Image recording apparatus

摘要

An image recording apparatus which draws a recording material from a roll to an image recording station along a longitudinal direction of the recording material. A recording head is gradually moved (sub-scanning) along a widthwise direction of the recording material while reciprocating (main scanning) along the longitudinal direction of the recording material. Recording liquid drops are discharged from nozzles of the recording head and adhere to the recording material, thereby concurrently recording a plurality of images along the longitudinal direction of the recording material. A portion of the recording material where the plurality of images are recorded is cut and separated by a first cutter, and this portion is conveyed along the longitudinal direction. Solvent included in the adhered recording liquid drops is removed, and a transparent film is formed. The recording material is then cut by a second cutter into individual images.