Method and apparatus for producing thermal slide transparencies

Apparatus for producing thermal slide transparencies, said apparatus comprising:

• a rotatably-mounted transfer arm having means for releasably holding a donor element and means for releasably holding a receiver sheet;
• said transfer arm having first means to first move said receiver element from a first supply station into an exposure position at an exposure station;
• said transfer arm having second means to move a set of donor elements from a second supply station one element at a time into register with said receiver element at said exposure station;
• means at said exposure station for holding said donor element and said receiver element in register, means for supporting said registered receiver element and donor element in said exposure station, means for moving said supporting means and said registered donor element and said receiver element in a cross-scan direction during an exposure of said donor element and said receiver element;
• said second means of said transfer arm further moving each of said donor elements away from said exposure station to a disposal station after the exposure thereof;
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• means for applying heat to said receiver element after the exposure thereof.