Preventing crease formation in donor web in dye transfer printer

摘要

A donor-web guide (74) weakens resistance to stretching of longitudinal edge areas provided at sides of dye transfer areas of donor web of dye transfer printer, so that edge areas are stretched to same level as dye transfer areas, even though only the dye transfer areas are heated. The guide which is rotated in contact with edge areas, perforates/pierces edge areas, to reduce resistance to stretching. An independent claim is also included for method of equalizing web stretching in dye transfer printer.