US 2015/0091999 A1 · IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND BASE MATERIAL SUPPLY APPARATUS

Abstract

An image recording apparatus includes an unwinder, a recorder, a take-up part, a first supporter, a surface modifying part, and a second supporter. The unwinder unwinds a base material from a roll. The recorder records an image onto a surface of the base material. The take-up part takes up the base material on which an image has been recorded by the recorder. The first supporter supports the base material that is being conveyed in a direction away from the recorder after having been unwound from the unwinder. The surface modifying part modifies a surface of the base material by energizing the surface of the base material that has passed through the first supporter. The second supporter supports the base material that is being conveyed in a direction toward the recorder after having passed through the surface modifying part. The second supporter is more distant from the unwinder than the first supporter is. The unwinder is disposed on at least one of a virtual line segment that connects the surface modifying part and the recorder and a normal to the line segment.

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Dependent claims

An image recording apparatus comprising:

an unwinder that unwinds a sheet-like base material from a roll around which said base material is cylindrically wound;
a recorder that records an image onto a surface of said base material;
a take-up part that takes up said base material on which an image has been recorded by said recorder;
a first supporter that supports said base material that is being conveyed in a first direction away from said recorder after having been unwound from said unwinder;
a surface modifying part that modifies the surface of said base material by energizing the surface of said base material that has passed through said first supporter;
and
a second supporter that supports said base material that is being conveyed in a second direction toward said recorder after having passed through said surface modifying part,
wherein said second supporter is more distant from said unwinder than said first supporter is, and
said unwinder is disposed on at least one of a virtual line segment that connects said surface modifying part and said recorder and a normal to the line segment.

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Image recording apparatus and base material supply apparatus

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Image recording apparatus and base material supply apparatus

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