Claims
- 1. A thermal developing unit for the thermal development of photothermographic media which comprises a means for thermally developing photothermographic media by placing said media in contact with a heated element within a case, and a filter system comprising
- a) an inlet through which hot processing gases are directed to,
- b) a heat conducting, condensate accumulator,
- c) a particulate filter located at or after the exit of the heat conducting, condensate accumulator and upstream from,
- d) an absorbent block, and
- e) an exit through which the filtered air leaves the filtering system.
- 2. The thermal developing unit of claim 1 wherein the heat conducting, condensate accumulator comprises aluminum mesh.
- 3. The filter system of claim 1 in which the absorbent block comprises activated carbon.
- 4. The developing unit of claim 1 wherein the means for thermally developing and the filter system are in a housing.
Parent Case Info
This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/322,977 filed Oct. 13, 1994.
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