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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Okiharu Matsuda, Susono Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/70 (2006.01); B41J 2/325 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/70 (2013.01); B41J 2/325 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet conveying unit configured to unwind a portion of a rolled sheet and convey the unwound sheet, a ribbon conveying unit configured to convey a ribbon having thereon a coloring layer that is not visible up to a predetermined temperature and becomes visible above the predetermined temperature, a thermal head configured to transfer the coloring layer on the ribbon to a portion of the unwound sheet, and a cutter configured to cut off a portion of the unwound sheet.