Electric recording system and electric heat recording sheet

An electric heat recording sheet which comprises:

• an electric conductive layer wherein the electric conductive layer is formed as blocked electrodes;
• an electric resistant layer which is adhered on one surface of the electric layer to be heated by feeding a current;
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• a dielectric layer of a polymer film which is formed on the rear surface of the electric conductive layer and located adjacent a heat sensitive recording medium whereby an electrical signal applied to said heat recording sheet will be recorded onto said heat sensitive recording medium;
• said dielectric layer adding durability to and increasing the recording capability of said heat sensitive recording medium.

A method of forming a visible image onto a recording medium comprising the steps of:

• coating an electrically resistant layer onto one side of an electrically conductive layer;
• forming an ink layer onto the other side of said electrically conductive layer adjacent said recording medium;
• contacting selected portions of the surface of said electrically resistant layer with a recording electrode to form a latent image thereon;
• supplying a current through said electrically resistant lyer and said electrically conductive layer to heat said ink layer to the melting point in those areas where the latent image is formed;
• and
• printing said ink layer onto said recording medium to form a visible image of said latent image.