JP2011037014A - Transfer medium manufacturing method and transfer medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transfer medium manufacturing method and a transfer medium that enable beautiful transfer to a target by suppressing the displacement of a protective sheet for protecting a recording material adhering to a base material. <P>SOLUTION: The transfer medium manufacturing method is used for manufacturing a transfer medium 35 formed by depositing an ink transferrable to a target on a film 13. The method includes: a step for depositing the ink on the film 13; a step for depositing an adhesive liquid on a transfer region where the ink is deposited of the film 13 and on an area around the transfer region; and a step for subjecting heat treatment and pressurization treatment to the adhesive liquid deposited on the area around the transfer region to bond the adhesive liquid to a protective sheet 33 while not applying heat treatment and pressurization treatment to the adhesive liquid deposited on the transfer region to bond the adhesive liquid to the protective sheet 33 in a state that the protective sheet 33 capable of covering the transfer region is placed on the film 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a transfer medium capable of transferring a pattern formed on a substrate to a target, and a transfer medium manufacturing method for manufacturing the transfer medium.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a transfer medium for transferring a pattern such as a character or an image formed by attaching ink (recording material) on a sheet (base material) to a target. That is, when a pattern is transferred, the pattern is peeled off from the sheet and transferred to the target by adhering the pattern formed on the sheet so as to be transferable to the target with an adhesive applied on the pattern. .

For this reason, when the sheet is moved with the adhesive exposed, the adhesive is stuck to a place other than the target and the pattern is broken.
Therefore, in the transfer medium of Patent Document 1, the pattern-formed sheet is covered with a release sheet (protective sheet) to protect the pattern, and the release sheet and the pattern are formed by the adhesive applied on the pattern. The sheet was adhered.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-314879

  However, in Patent Document 1, since the release sheet is attached by an adhesive that is applied onto the pattern and used for transfer, the release sheet is used when the pattern is small, that is, when the adhesive area of the release sheet is small. There was a risk that the pattern would be broken and the pattern would be broken.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a transfer medium that suppresses displacement of a protective sheet that protects a recording material attached to a base material and enables beautiful transfer to a target. A manufacturing method and a transfer medium are provided.

  In order to achieve the above object, a transfer medium manufacturing method of the present invention provides a transfer medium manufacturing method for manufacturing a transfer medium in which a recording material that can be transferred to a target is attached to the base material. A recording material adhering stage for adhering the recording material, a recording material adhering area where the recording material adhered to the base material, and a non-recording material adhering stage for adhering a non-recording material around the recording material adhering area A state in which a protective sheet capable of covering the recording material attachment region is placed on the base material, and the non-recording material and the protection sheet are adhered to the non-recording material attached to the recording material attachment region. An additional processing step of performing an additional process for adhering the non-recording material and the protective sheet to the non-recording material adhering to the periphery of the recording material adhesion area without performing the additional process.

  According to this configuration, the protective sheet is adhered to the non-recording material that has been attached to the periphery of the recording material adhesion region, so that the recording material adhesion region by the protective sheet can be used regardless of the size of the recording material adhesion region. It is possible to manufacture a transfer medium in which the coating state is ensured. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the shift of the protective sheet that protects the recording material attached to the base material and to perform beautiful transfer to the target.

  In the transfer medium manufacturing method of the present invention, the adhesive force between the non-recording material and the protective sheet before the additional treatment is applied is the non-recording material and the protective sheet after the additional treatment is performed. It is weaker than the adhesion.

  According to this configuration, the non-recording material attached to the recording material attachment region has a lower adhesion to the protective sheet than the non-recording material after being attached to the periphery of the recording material attachment region and subjected to the addition process. Therefore, when the protective sheet is peeled from the base material, it is possible to suppress the recording material attached to the recording material attachment region from being peeled off together with the protective sheet.

  The transfer medium of the present invention is a transfer medium in which a recording material that can be transferred to a target is attached to a base material, and a recording material attachment region on the base material to which the recording material is attached and a periphery of the recording material attachment region. The non-recording material is adhered to the recording material adhesion area, and the non-recording material adhered to the recording material adhesion area is not subjected to an additional process for bonding the non-recording material and a protective sheet capable of covering the recording material adhesion area. The non-recording material adhered around the recording material adhesion region is subjected to an additional process for bonding the non-recording material and the protective sheet, and the non-recording material subjected to the additional process is subjected to the process. A protective sheet is adhered.

  According to this configuration, the protective sheet is adhered to the non-recording material that has been attached to the periphery of the recording material adhesion region, so that the recording material adhesion region by the protective sheet can be used regardless of the size of the recording material adhesion region. Can be ensured. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the shift of the protective sheet that protects the recording material attached to the base material and to perform beautiful transfer to the target.

In the transfer medium of the present invention, a protective material is attached between the base material and the recording material to protect the surface of the recording material when the recording material is transferred to the target.
According to this configuration, by attaching the protective material between the base material and the recording material, the surface of the recording material can be protected by the protective material, and the durability of the recording material transferred to the target can be improved. .

  In the transfer medium of the present invention, the protective material is attached between the base material and the non-recording material and is a region around the recording material attachment region to which the non-recording material is attached. The adhesion with the substrate is smaller than the adhesion between the non-recording material subjected to the addition treatment and the protective sheet.

  According to this configuration, by attaching the protective material between the base material and the non-recording material, direct contact between the non-recording material subjected to the addition process and the base material can be suppressed. That is, by weakening the adhesive force of the non-recording material to the base material, when the protective sheet is peeled off, the non-recording material attached around the recording material attaching region can be peeled off together with the protective sheet. Therefore, when the recording material is transferred to the target, it is possible to suppress the possibility that the non-recording material sticks to the target and contaminates the target outside the recording material adhesion region.

The front schematic diagram of the transfer medium manufacturing apparatus of embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a nozzle formation surface of a recording head. The schematic diagram of the press part at the time of non-pressing. The perspective view of a press board. The block diagram of a control structure. FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along arrow 6-6 in FIG. 3. (A)-(c) is 7-7 arrow cross-section in FIG. 6, Comprising: Explanatory drawing of the manufacture process of a transfer medium. The schematic diagram of the press part at the time of a press. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing of the process of transferring a transfer image to a target. FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of a transfer medium according to Modification 1. FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of a transfer medium according to Modification 2. FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view of a transfer medium according to Modification 3. FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of a transfer medium according to Modification 4.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a transfer medium manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a transfer medium by ejecting ink onto a film will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description in the specification, the terms “front-rear direction”, “left-right direction”, and “up-down direction” refer to the direction indicated by the arrow in the drawing of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the transfer medium manufacturing apparatus 11 includes a rectangular parallelepiped main body case 12. In the main body case 12, a feeding portion 14 for feeding out a film 13 as a long base material, a printing chamber 15 in which printing is performed on the film 13 by jetting ink as a recording material, and ink by the printing are performed. There are provided a drying device 16 that performs a drying process on the film 13 to which the film adheres, and a protection processing unit 17 that performs a protection process on the film 13 that has been subjected to the drying process.

  That is, a flat base 18 that divides the interior of the main body case 12 vertically is provided at a position slightly above the central portion in the vertical direction in the main body case 12, and is located above the base 18. This area is a printing chamber 15 in which a platen 19 having a rectangular plate shape is supported on a base 18. In the region below the base 18, the feeding unit 14 is disposed at the position on the left side that is upstream in the transport direction of the film 13, and is dried at the position on the right side that is downstream. An apparatus 16 and a protection processing unit 17 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a first winding shaft 20 extending in the front-rear direction is rotatably provided in the feeding portion 14, and the film 13 is wound in a roll shape on the first winding shaft 20 in advance. The first winding shaft 20 is supported so as to be integrally rotatable. That is, when the first winding shaft 20 rotates, the film 13 is unwound from the unwinding portion 14 and is conveyed downstream in the conveying direction. And the film 13 drawn | fed out from the 1st winding axis | shaft 20 is wound around the 1st roller 21, the 2nd roller 22, the 3rd roller 23, and the 4th roller 24 one by one, and a conveyance direction is changed.

  In the printing chamber 15, the second roller 22 and the third roller 23 that face in the left-right direction across the platen 19 are installed such that the tops of the peripheral surfaces are at the same height as the upper surface of the platen 19. The position has been adjusted. Therefore, the back surface of the film 13 conveyed downstream between the second roller 22 and the third roller 23 in the printing chamber 15 is configured to be in sliding contact with the upper surface of the platen 19. A platen heater (not shown) is embedded in the platen 19 so as to heat the film 13 supported by the platen 19.

  As shown in FIG. 1, guide rails 26 (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1) extending in the left-right direction are provided in pairs on the front and rear sides of the platen 19 in the printing chamber 15. The upper surface of the guide rail 26 is higher than the upper surface of the platen 19, and a rectangular carriage 27 is formed on the upper surface of both guide rails 26 in the left-right direction along the both guide rails 26 based on driving of a drive mechanism (not shown). Are supported in a reciprocable state. A recording head 29 is supported on the lower surface side of the carriage 27 via a support plate 28.

  The recording head 29 performs printing (recording) by ejecting ink onto the film 13 supported by the platen 19 and also ejects an adhesive liquid as a non-recording material and a protective liquid as a protective material. It functions as an attaching means, a non-recording material attaching means, and a protective material attaching means. In the printing chamber 15, a maintenance mechanism 30 for performing maintenance of the recording head 29 during non-printing is provided in an area on the right side of the third roller 23.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the protection processing portion 17 is provided with a second winding shaft 32 extending in the front-rear direction so as to be rotatable, and a protective sheet 33 is previously wound around the second winding shaft 32 in a roll shape. The second winding shaft 32 is supported so as to be integrally rotatable. And in the position which becomes the right side of the 4th roller 24, the 5th roller 34 which changes the conveyance direction of the protection sheet 33 which the 2nd winding axis | shaft 32 rotated, and the film 13 and protection sheet to which printing was given And a pressing unit 36 for performing an additional process on the transfer medium 35 made up of 33. Further, a paper discharge tray 37 is provided at a position on the right side of the press unit 36.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality (six in this embodiment) of recording heads 29 are provided on the support plate 28 supported on the lower surface side of the carriage 27 in the direction of transporting the film 13 (indicated by white arrows in FIG. 2). Is supported so as to form a staggered arrangement in the width direction (front-rear direction) perpendicular to the direction. A plurality of rows (eight rows in this embodiment) of the first to eighth nozzle rows 41 to 48 along the front-rear direction are formed in the left-right direction on the nozzle forming surface 39 which is the lower surface of each recording head 29. Are regularly formed at predetermined intervals. The first to eighth nozzle rows 41 to 48 configured in this way are supplied with a plurality of types of liquid from cartridges (not shown) corresponding to the nozzle rows 41 to 48, and each nozzle 40. Is ejected for each nozzle 40 in accordance with the vibration of the piezoelectric element 49 (see FIG. 5) provided so as to correspond to the above.

  In other words, cyan, magenta, yellow, black, and white inks are supplied to the first to fifth nozzle rows 41 to 45 in order from the first nozzle row 41 located on the most upstream side (left side) in the transport direction. It has come to be. Furthermore, metal ink is supplied to the sixth nozzle row 46 located sixth from the left side. Then, the ink ejected from the first to sixth nozzle rows 41 to 46 adheres to the film 13, whereby a colored layer 51 (see FIG. 3) as a pattern is formed. The metal ink is an ink in which a metallic pigment is dispersed in a liquid, and can be formed on the film 13 by forming the colored layer 51 in the form of a metal foil.

  Further, an adhesive liquid is supplied to the seventh nozzle row 47 located seventh from the left side. The adhesive liquid in the present embodiment is a dispersion of microcapsules encapsulating an adhesive component in a liquid, which is bonded by subjecting the microcapsules to heat treatment and pressure treatment as an additional treatment. It is a liquid with improved properties. A protective liquid is supplied to the eighth nozzle row 48 located on the most downstream side (right side) in the transport direction of the film 13.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the press unit 36 includes a resin-made press table 53 that supports the transfer medium 35, a press plate 54 provided above the press table 53, and the press plate 54 with respect to the press table 53. And a moving device 55 for relative movement.

  That is, the moving device 55 includes a rectangular parallelepiped mounting plate 57 to which the press plate 54 is attached and a T-shaped push rod 58 attached to the mounting plate 57 via the spring 59. It is supported by a spring receiving portion 60 fixed to. That is, the moving device 55 pushes up the push rod 58 by the spring 59 to position the press plate 54 fixed to the mounting plate 57 at a separated position away from the press table 53. Then, the cam 63 rotating based on the drive of the cam motor 62 (see FIG. 5) pushes down the push rod 58, so that the press plate 54 and the approach position (see FIG. 8) approaching the press stand 53 are moved. It is designed to be displaced between.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the press plate 54 has a rectangular hole 65 in plan view and is formed in a frame shape. A press heater 70 is embedded in the right frame portion 66, the left frame portion 67, the front frame portion 68, and the rear frame portion 69 of the press plate 54, and current is supplied from a heating device 71 (see FIG. 5). This generates heat and heats the press plate 54.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the press plate 54 is formed such that the left-right width w1 of the left frame portion 67 is larger than the left-right width w2 of the right frame portion 66 and the right frame portion 66 The width w2 is formed to be the same width as the widths w3 and w4 in the left-right direction of the front frame portion 68 and the rear frame portion 69.

  A cutter 72 larger than the width of the transfer medium 35 in the front-rear direction is attached to the lower surface 67a of the left frame portion 67 (see FIG. 6). The length of the cutter 72 in the vertical direction is such that the press plate 54 and the press plate 54 do not impede the pressing of the transfer medium 35 when the press plate 54 is positioned at the approach position. 13 and the protective sheet 33 are set to such a length that can be cut.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the transfer medium manufacturing apparatus 11 is provided with a control unit 74 including a microcomputer or the like that performs overall control of driving of the transfer medium manufacturing apparatus 11. The control unit 74 controls driving of the piezoelectric element 49, the cam motor 62, the heating device 71, and the transport motor 76 based on an input from the operation unit 75 operated by the user.

Then, next, the manufacturing method in the case of manufacturing the transfer medium 35 using the above transfer medium manufacturing apparatuses 11 is demonstrated.
As shown in FIG. 6, when print data such as alphabet R is input as print data such as characters and images forming a transfer pattern, the control unit 74 first sets a recording material attachment region to which ink is attached. A transfer area A is set, and an adhesive area B is set as a non-recording material adhesion area that is discontinuous with the transfer area A.

  That is, the transfer area A is an area where a transfer pattern to be transferred to the target 77 (see FIG. 9) is formed. The transfer medium 35 manufactured in this embodiment is reversed left and right with respect to the transferred transfer image in order to transfer the transfer image formed on the transfer medium 35 to the target 77 (see FIG. 9). A transfer area A is set. In addition, the bonding region B can be pressed by the press plate 54 and the press table 53 in the press portion 36, and the width w5 of the bonding region B is narrower than the widths w1 to w4 of the frame portions 66 to 69 of the press plate 54. And is set so as to surround the periphery of the transfer region A.

  When the operation unit 75 is operated by the user and the production of the transfer medium 35 is started, the control unit 74 drives the heating device 71 to supply current to the press heater 70. Then, the press heater 70 generates heat and heats the press plate 54. Further, the control unit 74 attaches the protective liquid, the ink, and the adhesive liquid to the first printing area C1 (see FIG. 6) on the film 13, respectively.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, first, the control unit 74 vibrates the piezoelectric element 49 corresponding to the eighth nozzle array 48 in accordance with the movement of the carriage 27, so that the transfer area A and the adhesive area B A protective solution is attached to the top. The film 13 to which the protective liquid adheres is supported by a platen 19 heated by a platen heater (not shown). Therefore, on the platen 19, the evaporation of the solvent in the protective liquid is promoted, and the first protective layer 79 and the second protective layer 80 with reduced fluidity are formed. In addition, the control unit 74 is formed in the adhesive region B by increasing the amount of the protective liquid sprayed per unit area in the adhesive region B more than the amount of the protective liquid sprayed per unit area in the transfer region A. The first protective layer 79 is formed thicker than the second protective layer 80 formed in the transfer region A.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the control unit 74 subsequently vibrates the piezoelectric elements 49 corresponding to the first to sixth nozzle rows 41 to 46 in accordance with the movement of the carriage 27, so that the second protective layer 80 is Ink is ejected onto the formed transfer region A to form the colored layer 51 (recording material attachment stage). That is, for example, when manufacturing a transfer medium for foil transfer, the colored layer 51 is formed using metal ink. Specifically, the silver colored layer 51 is formed by first attaching the metal ink to the transfer region A and then attaching the white ink to the transfer region A.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7C, the control unit 74 vibrates the piezoelectric element 49 corresponding to the seventh nozzle row 47 in accordance with the movement of the carriage 27, and the adhesive region where the first protective layer 79 is formed. An adhesive liquid is attached to B and the transfer region A on which the second protective layer 80 and the colored layer 51 are formed (non-recording material attachment stage). Then, the first adhesive layer 81 and the second adhesive layer 82 with reduced fluidity are formed in the adhesive region B and the transfer region A by promoting the evaporation of the solvent in the adhesive liquid. In the present embodiment, since the adhesive component contained in the adhesive liquid is encapsulated in the microcapsule, the adhesiveness of the adhesive layers 81 and 82 is low. Further, the amount of the adhesive liquid sprayed per unit area is larger in the adhesive region B than in the transfer region A, and is the sum of the first protective layer 79 and the first adhesive layer 81 formed in the adhesive region B in the vertical direction. The thickness is larger than the total thickness of the second protective layer 80, the colored layer 51, and the second adhesive layer 82 formed in the transfer region A.

  When the printing on the first printing area C1 on the film 13 is completed, the control unit 74 drives the transport motor 76 to rotate the first and second winding shafts 20 and 32 and the first to fifth rollers 21 to 24 and 34. The film 13 and the protective sheet 33 are conveyed downstream in the conveying direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the printing chamber 15, the same printing as the first printing area C1 is started in the second printing area C2 following the first printing area C1. The second printing area C2 is upstream (left side) in the transport direction from the first printing area C1, and is located on the left side of the first printing area C1 and on the right side of the second printing area C2. The width w6 with B is set to be narrower than the width w1 of the left frame portion 67 of the press plate 54.

  The first printing region C1 on which printing has been performed moves downstream in the transport direction as the film 13 is transported, and a drying process is performed in the drying device 16. The temperature of the drying device 16 is set to a temperature that does not break the microcapsules in the second adhesive layer 82. The film 13 that has been subjected to the drying process is transported onto the press table 53 in a state where the protective sheet 33 is placed in the protective processing unit 17 and the first printing area C <b> 1 is covered with the protective sheet 33.

  When the first printing area C1 is conveyed to the press table 53, the control unit 74 stops driving the conveyance motor 76 and drives the cam motor 62. Then, the cam 63 rotates to move the press plate 54 located at the separated position to the approach position (see FIG. 8).

  That is, the adhesion region B in the first printing region C1 of the transfer medium 35 is pressed by the heated press plate 54 and the press table 53, and subjected to heat treatment and pressure treatment (additional treatment stage). Then, in the adhesive region B where heat and pressure act, the microcapsules of the first adhesive layer 81 are broken to exhibit adhesiveness, and the protective sheet 33 is adhered to the first adhesive layer 81.

  On the other hand, the transfer region A is located in the hole 65 of the press plate 54 and is not subjected to heat treatment and pressure treatment, and the second adhesive layer 82 to which heat and pressure do not act does not exhibit adhesiveness. Maintained. Therefore, the adhesive force between the second adhesive layer 82 and the protective sheet 33 is weaker than the adhesive force between the first adhesive layer 81 and the protective sheet 33 subjected to the heating and pressurizing treatment.

  The thickness of the first protective layer 79 and the first adhesive layer 81 in the adhesive region B is thicker than the thickness of the second protective layer 80, the colored layer 51, and the second adhesive layer 82 in the transfer region A. A gap is formed between the second adhesive layer 82 in the region A and the protective sheet 33.

  Further, the adhesive region B on the right side of the second print region C2 is set so as to cover the left frame portion 67 of the press plate 54 when the first print region C1 is pressed. Therefore, in the pressing of the first printing area C1, the bonding area B on the upstream side (right side) of the second printing area C2 is pressed, and the protective sheet 33 is bonded.

  When the press plate 54 moves to the approach position, the cutter 72 cuts the transfer medium 35. Then, the control unit 74 drives the cam motor 62 to move the press plate 54 to the separation position, and discharges the cut transfer medium 35 onto the paper discharge tray 37 by a conveyance roller (not shown).

  When the transfer medium 35 set with the first print area C1 is discharged, the control unit 74 drives the transfer motor 76 to transfer the transfer medium 35 set with the second print area C2 onto the press table 53. . At this time, since the transfer medium 35 is transported with the protective sheet 33 adhered on the upstream side (right side) in the transport direction, the protective sheet 33 moves onto the press table 53 so that the protective sheet 33 is transported. It is supposed to be.

  Next, the operation when the image is transferred to the target 77 using the transfer medium 35 manufactured in the transfer medium manufacturing apparatus 11 as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, as shown in FIG. 9A, the protective sheet 33 is peeled off from the film 13. In addition, the adhesive force between the protective sheet 33 and the first adhesive layer 81 and the adhesive force between the first protective layer 79 and the first adhesive layer 81 are stronger than the adhesive force between the film 13 and the first protective layer 79. Therefore, when the protective sheet 33 is peeled from the film 13, the first protective layer 79 and the first adhesive layer 81 in the bonding region B are peeled from the film 13 together with the protective sheet 33. On the other hand, since the adhesive force between the second adhesive layer 82 and the protective sheet 33 in the transfer region A is weaker than the adhesive force between the first adhesive layer 81 and the protective sheet 33, the protective sheet 33 is peeled off from the film 13. The second protective layer 80, the colored layer 51, and the second adhesive layer 82 remain on the film 13 side.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, in a state where the second adhesive layer 82 is in contact with the transfer surface 77a of the target 77, the heating roller 84 in which a heater (not shown) is incorporated and the driven roller 85 77 and the film 13 are clamped. The heating roller 84 is urged toward the driven roller 85 by an urging means (not shown), and applies pressure treatment and heat treatment to the second adhesive layer 82 from the film 13 side. Therefore, the adhesiveness of the second adhesive layer 82 is improved, and the target 77 adheres to the second adhesive layer 82.

  As shown in FIG. 9C, when the film 13 is gradually peeled off by the peeling roller 86 in a state where the target 77 and the second adhesive layer 82 are bonded, the second protective layer 80 peels from the film 13. Therefore, the colored layer 51 is transferred to the target 77 while being protected by the transparent second protective layer 80.

According to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The protective sheet 33 is adhered to the adhesive liquid (first adhesive layer 81) that is attached to the periphery of the transfer area A and has been subjected to heat treatment and pressure treatment, thereby protecting regardless of the size of the transfer area A. The transfer medium 35 in which the transfer area A is covered with the sheet 33 can be manufactured. Therefore, the transfer of the protective sheet 33 that protects the ink (colored layer 51) attached to the film 13 is suppressed, and beautiful transfer to the target 77 is possible.

  (2) The adhesive liquid adhering to the transfer area A is more protected than the adhesive liquid (first adhesive layer 81) after adhering to the periphery of the transfer area A and subjected to heat treatment and pressure treatment as additional processing. The adhesion to the sheet 33 is weak. Therefore, when the protective sheet 33 is peeled off from the film 13, it is possible to prevent the ink attached to the transfer region A from being peeled off together with the protective sheet 33.

  (3) The protective sheet 33 is adhered to the adhesive liquid (first adhesive layer 81) that is attached to the periphery of the transfer area A and has been subjected to heat treatment and pressure treatment, thereby protecting regardless of the size of the transfer area A. The covering state of the transfer area A by the sheet 33 can be ensured. Therefore, the transfer of the protective sheet 33 that protects the ink (colored layer 51) attached to the film 13 is suppressed, and beautiful transfer to the target 77 is possible.

  (4) By attaching a protective liquid between the film 13 and the ink, the surface of the ink (colored layer 51) is protected by the protective liquid (second protective layer 80), and the durability of the ink transferred to the target 77 is maintained. Can be improved.

  (5) By attaching the protective liquid between the film 13 and the adhesive liquid, it is possible to suppress direct contact between the adhesive liquid and the film 13 that have been subjected to the heat treatment and the pressure treatment. That is, by weakening the adhesive force of the adhesive liquid to the film 13, when the protective sheet 33 is peeled off, the adhesive liquid attached around the transfer area A can be peeled off together with the protective sheet 33. Therefore, when the ink is transferred to the target 77, the possibility that the adhesive liquid adheres to the target 77 and contaminates the target 77 outside the transfer region A can be suppressed.

  (6) The protective sheet 33 and the film 13 are peeled off by discontinuously forming the second adhesive layer 82 used when transferring the ink to the target 77 and the first adhesive layer 81 that adheres the protective sheet 33. In this case, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the second adhesive layer 82 is peeled off together with the protective sheet 33 along with the first adhesive layer 81.

  (7) By forming the second protective layer 80 between the film 13 and the colored layer 51, the colored layer 51 can be formed regardless of the compatibility of the film 13 and the ink. That is, for example, even when printing is performed on a water-repellent resin film 13 with a liquid (ink) colored with a coloring material such as a dye or pigment, a transparent coat containing inorganic fine particles such as silica or a swellable resin By forming the second protective layer 80 using an agent, it is possible to improve the fixability of the ink.

  (8) By vibrating the piezoelectric element 49 and spraying the adhesive liquid, the adhesive liquid can be attached to the film 13 while the microcapsules are maintained. That is, since the adhesive liquid can be sprayed in a state where the adhesive force of the adhesive liquid is reduced, clogging of the nozzle 40 can be suppressed.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment as follows.
As shown in FIG. 10, in the transfer medium 88, the adhesion region B1 may be a discontinuous annular region surrounding the transfer region A1 (first modification).

As shown in FIG. 11, in the transfer medium 89, the adhesion region B2 may be set along the outline shape of the transfer region A2 (second modification).
As shown in FIG. 12, in the transfer medium 90, the adhesion region B3 may be set so as to follow the outline shape of the transfer region A3 and to be partially discontinuous (third modification). .

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the transfer medium 91, a plurality of adhesion regions B4 may be randomly set around the transfer region A4 and discontinuous with the transfer region A4. And the shape of each adhesion | attachment area | region B4 can be arbitrarily set, such as circular, an ellipse, a teardrop shape, and a bowl shape, and each adhesion | attachment area | region B4 may be continuing (4th modification).

  An ultraviolet curable adhesive may be used as the adhesive liquid (non-recording material). Further, different types of non-recording materials may be attached to the transfer area A and the adhesion area B. That is, for example, an adhesive liquid (non-recording material) in which an adhesive having an adhesive property is encapsulated in a microcapsule is attached to the transfer area A (A1 to A4), and ultraviolet light is applied to the adhesive area B (B1 to B4). A cured adhesive (non-recording material) may be attached, and ultraviolet light may be irradiated as an additional treatment. The ultraviolet curable adhesive is cured by reacting with ultraviolet rays, and adheres to the protective sheet 33. On the other hand, since the microcapsules are not destroyed by ultraviolet rays, the adhesiveness of the adhesive liquid is maintained at a low level. Therefore, even when ultraviolet rays are applied to the entire printing area, only the ultraviolet curable adhesive adhered to the adhesive area B (B1 to B4) is subjected to the additional process for adhering the protective sheet 33, and the transfer is performed. No additional treatment is applied to the adhesive liquid adhering to the region A. According to this, in the transfer area A, the state of low adhesion with the protective sheet 33 is maintained, whereas in the adhesion area B, the protective sheet 33 is adhered and the adhesion is increased.

A thermosetting resin or a thermoreversible resin that softens when heated and hardens when cooled may be applied to the transfer area A or the adhesive area B using an adhesive liquid.
The protective layer 79 and 80 need not be formed without attaching the protective liquid. Alternatively, the protective liquid may be attached to only one of the transfer region A and the adhesive region B, and only one of the first protective layer 79 and the second protective layer 80 may be formed. Moreover, you may use the film in which the protective layer was formed.

  When transferring the transfer medium 35 to the target 77, heat treatment and pressurization are performed by pressing a heating plate such as an iron in a state where the second adhesive layer 82 is in contact with the transfer surface 77 a of the target 77. Processing may be performed to transfer the image. Further, as an additional treatment, the microcapsules may be broken by one of the heat treatment and the pressure treatment to develop adhesiveness of the adhesive liquid. And in the state which the target 77 and the 2nd contact bonding layer 82 adhered, when peeling the film 13, you may make it peel without using instruments, such as the peeling roller 86. FIG.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... Film (base material) 33 ... Protective sheet 35, 88-91 ... Transfer medium, 51 ... Colored layer (recording material), 77 ... Target, 79 ... 1st protective layer (protective material), 80 ... 2nd Protective layer (protective material), 81... First adhesive layer (non-recording material), 82... Second adhesive layer (non-recording material), A.

Claims (5)

In a transfer medium manufacturing method for manufacturing a transfer medium in which a recording material transferable to a target is attached to a substrate,
A recording material adhering step for adhering the recording material to the substrate;
A non-recording material adhesion step of depositing a non-recording material around the recording material adhesion region and the recording material adhesion region to which the recording material is adhered on the substrate;
A state in which a protective sheet capable of covering the recording material attachment region is placed on the base material, and the non-recording material and the protection sheet are adhered to the non-recording material attached to the recording material attachment region. An additional processing step of performing an additional process for adhering the non-recording material and the protective sheet to the non-recording material adhered around the recording material adhesion region without performing an additional process. A transfer medium manufacturing method. The transfer medium manufacturing method according to claim 1,
The adhesion force between the non-recording material and the protective sheet before the addition process is performed is weaker than the adhesion force between the non-recording material and the protection sheet after the addition process. A transfer medium manufacturing method. In a transfer medium in which a recording material that can be transferred to a target is attached to a substrate,
A non-recording material is adhered to the recording material adhering area where the recording material adheres on the base material and the periphery of the recording material adhering area, and the non-recording material adhered to the recording material adhesion area The non-recording material and the protective sheet are attached to the non-recording material attached to the periphery of the recording material adhesion region without being subjected to an additional process for bonding the protective sheet capable of covering the recording material adhesion region. A transfer medium, wherein an addition process for bonding is performed, and the protective sheet is bonded to the non-recording material subjected to the addition process. The transfer medium according to claim 3, wherein
A transfer medium, wherein a protective material for protecting the surface of the recording material when the recording material is transferred to the target is attached between the base material and the recording material. The transfer medium according to claim 4, wherein
The protective material is attached between the base material and the non-recording material in a region around the recording material attachment region to which the non-recording material is attached,
The transfer medium, wherein an adhesion force between the protective material and the base material is smaller than an adhesion force between the non-recording material subjected to the addition treatment and the protection sheet.

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