X-ray film processor
US6247858A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03D15/027
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved drying chamber, which in the preferred embodiment is employed with an x-ray film processor, includes an infrared heater source. Preferably the infrared source is positioned to dry respective first and second sides of a material requiring drying, for example x-ray film. The infrared source includes a control circuit for driving the infrared source. The frequency at which the infrared source operates is chosen so as to cause fluid particles being dried to resonate, permitting a more efficient heating cycle. In an x-ray film process, this allows a smaller and faster operating unit to be provided
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