APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PRINTING OR EMBOSSING
The invention relates to an apparatus for thermal printing or embossing, comprising a film conveying section for a carrier film coated with a coloring agent, a print support for a printable medium and a printhead for selectively heating the carrier film in accordance with a predetermined printed ima...
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Zusammenfassung: | The invention relates to an apparatus for thermal printing or embossing, comprising a film conveying section for a carrier film coated with a coloring agent, a print support for a printable medium and a printhead for selectively heating the carrier film in accordance with a predetermined printed image, so that the coloring agent is transferred from the carrier film to the printable medium in accordance with the predetermined printed image. The apparatus is characterized in that it further comprises a sensor device set up for recording a remaining pattern of the coloring agent on the carrier film after the heating of the carrier film and set up for generating a sensor signal on the basis of the recorded pattern. The invention additionally relates to a corresponding process for printed image inspection in thermal printing or embossing and to a computer program with program code for carrying out the process when the computer program is performed in a computer. |
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