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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1998
Yoji Ide, Mishima, JP;
Tetsuji Kunitake, Numazu, JP;
Mihoko Matsumoto, Susono, JP;
Yasumitsu Kuga, Numazu, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thermal image transfer recording method includes the steps of holding a thermal image transfer recording medium including a support material and a thermal image transfer layer provided on the support material, and an image recording material between a line edge thermal head and a platen roller, with a contact pressure being applied therebetween; transferring the thermal image transfer recording layer imagewise from the thermal image transfer recording medium to the image recording material with imagewise application of heat by use of the line edge thermal head; and taking up the-thermal image transfer recording medium after the image transfer, with the take-up tension applied to the thermal image transfer recording medium being set larger than both the shearing strength and peeling strength at 70.degree. C. of the thermal image transfer layer. A thermal image transfer recording medium including a thermal image transfer layer with a shearing strength of 200 g/cm or more at 25.degree. C. provided on a support material is provided for use in this thermal image transfer recording method.