THERMAL PRINTER

摘要

A thermal printer comprises: a platen roller on which a recording sheet is wound in such a manner that said recording sheet is laid over an angular part of the cylindrical wall of said platen roller, said plate roller conveying said recording sheet in a predetermined direction; a thermal head pushed against said platen roller, to heat heating points selected for transferring ink from an ink sheet onto said recording sheet; sheet pulling means for pulling said recording sheet in said predetermined direction; a pinch roller on the sheet supplying side, for pushing said recording sheet against said platen roller with a predetermined force of depression so that said recording sheet is wound on said platen roller; and pinch roller rotating means provided at at least one end of said pinch roller, for rotating said pinch roller at a peripheral speed lower than that o, said platen roller.