JPH022058A - Recording method - Google Patents

Recording method

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JPH022058A
JPH022058A JP63147514A JP14751488A JPH022058A JP H022058 A JPH022058 A JP H022058A JP 63147514 A JP63147514 A JP 63147514A JP 14751488 A JP14751488 A JP 14751488A JP H022058 A JPH022058 A JP H022058A
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polymer gel
voltage
ring
recording
color material
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Masato Igarashi
正人 五十嵐
Toshiyuki Kawanishi
川西 敏之
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To freely control the thickness of a recording image line by providing electrodes to the interior and exterior of a polymer gel containing a color material and applying the potential difference in accordance with a recording signal between the electrodes. CONSTITUTION:In such a case that a rod-shape electrode 2 and a ring-shaped electrode 3 are set so as to respectively become positive voltage and negative voltage and an anionic polymer gel is used as a polymer gel 1, when the voltage corresponding to a recording signal is applied to a recording medium, polarization is generated in the polymer gel molecule and the polymer gel is shrunk in such a state that a polymer gel molecule having an anion is attracted to the rod-shape electrode (2)(+). The color material released from the shrunk gel is charged with a cation to move toward the outside ring-shape electrode 3(-) to exude from the ring-shape electrode 3(-) while the exuded color material is transferred to paper 4 to be transferred. In this case, the exudation amount of the color material is proportional to applied voltage, an image having a thick line can be obtained when high voltage is applied and an image having a fine line can be obtained when low voltage is applied and the thickness of the recording image line can be freely changed according to the magnitude of voltage to be applied.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、色材を含有させたポリマーゲルをプロッター
として用いる配録方法に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a recording method using a polymer gel containing a coloring material as a plotter.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来、ポリマーゲルに通電した時に、そのポリマーに収
縮現象が生じることは知られており、このような現象を
利用した記録方法も知られている。
It has been known that when a polymer gel is energized, a shrinkage phenomenon occurs in the polymer, and recording methods that utilize this phenomenon are also known.

例えば、特開昭62−60690号公報によれば、色材
を含有させたポリマーゲルの薄層を用い、その薄層の両
側からパターン状に電圧を印加してポリマーゲルを収縮
させ、ポリマーゲル層の薄層からパターン状に色材を浸
出させ、ついで該色材を被転写材に転写する記録方法は
知られている。しかしながら、前記のようなポリマーゲ
ルをプロッターとして用いるような記録方法は全く知ら
れていない。
For example, according to Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 62-60690, a thin layer of polymer gel containing a coloring material is used, and a voltage is applied in a pattern from both sides of the thin layer to contract the polymer gel. Recording methods are known in which a coloring material is leached in a pattern from a thin layer of layers and then the coloring material is transferred to a transfer material. However, there is no known recording method using a polymer gel as described above as a plotter.

〔発明が解決しようとする課題〕[Problem to be solved by the invention]

本発゛明は、ポリマーゲルをプロッターとしその通電に
よる収縮現象を利用し、記録画像線の太さを自由にコン
トロールできる新規な記録方法を提供することを目的と
する。
The object of the present invention is to provide a new recording method that uses a polymer gel as a plotter and utilizes its shrinkage phenomenon when energized to freely control the thickness of recorded image lines.

〔課題を解決するための手段〕[Means to solve the problem]

本発明者らの検討によれば、上記目的は色材を含有させ
たポリマーゲルに対し、その内部と外部に電極を付設し
、これらの電極間に記録信号に応じた電位差を与えるこ
とによって達成できることが知見された。
According to the studies of the present inventors, the above objective can be achieved by attaching electrodes to the inside and outside of a polymer gel containing a coloring material, and applying a potential difference between these electrodes according to the recording signal. It was discovered that it is possible.

即ち、本発明によれば、色材を含有させたポリマーゲル
に対し、その内部と外部に電極を付設し、これらの電極
間に記録信号に応じた電位差を与えることによって該ポ
リマーゲルから色材を浸出させ、該浸出させた色材を被
転写材に転写することを特徴とする記録方法が提供され
る。
That is, according to the present invention, electrodes are attached to the inside and outside of a polymer gel containing a coloring material, and a potential difference depending on a recording signal is applied between these electrodes to remove the coloring material from the polymer gel. Provided is a recording method characterized by leaching a coloring material and transferring the leached coloring material to a transfer material.

本発明の通電転写記録方法に用いる記録媒体は第1図に
示されるように色材を含有するポリマーゲルを好ましく
は筆先状に成形し、その内部に電極好ましくは棒状電極
を設けるとともにその外部に電極好ましくはリング状電
極もしくはリング状メツシュ状電極を付設した構成より
なる。
As shown in FIG. 1, the recording medium used in the current transfer recording method of the present invention is preferably formed by molding a polymer gel containing a coloring material into the shape of a brush tip, and an electrode, preferably a rod-shaped electrode, is provided inside the polymer gel. The electrode is preferably a ring-shaped electrode or a ring-shaped mesh electrode.

本発明で用いられるポリマーゲルはイオン性ポリマーゲ
ルであって、アニオン性ポリマーゲルあるいはカチオン
性ポリマーゲルのいずれもが使用できる。
The polymer gel used in the present invention is an ionic polymer gel, and either an anionic polymer gel or a cationic polymer gel can be used.

アニオン性ポリマーゲルとしては、−COOH基を有す
るアクリル着、メタクリル酸の単独重合体又はその共重
合体又はマレイン酸の共重合体(アクリルアミド−アク
リル酸共重合体、デンプン−メタクリル酸共重合体、P
VA−アクリル酸共重合体、イソブチレン−マレイン酸
共重合体等)、−SO,H基を有する2〜アクリルアミ
ド−2−メチルプロパンスルフォン酸等がカチオン性ポ
リマーゲルとしては、Q−1−Nl(2、−N(CIら
)2基を有するビニルピリジン、アミノビニルピリジン
、ジメチルアミノビニルピリジン等が挙げられる。
Examples of anionic polymer gels include acrylic adhesives having -COOH groups, methacrylic acid homopolymers or their copolymers, and maleic acid copolymers (acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymers, starch-methacrylic acid copolymers, P
VA-acrylic acid copolymer, isobutylene-maleic acid copolymer, etc.), 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid having -SO,H groups, etc. are used as cationic polymer gels such as Q-1-Nl ( Examples include vinylpyridine, aminovinylpyridine, dimethylaminovinylpyridine, and the like having two 2, -N (CI et al.) groups.

色材としては、従来使用されている顔料や染料であって
1本発明を実施する上で悪影響を与えるもの以外は使用
することができる。
As the coloring material, conventionally used pigments and dyes can be used except those that have an adverse effect on carrying out the present invention.

顔料を用いる場合には、これらの顔料はサブミクロンオ
ーダー以下の微細な粒子の顔料を使用するのが好ましい
When pigments are used, it is preferable to use pigments with fine particles of submicron order or less.

本発明において特に有用な染料は、前記の有用な水性ポ
リマーゲルに合わせて、水溶性染料5例えば、メチレン
ブルー、マラカイトグリーン、ツクジン等の塩基性染料
、ローダミンB、ローズベンガル、タートラジン、フタ
ロシアニンブルー等の酸性染料、ダイレクトブラックD
、ダイレクトブラック154等の直接染料である。
Particularly useful dyes in the present invention include water-soluble dyes such as basic dyes such as methylene blue, malachite green, and phthalocyanine, rhodamine B, rose bengal, tartrazine, phthalocyanine blue, etc. Acidic dye, Direct Black D
, Direct Black 154, and other direct dyes.

このような色材は、前記のポリマーゲルの形成時にポリ
マーゲルに包含させてもよいし、またポリマーゲルの形
成後に包含させてもよい。特にポリマーゲルの成形後に
包含させる場合には、このポリマーゲルを色材の溶液ま
たは色材分散液中に浸漬することにより、ポリマーゲル
の冷却とともに色材が短時間でポリマーゲル中に吸収さ
れるので好ましい方法である。
Such a coloring material may be incorporated into the polymer gel during the formation of the polymer gel, or may be incorporated after the formation of the polymer gel. Particularly when incorporating the polymer gel after molding, by immersing the polymer gel in a colorant solution or colorant dispersion, the colorant is absorbed into the polymer gel in a short time as the polymer gel cools. Therefore, this is the preferred method.

このような色材は、ポリマーゲル100重量部に対して
好ましくは約1〜20重量部包含させる。色材の濃度が
低すぎる時は印字濃度が不十分となりまた繰返し使用の
回数が低下する。
Such a coloring material is preferably included in an amount of about 1 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polymer gel. If the density of the coloring material is too low, the print density will be insufficient and the number of repeated uses will decrease.

この色材を含有させたポリマーゲル層の形状に特別な制
約はないが、実使用上の点からみて筆先状に成形してお
くことが望ましい。この場合、その径は通常1〜10m
m、好ましくは2〜5mm、長さは5〜50m+++、
好ましくは10〜30mm程度とするのがよい。
Although there are no particular restrictions on the shape of the polymer gel layer containing this coloring material, from the point of view of practical use, it is desirable to form it into the shape of a brush tip. In this case, its diameter is usually 1 to 10 m.
m, preferably 2 to 5 mm, length 5 to 50 m+++,
Preferably, it is about 10 to 30 mm.

本発明においては、このポリマーゲル層の内部及び外部
に各々電極を付設する。内部に付設する電極はポリマー
ゲル内の色材易動性の面からみて棒状電極が、外部に付
設する電極としては第1図に示されるようなリング状電
極あるいは第2図に示されるようなリングメツシュ状電
極が好ましく用いられる。これらの電極の径及び長さは
使用するポリマーゲル層の形状に応じて任意に設定すれ
ばよい。
In the present invention, electrodes are attached to the inside and outside of this polymer gel layer, respectively. From the viewpoint of the mobility of the coloring material in the polymer gel, the internal electrode is a rod-shaped electrode, and the external electrode is a ring-shaped electrode as shown in Figure 1 or a ring-shaped electrode as shown in Figure 2. A ring mesh electrode is preferably used. The diameter and length of these electrodes may be arbitrarily set depending on the shape of the polymer gel layer used.

本発明の記録動作原理を第1図にしたがって、説明する
と、たとえば棒状W1極Aがe電圧、リング状電極がe
W1圧となるようにし、かっポリマーゲルとしてアニオ
ン性ポリマーゲルを用いた場合、該記録媒体に記録信号
に応じた電圧を印加すると。
The principle of recording operation of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG.
When an anionic polymer gel is used as the polymer gel, a voltage corresponding to the recording signal is applied to the recording medium.

ポリマーゲル分子中に分極化が起こり、eイオンを有す
るポリマーゲル分子が棒状電極(■)に引きつけられる
形で収縮する。一方、収縮したゲルから開放された色材
は、Oイオンを帯び外側のリング状電極(θ)に向って
移動し、リング状電極eから浸出し、浸出した色材が被
転写紙上に転写される。この場合、色材の浸出量は印加
電圧に比例することから1本発明方法においては、高い
電圧を印加した際には線の太い画像を、低い電圧を印加
した場合には線の細い画像を得ることができ、印加電圧
の大小によって記録画像の太さを自由に変えることがで
きる。印加電圧はポリマーゲル層の形状、内部電極(棒
状電極)と外部電極(、リング状電極)の離間距離等に
よっても異なるが通常50V以下とするのがよい。
Polarization occurs in the polymer gel molecules, and the polymer gel molecules containing e-ions are attracted to the rod-shaped electrode (■) and contract. On the other hand, the colorant released from the contracted gel is charged with O ions and moves toward the outer ring-shaped electrode (θ), leaches from the ring-shaped electrode e, and the leached colorant is transferred onto the transfer paper. Ru. In this case, since the amount of coloring material leached is proportional to the applied voltage, the method of the present invention produces an image with thick lines when a high voltage is applied, and an image with thin lines when a low voltage is applied. The thickness of the recorded image can be freely changed by changing the applied voltage. Although the applied voltage varies depending on the shape of the polymer gel layer, the distance between the internal electrode (rod-shaped electrode) and the external electrode (ring-shaped electrode), etc., it is usually 50 V or less.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

本発明の記録方法は、前記購成からなり、印加電圧を変
化させることによって記録画像線の太さを自由にコント
ロールできるためその実用的価値が極めて高いものであ
る。
The recording method of the present invention consists of the above-mentioned components, and has extremely high practical value because the thickness of the recorded image line can be freely controlled by changing the applied voltage.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下、実施例により本発明を更に詳細に説明する。 Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to Examples.

実施例1 アシッドレッド2541平旦%、水90重量%、 PV
A6重量%及びメタクリル酸3重ii1%からなる色材
含有ポリマーゲル(アニオン性ポリマーゲル)を調製し
、該ポリマーゲルを径3mm、長さ20mmに成形した
。ついでこの色材含有ポリマーゲルの中央に径0.3m
m、長さ40mmのニッケル棒状電極を埋設するととも
に、色材含有ポリマーゲルの外周に径3mm、長さ2m
mのリング状電極を設けた。前記棒状電極をe、リング
状電極をeとし、表−1に示されるような電圧を逐次印
加し、スキャン速度20mm/seeで印字した。その
結果を表−1に示す。
Example 1 Acid Red 2541% by weight, 90% by weight of water, PV
A coloring material-containing polymer gel (anionic polymer gel) consisting of 6% by weight of A and 1% of methacrylic acid triple II was prepared, and the polymer gel was molded into a diameter of 3 mm and a length of 20 mm. Next, a diameter of 0.3 m was placed in the center of this coloring material-containing polymer gel.
A nickel rod-shaped electrode with a length of 40 mm and a diameter of 3 mm and a length of 2 m was embedded on the outer periphery of the polymer gel containing a coloring material.
m ring-shaped electrodes were provided. The rod-shaped electrode was designated as e, and the ring-shaped electrode was designated as e, voltages as shown in Table 1 were sequentially applied, and printing was performed at a scan speed of 20 mm/see. The results are shown in Table-1.

表−1 実施例2 実施例1において、棒状電極をe、リング状電極をeと
した以外は実施例1と同様にして印字した。その結果を
表−2に示す。
Table 1 Example 2 Printing was carried out in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the rod-shaped electrode was replaced by e and the ring-shaped electrode was replaced by e. The results are shown in Table-2.

表−2Table-2

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図及び第2図は本発明に係る記録方法の説明図であ
る。 l・・・ポリマーゲル 2・・・棒状電極 3・・・リング状電極 3′・・・リング状メツシュ電極 4・・・被転写材 5・・・記録信号付与装置 特許出願人 株式会社 リ  コ
FIGS. 1 and 2 are explanatory diagrams of the recording method according to the present invention. l... Polymer gel 2... Rod-shaped electrode 3... Ring-shaped electrode 3'... Ring-shaped mesh electrode 4... Transferred material 5... Recording signal giving device patent applicant Rico Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)色材を含有させたポリマーゲルに対し、その内部
と外部に電極を付設し、これらの電極間に記録信号に応
じた電位差を与えることによって該ポリマーゲルから色
材を浸出させ、該浸出させた色材を被転写材に転写する
ことを特徴とする記録方法。
(1) Electrodes are attached to the inside and outside of a polymer gel containing a coloring material, and by applying a potential difference between these electrodes according to the recording signal, the coloring material is leached from the polymer gel, and the coloring material is leached from the polymer gel. A recording method characterized by transferring an leached coloring material to a transfer material.
JP63147514A 1988-06-15 1988-06-15 Recording method Pending JPH022058A (en)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH06213483A (en) * 1993-01-14 1994-08-02 Kajima Corp Water supplying system used both for cooling and heating
US9216573B2 (en) 2009-01-22 2015-12-22 Postech Academy-Industry Foundation Apparatus for controlling droplet motion in electric field and method of the same

Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6260690A (en) * 1985-09-12 1987-03-17 Ricoh Co Ltd Printing method

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6260690A (en) * 1985-09-12 1987-03-17 Ricoh Co Ltd Printing method

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH06213483A (en) * 1993-01-14 1994-08-02 Kajima Corp Water supplying system used both for cooling and heating
US9216573B2 (en) 2009-01-22 2015-12-22 Postech Academy-Industry Foundation Apparatus for controlling droplet motion in electric field and method of the same

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