Patent ID: 6147697
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An image recording apparatus comprising:a light emitting dot row provided on a base plate, said light emitting dot row comprising anodes arranged on the base plate in a form of an array of a single row or a plurality of rows and phosphors provided on the anodes;a cathode, provided apart from the light emitting dot row, for emitting electrons that collide on the phosphors to thereby cause the phosphors to emit light;a grid that covers at least a part of the base plate in a vicinity of the light emitting dot row;an image focusing optical system having a focal depth of at least 350 .mu.m for focusing light emitted from the light emitting dot row on an image recording position;wherein the image focusing optical system comprises a lens array having a number of lenses that is greater than a number of dots of the light emitting dot row;a driving element for driving the light emitting dot row so that the light emitting dot row emits light; anda conveyance device which conveys one of the light emitting dot row and an image recording medium so that the image recording medium moves relatively to the light emitting dot row.