Patent ID: 6513539
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: G03D

Abstract:
A submerged conveyance structure for photosensitive material, the structure comprising:a main body, the main body including a photosensitive material conveyance path for passage of a photosensitive material, the photosensitive material conveyance path formed in partition walls between processing tanks in which processing solutions are stored; a sheet-like blade, the blade disposed in the photosensitive material conveyance path and having an elasticity capable of allowing passage of the photosensitive material with respect to the photosensitive material conveyance path while preventing passage of the processing solutions; and a mounting member for mounting the blade to the photosensitive material conveyance path; wherein the photosensitive material conveyance path has a first tilted surface provided at the upstream side of the direction in which the photosensitive material is conveyed, the first tilted surface facing one surface of the photosensitive material and tilted by an acute angle toward the upstream side of the direction in which the photosensitive material is conveyed, with respect to a photosensitive material passage route, a second tilted surface provided at the upstream side of the direction in which the photosensitive material is conveyed, the second tilted surface facing the other surface of the photosensitive material and tilted by an acute angle toward the upstream side of the direction in which the photosensitive material is conveyed, with respect to the photosensitive material passage route, and a slit hole provided at the downstream side of the direction in which the photosensitive material is conveyed, the slit hole opening toward one of the first tilted surface and the second tilted surface, the slit hole being formed lengthwise in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the photosensitive material is conveyed, and the blade covers the slit hole in a state in which an end edge extending in the longitudinal direction at the side facing the slit hole elastically contacts one of a path upper wall surface and a path lower wall surface of the photosensitive material conveyance path, and a vicinity of the end edges of both sides in the longitudinal direction and a vicinity of the end edge on the opposite side with respect to the side elastically contacting either one of the path upper wall surface and the path lower wall surface are nipped by the mounting member and at least one of the first tilted surface or the second tilted surface having the slit hole.