(19)
(11) EP 0 440 236 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.10.1991 Bulletin 1991/41

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.08.1991 Bulletin 1991/32

(21) Application number: 91101305.0

(22) Date of filing: 31.01.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B41J 2/315, B41J 17/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

(30) Priority: 01.02.1990 JP 20401/90

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kato, Takahiro, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Yoshida, Takehiro, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Ono, Takeshi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Wada, Satoshi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Takeda, Tomoyuki, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Kondo, Masaya, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Kobayashi, Makoto, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Yokoyama, Minoru, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Tomoda, Akihiro, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Ishida, Yasushi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Awai, Takashi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Yamada, Masakatsu, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Weser, Wolfgang 
Dres. Weser & Martin, Patentanwälte, Radeckestrasse 43
D-81245 München
D-81245 München (DE)


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    (54) Thermal transfer recording apparatus and facsimile apparatus utilizing the same


    (57) There is disclosed a thermal transfer printer (102) utilizing a one-time ink sheet (14) or a multi-print ink sheet. In order to avoid sticking of the ink sheet and the recording sheet (11), for example at an interruption of facsimile transmission or at an interval of recording operations exceeding a predetermined time, the thermal head (13) is energized to maintain a high temperature state and then the recording paper is transported by a predetermined amount, thereby separating the ink sheet and the recording paper.






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