Patent ID: 6792861
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: B41C,B65H

Abstract:
An image recorder having a front surface and a rear surface, comprising:an exposure unit for performing an image formation process on an image recording material mounted on an outer surface of a recording drum; and an image recording material feed unit located above said recording drum for feeding said image recording material to said recording drum, said image recording material feed unit including a tray having a front edge on the front surface side and a rear edge on the rear surface side and located angularly so that said front edge is below said rear edge, a guide member for guiding said image recording material fed from said front surface side to near said front edge of said tray, and a raising member for holding said image recording material guided by said guide member to said tray to raise said image recording material until said image recording material is received throughout its length on said tray.