Patent ID: 6902643
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Thermal transfer overcoating system, comprising: means for coating a thermal transfer overcoat film, having a separable carrier, onto a print medium; means for separating the carrier from the print medium, wherein leading and trailing edges of said medium form a linear interface with said means for separating such that the linear interface extends between opposite sides of the medium and is at an oblique angle to a direction of travel of the firm and the medium; and downstream of the means for separating, means for receiving the print medium and for tensioning the medium in the direction of travel such that at said means for separating the film is loaded in tension, wherein said means for receiving the print medium and for tensioning the medium in the direction of travel includes means for overdriving the medium in the direction of travel relative to a speed at the linear interface.