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Recording unit structure and recording device

US5521140A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateOct 20, 1994
Grant dateMay 28, 1996
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/25
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A recording unit structure comprising a recording material layer faced to a recording body with a space incorporated therebetween, so that said recording material is vaporized and transferred to said recording body through said space, provided that pores are provided to a vaporizing portion of the recording material in such a manner that the pores be present within the layer of the recording material. The recording unit structure of the present invention assures a recording of excellent quality, is made compact and light weight, yields a high thermal efficiency, and produces no used ink sheets and other wastes. The present invention also relates to a recording device comprising the same.

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