Patent ID: 6201594
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: G03B,G03C,G03D,H04N

Abstract:
An application device applying a solvent for image formation onto a photosensitive material to obtain an image on the photosensitive material, comprising:a container containing the solvent for image formation;an application portion joined to said container and connected with an interior of said container, said application portion absorbing and holding the solvent for image formation,wherein the solvent for image formation is dispensed from said application portion and onto the photosensitive material due to said application portion contacting the photosensitive material,and further wherein said application portion and said container move together along the photosensitive material while the solvent for image formation is dispensed; andheating means for heating at least one of the solvent for image formation being dispensed from said application portion and the solvent for image formation after being dispensed onto the photosensitive material,wherein the photosensitive material is held planarly on a stationary stage, and the stationary stage is provided with said heating means.