Video image printer for printing an image derived from a video signal

[54] VIDEO IMAGE PRINTER FOR PRINTING AN IMAGE DERIVED FROM A VIDEO SIGNAL

[75] Inventors: Yasunori Kobori; Kentaro Hanma,

both of Yokohama; Toshihiko Gotoh, Tokyo, all of Japan

[73] Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

[21] Appl. No.: 739,328

[22] Filed: May 31,1985

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data

Jim. 1, 1984 [JP] Japan 59-110750

Nov. 2, 1984 [JP] Japan 59-230146

[51] Int. CI.4 H04N 5/76

[52] U.S. a 358/335; 358/302

[58] Field of Search 360/35.1, 335; 358/906,

358/909, 302; 101/109

[56] References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

4,484,233 11/1984 Strout et al 358/302

4,492,161 1/1985 Johnson et al 101/109

4,503,466 3/1985 Ryan 358/906 X

4,604,668 8/1986 Lemelson 358/906 X

Primary Examiner—Robert L. Richardson
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Antonelli, Terry & Wands

[57] ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a video image printer for printing a video image of an input video signal onto a printing paper, in which a medium, such as a magnetic sheet disc or magnetic tape for a video cassette recorder, capable of recording/reproducing the information of the video image is employed. In order to obtain a reproduced video signal from the recording/reproducing medium with normal-operation, the video image printer is provided with a mechanical vibration-absorbing mechanism and an electrical reproduced signal correction circuit. Depending upon the requirements of the situation, a plurality of recording/reproducing heads are provided so as to make it possible to record a video image to be printed on the recording/reproducing medium during the printing operation of a previously selected video image.

10 Claims, 24 Drawing Figures