JP2003127560A - Ink film and printer apparatus using it, photographic apparatus and image printer and printing medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ink film with which an image can be additionally superscribed on a picture of an object to be photographed. SOLUTION: The ink film 46 for printing in which an ink layer is spread on a base film and with which printing is performed by transferring the ink layer on a printing medium 15 is provided and there exist the first printing region D where a dye type ink layer 101 suitable for printing an image of a photographic quality of image is spread and the second printing region MT where a metal film 105 suitable for printing a metallic image is spread and thereby, the image of the photographic quality of image can be printed by printing in the first printing region D and the metallic image can be printed by printing in the second printing region MT. It is possible thereby to approximately simultaneously print two kinds of different images such as the image of the photographic quality of image and the metallic image and to print at a high speed a print containing two kinds of images of different qualities of image.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ink film and a printer device suitable for printing two different kinds of images. Further, the present invention is a photographic device, an image printing device, and a printing medium installed in a game center or the like, which is used when a subject is photographed by inserting coins or the like and is printed out on a sticker, card, paper, film or the like. It is about.

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2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, many photo-taking devices have been installed at game arcades and the like to take a photo for sticker printing or the like. As such a photography device,
Generally, the one as shown in FIG. 17 is used. In this device, a half mirror 53 is provided inside the main body 52 at an angle of about 45 °. Behind the half mirror 53, a camera 55 for photographing a subject is provided,
Below the half mirror 53, a monitor 56 for displaying an image taken by the camera 55 is provided. In the figure, 51 is a controller, and 57 is a printer for printing a photographic print 58.

In the above photographing apparatus, the half mirror 53 is used.
An image taken by the camera 55 is displayed on the monitor 56 through the screen, and the image displayed on the monitor 56 is reflected by the half mirror 53 and can be confirmed by the subject 54. Then, the subject 54 takes a desired pose while confirming his / her appearance on the monitor 56, and operates the controller 51 at a favorite position to shoot a still image. Then, this still image is combined with an appropriate frame or foreground image and printed as a photographic print 58.

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However, recently, as the number of users of the photographing apparatus has increased, their needs have diversified. Therefore, in order to meet these needs, many elaborate frames and foregrounds that are combined with the image of the subject are provided, but it is a uniform method that simply combines a frame and a facial photograph. Things are no longer satisfied.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has devised a photographic device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3086222 as a photographic device capable of printing an overwritten image on a photograph of a subject.

This photo-taking device is provided with a first printer for outputting an image of a subject taken by a camera as a photo, and a second printer for printing an overwritten image on the photo output from the first printer. It is a thing. By doing so, in the above-described photography device, various overwritten images can be printed on the photograph of the subject photographed by the camera, and the user can enjoy various photographs.

However, since the above-mentioned photographic device has two printers, the first printer and the second printer, the device itself becomes expensive, and the two printers are not provided in the housing.
A space for the printers is needed, and the housing itself must be enlarged. Further, since it is necessary to connect two printers in series and feed the print medium printed by the first printer and ejected to the second printer and print it by the second printer, a complicated paper feeding mechanism However, there is a problem in that a paper feed error is likely to occur, the apparatus is stopped, and the printing positions of the images printed by the two printers are deviated to cause defective printing.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an ink film suitable for printing two types of different images, and a printer device, a photographic device, an image printing device and a print medium using the ink film. For the purpose of provision.

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In order to achieve the above object, the ink film of the present invention is an ink film for printing, wherein an ink layer is spread on a substrate film and the ink layer is transferred to a printing medium. And a first print area on which a first ink layer suitable for printing an image of photographic quality is spread, and a second print area on which a second ink layer suitable for printing an image other than photographic quality is spread. Is the existence of.

That is, in the ink film of the present invention, the first print region on which the first ink layer suitable for printing an image of photographic quality is spread, and the second ink layer suitable for printing an image other than photographic quality are spread. And a second printed area that has been created. For this reason, printing in the first printing area enables printing with photo quality, and printing in the second printing area allows printing with images other than the photo quality. In this way, two different types of images, a photographic quality and an image other than photographic quality, can be printed almost simultaneously by one printer, and a print containing two types of different quality images can be printed at high speed. .

In the ink film of the present invention, when the first printing region and the second printing region are alternately present in the longitudinal direction of the base film, printing with photographic image quality and printing of an image other than photographic image quality are performed. And alternate,
It is possible to continuously print two prints including images of different image qualities.

In the ink film of the present invention, when the first ink is a dye-based ink, a high-quality photo-quality image can be obtained by printing the photographic quality with the dye-based ink.

In the ink film of the present invention, when the second ink is a pigment-based ink, a highly decorative print is obtained in which the image of the pigment-based ink clearly rises in the photographic-quality image of the first ink. be able to.

In the ink film of the present invention, a first coating agent layer is spread on a first transfer layer onto which a first ink is transferred onto a print medium.
When the coating area is present, the photographic-quality image formed by the first ink is covered and protected by the overcoating to improve durability. Further, by performing printing with the second ink on the overcoating, the adhesion of the second ink is enhanced, and at the same time, the durability of the image with the second ink is also improved.

In the ink film of the present invention, a second coating agent layer for overcoating the second transfer layer, which is obtained by transferring the second ink onto the print medium, is spread.
When the coating area is present, the image formed by the second ink is covered and protected by the overcoating to improve durability.

In the ink film of the present invention, the second printing region has a second coating agent layer present on the substrate film, and the second ink layer is spread on the second coating agent layer. Since the overcoating can be performed at the same time when the two ink layers are transferred, the transfer and the overcoating of the ink layers can be performed simultaneously by one printing control. Therefore, the printing time can be shortened, the ink film itself can be shortened, and a large number of prints can be printed with the same length of ink film.

In the ink film of the present invention, when the second coating agent layer is to form a dye-based ink receiving layer, the second coating agent layer is formed on the image formed by the second ink. By the second
It is possible to print or color a photographic image with dye-based ink on the ink image.

In the ink film of the present invention, the second printed area has a colored layer present on the substrate film, and when the second ink layer is spread on this colored layer, the second ink layer is transferred. Since the colored layer can be transferred at the same time, the second ink layer can be transferred and colored at the same time with one printing control. The colored layer is not limited to one color, but includes a layer having an appropriate pattern or image.

In the ink film of the present invention, when a plurality of second print areas are provided for one first print area, two second print areas are provided for a photographic image of the first print area. Can print two images. As a result, by printing two types of images with different ink types on a photo-quality image,
It is possible to obtain prints with unusual tastes and highly decorative prints.

In the ink film of the present invention, when at least one of a metallic pigment, a lame pigment, and a metal film is used as the pigment-based ink, the metallic pigment or the like is added to the photographic image. It is possible to perform printing with glitter and high decorativeness.

Further, the printer device of the present invention includes an image signal input section to which an electric image signal is input, a recording head for printing and recording the image signal input to the image signal input section on a print medium, and An ink film for transferring an ink layer to a print medium by a recording head is provided, and the summary is that the ink film according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is used as the ink film.

That is, the printer device of the present invention uses the ink film according to any one of claims 1 to 11 as the ink film. Therefore, two different types of images, a photographic image quality and an image other than the photographic image quality, can be printed almost simultaneously by one printer, and a print including two types of images of different image quality can be printed at high speed. The above-described various operational effects of are obtained.

In the printer device of the present invention, the first image signal and the second image signal relating to the first image and the second image are input to the image signal input section, and the first image is set to the first image signal. When a print control unit that controls to print in the print area and to print the second image in the second print area is provided, the first image suitable for printing in photographic quality that can be printed in the first print area, Second suitable for image quality other than photo quality
By inputting and combining the images separately, it is possible to perform highly decorative printing.

In the printer device of the present invention, when the first image is printed in the first printing area and then the second image is printed in the second printing area, the photographic quality is printed after the photographic quality is printed. Images other than can be printed on top of each other. As a result, for example, an image with a pigment-based ink, a metallic-based pigment, a lame-based pigment, a
It is possible to print a glittering image with a metal film or the like.

In the printer apparatus of the present invention, when the second image is printed in the second print area and then the first image is printed in the first print area, an image other than the photographic quality is printed in advance. You can later print photographic-quality images overlaid. As a result, for example, it is possible to print or color an image of photographic quality on top of an image with a pigment-based ink, a glittering image with a metallic pigment, a glitter pigment, a metal film, or the like.

The photo-taking device of the present invention is a photo-taking device for taking a photograph of a subject and selling the photograph. The camera includes a camera for photographing a subject and converting the photographed image into an electrical image signal. A printing unit that receives an image signal relating to an image of a photographed subject and prints the photographed image on a print medium, and the printer device according to claim 12 is used as the printing unit. That is the summary.

That is, the photo-taking device of the present invention uses the printer device according to any one of claims 12 to 15 as the printing means. Therefore, two different types of images, a photo quality image and a non-photo quality image, can be printed almost simultaneously by one printer, and a print including two types of different quality images can be printed at high speed. The above-described various operational effects such as

In the photography apparatus of the present invention, the second
When the image is an overwritten image that is overwritten on the captured image, the overwritten image clearly rises in the photographic image, and a highly decorative print can be provided.

If the photo-taking device of the present invention is provided with a pen input section capable of pen-inputting the overwriting image, or if a handwriting image can be inputted as the overwriting image, the object is Now you can enter your favorite overwritten image by handwriting, which will be even more enjoyable.

The image printing apparatus of the present invention is the first
First inputting first image data relating to image signal of image
An image data input unit, a second image input unit for inputting a second image to be combined with the first image, an image display unit for displaying images such as the first image and the second image, the first image and A gist of the present invention is to provide a printing device for printing the second image on a printing medium, and to use the printer device according to any one of claims 12 to 15 as the printing device.

That is, the image printing apparatus of the present invention is
The printer device according to claims 12 to 15 is used as the printing means. Therefore, two different types of images, a photographic image quality and an image other than the photographic image quality, can be printed almost simultaneously by one printer, and a print including two types of images of different image quality can be printed at high speed. The above-described various operational effects of are obtained.

When the image printing apparatus of the present invention is provided with the first image editing means for editing the input first image, the edited first image is combined with the highly decorative second image. Prints can be provided.

When the image printing apparatus of the present invention is provided with a plurality of printing means, it is possible to print at the same time, which is advantageous in that, for example, waiting time is reduced in a large number of commemorative group photographs. There is.

When the image printing apparatus of the present invention is provided with a plurality of image display means, it can be operated by a plurality of people, for example, when an image such as a memorial group photo of a large number of people is input and edited. Is advantageous to.

Further, the print medium of the present invention has the following features.
The printer device, the photographic device, and the image print according to any one of claims 12 to 23, wherein the printer device, the photographic device, and the image printing device according to any one of claims 23 to 23 are used as a first gist. The second point is that the image is printed by the device.

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the ink film 46 of the present invention.

The ink film 46 is an ink film 46 on which an ink layer is spread on the substrate film 100 and the ink layer is transferred to the print medium 15 (see FIG. 2) for printing. FIG. 1A is a diagram showing a state in which the ink film 46 is viewed from the spreading surface side of the ink layer.

The ink film 46 has a first printing area D on which a first ink layer suitable for printing an image of photographic quality is spread and a second printing layer D suitable for printing an image other than photographic quality. The second print area MT exists. In this example, a dye-based ink is used as the first ink,
A pigment-based ink is used as the second ink.

Between the first printing area D and the second printing area MT, a first coating agent layer 104A for overcoating the first transfer layer on which the first ink is transferred onto the printing medium 15 is spread. The exposed first coating region CT is present.

A second coating agent layer for overcoating the second transfer layer on which the second ink has been transferred onto the printing medium 15 is provided adjacent to the second printing area MT on the opposite side of the first coating area CT. The second in which 104B was exhibited
The coating region CT exists.

The first print area D and the second print area MT,
Also, the first and second coating regions CT, CT form one set S to complete printing on one printing medium 15. Then, the respective print areas D, MT, C
A set S of T and CT is provided side by side in the longitudinal direction of the base film 100. As a result, the first printing area D, the first coating area CT, the second printing area MT, and the second coating area CT are alternately present in the longitudinal direction of the base film 100, and one long ink film 46. With this, printing on a printing medium can be repeatedly and continuously performed.

In the first printing area D, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the dye-based inks of three colors of yellow (Y), magenta (M) and cyan (C) are used as the base film. 3 spread on the side facing 100 print media 15
It is composed of one dye-based ink layer 101.

In this example, the dye-based ink is used as the first ink, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the first ink
Various types of ink can be used as long as they are suitable for printing with photographic quality. Further, in the above example, an example in which three color inks of yellow (Y), magenta (M), and cyan (C) are used as the dye-based ink has been shown, but the dye-based ink is not limited to this, and In addition, a dark color ink such as black or a light color ink such as light cyan or light magenta may be used.

The first and second coating regions CT and C
T is, for example, as shown in FIG.
The first and second coating agent layers 104 are provided on the surface of the base film 100 facing the print medium 15 with the release layer 107 interposed therebetween.
A and 104B are spread, and an adhesive layer 108 is formed on the first and second coating agent layers 104A and 104B. Note that the peeling layer 107 may not be provided.

The above first and second coating agent layers 104
The coating agent constituting A and 104B is not particularly limited as long as it is transparent and can overcoat the dye-based ink transferred to the print medium to protect the transfer layer, and various resin materials. Can be applied. For example, thermoplastic resins such as acrylic resin, polyethylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and polyester can be used.

The above-mentioned second printing area MT is the base film 1
A metal film 105 as a pigment-based ink is spread on the surface 00. The second print area MT is a cross-sectional view of FIG.
As shown in, the metal film 105 is spread on the surface of the base film 100 facing the print medium 15 via the release layer 107, and the adhesive layer 108 is formed on the metal film 105.

In this example, the pigment-based ink is used as the second ink, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various inks or the like may be used as long as they are suitable for printing with image quality other than photographic image quality. it can. Further, in this example, the case where the metal film 105 is used as the pigment-based ink has been described.
The pigment-based ink is not particularly limited, and various types can be used.

Examples of pigments used in the above pigment-based inks include various organic pigments such as azo pigments, phthalocyanines, condensed polycyclic pigments, various oxides such as titanium oxide and zinc oxide, and various hydroxides such as alumina white. And various sulfides such as cadmium yellow, chromic acid, sulfate, carbonate, silicate, phosphate, arsenate, ferrocyanide, carbon, and various inorganic pigments such as metal powder.

As described above, by using the pigment-based ink as the second ink, it is possible to obtain a highly decorative print in which the image of the pigment-based ink is clearly raised in the image of the photographic quality by the first ink. . In particular, metallic pigment inks such as gold and silver that use bronze powder or aluminum powder as the pigment-based ink have a high decorative effect that the overwritten image is glittering, and are preferably used. Further, various fluorescent pigments, pearl pigments, luminescent pigments, thermochromic pigments, etc. are also excellent in terms of decoration, and are therefore preferably used.

When printing metallic colors,
As described above, the metal film 105 such as a metal foil or a metal vapor deposition film.
Can also be used. Further, instead of the metal film 105, a lame pigment layer containing aluminum powder, a metal foil piece of aluminum or the like, a hologram film piece, a glass powder, a metal vapor deposition film piece, etc. is spread so as to diffusely reflect light. You may By using such a lamellar pigment layer, lamellar printing is possible.

Instead of the metal film 105, a hologram film represented by a gold hologram, a silver hologram, a colored hologram, a transparent hologram or the like can be used, or a rainbow sheet, an oil film sheet, an iridescent film, etc. It is also possible to use a film having a special visual effect such as. That is, the pigment-based ink in the present invention is meant to include these various aspects.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the printer device of the present invention.

This printer device is provided with an image signal input section 40 to which an electrical image signal is input, and a recording head 45 for printing and recording the image signal input to the image signal input section 40 on the print medium 15. ing. In FIG. 2A, 41 is a buffer memory for temporarily storing the image signal input to the image signal input unit 40, and 42 is a head control unit for controlling the recording head 45 based on the image signal.

The recording head 45 includes the ink film 4
Ink film 46 is heated by heating the portion required for printing 6
The thermal transfer type recording head 45 transfers the dye-based ink layer 101, the first and second coating agent layers 104A and 104B, and the metal film 105, which are spread on the print medium 15, onto the print medium 15. Therefore, in this example, as the print medium 15, it is desirable to use a receiving paper having a surface coated with a suitable resin as a receiving layer.

In this printer device, the ink film 4
As shown in FIG. 2 (b), in No. 6, the long ink film 46 as shown in FIG. 1 (a) is wound in a roll shape and is drawn out from the roll in the direction of arrow A to perform printing. Be done. The ink film 46 consumed for printing is wound into a roll.

As for the print medium 15, the long print medium 15 is wound in a roll shape and is pulled out from the roll in the direction of arrow A for printing. The printed portion (a region having a fixed length L at the tip) is cut by a suitable cutter and discharged as a photographic print.

In the printer device, for example, printing is performed as follows.

That is, the ink film 46 and the print medium 15 are overlapped with the ink spreading surface of the ink film 46 and the receiving layer of the print medium facing each other, and are sent in the direction of arrow A at substantially the same feed speed to perform printing. Done.

At this time, first, the dye-based ink layer 101
By (Y), the yellow dye-based ink is transferred. When the ink film 46 and the print medium 15 are fed by the distance L in the area where the dye-based ink layer 101 (Y) is spread, the print medium 15 is returned by the distance L in the direction of arrow B, which is opposite to the feeding direction. After that, the ink film 46 and the printing medium 15 are again fed at the substantially same feeding speed in the direction of the arrow A by the distance L, whereby the dye-based ink layer 1
01 (M) transfers the magenta dye-based ink.

Further, the print medium 15 is returned by the distance L in the direction of the arrow B, and then the ink film 46 and the print medium 15 are again fed by the distance L in the direction of the arrow A at substantially the same feed speed. Dye-based ink layer 101
By (C), the cyan dye-based ink is transferred. In this way, by repeating the reverse return of the distance L and the forward feeding accompanied by the thermal transfer by the recording head 45, as shown in FIG. 3A, yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C) ) Three-color dye-based ink layer 101
Is transferred to the print medium 15 and a photographic image is printed.

Next, by repeating the reverse return of the distance L and the forward feeding accompanied by the thermal transfer by the recording head 45, as shown in FIG. 3B, the peeling layer is formed on the transferred dye-based ink layer 101. The first coating layer 104A peeled off at 107 as a boundary is adhered and transferred by the adhesive layer 108,
Overcoating is performed. The photographic quality image of the dye-based ink is covered and protected by the overcoating to improve durability. Further, the presence of the overcoat improves the adhesion of the metal film 105, which will be described later, and improves the durability of the image due to the metal film 105.

Next, by repeating the reverse return of the distance L and the forward feeding accompanied by the thermal transfer by the recording head 45, as shown in FIG. 3C, the peeling is performed on the transferred first coating layer 104A. The metal film 105 separated at the layer 107 is adhered and transferred by the adhesive layer 108. Further, by repeating the reverse return of the distance L and the forward feeding accompanied by the thermal transfer by the recording head 45, the second coating layer 104B is transferred onto the transferred metal film 105 as shown in FIG. 3D. To be done. In this way, by overcoating the metal film 105 transferred onto the print medium 15 with the second coating layer 104B, the image formed by the metal film 105 is covered and protected by the overcoating, and the durability is improved.

At this time, in the printer device, the first image signal and the second image signal relating to the first image and the second image are input to the image signal input unit 40, and the head control unit 42 It is possible to control so that the first image is printed with the dye-based ink layer 101 in the first printing area D and the second image is printed with the metal film 105 in the second printing area MT.

Then, as described above, the first image is converted into the first image.
After printing in the print area D, the second image is printed in the second print area MT.
By controlling so that the printing is performed with, the metal film 105 is printed on the image of the photographic quality by the dye-based ink layer 101.
A photographic print with a glittery metallic image overwritten by is obtained. Further, as described later, by changing the configuration of the ink film 46, it is possible to control so that the second image is printed in the second printing area MT and then the first image is printed in the first printing area D. .

As described above, according to the ink film 46 and the printer device, the printing in the first printing area D enables the printing of the photographic quality, and the printing in the second printing area MT causes the printing of the metallic image other than the photographic quality. You can As described above, two different types of images of photographic image quality and metallic image can be printed almost simultaneously by one printer, and a print including two types of images of different image quality can be printed at high speed.

FIG. 4 shows an ink film 46 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the second coating region CT on which the second coating agent layer 104B that overcoats the metal film 105 transferred onto the print medium 15 is spread is not provided. Other than that, it is the same as the above-mentioned embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given to the same parts. In this example as well, the same operational effects as those of the above-described embodiment are exhibited.

FIG. 5 shows an ink film 46 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the first coating agent layer 104B that overcoats the dye-based ink layer 101 transferred onto the print medium 15 is spread on the first coating agent layer 104B.
The coating region CT and the second coating region C on which the second coating agent layer 104B that overcoats the metal film 105 transferred onto the print medium 15 is spread.
T is not provided. Other than that, it is the same as each of the above-described embodiments, and the same reference numerals are given to the same portions.
In this example as well, the same operational effects as the above-described respective embodiments are exhibited.

FIG. 6 shows an ink film 46 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the second coating region CT on which the second coating agent layer 104B that overcoats the metal film 105 transferred onto the print medium 15 is spread is not provided. Then, in the ink film 46, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6D, the second printing region MT causes the second coating agent layer 104B to exist on the base film 100, and the second coating layer 104B is formed on the second coating layer 104B. The metal film 105 is spread as the second ink layer. Other than that, it is the same as the above-mentioned embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given to the same parts.

Printing is performed using the ink film 46, for example, as follows.

That is, first, as shown in FIG. 7A, the dye-based ink layer 1 is processed in the same manner as the printing operation described above.
By transferring 01 (Y) (M) (C), an image of photographic quality is printed on the print medium 15. Then, Fig. 7
As shown in (b), the transferred dye-based ink layer 101
The first coating layer 104A is transferred onto the upper surface of the substrate and overcoated.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7C, the metal film 105 is transferred onto the transferred first coating layer 104A. At this time, the second coating agent layer 104B is transferred simultaneously with the metal film 105.

In the ink film 46, the metal film 10
Since the overcoating can be performed at the same time when 5 is transferred, the transfer and overcoating of the metal film 105 can be performed simultaneously by one printing control. Therefore, the printing time can be shortened, the ink film itself can be shortened, and a large number of prints can be printed with the same length of ink film. Other than that, the same operational effects as the above-described respective embodiments are exhibited.

In the ink film 46 of this embodiment, a colored layer may be used instead of the second coating layer 104B. By doing this, the second
Since the colored layer can be transferred at the same time when the metal film 105, which is an ink layer, is transferred, the transfer and the coloring of the metal film 105 can be performed simultaneously with one printing control. The colored layer is not limited to one color, but includes a layer having an appropriate pattern or image.

FIG. 8 shows an ink film 46 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the ink film 4
The second printing area MT is formed on the leading side of the feeding direction (arrow A) of 6, and the first printing area D and the first coating area CT are sequentially formed behind it. As a result, it is possible to print in the first print area D after printing in the second print area MT. Other than that, it is the same as the above-mentioned embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given to the same parts.

Using the ink film 46, for example,
Printing is performed as follows.

That is, first, as shown in FIG. 9A, a metallic image is printed on the print medium 15 by transferring the metal film 105 in the same manner as the above-described printing operation. Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, the metal film 10
5 is transferred onto the print medium 15 and the dye-based ink layer 10
Transfer of 1 (Y) (M) (C) is performed. At this time,
Almost no dye-based ink adheres on the metal film 105, and the metallic color image area 103 formed by the metal film 105.
Printing is performed in areas other than. Next, as shown in FIG. 9C, the first coating layer 104A is transferred,
Overcoating is performed.

As described above, according to the ink film 46, it is possible to print the image of the photographic quality after printing the image other than the photographic quality in advance. Other than that,
The same operational effects as those of the above-described respective embodiments are exhibited.

FIG. 10 shows an ink film 46 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the second print area MT is provided on the leading side of the ink film 46 in the feeding direction (arrow A).
Is formed, and the first printing area D and the first
The coating region CT is formed. This allows
After printing in the second print area MT, printing can be performed in the first print area D.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10D, the second printing region MT causes the second coating agent layer 104B to be present on the base film 100, and the second coating layer 104B is provided with the second coating agent layer 104B. Metal film 105 as ink layer
Is being exhibited. Other than that, it is the same as each of the above-described embodiments, and the same reference numerals are given to the same portions.

Using the ink film 46, for example,
Printing is performed as follows.

That is, first, as shown in FIG. 11A, a metallic image is printed on the print medium 15 by transferring the metal film 105 in the same manner as the above-described printing operation. At this time, the second coating agent layer 104B is transferred simultaneously with the metal film 105.

Then, as shown in FIG. 11B, the dye-based ink layer 101 (Y) (M) is formed on the print medium 15 on which the metal film 105 and the second coating agent layer 104B have been transferred.
The transfer of (C) is performed. At this time, the dye-based ink hardly adheres onto the second coating agent layer 104B, and the metallic color image area 103 due to the metal film 105 is formed.
Printing is performed in areas other than. Next, FIG. 11 (c)
As shown in, the first coating layer 104A is transferred, and overcoating is performed.

With this ink film 46, it is possible to print an image of a photographic quality after printing an image other than the photographic quality in advance. Other than that, the same operational effects as the above-described respective embodiments are exhibited.

In the ink film 46 of the above embodiment, the second coating agent layer 104B that forms a dye ink receiving layer can be used. In this way, by forming the receiving layer of the second coating agent on the image of the second ink, it is possible to print or color a photographic image with the dye-based ink on the image of the second ink. You will be able to apply.

FIG. 12 shows an ink film 46 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. In this example, a plurality of second print areas MT are provided for one first print area D. Other than that, it is the same as each of the above-described embodiments, and the same reference numerals are given to the same portions.

With this ink film 46, two kinds of images can be printed on the image of photographic quality by the first print area D by the two second print areas MT. This allows different types of ink on top of photographic quality images.
By printing different types of images, it is possible to obtain prints with a different taste and highly decorative prints. Other than that, the same operational effects as the above-described respective embodiments are exhibited.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the photographic device of the present invention. This photographic apparatus is provided with various devices inside and on the surface of the housing 1. Here, for convenience of description, a user (subject) 2 in the housing 1
The side facing (left side in FIG. 1) is the front side of the casing 1, and the opposite side (right side in FIG. 1) is the rear side of the casing 1.

In the internal space of the casing 1, a camera 6 for photographing the subject 2, a computer device 7 for receiving image signals from the camera 6 to synthesize images, and the like are transmitted from the computer device 7. A display 8 that receives an image signal such as a composite image and displays the image is provided.

A transparent plate 14 made of glass, plastic or the like is fitted in a portion of the housing 1 corresponding to the front side of the camera 6. Further, the display 8 is arranged obliquely upward toward the subject 2, and the image displayed on the display 8 is viewed by the user 2.

Further, the operation unit 1 is provided on the front surface of the casing 1.
6 is provided. The operation unit 16 has buttons and levers for the user 2 to perform various operations, and transmits operation signals to the computer device 7.

Further, the touch pen 1 is provided on the operation unit 16.
2 is provided. The touch pen 12 is designed so that the tip of the touch pen 12 is brought into contact with the surface of a display (for example, an LCD tablet, a touch panel, etc.) 8 and characters or figures are drawn to input an image by handwriting. Then, the image data such as the characters and figures input by handwriting is displayed on the display 8, and the print medium 1
Printed on 5.

In this example, the composite image viewed from the display 8 by the user 2 is a stored image (a desired frame, foreground, etc., hereinafter referred to as “frame image”) stored in advance in the computer device 7, and a subject captured by the camera 6. The two captured images are combined. Then, the composite image is stopped by the operation of the operation unit 16 by the subject 2, and when the handwritten image or the stamp image is input by the touch pen 12 after the stop of the composite image, the input image is further combined with the composite image. Is displayed.

Further, the internal space of the housing 1 receives the signal of the composite image transmitted from the computer device 7,
A printer 9 is provided which prints this composite image on a print medium 15 to generate a photographic print. Printer 9 above
The print medium 15 on which the image is printed is sent out from a sending port 19 formed on the front surface of the housing 1.

As described above, the printer 9 is a printer device capable of printing two types of images with the ink film 46 having the first print area D and the second print area MT.

The overwrite image by the touch pen 12 is
As will be described later, it includes a handwritten image and a stamp image. The handwritten image and the stamp image include a normal color image of dye-based ink and a metallic color image of gold or silver of pigment-based ink, and the normal color image is recorded in the first print area D. The metallic color image is recorded in the second print area MT.

A coin insertion slot (not shown) is provided on the front surface of the housing 1, and the inserted coin is detected by the computer device 7 at a position adjacent to the coin insertion opening inside the housing 1. The coin detection unit 17 that transmits the detection signal (see FIG.
4) is provided. Further, a speaker 18 (see FIG. 14) that receives a voice signal from the computer device 7 and outputs a voice, and a light (not shown) that illuminates the subject 2 are provided at appropriate positions on the front surface of the housing 1.

Behind the subject 2, a curtain 3 for blocking light from the outside is arranged. The curtain 3 is supported by support frames 4 and 5 protruding from the upper and lower portions of the front surface of the housing 1. The inner surface of the curtain 3 is colored in accordance with the image synthesizing method. For example, in the case of chroma key composition, the entire inner surface of the curtain 3 is colored with a color suitable for chroma key composition such as green and blue.

Next, the system configuration of the computer device 7 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 14, the computer device 7 comprises an image synthesizing means 30 for synthesizing images, and a photographing / synthesis control section 31 for controlling photographing by the camera 6 and synthesizing images. There is. The shooting / synthesis control unit 3
1 receives a detection signal from the coin detection unit 17, and thereby starts control such as shooting and image composition.

Further, the computer device 7 is provided with a frame image memory 33 for storing a predetermined frame image. On the other hand, the display 8 is provided with a pen input section 35 for inputting a handwritten image or the like by the touch pen 12 and a display section 36 for displaying a composite image.

Then, the image synthesizing means 30 synthesizes the image taken by the camera 6 and the frame image stored in the frame image memory 33 to synthesize the image on the display unit 3 of the display 8.
6 is displayed. Further, the image synthesizing unit 30 fixes the synthesized image by the operation of the operation unit 16 by the subject 2, and the fixed still image is touched with the pen input unit 35 of the display 8 by the touch pen 12.
It is designed to synthesize handwritten images such as characters and figures input to.

The composite image composed by the image composition means 30 (composite image of photographed image and frame image and composite image of still image and pen input image) is displayed on the display 8.
Is displayed on the display unit 36 of.

Further, the computer device 7 is provided with an audio output circuit 32 for outputting audio from the speaker 18. The computer device 7 also includes a print control unit 34 that controls printing by the printer 9.

Here, the photographed image A of the subject 2 photographed by the camera 6, the frame image B, and the touch pen 1
The state in which the data of the three images including the pen-input image C input in 2 is transferred to the display 8, the image synthesizing unit 30, and the printer 9 will be described in detail.

That is, as shown in FIG. 15, the display section 36 of the display 8 has the first and second layers 23, 2
The composite image is displayed with the two layers of No. 4 overlapping. The image synthesizing means 30 is provided with first and second layer memories 21 and 22 corresponding to the first and second layer 23 and 24, respectively.

In the first layer memory 21, the photographed image A of the subject 2 photographed by the camera 6 and the frame image B stored in the frame image memory 33 are combined and stored. Further, among the pen input images input by the touch pen 12, the image C1 of a normal color other than the metallic color is also stored in the first layer memory 21. On the other hand, the second layer memory 22 stores an image C2 of a metallic color such as gold or silver among the pen input images input by the touch pen 12.

Then, the photographed image A of the subject 2 stored in the first layer memory 21, the frame image B, and the ordinary color image C1 of the pen input images with the touch pen 12 are combined to form the first layer 23. Is displayed in. Further, the metallic-colored image C2 of the pen input image with the touch pen 12 stored in the second layer memory 22 is displayed on the second layer 24. Then, the subject 2 looks at the overlapping first layer 23 and second layer 24 from the direction of the arrow shown,
An image in which all the images A, B, C1 and C2 are combined can be seen.

On the other hand, the image data A + B + C1 of the composite image (both are normal color images) stored in the first layer memory 21 and the pen input with the touch pen 12 stored in the second layer memory 22. Among the images, the metallic color image C2 is sent to the printer 9.

In the above embodiment, one pen-input image with the touch pen 12 may be composed of the normal color image C1 and the metallic color image C2. As an example, one stamp image may be composed of a normal color image C1 forming the central portion and a metallic color image C2 forming the edging portion.

In this photo vending machine, the ink film 4 described with reference to FIGS.
A thermal transfer type printer device in which No. 6 is used is used. When the image data is input from the first layer memory 21 and the second layer memory 22 to the image signal input section 40, the head control section 42 causes the first layer memory 21.
The captured image A of the subject 2, the frame image B, and the ordinary-color image C1 of the pen-input image with the touch pen 12 stored in are printed in the first print area D of the ink film 46 and stored in the second layer memory 22. The metallic image C2 of the pen-input image with the touch pen 12 is controlled to be printed in the second print area MT of the ink film 46. In this way, the photographed image and the pen input image are printed to generate a photographic print.

As described above, according to the photographic device,
Various overwritten images can be printed on the photograph of the subject 2 taken by the camera 6, and the user 2 can enjoy various photographs. Further, only one printer 9 may be housed in the housing 1, and the housing space for the printer 9 may be small, so that the housing 1
It can be made smaller. Further, since a paper feed mechanism for connecting two printers as in the conventional art is not required, a paper feed error hardly occurs, and the apparatus does not stop and printing defects in which the printing position of an image is displaced hardly occur.

Further, in the above-mentioned photographic apparatus, since the composite image of the image of the subject 2 taken by the camera 6 and the overwritten image is displayed on the display 8, the subject 2 is displayed on the display 8. You can take a pose or enter your favorite overwritten image while checking the finished state by looking at your own image displayed. Further, according to the printer 9, the photographic device can be easily obtained, and it is possible to obtain a photographic image with dye-based ink and an image with pigment-based ink.
Images of different types can be printed almost simultaneously.

The camera 6 may be a digital camera or a video camera, and is not particularly limited. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the print medium 15 is not particularly limited as long as the dye-based ink and the pigment-based ink can be adsorbed, and examples thereof include papers, stickers, plastic films, cards, Various materials such as cloth, non-woven fabric, glass plate, and resin plate can be used.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which one camera 6 is provided has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of cameras 6 may be provided.

FIG. 16 shows an embodiment of the image printing apparatus of the present invention.

This image printing apparatus has an image data input section for inputting image data relating to an image signal of a first image such as a photographic image, and a second image such as a handwritten image to be combined with the first image such as the photographic image. Two touch pens for inputting images
2, a display 8 for displaying images such as photographic images and handwritten images, and two printers 9 for printing the photographic images and handwritten images on the print medium 15. The printer device described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12 is used as the printer 9.

The image printing apparatus has a memory stick (registered trademark), a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a CD-R, a DVD, a PD, a MO, a smart card as an image data input unit for inputting a first image such as a photographic image. A read / write device 71 for reading image data from a recording medium 72 such as a medium, a compact flash (registered trademark), or an SD card is provided.

Further, as the image data input unit, a terminal device such as a digital camera, a video camera, a mobile phone, a PDA, a personal computer or a scanner is connected to the interface terminal 70 for inputting image data stored in the terminal device. Is equipped with. As the interface terminal 70, for example, USB, RS-232C, parallel,
Various standards such as IEEE 1394 and SCSI can be applied. In addition, infrared communication (IrDA) and Blu
It is also possible to apply a wireless interface such as Ethernet.

As the image data input section, Et
A cable terminal of the hernet (registered trademark) standard is provided,
It is also possible to input the image data via the network 73 such as LAN or WAN.

The image printing apparatus is provided with a computer apparatus 7 having an image synthesizing means, a control section, a print control section, etc., similar to that shown in FIG. The computer device 7 has an image editing means, and is capable of processing and editing image data such as a photographic image input to the image data inputting means. Examples of the processing and editing include changing the image size and resolution, correcting brightness / contrast / level, trimming, enlarging, reducing, transforming, deleting, and the like. These processings and edits can be performed on the entire image, or can be performed by selecting an area in the image.

The working or editing work can be performed, for example, as follows. First, the computer device 7
A list of a plurality of image data read in is displayed on the display 8, and an image to be edited is selected by the touch pen 12. The selected image is displayed on at least one of the two displays 8 and processed or edited by operating the touch pen 12. The image data of the processed image can be overwritten and saved in the recording medium 72, or can be stored in the storage unit of the computer device 7.

The image printing apparatus is designed to input a handwritten image or a stamp image with the touch pen 12 to an original image before processing / editing or an image after processing / editing to perform image composition. The combined image is displayed on the display 8 and can be combined with a frame image, a background image, or the like stored in advance in the computer device 7.
The image data of the composite image can be overwritten and saved in the recording medium 72, or can be stored in the storage unit of the computer device 7.

In the image printing apparatus, an image to be printed can be selected and printed out by the touch pen 12 from the original image, the edited image, the composite image and the like. One or two or more images to be printed can be selected, and the print layout and the number of copies can be set.

The above image printing apparatus has a display 8
And a plurality of touch pens 12 (two in this example)
One), one person can operate it efficiently,
It can be operated by a plurality of people, which is advantageous when, for example, an image such as a commemorative group photo of a large number of people is input and edited.

Since the image printing apparatus has a plurality of printers 9 (two printers in this example), two printers 9 can print at the same time. There are advantages such as less waiting time in group photos.

The printer, the image printing device, and the photographic device of the present invention are, for example, DPE shop. It can be used at ceremonial occasions, event venues, sightseeing spots, etc. And the image print providing method of the present invention,
It can be performed in various places as described above, and a highly decorative photographic print can be provided.

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As described above, according to the ink film of the present invention, it is possible to print with a photographic quality by printing in the first printing area and to print an image other than photographic quality by printing in the second printing area. it can. In this way, two different types of images, a photographic quality and an image other than photographic quality, can be printed almost simultaneously by one printer, and a print containing two types of different quality images can be printed at high speed. .

Further, the printer device of the present invention includes an image signal input section to which an electric image signal is input, a recording head for printing and recording the image signal input to the image signal input section on a print medium, and An ink film for transferring an ink layer to a print medium by a recording head is provided, and the summary is that the ink film according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is used as the ink film.

Further, according to the printer apparatus of the present invention, two different kinds of images of photographic quality and images other than photographic quality can be printed almost simultaneously by one printer, and printing including images of two different qualities can be performed. The above-described various operational effects such as the ability to print at high speed can be achieved.

Further, according to the photographic device of the present invention, two different types of images, photographic quality and images other than photographic quality, can be printed almost simultaneously by one printer, including images of two different qualities. The above-described various operational effects such as high speed printing can be achieved.

Further, according to the image printing apparatus of the present invention, two different kinds of images of photographic quality and images other than photographic quality can be printed almost simultaneously by one printer, and two kinds of different quality images are included. The above-described various operational effects such as high speed printing can be achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration explanatory view showing an embodiment of an ink film of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration explanatory view showing an embodiment of a printer of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of printing using the ink film.

FIG. 4 is a constitutional explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the ink film of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a structural explanatory view showing a third embodiment of the ink film of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a structural explanatory view showing a fourth embodiment of the ink film of the invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of printing using the ink film.

FIG. 8 is a structural explanatory view showing a fifth embodiment of the ink film of the invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which printing is performed using the ink film.

FIG. 10 is a structural explanatory view showing a sixth embodiment of the ink film of the invention.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of printing using the ink film.

FIG. 12 is a structural explanatory view showing a seventh embodiment of the ink film of the invention.

FIG. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a photographic device of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a system configuration diagram of the photography device.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a data transfer state of a display, an image synthesizing unit, and first and second printers.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing an image printing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional photography device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 case 2 Subject (user) 3 curtains 4 Support frame 5 Support frame 6 cameras 7 Computer equipment 8 display 9 Printer 12 touch pen 14 Transparent plate 15 print media 16 Operation part 17 coin detector 18 speakers 19 exit 21 First Layer Memory 22 Second Layer Memory 23 First Layer 24 Second Layer 30 image composition means 31 Shooting / Composition Control 32 audio output circuit 33 frame image memory 34 Print control unit 35 Pen input section 36 Display 40 Image signal input section 41 buffer memory 42 head controller 45 recording head 46 ink film 51 controller 52 body 53 half mirror 54 subject 55 camera 56 monitor 57 Printer 58 photo prints 70 Interface terminal 71 read / write device 72 recording medium 73 network 100 Base film 101 Dye-based ink layer 103 image area 104A First coating agent layer 104B Second coating agent layer 105 metal film 107 Release layer 108 Adhesive layer

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Claims (25)

[Claims] 1. An ink film for spreading an ink layer on a base film and transferring the ink layer to a printing medium for printing, wherein a first ink layer suitable for printing an image of photographic quality is spread. An ink film, comprising: a first printed area applied and a second printed area applied with a second ink layer suitable for image printing other than photographic quality. 2. The ink film according to claim 1, wherein the first printing area and the second printing area are alternately present in the longitudinal direction of the base film. 3. The ink film according to claim 1, wherein the first ink is a dye-based ink. 4. The ink film according to claim 1, wherein the second ink is a pigment-based ink. 5. The first coating area according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein there is a first coating region onto which a first coating agent layer that overcoats the first transfer layer onto which the first ink is transferred on the print medium is spread. The ink film according to 1 above. 6. The second coating region according to claim 1, wherein a second coating agent layer for overcoating the second transfer layer onto which the second ink is transferred onto the print medium is spread. The ink film according to 1 above. 7. The second printed region has a second coating agent layer present on the base film, and the second ink layer is spread on the second coating agent layer. Ink film according to item. 8. The ink film according to claim 6, wherein the second coating agent layer forms a receiving layer for the dye-based ink. 9. The ink film according to claim 1, wherein the second printed region has a colored layer present on the base film, and the second ink layer is spread on the colored layer. 10. The ink film according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of second print areas are provided for one first print area. 11. The ink film according to claim 4, wherein at least one of a metallic pigment, a lame pigment, and a metal film is used as the pigment-based ink. 12. An image signal input section to which an electrical image signal is input, a recording head for printing and recording the image signal input to the image signal input section on a print medium, and an ink on the print medium by the recording head. An ink film for transferring a layer, comprising: an ink film as the ink film.
A printer device using the ink film according to any one of 1. 13. The first image and the second image in the image signal input section.
The first image signal and the second image signal related to the image are input, and the first image is printed in the first print area and the second image is printed in the second print area. The printer device according to claim 12, further comprising a print control unit. 14. The printer device according to claim 13, wherein the first image is printed in the first printing area and then the second image is printed in the second printing area. 15. The printer device according to claim 13, wherein the printer is controlled so that the first image is printed in the first print area after the second image is printed in the second print area. 16. A photographic device for taking a photograph of a subject and selling the photograph, the camera taking a subject and converting the photographed image into an electrical image signal, and an image relating to the image of the subject photographed by the camera. A photography device comprising: a printing unit that receives a signal and prints the photographed image on a print medium, wherein the printer device according to any one of claims 12 to 15 is used as the printing unit. . 17. The photographing device according to claim 16, wherein the second image is an overwritten image that is overwritten on the taken image. 18. The photographing apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a pen input unit capable of inputting the overwrite image with a pen. 19. The photographing device according to claim 18, wherein a handwritten image can be input as the overwrite image. 20. A first image data input section for inputting first image data relating to an image signal of a first image, second image input means for inputting a second image to be combined with the first image, and An image display unit for displaying an image such as a first image or a second image, and a printing unit for printing the first image and the second image on a print medium.
15. An image printing apparatus using the printer device according to any one of 15. 21. The image printing apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising first image editing means for editing the input first image. 22. A plurality of printing means are provided.
The image printing apparatus according to item 0 or 21. 23. The image printing apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising a plurality of image display means. 24. A print medium used in the printer device, the photographic device, or the image printing device according to claim 12. 25. A print medium printed by the printer device, the photographic device, or the image printing device according to claim 12.