Patent ID: 7224376
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: G03D

Abstract:
1. A photo-thermographic recording apparatus, comprising: a film loading device capable of loading a sheet type photo-thermographic film; a conveyance device for conveying the photo-thermographic film from the film loading device; an exposing device for forming a latent image corresponding to an image signal onto the sheet type photo-thermographic film conveyed by the conveyance device; and a thermal developing device for visualizing the latent image formed onto the sheet type photo-thermographic film while heating the sheet type photo-thermographic, the thermal developing device including a heating device therein and a plurality of opposed rollers arranged opposite to the heating device so as to press the sheet type photo-thermographic film onto the thermal developing device; wherein the plurality of opposed rollers is structured so that a foreign matter originating from an edge portion of the sheet type photo-thermographic film does not affect an image formed on the sheet type photo-thermographic film.