Patent ID: 6583804
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A color thermal printer for recording a full-color image to a recording area of a continuous recording material that is drawn from a roll and fed along a feeding passage, said thermal printer including:feeding means for feeding said recording material in a first direction and a second direction along said feeding passage, said recording material being fed in said first direction to be drawn from said roll to said feeding passage, said second direction being opposite to said first direction; a plurality of thermal heads for recording said image in said recording area, said thermal heads being arranged at a regular interval along said feeding passage; and a controller for controlling said feeding means to feed said recording material in said first direction and feed said recording material in said second direction after said recording material reaches a print start position where a rear end of said recording area passes said thermal heads, and driving said thermal heads to record said image in feeding said recording material in said second direction.