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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigeru Mano, Hino, JP;
Tatsuichi Maehashi, Hino, JP;
Kunihiro Koshizuka, Hino, JP;
Takao Abe, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
346 / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring an ink pattern image from a thermal transfer medium having an ink layer onto an image receiving medium. The thermal transfer medium is pressed against the image receiving medium and is conveyed together with the image receiving medium to a printing head and to a separating roler, in that order. A heater is provided to heat the thermal transfer medium so that it is at a given temperature when it is separated from the image receiving medium.