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Image formation device

  • US 20050286951A1
  • Filed: 06/24/2005
  • Published: 12/29/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image formation device, comprising:

  • a ribbon supply unit for storing a rolled ribbon having ink on its surface;

    a ribbon roll-up unit configured to roll up the ribbon supplied from the ribbon supply unit;

    a recording unit placed between the ribbon supply unit and the ribbon roll-up unit for forming an image on a recording medium by making contact with a back of the ribbon and transferring the ink from the surface of the ribbon to the recording medium; and

    a feeding unit configured to face the recording unit via the ribbon for feeding the recording medium sandwiched between the surface of the ribbon and the feeding unit, wherein the image formation device is configured so that the ribbon roll-up unit can be driven without allowing the feeding unit to operate.

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