Abstract: A mechanism for introducing pressurized air into an extracting cartridge comprises an air pump, an on-off valve, and a pressure sensor for detecting an internal pressure within the extracting cartridge. The on-off valve is turned on in order to introduce the pressurized air into the extracting cartridge. When the internal pressure detected by the pressure sensor has become equal to a predetermined pressure range for a pressurization upper limit, the on-off valve is turned off in order to confine the area within the extracting cartridge in the pressurized state, the pressure being thereby exerted upon a sample liquid, a washing liquid, or a recovery liquid having been injected into the extracting cartridge.

Abstract: A thermal developing equipment including a conveying unit for conveying a sheet-like photosensitive material and a heating unit for thermally treating a latent image formed on an image forming layer of the photosensitive material to be conveyed by the conveying unit, thereby visualizing it, wherein the heating unit is divided into plural regions which can be independently temperature controlled in the width direction of the photosensitive material perpendicular to the conveying direction of the photosensitive material; plural position detection sensors aligned along the width direction of the photosensitive material are provided in the upstream side of the heating unit; and a temperature control unit for controlling the temperature of the heating unit controls the temperature of each of the regions of the heating unit corresponding to an output of the position detection sensor.

Abstract: A heating plate provided with: a heating member; and a guide member, one surface of which comes into contact with the heating member and the other surface of which comes into contact with a body to be heated to heat the body to be heated, wherein plural grooves are provided at prescribed intervals on the one surface of the guide member, and a heat pipe is accommodated in the groove.

Abstract: A thermal development recording apparatus has a recording portion for exposing a thermal development recording material to form a latent image, a thermal-developing portion for heating the thermal development recording material to execute a thermal development, and a cooling portion for cooling the thermal development recording material after the thermal development, which further has a temperature adjusting portion for adjusting a temperature of the thermal-developing portion based on temperature of the cooling portion. Therefore, the thermal development recording apparatus can maintain a density constant independent of the number of sheets of thermal development recording materials and also maintaining a color tone, whose change cannot be suppressed by adjusting an amount of exposure, constant to thereby stabilize both the density and the color tone.

Abstract: In a main body of a pressurizing head, a plurality of air nozzles is arranged in a row. A nozzle head of each air nozzle is provided with an O-ring. A lower end portion of the nozzle head has a diameter of ?A which is approximately the same as a diameter ?a of an extracting cartridge. The lower end portion can fit in an inner peripheral surface of the extracting cartridge, correctly positioning the air nozzle. At least one of the air nozzles arranged in predetermined positions is set lower than the others. Since the air nozzles in the predetermined positions firstly move away from the extracting cartridge, and the lowered air nozzle subsequently moves away after the pressurization operation. The air nozzles will be easily separated from the extracting cartridge.

Abstract: A thermal development recording apparatus has a recording portion for exposing a thermal development recording material to form a latent image, a thermal-developing portion for heating the thermal development recording material to execute a thermal development, and a cooling portion for cooling the thermal development recording material after the thermal development, which further has a temperature adjusting portion for adjusting a temperature of the thermal-developing portion based on temperature of the cooling portion. Therefore, the thermal development recording apparatus can maintain a density constant independent of the number of sheets of thermal development recording materials and also maintaining a color tone, whose change cannot be suppressed by adjusting an amount of exposure, constant to thereby stabilize both the density and the color tone.

Abstract: A thermal developing equipment including a conveying unit for conveying a sheet-like photosensitive material and a heating unit for thermally treating a latent image formed on an image forming layer of the photosensitive material to be conveyed by the conveying unit, thereby visualizing it, wherein the heating unit is divided into plural regions which can be independently temperature controlled in the width direction of the photosensitive material perpendicular to the conveying direction of the photosensitive material; plural position detection sensors aligned along the width direction of the photosensitive material are provided in the upstream side of the heating unit; and a temperature control unit for controlling the temperature of the heating unit controls the temperature of each of the regions of the heating unit corresponding to an output of the position detection sensor.

Abstract: A heating plate provided with: a heating member; and a guide member, one surface of which comes into contact with the heating member and the other surface of which comes into contact with a body to be heated to heat the body to be heated, wherein plural grooves are provided at prescribed intervals on the one surface of the guide member, and a heat pipe is accommodated in the groove.

Abstract: An extraction cartridge having a filter member extracts a specific material such as a nucleic acid. The specific material is caused to be adsorbed to the filter member by pressurizing a sample liquid containing a specific material. A pressurized-air supply mechanism for introducing pressurized air into a plurality of the extraction cartridges includes an air pump, opening and closing valves for individually starting or stopping supply of the pressurized air to the plurality of extraction cartridges, and pressure relief valves for individually relieving the pressures in the extraction cartridges to the atmosphere. These valves are disposed partway along a feed passage to the extraction cartridges. The extraction cartridges are supplied with pressurized air, and then sealed. Upon completion of the drainage of any one of the extraction cartridges, the pressure relief valve associated with the completely drained extraction cartridge is independently opened to relieve the pressurized air remaining therein.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image recording apparatus having a path of travel of a recording material, said apparatus comprising: an exposure section subjecting the recording material to exposure processing so as to form a latent image on the recording material; a heat-developing section subjecting the recording material to heat processing so as to carry out development, which is disposed downstream of the exposure section; a cooling section for cooling the recording material, which is disposed downstream of the heat-developing section; and a storage section for storing the recording material, which is disposed downstream of the cooling section; wherein the heat-developing section includes an exit portion for the recording material, which is provided on the path and disposed at an upper portion of the heat-developing section such that hot air is able to escape from an inside of the heat-developing section.

Abstract: Mounting trays for storing therein sheet-shaped recording materials are used to record thereon images. A laser exposing unit forms a latent image of an image on the recording material in an exposure process by irradiating laser. A heat development unit performs a heat development process for the recording material on which the latent image has been formed. The mounting trays the laser exposing unit and the heat development unit are disposed along upper/lower directions of an image recording apparatus in this order of image processing operations for the recording material. A length of a transport path for a recording material is short within this image recording apparatus to shorten processing time.

Abstract: A thermal developing apparatus having a recording section 16 for exposing a thermal developing photosensitive material or a photosensitive thermal recording material (hereinafter referred to as a “thermal developing recording material”) to form a latent image, a control section A for controlling the recording section 16, and a thermal developing section 18 for heating the thermal developing recording material by a heating member to carry out thermal development, comprising a sensor B1 for measuring the surface temperature of a presser roller of the thermal developing section 18 and a light amount correcting circuit A1 for correcting an amount of recording light of the thermal developing recording material based on the output of the sensor B1, the amount of light of the light amount correcting circuit A1 being corrected to reduce the amount of light when the surface temperature of the presser roller is raised.

Abstract: A mechanism for introducing pressurized air into an extracting cartridge comprises an air pump, an on-off valve, and a pressure sensor for detecting an internal pressure within the extracting cartridge. The on-off valve is turned on in order to introduce the pressurized air into the extracting cartridge. When the internal pressure detected by the pressure sensor has become equal to a predetermined pressure range for a pressurization upper limit, the on-off valve is turned off in order to confine the area within the extracting cartridge in the pressurized state, the pressure being thereby exerted upon a sample liquid, a washing liquid, or a recovery liquid having been injected into the extracting cartridge.

Abstract: An image forming device in which, even if exposure processing and developing processing are carried out simultaneously, offset at a time of scanning-exposure in an exposure section, which is caused by relatively rough conveying in a developing section, can be eliminated. Attention is focused on rigidity of a sheet-shaped recording material. A guide plate of a conveying section is bent such that elastic repulsion is generated, and a predetermined frictional force with respect to a driving roller is generated by the elastic repulsion. Thus, even if the driving roller vibrates due to an external disturbance or non-uniform driving occurs, vibration or the like can be absorbed by movement of the recording material in a thickness direction thereof. Thus, conveying of the recording material is not directly affected, and conveying can be stabilized.

Abstract: A heat development apparatus (21) which heats a heat-developable sheet (A) having an exposure-development latent image formed therein while being conveyed therethrough so that the latent image is developed, characterized in that a heat development section (IV) includes a heating device (37) for heating the heat-developable sheet (A), a hold-down roller (38) disposed opposed to the heating device (37) for pressing the heat-developable sheet (A) against the heating device (37), and a temperature adjusting device (39) for raising the temperature of the hold-down roller (38) to a predetermined value.

Abstract: A thermal development recording apparatus has a recording portion for exposing a thermal development recording material to form a latent image, a thermal-developing portion for heating the thermal development recording material to execute a thermal development, and a cooling portion for cooling the thermal development recording material after the thermal development, which further has a temperature adjusting portion for adjusting a temperature of the thermal-developing portion based on temperature of the cooling portion. Therefore, the thermal development recording apparatus can maintain a density constant independent of the number of sheets of thermal development recording materials and also maintaining a color tone, whose change cannot be suppressed by adjusting an amount of exposure, constant to thereby stabilize both the density and the color tone.

Abstract: Mounting trays for storing therein sheet-shaped recording materials are used to record thereon images. A laser exposing unit forms a latent image of an image on the recording material in an exposure process by irradiating laser. A heat development unit performs a heat development process for the recording material on which the latent image has been formed. The mounting trays the laser exposing unit and the heat development unit are disposed along upper/lower directions of an image recording apparatus in this order of image processing operations for the recording material. A length of a transport path for a recording material is short within this image recording apparatus to shorten processing time.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image recording apparatus having a path of travel of a recording material, said apparatus comprising: an exposure section subjecting the recording material to exposure processing so as to form a latent image on the recording material; a heat-developing section subjecting the recording material to heat processing so as to carry out development, which is disposed downstream of the exposure section; a cooling section for cooling the recording material, which is disposed downstream of the heat-developing section; and a storage section for storing the recording material, which is disposed downstream of the cooling section; wherein the heat-developing section includes an exit portion for the recording material, which is provided on the path and disposed at an upper portion of the heat-developing section such that hot air is able to escape from an inside of the heat-developing section.

Abstract: A thermal developing apparatus having a recording section 16 for exposing a thermal developing photosensitive material or a photosensitive thermal recording material (hereinafter referred to as a “thermal developing recording material”) to form a latent image, a control section A for controlling the recording section 16, and a thermal developing section 18 for heating the thermal developing recording material by a heating member to carry out thermal development, comprising a sensor B1 for measuring the surface temperature of a presser roller of the thermal developing section 18 and a light amount correcting circuit A1 for correcting an amount of recording light of the thermal developing recording material based on the output of the sensor B1, the amount of light of the light amount correcting circuit A1 being corrected to reduce the amount of light when the surface temperature of the presser roller is raised.

Abstract: An image forming device in which, even if exposure processing and developing processing are carried out simultaneously, offset at a time of scanning-exposure in an exposure section, which is caused by relatively rough conveying in a developing section, can be eliminated. Attention is focused on rigidity of a sheet-shaped recording material. A guide plate of a conveying section is bent such that elastic repulsion is generated, and a predetermined frictional force with respect to a driving roller is generated by the elastic repulsion. Thus, even if the driving roller vibrates due to an external disturbance or non-uniform driving occurs, vibration or the like can be absorbed by movement of the recording material in a thickness direction thereof. Thus, conveying of the recording material is not directly affected, and conveying can be stabilized.