Film supply system for using with a photosensitive film imager
US6883796B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B27/586
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A film supply system for use in an imager to separate sheets of photosensitive media from a film cartridge and deliver individual sheet of the photosensitive media to a film transport system. The film supply system comprises: a frame for attachment of the film supply system within the imager; a heel plate pivotably attached to the frame and actuatable by a motor; and a cup plate pivotably attached to the heel plate, the cup plate including at least one suction cup for selectively engaging a sheet of the photosensitive media.
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