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US 10,093,110 B2Granted
Printing apparatus and printing method
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNaoyuki Hattori
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a printing apparatus comprises a printing section, a first temperature sensor and a processor. The printing section carries out printing on a sheet through heating. The first temperature sensor measures a temperature of the sheet on which the printing section carries out the printing. The processor sets a heating amount on the basis of the temperature of the sheet and controls the printing section to carry out printing through the heating amount.
Claims13
A printing apparatus, comprising:
- a printing section configured to carry out printing on a sheet through heating;
- a first temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the sheet on which the printing section carries out the printing;
- a processor configured to set a heating amount on the basis of the temperature of the sheet and control the printing section to carry out the printing through the heating amount;
- a second temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of an ink ribbon;
- and an atmospheric temperature sensor configured to measure an atmospheric temperature, wherein
- the printing section carries out printing on the sheet through heating the ink ribbon,
- the processor further sets the heating amount on the basis of the temperature of the ink ribbon, and the processor further sets the heating amount according to the atmospheric temperature.
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A printing method, including:
- measuring a temperature of a sheet,
- setting a heating amount on the basis of the temperature of the sheet,
- controlling a printing section which carries out printing on the sheet through heating to carry out printing through the heating amount,
- measuring a temperature of an ink ribbon,
- printing on the sheet through heating the ink ribbon,
- setting the heating amount on the basis of the temperature of the ink ribbon, measuring an atmospheric temperature, and further setting the heating amount according to the atmospheric temperature.
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A printing apparatus, comprising:
- a printing section configured to carry out printing on a sheet through heating;
- a first temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the sheet on which the printing section carries out the printing;
- a second temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of an ink ribbon;
- an atmospheric temperature sensor configured to measure an atmospheric temperature;
- a processor configured to set the heating amount a) according to the atmospheric temperature and b) on the basis of a greater difference obtained by comparing a difference between the temperature of the sheet and the atmospheric temperature and a difference between the temperature of the ink ribbon and the atmospheric temperature, and control the printing section to carry out the printing through the heating amount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.