JP3283945B2 - Liquid supply / collection container and its storage box - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid supply / recovery container and a storage box thereof, and more particularly to a liquid supply suitable for supply / recovery of a processing liquid used in a photographic material processing apparatus such as an automatic developing apparatus. -It relates to a collection container and its storage box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various plastic bottles have been used as a processing liquid supply / recovery container used in a photosensitive material processing apparatus such as an automatic developing apparatus. However, in recent years, they are foldable or have high flexibility. Plastic containers and the like have come to be seen. These are filled with various processing liquids, replenishing liquids, and other contents in a state set in a cardboard box. The processing liquids and replenishing liquids of the processing apparatus are the same as those used in conventional plastic bottles. Used as a source.

[0003] The above-mentioned processing solution and replenishing solution packed in plastic bottles and containers are frequently used for simple processing apparatuses such as automatic developing apparatuses used in camera stores and general offices because of their easy handling. . However, since a simple processing apparatus does not connect piping such as water supply and drainage at the time of installation, it is necessary to prepare a separate container for collecting waste liquid when replenishing the processing liquid. Therefore, a large space is required for that purpose, and the operation at the time of container replacement is complicated.

In order to solve such a problem, the applicant of the present application has made it unnecessary to provide a space for a waste liquid collecting container, and at the same time, to supply a liquid for a cassette type replenisher or the like which simplifies the operation at the time of container replacement. The invention relating to the container for collection has been previously proposed (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-52065).

[0005]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention
The invention described in Japanese Patent No. 065 can certainly solve the above-mentioned problems, but it is necessary to further reduce the volume, that is, to reduce the required space in accordance with environmental problems such as an increase in garbage and the needs of the user. I have.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an easily-handled liquid supply / recovery container capable of further reducing the volume after waste liquid treatment and a storage box thereof. To provide.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a liquid supply / recovery container provided with a first flexible storage body having a mouth and a first flexible storage body. In addition, a flexible second flexible storage body provided with a smaller-diameter mouth than the mouth, and provided in the mouth of the first flexible storage, wherein the mouth of the second flexible storage is provided. An inner lid formed with a fittable engagement portion and a liquid recovery port for communicating a liquid recovery portion formed between the first flexible storage body and the second flexible storage body to the outside; Having.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage box for a liquid supply / recovery container comprising a liquid supply / recovery container having a mouth portion and a liquid storage portion and a liquid recovery portion formed therein. The container for storing is collected and opened by using a band-shaped opening means attached to the side surface thereof, divided into a lid portion and a box body , provided at an opening end of the box body, and provided at one side of the box body.
Using the band-shaped opening means attached to the part
If the marked part is cut off,
It is characterized by having a frame where the height from the
Sign .

A storage box for a liquid supply / recovery container according to claim 3 is a storage box for a liquid supply / recovery container according to claim 2.
Holding the mouth of the first flexible housing
And an opening receiving portion is provided at the opening end of the box body.
It further has an adapter that is detachably engaged .

[0010]

[0011]

According to the liquid supply / recovery container of the first aspect, when the mouth portion of the second flexible storage body is fitted to the engagement portion of the inner lid, it is apparently a double structure. Liquid supply / recovery container. The second flexible container of the apparently integrated liquid supply / recovery container is filled with, for example, a processing liquid for replenishment. When the liquid supply / recovery container filled with the replenishing processing liquid is set in, for example, an automatic developing device, the supply pipe of the automatic developing device is connected to the opening of the second flexible container, and the collecting pipe To the liquid recovery port. At this time, the mouth of the second flexible container is fixed to the inner lid provided in the mouth of the first flexible container, and the liquid recovery port is also formed in the inner lid, so that the set is simplified. Become.

Further, after the replenishment of the processing liquid is started, the liquid recovery formed between the first flexible container and the second flexible container as the volume of the second flexible container gradually decreases. The waste liquid of the processing liquid is taken into the section through the liquid recovery port, and the volume gradually increases. When the replenishment of the processing liquid is completed, the waste liquid is collected in the liquid collecting section, and the processing liquid can be replenished and collected in one container, so that a space for the waste liquid collecting container is unnecessary. Furthermore, after the collected waste liquid is discharged from the opening of the first flexible storage body, the volume of the liquid supply / collection container can be significantly reduced by folding the entire container. To discharge waste liquid after collection,
Alternatively, the second storage body may be cut with a knife or the like.

According to the storage box of the liquid supply / recovery container according to the second aspect, the liquid supply / recovery container comprises a flexible storage body.
The liquid container of the recovery container is filled with the processing liquid in advance, and the liquid supply / recovery container is closed with the opening of the liquid supply / recovery container closed.
If the collection container is stored in a sealed state, it can be easily carried and convenient. In addition, since the lid and the box body can be divided by opening using the band-shaped opening means, subsequent handling is easy. Here, if the entire storage box is formed of cardboard or the like, the volume can be finally reduced. In addition, using the band-shaped opening means attached to the frame,
The height of the remaining part obtained by cutting the part with the opening means
Is exactly the right height when set in an automatic processor.
The height of the storage box before cutting
Is raised by that much, so that it is
The amount of processing liquid that can be filled increases accordingly.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the adapter is engaged with the open end of the box body.
Liquid supply and recovery with the adapter
By holding the mouth of the container for
It becomes easier to set to

[0015]

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS.
1 will be described.

FIG. 1 shows a liquid supply / recovery container 10 according to the present invention. This liquid supply and recovery container 1
Reference numeral 0 denotes an outer bag 14 as a first flexible storage body provided with a cylindrical mouth portion 12 as shown in FIG. 2 and a second interior as shown in FIG. The inner bag 16 as a flexible storage body is connected to an inner lid 18 described later.
It is configured by being integrated via a.

That is, an inner cover 18 as shown in FIG. 2 is integrally formed inside the mouth portion 12 of the outer bag 14, and the inner cover 18 is provided with the inner cover 16 shown in FIG. A mounting boss portion 22 is formed as an engaging portion to which the stepped cylindrical mouth portion 20 can be fitted as shown in FIG. Then, the inner bag 16 is inserted into the outer bag 14 via the opening end 24 shown in FIG. 2 of the outer bag 14, and the mouth portion 20 is fitted into the mounting boss portion 22 from below. Are integrated with the outer bag 14. Finally, the open end portion 24 is adhered, thereby forming an apparently integrated liquid supply / recovery container 10 as shown in FIG. On the inner lid 18,
Liquid recovery unit 15 formed between outer bag 14 and inner bag 16
A liquid recovery port 26 is formed to communicate (see FIG. 4) to the outside.

The inner bag 16 is a bag for filling a liquid, for example, a processing liquid for a photosensitive material. However, when the processing liquid to be filled is not necessarily required to have a gas barrier property such as a fixing liquid. The inner bag 16 has a density of 0.9.
40 g / cc or less, preferably 0.925 g / cc or less, low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), a mixture of LDPE and LLDPE, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA)
1 layer flexible film (thickness 30 ~
200 microns, preferably 60-130 microns),
Alternatively, a laminated film (30 to 200 microns in thickness, preferably 70 to 150
A sheet having a single or multiple structure made of a flexible non-barrier (NV) type film or the like having a multi-layer structure with enhanced strength such as micron) is used.

On the other hand, when gas barrier properties are required, such as when the processing solution to be filled is a developer, the inner bag 1
As No. 6, polyvinyl alcohol-ethylene copolymer (EVOH), vinylidene chloride-coated nylon (K-
(NY), vapor-deposited aluminum, aluminum foil or other gas barrier material laminated with polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or the like, and a multi-layer flexible high barrier (HV) type film (thickness 30 to 20).
A single or multi-layer sheet made of a material such as 0 micron (preferably 70 to 150 micron) is used.

Table 1 shows an example of a combination of films constituting a multi-layer sheet. In Table 1, the first sheet indicates the innermost side and the fourth sheet indicates the outermost side, and NV is any of the above non-barrier type films, and HV is the high barrier type film. .

[0022]

[Table 1]

The outer bag 14 can be considered similarly to the inner bag 16.
In this embodiment, the outer bag 14 has an inner size of 475.
The inner bag 16 has an inner size of 450 mm × 390 mm. In this embodiment, the inner bag 16 is filled with about 6 liters of the processing liquid. Usually, a 400 mm × 300 mm bag is sufficient to accommodate 6 liters of liquid, so in this embodiment, the liquid is filled with a sufficient margin.

The mouth portions 12 and 20 and the inner lid 18 are made of low-density polyethylene, preferably linear low-density polyethylene, in order to more reliably seal films and the like constituting the inner bag 16 and the outer bag 14. What is injection-molded using polyethylene as a material is used. However, the mouth parts 12, 20 and the inner lid 1
When the strength of 8 is emphasized, the density is 0.940 g / cc.
What is injection-molded with high-density polyethylene exceeding 100% is used.

The mouth portion 12 of the outer bag 14 has a male screw portion 12A.
Is formed except for a part of the outer peripheral portion thereof.
A cap 28 (see FIG. 4) having a female screw portion screwed into 2A formed on the inner peripheral portion thereof is attached.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the inner bag 16 is filled with the processing liquid 100, the opening 20 of the inner bag 16 is closed by the inner plug 31 (see FIG. 8), and the liquid supply with the cap 28 attached. A schematic sectional view of the storage box 30 of the liquid supply / recovery container according to the present invention for storing the recovery container 10 in a sealed state is shown.

The storage box 30 is made of corrugated cardboard, and in the state of FIG. 4 stored in the storage box 30, the liquid supply / recovery container 10 has a strength capable of complying with export dangerous substance transport regulations and toxic substance transport regulations. have.

The storage box 30 comprises a rectangular parallelepiped outer box 32 and a frame 34 bonded to the inner surface of the side wall of the outer box 32. The frame 34 is used to reinforce the outer box 32, and the storage box 30 is provided with the lid 38 and the box body 40 as described later.
The cover 38 is provided so as to be able to engage with the cover 38 when divided into two. The inner size of the storage box 30 is 254 mm × 140 mm × 271 mm, and the inner size of the frame 34 is 248 mm × 137 mm × 2.
It is 69 mm (equivalent to about 9 liters).

On the side surface of the outer box 32 constituting the storage box 30, two linear perforations 36 parallel to each other as shown in FIG. 5 and a longitudinal cut 36 forming an opening end thereof are provided.
A is attached in advance. The perforations 36 are provided in a band shape along the upper and lower ends of the cut tape 35 provided on the inner peripheral surface of the outer box 32, and are provided to facilitate cutting of the outer box by the cut tape 35. The cut tape 35 is previously attached to the cardboard before the outer box 32 is created, and then the outer box 32
Are formed, and the cut 36A is formed at the cut portion of the cut tape 35. For this reason, as shown in FIG.
In addition, when the band-shaped portion 37 of the outer box 32 to which the cut tape 35 is attached on the inner surface is cut off along the perforations 36, 36 and opened, the storage box 30 has a lid portion as shown in FIG. 38 and a box body 40 with which the lid 38 engages
And is divided into In this embodiment, as described above, both the cut tape 35 and the perforations 36 have the role of the band-shaped opening means. Also, the lid 38 can be used as the upper lid of the box body 40 even after opening.
With the lid 38 engaged with the frame 34 constituting the box body 40 after division, the liquid filling amount in the inner bag 16 corresponds to about 67% of the inner volume of the box body 40 for about 9 liters. About 6
Liters. In FIG. 5, the illustration of the frame 34 and the liquid supply / recovery container 10 is omitted.

Further, in this embodiment, a substantially rectangular adapter 42 as shown in FIG. 8 is provided, and this adapter 42 is inserted from the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. 8 (FIG. 8). The arrow A indicates that the box body 40
Can be engaged with the frame 34 that constitutes the open end. A U-shaped groove 44 constituting a mouth receiver is formed from the front end in the insertion direction of the adapter 42 to a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction, and the outer bag 14 is formed corresponding to the groove 44 in the outer bag 14. A narrow portion is provided at the mouth portion of the provided mouth portion 12 at a portion facing each other, and a flat cut surface 12B as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is provided on the surface of the narrow portion.
Are formed. Although only one cut surface 12B is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the other cut surface 12B is actually formed on the opposite side. For this reason, after removing the cap 28, the adapter 42 is inserted from the horizontal direction with the mouth 12 slightly lifted, and the pair of cut surfaces 12B are sandwiched from both sides by the concave grooves 44 of the adapter 42. Thus, the adapter 42 can be set in the box main body 40 (see FIG. 9).

FIG. 8 shows a portion at a predetermined distance from the concave groove 44 formed in the adapter 42 on the side opposite to the front side in the insertion direction.
A substantially rectangular opening 46 as shown in FIG. A hook 48 having an L-shaped cross section with its tip directed forward in the insertion direction is provided at the center in the width direction of the adapter 42 on the front side in the insertion direction of the opening 46. The hooks 48 are provided for positioning when the liquid supply / recovery container 10 in the box body 40 is set in the automatic developing device as described below.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8, a ring-shaped flange 52 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the lower end surface of the joint cap 50 provided on the automatic developing device side. A notch 54 having a width slightly larger than the width of the hook 48 is formed. For this reason, the liquid supply / recovery container 10 in the box body 40 is placed on a mounting table (not shown) of the automatic developing apparatus, and the joint cap 50
When the lower part is lowered, the notch 54 is aligned with the hook 48 so that the joint cap 50 is securely positioned at the mouth of the liquid supply / recovery container 10 held by the adapter 42 as shown in FIG. Is done. If the joint cap 50 is turned and tightened in the state of FIG. 10, the liquid supply / recovery container 10 in the box body 40 is securely set in the automatic developing device.

FIG. 8 shows a state in which the pipe 56 provided with the inner plug 31 at the upper end is detached from the liquid supply / recovery container 10.
6 is inserted into the inner bag 16, and when the joint cap 50 is lowered, the tip of the processing liquid supply pipe 58 provided on the joint cap 50 is inserted into the boss 31 </ b> A at the center of the inner plug 31. And a thin film (not shown) is pierced. At this time, the distal end of the processing liquid recovery pipe 60 provided on the joint cap 50 is inserted into the liquid recovery port 26.

When the joint cap 50 is lowered,
If the flange 52 of the joint cap 50 does not enter under the hook 48, it is necessary to lift and set the box body 40 side. In this way, the hook 48 serves as a guide for height adjustment at the time of setting. Also have.

Next, a description will be given of the operation procedure and operation of supplying and recovering the processing liquid 100 using the liquid supply / recovery container 10 and its storage box 30 of the first embodiment with time.

First, a fingertip is inserted into the cut 36A of the perforation 36 to raise the band portion 37 of the outer box 32 to which the cut tape 35 is attached, and the storage box 3 is moved along the perforation 36.
0 is opened (see FIG. 6). Thereby, the storage box 30 is opened and separated into the lid 38 and the box main body 40 (see FIG. 7).

Next, the cap 28 attached to the liquid supply / recovery container 10 in the box body 40 is removed, the mouth portion 12 is lifted, and the adapter 42 is inserted from the horizontal direction as described above, and attached to the box body 40. At the same time, the mouth portion 12 is held by the adapter 42. here,
The mouth 12 may be held by the adapter 42 first, and then the adapter 42 may be attached to the frame 34 of the box body 40 from above. This also results in the state shown in FIG.

Next, the box main body 40 is placed on the mounting table of the automatic developing apparatus, the joint cap 50 is lowered, and the joint cap 50 is attached to the adapter 42 as described above.
(See FIG. 10), and the joint cap 50 is tightened. Thus, the setting of the liquid supply / recovery container 10 in the automatic developing device is completed, and the processing liquid 100 in the inner bag 16 is passed through the pipe 56 and the processing liquid supply pipe 58 by the operation of a pump (not shown).
Is supplied to the automatic developing device. For this reason, the inner bag 16
Begins to decrease in volume. At this time, at the same time, the waste liquid of the processing liquid from the automatic developing device via the processing liquid recovery pipe 60 starts to fall by its own weight into the liquid recovery section 15 formed between the outer bag 14 and the inner bag 16, The volume of the liquid recovery unit 15 starts to increase. In this way, the supply of the processing liquid 100 to the automatic developing device and the collection of the waste liquid in the liquid supply / recovery container 10 are performed simultaneously, and after a predetermined period of time, the supply of the processing liquid 100 into the liquid supply / recovery container 10 is performed. When all of the filled processing liquid 100 is supplied to the automatic developing device, substantially the same amount of the processing liquid waste liquid is recovered into the liquid recovery section 15 of the liquid supply / recovery container 10, thereby supplying the processing liquid. Collection ends.

Next, loosen the joint cap 50,
The notch 54 of the flange 52 is aligned with the hook 48, and the joint cap 50 is pulled up and removed while holding the upper surface of the adapter 42 by hand.

Next, the box body 40 is lowered from the mounting table of the automatic developing device so that the waste liquid does not spill from the waste liquid recovery port 26, and the cap 28 is tightly fastened to the opening 12. At this time, the adapter 42 is still attached to the box main body 40.

Finally, the adapter 42 was removed, and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cover 38 is put on the box body 40, and the tape 38 is used to temporarily fix the cover 38 to the box body 40.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the liquid supply / recovery container 10 which is apparently integrated is the inner bag 1
6 is filled in the storage box 30 with the processing liquid 100 for replenishment filled therein, and the storage box 30 is convenient because it can be easily carried. Further, the storage box 30 can be easily opened along a band-shaped perforation 36 provided on the side surface thereof, and is divided into a lid portion 38 and a box main body 40 after opening. The part 38 can be conveniently used as a top lid even after the waste liquid is collected.

When the liquid supply / recovery container 10 accommodated in the box body 40 is set in the automatic developing device, the processing liquid supply pipe 5 of the automatic developing device is inserted into the opening 18 of the inner bag 16.
At the same time as 8 is connected, the processing liquid recovery pipe 60 is connected to the liquid recovery port 26. In this manner, the mouth 18 of the inner bag 16 is fixed to the inner cover 18, and the liquid recovery port 26 is also connected to the inner cover 1.
8, the set is simple. In addition,
At the time of this setting, the tip of the processing liquid supply pipe 58
Since it is configured to break through the thin film in the boss 31A at the center of the inner plug 31, when the cap 28 is removed,
There is no possibility that the processing liquid overflows from the inner bag 16 and the handling is easy.

Further, after the replenishment of the processing solution 100 is started, the inner bag 1
The inner bag 16 gradually shrinks with the decrease of the processing solution in the inner bag 6. In this embodiment, however, the outer bag 14 is almost completely deformed because the inner bag 16 is housed in the outer bag 14 in a slippery manner. A liquid collecting portion 15 whose inner volume gradually increases between the outer bag 14 and the inner bag 16 does not occur, and the liquid collecting portion 15 is formed.
The waste liquid of the processing liquid is taken in through the liquid recovery port 26. Since the internal volume of the liquid recovery section 15 gradually increases as described above, a sufficient amount of waste liquid can be recovered.

When the replenishment of the processing liquid 100 is completed in this manner, substantially the same amount of waste liquid is collected in the liquid collecting section 15, whereby the processing liquid can be replenished and collected in one container. No space is required for the collection container.

Further, the waste liquid after recovery is applied to the mouth 12 of the outer bag 14.
After the outer bag 14 and inner bag 16 are cut with a knife or the like to discharge the waste liquid inside,
The volume can be significantly reduced by, for example, folding the entire collection container 10. Since the storage box 30 is made of cardboard, the volume can be reduced by folding it after use.

Further, since the adapter 42 is provided, the adapter 42 is engaged with the frame 34 of the box body 40, and the outer bag 14 is formed by the concave groove 44 of the adapter 42.
By holding the opening 12, the setting to the automatic developing device can be further simplified.

The size of the inner bag 16 and the outer bag 14 is merely an example shown in the above embodiment, and the inner bag 16 and the outer bag 14 are connected only at the mouth. The size of can be set freely. For example, when it is desired to change the ratio between the recovery liquid amount and the replenishment liquid amount, the inner bag 16 is
And the outer bag 14 has the same size as the above embodiment,
The liquid is filled in the inner bag 16 of 2 liters, and the amount of the recovered liquid is kept at 6 liters. In this case, the inner bag 16
The space can be secured in the outer bag 14 even when the container is full, and the liquid does not overflow even if the collection speed is high.

When it is desired to increase the amount of the filling liquid and the amount of the recovered liquid and to reduce the frequency of replacement set in the machine, the storage box 3
The height of 0 is made deeper (higher) from 271 mm to 450 mm, and the capacity of the storage box 30 is set to 15 liters. At this time, if the width and the depth of the storage box 30 are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, the adapter 42 can be used as it is.
Outer bag 600 mm x 410 mm, inner bag 580 x 390
mm, and 10 liters of the liquid can be filled.

Further, the size of the adapter 42 is changed, and the adapter 42, the storage box 30, the outer bag 14, the inner bag 16
By freely selecting the combination, the amount of the recovered liquid and the amount of the filled liquid can be arbitrarily set, and can be easily adjusted to the set space of the machine.

There are various modes in relation to the capacity of the storage box 30, the inner bag 16, and the outer bag 14. Table 2 shows typical cases. It should be noted that in Table 2 No. In the case of 1, the amount of the processing liquid that can be filled into the inner bag 16 is naturally limited by the capacity of the storage box 30.

[0052]

[Table 2]

These are considered from the viewpoints of the type of the processing liquid (this will be further described later), the size of the container, the viewpoint of manufacturing the container, the ease with which the processing agent is filled, and the ease with which the waste liquid is collected. Can be selected each time.

The filling amount or the filling rate of the processing solution in the inner bag 16 is appropriately selected from the viewpoint of the type of the processing solution, the amount of the processing solution, the amount of waste liquid collected, and the like. From the viewpoint of prevention of air oxidation and the like, it is preferable to be close to 100%, and conversely, from the viewpoint of facilitating recovery, the smaller the better. Preferably, 50
It can be appropriately selected within the range of 100% to 100%.

As described above, in the first embodiment, there is no need to limit the initial liquid filling amount in consideration of the amount of the recovered liquid. Similarly, for the same reason, the inner bag 16 after being filled with the liquid takes the most natural shape irrespective of the outer bag 14, so that a cardboard box such as the storage box 30 smaller than the size of the outer bag 14 is used. And the like, and even when a lot of wrinkles are generated on the surface of the outer bag 14, almost no pinholes or the like are generated. Also, regardless of the inner bag 16, the outer bag 1
4, the outer bag 14 and the inner bag 16 can be more securely sealed than when the open ends of the inner bag 16 and the outer bag 14 are simultaneously sealed. In addition to this, it is difficult to cause breakage of the seal, poor seal, and the like, and it is also unlikely that troubles such as liquid leakage resulting therefrom will occur.

In the first embodiment, the cut tape 3
Although the case where both the fifth and the perforations 36 are used as the band-shaped opening means has been exemplified, any one of them may be used as the band-shaped opening means.

The liquid supply / container which can be stored in the storage box 30
The collection container is not limited to the one described in the above embodiment, but may be a known container such as a package described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-269,963.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, the same reference numerals are given to the same or equivalent components as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be simplified or omitted.

FIG. 12 shows the box body 40 in the opened state.
It is shown. In this figure, the liquid supply / recovery container 10 accommodated therein is not shown.

In FIG. 12, the box body 40 has an outer box 32 and a frame 34 arranged on the inner surface of the side wall of the outer box 32. The frame 34 has a U-shaped portion in which the adapter 42 is inserted. Perforations 72 as shown that can be cut
FIG. 13 shows a state in which the U-shaped portion 74 is cut off along the perforations 72. In the present embodiment, the perforations 74 have a role of a band-shaped opening means.

In FIG. 13, perforation 7 of frame 34
The remaining portion 3 with the U-shaped portion 74 cut out along 2
The height of 4A and the uncut portion 34B is stepped, so that the adapter 42 is engaged with the remaining portion 34A from which the U-shaped portion 74 has been cut, and the portion 34A Is set in advance so that the height is almost exactly the right height when setting the automatic developing device.

The structure of the other parts is the same as that of the first embodiment. According to the second embodiment, the first
In addition to providing the same operation and effect as the embodiment, since the entire height of the box body 40 before cutting the U-shaped portion 74 is increased by that amount, the amount of the processing solution that can be filled in the inner bag 16 is increased by that amount. Can be.

After collecting the waste liquid, the U-shaped portion 74 of the frame 34
The lid portion 38 can be engaged by bending the part 34B, which has not been cut off, inwardly, for example, by bending the entire part 34B to the same height.

In the second embodiment, the case where the perforations 72 are used as the band-shaped opening means is exemplified. In addition, a cut tape as the band-shaped opening means may be attached to the inner surface of the frame. Alternatively, the perforation 72 may be omitted and only the cut tape as the band-shaped opening means may be attached to the inner surface of the frame.

In the second embodiment, since the stepped portion is formed at the opening end, the storage box 30 is once opened along the perforations 36 formed on the entire periphery of the side surface of the storage box 30 and then opened. Further, along the perforations 72 attached to the frame 34, the frame 34
Although the method of cutting off a part of the part is illustrated, a cut tape is attached to both the outer box 32 and the frame 34 in advance, and a perforation is correspondingly provided so that a stepped portion is formed at the opening end simultaneously with opening. You may do it.

The perforations need not necessarily be provided over the entire periphery of the side surface of the storage box 30, but may be provided only on a part thereof.

In the first and second embodiments,
Although the case where only one inner bag 14 is provided as the second flexible storage body is illustrated, a plurality of second flexible storage bodies that can be fitted to the inner lid 18 may be provided.

Known photographic processing agents which are filled or recovered in the liquid supply / recovery container according to the present invention (hereinafter, simply referred to as “the present invention is applied”) can be used. Can be used. Examples include a color developing solution, a black-and-white developing solution, a bleaching solution, a fixing solution, a bleach-fixing solution, an adjusting solution, and a stabilizing solution.

The color developing solution to which the present invention is applied is preferably an alkaline aqueous solution mainly containing an aromatic primary amine color developing agent. As the color developing agent,
Aminophenol compounds are also useful, but p-phenylenediamine compounds are preferably used, and typical examples thereof are 3-methyl-4-amino-N, N-diethylaniline and 3-methyl-4-amino-N -Ethyl-N-β
-Hydroxyethylaniline, 3-methyl-4-amino-N-ethyl-N-β-methanesulfonamidoethylaniline, 3-methyl-4-amino-N-ethyl-N-β
-Methoxyethylaniline and sulfates, hydrochlorides or p-toluenesulfonates thereof. These compounds can be used in combination of two or more depending on the purpose.

The color developing solution may be a pH buffer such as an alkali metal carbonate, borate or phosphate, a development inhibitor such as a bromide salt, an iodide salt, a benzimidazole, a benzothiazole or a mercapto compound. It generally contains an agent or an antifoggant. If necessary, hydroxylamine, diethylhydroxylamine, sulfite hydrazines, phenylsemicarbazide, triethanolamine, catecholsulfonic acid, and triethylenediamine (1,4-diazabicyclo [2,2,2] octane) Various preservatives, organic solvents such as ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, quaternary ammonium salts, development accelerators such as amines, dye-forming couplers, competitive couplers, fogging agents such as sodium boron hydride, 1-phenyl- 3
-An auxiliary developing agent such as pyrazolidone, a viscosity-imparting agent, aminopolycarboxylic acid, aminopolyphosphonic acid, alkylphosphonic acid, various chelating agents represented by phosphonocarboxylic acid, for example, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid , Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid, hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid,
1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, nitrilo-N, N, N-trimethylenephosphonic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N, N ′, N′-tetramethylenephosphonic acid, ethylenediamine-di (o-hydroxyphenyl Acetic acid) and their salts.

The black-and-white developer used for the reversal process includes dihydroxybenzenes such as hydroquinone,
Known black-and-white developing agents such as 3-pyrazolidones such as -phenyl-3-pyrazolidone or aminophenols such as N-methyl-p-aminophenol can be used alone or in combination.

The pH of the color developing solution and the black and white developing solution
Is generally 9 to 12. The replenishment amount of these developing solutions depends on the color photographic light-sensitive material to be processed, but is generally 1 liter or less per square meter of the light-sensitive material, and may be 500 liters by reducing the bromide ion concentration in the replenishing solution. Milliliter, even 100
It can be less than milliliter.

After color development, bleaching is usually performed. The bleaching process may be performed simultaneously with the fixing process (bleach-fixing process) or may be performed individually. In order to further speed up the processing, a processing method of performing bleach-fixing after bleaching may be used.
Further, processing in two successive bleach-fixing baths, fixing before bleach-fixing, or bleaching after bleach-fixing can be arbitrarily performed according to the purpose. As the bleaching agent, for example, a compound of a polyvalent metal such as iron (III),
Peracids and the like are used. A typical bleach is iron (II
Organic complex salts of I), for example, complex salts of aminopolycarboxylic acids such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid, methyliminodiacetic acid, 1,3 diaminopropanetetraacetic acid, glycol ether diaminetetraacetic acid, and persulfate Salts and the like can be used. Further, the aminopolycarboxylic acid iron (III) complex salt is particularly useful in a bleaching solution and a bleach-fixing solution. The pH of the bleaching solution or bleach-fixing solution using these aminopolycarboxylic acid iron (III) complex salts is usually 5.5 to 8, but for rapid processing or for high silver chloride photosensitive materials, p
H4.5-6.5 can also be processed.

In the bleaching solution, the bleach-fixing solution and the prebath thereof, a bleaching accelerator can be used if necessary.
Specific examples of useful bleach accelerators are described in the following specification.

US Pat. No. 3,893,858, West German Patent 1,290,812, JP-A-53-95,630
No., Research Disclosure No. 17,129
Having a mercapto group or a disulfide bond described in JP-A-50-14 / 07;
No. 0,129; thiazolidine derivatives; U.S. Pat. No. 3,706,561; thiourea derivatives; JP-A-58-16235; iodide salts; West German Patent 2,748,430 And polyamine compounds described in JP-B-45-8,836; and bromide ions. Among them, compounds having a mercapto group or a disulfide group are preferred in view of a large accelerating effect, and in particular, US Pat.
No. 8, West German Patent No. 1,290,812,
Compounds described in No. 95,630 are preferred. Further, the compounds described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,552,834 are also preferred. These bleaching accelerators are particularly effective when bleach-fixing a color photographic material for photography.

Examples of the fixing agent include thiosulfates, thiocyanates, thioether compounds, thioureas, a large amount of iodides, and the like, and thiosulfates are generally used. Ammonium sulfate can be used most widely. As the preservative of the bleach-fix solution, sulfites, bisulfites, sulfinic acids or carbonyl bisulfite adducts are preferable.

The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material generally undergoes a washing and / or stabilizing step after desilvering.

According to the so-called multi-stage countercurrent method, the amount of washing water can be greatly reduced. However, an increase in the residence time of water in the tank causes bacteria to proliferate and generated floating substances to adhere to the photosensitive material. Problems arise. As a solution to such a problem, the method of reducing calcium ions and magnesium ions described in Japanese Patent Application No. 61-131,632 can be used very effectively. Also, chlorinated bactericides such as isothiazolone compounds, thiabendazoles, chlorinated sodium isocyanurate and the like described in JP-A-57-8542, and benzotriazoles, etc. The germicides described in "Chemistry", "Sterilization, Sterilization, and Fungicide Technology for Microorganisms" edited by the Sanitary Technology Society, and "Encyclopedia of Fungicides and Fungicides" edited by the Japan Society of Antifungals and Fungi can be used.

The pH of the washing water in the processing of the photosensitive material is as follows:
4-9, preferably 5-8. The washing temperature and washing time can also be variously set depending on the characteristics of the photosensitive material, application, etc., but are generally from 15 to 4.5 ° C for 20 seconds to 10 minutes, preferably from 25 to 40 ° C for 30 seconds to 5 minutes. A range is selected. Further, instead of the washing with water, the treatment can be directly performed with a stabilizing solution. In such a stabilization process,
JP-A-57-8,543 and JP-A-58-14,834,
All known methods described in JP-A-60-220,345 can be used.

In some cases, a stabilization treatment may be further performed after the water washing treatment. For example, a stabilization bath containing formalin and a surfactant, which is used as a final bath of a color light-sensitive material for photography, may be mentioned. be able to. Various chelating agents and fungicides can also be added to this stabilizing bath.

Various processing liquids to which the present invention is applied have a temperature of 10 ° C.
Used at 50 ° C. Usually, a temperature of 33 ° C. to 38 ° C. is standard, but a higher temperature promotes the processing and shortens the processing time, and a lower temperature achieves an improvement in the image quality and an improvement in the stability of the processing solution. be able to.

A typical example of a processing solution such as a color developing solution or a bleach-fixing solution to which the present invention is applied is described in "Photo Industry Separate Volume, Latest Photographic Prescription Handbook" by Akira Sasai (Photo Industry Publishing Co., Showa 58)
Issued on July 20, 2008).

The following are typical representative treating agents to which the present invention is applied.

Examples of the color developing solution, bleaching solution, fixing solution and stabilizing solution for a color negative film are described in JP-A-4-359,24.
No. 9, especially the color developing replenisher, bleach replenisher, fixing replenisher and stabilizer N described in Example 1.
o. 18 can be used. These may be stored in a container as they are, or may be concentrated and stored.
For example, the above-mentioned stabilizing solution No. 18 may be concentrated 100 times.

Examples of the color developing solution and bleach-fixing solution for color paper include those described in JP-A-4-195,037, particularly the working examples, especially the color developing replenisher described in Example 2, and the bleach-fixing solution. Replenishers can each be used.

Examples of the direct color developing solution, bleach-fixing solution and washing water for positive color light-sensitive materials include color developing replenishers described in JP-A-1-93739 (Examples, particularly described in Example 2). Color developing replenisher), JP-A-2-50,
No. 157 described in JP-A-157-157 (Examples, particularly the color developing replenisher of Example 4, especially CD-2).
0), the color developing replenisher described in JP-A-2-91,642 (Example, especially the color developing replenisher of Example 1, especially No. 6), JP-A-3-13,941 The bleach-fixing solution described in the official gazette (the bleach-fixing solution of the example, particularly the bleach-fixing solution of the example 1) and the washing water described in JP-A-3-13,941, particularly the one described in the example 1 are used. Each can be used. These treatment liquids may be stored in the container as they are, or may be concentrated and stored. The processing solution to which the present invention is applied is used for developing various photosensitive materials. Examples thereof include color light-sensitive materials for photography such as color negative films and color reversal films, color light-sensitive materials for printing such as color paper, color reversal paper and direct positive color light-sensitive materials, and color light-sensitive materials such as color negative and color positive films for movies. Other examples include photosensitive materials for medical use such as X-ray films, photosensitive materials for graphic arts such as photosensitive materials for printing, and microfilms.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
There is an unprecedented superior effect that the volume can be further reduced after the waste liquid treatment, and handling at the time of setting in an automatic developing device or the like is easy.

The liquid supply / recovery container according to the present invention is applicable to the supply / recovery of liquids other than the processing liquid for photosensitive materials.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a liquid supply / recovery container according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an outer bag constituting the liquid supply / recovery container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an inner bag constituting the liquid supply / recovery container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows the liquid supply / supply of FIG. 1 in which an inner bag is filled with a processing liquid.
It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the storage box of the container for liquid supply / collection which concerns on 1st Example which accommodated the container for collection | recovery.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing the storage box of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the storage box of FIG. 4 during opening.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the storage box of FIG. 4 after opening.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view for explaining attachment of an adapter and a joint cap to the box body of the storage box.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state where an adapter is attached to a box main body of the storage box.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where the joint cap is positioned at the mouth of the outer bag held by the adapter.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid is temporarily fixed to the box main body of the storage box by tape after collecting the waste liquid.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a box body of a storage box according to the second embodiment.

13 is a perspective view showing the box main body of FIG. 12 after the U-shaped portion has been cut out along the perforations.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Liquid Supply / Recovery Container 12 Outer Bag Mouth 14 Outer Bag (First Flexible Storage Body) 15 Liquid Collection Unit 16 Inner Bag (Second Flexible Storage Body) 18 Inner Lid 20 Inner Bag Mouth 22 Boss Portion (engagement portion) 26 Liquid recovery port 30 Storage box 34 Frame 35 Cut tape (band-shaped opening means) 36 Perforation (band-shaped opening means) attached to storage box 38 Lid 40 Box body 42 Adapter 44 Groove (mouth) Perforation) 72 perforations attached to the frame (band-shaped opening means)

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Migita 841 Koizono, Ayase-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Tokan Kogyo Co., Ltd. Inventor Tatsuya Komatsu 3-70 Egasaki-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Tokan Kogyo Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-62-269959 (JP, A) JP-A-3-68941 (JP, A) JP JP-A-3-96947 (JP, A) JP-A-3-30888 (JP, A) JP-A-55-155259 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G03D 13 / 02 B65D 77/06

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A flexible first flexible storage body provided with a mouth, and a flexible first flexible housing provided in the first flexible storage body and provided with a mouth smaller in diameter than the mouth. A second flexible storage body, an engagement portion provided in an opening of the first flexible storage body and capable of fitting with the opening of the second flexible storage body, the first flexible storage body, A liquid supply / recovery container comprising: an inner lid formed with a liquid recovery port for communicating a liquid recovery portion formed between the second flexible storage body and the outside to the outside. 2. A liquid supply / recovery container comprising a flexible flexible storage body having a mouth portion and a liquid storage portion and a liquid recovery portion formed therein, and attached to a side surface thereof. A storage box for a liquid supply / recovery container, which is opened using a band-shaped opening means and divided into a lid portion and a box body , provided at an open end of the box body,
Using the strip opening means attached to a part of the side of the
If the part with the opening means is cut off,
A frame where the height between the mouth end and the cut-out part is different
A storage box for a liquid supply / recovery container having: 3. An opening of the flexible container is held.
A mouth receptacle is provided and attached to the open end of the box body.
3. The storage box for a liquid supply / recovery container according to claim 2 , further comprising an adapter detachably engaged.