Image recording apparatus
US5041864A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B27/588
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image recording apparatus which is disclosed herein includes a containing section for containing an image recording material which is wound in a rolled form and a body in which the image recording material is utilized for recording an image. The image recording apparatus comprises a feeding device for feeding the image recording material from its one end out of the containing means into the body, a measuring device for measuring the length of the image recording material which is fed out, a cutter for cutting the fed-out portion of the image recording material, a convey mechanism for conveying the cut image recording material pieces within the body to record an image, and a control device for controlling the feeding device and the cutter, so that the image-recording material is fed out and cut up to a length required for removal from the body on the basis of the result of measurement by the measuring device, if the conveying of the image recording material pieces by the convey mechanism is discontinued due to any reason. Therefore, the image recording material pieces of a short length cannot be remained within the body.
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