Plate feeding apparatus and method

Abstract

A plate feeding apparatus includes a slide mechanism for horizontally moving one of a plurality of cassettes, a lift mechanism for supporting and vertically moving the cassette horizontally moved by the slide mechanism, to a plate feed position for feeding plates to an image recording apparatus, a transport mechanism for transporting the plates to the image recording apparatus from the cassette moved to the plate feed position by the lift mechanism, and a strip sheet discharge mechanism for discharging strip sheets each disposed between an adjacent pair of the plates.

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