| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To enable to perform thermal transfer recording extremely easily and at low cost, by a method wherein a tip part of a rod form solid ink is melted by heating the ink, and the melted ink is transferred onto a recording paper. CONSTITUTION:A net form heater 4 surrounding the tip part of the solid ink 1 generates heat when being supplied with an electric current, the heat is transmitted as indicated by arrows to heat the tip part of the ink 1. By this heating, the tip part 1a of the ink 1 is melted, and is transferred onto the recording paper 3, thereby forming a dot on the paper 3. Accordingly, by appropriately combining such dots, it is made possible to record a pattern of a desired character or symbol and to record an image. In addition, arrangement of a plurality of solid inks can also be realized easily. |
