Compact thermal film apparatus with magnetic sensing device
US6048110A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03D13/002
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for thermal development comprising a receiving chamber for a thrust cartridge, drive means to advance thermal film from said thrust cartridge and rewind film into said thrust cartridge, a magnetic reader and writer to read and write magnetic information onto the film, an accumulator to gather said film after it has left the cartridge, a heater located between said chamber and said accumulator to develop said thermal film as it passes between said cartridge and said accumulator, and a lighttight container for said chamber, heater, and accumulator.
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