Photographic media dryer
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorLeslie R. Wells
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Abstract
A dryer has a blower and means for dividing an airflow into two separate chambers. A drying channel is defined between the two chambers and material to be dried passes along the channel. The walls between the chambers and the channel are apertured to allow air to flow into the channel. The channel increases in cross-sectional area along the length thereof such that air flowing along the channel is subject to a pressure drop. The air thus flows substantially in one direction along the channel.
Claims8
A dryer comprising a blower, means for dividing an airflow to flow into two chambers, one wall of each chamber being defined by an apertured plate member, the plate members defining a channel therebetween for the passage of a strip of material to be dried, the channel increasing in cross-sectional area along the full length thereof such that air flowing along the channel is subject to a pressure drop causing the air to flow substantially in one direction along the channel.
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