JP2020049748A - Printing device and seal paper - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a printing device that can support multiple kinds of precut patterns without complicating a structure of the printing device, and to provide seal paper.SOLUTION: A print sheet 7 is provided with release parts 21 to 24 respectively in regions between information display parts 20, 20. A sensor 11 reads the information display part 20. A control device 10 reads-out print data corresponding to the read information. On the basis of this, a printer including a thermal head 1, a platen roll 2, a thermal transfer sheet 5 and the like prints on the release parts 21 to 24.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing apparatus for printing on seal paper. Further, the present invention relates to a seal paper suitable as a seal type thermal transfer image receiving sheet.

  2. Description of the Related Art Thermal transfer recording methods such as a heat-sensitive melting transfer method and a heat-sensitive sublimation transfer method are widely used as printers for personal computers, video printers, and the like. In particular, the thermal sublimation transfer method has excellent density gradation expression comparable to silver halide photography, and is therefore also applied to prints of portraits and the like taken by electronic cameras and video cameras.

  The thermal transfer image receiving sheet on which an image is formed by the thermal transfer recording method has a wide variety of uses. Typical examples are proof printing of a print, output of an image, design and output of a design by CAD / CAM, CT scan, and an endoscope. Various medical analysis instruments such as cameras, recording output of measuring instruments, etc., alternative to instant photos, output of photo IDs to ID cards, credit cards and other cards, amusement parks, game centers, There are composite photos and commemorative photos at amusement facilities such as museums and aquariums.

  Along with such diversification of uses, a seal-type thermal transfer image-receiving sheet that can be attached to an arbitrary object after image formation is also provided. For example, a seal type thermal transfer image receiving sheet in which a surface sheet comprising an image-receiving layer and a substrate layer is bonded to a release substrate sheet via an adhesive layer, after the image is transferred to the receptor layer It can be peeled off at the peeling section and attached to any object with an adhesive layer.

JP-A-7-40476 JP-A-10-244770

  Roll paper type sublimation printers are utilized in various situations, taking advantage of their advantages such as printing speed, complete dry processing, and the ability to handle a wide range of printing sizes. As a way to increase the value added to printed materials, business is also being carried out on printing on sticker paper. As the sticker paper, roll paper is mainly made by integrating a sticker paper provided with an adhesive and a backing paper for supporting the sticker paper. In addition, some stickers are pre-cut in various shapes for ease of use.

  In order to perform printing in accordance with the shape of the precut, a hole for position detection may be provided in the paper.

  The printer detects this hole with a light transmission sensor or the like and prints an image adjusted to the precut shape.

  As a method of detecting the position of the precut pattern, a method of printing markings on the front or back side of the paper can be considered. However, this method is the most rational because it is possible to make a detection hole in the paper in the same process when pre-cutting the paper, and it can serve the purpose of positioning without significantly increasing the manufacturing cost. It is believed that there is.

  However, this method can handle only one kind of precut shape.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a printing apparatus and a seal sheet that can support a plurality of types of precut patterns without making the printing apparatus a complicated structure.

  The printing apparatus of the present invention has a base sheet and a top sheet releasably bonded to the base sheet, and prints on the peeling portion of a seal paper extending in one direction. In the printing apparatus, wherein the top sheet is provided with a plurality of peeling sections by cutting in a thickness direction, the seal paper is provided with an information display section at intervals in the one direction. The information display unit includes at least one opening, and the peeling unit is disposed in each area on the seal paper corresponding to each information display unit, and the printing apparatus moves the seal paper in the one direction. A transport device that sends information to the seal paper transported by the transport device, an information reading device that reads information from the information display unit, a printing device that prints on the peeling unit, and a control device that controls the printing device. The control device has storage means for storing print data corresponding to the information on the information display unit, and controls the printing device according to the print data corresponding to the information read by the information reading device. It is characterized by controlling.

  In one aspect of the printing apparatus of the present invention, the information reading device is disposed on one side of the seal paper, and is disposed on a light emitting element that emits light toward the seal paper and on the other side of the seal paper, A light receiving element that receives light from the light emitting element that has passed through the opening.

  In one aspect of the printing apparatus of the present invention, at least one of the regions is different from other regions in at least one of the shape of the peeling portion, the number of peeling portions, the size of the peeling portion, and the arrangement of the peeling portion.

  In one aspect of the printing apparatus of the present invention, at least a part of the opening is a long opening extending in the one direction, and the printing apparatus cuts the seal paper in a width direction at both ends of the long opening. And has a cutter for printing.

  The seal paper of the present invention has a base sheet and a top sheet releasably bonded to the base sheet, and the top sheet is provided with a plurality of peeling portions by cutting in a thickness direction. An information display unit is provided on the seal paper extending in one direction at intervals in the one direction, and the information display unit includes at least one opening, and corresponds to each information display unit. The peeling portion is disposed in each area on the seal paper, and at least a part of the information display portion is different from other information display portions in the number of openings or the opening length in the one direction. Have different openings.

  In one aspect of the seal paper of the present invention, at least one of the regions is different from other regions in at least one of the shape of the peeled portion, the number of peeled portions, the size of the peeled portion, and the arrangement of the peeled portion.

  In one aspect of the seal paper of the present invention, at least some of the openings extend in the one direction.

  In one aspect of the seal paper of the present invention, an opening extending in the one direction is provided between some of the information display portions in the one direction.

  In one aspect of the seal paper of the present invention, a perforation extending in a direction connecting the information display units is provided in the one direction.

  In one aspect of the seal paper of the present invention, openings each having a shape whose opening width decreases toward the perforation are arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the perforation.

  The seal paper of the present invention has a base sheet and a top sheet releasably bonded to the base sheet, and the top sheet is provided with a plurality of peeling portions by cutting in a thickness direction. An information display unit is provided on the seal paper extending in one direction at intervals in the one direction, and the information display unit includes at least one opening, and corresponds to each information display unit. The peeling portion is disposed in each of the regions on the seal paper, and one of the openings included in the information display portion extends in the one direction over the entire region.

  With the printing apparatus and the sticker paper of the present invention, printing can be performed on the peeling section according to the information on the information display section. For example, even when the shape, size, number, arrangement, and the like of the peeling portions are different in each region between the information display portions, printing can be performed on each peeling portion.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the printing apparatus according to the embodiment. It is a perspective view of the seal paper concerning an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 2. It is a perspective view of the seal paper concerning an embodiment. It is a top view of a part of seal paper concerning an embodiment. It is a perspective view of the seal paper concerning an embodiment. It is a perspective view of the seal paper concerning an embodiment. It is a correlation diagram of an aperture and a sensor output. It is an explanatory view of the shape of the opening. It is a perspective view of the seal paper concerning an embodiment. It is a shape explanatory view of an opening and a perforation. It is a shape explanatory view of an opening and a perforation. It is a perspective view of the seal paper concerning an embodiment. It is an explanatory view of the shape of the opening.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printing apparatus (a thermal transfer printing apparatus in this embodiment) according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a printing sheet as a seal sheet used in the thermal transfer printing apparatus. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. This thermal transfer printing apparatus prints an image by sublimating and transferring yellow, magenta, and cyan to a printing sheet 7.

  The thermal transfer printing apparatus uses a thermal transfer sheet 5 in which a Y layer containing a yellow dye, an M layer containing a magenta dye, a C layer containing a cyan dye, and a surface protection (OP) layer are provided in a film-sequential manner. A thermal head 1 is provided which prints an image (including characters) by sublimating and transferring Y, M, and C to the peeling portions 21 to 24, and forms a protective layer on the image. The thermal transfer sheet 5 and the thermal head 1 are well known.

  A thermal transfer sheet supply unit 3 formed by winding a thermal transfer sheet 5 is provided downstream of the thermal head 1, and a thermal transfer sheet recovery unit 4 is provided upstream of the thermal head 1. The thermal transfer sheet 5 fed from the thermal transfer sheet supply unit 3 passes through the thermal head 1 and is collected by the thermal transfer sheet collection unit 4.

  A rotatable platen roll 2 is provided below the thermal head 1. The printing section 14 including the thermal head 1 and the platen roll 2 sandwiches the printing sheet 7 and the thermal transfer sheet 5 and heats the thermal transfer sheet 5 to thermally transfer ink onto the printing sheet 7 to form an image.

  On the upstream side of the thermal head 1, there are provided a capstan roller 9a that is rotatably driven to convey the printing sheet 7 and a pinch roller 9b that presses the printing sheet 7 between the capstan roller 9a. .

  On the upstream side of the thermal head 1, an optical sensor 11 as an information reading device for detecting an information display section 20 (see FIG. 2) described later formed on the printing sheet 7 is provided.

  The printing sheet 7 is wound around a printing paper roll 6 and is fed from the printing paper roll 6. The drive unit 13 including the photographic paper roll 6, the capstan roller 9a, and the pinch roller 9b feeds (conveys to the front side) and winds (conveys to the rear side) the photographic sheet 7.

  The control device 10 controls the driving of each part of the thermal transfer printing apparatus and performs printing processing. In the printing process, first, the printing sheet 7 and the Y layer are aligned, and the thermal head 1 contacts the platen roll 2 via the printing sheet 7 and the thermal transfer sheet 5. Next, the capstan roller 9a and the thermal transfer sheet collecting section 4 are driven to rotate, and the printing sheet 7 and the thermal transfer sheet 5 are sent to the rear side. During this time, the area of the Y layer is selectively and sequentially heated by the thermal head 1 based on the image data, and Y is sublimated and transferred from the thermal transfer sheet 5 to the printing sheet 7.

  After the Y sublimation transfer, the thermal head 1 rises and separates from the platen roll 2. Next, the printing sheet 7 and the M layer are aligned. In this case, the printing sheet 7 is sent forward by a distance corresponding to the print size, and the thermal transfer sheet 5 is sent backward by a distance corresponding to a margin between the Y layer and the M layer.

  M and C are successively sublimated and transferred onto the printing sheet 7 in the same manner as the method of sublimating and transferring Y, and an image is formed on a predetermined portion of the printing sheet 7. Next, the OP layer is transferred to the entire image by the thermal head 1 to form a protective layer.

  Thereafter, the printing sheet 7 is cut in the width direction by the cutter 8 on the downstream side, and cut out as a print sheet 7a. The print sheet 7a is discharged from a discharge port not shown. In the printing process, a color material is transferred to the printing sheet 7 for one screen (one print sheet 7a) using one ink layer to form an image.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the printing sheet 7 is obtained by laminating and integrating a base sheet 71 and a top sheet 73 with an adhesive layer 72. The cut portions (half cut) 74 reaching the surface of the base 71 form the peeled portions 21 to 24.

  In this embodiment, peeling portions 21, 22, 23 and 24 are arranged in this order from one side of the printing sheet 7 to the other side in each region L between the information display portions 20 and 20. . The peeling portions 21 and 22 have a substantially rectangular shape, and the peeling portion 23 has a substantially elliptical shape. These peeling portions 21, 22, and 23 are arranged two by two in each region L in the longitudinal direction of the printing sheet 7. The peeling portion 24 has an elongated rectangular shape extending in the longitudinal direction of the printing sheet 7, and only one peeling portion 24 is provided in each region L.

  In FIG. 2, the peeling portions 21 to 24 and the information display portion 20 are not shown in the roll portion of the printing sheet. However, in actuality, the peel portions 21 to 24 and the information display portion are also shown in the roll portion. A section 30 is likewise provided.

  The shape, size, and arrangement of the peeling portions are not limited to those shown in FIG. 2, and may be those shown in the drawings to be described later or other materials.

  In the present embodiment, the information display section 20 is constituted by one opening 20a having a substantially rectangular shape.

  The sensor 11 includes a light emitting element disposed on one side of the printing sheet 7 and a light receiving element disposed on the other side. When the opening 20a passes between the light emitting element and the light receiving element, the light receiving level of the light receiving element becomes H, and the pulse width according to the length of the opening 20a (the length in the longitudinal direction of the printing sheet 7; the same applies hereinafter). A pulse signal is output from the sensor 11.

  The storage unit of the control device 10 includes print data including a pattern (position, shape, and size) of the peeling units 21 to 24 illustrated in FIG. 2 and data of an image to be printed on each of the peeling units 21 to 24. Data is stored in association with the information display unit 20. The storage unit stores print data associated with data of another type of information display unit.

  When a pulse signal corresponding to the information display unit 20 is input from the sensor 11, the control device 10 reads print data corresponding to the input signal from the storage unit, and performs printing in accordance with the print data. As a result, a unique image as shown in the print sheet 7a of FIG. 2 is printed on each of the peeling portions 21 to 24. The printed exfoliated portions 21 to 24 can be exfoliated from the printed sheet 7a and attached to the target object.

  FIG. 4 shows a printing sheet 7A having an information display section 20A formed by two openings 20a arranged close to each other in the sheet longitudinal direction. In each area between the information display sections 20A, 20A, peeling sections 25 to 32 are provided.

  The peeling portions 25 to 28 have a rectangular shape. The peeling portions 30 are circular and provided three in the sheet longitudinal direction. The peeling portions 29, 31, and 32 have an elongated rectangular shape.

  When the information display unit 20A passes through the sensor 11, two pulse signals corresponding to the openings 20a, 20a are output. The control device 10 reads the print data corresponding to this signal from the storage unit, and prints on each of the peeling units 25 to 32.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a print sheet having an information display unit having another configuration. The information display section 20B of the printing sheet 7B in FIG. 5A is constituted by three openings 20a. The information display section 20C of the printing sheet 7C in FIG. 5B includes one opening 20a and one opening 20b whose opening length is longer than the opening 20a. The information display section 20D of the printing sheet 7D shown in FIG. 5C is constituted by one opening 20c having a longer opening length.

  When each information display unit 20B passes through the sensor 11, three pulse signals are output from the information display unit 20B, and two pulse signals of a small pulse width and a large pulse width are output from the information display unit 20C. The information display unit 20D outputs one pulse signal having a larger pulse width.

  As described above, by changing or combining the number and length of the openings of the information display section, it is possible to display many types of peeling section patterns.

  When the printing sheet has one type of pattern peeling section, the printing sheet is provided with one type of information display section. When the printing sheet has two or more types of pattern peeling portions, the number of types of information display portions corresponding to the separation portions is provided on the printing sheet.

  An example is shown in FIG. In the printing sheet 7E of FIG. 6, an information display section 20B having three openings 20a and an information display section 20A having two openings 20a are provided alternately in the longitudinal direction of the printing sheet.

  In a region where the information display unit 20A is disposed on the front side and the information display unit 20B is disposed on the rear side, the peeling portions 25 to 32 of the pattern shown in FIG. 4 described above are provided.

  In a region where the information display unit 20B is arranged on the front side and in a region where the information display unit 20A is arranged on the rear side, peeling units 33 to 37 are provided.

In FIG. 6, a portion of the information display unit 20A enters the region _{L A,} part of the information display portion 20B is penetrated in the region _{L B.} In this case, the information display unit 20B indicates the printing data in the area L _A, the information display unit 20A is a control program of the control unit 10 so as to denote the print data in the region L _B is set.

  In the present invention, the opening forming at least a part of the information display unit may extend substantially in the entire area L in the longitudinal direction of the printing sheet. FIG. 7 shows a printing sheet 7F according to the example.

  In the printing sheet 7F, the information display section 20F includes an opening 20a having a small length and an opening 20f having a large opening length. When the information display unit 20F passes through the sensor 11, a signal having a first pulse (a) having a small pulse width and a second pulse (b) having a large pulse width are output as shown in FIG. .

  The control device 10 performs printing on each of the peeling portions 40 to 47 of the printing sheet 7F in response to this signal.

In this embodiment, the opening 20f extends across the cutting line C _1, C _2. Therefore, after printing completed and to cut the printing sheet 7F along the cutting line _C 1, _{C 2,} print leaf 7a is halves 7a ', is divided into 7a ".

  In FIG. 7, the information display section 20F is formed of a combination of the opening 20a and the opening 20f, but may be formed of only one elongated opening 20f as shown in FIG. It may be composed of two openings 20a, 20a and one opening 20f as shown in FIG. 9B, and one slightly longer opening 20b and one opening 20f as shown in FIG. 9C. It may be composed of As shown in FIG. 9D, an opening 20g in which one end (or both ends) of an elongated opening is widened may be used. As shown in FIG. The opening 20h may be a semicircular arc.

  A perforation 50 may be provided instead of the elongated opening, as in a printing sheet 7G in FIG. At both ends of the perforation 50, openings 20i and 20j having pointed portions whose opening width gradually decreases toward the perforation 50 are provided as shown in an enlarged manner in FIG. The information display unit 20G is configured by the opening 20i or the openings 20i and 20j.

  In FIG. 10, the peeling portions 40 to 47 of the pattern of FIG. 7 are provided, but peeling portions of other patterns may be provided.

In the image print sheet 7G the cutting line C _1, C ₂ printed leaves 7a obtained by cutting along a is provided so as perforations 50 traverses. Notches 51 derived from the pointed portions of the openings 20i and 20j are formed on both sides of the printed sheet 7a at both ends of the perforation 50. Therefore, the printed sheet 7a can be easily cut into two pieces along the perforations 50.

  Although the openings 20i and 20j are pentagonal, the openings 20i and 20j only need to be narrower in width toward the perforation, such as a triangle as shown in FIG. 12 (a) or a triangle as shown in FIG. 12 (b). It may be a semicircle or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 12C, perforations 50 may be provided between the nearest openings 20i and 20j.

  In the above embodiment, the information display section has a substantially rectangular, triangular, pentagonal or similar shape. However, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, an information display section having another shape may be provided. The information display section 20H of the printing sheet 7H in FIG. 13 is substantially trapezoidal, and has a concave shape in which a portion corresponding to the base of the trapezoid enters the inside of the trapezoid. FIGS. 14A and 14B show information display unit shapes imitating the numbers “1” and “2”, respectively.

  FIGS. 14 (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) show information display part shapes imitating uppercase letters of the alphabet, respectively, and (c) shows “A”, (d), (E) imitates "B" and (f) and (g) imitate "C".

  Since numbers and alphabets are ideographic characters, as shown in FIG. 14, an information display unit imitating them is easy to visually distinguish from other information display units, and a peeling unit pattern corresponding to the information display unit is handled on a photographic sheet. Can easily know. Further, the information display unit imitating numbers, alphabets, other characters, figures, symbols, and the like is also excellent in design.

  The above embodiment is an example of the present invention, and the present invention may be applied to other aspects.

1 Thermal bed 5 Thermal transfer sheet 7, 7A-7H Printing sheet (sticker paper)
Reference Signs List 10 control device 11 optical sensor 20, 20A to 20D, 20F to 20H information display unit 20a to 20j opening 21 to 37, 40 to 47 peeling unit 50 perforation 71 base sheet 72 adhesive layer 73 top sheet 74 cut

Claims (11)

It has a base sheet and a top sheet releasably bonded to the base sheet, extends in one direction, and the top sheet is provided with a plurality of separation portions by cutting in the thickness direction. A printing apparatus for printing on the peeling portion of the seal paper,
An information display unit is provided on the seal paper at intervals in the one direction,
The information display unit includes at least one opening,
The peeling section is arranged in each area on the seal paper corresponding to each information display section,
The printing apparatus,
A conveying device that sends the seal paper in the one direction,
An information reading device that reads information from the information display unit of the seal paper conveyed by the conveyance device,
A printing device for printing on the peeling section,
A control device for controlling the printing device,
The control device includes a storage unit that stores data representing a pattern of the peeling unit corresponding to the information of the information display unit. A printing apparatus for sticker paper, characterized by controlling. The information reading device,
A light emitting element disposed on one side of the seal paper and emitting light toward the seal paper; and a light receiving element disposed on the other side of the seal paper and receiving light from the light emitting element passing through the opening. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: At least one of the regions includes another region;
The shape of the peeling part,
Number of peeling parts,
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a size of the peeling part and an arrangement of the peeling part is different. At least some of the openings are long openings extending in the one direction,
The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the printing apparatus includes a cutter that cuts the seal paper in a width direction at both end portions of the long opening to make a print sheet. . It has a base sheet and a top sheet releasably bonded to the base sheet, and the top sheet is provided with a plurality of peeling portions by cutting in a thickness direction, and extends in one direction. On the sticker paper
An information display unit is provided at an interval in the one direction,
The information display unit includes at least one opening,
The peeling section is arranged in each area on the seal paper corresponding to each information display section,
At least a part of the information display unit is different from other information display units in that the number of openings is different or that the opening length in one direction is different. At least one of the regions includes another region;
The shape of the peeling part,
Number of peeling parts,
The seal paper according to claim 5, wherein at least one of a size of the peeling part and an arrangement of the peeling part is different.   The seal paper according to claim 5, wherein at least some of the openings extend in the one direction.   The seal paper according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein an opening extending in the one direction is provided between some of the information display units in the one direction. .   The seal paper according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein a perforation extending in a direction connecting the information display units is provided in the one direction.   The seal paper according to claim 9, wherein openings each having a shape whose opening width decreases toward the perforation are arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the perforation. It has a base sheet and a top sheet releasably bonded to the base sheet, and the top sheet is provided with a plurality of peeling portions by cutting in a thickness direction, and extends in one direction. On the sticker paper
An information display unit is provided at an interval in the one direction,
The information display unit includes at least one opening,
The peeling section is arranged in each area on the seal paper corresponding to each information display section,
A seal paper, wherein one of the openings included in the information display portion extends in the one direction over the entire area.

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