Recorders – Thermal recording
Patent
1992-06-01
1994-06-14
Fuller, Benjamin R.
Recorders
Thermal recording
346108, B41J 245, B41J 246
Patent
active
053214269
ABSTRACT:
A thermal printer is disclosed which is adapted to form an image on a thermal print medium of a type in which a donor element transfers dye to a receiver element upon receipt of a sufficient amount of thermal energy. The printer includes a plurality of diode lasers which can be individually modulated to supply energy to selected dots on the medium in accordance with an information signal. In order to increase the efficiency and versatility of the printer, the print head of the printer includes a fiber optic array having a plurality of optical fibers coupled to the diode lasers. The thermal Print medium is supported on a rotatable drum, and the fiber optic array is movable relative to the drum.
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Baek Seung H.
DeBoer Charles D.
Eastman Kodak Company
Fuller Benjamin R.
Le N.
Randall Robert L.
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