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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1999
Masaharu Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Torisawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A cooling section,for cooling a recording material A, which is a recording material, is disposed in a downstream portion of a heat development section,The cooling section,has a pair structure consisting of a metal roller,and a roller,made of an elastic material. The metal roller,having excellent heat conductivity is brought into contact with an image forming surface of the recording material A. As a result of the foregoing structure, the recording material A subjected to the heat development can uniformly be cooled to a temperature not higher than a development interruption temperature during conveyance in the cooling section,The metal roller may be modified variously. For example, the metal roller is cooled by a cooling mechanism or replaced by a belt.