Patent ID: 6160608
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
An image recording apparatus comprising:imagewise exposing means by which recording light modulated in accordance with an image to be recorded is allowed to be incident in a recording position having a specified exposure width extending in a main scanning direction;auxiliary scanning transport means by which a sheet-like light-sensitive material cut to a specified length is transported in an auxiliary scanning direction perpendicular to said main scanning direction and which has first nip transport means provided upstream of said recording position in the auxiliary scanning direction and second nip transport means provided downstream of said recording position in the auxiliary scanning direction;supply means for transporting said light-sensitive material into said first nip transport means and correcting any skew of the light-sensitive material with respect to the first nip transport means; andtransport control means for controlling said supply means and said first nip transport means in such a way that the first nip transport means is at rest in a state of being able to nip the light-sensitive material and said supply means is driven so as to transport the light-sensitive material into said first nip transport means which is at rest, and for continuing to drive said supply means after an advancing corner of the light-sensitive material has contacted the first nip transport means to thereby correct said any skew in conjunction with and with respect to said first nip transport means which is at rest, and supply to the first nip transport means the light-sensitive material said any skew of which has been corrected.