Patent ID: 6739769
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: G03D

Abstract:
A photographic film developing apparatus for developing a photographic film by directly spraying or applying a processing solution to an emulsion side of the photographic film while it is being transferred at a specific speed, said photographic film developing apparatus comprising:a first storage reservoir for storing a developer solution; a first solution application head for applying the developer solution onto an emulsion side of the photographic film; a first application thickness regulating means provided on a downstream side of the first solution application head for regulating a thickness of the developer solution on the emulsion side of the photographic film; a first transfer belt, provided on a downstream side of the first application thickness regulating means, which comes into contact with a non-emulsion side of the photographic film when transferring it in a particular direction; and a first heater for heating a contact surface of the first transfer belt which comes into contact with the non-emulsion side of the photographic film to a specific temperature.