| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To prevent a printed image from being blurred, by a method wherein at least a part of a guide member for a printing wire is constituted of a conductive material, an electric current is passed through the conductive material to generate heat, by which the printing wire is heated, and printing is conducted by using a thermal transfer ink ribbon. CONSTITUTION:An ink ribbon 7 such that transferring is facilitated when the printing wire 1 is heated and a printing paper 8 are set between the printing wire 1 and a platen 6. At least a part of the guide member 15a provided in proximity to the tip of the wire 1 is formed from a conductive material (preferably, a resistor material having positive temperature dependence, e.g., a positive temperature coefficient thermistor material), and printing is conducted by heating the wire 1 by the Joule heat generated by passing an electric current through the part formed from the conductive material. |
