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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuyuki Komatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Daini Seikosha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
346 / ; 400120 ;
Abstract
A multicolor thermal transfer recorder which reduces waste of the ink film by using two or more color detecting devices spaced apart, to determine the position of the ink film in relation to the thermal head. The reduction in waste of the ink film is accomplished by eliminating the automatic intialization advance of the ink film when the power to the recorder is turned on or similar circumstances interrupting the printing operation. The color detecting devices insure that the ink film is in the proper position initially for faithful reproduction of the printer input signal.