JP2003057770A - Exposure characteristic examination method for exposure device, and exposure device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform test exposure in an entire effective exposure area without requiring preparation of a wider photosensitive material neither performing distribution before exposure with respect to an exposure device having a line exposure means of which the effective exposure width is wider than a photosensitive material. SOLUTION: The longer side of the photosensitive material cut into the effective exposure width of the line exposure means or longer is set in the direction orthogonal to the carrying direction of the photosensitive material to perform text exposure in the entire effective exposure width, region and thus the photosensitive material having the width for normal use is used to perform text exposure in the entire effective exposure width region of the line exposure means by one exposure operation without requiring a wider photosensitive material or a device for distribution before exposure.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an exposure apparatus having a conveying means for conveying a photosensitive material toward an exposing portion and a line exposing means having an effective exposure width wider than that of the photosensitive material. The present invention relates to a method for inspecting exposure characteristics by performing test exposure over the entire effective exposure width, and an exposure apparatus therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a light-sensitive material is exposed by using line exposure means, there is variation in each exposure element of the line exposure means, and even if the same image information is used, the exposure density varies depending on the exposure element. Since they may be different, it is necessary to adjust the variation of each exposure element of this line exposure means in order to expose the photosensitive material with the same density for the same image information. In order to adjust this variation, test exposure is performed for each color (Y, M, C) over the entire exposure area of the line exposure means, the density is measured, and the exposure characteristics of each exposure element are inspected. Adjustments were made so that each exposure element performs uniform exposure.

On the other hand, the line exposure means has an effective exposure width capable of exposing the photosensitive material having the maximum width in the exposure device, but the photosensitive material is positioned in the width direction when the photosensitive material having the maximum width is conveyed. Since there is a possibility that they will be transported while deviating,
The exposure elements are arranged in a range wider than the maximum width of the photosensitive material, and the effective exposure width is set to be wider than the maximum width of the photosensitive material.

[0004]

Therefore, when performing test exposure to inspect the exposure characteristics of each exposure element,
Even if a photosensitive material having the maximum width of the exposure apparatus is used, the exposure elements at both ends of the line exposure means have areas not exposed to the photosensitive material, so that it is necessary to prepare a wider photosensitive material for test exposure. there were. This test exposure may be performed every time a predetermined period elapses other than when the exposure apparatus is installed, and is not performed frequently. Therefore, it is uneconomical to prepare a wide photosensitive material for that purpose. Replacing the photosensitive materials each time and performing test exposure was also a laborious task.

Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-356831, both ends of the line exposure means are utilized by utilizing a distribution function in an exposure apparatus having a transport mechanism having a function of distributing a photosensitive material before exposure. It is disclosed that the photosensitive material is conveyed to a conveying path including the above. This distribution function is to distribute the photosensitive material into a plurality of rows during normal exposure, thereby exposing a plurality of sheets at a time in the exposure section and increasing the processing capability of the exposure apparatus. On the other hand, when performing test exposure, it is possible to perform exposure over the entire area of the line exposure means by specially distributing the photosensitive material even outside the distribution range during normal exposure. However, in order to use such a function in an exposure apparatus that does not have a distribution function, it is necessary to install a new distribution apparatus, which leads to a complicated mechanism of the exposure apparatus and an increase in cost. is there.

Further, since the above application discloses changing the conveying path of the photosensitive material with respect to the exposing means, the line exposing means is moved by moving the exposing means with respect to the conveying path. It is also a technique that can be easily conceived from the point of view of transporting the photosensitive material to both ends of the. However, making the exposure means movable requires a separate moving mechanism, and is not so preferable from the viewpoint of precision of the exposure means.

According to the present invention, in an exposure apparatus having a line exposure means, it is necessary to prepare a wide photosensitive material when inspecting the exposure characteristics by performing test exposure over the entire effective exposure width of the line exposure means. First, it is an object of the present invention to provide an exposure apparatus that can perform test exposure using a commonly used photosensitive material. It is another object of the present invention to provide an exposure apparatus that uses a device that sorts before exposure and that does not require a moving mechanism that moves an exposure unit.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an exposure characteristic inspection method for an exposure apparatus, which comprises a conveying means for conveying a photosensitive material in an exposure section, and an effective exposure width wider than the width of the photosensitive material. What is claimed is: 1. An exposure characteristic inspection method for an exposure apparatus, comprising line exposure means for performing linear exposure on the photosensitive material, wherein the photosensitive material is cut into a length equal to or larger than an effective exposure width by the line exposure means, and exposed. At the position, the long side of the photosensitive material after cutting is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the photosensitive material, and test exposure is performed by the line exposure means over the entire effective exposure width. As a result, it is not necessary to prepare a wide photosensitive material or to perform the distribution before the exposure, and the test exposure is performed over the entire effective exposure width of the line exposure means by using the photosensitive material having the width that is normally used. You can Further, since one photosensitive material covers the entire effective exposure width of the line exposure means, test exposure can be performed for each exposure element by one exposure operation.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an exposure characteristic inspection method for an exposure apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the photosensitive material holding means is provided with an outlet corresponding to the long side of the photosensitive material after the cutting. The photosensitive material holding means is positioned in the vicinity of the exposure position so that the outlet is orthogonal to the conveying direction of the photosensitive material, and the photosensitive material is pulled out and conveyed to the exposure position. . Thereby, the same effect as the above can be obtained.

An exposure characteristic inspection method for an exposure apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is the method according to the first aspect, wherein the photosensitive material is supplied from a magazine and cut into a length equal to or larger than an effective exposure width by the line exposure means. It is characterized in that the photosensitive material after the cutting is rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the conveying direction by a rotating device and conveyed to the exposure position. With this, in addition to the above-described effects, since the photosensitive material can be directly drawn out from the magazine that is normally used, it is not necessary to separately prepare a photosensitive material for test exposure during the test exposure of the line exposure means. The test exposure can be performed in the same manner as the printing operation using an ordinary photosensitive material.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an exposure device, wherein a transport means for transporting the photosensitive material in the exposure section, a line having an effective exposure width wider than the width of the photosensitive material, and a line for performing linear exposure on the photosensitive material. A method for inspecting an exposure characteristic of an exposure apparatus having an exposure means, wherein the photosensitive material is cut and stored in a photosensitive material holding means, and the photosensitive material holding means is placed at a first position and a second position near an exposure position. Sequentially positioning, the first position pulls out the photosensitive material in a region including one end of the effective exposure width and the second position including the other end of the effective exposure width, and conveys the photosensitive material to the exposure position. By doing so, test exposure is performed over the entire effective exposure width. As a result, it is not necessary to prepare a wide photosensitive material or to perform the distribution before the exposure, and the test exposure is performed over the entire effective exposure width of the line exposure means by using the photosensitive material having the width that is normally used. You can

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an exposure apparatus, which has a conveying means for conveying a photosensitive material in an exposure section, a line having an effective exposure width wider than the width of the photosensitive material, and a line for performing linear exposure on the photosensitive material. An exposure apparatus having an exposure unit has a direction setting unit for setting a direction such that a long side of the photosensitive material cut into a length equal to or longer than an effective exposure width by the line exposure unit is orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the photosensitive material. Then
It is characterized in that the photosensitive material whose direction is set by the direction setting means is conveyed to an exposure position and test exposure is performed over the entire effective exposure width. As a result, it is not necessary to prepare a wide photosensitive material or to perform the distribution before the exposure, and the test exposure is performed over the entire effective exposure width of the line exposure means by using the photosensitive material having the width that is normally used. You can Further, since one sheet of photosensitive material covers the entire effective exposure area of the line exposure means, test exposure can be performed for each exposure element by one exposure operation.

An exposure apparatus according to a sixth aspect is the above-mentioned fifth aspect.
In the above, the direction setting means is a photosensitive material holding means having an outlet corresponding to the long side of the cut photosensitive material,
It is characterized in that it comprises a positioning means for positioning the photosensitive material holding means in the vicinity of the exposure position, and the positioning means positions the take-out port so as to be orthogonal to the photosensitive material conveying direction. Thereby, the same effect as the above can be obtained.

An exposure apparatus according to a seventh aspect is the above-mentioned fifth aspect.
In the direction setting means, a supplying means for supplying the photosensitive material from the magazine so as to have a length equal to or more than an effective exposure width by the line exposing means, a cutting means for cutting the supplied photosensitive material, and A rotating device for rotating the cut photosensitive material by 90 degrees with respect to the conveying direction is provided. As a result, in addition to the above-described effects, the photosensitive material can be directly pulled out from the magazine that is normally used and used, and therefore, during the test exposure of the line exposure means, the test exposure can be performed in the same manner as a normal printing operation. .

An exposure apparatus according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is a transporting means for transporting a photosensitive material in an exposure section, and a line having an effective exposure width wider than the width of the photosensitive material and performing linewise exposure on the photosensitive material. In an exposure apparatus having an exposure unit, a photosensitive material holding unit that stores the photosensitive material in a light-shielded state and has an outlet, and the photosensitive material holding unit at a first position and a second position near an exposure position. Positioning means for positioning, wherein the first position includes one end of the effective exposure width and the second position pulls out the photosensitive material in a region including the other end of the effective exposure width, By carrying to the exposure position, test exposure is performed over the entire effective exposure width. As a result, it is not necessary to prepare a wide photosensitive material or to perform the distribution before the exposure, and the test exposure is performed over the entire effective exposure width of the line exposure means by using the photosensitive material having the width that is normally used. You can

An exposure apparatus according to a ninth aspect is the above-mentioned sixth aspect.
Alternatively, in 8, the drive means is provided in the conveying means, the delivery mechanism for delivering the photosensitive material is provided in the photosensitive material holding means, and the delivery mechanism engages with the drive transmission means to transmit the drive, It is characterized in that the photosensitive material is delivered from the photosensitive material holding means. Thus, the tip of the photosensitive material can be reliably pulled out from the photosensitive material holding means by driving the feeding mechanism.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of an exposure apparatus according to the present invention. The exposure apparatus 1 has a magazine 2 that houses the photographic paper P, which is a photosensitive material, and a conveyance roller 4 that conveys the photographic paper P along a conveyance path 3. The exposure unit 5 includes a conveyor belt 6 that conveys the photographic printing paper P, a driving roller 7 that drives the conveyor belt 6, and driven rollers 8a and 8b.
A suction mechanism 9 for sucking the photographic paper onto the conveyor belt 6 and a line exposure head 10 for line-exposing an image on the photographic paper are provided. Further, a sorting device 11 for sorting the exposed printing paper P is provided, and the sorted printing paper P is exposed by the exposure device 1.
It is conveyed to a development processing unit (not shown) which is connected in a light-shielding manner.

The operation of the exposure apparatus 1 will be described. When the photographic paper P having a width corresponding to the print size is selected, the photographic paper P is pulled out from the magazine 2 and is transported by the transport roller 4 through the transport path 3. Here, the photographic printing paper P is pulled out from the magazines 2 having different widths and conveyed through different conveyance paths 3, but the conveyance paths 3 join before being conveyed to the exposure unit 5. In the exposure unit 5, the photographic printing paper P is conveyed by the conveyor belt 6. The conveyor belt 6 is provided with a large number of suction holes (not shown).
Are attracted to the conveyor belt 6. The conveyor belt 6 is wound around a driving roller 7 and driven rollers 8a and 8b, and is driven by a motor (not shown).
The photographic printing paper P adsorbed by the suction mechanism 9 is conveyed in accordance with the driving rotation of.

When the photographic printing paper P is conveyed to the exposure position by the conveyor belt 6, the drive roller 7 is temporarily stopped and the image is exposed. The image exposure is performed by the line exposure head 10 on a line-by-line basis.
The line exposure head moving mechanism (not shown) moves the line exposure head 10 by one line in the conveyance direction of the printing paper P to expose the next line. By repeating this, exposure for one image can be performed. In the embodiment of the present application, an exposure apparatus that exposes an image by moving the line exposure head 10 will be described. However, the line exposure head 10 is fixed, and the photographic printing paper P is printed after the line exposure.
It is also possible to use an exposure apparatus in which the next line is exposed by carrying one line for one line.

When the exposure of the image is completed, the conveyor belt 6 is driven again, and the exposed printing paper P is sent out. The exposed printing paper P is sorted by the sorting mechanism 11.
It is conveyed to a development processing unit (not shown). If necessary, information such as exposure conditions may be printed on the back surface of the printing paper by a printing mechanism (not shown).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the photosensitive material and photosensitive material holding means used in the exposure apparatus according to the present invention. The paper box 12, which is a photosensitive material holding means, holds the photographic printing paper P in a light-shielded state, and has a take-out port 12a for pulling out and transporting the photographic printing paper P and a projection 12b for positioning the photographic printing paper P in the vicinity of the exposure section 5. have. When performing the test exposure, the photographic paper P cut into a length equal to or larger than the effective exposure width of the line exposure head 10 is positioned in the paper box 12 so that the long side is along the outlet 12a, and the photographic paper P Tip Pa of
Are loaded so that they protrude from the paper box 12. Here, the printing paper P is normally used in the exposure apparatus 1, and it is not necessary to newly prepare a wide printing paper. When the photographic printing paper P is loaded into the paper box 14, it is necessary to perform light-shielding work in a dark room or a dark bag so that the photographic printing paper P is not exposed to light.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a state in which the photosensitive material holding means is mounted in the exposure apparatus according to the present invention. A hook 13 is provided on the inner wall of the exposure apparatus 1 as a positioning means for positioning the paper box 12 near the exposure position. In the exposure unit 5, the paper box 12 loaded with the printing paper P is positioned near the exposure position by engaging the protrusion 12b with the hook 13 fixed to the exposure apparatus 1.

Next, a test exposure operation for adjusting the variation of each exposure element by the line exposure head 10 will be described. The operator does not shade the paper box 1
2 is engaged with the hook 13 and positioned on the exposure section 5. At this time, the printing paper P protruding from the paper box 12
The front end Pa of is in contact with the conveyor belt 6. afterwards,
In the light-shielded state, the leading edge Pa of the printing paper P is sucked by the suction mechanism 9.
In a state in which the paper is attracted to the conveyor belt 6, the photographic paper P is pulled out from the paper box 12 by the drive rotation of the drive roller 7 and is conveyed toward the line exposure head 10. In addition,
Since the leading edge Pa of the photographic printing paper P is projected from the paper box 12 and is already exposed to light, it is not used for test exposure, and line exposure is performed on the area of the photographic printing paper P shielded by the paper box 12. The test exposure is performed by the head 10.

After the test exposure is performed on the printing paper P, development processing is performed, and the density of the image subjected to the test exposure is detected to inspect whether each exposure element is uniformly exposed. When the density of the read image is not uniform but varies, adjustment is performed so that each exposure element can perform uniform exposure.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, which is a plan view of the state in which the photosensitive material is drawn out, since the conveyance width Pw of the printing paper P is wider than the effective exposure width of the line exposure head 10, it is drawn out from the paper box 12. With respect to the printing paper P, the line exposure head 10 can perform test exposure over the entire area of the exposure element with one exposure operation.

In the above embodiment, the leading edge Pa of the photographic printing paper P protruding from the paper box 12 is brought into contact with the conveyor belt 6 and is attracted to the conveyor belt 6 by the suction mechanism 9 to pull out the photographic paper P. However, the leading edge Pa of the photographic printing paper P is, for example, driven by the driven roller 8a of the conveyor belt 6.
Alternatively, the photographic paper P may be pulled out from the paper box 12 by being sandwiched by a pair of rollers including the above.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state where the photosensitive material is conveyed in the second embodiment of the exposure apparatus according to the present invention.
Here, a rotating device 14 for rotating the photographic printing paper P by 90 degrees with respect to the transport direction is provided. Magazine 2
Then, the photographic printing paper P is supplied by the conveying roller 4 which is a supply means, and when the length of the effective exposure width by the line exposure head 10 or more is cut, it is cut by the cutter 15 which is a cutting device. The cut photographic paper P is transported to a rotation position by a transporting device (not shown), rotated 90 degrees by the rotation device 14, and further transported to an exposure position.

Since the photographic printing paper P can be conveyed in a range wider than the effective exposure width of the line exposure head 10 by rotating 90 degrees by the rotating device 14, it is necessary to perform test exposure for each exposure element in one test exposure. Can be done. In addition, test printing can be performed using the photographic paper used for printing as it is, and printing can be resumed after that, so replacement of the magazine 2 and mounting of the paper box are unnecessary. Is. In addition, the exposure device has a "test exposure mode" in addition to the normal printing operation.
When the test exposure is performed before and after the normal printing operation, the test exposure may be performed by switching to the “test exposure mode”.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment will be described below. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state where the photosensitive material is pulled out in the third embodiment of the exposure apparatus according to the present invention. Here, the photographic paper P is loaded in the narrow paper box 16 so that the width direction of the photographic paper P is along the outlet 16a. In addition, the pin 1 is provided on the inner wall of the exposure apparatus 1.
7 are provided in plurality, and by fitting with fitting holes 16c provided in the narrow paper box 16,
The narrow paper box 16 is positioned.

The operation of performing test exposure using the narrow paper box 16 is as follows. First, the narrow paper box 16 loaded with the printing paper P is fitted with the pin 17 and the fitting hole 16c so that the printing paper P comes to the first position including one end of the effective exposure width of the line exposure head 10. Position by matching. Then, the photographic printing paper P is pulled out and conveyed, and test exposure is performed on an area including one end of the line exposure head 10.

Subsequently, the photographic paper P is loaded again into the narrow paper box 16 so that the photographic paper P comes to a second position including the other end of the effective exposure width of the line exposure head 10. The paper box 16 is positioned, the photographic printing paper P is pulled out and conveyed in the same manner as described above, and the test exposure is performed on the area including the other end of the line exposure head 10. The test exposure can be performed over the entire effective exposure width of the line exposure unit 10 by the two test exposures.

Here, the narrow paper box 16
The photographic printing paper P to be loaded in is the photographic printing paper P used in the normal exposure operation in the exposure apparatus as in the first embodiment, but its width is more than half the effective exposure width of the line exposure head 10. Must be Thereby, the test exposure can be performed over the entire effective exposure width of the line exposure means 10 by shifting the mounting position and performing the test exposure twice. Also, during the test exposure at each position,
In order to display and expose the center of the line exposure head 10,
Even if the test exposure is performed twice, it is possible to easily confirm the entire area by aligning the centers of the test prints.

The narrow paper box 16
May use a cartridge for the control strip. The control strip is a photographic printing paper on which a predetermined image pattern is exposed in advance, and is used to manage the processing liquid by developing it and detecting the density. When developing the control strip, the control strip is loaded into a dedicated cartridge and mounted in a developing processing apparatus, and the control strip is pulled out to perform the developing processing. By using the cartridge for the control strip as the narrow paper box 16 of the present invention, it is not necessary to prepare a new paper box.

(Fourth Embodiment) A fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a state in which a photosensitive material holding means is mounted in the fourth embodiment of the exposure apparatus according to the present invention.
In this embodiment, in the exposure apparatus of the first embodiment, the paper box 12 is replaced with a paper box 18 with a delivery mechanism.
Is equipped with. This paper box with a delivery function has a delivery roller 18c for delivering the photographic printing paper P loaded therein, a drive transmission roller 18d for driving the delivery roller 18c, and a drive transmission gear 18e. ing.
Further, in the exposure unit 5, a gear 8c is provided on a driven roller 8a of a roller that drives the conveyor belt 6.

The paper box 18 is positioned at a position where the gear 8c of the driven roller 8a and the drive transmission gear 17e of the paper box 18 mesh with each other by engaging the protrusion 18b with the hook 13 fixed to the exposure apparatus 1. To do. Then, by transmitting the drive of the gear 8c of the driven roller 8a to the drive transmission gear 18e of the paper box 18, the delivery roller 18c is driven to pull out the printing paper P.

In the present embodiment, the paper box 18 with the delivery mechanism is used, and the photographic paper P loaded in the paper box 18 is delivered by the drive of the delivery roller 18c. You can withdraw. Further, since it is not necessary to project the leading edge Pa of the photographic printing paper P from the paper box 18 and the leading edge fog does not occur, the photographic printing paper P can be effectively used.

In the above embodiment, the line exposure head 10 is, for example, PLZT, LED array, DLP (Di
digital light processing), V
There is no particular limitation as long as it is an exposure head of a type having a plurality of exposure elements in the width direction of the photosensitive material such as FPH (vacuum fluorescence exposure head).

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention,
A hook 13 is used to position the paper box 12 in the exposure apparatus, and a pin 17 is used to position the narrow paper box 16; however, this is not particularly limited, and for example, the paper box is used. A fitting hole may be provided in 12 and positioning may be performed by a pin provided in the exposure apparatus.

Further, in the paper box 12, the printing paper P
When the paper is loaded, the paper is loaded so that the front end Pa projects, but the length of the paper box 12 is made smaller than the width of the printing paper P, and the front end Pa always projects when the printing paper P is loaded. You can By doing so, even if the photographic paper P is loaded into the paper box 12 in a dark room or a dark bag, the tip Pa can be reliably projected.

[0041]

According to the present invention, as described above, the photosensitive material is cut into a length not less than the effective exposure width by the line exposure means,
Since the long side of the photosensitive material is arranged so that the long side is orthogonal to the transport direction for test exposure, it is not necessary to use a wide photosensitive material. It is possible to perform the test exposure over the entire effective exposure width of the line exposure means by a single test exposure without using any means.

The photosensitive material holding means is arranged at a first position where one end of the photosensitive material includes one end of the effective exposure width and a second position where the other end of the photosensitive material includes the other end of the effective exposure width. Since each of them was subjected to test exposure, a wide photosensitive material is not required, and a commonly used photosensitive material is used.
The test exposure can be performed over the entire effective exposure width of the line exposure means without requiring the pre-exposure distribution means.

Further, the photosensitive material holding means is provided with a feeding mechanism for feeding the photosensitive material, and the driving of the conveying mechanism of the exposure section is transmitted to feed the photosensitive material. The photosensitive material can be pulled out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of an exposure apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a photosensitive material and a photosensitive material holding means used in the exposure apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a state in which a photosensitive material holding means is mounted in the exposure apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which a photosensitive material is pulled out in the exposure apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which a photosensitive material is conveyed in a second embodiment of the exposure apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state in which a photosensitive material is pulled out in a third embodiment of the exposure apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a state in which a photosensitive material holding means is mounted in the fourth embodiment of the exposure apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

P photographic paper Pa photographic paper tip 1 Exposure device 2 magazines 4 Conveyor rollers 5 Exposure section 10 line exposure head 12 paper boxes 12a Exit 14 Rotating device 16 small size paper box 18 Paper box with delivery mechanism 18c Sending roller 18d drive transmission roller 18e Drive transmission gear

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An exposure apparatus comprising: a conveyance means for conveying a photosensitive material in an exposure section; and a line exposure means having an effective exposure width wider than the width of the photosensitive material and linearly exposing the photosensitive material. An exposure characteristic inspection method, wherein the photosensitive material is cut into a length equal to or longer than an effective exposure width by the line exposure means, and a long side of the photosensitive material after cutting is orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the photosensitive material at an exposure position. And the test exposure is performed over the entire effective exposure width by the line exposure means. 2. The photosensitive material is stored in a photosensitive material holding means having an outlet corresponding to a long side of the cut photosensitive material, and the photosensitive material holding means is arranged so that the outlet is orthogonal to a conveying direction of the photosensitive material. 2. The exposure characteristic inspection method for an exposure apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a photosensitive material holding means is positioned near the exposure position, and the photosensitive material is pulled out and conveyed to the exposure position. 3. The photosensitive material is supplied from a magazine and cut into a length equal to or longer than an effective exposure width by the line exposure means, and the cut photosensitive material is rotated 90 degrees with respect to a conveying direction by a rotating device. The exposure characteristic inspection method for an exposure apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the exposure characteristic is conveyed to the exposure position. 4. An exposure apparatus comprising: a conveying means for conveying a photosensitive material in an exposure section; and a line exposing means having an effective exposure width wider than the width of the photosensitive material and linearly exposing the photosensitive material. An exposure characteristic inspection method, wherein the photosensitive material is cut and housed in a photosensitive material holding means, and the photosensitive material holding means is sequentially positioned at a first position and a second position near an exposure position, At the position of the effective exposure width, and at the second position at the area including the other end of the effective exposure width, each of the photosensitive materials is pulled out and conveyed to the exposure position. An exposure characteristic inspection method for an exposure apparatus, which comprises performing test exposure over the entire width. 5. An exposure apparatus comprising: a conveying unit that conveys a photosensitive material in an exposure unit; and a line exposure unit that has an effective exposure width wider than the width of the photosensitive material and that linearly exposes the photosensitive material. A direction setting means for setting a direction such that a long side of the photosensitive material cut into a length equal to or larger than an effective exposure width by the line exposure means is orthogonal to a conveying direction of the photosensitive material, the direction setting means An exposure apparatus which conveys the photosensitive material whose direction is set to an exposure position and performs test exposure over the entire effective exposure width. 6. The direction setting means includes a photosensitive material holding means having an outlet corresponding to a long side of the cut photosensitive material, and a positioning means for positioning the photosensitive material holding means in the vicinity of the exposure position. And the positioning means comprises:
The exposure apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the exit is positioned so as to be orthogonal to the photosensitive material conveyance direction. 7. The direction setting means supplies the photosensitive material from a magazine so as to have a length equal to or longer than an effective exposure width of the line exposure means, and a cutting means for cutting the supplied photosensitive material. 6. The exposure apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising: a rotation device that rotates the cut photosensitive material by 90 degrees with respect to the transport direction. 8. An exposure apparatus comprising: a conveying unit that conveys a photosensitive material in an exposure unit; and a line exposure unit that has an effective exposure width wider than the width of the photosensitive material and that linearly exposes the photosensitive material. A photosensitive material holding means that stores the photosensitive material in a light-shielded state and has an outlet,
Positioning means for positioning the photosensitive material holding means at a first position and a second position in the vicinity of the exposure position, including one end of the effective exposure width at the first position, at the second position Is an exposure apparatus which performs test exposure over the entire effective exposure width by pulling out the photosensitive material in an area including the other end of the effective exposure width and transporting the photosensitive material to the exposure position. 9. A transfer mechanism is provided in the conveying means, a delivery mechanism is provided for delivering the photosensitive material to the photosensitive material holding means, and the delivery mechanism meshes with the drive transmission means to transmit the drive. 9. The exposure apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the photosensitive material is delivered from the photosensitive material holding means.