JPH0419631A - Image recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to start image recording immediately after completing the initial operation of a color image recording part by providing the image recording device with a printer for forming a masking original sheet, a color image recording part and a masking original sheet feeder and allowing a control part to drive the masking original sheet feeder simultaneously with turning on a power supply for the color image recording part. CONSTITUTION:The image recording device is provided with a monochromatic laser printer 11 for forming each masking original sheet 10 and the color image recording part 20, and the printer 11 and the recording part 20 are allowed to interlock with each other through the control part. When the power supply of the recording part 20 is turned on, an automatic masking original sheet feeder(ADF) 13 can be driven by the action of the control part and masking original sheet 10 can be outputted from the printer 11 before completing the initial operation of the recording part 20. The printer 11 forms the sheet 10 simultaneously with the completion of the start of the recording part 20 independently of the operation enabled/disabled state of the recording part 20 and the ADF 13 immediately sends the sheet 10 to the recording part 20. Consequently, the recording part 20 can obtain the sheet 10 simultaneously with the completion of its initializing operation and start exposure.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides an image recording method in which a mask original is produced using a printer, and the mask original is sent to a color image recording unit by a mask original feeding device and printed on a photosensitive recording medium. Concerning improvements to equipment.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, image recording devices print an image of a document as a latent image onto a photosensitive recording medium, overlay the latent image with a developer sheet, perform pressure development, and transfer a color image onto the developer sheet. be.

As shown in FIG. 3, this image recording apparatus includes a printer 2 that creates a mask original 1 based on image information of a document, and a photosensitive recording medium using the mask original 1 created by the printer 2. a color image recording section 3 that prints an image of a document and develops the image; and an automatic mask original feeding device (hereinafter referred to as ADF) that sends the mask original 1 from the printer 2 to the color image recording section 3. .) 4.

The printer 2 is a monochrome laser printer,
The mask original plate 1 is discharged onto the tray 5.

The ADF 4 also includes a tray 6 for receiving the mask original 1, and a receiving roller 7 for receiving the mask original 1 discharged from the printer 2 side onto the tray 5. 7 to the color image recording section 3
It has a feeding roller 8 for feeding the mask original 1 therein.

When such an image recording device starts up, the fourth
The operations shown in the figure are performed.

That is, when the power is turned on, the operation starts (5TART), and the printer 2. Initial operations of each part such as the color image recording section 3 are performed (step 1).

The initial operation is an operation for moving a lamp for printing the mask original plate 1 onto a photosensitive recording medium to an initial position and for turning on a power source for a heater for developing processing.

The initial operation continues (step knob 21) until the initial operation is completed (step knob 2), and the receiving roller 7 is driven at the same time as the initial operation is completed (step 3).
. As a result, the mask master 1 discharged from the printer 2
is sent onto the tray 6 of the ADF 4 by the receiving roller 7.

On the other hand, the presence or absence of the mask original in the tray 6 of the ADF 4 is constantly detected (step 4), and when its presence is detected, the feeding roller 8 of the ADF 4 is driven (step 5).
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As a result, the feed roller 8 takes the mask originals 1 on the ADF (ADF) into the color image recording section 3 one by one.

Then, the original mask 1 is printed as a set of three or three sheets onto a photosensitive recording medium, and then the printed image is copied as a color image onto the colorant sheet (step 6).
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[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the structure of a conventional image recording apparatus, the receiving roller 7 of the ADF 4 can be driven only after the initial operation of all parts of the image recording apparatus is completed. It is not possible to output mask original 1 from.

That is, the color image recording section 3 is equipped with a heater for fixing the image, and it takes time to heat the heater, so even if the printer 2 and the color image recording section 3 are turned on at the same time, the printer will not work. Color image recording section 3 compared to 2
It's not easy to get it working.

Therefore, the mask original 1 is output from the printer 2 only after the color image recording section 3 becomes operational.
This wastes time until the first sheet of the mask original plate 1 passes through the ADF 4 and reaches the photosensitive recording medium in the color image recording section 3.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes a printer that creates a mask master based on image information of a document, and a printer that prints the image of the document onto a photosensitive recording medium using the mask master created by the printer. , a color image recording unit that develops the image, and a mask original feeding device that sends the mask original from the printer to the color image recording unit, and these are linked together via a control unit. In the apparatus, the control section is configured to enable the mask original feeding device to operate simultaneously when the color image recording section is powered on.

[Effect]

When the power of the color image recording section is turned on, the ADF becomes operational at the same time by the operation of the control section.

Therefore, it is possible to output from the printer without completing the initial operation of the color image recording section.

Regardless of whether or not the color image recording section is operational, the printer can create a mask original upon completion of startup, and the ADF can immediately send the mask original to the color image recording section.

The color image recording section can obtain a mask original and start exposure at the same time as its initial operation is completed.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the image recording apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

The image recording device includes a monochrome laser printer 11 for producing a mask original 10, and a color image recording section 20 that supports the monochrome laser printer 11, each of which is surrounded by a case 2L22.

The color image recording unit 20 also includes an ADF 13 for sending the mask original plate 10 toward the photosensitive recording medium 12, a positioning device 14 for overlapping the mask original plate 10 on the photosensitive recording medium 12, and an exposure device from above the mask original plate 10. an exposure device 1 that prints the image of the mask original 10 onto a photosensitive recording medium 12;
5. Photosensitive recording medium 12 on which a latent image is formed by exposure device 15
a developing device 17 that performs pressure development by superimposing the color developer sheet 16 on the color developer sheet 16; and a photosensitive recording medium supplying device 1 that brings the photosensitive recording medium 12 to the developing device 17 via the exposure device 15.
8. A heat fixing device 19 for fixing the developed color developer sheet 16 is provided.

Further, the monochrome laser printer 11 and the color image recording section 20 are linked together via a control section (not shown) consisting of a computer or the like.

Next, the configuration of each of the above devices will be explained in order.

Monochrome Laser Printer The monochrome laser printer 11 is provided at the top of the image recording apparatus, and a paper feed cassette 23 is provided at one end of its case 21, and an ejection port 24 is provided at the other end.

Inside the case 21, a drum-shaped photoreceptor 25, a polygon scanner 26, and a developing device 27 are provided, and the polygon scanner 26 irradiates the charged surface of the photoreceptor 25 with laser light to draw an electrostatic latent image. The image is then developed by a developing device 27. Normally, the monochrome laser printer 11 records data transmitted from a host computer, and an image based on such data is drawn on the photoreceptor 25 as a latent image.

Further, a roller 28 for passing the paper in the paper feed cassette 23, a fixing device 29 for fixing the image on the paper, etc. are arranged from the paper feed cassette 23 to the discharge port 24 via the developing device 27. has been done.

Note that a paper path switching section 3 is provided in front of the discharge port 24.
A monochrome paper output tray 3 is provided on one path side to be switched by the paper path switching unit 30.
Tray 3 of ADF 13 is provided on the other side of the aisle.
2 is provided.

As a result, the toner image is transferred onto the plain paper or OHP sheet fed from the paper feed cassette 23 and fixed by the fixing device 29 . Then, the paper path switching unit 30
If a black and white image is required, the sheet is fed to the monochrome discharge tray 31, and if a color image is required, it is fed to the ADF as a mask original 10.

ADF The ADF 13 has a tray 32 that receives the mask original 10 discharged from the racer printer 11, a receiving roller 88 that brings the mask original 10 onto the tray 32, and a receiving roller 88 that brings the mask original 10 onto the tray. 32 into the color image recording section 20.

The ADF 13 transfers the three sheets of monochrome print paper sent out from the tray 32-1 to a set of mask original plates 10 (IO
R, IOG, 10B) (sequentially sent to the alignment device 14 at the bottom of the color image recording section 20, and discharged to a predetermined position after exposure.

That is, a mask original transport path 33 is provided from the ADF ray 32 to the right end of the color image recording section 20 via the alignment device 14.

Along the conveyance path 33, roller pairs 34, 35, 36 whose rotation direction can be controlled, a cage 370-ra pair 38,
A gate 39 and roller pairs 40 and 41 are arranged. A used mask original plate 10 is placed on the outside of the roller pair 40 and 41.
A mask original discharge tray 44 for discharging (IOR, LOGloB) is also arranged.

Note that the mask original plate 10 (I
A pair of glue curler rollers 42 is arranged to remove curls from the rollers (OR, IOG, 10B). Further, a mask original storage section 43 is arranged adjacent to this transport path 33 portion.

As will be described later, this ADF 13 is made operable by the control section at the same time as the color image recording section 20 is powered on.

Alignment device The alignment device 14 is located along the conveyance path 3 of the mask original 10.
A glass plate 45 is installed at a horizontal position of 3, and pairs of rollers 46 and 47 are provided near both left and right ends of the glass plate 45.
Furthermore, a sensor (not shown) for positioning the mask original 10 is provided at a predetermined location.

Above the glass plate 45, a band-shaped photosensitive recording medium 12 on which the mask original 10 is to be superimposed is arranged parallel to the glass plate 45.

The photosensitive recording medium 12 is, for example, disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-14304.
The main material is a photocurable resin using a photopolymerization initiator known in Publication No. 4, and includes a photocurable resin that cures with light of each wavelength of red, green, and blue, and cyan, magenta, Microcapsules containing yellow dye precursors are coated onto a base sheet.

The photosensitive recording medium 12 is provided by a photosensitive recording medium supplying device 1, which will be described later.
8, the three mask original plates 10R.

Each time a 10G IOB is printed, it is sent a predetermined length in one direction.

Exposure device The exposure device 15 includes an exposure table 48 arranged above the glass plate 45 .

The exposure table 48 is lowered by a cam 49 to bring the mask original 10 conveyed onto the glass plate 45 and the photosensitive recording medium 12 into close contact with each other.

Further, the exposure device 15 is equipped with a fixed roller 50 on the entrance side of the mask original 10.

The fixed roller 5o presses the photosensitive recording medium 12 against the left end of the exposure table 48 that has been lowered to a predetermined position by the cam 49, and fixes the photosensitive recording medium 12 to the exposure table 48 during exposure of the mask original 1o. It has become.

Further, the exposure device 15 includes an exposure head 51 that can reciprocate in the left-right direction below the alignment device 14.

The exposure head 51 includes an exposure lamp (hereinafter referred to as a lamp) 52 that is a linear white light source, a reflector 53 that reflects light from the lamp 52, and a filter unit 54 (54R).
, 54G, 54B).

The filter unit 54 includes a red filter 54R, a green filter 54G, and a blue filter 54B, and is operated by a drive source (not shown) to selectively move each filter 54 above the lamp 52. There is.

The reflection plate 53 is provided behind the lamp 52, and is configured to direct the irradiation light of the lamp toward the mask original plate 1o, which is a document.

Further, a light amount sensor 88 is provided near the lamp 52 to detect the amount of light emitted from the lamp 52 and send a signal to an electric control system (not shown) of the lamp 52. This light amount sensor 88 is installed behind the reflecting plate 53. Therefore, the main body of the light amount sensor 88 no longer receives direct light from the lamp 52 and reflected light from the reflecting plate 53.

A through hole 89 that forms an optical path from the lamp 52 to the light amount sensor 88 is provided at a predetermined location on the reflecting plate 53 . Therefore, only a portion of the light emitted from the lamp 52 is irradiated onto the entrance of the light amount sensor 88.

Developing device The developing device 19 includes a pair of pressure rollers 55 that superposes the color developer sheet 16 on the photosensitive recording medium 12 on which the image of the mask original plate 10 has been formed as a latent image by exposure by the exposure device 15 and develops it under pressure. We are prepared. One of the pressure rollers 55 is driven by a motor 56, as shown in FIG.

Note that a gear (not shown) is interposed between the shaft of the pressure roller 55 and the shaft of the motor 56.

The color developer sheet 16 is, for example, disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-88739.
It is constructed by applying the color developer disclosed in the above publication onto a base paper.

The developer sheet 16 is set in a cassette 57 provided on the right side of the color image recording section 2o so that the developer-coated surface thereof faces downward.

A suction cup 58 is swingably set on the upper part of the cassette 57, and the developer sheets 16 are taken out one by one from the cassette 57 by this suction cup 58 and supplied to the pressure roller 55. ing.

Photosensitive Recording Medium Supply Device The photosensitive recording medium supply device 18 is equipped with a feed roll 59 and a take-up roll 60 for the strip-shaped photosensitive recording medium 12 above the color image recording section 2o.

The feeding roll 59 is housed in a cartridge 61 so as not to be exposed to light.

The photosensitive recording medium 12 is fed out from a feeding roll 59 in a cartridge 61, passes between a glass plate 45 and an exposure table 48, passes through a pressure roller 55, and then reaches a take-up roller 60. are various guide rollers 62, buffers 63, and color developer sheet separation rollers 6 arranged along the traveling path of the photosensitive recording medium 12.
4. A drive roller 65 is provided.

Driven by a motor, the driving roller 65 intermittently transports the photosensitive recording medium 12 together with the driven roller 67, and sends the latent images one by one toward the pressure developing device 17 at a constant pitch, until the leading edge of the latent image is Pressure roller 55 of pressure development device 17
The photosensitive recording medium 12 is stopped each time it reaches a portion.

The stop position is determined from the rotation speed of the drive roller 65.

Thermal fixing device The thermal fixing device 19 is provided slightly above the developing device 17, and has an endless belt 77 for receiving and taking the developed color developer sheet 16 coming out of the developing device 17.

The endless belt 77 is stretched between a roller 78 adjacent to the separation roller 64 and a roller 80 adjacent to the entrance of the discharge tray 79 on the right side of the color image recording section 20.

Further, rubber rollers 81, 82, 83 are brought into contact with the endless belt 77 from above, and cooperate with the endless belt 77 to draw in the color developer sheet 16 and then send it out to the discharge tray 79. There is.

Further, above the endless belt 77, a heater 84 and an impeller 85 are provided for heating the color developer sheet 16 passing over the endless belt 77. These are built into the casing 86.

Next, the operation of obtaining a color image from a set of mask originals 10R, LOG, and IOB using the image recording apparatus configured as described above will be described.

When the image recording apparatus is operated, the operations shown in FIG. 2 are performed.

First, when the power is turned on to start up the image recording device,
The ADF 13 is started by the operation of a control section (not shown), and its receiving roller 88 is driven (step 1).

Next, the initial operation of each device in the image recording apparatus is started (step 2), and the initial operation is continued (step 31) until the initial operation is completed (step 3).

Initial operations include raising the exposure table 48, setting the filter 54R, moving the lamp 52 to its origin position (the position shown in FIG. 1), opening the pressure roller 55, moving the buff 763 to the position shown by the broken line, and power on, etc.

During this time, if the monochrome laser printer 11 has already started up and is ready to start, the mask original 10 is outputted therefrom and pulled out onto the tray 32 of the ADF 13 by the receiving roller 88 .

After the initial operation is completed (step 3), when it is detected that the mask original 10 is on the ADF tray 32 (step 4), the ADF feeding roller 87 is not driven (
Step 5) Mask original plate 1 from ADF tray 32
0 is carried into the color image recording section 20.

As a result, a color image is copied (step 6
). Specifically, this is accomplished as follows.

That is, the monochrome laser printer 11 first creates a mask original plate 10R for red.

This mask original plate 10R is a mask original plate in which toner, which is a light-shielding image, is placed on other parts of the microcapsules coated on the photosensitive recording medium 12 in order to harden the microcapsules containing a cyan dye precursor. be.

The mask original 10R outputted from the monochrome laser printer 11 is transferred to the ADF by the receiving roller 88 as described above.
) After being sent to the tray 32, it is fed into the color image recording section 20 by the feed roller 87 of the ADF.

In the color image recording section 20, the mask original 10R passes through a mask original conveying path 33 and passes through a pair of rollers 34.
．． 36 into the alignment device 14. During the process, the curl of the mask original 10R is corrected by the curler roller 42.

At this time, the gate 37 is at the position indicated by the solid line.

Next, the alignment device 14 transports the mask original 10R to the appropriate exposure position by a pair of rollers 46, and then uses a drive source (not shown) to read the alignment mark printed on the mask original 10R with a sensor. move it into place.

On the other hand, by moving the buffer 63 in advance from the broken line position to the solid line position in the direction of arrow E, the photosensitive recording medium 12
is projected by a predetermined length below the exposure table 48. At this time, the upstream side of the photosensitive recording medium 12 is braked by the pressure roller 55 or the like. Note that photosensitive recording medium 1
2, where the color image has already been exposed, which precedes the area to be exposed, is then moved towards the pressure developing device 17 by moving the buffer 63 in the direction of arrow F as the pressure developing device 17 operates. It will be sent to.

Immediately before alignment by the alignment device 14, the exposure table 48 is lowered to a predetermined position by the cam 49, and the fixed roller 50 is pressed against the left end of the exposure table 48, so that the exposed recording medium 12 that has been pulled out is moved to the exposure table 48. Fixed to.

After this positioning is completed, the exposure table 48 is further lowered by the cam 49, and the photosensitive recording medium 12 is brought into close contact with the mask original 10R on the glass plate 45 of the positioning device 14.

When the exposure table 48 comes into close contact with the alignment device 14, the lamp 52 of the exposure device 15 lights up, and the exposure head 51 moves in the direction of arrow A.
move in the direction. As a result, the photosensitive recording medium 12 is scanned and exposed to the red light from the let filter 54R via the mask original 10R.

When the exposure is completed, the lamp 52 is turned off and the exposure device 15 is turned off.
moves backward in the direction of arrow B. At this time, the filter unit 54 of the exposure device 15 or a drive source (not shown) is operated to move the green filter 54G above the lamp 52.

During the backward movement of the exposure head 51, the exposure table 48 or the cam 49 is rotated and raised, so that the photosensitive recording medium 12 is separated from the alignment device 14 and the mask original 10R.

Note that pack tension is applied to the roll 59 of the photosensitive recording medium 12 in the cartridge 61, so when the exposure table 48 is raised as described above, the photosensitive recording medium 1
2 slack is rewound.

Even after the exposure of the red mask master plate 10R is completed, the exposure table 48 is raised only to a predetermined position. remains fixed.

Next, either the green mask original 10G created by the monochrome laser printer 11 or the ADF tray 32, A
It travels through the mask original transport path 33 via the DF paper feed roller 87 and recurler roller 42, and when it comes just before the roller pair 34, the mask original 10R is transported to the right by the roller pair 34°36.46.47.38. and send it out from the alignment device 14.

At the same time, the mask original 10G is transported to the exposure position and stopped.

At this time, the gates 37 and 39 are at the positions indicated by the solid lines, and the exposed mask original 10R is held between the pair of rollers 41 when its rear end passes through the gates 39.

The mask original 10G guided to the alignment device 14 is
It is brought into close contact with the photosensitive recording medium 12 as in the case of the mask original 10R. Then, by lighting the lamp 52, exposure to green light is performed.

This mask original plate 10G is a mask original plate in which toner, which is a light-shielding image, is placed on other parts of the microcapsules coated on the photosensitive recording medium 12 in order to harden the microcapsules containing a magenta dye precursor. be.

After the exposure is completed, the exposure table 48 is raised to a predetermined position. Furthermore, the exposure device 15 moves back to the original position and moves the filter unit 54 so that the blue filter 54El is located above the operating lamp 52.

Next, when the blue mask original plate 10B created by the monochrome laser printer 11 is conveyed just before the roller pair 34, the opening/ra pair 34° 36.46, 47.
The device 14 rotates the mask original LOG by 38 degrees.
Then, the mask original 10B is conveyed to the exposure position and stopped. At this time, the gate 37 is at the position shown by the solid line, and the gate 39 is at the position shown by the broken line, and the exposed mask original 10G is stopped between the pair of rollers 40 with its rear end passing through the gate 39.

The mask original 10B guided by the alignment device 14 is brought into close contact with the photosensitive recording medium 12 in the same manner as other mask originals. The photosensitive recording medium 12 is a mask original plate 10.
exposed to blue light through B.

This mask original plate 10B is a mask original plate in which toner, which is a light-shielding image, is placed on other parts of the microcapsules coated on the photosensitive recording medium 12 in order to harden the microcapsules containing a yellow dye precursor. be.

As a result of the above operations, one latent image of a desired color image is recorded on the photosensitive recording medium 12.

Thereafter, the exposure table 48 rises to the initial position, and its left end part separates from the fixed roller 50.

At this time, the buffer 63 is located at the broken line position due to the development of the preceding latent image, and moves in the direction of arrow E to pull out the unexposed portion of the photosensitive recording medium 12 from within the cartridge 61 below the exposure table 48.

Thereafter, the buffer 63 moves in the direction of arrow F and the drive roller 65 rotates to transfer the exposed portion of the photosensitive recording medium 12 to the pressure developing section 17.

In this pressure developing section 17, the photosensitive recording medium 12 is developed and subjected to coloring and gloss processing.

On the other hand, during this development, since the photosensitive recording medium 12 is held and fixed by the exposure table 48 and the fixed roller 50, the next color image is exposed at the exposure device 15.

In the pressure developing device 17, the color developer sheet 16 is sent out from the cassette 57 by a suction cup 58 in synchronization with the movement of the photosensitive recording medium 12, and the tip of the developer sheet 16 is fed out from the cassette 57 by a suction cup 58.
is conveyed so as to correspond to the leading edge of the latent image.

The color developer sheet 16 is drawn into the pressurized cola 55 together with the photosensitive recording medium 12 traveling by the drive roller 65 and is pressurized. As a result, the uncured microcapsules on the photosensitive recording medium 12 are destroyed by pressure, and a color image corresponding to the latent image on the photosensitive recording medium 12 is transferred to the developer sheet 16.
developed on top.

Note that when the pressure roller 55 of the pressure developing device 17 rotates in the direction of the arrow, the buffer 63 moves in the direction of the arrow F.

The developer sheet 16 developed as described above is separated from the photosensitive recording medium 12 by the separation roller 64 and guided toward the heat fixing device 19 .

In the heat fixing device 19, the color developer sheet 16 is heated by a heater 84 and by air circulating in a casing 86 by an impeller 85, thereby promoting color development of a color image. At the same time, the color developing medium is transferred to the color developer sheet 160.
The binder polymer (binding resin) for fixing to the base paper is thermally melted to make the surface smooth and the color developer sheet 16
The surface has a moderate gloss. The color developer sheet 16 that has been subjected to color development and gloss treatment is discharged to a paper discharge tray 79.

Note that the same image is output as follows.

First, the mask original 10B at the exposure position is sent out to the left, and the mask original 10B held at the position of the roller pair 41. R is sent to the alignment device 14. The mask original 10B is held between the pair of rollers 34 at a position where its rear end has passed through the gate 37.

After alignment, the mask original 10R sent to the alignment device 14 is brought into close contact with the photosensitive recording medium 12 and exposed to red light.

Next, the mask original 10R is sent out to the left, and the mask original LOG held at the position of the roller pair 40 is sent into the alignment device 14.

The mask original plate 10R is held between the pair of rollers 35 at a position where its rear end has passed through the gate 37.

The mask original LOG sent to the alignment device 14 is aligned, brought into close contact with the photosensitive recording medium 12, and exposed to green light.

Next, the mask original 10G is sent out to the right, and the mask original 10B held at the position of the roller pair 34 is sent to the positioning device 14, where it is brought into close contact with the photosensitive recording medium 12 and exposed.

As a result, a latent image of the same color image as previously formed is formed on the photosensitive recording medium 12, and a color image is formed on the developer sheet 16.

Thereafter, by repeating the same operation, a predetermined number of color images can be output from one set of mask originals 10.

After obtaining the required number of color images from the same mask original 10, each mask original 10 is discharged from the roller pair 41 or the roller pair 40 to the paper discharge tray 44.

In addition, if the next mask original 10 is output from the monochrome laser printer 11 while a series of color images are being exposed, it is temporarily stored in the ADF tray 32 and the exposure of the previous set is completed. Then, the ADF paper feed roller 87 feeds the paper sheets one by one into the color image recording apparatus 20.

Further, when a mask original output from another monochrome laser printer or a previously used mask original is to be used again, the mask original can be inputted by loading it onto the ADF tray 32.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention has the above configuration, it is possible to enable the ADF to operate at the same time as the image recording apparatus is powered on. Therefore, it is possible to output from the printer even before the initial operation of the color image recording section is completed, and image recording can be started immediately after the initial operation of the color image recording section is completed. This has the effect of eliminating losses.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional view of the entire image recording device, FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the image recording device, and FIGS. 3 and 4 shows a conventional example, and FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of a conventional image recording device.
FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of a conventional image recording apparatus. 10... Mask original plate, 11... Monochrome laser printer, 12... Photosensitive recording medium, 13... ADF. 16... Color developer sheet, 20... Color image recording section, 32... ADF tray, 87... Feeding roller, 8
8...Receiving roller. Applicant's representative Yasushi Ishikawa Figure Figure Step 1 Step 6 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A printer that creates a mask original based on image information of an original, and uses the original mask created by the printer to print an image of the original onto a photosensitive recording medium, and develops the image. In an image recording apparatus comprising a color image recording section for processing and a mask original feeding device for sending the mask original from the printer to the color image recording section, these are linked together via a control section. The image recording apparatus is characterized in that the mask original feeding device is made operable at the same time as power is turned on to the color image recording section. 2. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiving roller of the mask original feeding device is operable at the same time as the color image recording section is powered on.