JPH06332138A - Solid processing agent replenishment device for photosensitive material processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the reliability of the mechanisms of a package cutting means and a carrying means, to make a device compact and to greatly improve the preservable property of solid processing agent by such a system that the solid processing agent is carried by a moistureproof separate package, the package is opened and the solid processing agent is made to fall. CONSTITUTION:This device is a solid processing agent replenishment device for a photosensitive material processor constituted so that the sealed package H in which the solid processing agent J is separately packaged by a moistureproof sheet by sealing four sides, three sides, two sides or the like is successively supplied, three sealed parts are cut at cutting lines P1 and P2 by the cutting means such as cutters 301A, 301B, 302A and 302B arranged to be U-shaped, the package H is opened and the included solid processing agent J is made to fall.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic light-sensitive material development processing apparatus, and more particularly to a replenishing apparatus for replenishing a processing solution tank of an automatic developing machine with a solid processing agent.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is already known that an automatic processor is used for developing a large amount of a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material and a processing agent is replenished in order to maintain the stability of the processing. However, solidification of the replenishing treatment agent has not been implemented due to technical problems. As a main problem, there are problems such as moisture absorption disintegration of the solid processing agent or adhesion due to melting. While the solid processing agent replenishment method, which greatly contributes to downsizing of the automatic processor and storage space of the replenishment processing agent, is noticed and there is a trend to implement it, while preventing the solid processing agent from dampening as described above, There has been a demand for a highly reliable mechanism capable of reliably performing the refill operation.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention uses a treatment agent package formed by continuously packaging a predetermined amount of a solid body treatment agent in a predetermined amount to form a continuous strip, which is moisture-proof and simplifies opening and dropping. It is an object of the present invention to provide a solid processing agent replenishing device for a photosensitive material processing device that is surely performed.

[0004]

The above object is a replenishing device for supplying a solid processing agent to an automatic developing machine for silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials, wherein the solid processing agent is sandwiched between moisture-proof sheets by a predetermined amount. A treatment agent package which is formed into a continuous strip by sealing the periphery to form a continuous strip, a container for accommodating the treatment agent package, and a sequential delivery of the treatment agent package from the container The conveying means, the cutting means for separating the sealing portion of the treatment agent package sent out by the first conveying means, and the treatment agent package after the separation by the cutting means are sandwiched and sent by a pair of rotating rollers. And a first cutter member that cuts the package in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the package to open the package, and is parallel to the transport direction of the package. Both sides of the package in the direction Two second cutter members arranged in parallel for cutting and unsealing the vicinity, and a holder that integrally holds the first cutter member and the second cutter member and that is connected to a drive source and is driven up and down. And a member,
A solid processing agent replenisher for a photosensitive material processing apparatus, wherein the first cutter member and the second cutter member cut and open the three sides of the seal of the processing agent package when the holder member is driven downward. Achieved by the device.

In the solid processing agent replenishing device for a photosensitive material processing apparatus according to the present invention, the cutting means cuts the package in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the package, and a plurality of cutter members for opening the package. A holder member that holds the cutter member integrally and that is connected to a drive source and is driven up and down, and the cutter member cuts one of the seals of the treatment agent package by downward drive of the holder member to open the same. It is characterized by doing.

Further, according to the solid processing agent replenishing device for the photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention, the driving force is transmitted to the first carrying means, the second carrying means and the cutting means by a single driving source. The processing agent package is conveyed by the first conveying means and the second conveying means in the first half step by the driving, and the cutting means is driven in the latter half step.

[0007]

The basic structure of the present invention is such that at least one side of the sealing portion is held while sandwiching the sealing surface of the package of the solid processing agent whose periphery is sealed between the sheets between the first conveying roller and the second conveying roller. By cutting and opening, the solid processing agent contained in the package is dropped by opening the sealed space between the sheets.

The seal in the present invention includes a four-way seal, a three-way seal, a two-way seal and the like. The four-sided seal is composed of two strip-shaped long moisture-proof sheets, which are adhered or welded to each other so as to face each other, and are also adhered or welded to each other at a predetermined longitudinal interval so as to be connected to the both sides. Shows a sealed state in which it is surrounded on all sides, and the predetermined interval is an interval for forming a space for wrapping the solid processing agent in the closed space between the seals. The three-sided seal is a half-folded 1
A moisture-proof sheet is formed by joining three sides of a moisture-proof sheet to form a packaging part. The two-sided seal is a bag-shaped moisture-proof sheet that is joined to two sides to form a packaging part.

In the present invention, the distance between the first conveying means and the second conveying means is the distance between one of the sachets and the space for the cutting means for cutting the upper and lower sealing portions. It is preferable that the distance is equal to the added interval, and the processing agent package sent out by the first conveying means is cut off by the cutting means at three or one sealing portions. This cutting is performed with a shear angle from one end of the packaging part near the sealing part to the other end gradually by a sharp knife-shaped cutter. Therefore, even if there are wrinkles or undulations in the cutting part of the sachet,
The cutter can be sharply cut.

The portion in which the separated solid processing agent is sandwiched further progresses, and the seal portion sandwiched by the second conveying means is separately discharged and stored in the storage portion.

On the other hand, the solid processing agent contained in the package with the seal part partially opened drops. By forming the charging port corresponding to the dropping part, the dropped solid processing agent enters the charging part through the charging port. The charging section is a processing tank of an automatic processor or a processing solution storage section that is connected to the processing tank and is controlled to a constant temperature. The charged solid processing agent is dissolved in the processing solution to supplement deterioration of the processing solution. To do.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a solid processing agent replenishing apparatus for a photosensitive material processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An example of an automatic developing machine to which the present invention can be applied (hereinafter, simply referred to as an automatic processor) will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printer processor in which an automatic developing machine A and a photo printing machine B are integrally configured.

In FIG. 1, in the lower left part of the photo printing machine B,
A magazine M in which photographic paper which is an unexposed silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is housed in a roll is set. The photographic printing paper pulled out from the magazine is cut into a predetermined size through the feed roller R1 and the cutter section C to become a sheet-shaped printing paper. The sheet-shaped printing paper is conveyed by the belt conveying means Be, and in the exposure section E, the light source and the lens L are used.
Thus, the image of the original image O is exposed. The exposed sheet-shaped printing paper is further fed with a plurality of pairs of feed rollers R2, R3, R4.
And is introduced into the automatic processing machine A. In the automatic developing machine A, the sheet-shaped photographic paper is fed in a roller transporting means (see substantially three tanks) in the color developing tank 1A, the bleach-fixing tank 1B, and the stabilizing tanks 1C, 1D and 1E, which are processing tanks. The sheets are sequentially conveyed by the symbol (no symbol), and color development processing, bleach-fixing processing, and stabilization processing are performed respectively. The sheet-shaped printing paper that has been subjected to each of the above processes is dried in the drying unit 5 and discharged to the outside of the machine.

The alternate long and short dash line in the figure indicates the transport path of the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material. Further, in the embodiment, the light-sensitive material is introduced into the automatic developing machine A in a cut state, but it may be introduced into the automatic developing machine A in a strip shape. In that case, if an accumulator for temporarily retaining the photosensitive material is provided between the automatic developing machine A and the photoprinting machine B, the processing efficiency is improved. Further, it goes without saying that the automatic developing machine A according to the present invention may be configured integrally with the photo printing machine B or may be the automatic developing machine A alone. Further, it goes without saying that the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material processed by the automatic developing machine A according to the present invention is not limited to the exposed photographic paper, and may be an exposed negative film or the like.
Further, as an explanation of the present invention, a color developing tank, a bleach-fixing tank,
This is performed for a substantially three-tank automatic developing machine having a stabilizing tank, but the present invention is not limited to this. A substantially four-tank automatic developing machine having a color developing tank, a bleaching tank, a fixing tank, and a stabilizing tank. However, the present invention can be applied. Constant temperature tanks 2A, 2 which are solid processing agent charging sections communicating with the respective processing tanks of the color developing tank 1A, the bleach-fixing tank 1B, and the stabilizing tank 1E.
B and 2E are provided.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the processing agent charging section and the processing agent supply means of the color developing tank 1A which is a processing tank in the II section of the automatic developing machine A of FIG. In addition, the bleach-fixing tank 1B,
The stabilizing tanks 1C, 1D, and 1E have the same configuration as the color developing tank 1A. Therefore, when the processing tank 1 is described below, the color developing tank 1A, the bleach-fixing tank 1B, the stabilizing tank 1C,
Both 1D and 1E will be referred to. It should be noted that, in the figure, a transporting means for transporting the photosensitive material and the like are omitted for easy understanding of the configuration. Further, in this example, a case where tablets are used as the solid processing agent will be described. The replenishing device of the present invention can also be used for packaging of granules and powders other than tablets.

A processing bath 1 for processing a photosensitive material is provided with a solid processing agent charging section 20 for supplying a solid processing agent (tablet) J integrally provided outside the partition wall forming the processing tank 1 and a constant temperature bath 2. (2A, 2B, 2E). The processing bath 1 and the constant temperature bath 2 are partitioned by a partition wall 21 having a communication window formed therein, so that the processing liquid can flow. Since the solid processing agent injection section 20 provided above the constant temperature tank 2 is provided with the enclosure 25 for receiving the solid processing agent J, the solid processing agent J does not move to the processing tank 1 in a solid state. The fence
No. 25 is a mesh or filter in which the processing solution can pass but the solid processing agent J cannot pass until it is dissolved.

The tubular filter 22 is provided below the constant temperature bath 2 so as to be replaceable, and has a function of removing insoluble matters such as paper waste in the treatment liquid. Inside this filter 22,
It is connected to the suction side of the circulation pump 24 (circulation means) via a circulation pipe 23 provided through the lower wall of the constant temperature bath 2.

The circulation system is composed of a circulation pipe 23 forming a liquid circulation passage, a circulation pump 24, the processing tank 1 and the like. The other end of the circulation pipe 23, which communicates with the discharge side of the circulation pump 24, penetrates the lower wall of the processing tank 1 and communicates with the processing tank 1. With such a configuration, when the circulation pump 24 is operated, the processing liquid is sucked from the constant temperature tank 2 and discharged to the processing tank 1, and the processing liquid mixes with the processing liquid in the processing tank 1 and returns to the constant temperature tank 2 again. The cycle of entering will be repeated. The flow rate of the circulation flow is preferably 0.1 (rotation = circulation amount / tank volume) or more with respect to the tank volume per minute, and more preferably 0.5 to 2.0.
It is rotation. Further, the circulation direction of the processing liquid is not limited to the direction shown in FIG. 2 and may be the opposite direction.

The waste liquid pipe 11 is used for overflowing the processing liquid in the processing tank 1. The waste liquid pipe 11 keeps the liquid surface level constant, and the components brought into the photosensitive material from other processing tanks and the photosensitive material. The component leaching from the material is stored,
Helps prevent the increase.

The rod-shaped heater 26 is arranged so as to penetrate the upper wall of the constant temperature bath 2 and be immersed in the treatment liquid in the constant temperature bath 2. The heater 26 heats the treatment liquid in the constant temperature bath 2 and the treatment bath 1, in other words, keeps the treatment liquid in the treatment bath 1 within a temperature range suitable for the treatment (for example, 20 to 55 ° C.). It is a temperature adjusting means.

The processing amount information detecting means 31 is provided at the entrance of the developing machine A and is used for detecting the processing amount of the photosensitive material to be processed. The processing amount information detecting means 31 has a plurality of detecting members arranged in the left-right direction, and functions as an element for detecting the width of the photosensitive material and counting the detected time. Since the conveying speed of the photosensitive material is mechanically preset, the processing area of the photosensitive material can be calculated from the width information and the time information. The processing amount information detecting means 31 may be any one capable of detecting the width and the conveying time of the photosensitive material such as an infrared sensor, a micro switch, an ultrasonic sensor and the like. Further, in the case of a device capable of indirectly detecting the processed area of the photosensitive material, for example, in the case of a printer processor as shown in FIG. 1, the amount of the photosensitive material that has been printed or the number of processed photosensitive materials having a predetermined area is set. It may be detected. Further, the detection timing is before the treatment in this example, but may be after the treatment or during the immersion in the treatment liquid (in such a case, the position where the treatment amount information detecting means 31 is provided). Can be appropriately changed to a position that can be detected after processing or a position that can be detected during processing). Furthermore, as the information to be detected, the processing area of the photosensitive material has been described in the above description, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the processing amount of the photosensitive material to be processed, processed, or being processed is not limited to this. It may be a proportional value, and may be the concentration of the treatment liquid contained in the treatment tank or a change in the concentration. Further, it is not necessary to provide the processing amount information detecting means 31 for each of the processing tanks 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, and it is preferable to provide one for one automatic developing machine.

In FIG. 2, 32 is a container for containing the solid processing agent package, 30 is a replenishing device for transporting the package 32 and replenishing the processing solution in the lower solid processing agent inlet 20, and 35 is A processing agent supply control means for receiving the signal from the processing amount information detecting means 31 and controlling the supply of the processing amount of the processing agent.

The treating agent supply means 3 is the above-mentioned enclosure (filter section).
A container 32 which is arranged above the container 25 and accommodates a sealed package in which the tablet J which is a solid processing agent is enclosed, and the package is pulled out from the container 32, and one or a plurality of tablets J are contained. And a replenishing device (30) configured to open and drop.
The processing agent supply means 3 is controlled by the processing agent supply control means 35, and in synchronism with the supply signal issued from the processing agent supply control means 35, supplies the tablets J on standby by the processing agent replenishing device 30. , The tablet J is supplied to the enclosure 25 in the solid processing agent charging part 20. In addition, the solid processing agent J is enclosed in the constant temperature bath 2.
Although it is supplied to 25, it may be supplied to any place in the processing tank 1 or the constant temperature tank 2 as long as it can dissolve the solid processing agent J using the processing liquid. It is necessary to surely add the appropriate component and keep the processing characteristics of the processing liquid in the processing tank 1 constant, but more preferably, the solid processing agent is supplied into the circulation path of the processing liquid. Good. The processing agent supply means 3 prevents the moisture in the processing tank 1 of the automatic processor A, the humidity of the outside air, and the scattered processing solution from coming into contact with the solid processing agent J before being supplied to the processing tank 1. Is preferably provided.

The enclosure 25 is dipped in the treatment liquid in the solid treatment agent charging section 20 and is insoluble in the tablets J supplied by the processing agent supply means 3, for example, insoluble components mixed in the tablets J, tablets. For example, a lump of tablets J formed by the disintegration of J,
When not only the tablets J but also those derived from the solid processing agent adhere to the light-sensitive material, the resulting image may be scratched, or the cause of insufficient processing of the adhered area may be removed. This enclosure 25 is made of resin. It should be noted that it is not essential to provide the enclosure 25 in the solid processing agent feeding section 20, and the tablets J supplied by the processing agent supply means 3 are provided.
Is the photosensitive material conveying path shown in FIG. 1 or the processing tank 1.
It may be added to another processing liquid inside.

The processing agent supply control means 35 controls the processing agent supply means 3, and the processing amount information (processing area in this embodiment) of the photosensitive material detected by the processing amount information detecting means 31 is predetermined. When it reaches a certain value, a processing agent supply signal is sent to the processing agent supply means 3. The processing agent supply control means 35 may control the processing agent supply means 3 so as to supply the required amount of processing agent to the solid processing agent input part 20 according to the processing amount information.

Next, the operation of the solid processing agent replenishing device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The exposed photosensitive material is
At the entrance of the automatic processing machine A, the processing amount information is detected by the processing amount information detecting means 31. The processing agent supply control means 35 supplies a processing signal to the processing agent supply means 3 when the accumulated area of the photosensitive material to be processed reaches a predetermined area in accordance with the processing amount information detected by the processing amount information detecting means 31. Emit. Upon receiving the supply signal, the processing agent supply means 3 drops the tablets J by the replenishing device 30 and supplies the tablets J to the enclosure 25 in the solid processing agent input part 20. The supplied tablets J are dissolved by the processing liquid in the solid processing agent input section 20, but the solid processing agent input section 20 → circulation pump 24 → processing tank 1 → partition wall 21 → solid processing agent input section 20 is circulated by the circulation means. Dissolution is promoted by the circulating processing solution. On the other hand, the detected light-sensitive material is the color developing tank 1.
A, the bleach-fixing tank 1B, and the stabilizing tanks 1C, 1D, 1E are sequentially conveyed by the roller conveying means (see the automatic developing machine A in FIG. 1). The color developing tank 1A, which is each processing tank,
Bleach-fixing tank 1B, stabilizing tanks 1C, 1D, 1E,
The treating agent supplying means 3 may be provided and may be supplied simultaneously. Further, the timings supplied by the respective supply means may be different from each other, and further, the predetermined area for controlling the processing agent supply means 3 by the processing agent supply control means 35 has a predetermined area for each processing tank 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E may be the same, but it goes without saying that they may be different from each other.

Not only in this example but also in the example described below,
In the bleach-fixing tank 1B and the stabilizing tanks 1C, 1D, 1E,
Since it has the same structure as the color developing tank 1A, the processing tank 1 will be described below.
In the following description, the color developing tank 1A and the bleach-fixing tank 1
B, stabilization tanks 1C, 1D, and 1E are all referred to here,
In the drawing, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 having the same functions as those in FIG. 2 are omitted, and the description thereof is omitted here. Further, in order to make the configuration easy to understand, a conveying means for conveying the photosensitive material, etc. Is omitted.

As described above, according to the present invention, the replenishing tank which has been conventionally required is not necessary and the space for the replenishing tank is not required, so that the automatic processor can be made compact and the solid processing agent can be used in the processing tank. Since the liquid is supplied, there is no need for liquid preparation work, there is no liquid scattering during liquid preparation, and no adherence or contamination to human bodies, clothes, or peripheral devices, and handling is easy.
It has an excellent effect that the replenishment accuracy to the treatment liquid is increased and the treatment components to be replenished are not deteriorated and have stable treatment characteristics.

FIG. 3 (A) is a perspective view showing an example of the four-way seal package H, and FIG. 3 (B) is a plan view thereof. A plurality of tablets J are enclosed in the packaging part HO of one packaging unit of this seal package (hereinafter, simply referred to as a package) H. Tablets of different types and sizes may be enclosed in the packaging unit HO of this one packaging unit. The illustrated package H shows a state in which four tablets J of the same size are sealed and packaged, but the present invention is not limited to this.
In addition, the solid processing agent may be used as a package when granules or powders are used in addition to the above tablets. These quantitative tablets, granules or powders are packaged between two strips of polypropylene or polyethylene sheet and heat-sealed into a sealed tandem arrangement.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing that the seal package H is folded and accommodated in a box-shaped accommodating container 32 so that it can be pulled out from the opening 32A.

FIG. 5 (A) is a perspective view of the solid processing agent replenishing device 30, FIG. 5 (B) is a plan view showing a "U-shaped" cut state of the package H, and P1 and P2 are packages. The cutting line of H is shown.

FIG. 6 shows a cutter cutting type replenishing device 30 for the package H. FIG. 6A is a sectional view showing a state before the package is cut, and FIG. 6B is a state in which the package is opened after the package is cut. It is sectional drawing shown.

When the photosensitive material is processed, it is detected by the processing amount information detecting means 31, and when a certain amount is reached, a signal is sent by the processing agent supply control means 35, and the first conveying roller pair 311 and The second conveying roller pair 312 is driven to rotate,
The package H containing the solid processing agent J is moved to a position as shown in FIG. 5 (A) and stopped. The method of moving the package H may be any method such as detecting a notch previously provided in the package H, detecting a print pattern or an eye mark, detecting the solid processing agent J in the package H, but it is necessary. It suffices to accurately detect the number of solid processing agents J.

7 and 8 show the cutting means, FIG. 7 is a perspective view, FIG. 8 (A) is a front view, and FIG. 8 (B) is a side view.

The cutting means shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 includes four cutters 301A and 301 at the bottom of a U-shaped holder 303.
B, 302A and 302B are fixed.

That is, the front cutters 301A and 302B are fixed to the front surface of the holder 303, and the blades of the respective cutters form a shear angle θ1. Side cutters 302A and 302B are fixed to both side surfaces of the holder 303, and the blades of the cutters form a shear angle θ2.

At the upper front of the holder 303, the long groove 3
A lift guide member 304 having 04A is fixed. The long groove portion 304A has a pin that is planted at one end of the lifting lever 305.
305A is slidable. The lifting lever 305 has a shaft 30.
It is swingable around 6, and is biased in one direction by a spring 307. The other end of the elevating lever 305 abuts on a pin 308A which is planted on a disk 308 fixed to the drive shaft of the motor M of the drive source and swings in the direction of the arrow.

A disk 308 which is rotated by the drive of the motor M
Of the holder 30 while the pin 308A abuts the elevating lever 305 and swings counterclockwise around the shaft 306, and the pin 305A at one end of the elevating lever 305 moves along the long groove portion 304A.
3 is lowered along a guide member (not shown). Holder 3
By lowering 03, the two front cutters 301A and 301B, which are integrated with this, enter the seal package H from the tip of the cutting edge and cut in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the seal package H shown in FIG. 5B. Then, the cutting line P1 is formed.

Two side cutters 302A and 302B at the same time
Descends to form two cutting lines P2, and the packaging body H is cut along with P1 into a "U" shape. Reference numeral 309 is a receiving plate that supports the periphery of the cutting lines P1 and P2 of the seal package H at the time of cutting with the cutters 301A, 301B, 302A and 302B.

Subsequently, the cutting line P is driven by driving the motor M.
The package H on which 1 and P2 are formed is the first transport roller pair 31.
The solid processing agent J, which is conveyed leftward as shown in FIG. 6A by the first and second conveying roller pairs 312, is squeezed and moved by the gate plate 313 and the squeezing roller 314, and is enclosed in the packaging unit HO. Are discharged and dropped (see FIG. 6 (B)).

The dropped solid processing agent J is charged into the solid processing agent charging section 20 of the automatic processor A through the charging port guide member 315 shown in FIG. 5 (A). The used packages H discharged from the second pair of transport rollers 312 enter the waste box 316 and can be discarded together. As the waste box 316, it is preferable to reuse the used package storage box 32.

In the case of such a "U-shaped" three-way cutting method, the solid processing agent J may be powder, granules or tablets, but preferably the cutters 301A, 301B, 302A, 302B.
In addition, tablets that are resistant to chemicals are preferable. Further, the tablets J are not attached to the package H so much that stains are unlikely to occur, which is safe for the user to handle.

FIG. 9 (A) is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the cutting means for cutting the continuous package H into two parts, FIG. 9 (B) is a perspective view thereof, and FIG. 9 (C) is the package H after cutting. FIG.

When the photosensitive material is processed, it is detected by the processing amount information detecting means 31, and when a certain amount is reached, a signal is sent by the processing agent supply control means 35 to rotate the upstream first conveying roller pair 311. And the package H containing the solid processing agent J
However, it is moved to the position above the solid processing agent input part 20 and stopped. At this time, the tip of the package H is nipped by the second conveying roller pair 312 and the squeezing roller pair 314. Figure 9
(C) is a plan view of the package H after cutting.

The method of moving the package H may be any method such as detecting a notch provided in advance in the package H, detecting a print pattern, detecting the treatment of the package H, but the point is that the required number of solid treatments are performed. It is sufficient to detect the agent J with high accuracy. Next, the knife-shaped cutter means 321 cuts the package H (cutting line P
1).

FIG. 10 is a front view showing an embodiment of the cutting means 320. In the figure, parts having the same function are given the same numbers as those in the above-mentioned embodiment. Further, the points different from the above embodiment will be described.

The cutting means 320 has two cutters 321A and 321B fixed to the lower part of a flat plate-shaped holder 323, and the blades of each cutter form a shear angle. The entire width of the cutting edges of the cutters 321A and 321B is set larger than the width of the package H.

When the cutting means 320 is driven by a drive source and power transmission means (not shown) and lowered in the direction of the arrow,
The blade edges of the cutters 321A and 321B are gradually cut from both side ends of the package H, and at the lower point of the descending step, the package H is divided by the cutting line P3 as shown in FIG. 9C.

When the cutting is completed, the ironing roller pair 314 and the second conveying roller pair 312 rotate, and the solid processing agent J becomes
It is squeezed by the squeezing roller pair 314, passes through the discharge port, and is charged into the solid processing agent charging section 20 of the automatic processing machine A. The cut piece-shaped seal package H is discharged from the second transport roller pair 312 and enters the waste box 316. The waste box 316 is preferably a reuse of the used package storage box 32.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing another embodiment of the cutting means. In this embodiment, four cutters 331A, 3
31B, 332A, 332B fixed to the holder 333,
There is an advantage that the descending stroke of the cutter blade can be reduced.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing an embodiment of the conveying means for the package H.

On the disk 308 rotated by the drive of the motor M, a pin 308B is planted on the surface opposite to the planting surface of the cutting means driving pin 308A. The pin 308
On B, the right end of the first link 341 in the figure is swingably supported. The other end of the first link 341 is rotatably supported by a pin 343 that is planted at one end of a disc-shaped link plate 342 that is rotatably supported on the drive shaft of the first transport drive roller 311A. Has been done. A feed claw 344 is spring-biased and supported by the pin 343. The tip claw portion of the feed claw 344 engages with the toothed portion of the ratchet wheel 345 that is integral with the transport drive roller 311A to feed the claw, thereby intermittently rotating the ratchet wheel 345 and the transport drive roller 311A at a predetermined angle. Let The conveyance driving roller 311A has a driven roller 3
11B comes into pressure contact and rotates by rotation.

One end of the second link 346 is rotatably fitted to the pin 343. The second link 346 moves to the left and right in the same manner as the first link 341, so that the feed claw 3
47 intermittently drives the ratchet wheel 348 to intermittently rotate the second transport driving roller 312A at a predetermined angle. Reference numeral 349 is a reverse rotation preventing claw that engages with the ratchet wheel 348.

As described above, the replenishing device 30 according to the present invention conveys the package H in the first half of the process by one rotation of the drive shaft of the single motor M to move the package H above the solid processing agent injection part 20. After stopping at the position, the cutter of the cutting means is lowered in the latter half process to cut and open the package H, and the solid processing agent J contained in the packaging part is discharged.

FIG. 13 shows a control flow chart of the supply operation regarding the dropping of the solid processing agent J. That is, the remaining amount of the processing agent is checked by the processing information signal, and if there is no remaining amount, a signal indicating no remaining amount is output. If there is a remaining amount, the supply operation is started and the motor is driven. Then, the completion of the one-time supply operation is checked, and if the supply operation is completed, the supply operation is stopped.
And the supply operation is repeated.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the seal package H.

14 (A1) and 14 (A2), one moisture-proof sheet is folded in two and overlapped with each other, and the three sides except the folds are heat-sealed to form the packaging part HO. FIG. 14 (A1) shows the U-shaped three-way cutter.
It is cut by 301A, 301B, 302A, 302B, and the packaging part HO is opened by three cutting lines P1, P2.

FIG. 14 (A2) shows that the package H, which is heat-sealed on the three sides, is cut and divided at one cutting line P3 to open the package.

14 (B1) and 14 (B2) show that both sides of one moisture-proof sheet are overlapped and joined together to form a bag-like shape, and two heat-sealing surfaces orthogonal to the joined portion are used for packaging. The part HO is formed. In Figure 14 (B1),
The packaging part HO is cut by the three-way cutter to form cutting lines P1 and P2. In FIG. 14 (B2), a single cutting line P3 is used for cutting and division.

14 (C1) and 14 (C2) show a seal packaging body H having no seam (seamless) formed by two-way sealing to form a divided packaging part HO. FIG. 14 (C1) shows a three-side cut. , FIG. 14 (C2) shows one cut.

[0062]

As described above, since the solid processing agent replenishing device for the photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention is constructed as described above, the solid processing agent does not absorb moisture and the seal portion is provided immediately before being charged. The three sides or one side is cut and opened.
The opening and dropping mechanism cuts the packaging part to release the sandwiching of the solid processing agent in the packaging, so that the solid processing agent is reliably dropped and has a simple structure. Therefore, it is possible to provide a replenishing apparatus for a photosensitive material processing apparatus having good serviceability by fully utilizing the advantages of compactness and good storability of the solid processing agent replenishing method.

Further, since the package cutting means of the replenishing device is composed of a commercially available sharp cutter, the structure of the cutting means is simple, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the cutter can be easily replaced.

Further, since the cutting means and the package conveying means of the replenishing device are sequentially driven by one rotation by a single motor, the driving is stably performed under a light load and the reliability is excellent.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printer processor in which an automatic developing machine and a photo printing machine are integrally configured.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a processing agent input unit and a processing agent supply unit of an automatic processor.

3A and 3B are a perspective view and a plan view of a seal package including a solid processing agent.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a container having a seal package built therein.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a solid processing agent replenishing device equipped with a seal three-way cutting cutter type cutting means and a plan view of a package.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of cutting means of a cutter cutting method.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cutting means.

FIG. 8 is a front view and a side view of the cutting means.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view, a perspective view, and a plan view of the package, showing a cutting means for cutting the package in two.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing an embodiment of the cutting means.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing another embodiment of the cutting means.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing an embodiment of a transporting means for a package.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of solid processing agent replenishment control.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a three-way seal package and a two-way seal package.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Processing tank 2, 2A, 2B, 2E Constant temperature tank 3, 3A, 3B, 3E Processing agent supply means 5 Drying section 20 Solid processing agent input section 30 Replenishing device 31 Processing amount information detecting means 32 Storage container (packaging box) 35 Treatment agent supply control means 301A, 301B Front cutter 302A, 302B Side cutter 303, 323, 333 Holder 305 Lifting lever 306 Axis 307 Spring 308 Disc 308A, 308B Pin 309 Receiving plate 311 First conveying roller pair 311A Conveying driving roller 312 Second conveying roller pair 312B Followed roller 313 Gate plate 314 Ironing roller pair 315 Input port guide member 320 Cutting means 321A, 321B Cutter 331A, 331B, 332A, 332B Cutter 341 First link 342 Link plate 343 Pin 344, 347 Feeding claw 345, 348 Ratchet wheel 346 Second link 349 Reverse rotation preventing claw A Automatic developing machine J Solid processing agent (tablet) H Seal package (package, continuous package) M Model Data HO packing unit P1, P2 cutting line

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A replenishing device for supplying a solid processing agent to an automatic developing machine for silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials, wherein the solid processing agent is sandwiched by a moisture-proof sheet in a predetermined amount, and the periphery is sealed to package the solid processing agent. A treatment agent package which is hermetically sealed to form a continuous strip, and a container for containing the treatment agent package,
First conveying means for sequentially sending out the treatment agent package from the storage container, cutting means for cutting off the seal portion of the treatment agent package sent out by the first conveying means, and processing after cutting by the cutting means A first conveying means for sandwiching the agent package and sending it by a pair of rotating rollers, wherein the cutting means cuts and opens the package in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the package; A cutter member, two second cutter members arranged in parallel for cutting and opening the vicinity of both side edges of the package in a direction parallel to the conveying direction of the package, and the first cutter member. A holder member that holds the second cutter member integrally and that is connected to a drive source and is driven to move up and down. When the holder member is driven downward, the first cutter member and the second cutter member are processed. Drug package Body photosensitive material processing apparatus for solid processing agent replenishing device characterized by opening by cutting three sides of the seal. 2. A replenishing device for supplying a solid processing agent to an automatic developing machine for silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials, wherein the solid processing agent is sandwiched by a moisture-proof sheet in a predetermined amount, and the periphery is sealed to package. A treatment agent package which is hermetically sealed to form a continuous strip, and a container for containing the treatment agent package,
First conveying means for sequentially sending out the treatment agent package from the storage container, cutting means for cutting off the seal portion of the treatment agent package sent out by the first conveying means, and processing after cutting by the cutting means A plurality of cutters configured to sandwich the agent package and send it by a pair of rotating rollers, wherein the cutting unit cuts and opens the package in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the package. A member and a holder member that holds the cutter member integrally and is connected to a drive source and is driven up and down, and the cutter member cuts one of the seals of the treatment agent package by downward drive of the holder member. A solid processing agent replenishing device for a photosensitive material processing device, which is characterized by being opened. 3. The cutter member according to claim 1, wherein the cutter member is a commercially available sharp knife-shaped cutter.
The solid processing agent replenishing device for the light-sensitive material processing device according to item 1. 4. The photosensitive material processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the blade edge of the cutter member is attached to the holder member so as to have a shear angle with respect to the surface of the package. Solid processing agent replenishing device. 5. A replenishing device for supplying a solid processing agent to an automatic developing machine for silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials, wherein the solid processing agent is sandwiched by a moisture-proof sheet in a predetermined amount, and the periphery is sealed to package the solid processing agent. A treatment agent package which is hermetically sealed to form a continuous strip, and a container for containing the treatment agent package,
First conveying means for sequentially sending out the treatment agent package from the storage container, cutting means for cutting off the seal portion of the treatment agent package sent out by the first conveying means, and processing after cutting by the cutting means It comprises a second conveying means for sandwiching the agent package and sending it by a pair of rotating rollers, and a driving force is applied to the first conveying means, the second conveying means and the cutting means by a single drive source. The photosensitive material is characterized in that the processing agent package is conveyed by the first conveying means and the second conveying means in the first half step by the driving, and the cutting means is driven in the latter half step. Solid processing agent replenishing device for processing equipment.