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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2001
Roger S. Kerr, Brockport, NY (US);
Steven R. Lippold, Oakfield, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus ( ) includes: a) a rotatable, magnet-attracting imaging drum ( ) arranged to mount a receiver sheet ( ) and a donor sheet ( ) in superposed relationship; b) a motor ( ) for rotating the imaging drum; c) a sheet transport assembly ( ); d) a printhead ( ); e) a lead screw ( ) for moving the printhead; f) a linear translation subsystem ( ); and g) a magnetic load roller ( ) for eliminating entrained air. Also, an image producing process herein includes the steps of: a) rotating an imaging drum ( ) in a first direction; b) driving a sheet of thermal print media ( ) to the imaging drum ( ) until a leading edge of the thermal print media sheet ( ) engages the imaging drum ( ); c) rotating the imaging drum ( ) in a second direction of rotation; d) moving a magnetic load roller ( ) into engagement with the leading edge of the thermal print media sheet ( ); e) rotating the imaging drum ( ) in a second direction until a trailing edge of the thermal print media sheet ( ) is under the magnetic load roller ( ); and f) moving the magnetic load roller ( ) away from the imaging drum ( ). These steps can be repeated for the donor material ( ).