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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1990
Susumu Kuzuya, Gifu, JP;
Takakuni Sonoda, Toyoake, JP;
Tomoaki Hattori, Nagoya, JP;
Kazunori Tanabe, Nagoya, JP;
Toshio Sakai, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Taira, Ichinomiya, JP;
Hidenori Hisada, Tokoname, JP;
Makoto Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a photosensitive recording medium by exposing the photosensitive recording medium to light by way of a mask member which is placed on an exposure station. The apparatus comprises a first transport device which transports the mask member through the exposure station and a second transport device which transports the photosensitive recording medium through the exposure station. A first exposure unit irradiates light upon the photosensitive record medium by way of said mask member at the exposure station to record an image formed on the mask member on the photosensitive recording medium. Alternatively, when a mask member is not used, a second exposure unit directs light through an auxiliary member having a light-passing image thereon to project and record the light-passing image onto the photosensitive recording medium.