Image recording apparatus having upper and lower sections separable from each other at medium exposing path

An image recording apparatus comprising:

• a medium supporting device for supporting a roll of a photosensitive recording medium in the form of a web, such that an active length of said web supplied from said roll extends along an exposing path;
• an exposing length for imagewise exposing said active length of said web of the photosensitive recording medium to an image radiation representative of an original image to be reproduced, while said active length is placed in said exposing path;
• a developing mechanism having developing rolls for pressing the imagewise exposed active length of said recording medium and a developer sheet superposed on said exposed active length toward each other, to thereby develop a latent image on said exposed active length into a visible image on said developer sheet;
• a feeding mechanism for feeding said active length of said recording medium along said exposing path, and said developer sheet along a feed path;
• an upper section which is disposed above said exposing and feed paths which has said medium supporting device;
• a lower section which is disposed below said exposing and feed paths and which has said exposing device;
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• separating means for separating said upper and lwoer sections from each other at said exposing and feed paths.

An image recording apparatus comprising:

• a medium supporting device for supporting an unused portion and a used portion of a pressure-sensitive photosensitive recording medium in the form of a web wound as a roll;
• an exposing device for imagewise exposing a portion of said photosensitive medium in an exposing path, to an image radiation representative of an original image to be reproduced;
• a developing mechanism for superposing an imagewise exposed portion of said photosensitive medium and a developer sheet on each other, and applying a pressure to the superposed portion of said medium and said developer sheet, to thereby develop a latent image on said imagewise exposed portion into a visible image on said developer sheet;
• a feeding mechanism for feeding said photosensitive medium along said exposing path, and feeding said developer sheet along a feed path;
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• a drive device for driving said developing and feeding mechanisms,
• and wherein said apparatus consists of two sections which are separable from each other at said exposing and feed paths.

An image recording apparatus for recording an image on a pressure-sensitive photosensitive medium in the for of a web wound as a roll, comprising:

• an exposing device including an exposing light source for imagewise exposing a portion of said photosensitive recording medium in an exposing path to an image radiation, and a light-source moving mechanism for moving said exposing light source along said exposing path;
• a feeding mechanism for feeding said photosensitive recording medium along said exposing path and winding a used portion of said recording medium;
• a presser plate for holding said portion of the recording medium in said exposing path in contact with an original which bears said original image;
• and a plate driven mechanism for moving said presser plate between an operating position and a retracted position,
• said light-source moving mechanism, said feeding mechanism and said plate drive mechanism being connected to a common drive source via a selective power transmitting mechanism, and driven by said common drive source at different times in response to switching actions of said selective power transmitting mechanism.

An image recording apparatus comprising:

• a medium supporting device for supporting a roll of a photosensitive recording medium in the form of a web, such that an active length of said web supplied from said roll extends along an exposing path;
• an exposing device for imagewise exposing said active length of said web of the photosensitive recording medium to an image radiation representative of an original image to be reproduced, to form a latent image corresponding to said original image on said active length, while said active length is placed in said exposing path;
• a pair of developing rolls defining therebetween a pressure nip through which said imagewise exposed length of said medium having said latent image is passed to develop said latent image into a visible image;
• an upper section which is disposed above said exposing path and which has an upper frame supporting said medium supporting device;
• a lower section which is disposed below said exposing and which has a lower frame supporting said exposing device and said pair of developing rolls;
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• said upper frame being supported pivotally about an axis of rotation of one of said pair of developing rolls so that said upper and lower sections are separable from each other at said exposed path, by a pivotal movement of said upper frame about said axis of rotation.

An image recording apparatus comprising:

• a medium supporting device for supporting a roll of a photosensitive recording medium in the form of a web, such that an active length of said web supplied from said roll extends along an exposing path;
• an exposing device for imagewise exposing said active length of said web of the photosensitive recording medium to an image radiation representative of an original image to be reproduced, while said active length is placed in said exposing path;
• an upper section while is disposed above said exposing path and which has an upper frame supporting said medium exposing device;
• a lower section which is disposed below said exposing path and which has a lower frame supporting said exposing device;
• said upper frame being attached to said lower frame pivotally about an axis, said upper and lower sections being separable from each other at said exposing path, by a pivotal movement of said upper frame with respect to said lower frame;
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• an upper cover which covers said medium supporting device, said upper cover being attached to said lower section such that said upper cover is pivotable relative to said upper frame in a direction away from said lower section, independently of said upper frame.

An image recording apparatus comprising:

• a medium supporting device for supporting a roll of a photosensitive recording medium in the form of a web, such that an active length of said web supplied from said roll extends along an exposing path;
• a exposing device for imagewise exposing said active length of said web of the photosensitive recording medium to an image radiation representative of an original image to be reproduced, to form a latent image corresponding to said original image on said active length, while said active length is placed in said exposing path;
• a developing device for developing said latent image into a visible image;
• an upper section which is disposed above said exposing path and which supports said medium supporting device, and said developing device;
• a lower section which is disposed below said exposing path and which has said exposing device;
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• separating means for separating said upper and lower sections from each other at said exposing path.