| 摘要 |
There is provided provide an image-forming apparatus that is capable of bringing a transfer film and a print medium into intimate contact without any gap therebetween, to thereby enhancing the quality of an image transferred from the film to the print medium. An image-forming apparatus uses a print medium, and a transfer film formed of a water-soluble resin material and having a smooth printing surface, to form a transferred image on the print medium. An image is printed on the printing surface of the transfer film, with sublimable dye ink. The printed transfer film and the print medium are overlaid such that the printing surface of the transfer film faces a transfer surface of the print medium. The printed transfer film and the print medium overlaid to each other are sandwiched and a thermal pressing process is performed on the printed transfer film and the print medium to cause the image printed on the transfer film to be diffused and fixed on the transfer surface. At this time, a pressure heating roller performs pressure rolling on the printed transfer film and the print medium overlaid to each other, from a non-printing surface side of the transfer film. Alternatively, a pair of pressure heating rollers sandwich the printed transfer film and the print medium overlaid to each other therebetween, and send them forward by rotation thereof.
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