Thermal transfer printing
US5357270A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/355
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of improving the quality of printed impression obtained from thermal transfer printing on a print receiving medium having a poor print receiving surface is disclosed. A thermal transfer ribbon is fed with the print receiving medium and during feeding thereof thermal printing elements are energized selectively to print a required impression. The selected elements are energized repeatedly in a sequence of printing cycles to cause re-heating of the transfer ribbon to ensure that ink required to be transferred but not received successfully by the medium in one cycle is successfully received in a subsequent cycle.
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