or a disulfide group are preferred from the viewpoint of a large accelerating effect. Particularly, compounds described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,893,858, West German Patent 1,290,812, and JP-A-53-95630 are described. Compounds are preferred. Further, U.S. Pat.
The compounds described in 2,834 are also preferred. These bleaching accelerators may be added to the light-sensitive material. These bleaching accelerators are particularly useful when bleach-fixing color photographic materials for photography.

The total time of the desilvering step is preferably as short as possible without causing a desilvering defect. According to the method of the present invention,
The desilvering treatment can be performed in 2 minutes or less, and the preferable time is 10 seconds to 2 minutes. The processing temperature is 25 ° C
The temperature is 50C, preferably 35C to 45C. In a preferable temperature range, the desilvering speed is improved, and the generation of stain due to the lapse of time after processing is effectively prevented.

In the desilvering step, it is preferable that the stirring is strengthened as much as possible. For this reason, it is particularly preferable to use the jet stirring under the conditions of the present invention in the desilvering step.

The stirring improving means such as jet stirring of the present invention is effective for any of a bleaching solution, a bleach-fixing solution and a fixing solution. It is considered that the improvement of the stirring speeds up the supply of the bleaching agent and the fixing agent into the emulsion film, and consequently increases the desilvering speed. The means for improving the stirring is more effective when a bleaching accelerator is used, and can significantly increase the accelerating effect.

The washing solution and the stabilizing solution include hard water softeners such as inorganic phosphoric acid, polyaminocarbonic acid and organic aminophosphonic acid, metal salts such as magnesium salts, aluminum salts and bismuth salts; surfactants; A film agent or the like can be contained.

The amount of rinsing water in the rinsing step depends on the characteristics of the photosensitive material (for example, depending on the material used such as a coupler), the use, the rinsing water temperature, the number of rinsing tanks (number of stages), the replenishment method such as countercurrent, forward flow, and various other methods. Can be set in a wide range depending on the conditions. Further, as a solution to the problems such as the propagation of bacteria and the adhesion of generated suspended matter to photosensitive materials, which occur when the amount of washing water is significantly reduced in the multi-stage countercurrent method, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
The method for reducing calcium ions and magnesium ions described in No. 288828 can be used very effectively. Also, isothiazolone compounds and thiabendazoles described in JP-A-57-8542, chlorine-based disinfectants such as chlorinated sodium isocyanurate, and other benzotriazoles, etc., written by Hiroshi Horiguchi, "Bactericidal and Fungicide Chemistry". (19
1986) Sankyo Publishing Co., Sanitary Technology Association, "Microbial Sterilization, Sterilization, and Antifungal Technology" (1982) Industrial Technology Association, Japan Society of Antimicrobial and Antifungal, "Encyclopedia of Antimicrobial and Antifungal" (1986) A bactericide can also be used.

The pH of the washing water is from 4 to 9, preferably from 5 to 8. The washing temperature and washing time can also be variously set depending on the characteristics of the photosensitive material, the use, and the like.
10 seconds at 10 ° C., preferably 15 ° C. at 25 ° C. to 45 ° C.
A range from seconds to 3 minutes is selected.

Examples of the dye stabilizer that can be used in the stabilizing solution include aldehydes such as formalin and glutaraldehyde, N-methylol compounds, hexamethylenetetramine and aldehyde sulfite adducts. In addition, the stabilizing solution may further include a buffer for pH adjustment such as boric acid and sodium hydroxide; 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid; a chelating agent such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; and a sulfurizing agent such as alkanolamine. Inhibitors; fluorescent brighteners; fungicides and the like can be added.

The overflow solution accompanying the washing and / or replenishment of the stabilizing solution can be reused in other steps such as a desilvering step.

Although the present invention can be applied to any processing tank, it is preferably a color developing tank, particularly a developer containing little or no benzyl alcohol and sulfite ions and a relatively high chloride ion concentration as described above. Effective for developing solutions.

(Experimental Example 1) The effects of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the results of processing of the photographic material using the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of the above embodiment. The invention is not limited to this.

In a developing tank 20 equipped with a jet stirring mechanism as shown in FIG.
The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material was rapidly processed by changing the developing agent concentration and jet stirring conditions. However, the jet stirring conditions for the bleaching, fixing and washing processes were such that the blowing rate was 3 liters / min and the distance to the emulsion surface was 3 mm.

As a photosensitive material, SG400 (manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.) was used, and processing was performed in the following processing steps using the apparatus of the present invention and a conventional photosensitive material processing apparatus of a reader transport mechanism.

Processing Step Temperature Time Color Development 45 ° C. 90 seconds Bleaching 45 ° C. 45 seconds Fixing 45 ° C. 60 seconds Washing 45 ° C. 60 seconds Drying 80 ° C. 45 seconds The composition of each processing solution is as follows. [Color developer] Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid 4.0 g 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid 3.0 g Potassium hydroxide 4.0 g Potassium bromide 3.0 g Potassium iodide 0.001 g Sodium sulfite 4.0 g Potassium carbonate 50.0 g N-methylhydroxylamine hydrochloride 4.0 g 4-Amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- (hydroxyethyl) aniline sulfate As shown in Table 1, water was added to the mixture, and 1000 ml was added at pH (25 ° C. / (With potassium hydroxide and sulfuric acid)
10.05 [Bleaching solution] 1,9-diaminopropanetetraacetic acid ferric ammonium monohydrate 131 g acetic acid 51 g ammonium bromide 77 g ammonium nitrate 16 g Water was added to the mixture, and 1000 ml was added. PH (at 25 ° C./acetic acid and aqueous ammonia) 4 .50 [Fixing solution] Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 13 g Ammonium sulfite 20 g Ammonium thiosulfate (750 g / liter) 280 g Water was added to 1000 ml pH (at 25 ° C./acetic acid and aqueous ammonia) 5.80 Photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention ( 1) and a conventional photosensitive material processing apparatus (2), the photosensitive material was subjected to 5CMS gray gradation exposure and processed. The color density after processing and the state of scratches on the emulsion surface of the light-sensitive material were evaluated. (Evaluation of scratch) 〇: No scratch is observed.

Δ: Fine scratches are observed. ×: Scratch which is a problem during printing is observed.

The color density is log E of 3.0 yellow,
The magenta and cyan densities were measured. There are five jet stirring outlets, and the first jet stirring is 4 seconds after immersion in the processing solution (at the time of 4.4% of the developing process).
It went to. Table 1 shows the results.

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[Table 1]

When the conventional photosensitive material processing apparatus (2) is used, even if the developing agent concentration is high and the color development is relatively good,
It can be seen that the photosensitive material is scratched (No. 3).
Further, even when the photosensitive material processing apparatus (1) similar to the present invention is used, when the concentration of the main drug is low (No. 4, 5) or when the jet agitation is different from the conditions of the present invention (No. 9, 10). Did not provide sufficient color development.

On the other hand, when the conditions of the present invention are satisfied (N
o. 6, 7, and 8), it was found that good color development was obtained, and no scratch was generated on the photosensitive material.

In No. 6 of Example 1, the time for performing the first jet stirring in the color developing solution was 5 seconds (at 5.6% of the developing step) and 7 seconds (7.8 in the same manner).
%), And after 10 seconds (11.1%), the same processing was performed, and the color density of the obtained photosensitive material was evaluated. Table 2 shows the results.

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[Table 2]

From the results, it was confirmed that it is effective to perform jet stirring at an early stage of the development processing.

(Experimental Example 3) The concentration of the main agent in the color developing solution was set to 25 mmol / l, and the desilvering time and jet stirring conditions were changed in a processing tank equipped with a jet stirring mechanism as shown in FIG. The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material was desilvered.

As a photosensitive material, SG400 (manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.) was used, and processing was performed using the apparatus of the present invention and a conventional photosensitive material processing apparatus of a reader transport mechanism.
Cut out the unexposed area of SG400 after processing by 5 cm ²
After immersion in 10 ml of 0% acetic acid aqueous solution for 5 minutes to extract the remaining drug in the photosensitive material, the amount of the drug was quantitatively analyzed by liquid chromatography. Table 3 shows the results. The jet stirring conditions in the color developing tank were as follows:
Minutes and a distance of 3 mm, and the jet stirring conditions in the bleaching tank and the fixing tank were changed.

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[Table 3]

When the conventional photosensitive material processing apparatus (2) is used, it can be seen that the photosensitive material is damaged (No.
8, 9). Further, the same photosensitive material processing apparatus as the present invention (1)
When the jet agitation is different from the conditions of the present invention (Nos. 4 to 7), sufficient desilvering is not carried out, indicating that there is a large amount of the remaining active ingredient.

On the other hand, when the conditions of the present invention are satisfied (N
In o. 1, 2, and 3), sufficient desilvering was performed, there was almost no residual active agent, and no damage was caused on the photosensitive material.

(Experimental Example 4) In a processing tank provided with a jet stirring mechanism, the conditions of the position and direction of jet stirring were changed to rapidly process a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material.

As a photosensitive material, SG400 (manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.) was used, and the photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention was used in the following processing steps.

Processing Step Temperature Time Color development 45 ° C 90 seconds Bleaching and fixing 45 ° C 90 seconds Rinse with water (1) 45 ° C for 20 seconds Rinse with water (2) 45 ° C for 20 seconds Rinse with water (3) 45 ° C for 20 seconds Drying 80 ° C 45 seconds The composition of the liquid is as follows. [Color developer] diethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 4.0 g 1-hydroxybenzene-4,6-disulfonic acid sodium 0.5 g potassium hydroxide 6.0 g potassium iodide 0.0013 g potassium bromide 2.7 g potassium carbonate 50.0 g Sodium sulfite 4.0 g Hydroxylamine sulfate 4.5 g 4-Amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- (hydroxyethyl) aniline sulfate 8.0 g Water was added and 1000 ml pH (25 ° C./potassium hydroxide) And sulfuric acid) 10.15 [Bleaching-fixing solution] Ferric chelate complex of compound A represented by the following general formula 0.16mo
l Compound A represented by the following general formula 0.01mo
l

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Aqueous ammonia (28%) 15 ml Sodium sulfite 20 g Ammonium thiosulfate (75% aqueous solution) 300 ml Sodium paratoluenesulfinate 12 g Water is added to 1000 ml pH (at 25 ° C./acetic acid and aqueous ammonia) 5.70 The photosensitive material was developed by the photosensitive material processing apparatus. The processing time in the developer when the jet stirring was not performed was set to 85 seconds, and the error in the liquid time and the color development state when the jet stirring was performed were evaluated. Table 4 shows the results.

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[Table 4]

It can be seen that sufficient color development cannot be obtained under the conventional jet stirring conditions (No. 1). Also, it can be seen that good color development can be obtained by performing the jet stirring of the present invention (Nos. 2, 3). Further, it can be seen that by adjusting the jetting direction of the jet stirring, errors in the in-liquid time can be prevented (No. 4).

(Experimental Example 5) In order to prevent the photosensitive material from vibrating by using the same photosensitive material processing apparatus (1) as the present invention,
The effect of the case where the free jet as a wall or the second jet stirring from the opposite surface was performed on the surface facing the jet stirring outlet was examined. In each case, the jet stirring distance was set to 3 mm, and the blowing amount was changed to I: strong (40 l / min), II: medium (10 l / min), and III: weak (4 l / min). The state of detachment from the guide was observed and evaluated. Table 5 shows the results.

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[Table 5]

Even when the photosensitive material processing apparatus (1) of the present invention is used, when the jetting amount is larger than that of the jet stirring of the present invention, when there is no wall on the facing surface,
The separation of the photosensitive material occurs, but when the conditions of the jet agitation of the present invention are satisfied, the photosensitive material is bent, but does not separate. However, it can be seen that the stability of the photosensitive material is improved when there is a wall or a jet of jet agitating on the opposing surface.

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According to the processing method of the photographic material of the present invention and the processing apparatus used therefor, the silver halide photographic material can be easily transported, and the processing solution can be sufficiently stirred without damaging the photographic material. In addition, the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material can be developed in a short time even in a small-sized device, and the obtained image has excellent image storability. Show.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic developing machine according to the present invention.

2A is an enlarged sectional view of a developing tank of the photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is an enlarged sectional view of a guide groove.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of jet stirring means and guide grooves used in the developing tank of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an embodiment in which jet stirring of the developing tank of the photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention is performed from the inside of the photosensitive material.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 developing tank 33A guide groove 82 opening for jet stirring and blowing

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An exposed silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is developed using a developer containing a developing agent having a concentration of 20 mmol / l or more, and the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is developed and / or desilvered. When transporting, the photosensitive material is transported along a guide installed parallel to the transport direction to support both ends of the photosensitive material, and jetted.
A freely rotatable row is placed on the surface opposite to the stirring outlet.
Place a wall in the shape of a lattice, or
Using an apparatus provided with a means for performing a second jet stirring , the jet amount of the jet outlet per unit area of the emulsion surface of the conveyed photosensitive material is 1 to 30 per minute.
L / cm ^2, and the distance between the emulsion surface of the outlet and the light-sensitive material of the jets have rows jet agitation under conditions such that 10mm or less and jet agitation spray
Freely rotatable, located on the side facing the outlet
The photosensitive material is held by a roller-like wall, or
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material processing method of the second jet agitation from opposing surfaces, wherein the row Ukoto. 2. An automatic silver halide photographic light-sensitive material transporting apparatus comprising a processing tank for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material and a transport means for transporting the photosensitive material through a predetermined path in the processing tank. A guide is provided in the conveying path of the photosensitive material to support both ends of the photosensitive material in parallel to the conveying direction, and a jet amount of the processing solution per unit area of a jet outlet on the emulsion surface of the photosensitive material. there is a 1 to 30 liters / cm ² per minute, and comprises means for performing a jet stirring conditions such as the distance between the outlet and the emulsion surface of the photographic material of the jet is 10mm or less, a jet stirring On the surface facing the air outlet
Place a rotatable roller-like wall on the or
Means for performing a second jet agitation from the opposite surface
That, the photosensitive material processing apparatus characterized by.