Title: Pressure-developing device and recording device
Application Number: 97191927 Application Date: 1997.11.27
Publication Number: 1209888 Publication Date: 1999.03.03
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: G03B27/32;G03F7/00
Applicant(s) Name: Pritech, Ltd. Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Gomi Masao
Attorney & Agent: chen jian
Abstract:
    A pressure developing unit moving along a surface of a cycolor medium to perform pressure development has a first rotating member that faces a platen and is capable of performing pressure development of a recording sheet, and a second rotating member that is capable of transmitting a load applied to the first rotating member to a carriage shaft. If the pressure developing unit is moved along the carriage shaft, the first and second rotating members move by revolving along the recording sheet and the carriage shaft respectively in a direction in which the pressure developing unit moves, so that there is no possibility of sliding friction being caused. The pressure developing unit can be moved along the carriage shaft causing only rolling friction. Thus, it is possible to reduce the size of a motor for moving the pressure developing unit and to realize thereby a recorder that is compact in size and low in power consumption.
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