公开(公告)号：EP1234214A1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-28

申请号：EP00992374.9

申请日：2000-12-01

申请人： FISCHER INDUSTRIES, INC.

发明人： DUBON, William

IPC分类号： G03D7/00

CPC分类号： G03D15/027

摘要： An improved drying chamber (2) which in the preferred embodiment is employed with an x-ray film processor (1), includes an infrared heater source (20). 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 (25) for driving the infrared source (20). 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.