Global Patent Index - EP 0915459 A1

EP 0915459 A1 19990512 - Method and apparatus for exposing an image recording medium

Title (en)

Method and apparatus for exposing an image recording medium

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Belichtung eines Bildaufzeichnungsmediums

Title (fr)

Procédé et appareil pour exposer un support d'enregistrement d'image

Publication

EP 0915459 A1 19990512 (EN)

Application

EP 97309017 A 19971110

Priority

EP 97309017 A 19971110

Abstract (en)

Apparatus for exposing an image recording medium, the apparatus comprising a radiation source (53); a routing device (76) comprising an input arranged to receive radiation from the radiation source, and a plurality of imaging outputs (54,55), wherein the routing device selectively routes the radiation received at the input to a selected one of the imaging outputs; and means (56,58) for directing the radiation from each imaging output onto the image recording medium to expose the image recording medium. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G11B 7/135; H01S 3/06; G03B 27/74

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/46 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G03B 27/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/46 (2013.01); B41J 19/20 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [XY] EP 0656833 B1 19961204 - ICI PLC [GB]
  • [Y] EP 0772264 A2 19970507 - NEC CORP [JP]
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 577 (E - 1625) 4 November 1994 (1994-11-04)
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 464 (E - 1598) 29 August 1994 (1994-08-29)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0915459 A1 19990512; EP 0915459 B1 20030917; DE 69724971 D1 20031023; DE 69724971 T2 20040722; JP H11249053 A 19990917

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97309017 A 19971110; DE 69724971 T 19971110; JP 31784498 A 19981109