CN101446733A

CN101446733A - A perfect printing method for card body containing electronic paper

Info

Publication number: CN101446733A
Application number: CNA2009100761938A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 须清
Original assignee: Beijing Paragon Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Paragon Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2009-01-14
Filing date: 2009-01-14
Publication date: 2009-06-03
Anticipated expiration: 2029-01-14
Also published as: CN100596334C

Abstract

The present invention puts forward a perfect printing method for card body containing electronic paper, and comprises the following steps: removing non-conducting material of partial area of the card body to be printed which containing electronic paper to make partial area of the card body containing electronic paper exposed from conductive layer; placing card body containing electronic paper between grid array first electrode and grid array second electrode of the card body perfect printing apparatus; contacting public electrode of card body perfect printing apparatus with conductive layer in the card body that containing electronic paper; exerting corresponding voltage signal between at least one grid electrode in grid array first electrode of the card body perfect printing apparatus and/or exerting corresponding voltage signal between at least one grid electrode in grid array second electrode of the card body perfect printing apparatus and a public electrode. Card body that containing electronic paper can be perfect printed so as to make electronization rate of electronic paper higher and utilization rate of electronic paper improved.

Description

The method that the card body that contains Electronic Paper is carried out printed on both sides

Technical field

The present invention relates to the card body that contains Electronic Paper is carried out method of printing, the card body that contains Electronic Paper that particularly relates to perfect printing carries out method of printing.

Background technology

The type printing of China's invention is the Ancient Chinese invention of great significance in generation.Its invention, development and to the propagation in the world have been made huge contribution to human civilization.Modern laser printing, electronic composition printing makes people printing word and pattern on paper become easier.But, therefore need to produce a large amount of paper because file or data information that these printing processes obtain can not be changed.And carbon dust or printing ink that the printshop is used are still bigger for environmental pollution.

And the various cards that use in the life provide a kind of card face that visual attraction is relatively arranged as needing various patterns of printing or literal on the card bodies such as rechargeable card, smart card, bank's magnetic stripe card, member card, phonecard usually for the user.But for the factory that produces card, after the printing in a single day of literal on the card body and pattern, just can not change, if customer demand changes, printed card body will go out of use.The producer that produces the card body simultaneously wished to produce in advance with the raising supply time, and the carrying out that pattern on the card body or literal have retrained operation.Very influence production efficiency.

Development along with modern electronic technology, people have proposed the notion of various electronic papers, paper that promptly can update content, as little cup (MicroCup) electrophoretic film of the electric ink of E-ink company and microcapsules electrophoretic film, Sipix company etc., there has been be pilot to provide in fields such as display, billboards.But because the Electronic Paper of these company's inventions is mainly towards the demonstration field, therefore the electrophoretic film of making all is attached on the electrode base board, or the conductive electrode that bondd when making film, cause this electrophoretic film to cost an arm and a leg, therefore the transparent electrode material price that particularly it adopted is very expensive, they is used for newspaper or the books field is very difficult.Use though be useful on the product of e-book and electronic newspaper, every book or every newspaper all will have electronic connecting interface, and such as the billboard of making of Electronic Paper, owing to comprised electrode material and electronic connecting interface, price is higher.

At publication number is CN101201526A, open day on June 18th, 2008, name is called in the Chinese patent application of " electric printing equipment and method of printing electric papers ", reduce the price of Electronic Paper by inventing electrodeless Electronic Paper, invented simultaneously for the electric printing equipment of electrodeless Electronic Paper and with regard to the electronization how this electric printing equipment finishes Electronic Paper and described in detail.But the disclosure content can not be carried out electronization for double-side electronic paper, and for how constructing double-side electronic paper, how carrying out electronization for Electronic Paper two-sided and do not provide and describe and explanation.And Electronic Paper can be carried out the speed that double-side electronicization helps improving the electronization of the utilization factor of Electronic Paper and Electronic Paper.

At publication number is CN101201527A, open day on June 18th, 2008, name is called in the Chinese patent application of " containing the card body printing equipment and the printing process of Electronic Paper ", by invent electrodeless Electronic Paper and on the card body lamination or paste the price that this electrodeless Electronic Paper reduces Electronic Paper, invented electric printing equipment that the card body for electrodeless Electronic Paper prints simultaneously and described in detail with regard to the electronization how this electric printing equipment finishes Electronic Paper.But the disclosure content can not or be carried out the electronization of Electronic Paper respectively for card body separately two-sided, and for the card body of how to construct double-side electronic paper, how carry out electronization and do not provide and describe and explanation for card body two-sided.And the card body that contains Electronic Paper can carry out double-side electronicization is to block the body demands of applications at present.

Summary of the invention

Technical matters to be solved by this invention is how to make cheap two-sidedly to contain the card body of Electronic Paper and how for the two-sided electronization (printing) of carrying out of the card body that contains Electronic Paper, Electronic Paper is applied to be worth lower card industry.

For addressing the above problem, the technical solution of proposition is:

1, in making, Electronic Paper adopt paper or other flexible material as substrate, remove all transparency electrodes simultaneously, increase the opaque public electrode of one deck and do not realize that Electronic Paper is independent between two-sided, can reduce the manufacturing cost of double-side electronic paper simultaneously so that the information between Electronic Paper two-sided can not overlap.

A kind of realization of double-side electronic paper is to comprise the structure as lower floor:

First non-conductive transparent layer adopts paper or other flexible electrically non-conductive material;

Electronic material ground floor with bistable characteristic is the microcapsules electronic ink layer with electrophoretic effect, the little cup structure thinner package rete with electrophoretic effect, screw (Gyricon) layer, has one of the Electronic Paper material layer of electrowetting effect, bistable cholesteric liquid crystal material layers;

Conductive layer;

The electronic material second layer with bistable characteristic is the microcapsules electronic ink layer with electrophoretic effect, the little cup structure thinner package rete with electrophoretic effect, screw (Gyricon) layer, has one of the Electronic Paper material layer of electrowetting effect, bistable cholesteric liquid crystal material layers;

Second non-conductive transparent layer adopts paper or other flexible electrically non-conductive material;

Described first non-conductive transparent layer, electronic material ground floor, conductive layer, the electronic material second layer, second non-conductive transparent layer form a kind of novel electronic paper by lamination or barbola work;

2, a kind of special electronic equipment of design carries out electronization to above-mentioned double-side electronic paper.

3, the above-mentioned special electronic equipment of employing carries out electronization (printing) to double-side electronic paper method is proposed.

Term explanation: be identical notion for the printing of Electronic Paper with electronization for Electronic Paper in the present invention, the notion of using " printing " is consistent with the effect of knowing with people that prints out literal or pattern on common paper.All be on paper, to generate our needed information.

Specify as follows:

1, a kind of two-sided printing equipment for card is characterized in that comprising:

Grid array first electrode has independently an electrode and a contact conductor on each grid of described grid array first electrode;

Grid array second electrode has independently an electrode and a contact conductor on each grid of described grid array second electrode;

Public electrode;

The conductive layer of Electronic Paper is electrically connected on described public electrode and the card body that is placed between grid array first electrode and grid array second electrode;

Applying voltage signal between described grid array first electrode and the described public electrode and/or between described grid array second electrode and described public electrode, applying voltage signal, make Electronic Paper electronization on the card body that is placed between grid array first electrode and grid array second electrode.

2, further above-mentioned two-sided printing equipment for card also comprises:

The mechanical motion driving circuit;

Mechanical motion topworks;

Described mechanical motion topworks is connected with grid array first electrode and/or grid array second electrode;

Described mechanical motion driving circuit is connected with described mechanical motion topworks.

This mechanical motion topworks is under the signal controlling of mechanical motion driving circuit, control mesh array first electrode and/or grid array second electrode are done three-dimensional moving, and realize the relative position control of grid array first electrode and/or grid array second electrode and Electronic Paper

3, further above-mentioned two-sided printing equipment for card comprises:

The gridding information storage unit;

Information control unit;

The mechanical motion driving circuit;

Mechanical motion topworks;

Described grid array first driving circuit connects grid array first electrode;

Described grid array second driving circuit connects grid array second electrode;

Place on the mutual opposite of described grid array first electrode and grid array second electrode;

Described mechanical motion driving circuit is connected with described mechanical motion topworks;

Described information control unit is connected with described gridding information storage unit;

Described information control unit is connected with described grid array driving circuit;

Described information control unit is connected with described mechanical motion driving circuit;

Described card body is that a kind of implementation of card body of band Electronic Paper is: comprise card matrix material, and the one side at least of card matrix material paste or lamination have an Electronic Paper of conductive layer.When the two sides of card body all paste or lamination Electronic Paper, have following two kinds of situations just can be with two-sided the carry out electronization of equipment of the present invention to this Electronic Paper:

1) the card body simultaneously paste or lamination have an Electronic Paper of conductive layer, card body another side paste or lamination do not have an Electronic Paper of conductive layer;

2) the card body simultaneously paste or lamination have an Electronic Paper of conductive layer, card body another side paste or lamination the Electronic Paper of conductive layer arranged.

Described Electronic Paper with conductive layer is pasted or when being laminated on the card matrix material, the conductive layer of Electronic Paper contact with card matrix material, the conductive layer that makes described Electronic Paper as card matrix material two-sided on Electronic Paper carry out electronic public electrode.

First kind of realization with Electronic Paper of conductive layer of the present invention is to comprise the structure as lower floor:

Conductive layer;

Described electronic material ground floor, conductive layer form a kind of novel electronic paper by lamination or barbola work.

Adopt the card body of the one-side band Electronic Paper of this kind scheme, comprise ground floor Electronic Paper and Ka Ji, then above-mentioned ground floor Electronic Paper with Ka Ji pastes or during lamination, the conductive layer of Electronic Paper and surface of card body contact; Adopt the card body of the double-sided belt Electronic Paper of this kind scheme, comprise ground floor Electronic Paper, Ka Ji and second layer Electronic Paper, then above-mentioned ground floor Electronic Paper, Ka Ji and second layer Electronic Paper are placed by this order layering and paste or during lamination, surface of the conductive layer of ground floor Electronic Paper and card body contacts, and the conductive layer of second layer Electronic Paper contacts with another surface of card body.

Second kind of realization with Electronic Paper of conductive layer of the present invention is to comprise the structure as lower floor:

Conductive layer;

Described first non-conductive transparent layer, electronic material ground floor, conductive layer form a kind of novel electronic paper by lamination or barbola work.

It is of the present invention that not have first kind of realization of the Electronic Paper of conductive layer be to comprise the structure as lower floor:

It is of the present invention that not have second kind of realization of the Electronic Paper of conductive layer be to comprise the structure as lower floor:

The electronic material second layer with bistable characteristic is the microcapsules electronic ink layer with electrophoretic effect, the little cup structure thinner package rete with electrophoretic effect, screw (Gyricon) layer, has one of the Electronic Paper material layer of electrowetting effect, bistable cholesteric liquid crystal material layers; Described second non-conductive transparent layer, the electronic material second layer form a kind of novel electronic paper by lamination or barbola work.

Above-mentioned public electrode is with after the conductive layer of Electronic Paper on the card body is electrically connected, the common reference electrode as Electronic Paper when electronic.Can not influence the electronization of Electronic Paper on the card body another side like this in the electronization of blocking Electronic Paper on the body one side.

A kind of second kind of implementation of the card body that contains Electronic Paper of perfect printing is: comprise card matrix material, it is characterized in that comprising at least in the described card matrix material layer of conductive material, and all paste respectively on the two sides of card matrix material or lamination the identical or different Electronic Paper that does not have conductive layer; Described do not have the Electronic Paper of conductive layer to adopt one of following scheme:

1) described do not have the Electronic Paper of conductive layer to comprise the structure as lower floor:

Electronic material layer arranged with bistable characteristic is the microcapsules electronic ink layer with electrophoretic effect, the little cup structure thinner package rete with electrophoretic effect, screw (Gyricon) layer, has one of the Electronic Paper material layer of electrowetting effect, bistable cholesteric liquid crystal material layers;

2) described do not have the Electronic Paper of conductive layer to comprise the structure as lower floor:

Non-conductive transparent layer adopts paper or other flexible electrically non-conductive material;

Electronic material layer arranged with bistable characteristic is the microcapsules electronic ink layer with electrophoretic effect, the little cup structure thinner package rete with electrophoretic effect, screw (Gyricon) layer, has one of the Electronic Paper material layer of electrowetting effect, bistable cholesteric liquid crystal material layers; Described non-conductive transparent layer, electronic material layer arranged form a kind of novel electronic paper by lamination or barbola work.

Described card body is that the another kind of implementation of the card body of band Electronic Paper is to comprise card matrix material, it is characterized in that comprising conductive material layer in the described card matrix material, the one side of card matrix material paste or lamination do not have Electronic Paper first parts of conductive layer or do not have Electronic Paper second parts of conductive layer, the another side of card matrix material paste or lamination do not have Electronic Paper first parts of conductive layer or do not have Electronic Paper second parts of conductive layer; Conductive material layer in the described card matrix material as card matrix material the Electronic Paper on two-sided carry out the public electrode of electronization.

4, independently an electrode and a contact conductor are arranged on each grid of above-mentioned grid array first electrode, described contact conductor is connected with grid array first driving circuit; Independently an electrode and a contact conductor are arranged on each grid of described grid array second electrode, and described contact conductor is connected with grid array second driving circuit; Electrode on each grid of described grid array first electrode and public electrode form positive electricity pressure reduction or negative electricity pressure reduction; Counter electrode on each grid of described grid array second electrode and public electrode form positive electricity pressure reduction or negative electricity pressure reduction.

In above-mentioned first kind of realization, also can the card body of band Electronic Paper be printed on one side, when the card body for the band Electronic Paper simultaneously prints, only need be for not having voltage difference between electrode on each grid on the grid array electrode that contacts with another side and the public electrode, during as signal ground, the electrode on each grid on the grid array electrode that contacts with another side also applies the signal ground level as public electrode.

5, second kind of realization of two-sided printing equipment for card is, also comprises first switch block and second switch parts on the basis of said structure, and described first switch block is connected with described information control unit respectively with the second switch parts; Under described information control unit control, described first switch block is to be used for switch selecting grid array first driving circuit to be connected with grid array first electrode or public electrode is connected with grid array first electrode, and described second switch parts are to be used for that switching selection grid array second driving circuit is connected with grid array second electrode or public electrode is connected with grid array second electrode.The realization of this kind structure makes in the process of card body one-side electronicization of band Electronic Paper littler for the influence of another side, because directly will not need the electrode on the electronic one side directly to receive on the public electrode, thereby can guarantee that the electronization of no-voltage official post Electronic Paper one side can not influence the information of another side by switch by switch block.

6, in second kind of realization of above-mentioned Electronic Paper two-sided printing equipment for card, when being printed on one side, independently an electrode and a contact conductor are arranged on each grid of described grid array first electrode, described contact conductor is connected with grid array first driving circuit, and all grid electrodes of described grid array second electrode are connected to by the second switch parts and form unitary electrode on the public electrode.Independently an electrode and a contact conductor are arranged on each grid of perhaps described grid array second electrode, and described contact conductor is connected with grid array second driving circuit; All grid electrodes of described grid array first electrode are connected to by first switch block and form unitary electrode on the public electrode.

7, above-mentioned information control unit comprises central processing unit (CPU) and memory circuit; Described mechanical motion topworks is the high precision stepping motor.

8, above-mentioned information control unit comprises character library, character and type matrix mapping processing unit and/or the e-file and the output dot matrix mapping processing unit of at least a font of at least a literal alternatively.

9, further above-mentioned charged sub-paper card body double face printing apparatus comprises the placing component of Electronic Paper, and a kind of realization of placing component is a non-conductive support, fixes a non-conductive thin slice plane on the support, thin plastics; The another kind of realization is the non-conductive transport tape that forms the print production streamline; Another realization is that grid array second electrode is directly as the support of fixed pan and charged sub-paper card body.

10, a kind of method following steps of carrying out electronic printing for Electronic Paper on the card body:

1) removes the first non-conductive transparent layer (if there is) and the electronic material ground floor of the regional area of Electronic Paper on the card body to be printed, expose the conductive layer of Electronic Paper;

2) start above-mentioned each the described two-sided printing equipment for card of operation;

3) public electrode of described two-sided printing equipment for card and the conductive layer of described Electronic Paper are electrically contacted;

4) will prepare the printing electronic document pass to described two-sided printing equipment for card;

5) information control unit of described two-sided printing equipment for card sends the mechanical motion steering order and gives the mechanical motion driving circuit;

6) the mechanical motion driving circuit of described two-sided printing equipment for card is converted to the mechanical motion control signal with steering order and sends to mechanical motion topworks;

7) described mechanical motion topworks drives grid array first electrode according to control signal and/or grid array second electrode moves, and makes grid array first electrode and grid array second electrode closely contact Electronic Paper on the card body;

8) described information control unit is converted into Electronic Paper grid image information with electronic document information, and deposits described gridding information storage unit in;

9) described information control unit control is sent to described grid array first driving circuit and/or grid array second driving circuit with the information of described gridding information storage unit;

10) apply the correspondent voltage signal applying between electrode on each grid of grid array first electrode of described two-sided printing equipment for card and the public electrode between electrode on correspondent voltage signal and/or each grid and the public electrode at grid array second electrode of described two-sided printing equipment for card;

11) under electrode on each grid of described grid array first electrode and the voltage effect on the public electrode, Electronic Paper on described card body one side is finished the printing of electronic document and/or under electrode on each grid of described grid array second electrode and the voltage effect on the public electrode, the printing of finishing electronic document of the Electronic Paper on described card body another side.

11, another kind of for two-sided printing method for electronic paper on the card body, as follows:

2) start the described two-sided printing equipment for card of operation;

7) described mechanical motion topworks drives grid array first electrode according to control signal and/or grid array second electrode moves, and makes grid array first electrode closely contact Electronic Paper with grid array second electrode;

9) described information control unit is controlled described second switch parts described grid array second electrode is connected with public electrode; Controlling described first switch block makes grid array first electrode be connected with described grid array first driving circuit;

10) described information control unit control is sent to described grid array first driving circuit with the information of described gridding information storage unit;

11) between electrode on each grid of grid array first electrode of described two-sided printing equipment for card and public electrode, apply the correspondent voltage signal;

12) under electrode on each grid of described grid array first electrode and the voltage effect on the public electrode, the Electronic Paper on one side on the described card body is finished the printing of electronic document;

13) described information control unit is controlled described first switch block described grid array first electrode is connected with public electrode; Controlling described second switch parts makes grid array second electrode be connected with described grid array second driving circuit;

14) described information control unit control is sent to described grid array second driving circuit with the information of described gridding information storage unit;

15) between electrode on each grid of grid array second electrode of described two-sided printing equipment for card and public electrode, apply the correspondent voltage signal;

16) under electrode on each grid of described grid array second electrode and the voltage effect on the public electrode, the Electronic Paper on described card body another side is finished the printing of electronic document.

The step of making the monochromatic Electronic Paper of single face based on the miniature cup technology is as follows:

1, as application number be that 01801449.6 Chinese patent application " is made the method for electrophoretic display device (EPD) ", application number is manufacturing miniature cup as described in 200580014903.4 the Chinese patent application " manufacturing process of electrophoretic display device (EPD) ".In brief, on non-conductive film, use UV-cured resin to make miniature cup, based on continuous roll-to-roll technology, compositions of ultraviolet curing type is transferred to punch, solidify said composition, and the part demoulding of using transfer sheet to form, thus miniature cup made, and this technology can be in batches or roll-to-roll continuous making.

2, the resin bed demoulding from solidifying is preferably in resin and carries out between hardening period or afterwards in a suitable manner.

3, fill the miniature cup array that said method is made with a kind of electrically charged pigment dispersion, dispersion is in colored dielectric solvent, this dielectric solvent comprises at least a and the inconsistent thermoset precursors thing of this solvent, and this precursor is low than solvent and pigment particle proportion.

4, separate and in this forms floating layer an of surface above liquid phase during or afterwards at this thermoset precursors thing, by this thermoset precursors thing being solidified the sealing miniature cup, preferably adopt, thereby form the sealing electrophoresis cartridge that includes the pigment dispersion in colored dielectric solvent as ultraviolet radiation or heating or moisture.

5, the non-conductive film that precoating is furnished with glue-line is covered in the electrophoresis cartridge array through sealing, and wherein this glue-line can be contact adhesive, hotmelt or a kind of heat, moisture or radiation-curing binders.

Can adopt radiation, see through this upper strata non-conductive film and glue-line is carried out the back solidify (if this upper strata non-conductive film is transparent to this class radiation) as ultraviolet light etc.After this stacked step was finished, finished product can be cut and assemble.

The operation that the preparation of above-mentioned miniature cup can be produced in batches with another kind easily replaces.Can finish sealing by directly being coated with the also composition layer of cured thermoset precursor on the electrophoretic fluid surface to miniature cup.

The preparation of multiple colour electrophoretic Electronic Paper

1, as indicated above, on non-conductive film, use UV-cured resin to make miniature cup.

2, be preferably in during the resin solidification or afterwards, from the resin bed demoulding of this curing.

3, a positive dry film photoresist is covered in made miniature cup array, wherein comprises a glue-line at least, a positive photoresist and a removable plastics screening glass.

4, with ultraviolet light, visible light or other radiation this positive photoresist is carried out graph exposure, remove screening glass, develop, open cup in the exposure area.The purpose of step 3 and step 4 is optionally to open miniature cup in presumptive area.

5, fill the miniature cup of opening with electrically charged Chinese white dispersion, dispersion place dielectric solvent comprises the dyestuff or the pigment of at least a first primary colors, and with the inconsistent thermoset precursors thing of this solvent, and this precursor is low than solvent and pigment particle proportion.

6, separate and in this forms floating layer an of surface above liquid phase during or afterwards at this thermoset precursors thing, adopt as ultraviolet radiation or heat, moisture and come the cured thermoset precursor, seal miniature cup, comprise the sealing electrophoresis cartridge of the electrophoretic fluid of first primary colors with formation.The sealing step preferably adopts ultraviolet light polymerization.

7, can repeat above-mentioned steps 5, step 6, to produce the clearly box of definition that has that comprises the different colours electrophoretic fluid in zones of different.

8, precoating is furnished with prefabricated patterned second a transparent non-conductive film of glue-line, alignment is laminated in the electrophoresis cartridge array of sealing, and wherein said glue-line can be contact adhesive, hotmelt or a kind of heat, moisture or radiation-curing binders.

9, bonding agent sclerosis.

Electronic Paper with this method preparation can reach the only thickness of a piece of paper, and the width of this paper can be the width of coated sheets, and the length of this paper depends on the length of volume.

According to the above-mentioned double-side electronic paper of making manufacture process production the application easily of the monochromatic Electronic Paper of single face based on the miniature cup technology.Four kinds of modes are arranged:

Mode 1 increases one deck opaque electrode layer, and the one-side electronic paper of above-mentioned manufacturing is placed the two sides of opaque electrode layer respectively, pastes then or laminating technology is made double-side electronic paper.

Mode 2, when above-mentioned manufacturing one-side electronic paper, non-conductive film is replaced with opaque conductive film, and then with the back-to-back stickup of two layers of one-sided Electronic Paper or laminated together, the opaque conductive film that is about to the two layers of one-sided Electronic Paper is pasted or the double-side electronic paper of making laminated together.

Mode 3, when above-mentioned manufacturing one-side electronic paper, produce two kinds of one-side electronic papers, a kind of is the above-mentioned one-side electronic paper with non-conductive film, another kind replaces with opaque conductive film with non-conductive film and makes the one-side electronic paper with opaque conductive film, one-side electronic paper that will have non-conductive film then and the back-to-back stickup of one-side electronic paper with opaque conductive film or laminated together, the non-conductive film that is about to have the one-side electronic paper of non-conductive film is pasted or the double-side electronic paper of making laminated together with the opaque conductive film of the one-side electronic with opaque conductive film.

Mode 4, when above-mentioned manufacturing one-side electronic paper, non-conductive film is replaced with opaque conductive film make one-side electronic paper, then the one-side electronic paper bottom surface is turned over up, on the another side of opaque conductive film, make the another side of Electronic Paper by above-mentioned technology with opaque conductive film.

Relate to two aspects based on monochromatic Electronic Paper of microcapsules technology manufacturing or polychrome Electronic Paper: the manufacturing of encapsulated electro-phoretic medium, encapsulated electro-phoretic medium are printed on the method that the paper medium is made Electronic Paper.

About the manufacturing of encapsulated electro-phoretic medium, be to describe in 200480036461.9 the Chinese patent application " electrophoretic medium " and quoted the manufacture method of microcapsules and the material of employing at number of patent application, quote as Technical Reference in the present invention.

Be printed on the method that the paper medium is made Electronic Paper about encapsulated electro-phoretic medium, can use for reference Chinese patent application that number of patent application is 200480031366.X " electrophoretic display device (EPD) " and number of patent application is the middle method that adopts microcapsules to make electrophoretic display device (EPD) of Chinese patent application " electro-optic displays " of 200480018383.X, main difference is not need electrode layer when making Electronic Paper, specifically can be described as:

Encapsulated electro-phoretic medium is printed on the paper medium and makes one of method of Electronic Paper:

1, provides electrophoretic medium, it comprises the discrete droplets in a plurality of polymer adhesives, and each droplet comprises a plurality of charged particles, and described charged particle is dispersed in the suspending liquid, and when electric field put on suspending liquid, described charged particle can move by suspending liquid.

2, provide papery tool back plane or other flexible material tool back planes.

3, electrophoretic medium is laminated to above-mentioned tool back plane.

This method is carried out under the uniform temperature condition, polymer adhesive will flow and electrophoretic medium directly contacts with tool back plane when this temperature, thereby cause that polymer adhesive flows and electrophoretic medium is fixed to tool back plane to form Electronic Paper or flexible material Electronic Paper.

Encapsulated electro-phoretic medium be printed on the paper medium make Electronic Paper method two be to make earlier film that electrophoretic medium forms to stick on then on paper medium or the flexible material medium and form Electronic Paper, be specially:

1, the film non-conductive layer of printing opacity.

2, provide electrophoretic medium, it comprises the discrete droplets in a plurality of polymer adhesives, and each droplet comprises a plurality of charged particles, and described charged particle is dispersed in the suspending liquid, and when electric field put on suspending liquid, described charged particle can move by suspending liquid.

3, discharge lamella, it contacts with polymer adhesive.

4, be pressed together layer by layer the formation film with above-mentioned three.

5, remove form release lamella on the film, stick on paper medium or the flexible material medium and form Electronic Paper.

According to the above-mentioned double-side electronic paper of making manufacture process production the application easily of the monochromatic Electronic Paper of single face based on the encapsulated electro-phoretic medium technology.Four kinds of modes are arranged:

Grid array first electrode among the present invention and grid array second electrode are used to constitute the optical states that drives each pixel on the Electronic Paper.Planning grid electrode implementation is.

Grid array first electrode and grid array second electrode all are the electrod-arrays that is made of one by one small electrode, can define the grid array first electrode double-side electronic paper front electrode, and grid array second electrode is a double-side electronic paper reverse side electrode.Each small electrode is all drawn lead, the lead of drawing from the double-side electronic paper front electrode is a double-side electronic paper front electrode signal wire, the lead of drawing from double-side electronic paper reverse side electrode is a double-side electronic paper reverse side electrode signal line, draws lead by these and is connected with the grid array driving circuit.Preferably, grid array first electrode has identical small electrode quantity respectively with grid array second electrode, and corresponding one by one on the corresponding small electrode space of each small electrode of grid array first electrode and grid array second electrode.So-called correspondence one by one is meant that the net point size of two grid array electrodes is identical, and identical at interval, quantity is identical, can realize the correspondence of each small electrode position by moving any grid array electrode.

Print for Electronic Paper or when informationization or image conversion with the grid array electrode in this scheme, a pixel on the corresponding Electronic Paper of each small electrode of grid array electrode and make each small electrode of grid array electrode corresponding one by one with each pixel of Electronic Paper preferably is to produce best printing effect or electronic effect.When a kind of alternative is each small electrode in the planning grid array electrode, increase the size of small electrode and reduce spacing between the small electrode, can guarantee like this, even a pixel on the corresponding Electronic Paper of each small electrode of grid array electrode also makes each small electrode of grid array electrode not corresponding one by one with each pixel of Electronic Paper, also can realize printing and electronization.

When being printed on Word message on the Electronic Paper, determine that at first the Word message content is being printed on one side or printed on both sides at double-side electronic paper, need information control unit to carry out the conversion process of character then to dot matrix font, a kind of design information control module comprises central processing unit, the library stores body, the character font map unit, formations such as procedure stores body and data back, the Word message that need be printed on the Electronic Paper stores in the data back, program in the central processing unit working procedure memory bank, utilize the character library information in the library stores body that Word message is converted to dot matrix font information, store into then in the character font map unit, so that under the control of central processing unit, with the information translation of character font map unit is that the information of voltage of grid electrode array counter electrode is sent to the gridding information storage unit, import grid array first driving circuit or grid array first driving circuit into the information of gridding information cell stores then, thereby realize being printed on one side or printed on both sides of double-side electronic paper.

When being printed onto on the Electronic Paper for image information, because image has been a pixel, irrelevant information transforms, can be directly with the pixel information stores of image in the character font map unit, so that under the control of central processing unit, with the information translation of character font map unit is that the information of voltage of grid electrode array counter electrode is sent to the gridding information storage unit, import the grid array driving circuit into the information of gridding information cell stores then, thereby realize the printing of Electronic Paper.

When being printed on one side for double-side electronic paper, in order to reduce influence for another side, increase the switch switching part, when simultaneously carrying out electronization for certain of Electronic Paper, the grid array electrode that will contact with the Electronic Paper another side is electrically connected with public electrode, make the current potential of the grid array electrode that contacts with the Electronic Paper another side and public electrode equate do not have potential difference (PD), thereby can not be affected for the one side that does not need to carry out electronization (printing).

The another kind of method that is printed on one side for one-side electronic paper is, the level that level that will provide with the grid array electrode of Electronic Paper another side contact and public electrode provide is identical, the current potential of the grid array electrode that contacts with the Electronic Paper another side and public electrode is equated, do not have potential difference (PD), thereby can not be affected for the one side that does not need to carry out electronization (printing).Even the grid array electrode that contacts with the Electronic Paper another side and the current potential of public electrode have a little potential difference (PD) because of reasons such as circuit signal drifts, but because the electronization of Electronic Paper is to need to surpass certain threshold voltage just can carry out, thereby can not be affected yet.

Beneficial effect of the present invention: adopt technology of the present invention the Electronic Paper of modern high-tech field can be applied to the card industry field, and greatly having reduced the Electronic Paper cost, the card body printing equipment that contains Electronic Paper that is proposed simultaneously can carry out two-sided/one-side electronicization for this card body that contains Electronic Paper.Obviously can repeatedly repeat electronization to the card body that contains Electronic Paper, therefore can reuse for the card body that contains Electronic Paper.Simultaneously can improve the dirigibility and the efficient of card manufacturer; On the other hand, adopt electronic paper technology, the card body that greatly reduces the pollution, particularly double-side electronic paper of materials such as printing ink, carbon dust realizes making on the card body the electronic efficient of Electronic Paper higher, and the utilization factor of Electronic Paper also improves.

Description of drawings:

Fig. 1 is the principle of work synoptic diagram that contains the double face printing apparatus of electronics paper card body.

Fig. 2 is the structure and the principle of work synoptic diagram thereof of information control unit.

Fig. 3 contains the principle of work synoptic diagram of the double face printing apparatus of electronics paper card body with another kind.

The realization synoptic diagram of grid array first electrode that Fig. 4 constitutes with a plurality of small electrode plates.

The realization synoptic diagram of grid array second electrode that Fig. 5 constitutes with a plurality of small electrode plates.

Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram that the electronics paper bag contains a plurality of pixels that can be electronic on the card body.

When Fig. 7 is illustrated in and constitutes the grid array electrode with small electrode, the corresponding situation of printing when identical in pixel size on the size of electrode and interelectrode interval and the Electronic Paper and the interval between pixel.Fig. 7 a is that small electrode is just in time aimed at pixel, can realize best printing (electronization) effect.When Fig. 7 b is small electrode and pixel deviation of the alignment maximum, because can only be to the subregion printing of pixel, influence printing (electronization) effect.

When Fig. 8 is illustrated in and constitutes the grid array electrode with small electrode, the size of electrode during than the pixel size Datong District on the Electronic Paper interelectrode interval than hour printing situation of the interval between the pixel on the Electronic Paper.Fig. 8 a is that small electrode is just in time aimed at pixel, can realize best printing (electronization) effect.When Fig. 8 b is small electrode and pixel deviation of the alignment maximum, owing to can improve printing (electronization) effect to most of zone printing of pixel.

Fig. 9 is the card body synoptic diagram that contains Electronic Paper of first kind of layer structure.

Figure 10 is the card body synoptic diagram that contains Electronic Paper of second kind of layer structure.

Figure 11 is the card body synoptic diagram that contains Electronic Paper of the third layer structure.

Figure 12 is the card body synoptic diagram that contains Electronic Paper of the 4th kind of layer structure.

Figure 13 is the card body synoptic diagram that contains Electronic Paper of the 5th kind of layer structure.

Figure 14 is the card body synoptic diagram that contains Electronic Paper of the 6th kind of layer structure.

Figure 15 is the card body synoptic diagram that contains Electronic Paper of the 7th kind of layer structure.

Figure 16 is the card body synoptic diagram that contains Electronic Paper of the 8th kind of layer structure.

Figure 17 is the card body synoptic diagram that contains Electronic Paper of the 9th kind of layer structure.

Figure 18 is the card body synoptic diagram that contains Electronic Paper of the tenth kind of layer structure.

Figure 19 carries out the printed on both sides schematic flow sheet to the card body that contains Electronic Paper.

Embodiment:

Electronic Paper is a kind of special paper, be coated with micro unit (being also referred to as pixel cell) on it with electrophoretic characteristic or electro-wetting property, these micro units have the externally following characteristic that changes optical states of electric field action, and after the optical states change, even remove extra electric field, still can keep optical states.Therefore, be actually control for the printing of Electronic Paper and be added in the external electrical field size and Orientation on each micro unit on the Electronic Paper, make each micro unit on the Electronic Paper present the optical characteristics of our needs.

The Electronic Paper of card described in the present invention on the body itself do not have and prints or the metal electrode of electronization contains the cost of electronics paper card body with reduction, but will print or the metal electrode of electronization all as the parts of Electronic Paper printing equipment.Therefore need print or electronization by the Electronic Paper printing equipment for the printing and the electronization of Electronic Paper.

In addition, since on the described card body Electronic Paper can be that the flexible material of paper material or other hope is as the substrate of thin plastics as Electronic Paper.Can make various Electronic Paper.

With Electronic Paper with do the card matrix material lamination of card or be pasted together, and need shape to reduce by the card body to make the card body that contains Electronic Paper.The card matrix material layer adopts card body material therefor at present, as PVC material, plastics, multi-ply paper etc.

On the other hand, in order to form electronization or the card body another side existing information that the electronization of blocking body and making Electronic Paper on each face of card body does not influence card body another side Electronic Paper at basic double faced adhesive of card or lamination Electronic Paper, need be on the card body increase in the manufacturing of Electronic Paper on the one side at least layer of conductive film as every of Electronic Paper the public electrode when electronic, promptly for the electronization of Electronic Paper single face on the card body be rely on be added in and this face electrodes in contact array and public electrode between voltage difference, and this voltage difference is for not influence of another side Electronic Paper on the card body.

Further describe specific embodiments of the present invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is the principle of work synoptic diagram that carries out the printing equipment of printed on both sides for the card body that contains Electronic Paper.Containing the Electronic Paper two-sided printing equipment for card comprises at least as lower member: mechanical motion driving circuit 101, mechanical motion topworks 102, information control unit 103, gridding information storage unit 104, grid array first driving circuit 105, grid array second driving circuit 109, public electrode 110, grid array first electrode 106, grid array second electrode 108.Grid array first electrode 106 is placed with grid array second electrode 108 mutual opposites, places the card body 107 that contains Electronic Paper that need print between grid array first electrode 106 and grid array second electrode 108.Annexation between each parts as shown in Figure 1.Remove card body one side to be printed and/or two-sided first non-conductive transparent layer (if any) and electronic material ground floor and/or second non-conductive transparent layer (if any) and the electronic material second layer that goes up the regional area of Electronic Paper, expose card body one side and/or the two-sided conductive layer of going up Electronic Paper, public electrode 110 electrically contacts with the conductive layer that exposes Electronic Paper.

Fig. 2 is the structure and the principle of work synoptic diagram thereof of information control unit.Fig. 2 plants the structure that has further provided information control unit, comprises central processing unit 232, character library unit 231, memory circuit 234, character font map unit 233.

The two-sided course of work that goes up Electronic Paper of printing of cards body is:

During Electronic Paper on Word message being printed on card body single or double, need information control unit to carry out the conversion process of character to dot matrix font, the Word message that at first needs is printed on the card body 107 that contains Electronic Paper stores in the data back of memory bank circuit 234, program in the procedure stores body of central processing unit 232 operation memory circuits 234, utilize the character library information in the character library unit 231 that Word message is converted to dot matrix font information, store into then in the character font map unit 233, so that under the control of central processing unit 232, with the information translation of character font map unit 233 is grid electrode array 106, the information of voltage of 108 counter electrodes is sent to gridding information storage unit 104, digitized information is in the positive Electronic Paper content and the reverse side Electronic Paper content of card body as required, front content information with 104 storages of gridding information storage unit imports the activation bit of grid array first driving circuit 105 as the Electronic Paper front into then, and import the activation bit of grid array second driving circuit 109 into, thereby realize the printed on both sides of Electronic Paper as the Electronic Paper reverse side with the reverse side content information of gridding information storage unit 104 storage.

Two-sided another course of work that goes up Electronic Paper of printing of cards body is to be divided into process twice, earlier the Electronic Paper on the electronization card body one side, the Electronic Paper on the electronization card body another side again.Detailed process is described below:

When being printed on Word message on the Electronic Paper, need information control unit to carry out the conversion process of character to dot matrix font, the Word message that at first needs is printed on the card body 107 that contains Electronic Paper stores in the data back of memory bank circuit 234, program in the procedure stores body of central processing unit 232 operation memory circuits 234, utilize the character library information in the character library unit 231 that Word message is converted to dot matrix font information, store into then in the character font map unit 233, so that under the control of central processing unit 232, with the information translation of character font map unit 233 is grid electrode array 106, the information of voltage of 108 counter electrodes is sent to gridding information storage unit 104, digitized information is in content of blocking Electronic Paper on the body front and the content of blocking Electronic Paper on the body reverse side as required, front content information with 104 storages of gridding information storage unit imports the activation bit of grid array first driving circuit 105 as Electronic Paper on the card body front into then, and the current potential that output control presents grid array second electrode 108 of grid array second driving circuit 109 drivings is identical with public electrode, thereby realizes the printing of Electronic Paper on the card body front; Reverse side content information with 104 storages of gridding information storage unit imports the activation bit of grid array second driving circuit 109 as Electronic Paper on the card body reverse side into then, and the current potential that output control presents grid array first electrode 106 of grid array first driving circuit 109 drivings is identical with public electrode, thereby realizes the printing of Electronic Paper on the card body reverse side.

Obviously also can realize a single face of printing of cards body double-side electronic paper according to top description.

When being printed onto on the card body on the Electronic Paper for image information, because image has been a pixel, irrelevant information transforms, can be directly with the pixel information stores of image in character font map unit 233, so that under the control of central processing unit 232, with the information translation of character font map unit 233 is grid electrode array 106, the information of voltage of 108 counter electrodes is sent to gridding information storage unit 104, import grid array first driving circuit 105 and/or grid array second driving circuit 109 into gridding information storage unit 104 canned datas then, thereby realize the printing of double-side electronic paper.

In order to guarantee that grid array first electrode 106, grid array second electrode 108 are corresponding one by one with the corresponding net point of Electronic Paper, need to adjust the position of grid array first electrode 106, grid array second electrode 108, in Fig. 1, a kind of implementation is fixed mesh array second electrode 108, the card body 107 that contains Electronic Paper places the correct position of grid array second electrode 108, by information control unit 103 control mechanical motion driving circuits 101, position to the correct position of grid array first electrode 106 is adjusted in 102 motions of mechanical motion topworks.Mechanical motion topworks 102 adopts high precision stepping control motor usually, and high precision stepping control motor often uses in robot control field.In fact mechanical motion driving circuit 101 is controlled mechanical movement executing mechanism 102, thereby control is connected grid array first electrode 106 with the mechanical movement executing mechanism 102 of control by linkage assembly moves, can be designed as on the plane that X, Y direction constitute and do the two degrees of freedom controlled motion, also can be designed as on the solid that X, Y, Z direction constitute and do the Three Degree Of Freedom controlled motion, with the position of accurate control mesh array first electrode 106.The design of mechanical motion driving circuit 101 matches with the mechanical motion topworks 102 that is adopted, pulse voltage signal for the drive signal of above-mentioned stepper motor, corresponding mechanical motion driving circuit 101 need be according to grid array first electrode 106 current positions, calculate data such as moving to the needed potential pulse number, pulse width on each degree of freedom of correct position.In preferred design,, and positional information is fed back to mechanical motion driving circuit 101 realize that closed-loop controls are to improve positional precision at grid array first electrode 106 installation site sensing elements.And the logic realization of mechanical motion driving circuit 101, after can taking to calculate the result is delivered to mechanical motion driving circuit 101 or mechanical motion driving circuit 101 itself has certain computing ability or FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) ability, finish pulse parameter by mechanical motion driving circuit 101 and calculate by information control unit 103.About position transducer multiple mode is arranged, can finish the calculating of relative position or absolute position as global position system GPS or image acquisition analytic system or lodar etc.

The storage class of gridding information storage unit 104 is read-write memory banks, it has stored current the printing or the Electronic Paper information that need present of electronization, it is the optical states that each electronic unit need present in the Electronic Paper on the corresponding card body 107, and to finish on the control card body 107 optical states of each electronic unit in the Electronic Paper, need this information become by grid array first driving circuit 105 and grid array second driving circuit 109 and be applied on the card body 107 in the Electronic Paper intensity of the extra electric field of each electronic unit, direction and hold time.

For grid array first electrode 106, when grid array second electrode 108 all is the electrod-array that is made of small electrode, being actually each electronic unit of realizing Electronic Paper independently controls, grid array first driving circuit 105 and/or grid array second driving circuit 109 become and are applied on the card body 107 information that the intensity of the extra electric field of each electronic unit and direction need present as required in the Electronic Paper and calculate, because each electronic unit is independently controlled, do not need scanning, so the time of extra electric field can keep always, perhaps extra electric field is kept to be enough to change optical states and to reach and is removed extra electric field when stablizing.

Fig. 3 is the another kind of principle of work synoptic diagram that the card body that contains Electronic Paper is carried out the printing equipment of printed on both sides.Than Fig. 1, increased by first switch block 112 and second switch parts 111 in this implementation, the annexation between each parts is as shown in Figure 3.Remove card body one side to be printed and/or two-sided first non-conductive transparent layer (if any) and electronic material ground floor and/or second non-conductive transparent layer (if any) and the electronic material second layer that goes up the regional area of Electronic Paper, the conductive layer that exposes Electronic Paper, public electrode 110 electrically contacts with the conductive layer that exposes Electronic Paper.The switch block that increases in this implementation can further reduce for the card body is two-sided when going up Electronic Paper and printing influencing each other between front and the reverse side.Wherein information control unit still can adopt implementation shown in Figure 2.

The two-sided course of work that goes up Electronic Paper of this programme printing of cards body is:

When Word message being printed on the card body single or double Electronic Paper, need information control unit to carry out the conversion process of character to dot matrix font, the Word message that at first needs is printed on Electronic Paper on the card body 107 stores in the data back of memory bank circuit 234, program in the procedure stores body of central processing unit 232 operation memory circuits 234, utilize the character library information in the character library unit 231 that Word message is converted to dot matrix font information, store into then in the character font map unit 233, so that under the control of central processing unit 232, with the information translation of character font map unit 233 is grid electrode array 106, the information of voltage of 108 counter electrodes is sent to gridding information storage unit 104, digitized information Electronic Paper content on the content of Electronic Paper on the card body front and card body reverse side as required, front content information with 104 storages of gridding information storage unit imports the activation bit of grid array first driving circuit 105 as the positive Electronic Paper of card body into then, and import the activation bit of grid array second driving circuit 109 into as card body reverse side Electronic Paper with the reverse side content information of gridding information storage unit 104 storage, controlling first switch block 112 simultaneously makes grid array first driving circuit 105 be communicated with grid array first electrode 106, control second switch parts 111 make grid array second driving circuit 109 be communicated with grid array second electrode 108, thereby realize the two-sided printing of going up Electronic Paper of card body.

Two-sided another course of work that goes up Electronic Paper of printing of cards body is to be divided into process twice, the Electronic Paper on the promptly electronic earlier card body one side, the Electronic Paper on the electronization card body another side again.Detailed process is described below:

When Word message being printed on the card body Electronic Paper, need information control unit to carry out the conversion process of character to dot matrix font, the Word message that at first needs is printed on Electronic Paper on the card body 107 stores in the data back of memory bank circuit 234, program in the procedure stores body of central processing unit 232 operation memory circuits 234, utilize the character library information in the character library unit 231 that Word message is converted to dot matrix font information, store into then in the character font map unit 233, so that under the control of central processing unit 232, with the information translation of character font map unit 233 is grid electrode array 106, the information of voltage of 108 counter electrodes is sent to gridding information storage unit 104, digitized information is in content of blocking Electronic Paper on the body front and the content of blocking Electronic Paper on the body reverse side as required, front content information with 104 storages of gridding information storage unit imports the activation bit of grid array first driving circuit 105 as Electronic Paper on the card body front into then, and control first switch block 112 grid array first driving circuit 105 is communicated with grid array first electrode 106, control second switch parts 111 make grid array second electrode 108 be communicated with public electrode 110, thereby the current potential that grid array second electrode 108 is presented is identical with public electrode, thereby realizes the printing of Electronic Paper on the card body front; Reverse side content information with 104 storages of gridding information storage unit imports the activation bit of grid array second driving circuit 109 as Electronic Paper on the card body reverse side into then, and control second switch parts 111 make grid array second driving circuit 109 be communicated with grid array second electrode 108, controlling first switch block 112 makes grid array first electrode 106 be communicated with public electrode 110, thereby the current potential that grid array first electrode 106 is presented is identical with public electrode, thereby realizes the printing of Electronic Paper on the card body reverse side.

Obviously also can realize Electronic Paper on the printing of cards body single face according to top description.

The realization synoptic diagram of grid array first electrode that Fig. 4 constitutes with a plurality of small electrode plates.Grid array first electrode is a plurality of small electrode plates formations with certain intervals, and grid array first electrode 506 is made of a plurality of small electrode plates 561 among the figure, and the interval 562 between the small electrode plate is identical.Connecting signal conductor from each small electrode draws and becomes the contact 563 that can connect the column electrode signal.

The realization synoptic diagram of grid array second electrode that Fig. 5 constitutes with a plurality of small electrode plates.Grid array second electrode is a plurality of small electrode plates formations with certain intervals, and grid array second electrode 608 is made of a plurality of small electrode plates 681 among the figure, and the interval 682 between the small electrode plate is identical.Connecting signal conductor from each small electrode draws and becomes the contact 683 that can connect the column electrode signal.

Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram that the electronics paper bag contains a plurality of pixels that can be electronic on the card body.In Electronic Paper, claim these pixels for changing the electronic unit of optical characteristics.Among the figure, Electronic Paper 907 comprises a plurality of electronic units 971 on the card body, and the interval 972 between the electronic unit is identical, forms the electronic unit array.

Presenter of the present invention understands that also the electronic unit on the Electronic Paper will aim at the point of crossing that grid array second electrode forms with small electrode in the grid array or grid array first electrode, could realize printing exactly and electronization, if do not aim at, with the effect of influence printing, provide below and how to avoid because small electrode and pixel are inaccurate to how improving on time the method for printing effect.

When Fig. 7 is illustrated in and constitutes the grid array electrode with small electrode, the corresponding situation of printing when identical in pixel size on the size of electrode and interelectrode interval and the Electronic Paper and the interval between pixel.Fig. 7 a is that small electrode is just in time aimed at pixel, can realize best printing (electronization) effect.When Fig. 7 b is small electrode and pixel deviation of the alignment maximum, because can only be to the subregion printing of pixel, influence printing (electronization) effect.As Fig. 7 a, each electronic unit 1007 of the small electrode 1006 of grid array first electrode, Electronic Paper, the small electrode 1008 of grid array second electrode are corresponding one by one on the locus, at this moment, can be to the accurately printing or electronic of each electronic unit of Electronic Paper.In Fig. 7 b, each electronic unit 1007 and the small electrode 1006 of grid array first electrode, the small electrode 1008 of grid array second electrode of Electronic Paper stagger on the locus, and the maximal value that staggers is an electronic unit half width at interval.The electric field that this moment, electrode produced is less in the reach of electronic unit, causes the effect to the electronic unit electronization to reduce.By interval that reduces electronic unit or the size that strengthens small electrode, can reduce this adverse effect as can be seen.Provide at Fig. 8 and to further specify.

When Fig. 8 is illustrated in and constitutes the grid array electrode with small electrode, the size of electrode during than the pixel size Datong District on the Electronic Paper interelectrode interval than hour printing situation of the interval between the pixel on the Electronic Paper.Fig. 8 a is that small electrode is just in time aimed at pixel, can realize best printing (electronization) effect.When Fig. 8 b is small electrode and pixel deviation of the alignment maximum, owing to can improve printing (electronization) effect to most of zone printing of pixel.In this realization example, the small electrode 1108 of the small electrode 1106 of grid array first electrode, grid array second electrode is bigger than each electronic unit 1107 size of Electronic Paper, spacing between corresponding small electrode reduces, the small electrode 1108 of each electronic unit 1107, grid array second electrode that Fig. 8 a provides small electrode 1106, the Electronic Paper of grid array first electrode is corresponding one by one on the locus, at this moment, can be to the accurately printing or electronic of each electronic unit of Electronic Paper.In Fig. 8 b, each electronic unit 1107 and the small electrode 1106 of grid array first electrode, the small electrode 1108 of grid array second electrode of Electronic Paper stagger on the locus, and the maximal value that staggers is an electronic unit half width at interval.This moment, the electric field that electrode produces strengthened in the reach of electronic unit, has improved printing (electronization) effect because the small electrode size strengthens.

Fig. 9 is the two-sided Electronic Paper synoptic diagram that comprises of the card body of first kind of layer structure.The two-sided card body 1300 that comprises Electronic Paper comprises 5 layers: first electronic material layer arranged 1302, first conductive layer 1303, card matrix material layer 1307, second conductive layer 1306, second electronic material layer arranged 1304 stack by stickup or lamination mode.The method of making this card body is to paste or lamination conductive layer 1303 in the one side of card matrix material layer 1307, stickup or lamination first electronic material layer arranged 1302 are made the card body that the card body simultaneously has the conductive layer Electronic Paper on conductive layer 1303, should block the body bottom surface then turns over up, another side at card matrix material layer 1307 is pasted or lamination conductive layer 1306, on conductive layer 1306, paste or lamination second electronic material layer arranged 1304 is made the card body that card body another sides also have the conductive layer Electronic Paper, thus the card body that the card body that forms all has the conductive layer Electronic Paper on two-sided.Another kind of manufacture method is that first electronic material layer arranged 1302, first conductive layer 1303, card matrix material layer 1307, second conductive layer 1306, second electronic material layer arranged 1304 are successively stacked the back by pasting or the one-shot forming of lamination mode.

Figure 10 is the two-sided Electronic Paper synoptic diagram that comprises of the card body of second kind of layer structure.The two-sided card body 1400 that comprises Electronic Paper comprises 7 layers: first transparent non-conductive layer 1401, first electronic material layer arranged 1402, first conductive layer 1403, card matrix material layer 1407, second conductive layer 1406, second electronic material layer arranged, 1404, the second transparent non-conductive layer 1405 stack by stickup or lamination mode.The method of making this card body is to paste or lamination conductive layer 1403 in the one side of card matrix material layer 1407, stickup or lamination first electronic material layer arranged 1402 and the first transparent non-conductive layer 1401 are made the card body that the card body simultaneously has the conductive layer Electronic Paper on conductive layer 1403, should block the body bottom surface then turns over up, another side at card matrix material layer 1407 is pasted or lamination conductive layer 1406, on conductive layer 1406, paste or lamination second electronic material layer arranged 1404 and the second transparent non-conductive layer 1405 are made the card body that card body another sides also have the conductive layer Electronic Paper, thus the card body that the card body that forms all has the conductive layer Electronic Paper on two-sided.Another kind of manufacture method is that first transparent non-conductive layer 1401, first electronic material layer arranged 1402, first conductive layer 1403, card matrix material layer 1407, second conductive layer 1406, second electronic material layer arranged, 1404, the second transparent non-conductive layer 1405 are successively stacked the back by pasting or the one-shot forming of lamination mode.

Figure 11 is the two-sided Electronic Paper synoptic diagram that comprises of the card body of the third layer structure.The two-sided card body 1500 that comprises Electronic Paper comprises 4 layers: first electronic material layer arranged 1502, card matrix material layer 1507, second conductive layer 1506, second electronic material layer arranged 1504 stack by stickup or lamination mode.The method of making this card body is to make the card body that the card body simultaneously has Electronic Paper in the one side stickup or lamination first electronic material layer arranged 1502 of card matrix material layer 1507, should block the body bottom surface then turns over up, another side at card matrix material layer 1507 is pasted or lamination conductive layer 1506, on conductive layer 1506, paste or lamination second electronic material layer arranged 1504 is made the card body that card body another sides also have the conductive layer Electronic Paper, thus the card body that the card body that forms all has Electronic Paper on two-sided.Another kind of manufacture method is that first electronic material layer arranged 1502, card matrix material layer 1507, second conductive layer 1506, second electronic material layer arranged 1504 are successively stacked the back by pasting or the one-shot forming of lamination mode.

Figure 12 is the two-sided Electronic Paper synoptic diagram that comprises of the card body of the 4th kind of layer structure.The two-sided card body 1600 that comprises Electronic Paper comprises 6 layers: first transparent non-conductive layer 1601, first electronic material layer arranged 1602, card matrix material layer 1607, second conductive layer 1606, second electronic material layer arranged, 1604, the second transparent non-conductive layer 1605 stack by stickup or lamination mode.The method of making this card body is to paste or lamination first electronic material layer arranged 1602 and the first transparent non-conductive layer 1601 are made the card body that the card body simultaneously has Electronic Paper in the one side of card matrix material layer 1607, should block the body bottom surface then turns over up, another side at card matrix material layer 1607 is pasted or lamination conductive layer 1606, on conductive layer 1606, paste or lamination second electronic material layer arranged 1604 and the second transparent non-conductive layer 1605 are made the card body that card body another sides also have the conductive layer Electronic Paper, thus the card body that the card body that forms all has Electronic Paper on two-sided.Another kind of manufacture method is that first transparent non-conductive layer 1601, first electronic material layer arranged 1602, card matrix material layer 1607, second conductive layer 1606, second electronic material layer arranged, 1604, the second transparent non-conductive layer 1605 are successively stacked the back by pasting or the one-shot forming of lamination mode.

Figure 13 is the two-sided Electronic Paper synoptic diagram that comprises of the card body of the 5th kind of layer structure.The two-sided card body 1700 that comprises Electronic Paper comprises 5 layers: first transparent non-conductive layer 1701, first electronic material layer arranged 1702, card matrix material layer 1707, second conductive layer 1706, second electronic material layer arranged 1704 stack by stickup or lamination mode.The method of making this card body is to paste or lamination first electronic material layer arranged 1702 and the first transparent non-conductive layer 1701 are made the card body that the card body simultaneously has Electronic Paper in the one side of card matrix material layer 1707, should block the body bottom surface then turns over up, another side at card matrix material layer 1707 is pasted or lamination conductive layer 1706, on conductive layer 1706, paste or lamination second electronic material layer arranged 1704 is made the card body that card body another sides also have the conductive layer Electronic Paper, thus the card body that the card body that forms all has Electronic Paper on two-sided.Another kind of manufacture method is with first transparent non-conductive layer 1701, first electronic material layer arranged 1702, card matrix material layer 1707, second conductive layer 1706, second electronic material layer arranged 1704, successively stacks the back by pasting or the one-shot forming of lamination mode.

Figure 14 is the two-sided Electronic Paper synoptic diagram that comprises of the card body of the 6th kind of layer structure.The two-sided card body 1800 that comprises Electronic Paper comprises 6 layers: first electronic material layer arranged 1802, first conductive layer 1803, card matrix material layer 1807, second conductive layer 1806, second electronic material layer arranged, 1804, the second transparent non-conductive layer 1805 stack by stickup or lamination mode.The method of making this card body is to paste or lamination first conductive layer 1803 in the one side of card matrix material layer 1807, stickup or lamination first electronic material layer arranged 1802 are made the card body that the card body simultaneously has the conductive layer Electronic Paper on first conductive layer 1803, should block the body bottom surface then turns over up, another side at card matrix material layer 1807 is pasted or lamination conductive layer 1806, on conductive layer 1806, paste or lamination second electronic material layer arranged 1804 and the second transparent non-conductive layer 1805 are made the card body that card body another sides also have the conductive layer Electronic Paper, thus the card body that the card body that forms all has Electronic Paper on two-sided.Another kind of manufacture method is that first electronic material layer arranged 1802, first conductive layer 1803, card matrix material layer 1807, second conductive layer 1806, second electronic material layer arranged, 1804, the second transparent non-conductive layer 1805 are successively stacked the back by pasting or the one-shot forming of lamination mode.

Figure 15 is the two-sided Electronic Paper synoptic diagram that comprises of the card body of the 7th kind of layer structure.The two-sided card body 1900 that comprises Electronic Paper comprises 5 layers: first electronic material layer arranged 1902, card matrix material layer 1907, second conductive layer 1906, second electronic material layer arranged, 1904, the second transparent non-conductive layer 1905 stack by stickup or lamination mode.The method of making this card body is to make the card body that the card body simultaneously has Electronic Paper in the one side stickup or lamination first electronic material layer arranged 1902 of card matrix material layer 1907, should block the body bottom surface then turns over up, another side at card matrix material layer 1907 is pasted or lamination conductive layer 1906, on conductive layer 1906, paste or lamination second electronic material layer arranged 1904 and the second transparent non-conductive layer 1905 are made the card body that card body another sides have the conductive layer Electronic Paper, thus the card body that the card body that forms all has Electronic Paper on two-sided.Another kind of manufacture method is that first electronic material layer arranged 1902, card matrix material layer 1907, second conductive layer 1906, second electronic material layer arranged, 1904, the second transparent non-conductive layer 1905 are successively stacked the back by pasting or the one-shot forming of lamination mode.

Figure 16 is the two-sided Electronic Paper synoptic diagram that comprises of the card body of the 8th kind of layer structure.The two-sided card body 2000 that comprises Electronic Paper comprises 3 layers: first electronic material layer arranged 2002, comprise card matrix material layer 2007, second electronic material layer arranged 2004 of conductive layer, by pasting or the lamination mode stacks.The method of making this card body is to make the card body that the card body simultaneously has Electronic Paper in the one side stickup or lamination first electronic material layer arranged 2002 of the card matrix material layer 2007 that comprises conductive layer, should block the body bottom surface then turns over up, paste or lamination second electronic material layer arranged 2004 is made the card body of card body another side Electronic Paper at the another side of the card matrix material layer 2007 that comprises conductive layer, thus the card body that the card body that forms all has Electronic Paper on two-sided.Another kind of manufacture method is that first electronic material layer arranged 2002, the card matrix material layer 2007, second electronic material layer arranged 2004 that comprise conductive layer are successively stacked the back by pasting or the one-shot forming of lamination mode.

Figure 17 is the two-sided Electronic Paper synoptic diagram that comprises of the card body of the 9th kind of layer structure.The two-sided card body 2100 that comprises Electronic Paper comprises 4 layers: first electronic material layer arranged 2102, the card matrix material layer 2107 that comprises conductive layer, second electronic material layer arranged, 2104, the second transparent non-conductive layer 2105 stack by stickup or lamination mode.The method of making this card body is to make the card body that the card body simultaneously has Electronic Paper in the one side stickup or lamination first electronic material layer arranged 2102 of the card matrix material layer 2107 that comprises conductive layer, should block the body bottom surface then turns over up, paste or lamination second electronic material layer arranged 2104, the second transparent non-conductive layer 2105 is made the card body of card body another side Electronic Paper at the another side of the card matrix material layer 2107 that comprises conductive layer, thus the card body that the card body that forms all has Electronic Paper on two-sided.Another kind of manufacture method is that first electronic material layer arranged 2102, the card matrix material layer 2107 that comprises conductive layer, second electronic material layer arranged, 2104, the second transparent non-conductive layer 2105 are successively stacked the back by pasting or the one-shot forming of lamination mode.

Figure 18 is the two-sided Electronic Paper synoptic diagram that comprises of the card body of the tenth kind of layer structure.The two-sided card body 2200 that comprises Electronic Paper comprises 5 layers: first transparent non-conductive layer 2201, first electronic material layer arranged 2202, the card matrix material layer 2207 that comprises conductive layer, second electronic material layer arranged, 2204, the second transparent non-conductive layer 2205 stack by stickup or lamination mode.The method of making this card body is to make the card body that the card body simultaneously has Electronic Paper in the one side stickup of the card matrix material layer 2207 that comprises conductive layer or lamination first electronic material layer arranged 2202, the first transparent non-conductive layer 2201, should block the body bottom surface then turns over up, paste or lamination second electronic material layer arranged 2204, the second transparent non-conductive layer 2205 is made the card body of card body another side Electronic Paper at the another side of the card matrix material layer 2207 that comprises conductive layer, thus the card body that the card body that forms all has Electronic Paper on two-sided.Another kind of manufacture method is that first transparent non-conductive layer 2201, first electronic material layer arranged 2202, the card matrix material layer 2207 that comprises conductive layer, second electronic material layer arranged, 2204, the second transparent non-conductive layer 2205 are successively stacked the back by pasting or the one-shot forming of lamination mode.

Figure 19 carries out the printed on both sides schematic flow sheet to the card body that contains Electronic Paper, comprises following steps for the printing (electronization) of the card body that contains Electronic Paper:

Step 2301: remove the non-conducting material of the regional area of the card body that contains Electronic Paper to be printed, make the card body regional area that contains Electronic Paper expose conductive layer;

Step 2302: the card body that will contain Electronic Paper places between grid array first electrode and grid array second electrode of two-sided printing equipment for card;

Step 2303: the conductive layer in the public electrode of two-sided printing equipment for card and the described card body that contains Electronic Paper is electrically contacted;

Step 2304: apply the correspondent voltage signal applying between electrode at least one grid of grid array first electrode of two-sided printing equipment for card and the public electrode between electrode on correspondent voltage signal and/or at least one grid and the public electrode at grid array second electrode of described two-sided printing equipment for card.

The order of described step 2302, step 2303 is successively irrelevant.And can be in the step 2304 according to being two-sided printing simultaneously or two-sided timesharing printing for the card body electronization that contains Electronic Paper or only printing single face and be divided into following situation:

Two-sided when printing simultaneously: the content of step 2304 is to apply the correspondent voltage signal applying between electrode at least one grid of grid array first electrode of two-sided printing equipment for card and the public electrode between electrode on correspondent voltage signal and at least one grid at grid array second electrode of described two-sided printing equipment for card and the public electrode.

When two-sided timesharing was printed: the content of step 2304 was that elder generation applies the correspondent voltage signal between electrode at least one grid of grid array first electrode of two-sided printing equipment for card and public electrode, electronization contains the one side of the card body of Electronic Paper, apply the correspondent voltage signal then between electrode at least one grid of grid array second electrode of described two-sided printing equipment for card and public electrode, electronization contains the another side of the card body of Electronic Paper.

When only printing single face: the content of step 2304 is that elder generation applies the correspondent voltage signal between electrode at least one grid of grid array first electrode of two-sided printing equipment for card and public electrode, electronization contain Electronic Paper the card body one side or between electrode at least one grid of grid array second electrode of described two-sided printing equipment for card and public electrode, apply the correspondent voltage signal, electronization contains the another side of the card body of Electronic Paper.

Claims

1, a kind of method that the card body that contains Electronic Paper is carried out printed on both sides is characterized in that comprising following steps:

1) the card body that will contain Electronic Paper places between grid array first electrode and grid array second electrode of two-sided printing equipment for card;

2) conductive layer in the public electrode of two-sided printing equipment for card and the described card body that contains Electronic Paper is electrically contacted;

3) apply the correspondent voltage signal applying between electrode at least one grid of grid array first electrode of two-sided printing equipment for card and the public electrode between electrode on correspondent voltage signal and/or at least one grid and the public electrode at grid array second electrode of described two-sided printing equipment for card.

2, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that in step 2) also comprise following steps before:

Remove the non-conducting material of the regional area of the card body that contains Electronic Paper to be printed, make the card body regional area that contains Electronic Paper expose conductive layer.

3, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising following steps before step 3):

(1) information control unit of two-sided printing equipment for card sends the mechanical motion steering order and gives the mechanical motion driving circuit;

(2) the mechanical motion driving circuit of two-sided printing equipment for card is converted to the mechanical motion control signal with steering order and sends to mechanical motion topworks;

(3) described mechanical motion topworks drives grid array first electrode according to control signal and/or grid array second electrode moves, and makes grid array first electrode and grid array second electrode closely contact Electronic Paper on the described card body.

4,, it is characterized in that before step 3), also comprising following steps according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 described methods:

(A) information control unit of two-sided printing equipment for card is sent to the information of the gridding information storage unit of two-sided printing equipment for card grid array first driving circuit and/or grid array second driving circuit of two-sided printing equipment for card;

(B) grid array first driving circuit and/or grid array second driving circuit produce the signal of described grid array first electrode of control and/or grid array second electrode.

5, method according to claim 4 is characterized in that comprising following steps before in described step (A):

The information control unit of two-sided printing equipment for card is converted into Electronic Paper grid image information with electronic document information, and deposits the gridding information storage unit of two-sided printing equipment for card in.

6, a kind of method that the card body that contains Electronic Paper is carried out printed on both sides is characterized in that comprising following steps:

3) the second switch parts of control two-sided printing equipment for card make described grid array second electrode be connected with public electrode, and first switch block of controlling two-sided printing equipment for card simultaneously makes grid array first electrode be connected with grid array first driving circuit of two-sided printing equipment for card;

4) between electrode at least one grid of grid array first electrode of two-sided printing equipment for card and public electrode, apply the printing that the correspondent voltage signal is finished the card body one side that contains Electronic Paper;

5) first switch block of control two-sided printing equipment for card makes described grid array first electrode be connected with public electrode, and the second switch parts of controlling two-sided printing equipment for card simultaneously make grid array second electrode be connected with grid array second driving circuit of two-sided printing equipment for card;

6) between electrode at least one grid of grid array second electrode of described two-sided printing equipment for card and public electrode, apply the printing that the correspondent voltage signal is finished the card body another side that contains Electronic Paper.

7, method according to claim 5 is characterized in that in step 2) also comprise following steps before:

8, method according to claim 5 is characterized in that also comprising following steps before step 4):

9,, it is characterized in that before step 4), also comprising following steps according to claim 5 or 6 or 7 described methods:

10, method according to claim 9 is characterized in that comprising following steps before in described step (A):

11, a kind of method that the card body that contains Electronic Paper is carried out printed on both sides is characterized in that as follows:

3) control mesh array second electrode equates with public electrode voltages;

5) control mesh array first electrode equates with public electrode voltages;

12, a kind of method that the card body that contains Electronic Paper is carried out printed on both sides is characterized in that comprising following steps:

3) first switch block of control two-sided printing equipment for card makes described grid array first electrode be connected with grid array first driving circuit of two-sided printing equipment for card, and the second switch parts of controlling two-sided printing equipment for card simultaneously make grid array second electrode be connected with grid array second driving circuit of two-sided printing equipment for card;

4) apply the correspondent voltage signal applying between electrode at least one grid of grid array first electrode of two-sided printing equipment for card and the public electrode between electrode on correspondent voltage signal and/or at least one grid and the public electrode at grid array second electrode of described two-sided printing equipment for card.