Claims
- 1. A heat transfer recording method for recording an image on a recording medium by selectively applying thermal energy to a transfer recording medium with a recording head, said transfer recording medium having a downstream side with respect to said recording head, comprising:
- providing an ink ribbon cassette carrying said transfer recording medium;
- providing tension means for controlling a tension applied to said downstream side of said transfer recording medium;
- varying a pressing force of said recording head; and
- correspondingly varying said tension applied to said downstream side of said transfer recording medium in response to said varying of said pressing force.
- 2. A heat transfer recording method as in claim 1 wherein said pressing force is varied to have one of a plurality of pressing force values, and said tension is varied according to a predetermined scheme to have a different tension value for each one of said plurality of pressing force values.
- 3. A heat transfer recording method for recording an image on a recording medium by selectively applying thermal energy to a transfer recording medium with a recording head, said transfer recording medium having a downstream side with respect to said recording head, comprising:
- providing a conveyance route for said recording medium;
- providing a carrier which can be reciprocally moved along said conveyance route;
- providing control means for controlling a pressing force of said recording head on said carrier;
- varying said pressing force; and,
- correspondingly varying said tension applied to said downstream side of said transfer recording medium in response to said varying of said pressing force.
- 4. A heat transfer recording method as in claim 3 wherein said pressing force is varied to have one of a plurality of pressing force values, and said tension is varied according to a predetermined scheme to have a different tension value for each one of said plurality of pressing force values.
- 5. A heat transfer recording method for recording an image on a recording medium by selectively applying thermal energy to a transfer recording medium with a recording head, said transfer recording medium having a downstream side with respect to said recording head, comprising:
- varying a pressing force of said recording head;
- correspondingly varying a tension on said downstream side of said transfer recording medium in response to said varying of said pressing force; and
- providing control means for controlling said tension, said control means for controlling having a setting table of values, said table of values having a plurality of different pressing force values for said recording head and a plurality of corresponding tension values, said control means for controlling varying said tension in accordance with said table based upon said pressing force.
Priority Claims (2)
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63-074564 |
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63-104320 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/330,266 filed Mar. 29, 1989 now abandoned.
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