Hybrid imaging system capable of using ink jet and thermal dye t

Details Hybrid imaging system capable of using ink jet and thermal dye t Hybrid imaging system capable of using ink jet and thermal dye t

1996-04-29

1998-05-05

Hartary, Joseph W.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Combined

106 3127, 347100, 347105, 347217, 400 82, 428195, 503227, B41J 201, B41J 2325, B41J 2485

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057482047

ABSTRACT:
A hybrid imaging system is capable of using both ink jet technology and thermal dye transfer technology for producing images on a dye-receiving element of the type having a support and a polymeric dye image-receiving layer that contains an organic acid capable of reprotonating the deprotonated cationic dye from both ink jet ink and dye-donor ribbon. The imaging system includes a print path adapted to accept such a dye-receiving element, and a dye-receiving element transport mechanism adapted to advance a dye-receiving element along the print path. An ink jet imaging assemblage is located along the print path for selectively producing images on the dye-receiving element using ink jet inks having a dye dispersed in an aqueous ink, the dye being a deprotonated cationic dye which is capable of being reprotonated to a cationic dye having an N-H group which is part of a conjugated system. A thermal dye transfer imaging assemblage is located along the print path for selectively producing images on the dye-receiving element using thermal dye transfer technology and a dye-donor element.

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