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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuo Horikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2503272 ; 198810 ;
Abstract
An image recording and read-out apparatus comprises an endless recording belt having a stimulable phosphor layer, a group of conveyor rollers for supporting and circulating the recording belt, a snaking detection means for detecting the amount and direction of snaking of the recording belt, and a snaking suppression means for suppressing snaking of the recording belt which, in response to the output of the snaking detection means, swings the axis of rotation of a prescribed one of the group of conveyor rollers in a direction which produces substantially no change in the length of the conveyance path of the recording belt.