Method and apparatus for improved use of thermal donor media
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    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for improved use of thermal donor media 失效
    用于改善热供体介质使用的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5555012A

    公开(公告)日:1996-09-10

    申请号:US251871

    申请日:1994-06-01

    CPC分类号: B41J35/04 B41J35/18

    摘要: Method and associated apparatus for positioning a thermal donor media, having a plurality of transfer panels, each having a transfer area that is greater than the total area of a number of receiving media, such that a single transfer panel can provide an area of donor exclusively to each of the number of receiving media. The dimensions of unused areas of the thermal donor media are matched with the dimensions of the next to-be-printed image to enable a transfer printing to take place at an area that has dimensions that are equal to or greater than that required for the printed image. When an available area is identified the thermal donor media is moved into alignment and the transfer takes place. In one embodiment of the invention the thermal donor media is in the form of a ribbon that is wound between driven spools to bring unused areas into vertical printing alignment with the receiving media and the receiving media is displaced transverse to the ribbon to provide a horizontal alignment.

    摘要翻译: 用于定位热供体介质的方法和相关装置,具有多个转移面板,每个转移面板具有大于多个接收介质的总面积的转移面积,使得单个转移面板可以仅提供供体区域 到每个接收媒体的数量。 热供体介质的未使用区域的尺寸与下一个待打印图像的尺寸相匹配,以使转印能够在尺寸等于或大于打印的要求的区域上进行 图片。 当识别出可用区域时,热供体介质移动到对准位置并进行传送。 在本发明的一个实施例中,供体介质是带状的形式,其被卷绕在被驱动的卷轴之间,以使未使用的区域与接收介质垂直打印对准,并且接收介质横向于色带位移以提供水平对准 。