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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1993
Takehiro Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Ono, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Wada, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomoyuki Takeda, Yokohama, JP;
Masaya Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Kobayashi, Tama, JP;
Takahiro Kato, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Awai, Yokohama, JP;
Yasushi Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Tomoda, Yokohama, JP;
Minoru Yokoyama, Yokohama, JP;
Masakatsu Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a thermal transfer recording apparatus, a recording medium of a continuous web form and an ink sheet are transported with respect to each other. During image recording, the amounts by which the recording medium and ink sheet are transported satisfy a first relationship. After image recording, the recording medium is transported for cutting, and the recording medium and ink sheet are each transported by predetermined amounts which satisfy another relationship different from the first.