EP 0409243 B1 19980114 - Recording apparatus and method
Title (en)
Recording apparatus and method
Title (de)
Apparat und Verfahren zum Aufzeichnen
Title (fr)
Appareil et procédé pour enregistrer
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 18434590 A 19900713
- JP 18441289 A 19890719
- JP 19826889 A 19890731
- JP 19826989 A 19890731
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0409243A2] A thermal transfer recording apparatus for transferring an ink of an ink sheet (14) onto a recording medium (11) to record an image on the recording medium, includes an ink sheet convey unit for conveying the ink sheet, a recording medium convey unit for conveying the recording medium, a recording unit (102) which is driven in correspondence with image data and records an image on the recording medium using the ink sheet, and a control unit (101) for, when a next recording operation is not instructed after image recording by the recording unit, driving the recording unit with an energy lower than that in a normal image recording mode, and for, when a time interval until the next recording operation becomes equal to or longer than a predetermined period of time after the above driving operation, driving the recording unit with an energy lower than that in the normal image recording mode at a predetermined time interval.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/38 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/38 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0409243 A2 19910123; EP 0409243 A3 19930609; EP 0409243 B1 19980114; DE 69031927 D1 19980219; DE 69031927 T2 19980709
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 90113870 A 19900719; DE 69031927 T 19900719