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US5208640A
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Image recording apparatus
Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1990-11-08
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Granted: 1993-05-04
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Expires: 2010-11-08
Abstract
Abstract An image recording apparatus including a plurality of recording modules for substantially simultaneously recording on recording sheets images according to image data supplied thereto, an image data supplier for supplying images to the recording modules, a sheet supplier for supplying the recording sheets to the recording modules, and sheet distributors for distributing the recording sheets thus supplied successively by the sheet supplier to the recording modules.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyoshi Horie
- 👤 Toshiaki Yajima
- 👤 Hiroshi Ishikawa
- 👤 Akira Ogita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 06:37
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/22; G03G15/23; G03G15/231; G03G15/238; G03G15/01; G03G15/0142; G03G15/0147; G03G15/0152; G03G15/0163; G03G15/0178; G03G15/0184; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/00016; G03G2215/00021
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
An image recording apparatus comprising: a plurality of recording modules for substantially simultaneously recording on recording sheets images according to image data supplied thereto; image data supplying means for supplying images to said recording modules; sheet supplying means for successively supplying said recording sheets to said recording modules; sheet distributing means for distributing said recording sheets thus supplied successively by said sheet supplying means to said recording modules; and sheet collecting means, arranged on top of said sheet supplying means, for successively delivering said recording sheets recorded by said recording modules to a predetermined sheet discharge section, wherein said recording modules and said sheet distributing means are arranged on top of said sheet supplying means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
An image recording apparatus comprising: a plurality of recording modules for substantially simultaneously recording on recording sheets images according to image data supplied thereto; image data supplying means for supplying images to said recording modules; sheet supplying means for successively supplying said recording sheets to said recording modules; sheet distributing means for distributing said recording sheets thus supplied successively by said sheet supplying means to said recording modules; and sheet collecting means, arranged on top of said sheet supplying means, for successively delivering said recording sheets recorded by said recording modules to a predetermined sheet discharge section, wherein said recording modules and said sheet distributing means are arranged on top of said sheet supplying means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
135 words
An image recording apparatus comprising: a plurality of recording modules for substantially simultaneously recording on recording sheets images according to recording modules; image data supplying means for supplying and recording sheets to said recording modules; sheet distributing means for distributing said recording sheets thus supplied successively by said sheet supplying means to said recording modules; an intermediate sheet supply section which, in a both- side record mode, turns over said recording sheets the first sides of which have been recorded by said recording modules and accommodates said recording sheets thus turned over, and supplies said recording sheets thus accommodated to said recording modules again; and sheet returning means for conveying, in both-side record mode, said recording sheets the first sides of which have been recorded by said recording modules to said intermediate sheet supply section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
135 words
An image recording apparatus comprising: a plurality of recording modules for substantially simultaneously recording on recording sheets images according to recording modules; image data supplying means for supplying and recording sheets to said recording modules; sheet distributing means for distributing said recording sheets thus supplied successively by said sheet supplying means to said recording modules; an intermediate sheet supply section which, in a both- side record mode, turns over said recording sheets the first sides of which have been recorded by said recording modules and accommodates said recording sheets thus turned over, and supplies said recording sheets thus accommodated to said recording modules again; and sheet returning means for conveying, in both-side record mode, said recording sheets the first sides of which have been recorded by said recording modules to said intermediate sheet supply section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
94 words
An image recording apparatus comprising: a plurality of recording modules for substantially simultaneously recording on recording sheets images according to image data supplied thereto; image data supplying means for supplying images to said recording modules; sheet supplying means for supplying said recording sheets to said recording modules; and sheet distributing means for distributing said recording sheets thus supplied successively by said sheet supplying means to said recording modules, wherein when said recording modules are of an electrophotographing type, one and the same fixing means is used for fixing toner images on said recording sheets.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
94 words
An image recording apparatus comprising: a plurality of recording modules for substantially simultaneously recording on recording sheets images according to image data supplied thereto; image data supplying means for supplying images to said recording modules; sheet supplying means for supplying said recording sheets to said recording modules; and sheet distributing means for distributing said recording sheets thus supplied successively by said sheet supplying means to said recording modules, wherein when said recording modules are of an electrophotographing type, one and the same fixing means is used for fixing toner images on said recording sheets.
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