Patent ID: 11914280
Assignee: CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 18:
19. A drum for thermally developing an image in an imaging media having a development temperature, comprising:
a first lamp heater disposed within a first and second end zone of the drum;
a second lamp heater disposed within a central zone of the drum, the central zone located intermediate the first and second end zones, each of the two lamp heaters positioned in a direction along the axis of the drum;
a first partition plate disposed along the axis of the drum, positioned at or within a transition region between the first end zone and the central zone, the first partition plate including a first cone-shaped portion extending in a first direction along the axis of the drum; and
a second partition plate disposed along the axis of the drum, positioned at or within a transition region between the second end zone and the central zone, the second partition plate including a second cone-shaped portion extending in a second direction along the axis of the drum, opposite the first direction.