JP2619551B2 - Thermal transfer recording device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a thermal transfer recording apparatus, and more particularly to a thermal transfer recording apparatus suitable for a facsimile, a printer, and the like.

[Conventional technology]

As a conventional technique, there is a printing apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-220475. In this conventional apparatus, a cartridge having each roll for winding and supplying an ink ribbon is used, and the arrangement of the cartridge with respect to the printer is changed so that the ink ribbon can be used repeatedly by traveling. ing.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in the conventional apparatus as described above, no consideration is given to the criterion for the limit of the number of times of use of the ink ribbon (transfer material), and the user determines the limit of the number of times of use of the ink ribbon (transfer material). Was difficult.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to enable a user to easily determine the use limit of a transfer material in a thermal transfer recording apparatus that performs recording by repeatedly using a transfer material.

[Means for solving the problem]

The object is to provide a thermal transfer recording apparatus for transferring and recording on a recording sheet by a heating element that presses the recording sheet via the transfer sheet when the transfer sheet moves from a supply section to a winding section. This is achieved by providing a chart showing the relationship between the result and the result of the transfer and recording on the recording paper.

[Action]

The user can judge the transfer recording result with respect to the number of times of repeated use with reference to the chart, so that the use limit of the transfer material can be easily determined.

〔Example〕

The present invention relates to a thermal transfer recording apparatus that transfers a transfer material to a recording sheet by a heating element that presses the recording sheet via the transfer material when the transfer material moves from a supply unit to a winding unit, or a method of using the same. The present invention relates to an apparatus or a method of using the same, which uses a member which can be printed many times as a transfer material, and in which a supply unit and a winding unit can be replaced by a jig on the apparatus side. Prior to a detailed description of the embodiments, embodiments of such a device are listed.

(1) The supply section and the winding section are each constituted by a symmetrical rod, and the transfer material is passed between the two rods. The unevenness of at least one end of the rod of the winding section and the unevenness of at least one end of the rod of the supply section are the same. Each jig has a shape and is fitted to each of the concave and convex portions. Each bar is detachable from the jig.

(2) In the above description, the directions of the fitting concave and convex portions of each bar are the same.

(3) The transfer material holding mechanisms of the supply unit and the winding unit have the same structure.

(4) The transfer material is wound into a cylindrical shape at the supply portion and the winding portion, and the joining members for attaching the cylindrical transfer material to the facsimile are equal at both ends of the cylinder and equal at the supply portion and the winding portion. .

(5) Mechanism of transfer material main body when rotating transfer material by 180 ° so that one surface of transfer material always faces one direction (that is, when rotation in the film surface is considered) The shape of the joint is point symmetric.

(6) In order to reduce the number of parts, the transfer material holding mechanisms are all equal.

(7) A mechanism for providing an end indication mark at the end of the transfer material, and having an end indication mark identifier on the main body of the recording apparatus, and pulling the transfer material back to a predetermined position when the end indication mark identifier detects the end indication mark Is provided.

(8) The supply unit is provided with a used transfer material retraction (winding) mechanism.

(9) In order to know the unused transfer material device and the used transfer material winding amount, an end instruction mark is attached to the front end and the end of the transfer material.

(10) When replacing the used transfer material from the winding side to the supply side and reusing it, in order to minimize the number of end indication marks, position the end indication marks within the transfer material plane. When considering rotation, point symmetry is assumed.

(11) In order to simplify the structure of the thermal transfer recording apparatus, the transfer material and the recording paper are separated from a part of the head having the heating element. In this case, it is preferable to attach a roller to a member supporting the heating element.

(12) In order to achieve the above object, the transfer material and the recording paper overlap from a part of the heating element so that printing is performed after conveyance.

(13) In order to know the number of times the transfer material has been repeatedly used, the number of times the transfer material has been replaced is displayed.

(14) The user uses a chart showing the relationship between the number of times the transfer material is used repeatedly and the output state in order to determine the limit of the number of times the transfer material is used repeatedly.

(15) The used transfer material of the winding unit is pulled back to the supply unit, and the recording operation is performed again, thereby complicating the recording trace of the transfer material and preventing secret leakage.

(16) Parts to be assembled are arranged on one side of the main body, so that many parts can be assembled from one direction of the device.

(17) When the remaining amount of the transfer material in the supply unit becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the used transfer material stocked in the winding unit is reused.

(18) The used transfer material is reused while being relatively displaced from the supply unit to the winding unit and relative to the heating element in the same direction as the previous use.

(19) The used transfer material is reused while being relatively displaced from the supply unit to the winding unit and relative to the heating element in a direction opposite to the previous use.

(20) The length of the transfer material in the moving direction is set to half or less of the relative moving amount of the recording paper and the heating element.

(21) During transfer recording, when there is no black output in all scanning directions (that is, in the case of all white output), the supply of the transfer material from the supply unit is temporarily stopped.

(22) When the remaining amount of the transfer material in the supply unit becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the operator transfers the transfer material in the supply unit and the used transfer material in the winding unit to the winding unit and the supply unit, respectively. Use the used transfer material again.

(23) A recording paper cassette for storing recording paper is provided, and the recorded recording paper on which the information is transferred by the heating element is discharged onto the upper surface of the recording paper cassette.

(24) A recording paper cassette for accommodating recording paper, and transport means for taking out the recording paper from the recording paper cassette and transporting the recording paper to the upper surface of the recording paper cassette via a heating element in an inverted state.

By making the transfer material holding mechanism point-symmetrical in consideration of rotation in the film plane, it becomes easy to newly attach the used transfer material to the position of the supply transfer material. Further, by making all the transfer material holding mechanisms equal, the number of components can be reduced.

By providing the used transfer material winding mechanism, it is possible to save the trouble of exchanging the transfer material from the winding section to the supply section.

Further, by attaching an end indication mark to the leading end and the trailing end of the transfer material, it becomes possible to know the remaining amount of the transfer material and the used transfer material winding amount. Further, the number of the end indicating marks is minimized by making the positions of the end indicating marks point-symmetric when the rotation in the plane of the transfer material is considered.

The structure of the thermal transfer recording apparatus can be simplified by separating the recording paper of the transfer material from a part of the heating element.

By displaying the number of times the transfer material has been replaced, it is possible to know the number of times the transfer material has been repeatedly used.

By indicating the relationship between the number of times the transfer material is used repeatedly and the output state, the user can determine the limit on the number of times the transfer material can be used repeatedly.

During transfer recording, if there is no black output in all scanning directions,
By temporarily stopping the supply of the transfer material from the supply unit, it is possible to prevent unnecessary transfer of the transfer material.

By discharging the recorded recording paper onto the upper surface of the recording cassette, the upper surface of the cassette can be used as a paper discharge tray, and the apparatus can be downsized and the paper discharge tray can be omitted.

Note that, in the present application, printing a large number of times means printing a plurality of times on the same portion of the thermal transfer material.

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the thermal transfer recording apparatus of the present invention.

The sheet-shaped transfer material that can be printed a number of times is wound from a supply roll 9 of a supply unit to a winding unit roll 8 of a winding unit via the platen roller 2. The recording paper 4 is sandwiched between the heating element 1 and the platen roller 2 together with the transfer material, and an object to be transferred on the transfer material is transferred onto the recording paper 4 by the heating element 1 that generates heat in accordance with input information. After the recording material is separated from the transfer material, the recording paper 4 is discharged to the outside of the thermal transfer recording device 20 through the discharge port 107.

On both sides of the supply roll 9, a supply unit drive power transmission unit 102a
And a supply unit non-drive power transmission unit 102b are fixed, and a supply unit drive side pin 101a and a supply unit non-drive side pin 101b fixed to the thermal transfer recording device 20 are inserted and held, respectively.

At both ends of the take-up roll 8, a take-up section drive power transmission section 105a
And a take-up section drive side pin to which the take-up section non-drive power transmission section 105b is fixed, and which is fixed to the thermal transfer recording device 20, respectively.
The take-up section non-drive side pin 104b is inserted and held.

At the time of recording, a tension is applied to the transfer material by the supply-side tension applying device 103 and the winding-side tension applying device 106 via the supply unit driving power transmission unit 102a and the winding unit driving power transmission unit 104a, respectively.

The supply unit drive side pin 101a, the take-up unit non-drive side pin 104b, and the supply unit non-drive side pin 101b and the take-up drive side pin 104a have the same mounting part shape. The supply roll 9 and the take-up roll 9 can be exchanged by being rotated 180 ° in a plane including the book shaft.

FIG. 2 shows a layout of transfer-related components of the apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The sheet-shaped transfer material 3 that can be printed a number of times is wound up from a supply roll 9 of a supply unit via a guide roller 7, a platen roller 2, and a separator roller 6 to a take-up unit roll 8 of a take-up unit. The recording paper 4 is sandwiched between the heating element 1 and the platen roller 2 together with the transfer material 3, and an object to be transferred on the transfer material 3 is transferred onto the recording paper 4 by the heating element 1 that generates heat according to input information. The recording paper 4 and the transfer material 3 are separated when passing through the separator roller 6, and the recording paper 4 is discharged.

At this time, the transfer material 3 includes a winding roll 8 and a supply roll 9.
Then, for example, the torque limiters 12 and 11 serving as torque applying members connected by gears provide appropriate pull-out and resistance tension to prevent wrinkles of the transfer material.

Here, when the transfer material 3 on the supply roll 9 is reduced and the end indication mark 14 appears on the transfer material 3, the end indication mark discriminator.
13 identifies the terminal indication mark 14, connects the electromagnetic clutch 16,
By rotating the motor 17 clockwise in the figure, the winding roll 8 is rotated.
Then, winding of the transfer material 3 onto the supply roll 9 is started.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the pressing force between the heating element 1 and the platen roller 2 is reduced by the torque of the DC motor 17 and the torque limiter 18 connected by gears, etc.
Winding operation becomes smooth. Further, at this time, the take-up unit DC motor 15 stops or rotates in the take-up direction of the take-up roll 8, and the transfer material 8 is maintained in a state where tension is applied to the transfer material 8. Prevent occurrence.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the present invention in a state where the winding of the used transfer material 3 from the winding roll 8 to the supply roll 9 is completed. The used transfer material 3 is wound on the supply roll 9 until the used transfer material 3 becomes equivalent to the state before printing, and the leading end indication mark 19 is printed on the transfer material.
Appears, the tip indication mark identifier 19 'identifies the tip indication mark 19, disconnects the electromagnetic clutch 16, and rotates the DC motor 17 several times to the right in the drawing to push the heating element 1 against the platen roller 2. Attachment is made, and recording becomes possible. At this time, the number of times the transfer material is repeatedly used can be known by counting the number of times the leading end indication mark 19 has passed. Thereafter, by repeating the same operation as in the case shown in FIG. 1, the used transfer material 3 stocked on the take-up roll 8 as the take-up section is used again.

According to the present embodiment, the used transfer material 3 is transferred from the winding roll 8 to the supply roll 9 by a winding operation.
The direction of movement of the transfer material itself during recording is always constant, and the transfer material 3 can be reused without manual intervention.

According to the present embodiment, the transfer material is reused twice or three times.
By doing so, the length in the transport direction of the recording paper that can be printed becomes twice or three times the length in the transport direction of the transfer material 3, and the running cost can be significantly reduced.

 FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the terminal indication mark of the present invention.

This embodiment relates to a thermal transfer ink film for a facsimile machine, and the color of the transfer material 3 is black. By setting the color of the end indication mark 14 to white, a photo sensor is used as the end indication mark identifier, and the end indication mark 14 is identified as a difference in reflectance from the base material. The end indication mark 14 has a width of about 10 mm at the side end of the transfer material 3 so that normal printing is not hindered.
Make the recording paper slightly longer than the maximum length. This allows
Even if the end indication mark 14 is identified by the end indication mark identifier 13 immediately after the start of recording, the data being recorded is recorded without interruption.

The same applies to the tip indication mark 19, but unlike the end indication mark 14, the display section may be short, and the tip indication mark 19
It is sufficient that the leading end of the recording effective portion of the transfer material 3 does not reach the contact point between the heating element 1 and the platen roller 2 when the leading end indication mark identifier 19 ′ identifies the 19.

FIG. 6 shows a different embodiment of the terminal marking of the present invention. The present embodiment is characterized in that the positions of the leading end indicating mark 19 on the winding side and the end indicating mark 14 on the supply side are symmetrical with respect to the in-plane rotation of the transfer material 3. Even if the take-up roll 8 and the supply roll 9 are exchanged according to the present embodiment, the end indication mark is always at the fixed position, so the tip indication mark 19
Functions as an end indication mark 14, and the end indication mark 14 functions as a tip indication mark, and it is sufficient to use one detector on each of the winding side and the supply side.

FIG. 7 is a further embodiment of the thermal transfer recording apparatus of the present invention. In this embodiment, after the recording operation is performed as shown in FIG. 2, the end indication mark 14 of the transfer material 3 is identified by the end indication mark identifier 13, and the used transfer material 3 is re-used. Here is an example of usage.

As shown in FIG. 7, the remaining supply roll 9 of the transfer material 3 and the take-up roll 8 on which the used transfer material 3 has been wound are removed from the thermal transfer recording apparatus. Next, after the supply roll 9, the take-up roll 8, and the transfer material 3 are rotated by 180 ° in the plane formed by the transfer material 3, the remaining take-up roll 8 and the transfer material 3 around which the used transfer material 3 has been wound are reduced. The supplied supply rolls are newly fixed to the thermal transfer recording apparatus as supply rolls and take-up rolls, respectively.

As described above, the used transfer material 3 stocked on the winding roll 8 is reused.

According to the present embodiment, the used transfer material 3 is transferred from the take-up roll 8 to the supply roll 9 by the roll changing operation, so that the transfer direction of the transfer material itself during recording is alternately reversed.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the used transfer material 3 is reused, manual operation is required, but the DC motor 17, the electromagnetic clutch 16, the torque limiter 18, and the DC motor 17 in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 are used. Since the leading end indication mark discriminator 18 and the leading end indication mark 19 are not required, a low-cost thermal transfer recording apparatus can be realized.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment according to the present invention. The present embodiment relates to a method of fixing the transfer material 3 to the thermal transfer recording device 20.

In the configuration of the present embodiment, the supply roll 9 in which the transfer material 3 is wound in the longitudinal direction on the circumference of the supply roll shaft 21 is fitted to the supply roll shaft 21 so as to be located at both ends of the supply roll 9. Gear 22 as a supply-side torque transmission unit and supply roll 9
Roll 8 having one end not joined to the supply roll shaft 21 of the transfer material 3 wound on the winding roll 8 joined to the take-up roll shaft 23
And a take-up roll shaft positioned at both ends of the take-up roll 8.
A gear 24 as a winding-side torque transmission unit fitted to 23,
While the supply roll shaft 21 and the take-up roll shaft 23 rotate freely, the supply roll shaft
It is characterized by comprising a cassette arm 25 bridged between 21 and a take-up roll shaft 23.

At this time, the fixing method of the supply roll shaft 21 and the take-up roll shaft 23 to the transfer material 3 may be any method as long as it does not come off during use.
For example, it is sufficient to fix both ends in the width direction of the transfer material 3 using a household cellophane tape.

When the remaining amount of the transfer material 3 on the supply roll 9 decreases,
The used transfer material 3 is removed by removing the transfer material cassette of the present invention from the thermal transfer recording device, rotating the transfer material cassette by 180 ° in a plane including the axes of the supply roll shaft 21 and the take-up roll shaft 23, and re-attaching the heat transfer recording device. Can be reused.

In order to attach and detach the transfer material cassette of this embodiment to and from the thermal transfer recording apparatus as described above, it is necessary to supply the supply-side pressing pin 26 and the supply-side positioning pin 27 with the transfer material cassette mounted as shown in FIG. The distance between the support surface of the roll 21 and the distance between the support surface of the winding roll shaft 23 of the winding-side pressing pin 28 and the winding-side positioning pin 29 is substantially equal, and the supply-side torque transmitting unit 22a and the winding-side torque transmitting unit 24b. In addition, the shape of the winding-side torque transmitting unit 24a and the shape of the supply-side torque transmitting unit 22b must be substantially equal. That is, the transfer material cassette must be point-symmetrical in consideration of rotation in a plane including the supply roll shaft 21 and the take-up roll shaft 23.

Therefore, by making the shapes of the power transmission units all equal, it is possible to contribute to the reduction in the number of parts.

FIG. 10 shows that after the recording operation is performed as shown in FIG. 2, the end indication mark 14 of the transfer material 3 is identified by the end indication mark identifier 13, and the used transfer material 3 is re-used. A further example in use is shown.

This embodiment is characterized in that the film transport system shown in FIG. 8 is provided with a winding handle 24 that rotates in synchronization with a gear 22 as a supply-side torque transmission unit. When the remaining transfer material 3 on the supply roll 9 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the winding handle 24 is rotated in a direction in which the transfer material 3 is wound on the supply roll 9, and the transfer material 3 is wound on the supply roll 9. Thus, the used transfer material can be reused.

The same operation is possible even if the winding handle 24 is shared with the gear 22.

FIG. 11 shows another embodiment of the thermal transfer recording apparatus of the present invention.

The transfer material 3 that can be printed a number of times is wound from a supply unit 9 to a winding unit 8 via a cover 5 fixed to the heating element 1, a platen roller 2, and an end surface of the heating element 1. The recording paper 4 is sandwiched between the heating element 1 and the platen roller 2 together with the transfer material 3 and thermally transferred, and is separated from the transfer material 3 at the end surface of the heating element 1. According to this embodiment, rollers such as separator rollers and guide rollers are not required, and the number of parts is reduced. Further, according to the present embodiment, the distance from the heating portion of the heating element 1 to the separation position of the transfer material 3 and the recording paper 4 can be reduced, and the transfer material 3 is solidified before the transfer material of the transfer material 3 is solidified. And the recording paper 4 can be separated, so that all of the transferred material of the transfer material 3 is not transferred to the recording paper 4, so that a decrease in density due to overprinting can be suppressed when printing is performed many times.

FIG. 12 shows an embodiment of the cover 5. The cover 5 is a modification of the conventional thermal head IC cover, and does not increase the number of parts according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 13 shows another embodiment of the cover 5. The cover 5 does not necessarily need to be fixed to the heat generating portion. As shown in the present embodiment, the cover 5 may have a structure common to the transfer material guide 10 which is a support mechanism of the transfer material 3 in the supply portion 9 and the winding portion 8. Performs functions.

FIG. 14 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment relates to a material to be distributed to a user together with, for example, an instruction manual for a thermal transfer facsimile.

Number of prints 36 when printing many times on recording paper 35 and print examples
Reference numeral 37 is shown, and the user can determine the limit of the number of times of repeated printing by this example.

Since the printing situation can change depending on the recording paper, it is desirable to prepare several recording papers. Further, since it may vary depending on the recording mode such as the feed speed, it is desirable to prepare several recording modes.

By the way, transfer speed adjustment, heat amount adjustment of heat-sensitive head (heating element) or separation timing adjustment of transfer material and recording paper are performed according to the remaining amount of ink of print film (transfer material) many times. This is preferable in increasing the number of times the material is used. For this purpose, the sensor detects the percentage of the ink film that is printed, the remaining thickness of the ink layer of the film, etc. from changes in reflectance, etc., and determines the average value or the point where the ink is the least reduced. Is practical.

A further embodiment of the invention will be described again with reference to FIG. The sheet-shaped transfer material 3 is taken up from a supply roll 9 of a supply unit via a guide roller 7, a platen roller 2, and a separator roller 6 to a take-up unit roll 8 of a take-up unit. The recording paper 4 is composed of the heating element 1 together with the transfer material 3,
The object to be transferred on the transfer material 3 is transferred onto the recording paper 4 by the heating element 1 that generates heat in accordance with the input information, and recording is performed. At this time, in the prior art, when there is no input information of black output over the entire main scanning direction, the transfer material 3
Is transported by the platen roller together with the recording paper 4 without being used in the entire main scanning direction.
The transfer material 3 is not used effectively. Therefore, in this embodiment, an electromagnetic clutch connected to the supply roll 9 is provided.
By turning on the electromagnetic clutch 16 only when the input information in the main scanning direction is all white, if there is no black output in all the main scanning directions, the electromagnetic clutch 16 cannot rotate and the supply roll 9 is also fixed. Since the supply of the transfer material 3 is stopped, waste of the transfer material 3 can be prevented.

This embodiment makes it possible to save the transfer material not only for the transfer material that can be printed many times but also for the transfer material that can be used only once.

FIG. 15 shows the internal structure of one example of a thermal transfer facsimile to which the present invention is applied, as viewed from the side.

The recording paper 4 stored in the recording paper cassette 45 is separated by the pickup roller 40 and the tongue piece 41, and the reversing guide a4
6, the heat transfer member 1 is conveyed while changing its direction in the direction of the heat sensitive member 1 located above, is sandwiched by the heat sensitive member 1 and the platen roller 2 together with the transfer material 3, and the heat transfer material is transferred by the heat sensitive member 1, and is transferred downward by the reversing guide b 47. The paper is conveyed to the upper surface of the recording paper cassette 45 in a different direction, and is discharged outside through a discharge port 107 provided in the thermal transfer facsimile. The print transfer material 3 according to each of the above embodiments of the present invention is transferred between a supply roll 9 and a take-up roll 8 via a guide roller 7, a heating element 1, and a platen roller 2 as shown in the figure. Reference numeral 42 is a CCD
Reference numeral 43 denotes a reading system, and when these mechanisms are replaced with a contact image sensor, they are effective for downsizing.

In this example, there is no separator roller 6 illustrated in FIG. That is, the end of the heating element 1 also serves as a separator mechanism. In this way, the number of rollers can be reduced and the mechanism can be simplified. Further, the faster the separation between the transfer material 3 and the recording paper 4 is, the more the multi-function (multi-time printing) is improved. In other words, separating the two as soon as possible has the effect of securing a large amount of ink remaining on the transfer material 3.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention, in a thermal transfer recording apparatus in which a transfer material is repeatedly used, a chart showing a relationship between the number of repeated use of the transfer material and a result of transfer recording on a recording sheet is provided. The use limit of the material can be easily determined.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the thermal transfer recording apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of parts arrangement of the second embodiment of the thermal transfer recording apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a thermal transfer recording apparatus of the present invention. The third
FIG. 4 is a side view of parts arrangement of a thermal transfer recording apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a facsimile transfer material set used in the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a transfer material set for a facsimile used in a sixth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view for illustrating the reuse of the transfer material in the fifth and sixth embodiments. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a facsimile transfer material set used in the seventh embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of a facsimile incorporating the transfer material of the seventh embodiment as viewed from above, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a facsimile transfer material set used in the eighth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a side view of the parts arrangement of the ninth embodiment of the thermal transfer recording apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a heating element of the ninth embodiment. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the periphery, FIG. 13 is a side view of component arrangement of the tenth embodiment of the thermal transfer recording apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 11 a schematic plan view of a multiple sample printout sheet relates to an embodiment of the invention, FIG. 15 is a part arrangement side view of the twelfth embodiment of the thermal transfer recording apparatus of the present invention. 1 ... heating element, 2 ... platen roller, 3 ... transfer material,
4 ... recording paper, 5 ... cover, 6 ... separator roller, 7 ... guide roller, 8 ... take-up roll, 9 ... supply roll, 10 ... transfer material guide, 11 ... torque limiter, 12 ... … Torque limiter, 13 …… Indicator for terminal indication mark,
14 …… End indication mark, 15 …… DC motor, 16 …… Electromagnetic clutch, 17 …… DC motor, 18 …… Torque limiter, 19 …… Tip indication mark, 19 ′ …… Tip indication mark discriminator, 20 …… Thermal transfer recording device, 21: Supply roll shaft, 22: Gear, 23: Take-up roll shaft, 24: Gear, 25: Cassette arm, 26: Supply side pressing pin, 27: Supply side positioning pin, 28: Winding side pressing pin, 29: Winding side positioning pin, 40: Pickup roller, 41: Tongue piece, 42: CCD sensor, 43 ...
Reading system.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a thermal transfer recording apparatus, when a transfer material moves from a supply section to a take-up section, the heat transfer member presses the recording paper through the transfer material to perform transfer recording on the recording paper. A thermal transfer recording apparatus comprising a chart showing a relationship between the result and a result of transfer recording on a recording sheet.