Thermal dissolution ink transfer for full-color printing

Author

Onishi, Hiro ; Mima, Soichiro ; Nankou, T. ; Kohashi, Tadao

Author_Institution

Matsushita Electric Ind. Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan

Volume

40

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

69

Lastpage

74

Abstract

A thermal dissolution ink-transfer printing (TDIP) method for full-color image reproduction was developed. The TDIP method employs a thermo-melting ink sheet, a thermal head, and synthetic acceptor paper. The acceptor paper can hold a solvent in the many minute pores on its surface. The TDIP operates by dissolving the ink with the solvent. The amount of ink dissolved is controlled by the modulation of energy applied to the thermal head. The printing energy for each color of the TDIP was 1 J/cm². It was possible to obtain a high-quality full-color image by triple overlay printing of yellow, magenta, and cyan colored ink layers

Keywords

thermal printers; TDIP method; full-color printing; image reproduction; printing energy; synthetic acceptor paper; thermal dissolution ink-transfer printing; thermal head; thermo-melting ink sheet; triple overlay printing; Head; Ink; Laboratories; Pigments; Printers; Printing; Production; Solvents; Temperature; Viscosity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9383

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/16.249426

Filename

249426