Patent ID: 6697095
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image recording apparatus for recording an image on photosensitive material, wherein the image is represented by at least two sets of image data separated by color, the apparatus comprising:an image recording section for recording a separated image corresponding to each set of the image data on a section of the photosensitive material, by carrying out main scanning of the photosensitive material with a plurality of light beams; a photosensitive material detecting section for detecting that the section of photosensitive material has been conveyed to a position at which the separated image can be recorded thereon; a state detecting section for detecting a state in which the main scanning by the plurality of light beams can be started; a controlling section for controlling starting the main scanning by the plurality of light beams when the state detecting section detects the state in which the main scanning by the plurality of light beams can be started after the photosensitive material detecting section detects that the section of photosensitive material has been conveyed to the position at which the separated image can be recorded thereon; a calculation section for calculating an amount of distance by which the section of photosensitive material is conveyed, between a time when the photosensitive material detecting section detects that the section of photosensitive material has been conveyed to the position at which the separated image can be recorded thereon, and a time when the state detecting section detects the state in which the main scanning by the plurality of light beams can be started; and a setting section for setting a number of blank raster lines in a first main scan of the main scanning for each section of photosensitive material on the basis of the calculated amount of distance by the calculation section.