Recorders – Thermal recording
Patent
1990-07-12
1992-08-04
Reinhart, Mark J.
Recorders
Thermal recording
B41J 232
Patent
active
051363062
ABSTRACT:
A thermal transfer printing apparatus that comprises a thermal head, an ink transfer medium having an ink layer, a printing medium to which the ink is to be transferred, a platen for pressing the ink transfer medium together with the printing medium against the thermal head. The thermal head comprises a substrate, a plurality of heating elements disposed on a surface of the substrate close to an end of the substrate and two electrode lines connected to each of the plurality of heating elements and formed on the substrate. Each line extends from each heating element toward a direction opposite to the substrate end with respect to the heating elements. The apparatus further comprises a pulling out unit for separating and pulling out the ink transer medium from the printing medium after passing over a position of the heating elements and a direction change mechanism for changing direction of the ink transfer medium pulled out by the pulling out unit with respect to the surface of the substrate.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4887096 (1989-12-01), Asakura et al.
patent: 4918461 (1990-04-01), Murakami
Fujita Kenji
Seigenji Takashi
Yoshimizu Toshikazu
Reinhart Mark J.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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