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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1993
Tomoyuki Takeda, Yokohama, JP;
Takehiro Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Ono, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Kobayashi, Tama, JP;
Satoshi Wada, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasushi Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Yokoyama, Yokohama, JP;
Akihiro Tomoda, Yokohama, JP;
Masakatsu Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Awai, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaishi, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thermal transfer recording apparatus for image recording on a recording medium by transferring the ink of an ink sheet onto said recording medium, comprises ink sheet transport means for transporting said ink sheet, recording medium transport means for transporting said recording medium, recording means for effecting said ink sheet thereby recording an image on said recording medium, timer means for measuring time after image recording by said recording means, heat generation means for driving said recording means to effect heat generation with same data as in the preceding image recording prior to a next recording operation when a predetermined time is measured by said timer means, and control means adapted, when a time exceeding said predetermined time is measured by said timer means, to control the energy for driving said recording means prior to the next recording operation according to the time measured by said timer means.