JPH0553301A - Laminating device for color correction and its color material supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a laminating device for color correction which can automatically supply plural color materials by simple constitution. CONSTITUTION:This is a device used for the color correction of multicolor printed matter, and it is provided with a laminating part 2, a carriage 9 and a driving means such as a driving motor 82, etc., for moving the carriage 9. The laminating part 2 has a heat roller device 15 and carrying parts 16 and 17 for carrying a mount and the color material to the heat roller device 15, and it is provided to attach the mount and the color material. The carriage 9 has plural color material rollers 10a-10d, and is movably arranged above the laminating part 2 so as to supply the respective color materials from the respective color material rolls to the carrying part 16.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a color proof laminating apparatus used for color proofing of multicolor printed matter. Further, another invention relates to a color material supply device that is provided in a color proofing laminating apparatus and that supplies the color material to a laminating section that laminates a material to be laminated (hereinafter referred to as a mount) and the color material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a proofing machine is used for color proofing a multicolor printed matter. In this case, accurate color proofing can be performed, but since the proofing machine itself is large and the working time is long, simple color proofing by hard copy has recently been performed.

In color proofing by hard copy, a so-called color proofing method, an original image is first separated into four colors to form halftone dot films of yellow, magenta, cyan and black. On the other hand, the mount and the color material are laminated by a laminating device, a halftone film is superposed on the mount having the color material laminated thereon, and exposed, and then a development process is performed. A color proof is obtained by sequentially repeating such operations for each color, and color proofing is performed by inspecting the color proof.

The laminating apparatus in the color pre-proof method has a mount and a color material supply base, a transport section for transporting the mount and the color material, and a laminating section for laminating these. In the laminating section, the mount and the coloring material conveyed by each conveying section are sandwiched between the heat roller pairs and conveyed while being laminated.

[0005]

In the conventional laminating apparatus used in the color preproof method, the operator supplies the mount and the coloring material respectively, and the time during which the operator is restrained by the laminating apparatus is long. long. Therefore, there is a problem that work efficiency is poor. Therefore, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-135828, there is provided an apparatus which automatically supplies a color material and a mount to a laminating section and automatically processes the subsequent exposure and development steps.

However, in the device shown in this publication, 1
Color materials are set in advance on one tray in the order of lamination. For this reason, when a color material is jammed (jam) or the like in the apparatus, the order in which the color materials are laminated is incorrect, and the color materials cannot be automatically supplied. Moreover, the laminating order cannot be arbitrarily selected. Further, the above-mentioned publication also describes that a color material supply table is provided independently for each color. However, when the color material supply table is provided for each color with the configuration described in this publication, each color material is supplied. A transport system is required for each supply table, which makes the structure very complicated.

Further, in the apparatus disclosed in the above-mentioned publication, since the color material having a predetermined length set in advance is used, the size of the color material which can be used is limited, so that the color material can be used depending on various conditions. I cannot respond flexibly. An object of the present invention is to provide a color proofing laminator capable of automatically supplying a plurality of color materials with a simple structure and improving work efficiency.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a color material film supply device capable of arbitrarily setting the length of the color material and reducing the storage space for the color material.

[0009]

A color proofing laminating apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is a laminating apparatus used for color proofing of multicolor printed matter, and includes a laminating section, a carriage, and a driving means. The laminating unit includes a heat roller device that adheres the material to be laminated and the coloring material, and a conveying unit that conveys the material to be laminated and the coloring material to the heat roller device. The carriage has a plurality of color material supply units and is movably arranged so that the color material of each color material supply unit can be selected and supplied to the transport unit. The drive means is
It is a means for moving the carriage.

A color proofing laminating apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is an apparatus used for color proofing of a multi-color printed matter, and includes a laminating section, a carriage, a driving means, and a clutch mechanism. The laminating unit includes a heat roller device that adheres the material to be laminated and the coloring material, and a conveying unit that conveys the material to be laminated and the coloring material to the heat roller device. The carriage has a plurality of color material supply units each having a color material roll that stores a roll-shaped color material and a delivery mechanism that sends out the color material from the color material roll. It is arranged so that it can be selected and supplied. The drive means is means for driving the delivery mechanism and the carriage. The clutch mechanism is provided between the delivery mechanism and the driving unit and between the carriage and the driving unit.

A color material supply device according to a third aspect of the present invention is provided in a laminating device for color proofing of a multi-color printed matter, and is a device for supplying a color material to a laminating section for adhering a material to be laminated and a color material. Yes, it is provided with a plurality of color material rolls, a plurality of feeding mechanisms, and a cutter device. The plurality of color material rolls accommodate roll-shaped color materials and are arranged in a staggered manner. The plurality of feeding mechanisms are mechanisms for feeding the roll-shaped color material from each of the plurality of color material rolls.
The cutter device is a device that cuts the color material delivered by the delivery mechanism into a predetermined length.

[0012]

In the laminating apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the carriage is provided with a plurality of coloring material supplying portions, and the carriage moves above the laminating portion to convey the selected coloring material to the laminating portion. It is located above the department. Then, first, the color material of the first color is supplied from the carriage to the transport unit of the laminating unit. On the other hand, in the laminating section, the material to be laminated is conveyed by the conveying section,
The color material and the material to be laminated are supplied to the heat roller device. In the heat roller device, the material to be laminated and the coloring material are sandwiched and conveyed while being bonded to each other.

The material to be laminated and the coloring material are subjected to exposure processing and development processing. Next, when laminating the second color material, the carriage section is moved so that the second color material can be supplied to the transport section of the laminating section. Then, in the same manner as described above, the coloring material and the material to be laminated are supplied to the heat roller device to laminate them. After that, similarly move the carriage to move each color material to the supply position,
Color materials are sequentially laminated on the material to be laminated.

In the above-mentioned apparatus, if a color material roll is provided in each of the plurality of color material supply sections and the roll-shaped color material is supplied from this color material roll, the length of the color material can be set arbitrarily. .. Further, in the above apparatus, if a plurality of color material supply units are arranged in the laminating order, the moving distance of the carriage becomes short and the waiting time becomes short.

In the color proofing laminating apparatus according to the second aspect of the invention, the feeding mechanism and the carriage are driven by one driving means, and the clutch mechanism is provided between the feeding mechanism and the driving means and between the carriage and the driving means. ing. When moving the carriage, the carriage is connected to the driving means, and the driving means and the feeding mechanism are separated. Then, the driving means moves the desired color material supplying portion of the carriage to above the laminating portion, for example, above the conveying portion. Next, when sending out the color material from the carriage to the laminating section, the driving means and the carriage are separated,
The drive means and the delivery mechanism are connected. Then, the feeding mechanism is driven by the driving unit to supply the coloring material from the carriage to the laminating unit.

As described above, since the movement of the carriage and the drive of the feeding mechanism are performed by one driving means, the structure is simplified. In the above-mentioned apparatus, if the regulating means is provided to regulate the feeding of the color material by interlocking the feeding mechanism when the carriage is being moved by the driving means, both the carriage and the feeding mechanism can be driven by one driving means. Problems when driving are prevented.

In the color material film supply device according to the third aspect of the invention, the roll-shaped color materials are arranged in a zigzag manner, and the desired color material is delivered from the color material roll by the delivery mechanism. Then, the coloring material delivered by the delivery mechanism is cut into a predetermined length by the cutter device. By thus arranging the color material rolls in a zigzag manner, the storage space for the color material rolls is reduced. In addition, the roll-shaped coloring material,
Since it can be cut into an arbitrary length by the cutter device, various measures can be taken according to the laminating conditions and the like.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Overall Structure FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic structure of a color proofing laminating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. This laminating machine
A base 1, a laminating unit 2 arranged on the upper part of the base 1, a feeder unit 3 arranged further on the laminating unit 2 for supplying a coloring material to the laminating unit 2, and a control for controlling each unit of the apparatus. It is mainly composed of parts (see FIG. 8).

On the right side of the laminating unit 2 in the drawing (hereinafter, this direction is referred to as the front), a sheet-shaped color material insertion tray 4 on which a sheet-shaped color material previously cut into a predetermined length is placed,
The mount insertion tray 5 for inserting the mount is arranged vertically. Further, in the rear of the laminating unit 2,
A guide member 6 for guiding a laminated backing sheet and a color material (hereinafter, referred to as laminated paper) downward is arranged, and the lower portion of the guide member 6 is attached to the base 1. Further, the laminated paper guided from above by the guide member 6 is discharged to the front side of the device,
A discharge tray 7 for mounting is attached to the lower part of the base 1.

The feeder unit 3 includes a feeder main body 8 composed of a frame and a case fixed to the upper portion of the laminating unit 2, and a feeder carriage (hereinafter simply referred to as a carriage) movable with respect to the feeder main body 8 in the front-rear direction of the apparatus. Note 9). 2 in the carriage 9
Four roll-shaped coloring materials are stored in the tier. That is,
A cyan color material roll 10a that stores a cyan roll color material and a yellow color material roll 10b that stores a yellow roll color material are arranged from the lower front side. Also,
A magenta color material roll 10c that stores a magenta roll color material and a black color material roll 10d that stores a black roll color material are arranged from the upper front side. The rolls 10a to 10d are rotatably supported by a carriage frame (not shown). Further, as is apparent from FIG. 1, the upper and lower color material rolls are arranged in a zigzag pattern with their central axes eccentric to each other. Therefore, the size of the carriage 9 can be reduced.

Further, in this laminating apparatus, the laminating order for color calibration is cyan → magenta → yellow → black, and the color material rolls 10a to 10d are arranged in the laminating order from the front side of the apparatus.
Therefore, when the four color materials are laminated on the mount, the moving distance of the carriage 9 is shortened and the work waiting time is shortened. In addition, the feeder main body 8 has each color material roll 10a.
A cutter device 11 for cutting the color material supplied from 10 to 10d into a predetermined length, and a motor 12 for driving the cutter device 11 are arranged. Further, the feeder main body 8 is provided with a sensor 13a that detects the origin position of the carriage 9 and a sensor 13b that detects that the color material rolls 10a to 10d have reached the supply position. A mechanism for driving the carriage 9 and sending out each color material will be described later. Configuration of Laminating Section and Heat Roller Device The laminating section 2 includes a heat roller device 15 disposed slightly rearward from the center of the device, and a color material transport unit for supplying color material to the heat roller device 15. 16, a mount carrier 17 for supplying a mount to the heat roller device 15, and a drive unit 18 for driving the heat roller device 15 and the carrier parts 16, 17.

The color material conveying section 16 includes a sheet color material guide section 20 for guiding the color material from the sheet color material insertion tray 4.
It has a roll-shaped color material guide portion 21 for guiding the roll-shaped color material from the feeder portion 3. Sheet-shaped color material guide 20
Has a sheet-shaped color material detection sensor 22 for detecting that a sheet-shaped color material has been inserted, and a mount-paper detection sensor 23 for detecting that a mount has been inserted in the mount-transporting unit 17. Each is provided. Further, below the cutter device 11 of the feeder main body portion 8, a roll-shaped color material detection sensor 2 for detecting that the roll-shaped color material is supplied.
4 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the heat roller device 15 includes
It is composed of an upper heat roller 30 and a lower heat roller 31 with which the upper heat roller 30 is in pressure contact. Each heat roller 3
0 and 31 are cylindrical roller shafts 3 as shown in FIG.
2 and 33, and silicon rubbers 34 and 35 integrally formed on the surfaces of the roller shafts 32 and 33, respectively. Halogen lamp heaters 36 and 37 are inserted into the roller shafts 32 and 33, respectively. In the halogen lamp heaters 36 and 37, the winding density of the coil is coarser in the central portion than in the peripheral portions so that the heat distribution can be made uniform in the axial direction of the rollers. The roller shaft 33 of the lower heat roller 31 is rotatably supported by the left and right side plates 38, 39 via bearings. On the other hand, the roller shaft 32 of the upper heat roller 30 is rotatably supported via brackets by brackets 40, 41 mounted on the side plates 38, 39 so as to be able to move up and down. The brackets 40, 41 are moved up and down by the vertical drive motor 19, and the upper heat roller 30 can take a laminating posture in which the lower heat roller 31 is in pressure contact with the lower heat roller 31 and a retracted posture in which the upper heat roller 31 is separated from the lower heat roller 31.

In the present laminating apparatus, the color material / mounting sheet conveying units 16 and 17 and the heat roller apparatus 15 convey the colorant / mounting sheet so as to be biased toward one side plate 38, that is, a so-called one-sided reference system. Is. Then, in the heat roller device 15 portion, as shown in FIG.
From the position L1 to L1, the side edge of the mount is located, and the side edge of the color material is located at the position L3. A lower temperature sensor 42 is provided in contact with the surface of the lower heat roller 31, and an upper temperature sensor 43 is provided in contact with the upper heat roller 30. The lower temperature sensor 42 is fixed to the side plate 38 by a supporting member 44, and the upper temperature sensor 43 is fixed to the supporting member 45.
It is supported by the bracket 40. Each of the temperature sensors 42 and 43 is arranged so that the center thereof is located at the position L2 from the side plate 38. Therefore, the temperature sensors 42 and 43 are in contact with the regions of the heat rollers 30 and 31 through which the laminated paper passes. Here, the portion where the temperature sensors 42 and 43 are in contact is a portion corresponding to a portion other than the pattern region in the color material. For this reason,
Even if the heat rollers 30 and 31 are worn by the temperature sensors 42 and 43, the design is not adversely affected.

FIG. 4 shows a view in the direction of arrow IV in FIG.
As shown in this figure, the upper heat roller 30 is provided with a stabilizer mechanism 50. Stabilizer mechanism 50
Has connecting members 51 and 52 provided so as to project outward from the brackets 40 and 41, and a stabilizer rod 53 arranged parallel to the axis of the upper heat roller 30 at one end side in the paper transport direction. ing. Stabilizer rod 53
Are rotatably supported by the left and right side plates 38, 39. Both ends thereof are bent toward the upper heat roller 30 side at an angle of about 90 °, and the bent tips are respectively engaged with the left and right connecting members 51, 52.

The stabilizer mechanism 50 suppresses the inclination of the upper heat roller 30 even when a mount and a color material having a relatively narrow width as compared with the axial dimension of the heat roller device 15 are supplied. You can As shown in FIG. 2, the color material transport unit 16 has a color material transport roller 55. The color material transport roller 55 is provided on the upstream side of the heat roller device 15 in the transport direction, and the sheet-shaped color material guide portion 20.
And rollers for transporting the color material from the roll-shaped color material guide portion 21 to the heat roller device 15 side. Heat roller device 1
A guide member 56 for guiding the transport of the color material is provided between the color filter 5 and the color material transport roller 55. Further, below the guide member 56, a color material front end detection sensor 57 for detecting the front end of the color material and setting the conveyance timing thereof is provided.

Further, in the mount transport unit 17, a mount transport roller 58 for transporting the mount is disposed below the color material transport roller 55. A guide member 59 for guiding the conveyance of the mount is provided between the heat roller device 15 and the mount transport roller 58. Below the guide member 59, a mount leading edge detection sensor 60 for detecting the leading end of the mount and setting the timing for transporting the mount is arranged.

On the downstream side of the heat roller device 15 in the carrying direction,
A guide member 61 for guiding the laminated paper is arranged, and a discharge / conveyance path is configured. On the downstream side of the heat roller device 15, below the guide member 61,
A discharge sensor 62 for detecting the laminated paper and detecting a jam is provided. Here, the heat roller device 15
The circumferential distances R1 and R2 from the nip position N to the temperature sensors 42 and 43 are set longer than the distance R3 from the nip position N to the discharge sensor 62. Therefore,
When a jam occurs, the jam is detected before the jammed paper is wound around the upper heat roller 30 or the lower heat roller 31 and reaches the upper temperature sensors 43 and 42, and the rotation of the heat roller device 15 is stopped. To be made. Therefore, the jammed laminated paper is
It is possible to prevent the temperature sensor 42, 43 from reaching the temperature sensor 43 and damaging the temperature sensors 42, 43. Configuration of Feeder Unit The feeder unit 3 is composed of the feeder main body 8 and the carriage 9 movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the feeder main body 8 as described above. As shown in FIG. 5, the feeder main body 8 is a drive mechanism 8 for moving the carriage 9.
It has 0. In addition, the frame of the carriage 9
A bracket 81 that is driven in the front-rear direction by the drive mechanism 80 is fixed.

The drive mechanism 80 has a drive motor 82 as shown in FIGS. The drive motor 82 includes
First for feeding the roller-shaped color material through the joint 83
The drive sprocket 84 and the second drive sprocket 85 for moving the carriage 9 are connected. The sprocket 85 is a sprocket 8 for moving the carriage.
6 through a chain 87. Chain 8
The tension of No. 7 is adjusted by a sprocket for tension adjustment. A second sprocket 88 is fixed to the shaft on which the sprocket 86 is mounted, and the sprocket 86 and the sprocket 88 are connected via a clutch 89.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
Supporting members 90 and 91 are disposed on the upper and lower ends of the front and rear sides of the side portion of. Sprockets 92, 93, 94 are rotatably supported by the support members 90, 91. A chain 95 is laid over each of these sprockets 88, 92 to 94. One end of the chain 95 is fixed to the bracket 81 of the carriage 9, and the other end is also connected to the bracket 81. With such a configuration, when the clutch 89 is turned on and the motor 82 is rotated, the carriage 9 can reciprocate between the position indicated by the solid line and the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 5 by each sprocket and chain. It has become. A guide rail 96 is fixed to the feeder main body 8, and a guide roller 97 rotatably provided on the frame of the carriage 9 rolls on the guide rail 96. The sprockets 88, 92 to 94 and the chain 95 are provided on both left and right sides, and the left and right mechanisms are connected by a connecting shaft 98 shown in FIG. 7 to operate in synchronization. There is.

Further, in the feeder main body 8, a feeding mechanism 100 (FIG. 6 and FIG. 6) for feeding the roll-shaped color material of the color material roll moved to a predetermined position in the front-rear direction by the drive mechanism 80. 7) is provided. The delivery mechanism 100 includes a drive motor 82.
The first drive sprocket 84 connected to the sprocket 101, the sprocket 101, and the chain 102 hung between them.
And have. The tension of the chain 102 is adjusted by a sprocket for tension. The sprocket 101 has a large gear 105 via a clutch 104.
Is linked to. The sprocket 101, the clutch 104, and the large gear 105 are mounted on a shaft rotatably supported by the frame of the feeder main body 8.

On the other hand, on the carriage 9 side, the feeding roller device 106, corresponding to each color material roll 10a to 10d,
107, 108, and 109 are provided. Since the respective sending roller devices have the same configuration, the cyan sending roller device 106 will be described here. This device 106 is connected to one end side of a shaft 111 of the feed roller 110 and a feed roller 110 that presses each other and holds a roll-shaped color material between them, and a small gear that meshes with a large gear 105 on the feeder main body 8 side. And a gear 112. Further, between the small gear 112 and the frame 113 of the carriage 9, a friction pad 114 and a spring 1 for pressing the friction pad 114 to the small gear 112.
15 is provided with a mechanical brake.

The brake torque of this mechanical brake is set to be larger than the idling torque of the large gear 105 provided on the shaft of the clutch 104. Therefore, even when the small gear 112 meshes with the large gear 105 when the carriage 9 moves, it is possible to prevent the small gear 112 from rotating to rewind the roll-shaped color material or send it back to each roll side. To be done. Control Block This laminating apparatus has a control unit 120 as shown in FIG.
have. The control unit 120 includes a CPU 121, a ROM 122 that stores programs and the like, a RAM 123 that stores data, and a timer 124. Each of these circuits has an input terminal (L.
I. P) 125 and an output terminal (LOP) 126, and is connected to each sensor of the laminating unit 2 including the length sensor 150, the fans 130 and 131, the drive motor 18, and the vertical drive motor 19. Also, an input terminal (AF.IP) 127 and an output terminal (A
F. O. P) 128, each sensor in the feeder unit 3, the drive motors 12, 82, the clutches 89, 104.
It is connected to the. Further, the control unit 120 is connected to the console panel 129. In addition, the control unit 120
Includes a temperature adjustment circuit 130 connected to the CPU 121 or the like.
have. This temperature adjusting circuit (T. Cont) 13
0 is connected to upper and lower temperature sensors 42 and 43 and halogen lamp heaters 36 and 37. General operation In this laminating apparatus, it is possible to set a program control mode when laminating the color material and the mount. When this program control mode is selected and the auto feed mode is selected, the mount paper or a laminated paper on which several color materials have been already laminated is inserted from the mount insertion tray 5 to automatically follow the laminating order. The color material is selected, and the roll-shaped color material is cut to a set length and sequentially laminated. Further, in the case of manual feeding in the program control mode, a mount or a laminated paper is inserted from the mount insertion tray 5, and a sheet-shaped color material is inserted from the color material insertion tray 4 according to the laminating order. The color material and the mount are laminated with the degree of overlap set by the program.

On the other hand, when the program control mode is not selected, laminating is performed for each color material according to the conditions set by the console panel. The outline of the laminating operation for the manual operation will be described. First,
When the mount is inserted from the mount insertion tray 5 into the laminating unit 2, the mount detection sensor 23 detects the mount insertion. Then, the mount transport unit 17 draws the mount into the laminating unit 2, and when the leading end of the mount is detected by the mount leading edge detection sensor 60, the feeding of the mount is temporarily stopped. Next, when a sheet-shaped color material is inserted from the color material insertion tray 4, this color material is detected by the color material detection sensor 22. As a result, the color material transport unit 16 operates and the inserted color material is drawn into the laminating unit 2. When the front end of the color material is detected by the color material front end detection sensor 57, the feeding of the color material is once stopped. From this state, the mount and the color material are sent to the heat roller device 15 under the conditions set by the console panel or the like. Heat roller device 1
5, the upper heat roller 30 and the lower heat roller 31 are temperature-controlled by the temperature adjusting circuit 130 to a predetermined temperature (for example, the upper heat roller 135 ° C. and the lower heat roller 82 ° C.). Both are laminated by passing the color material and the backing sheet between them. The laminated mount and the color material are guided below the apparatus along the discharge guide member 6 and onto the discharge tray 7.

In the automatic feed mode, when the mount is inserted and the start key on the console panel is pressed in the same manner as described above, the carriage 9 moves and the desired color material roller moves to the supply position above the cutter device 11. Be done. Then, the roll-shaped coloring material is sent to the coloring material conveying section 16 of the laminating section 2 by operating the feeding device. The subsequent operation is the same, and when the roll-shaped color material reaches a predetermined length, the cutter device 11 is activated to cut the roll-shaped color material.

When the small-sized color material and the backing paper pass through the heat roller device 15 in the width direction, they are conveyed on the basis of one side, so that the reference side roller shaft may be lifted upward. In this case, the stabilizer rod 5
Since the opposite side is lifted by the torsional rigidity of 3, the roller shafts can always be positioned in parallel, and uniform lamination can be performed over the entire width direction.

After laminating the color material on the mount as described above, the base paper of the color material is peeled off, and the film of the color and the laminated paper are brought into close contact with each other and exposed. Next, after peeling off the exposed cover film of the coloring material, it is inserted into a developing device to obtain an image of a desired color (for example, cyan). In this way, the above-described processing is repeated in the order of laminating to obtain a color proof. Control operation The control operation will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

First, the overall control process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the start switch of the device is turned on, the program starts, and first, step S1
Then, the initial processing is performed. In this initial processing, each part is moved to the initial position and the temperature of the heat roller device 15 is adjusted. Next, in step S2, origin reset processing is performed. In this origin reset process, the transport speed of the transport system is calculated, and the time required for the color material and the mount to be transported in a predetermined section is calculated. When these processes are completed, the process proceeds to step S3 and a standby process is performed. In this standby process, various laminating conditions and operation modes are set by key input from the console panel.

When the standby process is completed and the start key is pressed, the program proceeds to step S4. Step S
In step 4, it is determined whether or not the program control mode is set as the operation mode in the standby process of step S3. When the program control mode is set, the timing of laminating the backing and the color material of each color (overlap condition)
Is automatically set according to the preset conditions,
Also, the laminating order is automatically performed in a preset order. In this case, the process proceeds to step S5, and i for determining which layer the color material to be laminated is “1”.
And When the program control mode is not set, the process of step S5 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S6.

In step S6, it is determined whether the auto feed mode is set. If the auto feed mode is set, the process proceeds to step S7.
In step S7, a mount set process of setting the inserted mount at a predetermined position of the mount transport unit 17, and pulling out roll-shaped color material from a desired color material roll in the carriage 9 to a predetermined position of the color material transport unit 16. The roll color material setting process for setting is performed in parallel, and then the laminating process for laminating the mount and the color material is performed.

On the other hand, if the auto feed mode is not set, the program proceeds from step S6 to step S8. In step S8, a mount set process is performed to set the mount inserted from the mount insertion tray 5 at a predetermined position of the mount transport unit 17. Next, in step S9, the sheet-shaped color material inserted from the color material insertion tray 4 is
A color material setting process for setting the color material at a predetermined position of the color material transport unit 16 is performed. Next, in step S10, a mount and a sheet-shaped color material are supplied to the heat roller device 15 to perform a laminating process.

When the laminating process in step S7 or the laminating process in step S10 is completed, the process proceeds to step S11. In step S11, it is determined again whether or not the program control mode is set. If the program control mode is set, step S11 is performed.
Move to 12. In step S12, the i is "4".
It is determined whether or not If the laminating process has not been completed for the four color materials, this step S1
If NO is determined in step 2, the process proceeds to step S13. In step S13, i is incremented and x1 for setting the amount of displacement between the mount and the color material is decreased by d, and the process returns to step S6. The deviation between the mount and the color material will be described later. On the other hand, when the lamination is completed for all the color materials, YES is determined in step S12, and the process returns to step S3 to wait for the next process. If NO in step S11, step S11
Return from S11 to S3.

Next, the initial processing in step S1 of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG. In this initial processing, initial setting is first made in step S20. In this initial setting, processing such as moving the carriage 9 to the home position is performed. Next, in step S21, the rotation of the heat roller device 15 is started at a standby speed lower than the rotation speed during lamination. Then, in step S22, the temperature adjustment circuit 130 of the control unit 120 starts temperature adjustment of the heat roller device 15. In step S23, it is determined whether the temperature adjustment has been completed. That is, it is determined whether the temperature of the upper heat roller 30 has reached 135 ° C. and the temperature of the lower heat roller 31 has reached 82 ° C. Wait for the temperature adjustment to complete, then the program will proceed to step S2.
The process proceeds from step 3 to step S24. In step S24, the completion of temperature adjustment is displayed on the display unit of the console panel 129. Next, in step S25, after waiting for the clear key to be pressed by the operator, the process proceeds to step S26. This step S25 is a process for moving to the next step after the operator surely confirms that the temperature has risen. In step S26, the temperature adjustment completion display that has been displayed on the display unit of the console panel 129 is erased, and the origin reset display, which is the next process, is performed. In this way, the initial processing ends.

Next, the origin reset process performed in step S2 of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG. When confirming that the origin reset display is made in step S26 of the initial processing, the operator presses the start key to shift to the origin reset processing. In step S30, the input of this start key is waited for, and then step S31.
Move to. In step S31, the heat roller device 15 is controlled to a rotation speed for laminating at a speed higher than the standby speed. Then, in step S32, the color material feed clutch is turned on to rotate the color material transport roller 55 of the color material transport unit 16. In step S33, the timer T1 is started, and the length sensor 1 such as the encoder connected to the color material transport roller 55 in step S34 is also used.
Count 50 pulses. Next, in step S35, it is determined whether or not the count value c1 of the length sensor has become "500". After waiting for the count value c1 to reach "500", the process proceeds to step S36, and the timer T1 is stopped in step S36. From step S33
In step S36, the time T1 for 500 pulses of the length sensor is measured. In step S37, the color material feeding clutch is turned off to stop the rotation of the color material carrying roller 55. Next, in step S38, the count value c
The speed SP of the color material transport roller 55 is calculated from 1 and the timer time T1. Here, the color material transporting roller 55 and the mount sheet transporting roller 58 are driven by the same drive system, so that the speed of the mount sheet transporting roller 58 is the same as the color material transporting roller 55.
It becomes the same as the speed SP.

Next, in step S39, the upper heat roller 30 is moved to the lower heat roller 31 side. At the same time, the timer T2 is started in step S40. In step S41, it is determined whether the upper heat roller 30 and the lower heat roller 31 have nipped. The nip between the heat rollers 30 and 31 is determined by the rotational speed of the motor for lowering the upper heat roller 31. After waiting for both heat rollers 30 and 31 to nip, it transfers to step S42. In step S42, the timer T2 is stopped. Then, in step S43, the upper heat roller 30
Stops the descent of and reverses the motor rotation to raise it to the origin position. Then, in step S44, the rotation speed of the heat roller device 15 is controlled to the standby speed.

From the speeds of the color material transport roller 55 and the mount transport roller 58 thus obtained, that is, the transport speed SP, and the time T2 required for the upper heat roller 30 to descend, the jam used in the subsequent processing. Calculate the required calculation time for detection. That is, step S4
5, the mount detection sensor 23 and the mount leading edge detection sensor 60
The distance N1 between and is divided by the transport speed SP to calculate the calculation time T3 when the mount is sent from the mount detection sensor 23 to the mount leading edge detection sensor 60. In step S46, when the sheet-shaped color material is sent from the color material detection sensor 22 to the color material tip detection sensor 57 by dividing the distance N2 from the color material detection sensor 22 to the color material tip detection sensor 57 by the transport speed SP. The calculation time T4 is calculated. Step S
In the case of 47, the mount front end detection sensor 60 to the discharge sensor 62
The distance N3 up to is divided by the transport speed SP to calculate a calculation time T5 when the mount and the color material are sent from the mount leading edge detection sensor 60 to the discharge sensor 62. Step S4
8, the color material tip detection sensor 57 to the heat roller device 15
In order to start lowering of the upper heat roller 31, the time T2 until the upper heat roller 30 nips obtained in steps S40 to S42 is further subtracted from the time obtained by dividing the distance N4 to the nip position by the transport speed SP. The calculation time T6 is calculated. Further, in step S49, the heat rollers 30, 3
The sum of the difference α between the distance from the nip position N of No. 1 to the color material leading edge detection sensor 57 and the mount sheet leading edge detection sensor 60 and the deviation amount x1 (see FIG. 18) between the mount and the end portion of the color material is added to the above It is divided by the transport speed SP to calculate a calculation time T11 for starting the sending of the color material so that the distance between the leading edge of the mount and the leading edge of the color material is x1. In this way, each calculation time is calculated, and the process shifts to the standby process.

In the standby process, various modes are set as described above, and keys are input to set conditions. Next, the processing of step S7 when the program control mode is set will be described. This step S7
The process of is executed when the auto feed mode is selected.

First, the mount setting process and the roll color material setting process shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 are executed. In the mount setting process, it is determined in step S55 whether the mount has been inserted from the mount tray 5. The insertion of the mount is performed by the mount detection sensor 23. When the mount is inserted, the process proceeds to step S56, the mount feed clutch is turned on, and the mount transport roll 58 is rotated. Next, in step S57, the timer T7 is started. In step S58, the timer T7 calculates the mount jam detection time T calculated in step S45.
It is judged whether or not 3 is exceeded. If the time T7 does not exceed the mount jam detection time T3, step S5
In step 9, it is determined whether or not the mount edge detection sensor 60 has detected the mount edge. Steps S58 and S59 until the sensor 60 detects the leading edge of the mount.
Is repeatedly executed. If the time T7 reaches the mount jam detection time T3 without the front end of the mount being detected, the process proceeds to error processing. When the leading edge of the mount is detected within the jam detection time T3, the process proceeds to step S60, the mount feed clutch is turned off, and the rotation of the mount transport roll 58 is stopped. As a result, the conveyance of the mount is stopped with the front end of the mount positioned on the sensor 60.

On the other hand, when the start key of the console panel 129 is pressed during the mount setting process, YES is determined in step S61 of FIG. 13, and the process proceeds to step S62. In this case, the mount setting process and the roll color material setting process are performed in parallel. In step S62, the movement of the carriage 9 is started first. In this case, the motor 82 is rotated to drive the drive mechanism 8
When the clutch 89 of 0 is turned on, the feeding mechanism 1
The clutch 104 of 00 is turned off. As a result, the rotation of the motor 82 is transmitted to the bracket 81 of the carriage 9 via each sprocket and the chain, and the carriage 9
Moves forward from the origin position. Here, since i = 1 in the laminating process of the first layer, the cyan color material roll 10a of the first layer is moved to the supply position, that is, the position immediately above the cutter device 11 in step S63. It is determined whether or not it has been done. Cyan colorant roll 10
If a is at the desired position, the process proceeds to step S64, the clutch 89 is turned off, and the movement of the carriage 9 is stopped.

Next, in step S65, driving of the color material transport roll 55 is started. In this state, in step S66, the roll-shaped coloring material having a predetermined length is fed by the feeding mechanism 100. Next, in step S67, it is determined whether or not the leading edge of the roll-shaped coloring material has been detected by the coloring material leading edge detection sensor 57. When it is detected, the process proceeds from step S67 to step S68, and the color material transport by the color material transport roll 55 is stopped.

Here, the process of feeding the roll-shaped color material in step S66 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 14, in step S70, it is determined whether or not the roll-shaped color material has been fed by a predetermined length. If the paper has been sent for a predetermined length, the process proceeds to step S71. In step S71, the cutter device 11 is activated to cut the roll-shaped color material. Next, in step S72, the motor 82 is rotated in the reverse direction. Then, in step S73, the roll-shaped coloring material having a predetermined length is sent back. That is, the roll-shaped color material is fed back until the tip reaches the roll nip position in the carriage 9,
If it is sent back, the process proceeds to step S74. The amount of feeding back is performed by detecting the number of rotations of the feeding roller device 106 by an encoder or the like, for example. In step S74, the motor 82 and the cutter device 1
Turn off the motor of 1.

In this way, the front end of the mount is temporarily stopped at the position of the mount front end detection sensor 60, and the roll-shaped color material is also stopped at the position of the color material front end detection sensor 57. On the other hand, when the auto feed mode is not set, the mount and the color material are set by the processing of steps S8 and S9 in FIG. The control flow in this case is shown in FIG.

First, in step S80, it is detected whether or not the mount is inserted. The standby process is executed until the mount is inserted. When the insertion of the mount is detected by the mount detection sensor 23, steps S80 to S81.
Move to. In step S81, the mount feed clutch is turned on to rotate the mount transport roll 58. Further, the timer T7 is started in step S82. The processes of steps S83 and S84 are similar to the processes of steps S58 and S59 in FIG. 12, and the jam of the mount is detected. When the leading edge of the mount is detected, steps S84 to S85
Then, the mount feeding clutch is turned off and the mount conveying roller 58 is stopped.

Next, in step S86, the color material detection sensor 22 determines whether or not a sheet-shaped color material is inserted from the color material insertion tray 4. If no color material has been inserted, standby processing is executed. When it is detected that the color material is inserted, the process proceeds from step S86 to step S87. In step S87, the process waits until the start key on the console panel 129 is pressed. This step S87
The process is for the operator to set the color material after confirming that the mount is inserted and set. If the start key is pressed, step S88
Move to. In step S88, the color material feed clutch is turned on to rotate the color material transport roller 55. As a result, the sheet-shaped color material is transported to the heat roller device 15 side by the color material transport roller 55.

Next, in step S89, the timer T8 is started. Next, in step S90, it is determined whether or not the time T8 exceeds the calculation time T4 for detecting the color material jam. If not exceeded, step S91
Move to. In step S91, it is determined whether the front end of the color material is detected by the color material front end detection sensor 57. Steps S90 and S91 are repeatedly executed until the leading edge of the color material is detected. If the time T8 reaches the color material jam detection time T4 before the leading edge of the color material is detected, the process proceeds from step S90 to error processing.
When the color material is detected within the jam detection time T4, the process proceeds to step S92, the color material feed clutch is turned off, and the rotation of the color material transport roller 55 is stopped.

In this manner, the mount is temporarily stopped at the position of the mount leading edge detecting sensor 60, and the sheet-shaped color material is temporarily stopped at the position of the color material leading edge detecting sensor 57. Next, the laminating process in steps S7 and S10 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the roll-shaped color material or the sheet-shaped color material is stopped at the position of the color material tip detection sensor 57, and the mount is stopped at the position of the mount tip detection sensor 60, and then the laminating process is executed. .. In this laminating process, first, in step S100, the heat roller device 15 is rotated at the laminating speed. Further, in step S101, the timer T9 is started. Then, in step S102, it is determined whether or not the time T9 has reached 2 seconds. This time T9 is for ensuring a time until the heat roller device reaches a stable laminating speed when the motor for driving the heat roller is changed to the laminating speed. When the time T9 becomes 2 seconds, the process proceeds to step S103. In step S103, the mount feed clutch is turned on to rotate the mount transport roller 58. As a result, the mount is supplied to the heat roller device 15 side. In the heater 104, the timer T10 is started. In step S105, it is determined whether the time T10 has reached the calculation time T11 for starting the color material feeding. After waiting for the time T10 to reach the color material feeding start time T11, the process proceeds to step S106. In step S106, the color material feed clutch is turned on and the color material transport roller 55
Is rotated to convey the color material to the heat roller device 15 side. In this manner, by feeding the color material a predetermined time after the start of the supply of the mount material, as shown in FIG. 18, the cyan color material 14 of the first layer is displaced by a distance x1 from the front end of the mount material 140.
1 will be laminated.

Next, in step S107, it is determined whether or not the time T10 has reached the calculation time for starting the lowering of the upper heat roller 30. After the time T10 reaches the time T6, the process proceeds to step S108. Step S10
At 8, the lowering of the upper heat roller 30 is started. Next, in step S109, the upper heat roller 30 is set to the lower heat roller 3
It is determined whether or not the nip is made to 1. When the nip has occurred, the process proceeds to step S110, and the lowering of the upper heat roller 30 is stopped.

Next, in step S111, time T10
Determines whether the calculation time T5 for detecting wrapping has been exceeded. If the determination in step S111 is yes, the process moves to step S112. In step S112, it is determined whether the discharge sensor 62 has detected the leading edge of the mount. If the leading edge of the mount is not detected, step S
111 and step S112 are repeatedly executed. Then, when the leading edge of the mount is not detected by the discharge sensor 62 during the wrap detection time T5, it is determined that the mount and the color material have been wound around the heat roller, and thus step S1.
The processing shifts from 11 to error processing. Winding detection time T5
If the front end of the mount is detected by the discharge sensor 62, the process proceeds to step S113. Step S11
At 3, it is determined whether the discharge sensor 62 is turned off.
That is, it is determined whether the mount and the color material have passed over the discharge sensor 62. When passing, step S11
4, the upper heat roller 30 is raised to the origin position. Next, in step S115, the heat roller device 15 is controlled to the standby speed. Then, in step S116, both the color material feed clutch and the mount paper feed clutch are turned off, and the rotation of the transport rollers 55 and 58 is stopped.

When the laminating process is completed as described above, it is determined in step S11 of FIG. 9 whether the program control mode is set. When the program control mode is set and the laminating process for all the color materials is not completed, the step S1 through the step S12 are followed by the step S1.
Move to 3. In this step S13, i is incremented to select the next color material, and x1, which is the amount of deviation between the mount and the color material, is set to (x1-d), and the process returns to step S6. Hereinafter, similar processing is repeatedly executed for the second layer, the third layer, and the fourth layer.

In such a program control mode, as shown in FIG.
41, magenta color material 142, yellow color material 143, and black color material 144 are respectively shifted by a distance d, and the lower color material is laminated so that the upper color material covers it. Therefore, during the development process, the coloring material is removed and the adhesive remaining on the mount is covered with the coloring material in the upper layer.
The adhesive 140 that remains may cause the mount 140 to move to the upper heat roller 30.
It is prevented from being wrapped around.

Next, the error processing will be described with reference to FIG. In this error processing, all of the drive system are once turned off in step S120. And step S
At 121, an error is displayed on the display unit of the console panel 129. Then, when the operator cancels the cause of the error and presses the power reset key, the process proceeds from step S122 to the initial process.

In such an apparatus, the conveying speed of the color material and the mount is performed before each use of the apparatus, and based on the measurement result,
Since the time for carrying control such as jam detection at the time of feeding the color material and the mount is calculated, when the jam of the color material and the mount occurs, it can be accurately and quickly detected. Further, the ends of the mount and the coloring material can be accurately aligned with desired positions, and accurate lamination can be performed. In addition, even if the color material and the backing paper are wound around the heat roller, this winding can be detected immediately.
Since the winding area can be reduced, the cleaning of the heat roller can be done in the minimum area, and the device can be quickly restored.

Further, since the measurement is carried out before each use of the apparatus, it is possible to follow the frequency fluctuation and the voltage fluctuation of the power source and perform accurate control.

[0064]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the carriage having the plurality of color material supplying portions is arranged movably above the laminating portion, the working efficiency is improved and the conveying system is provided for each color material supplying portion. The structure is simple as compared with the case of providing. Also, since it has a plurality of color material supply units,
The laminating order can be arbitrarily selected.

Further, in another invention, since the mechanism for sending out the coloring material and the movement of the carriage for storing the coloring material can be performed by one driving means, the driving mechanism is simplified. In still another aspect of the invention, since the plurality of color material rolls are arranged in a zigzag manner, a color material supply device that occupies a small space can be realized, and a compact laminating device can be configured as a whole.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional configuration diagram of a laminating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a laminating unit.

FIG. 3 is a sectional front view of the thermo roll device.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of an upper heat roll device and a stabilizer mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a carriage drive mechanism of a feeder section of the apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a roll-shaped color material feeding mechanism of the apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a sectional plan view of a drive mechanism of a feeder section of the apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a control block diagram of the device.

FIG. 9 is an overall control flowchart of the device.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of initial processing.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of origin reset processing.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a mount setting process.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a roll-shaped color material setting process.

FIG. 14 is a control flowchart of a roll-shaped color material feeding process.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a mount setting process and a color material setting process when the auto feeder is not used.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a laminating process.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of error processing.

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram of a laminated mount and a color material.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Laminating Section 3 Feeder Section 8 Feeder Main Body 9 Carriage 10a to 10d Coloring Material Roll 11 Cutter Device 15 Heat Roller Device 16 Coloring Material Conveying Section 17 Mounted Conveying Section 82 Drive Motor 89, 104 Clutch 120 Control Section

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] March 30, 1992

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] 0037

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

After the color material is laminated on the mount as described above, the cover film of the color material is peeled off and the exposure device is exposed.
The color separation film for the color plate and the laminated paper are brought into close contact with each other and exposed. Then, the exposed coloring material is inserted into a developing device to obtain an image of a desired color (for example, cyan).
In this way, the above-described processing is repeated in the order of laminating to obtain a color proof. Control operation The control operation will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0048

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

First, the mount setting process and the roll color material setting process shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 are executed. In the mount setting process, it is determined in step S55 whether the mount has been inserted from the mount tray 5. The insertion of the mount is performed by the mount detection sensor 23. When the mount is inserted, the process proceeds to step S56, the mount feed clutch is turned on, and the mount transport roller 58 is rotated. Next, in step S57, the timer T7 is started. In step S58, the timer T7 calculates the mount jam detection time T calculated in step S45.
It is judged whether or not 3 is exceeded. If the time T7 does not exceed the mount jam detection time T3, step S5
In step 9, it is determined whether or not the mount edge detection sensor 60 has detected the mount edge. Steps S58 and S59 until the sensor 60 detects the leading edge of the mount.
Is repeatedly executed. If the time T7 reaches the mount jam detection time T3 without the front end of the mount being detected, the process proceeds to error processing. When the leading edge of the mount is detected within the jam detection time T3, the process proceeds to step S60, the mount feed clutch is turned off, and the rotation of the mount transport roller 58 is stopped. As a result, the conveyance of the mount is stopped with the front end of the mount positioned on the sensor 60.

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0050

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Next, in step S65, the color material transport roll is
The drive of the roller 55 is started. In this state, step S66
Then, the sending-out mechanism 100 sends out the roll-shaped coloring material of a predetermined length. Next, in step S67, it is determined whether or not the leading edge of the roll-shaped coloring material has been detected by the coloring material leading edge detection sensor 57. When it is detected, the process proceeds from step S67 to step S68, and the color material transport by the color material transport roller 55 is stopped.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] 0053

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

First, in step S80, it is detected whether or not the mount is inserted. The standby process is executed until the mount is inserted. When the insertion of the mount is detected by the mount detection sensor 23, steps S80 to S8.
Move to 1. In step S81, the mount feed clutch is turned on to rotate the mount transport roller 58. Further, the timer T7 is started in step S82.
The processing of step S83 and step S84 is the same as in FIG.
This is the same as the processing in steps S58 and S59 in step S58, and the jam of the mount is detected. When the leading edge of the mount is detected, steps S84 to S8
5, the mount feeding clutch is turned off and the mount conveying roller 58 is stopped.

[Procedure Amendment 5]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] Figure 3

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

FIG. 3 is a sectional front view of the heat roller device.

[Procedure Amendment 6]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] Fig. 4

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of an upper heat roller device and a stabilizer mechanism.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A laminating apparatus used for color proofing of multi-color printed matter, comprising: a heat roller device for adhering a material to be laminated and a color material; and a conveying section for conveying the material to be laminated and the color material to the heat roller device. A laminating unit having a plurality of color material supply units, a carriage movably arranged so that the color material of each color material supply unit can be selected and supplied to the transport unit, and the carriage can be moved. Laminating apparatus for color proofing, comprising: 2. The color material supply section is provided with a color material roll for accommodating a roll-shaped color material and a delivery mechanism for delivering the color material from the color material roll.
Laminating apparatus for color proofing described. 3. The color proofing laminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the color material supply section is arranged in the order of lamination onto the material to be laminated along the moving direction of the carriage. 4. A laminating apparatus used for color proofing of a multi-color printed matter, comprising: a heat roller device for adhering the material to be laminated and the color material, and a conveying section for conveying the material to be laminated and the color material to the heat roller device. And a color material roll that stores a roll-shaped color material, and a plurality of color material supply units that respectively have a delivery mechanism that delivers the color material from the color material roll, and the color of each color material supply portion A carriage that is movably arranged so that a material can be selected and supplied to the transport unit, a drive unit for driving the delivery mechanism and the carriage, a space between the delivery mechanism and the drive unit, and a drive unit for the carriage. A clutch mechanism provided in each of the means,
Laminating device for color proofing equipped with. 5. A regulation means for regulating the interlocking drive of the delivery mechanism when the carriage is driven by the drive means,
The color proofing laminating apparatus according to claim 4. 6. A color material supplying device for supplying a color material to a laminating unit for adhering a material to be laminated and a color material, the color material supplying device being provided in a laminating apparatus for color proofing of a multi-color printed matter, which is a roll-shaped color material. A plurality of color material rolls arranged in a staggered manner, a plurality of delivery mechanisms for delivering roll-shaped color material from each of the plurality of color material rolls, and a predetermined length of the color material delivered by the delivery mechanism. A color material film supply device including a cutter device for cutting into pieces.