JP2013039684A - Method of manufacturing printed matter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve working efficiency in a manufacturing process of a printed matter.SOLUTION: A method of manufacturing a printed matter includes: a first step of recording only a mark to serve as a reference in cutting a cut region of a print image on a joint part of a recording base material and recording both the print image and the mark on a non-joint part of the recording base material; a second step of recording the same image on the non-joint part as the image to be recorded on the joint part; a third step of cutting a part recorded on the non-joint part and a part recorded on the joint part from a releasing base material in a peelable manner; and a fourth step of releasing the part recorded on the non-joint part and the part recorded on the joint part respectively from the releasing base material and adhering the part of the recording base material corresponding to the cut region of the same image as that recorded on the non-joint part to the position of the joint part.

Description

  The present invention relates to a printed matter manufacturing method.

  As an example of an image recording apparatus, an ink jet printer that performs printing by discharging a liquid such as ink onto a medium such as paper is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-239715 A

In such an ink jet printer, when a print image is recorded on a medium having a joint portion, the print image is not recorded on the joint portion but is recorded on a portion other than the joint portion (hereinafter referred to as “non-joint portion”). Was.
Therefore, when performing numbering printing on the print image, the print images with serial numbers are arranged in the numerical order at regular intervals in the non-joint portions, but the joint portions become unrecorded blank areas. As a whole, print images with sequential numbers are arranged in order of numbers with a blank area in part.
In addition, when printing a print image with a serial number and printing a reference mark when cutting a cut area of the print image with a serial number, the mark is used as a reference when performing a cutting process in a cutting device. As a result, it is possible to automatically cut a print image with a serial number.
Here, if a print process with a serial number is also arranged in the joint part that has become a blank area and the print image with a serial number is arranged in the numerical order on the medium, the joint part is cut. Since not only the print image with serial number but also the mark is not printed on the part, it cannot be automatically cut using a cutting device. As a result, a manual cutting operation using a jig or the like is required, and the manufacturing operation after image recording becomes complicated.
This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, The place made into the objective is to improve the working efficiency in the manufacturing process of printed matter.

The main invention for solving the above problems is:
A joint formed on the recording substrate and the release substrate, having a recording substrate capable of recording a print image, and a release substrate provided on the opposite side of the recording substrate with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween A printed material manufacturing method for manufacturing a printed material by recording print images with serial numbers on a medium having a portion,
Without recording the print image to be recorded on the joint portion of the recording base material, only the reference mark is recorded when cutting the cut area of the print image, and the non-joint portion of the recording base material In addition, by recording both the print image and the mark, the print images are arranged on the medium in the order of numbers except for the number attached to the print image to be recorded on the joint portion of the recording base material. A first step of placing;
A second step of recording the same image as the print image to be recorded in the joint portion of the recording base material on the unrecorded non-joint portion of the recording base material;
The part of the recording base material corresponding to the cut area of the same image recorded in the non-joint part, and the part of the recording base material corresponding to the cut area based on the mark recorded in the joint part A third step of releasably cutting from the release substrate;
The part of the recording base material corresponding to the cut area of the same image recorded in the non-joint part, and the recording base material corresponding to the cut area based on the mark recorded in the joint part On the release substrate on which the part of the recording substrate corresponding to the cut area based on the mark recorded on the joint is attached. A fourth step of attaching a portion of the recording base material corresponding to the cut area of the same image recorded in the non-joint portion at a position;
It is a printed matter manufacturing method characterized by having.
Other features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a printer 1 according to an embodiment. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printer 1 according to an embodiment. It is an explanatory schematic diagram for explaining an example of a mechanism for moving the heads 31 in the column direction. FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating a state (a plan view of the roll paper 2) when the roll paper 2 on the platen 20b is viewed from above and below. FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating a state (side view of the roll paper 2) when the roll paper 2 on the platen 20b is viewed from the front-rear direction. It is the schematic diagram which showed the raster line formed in each pass in the case of printing by 4 passes. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the printer 1 according to the present embodiment. Flow chart for explaining the drying process FIG. 8A is a view showing a state in which a portion from the image recording region R to the heating region D is extracted from the roll paper 2 continuous along the conveyance path, and is developed linearly. FIG. 8B is a table showing the relationship between the number of passes and the drying time. FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating a specific example when the roll paper 2 is intermittently conveyed in units of 36 inches. FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating a specific example when the roll paper 2 is intermittently conveyed in units of 18 inches. FIG. 9C is a table showing the relationship between the frame size and the drying time. 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating the configuration of the roll paper 2. It is a figure explaining the conventional printed matter. 12A to 12C are diagrams for explaining the printed matter manufacturing method according to the present embodiment. 13A to 13C are diagrams for explaining the printed matter manufacturing method according to the present embodiment.

At least the following matters will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.
That is, a recording substrate capable of recording a print image, and a release substrate provided on the opposite side of the recording substrate with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween, are formed on the recording substrate and the release substrate. A printed material manufacturing method for manufacturing a printed material by recording print images with serial numbers on a medium having a joint portion,
Without recording the print image to be recorded on the joint portion of the recording base material, only the reference mark is recorded when cutting the cut area of the print image, and the non-joint portion of the recording base material In addition, by recording both the print image and the mark, the print images are arranged on the medium in the order of numbers except for the number attached to the print image to be recorded on the joint portion of the recording base material. A first step of placing;
A second step of recording the same image as the print image to be recorded in the joint portion of the recording base material on the unrecorded non-joint portion of the recording base material;
The part of the recording base material corresponding to the cut area of the same image recorded in the non-joint part, and the part of the recording base material corresponding to the cut area based on the mark recorded in the joint part A third step of releasably cutting from the release substrate;
The part of the recording base material corresponding to the cut area of the same image recorded in the non-joint part, and the recording base material corresponding to the cut area based on the mark recorded in the joint part On the release substrate on which the part of the recording substrate corresponding to the cut area based on the mark recorded on the joint is attached. A fourth step of attaching a portion of the recording base material corresponding to the cut area of the same image recorded in the non-joint portion at a position;
It is a printed matter manufacturing method characterized by having.
According to such a printed matter manufacturing method, since the mark is recorded also at the joint portion, the portion of the recording base material corresponding to the cut region based on the mark can be automatically cut by a cutting device or the like. Therefore, manual cutting work using a jig or the like is not necessary, and work efficiency can be improved. In addition, since a mark can be left at the position on the peeling substrate where the part of the recording substrate corresponding to the cut area based on the mark recorded at the joint is attached, the recording is recorded at the non-joint. The portion of the recording substrate corresponding to the cut area of the same image that has been made can be easily attached.

Moreover, it is this printed matter manufacturing method,
The first step includes
A liquid discharging step of discharging a liquid onto the recording substrate; and a heating step of heating the liquid discharged onto the recording substrate.
In the heating step, the heating time may be changed so that the time for heating the joint portion is longer than the time for heating the non-joint portion.
According to such a printed matter manufacturing method, it is possible to ensure the drying time for the joint portion and to dry the medium having the joint portion successfully.

Moreover, it is this printed matter manufacturing method,
The joint part may include a material different from the non-joint part, and the material may be a film.
According to such a printed matter manufacturing method, a medium having a joint portion can be appropriately dried according to the material.

Moreover, it is this printed matter manufacturing method,
Performing the third step after the first step and the second step;
The fourth step may be performed after the third step.
According to such a printed matter manufacturing method, the printed matter can be manufactured more efficiently.
In the following embodiments, an ink jet printer 1 (hereinafter referred to as “printer 1”) will be described as an example of an image recording apparatus.

=== Embodiment ===
<<< Configuration Example of Printer 1 >>>
A configuration example of the printer 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the printer 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the printer 1. FIG. 3 is an explanatory schematic diagram for explaining an example of a mechanism for moving the heads 31 in the row direction.

  In the following description, when referring to “up and down direction” and “left and right direction”, the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 1 is used as a reference. In addition, the “front-rear direction” refers to a direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a description will be given using paper or film wound in a roll shape (hereinafter referred to as roll paper (continuous paper)) as a recording medium on which the printer 1 records an image.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the printer 1 according to the present embodiment includes a transport unit 20 as an example of a transport unit, and a transport path along which the transport unit 20 transports the roll paper 2. The feeding unit 10, the positioning unit 20a, the platen 20b, a heating unit 70 as an example of a heating unit, and a winding unit 80, and further, image recording is performed in the image recording region R on the conveyance path. A head unit 30 as an example of a head unit to be performed, a carriage unit 40 as an example of a head moving unit, a controller 60 that controls these units and the like and operates as the printer 1, and a detector group 50 are provided. doing.

  The feeding unit 10 feeds the roll paper 2 to the transport unit 20. The feeding unit 10 includes a winding shaft 18 around which the roll paper 2 is wound and rotatably supported, a relay roller 19 for winding the roll paper 2 fed from the winding shaft 18 and guiding the roll paper 2 to the transport unit 20; have.

  The transport unit 20 transports the roll paper 2 sent by the feeding unit 10 along a preset transport path. As shown in FIG. 1, the transport unit 20 includes a relay roller 21 that is positioned horizontally to the right of the relay roller 19, a relay roller 22 that is positioned obliquely downward to the right when viewed from the relay roller 21, and the relay roller 22. The first transport roller 23 located obliquely upward to the right when viewed from the side, the second transport roller 24 positioned rightward when viewed from the first transport roller 23, and the relay positioned vertically downward when viewed from the second transport roller 24 A roller 25, a relay roller 26 positioned on the left side when viewed from the relay roller 25, a relay roller 27 positioned vertically below the relay roller 26, and a relay roller 28 positioned on the right side when viewed from the relay roller 27. And a delivery roller 29 positioned vertically upward as viewed from the relay roller 28.

  A positioning unit 20 a that adjusts the position of the roll paper 2 in the width direction (the front-rear direction shown in FIG. 1) is provided in an area along the transport path between the relay roller 22 and the first transport roller 23. In addition, a platen 20b that supports a portion of the roll paper 2 located in the image recording region R on the conveyance path is provided in an area along the conveyance path between the first conveyance roller 23 and the second conveyance roller 24. ing. A heating unit 70 located in the heating region D on the transport path is provided in an area along the transport path between the relay roller 25 and the relay roller 26.

The relay roller 21 is a roller that winds the roll paper 2 sent from the relay roller 19 from the left side and loosens it downward.
The relay roller 22 is a roller that winds the roll paper 2 sent from the relay roller 21 from the left side and conveys it obliquely upward to the right.

  The first transport roller 23 includes a first drive roller 23a driven by a motor (not shown), and a first driven roller 23b arranged to face the first drive roller 23a with the roll paper 2 interposed therebetween. have. The first transport roller 23 is a roller that pulls up the roll paper 2 slacked downward and transports it to the image recording region R facing the platen 20b. The first conveyance roller 23 temporarily stops conveyance during a period in which image printing is performed on the portion of the roll paper 2 on the image recording region R. In addition, when the first driven roller 23b rotates as the first drive roller 23a rotates by the drive control of the controller 60, the transport amount of the roll paper 2 positioned on the platen 20b (the length of the portion of the roll paper) Is adjusted).

  The second transport roller 24 is driven by a motor (not shown) and transports the part of the roll paper 2 after the image is recorded by the head unit 30 in the horizontal right direction along the support surface of the platen 20b, and then vertically. It is a roller that conveys downward. The predetermined tension applied to the portion of the roll paper 2 located on the platen 20b is adjusted by the rotational drive of the second transport roller 24 by the drive control of the controller 60.

The relay roller 25 is a roller that winds the roll paper 2 sent from the second transport roller 24 from above and transports it to the left. The roll paper 2 whose transport direction has been changed by the relay roller 25 is supplied into the heating unit 70.
The relay roller 26 is a roller that winds the roll paper 2 sent from the relay roller 25 from the right side and conveys it vertically downward.
The relay roller 27 is a roller that winds the roll paper 2 sent from the relay roller 26 from above and conveys it to the right.
The relay roller 28 is a roller that winds the roll paper 2 sent from the relay roller 27 from the left and conveys it vertically upward.

The roll paper after being heated by the heating unit 70 is changed in the transport direction by these relay rollers 26, 27, 28 and moves toward the feed roller 29.
The feed roller 29 is configured to wind the roll paper 2 sent from the relay roller 28 from the lower left side and send it to the take-up unit 80.

  As described above, the roll paper 2 moves sequentially through the rollers, whereby a transport path for transporting the roll paper 2 is formed. That is, the roll paper 2 is transported intermittently along the transport path by the transport unit 20 in units of frames.

  Here, the frame is a unit of conveyance of the roll paper 2 that is intermittently conveyed, and is a printing range in which a head 31 (to be described later) can record a print image on the roll paper 2 while the intermittent conveyance is interrupted. is there. In the printer 1 according to the present embodiment, the maximum size of one frame is set to 36 inches.

  The head unit 30 is for ejecting ink onto a portion of the roll paper 2 that has been fed into the image recording region R on the transport path (on the platen 20b) by the transport unit 20. The head unit 30 has a head 31 and a valve unit 34.

  The head 31 has nozzle rows arranged in the row direction on the lower surface thereof. In the present embodiment, each of colors such as yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (K) has a nozzle row composed of a plurality of nozzles # 1 to #N. The nozzles # 1 to #N in each nozzle row are arranged in a straight line in the intersecting direction (row direction) intersecting the transport direction of the roll paper 2. Each nozzle row is arranged in parallel with a space between each other along the transport direction.

  Each nozzle # 1 to #N is provided with a piezo element (not shown) as a drive element for ejecting ink droplets. When a voltage having a predetermined time width is applied between the electrodes provided at both ends of the piezoelectric element, the piezoelectric element expands according to the voltage application time and deforms the side wall of the ink flow path. As a result, the volume of the ink flow path contracts according to the expansion and contraction of the piezo element, and the ink corresponding to the contraction is ejected from the nozzles # 1 to #N of the respective colors as ink droplets. The head 31 can reciprocate in the transport direction (left-right direction) and the row direction.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, a head ball screw 120, which is a feed screw, is arranged on the right side of the head 31 along the row direction. A ball screw engaging member 122 is fixed to the head 31. Therefore, the head ball screw 120 is attached to the head 31 via the ball screw engaging member 122. When the head ball screw 120 rotates, the head 31 moves in the row direction. Although not shown, a head guide rail is provided, and the head guide rail guides the movement of the head 31 in the row direction by the head ball screw 120.

  The valve unit 34 is for temporarily storing ink, and is connected to the head 31 via an ink supply tube (not shown). For this reason, the head 31 can perform image printing by discharging the ink supplied from the valve unit 34 toward the portion of the roll paper 2 that has been transported from the nozzle onto the platen 20b and stopped. .

  The carriage unit 40 is for moving the head 31. The carriage unit 40 includes a guide rail 41 extending in the left-right direction (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1), and a carriage supported so as to reciprocate in the left-right direction (the conveyance direction of the roll paper 2) along the guide rail 41. 42 and a motor (not shown).

  The carriage 42 is configured to move integrally with the head 31 by driving a motor (not shown). The position of the carriage 42 (the head 31 or each nozzle row) on the guide rail 41 (the position in the left-right direction) is determined by the rising edge and the falling edge in the pulse signal output from the encoder provided in the motor (not shown) by the controller 60. It can be obtained by detecting and counting this edge.

  Then, when cleaning the head 31 after image printing, the carriage 42 is moved together with the head 31 along the guide rail 41 to the upstream side in the transport direction (upstream in the transport direction as viewed from the platen 20b). It stops at the home position HP for cleaning (see FIG. 1).

  A cleaning unit (not shown) is provided at the home position HP. This cleaning unit has a cap, a suction pump, and the like. When the carriage 42 is positioned at the home position HP, a cap (not shown) is in close contact with the lower surface (nozzle surface) of the head 31. When the suction pump (not shown) is operated with the cap in close contact, the ink in the head 31 is sucked together with the thickened ink and paper powder. In this way, the clogged nozzle recovers from the non-ejection state, thereby completing the head cleaning.

  Further, when flushing the head 31 after printing an image, the carriage 42 moves together with the head 31 from the platen 20b side toward the home position HP side. At this time, the head 31 performs a flushing operation in the flushing unit 35 disposed between the platen 20 b and the home position HP while moving together with the carriage 42.

  The flushing unit 35 is for causing the head 31 to perform a flushing operation, and has a flushing box for storing ink ejected from the nozzles during flushing. This flushing recovers the nozzle to prevent the nozzle from becoming clogged due to the viscosity of the ink in the vicinity of the nozzle and bubbles from being mixed into the nozzle, preventing the proper amount of ink from being discharged. It is maintenance to make it happen. Specifically, this is an operation for forcibly ejecting ink from each nozzle by applying a drive signal unrelated to the print image recorded on the roll paper 2 to the piezo element.

  The heating unit 70 is provided in the heating area D downstream of the image recording area R on the conveyance path, and heats the portion of the roll paper 2 sent to the heating area D by the conveyance unit 20 to thereby print a print image. The ink to be formed is dried. The heating unit 70 is a drying furnace in which a heater (not shown) having a nichrome wire is disposed inside. The nichrome wire itself generates heat when energized, and the roll paper 2 (drying) located in the heating region D is heated. Heat can be conducted to the part of the roll paper 2) in the furnace. Since this heater is configured by incorporating a nichrome wire in the entire heating unit 70, heat can be uniformly conducted to the portion of the roll paper 2 located in the heating region D. For this reason, a plurality of ink droplets landed on the portion of the roll paper 2 can be uniformly dried.

  The winding unit 80 is for winding the roll paper 2 (image-printed roll paper) sent by the transport unit 20. This take-up unit 80 is fed from the relay roller 81 that is rotatably supported and a relay roller 81 for winding the roll paper 2 sent from the feed roller 29 from the upper left side and conveying it to the lower right side. And a take-up drive shaft 82 for taking up the roll paper 2.

  The controller 60 is a control unit for controlling the printer 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 60 includes an interface unit 61, a CPU 62, a memory 63, and a unit control circuit 64. The interface unit 61 is for transmitting and receiving data between the host computer 110 as an external device and the printer 1. The CPU 62 is an arithmetic processing unit for controlling the entire printer 1. The memory 63 is for securing an area for storing a program of the CPU 62, a work area, and the like. The CPU 62 controls each unit by a unit control circuit 64 according to a program stored in the memory 63.

  The detector group 50 is for monitoring the situation in the printer 1. For example, the detector group 50 is attached to a transport roller and used for control such as transport of the roll paper 2. A sheet detection sensor that detects the position of the carriage 42 (or head 31) in the moving direction (left-right direction), a joint detection sensor 51 that detects the joint 2a of the roll paper 2, and the like. .

<< About the seam >>>>
Here, the joint portion 2a of the roll paper 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B. 4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining a joint portion 2a of the roll paper 2. FIG. Here, FIG. 4A shows a state in which the roll paper 2 on the platen 20b is viewed from above and below (a plan view of the roll paper 2), and a state in which the roll paper 2 on the platen 20b is viewed from the front and rear direction (of the roll paper 2). A side view) is shown in FIG. 4B.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the roll paper 2 according to the present embodiment has a joint portion 2a and a non-joint portion 2b. The joint portion 2a is for forming one roll paper integrated by joining the end of one roll paper and the end of another roll paper. And this joint part 2a is detected by the joint part detection sensor 51 as an example of a detection part, as shown to FIG. 4A and 4B. The joint detection sensor 51 according to the present embodiment has a pair of light emitting elements and light receiving elements, and infrared rays are emitted from the light emitting elements toward the joint portions 2a, and the infrared rays reflected from the joint portions 2a are received by the light receiving elements. The joint 2a can be detected by receiving the light. The non-joint portion 2b is a portion of the roll paper other than the joint portion 2a.

  The joint portion 2a according to the present embodiment is made of a film (for example, a red color film), and the material is different from that of the non-joint portion 2b made of paper. Therefore, when a print image is formed by ejecting ink to both the joint portion 2a and the non-joint portion 2b, the film has a lower water absorption than paper, so that it landed on the joint portion 2a compared to the non-joint portion 2b. Ink is difficult to fix. That is, the drying time until the ink landed on the joint portion 2a is dried tends to be longer than the drying time until the ink landed on the non-joint portion 2b is dried.

  However, in the conventional printer, when the roll paper 2 on which the print image is recorded is dried, the joint portion 2a and the non-joint portion 2b are dried without being distinguished, and therefore the drying time for the joint portion 2a. There was a risk that it would not be sufficiently dried.

  On the other hand, in the printer 1 according to the present embodiment, the joint part detection sensor 51 detects the joint part 2a, and the drying time of the joint part 2a is controlled to be longer than the drying time of the non-joint part 2b. did. As a result, even when only the mark (reference image) is recorded in the joint portion 2a and the print image and the mark are recorded in the non-joint portion 2b, the recorded roll paper 2 can be dried successfully. become able to.

  Below, the operation example of the printer 1 performed in order to dry the roll paper 2 which has the joint part 2a successfully after printing is demonstrated concretely.

<<< Operation Example of Printer 1 >>>
<Image forming method>
As described above, the printer 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with the head 31 having a nozzle row in which nozzles are arranged in the row direction (front-rear direction). Then, the controller 60 ejects ink from the nozzles while moving the head 31 in the transport direction (left-right direction), and forms a raster line along the transport direction (left-right direction), thereby forming an image on the image recording region R. One page (one frame) of image recording is performed on the portion of the roll paper 2.

  Here, the controller 60 according to the present embodiment executes printing of a plurality of passes (4 passes, 6 passes, 8 passes, etc.). In other words, in order to increase the resolution of the image in the column direction, printing is performed by slightly changing the position of the head 31 in the column direction for each pass. As an image forming method, for example, known interlaced printing is executed.

  This will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing raster lines formed in each pass in a case of printing in 4 passes.

  The left side of FIG. 5 shows a nozzle row (nozzles) of the head 31. A raster line is formed by ejecting ink from the nozzles while the head 31 (nozzle row) moves in the transport direction. The position in the row direction of the head 31 (nozzle row) shown in the figure is the position in the first pass, and if the head 31 (nozzle row) moves in the transport direction while maintaining this position, one pass The printing of the eyes is executed, and the three raster lines shown in the figure (raster line L1 written as pass 1 at the right end) are formed.

  Next, when the head 31 (nozzle row) moves in the row direction, and the head 31 (nozzle row) moves in the transport direction while maintaining the moved position, the second pass printing is executed, and FIG. 2 are formed (raster line L2). Since interlaced printing is adopted, the raster line L2 adjacent to the raster line L1 is formed by ink ejected from a nozzle different from the nozzle from which the ink forming the raster line L1 is ejected. Become. Therefore, the moving distance of the head 31 (nozzle row) in the row direction is not a quarter of the distance between nozzles (eg, 1/180 inch) (1/180 × 1/4 = 1/720 inch), The distance is larger than this.

  Thereafter, by performing the same operation, the third to fourth pass printing is executed, and the remaining raster lines (raster lines L3 to L4) shown in the figure are formed. Thus, by forming raster lines in four passes, the resolution of the image in the column direction can be made four times (= 720 ÷ 180). Similarly, since it is possible to achieve 6 times higher resolution in the case of printing with 6 passes and 8 times higher in the case of printing with 8 passes, the resolution of the image can be further increased by increasing the number of passes. .

<About a series of operations for frames>
Next, focusing on one frame of the roll paper 2, a series of various operations performed by the printer 1 on the frame will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a series of operations performed by the printer 1 for each frame.

  Various operations of the printer 1 are realized mainly by the controller 60. In particular, this embodiment is realized by the CPU 62 processing the program stored in the memory 63. And this program is comprised from the code | cord | chord for performing the various operation | movement demonstrated below.

The controller 60 receives a print command from the computer 110 via the interface unit 61 (S101).
This print command is included in the header of print data transmitted from the computer 110.
Then, the controller 60 analyzes the contents of various commands included in the received print data, and performs the following processing using each unit.

  In this embodiment, when the user sets the resolution of the print image on the setting screen of the computer 110, the printer driver forms print data corresponding to the resolution. That is, the print data includes pixel data of the set resolution and command data for instructing the head 31 to perform reciprocation along the transport direction by the number of times corresponding to the resolution. Will be. For example, in the case of normal image quality, command data is set so that the head 31 (carriage 42) performs the reciprocating movement four times in order to perform printing in four passes. In the case of high image quality, command data is set so that the head 31 (carriage 42) performs the reciprocating movement eight times in order to perform printing in eight passes. When the user sets the frame size on the setting screen of the computer 110, the printer driver automatically impositions the print image and forms print data corresponding to the frame size. That is, the print data includes pixel data of the imprinted print image and command data for instructing the transport unit 20 to intermittently transport the roll paper 2 for each frame along the transport direction. Will be included. For example, when the frame size is set to 36 inches, command data for instructing the transport unit 20 to perform intermittent transport in units of 36 inches is set.

First, the controller 60 performs a feeding process (S102).
The feeding process is a process for feeding the roll paper 2 to the platen 20b along the conveyance direction and positioning the roll paper 2 at a printing start position (also referred to as a cueing position).

  The controller 60 drives the transport motor, rotates the transport roller 23 to transport the roll paper 2 along the transport direction, and positions the roll paper 2 at the print start position. As a result, the first portion of the roll paper 2 to be printed (the frame to be printed; hereinafter referred to as “the frame”) is set in the image recording region R in a stopped state (on the platen 20b). The

Next, the controller 60 performs an ink ejection process on the part (the frame) of the roll paper 2 that stops in the image recording region R (S103).
The ink ejection process is a process in which ink is intermittently ejected from the head 31 moving in the transport direction (left-right direction) to form dots on a portion (the frame) of the roll paper 2 on the platen 20b.

The controller 60 drives the carriage motor to move the carriage 42 located at the home position HP along the transport direction. The carriage 42 (head 31) repeats reciprocation along the transport direction according to the number of passes.
Then, the controller 60 ejects ink from the head 31 based on the print data while the carriage 42 is moving.

  As described above, the ink is ejected while the head 31 repeats reciprocating movement along the transport direction, so that the ejected ink droplets land on the roll paper to form a printed image. That is, only the mark (reference image) is formed in the joint portion 2a and the print image and the mark are formed in the non-joint portion 2b for the portion of the roll paper 2 on the platen 20b.

Next, the controller 60 performs a conveyance process (S104).
The conveyance process is a process of moving the part of the roll paper 2 after recording the print image (the frame after the image is printed in S103) intermittently along the conveyance direction in units of frames. The controller 60 drives the transport motor to rotate the transport roller 23 and moves the roll paper 2 in the transport direction by a movement amount (for example, 36 inches) corresponding to the frame size.
By this conveyance processing, the portion of the roll paper 2 after the print image is recorded (the frame after the image is printed in S103) is released from the stopped state in the image recording region R and is downstream from the image recording region R. It moves toward the heating region D on the side (see FIG. 1).

Next, the controller 60 performs a drying process (S105).
In the drying process, the portion of the roll paper 2 conveyed by the conveyance process and reaching the heating region D (the frame after image printing in S103) is heated by the heating unit 70, and the printed image on the frame is displayed. This is a process of drying the ink to be formed.

This will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the drying process.
First, the controller 60 determines whether or not the joint portion 2a exists in the portion of the roll paper 2 on the heating region D (the frame after the image is printed in S103) (S201).

Specifically, when the joint portion 2a passes through the joint portion detection sensor 51 as the roll paper 2 is transported by the transport unit 20 (see FIG. 4A), the controller 60 receives a detection signal from the joint portion detection sensor 51. .
Then, the controller 60 can recognize that the joint portion 2a has reached the image recording area R.
Thereafter, since the roll paper 2 is intermittently conveyed in units of frames, the controller 60 counts the number of times of the intermittent conveyance, so that at what timing the joint 2a on the image recording area R reaches the heating area D. You can recognize what to do.

  In the present embodiment, when intermittent conveyance in units of frames is performed twice from the state where the joint portion 2a is on the image recording region R, the controller 60 can recognize that the joint portion 2a has reached the heating region D. It has become.

Next, when the joint portion 2a exists in the heating region D (S201: YES), the printing operation is performed on the portion of the roll paper 2 that is stopped in the image recording region R (another frame different from the frame). Is performed, the controller 60 performs a first heat treatment for heating the joint portion 2a by the heating unit 70 (S202).
Even after the first heat treatment is completed, the ink that has landed on the joint portion 2a is not yet completely dried.
Therefore, the controller 60 continues the second heating process in which the joint unit 2a is heated by the heating unit 70 for a predetermined time after the printing operation in the image recording region R is completed (S203).

When this second heat treatment is completed, the drying time for the joint portion 2a is extended, and the ink that has landed on the joint portion 2a is dried.
Thereafter, the controller 60 resumes the conveyance by the conveyance unit 20, and the portion of the roll paper 2 (the frame after drying) that has stopped in the heating unit 70 moves from the heating region D toward the downstream side. Become.

In addition, the specific example about this 2nd heat processing is explained in full detail later.
As described above, when the joint portion 2a is detected, a sufficient drying time for the joint portion 2a can be secured, so that the roll paper 2 can be successfully dried.
On the other hand, when the joint portion 2a does not exist in the heating region D (S201: NO), only the first heating process described above is performed (S204).
At this time, since the non-joint portion 2b exists in the heating region D, the heating unit 70 only has a time shorter than the time for heating the joint portion 2a in order to dry the ink landed on the non-joint portion 2b. Heating is performed on the non-joint portion 2b.

Next, returning to FIG. 6, the controller 60 performs a winding process (S106).
The winding process is a process of causing the winding unit 80 to wind the portion of the roll paper 2 after drying (the frame after drying). The controller 60 drives the take-up motor and rotates the take-up shaft 82 to take up the portion of the roll paper 2 after drying. In this way, a printed matter in which a print image is recorded on the roll paper 2 having the joint portion 2a is obtained in a state of being rolled.
Thereafter, when these series of operations are completed, the controller 60 moves the carriage 42 to the home position HP.

<<< Specific Example 1 of Second Heat Treatment >>>
Here, in the second heat treatment described above, a case where the predetermined time for heating the joint portion 2a is changed according to the number of reciprocating movements performed by the head 31 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8A and 8B. FIG. 8A is a view showing a state in which a portion from the image recording region R to the heating region D is extracted from the roll paper 2 continuous along the conveyance path, and is developed linearly. FIG. 8B is a table showing the relationship between the number of passes and the drying time.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8A, the size of one frame is 36 inches, and the roll paper 2 is intermittently conveyed along the conveyance direction in units of frames (every 36 inches). That is, by intermittent conveyance in the conveyance direction of the conveyance unit 20, after passing through the image recording region R (platen 20b) in the order of the Mth frame, the M + 1th frame, and the M + 2th frame, the heating region is maintained in this order. D will be passed sequentially.

  After passing through the joint detection sensor 51, the Mth frame reaches the heating area D by the second intermittent conveyance in the conveyance direction from the state stopped in the image recording area R, and stops at the heating area D. It is in a state. The Mth frame has a joint portion 2a. Therefore, the joint portion 2a is also stopped in the heating region D.

  The M + 1th frame is the next frame following the Mth frame, and is between the heating area D and the image recording area R by the first intermittent conveyance from the state stopped in the image recording area R in the conveyance direction. It has reached the position and is stopped at that position.

  The M + 2th frame is the next frame following the M + 1th frame, and is stopped in the image recording area R after passing through the joint detection sensor 51.

  Here, paying attention to the joint portion 2a of the Mth frame, a drying process for the joint portion 2a will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the drying process for the joint portion 2a, the first heating process (S202) and the second heating process (S203) are performed.

  First, in the first heat treatment, the heating unit 70 heats the joint portion 2a located in the heating region D when the Mth frame is stationary. During this time, the head 31 performs a printing operation by ejecting ink to the (M + 2) th frame located in the image recording area R by performing reciprocation along the transport direction a plurality of times. The number of reciprocating movements performed by the head 31 is set based on command data included in the print data.

  For example, when command data is set so as to perform printing in four passes (see FIG. 5), the joint 2a is heated by the heating unit 70 while the head 31 performs the reciprocating movement along the transport direction four times. Will be.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 9B, in the case of printing in four passes, it takes 10 seconds to complete the printing operation. That is, since the printing time in the image recording region R is equal to the drying time in the heating region D, the heating time (drying time) for the joint portion 2a is 10 seconds. When printing is performed in 6 passes, the joint portion 2a is heated for 15 seconds while the head 31 performs reciprocal movement along the transport direction 6 times. Further, when printing is performed in 8 passes, the joint portion 2a is heated for 20 seconds while the head 31 performs the reciprocating movement along the transport direction 8 times.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the drying time (drying time to be secured) required for drying the joint portion 2a is 35 seconds in any of the 4 pass, 6 pass, and 8 pass. Therefore, when printing in 4 passes, the drying time of 35 seconds-10 seconds = 25 seconds is insufficient. When printing in 6 passes, the drying time of 35 seconds-15 seconds = 20 seconds is insufficient. When printing in 8 passes, the drying time of 35 seconds-20 seconds = 15 seconds is insufficient.

As described above, since the drying time is insufficient for each pass, the ink ejected to the joint portion 2a is not yet dried at the end of the first heat treatment.
Therefore, since it is necessary to extend the drying time in order to dry the ink ejected to the joint portion 2a, the second heat treatment is started after the end of the first heat treatment.

  Next, in the second heat treatment, when the Mth frame is still, the heating unit 70 heats the joint portion 2a located in the heating region D for a predetermined time. During this time, since the printing operation for the (M + 2) th frame located in the image recording area R has been completed, the head 31 (carriage 42) stands by at the home position HP (see FIG. 1).

The predetermined time (drying extension time) is set to 25 seconds because the drying time of 25 seconds is insufficient at the end of the first heat treatment when printing in four passes. Similarly, 20 seconds is set for printing with 6 passes, and 15 seconds is set for printing with 8 passes.
Therefore, if this predetermined time elapses in the second heat treatment, the ink ejected to the joint portion 2a is sufficiently dried.
Thus, by extending the drying time for the joint portion 2a in accordance with the number of passes (the number of reciprocating movements) in the second heat treatment, it is possible to efficiently dry the ink that has landed on the joint portion 2a.

  In the second heat treatment, the head 31 may perform a flushing operation while the joint portion 2a is heated for a predetermined time while the Mth frame is stationary. Thereby, it is possible to effectively use the drying time of the joint portion 2a without using the standby time of the head 31, and it is possible to suppress printing defects caused by nozzle clogging or the like.

  Note that the above-described heat treatment is similarly performed after printing a serially-numbered print image and a mark M, which will be described later, on the roll paper 2 having the joint portion 2a when the printed material according to the present embodiment is manufactured. Done.

<<< Specific Example 2 of Second Heat Treatment >>>
Next, in the second heat treatment described above, a case where the predetermined time for heating the joint portion 2a is changed according to the size of each frame will be described with reference to FIGS. 9A to 9C. FIG. 9A shows a specific example in which the size of one frame is set to 36 inches and the roll paper 2 is intermittently conveyed in units of frames. FIG. 9B shows a specific example when the frame size is set to 18 inches and the roll paper 2 is intermittently conveyed in units of frames. FIG. 9C is a table showing the relationship between the frame size and the drying time.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C, the roll paper 2 is intermittently conveyed along the conveyance direction in units of frames. That is, after passing through the image recording region R in the order of Mth frame, M + 1th frame, M + 2th frame, ... by the intermittent transport in the transport direction by the transport unit 20, the heating region D is sequentially moved in this order. Will pass. Note that the frame unit of the roll paper 2 that is intermittently conveyed is set based on command data included in the print data.

  When the roll paper 2 is intermittently conveyed every 36 inches, as shown in FIG. 9A, the Mth frame passes through the joint detection sensor 51 and then stops in the image recording region R, and then the conveyance direction. The heating zone D is reached by the second intermittent conveyance to the heating zone D, and the heating zone D is stopped. The Mth frame has a joint portion 2a. Therefore, the joint portion 2a is also stopped in the heating region D.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the drying process for the joint portion 2a in this case, the first heating process (S202) and the second heating process (S203) are performed. This is the same as the case of printing in four passes (see FIG. 8B). That is, as shown in FIG. 9C, in the case of intermittent conveyance at 36 inches (printing in 4 passes), one first heat treatment is performed for 10 seconds for the joint portion 2a, and one second heat treatment is performed for 25 seconds. Will be done in seconds. As a result, when the second heat treatment is completed, a drying time of 35 seconds necessary for drying the ink landed on the joint portion 2a has elapsed, so that the ink discharged to the joint portion 2a is sufficiently dried. Can be.

  On the other hand, when the roll paper 2 is intermittently transported every 18 inches, as shown in FIG. 9B, the Mth frame passes through the joint detection sensor 51 and then is imaged twice intermittently in the transport direction. It passes through the recording area R and reaches the heating area D by further intermittent conveyance three times. Thereafter, the Mth frame passes through the heating region D by two intermittent conveyances.

  Each of the Mth frame and the M + 1th frame has a joint portion 2a as shown in FIG. 9B. That is, the joint portion 2a is formed on the roll paper 2 in a state of straddling the two frames. Therefore, when the drying process for the Mth frame and the M + 1th frame is completed, the drying process for the joint portion 2a is completed.

  As described above, in the case of intermittent conveyance every 18 inches, the joint portion 2a is continuously detected by passing the Mth frame and the M + 1th frame through the joint portion detection sensor 51, and the joint portion 2a is dried. Processing is performed. In this drying process, the joint portion 2a is heated by the heating unit 70 while moving and stationary in the heating region D a plurality of times.

  Here, paying attention to the joint portion 2a straddling two consecutive frames, the drying process for the joint portion 2a will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, since the size of the heating area D is 36 inches, when the roll paper 2 is intermittently conveyed every 18 inches, the drying process for the Mth frame in the heating area D is divided into two times. Done. That is, since the Mth frame has the joint portion 2a, the drying process for the joint portion 2a is also performed in two steps.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the drying process for the joint portion 2a, the first heating process (S202) and the second heating process (S203) are performed.

  In the present embodiment, when the roll paper 2 is intermittently conveyed every 18 inches, the first first heat treatment, the first second heat treatment, and the second first heat treatment are performed on the joint portion 2a. The second second heat treatment is performed.

  First, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the Mth frame is stationary in the heating region D (D1 region on the upstream side in the transport direction), the first first heat treatment is performed. In the first first heat treatment, the heating unit 70 heats the joint portion 2a located in the D1 region. On the other hand, the head 31 performs a reciprocating movement along the transport direction a plurality of times during the first first heat treatment to make an M + 4th frame located in the image recording region R (R1 region upstream in the transport direction). On the other hand, a printing operation is performed by ejecting ink. That is, the printing operation is not performed on the (M + 3) th frame located in the image recording area R (R2 area downstream in the transport direction). The number of reciprocating movements performed by the head 31 is set based on command data included in the print data. Here, it is assumed that command data for printing in four passes is set.

  After the printing operation for the M + 4th frame is completed, the head 31 (carriage 42) stands by at the home position HP (see FIG. 1). At the same time as the end of the printing operation, the first first heat treatment is also finished, and the first second heat treatment is started. In the first second heat treatment, the heating unit 70 continues to heat the joint portion 2a located in the D1 region for a predetermined time. During this time, since the printing operation for the M + 4th frame located in the R1 area has been completed, the head 31 remains in the standby state at the home position HP. When the first second heat treatment is completed, intermittent conveyance by the conveyance unit 20 is performed, and the Mth frame reaches the heating area D (D2 area on the downstream side in the conveyance direction). By this intermittent conveyance, the (M + 1) th frame reaches the D1 area, the (M + 4) th frame reaches the R2 area, and the subsequent (M + 5) th frame reaches the R1 area.

  Next, the second first heat treatment is performed when the M-th frame is stationary in the D2 region. In the second first heat treatment, the heating unit 70 heats the joint portion 2a located in the D2 region. On the other hand, the head 31 performs a printing operation by ejecting ink to the M + 5th frame located in the R1 region by performing reciprocation along the transport direction a plurality of times during the second first heat treatment. Do. That is, the printing operation is not performed on the M + 4th frame located in the R2 region.

  After the printing operation for the M + 5th frame is completed, the head 31 (carriage 42) stands by at the home position HP (see FIG. 1). At the same time as the end of the printing operation, the second first heat treatment is also finished, and the second second heat treatment is started. In the second second heat treatment, the heating unit 70 continues to heat the joint portion 2a located in the D2 region for a predetermined time. During this time, since the printing operation for the (M + 5) th frame located in the R1 area has been completed, the head 31 remains in the standby state at the home position HP. When the second heat treatment for the second time is completed, intermittent conveyance by the conveyance unit 20 is performed, and the Mth frame moves further downstream from the heating region D.

  Thus, although the drying process with respect to the joint part 2a included in the Mth frame has been described, the same drying process is performed for the joint part 2a included in the M + 1th frame.

Here, the drying process for the joint portion 2a will be described more specifically.
As shown in FIG. 9C, in the case of printing in 4 passes, the printing time until two printing operations (the printing operation for the M + 4th frame and the printing operation for the M + 5th frame) are completed is 5 seconds × 2 Times = 10 seconds. That is, since the printing time in the image recording region R (R1 region) is equal to the drying time in the heating region D (D1 region, D2 region), the heating time (drying time) of the joint portion 2a in the first heat treatment is the first and The total for the second time is 10 seconds.

  As shown in FIG. 9C, in the case of intermittent conveyance at 18 inches, the drying time (drying time to be secured) required for drying the joint portion 2a is 35 seconds. Therefore, the drying time of 35 seconds-10 seconds = 25 seconds is insufficient.

As described above, since the drying time for the joint portion 2a is insufficient, the ink discharged to the joint portion 2a is not dried only by repeating the first heat treatment twice.
Therefore, since it is necessary to extend the drying time in order to dry the ink ejected to the joint portion 2a, the first and second second heat treatments are performed after the first heat treatment and the second heat treatment, respectively. Is started. In the second heat treatment for the first time and the second time, the joint portion 2a is heated for a predetermined time.

Since this predetermined time (drying extension time) is short of the drying time of 25 seconds at the end of the first and second first heat treatments, and the second heat treatment is performed in two times, it is performed once. Per 12.5 seconds (25 seconds / 2 times).
Therefore, when intermittently transporting at 18 inches, the first heat treatment for the first time is performed for 5 seconds and the first second heat treatment is performed for 12.5 seconds for the joint portion 2a. The second first heat treatment is performed for 5 seconds and the second second heat treatment is performed for 12.5 seconds. As a result, when the second heat treatment for the second time is completed, a drying time of 35 seconds required for drying the ink landed on the joint portion 2a has elapsed, so that the ink ejected to the joint portion 2a is sufficient. It becomes dry.

  Thus, when intermittently transporting at 18 inches, the drying extension time per time in the second heat treatment can be shortened compared to when intermittently transporting at 36 inches. Therefore, by changing the drying time for the joint portion 2a in accordance with the size of the unit frame during intermittent conveyance in the second heat treatment, the ink that has landed on the joint portion 2a can be efficiently dried.

  In the second heat treatment described above, the head 31 performs a flushing operation while the joint portion 2a is heated for a predetermined time while the Mth frame (or M + 1th frame) is stationary. May be. Thereby, it is possible to effectively use the drying time of the joint portion 2a without using the standby time of the head 31, and it is possible to suppress printing defects caused by nozzle clogging or the like.

  Further, in the second heat treatment described above, the drying time of 25 seconds that is insufficient at the end of the first heat treatment and the second heat treatment is equally distributed, and the drying extension time per time is 12.5 seconds ( 25 seconds / 2 times), but is not limited to this. For example, it may be set so that the first second heat treatment is performed for 20 seconds and the second second heat treatment is performed for 5 seconds, or the first second heat treatment is performed for 10 seconds and the second time. The second heat treatment may be set to be performed for 15 seconds.

  Note that the above-described heat treatment is similarly performed after printing a serially-numbered print image and a mark M, which will be described later, on the roll paper 2 having the joint portion 2a when the printed material according to the present embodiment is manufactured. Done.

<<< About printed matter >>>
Here, the printed matter according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B, FIGS. 10A and 10B, and FIG. 11. 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating the configuration of the roll paper 2. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a conventional printed matter.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, a roll paper 2 according to the present embodiment includes a recording paper (recording base material) capable of recording a print image, and a separator (peeling base) provided on the opposite side of the recording paper with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween. Material). The recording paper has an adhesive layer on the back surface, and is formed so as to be peelable from the separator covering the adhesive layer. Accordingly, the part of the recording paper on which the print image is recorded is peeled off from the separator and the adhesive layer on the back surface is brought into contact with the sticker to which the print image is attached.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, the roll paper 2 has a joint 2a formed on the recording paper and the separator. The joint portion 2a according to the present embodiment is made of a film, and the material is different from that of the non-joint portion 2b made of paper. Therefore, the print image recorded in the non-joint portion 2b is stuck to the target product or the like as a non-defective product (if the print image is recorded in the joint portion 2a, it becomes a defective product). In addition, the film of the joint part 2a may be obtained by processing a resin (for example, a polyester resin or a polyimide resin) into a film shape, or by rolling a metal (for example, aluminum or copper) on the film. It may be processed.

  In the present embodiment, when performing numbering printing on the roll paper 2 having the joint portion 2a, the serial numbered print image is not recorded in the joint portion 2a, and the serial numbered print image is not recorded in the non-joint portion 2b. To be recorded. As a result, the print images with serial numbers are arranged on the roll paper 2 with a blank area in part. After that, the printed matter according to the present embodiment is obtained by arranging the print images with serial numbers on the roll paper 2 so as to be arranged in the numerical order by processing after image recording. In addition, the specific manufacturing method of this printed matter will be described in detail later.

  Here, in the conventional printer, when the print image is recorded on the roll paper 2 having the joint portion 2a, if the joint portion 2a is detected by the sensor, the print image is not recorded on the joint portion 2a, and the non-joint portion 2b. Control was made so as to record the print image.

  For this reason, when performing numbering printing, print images with serial numbers are arranged in the non-joint portion 2b at a constant pitch (a constant interval) in the order of numbers, but the joint portion 2a becomes an unrecorded blank area, so that after printing When the roll paper 2 is viewed as a whole, the print images with serial numbers are arranged in order of numbers with a blank area in part (see FIG. 11).

  Since the printed matter obtained in this manner is a state in which the serial numbered print images recorded on the roll paper 2 are not continuously arranged, the serial numbered print images can be obtained using an automatic sticking machine. If the attached stickers are attached to the target product, the stickers cannot be attached successively in numerical order. This is because, as shown in FIG. 11, a print image is not recorded in the blank area, and thus there is a target product to which no sticker is attached. Specifically, the sticker is stuck between the target product to which the sticker of the “4” print image is stuck and the target product to which the sticker of the “5” print image is stuck. There will be no target product. For this reason, when the printed matter in such a state is used, the stickers cannot be successively attached to the target product in numerical order. As a result, it is necessary to perform inspection work for searching for and extracting the target product to which the seal is not attached.

  As a technique for avoiding this work, before sticking the seal to the target product using an automatic sticking machine, the blank area shown in FIG. A method is also conceivable in which the roll paper 2 is formed again by being joined together while being adjusted so as to be arranged at a constant pitch (a constant interval).

  However, after re-joining the roll papers that have been separated, the adjustment work for adjusting all of the adjacent print images with consecutive numbers to be aligned at a constant pitch (a constant interval) takes time and effort. The manufacturing work becomes complicated.

  In contrast, the following method can be considered. That is, the serial numbered print image is recorded in the non-joint part 2b without recording the serial numbered print image to be recorded in the joint part 2a (the part corresponding to the blank area in FIG. 11). The print images with sequential numbers are arranged on the roll paper in the order of numbers except for the numbers attached to the print images with sequential numbers to be recorded in the section 2a. Thereafter, a printing operation for recording the same image as the serial numbered print image to be recorded in the joint portion 2a is separately performed in the unrecorded non-joint portion 2b. Then, the same image is pasted to the joint portion 2a which is a blank area. As a result, it is possible to arrange print images with serial numbers in blank areas on the roll paper, and to arrange print images with serial numbers on the roll paper at a constant interval in the order of numbers.

  Here, in order to arrange the print images with serial numbers in the numerical order, the same image is cut on the cut area of the same image recorded in the non-joint portion 2b in order to paste the same image to the joint portion 2a which is a blank region. In the joint portion 2a (blank area), it is necessary to cut an area having the same size as the cut area of the same image.

  Generally, a printer prints a print image and becomes a reference when cutting the cut area of the print image so that the cut area set in the print image can be automatically cut by a cutting device. A reference image (mark) can be printed. Thereby, the cutting device recognizes the cut area of the print image based on this mark by detecting the mark with a sensor (calculates the coordinates of the cut area of the print image based on the mark), and The outline of the printed image can be cut with a cutter.

  However, since the printer records the print images with serial numbers only in the non-seam parts 2b, the mark can be recorded together with the print images with the serial numbers in the non-seam parts 2b, but in the joint parts 2a. Since the numbered print image is not recorded and remains in a blank area, the serial numbered print image is recorded and the mark is not recorded. Therefore, the cutting device can automatically cut the cut area of the same image for the non-joint portion 2b, but the cut operation cannot be detected for the joint portion 2a without detecting the mark. Therefore, an area having the same size as the cut area of the same image cannot be automatically cut. Therefore, in order to cut a region having the same size as the cut region of the same image at the joint portion 2a, the operator (user) is careful to keep a constant pitch between adjacent print images. It is necessary to apply a jig to the blank area and cut with a cutter. As described above, since the manual cutting operation is time-consuming, the manufacturing operation after image recording becomes complicated.

  On the other hand, in the printer 1 according to the present embodiment, the joint portion 2a (the portion corresponding to the blank area in FIG. 11) is used for cutting without recording the sequential numbered print images to be recorded. Only the mark (mark M) is recorded, and for the non-joint portion 2b, both the serial numbered print image and the cut processing mark are recorded. As a result, the cutting device can automatically cut the cut area (the area having the same size as the cut area of the same image) based on the mark even at the joint 2a. In other words, manual cutting work that has been complicated in the past is not necessary, and work efficiency can be improved. Below, the manufacturing method of the printed matter concerning this embodiment is demonstrated concretely.

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A method for producing a printed material according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13 are diagrams for explaining the printed matter manufacturing method.

  First, the printer 1 performs a printing operation for recording a print image on a portion of the roll paper 2 positioned on the platen 20b while reciprocating the head 31 in the conveyance direction, and conveyance for intermittently conveying the roll paper 2 in units of frames. The operation is alternately repeated, and only the mark M which is a reference when cutting the cut area of the print image is recorded in the joint portion 2a without recording the print image to be recorded, and the non-joint portion 2b is recorded. Both the print image and the mark M are recorded.

  In the present embodiment, numbering printing is performed from the production numbers “1” to “100”. Then, in order not to record the print image in the joint portion 2a, the print images with the serial numbers are arranged on the roll paper 2 in the order of numbers except for the numbers attached to the print images with the serial numbers to be recorded in the joint portion 2a. Will be arranged side by side. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12A, when the part of the roll paper 2 including the joint portion 2a is positioned on the platen 20b, the printer 1 performs a printing operation on the part. At this time, the controller 60 receives the detection signal from the joint part detection sensor 51 and the output signal from the rotary encoder used for transport control of the roll paper 2, whereby the joint part 2 a on the platen 20 b is received. The position (coordinates) can be recognized. Then, the controller 60 can identify the print image with the serial number “50” as the print image with the serial number to be recorded at the position of the joint portion 2a on the platen 20b by referring to the print data. At this time, the controller 60 stores in the memory 63 that the identified “50” serially-numbered print image is a serially-numbered print image recorded in the joint portion 2a. Further, the controller 60 records that the “51” serial numbered print image and the “49” serially numbered print image should be recorded in the non-joint portions 2b located on both sides of the joint portion 2, respectively. It can be specified at the same time. Then, the controller 60 does not record the print image to be recorded (print image with serial number “50”) in the joint portion 2a, but prints the print image to be recorded (serial number “50”). Only the mark M that serves as a reference when cutting the cut area of the "attached print image" is recorded, and the "51" sequential print image and the "49" serial print image are recorded in the non-joint portion 2b. The head 31 is caused to execute a printing operation so as to record with the mark M. In the present embodiment, the recording position information (coordinates, etc.) of the mark M is set in the print data so that the mark M is recorded around the serial numbered print image (preset position).

  Then, when the printing operation by the head 31 is executed, as shown in FIG. 12B, the serially numbered print image “51” and the mark M are recorded in the non-joint portion 2b, and the non-joint portion on the downstream side thereof. A print image with a serial number “49” and a mark M are recorded in 2b. Then, in the joint portion 2a positioned between the “51” numbered print image and the “49” numbered print image, the numbered print image (“50” number to be recorded) is to be recorded. (Sequential numbered print image) is not recorded, and only mark M serving as a reference is recorded when cutting the cut area of the serial numbered print image to be recorded ("50" serial numbered print image). It will be. In this way, serial numbers are assigned in the order of numbers (“49” → blank → “51”) except for the numbers (“50”) attached to the print images with serial numbers to be recorded in the joint portion 2a. Print images are arranged side by side on the roll paper 2.

  Next, the printer 1 records the same image as the serial numbered print image to be recorded in the joint part 2a ("50" serial numbered print image) in the unrecorded non-joint part 2b. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 12B and 12C, the serial numbered print images to be recorded in the two joint portions 2a are the serial numbered print images of “50” and “100”, respectively. For this reason, the same images (the “50” serially-numbered print image and the “100” serially-numbered print image) are recorded in the unrecorded non-joint portion 2b. Specifically, the controller 60 is manufactured by referring to the memory 63 because the serially-numbered print image “50” is stored in the memory 63 as the serial-numbered print image to be recorded in the joint portion 2 a. The serial numbered print image with the number “50” is identified, and the same image (that is, the print image with the serial number with the number “50”) is recorded as the print image with the serial number with the final number “100”. The head 31 is controlled so as to record in the non-joint portion 2b upstream of the joint portion 2a (the portion corresponding to the blank area in FIG. 11) (see FIG. 12C). Similarly, the controller 60 controls the head 31 so as to record the serial numbered print image with the final number “100” in the non-joint portion 2b on the upstream side of the serial numbered print image with the number “50”. (See FIG. 12C).

  Next, half cutting is performed on the cut area of the roll paper 2 by a cutting device (automatic cutting device) provided with a cutter or the like. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13A, since the mark M is recorded together with the serial numbered print image for the non-joint portion 2b of the roll paper 2, printing with the serial number with reference to the mark M is performed. When the cutting area of the image is cut by the cutting device, the recording paper is cut (half cut) without cutting the separator so that the portion of the recording paper corresponding to the serially-numbered print image can be peeled off from the separator. For example, for “49” numbered print image, “51” numbered print image, “50” numbered print image, and “100” numbered print image, A cut line is formed along each cut area.

  On the other hand, since only the mark M is recorded at the joint portion 2a of the roll paper 2, when the cutting area based on the mark M is cut by the cutting device, the recording paper is cut without cutting the separator. (Half cut) is performed so that the portion of the recording paper corresponding to the cut region with reference to the mark M can be peeled off from the separator. For example, a cut area based on the mark M, that is, a cut area having the same size as the cut area of the print image with the serial number “50”, and a cut of the print image with the serial number of the final number “100” A cut line is formed along each cut area having the same size as the area.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 13B and FIG. 13C, the user records the part of the recording paper corresponding to the cut area based on the mark M recorded in the joint portion 2a and the same recorded in the non-joint portion 2b. The portions of the recording paper corresponding to the cut areas of the image (the same image as the serial numbered print image to be recorded on the joint portion 2a) are peeled off from the separator, and the mark M recorded on the joint portion 2a is used as a reference. The part of the recording paper corresponding to the cut area of the same image recorded in the non-joint portion 2b is attached to the position on the separator where the part of the recording paper corresponding to the cut area is attached.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13B, the serially-numbered print images to be recorded in the two joint portions 2a are the serially-numbered print images of “50” and “100”, respectively. Is the part of the recording paper corresponding to the cut area of the same size as the cut area of the “50” numbered print image and the same size as the cut area of the “100” numbered print image. The portions of the recording paper corresponding to the cut areas are peeled off from the separators. In this way, by cutting the joint portion 2a where the serial numbered print image is not recorded in advance, a trace can be made on the roll paper 2 where the recording paper is peeled off from the separator. Can easily perform the re-working described later without using a jig or the like.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 13C, the user corresponds to the respective cut areas for the “50” numbered print image and the “100” numbered print image recorded in the non-joint portion 2b. After the portions of the recording paper are peeled off from the separators, they are attached to the positions on the separators to be originally recorded. By performing the pasting operation in this way, the joint portion 2a on the roll paper 2 is a blank area without recording the serial numbered print image, but instead of this, the serial numbered print image is a good product. Is arranged at the joint 2a. As a result, on the roll paper 2, consecutively numbered print images with serial numbers are arranged so as to be continuously arranged in a numerical order at a constant interval.

  In this way, on the roll paper 2 having the joint portion 2a, it is possible to obtain a printed matter in which serially-numbered print images are arranged at a constant interval in the order of numbers, and a conventionally complicated cutting work is unnecessary. It becomes possible to improve the working efficiency in the manufacturing process of printed matter.

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As described above, the printed matter manufacturing method according to the present embodiment includes a recording paper on which a print image can be recorded, and a separator provided on the opposite side of the recording paper with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween. A printed matter manufacturing method for manufacturing a printed matter by recording a print image with a serial number on a roll paper 2 having a joint portion 2a formed on the separator, wherein the printed matter is to be recorded on the joint portion 2a of the recording paper. Without recording a print image, only the mark M serving as a reference when the cut area of the print image is cut is recorded, and both the print image and the mark M are recorded on the non-joint portion 2b of the recording paper. The first step of arranging the print images side by side on the roll paper in the order of numbers excluding the numbers attached to the print images to be recorded on the joint portion 2a of the recording paper, and unrecorded recording paper A second step of recording the same image as the print image to be recorded on the joint portion 2a of the recording paper on the non-joint portion 2b, and a recording paper corresponding to the cut area of the same image recorded on the non-joint portion 2b And a third step of cutting the portion of the recording paper corresponding to the cut area based on the mark M recorded in the joint portion 2a so as to be peelable from the separator, and the portion recorded in the non-joint portion 2b The part of the recording paper corresponding to the cut area of the same image and the part of the recording paper corresponding to the cut area based on the mark M recorded in the joint part 2a are peeled off from the separator, respectively, and the joint part 2a is separated. In the position on the separator where the portion of the recording paper corresponding to the cut area with the mark M recorded on the reference is pasted, the non-joint portion 2b It has a fourth step of attaching a portion of the recording sheet corresponding to the cut area of the recording has been the same image. Thus, the cutting device can automatically cut the cut region based on the mark M recorded in the joint portion 2a (the cut region of the serial numbered print image to be recorded in the joint portion 2a). As a result, it becomes unnecessary to perform manual cutting work that has been complicated in the past, and it is possible to improve work efficiency. Further, since the recording paper portion corresponding to the cut area based on the mark M recorded on the joint portion 2a can be left at the position on the separator, the user can leave the joint portion 2b. Can be easily pasted by matching the portion of the recording paper corresponding to the cut area of the same image recorded in (1) to the trace.

  In addition, the first step includes an ink discharging step for discharging ink onto the recording base material, and a heating step for heating the ink discharged onto the recording base material. In the heating step, the joint portion 2a is heated. The heating time may be changed so that the time for performing becomes longer than the time for heating the non-joint portion 2b. For this reason, since the drying time with respect to the joint part 2a can be secured and the ink that has landed on the joint part 2a can be fixed, the roll paper 2 having the joint part 2a can be successfully dried.

  Further, the joint portion 2a may include a material different from that of the non-joint portion 2b, and the material may be a film. For this reason, even if the joint part 2a is a film material different from the non-joint part 2b, the roll paper 2 having the joint part 2a can be appropriately dried according to the material.

  The third step may be performed after the first step and the second step, and the fourth step may be performed after the third step. For this reason, it is not necessary to repeat printing and cutting alternately, and the printed matter can be manufactured more efficiently.

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Although the present embodiment is mainly described with respect to an image recording apparatus, disclosure of an image recording method and the like is also included. Further, the present embodiment is intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and it is needless to say that the present invention includes equivalents thereof. In particular, the embodiments described below are also included in the present invention.

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In the above embodiment, an ink jet printer has been described as an example of the image recording apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an image recording apparatus that ejects liquid other than ink may be used. The present invention can be used for various image recording apparatuses including a liquid ejecting head that discharges a minute amount of liquid droplets. The droplet means a state of the liquid ejected from the image recording apparatus, and includes a liquid having a granular shape, a tear shape, or a thread shape. The liquid here may be any material that can be discharged by the image recording apparatus. For example, it may be in a state in which the substance is in a liquid phase, such as a liquid with high or low viscosity, sol, gel water, other inorganic solvents, organic solvents, solutions, liquid resins, liquid metals (metal melts ) And a liquid as one state of a substance, as well as a material in which particles of a functional material made of a solid such as a pigment or metal particles are dissolved, dispersed or mixed in a solvent. Further, representative examples of the liquid include ink and liquid crystal as described in the above embodiment. Here, the ink includes general water-based inks and oil-based inks, and various liquid compositions such as gel inks and hot melt inks. As a specific example of the image recording apparatus, for example, a liquid containing a material such as an electrode material or a color material used for manufacturing a liquid crystal display, an EL (electroluminescence) display, a surface emitting display, or a color filter in a dispersed or dissolved form. It may be an image recording apparatus that discharges, an image recording apparatus that discharges bioorganic materials used in biochip manufacturing, an image recording apparatus that discharges liquid as a sample used as a precision pipette, a textile printing apparatus, a microdispenser, or the like. In addition, transparent resin liquids such as UV curable resins to form image recording devices that pinpoint lubricants to precision machines such as watches and cameras, and micro hemispherical lenses (optical lenses) used in optical communication elements. An image recording apparatus that discharges the liquid onto the substrate, or an image recording apparatus that discharges an etching solution such as acid or alkali to etch the substrate or the like may be employed. The present invention can be applied to any one of these image recording apparatuses.

1 printer, 2 roll paper,
2a joint part, 2b non-joint part,
10 Feed unit, 18 roll axis,
19 relay roller, 20 transport unit,
20a positioning unit, 20b platen,
21 relay roller, 22 relay roller,
23 1st conveyance roller, 24 2nd conveyance roller,
25 relay rollers, 26 relay rollers,
27 Relay roller, 28 Relay roller,
29 Feeding roller, 30 head unit,
31 heads, 34 valve units,
35 flushing unit, 40 carriage unit,
41 guide rail, 42 carriage,
50 detector groups, 51 joint detection sensors,
60 controllers, 70 heating units,
80 winding unit, 81 relay roller,
82 Winding drive shaft, 110 computer

Claims (4)

A joint formed on the recording substrate and the release substrate, having a recording substrate capable of recording a print image, and a release substrate provided on the opposite side of the recording substrate with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween A printed material manufacturing method for manufacturing a printed material by recording print images with serial numbers on a medium having a portion,
Without recording the print image to be recorded on the joint portion of the recording base material, only the reference mark is recorded when cutting the cut area of the print image, and the non-joint portion of the recording base material In addition, by recording both the print image and the mark, the print images are arranged on the medium in the order of numbers except for the number attached to the print image to be recorded on the joint portion of the recording base material. A first step of placing;
A second step of recording the same image as the print image to be recorded in the joint portion of the recording base material on the unrecorded non-joint portion of the recording base material;
The part of the recording base material corresponding to the cut area of the same image recorded in the non-joint part, and the part of the recording base material corresponding to the cut area based on the mark recorded in the joint part A third step of releasably cutting from the release substrate;
The part of the recording base material corresponding to the cut area of the same image recorded in the non-joint part, and the recording base material corresponding to the cut area based on the mark recorded in the joint part On the release substrate on which the part of the recording substrate corresponding to the cut area based on the mark recorded on the joint is attached. A fourth step of attaching a portion of the recording base material corresponding to the cut area of the same image recorded in the non-joint portion at a position;
A method for producing a printed matter, comprising: It is a printed matter manufacturing method according to claim 1,
The first step includes
A liquid discharging step of discharging a liquid onto the recording substrate; and a heating step of heating the liquid discharged onto the recording substrate.
In the heating step, changing the heating time so that the time for heating the joint portion is longer than the time for heating the non-joint portion,
A printed matter manufacturing method characterized by the above. It is a printed matter manufacturing method according to claim 1 or 2,
The printed material manufacturing method, wherein the joint portion includes a material different from the non-joint portion, and the material is a film. It is a printed matter manufacturing method in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3, Comprising:
Performing the third step after the first step and the second step;
Performing the fourth step after the third step;
A printed matter manufacturing method characterized by the above.

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