| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to an ink sheet cassette which can change the path of an ink sheet from one to another depending on the properties of the ink sheet, that is, can vary a timing or angle at which the ink sheet is separated from a recording medium after being recorded such that an image can be recorded depending on the properties of the ink sheet, and an image recording apparatus using such an ink sheet cassette. More specifically, the present invention provides an ink sheet cassette removably mounted in a recording apparatus for using an ink sheet to print on a recording medium, the cassette including an ink sheet supply portion supporting an ink sheet to be supplied, an ink sheet wind-up portion for winding the ink sheet from the ink sheet supply portion after the ink sheet has been moved past a recording position at which a recording operation is carried out, a drive power receiving portion for receiving drive power causing the ink sheet wind-up portion to wind the ink sheet, a device for defining the path of the ink sheet, the defining device being located at a position downstream of the recording position in a direction in which the ink sheet is moved from the ink sheet supply portion to the ink sheet wind-up portion, and a device for shifting the defining device to change the path of ink sheet from one to another. The present invention also provides an image recording apparatus including a portion for receiving the ink sheet cassette.
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