Slot impingement for an automatic tray processor
CA 2121081 C · Owner: Eastman Kodak Company · Inventors: Patton, David Lynn; Rosenburgh, John Howard; Piccinino, Ralph Leonard, Jr.
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A low volume photographic material processing apparatus that utilizes a narrow horizontal processing channel. The channel is formed by a repeating combination of squeegee pinch rollers and impingement slot nozzles. Photographic processing solution is introduced through the impingement slot nozzles and the squeegee pinch rollers are used to remove the processing solution from the photosensitive material and provide transport of the photosensitive material. Solution level control is achieved by drains positioned below the tops of the upturned sections. The slot nozzles and the pinch rollers work interactively to break down the chemical barrier layer.
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- Filed April 12, 1994 and granted November 24, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 12, 2014.
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