PHOTOTHERMAL CONVERSION HEAT MODE RECORDER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent defective image transfer due to presence of fine dust at the time of transferring mesh point image information formed of dots of severalμm by thermal transfer system. SOLUTION: A photothermal conversion heat mode recording material comprising a photothermal conversion layer and an ink layer laminated on a support (substrate) and a photothermal conversion heat mode image receiving material comprising an image receiving layer on another support are superposed on a drum 41 while facing the surface of the recording material having the ink layer and the surface of the image receiving material having the image receiving layer. It is then irradiated with light depending on image information to form a mesh point image on the image receiving material. In such a photothermal conversion heat mode recorder, cleaning rollers 51, 42 are provided to be pressed against the drum 41 side.