GB2413527A

GB2413527A - Image dividing film

Info

Publication number: GB2413527A
Application number: GB0514413A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Kazuyuki Yokokawa
Original assignee: Avery Dennison Corp
Current assignee: Avery Dennison Corp
Priority date: 2001-06-06
Filing date: 2001-06-06
Publication date: 2005-11-02
Also published as: GB0514413D0

Abstract

A resin film (3) such as a cellulosic film is provided with grooves (4) such that images or characters on the film after bending and breaking can be finely divided along the grooves. Alternatively an image dividing film comprises a bottom resin film (3), an adhesive layer(2) and a paper or plastic film (1) with image receiving layer coat, the paper or plastic film (1) and the adhesive layer (2) having slits therein which also enter the resin layer (3) such that the film can be bent along the slits to break the film and finely divide output images or characters on the image receiving layer. Card stock and photographic media applications are referred to.

Description

I1\lAGE DIVIDING FILM FOR PHOTOGRAPHS OR THE LIKE

BACKGROUND OK, THE INVENTION

Output paper or films on the market at present has disadvantage that in the case of making a visiting card or the like smaller than the original output size, in the case of making multi-print and cutting off the same, or in the case of overall coat printing, generally the prints are cut off by a cutter or scissors, or previously the paper or films are perforated to be separated after printing, which causes the trouble of using tools or a mistake in cutting, or in the case of a perforation, jagged cutoff edges remarkably cause degradation.

SI3MMARY OF THE INVENTION A resin film integrated with a photo or the like is previously provided with slits, and after receiving an image, the resin film is cut off at the slits to produce very fine and beautiful divided parts. It is possible to divide into parts more simply and finely as compared with the case of dividing photos or the like along a perforation in the past.

In some method, an adhesive layer is used in the intermediate portion, and in the other method, an intermediate layer is not used.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of an image dividing film according to a first embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of an image dividing film according to a second embodiment of the invention; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the image dividing film according to the first embodiment of the invention; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the image dividing film according to the second embodiment of the invention; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an image dividing film according to a third embodiment of the invention; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an image dividing film according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

This invention relates to paper or a film for printing output which may simplify various type of cutting off for various cards such as a visiting card or various sizes of photos and very finely achieve cutting off after prints are output from a digital camera or a photo CD.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates paper or a plastic film with an image receiving layer coat, 2 an adhesive layer, 3 a resin film to be divided, 4 a slit, a cutter, 6 an image, 7 an edge part, 8 an image receiving layer, and 9 a reinforcement paper or plastic film layer.

A first embodiment of the Invention is shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

According to the invention, the resin film 3 to be divided is as a base, an image receiving coat 8 suitable for each printer is applied to one side or both sides thereof, and a slit 4 of each size depending on purpose is previously made in either the surface or the back surface by the cutter 5. A user purchases such slit film, and after purchasing, the user prints images, characters or the like thereon according to a cutoff size, bends the film upward or downward along the slit, and then cuts off by utilizing its property of splitting along the slit of the resin film to be divided.

As the stage of manufacture, a white coat or a mat coat is previously applied as needed to one side or both sides of a resin film to be divided as a base according to purpose, subsequently an image receiving coat 8 suitable for a primer is applied thereto, and a slit 4 is made in one side or both sides according to each intended size.

As shown in Fig. 3, at the time of separating images or characters into four faces, previously four longitudinal and four horizontal slits are made inside the portions corresponding to the image 60f four feces, end after theimage portions are printed out, dividing can be finely achieved along the slits.

A second embodiment will now be described with reference to Figs. 2 and 4.

An adhesive layer 2 is provided on the lower side of paper or a plastic film 1 with image receiving layer coat, end a resin film 3 to bedividedis provided under the adhesive layer 2 to form a three-layer structure. As shown in Fig. 4, in the case of cutting away image portions of four faces, previously four longitudinal slits 4 and four horizontal slits 4 are made by a cutter.

The slits 4 completely divide the paper or plastic film lwithimagereceivinglayer coat end further partially divide an upper part of the lowermost resin film 3 to be divided.

The depth, groove width and shape of each slit vary depending on the thickness of the resin film to be divided.

When a user performs printing-out according to the image portions of the paper or plastic film 1 with image receiving layer coat and bends the print several times as in the perforation heretofore in use, the resin film to be divided can be well divided at the slits in its property to accomplish fine separation.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 7 designates the useless edge parts to be thrown away.

A third embodiment will now be described.

As shown in Fig. 5, the surface of a resin film to be divided opposite to the surface thereof applied with the image receiving layer coat 8 is provided with many fine slits as ruled into squares.

A user prints out characters or images on the image receiving layer coat 8 surface in a desired assembling manner with desired dimension, and the slit portion nearest a position desired to be cut off by the user is bent upward and downward as in the perforation heretofore in use to finely accomplish dividing.

A fourth embodiment will now be described.

As shown in Fig. 6, the surface of a resin film to be divided opposite to the surface thereof applied with an image receiving layer coat 8 is laminated with paper, or a plastic film 9 for reduction of cost and reinforcement.

Further, similarly to the second embodiment, an adhesive layer is provided in the intermediate part.

The surface laminated with paper or a plastic film and the adhesive layer 2 are completely divided, and similarly to the third embodiment, many fine slits 4 as ruled into squares are madein a portion of the resin film to tee divided.

Similarly to the third embodiment, a user prints out images or characters on the image receiving layer coat 8 surface an a free assembling manner with desired dimension, and the slit portion nearest a position desired to be cut off by the user is bent upward and downward as in the perforation heretofore in use to finely accomplish dividing.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

Although in a conventional method of dividing at the perforations a cut end is bad, in the methods described above, dividing can be accomplished beautifully and finely, so the invention is of very high utility value.

That is, when dividing is performed according to these four methods, the photos can tee divided finelyin the properly of the resin film to be divided, so that the value of merchandise is very heightened.

Claims

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1. Card stock media and photographic media consisting of a paper layer subdivided into a series of portions and laminated to a supporting polymeric film layer, wherein folding of the polymeric film layer causes separation of the polymeric film layer and supporting paper layer into two or more of the portions.

2. A media comprising: a polymeric film layer; and a supported paper layer subdivided into a series of portions and laminated to the polymeric film layer, and constructed such that folding of the polymeric film layer causes separation of the polymeric film layer and the paper layer into two or more of the portions.

3. The media of claim 2 wherein the paper layer is card stock media.

4. The media of claim 2 wherein the paper layer is photographic media.

5. A method comprising: providing a media including a paper layer subdivided into a series of portions and laminated to a supporting polymeric film layer; and folding the polymeric film layer so as to separate the polymeric film layer and the paper layer into two or more of the portions.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the media is card stock media.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the media is photographic media.

8. A sheet structure for bearing images or characters comprising a first layer, a second layer attached to a planar surface of the first layer, the first layer and the second layer at least substantially forming a multi-layered sheet and a plurality of cut lines cut into the first layer but not entirely through the thickness of the multi-layered sheet, the plurality of cut lines defining a plurality of sheet portions on the sheet structure, the sheet structure being constructed such that it can be bent upwardly andlor downwardly to thereby be split along the cut lines to separate the sheet portions from the sheet structure into a plurality of individual sheet portions.

9. A structure as claimed in Claim 8 in which the first layer is a resin film.

10. A structure as claimed in Claim 8 or 9 in which the second layer is an image-receiving coat.

11. A structure as claimed in Claim 8 in which the first layer is a cellulosic film.

12. A structure as claimed in Claims 9 and 10 in which the first and second layers are directly connected and the sheet structure has two layers.

13. A structure as claimed in Claim 8 in which the first layer is paper or plastics film, which carries an image-receiving coat and is connected by a layer of adhesive to a resin layer, the cut lines extending at least partially into the adhesive layer.

14. A structure as claimed in Claim 13 in which the cut lines also extend through part of the thickness of the resin layer.

15. A structure as claimed in Claim 13 or] 4 in which the surface of the resin layer remote from the layer of adhesive carries an image-receiving coat.

16. A structure as claimed in any one of the preceding claims in which the cut lines are provided in the form of a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.