Patent ID: 6436600
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B41J,B41M,Y10S

Abstract:
An image-forming system comprising:an image-forming substrate including a base member; and a layer of microcapsules, coated over said base member, that contains at least one type of microcapsule filled with a dye, said at least one type of microcapsule exhibiting a pressure/temperature characteristic such that, when said at least one type of microcapsule is squashed and broken under a predetermined pressure at a predetermined temperature, said dye seeps from said squashed and broken microcapsule, said microcapsules being coated with a radiation absorbent material absorbing electromagnetic radiation having a specific wavelength; and an image-forming apparatus that forms an image on said image-forming substrate, said image-forming apparatus including a pressure application unit that exerts said predetermined pressure on said layer of microcapsules, and an irradiating unit that irradiates said layer of microcapsules with a beam of radiation having said specific wavelength, such that a portion of said layer of microcapsules, irradiated by said beam of radiation, are heated to said predetermined temperature.