Patent ID: 6592271
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G03D

Abstract:
A chemical delivery system for a photographic processor, the chemical delivery system comprising:a plurality of chambers, each of said chambers being adapted to hold a distinct processing solution therein; a manifold fluidly connected to said plurality of chambers, said manifold having an inclined solution passageway and a plurality of manifold bores spaced along the inclined solution passageway, each of said manifold bores extending from a chamber outlet of a respective chamber to said inclined solution passageway, said inclined solution passageway having a closed end at an upper part of the inclined solution passageway and a manifold outlet at a lower part of the inclined solution passageway, such that solution flows in a direction from the upper part to the lower part of the inclined solution passageway, wherein a first one of said plurality of chambers is adapted to hold a wash solution and deliver the wash solution to a first manifold bore of said plurality of manifold bores that is located at the upper part of the inclined passageway, so that the wash solution flows along substantially an entire length of the inclined passageway from the upper part to the manifold outlet; and a supply tube fluidly connected to said inclined solution passageway and located at the manifold outlet of the inclined solution passageway to lead processing solution to an associated processor.