Patent ID: 7352382
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A thermal printer comprising: a recording head configured to record images on a recording medium on the basis of recording information; a platen roller configured to press the recording medium against the recording head; a downstream conveying device positioned downstream of the recording head in a conveying direction of the recording medium and including a grip roller and a pinch roller; an upstream conveying device positioned upstream of the recording head in the conveying direction of the recording medium and including a grip roller and a pinch roller, wherein the recording head records on the recording medium while the leading edge of the recording medium is being inserted between the recording head and the platen roller by the upstream conveying device so that no margin is formed along the leading edge of the recording medium; a pair of guide units adapted to guide both sides of the recording medium and provided between the upstream conveying device and the recording head; and an ink-sheet conveying device configured to convey an ink sheet such that the ink sheet passes between the recording head and the platen roller, the ink sheet having ink applied thereto, wherein the recording head transfers the ink applied to the ink sheet onto the recording medium, and wherein the recording head continues the recording operation until after the trailing edge of the recording medium leaves the recording head and the platen roller so that no margin is formed along the trailing edge of the recording medium.