Image producing device, transfer ribbon and image producing method
AssigneeToppan Printing Co., Ltd.
InventorsNoriaki HIGUCHI, Tomoyuki MARUGAME
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Abstract
An image producing device that produces an image by thermally transferring an image pattern from a transfer ribbon to a transfer medium. The device includes take-up means for taking up the transfer ribbon, supply means for supplying the transfer ribbon according to the taking up of the transfer ribbon performed by the take-up means, thermal transfer means for thermally transferring an image to the transfer medium by bringing the transfer ribbon that is between the supply means and the take-up means into contact with the transfer medium, and a regulating means for regulating the supply of the transfer ribbon performed by the supply means.
Claims10
An image producing device that produces an image by transferring an image pattern from a transfer ribbon to a transfer medium by thermal transfer, comprising:
- take-up means for taking up the transfer ribbon;
- supply means for supplying the transfer ribbon according to the taking up of the transfer ribbon performed by the take-up means;
- thermal transfer means for thermally transferring an image to the transfer medium by bringing the transfer ribbon that is between the supply means and the take-up means into contact with the transfer medium;
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- regulating means for regulating the supply of the transfer ribbon performed by the supply means.
An image producing method performed by an image producing device that produces an image by thermally transferring an image pattern onto a transfer medium from a transfer ribbon, wherein:
- the image producing device comprises take-up means for taking up the transfer ribbon, and supply means for supplying the transfer ribbon according to the taking up of the transfer ribbon performed by the take-up means;
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- the producing method comprises
- a thermal transfer step of bringing the transfer ribbon between the supply means and the take-up means into contact with the transfer medium to thermally transfer an image to the transfer medium;
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- a regulating step of regulating the supply of the transfer ribbon performed by the supply means, by using a regulating means for regulating the supply of the transfer ribbon performed by the supply means, during a period when the thermal transfer step is not being performed.
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