JP2009125944A - Printer, printing method, and printed matter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer which can carry out low-cost and high-security recording by contents according to a user's request and can produce a printed matter easy to distinguish whether it is genuine or not, and to provide a printing method and the printed matter. <P>SOLUTION: The printer 1 includes a printing means 4 which can transfer a transfer foil 15a, whose reflecting state of light changes, onto a surface, as an underlayer on a printing medium 10 or as a display layer on the underlayer; and a control part which makes the printing means 4 pile and transfer the transfer foil 15a as the display layer by a predetermined shape on the underlayer of the printing medium 10 where the underlayer is formed by transfer of the transfer foil 15a by the printing means 4 or where the underlayer is formed by the transfer foil beforehand. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a printer that performs printing by transferring a transfer foil onto a printing medium, a printing method, and a printed matter, and more particularly, to a printer that performs printing using a transfer foil that changes the reflection state of light.

  Conventionally, for printed matter such as tickets and banknotes, for the purpose of improving security, a method of performing printing so that the reflection state of light on the printing medium is changed on the surface by a hologram or the like has been used. Yes. For example, when a desired character or pattern is printed by a hologram, an original plate on which the corresponding character or pattern is formed is first manufactured by drawing an electron beam or the like. Next, a transfer foil having desired characters and patterns can be manufactured by transferring the image onto a transfer foil that is actually printed using the original plate. The transfer foil is thermally transferred onto a printing medium, thereby expressing characters and patterns by changes in the light reflection state.

  In addition, a method has been proposed in which a thermal foil is used to thermally transfer a hologram foil having a predetermined pattern or the like to a printing medium in a predetermined shape (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). In addition, a method of printing a plurality of holograms having different light diffraction patterns at different positions on a plane has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

JP 2000-163535 A JP-A-6-278396 JP-A-8-247181

  However, in the method of producing and transferring an original plate corresponding to a desired character and pattern as described above, the form of characters and patterns that can be printed on one original plate is limited to one type, and there are many types of forms. In order to print, a large number of original plates corresponding to that are required. Furthermore, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost of the original plate itself is high and the printing cost becomes high. In addition, since the printing cost becomes high, there is a problem that it is difficult to apply to a method for printing on demand.

  On the other hand, in the methods of Patent Documents 1 to 3, it is possible to print in various shapes by changing the thermal transfer range of the hologram foil. However, in either method, there is a difference between using one type of pattern hologram or multiple types of pattern holograms, but simply transferring the hologram foil by changing the shape on the print medium. In other words, desired characters and patterns are expressed by the outer shape of the transferred hologram. For this reason, a printer and a printing method capable of printing a printed matter with less latent image effect and improved security have been desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and is capable of performing low-cost and high-security printing with contents according to a user's request, and easy identification of authenticity. A printer capable of producing a printed material, a printing method, and a printed material are provided.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention proposes the following means.
The printer of the present invention includes a transfer unit capable of transferring a transfer foil whose light reflection state changes on the surface as a base layer on a print medium or as a display layer on the base layer, and the printing unit described above. The base layer is provided by transferring the transfer foil, or on the base layer of the print medium on which the base layer has been previously provided by the transfer foil, the display means has a predetermined shape as the display layer. And a control unit for transferring the transfer foil in an overlapping manner.
Here, the change in the reflected state of light means that the reflected state of light appears to change depending on the viewing direction or the direction of illumination. The direction and intensity of reflected light on the surface with respect to the external light irradiated. It means that things change. Further, the reflection is not limited to a narrow definition that simply reflects, but is a broad concept including, for example, diffraction or scattering.

  According to this configuration, printing on the print medium is performed by further forming a display layer by the printing unit on the base layer formed of the transfer foil under the control of the control unit. Here, the display layer also simply transfers the transfer foil so as to have a predetermined shape, and desired contents can be printed easily and at low cost. In addition, the base layer is formed of a transfer foil whose light reflection state changes on the surface, and the display layer provided on the base layer is also formed of a transfer foil whose light reflection state changes on the surface. . For this reason, the shape represented as the display layer becomes difficult to identify by visual observation due to a change in the light reflection state of the underlayer, and a so-called latent image effect can be exhibited. On the other hand, when the direction in which the display layer is viewed or the direction in which the illumination light is irradiated is changed, the display layer emerges depending on the reflection state of the base layer and the display layer in a certain direction and can be identified. In addition, when a printing medium on which an underlayer and a display layer are formed is copied, the change in the reflection state of light is expressed by the color contrast, so that the outline of the display layer emerges. It becomes possible to identify.

  Further, the control unit causes the printing unit to transfer the transfer foil as the base layer onto the print medium, and then superimposes and transfers the transfer foil onto the base layer in a predetermined shape as the display layer. It is preferable.

  According to this configuration, a predetermined shape is printed in a preset print range on the print medium by forming the base layer and the display layer on the print medium by the printing unit under the control of the control unit. be able to.

  In addition, the printing apparatus includes a conveyance unit that conveys the print medium in a predetermined conveyance direction, and the printing unit is capable of transferring the transfer foil as the base layer, and the conveyance of the first printer head. A second printer head provided on the rear side in the direction and capable of transferring the transfer foil as the display layer, and the control unit transports the print medium by the transport unit, and More preferably, the transfer foil is transferred onto the underlayer by the second printer head after the transfer foil is transferred by the first printer head.

  According to this configuration, the printing unit includes the first printer head that forms the base layer, and further includes the second printer head that forms the display layer on the rear side in the conveyance direction. The base layer and the display layer can be continuously formed while the printing medium is being conveyed, and printing can be performed more efficiently. In particular, if the first printer head and the second printer head are brought close to each other, the display layer can be sequentially transferred from the portion where the base layer is formed while the base layer is transferred. In addition, if the first printer head and the second printer head are separated by the size in the print medium transport direction, the display layer can be transferred and the underlayer of the next print medium can be transferred simultaneously for continuous printing. And more efficient printing.

  In addition, the printing unit includes a first supply unit that supplies, as the transfer foil, a first transfer foil in which a change in a light reflection state is repeated in a constant pattern, and the first supply unit supplies the first transfer foil. A second supply unit that supplies, as the transfer foil, a second transfer foil in which a change in the reflection state of light is repeated in a pattern different from that of the first transfer foil, and the control unit includes the printing unit, The base layer is formed with the first transfer foil supplied from the first supply unit, and the display layer is formed on the base layer with the second transfer foil supplied from the second supply unit. It is preferable to form.

  According to this configuration, the printing unit includes the first supply unit that supplies the first transfer foil and the second supply unit that supplies the second transfer foil. A formation layer and a display layer can be formed. And, since the first transfer foil and the second transfer foil are each one in which the change in the light reflection state is repeated in a constant pattern, the material cost can be reduced, while the pattern of each other is Because of the difference, it is possible to prevent the shape of the display layer from being completely buried because the pattern of the first transfer foil of the base layer matches the pattern of the second transfer foil of the display layer.

  Further, the control unit, for the pattern represented by the change in the light reflection state of the transfer foil forming the base layer, based on information about the base layer acquired in advance by the printing unit, It is preferable to transfer the transfer foil serving as the display layer by changing a relative position of a pattern represented by a change in a reflection state of the transfer foil forming the display layer.

  According to this configuration, under the control of the control unit, the relative position of the pattern of the transfer foil that forms the display layer with respect to the pattern of the transfer foil that forms the base layer is determined by the printing unit based on the information about the base layer. It can be changed and transferred. For this reason, even if the same pattern of transfer foil is used for the base layer and the display layer, it is possible to prevent the patterns of the transfer foils from matching and the shape of the display layer from being completely buried. .

  And recognizing means for recognizing at least a part of the light reflection state of the transfer foil forming the base layer on the surface, the control unit using the recognition result of the recognizing means as the information, The display layer is preferably formed by printing means.

  According to this configuration, the change in the light reflection state of the transfer foil forming the underlayer is recognized by at least a part of the surface by the recognition unit, and this is displayed as information by the printing unit under the control of the control unit. By forming the layers, it is possible to prevent the patterns from matching each other and the shape of the display layer from being completely buried.

  Further, the printing method of the present invention includes a base layer forming step of forming a base layer by transferring a transfer foil whose light reflection state changes on the surface onto a print medium, and a predetermined shape on the base layer. And a display layer forming step of forming a display layer by transferring the transfer foil in an overlapping manner.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said base layer formation process and the said display layer formation process are each performed using the said transfer foil in which the change of the reflective state of light is repeated with a mutually different pattern.

  The detection step of acquiring information on the base layer formed in the base layer formation step, the display layer formation step forming the base layer based on the information acquired in the detection step The relative position of the pattern represented by the change in the reflection state of the transfer foil forming the display layer is changed with respect to the pattern represented by the change in the light reflection state of the transfer foil, thereby forming the display layer. It is preferable to transfer the transfer foil.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said detection process recognizes the change of the reflective state of the light of the said transfer foil which forms the said base layer as at least one part on the surface as said information.

  Furthermore, the printed matter of the present invention includes a printing medium, a base layer formed of a transfer foil provided in a predetermined printing range on the printing medium, the light reflection state of which changes on the surface, and the base layer. The display layer is provided in a predetermined shape and formed of the transfer foil.

  The underlayer is formed as a first transfer foil that repeats a change in the reflection state of light in a certain pattern as the transfer foil, and the display layer is the first transfer foil as the first transfer foil. It is preferable that the transfer foil is formed of a second transfer foil in which a change in the light reflection state is repeated in a pattern different from that of the transfer foil.

  Further, the base layer and the display layer are formed as a transfer foil in which the change in the reflection state of light is repeated in a constant pattern, and the relative positions of the repeated patterns are different. It is preferable that they are laminated.

According to the printer of the present invention, by providing the printing means and the control unit, it is possible to perform printing at a low cost with the contents according to the user's request and to perform printing with high security by the latent image effect. It is possible to produce a printed material that can be easily determined.
In addition, according to the printing method of the present invention, by providing the underlayer forming step and the display layer forming step, it is possible to perform printing at a low cost with the contents according to the user's request and the latent image effect. As a result, printing with high security can be performed, and a printed matter with easy identification can be produced.
Further, according to the printed matter of the present invention, the provision of the base layer and the display layer makes it possible to reduce the cost, enhance the security by the latent image effect, and easily determine the authenticity.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 show a first embodiment according to the present invention. As an example of a printer, a ticket issuing machine that prints predetermined contents on a ticket base paper as a printing medium and issues a ticket is shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the ticket issuing machine 1 of this embodiment includes a case 2, a paper cassette 3 in which a ticket base paper 10 is accommodated, and a printing unit 4 that performs printing for identification display on the ticket base paper 10. And a transport means 5 for transporting the ticket base paper 10 and a control unit 6 for controlling each component. The paper cassette 3 is detachably attached to a paper feed port formed in the case 2. The conveying means 5 is in contact with the front end 10 a portion of the ticket base paper 10 accommodated in the paper cassette 3, and sandwiches the pick-up roller 51 that sends out the uppermost ticket base paper 10 and the ticket base paper 10 sent out by the pick-up roller 51. It has a pair of conveyance rollers 52 and 53 that convey in the conveyance direction X, and a pair of discharge rollers 54 and 55 that send out the ticket 13 that is a printed product to the discharge port 21 formed in the case 2. Thereby, the transport means 5 drives the pickup roller 51 to take out the ticket base paper 10 from the paper cassette 3 under the control of the paper transport control section 61 of the control section 6 shown in FIG. It is possible to drive the rollers 52 and 53 to move the ticket base paper 10 back and forth along the transport direction X, and to drive the discharge rollers 54 and 55 to discharge the ticket base paper 10 from the discharge port 21. A sheet front end sensor 71 for detecting the front end 10a of the transported ticket base paper 10 is provided on the front side in the transport direction X of the pair of transport rollers 52 and 53, and on the rear side in the transport direction X. A sheet rear end sensor 72 for detecting the rear end 10b of the ticket base paper 10 is provided. The sheet front end sensor 71 and the sheet rear end sensor 72 are connected to the sensor control unit 62 of the control unit 6 shown in FIG. 3, and can sense and output a detection result under the control of the sensor control unit 62. It is possible.

  Further, the printing unit 4 transfers the transfer foil 15 a to the ticket base paper 10 from the supply unit 41 that supplies the transfer foil ribbon 15 in which the transfer foil 15 a is formed in a band shape, and the transfer foil ribbon 15 that is supplied from the supply unit 41. A transfer portion 42. Here, the transfer foil 15a used in the present embodiment is a hologram foil whose light reflection state changes on the surface thereof. More specifically, in the transfer foil 15a, for example, a rainbow-colored pattern is formed radially inside the rectangular figure due to a change in the reflection direction, and the rectangular figure is arranged as one pattern. Has been repeated. The supply unit 41 includes a feed roller 411 that rotatably supports a roll body in which the transfer foil ribbon 15 is formed in a roll shape, and a take-up roller 412 that winds the transfer foil ribbon 15 fed from the roll body. Have. A feed motor and a take-up motor (not shown) are connected to the feed roller 411 and the take-up roller 412, respectively, and rotate under the control of the ribbon control unit 63 of the control unit 6 shown in FIG. Thus, the transfer foil ribbon 15 can be moved back and forth along the transport direction X.

  The transfer unit 42 is provided on the front side in the transport direction X with respect to the pair of transport rollers 52 and 53, the platen roller 421 that supports the transported ticket base paper 10, the transported ticket base paper 10, and the transfer foil ribbon 15. And a thermal head 422 that is a printer head that presses the transfer foil ribbon 15 against the ticket base paper 10. The thermal head 422 can advance and retreat from a state where it is separated from the transfer foil ribbon 15 to a state where it is pressed against the transfer foil ribbon 15 under the control of the head drive controller 64 of the controller 6 shown in FIG. Further, under the control of the head energy control unit 65 of the control unit 6, a predetermined range in the width direction Y orthogonal to the transport direction X is heated, and the transfer foil 15a of the transfer foil ribbon 15 pressed in the corresponding range is ticketed. Thermal transfer to the base paper 10 is possible. Further, a ribbon sensor 73 as a recognition means for recognizing the pattern of the transfer foil 15a is provided at the Y direction end of the thermal head 422. The ribbon sensor 73 is also connected to the ribbon control unit 63 of the control unit 6 shown in FIG. 3, and can sense and output a detection result under the control of the sensor control unit 62. From the detection result by the ribbon sensor 73, the position in one pattern of the transfer foil 15a transferred by the thermal head 422 can be recognized.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 6 includes a main control unit 66 that is connected to an upper communication unit 75 such as a personal computer and can transmit and receive various types of information. The main control unit 66 is connected to a memory unit 76 that stores print data and an operation unit 77 that performs various inputs. Further, the paper conveyance control unit 61, the ribbon control unit 63, the head drive control unit 64, the head energy control unit 65, and the sensor control unit 62 are connected to the main control unit 66, respectively. The corresponding configuration is controlled based on the command. Then, the main control unit 66 reads out print data stored in the memory unit 76 based on an input from the operation unit 77 or a command from the upper communication unit 75 and transmits the command to each control unit 6. Each control unit 6 controls a corresponding configuration based on a command from the main control unit 66, thereby transferring the transfer foil 15 a onto the ticket base paper 10 to perform printing.

  Next, the detail of the printing method by the ticket issuing machine 1 of this embodiment and the detail of the printed matter produced are demonstrated. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which an identification display A “issued” indicating issued is printed on the ticket base paper 10 and issued (see FIG. 8). Here, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, for example, a necessary pattern display B is printed on the ticket base paper 10 in advance with normal ink, and in the print range A1 for performing the identification display A described later. A display C “Unused” indicating that the ticket base sheet 10 is unused is displayed. For this reason, in the state where the following printing processing is not performed, it is possible to clearly identify that the ticket base paper 10 has not been issued and has not been approved.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, as the paper feeding process, the main control unit 66 drives the pickup roller 51 of the transport unit 5 based on, for example, a ticket issuing command input by the operation unit 77. One sheet of base paper 10 is taken out from the paper cassette 3 and sent out until it is nipped by a pair of transport rollers 52 and 53. Next, the pair of transport rollers 52 and 53 are driven to transport the taken ticket base paper 10 forward in the transport direction X. When the front end 10 a of the ticket base paper 10 is detected by the paper front end sensor 71, the main control unit 66 temporarily stops driving the pair of transport rollers 52 and 53. At this time, the position of the front end 10a of the ticket base paper 10 in the transport direction X is detected, and thus the position of the ticket base paper 10 in the transport direction X can be accurately controlled to perform printing in a desired range. It becomes a state.

  Next, as a base layer forming step, the main control unit 66 drives the pair of transport rollers 52 and 53 to transport the ticket base paper 10 backward in the transport direction X, while maintaining a predetermined printing range on the ticket base paper 10. Printing is performed on A1, and the base layer 11 is formed. That is, based on the print data read from the memory unit 76, the transfer foil 15a is thermally transferred from the transfer foil ribbon 15 to the ticket base paper 10 by the thermal head 422 in the print range A1 including the portion described as “unused”. Let As a result, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the base layer 11 is formed in the printing range A1 by the transfer foil 15a so that the reflection state of the light repeatedly changes in a constant pattern. The “unused” display C is obscured. When the rear end 10b of the ticket base paper 10 is detected by the paper rear end sensor 72, the main control unit 66 switches the transport direction X by the pair of transport rollers 52 and 53 from the rear to the front, The paper is conveyed until the front edge 10a is detected by the paper front edge sensor 71.

  Next, as a display layer forming step, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main control unit 66 drives the pair of transport rollers 52 and 53 to transport the ticket base paper 10 backward in the transport direction X. Then, printing is performed on the base layer 11 to form the display layer 12 as shown in FIGS. That is, based on the print data read from the memory unit 76, the transfer foil ribbon 15 is transferred from the transfer foil ribbon 15 onto the underlayer 11 by the thermal head 422 so as to have the letter shape “issue” as the identification display A meaning issued. 15a is thermally transferred. Then, when the trailing edge 10b of the ticket base paper 10 is detected by the sheet trailing edge sensor 72, the main control unit 66 further conveys the sheet in the conveying direction X backward and sends it to the discharging rollers 54 and 55, and then discharges the discharging roller 54. , 55 are driven, and the ticket base paper 10 on which the base layer 11 and the display layer 12 are formed is discharged from the discharge port 21. As a result, the base layer 11 is formed on the ticket base paper 10, and the ticket 13, which is a printed matter in which the display layer 12 is formed in the shape of “issue” on the base layer 11, is issued.

  As described above, according to the ticket issuing machine 1 and the printing method using the ticket issuing machine 1 according to this embodiment, the base layer 11 and the display layer 12 transfer the transfer foil 15a so as to have a predetermined printing range A1 and shape. Therefore, desired contents can be printed easily and at low cost. In the ticket 13 printed and issued, the base layer 11 is formed of a transfer foil 15a in which the light reflection state changes on the surface, and the display layer 12 provided on the base layer 11 also emits light. It is formed of a transfer foil 15a whose reflection state changes on the surface. For this reason, the character shape “Issued” represented as the display layer 12 becomes difficult to be identified by direct visual observation due to a change in the light reflection state of the base layer 11, and a so-called latent image effect can be exhibited. On the other hand, when the direction in which the display layer 12 is viewed or the direction in which the illumination light is irradiated is changed, the display layer 12 emerges and can be identified depending on the reflection state of the base layer 11 and the display layer 12 in a certain direction. Further, when the ticket 13 is copied, the change in the light reflection state is expressed by the color contrast, so that the outline of the display layer 12 appears on the base layer 11 and can be easily identified. It becomes possible. In other words, the ticket issuing machine 1 can perform high-security printing by the latent image effect, and can issue the ticket 13 that can easily determine the authenticity.

  In this embodiment, the base layer 11 is formed on the ticket base paper 10 in the base layer forming step, and the display layer 12 is formed on the base layer 11 in the display layer forming step. The position of the transfer foil 15a to be managed may be managed. That is, first, in the paper feed process, the main control unit 66 stores the position of the front end 10 a of the ticket base paper 10 based on the detection result of the paper front end sensor 71. Then, in the base layer forming step, the position management of the ticket base paper 10 is performed based on the stored position of the front end 10a of the ticket base paper 10 and the rotation speed of the pair of transport rollers 52 and 53. Further, the main controller 66 determines which position in the pattern of the transfer foil 15a is transferred when the transfer foil 15a is transferred from the transfer foil ribbon 15 to the ticket base paper 10 as the base layer 11. Detected by the ribbon sensor 73. Then, the main control unit 66 calculates the relative position of the pattern of the transfer foil 15 a with respect to the ticket base paper 10 from the position information of the ticket base paper 10 and the detection result by the ribbon sensor 73.

    Next, also in the display layer forming step, the main controller 66 transfers the pattern of the transfer foil 15a when the transfer foil 15a is transferred from the transfer foil ribbon 15 to the ticket base paper 10 as the display layer 12. It is detected by the ribbon sensor 73 which position is within. When the main control unit 66 determines that the pattern of the transfer foil 15a transferred as the display layer 12 matches the pattern of the transfer foil 15a previously transferred as the base layer 11, The conveyance by the conveyance rollers 52 and 53 is temporarily stopped, and the thermal head 422 is separated from the transfer foil 15a. Then, the main control unit 66 moves only the transfer foil ribbon 15 slightly in the transport direction X by the supply unit 41 of the printing unit 4, and presses the thermal head 422 against the transfer foil 15a again. Then, the main control unit 66 drives the paper feed unit of the printing unit 4 and the pair of transport rollers 52 and 53 to start printing of the display layer 12. Thereby, even if the transfer foil ribbon 15 in which the same pattern is repeated in the base layer 11 and the display layer 12 is used, the patterns of the transfer foils 15a match each other and the shape of the display layer 12 is completely buried. This can be surely prevented.

In the above, it is detected which position in the pattern of the transfer foil 15a is transferred by the ribbon sensor, and the transfer foil 15a transferred as the display layer 15a based on the information of the detection result is detected. Although it was adjusted, it is not limited to this. For example, a mark having a predetermined positional relationship with the pattern of the transfer foil 15a may be provided on the transfer foil ribbon 15, the mark may be detected, and the display layer may be formed based on this information. Further, when the relative relationship between the pattern of the ticket base paper 10 and the transfer foil 15a transferred as the base layer 11 always coincides, the position information of the ticket base paper 10 is used as information on the base layer to form a display layer. Also good.
The above effect can be obtained by slightly shifting the pattern of the transfer foil 15a between the base layer 11 and the display layer 12, and as described above, the pattern of the transfer foil 15a is based on the detection result of each sensor. The position control is not necessarily performed.

  In the present embodiment, the base layer 11 and the display layer 12 are continuously formed on the ticket base paper 10 by the ticket issuing machine 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. A ticket base paper 10 on which the base layer 11 is formed in advance may be prepared to form only the display layer 12. Alternatively, a part of the base layer 11 may be formed in advance, and the other part may be formed by the ticket issuing machine 1. Here, when the base layer 11 is formed in advance and the pattern position of the transfer foil 15a is controlled, the pattern of the transfer foil 15a transferred to the base layer 11 of the supplied ticket base paper 10 is detected. The display layer 12 may be formed as described above after detection.

(Second Embodiment)
10 and 11 show a second embodiment according to the present invention. In this embodiment, members that are the same as those used in the above-described embodiment are assigned the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, in the ticket issuing machine 8 of this embodiment, the printing unit 9 includes a first supply unit 91 and a first transfer unit 92, a second supply unit 93 and a second transfer unit. The unit 94 has two sets of a supply unit and a transfer unit. The first supply unit 91 and the first transfer unit 92 are for forming the base layer 11, and the second supply unit 93 and the second transfer unit 94 are for forming the display layer 12. The first supply unit 91 and the first transfer unit 92 are disposed on the rear side in the transport direction X.

  The first supply unit 91 includes a first feeding roller 911 that rotatably supports the corresponding roll body, and a first winding roller 912 that winds the transfer foil ribbon fed from the roller body. is doing. The roll body of the first supply unit 91 is configured by winding the first transfer foil ribbon 16 in which the first transfer foil 16a is formed in a band shape into a roll shape. Similarly, the second supply unit 93 includes a second feeding roller 931 that rotatably supports the corresponding roll body, and a second winding roller 412 that winds the transfer foil ribbon fed from the roller body. Have. The roll body of the second supply unit 93 is configured by winding a second transfer foil ribbon 17 in which a second transfer foil 17a is formed in a belt shape into a roll shape. And the roll body of the 2nd supply part 93 is comprised by winding the 2nd transfer foil ribbon 17 in which the 2nd transfer foil 17a was formed in strip shape in roll shape. Here, the first transfer foil 16a and the second transfer foil 17a are common in that they are hologram foils in which a change in the light reflection state is repeated in a fixed pattern, but different patterns are used. It is formed to repeat.

  The first transfer unit 92 includes a first platen roller 921 that supports the ticket base paper 10 and a first thermal head 922 that heat-transfers the first transfer foil ribbon 16 against the ticket base paper 10. . Similarly, the second transfer unit 94 includes a second platen roller 941 that supports the ticket base paper 10 and a second thermal head 942 that presses the second transfer foil ribbon 17 against the ticket base paper 10 to perform thermal transfer. Have. The first thermal head 922 is provided with a first ribbon sensor 95 that recognizes the pattern of the corresponding first transfer foil 16a. Similarly, the second thermal head 942 is provided with a second ribbon sensor 96 that recognizes the pattern of the corresponding second transfer foil 17a. And it is possible to sense each ribbon sensor under the control of the sensor control unit 62 of the main control unit 66 and output the detection result.

  In such a ticket issuing machine 8, the first thermal head 922 is used as a base layer forming process while the ticket base paper 10 fed from the paper cassette 3 in the paper feeding process is transported backward in the transport direction X by the transport means 5. The first transfer foil 16 a is transferred from the first transfer foil ribbon 16 to the ticket base paper 10. Further, after forming the base layer 11, as a display layer forming step, the second transfer foil 17a is transferred from the second transfer foil ribbon 17 onto the base layer 11 by the second thermal head 942, and the display layer 12 is then transferred. Can be formed. At this time, the base layer 11 and the display layer 12 can be continuously formed without having to perform the operation of returning the ticket base paper 10 to the front in the transport direction X by the transport unit 5 for each process. It can be carried out. In addition, since the first transfer foil 16a used in the underlayer forming process and the second transfer foil 17a used in the display layer forming process have different patterns of changes in the light reflection state, It can be prevented that the pattern of the first transfer foil 16a of the base layer 11 and the pattern of the second transfer foil 17a coincide and the shape of the display layer 12 is completely buried. The first transfer foil 16a and the second transfer foil 17a may have the same pattern. In this case as well, sensing is performed by the first ribbon sensor 95 and the second ribbon sensor 96, and the main control unit 66 performs sensing. By controlling and transferring the pattern of the first transfer foil 16a and the pattern of the second transfer foil 17a so as to be different, it is possible to prevent the shape of the display layer 12 from being completely buried. it can.

  In the ticket issuing machine 8 according to the present embodiment, the attachment position of the paper cassette 3 that accommodates the ticket base paper 10 is the opposite side in the case 2, and correspondingly, the pickup roller 51 and the pair of transport rollers 52 of the transport means 5. , 53 may be the front side in the transport direction X of the printing means 4. As a result, the ticket base paper 10 is taken out from the paper cassette 3 toward the rear side in the transport direction X and is transported as it is rearward in the transport direction X by a pair of transport rollers, while the first thermal head 922 and the second thermal head 942 are transported. Printing will be performed. As a result, it is not necessary to advance or retract the taken ticket base paper 10 back and forth in the transport direction X as in the above embodiment, and printing can be performed more efficiently. Further, in this case, if the first thermal head 922 and the second thermal head 942 are separated by the size in the transport direction X of the ticket base paper 10, the display layer 12 is transferred and simultaneously under the next ticket base paper 10. The base layer 11 can be transferred and continuously printed, and more efficient printing can be achieved.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail with reference to drawings, the concrete structure is not restricted to this embodiment, The design change etc. of the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention are included.

  In each of the above embodiments, the base layer 11 is described as being solid-printed in the illustrated printing range A1, but the present invention is not limited to this. The base layer 11 may be formed in a predetermined shape, and the display layer 12 may be formed on the base layer 11 in a different shape. That is, as in the ticket 13 ′ of the modified example shown in FIG. 12, the base layer 11 ′ may have a zigzag periphery, for example, and the display layer 12 ′ may be provided on the base layer 11 ′. Further, for example, the character “issue” may be printed as the base layer 11, and the name of the issuer may be printed as the display layer 12 inside the character “issue”. In each of the above embodiments, the underlayer 11 and the display layer 12 are two layers. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A first display layer may be formed on the base layer 11, and a second display layer may be further formed on the base layer 11 or the first display layer.

  In the ticket issuing machine of each of the above embodiments, only the transfer foil that changes the reflection state of light, such as a hologram foil, is transferred. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, other printing means 9 for printing with a normal ink ribbon may be provided, and the identification display A may be performed, and other information such as date and number may be printed on the ticket base paper 10 and issued.

It is a side view of the ticket issuing machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the ticket issuing machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the ticket issuing machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows an example of the ticket base paper used with the ticket issuing machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows an example of the ticket base paper used with the ticket issuing machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. In the printing method of 1st Embodiment of this invention, it is a top view which shows the ticket base paper in which the base layer was formed at the base layer formation process. In the printing method of 1st Embodiment of this invention, it is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the ticket base paper in which the base layer was formed at the base layer formation process. It is a top view which shows the ticket of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing a ticket of a 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the ticket issuing machine of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the ticket issuing machine of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the ticket of the modification of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1, 8 Ticketing machine (printer)
10 Ticket base paper (printing media)
11 Underlayer 12 Display layer 13 Ticket (printed matter)
15a transfer foil 16a first transfer foil 17a second transfer foil 4, 9 printing means 41 supply unit 42 transfer unit 422 thermal head (printer head)
5 Conveyance means 6 Control unit 73 Ribbon sensor (recognition means)
91 First supply section 92 First transfer section 922 First thermal head (first printer head)
93 Second supply section 94 Second transfer section 942 Second thermal head (second printer head)
X Transport direction

Claims (13)

Printing means capable of transferring a transfer foil whose light reflection state changes on the surface as a base layer on a print medium or as a display layer on the base layer;
The base layer is provided by transferring the transfer foil by the printing means, or the display layer is provided by the printing means on the base layer of the printing medium on which the base layer is previously provided by the transfer foil. And a controller for transferring the transfer foil in a predetermined shape. The printer according to claim 1.
The control unit causes the printing unit to transfer the transfer foil on the print medium as the base layer, and then transfer the transfer foil on the base layer in a predetermined shape as the display layer. Features printer. The printer according to claim 2.
Transport means for transporting the print medium in a predetermined transport direction;
The printing means is provided on the rear side in the transport direction of the first printer head capable of transferring the transfer foil as the base layer, and can transfer the transfer foil as the display layer A second printer head,
The control unit transports the print medium by the transport unit, transfers the transfer foil by the first printer head of the printing unit, and then transfers the transfer foil onto the base layer by the second printer head. A printer characterized by transferring a transfer foil. The printer according to claim 2 or 3,
The printing unit includes a first supply unit that supplies, as the transfer foil, a first transfer foil in which a change in the light reflection state is repeated in a fixed pattern;
A second supply unit that supplies, as the transfer foil, a second transfer foil in which a change in the reflection state of light is repeated in a pattern different from that of the first transfer foil supplied by the first supply unit;
The control unit causes the printing unit to form the base layer with the first transfer foil supplied from the first supply unit, and to supply the second transfer supplied from the second supply unit. A printer, wherein the display layer is formed on the base layer with a foil. The printer according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The control unit performs the display on a pattern represented by a change in the light reflection state of the transfer foil forming the base layer based on information about the base layer acquired in advance by the printing unit. A printer, wherein the transfer foil serving as the display layer is transferred by changing a relative position of a pattern represented by a change in a reflection state of the transfer foil forming the layer. The printer according to claim 5.
Recognizing means for recognizing at least a part of the light reflection state of the transfer foil forming the base layer on the surface;
The printer, wherein the control unit causes the printing unit to form the display layer using the recognition result of the recognition unit as the information. A base layer forming step of forming a base layer by transferring a transfer foil whose light reflection state changes on the surface onto the print medium;
And a display layer forming step of forming a display layer by transferring the transfer foil in a predetermined shape on the underlying layer. The printing method according to claim 7,
The printing method, wherein the underlayer forming step and the display layer forming step are performed using the transfer foils in which the change of the light reflection state is repeated in different patterns. The printing method according to claim 7,
Including the detection step of obtaining information on the base layer formed in the base layer formation step,
The display layer forming step forms the display layer with respect to a pattern represented by a change in a light reflection state of the transfer foil forming the base layer based on the information acquired in the detection step. A printing method comprising transferring the transfer foil serving as the display layer by changing a relative position of a pattern represented by a change in a reflection state of the transfer foil. The printing method according to claim 9, wherein
In the printing method, the detection step recognizes, as the information, at least a part on the surface of a light reflection state change of the transfer foil forming the base layer. Print media;
An underlayer formed of a transfer foil that is provided in a predetermined printing range on the print medium and whose light reflection state changes on the surface;
A printed matter comprising: a display layer provided in a predetermined shape on the base layer and formed of the transfer foil. The printed matter according to claim 11,
The underlayer is formed by a first transfer foil that repeats a change in the light reflection state in a certain pattern as the transfer foil,
The printed matter, wherein the display layer is formed of a second transfer foil in which a change in a light reflection state is repeated as the transfer foil in a pattern different from that of the first transfer foil. The printed matter according to claim 11,
The base layer and the display layer are formed by mutually changing the reflection state of light as a transfer foil in a constant pattern, and are laminated with the relative positions of the repeated patterns being different. Printed matter characterized by that.

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