Patent ID: 6804032
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
An image recording device comprising:a standby device for conveying, before processing for recording an image on a photosensitive material is implemented, a leading edge of the photosensitive material to a standby position at a curved region on a conveyance path, with the curved region having a relatively small radius of curvature, to thereby make the leading edge of the photosensitive material stand by; and a retracting device for moving, before the leading edge of the photosensitive material retains a curved shape of the conveyance path enough to cause the photosensitive material to become jammed in the image recording device, the leading edge of the photosensitive material to a retraction position, the retraction position being one of a position at which the leading edge can be held linearly on the conveyance path and a position at which the leading edge can be held along a curve, on the conveyance path, having a relatively large radius of curvature.