(57) A processor (20) for processing undeveloped photographic film discs (30) mounted
on a spindle assebly (31) has a conveyor (52, 54, 62, 64) to intermittently convey
the spindle assembly (31) along a generally horizontal conveyor path. The spindle
assembly (31) is conveyed to a plurality of processing stations (60a-60h, 61a-61h)
on the conveyor path, with each processing station having a processing tank (100-114).
During processing, the processing tanks (100-114) pivot between an upward process
position and a downward dump/transport position. In their upward process position,
selected processing tanks are filled with processing fluids. When the spindle assembly
(31) is positioned at one of the selected processing tanks (100-114) and that tank
is in its upward process position and filled with processing fluid, portions of the
film discs (30) on the spindle assembly (31) are contacted by the processing fluid.
The spindle (31) and discs (30) are then rotated to uniformly contact the photographic
images on the film discs (30) with the processing solution. While the conveyor (52,
54, 62, 64) advances the spindle assembly (31) to a next processing station, the processing
tanks (100-114) are pivoted to their downward dump/transport position and the processing
fluid is dumped from the selected processing tanks.
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