Patent ID: 6031595
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
An apparatus for processing a silver halide light sensitive material having an emulsion surface with a processing solution, comprising:a cutter to cut the silver halide light sensitive material into a sheet-shaped silver halide light sensitive material;a conveyor to linearly convey the sheet-shaped silver halide light sensitive material such that the sheet-shaped silver halide light sensitive material lays flat on the conveyor;a heater to heat the sheet-shaped silver halide light sensitive material so as to raise a temperature of the sheet shaped silver halide light sensitive material to be at least 40.degree. C.; anda coater to coat the emulsion surface of the sheet shaped silver halide light sensitive material with the processing solution while the conveyor linearly and flatly conveys the sheet-shaped silver halide light sensitive material, the coater forming a coating layer of the processing solution on the sheet-shaped silver halide light sensitive material, the coater comprising a coating member which spreads the coating layer into a thin layer.