JPH0129151B2 - - Google Patents
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- JPH0129151B2 JPH0129151B2 JP58060278A JP6027883A JPH0129151B2 JP H0129151 B2 JPH0129151 B2 JP H0129151B2 JP 58060278 A JP58060278 A JP 58060278A JP 6027883 A JP6027883 A JP 6027883A JP H0129151 B2 JPH0129151 B2 JP H0129151B2
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- recording medium
- thermal transfer
- master film
- film
- transfer master
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- 238000010023 transfer printing Methods 0.000 claims description 9
- 238000000926 separation method Methods 0.000 claims description 8
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- 208000010727 head pressing Diseases 0.000 description 9
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 8
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- 229920003023 plastic Polymers 0.000 description 3
- 229920005989 resin Polymers 0.000 description 3
- 239000011347 resin Substances 0.000 description 3
- 238000000859 sublimation Methods 0.000 description 3
- 230000008022 sublimation Effects 0.000 description 3
- 238000007651 thermal printing Methods 0.000 description 3
- 229910052724 xenon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 3
- FHNFHKCVQCLJFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N xenon atom Chemical compound [Xe] FHNFHKCVQCLJFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
- 239000011248 coating agent Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000000576 coating method Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000000975 dye Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000011159 matrix material Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000000049 pigment Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000003825 pressing Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000001993 wax Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000003213 activating effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000000853 adhesive Substances 0.000 description 1
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- 230000007774 longterm Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000000696 magnetic material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000002985 plastic film Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229920006255 plastic film Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 229920001225 polyester resin Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 239000004645 polyester resin Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000011241 protective layer Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000001360 synchronised effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000004804 winding Methods 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
- B41J29/18—Mechanisms for rendering the print visible to the operator
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- Electronic Switches (AREA)
- Impression-Transfer Materials And Handling Thereof (AREA)
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
本発明は、記録媒体に必要な情報を印刷する印
刷装置に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a printing device that prints necessary information on a recording medium.
従来、この種、印刷装置においてはインキング
によるスタンプ方式、電子写真方式、静電方式、
感熱方式へと印刷方式が改良されてきた。 Conventionally, this type of printing equipment has used inking stamping methods, electrophotographic methods, electrostatic methods,
The printing method has been improved to a thermal method.
しかしながら、印刷内容の長期安定性の点で未
だ十分ではなく、さらに、構成が複雑、高価であ
り、消耗品の取扱いが不便なものが多い。 However, the long-term stability of the printed content is still insufficient, and in addition, many of them are complicated and expensive, and the handling of consumables is inconvenient.
本発明は、上記事情にもとづきなされたもの
で、その目的とするところは、構造が簡単で印字
品質が良く、消耗品の取扱いが容易で、しかも長
期に亘つて印刷内容が安定し、さらに、信頼性、
経済性、保守性に優れた印刷装置を提供しようと
するものである。 The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and its objectives are to have a simple structure, good printing quality, easy handling of consumables, stable printing content over a long period of time, and reliability,
The objective is to provide a printing device that is economical and maintainable.
以下、本発明の一実施例を図面にもとづいて説
明する。第１図中１は装置本体で、この装置本体
１の右側上部には第１の記録媒体P1を順次１枚
ずつ供給する第１の供給機構２が設けられている
とともにこの供給機構２の記録媒体供給方向側下
方には磁気記録部付の第２の記録媒体P2を順次
１枚ずつ供給する第２の供給機構３が配置されて
いる。 Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a main body of the apparatus, and a first supply mechanism 2 for sequentially supplying the first recording medium P 1 one by one is provided on the upper right side of the main body 1 of the apparatus. A second supply mechanism 3 for sequentially supplying the second recording medium P 2 with a magnetic recording section one by one is arranged at the lower side in the recording medium supply direction.
上記第１の供給機構２によつて供給される記録
媒体P1は第２図に示すようにプラスチツクある
いは紙よりなる支持体４の片面にｒ−FezO3磁性
材料と樹脂バイダー等よりなる磁気記録層５、他
面に後述する転写剤３８の転写および固着昇華容
易剤（例えばポリエステル系樹脂）からなる印刷
記録層６よりなり、また、第２の供給機構３から
供給される記録媒体P2は第３図に示すように普
通紙７の片面に磁気記録層８を設けたものであ
る。 As shown in FIG. 2, the recording medium P 1 fed by the first feeding mechanism 2 is a magnetic recording medium made of r-FezO 3 magnetic material and a resin binder on one side of a support 4 made of plastic or paper. The layer 5 is composed of a print recording layer 6 made of a sublimation facilitator (for example, polyester resin) on which a transfer agent 38 (described later) is transferred and fixed, and the recording medium P 2 supplied from the second supply mechanism 3 is As shown in FIG. 3, a magnetic recording layer 8 is provided on one side of plain paper 7.
また、上記第１の供給機構２はつぎのような構
成となつている。すなわち、予めカード状に成形
された記録媒体P1を印刷面６ａが上方向になる
ようにホツパー９内に多数枚積重ね、最上部にカ
ード押え１０を置く、そして、記録媒体P1の印
刷命令によりピツカーナイフ１１を動作させ記録
媒体P1を１枚ずつ複数の送りローラ対１２，１
２によつて形成される供給路１３に供給し、検知
器（図示しない）により一枚がホツパー９より供
給されたことを検知し、感熱印刷ヘツドとしての
サーマルヘツド１４の手前で記録媒体P1を１枚
常に待機させておく構成となつている。１５はホ
ツパー９内の記録媒体P1の不足・なしを検知す
る記録媒体不足・なし検知器である。 Further, the first supply mechanism 2 has the following configuration. That is, a large number of recording media P 1 pre-formed into card shapes are stacked in the hopper 9 so that the printing surface 6a faces upward, a card holder 10 is placed on top, and a printing instruction for the recording media P 1 is issued. The picker knife 11 is operated to transfer the recording medium P 1 one by one to the plurality of feed roller pairs 12,1.
A detector (not shown) detects that one sheet is fed from the hopper 9, and the recording medium P1 is placed in front of the thermal head 14 as a thermal printing head. The configuration is such that one sheet is always kept on standby. Reference numeral 15 denotes a recording medium shortage/absence detector for detecting shortage/absence of the recording medium P1 in the hopper 9.
また、第２の供給機構３は次ぎのように構成さ
れている。すなわち、リール部１６には印刷面７
ａを外側にしてロール状に巻上げられた記録媒体
素材P2′が装着されている。記録媒体素材P2′は整
列ガイドロール１７および記録媒体素材なし検知
器（図示しない）を順次通つて定寸送りロール１
８と押えローラ１９との間に介在させた状態に繰
出し端部がセツトされる。そして、上記定寸送り
ロール１８を駆動させて記録媒体素材P2′を定寸
繰出し、ロータリーカツタ２０によつて定寸に切
断される。このようにして形成された記録媒体
P2は送りローラ対２１，２１によつて形成され
る供給路２２内、すなわち、上記サーマルヘツド
１４の手前で前記記録媒体P1と同様に１枚待機
させておく構成となつている。２３は記録媒体素
材不足検知器である。 Further, the second supply mechanism 3 is configured as follows. That is, the reel unit 16 has a printing surface 7.
A recording medium material P 2 ′ wound up into a roll with a side facing outward is mounted. The recording medium material P 2 ′ passes sequentially through an alignment guide roll 17 and a recording medium material absence detector (not shown) and is sent to the fixed size feed roll 1.
The feeding end is set to be interposed between the roller 8 and the presser roller 19. Then, the recording medium material P 2 ' is fed out to a fixed length by driving the fixed length feed roll 18, and is cut into a fixed size by the rotary cutter 20. Recording media formed in this way
The recording medium P 2 is configured to be kept on standby in the supply path 22 formed by the pair of feed rollers 21, 21, that is, in front of the thermal head 14, similar to the recording medium P1 . 23 is a recording medium material shortage detector.
また、第１の供給機構２の供給路１３と第２の
供給機構３の供給路２２とは終端部において合流
しており、この合流点に対応して記録媒体P1あ
るいは記録媒体P2の印刷面６ａ，７ａに目視情
報を感熱転写印刷する感熱転写印刷機構２４が設
けられている。すなわち、供給路１３，２２の終
端近傍には供給される記録媒体P1，P2の先端面
と当接し得る角度に感熱記録面１４ａを位置させ
たドツトマトリツクス方式のサーマルヘツド１４
とヘツド押圧駆動ローラ２５が配置されていると
ともにサーマルヘツド１４の感熱記録面１４ａの
発熱部に中途部が密着する状態に感熱転写マスタ
ーフイルムＦが張設されている。感熱転写マスタ
ーフイルムＦは後述する転写剤３８をコートした
面を外側にしてロール状に巻上げられた状態で繰
出しリール２６に装着されており、この繰出し端
はテンシヨンアーム２７に掛渡したのち反時計方
向にはすべり作用のあるワンウエイクラツチを具
備した戻し送りローラ２８とピンチローラ２９の
間を通りフイルム無し検知器（図示しない）の配
置部を通り、ガイドロール３０に掛渡してサーマ
ルヘツド１４とヘツド押圧駆動ローラ２５との間
に挾込まれている。さらに、感熱転写マスターフ
イルムＦの繰出し端は導出されて分離機構として
の分離ローラ３１に掛渡されたのち時計方向には
すべり作用のあるようワンウエイクラツチを具備
した送りローラ３２とピンチローラ３３との間を
通り、テンシヨンサーム３４に掛渡したのち巻取
りリール３５に巻取られる構成となつている。送
りローラ３２と戻し送りローラ２８は裏面でベル
ト伝達されているが感熱転写マスターフイルムＦ
に対しては常に一方のローラ３２あるいは２８に
のみ駆動力が伝達される機構となつている。この
駆動はヘツド押圧駆動ローラ２５とも同期を取つ
て正逆転モータ（図示しない）により駆動され
る。３６はフイルム無し検知器である。 Furthermore, the supply path 13 of the first supply mechanism 2 and the supply path 22 of the second supply mechanism 3 merge at the terminal end, and corresponding to this confluence point, the supply path 13 of the first supply mechanism 2 and the supply path 22 of the second supply mechanism 3 merge. A thermal transfer printing mechanism 24 is provided to thermally transfer print visual information onto the printing surfaces 6a and 7a. That is, near the ends of the supply paths 13 and 22, there is a dot matrix type thermal head 14 with a heat-sensitive recording surface 14a positioned at an angle where it can come into contact with the leading end surfaces of the recording media P 1 and P 2 to be supplied.
A head pressing drive roller 25 is disposed, and a thermal transfer master film F is stretched such that its midway portion is in close contact with the heat generating portion of the thermal recording surface 14a of the thermal head 14. The thermal transfer master film F is wound up into a roll with the side coated with a transfer agent 38 (to be described later) facing outward, and is mounted on the feeding reel 26. After the feeding end is hung around the tension arm 27, it is unrolled. In the clockwise direction, the film passes between the return feed roller 28 equipped with a one-way clutch with a sliding action and the pinch roller 29, passes through a location where a film-free detector (not shown) is arranged, is wrapped around a guide roll 30, and is connected to the thermal head 14. It is sandwiched between the head pressing drive roller 25 and the head pressing drive roller 25. Further, the feeding end of the thermal transfer master film F is led out and wrapped around a separating roller 31 as a separating mechanism, and then a feed roller 32 and a pinch roller 33, which are equipped with a one-way clutch so as to have a sliding action in the clockwise direction, are connected to each other. After passing through the tension therm 34 and being wound around the take-up reel 35, the winding reel 35 is wound. The feed roller 32 and the return feed roller 28 are conveyed by a belt on the back side of the thermal transfer master film F.
The mechanism is such that the driving force is always transmitted to only one roller 32 or 28. This drive is synchronized with the head pressing drive roller 25 and is driven by a forward/reverse motor (not shown). 36 is a film-free detector.
上記感熱転写マスターフイルムＦは第４図に示
すように、薄いプラスチツクフイルムあるいは紙
よりなる支持体３７の片面に顔料＋レジン＋ワツ
クス＋昇華性染料類よりなる転写剤３８をコート
し、他面にはサーマルヘツド１４の発熱部に対し
て非粘着性の物質（例えばSi系剥離剤）あるいは
金属蒸着物質（例えばAl）を設けた保護層３９
よりなつている。 As shown in FIG. 4, the thermal transfer master film F is made by coating one side of a support 37 made of a thin plastic film or paper with a transfer agent 38 made of pigment, resin, wax, and sublimation dyes, and coating the other side with a transfer agent 38 made of pigment, resin, wax, and sublimation dyes. A protective layer 39 is provided with a non-adhesive material (e.g. Si-based release agent) or a metal vapor deposited material (e.g. Al) on the heat generating part of the thermal head 14.
It's getting more familiar.
また、感熱転写印刷機構２４の記録媒体移送方
向には分離ローラ３１部で感熱転写マスターフイ
ルムＦから分離された転写印刷済の記録媒体Ｐを
高速で搬送する搬送手段として搬送路４０および
この搬送路４０の終端に接続され図示しない排出
口に至る排出路（図示しない）が形成されてい
る。 In addition, in the recording medium transport direction of the thermal transfer printing mechanism 24, there is a conveyance path 40 as a conveyance means for conveying the transfer printed recording medium P separated from the thermal transfer master film F by the separation roller 31 at high speed. A discharge path (not shown) connected to the terminal end of 40 and leading to a discharge port (not shown) is formed.
上記搬送路４０は上下２対の搬送ベルト４１，
４２，４１，４２の相互対向面間および下搬送ベ
ルト４２，４２の延出部と変速用送り込みピンチ
ローラ４３，４３との相互対向面間によつて形成
され、転写印刷済の記録媒体Ｐを高速搬送するよ
うになつている。なお、４４，４４はベルト駆動
用ロールであり、４５…，４６…はベルトガイド
ロールである。４７は上記ピンチローラ４３，４
３をスプリング４８の付勢力に抗して下搬送ベル
ト４２，４２の延出部に転接させるピンチローラ
用ソレノイドである。 The conveyance path 40 includes two pairs of upper and lower conveyor belts 41,
42, 41, 42, and between the extending portions of the lower conveyor belts 42, 42 and the speed change feeding pinch rollers 43, 43, the transfer printed recording medium P is It is now possible to transport at high speed. Note that 44, 44 are belt drive rolls, and 45..., 46... are belt guide rolls. 47 is the pinch roller 43, 4
3 is a solenoid for the pinch roller that causes the pinch roller to roll into contact with the extending portions of the lower conveyor belts 42, 42 against the biasing force of the spring 48.
また、搬送路４０の起端側には上記感熱転写印
刷機構２４で印刷された記録媒体Ｐの印刷面６
ａ，７ａの目視情報を定着するキセノンフラツシ
ユ管４９を有した閃光定着装置５０が配置されて
いる。さらに、閃光定着装置５０の記録媒体移送
方向には磁気記録層５，８に機械読取り情報を磁
気記録する磁気記録装置５１が配置されている。
この磁気記録装置５１は書込み磁気ヘツド５２
と、この後段に設けられた読取り磁気ヘツド５３
とを有した構成となつている。５４，５４は磁気
ヘツド５２，５３に対向して配置されたヘツド押
圧ロールである。搬送路４０には定着タイミング
用検知器、磁気書込タイミング用検知器、および
磁気読取りタイミング用検知器（いずれも図示し
ない）が配置されている。上記閃光定着装置５０
のキセノンフラツシユ管４９の閃光エネルギーは
記録媒体Ｐがプラスチツクの場合は10J／cm2と高
く、紙の場合は5J／cm2と低くなるように材料条件
に応じて閃光前に自動的に決められている。これ
は上記サーマルヘツド１４の記録印加時間でも同
じで、紙の場合の実質印加時間をたとえば３ｍＳ
とした場合プラスチツクスの場合は1.5ｍＳと短
くするように制御可能な構成となつている。 Further, on the starting end side of the conveyance path 40, a printing surface 6 of the recording medium P printed by the thermal transfer printing mechanism 24 is provided.
A flash fixing device 50 having a xenon flash tube 49 for fixing visual information a and 7a is arranged. Furthermore, a magnetic recording device 51 for magnetically recording machine-readable information on the magnetic recording layers 5 and 8 is arranged in the recording medium transport direction of the flash fixing device 50.
This magnetic recording device 51 has a write magnetic head 52.
and a reading magnetic head 53 provided at the subsequent stage.
The structure has the following. Reference numerals 54 and 54 denote head pressing rolls disposed opposite to the magnetic heads 52 and 53. A fixing timing detector, a magnetic writing timing detector, and a magnetic reading timing detector (all not shown) are arranged in the conveyance path 40. The flash fixing device 50
The flash energy of the xenon flash tube 49 is automatically determined before the flash according to the material conditions so that it is as high as 10 J/cm 2 when the recording medium P is plastic and as low as 5 J/cm 2 when it is paper. It is being This is the same for the recording application time of the thermal head 14, and the actual application time for paper is, for example, 3 mS.
In the case of plastics, the configuration is such that it can be controlled to be as short as 1.5 mS.
また、第５図に示すように上記分離ローラ３１
は感熱転写マスターフイルムＦが掛渡される小径
のフイルム掛部３１ａと、このフイルム掛部３１
ａの両端部に位置して設けられた大径の記録媒体
押え部３１ｂ，３１ｂとから構成されている。上
記記録媒体押え部３１ｂ，３１ｂ間の寸法は記録
媒体P1，P2の幅より小さく、感熱転写マスター
フイルムＦの幅より大きく設定されている。 Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the separation roller 31
A small-diameter film hanging part 31a on which the thermal transfer master film F is wrapped, and this film hanging part 31
It is composed of large-diameter recording medium holding parts 31b, 31b located at both ends of a. The dimension between the recording medium holding parts 31b and 31b is set to be smaller than the width of the recording media P 1 and P 2 and larger than the width of the thermal transfer master film F.
しかして、感熱転写マスターフイルムＦを引張
ることにより、記録媒体P1，P2が必然的に分離
されることになる。５５，５５は記録媒体P1，
P2の分離時における傾き（スキユー）を防止す
る記録媒体ガイド板である。 Thus, by pulling the thermal transfer master film F, the recording media P 1 and P 2 are inevitably separated. 55, 55 is the recording medium P 1 ,
This is a recording medium guide plate that prevents skew when separating P2 .
つぎに、印刷動作について説明する。まず、図
示しない操作部からの印刷スタート信号により、
予めカード状に成形された第１の記録媒体P1、
あるいはロール紙を切断することによつて成形さ
れる第２の記録媒体P2の選択が行なわれる。そ
して、第１の記録媒体P1の供給が指定された場
合には、供給路１３内に一枚待機していた記録媒
体P1がピツカーナイフ１１の動作開始に同期し
てヘツド押圧駆動ローラ２５に送られる。 Next, the printing operation will be explained. First, a print start signal is sent from an operation unit (not shown).
A first recording medium P 1 pre-shaped into a card shape,
Alternatively, a second recording medium P2 formed by cutting a roll paper is selected. When the supply of the first recording medium P 1 is specified, the recording medium P 1 that has been waiting in the supply path 13 is moved to the head pressing drive roller 25 in synchronization with the start of the operation of the picker knife 11. Sent.
感熱転写マスターフイルムＦおよびヘツド押圧
駆動ローラ２５は記録媒体P1がヘツド押圧駆動
ローラ２５に到達する直前に記録媒体P1と同じ
搬送速度で送り動作を開始する。そして、第６図
イで示すように記録媒体P1に感熱転写マスター
フイルムＦに重ねられ、ヘツド押圧駆動ローラ２
５によつてサーマルヘツド１４に押付けられなが
ら移送される。 The thermal transfer master film F and the head pressing drive roller 25 start feeding at the same conveying speed as the recording medium P 1 just before the recording medium P 1 reaches the head pressing driving roller 25 . Then, as shown in FIG .
5 while being pressed against the thermal head 14.
つぎに、サーマルヘツド１４により第６図ロで
示すように感熱転写マスターフイルムＦ側から目
視情報をドツトマトリツクス形式で感熱転写印刷
する。このタイミングは一枚プール用検知器で記
録媒体P1の後端を検出することによりタイマー
を働かせて行う。印刷終了後も記録媒体P1が分
離ローラ３１をこえる位置まで感熱転写マスター
フイルムＦを送り、第６図ハで示すように転写剤
３８…すなわち目視情報が転写された記録媒体
P1を感熱転写マスターフイルムＦから分離する
とともにピンチローラ用ソレノイド４７を動作さ
せて変速用送り込みピンチローラ４３，４３と下
搬送ベルト４２，４２の延出部との間で挾持し、
50mm／secから１〜２ｍ／secと変速した状態で搬
送路４０内に取込む。 Next, the thermal head 14 thermally transfers visual information in a dot matrix format from the thermal transfer master film F side as shown in FIG. 6B. This timing is determined by detecting the trailing edge of the recording medium P1 with a single-sheet pool detector and activating a timer. Even after printing is completed, the thermal transfer master film F is sent to a position where the recording medium P1 passes the separation roller 31, and as shown in FIG.
P 1 is separated from the thermal transfer master film F, and the pinch roller solenoid 47 is operated to sandwich it between the speed change feeding pinch rollers 43, 43 and the extending portions of the lower conveyor belts 42, 42,
It is taken into the conveyance path 40 with the speed changed from 50 mm/sec to 1 to 2 m/sec.
また、感熱転写マスターフイルムＦから分離さ
れて搬送路４０内に取込まれた記録媒体P1は上
下２対の搬送ベルト４１，４２，４１，４２によ
つて印刷されていない両側端縁部を挾持した状態
で高速搬送される。そして、記録媒体P1によつ
て検知器が動作されることにより閃光定着装置５
０のキセノンフラツシユ管４９が閃光し、第６図
ニで示すように転写された転写剤３８…すなわち
目視情報を瞬時融着して固着および昇華分散させ
て、摩耗等に対しても十分に耐久性のある印刷面
を得ることになる。 Further, the recording medium P 1 separated from the thermal transfer master film F and taken into the conveyance path 40 is moved by two pairs of upper and lower conveyor belts 41, 42, 41, 42 to remove the unprinted side edges. It is conveyed at high speed while being held in place. Then, when the detector is operated by the recording medium P1 , the flash fixing device 5 is activated.
The xenon flash tube 49 of No. 0 flashes, and as shown in FIG. This results in a durable printed surface.
つぎに、閃光定着装置５０を通過した目視情報
定着済の記録媒体P1は磁気記録装置５１に対向
して書込み磁気ヘツド５２によつて磁気記録層５
に機械読取り情報が磁気エンコードされたのち、
読取り磁気ヘツド５３で読取りチエツクが行なわ
れ排出路を介して排出されることになる。最後に
巻取りリール３５側のテンシヨンアーム２７にバ
ツフアされていた感熱転写マスターフイルムＦを
巻取りリール３５に巻取ることになる。 Next, the recording medium P 1 on which the visual information has been fixed after passing through the flash fixing device 50 is transferred to the magnetic recording layer 5 by a writing magnetic head 52 facing the magnetic recording device 51 .
Machine-readable information is magnetically encoded into the
A reading check is performed by the reading magnetic head 53, and the data is ejected through the ejecting path. Finally, the thermal transfer master film F that has been buffered on the tension arm 27 on the take-up reel 35 side is wound onto the take-up reel 35.
記録媒体P2の供給が指定された場合には、供
給路２２内に一枚待機していた記録媒体P2が定
寸送りロール１８の動作開始に同期してヘツド押
圧駆動ローラ２５に送られる。そして、前述の記
録媒体P1と同様の処理が行なわれることになる。 When the supply of the recording medium P 2 is specified, one recording medium P 2 that has been waiting in the supply path 22 is sent to the head pressing drive roller 25 in synchronization with the start of the operation of the fixed size feed roll 18. . Then, the same processing as that for the recording medium P1 described above will be performed.
本発明は、以上説明したように、記録媒体と感
熱印刷ヘツドとをこれらの間に感熱転写マスター
フイルムを介在させた状態で重合させ、上記記録
媒体の印刷面に必要とする目視情報を感熱転写印
刷するようにしたから、構造が簡単で印字品質が
良く、消耗品の取扱いが容易で、しかも長期に亘
つて印刷内容が変化しない印刷物を提供できる。 As explained above, the present invention polymerizes a recording medium and a thermal printing head with a thermal transfer master film interposed between them, and thermally transfers necessary visual information onto the printing surface of the recording medium. By printing, it is possible to provide printed matter that has a simple structure, good print quality, easy handling of consumables, and whose printed content does not change over a long period of time.
また、感熱転写マスターフイルムの幅を記録媒
体の幅より小さくするとともに分離機構を段付ロ
ーラで構成し、上記段付ローラの小径のフイルム
掛部に感熱転写マスターフイルムを掛渡して方向
変換するとともにフイルム掛部の両端部に位置し
て設けられた大径の記録媒体押え部で記録媒体の
両側縁部を押えるようにしたものである。したが
つて、転写印刷済の記録媒体の両側縁部を押え付
けた状態で感熱転写マスターフイルムの方向を変
換して分離するため、記録媒体と感熱転写マスタ
ーフイルム相互にずれが生じ難く印刷面を損うこ
となく確実に分離できる。しかも、極めて簡単な
構成でよい。また、記録媒体を直進させ感熱転写
マスターフイルムの方向を変換することにより分
離するため、記録媒体として曲げを嫌うものも使
用できるとともに、記録媒体が曲げを受けて反つ
た状態となつて後続処理に支障をきたすことがな
いといつた効果を奏する。 In addition, the width of the thermal transfer master film is made smaller than the width of the recording medium, and the separation mechanism is configured with a stepped roller, and the thermal transfer master film is wrapped around the small diameter film hanging portion of the stepped roller to change the direction. Large-diameter recording medium pressing sections provided at both ends of the film hanging section are configured to press both side edges of the recording medium. Therefore, since the direction of the thermal transfer master film is changed and separated while pressing the both edges of the transfer-printed recording medium, it is difficult for the recording medium and the thermal transfer master film to be misaligned with each other, and the printing surface can be easily Can be separated reliably without damage. Moreover, an extremely simple configuration is sufficient. In addition, since the recording medium is separated by moving straight and changing the direction of the thermal transfer master film, it is possible to use a recording medium that does not like bending, and the recording medium is bent and becomes warped, so it cannot be used for subsequent processing. It is effective without causing any problems.
図面は本発明の一実施例を示すもので、第１図
は概略的構成図、第２図および第３図は記録媒体
の断面図、第４図は感熱転写マスターフイルムの
断面図、第５図は分離ローラ付近の構成を示す斜
視図、第６図イ〜ニは印刷工程を示す説明図であ
る。
P1，P2……記録媒体、２，３……供給機構、
１４……感熱印刷ヘツド（サーマルヘツド）、６
ａ……印刷面、７ａ……印刷面、２４……感熱転
写印刷機構、Ｆ……感熱転写マスターフイルム、
３１……分離機構（段付ローラからなる分離ロー
ラ）、Ｐ……転写印刷済の記録媒体。
The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram, FIGS. 2 and 3 are sectional views of a recording medium, FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a thermal transfer master film, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a thermal transfer master film. The figure is a perspective view showing the structure around the separation roller, and FIGS. 6A to 6D are explanatory views showing the printing process. P 1 , P 2 ... Recording medium, 2, 3 ... Supply mechanism,
14...Thermal printing head (thermal head), 6
a... Printing surface, 7a... Printing surface, 24... Thermal transfer printing mechanism, F... Thermal transfer master film,
31...Separation mechanism (separation roller consisting of stepped rollers), P...Recording medium with transfer printing completed.
Claims (1)
と、この供給機構から供給された記録媒体の上記
印刷面に、記録媒体の幅寸法より小さい幅の感熱
転写マスターフイルムを介在させた状態で重合す
る感熱印刷ヘツドを有し、必要とする目視情報を
上記記録媒体と上記感熱転写マスターフイルムと
を同方向に搬送しながら感熱転写印刷する感熱転
写印刷機構と、この感熱転写印刷機構の後段に位
置して設けられ上記感熱転写マスターフイルムが
掛渡された小径のフイルム掛部およびこのフイル
ム掛部の両端部に位置して設けられた大径の記録
媒体押え部を有し、上記感熱転写印刷機構によつ
て感熱転写マスターフイルムとともに送り出され
た転写印刷済の記録媒体を感熱転写マスターフイ
ルムと分離する段付ローラからなる分離機構とを
具備してなることを特徴とする印刷装置。1. A supply mechanism for supplying a recording medium having a printed surface, and polymerization with a thermal transfer master film having a width smaller than the width of the recording medium interposed on the printed surface of the recording medium supplied from this supply mechanism. a thermal transfer printing mechanism that prints necessary visual information on the recording medium and the thermal transfer master film while conveying them in the same direction; and a thermal transfer printing mechanism located downstream of the thermal transfer printing mechanism. The thermal transfer printing mechanism has a small-diameter film hanging part provided as a holder and around which the thermal transfer master film is wrapped, and a large-diameter recording medium holding part provided at both ends of the film hanging part. 1. A printing device comprising: a separation mechanism comprising a stepped roller for separating a transfer-printed recording medium sent out together with a thermal transfer master film by a thermal transfer master film.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP6027883A JPS58191174A (en) | 1983-04-06 | 1983-04-06 | Printing apparatus |
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|---|---|---|---|
| JP6027883A JPS58191174A (en) | 1983-04-06 | 1983-04-06 | Printing apparatus |
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| JPH0129151B2 true JPH0129151B2 (en) | 1989-06-08 |
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