Image transfer apparatus and image transfer method
AssigneeNisca Corporation
InventorHajime Isono
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Abstract
An image transfer apparatus includes a transfer medium supply portion, a transfer medium transport device for transporting a transfer medium back and forth, a transfer device for transferring an image on the transfer medium to a recording medium, and a transfer medium take-up portion for taking up the transfer medium. The transfer medium transport device transports the transfer medium backward to the transfer medium supply portion when the transfer device transfers the image to the recording medium.
Claims10
An image transfer apparatus for transferring an image from a transfer medium to a recoding medium, comprising,
- a transfer medium supply portion for supplying the transfer medium,
- a transfer medium take-up portion for taking up the transfer medium,
- transfer means disposed between the transfer medium supply portion and the transfer medium take-up portion for transferring the image on the transfer medium to the recording medium, and
- transfer medium transport means for transporting the transfer medium back and forth, said transfer medium transport means transporting the transfer medium forward without image transfer to the recording medium and then moving the transfer medium backward to the transfer medium supply portion when the transfer means transfers the image to the recording medium.
An image transfer method comprising steps of:
- transporting a recording medium to an image transfer position,
- transporting a transfer medium from a supply side passing the image transfer position,
- transferring an image on the transfer medium to the recording medium at the image transfer position while transporting the transfer medium backward to the supply side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.