摘要 |
PURPOSE: A printing device and a printing method are provided to prevent bad conveyance and transfer, to correctly print/transfer information at predetermined positions of an image-receiving medium, and to stably execute high-definition printing regardless of the surface condition of the medium. CONSTITUTION: A printing device(20) comprises a pressurizing unit(50) for press-fitting an intermediate transfer medium with a transferring layer having a prescribed pattern, and an image-receiving medium(1) at a prescribed pressure; an adjusting unit for adjusting the prescribed pressure applied by the pressurizing unit so as to maintain the pressure at a fixed level according to a thickness of the image-receiving medium; and a transferring unit(4) for transferring the transferring layer of the intermediate transfer medium press-fitted by the pressuring unit on the image-receiving medium together with information printed on the transferring layer.
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