Appeal No. 2001-0912
Application No. 09/082,957
providing a solution supply guide member at a position
relative to a first metering roller and a second roller such
that one end of said guide member extends toward a nip
portion between said first and second rollers, said first
and second rollers are oriented such that a center line
which connects a center of rotation of said first roller to
a center of rotation of said second roller, forms a
predetermined angle with a horizontal line such that a bead
of a processing solution can be formed in the vicinity of a
nip portion between said first and second rollers;
supplying a solution of a predetermined viscosity onto
said guide member so that said solution flows along said
guide member and is guided toward said nip portion between
said first and second rollers, so as to form at least one
metered bead of said solution; and
conveying a photosensitive material toward said nip
portion, such that said solution is applied to a surface of
said photosensitive material.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein:
said step of supplying a solution of a predetermined
viscosity onto said guide member permits a formation of said
at least one bead and a further bead;
one of said at least one bead and said further bead is
formed above said guide member and extends between said
guide member and an upper roller of said first and second
rollers;
the other of said at least one bead and said further
bead is formed in a vicinity of said nip portion and extends
below the guide member and between said guide member and a
lower roller of said first and second rollers; and
said photosensitive material is conveyed into said
other of said at least one bead and said further bead.
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