Patent ID: 7083038
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: G03D

Abstract:
1. A roller washing method for a photosensitive material processing device which processes a photosensitive material with a processing liquid while conveying the photosensitive material with a conveying roller, the method comprising: (a) disposing an idle roller in contact with a circumferential surface of the conveying roller, and (b) washing the circumferential surface of the conveying roller by rotating the conveying roller while supplying washing water to an area where the conveying roller and the idle roller contact each other, the washing water being supplied from above the area where the conveying roller and the idle roller contact each other, wherein the washing water is supplied from a container disposed above the area where the conveying roller and the idle roller contact each other, and wherein the container includes a substantially v-shaped part such that the washing water is distributed to side ends of the container along a longitudinal direction of the container.