Floating carriage assembly and cover in a thermographic laser imager
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorBradley B. Rassatt
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Abstract
A thermal processor for heat processing exposed thermographic media comprising: a heated drum for heating thermographic media brought into contact with the drum; a centrally located assembly for supporting the drum for rotation; a plurality of spaced rollers located around a segment of the drum for holding media into contact with the drum; and a plate assembly for mounting the plurality of rollers for movement between a first position in contact with the drum and a second position out of contact with the drum, the plate assembly having first and second spaced alignment plates having circular features that align with the bearing assembly when the plate assembly is in the first position, whereby the rollers are aligned with the drum.
Claims7
A thermal processor for heat processing exposed thermographic media comprising:
- a heated drum for heating thermographic media brought into contact with the said drum;
- a centrally located assembly for supporting said drum for rotation;
- a plurality of spaced rollers located around a segment of said drum for holding media into contact with said drum;
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- a plate assembly for mounting said plurality of rollers for movement between a first position in contact with said drum and a second position out of contact with said drum, said plate assembly having first and second spaced alignment plates having circular features that align with said bearing assembly when said plate assembly is in said first position, whereby said rollers are aligned with said drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.