THERMAL IMAGE TRANSFER RECORDING METHOD AND THERMAL IMAGE TRANSFER RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR

摘要

A thermal image transfer recording method includes the steps of holding a thermal image transfer recording medium having a support and a thermal transfer layer formed thereon and an image receiving member between an edge thermal head for use in a line printer and a platen roller in such a fashion that the thermal transfer layer of the recording medium comes in contact with the image receiving member with the application of a tension to the thermal image transfer recording medium, and transferring an image from the thermal transfer layer of the recording medium to the image receiving member by the application of heat to the recording medium using the thermal head, the thermal image transfer recording medium having a dynamic elasticity modulus in a range of 1x106 to 1x1010 at 70° C.