Patent ID: 6048111
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: G03B,G03D

Abstract:
A light-sensitive material processing apparatus comprising:a development section having a plurality of processing baths including a development bath for subjecting exposed light-sensitive materials to color development processing, a fixing bath for subjecting the color developed light-sensitive materials to bleach-fix processing and washing baths for washing the bleached and fixed light-sensitive materials;a drying section for drying the developed, fixed and washed light-sensitive material; anda sorter section for arranging and accumulating the dried light-sensitive materials;wherein at least one of the processing baths including the development bath, the fixing bath and the washing baths which constitute the development section is a pan-shaped horizontal processing bath with its upper surface opened that is disposed at a horizontal position, transports the light-sensitive materials in the processing solutions in the processing baths in a horizontal direction and can be drawn out in a horizontal direction which is parallel with or normal to the transport direction of the light-sensitive materials.