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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2005
Applicants:
Yoshihiko Tamura, Tokyo-to, JP;
Kenichi Aso, Tokyo-to, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshihiko Tamura, Tokyo-to, JP;
Kenichi Aso, Tokyo-to, JP;
Assignee:
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo-to, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thermal transfer printer for film capable of thermal transfer printing on a plastic film. The thermal transfer printer for film is provided with a conveyance for conveying the plastic film along a predetermined path, an ink ribbon moving mechanism which includes a holder for holding a plurality of ink ribbonsand moves an ink ribbon selected arbitrarily from the plurality of ink ribbons to a print position arranged on the predetermined path, and a print head which prints on the plastic film by heating the ink ribbon moved to the print position.