Inventors:
Andrew Zhou - XuHui, CN
Michael J. May - Rochester NY
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY
International Classification:
G03D 308
US Classification:
396612, 396620, 355 27, 134 64 P, 134122 P
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a photographic processor, such as a minilab, which includes at least an exposure section and a chemical development section. The exposure section of the minilab includes an inclined or slanted conveying path that receives photographic paper or media with the emulsion side in a first orientation, such as emulsion side-up; transports the photographic media emulsion side-up to an exposing position where the emulsion side of the photographic media is exposed to light, turns the exposed photographic media around so that the emulsion side is in a second orientation, such as emulsion side down; and conveys the photographic media emulsion side-down to an exit of the exposure station.