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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1994
Wataru Isokawa, Hino, JP;
Kenji Yamanouchi, Hino, JP;
Noriyoshi Suzuki, Hino, JP;
Toshihiko Watanabe, Hino, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photosensitive material processing apparatus for processing a photosensitive material such as a photographic film and a photographic print in use with a solid processing agent. The apparatus includes: a processing tank for processing the photosensitive material; a processing agent accommodating chamber for accommodating the solid processing agent; a pump for circulating a processing solution between the processing tank and the processing agent accommodating chamber; and a processing agent supply for supplying the solid processing agent to the processing agent accommodating chamber. The processing agent accommodating chamber includes a processing agent dissolving member which further includes a processing agent support member for supporting the solid processing agent. A sectional area of the processing agent support member is increased as it comes to a lower portion of the processing agent supporting member.