JPH0820722B2 - Image recording method - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image recording method, and more particularly to drawing and cutting a photosensitive material to a predetermined length to expose it, and drawing an image receiving material to a length corresponding to the photosensitive material. The present invention relates to an image recording method in which an image exposed on a photosensitive material is cut and transferred to an image receiving material.

[Prior Art] Image recording in which a photosensitive material is pulled out and cut to a predetermined length to be exposed, and at the same time, an image receiving material is pulled out and cut to a length corresponding to the photosensitive material, and an image exposed to the photosensitive material is transferred to the image receiving material. The method is known.

In this type of image recording method, for example, a strip-shaped photosensitive material is wound into a roll and housed in a magazine, and is sequentially drawn from the outer periphery and cut into a predetermined length. The cut photosensitive material is conveyed to an exposure unit, where the image of the document is exposed. The exposed photosensitive material is coated with water in the water coating section, and then conveyed to the superposition section,
Overlaid with image receiving material. This image-receiving material is also a belt-shaped image-receiving material which is wound into a roll and accommodated in a magazine, which is sequentially drawn from the outer periphery and cut into a length corresponding to the original. Therefore, in the image recording method, when the photosensitive material runs out during drawing, the image recording process is performed without supplying the photosensitive material having a length corresponding to the original, so that the image receiving material is wasted. Further, when the image receiving material runs out during drawing, the image recording process is performed without supplying the image receiving material having a length corresponding to the original, and the photosensitive material is wasted.
Conventionally, in order to eliminate this waste, a hole or a notch for detecting a position of a predetermined length from the rear end is previously formed in the photosensitive material and the image receiving material, and this hole or the like is formed during the image recording process. When it is detected, the image recording process is performed as it is, and the drawing of the next photosensitive material and image receiving material is prohibited,
Furthermore, it is displayed that the photosensitive material or the image receiving material is used up.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, an image is exposed on a photosensitive material having holes or the like, and an image is recorded on an image receiving material having holes or the like. However, there is a problem that the holes and the like affect the image. Therefore, by the present inventor,
Uses a photosensitive material and an image receiving material with a rear edge detection mark to detect the position of a predetermined length from the rear edge in advance, draws the photosensitive material and the image receiving material in this order, and supports the photosensitive material and the image receiving material for the original. When the trailing edge detection mark of at least one of the photosensitive material and the image receiving material is detected during the drawing of the length, the image recording processing is performed as it is, and the drawing of the next photosensitive material and the image receiving material is prohibited. A recording method has been proposed. However, when the image receiving material is transparent (for example, OHP sheet), the image recording process is performed using this image receiving material with the trailing edge detection mark, and the trailing edge detection mark can be seen easily from the surface of the image receiving material. No recorded image can be obtained, and both the image receiving material and the photosensitive material are wasted. Further, since the photosensitive material is drawn out first, if the image receiving material runs out during drawing, it means that the photosensitive material has already been drawn out for a length corresponding to the original, and the length corresponding to the original is Since the image recording process is performed without supplying the image receiving material, there is a problem that the photosensitive material is wasted.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image recording method in which the light-sensitive material is not wasted not only when the image receiving material is opaque but also when the image receiving material is transparent. .

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a belt-shaped photosensitive material having a rear end detection mark for detecting a position of a predetermined length from the rear end, which is previously attached to the back surface. In the image recording method, the image is exposed to the image-receiving material by pulling out, cutting and exposing the strip-shaped transparent or opaque image-receiving material to a predetermined length, superposing the both, and transferring the image exposed on the photosensitive material. When the image receiving material is opaque, a trailing edge detection mark for detecting a position of a predetermined length from the trailing edge is attached to the back surface of the image receiving material in advance, and the trailing edge detection mark of the photosensitive material and the image receiving material is detected. Each of the trailing edge detection mark detecting means is provided, and the photosensitive material and the image receiving material are pulled out in a predetermined length in order and cut.
When the trailing edge detection mark of at least one of the photosensitive material and the image receiving material is detected during the drawing of the photosensitive material or the image receiving material, the image recording is performed as it is and the drawing of the next photosensitive material and the image receiving material is prohibited. When the material is transparent, the image receiving material is pulled out by a predetermined length and cut before the photosensitive material, and when the trailing edge of the image receiving material is detected by the trailing edge detecting means of the image receiving material, the photosensitive material is pulled out. Characterized by prohibition.

[Operation] According to the present invention, when the image receiving material is opaque, a rear end detection mark for detecting a position of a predetermined length from the rear end is attached to the back surface of the image receiving material in advance, and the photosensitive material and the image receiving material are also provided. The trailing edge detection mark detecting means for detecting the trailing edge detection mark is provided, and the photosensitive material and the image receiving material are pulled out and cut in a predetermined length in order, and the photosensitive material and the image receiving material Even if at least one trailing edge detection mark is detected, the trailing edge detection mark is provided to detect a position of a predetermined length from the trailing edge, so it is possible to record an image as it is, Recording is prohibited and the subsequent pulling out of the photosensitive material and the image receiving material is prohibited.

When the image receiving material is transparent, the image receiving material is pulled out by a predetermined length and cut before the photosensitive material, and when the trailing edge of the image receiving material is detected by the trailing edge detecting means of the image receiving material, Since the image receiving material cannot be used, the withdrawal of the photosensitive material is prohibited.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, in the present invention, when the image receiving material is opaque,
Since the drawing order of the light-sensitive material and the image-receiving material is changed depending on whether the material is transparent, there is an excellent effect that the light-sensitive material and the image-receiving material are not wasted.

Embodiments Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of an image recording apparatus 12 to which the image recording method of the present invention is applied. A first magazine 16 is arranged on a machine base 14 of the image recording device 12. First magazine
A strip-shaped photosensitive material 20 wound into a roll is housed in 16 and a photographic photosensitive emulsion is coated on the exposed surface (surface) of the photosensitive material 20. On the back surface of the photosensitive material 20, a circular trailing edge detection mark 108 as shown in FIG. 10A is printed at a position of a predetermined length (for example, A3 length) from the trailing edge of the photosensitive material 20. As shown in FIG. 2, a reflection type optical sensor 114 for detecting the trailing edge detection mark 108 printed on the back surface of the photosensitive material 20 is arranged in the vicinity of the outlet 16A of the first magazine. As shown in FIG. 3, the optical sensor 114 is a control device that controls the image recording device 12 arranged in the machine base 14.
It is connected to 116.

A transport roller 24 and a cutter 26 are arranged downstream of the optical sensor 114. The transport roller 24 and the cutter 26 are connected to the controller 116 as shown in FIG.
By the control of 16, the photosensitive material 20 is pulled out from the outer periphery by the transport roller 24, cut into a predetermined length by the cutter 26, and then transported to the exposure unit 32 by the transport rollers 28 and 30 which are constantly driven. Has become.

An exposure device 34 is provided directly above the exposure unit 32, and the exposure device 34 is connected to a control device 116 as shown in FIG. The exposure device 34 includes a light source 36 and a first mirror unit 3
A lens unit 44 and a second mirror unit 46 are arranged, and a mounting plate 52 is provided above the machine base 14 directly above the exposure device 34. The light source 36 and the first mirror unit 38 of the exposure device 34 are configured to reciprocate below the mounting plate 52 along the mounting plate 52, and are mounted on the mounting plate 52 by this forward movement. The image of the original document is scanned and exposed on the photosensitive material 20 located in the exposure section 32.

The nipping and reversing rollers 56 and 57 are disposed downstream of the exposing section 32, and the photosensitive material 20 after the exposure has the nipping and reversing rollers 56 and 57.
It is designed to be flipped while being nipped and conveyed between 57.

A water application unit 58 is arranged downstream of the reversing roller 56. A water application sensor 60 is arranged at the inlet of the water application unit 58. As shown in FIG. 4, the water application sensor 60 is a controller 11
6, the photosensitive material 20 is detected before it is inserted into the water coating section 58, and a pump (not shown) is driven to supply water to the water coating section 58. There is.
A squeeze roller 62 is arranged at the outlet of the water application section 58 to remove excess water applied to the photosensitive material 20.

An interleaf paper timing sensor 13 is provided downstream of the squeeze roller 62.
2 are arranged, and the interleaf paper timing sensor 132 is connected to the control device 116 as shown in FIG.

An overlapping section 74 is provided downstream of the slip sheet timing sensor 132.
And the water-applied photosensitive material 20 is conveyed to the superposing section 74.

On the other hand, a second magazine 18 is arranged on the machine base 14.
A transparent image receiving material selection switch 110 is arranged in the second magazine 18, and the transparent image receiving material selection switch 110 is connected to the control device 116. In the second magazine 18, a band-shaped transparent or opaque image receiving material 22 wound in a roll shape is stored. Image forming surface (front surface) of this image receiving material 22
On the back surface of the opaque image receiving material 22, a circular rear end detection mark 109 as shown in FIG. It is printed at a position of a specified length (eg, A3 portrait) from the rear edge. Third
As shown in the figure, a trailing edge detection mark printed on the back surface of the opaque image receiving material 22 is provided in the vicinity of the outlet 18A of the second magazine.
A reflective optical sensor 115 for detecting 108 and a micro switch 112 for detecting the rear end 22A of the transparent image receiving material 22 on which the rear end detection mark is not printed are arranged, and the optical sensor 115 and the micro switch are arranged. 112 is connected to the control device 116. Micro switch 112 and optical sensor 115
A conveying roller 64 is disposed downstream of the
22 is adapted to be pulled out from the outer circumference by the transport roller 64. A cutter 66, conveying rollers 68, 70, and a standby roller 72 are arranged downstream of the conveying roller 64. Fourth
As shown in the figure, the transport roller 64, the cutter 66, the standby roller 72
Is connected to the control device 116, and the image receiving material 22 is cut to a predetermined length by the cutter 66 under the control of the control device 116, and then is conveyed to the conveying rollers 68, 70 and the standby roller 72. There is. A standby sensor 130 is arranged downstream of the standby roller 72. As shown in FIG. 4, the standby sensor 130 is connected to the control device 116, and detects the image receiving material 22 and stops driving the standby roller 72.

A stacking unit 74 is arranged downstream of the standby sensor 130, and a stacking roller 76 is arranged in the stacking unit 74, and the standby roller 72 provides timing for stacking with the photosensitive material 20. The image receiving material 22 and the photosensitive material 20 after water application are superposed.

A thermal development transfer section 78 is disposed downstream of the superposition section 74, and the photosensitive material 20 and the image receiving material 22 that are superposed together are sent to the thermal development transfer section 78. The thermal development transfer unit 78 is composed of a heating drum 80 and an endless pressure bonding belt 82 made of a conductive rubber, and a halogen lamp 84 is arranged inside the heating drum 80. The heating drum 80 is about 80 ° C to 200 ° C by the halogen lamp 84.
When the photosensitive material 20 and the image receiving material 22 are superposed on each other, they are nipped and conveyed between the heating drum 80 and the endless pressure bonding belt 82 while the image is recorded on the photosensitive material 20 to the image receiving material 22. It is designed to be transferred by heat development.

A first peeling portion 86 is arranged downstream of the heat development transfer portion 78, and the first peeling portion 86 includes a peeling roller 88, a peeling claw 90, and a swing roller 92. As shown in FIG. 4, the first peeling portion 86 is connected to the control device 116, and only the photosensitive material 20 on which the image is transferred under the control of the control device 116 is the heating drum.
It seems to be peeled off from 80.

A cutter 94 and a waste tray 96 are arranged downstream of the first peeling section 86, and the photosensitive material 20 peeled off from the heating drum 80 is cut by the cutter 94 and discarded to the waste tray 96. ing.

A second peeling portion 98 is arranged downstream of the first peeling portion 86, and the second peeling portion 98 includes a peeling roller 100, a peeling claw 102, and a swing roller 104. As shown in FIG. 4, the second peeling section 98 is connected to the controller 116, and the image receiving material 22 on which the image is fixed under the control of the controller 116 is the heating drum 80.
It is designed to be peeled off from.

A tray 106 is arranged downstream of the second peeling section 98, and the image receiving material 22 peeled from the heating drum 80 is a tray.
It is designed to be discharged to 106.

An operation unit 120 and a display unit 122 are arranged above the machine base 14 of the image recording apparatus 12, and the operation unit 120 and the display unit are arranged.
122 is connected to the control means 116.

 The control routine of this embodiment will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 5, when an image recording process start signal is input from the operation unit 120 to the control unit 116 and the image recording process is started, the flags F and T are reset at step 200 and the registers M and N are set to predetermined values. Data (for example, the value corresponding to the vertical length of A3) is set. At step 202, it is determined whether the image receiving material in the second magazine 18 is transparent. That is, it is determined whether or not the transparent image receiving material selection switch 110 is turned on.

First, the case where the image receiving material is transparent will be described.
The transparent image receiving material selection switch 110 is turned on, and the second
Image receiving material 22 in magazine 18 is transparent (eg OHP sheet)
If it is determined that the
The transparent image receiving material is drawn out as shown in the figure.

A drawing processing routine of the transparent image receiving material shown in FIG. 6 will be described.

In step 300, the input of the output of the optical sensor 114 is prohibited, and in step 302, the micro switch 1
Start inputting 12 outputs. That is, since the trailing edge detection mark is not printed on the back surface of the image receiving material 22, the micro switch 112 detects the trailing edge 22A of the image receiving material. Step 304
At step 306, the feeding roller 64 and the standby roller 72 are driven to start the drawing of the image receiving material 22, and it is determined in step 306 whether or not the rear end 22A of the image receiving material is detected based on the output of the micro switch 112. If it is determined that the image receiving material 22 has not been pulled out by a predetermined length based on the number of clock pulses from the start of pulling out in step 308, and if it is determined that it has not been pulled out by the predetermined length, step 308 is performed. Return to 306. If it is determined in step 306 that the trailing edge 22A of the image receiving material has been detected, in step 309 the absence of the image receiving material 22 is displayed on the display means 122, the image recording process is stopped, and the withdrawal of the photosensitive material 20 is prohibited.

When it is determined in step 308 that the image receiving material 22 has been pulled out by a predetermined length, the driving of the conveying roller 64 is stopped in step 310 and the pulling out of the image receiving material 22 is stopped. At step 312, the cutter 66 is turned on and the image receiving material 2
Cut 2 to the specified length. The image receiving material 22 cut into a predetermined length is conveyed to the standby roller 72 by the conveying rollers 68 and 70 which are constantly rotating. Standby sensor 1 at step 314
If it is determined that the switch 30 is turned on, and if it is determined that the switch 30 is turned on, in step 316, the drive of the standby roller 72 is stopped, the image receiving material 22 is stopped, and the jump to step 206 in FIG. A process for drawing out the photosensitive material shown in FIG. 7 is performed.

The drawing processing routine of the photosensitive material shown in FIG. 7 will be described.

In step 320, the driving of the transport roller 24 is started and the photosensitive material 20 is pulled out from the first magazine 16. Step
At 322, it is determined whether or not the trailing edge detection mark 108 of the photosensitive material 20 is detected by the optical sensor 115, and if it is determined that the trailing edge detection mark 108 of the photosensitive material 20 is not detected, the pulling out is started at step 324. It is determined whether the photosensitive material 20 has been pulled out by a predetermined length based on the number of clock pulses. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 322 that the trailing edge detection mark 108 of the photosensitive material 20 has been detected, the flag F is set in step 326, and the measurement of the drawing length L of the photosensitive material 20 is started in step 328. Move to step 324. When it is determined in step 324 that the photosensitive material 20 has been pulled out by the predetermined length, the driving of the transport roller 24 is stopped in step 330, and the photosensitive material 20 is cut by the cutter 26 in the predetermined length in step 322. In step 334, it is determined whether the flag F is set, and if it is determined that the flag F is not set, that is, if the trailing edge detection mark 108 of the photosensitive material 20 is not detected,
Jump to step 208 in FIG. On the other hand, step 3
If it is determined at 34 that the flag F has been set, that is, if the trailing edge detection mark 108 of the photosensitive material 20 is detected, at step 336 the extraction is performed based on the number of clock pulses after the trailing edge detection mark 108 is detected. Calculate the length L. In step 338, the drawing length L calculated in step 336 is subtracted from the length of the trailing edge detection mark 108 of the photosensitive material 20 and the trailing edge (for example, A3 length), and the remaining amount M of the photosensitive material 20 is calculated. Jump to step 208 in Figure 5.

In step 208, the photosensitive material 20 is conveyed to the exposure unit 32 and exposed. Light-sensitive material 2 after exposure in step 210
0 is conveyed to the water application unit 58 and water is applied. Step 2
In 12, it is determined whether the interleaf paper timing sensor 132 has detected the photosensitive material 20, and when it is determined that it has been detected,
In step 214, driving of the standby roller 72 is started.
When the drive of the standby roller 72 is started, the image receiving material 22 is conveyed to the superposing section 74 and is superposed by the laminating roller 76 on the photosensitive material 20 after water application. The photosensitive material 20 and the image receiving material 22 that have been superposed together are conveyed to the heat development transfer section 78 and heated by the halogen lamp 84.
It is conveyed while being sandwiched between 80 and the endless pressure bonding belt 82 and transferred by heat development. The image-transferred photosensitive material 20 and the image-receiving material 22 are conveyed to the first peeling section 86, and only the photosensitive material 20 is peeled off at step 218. The peeled photosensitive material 20 is cut by a cutter 94 and discarded in a discard tray 96.
On the other hand, the image receiving material 22 is heat-fixed with the image in a state of being in close contact with the heating drum 80, and is conveyed to the second peeling section 98. Step 22
The image receiving material 22 on which the image has been fixed at 0 is peeled off from the heating drum 80 by the second peeling section 98 and discharged to the tray 106, and the processing after the image recording shown in FIG.

The processing routine after the image recording shown in FIG. 8 will be described.

A flag F indicating whether the trailing edge detection mark 108 of the photosensitive material 20 is detected in step 350, or an opaque image receiving material
Flag T indicating whether or not the trailing edge detection mark 109 is detected (when the image receiving material 22 is transparent, it is always in the reset state)
Is set, and if neither is set, the control routine of FIG. 5 is started to jump to the next image recording process. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 350 that the flag F or the flag T is set, it is determined in step 352 whether the remaining amount M of the photosensitive material 20 is A4 vertical or more and the remaining amount N of the image receiving material 22 is A4 vertical or more. Judgment, remaining amount M is A4 vertical or more and remaining amount N
If is determined to be A4 vertical or more, A is set in step 354.
The image recording processing is not possible for the 3 vertical portions, but the image recording processing is possible for the A4 or smaller vertical portions on the display means 122, and the next image recording processing is performed by jumping to the start of the control routine of FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 352 that the remaining amount M is not less than A4 vertical and the remaining amount N is not more than A4 vertical, it is determined in step 356 whether the flag F is set, and it is determined that the flag is set. If so, the display means 122 displays that there is no photosensitive material 20 in step 358. In step 360, it is determined whether or not the flag T is set. If it is determined that the flag T is set, it is displayed in step 362 that the image receiving material 22 is not present on the display means 122, and in step 364 the image recording process is performed. To stop.

Next, a case where the image receiving material is opaque will be described. When the transparent image receiving material selection switch 110 is turned off,
In step 202 of FIG. 5, it is judged that the image receiving material 22 is not transparent, and in step 250, the above-mentioned photosensitive material 20 is used.
And the opaque image receiving material 22 shown in FIG. 9 is drawn in step 252.

A drawing processing routine of the opaque image receiving material 22 shown in FIG. 9 will be described.

In step 380, it is prohibited to input the output of the micro switch 112, and in step 382, the optical sensor 1
Start entering 14 outputs. That is, the optical sensor 114
Then, the detection of the trailing edge detection mark 109 of the image receiving material 22 is started. In step 384, the driving of the conveying roller 64 is started and the second
The image receiving material 22 is pulled out from the magazine 18, and in step 386, it is determined whether or not the rear edge detection mark 109 of the image receiving material 22 is detected by the optical sensor 114, and it is determined that the rear edge detection mark 109 of the image receiving material 22 is not detected. Step 3 if done
At 88, it is determined whether the image receiving material 22 has been pulled out for a predetermined length based on the number of clock pulses from the start of drawing. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 386 that the trailing edge detection mark 108 of the image receiving material 22 has been detected, the flag T is set in step 390, and the measurement of the drawing length K of the image receiving material 22 is started in step 392. Step 388
Move on to. When it is determined in step 388 that the image receiving material 22 has been pulled out by the predetermined length, the driving of the conveying roller 64 is stopped in step 394. In step 396, the cutter 66 is turned on and the image receiving material 22 is cut into a predetermined length.
The image receiving material 22 cut into a predetermined length is conveyed to the standby roller 72 by the conveying rollers 68 and 70 which are constantly rotating. In step 400, it is determined whether or not the standby sensor 130 is turned on, and if it is determined that it is turned on, in step 402, the drive of the standby roller 72 is stopped and the image receiving material 22 is stopped. In step 404, it is determined whether or not the flag T is set, and if it is determined that the flag T is not set, that is, if the trailing edge detection mark 109 of the image receiving material 22 is not detected, go to step 208 in FIG. To jump.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step 404 that the flag T has been set, that is, if the trailing edge detection mark 109 of the image receiving material 22 is detected, the number of clock pulses after the trailing edge detection mark 109 is detected is detected in step 406. Based on this, the drawing length K is calculated. In step 408, the drawing length K calculated in step 406 is subtracted from the lengths of the trailing edge detection mark 109 and the trailing edge of the image receiving material 22 (for example, A3 length) to obtain the image receiving material 2
The remaining amount N of 2 is calculated and jumped to step 208 in FIG.

Go from step 208 to step 220 and step 222
At the above step, the processing after the above-mentioned image recording is completed.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the image receiving material is opaque, when the image recording operation is started, the photosensitive material and the image receiving material are pulled out from the magazine in order, and the position of the predetermined length from the rear end is detected. Since the trailing edge detection mark is attached to the back surface of at least one of the light-sensitive material and the image receiving material, the trailing edge detection mark can be seen from the surface of the image receiving material even if image recording processing is performed using the material with this trailing edge detection mark. It has an excellent effect that a good recorded image can be obtained without being visually observed. Further, when the image receiving material is transparent, when the image recording work is started, the image receiving material is first pulled out from the magazine, and when the trailing edge of the image receiving material is detected by the micro switch,
Since the withdrawal of the photosensitive material is stopped, there is an excellent effect that the photosensitive material is not wasted.

Although the trailing edge detection mark is circular as shown in FIG. 10A in the above-described embodiment, in order to reliably detect the trailing edge detection marks 108 and 109, the trailing edge detection mark should be set in correspondence with the detection performance of the optical sensor.
It may be a rectangle as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C. Also,
As shown in FIG. 10D, the trailing edge detection marks 108 and 109 are attached to the entire surface of the back surface of the material for a predetermined length (for example, A3 length) from the trailing edge of the material, and after cutting the material, one of the trailing edge detection marks 108 and 109 is cut. The part may be confirmed from the outlet of the magazine. In this case, a part of the trailing edge detection marks 108 and 109 can be confirmed from the outlet of the magazine, so that it is possible to prevent the magazine from being reset on the image recording device 12, which is an excellent effect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of an image recording apparatus to which an image recording method of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view near an outlet of a first magazine, and FIG. 3 is a second magazine. Enlarged sectional view near the outlet,
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the image recording apparatus of this embodiment, FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a control routine of the image recording apparatus of this embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a transparent image receiving material drawing processing routine. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a photosensitive material drawing processing routine, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing routine after image recording is finished, FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an opaque image receiving material drawing processing routine, and FIG. 10 is a rear end. It is a schematic diagram of a detection mark. 12 ... Image recording device, 20 ... Photosensitive material, 22 ... Image receiving material, 108 ... Rear end detection mark, 112 ... Micro switch, 11
5 ... Optical sensor, 116 ... Control device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A strip-shaped photosensitive material having a rear end detection mark for detecting a position of a predetermined length from the rear end, which is previously attached to the back surface, is exposed and cut for a predetermined length, and is transparent or opaque. In the image recording method of pulling out the image receiving material of a predetermined length and cutting it, and superimposing the two to transfer the image exposed on the photosensitive material to the image receiving material, in the case where the image receiving material is opaque, it is previously formed on the back surface of the image receiving material. A trailing edge detection mark for detecting a position of a predetermined length from the trailing edge is provided, and trailing edge detection mark detecting means for detecting the trailing edge detection mark of the photosensitive material and the image receiving material are respectively provided, and the photosensitive material and the image receiving material are provided. If a trailing edge detection mark of at least one of the photosensitive material and the image receiving material is detected during the drawing of the photosensitive material or the image receiving material, the image is recorded as it is and the next Exposure When the image receiving material is transparent and the image receiving material is transparent, the image receiving material is pulled out by a predetermined length and cut before the photosensitive material, and the trailing edge of the image receiving material is detected by the trailing edge detecting means of the image receiving material. The image recording method is characterized in that the withdrawal of the photosensitive material is prohibited when is detected.