AUTOMATIC FILM DEVELOPMENT APPARATUS

摘要

An automatic film development apparatus comprises a cartridge case for carrying a group of film cartridges loaded with undeveloped films; a feeder unit for storing a plurality of the cartridge cases and delivering them one by one; an unloading station for unloading a sheet of undeveloped film from its film cartridge in the cartridge case; a rewinding station for rewinding the undeveloped film sheet into a takeup cartridge; a splicer unit for joining one end of the undeveloped film sheet from the takeup cartridge with a short film leader for guiding the film sheet; a film leader supply unit for feeding the short film leader one at the time; a development unit for developing the undeveloped film sheet joined with the short film leader; a separator unit for separating a developed film sheet from the short film leader; a loading station for loading back the developed film sheet separated from the short film leader into its film cartridge; a conveying means for conveying the cartridge case filled with the film unloaded cartridges from the unloading station to the loading station; and a leader receiver unit for collecting the short film leaders separated from the developed film sheets.