EP 0237669 B1 19900502 - IMAGE RECORDING METHOD AND APPARATUS
Title (en)
IMAGE RECORDING METHOD AND APPARATUS
Publication
Application
Priority
US 84185686 A 19860320
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0237669A1] An image recording method comprises the steps of heating a sublimable dye (20) to produce a dye vapor (23), jetting the dye vapor from a nozzle (24) toward a recording member (17), and attaching the dye vapor to the recording member to form a picture image thereon. The invention resides in the provision of a gas stream (32) transverse of the stream of the dye vapor jetted from the nozzle (24); the dye vapor (23) or fine particles of the sublimable dye (20) formed on cooling being removed from the vicinity of the recording member (17) by means of said gas stream.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/04 (2006.01); B41M 5/382 (2006.01); B41M 5/41 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/04 (2013.01); B41J 2202/02 (2013.01); B41J 2202/05 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0237669 A1 19870923; EP 0237669 B1 19900502; DE 3670801 D1 19900607; JP S62220388 A 19870928
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 86307476 A 19860930; DE 3670801 T 19860930; JP 17353686 A 19860723