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EP 0017864 B1 19821117 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TWO-COMPONENT DIAZOTYPE MATERIAL

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TWO-COMPONENT DIAZOTYPE MATERIAL

Publication

EP 0017864 B1 19821117 (DE)

Application

EP 80101782 A 19800403

Priority

DE 2914774 A 19790411

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4319826A] Disclosed is a process for developing a two-component diazocopying material, comprising the steps of providing a film of an ammonia-steam mixture or of an aqueous ammonia solution, respectively, flowing uniformly into the interior of an evaporation zone and being uniformly heated at the same time to release a developing gas in the evaporation zone; providing a liquid developing solution in a sump zone; evaporating a portion of the developing solution to produce a developing gas in the evaporation zone located above the sump zone, passing the diazocopying material through a developing zone; introducing the developing gas from the evaporation zone into the developing zone and contacting the diazocopying material with the developing gas in the developing zone; maintaining the temperature in the developing zone at a level higher than the temperature at which the developing gas enters from the evaporation zone; and maintaining the temperature in the sump zone at a level higher than the temperature in the evaporation zone but not exceeding the temperature in the developing zone. Also disclosed is an apparatus for carrying out this process.

IPC 1-7

G03D 7/00; G03C 5/34; G03C 1/58

IPC 8 full level

G03C 1/58 (2006.01); G03C 5/18 (2006.01); G03D 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G03C 5/18 (2013.01 - EP US); G03D 7/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0017864 A1 19801029; EP 0017864 B1 19821117; DE 2914774 A1 19801030; DE 3061090 D1 19821223; JP S55143559 A 19801108; JP S6252848 B2 19871107; US 4319826 A 19820316

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 80101782 A 19800403; DE 2914774 A 19790411; DE 3061090 T 19800403; JP 4695180 A 19800411; US 13741680 A 19800404