Patent ID: 6252653
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G03D

Abstract:
A rotary apparatus for advancing and thermally developing or desensitizing images carried on flexible photosensitive copy sheet material, comprising,a supporting framework,a drive roll supported on the framework for rotation about a horizontal central axis to carry said flexible sheet material through the apparatus,a motor connected to the drive roll for imparting rotation to the roll,a fixed hot shoe mounted on the framework proximate to the drive roll that is heated so as to heat the sheet material exteriorly of the drive roll for thermally developing images on said sheet material,a fixed slip sheet supported in fixed relationship on the framework and interposed between the drive roll and the hot shoe to enable the sheet material to slide through the apparatus relative to the fixed hot shoe,movable bearings for the drive roll that are supported upon the framework for movement relative to the framework to allow the drive roll to be positioned so as to establish a predetermined clearance between the hot shoe and the drive roll, andmeans for securing each bearing in place on the framework.