Incremental printing of symbolic information – Thermal marking apparatus or processes – Gradational recording
Patent
1993-10-12
1996-05-28
Tran, Huan H.
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Thermal marking apparatus or processes
Gradational recording
347217, 347221, 347211, 347176, B41J 2325
Patent
active
055216269
ABSTRACT:
A fusion-type thermal transfer printing system using an ink ribbon having a thin film and a heat fusible ink applied on the thin film at an ink application rate of 2.5 g/m.sup.2 or less and a porous-surface recording medium having a substrate and a porous-surface layer formed on the substrate, diameters of pores in the porous-surface layer being from 1 to 10 .mu.m. The printing system has a thermal head provided with a plurality of heating resistors formed in a line at regular intervals of 8 dot/mm or less, temperature gradient of each of the heated heating resistors being such that temperature is the highest at a middle portion thereof and changes decreasingly toward ends thereof and a gradation control circuit for controlling ink fusion areas heated by the heating resistors by controlling intensity of current passed through the thermal head. The ink of the ink ribbon is brought into tight contact with the porous-surface layer of the porous-surface recording medium and the thermal head is urged from the thin film side of the ink ribbon. A multi-gradation image can be obtained on the porous-surface recording medium by controlling the ink fusion areas under control of the gradation control circuit.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4809021 (1989-02-01), Check et al.
Hakamada Yoshiro
Tanaka Hideshi
Tran Huan H.
Victor Company of Japan Ltd.
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