JP2014133954A - Image forming method and image forming system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming method which can make a period of time for forming an image shorter than a printing method, suppresses the deterioration of the image, which is caused by an irregularity on a surface of cloth, and also can prevent texture of the cloth from being impaired, and to provide an image forming system therefor.SOLUTION: In an image forming system 100 which forms an image on cloth 30 by using a toner that is an image forming substance, a toner which forms a toner image A on a water-soluble transfer body 10 that is an image support medium, is pasted on a surface of the cloth 30 by using an adhesive agent B, and after the toner is pasted, the toner image A formed on the water-soluble transfer body 10 is transferred to the cloth 30 by dissolving the water-soluble transfer body 10 by using water, and removing the water-soluble transfer body 10.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming method and an image forming system for forming an image on the surface of a cloth.

Conventionally, as a method for forming an image on the surface of a cloth, there are printing methods such as a screen printing method, a roller printing method, and a rotary screen printing method. Patent Documents 1 and 2 propose a method of directly forming an image on a cloth using an electrophotographic image forming apparatus.
Further, as an image forming method for a fabric campus, Patent Document 3 describes the following image forming method.

  That is, an ink jet printer is provided on a pattern transfer paper provided with a water-soluble layer made of a water-soluble substance on the surface of a water-soluble support, a thin film resin coat layer on the surface of the water-soluble layer, and an ink receiving layer on the surface. Is used to form a mirror image with ink. Next, an adhesive is applied to the surface of the ink layer as an image forming material for forming an image on the surface of the ink receiving layer to form an adhesive layer, which is attached to the transfer object. And water is included in a support body, a water-soluble layer is melt | dissolved, and a support body is peeled from the thin film resin coat layer affixed on the transfer target object. As a result, the surface of the transfer object is in a state in which an image forming substance layer is formed on the adhesive layer, and an ink receiving layer and a thin film resin coat layer are formed thereon. The thin film resin coat layer and the ink receiving layer are transparent layers, and the images on the surface of the transfer object can be visually recognized through these layers.

  The image formation by textile printing takes time for producing a screen for creating a new pattern, and requires roller engraving and adjustment of color paste. For printing after printing, coloring of the dye is fixed by means such as steaming and dry heat treatment, and thereafter, there are various processes such as washing and drying. Since a long period of time is spent from design to printing fabric, and normal processing is forced to make predictions and prospective production, there are difficulties such as making and storing stock and bad stock. In particular, when fashion is diversified or individualized as in recent years, there are problems such as difficulty in handling from the viewpoint of delivery, and difficulty in processing small quantities of various products.

  Such a problem can be solved by the image forming methods described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2. In the methods described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, an image is formed on the surface of the cloth by transferring the toner image formed on the surface of the toner image carrier provided in the image forming apparatus to the surface of the cloth. For this reason, it is possible to shorten the time until the fabric on which an image is formed from the design is completed as compared with the textile printing method.

  However, since the cloth is obtained by processing a large number of fibers into a thin and wide plate shape, unevenness is formed on the surface thereof. When such a cloth is directly transferred from the toner image carrier provided in the image forming apparatus, the toner may adhere to the convex portion of the cloth surface and the toner may not adhere to the concave portion. Thus, if the toner as the image forming substance does not adhere to the concave portion, the image is lost and the image quality is deteriorated.

Such a problem can be solved by the image forming method described in Patent Document 3. When the transfer object in the image forming method described in Patent Document 3 is a cloth, the ink as an image forming substance for forming an image behaves integrally with the thin film resin coat layer and the ink receiving layer. For this reason, it is possible to maintain the state when the image is formed without affecting the surface of the cloth, and it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the image quality due to the fact that the image forming substance does not adhere to the concave portion of the cloth.
Further, in the configuration described in Patent Document 3, an ink jet printer is used for image formation on the pattern transfer paper. Therefore, as in the configurations described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a cloth on which an image is formed from the design is completed. This time can be shortened compared with the textile printing method.

  However, since the image formed by the image forming substance described in Patent Document 3 is coated with the thin film resin coat layer and the ink receiving layer, the surface is glossy and the texture of the cloth is impaired. There are challenges.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to shorten the time compared with the textile printing method and to suppress the deterioration of the image due to the unevenness of the cloth surface, while the texture of the cloth is impaired. An image forming method and an image forming system that can be prevented.

  In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is an image forming method for forming an image on a cloth using an image forming substance. An image forming substance for forming an image on an image support is provided on the surface of the cloth. It is characterized in that the image formed on the image support is transferred to a cloth by applying the adhesive using an adhesive and removing the image support after the application.

  The inventors attached the image surface of the image support to the surface of the cloth using an adhesive, removed the image support after the application, and transferred the image formed on the image support to the cloth. Confirmed that it can. At this time, an image cannot be formed in the gap between the fibers of the fabric, but the layer of the image forming substance to be imaged is not covered with the coating like the thin film resin coat layer and the ink receiving layer of Patent Document 3. In addition, it was confirmed that an image was formed on the surface of the fabric fiber located in the recess. This is thought to be due to the following reasons. That is, the adhesive not only contacts the convex portion of the cloth but also penetrates into the concave portion, so that the penetrated adhesive bonds the surface of the fabric fiber located in the concave portion and the image forming substance. Thereby, it is considered that the image forming substance could be fixed not only on the convex and concave portions of the fabric surface formed by the fibers but also on the surface of the fabric fibers located in the concave portions. Since the image forming substance can be fixed also on the surface of the fabric fiber located in the concave portion, it is possible to suppress deterioration of the image due to the unevenness of the fabric surface.

Further, in the image forming method of Patent Document 3, since an image is formed on the surface of the ink receiving layer formed on the thin film resin coat layer, a layer like a transparent film comprising the thin film resin coat layer and the ink receiving layer. Corresponds to the image support in the present invention. That is, the image forming method of Patent Document 3 forms an image on the surface of a transparent image support, and in a state where transfer to a transfer object such as a cloth is completed, an image forming substance on the surface of the transfer object is removed. It can be said that the structure is covered with a transparent image support. On the other hand, in the present invention, the image forming material transferred to the surface of the cloth is coated with the image support in order to remove the image support after the image surface of the image support is attached to the surface of the cloth. In other words, the gloss caused by the coating does not occur on the surface of the image formed on the cloth, and the texture of the cloth can be prevented from being damaged.
Furthermore, various image forming apparatuses can be used for image formation on the image support, and the image support is simply removed by attaching it to the cloth, so that an image is formed on the cloth rather than the textile printing method. Time can be shortened.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to shorten the time compared with the textile printing method, and there is an excellent effect that the texture of the cloth can be prevented from being impaired while suppressing the deterioration of the image due to the unevenness of the cloth surface.

1 is a schematic diagram of an image forming system according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic diagram illustrating a process from when a toner image is formed on a water-soluble transfer body and transferred to the surface of a cloth. FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic diagram illustrating a process from when a colored toner image is formed on a water-soluble transfer body to when a colorless toner image is formed and transferred to the surface of a cloth. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a wet image forming apparatus applicable to an image forming unit. FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a first example of a dry image forming apparatus applicable to an image forming unit. FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a second example of a dry image forming apparatus applicable to an image forming unit. FIG. 7 is an enlarged explanatory view of an image forming unit provided in the dry image forming apparatus shown in FIG. 6.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an image forming system to which the present invention is applied will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an image forming system 100 of the present embodiment.
The image forming system 100 includes a transfer body roll 11, an image forming unit 1, an adhesive supply unit 2, a cloth roll 31, a bonding unit 3, a transfer body removing unit 4, a drying unit 5, and the like.

  FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic diagram for explaining a process until a toner image is formed on the surface of the water-soluble transfer body 10 composed of the water-soluble paper 101 and the water-soluble film 102 and transferred to the surface of the cloth 30. 2A is an explanatory diagram of the water-soluble transfer body 10 before the image is formed, and FIG. 2B is an explanatory diagram of the water-soluble transfer body 10 on which the toner image A is formed. 2C is an explanatory view showing a state where the adhesive B is supplied onto the toner image A. FIG. 2D is a diagram illustrating the cloth 30 on the water-soluble transfer body 10 on which the toner image A is formed. It is explanatory drawing of the state which bonded together. Further, FIG. 2E is an explanatory diagram of a state where the water-soluble transfer member 10 is removed from the state of FIG.

  The transfer body roll 11 shown in FIG. 1 is obtained by winding a water-soluble transfer body 10 in a roll shape, and the water-soluble transfer body 10 is fed out to the image forming unit 1 by rotating. At this time, the water-soluble transfer body 10 fed out toward the image forming unit 1 is in the state shown in FIG. Next, the image forming unit 1 forms an image on the surface of the water-soluble transfer body 10 by using an electrophotographic method using toner. The water-soluble transfer body 10 that has passed through the image forming unit 1 is in the state shown in FIG.

  The water-soluble transfer body 10 that has passed through the image forming unit 1 reaches the adhesive supply unit 2. The adhesive supply unit 2 includes an adhesive container 21, an adhesive pumping roller 20, and an adhesive application roller 22. The adhesive B in the adhesive container 21 is pumped up by the adhesive pumping roller 20, and the adhesive It is delivered to the application roller 22. Then, it is applied in a thin layer on the surface of the water-soluble transfer body 10 by the adhesive application roller 22. The water-soluble transfer body 10 supplied with the adhesive B by the adhesive supply unit 2 is in the state shown in FIG.

A cloth roll 31 shown in FIG. 1 is obtained by winding a belt-like cloth 30 in a roll shape, and the cloth 30 is fed out toward the bonding portion 3 by rotating.
The water-soluble transfer member 10 that has passed through the adhesive supply unit 2 reaches the bonding unit 3 and is superimposed on the cloth 30 that is fed out from the cloth roll 31, and the water-soluble transfer member 10 and the cloth 30 are attached by the adhesive B. Combined. In the bonding unit 3, the water-soluble transfer body 10 and the cloth 30 that are overlapped by the first pressure roller pair 33 and the second pressure roller pair 34 are pressed and bonded more firmly. A state in which the water-soluble transfer body 10 that has passed through the bonding portion 3 and the cloth 30 are superposed is in the state shown in FIG.

  The superposed water-soluble transfer body 10 and cloth 30 that have passed through the bonding section 3 are supplied with water by the water supply section 41 of the transfer body removing section 4 and are blown with air by the wind drying section 42. By supplying water, the water-soluble paper 101 and the water-soluble film 102 constituting the water-soluble transfer body 10 are dissolved, and the water-soluble transfer body 10 is removed. At this time, since the toner image A formed on the water-soluble transfer body 10 is adhered to the cloth 30 with the adhesive B, even if the water-soluble transfer body 10 is dissolved, the toner image A is maintained on the cloth 30. can do. A certain amount of moisture is removed by blowing air from the air drying unit 42 from which the water-soluble transfer body 10 has been removed. The cloth 30 that has passed through the transfer body removing unit 4 is in the state shown in FIG.

  The cloth 30 that has passed through the transfer body removing unit 4 is removed of moisture by the drying process in the drying unit 5 and is taken up by the cloth take-up roller 60. Through such a process, an image can be formed on the surface of the cloth 30. In the image forming system 100, it is possible to easily remove the water-soluble transfer body 10 as an image support by supplying water to dissolve the water-soluble transfer body 10. Further, since it is water-soluble, it is possible to realize a configuration in which the image support is removed with a safe and inexpensive predetermined liquid called water.

  The inventors conducted the following experiment. That is, a sheet-like water-soluble transfer body in which water-soluble paper and a water-soluble film (PVA) were integrated was prepared, and a toner image was formed on the water-soluble transfer body using an image forming apparatus. Then, an adhesive (manufactured by Sumitomo 3M Co., Ltd., printing bond) was sprayed on the surface on which the toner image was formed, and a sheet-like cloth (satin) was attached thereto, and water was applied. In this experiment, it was confirmed that the water-soluble transfer member was removed and a toner image was formed on the surface of the sheet-like cloth. Therefore, it is considered that the toner image can be formed on the cloth 30 also in the image forming system 100 shown in FIG.

  Further, in the above experiment, an image was formed on the surface of the fabric fiber located in the concave portion without covering the toner layer with the coating as in the thin film resin coat layer and the ink receiving layer described in Patent Document 3. It was confirmed. This is thought to be due to the following reasons. That is, the adhesive not only contacts the convex portion of the cloth but also penetrates into the concave portion, so that the penetrated adhesive bonds the surface of the fabric fiber located in the concave portion and the toner. Thus, it is considered that the toner could be fixed not only on the convex and concave portions of the fabric surface formed by the fibers but also on the surface of the fabric fibers located in the concave portions. Since the toner can also be fixed to the surface of the cloth fiber located in the concave portion, it is possible to suppress image deterioration due to the unevenness of the cloth surface.

Further, in the present embodiment, the toner image formed on the surface of the cloth 30 is formed on the surface of the cloth 30 in order to remove the water-soluble transfer body 10 after the image surface of the water-soluble transfer body 10 is attached to the surface of the cloth 30. In this case, the coating is not performed on the image support on which an image is formed. Thereby, the gloss caused by the coating does not occur on the surface of the toner image formed on the cloth, and the texture of the cloth can be prevented from being damaged.
Furthermore, various image forming apparatuses can be used to form an image on the water-soluble transfer body 10, which is simply attached to the cloth 30 and the water-soluble transfer body 10 is removed. For this reason, time can be shortened compared with the conventional textile printing method which requires the coloring process and resin removal processes, such as water vapor | steam.

The toner image A shown in FIG. 2B is formed only at the location of the colored image. When the toner image A is formed only on the colored image portion in this way, the adhesive B is exposed on the surface of the cloth 30 after the water-soluble transfer body 10 is removed, and depending on the components of the adhesive B, the surface may be sticky. May occur.
As a configuration capable of preventing the occurrence of such inconvenience, a colored toner image is formed on the colored image portion of the water-soluble transfer body 10, and then the transparent toner is applied to the entire image area including the colorless image portion. It is conceivable to form a solid image with a colorless toner image using

  In FIG. 3, after the colored toner image A <b> 1 is formed on the surface of the water-soluble transfer body 10 in the image forming unit 1, a colorless toner image A <b> 2 composed of a solid image of transparent toner is formed and transferred to the surface of the cloth 30. It is an expansion schematic diagram explaining the process until this. FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram of the water-soluble transfer body 10 before an image is formed. FIG. 3B shows a case where a colorless toner image A2 is formed so as to cover the surface of the colored toner image A1. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a water-soluble transfer member 10. FIG. 3C is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the adhesive B is supplied onto the colorless toner image A2, and FIG. 3D shows a state where the colored toner image A1 and the colorless toner image A2 are formed. It is explanatory drawing of the state which bonded the cloth 30 to the water-soluble transfer body 10. FIG. Further, FIG. 3E is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the water-soluble transfer body 10 is removed from the state of FIG.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, since the colorless toner image A2 is formed so as to cover the surface of the colored toner image A1 as shown in FIG. 3B, as shown in FIG. The adhesive B is not exposed on the surface of the cloth 30 after the transfer body 10 is removed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the surface of the adhesive B from becoming sticky due to the adhesive B being exposed on the surface of the image surface.
In addition, as a structure which prevents that a sticky feeling arises on the surface, using what consists of a material which hardens | cures after drying as the adhesive agent B is also considered.

In addition, when water is sprayed on a water-soluble transfer material on which a toner image has been formed without forming a colorless toner image, the halftone area (independent dots) or a monochrome image area (a small amount of toner adhesion) In some cases, the image may peel off. On the other hand, an image portion in which a toner image is formed over a large area such as a solid image or a multi-color overlapped image portion may be peeled off even when an external force such as spraying water is applied to the toner image fixed on a cloth. There wasn't.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, a solid image of colorless toner was formed over the entire image area of the water-soluble transfer member 10 or the entire surface of the water-soluble transfer member. Then, after fixing, an adhesive was applied and bonded to the cloth, and after pressurization, sprayed with water and dried, a high-quality image without peeling could be obtained. The configuration for forming the colorless toner image is not limited to the entire image region, and may be a configuration in which the colorless toner image is formed only in a portion where image peeling is likely to occur, such as a halftone portion or a single color image portion.

The image forming apparatus used in the image forming unit 1 is not limited to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus that develops a latent image on a photoreceptor using toner, but pigment ink is sprayed onto a water-soluble transfer body 10 that is a recording medium. An inkjet image forming apparatus may be used. The inventors of the present invention form an image on the surface of the water-soluble transfer body 10 using an inkjet image forming apparatus, spray an adhesive on the surface on which the ink image is formed, apply a sheet-like cloth, and spray water. An experiment was also conducted. In this experiment, when an ink of a type in which a pigment was dispersed in a liquid (aqueous) was used as an ink, a good image could be obtained without peeling off the image. The image on the water-soluble transfer member 10 formed by the pigment ink was not “bleeded” by the water applied when the water-soluble transfer member 10 was removed, and the image was not disturbed.
Hereinafter, it can be used for the image forming unit 1 (the image is not disturbed even if it is printed on the water-soluble transfer member 10 and then applied to the cloth 30 and sprayed with water). Examples of combinations with model numbers are listed.

<Combination example 1>
Model: IPSiO (SG 2010L, SG 2100, SG 3100, SG 7100) (Ricoh Co., Ltd.)
Ink: High color viscosity viscous ink (high viscosity quick drying pigment ink) (SG cartridge black GC41K, SG cartridge cyan GC41C, SG cartridge magenta GC41M, SG cartridge yellow GC41Y: These are model numbers of M size cartridges, in addition to S, L size is also available.)

<Combination example 2>
Model: IPSiO (GX e5500, GX e7700) (Ricoh Co., Ltd.)
Ink: High color development viscous ink (high viscosity quick drying pigment ink) (GX cartridge cyan GC31C, GX cartridge magenta GC31M, GX cartridge yellow GC31Y, GX cartridge black GC31K: L size is also available.)

<Combination example 3>
Model: Colorio (EP-905F, EP-905A, EP-805A, EP-804A, EP-775A, EP-705A) (manufactured by Seiko Epson Corporation)
Ink: Dye ink (IC6CL70 (6-color pack), IC6CL70L (increase 6-color pack), Tsuyo ink 200)

<Combination example 4>
Model: Colorio (PX-435A, PX-405A, PX-045A) (manufactured by Seiko Epson Corporation)
Ink: Pigment ink (IC4CL69 (4-color pack), Tsuyo ink 200X)

Next, the cloth 30 will be described.
As the cloth used as the cloth 30 of the present embodiment, any cloth structure can be used regardless of a woven fabric, a knitted fabric, a non-woven fabric, a braid, or the like, and a woven fabric is particularly preferable. Synthetic fibers, regenerated fibers, cellulosic fibers, animal fibers, and the like can be used as materials constituting the fabric and the like, and these may be blended or woven. Examples of synthetic fibers include various polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, vinylon, acrylic, nylon, acetate, and the like. In addition, examples of the regenerated fiber include rayon, examples of the cellulosic fiber include cotton and hemp, and examples of the animal fiber include silk and wool.

Next, the water-soluble transfer body 10 will be described.
The water-soluble transfer body 10 according to the present embodiment is not limited to one in which the water-soluble paper and the water-soluble film are integrated. Also good. Examples of the water-soluble film include those made of polyamide or PVA.
Specific examples of the water-soluble paper include water-soluble paper 30MDP, 60MDP, 30CD-2 and 60CD-2 made by Mishima Paper. Examples of the integral water-soluble paper and water-soluble film include Mishima Paper's heat seal type A3030, A3015, and A6015. All of these water-soluble papers and water-soluble papers and water-soluble films are dissolved in water in 35 to 60 seconds.
In addition, Nippon Paper Papier Co., Ltd. water-soluble paper has the same effect. Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) produced from chemical pulp is mixed with chemical pulp and produced by alkali treatment.

Image formation can be performed even with a single water-soluble paper, but image quality can be improved by attaching a water-soluble film to form an image.
In addition, an image can be formed even with a single water-soluble film. However, if a single water-soluble film is allowed to pass through the image forming section 1, the behavior of the water-soluble film is not stable, and a desired image can be formed. The image quality may be deteriorated due to the absence. On the other hand, by sticking water-soluble paper to the water-soluble film, the behavior of the water-soluble film at the time of image formation can be stabilized and image quality can be maintained.

  Further, since not only the water-soluble film 102 but also the paper that holds the film is the water-soluble paper 101, there is no remaining object other than the cloth 30 that is the object of final image formation. Can be omitted.

Next, the developer used in the image forming unit 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
First, an example of the electrophotographic liquid developer when the image forming unit 1 is a wet image forming apparatus will be described.
For details, those described in JP-A-10-073970 can be used. This electrophotographic liquid developer has a toner particle content of 0.1 [μm] or less and 20 [wt%] or less, preferably 15 [wt%] or less. The electrophotographic liquid developer has an average particle size of toner particles of 0.3 to 5.0 [μm], preferably 0.2 to 1.0 [μm]. As a result, even when subjected to repeated development, the solid content concentration in the dispersion medium does not increase and the viscosity of the dispersion medium does not increase, and a liquid toner effective in preventing filming can be obtained. The particle size of the liquid toner is measured with a particle size distribution measuring device by centrifugal sedimentation. Constituent materials and the dispersion method of the electrophotographic liquid developer can be the same as those described in JP-A-10-073970.

Next, an example of dry electrophotographic developing toner (hereinafter referred to as “dry toner”) when the image forming unit 1 is a dry image forming apparatus will be described.
For details, those described in JP-A No. 2004-258625 can be used. This dry toner has a volume average particle diameter of 4 to 10 [μm]. In addition, the degree of aggregation of the toner is 5 to 30 [%], and the total amount of the external additive added to the toner surface is 0.5 to 2.0 [% by mass] of the toner before addition. is there. Note that any of the toners of Examples 1 to 21 in JP-A No. 2004-258625 can be applied as the toner used in the image forming unit 1 of the present embodiment. Further, the toner used in the exemplary embodiment is not particularly limited in the production method and the like and can be appropriately selected according to the purpose. For example, the suspension polymerization method, the emulsion polymerization aggregation method, the polymer dissolution suspension method, and It can be manufactured by other dry toner manufacturing methods.

Next, an example of the transparent toner used in the configuration shown in FIG. 3 will be described.
As the transparent toner, those described in detail in JP 2011-39479 A can be used. As this transparent toner, a toner obtained by removing a pigment from a generally known colored toner was used. This time, a toner having an average particle diameter of 6.8 [μm] manufactured by a pulverization method was used. However, as a toner production method, a conventionally used method of melt-kneading a binder resin and an additive, pulverizing and classifying, or so-called heavy polymerization such as suspension polymerization, dispersion polymerization, and emulsion polymerization. Legal can also be used. In addition, in order to provide fluidity | liquidity, an inorganic fine particle can also be contained.

  Examples of the inorganic fine particles include conventionally known silica particles having a hydrophobic surface. This includes composite metal oxides in which silica is doped with other metals, and fine particles coated with other metals or metal oxides. In addition to silica, titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, and the like can be given. Hydrophobic silica and titanium oxide are used for the transparent toner (low color toner) used this time. In addition, any commonly known colored toner that can be used simultaneously with the transparent toner can be used. Although the white toner can be used instead of the transparent toner, the above-described transparent toner is used in the image forming unit 1 of the present embodiment.

Next, image formation on a conventional cloth will be described.
Conventionally, as a method for forming an image on the surface of a cloth, there are printing methods such as a screen printing method, a roller printing method, and a rotary screen printing method. These textile printing methods have the following problems. The screen printing method has problems such as that it takes time to manufacture the screen, takes a place for storing the screen, and the work is an intermittent process, so that the production speed of the printing is slow. On the other hand, the roller printing method has a high production speed, but the process of engraving the pattern on the metal roll is complicated, and furthermore, the handling is difficult because the roller is heavy. The rotary screen printing method has the characteristics of the roller printing method and the screen printing method, and the rotary screen is lightweight and can be easily replaced.

  However, in any printing, it takes time to produce a screen for creating a new pattern, and roller engraving and adjustment of color paste are also required. For printing after printing, coloring of the dye is fixed by means such as steaming and dry heat treatment, and thereafter, there are various processes such as washing and drying. Since a long period of time is spent from design to printing fabric, and normal processing is forced to make predictions and prospective production, there are difficulties such as making and storing stock and bad stock. In particular, when fashion is diversified or individualized as in recent years, there are problems such as difficulty in handling from the viewpoint of delivery, and difficulty in processing small quantities of various products.

  Under these circumstances, the following can be considered as printing methods with improved design of screens after design, roller engraving, adjustment of color paste, cleaning after printing, and drying process. . That is, this is a thermal transfer printing method in which a sheet-like material printed with a sublimation dye is adhered to a fabric or the like, heated to sublimate the dye and dyed onto the fabric or the like, and the above-mentioned problems and difficulties have been considerably improved. However, the fibers that can be printed by this method are limited to a pre-treated fabric that can be dyed with polyester fibers or sublimation dyes, and the design change is limited to the transfer master paper supplied by the printing manufacturer. Although it is suitable for mass production, it has inefficiency, transfer paper is uneconomical, and the processing process has the same difficulties as described above.

  In recent years, in the textile printing industry, there is an increasing demand for shortening the delivery time in addition to high-mix low-volume production. Under such circumstances, printing using an ink jet printer in which the engraving plate making process which is the biggest problem among the above-described printing methods is omitted and interlocked with a computer has been proposed (see Patent Documents 4 and 5). . This textile printing method does not require engraving rolls and screens, can be produced immediately after receiving an order, can easily change designs and colors, and can be stored and taken out easily. It became high. However, there remain problems such as fine line reproducibility due to blurring and the need for cloth pretreatment.

  On the other hand, there is a method of drawing a pattern using an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. That is, in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, an original image is formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum as an electrostatic latent image, and a toner containing a colorant and a resin is scattered by an electrostatic force to form a toner image. A method of printing a copied image by transferring this toner image onto a cloth or the like at a transfer portion and then heat-melting and fixing the toner onto the cloth or the like at a fixing portion has been developed and publicly known in recent years. However, in the electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the toner does not adhere to the concave portions on the surface of the cloth, and the image is lost, which may lead to a decrease in image quality.

  In response to these problems, the image forming system 100 according to the present embodiment uses a water-soluble transfer body 10 in which a transfer body used as a transfer unit in an image forming process is bonded to a water-soluble support with a water-soluble film or the like. Yes. Then, after forming an image on the water-soluble transfer body 10, the image surface of the water-soluble transfer body 10 is bonded to the cloth 30 with an adhesive. The water-soluble transfer body 10 is removed by applying or spraying water onto the laminate of the water-soluble transfer body 10 and the cloth 30, and the toner image is fixed to the cloth 30. By making the transfer material used for the transfer means in the image forming process water-soluble, it is possible to provide a high-quality image formed by electrophotography on a wide variety of fabrics. Further, unlike the conventional textile printing method, steps such as water vapor and soaping are omitted, and the water-soluble support is removed simply by spraying water. The image forming apparatus for the fabric excellent in environment (the image forming system 100 of the embodiment) ) And a method thereof can be provided.

  Conventionally, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 describe a configuration in which an electrophotographic image forming apparatus is directly transferred to a cloth, but the surface of the cloth has irregularities formed by cloth fibers. The toner adheres to the convex portion that is the apex of the toner. However, toner cannot adhere to the recesses on the cloth surface, and the image quality varies depending on the size of the recesses and the size of the gaps between the fibers. A relatively good image quality can be obtained with a dense cloth having a small concave portion and a small gap between fibers, but the image quality is deteriorated with a cloth having a large concave portion and density between fibers.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the image forming method according to the present embodiment, the water-soluble transfer body 10 on which an image is formed is attached to a cloth with an adhesive, and the water-soluble transfer body 10 is removed. Can be used with excellent image quality. In addition, the above-described problem can be solved by using only water-soluble paper as the water-soluble transfer member 10. However, as with the water-soluble transfer body 10 of the present embodiment, the image creation surface of the water-soluble transfer body 10 can be made a water-soluble film, so that even better image quality can be obtained, and more stable image quality can be obtained. can get.

Next, an example of an image forming apparatus that can be applied as the image forming unit 1 of the image forming system 100 of the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a wet image forming apparatus 410 applicable to the image forming unit 1.

  The outline of the image forming unit around the photosensitive member 301 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, there is a uniform charging device 121 directly above the photosensitive member 301 to charge the surface of the photosensitive member 301. Charges in portions other than the image portion are erased by partial lighting of the erase lamp 122. The exposure light L based on the image information of the original is imaged on the surface of the photosensitive member 301 by an exposure device (not shown). As a result, an electrostatic latent image is formed on the photoreceptor 301.

  The wet developing device 302 includes two developing rollers, a first developing roller 109 and a second developing roller 110, and a reverse roller 111. A liquid developer 131 is contained in the developing tank 129, and the liquid developer 131 is conveyed to the wet developing device 302 and the cleaning device 116 by the pump 130. The liquid developer 131 sent to the wet developing device 302 is poured onto the two developing rollers of the first developing roller 109 and the second developing roller 110. The two developing rollers are rotated, and the liquid developer 131 is supplied to the electrostatic latent image on the photoreceptor 301 by this rotation. Therefore, the toner in the liquid developer 131 adheres onto the electrostatic latent image on the surface of the photoreceptor 301 by electrophotographic electrophoresis.

  Next, the reverse roller 111 that is installed with a smaller distance from the photoconductor 301 than the developing roller removes excess carrier liquid and undeveloped toner from the liquid developer 131 adhering to the surface of the photoconductor 301. Thereafter, the developer image formed on the photosensitive member 301 is transferred to the water-soluble transfer member 10 by the transfer device 113 to form a toner image A. The residual liquid developer 131 that has not been transferred is sucked by the foam roller 118 in the cleaning device 116, further squeezed from the foam roller 118 by the squeezing roller 117, and returned to the developing tank 129. Further, the remaining liquid developer 131 is scraped off by a cleaning blade 119 for cleaning the surface of the photoreceptor 301 cleanly. The liquid developer 131 scraped off is also sucked by the foam roller 118.

  When a wet image forming apparatus such as the wet image forming apparatus 410 is used as the image forming unit 1, before transporting the water-soluble transfer body 10 after passing through the image forming unit 1 to the adhesive supply unit 2, It is desirable to provide a drying step for drying the water-soluble transfer body 10.

Next, a first example of the dry image forming apparatus 210 that can be applied to the image forming unit 1 of the image forming system 100 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a first example of the dry image forming apparatus 210.
A dry image forming apparatus 210 shown in FIG. 5 includes a photosensitive member 301, a charging roller 220 as a charging unit, and an exposure device (not shown) as an exposure unit. Further, a developing device 45 (developing device 45K, yellow developing device 45Y, magenta developing device 45M, cyan developing device 45C, transparent developing device 45U) as developing means, and an intermediate transfer belt as an intermediate transfer member. 50. Furthermore, it has the cleaning apparatus 116 which has a cleaning blade as a cleaning means, and the static elimination lamp 70 as a static elimination means.

The intermediate transfer belt 50 is an endless belt, and is stretched by three stretching rollers 251 arranged on the inner side thereof, and can move on the surface in the direction of the arrow in FIG. A part of the three stretching rollers 251 also functions as a transfer bias roller that can apply a predetermined transfer bias (primary transfer bias) to the intermediate transfer belt 50. A belt cleaning device 17 having a cleaning blade is disposed in the vicinity of the intermediate transfer belt 50. Further, a secondary transfer roller 280 as a transfer unit capable of applying a transfer bias for transferring (secondary transfer) the toner image to the water-soluble transfer body 10 is disposed to face the intermediate transfer belt 50. Yes.
Around the intermediate transfer belt 50, a corona charger 252 for applying a charge to the toner image on the intermediate transfer belt 50 is provided from the contact portion between the photosensitive member 301 and the intermediate transfer belt 50. And the contact portion between the water-soluble transfer member 10 and the water-soluble transfer member 10.

  The dry image forming apparatus 210 includes developing units 45 (black developing unit 45K, yellow developing unit 45Y, magenta developing unit 45M, cyan developing unit 45C, and transparent developing unit 45U) for each color. Each color developing device 45 includes a developer container 46 (46K, 46Y, 46M, 46C, and 46U). Further, a developer supply roller 43 (43K, 43Y, 43M, 43C, and 43U) and a development roller 44 (44K, 44Y, 44M, 44C, and 44U) are provided.

  In the dry image forming apparatus 210, after the photosensitive member 301 is uniformly charged by the charging roller 220, the exposure light L is irradiated onto the photosensitive member 301 by an exposure device (not shown), and the surface of the photosensitive member 301 is electrostatically charged. A latent image is formed. Next, with respect to the electrostatic latent image formed on the photoreceptor 301, a developing unit 45 (a black developing unit 45K, a yellow developing unit 45Y, a magenta developing unit 45M, a cyan developing unit 45C, a transparent developing unit). A developer is supplied from the device 45U) and developed to form a toner image. Thereafter, the toner image is transferred to the water-soluble transfer member 10 via the intermediate transfer belt 50, and the toner image is fixed to the water-soluble transfer member 10 by a fixing device (not shown).

As the development of the transparent toner using the transparent developing device 45U, the transparent toner may be superimposed on the entire image. Alternatively, a portion where the toner adhesion amount is small, such as a halftone or a single color image, may be read in advance, and development may be performed in which the transparent toner is superimposed only on the portion where the toner adhesion amount is small. As a result, it is possible to prevent image peeling due to a small amount of toner adhesion per unit area.
The toner remaining on the photosensitive member 301 is removed by the cleaning device 116, and the photosensitive member 301 is once discharged by the discharging lamp 70.

  Next, a second example of the dry image forming apparatus 210 that can be applied to the image forming unit 1 of the image forming system 100 of the present embodiment will be described. A dry image forming apparatus 210 shown in FIG. 6 is a copying machine of a tandem color image forming apparatus, and includes a copying machine main body 150, a paper feed table 200, a scanner 300, and an automatic document feeder (ADF) 400. The copying machine main body 150 is provided with an endless belt-like intermediate transfer belt 50 at the center. The intermediate transfer belt 50 is stretched around support rollers (14, 15 and 16) and can rotate in the direction of the arrow.

  A belt cleaning device 17 for removing the toner remaining on the intermediate transfer belt 50 is disposed in the vicinity of the second support roller 15. Further, a tandem type image forming unit 320 is disposed so as to face the stretched surface stretched by the first support roller 14 and the second support roller 15 in the intermediate transfer belt 50. In the tandem type image forming unit 320, five image forming units 18 of yellow, cyan, magenta, black, and transparent are juxtaposed in parallel with each other along the surface movement direction of the opposite stretching surfaces.

  FIG. 7 is an enlarged explanatory view of one of the five image forming units 18 provided in the dry image forming apparatus 210 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, each color image forming unit 18 includes a photoreceptor 301, a charging roller 220, a developing device 45, a transfer roller 62, a cleaning device 116, and a static elimination lamp 70. The charging roller 220 uniformly charges the photosensitive member 301, and the developing unit 45 converts the electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive member 301 into black (K), yellow (Y), and magenta (M). The toner image is formed by developing with cyan (C) and transparent (U) developers. The transfer roller 62 transfers the toner images of the respective colors on the photoreceptor 301 onto the intermediate transfer belt 50. An exposure device 221 is disposed in the vicinity of the tandem image forming unit 320. The exposure device 221 irradiates exposure light L onto the photosensitive member 301 (the black photosensitive member 301K, the yellow photosensitive member 301Y, the magenta photosensitive member 301M, the cyan photosensitive member 301C, and the transparent photosensitive member 301U), and electrostatically A latent image is formed.

  Further, a secondary transfer device 322 is disposed on the side (upper side) opposite to the side (upper side) on which the tandem image forming unit 320 is disposed of the intermediate transfer belt 50. The secondary transfer device 322 includes a secondary transfer belt 24 that is an endless belt stretched between a pair of secondary transfer stretch rollers 23, and is a recording medium (water-soluble transfer) that is conveyed on the secondary transfer belt 24. The body 10) and the intermediate transfer belt 50 can contact each other. A fixing device 25 is arranged in the vicinity of the secondary transfer device 322. The fixing device 25 includes a fixing belt 26 that is an endless belt, and a pressure roller 27 that is arranged to be pressed against the fixing belt 26.

Next, full color image formation in the dry image forming apparatus 210 shown in FIG. 6 will be described.
When copying an image formed on a recording medium such as paper, the document is set on the document table 430 of the automatic document feeder 400 or the automatic document feeder 400 is opened and the contact glass 332 of the scanner 300 is opened. A document is set on the document and the automatic document feeder 400 is closed.

  Next, when a start switch (not shown) is pressed, when the document is set on the automatic document feeder 400, the scanner 300 is driven after the document is transported and moved onto the contact glass 332. When the document is set on the contact glass 332, the scanner 300 is immediately driven. Then, the first traveling body 333 and the second traveling body 334 travel. At this time, light from the light source is emitted from the first traveling body 333 and reflected light from the document surface is reflected by the mirror in the second traveling body 334 and received by the reading sensor 36 through the imaging lens 35. . Thereby, a color original (color image) is read, and image information of each color of black, yellow, magenta, cyan, and transparent is obtained.

  In addition, when an image is formed based on image information input from an external device such as a personal computer, rather than copying an image formed on a recording medium, the image information is transmitted from the external device to a control unit (not shown). Is input, image information of each color is obtained.

  Next, after an electrostatic latent image of each color is formed on the photoreceptor 301 based on the obtained image information of each color by the exposure device 221, the electrostatic latent image of each color is supplied from the developing device 45 of each color. The developed developer is used to form a toner image of each color. The formed toner images of the respective colors are sequentially transferred (primary transfer) on the intermediate transfer belt 50 that is rotated and moved by the support rollers (14, 15, and 16), and a composite color toner image is formed on the intermediate transfer belt 50. It is formed.

  When the water-soluble transfer body 10 is not in the form of a roll as shown in FIG. 1 but in the form of a sheet that can be handled individually, the sheet-like water-soluble transfer body 10 is placed in the paper feed table 200. Can be stored. When an image is formed on the water-soluble transfer body 10 in the paper feed table 200, one of the paper feed rollers 142 is selectively rotated, and the water-soluble transfer is performed from one of the paper feed cassettes 144 provided in multiple stages in the paper bank 143. The body 10 is extended. Then, the sheet is separated one by one by the separation roller 145 and sent to the sheet feeding path 146, conveyed by the conveying roller 147 and guided to the sheet feeding path 148 in the main body of the copying machine main body 150, to the registration roller pair 49 to the registration roller pair 49. Stop it by hitting it.

In the case of the sheet-like water-soluble transfer body 10, the water-soluble transfer body 10 can be disposed on the external transfer body tray 54 to form an image. In this case, the external paper feed roller 51 is rotated to feed out the water-soluble transfer body 10 from the external transfer body tray 54 and separated one by one by the external separation roller 52 to the external paper feed path 53 in the copying machine main body 150. Guide and stop against the registration roller pair 49.
The registration roller pair 49 is generally used while being grounded, but may be used in a state where a bias is applied in order to remove the paper dust of the water-soluble transfer body 10.

  After the water-soluble transfer body 10 is stopped by the registration roller pair 49, the registration roller pair 49 is rotated in time with the synthesized color toner image formed on the intermediate transfer belt 50. As a result, the water-soluble transfer member 10 is sent between the intermediate transfer belt 50 and the secondary transfer device 322, and the composite color toner image is transferred onto the water-soluble transfer member 10 (secondary transfer). The water-soluble transfer body 10 to which the composite color toner image has been transferred is conveyed by the secondary transfer device 322 and sent out to the fixing device 25. In the fixing device 25, the composite color toner image is fixed on the water-soluble transfer body 10 by being heated and pressed by the fixing belt 26 and the pressure roller 27. Thereafter, the water-soluble transfer member 10 is discharged onto the paper discharge tray 57 by the discharge roller 56 and is conveyed to the adhesive supply unit 2.

The toner remaining on the intermediate transfer belt 50 after the composite color toner image is transferred is removed by the belt cleaning device 17.
In the above description, the case where the sheet-like water-soluble transfer body 10 is used has been described. However, the dry-type image forming apparatus 210 shown in FIG. 6 uses the belt-like water-soluble transfer body 10 as shown in FIG. The present invention is also applicable to the case where the body 10 is rolled.
When the band-shaped water-soluble transfer body 10 is used, the water-soluble transfer body 10 exists in the conveyance path from the external paper feed roller 51 to the discharge roller 56 by drawing the tip of the water-soluble transfer body 10 from the external paper feed roller 51. In this state, image formation is performed. At this time, the conveyance of the water-soluble transfer body 10 in the registration roller pair 49 is not stopped, the continuous conveyance speed by each conveyance roller including the registration roller pair 49 is made constant, and continuous paper passing is performed. The image is continuously formed on the transfer body 10.

  The dry image forming apparatus 210 shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 is provided with a transparent developing unit 45U, and develops using the transparent toner for the entire area to be an image area or an area not developed with other colored toner. It is. As described above, by using the transparent toner, it is possible to prevent the image formed on the cloth 30 from being peeled off and to perform good image formation.

  In the image forming system 100 of the present embodiment and the image forming method using the same process as this, image formation is performed on a cloth that is flexible by an electrostatic electrophotographic method using toner and that can handle a wide variety of cloths. It can be performed. That is, an image is not formed with a reactive dye, a disperse dye, or the like, but is formed on a cloth or the like using an electrophotographic method or an ink jet. However, because it does not overheat for color development as in the past and to fix and fix the image toner on the fabric, it can also be used for chemical media and other fabric media that melt even at low temperatures. Is possible.

  In the image forming system 100 shown in FIG. 1, an integrated apparatus in which the image forming unit 1 to the drying unit 5 are continuous is formed. However, the image forming method having the characteristic configuration of the present embodiment is not limited to this. Specifically, the image may be stored in a state where an image is formed on the water-soluble transfer body 10, and the water-soluble transfer body 10 stored as needed may be attached to the cloth 30 to provide water. In the case of such a configuration, the water-soluble transfer body 10 on which an image is formed may be moved and transferred to the cloth 30 at a place different from the place where the image is formed.

In the image forming method described in Patent Document 3, since the image is supported by a thin film resin coating layer such as PET, image formation can be performed on the surface of the cloth having unevenness on the surface without reducing the image quality. it can. However, the thin film resin coat layer can follow the deformation that the cloth is peeled like paper, but cannot follow the deformation of expansion and contraction caused by the cloth being pulled, etc. May be lost due to damage.
On the other hand, since the image formed on the cloth 30 by the image forming method of the present embodiment is supported by the cloth fiber, it can follow not only the paper-like deformation but also the expansion / contraction deformation. For this reason, it can suppress that a deformation | transformation of a cloth is prevented or an image is missing.

What has been described above is merely an example, and the present invention has a specific effect for each of the following modes.
(Aspect A)
In an image forming method for forming an image on a cloth such as the cloth 30 using an image forming substance such as toner, an image forming substance for forming an image such as the toner image A on an image support such as the water-soluble transfer member 10 is used. Adhering to the surface of the cloth using an adhesive such as adhesive B, and removing the image support after the application, the image formed on the image support is transferred to the cloth.
According to this, as described in the above embodiment, the time can be shortened compared with the textile printing method, and the texture of the cloth can be prevented from being impaired while suppressing the deterioration of the image due to the unevenness of the cloth surface. When affixing using an adhesive, as in the embodiment described above, the image support may be provided with an adhesive and the cloth may be applied. Alternatively, the adhesive may be applied to the cloth and applied to the adhesive surface. The image surface of the image support may be pasted. In addition, as a method of applying the adhesive, it may be applied or sprayed or the like. Further, the removal of the image support is not limited to the dissolution. For example, the image may be transferred to the cloth side by peeling off the image support from a state where the image forming substance and the cloth are attached.
(Aspect B)
In the aspect A, the image support such as the water-soluble transfer member 10 is made of a material that dissolves by applying a predetermined liquid such as water, and the predetermined liquid is applied to the image support after being attached to the cloth such as the cloth 30. Is applied to dissolve and remove the image support.
According to this, as described in the above embodiment, the image support can be easily removed by dissolving. In the above-described embodiment, the configuration using a water-soluble image support has been described. However, the image support is not limited to water-solubility, and may be dissolved by being given another solvent. The same effect is produced. In this case, in the step of dissolving the image support, the other solvent for dissolving the image support is applied to the image support.
(Aspect C)
In the embodiment B, the predetermined liquid is water, and the image support such as the water-soluble transfer member 10 is water-soluble.
According to this, as described in the above embodiment, it is possible to realize a configuration in which the image support is removed with a safe and inexpensive predetermined liquid such as water.
(Aspect D)
In the embodiment B or C, the image support is made of a film material such as a water-soluble film 102 that dissolves in a predetermined liquid such as water, and the image support is held on a support holding material such as water-soluble paper 101 that holds the image support. In this state, an image is formed, and the image support is attached to a cloth such as the cloth 30.
According to this, as described in the above embodiment, the behavior of the image support made of the film material at the time of image formation is stabilized, and the image quality can be maintained.
(Aspect E)
In aspect D, the support holding material such as the water-soluble paper 101 is also made of a material that dissolves in a predetermined liquid such as water.
According to this, as described in the above-described embodiment, it is possible to dissolve things other than the cloth that is the object of final image formation, and it is possible to save the trouble of removing objects other than the cloth.
(Aspect F)
In any of the aspects A to E, an image is formed on an image support such as the water-soluble transfer body 10 by an electrophotographic method in which an image is formed using a toner mainly composed of a colorant and a binder resin as an image forming substance. To do.
According to this, as described in the above embodiment, it is possible to form an image on a cloth that is flexible and can handle a wide variety of cloths by an electrostatic electrophotographic method using toner. Note that the electrophotographic image forming apparatus can be applied to the wet type described with reference to FIG. 4 or the dry type described with reference to FIGS.
(Aspect G)
In aspect F, when an image is formed by the electrophotographic method, an image is formed using a transparent or white toner in a portion other than the portion to which the colored toner is applied in the image.
According to this, as described in the above embodiment, it is possible to prevent occurrence of image peeling due to a small amount of toner adhesion per unit area. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the entire image from being covered with the toner when transferred to the cloth and the adhesive from appearing on the surface, and to prevent the sticky feeling from remaining after image formation.
(Aspect H)
In the aspect F or G, the electrophotographic system is a dry electrophotographic system.
According to this, as described in the above embodiment, it is possible to realize a configuration in which a good image is formed on the cloth using the dry electrophotographic method.
(Aspect I)
In the aspect F or G, the electrophotographic system is a wet electrophotographic system.
According to this, as described in the above embodiment, it is possible to realize a configuration in which a good image is formed on the cloth using the dry electrophotographic method.
(Aspect J)
In any one of the aspects A to E, an image is formed on the image support by an inkjet method in which an image is formed using ink as an image forming substance.
According to this, as described in the above embodiment, it is possible to realize a configuration in which a good image is formed on the cloth using the ink jet method.
(Aspect K)
In aspect J, at the time of image formation by the ink jet method, a portion other than the portion to which the colored ink is applied in the image forms an image using a transparent or white ink.
According to this, as in the case of using the toner described in the above embodiment, it is possible to prevent the image from peeling off due to the small amount of ink attached per unit area. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the entire image from being covered with ink when transferred to a cloth and the adhesive from appearing on the surface, and to prevent stickiness from remaining after image formation.
(Aspect L)
In an image forming system such as the image forming system 100 that forms an image on a cloth such as the cloth 30 using an image forming substance such as toner, an image is formed on the surface of an image support such as the water-soluble transfer member 10 by the image forming substance. An image forming unit for forming an image on the image support, and an adhesive supply unit 2 for attaching an image forming material for forming an image on the image support to the surface of the cloth using an adhesive such as an adhesive B. And an adhering means such as a bonding unit 3 and an image support removing unit such as a transfer member removing unit 4 for removing an image support attached to a cloth via an image forming substance.
According to this, as described in the above embodiment, the image forming system can shorten the time as compared with the textile printing method and can suppress the deterioration of the image due to the unevenness of the cloth surface while preventing the texture of the cloth from being damaged. Can be realized.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image forming part 2 Adhesive supply part 3 Bonding part 4 Transfer body removal part 5 Drying part 10 Water-soluble transfer body 11 Transfer body roll 14 First support roller 15 Second support roller 17 Belt cleaning apparatus 18 Image forming unit 20 Adhesion Agent pumping roller 21 Adhesive container 22 Adhesive application roller 23 Secondary transfer stretching roller 24 Secondary transfer belt 25 Fixing device 26 Fixing belt 27 Pressure roller 30 Cloth 31 Cloth roll 33 First pressure roller pair 34 Second addition Pressure roller pair 35 Imaging lens 36 Reading sensor 41 Water supply unit 42 Air drying unit 43 Developer supply roller 44 Development roller 45 Development unit 45Y Yellow development unit 45C Cyan development unit 45K Black development unit 45M Magenta development unit 45U Developing device for transparency 46 Developer container 49 Registration roller 50 Intermediate transfer belt 51 External paper feed row 52 External separation roller 53 External paper feed path 54 External transfer body tray 56 Discharge roller 57 Discharge tray 60 Cloth winding roller 62 Transfer roller 70 Static elimination lamp 100 Image forming system 101 Water-soluble paper 102 Water-soluble film 109 First developing roller 110 Second Developing roller 111 Reverse roller 113 Transfer device 116 Cleaning device 117 Squeezing roller 118 Foam roller 119 Cleaning blade 121 Uniform charging device 122 Erase lamp 129 Development tank 130 Pump 131 Liquid developer 142 Paper feed roller 143 Paper bank 144 Paper feed cassette 145 Separation Roller 146 Feeding path 147 Conveying roller 148 Main body feeding path 150 Copier body 200 Feeding table 210 Dry image forming apparatus 220 Charging roller 221 Exposure apparatus 251 Stretching roller 52 Corona charger 280 Secondary transfer roller 300 Scanner 301 Photoconductor 301K Black photoconductor 301Y Yellow photoconductor 301M Magenta photoconductor 301C Cyan photoconductor 301U Transparent photoconductor 302 Wet developing device 320 Tandem type image forming unit 322 Secondary transfer device 332 Contact glass 333 First traveling member 334 Second traveling member 400 Automatic document feeder 410 Wet image forming device 430 Document table A Toner image A1 Colored toner image A2 Colorless toner image B Adhesive L Exposure light

JP 2008-101299 A JP 2008-102314 A JP 2003-231397 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-195576 Patent No. 2995135

Claims (12)

In an image forming method for forming an image on a cloth using an image forming substance,
An image forming substance for forming an image on the image support was attached to the surface of the cloth using an adhesive, and the image support was formed on the image support by removing the image support after being attached. An image forming method comprising transferring an image onto a cloth. The image forming method according to claim 1.
The image support is made of a material that dissolves by applying a predetermined liquid, and the image support is dissolved and removed by applying the predetermined liquid to the image support after being attached to a cloth. An image forming method. The image forming method according to claim 2.
The image forming method, wherein the predetermined liquid is water and the image support is water-soluble. The image forming method according to claim 2 or 3,
The image support is made of a film material that dissolves in the predetermined liquid, and an image is formed in a state where the image support is held on a support holding material that holds the image support. An image forming method characterized in that the image forming method is pasted on. The image forming method according to claim 4.
The image forming method, wherein the support holding material is also made of a material that dissolves in the predetermined liquid. The image forming method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An image forming method comprising: forming an image on the image support by an electrophotographic method in which an image is formed using a toner mainly composed of a colorant and a binder resin as the image forming substance. The image forming method according to claim 6.
An image forming method comprising forming an image using a transparent or white toner in a portion other than a portion to which a colored toner is applied in an image in the electrophotographic method. The image forming method according to claim 6 or 7,
The image forming method, wherein the electrophotographic system is a dry electrophotographic system. The image forming method according to claim 6 or 7,
An image forming method, wherein the electrophotographic system is a wet electrophotographic system. The image forming method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An image forming method comprising forming an image on the image support by an ink jet method in which an image is formed using a pigment ink as the image forming substance. The image forming method according to claim 10.
An image forming method comprising forming an image using a transparent or white ink in a portion other than a portion to which a colored ink is applied in an image by the inkjet method. In an image forming system for forming an image on a cloth using an image forming substance,
A support surface imaging means for forming an image on the surface of the image support by an image forming substance;
An adhesive means for adhering an image forming substance for forming an image on the image support to the surface of the cloth using an adhesive;
An image forming system comprising: an image supporting member removing unit that removes the image supporting member attached to a cloth through the image forming substance.

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