Compact laser printer with light tight compartment access

An easily serviced laser printer having compactness attributes, comprising:

• wall means enclosing upper and lower compartments, said wall means comprising, for the respective compartments, a rear wall at the rear of the printer, left and right side walls extending forwardly from said rear wall toward the front of the printer, and a door at the front moveable between open and closed positions,
• said lower compartment containing electronic devices for operating the printer, said electronic devices generating electronic emissions and heat when operating, said wall means including means to insulate said upper compartment from said electronic emissions, and means for removing heat from said lower compartment,
• said upper compartment containing a plurality of components, comprising:
• (a) storage means for unexposed sheet film, said storage means comprising a plurality of stacked magazine drawers that are slideable toward the front for receiving loads of sheet film in a front-to-rear direction from the front of the printer,
• (b) a sheet film registration station located over said drawers when the latter are in position for the feeding of sheets therefrom,
• (c) an exposure station located to one side of said registration station in the direction of a first of said side walls, said exposure station comprising a rotating drum whose axis of rotation extends in a front-to-rear direction so as to direct exposed sheets downwardly along said first side wall,
• (d) means for advancing a sheet from said registration station to said exposure station,
• (e) a laser optical system located over said registration station for forming an image at said exposure station, and
• (f) means for moving a sheet from a drawer of said storage means to said registration station, said moving means being moveable up and down in front of said drawers and having means for moving a sheet in a rear-to-front direction from a drawer and delivering the sheet in a front-to-rear direction into the front of said registration station,
• said door of the upper compartment rendering the compartment light-tight when closed, and when open, providing access to the components in the upper compartment for service and loading of film sheets into said drawers in a front-to-rear direction, said upper and lower compartment doors being operable independently of each other.