JP2729992B2 - Transfer recording method, transfer recording apparatus and transfer sheet - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transferring and recording images such as characters, figures, and photographs on recording sheets such as business cards and cards.
The present invention also relates to a transfer sheet used for the transfer recording. [Prior Art] Conventionally, small-size offset printing machines or letterpress printing machines have been used for business card printing. These printing machines are usually single-color machines and cannot perform color (multicolor) printing. If you want to print in color, you need to use a large, high-precision, high-end model capable of registering multiple colors. However, in terms of labor and operation costs, the number of copies and the area are as small as business cards. It was rarely used for printing. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-55192 proposes an apparatus for forming a color image on a card or the like by using a thermal transfer recording method as an apparatus for economically printing a small number of copies and a small area. The apparatus disclosed in this publication mounts cards to be recorded on a movable table that can reciprocate with respect to a thermal head, and performs transfer recording by passing the cards under a thermal head and a transfer ink film. By repeating this transfer recording a plurality of times using different color portions of the transfer ink film, images of different colors are superimposed to form a color image. [Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such a transfer recording apparatus, cards to be recorded must be mounted on a movable base and passed through a thermal head a number of times corresponding to the number of colors to be recorded. There are problems such as a low recording speed and difficulty in registering images of different colors. Also,
As the transfer recording, sublimation transfer recording using a sublimation type ink film is preferable because good image quality can be obtained.
In order to perform sublimation transfer recording, an image-receiving layer capable of receiving a sublimation dye must be formed on cards to be recorded. Therefore, cards or plain paper that does not have such an image-receiving layer are required. Also had the problem that it was not possible to record. An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, and a transfer recording method and apparatus capable of forming an efficient and good sublimation transfer recorded image on any card or plain paper. The purpose is to provide. Another object of the present invention is to provide a transfer sheet suitable for use in the transfer recording method and apparatus. [Means for Solving the Problems] The transfer recording method of the present invention, which has been made to achieve the above-mentioned object, comprises the steps of: forming an image-receiving layer on a base material; An image is formed by a thermal head using a sublimation type ink film provided with a dye layer on a substrate, and then the image receiving layer on which the image of the transfer sheet is formed is opposed to a recording sheet, and the image is formed. The image receiving layer is pressurized by a pressurizing and heating plate having a pressurizing and heating surface patterned in a predetermined shape so that only a predetermined area portion having a width smaller than the width of the transfer sheet can be transferred. The image receiving layer having a predetermined shape is transferred to the recording sheet by heating. Further, the transfer recording apparatus of the present invention is used for carrying out the above method, and includes a feeding device for feeding a belt-shaped transfer sheet provided with an image receiving layer, and a sublimation type ink film on the transfer sheet fed from the feeding device. A recording apparatus for performing transfer recording by using the recording sheet, a recording sheet supply apparatus for supplying a recording sheet so as to overlap the transfer sheet after recording, and recording and transferring the image receiving layer of the transfer sheet by pressing and heating the transfer sheet and the recording sheet. A transfer device for transferring to a sheet, the transfer device including a pressure heating plate and a backup plate for pressing and heating the transfer sheet and the recording sheet, and the pressure heating plate is And a pressurized and heated surface patterned in a predetermined shape so that only a predetermined area having a width smaller than the width of the transfer sheet can be transferred. To. Further, the transfer sheet of the present invention is for use in the above-described transfer recording method and apparatus, in which an image receiving layer is provided on a strip-shaped substrate in a releasable manner, and the surface on the image receiving layer side is provided with A half cut of a predetermined shape having a width smaller than the width of the transfer sheet is formed. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a feeding device for feeding a transfer sheet, a feeding shaft 4 for mounting the winding 3 of the transfer sheet 2, a driving motor (not shown) connected to the feeding shaft 4, a dancer roller 5, and There is provided a tension mechanism including a tension arm 6, a spring 7, and a sensor (not shown) for detecting the position of the tension arm 6 holding the tension arm. In the feeding device 1, the position of the tension arm 6 due to the tensile force of the spring 7 is detected by a sensor, and the drive motor is controlled so that the position is within a certain range. It is fed out at a constant tension. The transfer sheet 2 used here is provided with an image receiving layer capable of performing thermal transfer recording with a sublimation type ink film, and the image receiving layer can be thermally and pressure-transferred to a recording sheet. This is shown in FIG. 2 and 3, 2a is a base material, 2b is a weak adhesive layer, 2c is a protective film layer,
2d is an image receiving layer. Specific examples of each layer will be described later.
On the surface of the transfer sheet 2 on the image receiving layer side, a half cut 2e having a predetermined width smaller than the width of the transfer sheet is formed so as to cut into the image receiving layer 2d and the protective film layer 2c. The portion surrounded by the half cut 2e is a portion used for image formation and transferred to a recording sheet, and is hereinafter referred to as an image forming portion. On the surface of the image receiving layer 2d of the transfer sheet 2, a mark 2f for positioning is printed. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a recording device for performing transfer recording on the transfer sheet 2 fed from the feeding device 1 by using a sublimation type ink film. A plurality (four in this embodiment) of end face type thermal heads 12a and 12
b, 12c, 12d, and sublimation type ink films 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d supplied between each thermal head and the transfer sheet;
It has an ink film guide roll 14 and the like. Each of the thermal heads 12a to 12d, the ink films 13a to 13d, the guide rolls 14, and the like combined with the thermal heads are configured as a unit and can be attached to and detached from the drum 11. Sublimation inks of yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (K) are applied to the ink films 13a to 13d, respectively. 15 is transfer sheet 2
This is a nip roll that presses against the nip to prevent slippage. The drum 11 is provided with a driving device (not shown) for driving the drum 11 at a predetermined speed. Reference numeral 18 denotes a recording sheet supply device for supplying a sheet material to be recorded, such as a business card or card, that is, a recording sheet, onto the transfer sheet 2. It has a transport belt 21 for feeding out the sheet 19 by frictional force, and a roller 22 rotating in the reverse direction of transport for preventing two sheets from being inserted. This conveyor belt 21
Is disposed in front of the nip rolls 23a and 23b that convey the transfer sheet 2, and transfers the recording sheet 19 to the nip rolls 23a and 23b.
It can be inserted into the nip of 23b. Reference numeral 25 denotes a transfer device which presses and heats the transfer sheet 2 and the recording sheet 19 to transfer the image receiving layer of the transfer sheet onto the recording sheet, and includes a backup plate 26, a pressure heating plate 27, and a pressure cylinder 28. Etc. are provided. The pressurizing and heating surface 27a of the pressurizing and heating plate 27 has a pattern in a predetermined shape so that only a predetermined area of the transfer sheet 2 (an image forming portion surrounded by a half cut 2e shown in FIG. 2) can be transferred. Has been 29 is a guide roller for the transfer sheet 2, 30 is a guide roller for discharging the recording sheet 19, 31 is a winding device for the transfer sheet 2, and 32 is a box for storing the recording sheet 19. The nip roll 23a and the winding device 31
The transfer sheet 2 is connected to a driving device (not shown) so as to intermittently convey the transfer sheet 2 in conjunction with the operation 5. In the path of the transfer sheet 2 between the recording device 10 and the transfer device 25, a buffer mechanism including a dancer roller 33, a tension arm 34, a spring 35, and the like is provided. This buffer mechanism
This is used to connect the recording device 10 in which the transfer sheet 2 moves continuously and the transfer device 25 in which the transfer sheet 2 moves intermittently. When the dancer roller 33 moves, the recording device 10 and the transfer device 25 are connected. The variation in the tension of the transfer sheet is suppressed by changing the length of the movement path of the transfer sheet 2 during the transfer, and the tension variation is designed to be small with respect to the required movement stroke range of the dancer roller 33. Next, the recording operation of the transfer recording apparatus having the above configuration will be described. The transfer sheet 2 is fed out from the feeding device 1 and the drum 11 of the recording device 10 is turned with the image receiving layer 2d (see FIG. 3) outside.
It is brought into close contact with the outer peripheral surface, and is transported by the continuous rotation of the drum 11. While the transfer sheet 2 is conveyed in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the drum 11, the thermal head 12a and the cyan ink film 13a first perform sublimation transfer recording of a cyan image on the image receiving layer 2d of the transfer sheet 2, and then apply the image on the image. Then, the next thermal head 12b and magenta ink film 13b record the sublimation transfer of the magenta image, and further, the thermal head 12c and yellow ink film 13c print the yellow image, and the thermal head 12d and black ink film 13d print the black image. Is recorded by sublimation transfer. Thus, the image receiving layer of the transfer sheet 2
The full color image is recorded in 2d. Here, the thermal heads 12a to 12d of the respective colors are arranged at fixed positions along the outer periphery of the drum 11, and the transfer sheet 2 runs in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the drum without slipping. By appropriately setting the operation timing, extremely accurate multicolor registration can be performed, and a high-quality image can be formed by sublimation transfer recording. The recording position of the image on the transfer sheet 2 is determined based on the mark 2f in FIG.
In the image forming portion surrounded by. Next, the transfer sheet 2 on which the image is formed by the recording device 10 passes through the dancer roller 33 and the nip rolls 23a and 23b.
Sent to The nip rolls 23a and 23b are intermittently driven, and stop when the mark 2f of the transfer sheet 2 reaches a predetermined position. While the nip rolls 23a and 23b are stopped,
The recording sheet 19 is transferred from the recording sheet supply device 18 to the transport belt 21.
And waits with the tip abutting the nip. Next, the nip rolls 23a and 23b are driven, and the transfer sheet 2 and the recording sheet 19 are overlaid and sent between the backup plate 26 and the pressurizing and heating plate 27 of the transfer device 25. At this time, the image forming portion of the transfer sheet 2 (within the area surrounded by the half cut 2e in FIG. 2) coincides with the position where the image of the recording sheet 19 is to be formed.
The stop position with respect to the nip roll is determined. Next, the pressurizing cylinder 28 is operated to transfer the transfer sheet 2 and the recording sheet 19 to the backup plate 26 as shown in FIG.
And pressurizing and heating plate 27 for heating. here,
The pressing and heating surface 27a of the pressing and heating plate 27 is
Only the image forming part surrounded by the half cut 2e of
It is heated so that only this image forming portion is pressurized and heated. Due to this pressurization and heating, the surface of the image receiving layer 2d is thermally bonded to the recording sheet 19, and the image receiving layer 2d and the protective film layer 2c in the image forming portion are transferred to the recording sheet 19 side. Thereafter, the nip rolls 23a and 23b and the winding device 31 operate again to feed out the transfer sheet 2 and the recording sheet 19.
The transfer sheet 2 is turned around at a guide roller 29 and wound up by a winding device 31. On the other hand, the recording sheet 19 travels straight at the guide roller 29 due to its own stiffness, peels off from the transfer sheet 2, and is stored in the recording sheet storage box 32 via the guide roller 30. Recorded sheet 19 contained
Is an image receiving layer on which a color image is recorded, as shown in FIG.
2d and its protective film layer 2c, which is the same as that obtained by sublimation transfer recording of a color image on the recording sheet 19. In the above-described embodiment, a recording device having a configuration in which a plurality of thermal heads are arranged along the outer periphery of the common drum 11 is used. However, the common drum is omitted and a plurality of thermal heads are transferred. It may be arranged along the running path of the seat. However, the common drum as in the embodiment
Using 11 can make the whole compact,
In addition, since there is little deformation of the transfer sheet on the drum, there is an advantage that multicolor registration can be performed precisely. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the half cut 2e is previously formed in the transfer sheet 2 and the mark 2f for positioning is printed, but these may be formed in the transfer recording apparatus. That is, a device for cutting half the transfer sheet 2 may be provided between the recording device 10 and the transfer device 25, or the mark 2f may be recorded using any thermal head. Further, depending on the characteristics of the image receiving layer 2d of the transfer sheet 2, the half cut may be omitted in some cases. That is, when an image receiving layer 2d that can transfer only a heated portion, such as an ink layer of a fusion transfer ink film, half cutting is not necessary. Next, the transfer sheet used in the present invention will be specifically described. The transfer sheet used in the present invention may have an image receiving layer capable of performing thermal transfer recording with a sublimation type ink film, and the image receiving layer may have a heat-pressure transfer function to a recording sheet.
Basically, it suffices to provide the substrate 2a and the image receiving layer 2d in FIG. The base material 2a is used to give strength to the transfer sheet 2, stabilize sheet feeding in the transfer recording apparatus, and facilitate handling. Further, the base material 2a also has a function of providing cushioning properties at the time of printing and improving thermal efficiency. As the base material 2a, (1) synthetic paper (polyolefin, polystyrene, etc.), (2) high quality paper, art paper, coated paper, cast coated paper, wallpaper, backing paper, synthetic resin or emulsion impregnated paper, synthetic rubber Latex impregnated paper,
Examples include cellulose resin paper, paperboard, etc., cellulose fiber paper, and (3) films or sheets of various plastics such as polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride, polyester, polystyrene, polymethacrylate, and polycarbonate. The thickness is generally in the range of several μm to several hundred μm, but is preferably selected in the range of 100 to 200 μm. Among them, the synthetic paper (1) is preferable because it has a microvoid layer with low thermal conductivity (in other words, high heat insulation) on its surface. In addition, a laminate formed by any combination of the above (1) to (3) can also be used. The image receiving layer 2d is for receiving the sublimation type dye transferred from the sublimation type ink film, for holding the image formed by the reception, and for transferring the image to the recording sheet by heat and pressure. At this time, there are two types of transfer of the image receiving layer 2 to the recording sheet. One is that the surface of the image receiving layer 2d is thermally bonded to the recording sheet as shown in FIGS. The transfer is performed together with the film layer 2c, and the other one is that only the image receiving layer 2d is softened and transferred to the recording sheet. In the case of the type in which only the image receiving layer is transferred, it is not necessary to use the protective film layer 2c shown in FIG.
What is necessary is just to provide the image receiving layer 2d directly on 2a. At this time, in order to facilitate the separation between the image receiving layer and the substrate, a separation adjusting layer made of an acrylic resin or the like may be provided between them. Furthermore, in the case of the type that transfers only the image receiving layer, half cut
Although 2e is not necessarily required, it is preferable to provide a half cut, since the edge of the transfer portion is easily cut. In that case, the half cut may be about the thickness of the image receiving layer. As a material constituting the image receiving layer 2d, for example, the following synthetic resins can be used alone or in combination of two or more kinds. Polyester resin, polyacrylate resin, polycarbonate resin, polyvinyl acetate resin, styrene acrylate resin, vinyl toluene acrylate resin, polyurethane resin, polyamide resin, urea resin, polycaprolactone resin, polystyrene resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, polyacrylonitrile resin etc. Among the above synthetic resins, polyester resins are particularly preferred. In the image receiving layer, for the purpose of improving the whiteness of the image receiving layer to further enhance the clarity of the transferred image, imparting writability to the surface of the transfer sheet, and preventing bleeding of the image recorded by sublimation transfer, White pigments can be added. Also,
In order to further enhance the light fastness of the transferred recorded image, an ultraviolet absorber and / or a light stabilizer can be added to the image receiving layer. The image receiving layer made of the above materials can be formed by any conventionally known method such as a coating method and a transfer method, and the thickness thereof is generally selected to be about 1 to 50 μm, preferably about 5 μm. When the image receiving layer is transferred to a recording sheet together with the protective film layer, the protective film layer must be easily peeled off from the substrate. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, a weak adhesive layer 2b is provided between the base material 2a and the protective film layer 2c. Here, "weak adhesion" means that the protective film 2c can be easily peeled from the substrate 2a. As the pressure-sensitive adhesive for forming the weak pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, any of pressure-sensitive adhesives conventionally used for pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes and seals can be used. For example, polyisoprene rubber, polyisobutyl rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, butadiene-acrylonitrile rubber, etc. Rubber resin, (meth) acrylate resin, polyvinyl ether resin, polyvinyl acetate resin, vinyl chloride vinyl acetate copolymer resin, polystyrene resin, polyester resin, polyamide resin, polychlorinated olefin Suitable adhesives such as rosin, dammal, polymerized rosin, partially hydrogenated rosin, ester rosin, polyterpene resin, modified terpene, petroleum resin, etc. Cyclopetadiene resin, phenol resin, styrene resin Xylene resins, coumarone - is obtained by adding an appropriate amount of indene-based resins may further optionally, softeners, fillers, also anti-aging agent is added. All such adhesives are commercially available and can be used easily. If necessary, an organic solvent is added to the pressure-sensitive adhesive to adjust the viscosity, and the base material 2a or the protective film layer is formed by a conventional coating method such as roll coating, die coating, knife coating, and gravure coating. Apply to the surface of 2c to form a weakly adhesive image. The thickness of the weak pressure-sensitive adhesive layer thus formed may be any, but it is generally preferable to form the layer with a thickness of about 1 to 50 μm. In FIG. 3, the protective film layer 2c is peeled off from the substrate 2a together with the image receiving layer 2d having an image and is transferred to a recording sheet, and the image receiving layer 2d is transferred to a recording sheet 19 as shown in FIG. Then, it becomes the uppermost layer of the image receiving layer 2d, and improves the wear resistance, light resistance, chemical resistance and the like of the image receiving layer 2d. As a material for forming the protective film layer 2c, a plastic film such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyester, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyacrylate and the like can be used. Polyester film with excellent physical properties such as abrasion resistance. In place of these film-like protective layers,
Solutions or emulsions of the above resins, as well as epoxy resins, alkyd resins, phenol-modified alkyd resins, amino alkyd resins, phenol resins, urea resins, melamine resins, silicone resins, thermosetting acrylic resins, thermosetting polyurethane resins, etc. A thermosetting resin or a room temperature curable resin, an ultraviolet curable resin, an active energy ray curable resin such as an electron beam curable resin, or the like is dissolved in an appropriate solvent to prepare a coating liquid or ink. And may be formed by a coating method. The thickness of such a protective film layer is generally 0.5 to 20 μm. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the transfer recording method and apparatus of the present invention, transfer recording is performed on the image receiving layer of the belt-shaped transfer sheet using a sublimation type ink film, and then the predetermined shape is formed. An image having a predetermined shape and formed by sublimation transfer is formed on a recording sheet by transferring only an image receiving layer having a predetermined shape to a recording sheet by using a pressure heating plate having a pressure heating surface patterned into a predetermined shape. The effect that it can be obtained is obtained. In addition, this effect and the following effects can be obtained. (1) Since sublimation transfer recording is possible, a high-quality image can be obtained. (2) The sublimation transfer is performed not on the recording sheet but directly on the belt-shaped transfer sheet, so that the mechanism for moving the transfer sheet with respect to the thermal head of the recording apparatus is simplified, and the feeding is accurate. Become. (3) Although it is a sublimation transfer recording, the material of the recording sheet is not limited, and for example, plain paper can be used. Further, even if the recording sheet is made of a relatively hard material such as a card, there is no problem. (4) By arranging thermal heads for different color images along the running path of the belt-shaped transfer sheet and driving them simultaneously, color image recording can be performed promptly and the printing speed is high. Also, compared with the conventional case where the cards mounted on the movable base are passed through the thermal head a plurality of times to record an image, the multi-color registration accuracy is high and the image quality is good. In particular, when a single drum 11 is used as shown in the illustrated embodiment, multicolor registration is easy and the accuracy is high. In the transfer sheet of the present invention, the image receiving layer is provided on a strip-shaped substrate so as to be peelable, and a half cut of a predetermined shape having a width smaller than the width of the transfer sheet is provided on the surface on the image receiving layer side. It can be used in the transfer recording method and apparatus of the present invention described above, and has the effect that the edges of the image receiving layer transferred onto the recording sheet are cut well and a good appearance can be given. . Here, if a protective film layer is provided below the image receiving layer, after the image receiving layer is transferred to the recording sheet, the protective film layer becomes the uppermost portion, so that the image receiving layer holding the image can be protected. Is obtained. In addition, if the transfer sheet is provided with alignment marks, the recording sheet can be correctly opposed to the image recording position based on the alignment marks, and the image can be correctly positioned at a predetermined position on the recording sheet. The effect of being able to transfer is obtained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing one example of a transfer sheet used in the embodiment,
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the recording sheet, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a transfer operation in the transfer apparatus of the above embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the recording sheet after the transfer. 1 ... feeding device, 2 ... transfer sheet, 2a ... base material, 2b
…… Weak adhesive layer, 2c …… Protective film layer, 2d …… Image receiving layer, 2e
… Half cut, 3 Winding, 10 Recording device, 11 Drum, 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d Thermal head, 13a, 13b, 13
c, 13d …… Sublimation type ink film, 14 …… Guide roller, 1
5 …… Nip roll, 18 …… Recording sheet feeder, 19 ……
Recording sheet, 21… Conveyer belt, 25… Transfer device, 26 ……
Backup plate, 27 …… Pressurized heating plate, 27a…
… Pressure heating surface, 28… Pressure cylinder, 31… Rewinding device.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A feeding device for feeding a belt-shaped transfer sheet provided with an image receiving layer, a recording device for performing transfer recording on the transfer sheet fed from the feeding device using a sublimation type ink film, and a recording sheet overlapping the transferred transfer sheet And a transfer device that presses and heats the transfer sheet and the recording sheet to transfer an image receiving layer of the transfer sheet to the recording sheet, wherein the transfer device includes a transfer sheet and a recording sheet. It has a pressurizing and heating plate and a backup plate that pressurizes and heats the sheet, and the pressurizing and heating plate can transfer only a predetermined area having a width smaller than the width of the transfer sheet. A transfer recording apparatus comprising a pressurized and heated surface patterned in a predetermined shape so as to be able to do so. 2. The recording device includes a drum for winding and transferring a transfer sheet around an outer periphery, a plurality of thermal heads arranged along the drum, and a sublimation type ink film supplied between each thermal head and the transfer sheet. 2. The transfer recording apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: 3. The recording device is configured to perform a recording operation while continuously moving the transfer sheet, and the transfer device is configured to perform a transfer operation while intermittently moving the transfer sheet. 3. A transfer mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a buffer mechanism for changing a transfer path length of the transfer sheet is provided between the transfer apparatus and the transfer apparatus so as to suppress a variation in tension of the transfer sheet. Transfer recording device. 4. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a tension mechanism provided upstream of the recording device for maintaining a tension of the transfer sheet supplied to the recording device substantially constant. The transfer recording device according to the paragraph. 5. 5. The transfer recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a mark for positioning is formed on the belt-shaped transfer sheet provided with the image receiving layer. . 6. The transfer recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising means for forming alignment marks on the transfer sheet. 7. A half-cut of a predetermined shape corresponding to the shape of the pressurizing and heating surface of the pressurizing and heating plate is formed on the surface of the belt-like transfer sheet having the image receiving layer on the image receiving layer side. The transfer recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: 8. The apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a device for forming a half cut of a predetermined shape corresponding to the shape of the pressurizing and heating surface of the pressurizing and heating plate on the surface of the transfer sheet on the image receiving layer side. Any one of paragraphs 1 to 6
The transfer recording device according to the paragraph. 9. An image is formed by a thermal head using a sublimation type ink film provided with a dye layer on the base material, on the image receiving layer of the belt-shaped transfer sheet provided with the image receiving layer on the base material in a releasable manner, The image receiving layer on which the image of the transfer sheet is formed is opposed to the recording sheet, and the image receiving layer on which the image is formed can be transferred only to a predetermined area having a width smaller than the width of the transfer sheet. And transferring the image-receiving layer having a predetermined shape to the recording sheet by applying pressure and heating using a pressurizing and heating plate having a pressurizing and heating surface patterned in a predetermined shape. 10. The recording position of the image formed on the image receiving layer of the transfer sheet is determined by using the alignment mark provided on the transfer sheet, and the position at which the image is transferred to the recording sheet is determined by 10. The transfer recording method according to claim 9, wherein the transfer recording method is determined using a positioning mark. 11. 11. The transfer recording method according to claim 10, wherein the alignment mark is formed in an apparatus that performs recording on the transfer sheet and transfer to the recording sheet. 12. A half-cut of a predetermined shape corresponding to the shape of the pressurizing and heating surface of the pressurizing and heating plate is formed on the surface of the belt-like transfer sheet having the image receiving layer on the image receiving layer side. The transfer recording method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein: 13. In the apparatus for performing recording on the transfer sheet and transfer to the recording sheet and before the transfer step, the surface of the transfer sheet on the image receiving layer side conforms to the shape of the pressurizing and heating surface of the pressurizing and heating plate. 12. The transfer recording method according to claim 9, wherein a half cut of a predetermined shape is formed. 14． A transfer sheet in which an image receiving layer is releasably provided on a belt-shaped substrate, and a half cut of a predetermined shape having a width smaller than the width of the transfer sheet is formed on the surface on the image receiving layer side. A transfer sheet characterized by the following. 15. 15. The transfer sheet according to claim 14, wherein a protective film layer is provided below the image receiving layer. 16. 16. The transfer sheet according to claim 14, wherein a mark for alignment is provided on the surface.