Photofinishing system with drier
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Tobin Allen King
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Abstract
A photofinishing system is provided which has a processor, a printer, means for feeding print media to the printer from a roll of the print media, and drier means coupled to the printer; the processor being arranged to generate a drive signal that is representative of a photographic image, the printer being coupled to the processor and being arranged to process the drive signal and effect printing of the photographic image on the print media, and the drier means being arranged to receive printed media directly from the printer, to transport the printed media from the printer and, in use, to effect drying of the printed media during transportation of the media.
Claims27
A photofinishing system comprising a processor, a printer, means for feeding print media to the printer from a roll of the non-coated print media, and drier means coupled to the printer;
- the processor being arranged to generate a drive signal that is representative of photographic images, the printer comprising opposed printheads for printing on both faces of the non-coated print media, being coupled to the processor and being arranged to process the drive signal and effect printing of the photographic images on both faces of the non-coated print media;
- and the drier means being arranged to receive printed non-coated media directly from the printer, to transport the printed non-coated media from the printer and having a first blower for blowing heated air onto a first face of the printed media and a second blower for blowing heated air onto a second, opposite face of the printed media which are selectively operable for selectively drying the first face, the second face or both faces of the printed non-coated media during transportation of the media.
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