Patent ID: 6283649
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: B41J,B41M

Abstract:
An image-forming system that records an image through selective heat and pressure application, said system comprising:an image-forming sheet that includes a layer of micro-capsules, said micro-capsules being squashed under a predetermined pressure and at a predetermined temperature, said image forming sheet comprising a pressure/temperature-sensitive sheet;a conveyer that moves said image-forming sheet in a transport direction;a plurality of thermal heads that heat said micro-capsules to said predetermined temperature, said thermal heads extending in said transport direction and being staggeredlyaligned in said transport direction and in a direction extending transverse to said transport direction such that an end of one of said plurality of thermal heads adjacently opposes an end of another of said thermal heads;a pressure applying unit that selectively applies said predetermined pressure to said micro-capsules;a moving apparatus that moves said plurality of thermal heads in a line printing direction perpendicular to said transport direction; anda driving unit that controls each of said plurality of thermal heads by control signals corresponding to an image to be developed by said plurality of thermal heads so that said plurality of thermal heads develop said image.