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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Osamu Nagata, Aichi, JP;
Keiji Seo, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 27 ;
Abstract
In an image recording apparatus of the type using a photosensitive pressure-sensitive recording medium having a surface coated with an immense number of microcapsules encapsulating therein a dye precursor, requisite components of the apparatus excluding an exposure unit are arranged as a single unit to provide a versatile unit. A desired type of the exposure unit is used in conjunction with the versatile unit, whereby different types of image recording apparatuses can be built up, which may be a full-color copying machine, a CRT printer, or a film printer.