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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1984
Yoshio Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A heat transfer recording apparatus comprises rotatable means for winding a recording sheet thereon, a transfer sheet having a layer of heat transfer material, guide means for winding the transfer sheet on the outer peripheral surface of the rotatable means with tension and guiding the recording sheet so that it is held by and between the rotatable means and the transfer sheet, means for applying heat to the transfer sheet wound on the rotatable means on the basis of recording information and effecting transfer recording on the recording sheet, and drive means for rotating the rotatable means in forward direction to cause recording to be effected by the recording means and rotating the rotatable means in reverse direction to discharge the recorded recording sheet.