Patent ID: 6633319
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: B41J,B41M

Abstract:
An image recording apparatus for forming an image onto a recording medium having a recording layer containing a liquid crystalline material of which a display color varies in response to a temperature of heat applied thereto and in which the display color is fixed by cooling, said image recording apparatus comprising:a first heater for heating the recording medium to a clearing temperature at which the liquid crystalline material exhibits an isotropic phase; a second heater for selectively heating the recording medium that has been heated by the first heater, said second heater having a selectable temperature; and a heater driving device for driving the second heater and for selecting a recording temperature based on a color of an image to be recorded, wherein the selectable temperature of the heater is set to the thus selected recording temperature, thereby selecting the display color of the recording medium.