Thermal transfer printing machine
AssigneeVictor Company of Japan, Ltd.
InventorKeiji Ihara
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Abstract
A thermal transfer printing machine 10 for thermally transferring image information on an information carrying medium to a printing medium is provided. The thermal transfer printing machine 10 includes a first platen roller 11 adapted so as to be rotatable, a second platen roller 12 adapted so as to be rotatable, the second platen roller 12 being separated from the first platen roller 11 and also paralleled thereto substantially, and a thermal print head 21 disposed between the first and second platen rollers 11, 12. The thermal print head 21 is adapted so as to be movable between a first transfer position to allow the thermal print head 21 to oppose the first platen roller 11 and a second transfer position to allow the thermal print head 21 to oppose the second platen roller 12.
Claims9
A thermal transfer printing machine for transferring image information on an information carrying medium to a printing medium thermally, comprising:
- a first platen roller adapted so as to be rotatable;
- a second platen roller adapted so as to be rotatable, the second platen roller being separated from the first platen roller and also paralleled thereto substantially;
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- a thermal print head disposed between the first platen roller and the second platen roller, for effecting a thermal transfer of the image information from the information carrying medium to the printing medium, wherein
- the thermal print head is adapted so as to be movable between a first transfer position to allow the thermal print head to oppose the first platen roller and a second transfer position to allow the thermal print head to oppose the second platen roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.