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US3257927A
US3257927A US282293A US28229363A US3257927A US 3257927 A US3257927 A US 3257927A US 282293 A US282293 A US 282293A US 28229363 A US28229363 A US 28229363A US 3257927 A US3257927 A US 3257927A
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Belder Maurice Hector De
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  • an image-'wise exposed light-sensitive sheet normally a sheet comprising a silver halide emulsion layer, hereinafter called light-sensitive sheet is treated with a liquid to bring about development of the latent image and is pressed against a sheet material (hereafter called receiving sheet) into which complexed silver halide diffuses from the light-sensitive material and is transformed to form an image of the printed text or other matter which is being copied.
  • a sheet material hereinafter called receiving sheet
  • the subject of the present invention is apparatus having means for facilitating such correct relative positioning of the sheets.
  • the invention is'particularly although not exclusively concerned with the performance of the diffusion transfer process using a receiving sheet which comprises a metal support, eg a sheet of aluminum foil and which can subsequently be used in offset printing.
  • Apparatus for use in carrying out the diffusion transfer process having means for positioning the light-sensitive sheet with respect to the receiving sheet are described, among others in the German patent specification 1,102,- 55 8 and in the co-pending United States patent application Serial No. 215,677, now Patent No. 3,186,325, which both describe an apparatus comprising a pair of entrance rollers being movable from an open position, permitting the sheets to pass freely between said entrance rollers to removable stops, into a closed position for gripping the sheets. Consequently the registering of the sheets occurs by the abutment of their leading edges against the removable stops.
  • the apparatus of this invention is adapted to effect the separation of any two sheets of sheet material that is sufficiently stiff to resist bending under its own weight, where such sheets are oriented in superposed relation with the leading edge of one projecting forwardly of the leading edge ofthe other.
  • the apparatus includes edge-contacting means for assisting inbringing the sheets into proper relation.
  • the present apparatus comprises a fixed-guide member to which the oriented sheets are to be delivered with one sheet passing on one side and the other sheet passing on the other side and a differential sheet-deflection device.
  • This device in its simplest form includes acurved surface arranged at a fixed locus adjacent the guide member, such surface being uniformly curved along its length cor-responding to the direction of delivery of the sheets.
  • the direction in which the sheet curves away from a plane passing through its upstream edge must be coordinated with the orientation of the sheets so that the sheet with the leading edge is situated in the same direction relating to the other sheet.
  • the length of the surface must be sufficient that two imaginary planes can be passed tangentially to the surface in such manner that one plane extends on one side of the guide member and the other plane on the other side of the guide member.
  • Cooperating with-the curved surface is a hold-down bar extending parallel to the surface for pressing the sheets against the surface. The bar is mounted for bodily swinging member relative to the axis of curvature of the surface along a generally concentric path.
  • the forward limit of this path approximately 'coincide's with the radius of the surface containing the line of tangency of the one plane passing on the one side of the guide member corresponding to the direction of curvature of the surface.
  • the rear path limit is spaced from the forward limit at least as far as necessary to coincide with the radius of the surface containing the line of tangency of the other plane.
  • the oriented sheets are delivered to the surface in any desired way, e.g., by band, and after both leading edges have passed between the bar and surface, the bar is swung to the forward limit of its path, causing the sheets to advance along a path passing on the one side of the guide member, and held at such limit until the projecting leading edge of the one sheet has advanced beneath the member.
  • the bar is swung rearwardly until it is in a position with its axis approximately coinciding with the surface radius containing the line of tangency of the other plane, so that the sheets now emerge from between the bar and surface along a path passing on the other side of the guide member.
  • the curved surface is the periphery of a ro- H tatably supported cylinder and the hold-down bar is a similarly supported cylinder and at least one of the two cylinders is driven to positively feed the sheets to the guide member.
  • the present apparatus lends itself especially well for use in carrying out the developing step of the diffusion transfer process in which case the guide member forms part of any array of guide plates directing the separated sheets through a bath of processing liquid.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view, partly broken away, of one apparatus according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 represents the movements of the removable entrance roller.
  • FIG; 3 shows the several positions of the entrance rollers in relation to the paths of travel of both supports.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-section of an apparatus as represented in FIG. 1, the entrance roller pair of which is controlled by solenoids.
  • the apparatus shown is especially designed for producing aluminum printing plates according to the silver complex diffusion transfer process.
  • it comprises a developing tank 1 containing a developing liquid 14, a pair of relatively removable entrance rollers 2, 3, a pair of outlet rollers 4, 5, two guide plates 6, 7 and a flat table member 8 in advance of the entrance rollers.
  • the roller 2 has the same peripheral speed as the rollers 4 and 5 while the roller 3 is free rotating.
  • the guide plates guide a light-sensitive sheet 9 and an image receiving aluminum sheet 10, respectively, through the apparatus.
  • the fiat table member 8 is provided with a side guide member 11 and two step-shaped prominent parts 12 and 13 for positioning the light-sensitive sheet 9, and the image receiving aluminum sheet 10, respectively.-
  • the system for differentially deflecting the two sheets while pressed together in order to guide them separately along the guide plates comprises the pair of rollers 2, 3 and the mechanism for operating the roller 3.
  • rollers 2, 3 are so mounted as to be capable of a relative vertical movement, indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 2, permitting them to be separated for the introduction of the sheets and then brought together to sheetfeeding position.
  • roller 3 while in sheetfeeding posit-ion, is arranged for bodily translation about the axis of roller 2 in a forwardly (clockwise) and then in a *backwardly (counterclockwise) direction, indicated by arrows B and C, respectively, through predetermined arcs as necessary to differentially deflect the leading edges of the sheets into separate guide paths.
  • the positions of the rollers corresponding to the above movements are shown in solid and dotted lines with the same alphabetical designations.
  • Two light pressure rollers 15 and 16 located in the developing tank 1 are freely resting on the guide plates and make the sheets follow reproducible paths through the developing tank.
  • the image-wise exposed light-sensitive sheet 9 is introduced, with its emulsion side facing upwardly, between the opened entrance rollers 2, 3 and then slipped backwardly until its rear edge abuts against the stepshaped prominent part 12. Then, the left hand side edge of the light-sensitive sheet is pressed against the guide side member 11.
  • the aluminum sheet 10 which at its front and back sides is provided with a number of perforations, is similarly passed between the still open entrance rollers and laid upon the light-sensitive sheet, in such a position that its rear end rests against the step-shaped prominent part 13, and its left hand side rests against the side guide member 11.
  • the distance between the front sides of both step-shaped prominent parts is adjusted in such a way that the leading edge of the light-sensitive sheet is positioned at about 1 cm. behind the leading edge of the aluminum sheet.
  • Both sheets are now moving along the path indicated by the arrow or (see FIG. 3).
  • the roller 3 After the projecting edge of the lower light-sensitive sheet 9 has passed the front edge of the guide plate 7, the roller 3 partially returns, swinging backwardly through the angle ,8 (movement C), whereby the sheets are directed along the path b.
  • the leading edge of sheet 9 is already engaged between guides 6 and 7, that sheet can only continue to move under the guide plate 7.
  • the aluminum sheet 10, which is clear of guide 7, can follow the new path 12 so that it will pass above the guide plate 7.
  • both sheets When both sheets have been guided through the de veloping tank, they are gripped between the pair of driven outlet rollers 4 and 5. These rollers press both sheets together whereby the superfluous developing liquid is removed. After a few movements the sheets are separated from each other, leaving a positive print on the aluminum sheet. Next, this sheet is treated with an appro priate lithographic composition whereupon it is ready for attachment onto the pressing roller of an aluminum offset printing press.
  • the angle a must be chosen in such a way as to permit the guiding of the light-sensitive sheet 9 in a rectilinear path along the underside of the guide plate 7, and the angle 6 must be taken in such a way so as to permit the guiding of the aluminum sheet 10 in a rectilinear path over the upper side of the guide plate 7.
  • the deviation in parallelism measured on the coinciding longitudinal sides of both sheets is smaller than 0.4 mm.
  • the motor driving the roller 2 is switched on to operate.
  • a first solenoid (indicated by the arrow of force 24) is excited and a timing device (not shown in the drawings) is started which, after a given period of time, controls the excitation of a second solenoid (indicated by the arrow of force 25).
  • the triangular-shaped supporting plates 17 are rocked around point 18 in the direction of the arrow 24, so that the floating arms 19 carrying the free rotating roller 3 are dropped in the direction indicated by the arrow A until the roller 3 occupies position A and presses the sheets against the roller 2.
  • the-free rotating roller 3 is displaced bodily in clock-wise direction by the driven roller 2 until the arms 19 abut against the levers 20 and roller 3 is in position B. In this position the light-sensitive sheet will be directed between the guide plates 6 and 7.
  • the timing device is so set in advance that, as soon as the front edge of the light-sensitive sheet has passed under the guide plate 7, a second solenoid is excited drawing down the left hand part of the lever 20, so that said lever, which is pivotally mounted in the point 21, turns in counter-clockwise direction, whereby the arms 19 and consequently the roller 3 retracts about halfway (movement C) to position C so that the aluminum sheet will be directed above the guide plate 7.
  • the current to the solenoids is cut off and the rollers 2 and 3 are restored in their initial open position under the influence of the springs 2a and 23.
  • the invention can, among others, also be applied to apparatus for producing prints according to an electrophotographic or electrothermographic method, wherein the entrance rollers con be separately mounted, connected to an electric potential, they can be heated, etc.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention can also be applied in the exposure system of automatic copying devices, where a light-sensitive sheet, after its exposure in contact with an original, has to be separated from said original.
  • an apparatus for use in copying by the silver complex diffusion transfer process comprising guide means for guiding an assembly of a light-sensitive sheet and a receiving sheet along two predetermined separate paths through a tank holding processing liquid, sheetdriving means comprising rotary members located at the entry end of the tank for introducing the sheets in superposed relationship into the tank, and means for pressing the said light-sensitive sheet and the said receiving sheet together at the exit end of the said tank, wherein the sheets are oriented in superposed relationship with the leading edge of one projecting forwardly of the leading edge of the other, in combination, an improved delivery mechanism comprising a fixed arcuate surface onto which said assembly is moved along a normal path,
  • said surface curving generally longitudinally of said assembly to that side of said path corresponding to the side of the assembly occupied by the sheet with the projecting leading edge, said surface being arranged adjacent the edge of said guide plate with its generatrix in spaced generally parallelrelationship to the plate edge, the longitudinal extent of such surface being suflicient to include loci for two tangential planes, that plane containing the locus nearest the plate edge passing below and the other passing above said plate; a sheet holddown bar cooperating with said surface to hold the sheets therebetween, said bar having its axis extending generally parallel to the guide plate edge and being mounted for pivotal movement generally about the axis of said surface is the periphery of a driven roller and said hold down bar is a freely rotatable roller, said rollers thereby serving to advance said sheets.
  • one of said sheets is an exposed light-sensitive sheet and the other is an image-receiving sheet for a silver complex diffusion transfer process and said guide plate forms part of guide means for directing said sheets in separate predetermined paths through a tank containing processing liquid for said process.
  • the guide means consist of plates which are curved in the direction of sheet travel, and which each are provided with at least one roller, fitted in a free rotating way, for making the guided sheets follow a reproducible path along the inner curved side of the said plates.
  • the apparatus of claim 1 including a sheet dressing table directly in advance of said arcuate surface, said table having longitudinal step means for engaging the sheet edges at one end to effect said orientation and lateral stop means for engaging the sheet edges at one side to effect lateral alignment thereof.

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US3338149A (en) * 1963-10-11 1967-08-29 Hemery Marc Apparatus for printing a plate intended for offset printing, by passing through a photographic developing unit
US3598037A (en) * 1970-02-06 1971-08-10 Herbert W Houston Sr Film-developing apparatus
US3861799A (en) * 1973-01-26 1975-01-21 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Camera
US4477165A (en) * 1983-08-17 1984-10-16 Logetronics, Inc. Diffusion transfer processor

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US2792768A (en) * 1953-10-05 1957-05-21 Frederic G Ludwig Processing unit
DE1102558B (de) * 1959-07-29 1961-03-16 Walter Eisbein Dr Ing Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Reproduktionen nach dem Silbersalzdiffusionsverfahren

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US2792768A (en) * 1953-10-05 1957-05-21 Frederic G Ludwig Processing unit
DE1102558B (de) * 1959-07-29 1961-03-16 Walter Eisbein Dr Ing Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Reproduktionen nach dem Silbersalzdiffusionsverfahren

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US3338149A (en) * 1963-10-11 1967-08-29 Hemery Marc Apparatus for printing a plate intended for offset printing, by passing through a photographic developing unit
US3598037A (en) * 1970-02-06 1971-08-10 Herbert W Houston Sr Film-developing apparatus
US3861799A (en) * 1973-01-26 1975-01-21 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Camera
US4477165A (en) * 1983-08-17 1984-10-16 Logetronics, Inc. Diffusion transfer processor

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