IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING CLEANING TRANSFER AND UNUSED FRAME CUEING

摘要

An image formation apparatus capable of forming images of good quality over a long term on image formation target objects is provided. The image formation target object has a plurality of transfer frames, and the image formation apparatus has a control unit configured to control a formation of the image with respect to at least one of the transfer frames such that the image includes an image of a first range that is transferred and formed in a density within a first density range for which a first density is a maximum density, and an image of a second range that is transferred and formed in a second density that is higher density than the first density, after the first range.

主权项

1. An image formation apparatus, comprising:
a platen roller; a thermal head configured to relatively separate/contact with respect to the platen roller, wherein an ink ribbon and an image formation target object are moved in pressed contact between the platen roller and the thermal head and ink of the ink ribbon is transferred to the image formation target object to form an image on the image formation target object, and the image formation target object has a plurality of transfer frames that are partitioned; and a control unit configured to control a formation of the image with respect to at least one of the transfer frames such that the image includes an image of a first range that is transferred and formed in a density within a first density range for which a first density is a maximum density, and an image of a second range that is transferred and formed in a second density that is higher density than the first density, after the first range.