| 摘要 |
An ink ribbon comprises an ink supporting member, an intermediate layer mounted on the ink supporting member, and ink mounted on the intermediate layer. The ink has supercooling property and is susceptible to softening or melting by heat, and the intermediate layer is adapted to reduce adhesion of the ink to the intermediate layer above a temperature at which the ink is softened or melted. A thermal-transfer recording apparatus best adapted for use of the ink ribbon described above, comprises a thermal head including a plurality of heating elements and being in sliding contact with the ink ribbon, the heating elements being adapted to be heated for predetermined patterns so that the ink of the ink ribbon in sliding contact with the thermal head is heated to be softened or melted into the predetermined patterns, and is transferred to the recording paper overlapping the ink ribbon. The heating elements are located at a downstream end position, with respect to the feed direction of the ink ribbon, on the ink ribbon sliding contact surface of the thermal head.
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