JP2007171473A - Development processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a development processor capable of achieving both speedy processing and normal processing with simple constitution. <P>SOLUTION: Disclosed is the development processor 4 that performs processing from color development processing to washing processing including bleach-fixing processing by carrying a photosensitive material P having been exposed from a supply side to a discharge side. The development processor is provided with a washing tank group 53 comprising at least one supply-side washing tank and at least one discharge-side washing tank where liquid stabilizers are stored. The development processor is equipped with a U-turn conveying mechanism which is mounted on a color developing tank and a bleach-fixing tank and reciprocally conveys the photosensitive material P, and a washing conveyance mechanism mounted on the washing tank group. The washing conveyance mechanism comprises U-turn washing conveyance mechanisms 6 and a horizontal washing conveyance mechanism 7 which is mounted on a washing tank instead of at least one U-turn washing conveyance mechanism, and horizontally passes and conveys the photosensitive material, and the horizontal washing conveyance mechanism 7 is configured to be mounted on the supply-side washing tank. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a development processing apparatus for carrying out processing from color development processing to bleaching fixing processing through washing processing by conveying an exposed photosensitive material from a supply side to a discharge side. Used for photo print production.

  Such a conventional developing processing apparatus includes a color developing tank for storing a color developer, a bleach-fixing tank for storing a bleach-fixing liquid, at least one washing tank on the supply side for storing a stabilizing liquid, and the discharge side. A washing tank group comprising at least one washing tank, a U-turn color developing and conveying mechanism mounted in the color developing tank and reciprocatingly conveying the photosensitive material in the color developing tank, and attached to the bleach-fixing tank. And a U-turn bleach-fixing transport mechanism for reciprocally transporting the photosensitive material in the bleach-fixing tank, and a U-turn cleaning transport mechanism mounted in the cleaning tank group for reciprocally transporting the photosensitive material. As described above, it is possible to continuously perform the processing necessary for the development processing by immersing the photosensitive material in each processing tank and then pulling it up again. It is difficult to meet the demand for simplifying and speeding up material development processing. In particular, many repetitions of U-turn conveyance in a cleaning tank group composed of a plurality of (generally four) cleaning tanks are a major obstacle to speeding up development processing.

Therefore, at least one part of the plurality of cleaning tanks rotates while being immersed in the cleaning liquid (stabilizing liquid) instead of the U-turn cleaning transport mechanism, and an elastic deformation member is provided on the peripheral surface thereof. There has been proposed a photosensitive material processing apparatus for providing a cleaning liquid through the peripheral surface of the processing roller by horizontally conveying the surface of the cleaning liquid without immersing the photosensitive material in the cleaning liquid of the cleaning tank by providing the processing roller having the processing roller. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). This photosensitive material processing apparatus simplifies the cleaning process by transporting the photosensitive material horizontally on the liquid surface of the cleaning tank, rather than making a U-turn transfer in which the photosensitive material is submerged in the cleaning liquid in some cleaning tanks and then pulled up again. This contributes to a reduction in photosensitive material development processing time.
However, this photosensitive material processing apparatus requires a means for completely immersing the processing roller in the cleaning liquid when the photosensitive material is not transported, and the transport mechanism including the processing roller becomes considerably large. Furthermore, in photo print production and the like, there are cases in which a U-turn conveyance over a plurality of washing tanks as in the past is required, and in order to satisfy such a requirement, for rapid processing and normal processing It is necessary to install two development processing apparatuses, and there is a problem in adopting such a special and large-scale photosensitive material processing apparatus for rapid processing.

JP-A-4-268554 (paragraph numbers 0037-0038, 0110-0122, FIG. 1)

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a development processing apparatus capable of realizing both rapid processing and normal processing with a simple configuration.

  In order to solve the above problems, a color developer containing a color developer is used to carry out a development process from a color development process through a bleach-fix process to a washing process by conveying the exposed photosensitive material from the supply side to the discharge side. A developing tank; a bleach-fixing tank for storing a bleach-fixing liquid; a cleaning tank group including at least one cleaning tank on the supply side and at least one cleaning tank on the discharge side for storing a stabilizer; and the color development A U-turn color developing and conveying mechanism mounted in a tank and reciprocatingly transporting the photosensitive material in the color developing tank; and a U-turn bleaching mechanism mounted in the bleach-fixing tank and reciprocatingly transporting the photosensitive material in the bleach-fixing tank. In a development processing apparatus including a fixing transport mechanism and a cleaning transport mechanism that is mounted in the cleaning tank group and transports the photosensitive material, in the present invention, the cleaning transport mechanism is attached to the cleaning tank before the cleaning transport mechanism. It includes a horizontal washing transport mechanism that passes through conveying the photosensitive material in a horizontal direction, and the horizontal washing transport mechanism is configured to be mounted to the cleaning tank of the supply side.

In the above-described configuration according to the present invention, at least one horizontal cleaning / conveying mechanism for passing and transporting the photosensitive material in the horizontal direction is mounted on the cleaning tank on the supply side as the cleaning / conveying mechanism mounted on the cleaning tank constituting the cleaning tank group. Yes. A U-turn cleaning / conveying mechanism for reciprocally conveying the photosensitive material in the cleaning tank may be attached to the cleaning tank not equipped with the horizontal cleaning / conveying mechanism. Considering the fact that the cleaning tank on the supply side has a greater degree of deterioration of the stabilizing solution due to the introduction of the bleach-fixing solution by the photosensitive material, and that the degree of deterioration of the stabilizing solution is less in the cleaning tank on the discharge side, If the photosensitive material is immersed by the U-turn cleaning / conveying mechanism, the processing time is shortened by using the horizontal cleaning / conveying mechanism as a shortcut to U-turn conveyance. Conveniently carried out on the washing tank.
In addition, when the horizontal cleaning transfer mechanism and U-turn cleaning transfer mechanism can be installed in the cleaning tank in a completely interchangeable manner, the U-turn cleaning transfer mechanism is installed in all cleaning tanks to satisfy the conventional cleaning processing specifications. Can be made.

  In the case of shortening the time by horizontal cleaning transport that shortcuts the U-turn transport of the photosensitive material, the horizontal cleaning transport mechanism horizontally transports the photosensitive material received outside the liquid in the adjacent tank on the supply side, and again on the discharge side. If it is configured so as to be fed into the liquid in the adjacent tank, the photosensitive material can be delivered to and from the front and rear U-turn conveyance mechanisms. Further, in order to prevent the cleaning process from being interrupted even during the horizontal transport outside the liquid, the horizontal cleaning transport mechanism is provided with a stabilizing liquid applying means for applying the stabilizing liquid to the photosensitive material being horizontally transported. Is also an effective strategy.

  In general, the plurality of cleaning tanks constituting the cleaning tank group is a so-called cascade connection in which the stabilizing liquid is replenished to the most downstream cleaning tank in the photosensitive material transport direction, and the overflowing stabilizing liquid sequentially flows into the upstream cleaning tank. Therefore, the liquid level is higher in the downstream (discharge side) cleaning tank, and as a result, the photosensitive material can be immersed longer during U-turn conveyance. For this reason, when a plurality of cleaning tanks are cascade-connected, there is an advantage in that a horizontal cleaning / conveying mechanism is mounted on the supply-side cleaning tank instead of the U-turn cleaning / conveying mechanism.

  In general development processing equipment for photo print production, considering that the washing tank group consists of four washing tanks, the horizontal washing transport mechanism is installed only in the two washing tanks on the supply side. By making it possible, it is possible to provide a development processing apparatus that satisfactorily combines the advantages of both rapid processing and normal processing.

  In order to simplify the reliable mounting of the horizontal cleaning transport mechanism in place of the U-turn cleaning transport mechanism, when the horizontal cleaning transport mechanism is mounted on the cleaning tank group, the power to the horizontal cleaning transport mechanism is It is preferable to adopt a connection structure that realizes a power connection that enables transmission and a pipe connection that enables the supply of the stabilizing liquid to the stabilizing liquid applying means.

  An external view of a photographic printing apparatus incorporating a development processing apparatus according to the present invention is shown in FIG. This photographic printing apparatus includes a printing station 1B as a photographic printer that performs exposure processing and development processing on photographic paper P as a photosensitive material, and image input media such as a developed photographic film 2a and a memory card 2b for a digital camera. And an operation station 1A that processes the captured image captured from the printer 1 to generate / transfer print data used in the print station 1B.

  This photo printing apparatus is also called a digital minilab. As can be understood from FIG. 2, the printing station 1B pulls out the roll-shaped printing paper P stored in the two printing paper magazines 11 and uses the sheet cutter 12. In addition to cutting to the print size, the back printing unit 13 prints print processing information such as color correction information and frame number on the back side of the photographic paper P, and the exposure unit 14 The exposure device 3 is configured to expose a photographed image on the surface of the photographic paper P, and the development processing device 4 includes a plurality of development processing tanks for developing the exposed photographic paper P. The developed photographic paper P is sent to the sorter 16 from the lateral feed conveyor 15 at the upper part of the apparatus, and is collected as a photographic print P in a state of being sorted in units of orders on a plurality of trays of the sorter 16 (see FIG. 1). .

  The photographic paper transport mechanism that transports the photographic paper P in the print station 1B includes an exposure transport mechanism 17 disposed in the area of the exposure unit 14 that exposes the photographic paper P, and a development process that develops the exposed photographic paper P. It is divided into a developing transport mechanism 18 arranged in the area of the apparatus 4. The exposure transport mechanism 17 includes a plurality of nipping and transporting roller pairs including a chucker type photographic paper transport mechanism 17a and an exposure transport roller unit 17b arranged before and after the exposure point of the exposure unit.

  The print exposure unit 14 receives R (red), G (green), and B (blue) based on print data from the operation station 1A along the main scanning direction with respect to the printing paper P conveyed in the sub-scanning direction. The line exposure head is provided as a line scanning type recording head that irradiates laser beams of the three primary colors. In addition to this laser beam method, the PLZT shutter method, liquid crystal shutter method, fluorescent beam method, DMD (digital micromirror device) method, etc. are known as print exposure methods, and should be selected according to the exposure specifications at the time of design. Can do.

  A film scanner 21 for obtaining photographed image data (hereinafter simply referred to as image data) from a photographed image frame of the photographic film 2a is disposed at the upper position of the desk-like console of the operation station 1A. A media reader 22 that acquires photographed images as image data from various semiconductor memories and CD-Rs used as the photographed image recording medium 2b to be mounted is incorporated in a general-purpose personal computer that functions as the controller 20 of the photographic printing apparatus. It is. The general-purpose personal computer is also connected with a monitor 23 for displaying various information, a keyboard 24 used as an operation input unit used for various settings and adjustments, and a mouse 25 as a pointing device.

  The development processing apparatus 4 is divided into a processing tank unit 5A and a drying unit 5B. The processing tank unit 5A is a processing tank divided for each processing liquid, that is, a color developing tank 51 for storing a color developer, a bleach-fixing tank 52 for storing a bleach-fixing liquid, and four washing tanks for storing a stabilizing liquid. That is, a cleaning tank group 53 including a first cleaning tank 53a, a second cleaning tank 53b, a third cleaning tank 53c, and a fourth cleaning tank 53d is provided. The first cleaning tank 53a, the second cleaning tank 53b, the third cleaning tank 53c, and the fourth cleaning tank 53d are cascade-connected, and the treatment liquid supplemented to the fourth cleaning tank 53d is sequentially overflowed in the first cleaning tank. It flows into 53a. The drying unit 5B includes a hot air blower 54 for drying the developed photographic paper P.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the developing conveyance mechanism 18 includes a U-turn conveyance mechanism 6 that reciprocates the photographic paper P in the processing tank and a horizontal conveyance mechanism that conveys the photographic paper P so as to pass through the processing tank in the horizontal direction. 7, the configuration differs depending on the processing mode in the development processing apparatus 4, that is, the standard processing mode and the rapid processing mode. In the standard processing mode, it is configured only by the U-turn transport mechanism 6, whereas in the rapid processing mode, it is configured by a combination of the U-turn transport mechanism 6 and the horizontal transport mechanism 7.

  Here, first, the standard processing mode will be described with reference to FIG. The U-turn transport mechanism 6 feeds the photographic paper P in the depth direction of the processing tank, and makes a U-turn at the bottom and a plurality of submersible so-called racks provided with driving rollers arranged to face the liquid surface again. It is configured by a combination of a transport rack 60 and a plurality of external transport racks 61 called an external rack that transports the photographic paper P substantially horizontally so as to cross each processing tank outside the processing tank, that is, on the liquid surface. ing. The submerged rack 60 has different lengths (heights) depending on the processing tanks to be mounted, and is in a color developing tank as a U-turn color developing and transporting mechanism mounted on the color developing tank 51 and the bleach-fixing tank 52. The rack 60a and the in-solution rack 60b for the bleach-fixing tank as the U-turn bleach-fixing and transporting mechanism are for the first, second, third, and fourth cleaning tanks as the U-turn cleaning and transporting mechanism mounted on the cleaning tank group 53. It is longer than the submerged racks 60c, 60d, 60e, 60f.

  The external rack 61 includes an introduction rack 61 a that sends the photographic paper P sent from the exposure device 3 to the color developing tank 51, and a first crossover rack 61 b that sends the photographic paper P pulled up from the color developing tank 51 to the bleach-fixing tank 52. A second crossover rack 61c that feeds the photographic paper P pulled up from the bleach-fixing tank 52 to the first cleaning tank 53a; a third crossover rack 61d that feeds the photographic paper P pulled up from the first cleaning tank 53a into the second cleaning tank 53b; A fourth crossover rack 61e that feeds the photographic paper P lifted from the second cleaning tank 53b to the third cleaning tank 53c; a fifth crossover rack 61f that feeds the photographic paper P lifted from the third cleaning tank 53d to the fourth cleaning tank 53d; Consists of a squeeze rack 61g that feeds the photographic paper P pulled up from the fourth cleaning tank 53e to the drying unit 5B while squeezing To have.

  The in-liquid rack 60 and the out-of-liquid rack 61 constituting the developing and conveying mechanism 18 are provided with driving rollers for conveying the photographic paper P. In order to transmit power to these driving rollers, FIG. Although only schematically shown, a power transmission main shaft 62 that is rotationally driven by a motor extends along the arrangement of the treatment tanks. The driving roller of each submerged rack 60 is rotationally driven using the rotational power branched from the power transmission main shaft 62 through a worm gear set that meshes and couples when the submerged rack 60 is attached to the corresponding processing tank. Similarly, the driving roller of each outer rack 61 is also rotationally driven using the rotational power branched from the power transmission main shaft 62 through a worm gear set that meshes and couples when the outer rack 61 is attached to the corresponding processing tank. The

  Next, the rapid processing mode will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the first cleaning tank submerged rack 60a and the second cleaning tank submerged rack 60b, which are attached to the first cleaning tank 53a and the second cleaning tank 53b, are omitted as compared to the standard processing mode. The second crossover rack 61c, the third crossover rack 61d, and the fourth crossover rack 61e are replaced by the horizontal transport mechanism 7. That is, in this rapid processing mode, the photographic paper P pulled up from the bleach-fixing tank 52 is transported horizontally as it is, and jumps over the first cleaning tank 53a and the second cleaning tank 53b and is sent to the third cleaning tank 53c.

  The horizontal transport mechanism 7 is a horizontal cleaning transport mechanism for performing cleaning processing while horizontally transporting the photographic paper P. As shown in FIG. 4, the horizontal cleaning transport mechanism mounted in the first cleaning tank 53a and the second cleaning tank 53b. The unit 70 is configured. The horizontal cleaning and conveying unit 70 includes an entrance roller portion 71 that lifts the photographic paper P from the bleach-fixing tank 52, and a first roller portion 72 that is spaced apart from each other to horizontally convey the pulled photographic paper P. An intermediate roller portion 73 and a second roller portion 74, and an exit roller portion 75 for feeding the photographic paper P transported horizontally into the third cleaning tank 53c are provided. As apparent from FIG. 5, the rotational power branched from the power transmission main shaft 62 extending in the conveying direction of the photographic paper P via the worm gear set 63 is further supplied to the driving roller of each roller section through the power branching gear set 64. Is transmitted through. The power branch gear set 64 is configured to mesh from above and below by mounting the horizontal cleaning transport unit 70 in a predetermined cleaning tank.

  Corresponds to both sides (emulsion surface and base surface) of the photographic paper P transported horizontally between the first roller portion 72 and the intermediate roller portion 73 and between the intermediate roller portion 73 and the second roller portion 74. A horizontal washer 80 is provided as a stabilizing liquid applying means for applying a stabilizing liquid stored in the cleaning tank. The horizontal cleaning device 80, which is only schematically shown in FIG. 4, employs a brush structure or a sponge structure in order to supply an appropriate amount of the stabilizing liquid pumped through the supply pipe 81 by capillary action. . The supply pipe 81 is divided so as to be connectable to the cleaning tank side pipe 81b and the horizontal cleaning transport unit side pipe 81a via a quick coupling 81c. The horizontal cleaning transport unit 70 is divided into the first cleaning tank 53a and the second cleaning tank. At the same time as mounting on 53b, the cleaning tank side piping 53b and the horizontal cleaning transfer unit side piping 81a are connected.

  Bleach fixing that adheres to the photographic paper P between the inlet roller portion 71 and the first roller portion 72 so that the bleach-fixing solution is not brought into the first washing tank 53a from the bleach-fixing tank 52 via the photographic paper P. An inlet blade portion 90A for scraping off the liquid is provided. Further, between the second roller portion 74 and the exit roller portion 75, a stable liquid that adheres to the photographic paper P is prevented so that a relatively dirty stabilizing liquid is not brought into the third cleaning tank 53c via the photographic paper P. An outlet blade portion 90B for scraping off the liquid is provided.

  In the development processing apparatus 4 in the rapid processing mode shown in FIG. 3, the cleaning tanks (here, the first cleaning tank 53a and the second cleaning tank 53b) located on the supply side are jumped and the cleaning tank ( Here, a sufficient immersion cleaning process is performed in the third cleaning tank 53c and the fourth cleaning tank 53d). In particular, the cleaning tank group 53 employs a cascade connection in which the stabilizing liquid replenished to the fourth cleaning tank 53d is finally overflowed to the first cleaning tank 53a. Since fresh stabilizers are sequentially stored in the tank 53d, it is efficient to perform a dip cleaning process in the cleaning tank on the discharge side, jumping over the cleaning tank positioned on the supply side. Moreover, when the cleaning tank located on the supply side is jumped and transported, the cleaning process is sequentially performed using the stabilizing liquid in the first cleaning tank 53a and the second cleaning tank 53b, so that the cleaning process is not interrupted in the jumping transport. Thereby, it is possible to perform development processing that can be expected to satisfy satisfactory quality even in the rapid processing mode.

  Further, as can be understood from FIG. 6, the horizontal cleaning and conveying unit 70 used in the rapid processing mode is connected to the power transmission and the cleaning liquid transmission when mounted on the cleaning tank 53, so that the standard processing The transition from form to rapid processing form is easily performed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the horizontal cleaning transport unit 70 is attached to the first cleaning tank 53a and the second cleaning tank 53b, and the immersion treatment in the first cleaning tank 53a and the second cleaning tank 53b is skipped. A configuration may be adopted in which the first cleaning tank 53a is mounted with a horizontal cleaning / conveying unit 70 that transports only one cleaning tank 53a, or the first cleaning tank 53a, the second cleaning tank 53b, and the third cleaning tank. A configuration may be adopted in which the horizontal cleaning transport unit 70 for transporting 53c is mounted on the first cleaning tank 53a, the second cleaning tank 53b, and the third cleaning tank 53c. What is important in the present invention is that, in the rapid processing mode, the horizontal cleaning / conveying unit 70 is attached to the cleaning tank on the supply side excluding the last cleaning tank. For this reason, in the previous embodiment, the third cleaning tank 53c, the fourth cleaning tank 53d, and the horizontal cleaning and conveying unit are installed so that the horizontal cleaning and conveying unit 70 is attached only to the first and second cleaning tanks 53a and 53b. It is also a preferred embodiment to provide a mounting prohibiting means between the control unit 70 and the unit 70. More generally, the horizontal cleaning transport unit 70 is mounted between the last cleaning tank and the horizontal cleaning transport unit 70 so that the horizontal cleaning transport unit 70 is not mounted in the last cleaning tank (the fourth cleaning tank 53d in the previous embodiment). It is advisable to provide prohibition means.

  In the above-described embodiment, the horizontal cleaning conveyance unit 70 is configured to pass the photographic paper P over the surface of the stable liquid stored in the cleaning tank, but the photographic paper P is stored in the cleaning tank. You may comprise so that the inside of the liquid surface of a stable liquid may be passed.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a photographic printing apparatus employing a development processing apparatus according to the present invention. Schematic sectional view showing the configuration of the development processing apparatus in the standard processing form Schematic sectional view showing the configuration of the development processing apparatus in the rapid processing mode Schematic showing the schematic structure of the horizontal cleaning transport unit Schematic plan view showing power transmission path Explanatory drawing showing installation of horizontal cleaning transfer unit

Explanation of symbols

4: Development processing device 6: U-turn conveyance mechanism 7: Horizontal conveyance mechanism 51: Color developing tank 52: Bleach fixing tank 53: Cleaning tank group 53a: First cleaning tank 53b: Second cleaning tank 53c: Third cleaning tank 53d : Fourth cleaning tank 60: Submerged rack 60a: Submerged rack for color developing tank (part of U-turn color developing and transporting mechanism)
60b: Liquid rack for bleach-fixing tank (part of U-turn bleach-fixing transport mechanism)
60c: Submerged rack for first cleaning tank (part of U-turn cleaning transport mechanism)
60d: Submersible rack for second cleaning tank (part of U-turn cleaning transport mechanism)
60e: Submersible rack for third cleaning tank (part of U-turn cleaning transport mechanism)
60f: Submersible rack for fourth cleaning tank (part of U-turn cleaning transport mechanism)
61: Out-of-liquid rack 61a: Introducing rack 61b: First crossover rack (part of U-turn color developing and conveying mechanism)
61c: Second crossover rack (part of U-turn bleach-fixing transport mechanism)
61d: Third cross over rack (part of U-turn cleaning transport mechanism)
61e: Fourth cross over rack (part of U-turn cleaning transport mechanism)
61f: 5th cross over rack (part of U-turn cleaning transport mechanism)
61g: Squeeze rack 62: Power transmission main shaft 63: Worm gear set 70: Horizontal cleaning transport unit (horizontal transport cleaning mechanism)
80: Horizontal washer (stabilizer application means)
90A: Inlet 80 blade part 90B: Outlet blade part P: Photographic paper (photosensitive material)

Claims (5)

A color developer tank containing a color developer and a bleach-fixing solution for carrying out a development process from a color development process to a bleach-fix process through a bleach-fix process by conveying the exposed photosensitive material from the supply side to the discharge side A bleaching / fixing tank for storing the liquid, a cleaning tank group including at least one cleaning tank on the supply side for storing the stabilizer and at least one cleaning tank on the discharge side, and the color developing tank mounted on the color developing tank. A U-turn color developing and conveying mechanism that reciprocally conveys the photosensitive material in a developing tank; a U-turn bleach-fixing and conveying mechanism that is mounted in the bleach-fixing tank and reciprocally conveys the photosensitive material in the bleach-fixing tank; In a development processing apparatus equipped with a cleaning and conveying mechanism that is mounted in a tank group and conveys the photosensitive material,
The cleaning transport mechanism includes a horizontal cleaning transport mechanism that is mounted on the cleaning tank and passes and transports the photosensitive material in a horizontal direction, and the horizontal cleaning transport mechanism is mounted on the supply-side cleaning tank. A development processing apparatus.   The horizontal cleaning transport mechanism is configured to horizontally transport the photosensitive material received outside the liquid in the adjacent tank on the supply side and send it again into the liquid in the adjacent tank on the discharge side. The development processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a stabilizing solution applying unit that applies the stabilizing solution to the photosensitive material being horizontally conveyed.   Each cleaning tank constituting the cleaning tank group is cascade-connected from the discharge side to the supply side. When the U-turn cleaning transport mechanism is installed, the transport distance of the photographic paper in the liquid becomes longer as the cleaning tank on the discharge side becomes longer. The development processing apparatus according to claim 2.   The cleaning tank group is composed of two cleaning tanks on the supply side and two cleaning tanks on the discharge side, and the horizontal cleaning transport mechanism is configured to be attachable only to the two cleaning tanks on the supply side. The development processing apparatus according to claim 3.   A power connection that enables power transmission to the horizontal cleaning transport mechanism and a pipe connection that enables the supply of the stable liquid to the stabilizing liquid applying means when the horizontal cleaning transport mechanism is attached to the cleaning tank group; The development processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the development processing apparatus is realized.

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