Photographic processing apparatus
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsAnthony Earle, John R. Fyson, Paul C. Ward
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Abstract
It is well known to use a transport belt to transport material being processed through photographic processing apparatus. In some arrangements, water is used to hold photographic material against the belt using surface tension. However, other means are needed to apply processing solution to the sensitized surface of the material being processed. Described herein is an arrangement in which the transport belt (10) is used to both transport the material (32,34) through the apparatus and to apply processing solution (18) to the sensitized surface.
Claims5
Photographic processing apparatus for processing photographic material comprising:
- a reservoir containing photographic processing solution;
- and
- a transport belt carried by a plurality of rollers and arranged to pass through the reservoir to pick up processing solution;
- characterized in that photographic material to be processed is retained on the transport belt by surface tension of the processing solution carried thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.