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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1999
Hiroshi Chikugo, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image recording medium feeding device has a feed system for feeding a stimulable phosphor sheet using opposite longitudinal marginal edges thereof, which are an image-free area, and a guide mechanism positioned in a curved feed path for contacting a substantially central area of the stimulable phosphor sheet and guiding the stimulable phosphor sheet along the curved feed path. The guide mechanism comprises a roller and a cushioning damper disposed around the roller. The stimulable phosphor sheet is prevented from bulging at its central area when it is fed into the feed path using the opposite longitudinal marginal edges of the stimulable phosphor sheet.