EP1980405B1 - Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung und Bilderzeugungsverfahren - Google Patents
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- B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
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- the present invention relates to an image forming apparatus and an image forming method, in particular, using a laminate technique.
- a sublimation type thermal transfer printer is known in which color inks of yellow, magenta, and cyan are made to sublimate by heat of a thermal head to form a color image on a recording medium.
- laminate techniques are known in which the surface of a recording medium on which an image has been formed is coated with a transparent film in order to protect the image formed on the recording medium against moisture and oil to keep the quality of the image for a long time.
- Such techniques are categorized into gross finish in which a transparent film is transferred to the whole surface in an even pattern; and mat finish in which a transparent film is transferred to the whole surface in an uneven pattern.
- Japanese Patent No. 3861293 discloses a technique concerning mat finish.
- uneven pattern data for the transparent film is sent from a host computer to a printer, and stored in a laminate memory provided in the printer.
- the pattern data to be stored in the laminate memory is not for the whole surface of the recording medium but partial data.
- the pattern based on the partial data is repeated in a sub scanning direction to form an uneven pattern on the whole surface.
- US 5 589 869 describes a thermal printing apparatus according to the preamble of claim 1.
- GB 2 317 367 and EP 0 988 982 describes thermal printing apparatuses.
- the laminate memory stores therein not data for the whole surface of the recording medium but partial pattern data as described above, the capacity of the memory can be reduced in comparison with the case of storing the data for the whole surface.
- a dedicated memory for storing pattern data for transparent film lamination must be provided in the printer. There is a problem that the cost can not be reduced due to the provision of the memory.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus and an image forming method, wherein there is no necessity of providing a dedicated memory for storing pattern data for transparent film lamination.
- the data concerning the transfer pattern of a transparent film is not externally sent and stored in a memory but generated in the data generating unit. Therefore, there is no necessity of providing a dedicated memory for storing the data, which is advantageous in cost.
- the data generating unit preferably repeatedly generates data concerning a partial transfer pattern of the transparent film to be transferred onto the whole surface of the recording medium.
- data concerning a partial transfer pattern of the transparent film to be transferred onto the whole surface of the recording medium is repeatedly generated.
- the generating process of the transfer pattern data can be simplified and the time for the process can be shortened.
- the data generating unit preferably repeatedly generates data of one line.
- data of one line is repeatedly generated.
- a color controlling unit that controls colors of the image to be recorded on the recording medium preferably has the function of the data generating unit.
- the color controlling unit to be used in image recording in accordance with image data can be used for lamination, there is no necessity of adding a new component.
- the data generating unit includes an image processing unit, and the data concerning the transfer pattern generated by the data generating unit is processed by the image processing unit.
- the data generating step includes an image processing step, and the data concerning the transfer pattern generated in the data generating step is processed in the image processing step.
- the data concerning the transfer pattern can be image-processed, a wide variety of mat prints can be realized.
- the data concerning the transfer pattern is random pattern data
- the change in the unevenness of the random pattern can be made smooth; or a mat print having a three-dimensional appearance (a feeling of roughness) can be made by enhancing the difference in the unevenness.
- the image process may be any known process such as embossment or edge enhancement. Concretely, it is made by means such as an MTF filter or an unsharp mask.
- the recording head may be a thermal head that transfers inks carried on an ink ribbon to record an image on the recording medium, and transfers a transparent film carried on the ink ribbon subsequently to the inks onto the recording medium on which the image has been formed with the inks.
- a thermal transfer printer 100 includes a paper holder 140, a paper conveyance mechanism 110, an ink ribbon conveyance mechanism 150, and a thermal head 130.
- the thermal transfer printer 100 is connected with a host computer (not shown), and performs image recording on the basis of image data sent from the host computer.
- the paper holder 140 can hold a rolled long paper 141.
- the paper 141 held by the paper holder 140 is conveyed through a paper conveyance path 116 to the paper conveyance mechanism 110.
- the paper conveyance mechanism 110 includes, in the order from the upstream of the paper conveyance path 116, a feed roller 111 and a pinch roller 112; a platen roller 113 disposed so as to be opposed to the thermal head 130; and a discharge roller 114 and a pinch roller 115.
- the paper 141 taken out from the paper holder 140 into the paper conveyance path 116 is pinched by the feed roller 111 and the pinch roller 112; passes between the thermal head 130 and the platen roller 113; and is pinched by the discharge roller 114 and the pinch roller 115.
- the paper 141 thus conveyed is properly cut by a not-shown cutter disposed further downstream.
- the feed roller 111, the platen roller 113, and the discharge roller 114 are driven to rotate by a paper conveyance motor 119 (see FIG. 3 ) such as a stepping motor.
- a paper conveyance motor 119 drives the feed roller 111, the platen roller 113, and the discharge roller 114 to rotate clockwise, the paper 141 is conveyed in the direction of an arrow F.
- the motor 119 drives the rollers to rotate counterclockwise, the paper 141 is conveyed in the direction of an arrow R.
- the ink ribbon conveyance mechanism 150 includes a feed roller 121, guide rollers 123 and 124, and a take-up roller 122. Both end portions of an ink ribbon 120 are wound on the feed roller 121 and the take-up roller 122, respectively.
- the take-up roller 122 is driven to rotate by an ink ribbon conveyance motor 129 (see FIG. 3 ) such as a DC motor. When the take-up roller 122 is rotated clockwise, the ink ribbon 120 is conveyed in the direction of an arrow f with being taken up on the take-up roller 122.
- the ink ribbon 120 includes a long base film 120a; and dye layers 120Y, 120M, and 120C for colors of yellow, magenta, and cyan, and transparent films 120F for lamination, applied on the base film 120a.
- the dye layers 120Y, 120M, and 120C and the transparent films 120F are repeatedly arranged longitudinally of the base film 120a in that order.
- the dye layers 120Y, 120M, and 120C are made of dyes that sublimate by heat, so that gradation printing in which the printing levels are changed can be performed by temperature control of the thermal head 130. Thus, a high-quality color image is formed on the paper 141.
- a transparent film 120F is transferred by heat of the thermal head 130 onto the paper 141 on which a color image has been formed, and thereby lamination is performed to protect the surface of the paper 141 from moisture and oil.
- the transmissivity of the transparent film 120F may be various.
- the thermal head 130 includes a substrate (not shown) and a plurality of heating elements (not shown) disposed on the substrate.
- the thermal head 130 is vertically moved by a head drive motor 139 (see FIG. 3 ) to be pressed onto and separated from the platen roller 113.
- a head drive motor 139 see FIG. 3
- each color dye of the ink ribbon 120 is transferred onto the paper 141 to form a color image.
- a peeling plate 131 is provided to peel off the ink ribbon 120 from the paper 141.
- the peeling plate 131 comes into contact with the upper surface of the ink ribbon 120 from which dyes have been transferred onto the paper 141 by the thermal head 130.
- the peeling plate 131 then separates the ink ribbon 120 from the paper conveyance path 116.
- the thermal transfer printer 100 includes frame memories 21Y, 21M, and 21C; a color controlling DSP (digital signal processor) 22; a head signal converting ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) 24; a CPU (central processing unit) 10 for controlling the operation of each part of the thermal transfer printer 100; a ROM (read only memory) 11 storing therein a control program to be executed by the CPU 10 and data to be used in the control program; and a RAM (random access memory) 12 for temporally storing data in execution of the program.
- DSP digital signal processor
- ASIC application specific integrated circuit
- the frame memories 21Y, 21M, and 21C store image data of one frame for the respective colors of yellow, magenta, and cyan, sent from the host computer. Under the control of the CPU 10, the color controlling DSP 22 performs control such as correction for data of each color of yellow, magenta, and cyan, sent from the frame memories 21Y, 21M, and 21C.
- the color controlling DSP 22 includes a random pattern data generating module 23 that generates random pattern data to be used for transfer of a transparent film 120F.
- the random pattern data generating module 23 includes a random number generating section 23a, a tone data obtaining section 23b, and a transferring section 23c. The functions of those sections 23a, 23b, and 23c will be described later in detail with reference to the flow of FIG.
- the head signal converting ASIC 24 has therein buffers for two lines, and data for two lines transferred from the color controlling DSP 22 are written in respective line buffers 1 and 2.
- the CPU 10 reads out the data written in the line buffers 1 and 2.
- the CPU 10 sets a voltage to be supplied to a heat sensitive element of the thermal head 130.
- the CPU 10 controls the head signal converting ASIC 24 so that the voltage data is supplied to the thermal head 130 at a predetermined timing.
- the thermal head 130 transfers onto the paper 141 each of the dye layers 120Y, 120M, and 120C on the ink ribbon 120 to form a color image.
- the thermal head 130 further transfers a transparent film 120F onto the paper 141 on which the color image has been formed, to perform lamination.
- the random number generating section 23a of the random pattern data generating module 23 generates a pseudorandom number (S1).
- the tone data obtaining section 23b obtains tone data corresponding to the pseudorandom number generated in S1 (S2).
- the transferring section 23c transfers to the head signal converting ASIC 24 the tone data obtained in S2 (S3).
- the tone data is constituted by four values of "0", “1", “2”, and “3", one of which is determined for each dot.
- the voltage increases that is to be supplied to the heat sensitive element of the thermal head 130, so as to increase the thickness of the transparent film 120F to be transferred.
- the processes of S1 to S3 are performed for each dot, and tone data of each dot of one line is sequentially written in one of the line buffers 1 and 2.
- the data concerning the transfer pattern of a transparent film 120F is not externally sent and stored in a memory but generated in the random pattern data generating module 23. Therefore, there is no necessity of providing a dedicated memory for storing the data, which is advantageous in cost.
- the generating process of the transfer pattern data can be simplified and the time for the process can be shortened.
- the color controlling DSP 22 to be used in image formation by each color of yellow, magenta, and cyan includes the random pattern data generating module 23, and therefore the color controlling DSP 22 can be used in lamination, there is no necessity of adding a new component.
- the image forming apparatus of this embodiment is the thermal transfer printer 100 having the thermal head 130.
- the problem that a dedicated memory must be provided for storing pattern data for transparent film lamination is particularly remarkable in such a thermal transfer type image forming apparatus. In this embodiment, therefore, because the problem is dissolved, a more practical effect is obtained.
- a color controlling DSP 32 includes a random pattern data generating module 33 that generates random pattern data to be used for transfer of a transparent film 120F.
- the random pattern data generating module 33 includes a random number generating section 33a, a tone data obtaining section 33b, an image processing section 33c, and a transferring section 33d. The functions of those sections 33a, 33b, 33c, and 33d will be described later in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6 .
- the random number generating section 33a of the random pattern data generating module 33 generates the same number of pseudorandom numbers as the number of pixels of one frame (S11).
- the tone data obtaining section 33b obtains tone data corresponding to the pseudorandom numbers generated in S11 (S12).
- the image processing section 33c applies image processing to the tone data of one frame obtained in S12 (S13).
- image processing in this step any of various known image processes, such as embossment and edge enhancement, may be performed.
- the transferring section 33d transfers to the head signal converting ASIC 24 tone data of one pixel to which image processing was applied in S13 (S14).
- the tone data of one pixel transferred to the head signal converting ASIC 24 is written in one of two line buffers (the line buffers 1 and 2). When the one line buffer becomes full, the subsequent tone data is written in the other line buffer. Thus, the tone data is alternately written in the two line buffers.
- the data concerning the transfer pattern of a transparent film 120F is not externally sent and stored in a memory but generated in the random pattern data generating module 33. Therefore, there is no necessity of providing a dedicated memory for storing the data, which is advantageous in cost.
- the color controlling DSP 32 to be used in image formation by each color of yellow, magenta, and cyan includes the random pattern data generating module 33, and therefore the color controlling DSP 32 can be used in lamination, there is no necessity of adding a new component.
- the tone data generated in the random pattern data generating module 33 is processed with embossment or edge enhancement by the image processing section 33c. Therefore, a wide variety of mat prints can be realized.
- the tone data is random pattern data as in this embodiment, the change in the unevenness of the random pattern can be made smooth; or a mat print having a three-dimensional appearance (a feeling of roughness) can be made by enhancing the difference in the unevenness.
- the thermal transfer printer 100 records an image in accordance with image data sent from a host computer (not shown).
- the present invention is not limited to that.
- the thermal transfer printer 100 may record an image in accordance with image data read out from a memory card via a memory card interface.
- a random pattern is used for the transfer pattern of a transparent film 120F.
- a pattern may be used in which unevenness is regularly formed at regular intervals (for example, a checkered pattern).
- a transparent film 120F may be transferred not in an uneven pattern but in a uniform thickness.
- fixed tone data may be used.
- lamination may be performed not over the whole surface but only part of the surface of the paper 141.
- the thermal transfer printer 100 may have an operation panel operable by an operator so that a transfer pattern of a transparent film 120F is determined in accordance with an input through the operation panel.
- the random pattern data generating module 23 repeatedly generates data of one line.
- the random pattern data generating module 23 may generates data for the whole surface, a half surface, or the like, of the paper 141. On the other hand, generated data may be repeatedly used.
- the color controlling DSP 22 includes the random pattern data generating module 23.
- the present invention is not limited to that.
- the electrical constitution shown in FIG. 3 is by way of example, and it can be variously changed.
- Image formation apparatuses according to the present invention are never limited to thermal transfer printers, and also applicable to inkjet printers and so on.
- the present invention is not limited to such printers, and also applicable to facsimiles, copying machines, and so on.
- the paper is not limited to a wound long paper, and cut papers cut in advance into a predetermined length may be used.
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- Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung (100) umfassend:einen Beförderungsmechanismus (110), der dazu ausgelegt ist, ein Aufzeichnungsmedium (141) zu befördern,einen Aufzeichnungskopf (130), der dazu ausgelegt ist, ein Bild in Übereinstimmung mit Bilddaten auf dem Aufzeichnungsmedium, das durch den Beförderungsmechanismus befördert wird, aufzuzeichnen, und einen transparenten Film (120F) auf das Aufzeichnungsmedium, auf das das Bild aufgezeichnet worden ist, zu übertragen,eine Datenerzeugungseinheit (33), die dazu ausgelegt ist, Zufallsdatenmuster zur Verwendung zum Übertragen des transparenten Filmes zu erzeugen, undeine Steuervorrichtung (10), die dazu ausgelegt ist, den Aufzeichnungskopf so zu steuern, daß der transparente Film anhand des in der Datenerzeugungseinheit erzeugten Zufallsdatenmusters übertragen wird,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Datenerzeugungseinheit (33) eine Bildbearbeitungseinheit (33c) umfaßt, die dazu ausgelegt ist, eine Bildbearbeitung auf das Zufallsdatenmuster anzuwenden, undwobei die Bildbearbeitung eine oder eine Kombination von Prägen, Randschärfenverbesserung, MTF-Filter und unscharfer Maskierung ist. - Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Datenerzeugungseinheit dazu ausgelegt ist, das Zufallsdatenmuster zur Verwendung in der Übertragung eines Teils des transparenten Films, der auf die gesamte Oberfläche des Aufzeichnungsmediums übertragen werden soll, wiederholt zu erzeugen.
- Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Datenerzeugungseinheit dazu ausgelegt ist, Zufallsdatenmuster in einer Linie wiederholt zu erzeugen.
- Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Farbsteuereinheit, die dazu ausgelegt ist, die Farben des Bildes, das auf das Aufzeichnungsmedium aufgezeichnet werden soll, zu steuern, die Funktion der Datenerzeugungseinheit aufweist.
- Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Aufzeichnungskopf ein Thermokopf ist, der dazu ausgelegt ist, von einem Farbband getragene Tinte zu übertragen, um ein Bild auf dem Aufzeichnungsmedium aufzuzeichnen, und einen von dem Farbband getragenen transparenten Film im Anschluß an die Farbe auf das Aufzeichnungsmedium zu übertragen, auf dem das Bild mit der Tinte erzeugt worden ist.
- Bilderzeugungsverfahren, in dem ein Bild auf einem Aufzeichnungsmedium (141) in Übereinstimmung mit Bilddaten aufgezeichnet wird und ein transparenter Film (120F) auf das Aufzeichnungsmedium, auf dem das Bild aufgezeichnet worden ist, übertragen wird, umfassend:einen Datenerzeugungsschritt des Erzeugens eines Zufallsdatenmusters zur Verwendung zum Übertragen des transparenten Filmes, undeinen Steuerschritt des Steuerns eines Aufzeichnungskopfes, so daß der transparente Film anhand des in dem Datenerzeugungsschritt erzeugten Zufallsdatenmusters übertragen wird,dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Datenerzeugungsschritt einen Bildbearbeitungsschritt (S13) umfaßt, der eine Bildbearbeitung auf das Zufallsdatenmuster anwendet, undwobei die Bildbearbeitung eine oder eine Kombination von Prägen, Randschärfenverbesserung, MTF-Filter und unscharfer Maskierung ist.
- Bilderzeugungsverfahren nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Zufallsdatenmuster zur Verwendung beim Übertragen eines Teils des transparenten Films, der auf die Gesamtoberfläche des Aufzeichnungsmediums aufgetragen werden soll, in dem Datenerzeugungsschritt wiederholt erzeugt wird.
- Bilderzeugungsverfahren nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Zufallsdatenmuster in einer Linie in dem Datenerzeugungsschritt wiederholt erzeugt wird.
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