Image recording apparatus and recording-material feeding method

摘要

A feeder is provided inside an exposure section of a photographic printer. First and second feed-roller pairs are respectively disposed at an upstream side and a downstream side of an exposing position of the feeder. A first nip roller of the first feed-roller pair and a second nip roller of the second feed-roller pair are movable between a nip position for nipping paper sheets, and a release position for releasing the nip thereof. The second nip roller is moved to the nip position after an anterior end of the paper sheet situated at the most upstream side has passed the second nip roller. The first nip roller is moved to the release position before a posterior end of the paper sheet situated at the most downstream side leaves the first nip roller.