Incremental printing of symbolic information – Thermal marking apparatus or processes
Patent
1998-07-17
2000-04-25
Tran, Huan
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Thermal marking apparatus or processes
400197, 400198, B41J 3114, B41J 3116
Patent
active
060550090
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for printing on a moveable receiver images corresponding to a digital image includes a re-inkable belt which includes a polymer support layer and an ink transfer layer having a plurality of colored patches provided over the polymer support layer wherein ink can be transferred to and from the ink transfer layer, the polymer support layer including heating elements disposed in the colored patches in the re-inkable belt which, when a potential is applied to them, heats their corresponding patch the ink transferable layer to facilitate ink transfer. The apparatus selectively applies potential to the heating elements in the re-inkable belt at an image transfer system and causes the moveable receiver to move into proximate contact with the re-inkable belt at an image transfer position. The apparatus further applies energy to selected heating elements to heat an appropriate patch of the re-inkable belt at the image transfer position to facilitate ink transfer and responsive to the digital image to imagewise transfer ink from the re-inkable belt to the receiver.
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Tran Huan
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