Photographic film transporting member, photographic film transporting apparatus and photographic processing system

Abstract

A photographic film transporting apparatus for transporting a photographic film from a developing apparatus to a printer includes: a transport passage device formed of an elongated flexible member and having a pair of mutually opposed grooves for guiding transversely opposite ends of the photographic film and extending in a longitudinal direction of the transport passage device; and two coupling portions for respectively coupling opposite ends of the transport passage device to the developing apparatus and the printer. The photographic film can be fed out by providing at least one driving device in the transport passage device. The photographic film transporting apparatus is further provided with a driving source for imparting a driving force to the driving device and a flexible transmitting device for transmitting the driving force of the driving source to the driving device. A portion of the flexible member in which the grooves for guiding the transversely opposite ends of the photographic film are formed is made of a harder material than a remaining portion of the flexible member.

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