Patent ID: 6025904
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:an optical exposure unit for exposing photosensitive material at an exposure point with light beam generated from a first light beam source and transmitted through a photographic film to form an image on the photosensitive material; anda digital exposure unit for forming an image on the photosensitive material at said exposure point by exposing the photosensitive material with a light beam generated from a second light beam source according to digital image data, said digital exposure unit comprising: a digital exposure head module in the form of a linear array and used as said second light beam source, said linear array extending in a main scanning direction; and an auxiliary scanning direction driving mechanism for driving said digital exposure head module in an auxiliary scanning direction traversing said main scanning direction to cause the photosensitive material at said exposure point to be exposed by said digital exposure head module.