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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
May. 28, 1996
Osamu Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshimasa Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuji Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Hirano, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Shinozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Fujioka, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording unit structure comprising a recording material layer faced to a recording body with a space incorporated therebetween, so that said recording material is vaporized and transferred to said recording body through said space, provided that pores are provided to a vaporizing portion of the recording material in such a manner that the pores be present within the layer of the recording material. The recording unit structure of the present invention assures a recording of excellent quality, is made compact and light weight, yields a high thermal efficiency, and produces no used ink sheets and other wastes. The present invention also relates to a recording device comprising the same.