Patent ID: 8031218
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus with a record head comprising: the record head which is composed of a plurality of laser light sources arranged in a line; a transport mechanism which transports a recording medium; a recording control unit which not only causes a laser beam output from each of the laser light sources to scan in a main scanning direction perpendicular to a transporting direction of the recording medium by the transport mechanism, but also drives the transport mechanism to transport the recording medium in a vertical sub-scanning direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction of the record head and records information on the recording medium; and a drive timing control unit which, if a scanning position of the laser beam output from each of the laser light sources has reached a position corresponding to a printing place to record the information on the recording medium sequentially, causes each of the laser light sources to output a laser beam sequentially, applies the laser beams to the printing place in such a manner that the beams are superimposed on one another to heat the printing place to a color developing temperature, and is capable of varying the number of the parts of the laser light sources caused to output the laser beams according to an ambient temperature.