Patent ID: 6600506
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A printer comprising:a light source for emitting illuminating light; an electronic display panel for displaying an image, and for emitting printing light upon being illuminated with said illuminating light; a loading chamber for being loaded with a photosensitive material so oriented as to direct upwards a photosensitive surface of said photosensitive material, said photosensitive surface being exposed to said printing light; an exposing optical system for focusing said printing light on said photosensitive surface of said photosensitive material; a first stationary mirror in an opposite side of said loading chamber from said exposing optical system, said first stationary mirror reflecting said printing light from said exposing optical system; and a printing light path former with a first movable mirror over said loading chamber and between said first stationary mirror and said exposing optical system, said printing light path former being disposed to constitute one portion of a printer outer surface, movable between first and second positions, for protruding from said printer outer surface when set in said first position so that said first movable mirror forms a printing light path from said first stationary mirror to said photosensitive material, and for being substantially flush with said printer outer surface when set in second position so that said first movable mirror prevents forming of said printing light path.