......DE....FRGB..................................R0488359EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319930825EP91120499.819911129enenen329530/9019901130JP19930825199334199206031992235 5B 41J 2/33 A 5B 41J 2/005 BdeVorrichtung zur Bildaufzeichnung und Verfahren mit effizienten TintenzuführmittelnenImage recording apparatus and method having an efficient ink supply meansfrDispositif d'enregistrement d'image et méthode possédant des moyens efficaces d'alimentation en encre1CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA00542361EP 1214930-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-kuTokyoJPYanagi, Haruyuki, c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA3-30-2 ShimomarukoOhta-ku, Tokyo 146JPKohmura, Noboru, c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA3-30-2 ShimomarukoOhta-ku, Tokyo 146JPOkamura, Yoshitaka, c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA3-30-2 ShimomarukoOhta-ku, Tokyo 146JPTiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing.et al00011949Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 480336 MünchenDEDEFRGB19930825199334

An image recording apparatus includes a printing plate (17) having an image area and an ink supply device (1) for supplying ink to the printing plate (17). The ink is supplied within a range almost corresponding to the image area by the ink supply device (1).