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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
May. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tadashi Nakamura, Iwate-ken, JP;
Toshihiko Hatakeyama, Iwate-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/325 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/325 ;
Abstract
The thermal transfer line printer is provided with a controller for controlling a heating roller contact ON/OFF motor so that a heating roller contact ON/OFF mechanism is selectively operated at least in a weak pressure contact state that a heating roller is in contact with an intermediate transfer sheet with a weak pressure and in a strong pressure contact state that the heating roller is in contact with the intermediate transfer sheet with a strong pressure when retransfer is carried out.