Patent ID: 6860656

Claim:
A photographic processing system comprising: a conveying member adapted to transport photographic media to be processed, said conveying member comprising a plurality of slots, said conveying member being provided on top of a vacuum chamber; a processing solution supply member adapted to apply a processing solution onto photographic media on said conveying member to process said photographic media; and a vacuum air source adapted to apply a vacuum suction force to said vacuum chamber, such that said suction force passes through said slots on said conveying member to hold photographic media on said conveying member flat; wherein said vacuum chamber comprises: a wall that separates said chamber into a first section located below the conveying member which receives the processing solution from said processing solution supply member that passes through said slots, and a second section located closer to said vacuum air source than said first section, said vacuum chamber further comprising a baffle located above said wall; said wall and said baffle permitting suction air from said vacuum air source to pass between said slots and said vacuum air source and preventing processing solution which passes through said slots into said chamber from entering into said second section and contacting said vacuum air source.