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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
William Dubon, Villa Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Fischer Industries, Inc., Geneva, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03D 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03D 7/00 ;
Abstract
An improved drying chamber, which in the preferred embodiment is employed with an x-ray film processor, includes an infrared heater source. Preferably the infrared source is positioned to dry respective first and second sides of a material requiring drying, for example x-ray film. The infrared source includes a control circuit for driving the infrared source. The frequency at which the infrared source operates is chosen so as to cause fluid particles being dried to resonate, permitting a more efficient heating cycle. In an x-ray film process, this allows a smaller and faster operating unit to be provided