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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1996
Keigo Arimoto, Wakayama, JP;
Masayuki Kojima, Wakayama, JP;
Takuya Yamamoto, Wakayama, JP;
Hisashi Negoro, Wakayama, JP;
Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd., Wakayama, JP;
Abstract
An automatic film development apparatus includes a cartridge case for carrying a group of film cartridges loaded with undeveloped films. A feeder unit stores a plurality of the cartridge cases and delivering them one by one to an unloading station for unloading sheets of undeveloped film from respective film cartridges in the cartridge case. The undeveloped film sheet is rewound at a rewinding station into a takeup cartridge. A splicer unit joins one end of the undeveloped film sheet from the takeup cartridge to a short film leader supplied from a film leader supply unit for feeding short film leaders one at the time. A development unit developes the undeveloped film sheet joined to the short film leader. A separator unit separates a developed film sheet from the short film leader. The developed film sheet separated from the short film leader is loaded at a loading station back into its film cartridge. A conveying means conveys the cartridge case filled with film cartridges unloaded of film from the unloading station to the loading station. A leader receiver unit collects short film leaders separated from respective developed film sheets.