Thermal color printing by receiver side heating
US5990916A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/325
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for thermal color printing on a moveable receiver including a re-inkable web having at least one colorant; the moveable receiver being in contact with the re-inkable web at a nip position. The apparatus heats the moveable receiver at a position proximate to the nip of the re-inkable web and the moveable receiver so that the moveable receiver maintains sufficient heat to cause colorant to transfer from the re-inkable web to the moveable receiver. Colorant is applied to the re-inkable web after the re-inkable web has delivered colorant to the moveable receiver.
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