Article, apparatus and method for cooling a thermally processed material
AssigneeImation Corp.
InventorsDuane A. Preszler, Kent R. Struble, David J. McDaniel, George G. Lunde
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Abstract
An article for cooling an imaging material which has been heated to a first temperature by a thermal processor. The article includes a first cooling section on which the imaging material rides after the imaging material exits the thermal processor. The first cooling section is at a lower temperature than the first temperature. The first cooling section has a curved shape such that the imaging material is curved when riding on and being cooled by the first cooling section.
Claims7
An article for cooling a flexible imaging material which has been heated to a first temperature by a thermal processor, the article comprising:
- a first cooling section having a curved shape such that the imaging material is curved after exiting and being heated by the thermal processor and when riding on the first cooling section, wherein the first cooling section is at a second temperature which is less than the first temperature such that contact between the first cooling section and the imaging material cools the imaging material, and wherein the first cooling section comprises a first material;
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- a second cooling section adjacent the first cooling section, wherein the second cooling section has a straighter shape than the first cooling section such that the imaging material is straighter when riding on the second cooling section than when riding on the first cooling section, wherein the second cooling section is at a third temperature which is less than the first temperature, and wherein the second cooling section comprises a second material which is more thermally conductive than the first material.
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