JP2002127399A5

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Publication number: JP2002127399A5
Application number: JP2000330630A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2000-10-30
Publication date: 2005-02-03

Description

【００１１】
本発明は、また、梱包材に収容されて提供され、画像記録に用いることができる画像記録用紙を提供する。画像記録用紙は、梱包材に、それが収容している用紙についての情報を記録する用紙情報記録部が設けられる。用紙情報記録部は、前記収容されている用紙について、その用紙を特定する情報、用紙厚さを示す情報、および、用紙がインクにより膨潤して生じる局部的な突出の高さに相当する波打ち量を示す情報が、読み取り可能に記録されていることを特徴とする。[0011]
The present invention also provides an image recording sheet which is provided by being contained in a packing material and can be used for image recording. The image recording sheet is provided with a sheet information recording unit for recording information on the sheet contained in the packing material. The sheet information recording unit, for the sheet contained therein, information specifying the sheet, information indicating the sheet thickness, and a corrugating amount corresponding to the height of a local protrusion caused by the sheet swelling by the ink The information indicative of is recorded in a readable manner.

【００１６】
コンピュータ本体２００は、各種プログラムを実行するＣＰＵ２０１と、各種データ、各種プログラム等が記憶されているＲＯＭ２０２と、データおよびプログラムを一時的に記憶するＲＡＭ２０３と、ディスプレイ装置２２０と接続され、該ディスプレイ装置２２０を制御するディスプレイコントローラ２０４と、入力装置２３０と接続されてキーボードを制御するキーボードコントローラ２０５と、フレキシブルディスクの読み書きを行うフレキシブルディスクドライブ２０６と、データ、プログラムを記憶するハードディスクドライブ２０７と、ＣＤ−ＲＯＭからのデータの読み出しを行うＣＤ−ＲＯＭドライブ２０８と、プリンタ１と接続するためのプリンタインタフェース２０９と、ネットワークと接続するためのネットワークインタフェース２１０とを有する。本発明を実現するためのプログラムは、ＣＤ−ＲＯＭドライブ２０８を介してＣＤ−ＲＯＭから読み出して、ハードディスク２０７にインストールすることができる。従って、プログラムは、プログラムを記録した記録媒体の型式で提供することができる。また、プログラムを、ネットワークを介してインストールすることができる。[0016]
The computer main body 200 is connected to a CPU 201 for executing various programs, a ROM 202 for storing various data, various programs, etc., a RAM 203 for temporarily storing data and programs, and a display device 220. Controller for controlling the keyboard, a keyboard controller 205 connected to the input device 230 for controlling the keyboard, a flexible disk drive 206 for reading and writing the flexible disk, a hard disk drive 207 for storing data and programs, and a CD-ROM CD-ROM drive 208 for reading data from the printer, a printer interface 209 for connecting to the printer 1, and a network interface for connecting to the network. And an interface 210. The program for realizing the present invention can be read from the CD-ROM via the CD-ROM drive 208 and installed on the hard disk 207. Therefore, the program can be provided in the form of a recording medium storing the program. Also, the program can be installed via a network.

【００２３】
ＲＯＭ１６２には、本実施形態では、図９に模式的に示すように、型番等の媒体を特定する識別子である媒体種番号１６２１、用紙種類１６２３、厚さ１６２４、５０％デューティでの波打ち量１６２７および１００％での波打ち量１６２８が、印刷制御に関連する情報である印刷制御関連の用紙情報１６２０として記憶されている。[0023]
In the ROM 162, in the present embodiment, as schematically shown in FIG. 9, a medium type number 1621 which is an identifier for specifying a medium such as a model number, a paper type 1623, a thickness 1624, and a corrugation amount 1627 at 50% duty. and waviness amount 1628 at 100%, is stored as printing control related paper information 1620 which is information relating to the print control.

【００５１】
記憶素子４００は、インクに関する各種情報を記録する不揮発性メモリおよびその読み出し書き込みを制御する回路が設けられている。記憶素子４００のメモリには、インクに関する各種情報、すなわち、インクを特定するためのインク特定情報、バージョンデータ、インク量情報等が格納される。[0051]
Memory element 400 is a circuit for controlling the nonvolatile memory and read and write its records various information about the ink. The memory of the storage element 400 stores various types of information related to ink, that is, ink specifying information for specifying the ink, version data, ink amount information, and the like.

【符号の説明】
１…プリンタ
１００…印刷機構
１６０…印刷制御部
１６１…ＣＰＵ
１６２…ＲＯＭ
１６３…ＲＡＭ
１６４、１６６…インタフェース（Ｉ／Ｆ）
１６５…不揮発性メモリ（ＥＥＰＲＯＭ）
１６７…操作パネル
１６８…用紙情報読取装置
１７１…印刷機構制御部
１７２…用紙・インク情報管理部
１７３…ギャップ調整機構制御部
１７４…通信制御部
１９０…ギャップ調整機構
２…コンピュータ
２００…コンピュータ本体
２０１…ＣＰＵ
２０２…ＲＯＭ
２０３…ＲＡＭ
２０９…プリンタインタフェース（Ｐ／Ｉ／Ｆ）
２２０…表示装置
２３０…キーボード
２６０…通信制御部
２４０…アプリケーション
２５０…プリンタドライバ
２５１…印刷管理部
２５２…スプールファイル記憶部
２５３…表示制御部
２５４…色変換情報管理部、
３１０…ＣＤ−ＲＯＭ
３２０…フレキシブルディスク
４００…記憶素子
５０１…用紙
５５０…梱包材
５５７…用紙情報記録部[Description of the code]
1 ... printer 100 ... printing mechanism 160 ... print control unit 161 ... CPU
162 ... ROM
163 ... RAM
164, 166 ... interface (I / F)
165: Nonvolatile memory (EEPROM)
167 Operation panel 168 Paper information reading device 171 Printing mechanism control section 172 Paper and ink information management section 173 Gap adjustment mechanism control section 174 Communication control section 190 Gap adjustment mechanism 2 Computer 200 Computer main body 201 CPU
202 ... ROM
203 ... RAM
209: Printer interface (P / I / F)
220 display device 230 keyboard 260 communication control unit 240 application 250 printer driver 251 print management unit 252 spool file storage unit 253 display control unit 254 color conversion information management unit
310 ... CD-ROM
320: flexible disk 400: storage element 501: paper 550: packing material 557: paper information recording unit

Claims

In a recording apparatus which ejects ink onto a sheet based on print data to form an image on the sheet
A printing mechanism that performs printing;
Means for obtaining information about the paper;
Means for controlling image formation in the printing mechanism based on the read information ;
The means for controlling the image formation determines a platen gap based on the information about the sheet obtained from the means for obtaining the information about the sheet, and the gap where the platen gap is determined with respect to the printing mechanism And a recording device having an adjustment instruction to make

In the recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
The recording control unit is configured to control the combination of the platen gap and at least one of the adjustment of the platen gap, the driving condition of the print head, the sheet feeding speed, and the sheet feeding method. apparatus.

The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 and 2 .
When the information acquired by the means for acquiring the information on the sheet includes the information indicating the thickness of the sheet, the means for controlling the image formation may include the platen gap based on the information indicating the thickness of the sheet. A recording apparatus characterized in that:

In the recording apparatus according to claim 3 ,
When the information acquired by the means for acquiring the information about the sheet further includes information indicating the corrugation amount corresponding to the height of the local protrusion caused by the swelling of the sheet by the ink, the image formation is controlled The recording apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the means determines with reference to the information indicating the sheet thickness and the information indicating the waving amount.

In the recording apparatus according to claim 4 ,
When the information indicating the corrugation amount recorded in the sheet information recording unit is recorded corresponding to the printing density, the means for controlling the image formation is recorded according to the printing density in the print data. A recording apparatus characterized in that a platen gap is determined with reference to an amount of waving.

In the recording apparatus according to claim 5 ,
The means for controlling the image formation determines the platen gap with reference to the amount of corrugation recorded according to the printing density before printing the print data to be printed sequentially in the printing mechanism. Prior to printing of print data, the recording device is instructed to adjust the platen gap to the determined platen gap.

In the recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
The apparatus further comprises means for storing in advance sheet information used for print control,
As the sheet information to be stored, information indicating the thickness of the sheet and information indicating the corrugation amount corresponding to the height of the local protrusion caused by the swelling of the sheet by the ink corresponding to the information specifying the sheet Including
When the means for obtaining the information on the sheet reads the information for identifying the sheet, the means for controlling the image formation searches the means for storing the sheet information based on the information for identifying the sheet. If it is possible to obtain information indicating the thickness of the applicable paper and information indicating the corrugation amount corresponding to the height of the local protrusion caused by the swelling of the paper by the ink, the platen gap is determined with reference to them. A recording apparatus characterized in that.

In the recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
The apparatus further comprises means for storing in advance sheet information used for print control,
The sheet information to be stored includes the thickness of the sheet in correspondence to the information for specifying the sheet,
When the means for obtaining the information on the sheet reads the information for identifying the sheet, the means for controlling the image formation searches the means for storing the sheet information based on the information for identifying the sheet. A recording device that determines the platen gap with reference to the information indicating the thickness when the information indicating the thickness of the corresponding sheet can be acquired.

An image recording sheet which is provided by being contained in a packing material and can be used for image recording,
The packing material is provided with a sheet information recording unit for recording information on the sheets contained therein;
The sheet information recording unit
An image recording sheet on which information indicating the amount of corrugation corresponding to the height of a local protrusion caused by swelling of the sheet with ink is recorded on the sheet stored in a readable manner.

An image recording sheet which is provided by being contained in a packing material and can be used for image recording,
The packing material is provided with a sheet information recording unit for recording information on the sheets contained therein;
The sheet information recording unit includes, for the sheet contained therein, information specifying the sheet, information indicating the sheet thickness, and a corrugation corresponding to the height of a local protrusion caused by the sheet swelling with ink. An image recording sheet, wherein information indicating an amount is readably recorded.

An image recording sheet according to any one of claims 9 and 10 .
An image recording sheet, wherein the information indicating the amount of corrugation recorded in the sheet information recording unit is recorded corresponding to a printing density.