Abstract: Device for processing photographic material comprising a plurality of treating baths (1-9) containing developing, bleaching, fixing and stabilizing solutions. During the working operations, the treating baths are successively crossed by the photographic material to be treated. The refilling of the treating baths is obtained by means of pumps (41-47) and pipes (31-37) which draw the treating solutions from each restoring container (11-13) as well as the treating water from a water-reservoir (24). A driving device (50) of the refilling pumps cooperates with the level sensors (S1-S6) of the restoring containers in order to stop the refilling process and to actuate an auxiliary pump (71-73) as soon as one of the restoring containers is empty. The auxiliary pump (71-73) removes the residual treating solutions from the restoring containers through an additional pipe (61-63) connected with each restoring container (11-13).

Abstract: The level of chemical treatment baths is automatically, compensated, in film developing machines. A vessel (90) contains a supply of water which is directed by a pump (50) and a pipeline (51) through a manifold (7) to baths (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) by way of feed pipelines (71, 72, 73, 74, 75). Each pipeline is controlled by respective solenoid valve (61, 62, 63, 64, 65) controlled to operate simultaneously with the pump (50) by way of an electronic control unit (41) in receipt of signals relayed from sensors (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) designed to detect a drop in the level of the solutions in the baths (11, 12, 13, 14, 15). The feed outlets of the pipelines (71, 72, 73, 74 75) discharge above the level of the baths (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) so as to prevent any possibility of reflux.

Abstract: A device for automatically loading a roll of film into a developing machine includes an external casing and a sliding drawer set in motion by a drive. The drawer has a longitudinal gap. A shuttle housing the roll of film, a product bar code reader, elements by which the shuttle is guided, respectively, in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, and a cutter by which the end of the film is trimmed square, are disposed to one side of the gap. A sheath accommodating the film leader is disposed on the other side of the gap. The casing also houses a vertical baffle supporting reels of adhesive tape. As the table slides into the casing, the film is automatically trimmed, brought into correct matching association with the leader and then spliced by portions of adhesive tape applied to both sides of the film and the leader.

Abstract: A machine (3) for developing and printing photographic material continously and automatically is composed of modules (4, 5, 6, 7) allowing easy mutual assembly and separation. The basic structure of such a machine comprises a module (4) for printing from film onto paper surmounting a print developing module (5). The print developing module is in turn positioned alongside a module (6) housing devices by which prints emerging from the developing module (5) are dried, as well as containers holding the liquids used to regenerate and replenish various chemical treatment baths. An additional module (7) for developing film can be positioned on top of the drier module (6). The print module (4) is also hinged at the bottom along one side or the outer edge of the module (5) below in such a way as to tilt clear and allow easy access to the inside of the machine (3) for the purposes of cleaning and servicing.

Abstract: A machine produces photographic color prints both from images captured on film and from digitally encoded images. A conventional machine used to make color prints from images on film is provided with a one-line cathode ray tube (7 or 7a or 7b) positioned along the path followed by a strip of light-sensitive paper (31) from a supply roll (3) to a set of chemical treatment baths (60), preceding or following a printing surface (29). A projecting head (71) of the one-line cathode ray tube generates a pencil-thin line comprising a high number of pixels in a notably broad range of colors. The single lines are emitted gradually and in ordered succession by the projecting head (71), impacting on a corresponding length of the light-sensitive paper (31) as it advances across the head, thus generating an image of high definition and chromatic fidelity directly on the light-sensitive surface.

Abstract: A device for application to photographic printing machines, by which sheets of light-sensitive paper cut from strip are advanced and positioned at a print station and then transferred to a successive developing machine, wherein the device (5) affording the printing surface is capable of traversing movement in the transverse direction, supported slidably on suitable guides and translated along the guides by drive means activated by means controlled in turn by means capable of sensing and determining an exact selected position, all of which conventional, the alternating transverse movements of the device (5) affording the printing surface being such that sheets of light-sensitive paper (A1, B1, C1, D1) exhibiting width less than half the working width of the maximum print size handled by the machine are transferred after printing directly to the successive developing machine arranged in alternation and in co-ordinated sequence on two or more parallel conveying lanes.