Image recording apparatus

An image recording apparatus comprising:

• means for affixing a photo-sensitive material and an image-receiving material to each other,
• means for transferring an image recorded on the photo-sensitive material to the image-receiving material,
• means for separating the photo-sensitive material and the image-receiving material,
• means for conveying the separated photo-sensitive material, said photo-sensitive material conveying means comprising a plurality of pairs of first rollers operative to convey said material and a pair of second rollers for holding and conveying the photo-sensitive material, disposed at a position where at least the trailing end of the photo-sensitive material can be held by said pair of second rollers while the leading end thereof is held by said pairs of first rollers, said second rollers acting to prevent irregular waves in said material, generated by said first rollers, from progressing upstream of the location of said second rollers;
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• means for conveying the separated image-receiving material,
• means for stacking the photo-sensitive material conveyed after separation by said separation means;
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• means for forming at least one persistent bead line in the photo-sensitive material in the direction of conveyance of the photo-sensitive material while conveying the photo-sensitive material, said bead line forming means being provided with said pairs of first rollers, at least one of said pairs of first rollers being operative to bend the photo-sensitive material and having a first roller formed at its outer periphery with a protruding circular portion, and a second roller formed at the outer periphery with a recessed circular portion, said protruding circular portion being fit into the recessed circular portion whereby the forming of said at least one bead line is carried out by passage of the photosensitive material therebetween.