US4783683A
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Image recording apparatus
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1987-04-01
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Granted: 1988-11-08
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Expires: 2007-04-01
Abstract
Abstract An image recording apparatus employs a photo- and pressure-sensitive heat-developable material having a substrate and a layer formed on the substrate from a material which is photo-sensitive and heat-developable and which enables the developed image to be fixed by a pressure, and an image receiving material. The photosensitive material and the image receiving material being adapted to be superposed one on the other and pressed to each other so as to transfer the image from the photosensitive material to the image receiving material. The pressing of these two materials is conducted by a means which includes a pair of pressing rolls for nipping the photosensitive material and the image receiving material therebetween; back-up rolls means having an axial length smaller than that of the pressing rolls and adapted for acting on at least one of the pressing rolls; and back-up roll pressing means capable of independently adjusting the pressure exerted by the back-up roll means on the pressing rolls.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihiko Nagumo
- 👤 Minoru Ishikawa
- 👤 Ken Kawada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 13:14
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03D; G03D13/00; G03D13/002; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/002; G03F7/0022; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/14; G03G15/16; G03G15/1665; G03G15/167; G03G15/22; G03G15/28; G03B; G03B2227/00; G03B2227/32; G03B2227/325
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
An image recording apparatus which employs a photo-and pressure-sensitive heat-developable material having a substrate and a layer formed on said substrate from a material which is photosensitive and heat-developable and which enables the developed image to be fixed by a pressure, at least part of said photosensitive and heat-developable material being contained in common microcapsules, and an image receiving material, said photosensitive material and said image receiving material being adapted to be superposed one on the other and pressed to each other so as to transfer the image from said photosensitive material to said image receiving material, said apparatus comprising: a pair of pressing rolls for nipping said photosensitive material and said image receiving material therebetween; and means for applying a uniform contact pressure between said pair of pressing rolls; said means comprising, back-up roll means having an axial length smaller than that of said pressing rolls and adapted for acting on at least one of said pressing rolls; and back-up roll pressing means capable of independently adjusting the pressure exerted by said back-up roll means on said pressing rolls.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
An image recording apparatus which employs a photo-and pressure-sensitive heat-developable material having a substrate and a layer formed on said substrate from a material which is photosensitive and heat-developable and which enables the developed image to be fixed by a pressure, at least part of said photosensitive and heat-developable material being contained in common microcapsules, and an image receiving material, said photosensitive material and said image receiving material being adapted to be superposed one on the other and pressed to each other so as to transfer the image from said photosensitive material to said image receiving material, said apparatus comprising: a pair of pressing rolls for nipping said photosensitive material and said image receiving material therebetween; and means for applying a uniform contact pressure between said pair of pressing rolls; said means comprising, back-up roll means having an axial length smaller than that of said pressing rolls and adapted for acting on at least one of said pressing rolls; and back-up roll pressing means capable of independently adjusting the pressure exerted by said back-up roll means on said pressing rolls.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pair of pressing rolls have axes parallel to each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said back-up roll means includes a plurality of back-up rolls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive material is supplied from a roll of said photosensitive material, while said image receiving material is supplied in the form of separate sheets.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive material and said image receiving material are supplied from respective rolls of these materials.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive material and said image receiving material are supplied in the form of separate sheets, respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive material is supplied in the form of separate sheets, while said image receiving material is supplied from a roll of such image receiving material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive material and said image receiving materials are supplied from rolls of the respective material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said photosensitive material after the transfer is taken-up into the form of a roll.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said photosensitive material after the transfer is taken-up in the form of a separate sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said image receiving material after the transfer is taken-up into the form of a roll.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said image receiving material after the transfer is taken-up in the form of a separate sheet.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive material is supplied in the for of separate sheets while said image receiving materials is supplied from a roll of said image receiving material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said photosensitive material is accommodated in a light-shielding cassette.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said light-shielding cassette has a lid member which normally closes an opening in said cassette but is displaced when said cassette is mounted on the apparatus body so as to open said opening thus enabling said photosensitive material to be supplied through said opening.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the image receiving material after the transfer of image is delivered in the form of separate sheets.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive material and said image receiving materials are supplied, respectively, in the form of separate sheets.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said photosensitive material is accommodated in a light-shielding cassette.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
53 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said light-shielding cassette has a lid member which normally closes an opening in said cassette but is displaced when said cassette is mounted on the apparatus body so as to open said opening thus enabling said photosensitive material to be supplied through said opening
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