EP 0945274 A2 19990929 - Thermal transfer printer
Title (en)
Thermal transfer printer
Title (de)
Wärmübertragungsdrucker
Title (fr)
Imprimante à transfert thermique
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 7780898 A 19980325
Abstract (en)
It is the object of the present invention to provide a thermal transfer printer which can realize a correct transfer even on the portion where the ink is overlaid on the already transferred ink or slightly transferred with the use of durable resin-based ink and a vivid multi-gradation recording. To achieve this object, the thermal transfer printer according to the present invention is provided with an ink ribbon (17) comprising a base substance (26), a separating layer (27) laminated on the base substance (26), and a resin-based ink layer (28) laminated on the separating layer (27), and a heat insulation layer (31) formed on a recording paper (29), and a control unit (25) for controlling a time of carrying a current to the thermal head (7) in a plurality of steps according to the gradation of an image to be recorded. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B41J 2/36 (2006.01); B41J 31/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/382 (2006.01); B41M 5/40 (2006.01); B41M 5/41 (2006.01); B41M 5/50 (2006.01); B41M 5/52 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/36 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0945274 A2 19990929; EP 0945274 A3 20000223; EP 0945274 B1 20051109; CN 1232751 A 19991027; CN 1234534 C 20060104; DE 69928155 D1 20051215; DE 69928155 T2 20060524; JP H11268313 A 19991005
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99301857 A 19990310; CN 99102880 A 19990311; DE 69928155 T 19990310; JP 7780898 A 19980325