Image recording apparatus
US6118468A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J15/16
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image recording apparatus for preparing a printing master film for textile printing includes an image recording unit including at least one thermal head for recording images on a recording material; a recording material transportation unit for transporting the recording material, including a platen roller for bringing the recording material into contact with the thermal head so as to for images or the recording material, and a back-up roller which is in pressure contact with the platen roller at an opposite position to the position where the recording material is brought into contact with the thermal heads by the platen roller; and a disk brake for controlling the rotation of the back-up roller, connected to the back-up roller.
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