Patent ID: 6144441
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
An image recording apparatus comprising:a light-sensitive material supply section having a loader of a magazine for containing a roll of a light-sensitive material in a lightproof case and withdrawing means for withdrawing the light-sensitive material from said magazine;a cutter for cutting the light-sensitive material into sheets as it is withdrawn by said withdrawing means;an image recording section that is positioned above said light-sensitive material supply section and which has scanning transport means for transporting said cut sheets of light-sensitive material for scanning as they are held in a predetermined recording position, and exposing means by which the light-sensitive material being transported for scanning by said scanning transport means is exposed to recording light modulated in accordance with digital image data;transport means which transports the light-sensitive material from said cutter to said scanning transport means in such a way that its recording side faces up in said recording position, which transports the exposed light-sensitive material after exposure to a next step and which is inclined downward to the downstream end of the transport of the light-sensitive material; anda back printing section which is provided along the path of transport of the light-sensitive material to record a back print on a non-recording side of the light sensitive material.