Image recording apparatus
US4894680A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2227/325
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an image recording apparatus, a housing is provided in its wall with an external insertion opening. A pair of heat-treatment rollers are arranged within the housing. A first predetermined transport path extends through a nip between the heat-treatment rollers. The developing sheet having carried thereon an image is transported along the first transport path and is heat-treated by the heat-treatment rollers. A second predetermined transport path different from the first transport path extends through the nip between the heat-treatment rollers. An article inserted through the external insertion opening can travel along the second transport path so that the article is heat-treated by the heat-treatment rollers. Preferably, the heat-treatment rollers are arranged at an upper location within the housing, and the wall provided therein with the external insertion opening is a top wall of the housing.
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