JP2002103727A - Method for producing printing sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for printing a desired color, pattern, character or image efficiently using a computer even in the case of a small volume of data. SOLUTION: A color, pattern, character or image to be printed in a required area on one side or both sides of a single kind of sheet material, e.g. a sheet material having white or colored surface or a transparent or translucent sheet material, is drawn on a computer, the kind and quantity of a required material are calculated and then the required area on one side or both sides of the sheet material, e.g. the sheet material having white or colored surface or the transparent or translucent sheet material, is printed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for producing a printing sheet. More specifically, the present invention is applicable to, for example, awning tents, decorative tents, banners, architectural curing sheets, architectural curing meshes, vehicle tops, billboards, signboards, banners, roll blinds, and partition sheet materials. Colors, patterns, letters,
The present invention relates to a method for efficiently printing images and the like even in a small lot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Sealing sheets used for awning tents, decorative tents, banners, architectural curing sheets, architectural curing meshes, vehicle hoods, billboards, signboards, banner roll blinds, partitions, etc. are conventionally produced by manufacturers. The standard colors and patterns are set and posted in the catalog, and the user selects a desired sheet material from among them, constructs a desired printing sheet material using the sheet material, or creates a desired printing sheet material using the sheet material. Or purchase a seal sheet.

[0003] For example, in the case of a store awning tent or a design tent, a user selects a printing sheet of a color and a pattern close to his / her preference from a catalog and places an order with a tent trader. At that time, if you want to add characters and figures, consult the design, size, color, etc., and place an order at the same time. In the tent contractor who received the order,
If there is no stock of the specified sheet material, purchase it, cut and sew it to the required size and shape, and work with the support. When there is a request for additional characters or figures, they are drawn by screen printing, cutting sheets, hand-drawing, etc. The sheet material used at this time is usually sold in units of 50 m, but when only a small amount is required, it takes time and effort to cut and sell it by an intermediate wholesaler.
The rest must be in stock until the next order in the same color or pattern.

[0004] In the case of a roll blind, a user selects a color or pattern prepared by a maker in a catalog or a store or a showroom that is close to his / her preference and places an order.

[0005] In the above case, there is a restriction that the user has no choice but to select from the colors and patterns prepared by the maker for the colors and patterns to be applied to the sheet material, so that the demand is not always satisfied. There was a problem. As for characters and figures, there is no problem if each character is a single color or multicolored, as long as it is a simple illustration, but a high-definition image like a photograph or a continuous hue change like a gradation is required. In some cases, satisfactory results cannot be obtained by screen printing, cutting sheets, hand drawing, and the like.

[0006] On the other hand, the maker prepares as many colors and patterns as possible as standard in order to respond to the demands of users as much as possible, but stocks a certain amount of stock for the sheet materials of colors and patterns published in the catalog. I need to have
There was a problem that the colors and patterns could not be increased unnecessarily. If the user needs a color or pattern that is not in the catalog, it is possible for the manufacturer to undertake processing with the lowest processing lot that can be produced, for example, about 500 to 1000 square meters, but in such a method However, small users who need only a few square meters or more than a dozen square meters could not be accommodated.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a sheet material, e.g. at least a surface portion of a sheet material having a white background or a colored surface and a required surface area of a transparent or translucent sheet material having a desired color, An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a printed sheet that can efficiently and economically print patterns, characters, and images even in small lots.

[0008]

According to the method for producing a printed sheet of the present invention, colors, patterns, characters, and images to be printed on a required area of a single type of sheet material are drawn on a computer.
The type and amount of the required material are set and calculated, and the printing is performed on the required surface area of the sheet material by a selected printing method based on the data. In the method of the present invention, it is preferable that the printing is performed by an ink jet color printer and a thermal transfer color printer. In the method of the present invention, the sheet material may be selected from a sheet material having a white background surface or a colored surface, and a transparent or translucent sheet material. The sheet material used in the method for producing a printed sheet of the present invention may be a tarpaulin coated with a vinyl chloride resin and other flexible resins, or a mesh sheet coated with a vinyl chloride resin and other flexible resins. Or a fibrous woven or non-woven fabric composed of natural fibers and / or synthetic fibers, or paper, synthetic paper, or coated paper, or flexible at room temperature. It may be a resin film made of a resin material having properties.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The sheet material of the present invention can be printed, for example, on one side or both sides and satisfies the characteristics required according to the purpose, and is transparent or translucent and can be printed on one side or both sides. The surface may be a colored surface as long as it can be printed and satisfies the characteristics required according to the purpose. Sheet materials include, for example, tarpaulin or mesh sheets coated with vinyl chloride resin or other flexible resin, various fibrous woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics,
Examples include paper, synthetic paper, coated paper, and resin films that are flexible at room temperature. These sheet materials may be provided with functions such as flameproofing properties, antibacterial properties, fungicidal properties, light-shielding properties, and may be surface-treated or coated to give printability. . Basically, one or two types of these sheet materials are available, such as awning tents, decorative tents, banners, architectural curing sheets, architectural curing meshes, vehicle tops, billboards, roll blinds, partitions, etc. depending on the application. Just by doing, various colors,
Since it is possible to obtain a sheet material provided with patterns, characters, figures, and images, not only can the types of stock sheet materials be narrowed down, but also the total amount of stock can be significantly reduced.

[0010] In the present invention, color, pattern,
As a method for printing characters and images, it is necessary that the method be capable of performing printing quickly even with a small amount with little loss. In the method of the present invention, the colors, patterns, characters, and images to be printed on the required surface area of one or both sides of a sheet material having a white background surface or a colored surface, and one or both sides of a transparent or translucent sheet material. On a computer, set and calculate the types and amounts of materials (coloring materials, additives, auxiliary materials, etc.) required for it, and print the surface of the sheet material using the printing method selected based on this data. The required area of
The printing is performed.

As such a method, for example, a method of adjusting all the above data for printing on a computer and printing with an ink jet color printer or a thermal transfer color printer is particularly suitable as satisfying the conditions. According to this method, the color of the ground, the pattern of the ground, the position and size of the characters and images to be inserted can be freely set on the computer, and the overall size of the printing, that is, the size of the printing sheet to be manufactured can be set. Since the size can be set and plate making is not required, it is possible to produce a printing sheet quickly even with a small amount of printing without loss. After printing, weather resistance,
In order to impart abrasion resistance, antifouling property and the like, a resin may be coated or a resin film may be laminated.

As for the setting of the ground color, it is practically possible to arbitrarily select from 24-bit full color, that is, about 16.77 million colors. However, in order to simplify the order from the user, a color chart sample is prepared. You may. In making a color chart, printing is performed on a desired surface of a sheet material to be used using an ink jet color printer or a thermal transfer color printer used for production, so that a printed sheet to be produced and a user's order can be placed. Color, pattern, characters or images can be prevented from shifting, and if the output color matches the color on the computer screen, the user can place a color chart sample on the computer It is also possible to choose a color from the screen.

[0013] Regarding the setting of the ground pattern, it is also possible to take in the design presented by the user on a computer with a scanner or the like, and prepare a sample of the pattern as a print sample or data on the computer so that the user can select it. May be. Even if the user selects a pattern from the patterns prepared by the manufacturer, the user can specify the color and the pattern cycle according to his / her preference and place an order. Further, based on these data, the user can select and designate a printing method.

Even if the number of types of colors and patterns prepared by the maker increases considerably, the individual colors and patterns are stored as digital data on a computer.
In practice, there is no need to stock products of individual colors and patterns, so that the stock burden does not increase.

On the ground color and pattern set as described above,
According to the order from the user, it is also possible to insert characters and images. For characters and images, it is possible to set the color, size, insertion position, and the like.

The image to be inserted can be arbitrarily specified, such as an illustration, a photograph, or computer graphics, as long as there is no problem of copyright or the like.

Also, when receiving an order, data including all or a part of the above conditions, that is, the color of the ground, the pattern of the ground, the characters and images to be inserted, etc. is received at the time of receiving the order, and it is received on the desired surface of the sheet material. It is also possible to produce a printing sheet by printing on the top.

[0018]

According to the method of the present invention, the manufacturer can set the desired area of a desired surface of a sheet material having a white background or a colored surface and a desired surface of a transparent or translucent sheet material based on an order from a user. Color, patterns, characters, images, etc., can be printed efficiently even in small lots to produce a printed sheet. Data such as color proofing and design of figures and patterns can be obtained using Internet mail.
By exchanging data between the user and the manufacturer as a data file, the time until manufacturing can be reduced. At this time, if the data file is a compressed file, the time can be further reduced. Once the design, color, pattern, etc., once stamped, are converted into a database on a computer and stored as digital data by the manufacturer,
If you place an order again, ask the user for their previous order number,
The same printed sheet can be produced immediately after printing the color and pattern.

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A computer is used to draw colors, patterns, characters, and images to be printed on a required area of a single type of sheet material, and the type and amount of the required material are set and calculated. And a step of applying the printing to a required surface area of the sheet material by a selected printing method. 2. The printing is performed by an inkjet color printer and a thermal transfer color printer.
The method of claim 1. 3. The method for producing a printed sheet according to claim 1, wherein the sheet material is selected from a sheet material having a white background surface portion or a colored surface portion, and transparent and translucent sheet materials. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sheet material is a tarpaulin coated with a vinyl chloride resin and another flexible resin. 5. The method for producing a printing sheet according to claim 1, wherein the sheet material is a mesh sheet covered with a vinyl chloride resin and another flexible resin. 6. The method for producing a printed sheet according to claim 1, wherein the sheet material is a fibrous woven fabric or a nonwoven fabric made of natural fibers and / or synthetic fibers. 7. The method for producing a printed sheet according to claim 1, wherein the sheet material is paper, synthetic paper, or coated paper. 8. The sheet material according to claim 1, wherein the sheet material is a resin film made of a resin material having flexibility at room temperature.
The method for producing a printed sheet according to any one of the above.