Claims
- 1. A non-impact printing apparatus for transferring magnetic ink from a transfer medium to a receiving medium, comprising:
- a transfer medium including a foundation;
- a thermoplastic magnetic ink layer having magnetic ink particles dispersed therein on said foundation and a portion of the ink layer and magnetic particles therein adapted to be transferred onto a receiving medium in response to magnetic force applied to the receiving medium, said thermoplastic magnetic ink layer including two or more kinds of magnetic particles different from each other in size, the magnetic particles of a first size having a small particle size with a diameter of from about 0.01 to 1 .mu.m and the magnetic particles of a second size having a large particle size with a major axis or diameter of from about 0.1 to 50 .mu.m, the weight ratio of second size magnetic particles to first size magnetic particles between 1:15 to 5:1 and the magnetic particles are present in an amount between 5 to 70 weight percent of the ink layer;
- thermal print head means for generating heat in response to print signals for selectively heating portions of the transfer medium; and
- magnetic means spaced apart from and disposed in cooperation with the print head means for attracting the selectively heated portions of the magnetic ink layer and for positioning a receiving medium between the print head means and the magnetic means for receiving the magnetic ink.
- 2. The printing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transfer medium does not contact the receiving medium.
- 3. The non-impact printing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the magnetic means is positioned so that the transfer medium contacts the receiving medium.
- 4. The non-impact printing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the magnetic means is a permanent magnet.
- 5. The non-impact printing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the foundation is formed of PET, having high temperature capability due to the PET having been melted and oriented in two directions.
- 6. The non-impact printing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the magnetic ink layer includes magnetic particles, wax and dye.
- 7. The non-impact printing apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first size particles have a diameter of about 0.08 .mu.m and the second size particles have a diameter of about 0.5 .mu.m.
- 8. The non-impact printing apparatus of claim 7, wherein the weight ratio of first size particles to second size particles is about 1:1.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/143,555, filed Dec. 16, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,935,299.
US Referenced Citations (1)
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4899169 |
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Divisions (1)
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