Image forming apparatus with color transfer material
US4616236A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/508
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for applying a multicolor image to a sheet with transfer material including successive sections of coloring agents of different colors. When the size of the sheet or the region on the sheet in which the image is to be formed is less than half the size of each section of coloring agent, only a portion of each of the sections is used to form a first image. A different portion of each of the sections is then used to form a second image on a second sheet, thus conserving the transfer material. The coloring agent may be heat-fusible ink and may be transferred by means of a thermal head.
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