Incremental printing of symbolic information – Thermal marking apparatus or processes
Patent
1996-04-10
1997-05-20
Tran, Huan H.
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Thermal marking apparatus or processes
347198, 347188, 347193, B41J 2325
Patent
active
056316887
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a thermal transfer printer which makes it possible to perform both recording using an ink ribbon coated with a hot melt ink and recording using an ink ribbon coated with a hot sublimation ink. In the thermal transfer printer, a thermal head mounted on a carriage is driven to thereby effect printing on printing paper while moving the carriage with the thermal head being held in press contact with a platen through the intermediation of an ink ribbon and printing paper, wherein the thermal transfer printer further comprises a control section which makes it possible to selectively switch, in accordance with a mode signal, between a first recording mode in which printing by hot melt transfer is effected on the printing paper by using a hot melt type ink ribbon as the ink ribbon and a second recording mode in which printing by hot sublimation transfer is effected on the printing paper by using a hot sublimation type ink ribbon as the ink ribbon.
Hibino Ikuo
Kobayashi Hiroshi
Sagawai Shinichi
Terao Hirotoshi
Alps Electric Co. ,Ltd.
Bever Patrick T.
Shoup Guy W.
Tran Huan H.
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