Apparatus for developing photographed film

Claim 1

An apparatus for developing a photographed film roll by rotating the roll in a liquid developer, said apparatus comprising: a case body; a liquid chamber mounted on said case body; a turn table rotatably mounted on said case body above said liquid chamber; processing liquid cup-shaped containers detachably mounted on said turn table and downwardly projecting into said liquid chamber; a cassette or magazine for housing a photographed film roll having a liquid permeable structure; means for descending and ascending said cassette or magazine into and out of said containers, said means comprising: a vertical shaft movable in the vertical direction and extending through said case body, and a horizontal arm extending above said turn table and connected to said vertical shaft; means for rotating a photographed film roll in one and then the other direction, said means comprising: a housing adapted to contain a motor, a motor positioned in said housing and having an output shaft, a rotary member connected to said output shaft and outwardly projected through said housing, and a cylindrical holder detachably holding said housing, said holder having a peripheral wall including a flange portion detachably holding said cylindrical holder on said horizontal arm, and a hollow space surrounded by said wall and snugly containing said cassette or magazine; and a rotary spool projecting into said cassette or magazine and rotatably connected thereto, said spool having one end connected to said rotary member and another end connected to a photographed film roll whereby when said motor imparts a rotational movement to said rotary member through said output shaft said spool imparts a corresponding rotational movement to a film roll.

Claim 2

An apparatus for developing a photographed film roll by rotating the roll in a liquid developer, said apparatus comprising: a case body; a liquid chamber mounted on said case body; a turn table rotatably mounted on said case body above said liquid chamber; processing liquid cup-shaped containers detachably mounted on said turn table and downwardly projecting into said liquid chamber; a cassette or magazine for housing a photographed film roll having a liquid permeable structure; means for descending and ascending said cassette or magazine into and out of said containers, said means comprising: a vertical shaft movable in the vertical direction and extending through said case body, and a horizontal arm extending above said turn table and connected to said vertical shaft; means for rotating a photographed film roll in one and then the other direction, said means comprising: a housing adapted to contain a motor, a motor positioned in said housing and having an output shaft, a rotary member connected to said output shaft and outwardly projected through said housing, and a cylindrical holder detachably holding said housing, said holder having a peripheral wall including a flange portion detachably holding said cylindrical holder on said horizontal arm, and a hollow space surrounded by said wall and snugly containing said cassette or magazine; and a rotary spool projecting into said cassette or magazine and rotatably connected thereto, said spool having one end connected to said rotary member and another end connected to a photographed film roll whereby when said motor imparts a rotational movement to said rotary member through said output shaft said spool imparts a corresponding rotational movement to a film roll.