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US 5,199,805 AGranted
Image recording apparatus and ink sheet cassette applicable therein
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKenji Kawazoe, Yoshio Uchikata
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Abstract
A thermal transfer recording apparatus capable of image recording and image correction using a self-correction ribbon. In image recording the ribbon is lifted off from the recording sheet immediately after heating, while in correction the ribbon is lifted off with a delay from the sheet so that the ribbon develops sufficient adhesive force by cooling. The delay is caused by a lever member or the like, movable between a protruding position for correction and a retracted position for recording, and provided on an ink ribbon cassette or on the recording apparatus itself.
Claims47
An image recording apparatus for recording an image on a record medium, said apparatus comprising:
- a mounting section for detachably mounting an ink sheet containing ink thereon comprising a main body and a movable element movable with respect to said main body;
- ink sheet conveying means for conveying the ink sheet mounted on said mounting section;
- recording means for affecting the ink sheet mounted on said mounting section to record an image on the record medium, said recording means shiftable between an affecting position for affecting the ink sheet and a retracting position retracted from said affecting position, said recording means comprising a portion contacting said movable element for moving said movable element during shifting between the affecting position and the retracting position.
- driving means for shifting said recording means between said affecting position and said reacting position;
- displacing means provided downstream of said recording means with respect to a conveying direction of the ink sheet and shiftable so as to select a conveyance route of the ink sheet for recording or a conveyance route of the ink sheet for correcting an image on the record medium in response to receiving recording information or correction information, wherein said displacing means comprises:
- means for engaging the ink sheet when a conveyance route of the ink sheet for correcting an image is selected and for disengaging the ink sheet when a conveyance route of the ink sheet for recording is selected;
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- means for engaging and disengaging said movable element, wherein when said movable element engaging and disengaging means engages said movable element, said movable element and ink sheet engaging and disengaging means are shifted, in response to movement of said movable element during shifting of said recording means, so that said ink sheet engaging and disengaging means moves from engagement to disengagement from the ink sheet or from disengagement to engagement with the ink sheet;
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- a motor for imparting a driving force to said driving means.
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An image recording apparatus for recording an image on a record medium, said apparatus comprising:
- a mounting section for detachably mounting an ink sheet containing ink thereon comprising a main body and a movable element movable with respect to said main body;
- ink sheet conveying means for conveying the ink sheet mounted on said mounting section;
- recording means for affecting the ink sheet mounted on said mounting section to record an image on the record medium, said recording means being shiftable between an affecting position for affecting the ink sheet and a retracting position retracted from said affecting position, said recording means comprising a portion contacting said movable element for moving said movable element during shifting between the affecting position and the retracting position;
- displacing means provided downstream of said recording means with respect to a conveying direction of said ink sheet and shiftable so as to select a conveyance route of the ink sheet for recording or a conveyance route of the ink sheet for correcting an image on the record medium in response to recording information or correction information, wherein said displacing means comprises:
- means for engaging the ink sheet when a conveyance route of the ink sheet for correcting an image is selected and for disengaging the ink sheet when a conveyance route of the ink sheet for recording is selected;
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- means for engaging and disengaging said movable element, wherein when said movable element engaging and disengaging means engages said movable element, said movable element and ink sheet engaging and disengaging means are shifted, in response to movement of said movable element during shifting of said recording means, so that said ink sheet engaging and disengaging means moves from engagement to disengagement from the ink sheet or from disengagement to engagement with the ink sheet;
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- a motor for imparting a driving force to said ink sheet conveying means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.