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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1997
Hironori Masutani, Wakayama, JP;
Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd, , JP;
Abstract
A photographic processing apparatus includes a negative film outlet (60), a printing paper developing section (30), a print outlet (50) for cutting printing paper developed to predetermined lengths, and discharging the cut printing paper as prints, and a collating transport device (70) for receiving the negative films in units from the negative film outlet and the prints in units from the print outlet, and combining and transporting the negative films and prints as finished products. A piece negative inlet (15) is provided for feeding piece negatives (2) cut from one negative film to the photographic processing apparatus for passing the piece negatives through an exposing process therein. The piece negatives in one unit fed from the piece negative inlet to the exposing section and having undergone the exposing process are passed through a negative cutter (25) without being cut, discharged from the negative film outlet, and loaded into the collating transport device (70) to be combined with the prints in the corresponding unit.