EP 0106663 A2 19840425 - Thermal marking printer system.
Title (en)
Thermal marking printer system.
Title (de)
Thermische Markierungs-Druckvorrichtung.
Title (fr)
Appareil pour le marquage-impression thermique.
Publication
Application
Priority
US 43551982 A 19821020
Abstract (en)
A thermal marking printer system includes an image fusing station (34) following the thermal transfer station (16). At the thermal transfer station (16) an ink transfer ribbon (18), which carries a heat sensitive ink layer, is brought into contact with recording sheet (10). The printhead (30) comprises an array of individually addressable resistive elements. Energisation of selected elements causes a desired image to be transferred to the recording sheet. In one embodiment, the fusing step is implemented by reheating the transferred image as it emerges from the thermal transfer station. This reheating step causes the transferred image to penetrate further into the recording sheet providing an improved, matte-type finish and reducing the transferred image gloss thereby lessening subsequent handling problems.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B41J 17/38 (2006.01); B41J 35/16 (2006.01); B41M 5/382 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/23 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41M 5/38207 (2013.01); B41M 7/009 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0106663 A2 19840425; EP 0106663 A3 19851218; JP S59135172 A 19840803
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 83306185 A 19831013; JP 19003683 A 19831013