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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1995
Philip A Rombult, Bradford, MA (US);
Peter Austin, Wilmington, MA (US);
Agfa Division, Bayer Corporation, Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
A thermal imaging apparatus includes an internal drum for supporting a receiver material and a donor material in a superimposed relationship, an imaging unit for thermally transferring an image from the donor material to the receiver material, and a material dispensing mechanism for dispensing the receiver and donor materials from a plurality of material supply rolls. A rotatable material supply carousel having a plurality of supply stations for supporting the plurality of supply rolls is provided. A drive system rotates the carousel to sequentially position a selected plurality of the supply stations at a dispensing position.