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G03G 15/26 (2006.01) G03B 21/11 (2006.01) G03G 15/22 (2006.01) G03G 15/24 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1214819
APPARATUS FOR IMAGING AND DEVELOPING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MICROFORMATS ABSTRACT: Apparatus for imaging and developing electrophoto- graphic elements includes a single module (16) within which there is housed three processing stations (18, 20, 22) equi- distantly spaced apart at distances corresponding to the dis- tance separating the image frames of an electrophotographic element microformat. The first station (18) charges and ex- poses a first image frame of the element (12), the second station (20) tones and preliminarily dries the first image frame while a second image frame is located at the first sta- tion (18) for charging and exposure, and the third station (22) completes the drying and fuses the first image frame while the second image frame is now toned and partially dried, a new third image frame being presented to the first station (18) for charging and exposure. An intermittent film trans- port system, not shown, conveys the film element (12) in a unidirectional mode throughout the processing as indicated by the directional arrow (24). The aforenoted inter-station spac- ing is facilitated by the compact arrangement of the compon- ents at the station with the toning components at the second station (20) partially overlapping the charging/exposure com- ponents at the first station (18) and the final dry/fuse com- ponents at the third station (22). Processing of any particu- lar single image frame of the film element (12) is thus com- pleted in a minimum amount of time as is the processing of a multiplicity of image frames of the element (12) due to the simultaneous processing of the image frames at the three sta- tions (18, 20, 22) in a time-staggered mode.
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Plumadore John D.
Smart & Biggar
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