Cassette for thermal transfer printing film
AssigneeDai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKengo Kitsuki
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Abstract
In a thermal transfer printing film cassette having a cassette case and a thermal transfer printing film housed in the case, an outer surface of the case is provided with a plurality of marking positions at which reflective marks are applied. The marks indicate the usage and ink characteristics of the printing film, depending upon their position. When the cassette is mounted in a printer, sensors detect the marks and send signals to a ROM in which various types of operational conditions corresponding to the ink characteristics and usage are stored. And such conditions are automatically set to the printers, which then operates in a manner suitable for the film in the cassette.
Claims14
A thermal transfer printing film cassette having a cassette case, and a thermal transfer printing film housed inside said cassette case, said cassette having an outer surface provided with a plurality of marking positions, and at least one reflective mark applied to one of said positions, said reflective mark, depending upon its position, indicating the ink characteristics of the thermal transfer printing film.
A thermal transfer printing film cassette having a cassette case, and a thermal transfer printing film housed inside said cassette case, said cassette having an outer surface provided with a plurality of marking positions, and at least one reflective mark applied to one of said positions, said reflective mark, depending upon its position, indicating the usage of the thermal transfer printing film.
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