Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

Rimage Corporation

Tadami Kikuchi

Takashi Onozato

Hiroshi Takahashi

Tadashi Nakamura

David J Suden

Toshihiko Hatakeyama

William L Vangen

Jay Carter

A compact disc transporter has been described that includes a two-step printer. The printer uses an intermediate transfer sheet to receive a print image that is subsequently transferred to a compact disc. The transporter allows parallel processing of image data and content data. A significant time reduction can be achieved by preprinting the image to a transfer sheet prior to transferring the image to a CD.

CD transporter with re-transfer printer

The thermal transfer line printer is provided with tension roller position detection means having tension rollers, rotatable tension roller support frames that support the tension rollers rotatably and press the tension rollers toward an intermediate sheet, and a detector and a sensor for detecting a position of the tension rollers and is provided with a controller for controlling operation of an intermediate transfer sheet feeding motor that moves at least the intermediate transfer sheet, and the controller controls the intermediate transfer sheet feeding motor so as to position the detectors in a detection range of the sensors when the intermediate transfer sheet is moved.

Thermal transfer printer that is capable of maintaining intermediate transfer sheet tension constant

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Takizawa-mura, Japan

Tadami Kikuchi