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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keiji Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Sakae Fujimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
346 / ; 346105 ; 3461 / ; 400120 ; 400356 ;
Abstract
A thermal-image-transfer recording apparatus which heats a thermally fusible ink sheet in a selected pattern and transfers the image formed to a superimposed recording sheet, has separate units for holding the ink sheet and the recording sheet. The units engage for recording and disengage when not recording. The recording and ink sheets travel along separate passages in their respective units. A platen roller is disposed in one of the units, and the recording head in the other unit. Problems due to deformation by heat and humidity are overcome by the disclosed arrangement.