DEVICE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL IN A ROTATABLY DRIVEN CYLINDRICAL DRUM

摘要

1. A device (10) for developing photographic material, including a rotationally driven cylindrical drum (11) accommodating the photographic material, which drum extends substantially horizontally in its working position effective for processing, has a front opening (60) for the supply of processing liquids via a descending inlet pipe (34), and is adapted to be moved into an inclined discharge position to discharge the processing liquid from the drum interior (59) through the same front opening (60) into an outlet (77) of the device (10), characterized in that the inlet pipe (34) is adapted to be pivoted (82) about an axis (37) extending transversely to its longitudinal direction, that the output end (43) of the inlet pipe (34) is provided with a pivot bearing seat (47) for having coupled thereto the front opening side of the drum end (56), the inlet pipe (34) - when coupled - together with the rotationally held drum (11) constituting a rigid structure (31) which can be raised from working position into the discharge position about the pipe pivot axis (37), in which the front opening (60) of the drum (11) is at a higher level than the input end (36) of the inlet pipe (34), and the inlet pipe (34) at the same time constitutes an outlet pipe of the device (10) with flow (83) taking place in a direction countercurrent to the inlet direction (79).