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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1989
Takashi Tomizawa, Aichi, JP;
Takakuni Sonoda, Nagoya, JP;
Kazunori Tanabe, Nagoya, JP;
Yumio Matsumoto, Kasugai, JP;
Yasuo Kimura, Ichinomiya, JP;
Shigeyuki Hayashi, Gifu, JP;
Yousuke Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Taira, Kasugai, JP;
Ichiro Sasaki, Nagoya, JP;
Osamu Takagi, Nagoya, JP;
Takatoshi Takemoto, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image recording apparatus having an exposure unit, a pressure developing unit and a thermal fixing unit. The apparatus employs a separate type image recording mediums including a microcapsule sheet and a separate developer sheet. The thermal fixing unit applies heat to the developer sheet carrying an output image thereon. A heat application means of the thermal fixing unit is positioned spaced away from the imaging surface of the developer sheet for avoding direct contact therewith.