| 摘要 |
A single pass multicolor thermal transfer printer for recording color images on plain paper by transferring spots of different colored materials from a carrier sheet 14 as it and a sheet of paper are moved across a printhead 16 in contiguous relation. The printhead 16 includes a plurality on of individual thermal elements 44 that are selectively energized in timed relation to transfer colored materials from discrete areas of the carrier 14 to the paper, as the sheets pass over the printhead. The carrier includes separate, repeating patterns of four different color materials 36Y, 36C, 36M, 36B - three primary colors plus black - permitting the formation of multicolor images by energizing the appropriate elements 44Y, 44C, 44M, 44B respectively as areas of the desired color materials are moved into registration with them. <IMAGE> |
