JP2005128458A - Sealing sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sealing sheet for image printing used for a sticker printer, on which sheet a plurality of images are laid out by a user and which is enhanced in the release properties of a release sheet. <P>SOLUTION: The sealing sheet for image printing is configured by laminating a covering sheet through a tacky adhesive material layer on the release sheet and is printed with the plurality of the images in the prescribed printing region on the covering sheet in compliance with the layouts selected by the user. Cut lines in the shape of, for example, a wavy line or polygonal line, which meander along the paper feed direction at the time of printing on the sealing sheet are formed on the release sheet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a seal sheet in which a plurality of images are laid out and printed by a user, cut for each image, and used as a photographic sticker.

  For example, in a sticker printing apparatus such as an automatic photography apparatus called a print club (registered trademark), an image such as a photograph of a user is laid out and printed on a long sticker sheet having a predetermined width, and this is printed on a predetermined length. The image is cut and provided to the user, or an image such as a photograph of the user is laid out and printed on a seal sheet having a predetermined width that has been cut to a predetermined length in advance and provided to the user. Yes.

  By the way, most of the conventional sticker printing apparatuses have a predetermined layout of the image printed on the sticker sheet as described above. However, in recent years, as shown in Japanese Patent No. 3196897, The user can select a preferred layout from the recommended layouts, and can freely lay out images of various different sizes at positions desired by the user as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-195212. In addition, a seal printing apparatus in which amusement is added to the image layout is used.

  The seal sheet on which image printing is performed by such a seal printing apparatus is configured such that a cover sheet having an adhesive layer provided on the back surface is laminated on a release sheet, and image printing is performed on the surface of the cover sheet. It has become. Then, the seal sheet provided to the user is cut for each printed image with a cutter or scissors to form an image seal, and then the release sheet on the back side is peeled off and attached to an article or mount. Used.

  Here, peeling of the release sheet is usually performed by peeling the edge part of the cut photo sticker with the tip of the nail, but the release sheet is also in close contact with the adhesive layer at the edge part. In addition, there is a problem that peeling by such a method is difficult. In addition, there is a problem that the image on the sticker sheet may be scratched or wrinkled while the end of the photo sticker is being plucked with the tip of the toe, or the fingertip may be damaged at the end of the photo sticker. is there.

If the layout of the image printed on the seal sheet is known in advance, the release sheet can be easily peeled off by cutting in the release sheet at the part where each image is placed. Although it is possible, as described above, in recent years, the number of sticker printing apparatuses in which the size and arrangement position of an image to be printed is changed according to the user's preference is increasing, and a sticker in which a release sheet is cut Sheets have not been used in the past.
Japanese Patent No. 3196897 JP 2003-195212 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is a seal sheet for image printing used in a seal printing apparatus in which a plurality of images are laid out by a user, and the peelability of the release sheet is enhanced. An object is to provide a seal sheet.

  The present invention solves the above-described problem, and is configured by laminating a surface sheet on a release sheet via an adhesive layer, and a plurality of images are predetermined on the surface sheet according to a layout selected by a user. The image-printing seal sheet is printed in the print area, and the release sheet has cut lines that meander along the paper feeding direction when printing on the seal sheet. It is the characteristic seal sheet.

  That is, the sticker sheet of the present invention is premised on a sticker sheet used in a sticker printing apparatus in which the degree of freedom of image layout is enhanced by allowing the user to select the size and arrangement of the printed image. It is what.

  In the present invention, since the release sheet has cut lines that meander along the paper feed direction during printing on the seal sheet, the layout mode performed by the user with fewer cut lines Regardless, at least one cut line can be provided at all image printing positions.

  In addition, since the object of the present invention is achieved with a small number of cut lines, the strength against the tensile force acting in the paper feeding direction of the seal sheet during printing is reduced by making the cut lines. The degree can be reduced.

  Furthermore, when a linear cut line is formed in a direction parallel or perpendicular to the direction in which the roller in the apparatus feeds out (paper feeding direction in printing), the roller erroneously rolls off a part of the release sheet. However, by making the cut line meander along the paper feed direction, an effect of reducing the risk of unrolling by the roller to some extent can be expected.

  And, after cutting the seal sheet of the present invention for each image into a photographic sticker state, the curved sheet portion of the meandering cut line is curved by bending the cover sheet in the vicinity of the cut line. It is possible to peel off the release sheet from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and to peel the release sheet using this part as a gripping portion, and the release sheet can be peeled off very easily.

  Here, the cut line meandering along the paper feed direction of the present invention can be, for example, a wavy line, a polygonal line, any other curved line, or a combination of polygonal lines.

  Further, the layout according to the present invention includes a print area in a plurality of rectangular basic areas defined by a plurality of vertical division lines parallel to the paper feed direction during printing and a plurality of horizontal division lines perpendicular to the paper feed direction. An image that is enlarged or reduced to the size of a single basic area or block size is placed on a single basic area or a block consisting of a plurality of connected basic areas. Furthermore, by forming the cut line so as to intersect the vertical partition line, at least one cut line is applied at all image printing positions regardless of the layout mode selected by the user. It is possible to more easily realize the state.

  In addition, when the cut line is formed in a wavy shape or a broken line shape in which a peak and a valley repeat at a predetermined cycle, the cycle (distance between adjacent peak portions of the cut line or adjacent If the distance between the valleys is less than twice the size of the basic area in the paper feed direction, at least one place in every image printing position even when the cut line is provided for every other vertical section line Although it is possible to realize a state in which the cut line is applied, this period is 1.5 times the dimension of the basic area in the paper feed direction in consideration of image printing and the positional deviation of the cut line. The following is preferable.

  The cut line of the present invention may be formed continuously over the entire length of the cut line. For example, a perforated cut line in which a cut portion and a non-cut portion are repeated in the extending direction of the cut line. It is also good. In addition, the score line of the present invention may cut the entire thickness of the release sheet, or a part of the thickness of the release sheet is left uncut in the entire length of the score line or a part thereof. It may be a notch.

  Moreover, there is no restriction | limiting in particular in the material and thickness of the cover sheet used in the sealing sheet of this invention, and a release sheet, Use the cover sheet and release sheet of arbitrary thickness which used paper, plastic, or these composite materials. In addition, any material capable of obtaining appropriate adhesiveness can be used for the adhesive layer.

  1-3 is explanatory drawing which shows 1st Embodiment of the seal sheet 1 of this invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the seal sheet 1 of the present invention has a three-layer structure including a cover sheet 2, an adhesive layer 3 provided on the back surface of the cover sheet 2, and a release sheet 4 held by the adhesive layer 3. Is made.

  FIGS. 2 and 3 show a cover sheet of the seal sheet 1 in a state where an image is printed on the long seal sheet 1 having the width direction dimension L1 and further cut at the cutting portions C1 and C2 so that the length direction dimension is L2. It is the front view seen from 2 side, and the back view seen from the peeling sheet 4 side.

  The broken lines D1 and D2 in FIGS. 2 and 3 are a vertical partition line and a horizontal partition line that partition the basic region B that is a reference when layout is performed. In addition, although the position data of these vertical division lines D1, horizontal division lines D2, or basic areas B may be used in data processing at the time of image layout, they are actually printed on a sticker sheet. It is not formed by other methods. An arrow A in the figure indicates the paper feeding direction during printing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the cover sheet 2, the print area 2 a that leaves the frame portion includes five vertical division lines D <b> 1 parallel to the paper feed direction A and five perpendicular to the paper feed direction A. Are divided into 36 rectangular basic regions B by the horizontal dividing line D2.

  Then, 13 images are printed in the print area 2a with the basic area size image 2b-1, or the block size images 2b-2 and 2b composed of two, four, or eight basic areas connected to each other. -3 and 2b-4 are laid out on any basic area or block.

  Note that the sticker sheet 1 of the present invention is assumed to be used in a sticker printing apparatus capable of laying out images according to user's preference, and is not limited to the mode shown in FIG. A single basic area or an image enlarged or reduced to the size of the block is arranged on a block composed of a plurality of basic areas connected to each other. The images are printed with different layouts corresponding to each.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the release sheet 4 has a cut line 4 a that meanders along the paper feeding direction A. And this cut line 4a is made into the wavy line shape in which the peak part M and the trough part V of predetermined height repeat periodically.

  As can be seen from FIG. 3, with the sticker sheet 1 as described above, an image is printed regardless of which size of the image 2b-1 to 2b-4 is laid out in which basic region B or block. The cut line 4a always exists at every position.

  Therefore, in a state where the image is cut into individual images to form a photo sticker, the photo sticker is curved in the vicinity of the cut line 4a so that the cover sheet 2 is on the inner side, whereby the peak portion M or the valley portion V is formed. By the way, since the peeling sheet 4 peels from the adhesive layer 3 and rises, the whole peeling sheet 4 can be easily peeled using the raised portion as a grip portion.

  In the present invention, the same number of cut lines 4a as the number of vertical division lines D1 may be provided so that the respective cut lines 4a intersect all the vertical division lines D1, but as shown in FIG. In addition, even when one cut line 4a is formed for every other vertical division line D1, the above-described effect is achieved. Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is achieved with a smaller number of the cut lines 4a, and the degree to which the strength against the tensile force in the paper feeding direction A of the seal sheet 1 by providing the cut lines 4a is reduced. Can do.

  FIG. 4 is a back view of the seal sheet 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the release sheet 4 side.

  The seal sheet 1 of FIG. 4 has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment except that the cut line 4a has a broken line shape in which the peak portion M and the valley portion V are periodically repeated. The same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In addition, in the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the distance from the adjacent peak portion to the peak portion (or the distance from the adjacent valley portion to the valley portion) of the wavy line or the broken line-shaped cut line 4 a is Although the case where it matches the dimension of the paper feed direction A of the basic area is shown, this distance is set to be not more than twice the dimension of the paper feed direction A of the basic area, so that the cut line 4a is formed at the position of each image. In consideration of the case where the position of the printing or the cut line is shifted, this distance may be 1.5 times or less of the dimension in the paper feed direction A of the basic area. preferable.

  Similarly, in consideration of printing and the case where the position of the cut line 4a is shifted, it is desirable that the heights of the crests and troughs of the cut line 4a be increased to some extent. It is appropriate to set it to about 6 to 1/3.

  Further, the cut line 4a may be formed by cutting the entire thickness of the release sheet 4 as shown in FIG. 1, but as shown in FIG. 5, a cut that leaves a part of the thickness of the release sheet 4 is left. The line 4a may be used. Further, the cut line 4a is not necessarily formed continuously in the extending direction thereof, and may be formed by being intermittently formed in a perforated shape, for example.

  Note that the seal sheet 1 is provided to the user in a state of being cut to a predetermined dimension as shown in FIG. 2, 3 or 4, but the seal sheet 1 of the present invention is wound in a roll shape, for example. It may be supplied to the printer in a long state and printed, and then cut to a predetermined size, or supplied to the printer and cut to a predetermined size in advance. It doesn't matter.

  The seal sheet 1 of the present invention can be manufactured, for example, according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

  As shown in the drawing, the cover sheet 2 supplied in a long state is conveyed through the first line 5, and an adhesive material 5 b is applied to the lower surface of the gravure roller 5 a to form an adhesive layer 3. The

  On the other hand, the release sheet 4 supplied in a long state is conveyed through the second line 6 in which the press cut roller 6a is installed. On the surface of the press-cut roller 6a, for example, three wavy or broken line-shaped cutting teeth meander along the circumferential direction, and the release sheet 4 is a backup roller. A wavy cut line is continuously formed in the release sheet 4 by passing through the press cut roller 6a while receiving a predetermined pressure from 6b.

  Thereafter, the cover sheet 2 and the release sheet 4 are bonded to each other by the pressure rollers 7 a and 7 b and wound around a roll (not shown) as the seal sheet 1.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the sticker printing apparatus 10 used for printing the sticker sheet of the present invention.

  The sticker printing apparatus 10 includes a CCD camera 11 for photographing an image to be printed on the sticker sheet 1 and a liquid crystal display 12 for confirming the photographed image. Is displayed, and a set of a touch panel type monitor 13 and a touch pen 14 for editing an image such as graffiti is provided.

  Further, in front of the sticker printing apparatus 10, an illumination apparatus 15 for illuminating at the time of photographing, a speaker 16 for reproducing sound effects and guidance for the user, etc., for accepting the charged usage fee A coin slot 17 is also provided.

  Further, the side face of the sticker printing apparatus 10 is provided with a set of a touch panel monitor 18 and a touch pen 19 for setting a layout, and a sticker discharge port 20 for discharging a photographic sticker.

  In addition, the seal printing apparatus 10 includes a printing unit 21a that prints an image according to a layout selected by a procedure described later while conveying the seal sheet 1 wound in a roll shape in the direction of arrow A, and performs image printing. The printer 21 is provided with a cutting means 21b for cutting the sealed sheet 1 into a predetermined size, and discharging the cut sheet 1 from the seal discharge port 20 and providing it to the user. Note that the direction of the arrow A shown in FIG. 7 corresponds to the direction of the arrow A in FIG.

  Further, a control device having a storage device such as a CPU, RAM, and ROM is provided inside the sticker printing device 10, and by this control device, a CCD camera 11, a liquid crystal display 12, a touch panel monitor 13, 18, external devices such as the touch pens 14 and 19, the illumination device 15, the speaker 16, and the printer 21 are controlled in a centralized manner. When acceptance of the usage fee is detected, the CCD camera 11 is sequentially detected. The user takes a plurality of photographs of the user, accepts editing input for an image such as graffiti from the touch panel monitor 13 and touch pen 14, and accepts an image layout selection by the user from the touch panel monitor 18 and touch pen 19. Have been to do.

  The selection of the image layout is received, for example, by displaying the layout reception screen 30 shown in FIG.

  The layout acceptance screen 30 displays a layout area 31 corresponding to the print area 2a on the sticker sheet 1, a candidate image display area for displaying a plurality of images 32 after the scribing process, and a plurality of image size selection buttons 33. It has an image size selection area and a remaining time display area 34 for displaying the remaining time allowed for layout processing.

  The layout area 31 is divided into 36 basic areas by a broken line 40 and displayed. In addition, “minimum”, “small”, “medium”, and “large” of the image size selection button 33 are the basic region and the two connected basics exemplified by 41, 42, 43, and 44 in the figure, respectively. This corresponds to the size of a block made up of regions, a block made up of four connected basic regions, and a block made up of eight connected basic regions.

  The user operates the touch pen 19 to select one of the images from the candidate image display area, selects the image size from the image size selection button 33, and then designates a desired position in the layout area 31. Thus, an image enlarged or reduced to a desired size can be arranged at a desired position, and by repeating this, a plurality of captured images can be laid out.

  It should be noted that when the arrangement of the image proceeds to some extent and the image of the size selected by the user is arranged at the position designated by the user, an overlap with the previously arranged image occurs. The designation is not accepted, and the image size selection button 33 cannot be selected for a size that cannot be arranged without overlapping with an already arranged image.

  The input made by the user can be canceled by operating the cancel button 35 at the bottom of the screen. When the layout is completed, the layout processing is ended by operating the end button 36. Can be made.

  Further, the user can select a favorite layout from recommended layouts prepared in advance by using the automatic button 37 at the bottom of the screen instead of selecting the layout by the above method.

  There are four automatic buttons 37 (1 to 4), and by operating each button with the touch pen 19, each recommended layout prepared in advance is displayed in the layout area 31, and the user thinks that the layout is acceptable. In such a case, the layout can be selected by operating the end button 36.

  When the end button 36 is operated or the remaining time becomes zero, image data according to the layout displayed in the layout area at that time is transmitted to the printer 21 and the sticker sheet 1 wound in a roll shape is in the direction of arrow A. The image is printed in the layout as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the seal sheet 1 is cut into a predetermined size including the print region 2a, and is discharged from the seal discharge port 20 and provided to the user.

  The user cuts the provided seal sheet 1 for each image with scissors or a cutter to make a photographic seal, and peels and uses the release sheet 4 on the back side. For example, a meandering cut line 4a such as a wavy line or a broken line is provided, and the peak M or the valley V of the cut line 4a is formed by bending the cover sheet 2 inward so that the adhesive layer 3 is bent. Therefore, the entire peeling sheet 4 on the back side of the photo sticker can be easily peeled off by using this portion as a grip portion.

  The above-described embodiments are shown as examples, and the present invention can be variously modified within the scope of the claims.

  For example, the image printed on the seal sheet is not necessarily a photographic image, and may be a figure, a mark, a symbol, or the like. Further, instead of a photographic image taken by a CCD camera included in the sticker printing apparatus, a photographic image taken by a separate photographing unit may be taken into the sticker printing apparatus and printed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the layout is selected by either the method in which the user selects the size and position of the image or the method in which the user selects from the recommended layout prepared in advance is described. However, the layout may be selected only by one of these two methods, or the user may select the layout by a method other than these two methods. .

It is principal part sectional drawing of the seal sheet which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a surface view of the sealing sheet which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a reverse view of the seal sheet which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a reverse view of the seal sheet which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is principal part sectional drawing of the seal sheet which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the exemplary manufacturing process of the sealing sheet of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the sticker printing apparatus which prints the image laid out on the sticker sheet of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the layout reception screen displayed when receiving the layout selection of the image printed on the sticker sheet of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seal sheet 2 Cover sheet 2a Print area 2b-1-4 Photo image B Basic area C1, C2 Cutting part D1, D2 Vertical division line 3 Adhesive layer 4 Release sheet 4a Cut line 5a Gravure roller 5b Adhesive material 6a Press cut roller 6b Backup roller 7a, 7b Pressure roller 10 Seal printing device 11 CCD camera 12 Liquid crystal display 13 Touch panel monitor 14 Touch pen 15 Illumination device 16 Speaker 17 Coin slot 18 Touch panel monitor 19 Touch pen 20 Seal discharge port 21 Printer 30 Layout reception screen 31 Layout Area 32 Thumbnail image 33 Image size selection button 34 Time display area 35 Cancel button 36 End button 37 Auto button 40 Broken line 41 Basic area 42 to 44 Block

Claims (4)

A seal for image printing, in which a cover sheet is laminated on a release sheet via an adhesive layer, and a plurality of images are printed in a predetermined print area on the cover sheet according to a layout selected by a user A sheet,
The release sheet is provided with a cut line that meanders along the paper feed direction during printing on the seal sheet. The layout divides the print area into a plurality of rectangular basic areas defined by a plurality of vertical division lines parallel to the paper feed direction and a plurality of horizontal division lines perpendicular to the paper feed direction. The image is arranged to be enlarged or reduced to the size of the single basic area or the block on one basic area or a block composed of a plurality of the basic areas connected to each other. Yes,
The seal sheet according to claim 1, wherein the cut line is formed so as to intersect the vertical partition line.   3. The seal sheet according to claim 1, wherein the cut line has a wavy line shape in which a peak portion and a valley portion repeat at a predetermined cycle, or a polygonal line shape. The distance between adjacent crests of the cut line or the distance between adjacent troughs is 1.5 times or less the dimension of the basic region in the paper feeding direction. The sealing sheet as described.

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