JPH09315020A - Sheet to be thermally transferred - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a sheet to be thermally transferred equipped with a function of an information holding material without impairing functions and characteristics as the sheet to be thermally transferred. SOLUTION: This sheet 10 is so constituted that a print information layer 12, a release agent layer 12, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer 15, an image receiving sheet base material 16, and an image receiving layer 17 are successively laminated on a support sheet base material 11, which can be separated between a support material part 14 composed of the support sheet base material 11, the print information layer 12, and the release agent layer 13, and an image receiving sheet 18 composed of the pressure sensitive layer 15, the image receiving sheet base material 16, and the image receiving layer 17, and half cut treatment is applied to a specific position of the image receiving sheet part 18. In this case, when the half cut treated image receiving part 18 is peeled off from the base material part 14, the sheet to be thermally transferred is so constituted that information printed on the print information layer 12 of the base material part 14 can be visually observed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thermal transfer sheet used in a thermal transfer printer.
More specifically, the present invention provides a printed image excellent in density and image quality when used in a sublimation type thermal transfer printer or a fusion type thermal transfer printer, and peels the printed image to form another article. The present invention relates to a heat-transferable sheet which can be attached to the heat-transferable sheet, and when the printed image is peeled off, the print information hidden by the heat-transferable sheet becomes visible from the outside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A color image is printed on a heat-transferable sheet composed of an image-receiving sheet lined with a support sheet base material with a pressure-sensitive adhesive applied on the back side, through a three-color heat transfer sheet of yellow, magenta and cyan. You can make stickers and labels using a thermal transfer printer.

For example, on the basis of an image taken by a video camera, an image screen having a total of 16 sides, which is 4 rows and 4 columns, is generated, and a heat-transferred sheet that has been die-cut in advance,
After printing the video image composed of the 16 sides,
The image-receiving sheet of the heat-transferable sheet is peeled off from the support sheet and used as a decorative label to be attached to a product or an article, or as a face photograph sticker.

As an example of the above-mentioned heat-transferable sheet, there is a heat-transferable sheet described in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 64-11767, in which a support sheet having a release agent layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the back surface, and an image-receiving on the surface are used. An image receiving sheet having layers is laminated, and the image receiving sheet portion is subjected to half-cut processing so that the image receiving sheet can be easily peeled from the support sheet.

[0005]

The image-receiving sheet portion of the thermal transfer sheet for sealing having the above-mentioned constitution is used as the label or the seal described above, but the support sheet base material lined with the image-receiving sheet has the image-receiving sheet portion. It was used only for temporary attachment and support, and the support sheet base material after peeling off the image receiving sheet portion was discarded as dust. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to obtain a heat-transferable sheet that can effectively utilize the support sheet base material without impairing the function of the heat-transferred sheet.

[0006]

In the heat transferable sheet of the present invention, a print information layer is provided on a support sheet base material, and a release agent layer, an adhesive layer, an image receiving sheet base material, and an image receiving layer are sequentially laminated thereon. Which is a heat-transferable sheet comprising:
It is releasable between the support part consisting of the print information layer and the release agent layer and the image receiving sheet part consisting of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the image receiving sheet base material and the image receiving layer, and the predetermined part of the image receiving sheet part. In a location, a heat-transferred sheet that has been subjected to a half-cut process, when the image-receiving sheet part that has been subjected to the half-cut process is peeled from the support part, the information printed on the print information layer of the support part is visually Make it possible.

The heat transferable sheet of the present invention has a print information layer, a release agent layer, a release agent layer, and
A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, an image-receiving sheet base material, a thermal transfer sheet formed by sequentially laminating an image-receiving layer, wherein the support sheet base material, a print information layer, and a support part composed of a release agent layer, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, It is a heat transferable sheet which can be peeled between an image receiving sheet base material and an image receiving sheet portion composed of an image receiving layer, and which has been subjected to a half cut treatment at a predetermined portion of the image receiving sheet portion.

The heat-transferable sheet of the present invention, as defined in claim 2, is the heat-transferable sheet according to claim 1, wherein the support sheet base material of the support part and the image-receiving sheet base material of the image-receiving sheet part are: It is an opaque base material having a thickness of 50 to 100 μm.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a thermal transfer sheet according to the first aspect, wherein the information of the print information layer on the support sheet substrate is gravure printed,
Alternatively, the heat-transferable sheet is flexographically printed.

According to a fourth aspect of the heat-transferable sheet of the present invention, in the heat-transferable sheet according to the first aspect, the information of the print information layer on the support sheet base material is at a different position for each heat-transferable sheet. It is a thermal transfer sheet that has been printed.

According to a fifth aspect of the heat-transferable sheet of the present invention, in the heat-transferable sheet according to the first aspect, the information of the print information layer on the support sheet substrate is substantially the same for each heat-transferable sheet. It is the thermal transfer sheet that is printed at the position.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a thermal transfer sheet according to the first aspect, wherein the information of the print information layer on the support sheet substrate is a plurality of types for each thermal transfer sheet. The thermal transfer sheet is composed of different contents.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The heat transferable sheet of the present invention is a heat transferable sheet obtained by sequentially laminating a print information layer, a release agent layer, an adhesive layer, an image receiving sheet base material and an image receiving layer on a support sheet base material. There, it is releasable between the support sheet base material, the support part composed of the print information layer and the release agent layer, and the image receiving sheet part composed of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer, the sheet base material and the image receiving layer, and Half-cut processing is applied to a predetermined portion of the image-receiving sheet portion, and the image-receiving sheet portion divided by the half-cut processing is peeled off from the support portion, whereby the information printed on the print information layer of the support portion is recorded. It was configured to be visible.

The thermal transfer sheet of the present invention will be described below.
A description will be given based on the drawings of the embodiments. FIG. 1 schematically shows the layer structure of the heat-transferable sheet of the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the heat-transferable sheet 10 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the heat transferable sheet 10 of the present invention has a print information layer 12, a release agent layer 13, an adhesive layer 15, an image receiving sheet base material 16, and an image receiving layer 17 on a support sheet base material 11. It has a laminated structure in which the layers are sequentially laminated. In addition, 19 in the figure shows the score line by the half cut process.

Further, the heat transferable sheet 10 of the present invention includes a support sheet base material 11, a print information layer 12, and a release agent layer 13.
An image receiving sheet portion 18 including a support portion 14 formed of, an adhesive layer 15, an image receiving sheet base material 16, and an image receiving layer 17.
In between, it is configured to be peelable.

Further, the thermal transfer sheet 10 of the present invention is
A part or the whole of the image receiving sheet portion 18 is divided by the cut lines 19 and can be easily peeled off from the support portion 14. The image receiving sheet portion 18 peeled off from the support portion 14 is attached to various articles. The image receiving layer 17 is provided on the image receiving sheet base material 16, and the back surface of the base material 16 is provided with an adhesive layer 15 for sticking to the surface of the article.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the heat transferable sheet 10 of the present invention viewed from the surface of the image receiving layer 17. As shown in the figure, the image receiving sheet portion 18 of the heat-transferred sheet 10 is divided into a plurality of cut lines 19 in a lattice shape, and the plurality of image transfer areas 2 divided by the cut lines 19 are divided.
0, an image is transferred and recorded by a thermal transfer printer, and then the image receiving sheet portion 18 having the transferred and recorded image is formed.
Is peeled from the support portion 14 for each image transfer area 20 divided by the cut line 19 and can be attached to another article.

Reference numeral 21 in the drawing denotes a detection mark, which is used to control the transfer recording position of the image on the heat transfer sheet 10 when a color image is transferred and recorded on the heat transfer sheet 10 by the heat transfer printer. Mark 21
Is preferably provided on the back surface of the support sheet base material 11 of FIG. 1 or the formation surface of the print information layer 12.

The heat transferable sheet 10 of the present invention has a support sheet base of the support body portion 14 when a part or all of the image receiving sheet portion 18 is peeled off from the support body portion 14 along the score line 19. The printed information layer 12 printed in advance on the material 11 is configured to be visible through the release agent layer 13.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the information printed on the print information layer 12. As shown in FIG. 1, the information of the print information layer 12 (“Daikichi” in the figure) is printed on the surface of the support sheet base material 11 on which the release agent layer 13 is formed in the heat transfer sheet 10, and the image receiving layer is formed thereon. 17 and adhesive layer 15
The image receiving sheet base material 16 on which the image is formed is temporarily attached, and the information printed on the print information layer 12 is the thermal transfer sheet 1
It is difficult for the naked eye to visually inspect from both the front surface and the back surface.

The image receiving layer 1 of the heat transferable sheet 10 having the above structure
7, after the image is transferred and recorded by a thermal transfer printer generally called a video printer, when the image receiving sheet portion 18 is peeled from the support portion 14 along the score line 19, the image is transferred to the support sheet base material 11 of the support portion 14. The printed information is printed so that it can be viewed with the naked eye.

Therefore, the image-receiving sheet base material 16 in the heat-transferable sheet 10 of the present invention is a paper base material such as coated paper, art paper, high-quality paper, a laminated paper obtained by laminating a resin such as polyethylene on a paper base material, or a hard material. Resin films of vinyl chloride, acrylic, vinylidene chloride, polyester, nylon, polyolefin, etc. can be used, but opalescent polyethylene terephthalate film is most preferably used.

The image-receiving sheet base material 16 is preferably made of the above-mentioned materials and is opaque, and preferably has a light-shielding property in which a white pigment such as titanium, calcium carbonate or zinc oxide is kneaded.

The thickness of the image receiving sheet substrate 16 is 25 to 1
25 μm is preferable, and more preferably 50 to 100
A sheet base material having a thickness of μm is preferable.

That is, the image receiving sheet base material 16 has appropriate strength and flexibility, and the thickness of the information of the print information layer 12 printed on the supporting sheet base material is not visible through the image receiving sheet portion 18. Is desirable.

The image-receiving layer 17 is a layer for dyeing a sublimable dye transferred from the thermal transfer sheet by heating or for receiving a pigment at the time of thermal transfer recording, and its material is conventionally a thermal transfer sheet of this type. Any material can be used as long as it is used for forming the image receiving layer.

Examples thereof include saturated polyester resins, polyacrylic acid ester resins, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resins, polystyrene resins, polyamide resins, polycarbonate resins, acrylic resins, cellulose derivatives, etc., which may be used alone or in combination. used.

It is also possible to separately provide a release agent layer on the surface of the image receiving layer 17 for imparting a good release property to the thermal transfer sheet, and the release agent layer has good compatibility with the material for forming the image receiving layer. In the case of a release agent, it can be formed by containing the release agent in the material, and in the case of a poor compatibility, the release agent can be formed by thinly coating the surface of the image receiving layer.

As the release agent, silicone oil (for example, combined use of epoxy-modified silicon and amino-modified silicon), fluorine-based or phosphate-based surfactant can be used.

As the material of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 15 which constitutes the image receiving sheet portion 18 of the heat transferable sheet 10 in the present invention,
Examples thereof include polyacrylic acid ester, acrylic copolymer, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, petroleum resin, and block copolymers such as SIS and SBR. If necessary, a tackifier, a plasticizer, a filler and the like can be added to the pressure sensitive adhesive.

On the other hand, the support portion 14 provided on the lower surface of the image receiving sheet portion 18 includes a support sheet base material 11, a print information layer 12 formed on the sheet base material 11, and a release agent layer 13.
It is composed of

As the support sheet base material 11, synthetic paper, cellulose fiber paper, or synthetic resin sheet having fine irregularities is used.

As the synthetic paper, a type in which a filler is put in a polyolefin resin, extruded and stretched, a type in which a mixture of a filler and a binder is applied to a sheet of polyolefin, polystyrene or polyester is used. To be

As the cellulose fiber paper, high-quality paper,
Coated paper, art paper, cast coated paper, processed paper impregnated / coated with synthetic resin or rubber, or internally added, processed paper obtained by extruding and laminating polyethylene or the like can be used.

Further, as the synthetic resin sheet having a fine uneven surface on at least one surface (outer surface side), a sheet extruded with a filler such as clay, calcium carbonate, titanium oxide or the like, or the extruded sheet of high quality paper or the like is used. For example, a laminate paper, a polyethylene terephthalate film, or the like having a sheet surface formed with fine irregularities by a sandblasting method or an embossing method is used.

On the other hand, the printing information layer 12 can use various printing inks suitable for the printing method of printing information such as letterpress ink, planographic ink and intaglio ink, and the printability of the support sheet substrate which is the medium to be printed. It is desirable to form the print information layer at the same time as the formation of the release agent layer, which will be described later, from the viewpoint of shortening the process.

The release agent layer 13 is used as the support sheet base material 1.
In order to allow the image receiving sheet portion 18 to be easily peeled from 1 (specifically, between the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and the release agent layer), a silicone-based release agent and a wax-based release agent mainly containing polymethyl siloxane , Polyolefin or the like.

In producing the heat transferable sheet 10 of the present invention having a laminated structure as described above, first, the print information layer 12 and the release agent layer 13 are provided on the support sheet base material 11 to form the support sheet portion 20. Then, an image receiving layer 17 is separately provided on the surface of the image receiving sheet base material 16, and the image receiving sheet base material 1 is also provided.
The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 15 is provided on the back surface of 6 to form the image-receiving sheet portion 18, and then the release agent layer 13 of the support sheet base material 11 is formed.
The surface and the surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 15 of the image receiving sheet base material 16 are made to face each other, and the support portion 14 and the image receiving sheet portion 18 are laminated.

Next, the heat transfer sheet 10 of the present invention is
In the layered structure having the laminated structure as shown in FIG. 1, a half cut process is performed at a predetermined position of the image receiving sheet portion 18 to provide a score line 19 penetrating all the layers constituting the sheet portion.

This half-cut processing is performed by cutting lines 19
By partitioning the image receiving sheet portion as shown in FIG. 2, a desired image is transferred and recorded in the partitioned area, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. The image receiving sheet portion 18 can be easily separated from the support body portion 14 accurately.

Therefore, the score line 19 is provided at a predetermined position of the image receiving sheet portion in accordance with the position, size and number of images to be transferred and recorded, and the shape and size of the score line are appropriately set. In the half-cutting process of providing the score line 19, the depth of the score line is controlled while the thermal transfer sheet is usually laminated and then aligned with a predetermined position of the thermal transfer sheet 10 using a so-called sealing machine. It is given by.

In the heat transferable sheet 10 of the present invention, an intermediate layer having a cushioning property can be separately provided between the image receiving sheet substrate 16 and the image receiving layer 17. When this intermediate layer is provided, transfer recording is performed on the image receiving layer. The quality of the displayed image can be improved.

Examples of the material forming the intermediate layer include urethane resin, acrylic resin, ethylene resin, butadiene rubber, and epoxy resin, and the thickness of the intermediate layer is preferably 2 to 20 μm.

In the heat-transferable sheet 10 of the present invention, a writing processing layer can be separately provided on the image receiving layer 17 shown in FIG. This writing layer is a pencil, ballpoint pen,
It is possible to write with a fountain pen, etc., and other imprints can be made. Since the image receiving layer 17 was a resin film surface in the past, what was difficult to write or imprint has been improved, and comments can be freely made on this layer. Can be described in.

As the material of the writing treatment layer, a mixture of resins such as hydroxyethyl cellulose, polyvinyl acetate, styrene-maleic acid copolymer, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and calcium carbonate, silica, clay and the like is used. It is formed.

Further, the thermal transfer sheet 10 of the present invention can be provided with a detection mark 21 as shown in FIG. 2, and the detection mark is the thermal transfer sheet and the thermal transfer sheet 10.
It is extremely convenient for positioning with, for example,
The detection mark 21 that can be detected by the optical sensor can be provided on the back surface of the support sheet base material 11 or the print surface of the print information layer 12 by printing.

By providing this detection mark 21,
When an image is transferred and recorded using a thermal transfer sheet of three colors of cyan, magenta, and yellow, the images of the respective colors can be accurately aligned, and as a result, a color image with good color reproducibility can be obtained.

Further, the back surface of the supporting sheet substrate of the heat transferable sheet 10 of the present invention can contain an antistatic agent, and by containing the antistatic agent, slipping between sheets can be made smoother. In addition to being able to do so, there is an effect of preventing dust and the like from adhering to the thermal transfer sheet 10.

The antistatic agent is used as the support sheet base material 11
The antistatic agent layer may be contained inside or in the image receiving layer 17, or may be provided as an antistatic agent layer on the back surface of the support sheet base material 11, but it may be provided on the back surface of the support sheet base material 11 as an antistatic agent layer. Is most preferred.

Further, the heat transfer sheet 10 of the present invention is
A slipping layer can be provided on the back surface of the support sheet base material 11, and when heat transfer sheets are set in a thermal transfer printer and images are transferred and recorded, the sheet base materials are stacked and sent one by one to transfer and record. By providing the slippery layer, the sheets are smoothly slid, and in combination with the above-mentioned antistatic treatment, the images can be accurately fed one by one to transfer and record the images.

Examples of the slipping layer include a methacrylate resin such as methyl methacrylate or a corresponding acrylate resin, and a vinyl resin such as a vinyl chloride copolymer.

In the actual production of the thermal transfer sheet 10 having the above-mentioned structure, its production process and production apparatus will be described below.

FIG. 4 is a manufacturing process chart showing an embodiment in manufacturing the heat transferable sheet 10 of the present invention. In the figure, the step of forming the printed information layer 12 in step 1 and the step of forming the release agent layer 13 in step 2 are shown in FIG.
The thermal transfer sheet 10 is a processing step performed for
It is a manufacturing process of the support portion 14 constituting the.

The step of forming the image receiving layer 17 in step 3 and the step of forming the adhesive layer 15 in step 4 are processing steps performed on the image receiving sheet base material 16, and constitute the heat transferable sheet 10. This is the manufacturing process of the image receiving sheet portion 18.

Each step of forming the print information layer 12 and the release agent layer 13, and the image receiving layer 17 and the adhesive layer 15 in the above steps 1 to 4 is performed by a bar coater, a gravure coater, a comma coater, a blade coater, an air knife coater or the like. Although each layer can be formed by using a coater, it is preferable to use a coater generally called a gravure coater from the viewpoints of printing the print information layer and controlling the formation thickness of other layers.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of the gravure coater, which is an apparatus for manufacturing the image receiving sheet portion and the support portion of the thermal transfer sheet 10, and the gravure printing machine.

As shown in the figure, the image-receiving sheet base material 16 which is the base material of the image-receiving sheet portion 18 and the support sheet base material 11 which is the base material of the support portion 14 are both long and long rolls. Yes, the sheet base material is mounted from the unwinder 31 or 41 of the gravure coater to the rewinder 37 or 46, and the predetermined layer forming agent is coated on the base material by the gravure cylinder of the coater parts 32, 35, and 44,
Printing information is printed by the printing unit 42, and the dryer 3
The support member 14 and the image receiving sheet portion 18 are wound by being fixed to the sheet base material at 3, 36, 43 and 45.

In the figure, in the gravure coater 30 for producing the image receiving sheet portion 14, after the image receiving layer 17 is formed on the surface of the image receiving sheet base material 16 by the coater portion 32, it is passed through the drying part 33 and the base material reversing device 34. The mechanism is such that the base material 16 is turned upside down and the back surface of the image receiving sheet base material 16 is coated with the adhesive layer 15 at the coater section 35.
Although the image-receiving layer 17 and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 15 are formed by coating in a single pass, the image-receiving layer 17 and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 15 may be individually formed in a single pass through a gravure coater.

Similarly, the gravure printing machine 4 for manufacturing the support portion
In No. 0, after the print information layer 12 is printed on the surface of the support sheet base material 11 by the printing unit 42, the release agent layer 13 is continuously formed by the coater unit 44. The layers 13 may be formed sequentially and individually.

In this embodiment, the gravure printing plate and the gravure ink are used as the method for forming the printing information layer 12 on the support sheet base material 11. However, the printing information layer is formed by using the flexographic printing plate and the flexographic printing ink. 12 may be formed.

In this embodiment, the print information layer 12 is set to 1
Although the method of printing only the color is used, when forming the full-color print information layer 12, the print information layer 12 is formed by a gravure printing machine having four color printing parts of yellow, magenta, cyan, and black. May be.

Further, in this embodiment, only the print information layer 12 is printed, but the detection mark 21 is formed on the back surface of the support sheet base material or the print surface of the print information layer at the same time as the print information layer 12. By printing, the printing position of the print information layer 12 and the cut line of the half cut process are surely aligned in the half cut process for forming the cut line 19 described later.

The support portion 18 and the image receiving sheet portion 19 produced by the gravure coater and the gravure printing machine as described above.
Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the respective windings are laminated in the laminating step of step 5 and the slitting step of step 6 and slit into a constant width.

The laminating step of step 5 and the slitting step of step 6 are preferably processed by a laminating slitter 50 called a bobbin cutter.

FIG. 6 shows the laminate slitter 50 described above.
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the image receiving sheet unit 1 as shown in FIG.
Each winding is mounted on the unwinders 51 and 52 so that the surface of the winding adhesive layer 15 of No. 8 and the surface of the winding release agent layer 13 of the support portion 14 face each other, and the pressing roll is attached. The support portion 14 and the image receiving sheet portion 18 are laminated at 52, and the laminated image receiving sheet portion and the support portion are wound to a constant width by a slitter 53 disposed at a constant interval behind the pressure roller. Slitting and winding of the thermal transfer sheet 10 divided into multiple rows are manufactured.

In this embodiment, the laminating step of step 5 and the slitting step of step 6 are simultaneously and continuously processed, but the laminating step and the slitting step may be separately processed.

Next, the winding 10 of the heat transfer sheet, which is slit to a constant width, is subjected to the half-cutting process in step 7 to make a score line 19 in the image-receiving sheet portion 18, and to the sheet-cutting process in step 8. The sheet is cut into a certain length and a sheet-shaped heat transfer sheet 10 is manufactured.

As an example in which the cut line 19 is formed by the half-cut processing in the step 7, the one shown in FIG. 2 can be cited.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the cut lines 19 which divide the heat-transferred sheet 10 into four rows and four columns each in total.
The area defined by the cut line 19 is formed slightly smaller than the transfer image area 20.

It is preferable that the half-cut processing in step 7 and the sheet-cut processing in step 8 are usually processed by an apparatus called a seal processing machine.

FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram of the sealing machine 60. The heat transfer sheet 10 slit by the laminating / slitting machine 50 into a certain width is mounted on the unwinder 61 of the sealing machine 60. , Transport roller 6
In 4, the half-cutting process and the sheet-cutting process are performed while intermittently conveying the sheet with a constant length.

The sealing machine 60 is used for the heat transfer sheet 10.
Conveying mechanism (not shown) that intermittently conveys the winding of the paper at regular intervals, a vertically moving half-cutting cutting blade die 63, which is generally called "Vicking", and a cutting portion 65 arranged behind it. , The transfer sheet 64 for the heat-transferred sheet
While feeding intermittently, the score line 19 is made in the image receiving sheet portion 18, and the heat transfer sheet 10 is cut into a certain length.

In the sealing machine 60, the heat transfer sheet 1
Detection mark 2 printed on the support sheet base material 11 of 0
1 is detected by an optical sensor and the winding stop position is controlled so that when the image receiving sheet portion 18 partitioned by the cut line 19 is peeled from the support portion, the support sheet substrate is peeled from the peeled window. The print position of the print information layer 12 can be aligned with the score line 19 by the half-cut processing so that the print information layer 12 printed on the material 11 can be viewed.

Through the above steps, the image receiving sheet portion 18 and the support portion 14 are laminated and laminated with a predetermined width and length, and the image receiving sheet portion 18 is provided with a plurality of cut lines having a predetermined shape and size. Thermal transfer sheet 10 provided with 19
Is completed.

If the laminating / slitting unit 50 takes the slit dimension accuracy of the heat transfer sheet 10 or the sheet cutting dimension of the sealing machine 60, the size accuracy of the heat transfer sheet required for the heat transfer printer is determined. If it does not match, the slit and sheet are cut in advance with a size larger than the size required for the thermal transfer printer, and the sheet-like thermal transfer sheet 10 is cut into a predetermined size (not shown). ) You may finish off.

The heat-transferred sheet 1 which has been subjected to the half-cutting process and the sheet-cutting process in steps 7 and 8 above.
Next, in step 0, quality inspection and quantity packing in step 9 are performed to complete a thermal transfer sheet 10 for a thermal transfer printer.

The quality inspection of the thermal transfer sheet 10 includes outer diameter dimensions such as length, width and thickness, color density and sensitivity characteristics of image transfer recording by a thermal transfer printer, peel strength and adhesiveness as a seal or label. Strength, heat transfer sheet 1
The sliding friction coefficient of 0 between them, the charging property, the environment resistance and the durability of the transferred and recorded image can be mentioned.

The number of packages is 50 or 100.
In consideration of long-term storage characteristics, each sheet is sealed and packed in a moisture-proof and light-shielding polyethylene-aluminum laminated bag.

How the thermal transfer sheet 10 manufactured by the above manufacturing process is actually used will be described below.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a simple photographer 70 which is one example of the use of the heat transfer sheet 10 of the present invention.

The simple photographer 70 operates a video camera 76 for photographing a subject, an illumination device 79 for illuminating the subject, and the operation of the photographer 70. For example, when a coin is inserted, the photographer starts to operate. An operation panel 78, a video camera controller 76 for controlling the video camera 76, the lighting device 79 and the operation panel 78, and a television image of a subject photographed by the video camera are edited, and the television image is displayed by the video printer 91. And a video printer controller 75 for generating an image signal for transfer recording.

As shown in the figure, the heat transfer sheet 10 of the present invention is set in the heat transfer recording section of the video printer 91, and is sandwiched between the thermal head 73 and the platen roller 74 together with the transfer ribbon 72, and the platen roller 74 is rotated. Accordingly, the heat-transferred sheet 10 and the transfer ribbon 72 reciprocate, and at the same time, an image signal based on a television image signal is applied to the thermal head 73, and the heat of the heating element of the head heats the transfer ribbon 72. A television image is transferred and recorded on the image receiving layer of the heat-transferred sheet 10.

On the transfer ribbon 72 for recording and transferring a color image, sublimation dyes of yellow, magenta and cyan and, if necessary, a black image recording agent are respectively prepared in correspondence with the size of the heat transfer sheet 10. The image recording materials of the three colors or the four colors are sequentially scanned and heated by the thermal head in accordance with a video signal from the video printer control device, so that a color image is transferred onto the heat transfer sheet. Transfer recording is performed on 10 image-receiving layers.

An image transferred and recorded by the above-mentioned simple photo-taking device 70 is, for example, 4 × 4 = 16 as shown in FIG.
On the thermal transfer sheet 10 divided into sections, different pictures for 16 frames are transferred and recorded as continuous frame photographs, or the same image is transferred and recorded on the front part of the 16th surface, or four continuous frame photographs are recorded. It is also possible to transfer and record four each.

Next, a method of using the heat transferable sheet 10 of the present invention will be described. As described above, the heat transferable sheet 10 of the present invention has the print information layer 1 on the support sheet base material 11.
2, release agent layer 13, adhesive layer 15, image receiving sheet substrate 1
6. A heat transferable sheet obtained by sequentially stacking 6 and an image receiving layer 17, which is a support portion 14 including the support sheet base material 11, the print information layer 12, and a release agent layer 13, and the pressure sensitive adhesive layer 1.
5, the image receiving sheet base material 16 and the image receiving sheet portion 18 including the image receiving layer 17 are peelable from each other, and the cut line 19 is half-cut at a predetermined position of the image receiving sheet portion 18. The thermal transfer sheet 10.

Therefore, the thermal transfer sheet 10 of the present invention is
After recording and transferring the image with a thermal transfer printer, score line 1
9, the image receiving sheet portion 18 is peeled from the support portion 14, and the peeled image receiving sheet portion 18 is used not only as a label or a seal, but also the printing of the support sheet base material 11 from which the image receiving sheet portion 18 is peeled off is printed. By printing various kinds of information on the information layer 12 in advance, it is possible to more effectively utilize the support member 14 that has conventionally been thrown away as mere dust.

For example, service information can be provided to the user by printing fortune information based on the blood type, constellation, direction, birth month, etc. in the print information layer. Further, like the sacred lot, it is also possible to individually print the fortune information classified in advance into several types to several dozen types and provide the information service to the user of the above-mentioned simple photographer.

Furthermore, the fact that the information in the print information layer 12 is normally invisible from the outside can be used as a lottery ticket for lottery. For example, "around" or "outside"
Such as, the grade of the lottery ("special""1st""2nd",
・ ・) Etc. are individually printed and the heat transfer sheet 10 is manufactured, and they are mixed in a certain ratio so that the winning ticket appears with a certain probability, and a prize etc. is given to the user of the simple photographer. Can also be serviced.

Similarly to the above, when a certain number of support members 14 are collected, the support members 14 can be used for a service of exchanging the prizes. In such a case, the support member 18 is previously notified of the prize service. Must be printed.

Furthermore, the heat transferable sheet 10 of the present invention.
By printing a product advertisement or a corporate advertisement on the print information layer 12 of the above, the support portion 14 can also be used as an advertisement medium, and an advertisement fee income can be expected for the installer of the simple photographer. There is also an effect.

When it is necessary to accurately align the printing position of the print information layer 12 of the support portion 14 and the position of the cut line 19 of the image receiving sheet portion 18 in the use of the thermal transfer sheet 10 as described above. , The above-mentioned detection mark 21
Is printed on the back surface of the support sheet base material 11 or the surface on which the print information layer 12 is formed. For example, while the detection mark 21 is being detected by an optical sensor utilizing infrared light, a score line is formed by the seal processing machine 60. By performing the half-cut processing of 19, the printed information layer 12 that cannot be seen from the outside with the naked eye.
It is possible to match the position of the cut line 19 of the image receiving sheet portion with the printing position of the.

Note that the meaning of "correctly aligning" here means, for example, as shown in FIG.
1 means that the position of the print information layer 12 printed on 1 exists inside the score line 19 of the image receiving sheet portion 18,
This is because when the image receiving sheet portion 18 is peeled off along the score line 19, the print information 12 of the support portion 14 can be visually confirmed without being chipped.

As another application example of the heat transfer sheet 10,
For example, in the case of printing a caution regarding the disposal method of the support member portion 14 on the print information layer 12, it is not necessary to accurately align the formation position of the cut line 19 and the print position of the print information layer 12 as described above. Even if printed at different positions for each thermal transfer sheet 10, no inconvenience occurs in use.

Further, by utilizing the print information formed at different positions for each heat transfer sheet 10, only the support portion where the image of the print information is completely formed on the support sheet base material is used as the winning ticket. It can also be used as a lottery ticket.

As described in detail above, the heat transferable sheet 10 of the present invention has the print information layer 1 on the support sheet base material 11.
2, release agent layer 13, adhesive layer 15, image receiving sheet substrate 1
6. A thermal transfer sheet formed by sequentially stacking an image receiving layer 17, which is mainly used in a sublimation type thermal transfer printer, but is also used as an image receiving sheet for other types of thermal transfer printers, ink jet printers, laser printers, etc. It is also possible to do so.

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As described above, according to the present invention, the information printed on the surface of the release agent layer 13 of the support sheet substrate 11 can be hidden by temporarily attaching the support portion 14 and the image receiving sheet portion 18. Therefore, there is an effect that it can be used as a secret information medium such as lottery tickets for lottery and omikuji.

Further, since an image is transferred and recorded on the image receiving layer 17 of the image receiving sheet portion 18 and then the image receiving sheet portion 18 is peeled and unsealed, it has a function of disclosing information printed on the support sheet base material 11. For example, there is an effect that it can be used as an information medium for advertisement.

Therefore, as compared with the conventional heat transferable sheet, not only the function of a support for protecting the adhesive layer 15 of the image receiving sheet substrate 16 but also the formation of the print information layer 12 on the support portion 14 is possible. Therefore, it also has a function of a print information medium and has an advantage that the support portion 14 can be effectively used.

That is, in the heat transferable sheet of the present invention, as shown in claim 1, a print information layer, a release agent layer, an adhesive layer, an image receiving sheet base material and an image receiving layer are sequentially laminated on a support sheet base material. Between the support sheet base material, the print information layer, and the release agent layer, and the image receiving sheet portion including the pressure sensitive adhesive layer, the image receiving sheet base material, and the image receiving layer. In the thermally transferable sheet that is peelable and has been subjected to half-cutting at a predetermined position of the image-receiving sheet part, when the half-cutting image-receiving sheet part is peeled from the support part, The information printed on the printed information layer of the copy can be viewed.

Further, the heat-transferable sheet of the present invention, as defined in claim 2, is the heat-transferable sheet according to claim 1, wherein the support sheet base material of the support part and the image receiving sheet base material of the image receiving sheet part are provided. Is composed of an opaque base material having a thickness of 50 to 100 μm, it is possible to provide a concealing function in which the print information provided on the support sheet base material cannot be easily discriminated from the outside.

Further, the heat transferable sheet of the present invention is, as shown in claim 3, in the heat transferable sheet according to claim 1, the information of the print information layer on the support sheet base material is subjected to gravure printing or flexographic printing. Therefore, with the printing unit of the gravure coater for coating the release agent layer on the print information layer, the release agent layer and the print information layer can be formed on the supporting sheet base material at the same time, which reduces the manufacturing process cost. Can be down.

The heat-transferable sheet according to the present invention is, as shown in claim 4, in the heat-transferable sheet according to claim 1, the information of the print information layer on the support sheet base material is at a different position for each heat-transferable sheet. Printing has the advantage that it can be used as a lottery ticket for lottery.

The heat-transferable sheet of the present invention is the heat-transferable sheet according to claim 1, wherein the information of the print information layer on the support sheet substrate is substantially the same for each heat-transferable sheet. Since it is printed at the position, the same information can be printed on all the heat-transferred sheets 10, and it can be used as an information medium for advertisement.

The heat-transferable sheet of the present invention is the heat-transferable sheet according to claim 1, wherein the information of the print information layer on the support sheet base material is a plurality of types for each heat-transferable sheet. Since it is composed of different contents, it can be used as a plurality of information possession media such as fortune telling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a thermal transfer sheet of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the heat transfer sheet of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the heat transfer sheet of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a manufacturing process diagram of the heat transferable sheet of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an apparatus configuration diagram showing a part of an apparatus for manufacturing a thermal transfer sheet of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an apparatus configuration diagram showing a part of an apparatus for manufacturing a thermal transfer sheet of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an apparatus configuration diagram showing a part of an apparatus for manufacturing a thermal transfer sheet of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a simple photographer showing an example of using the heat-transferable sheet of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Heat Transfer Transfer Sheet 11 Support Sheet Base Material 12 Print Information Layer 13 Release Agent Layer 14 Support Part 15 Adhesive Layer 16 Image Receiving Sheet Base Material 17 Image Receiving Layer 18 Image Receiving Sheet Part 19 Cut Lines 20 Transfer Image Area 21 Detection Mark 30 Gravure Coater 31 Unwinder 32 Coater Section 33 Drying Section 34 Substrate Reversing Section 35 Coater Section 36 Drying Section 37 Rewinder 40 Gravure Printing Machine 41 Unwinder 42 Printing Section 43 Drying Section 44 Coater Section 45 Dryer 46 Rewinder 50 Laminating Slitter 51 Unwinder 52 Unwinder 53 Crimping roll 54 Slitter 55 Rewinder 56 Rewinder 60 Sealing machine 61 Unwinder 62 Biku removal part 63 Extraction blade type 64 Conveying roller 65 Cutting part 70 Simple photographer 71 Video printer 2 transfer ribbon 73 thermal head 74 platen roller 75 video printer controller 76 the video camera controller 77 video camera 78 operation panel 79 illumination device

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A thermal transfer sheet comprising a support sheet base material, a print information layer, a release agent layer, an adhesive layer, an image receiving sheet base material, and an image receiving layer which are sequentially laminated on the support sheet base material. An information layer and a support part composed of a release agent layer and the image receiving sheet part composed of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the image receiving sheet base material, and the image receiving layer are releasable, and a predetermined portion of the image receiving sheet part. A heat-transferable sheet characterized by being subjected to a half-cut treatment. 2. The thermal transfer sheet according to claim 1, wherein the support sheet base material of the support body portion and the image receiving sheet base material of the image receiving sheet portion are opaque base materials of 50 to 100 μm. Heat transfer sheet. 3. The heat-transferable sheet according to claim 1, wherein the information of the print information layer on the support sheet substrate is gravure-printed or flexo-printed. 4. The heat-transferable sheet according to claim 1, wherein the information of the print information layer on the support sheet substrate is printed at different positions for each heat-transferable sheet. 5. The thermal transfer sheet according to claim 1, wherein the information of the print information layer on the support sheet base material is printed at substantially the same position for each thermal transfer sheet. Sheet. 6. The thermal transfer sheet according to claim 1, wherein the information of the print information layer on the support sheet base material is composed of a plurality of different contents for each thermal transfer sheet. Thermal transfer sheet.