Method and system for thermal graphic printing

Details Method and system for thermal graphic printing Method and system for thermal graphic printing

1994-05-12

1998-10-06

Tran, Huan H.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Thermal marking apparatus or processes

347172, 347176, B41J 2325

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058184929

ABSTRACT:
A method of thermally transferring colorant from a movable ribbon onto printable areas of a thermal print receptive sheeting. The method includes arranging a print head so that its length is substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the thermal print receptive sheeting and transferring colorant from the movable ribbon to the sheeting as the sheeting is stationary and the thermal print head is moved in a second direction substantially normal to the length of the thermal print head. The system includes a thermal print head, a transport for moving the thermal print receptive sheeting past the thermal print head in the first direction, and a mechanism that moves the print head in a second direction normal to the first direction when the print head is transferring colorant onto the sheeting.

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