Patent ID: 6761492
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: G03D

Abstract:
An image forming device subjecting a photographed photosensitive material, in which at least silver halide grains and a developing agent or a precursor of a developing agent are incorporated on a support, to heat-developing processing by conveying the photosensitive material to a heating section, so as to form an image on the photosensitive material, said image forming device comprising:a device temperature-sensing device for sensing a temperature within the image forming device; a device humidity-sensing device for sensing a humidity within the image forming device; a heating device for heating an interior of the heating section; a conveying device for conveying the photosensitive material within the heating section; a computing device for computing an optimal value of a heating temperature within the heating section and an optimal value of a heating time, on the basis of the temperature and the humidity sensed by the temperature-sensing device and the humidity-sensing device; and a control device for controlling one of a heating temperature by the heating device and a photosensitive material conveying-speed by the conveying device, such that at least one of said optimal values is attained, wherein the control device controls the heating temperature by the heating device and the photosensitive material conveying-speed by the conveying device.