Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi Video Engineering, Incorporated

Toshihiko Gotho

Akira Shimizu

Kohtarou Tanno

A thermal transfer recording device including a thermal line head having heat generating elements thereon, a record paper in form of a roll of paper, a platen roller disposed in opposition to the thermal band, an ink jet sheet interposed between the platen roller and the thermal head and extending on opposite sides with respect to the platen roller, and at least a first record paper transport device disposed upstream in the transporting direction of the record paper with respect to the platen roller for at least feeding the record paper from the roll of paper toward the platen roller. At least a first wrapping member disposed on the first record paper transport device side with respect to the platen roller and arranged for pressing the ink sheet toward the platen roller when the thermal head is in a non-printing position floating above the platen roller so that a leading edge of the record paper transported by the first record transport device is guided by the ink sheet and by the wrapping member along the platen roller with sufficient tension to enable the leading edge of the record paper be fed without wrinkling of the record paper through the path therefor extending from the first record transport device.

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Tokyo, Japan

Toshihiko Gotho