JP5288187B2 - Relief processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a relief processing apparatus that performs relief processing on printed matter and the like.

  Conventionally, as a technique for physically three-dimensionalizing a printed matter such as a photograph, that is, a relief processing, there has been a technique using a mold stamp. When relief processing is performed using this mold stamp, the mold stamp is processed into a predetermined shape in advance, and this mold stamp is pressed against the printed material to be processed to form a convex portion on the printed material. However, this method has a problem that it is inferior in versatility because the shape of the mold cannot be changed.

  As another relief processing technique, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2001-10294 (Patent Document 1) proposes a three-dimensional creation device using a needle driving device. In Patent Document 1, a printed material is captured by a color scanner, and the captured image is analyzed to extract three-dimensional information that represents the three-dimensional characteristics of the printed material. Based on this three-dimensional information, the needle placement device is controlled to relieve the printed material. Process. According to this proposal, any printed matter is scanned (takes an image) to extract three-dimensional information, and relief processing is performed by the needle-punching device, so there is no need to make a mold or the like in advance and it is versatile. Yes.

JP 2001-10294 A

  As described above, when relief processing is performed on a printed material using a needle-striking device, since the needle-shaped body is needled onto the printed material, the printed material may be damaged, and a large number of irregularities are generated at the relief-processed portion. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the prior art, and is intended to provide a relief processing apparatus that is rich in versatility and has a smooth finish as a result of relief processing. It is aimed.

A relief processing apparatus of the present invention includes a driving unit including an elastic body therein, a pressure contact body in which a distal end portion is urged by the elastic body in a distal direction, and a control unit that controls the driving unit. The drive unit is controlled by the control unit to press the pressure contact body on the back side of the processing target, and slide the predetermined contact area in the processing target in a state in which the pressure contact body is pressed. Relief processing is performed on a predetermined region of interest.

  The press contact body is characterized in that a tip is formed in a spherical shape.

Furthermore, the drive unit includes drive means for driving in the thickness direction at the relief processing portion, and the control unit controls the pressure contact force with respect to the processing object by controlling the drive means in the thickness direction. It is characterized in that the projecting amount of can be adjusted .

The relief processing apparatus of the present invention further includes an image capturing unit that acquires the image data to be processed, and the control unit includes a calculation unit, a processing information generation unit that generates processing information, and the driving unit. The machining information is composed of information on a region where relief machining is performed on the machining target and information on the amount of protrusion in the region, and the machining information generation means When the image capturing unit acquires the image data printed on the processing target, the calculation unit controls the color difference information, the density difference information, the distance information to the subject, or the face in the image data. Processing that automatically generates a plurality of processing information using recognition information, focus adjustment information, or activated area information, and a user selects arbitrary processing information from the plurality of processing information. A process for, characterized that you run and outputting the selected processing information to the drive controller.

Then, the processing information generation means is controlled by the calculation means to obtain the processing information from the area information to be subjected to the relief processing arbitrarily set by the user and / or the protrusion amount information arbitrarily set by the user. A process of generating and a process of outputting the processing information to the drive controller are executed.

In addition, the control unit includes a storage unit, and the processing information generation unit executes a process of storing the generated processing information in the storage unit under the control of the calculation unit, and sets a relief to a new processing target. When processing is performed, processing for generating processing information by matching processing information stored in the storage unit with the new processing target is executed.

Furthermore, the drive unit includes an X-axis drive unit, a Y-axis drive unit, and a Z-axis drive unit that is the driving means in the thickness direction and holds the press contact body, and the processing target is on a platen The pressure contact body performs relief processing on the processing target by sliding on the processing target in a state where the processing target is pressed against the platen. .

In addition, the relief processing apparatus of the present invention includes a drive unit including a press contact body and a control unit that controls the drive unit, and a processing target is placed on an XY plane on a platen, and the drive unit Comprises an X-axis drive unit, a Y-axis drive unit, and a Z-axis drive unit that holds the press contact body as drive means for driving in the thickness direction in the relief processing portion , and the drive means includes a relief processing portion. In order to adjust the protrusion amount of the workpiece, the pressing force against the processing target is controlled, and the pressing body slides on the processing target in a state where the processing target is pressed against the platen . and characterized by applying a relief into a predetermined region.

Moreover, the relief processing apparatus of the present invention includes a driving unit having a press-contact member, and a control unit for controlling the drive unit, the drive unit includes a Y-axis driving unit, there in Thickness Direction of the drive means A Z-axis drive unit that holds the press contact body, a transport unit that transports the processing target parallel to the XY plane, and a platen roller that presses the processing target against the press contact body, and the driving unit includes: In order to adjust the protrusion amount of the relief processing portion, the pressing force against the processing object is controlled, and the pressing body is driven on the YZ plane by the Y-axis driving unit and the Z-axis driving unit, and is connected to the platen roller. A relief process is performed on the processing target by sliding on the processing target in a state where the processing target is pressed.

Furthermore, the relief processing apparatus of the present invention includes a drive unit including a press contact body, and a control unit that controls the drive unit, and the drive unit is controlled by the control unit, and the control unit controls the drive unit on the back side of the workpiece. the press member is pressed against, is performed with a relief into a predetermined region of the processing object by sliding the predetermined area in the processing target while being pressed against the piezoelectric contact body, near the outer periphery of the front Stories processing object The protective edge having a protrusion amount slightly larger than the maximum protrusion amount in the relief processing portion is processed.

The relief processing apparatus of the present invention includes a drive unit having a press contact body and a control unit that controls the drive unit, and the drive unit is controlled by the control unit so that the drive unit is disposed on the back side of the workpiece. Relief processing is performed on the predetermined region of the processing target by sliding the pressure contact body in a predetermined region with the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge of the processing target as a processing prohibition region in a state in which the pressure contact member is pressed. And

  Further, the material to be processed is a paper having extensibility.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the relief processing apparatus which is rich in versatility, and the relief which is the result of having performed relief processing becomes a smooth finish can be provided.

It is a functional block diagram of the relief processing apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a perspective view of the relief processing part of the relief processing apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the front-end | tip part of the press-contacting body of the relief processing apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control flow of the relief processing apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the case of custom-setting a protrusion amount with the relief processing apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the relief processed with the relief processing apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of the relief processed with the relief processing apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a perspective view of the relief processing part of the relief processing apparatus which concerns on the modification of this invention.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described. The relief processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a drive unit 12 including a press contact body 35, a control unit 11 that controls the drive unit 12, and an image capturing unit 13 that acquires image data of the processing target 57. The drive unit 12 includes an X-axis drive unit 31, a Y-axis drive unit 32, and a Z-axis drive unit 33 that is a driving unit in the thickness direction and holds the press contact body 35.

  Then, the drive unit 12 presses the pressure contact body 35 against the processing target 57 placed on the platen, and performs the relief processing on the processing target 57 by sliding on the processing target 57 with the pressure contact body 35 pressed. Apply. Note that the press contact body 35 has a tip formed in a spherical shape, and the tip is urged in the tip direction by an elastic body.

  The control unit 11 includes a calculation unit 21, a storage unit 22, a processing information generation unit 23 that generates processing information, and a drive controller 24 that controls the drive unit 12. Note that the processing information includes information on a region to be subjected to relief processing on the processing target 57 and information on a protrusion amount in the region.

  When the image capturing unit 13 acquires the image data printed on the processing target 57, the processing information generation unit 23 is controlled by the calculation unit 21, and the color difference information, the density difference information in the image data, or the subject Processing to automatically generate a plurality of pieces of processing information using distance information, face recognition information, focus adjustment information, or activated area information, and The processing for selecting arbitrary processing information from the above and the processing for outputting the selected processing information to the drive controller 24 are executed.

  Further, the processing information generation means 23 is controlled by the calculation means 21 to generate processing information from the area information to be subjected to relief processing arbitrarily set by the user and / or the protrusion amount information arbitrarily set by the user. A process and a process of outputting the processing information to the drive controller 24 are executed.

  Further, the machining information generating means 23 is controlled by the computing means 21 to execute processing for storing the generated machining information in the storage means 22, and when performing relief processing on a new machining target 57, the storage means 22 The processing information stored in is matched with the new processing target 57 to generate processing information.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the relief processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the relief processing unit 41. As shown in FIG. 1, the relief processing apparatus 1 includes a control unit 11 that controls all processes and operations of the relief processing apparatus 1, a drive unit 12 that is controlled by the control unit 11, an image capturing unit 13, Input means 14, output means 15, and display means 16 are provided. Then, the relief processing apparatus 1 captures image data or the like of a printed matter to be processed by the image capturing unit 13, and automatically converts the image in the image in the control unit 11 or by input from the input unit 14. This is a device that determines the amount of protrusion and the amount of protrusion and applies relief processing, which is a three-dimensional process, to the processing object in the drive unit 12.

  The control unit 11 includes a calculation unit 21 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a storage unit 22 such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an HD (Hard Disk), and a processing information generation unit. 23 and a drive controller 24.

  The calculation means 21 reads the program and data stored in the storage means 22, controls the various means to execute predetermined processing according to the read program, and controls the storage means 22 to store information generated by the processing of the various means In addition, control for causing other means to execute predetermined processing is performed according to information generated by the processing of various means.

  The storage means 22 (ROM) stores in advance various programs necessary for the relief processing apparatus 1 to operate, and executes processing for outputting these programs under the control of the calculation means 21. The storage unit 22 (RAM) temporarily stores processing information generated during processing of the program, and executes processing for outputting the stored processing information to the calculation unit 21. Further, the storage means 22 (HD or the like) executes processing for storing the captured image data, processing information described later, and the like.

  The processing information generation unit 23 analyzes the image data acquired by the image capturing unit 13 under the control of the calculation unit 21, sets the area to be relief processed in the image data and the protrusion amount in the region, and sets the set region Then, a plurality of pieces of processing information are generated from the protrusion amount information, and processing for displaying an image corresponding to the processing information on the display means 16 is executed. Further, when the user arbitrarily sets a desired machining area and a desired protrusion amount, that is, when custom setting is performed, the machining information generation unit 23 executes processing for generating machining information using the set information. . Further, the machining information generating unit 23 executes a process for storing the generated machining information in the storage unit 22 and a process for outputting it to the drive controller 24. The processing information is information for controlling the drive controller 24 including information such as the relief processing region, the protrusion amount in the region, the position of the processing region in the processing target, and the like.

  The drive controller 24 is controlled by the computing means 21 and controls the drive unit 12 according to the machining information stored in the storage means 22 and the machining information output from the machining information generating means 23, and performs a relief process on the machining target. Execute.

  The image capturing means 13 is controlled by the computing means 21 and captures image data and DPOF (Digital Print Order format) data from various devices such as a scanner, a digital camera, and a memory card. The DPOF data is a format that allows the user of the digital camera to specify information such as which image to print among images stored in the memory card. With this DPOF data, the number of prints, paper size, title, and other information can be associated with each image.

  The input means 14 includes a keyboard, direction keys, button keys, a touch panel, or the like. Then, the input signal generated by operating the input means 14 is output to the computing means 21, and the computing means 21 executes processing corresponding to the input signal. The output unit 15 executes processing for outputting image data and processing information to an external device. The display means 16 is a liquid crystal display device, a touch panel, etc., which displays the image acquired by the image capturing means 13, processing for displaying the region corresponding to the processing information and the amount of protrusion, and predetermined information for the user. For example, a process for displaying a selection item is executed.

  The drive unit 12 controls the X-axis drive unit 31 that controls the drive in the X-axis direction in FIG. 2, the Y-axis drive unit 32 that controls the drive in the Y-axis direction, and the drive in the Z-axis direction, that is, the thickness direction. And a Z-axis drive unit 33 which is a drive means for driving the units 31, 32, 33 under the control of the drive controller 24.

  Next, the configuration of the relief processing unit 41 provided with the drive unit 12 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the relief processing unit 41 includes a pedestal unit 45 on which a workpiece 57 to be processed for relief is placed, an X-axis drive unit 31 as a drive unit 12 for performing relief processing, and a Y-axis drive unit. 32 and a Z-axis drive unit 33. In this embodiment, the vertical and horizontal directions refer to the vertical and horizontal directions in the front view of FIG. Further, the X-axis direction indicates the substantially vertical direction in the front view of FIG. 2, the Y-axis direction indicates the substantially horizontal direction in the front view of FIG. 2, and the Z-axis direction indicates the thickness direction orthogonal to the XY plane.

  The pedestal portion 45 includes a main plate 51, a mounting table 52 fixed on the main plate 51, and an X-axis rail 53 and a Y-axis rail 54 disposed in the vicinity of the mounting table 52. The main plate 51 is a rectangular plate made of hard resin or the like and forms an XY plane. The mounting table 52 is a square plate made of hard resin or the like, and is fixed near the center of the main plate 51. On the mounting table 52, a platen 55, which is a square plate formed of an elastic body, is fixed, and the processing target 57 is mounted on the platen 55 face down. The platen 55 is a member that suppresses the surface of the processing target 57 when a press-contacting body 35 described later presses the processing target 57.

  The X-axis rail 53 is located on the left side of the mounting table 52 on the main plate 51 and is arranged in parallel with the X-axis, and restricts driving of the drive unit 12 in the X-axis direction. The Y-axis rail 54 is disposed above the mounting table 52 on the main plate 51 and parallel to the Y-axis, and restricts driving of the drive unit 12 in the Y-axis direction.

  The drive unit 12 includes the X-axis drive unit 31, the Y-axis drive unit 32, and the Z-axis drive unit 33 as described above. The X-axis drive unit 31 is slidably mounted on the X-axis rail 53. When the X-axis drive unit 31 slides along the X-axis rail 53 by a motor or the like, the X-axis drive unit 32 and the Z-axis drive unit 33 The operation in the axial direction is controlled.

  The Y-axis drive unit 32 includes a Y-axis direction sliding member 32a, a Z-axis drive unit holding member 32b attached to the Y-axis direction sliding member 32a so as to be movable in the X-axis direction, and an X-axis operation restriction. A shaft 32c. The Y-axis direction sliding member 32a is slidably mounted on the Y-axis rail 54. By sliding along the Y-axis rail 54, the Z-axis drive unit holding member 32b and the Z-axis drive unit 33 The operation in the Y-axis direction is controlled.

  The Z-axis drive unit holding member 32b is attached to the X-axis drive unit 31, and a Z-axis rail 58 is formed on a predetermined surface. When the X-axis drive unit 31 slides in the X-axis direction, the Z-axis drive unit holding member 32b operates in parallel with the X-axis while being restricted by the X-axis operation restriction shaft 32c, and slides in the Y-axis direction. When the member 32a slides in the Y-axis direction, the member 32a operates in the Y-axis direction in conjunction with it.

  The X-axis operation restriction shaft 32c is fixed to the Z-axis drive unit holding member 32b with the Y-axis direction sliding member 32a inserted therethrough, and when the X-axis drive unit 31 slides in the X-axis direction, It operates in the X-axis direction together with the drive unit holding member 32b. Since the X-axis operation restricting shaft 32c penetrates the Y-axis direction sliding member 32a, the X-axis operation restricting shaft 32c operates in parallel with the X-axis by the insertion portion to the Y-axis direction sliding member 32a when operating in the X-axis direction. So that it is regulated.

  The Z-axis drive unit 33 includes a Z-axis direction sliding member 33a, a press contact body holding member 33b, a Y axis operation restricting shaft 33c, a bearing member 33d, and a press contact body 35. The Z-axis direction sliding member 33a is slidably mounted on the Z-axis rail 58 of the Z-axis drive unit holding member 32b. The press contact body holding member 33b is fixed to the Z-axis direction sliding member 33a, and holds the press contact body 35 in parallel with the Z axis. The Y-axis operation restricting shaft 33c is fixed to the press contact body holding member 33b while being inserted into the bearing member 33d, and is restricted by the bearing member 33d to operate in parallel with the Y-axis. The bearing member 33d is fixed to the X-axis drive unit 31. Since the Z-axis drive unit 33 configured as described above can control the operation amount in the Z-axis direction, the amount of pressure contact with the processing target 57 can be changed. Therefore, when the relief processing is performed on the processing target 57 The protrusion amount of the relief processing portion in can be changed.

  The press contact body 35 is pen-shaped and is held by the press contact body holding member 33b so that the longitudinal direction is the Z-axis direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the pressure contact member 35 has a tip formed in a spherical shape, and the tip is urged by an elastic body (not shown) toward the tip, that is, toward the base 45. Therefore, when a load of a predetermined value or more is applied to the tip of the press contact body 35 during the relief processing, the tip is prevented from entering the pen and damaging the workpiece 57. The press-contacting body 35 slides while pressing on the back surface of the processing target 57 by the operation of the drive unit 12 in a state of being pressed to the processing target 57, and performs a relief process on the processing target 57. That is, when the press-contacting body 35 presses a predetermined portion of the processing target 57 toward the platen 55, the predetermined portion of the press-contacting processing target 57 protrudes from the plane, and a convex portion is formed on the processing target 57. Thus, since the tip of the press contact body 35 slides within a predetermined region on the processing object 57, the area of the convex portion is increased and relief processing is performed.

  Next, the control flow of the relief processing apparatus 1 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The computing means 21 executes the image capturing process (step S101) for controlling the image capturing means 13 to capture the image data, and controls the processing information generating means 23 to control the area information and the protrusion amount (Z-axis direction). The processing information generation process (step S103) for generating a plurality of processing information consisting of information on (processing amount) is executed.

  Here, means for generating processing information in the processing information generation processing (step S103) will be described. When the image data of the planar image is acquired by the image capturing means 13, the processing information generating means 23 analyzes the color difference and density difference of the image in the image data and extracts a portion where the difference is large. Set as an area for relief processing. Further, the machining information generating means 23 sets the protrusion amount in this area from information registered in advance in the storage means 22 and past machining information. Then, machining information is generated from the set region and the protrusion amount.

  Further, when image data including distance information to the subject photographed by the 3D camera is acquired by the image capturing means 13, the processing information generating means 23 classifies the distance to the subject for every fixed distance and An area with a short distance is set as an area to be relief processed, and further, the amount of protrusion in the area is set using the distance information. Then, machining information is generated from the set region and the protrusion amount. That is, the processing information generation means 23 uses the distance to the actual subject to set the relief processing region and the difference in the protrusion amount in the relief processing region, and generates processing information.

  Further, when the image capturing means 13 also acquires face recognition information, focus adjustment information, etc. at the time of shooting with a camera or the like, the processing information generating means 23 uses the face recognition information, focus adjustment information, etc. Generate information. That is, when using the face recognition information, the processing information generating means 23 sets the area surrounding the outline of the face from the face recognition information as the first area to be relief processed, and the nose and the like located in the first area Is set as the second region, the protrusion amounts of the first region and the second region are set, and the processing information is generated from these pieces of information. It is not always necessary to set a plurality of areas. Also, when using the focus adjustment information, the processing information generating means 23 analyzes the distance to the subject and the focused position from the focus adjustment information, and selects a region within a predetermined range from the focused position. The region is set as a relief processing region, and the protrusion amount is set from the distance to the subject, and processing information is generated from these pieces of information.

  When the image capturing means 13 acquires image data having area information by the block matching method, the processing information generating means 23 reliefs the area that has moved from the image data or the area that has been static. The region to be processed is set, and the protrusion amount in the region is set from information registered in advance in the storage means 22 and past processing information, and processing information is generated from these information. In this block matching method, two images are taken in succession, an area of a predetermined size in an image (first frame) taken earlier is set as a basic block, and an image taken later (second frame) Is a method of extracting all the frames that have moved in both frames with the point where the value of the difference evaluation function between the basic block of the first frame and the basic block of the second frame is minimized as a corresponding point, This is a technique used for motion prediction in still images.

  Further, the processing information generating unit 23 stores the processing information used for the relief processing in the storage unit 22, and uses the processing information by matching with other image data to generate processing information. In other words, the processing information that has been used once is used when relief processing is performed on another processing target 57, thereby generating processing information that matches the user's preference.

  Then, the calculation means 21 executes the processing information generation process (step S103) by the method as described above, and then displays a 3D image corresponding to the plurality of generated processing information on the display means 16 (step S105) is executed. In the 3D image display process (step S105), the image displayed on the display unit 16 is a CG image or the like obtained by performing relief processing on the image acquired by the image capturing unit 13. In the 3D image display process (step S105), the user can switch to a different CG image by operating the input means 14. Furthermore, icons such as “Determination” and “Custom setting” are also displayed on the screen displayed in the 3D image display process (step S105).

  In the 3D image display process (step S105), the user confirms whether there is a desired processing information option, and if there is a desired option, operates the input means 14 to select the desired option. . Further, when there is no choice of desired processing information, the user operates the input means 14 to select the “custom setting” icon by which the user himself selects an arbitrary processing area and an arbitrary protrusion amount. . The calculation means 21 executes a selection determination process (step S107) for determining whether or not the user has selected a desired option, and the user has selected predetermined process information from the process information options displayed in 3D. In this case, the machining information output process (step S119) for outputting the machining information to the drive controller 24 is executed. In addition, when the machining information is input, the drive controller 24 executes the relief machining process (step S121) by controlling the drive unit 12 according to the machining information.

  When “custom setting” is selected in the selection determination process (step S107), the calculation means 21 displays a screen for custom setting of the machining area and the protrusion amount on the display means 16 (step S107). S111) is executed. In this custom setting screen display process (step S111), the user arbitrarily sets an area for processing in the image and a protruding amount in the area by operating the input means 14.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen when the protrusion amount is set in custom in the custom setting screen display process (step S111). When customizing the projection amount, which is the machining amount in the Z-axis direction, the calculation means 21 causes the display means 16 to display a cylinder as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b). The user designates the center axis of the cylinder using the input means 14 in the designated machining area. By designating the central axis of the cylinder in this way, it is possible to set so that the protruding amount is small at a position far from the central axis, and the protruding amount is large near the central axis.

  In addition, when a different processing area is set in one processing area, when the user selects a predetermined area, a cylinder as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B is displayed. By setting the central axis of the cylinder at a predetermined position in each region, the amount of protrusion in the plurality of regions can be set. By setting different processing areas in one area in this way, the amount of protrusion can be changed between the outer area and the inner area. For example, the dog's face is designated as the outer processing area, and the dog's nose Is designated as the inner processing area, the relief processing can be performed with the dog's face raised and the nose raised.

  Then, in the custom setting screen display process (step S111), when the user finishes the custom setting, the computing means 21 controls the machining information generating means 23 to process information corresponding to the custom set machining area and protrusion amount. Custom processing information generation processing (step S112) is generated, and processing information output processing (step S119) and relief processing processing (step S121) are executed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the processed relief 85. As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the relief 85 has a relief processing of the cherry peach portion in the processing object 57 on which a picture of the cherry peach is drawn. And as shown in FIG.6 (b), the difference is formed in the protrusion amount by the part of a branch, and the real part, and the real part is formed in the spherical shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), there is a difference in the amount of protrusion between the two fruits, and the actual protrusion amount located at the front is large and the actual protrusion amount located at the back is reduced. Yes. In this way, the perspective in the image can be expressed by the amount of protrusion, the main portion can be emphasized, and smooth relief processing can be performed.

  Further, since the relief 85 has a three-dimensional shape having a protruding portion, the protruding portion may be deformed during storage or storage. Therefore, at the time of relief processing, as shown in FIG. 7, a protective edge that is slightly larger than the largest protrusion amount in the relief processing portion with respect to the processing object 57 at a position near the outer peripheral edge of the processing object 57. 86 may be formed. By forming the protective edge 86 in this manner, for example, when the relief 85 is stored in an album, the protective edge 86 protects the main part that has been subjected to the relief processing, and deformation of the main part can be prevented.

  Furthermore, when there is a three-dimensional part in the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge of the relief 85, the strength of the three-dimensional part is reduced. Therefore, by setting the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge of the processing target 57 as a processing prohibited area in advance, the three-dimensional part can be deformed. It can also be prevented.

  Further, as the material of the processing object 57 used in this embodiment, photographic paper or the like can be used, but it is preferable to use paper having extensibility. This is because, by using stretchable paper as the material of the processing object 57, the relief processing is facilitated, and the strength of the processed relief is higher than the relief made of photographic paper or the like.

  According to the relief processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the processing object 57 is slid on the processing object 57 in a state where the tip of the pressure contact body 35 is in pressure contact with the back surface of the processing object 57. By adopting a configuration in which the relief 85 is processed by rubbing, a smooth relief process can be performed without damaging the object to be processed 57 unlike the needle-striking device.

  Further, by making the tip of the pressure contact body 35 spherical, the pressure contact body 35 can be smoothly slid on the processing target 57, the damage to the processing target 57 can be prevented, and the relief processing portion can be smoothed. become.

  Furthermore, by providing the drive unit 12 with a Z-axis drive unit 33 which is a drive means for driving in the thickness direction, it is possible to variably control the protrusion amount of the relief processing portion.

  Further, the relief processing apparatus 1 includes a processing information generation unit 23, and the processing information generation unit 23 detects the color difference or density difference of the processing target 57, distance information to the subject, face recognition information, or focus. Since a plurality of pieces of processing information can be automatically generated from the adjustment information or the area information of the moved subject, various processing information according to the user's preference can be automatically generated. It is possible to easily set the area for relief processing and the amount of protrusion.

  Furthermore, by adopting a configuration in which the user can easily and arbitrarily set the area where the user performs relief processing and the amount of protrusion, the relief processing can be performed according to the user's preference.

  Then, the processing information generated by the processing information generation unit 23 is stored in the storage unit 22, and when the relief processing is performed on the new processing target 57, the processing information and the image of the new processing target 57 are matched with the processing information. By using the configuration for generating the processing information, it is possible to generate processing information that meets the user's preference once selected or set by the user.

  In addition, since the drive unit 12 is composed of the X-axis drive unit 31, the Y-axis drive unit 32, and the Z-axis drive unit 33, the relief processing apparatus 1 can be manufactured by applying the existing technology such as a plotter. The relief processing apparatus 1 can be easily manufactured.

  Note that the relief processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment can also be incorporated into a printing apparatus. By incorporating the relief processing apparatus 1 into the printing apparatus in this way, it is possible to create processing information directly from the print data, making it easy to set the area for relief processing and the like in the processing target 57 during the relief processing. It becomes easy to recognize the processing position. Note that the image of the processing area to be subjected to the relief processing is slightly stretched by the relief processing, so when printing the processing target 57, the image located in the processing area is slightly smaller than the image of the processing area in the actual image data. By printing, the relief processing portion in the completed relief 85 becomes the optimum size. Further, the present invention is not limited to the case where the predetermined processing area in the image is subjected to the relief processing, and the date can be displayed by performing the relief processing.

  Further, a relief process may be performed by using the pressure contact bodies 35 having different curvature radii at the tips. In this case, a plurality of press contact bodies 35 having different curvature radii at the tip are prepared in advance and automatically replaced with a predetermined press contact body 35 at the home position, or a different curvature is provided near the tip of the press contact body 35. A configuration may be considered in which a plurality of tip parts having a radius are attached using a roulette, and the tip of the press contact body 35 is changed by rotating the roulette. Then, by adopting a configuration in which the tip of the pressure contact body 35 can be changed in this way, relief processing is performed using a tip having a small radius of curvature in a small region or boundary portion, and a tip having a large radius of curvature is provided in a large region portion. The relief processing can be realized by using it, the artistry of the completed relief 85 can be enhanced, and the relief processing suitable for the user's preference can be realized.

  Next, a modified example of the relief processing apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a relief processing section 41 according to a modification. The drive unit 12 in the relief processing apparatus 1 described above is configured to operate in the three directions of the X-axis drive unit 31, the Y-axis drive unit 32, and the Z-axis drive unit 33. However, as shown in FIG. Instead of the unit 31, it may be configured to include a transport unit that transports the workpiece 57 in the X-axis direction.

  The relief processing section 41 includes a paper feed roller 71 and a pinch roller 72 as conveying means, a platen roller 73, a Y-axis drive unit 32, and a Z-axis drive unit 33 having a press contact body 35. The processing object 57 is conveyed in the X-axis direction while being sandwiched between a paper feed roller 71 disposed on the front side and a pinch roller 72 disposed on the back side. Further, a platen roller 73 is disposed in the vicinity of the front side of the position where the press contact body 35 of the processing target 57 contacts, and presses the processing target 57 against the press contact body 35 when the press contact body 35 presses the processing target 57.

  The Y-axis drive unit 32 includes a Y-axis direction regulating member 75 and a Y-axis direction sliding member 76. The Y-axis direction regulating member 75 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a Y-axis rail is formed on one surface, and a Y-axis direction sliding member 76 is slidably mounted on the Y-axis rail. The Z-axis drive unit 33 includes a press contact body holding member 81 and a press contact body 35 attached to the press contact body holding member 81. The pressure contact body 35 has a pen shape in which the tip is formed in a spherical shape as in the above-described embodiment. The pressure contact body holding member 81 is attached to the Y-axis direction sliding member 76 and operates together with the Y-axis direction sliding member 76 in the Y-axis direction, and operates the pressure contact body 35 in the Z-axis direction.

  Then, the relief processing apparatus 1 in this modification is configured such that the pressure contact body 35 is slid in the Y-axis direction by the Y-axis drive unit 32 in a state where the pressure contact body 35 is pressed against the process target 57, and the work target 57 is moved by the conveying means. Relief processing is performed by conveying in the X-axis direction.

  Also in the relief processing apparatus 1 including the relief processing section 41 having such a configuration, the same operational effects as those of the relief processing apparatus 1 in the above-described embodiment can be obtained. Further, since the operation in the X-axis direction is performed by the conveying means, the manufacture becomes easier as compared with the case of manufacturing a unit operating in the three directions of XYZ. Furthermore, it is easy to integrate with a printing apparatus. In this case, the processing target 57 is not cut after printing, and the processing target 57 is conveyed to the relief processing unit 41 as it is to perform relief processing.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the above Example, A change and improvement are freely possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of invention.

1 Relief processing equipment
11 Control unit 12 Drive unit
13 Image capturing means 14 Input means
15 Output means 16 Display means
21 Calculation means 22 Storage means
23 Machining information generation means 24 Drive controller
31 X-axis drive unit 32 Y-axis drive unit
32a Y-axis direction sliding member 32b Z-axis drive unit holding member
32c X-axis operation restriction axis 33 Z-axis drive unit
33a Z-axis direction sliding member 33b Pressure contact body holding member
33c Y-axis operation restriction shaft 33d Bearing member
35 Pressure contact body 41 Relief processing section
45 Base 51 Main plate
52 Mounting base 53 X-axis rail
54 Y-axis rail 55 Platen
57 Object 58 Z-axis rail
71 Paper feed roller 72 Pinch roller
73 Platen roller 75 Y-axis direction regulating member
76 Y-axis sliding member 81 Pressure contact member holding member
85 Relief 86 Protective edge

Claims (12)

Provided with an elastic body inside, a drive unit provided with a pressure contact body whose tip is urged in the tip direction by the elastic body, and a control unit for controlling the drive unit,
The drive unit is controlled by the control unit to press-contact the press-contacting body on the back side of the processing target, and slide the inside of a predetermined region in the processing target with the press-contacting body pressed. A relief processing apparatus characterized by performing relief processing on a predetermined area of the.   The relief processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the press contact body has a tip formed in a spherical shape. The driving unit includes a driving unit that drives in a thickness direction in a relief processing portion, and the control unit controls the pressure contact force with respect to the processing target by controlling the driving unit in the thickness direction, thereby protruding the relief processing portion. relief processing apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that it is adjustable amount. Having image capture means for acquiring the image data to be processed;
The control unit includes a calculation unit, a processing information generation unit that generates processing information, and a drive controller that controls the driving unit,
The processing information is composed of information on a region where relief processing is performed on the processing target, and information on a protrusion amount in the region,
When the image capturing unit acquires the image data printed on the processing target, the processing information generation unit is controlled by the calculation unit, and the color difference information, density difference information, or subject in the image data is controlled. Processing to automatically generate a plurality of pieces of processing information using distance information, face recognition information, focus adjustment information, or activated area information, and The relief processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a process for selecting arbitrary machining information from the process and a process for outputting the selected machining information to the drive controller are executed. . The processing information generation means is controlled by the calculation means to generate the processing information from area information to be subjected to the relief processing arbitrarily set by the user and / or protrusion amount information arbitrarily set by the user. The relief processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a process and a process of outputting the processing information to the drive controller are executed. The control unit includes storage means,
The processing information generation means is controlled by the calculation means to execute processing for storing the generated processing information in the storage means, and stores the processing information in the storage means when performing relief processing on a new processing target. relief processing apparatus according to claim 4 or claim 5, characterized in that executes processing for generating a processed information is matched to a new processing object said processing information. The drive unit includes an X-axis drive unit, a Y-axis drive unit, and a Z-axis drive unit that is the driving means in the thickness direction and holds the press contact body,
The processing object is placed on the XY plane on the platen,
The pressure contact body, one of the claims 3 to 6, characterized in that applying a relief machining on the processing object by sliding on the processing object to the processing object in a state that comes into press contact with the platen The relief processing apparatus according to crab. A drive unit including a pressure contact body, and a control unit that controls the drive unit,
The processing object is placed on the XY plane on the platen,
The drive unit includes an X-axis drive unit, a Y-axis drive unit, and a Z-axis drive unit that holds the press contact body as drive means for driving in the thickness direction at the relief processing portion ,
The drive means controls the pressing force against the processing object in order to adjust the protrusion amount of the relief processing portion,
The press-contact member, the processing target characteristics and, Relais leaf processing apparatus that performs a relief into a predetermined region of the processing object by sliding on the processing object while pressing towards the platen. A drive unit including a pressure contact body, and a control unit that controls the drive unit,
The drive unit includes a Y-axis drive unit, a Z-axis drive unit that holds the pressure member a Thickness direction of the driving means, a conveying means for conveying the parallel processing object in the XY plane, the machining target A platen roller that presses against the press contact body,
The drive means controls the pressing force against the processing object in order to adjust the protrusion amount of the relief processing portion,
The press contact body is driven on the YZ plane by the Y-axis drive unit and the Z-axis drive unit, and slides on the processing target in a state in which the processing target is pressed against the platen roller. features and, Relais leaf processing apparatus that performs a relief process to the subject. A drive unit including a pressure contact body, and a control unit that controls the drive unit,
The drive unit is controlled by the control unit to press-contact the press-contacting body on the back side of the processing target, and slide the inside of a predetermined region in the processing target with the press-contacting body pressed. Relief processing is applied to a predetermined area of
Before SL near the outer periphery of the processing target, the relief processing section of the maximum projection amount, wherein the, Relais leaf processing apparatus to process a slightly and have been protected edge greater protruding amount than the inside. A drive unit including a pressure contact body, and a control unit that controls the drive unit,
The drive unit is controlled by the control unit so that the press contact body is pressed against the back side of the processing target, and in the state where the press contact body is pressed, the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge of the processing target is set as a processing prohibition region within a predetermined region. the machining features and, Relais leaf processing apparatus that performs a relief into a predetermined region of interest by sliding. The relief processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the material to be processed is an extensible paper.

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