Thermal transfer recording method
US5929889A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M2205/32
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image receiving sheet comprises a paper substrate, a foamed layer formed on a paper substrate and a color receptor layer formed on the foamed layer. The image receiving sheet and an ink sheet are attached to each other in an overlapped fashion so that a printing energy from the thermal head is applied to all printing area at a time of image forming, the printing energy including an image-wise energy corresponding to image data and a background energy being applied to all printing area of the image receiving sheet and being defined in a look-up table, the image data is controlled by the look-up table. According to a thermal transfer recording method of the present invention, a good quality image can be formed on the image receiving sheet.
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