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A photo and pressure sensitive printer permitting the feeding and discharging of a photosensitive recording medium at the front of the printer housing, having a compact design and slim built, which can easily be integrated into other equipment, such as a personal computer, etc., at low cost. A self-

A photo and pressure sensitive printer permitting the feeding and discharging of a photosensitive recording medium at the front of the printer housing, having a compact design and slim built, which can easily be integrated into other equipment, such as a personal computer, etc., at low cost. A self-coloring microcapsule sheet supporting microcapsules is ejected from a cartridge at the front of the printer housing in the Y direction, and being preheated by a film heater to increase the sensitivity, a latent image is formed by exposure on the front face thereof while the exposure-scan is performed by a movement in the main scanning direction of a LED-type exposure head. Thereafter, an upper nip roller of a developing mechanism is moved from a separated position to a pressing position and the exposed microcapsule sheet is moved backward in the -Y direction, the capsules with low mechanical strength are ruptured by pressure and a full color image is formed on the microcapsule sheet, heat-fixing is performed by the film heater and the microcapsule sheet is discharged from the front of the printer housing.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An image forming device comprising:exposure means for forming a latent image on a photosensitive recording medium based on image information, said photosensitive recording medium having a plurality of microcapsules encapsulating coloring material;developing means for deve

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An image forming device comprising:exposure means for forming a latent image on a photosensitive recording medium based on image information, said photosensitive recording medium having a plurality of microcapsules encapsulating coloring material;developing means for developing the latent image by means of the coloring material coming out of the microcapsules when pressure is applied to the photosensitive recording medium; andtransport means for transporting the photosensitive recording medium along a transport path, said transport path comprising an inlet, a feed path extending from the inlet, an outlet, a discharge path extending to the outlet, and a reversal path along which the photosensitive recording medium is transported forward and backward, the photosensitive recording medium being transported from the feed path to the discharge path via the reversal path.