Abstract: A color information reading apparatus wherein the apparatus basically comprises an original information reading unit provided with a photoelectric converter element, for scanning an original once with each of first and second light of different colors so as to convert light reflected from the original into electric signals, thereby outputting the converted respective signals in line sequence, an amplifier for amplifying each output from the photoelectric converter element, a bi-level digitizing circuit for representing the output of the amplifier in binary form, a plurality of line memories for storing therein data output from the bi-level digitizing circuit, a threshold level shifting device for changing the threshold level to another for each pixel, a color discriminating circuit for discriminating among colors base on data representing in binary form the signal obtained by scanning the original with the first light and data representing in binary form the signal obtained by scanning the original with the s

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image recording apparatus which comprises first and second recording heads each used to record a visible image on a recording medium, and a drive mechanism capable of moving the first and second recording heads in the direction which intersects the direction in which the recording medium is fed and in the directions in which they are spaced from each other while respective processes for recording the visible image on the recording medium by the first and second recording heads are being carried out simultaneously.

Abstract: An information reading and recording apparatus typically for use as a copying machine, a printer, or the like includes a reading unit for photoelectrically reading information from a document while the document is being horizontally fed in a first direction, and a recording unit for recording the information read by the reading unit on a recording medium while the recording medium is being fed in a second direction. The reading unit and the recording unit are disposed in upper and lower positions, respectively, and positioned relatively to each other such that the first and second directions extend across each other. The information reading and recording apparatus has a lower cover and an upper cover openably and closably supported on the lower cover, the recording unit being housed in the lower cover and the reading unit being housed in the upper cover.