JPH11115400A - Ornament with heat transfer sheet, composite photograph sealing printing system, and ornament assembling jig - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To strengthen against water by forming an image on a plastic layer of a heat transfer sheet, adhering the layer to a cloth, heating it, and releasing a base material by leaving the layer on the cloth. SOLUTION: A heat transfer sheet formed with an image is formed by adhering a plastic layer 3 to a general cloth 4, bringing an iron 5 or the like into contact with a base material 2, and heat transferring the image formed on the layer 3 onto the cloth 4. The layer 3 has adhesive properties. The layer 3 is adhered onto the cloth 4 to retain on the cloth 4. The material 2 is thereafter released from the layer 3. Thus, since the layer 3 is adhered onto the heat transferred cloth 4, a strength of the cloth 4 is increased, and its gloss is increased as well. And, an image heat transferred onto the cloth is protected by the layer 3, and hence even if water or the like is adhered, it is not oozed out. And, since the elasticity of the cloth 4 is increased, the transferred cloth 4 can be easily handled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a decorative article such as a pendant, a button, and a wall-mounted photograph using a thermal transfer sheet, a jig for assembling the decorative article, and a synthetic photograph seal print for combining a person image and a background. Regarding the system (Purikura).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in a pendant, a wall-mounted photograph, an earring, a ring and the like displaying a person image, a photographed photograph is cut out and incorporated into the photograph, or a composite image is formed on a transfer paper like a print club. Then, they are pasted on a mount as a seal and incorporated into a pendant or the like.

[0003]

However, in conventional accessories and ornaments incorporating a person image, the paper itself is used as a sticker or cut out and incorporated in them. Photographs are not only susceptible to water and easily discolored, they are not easily incorporated along a three-dimensional shape, and it is often difficult to form an image over the entire surface of a decorative article.

[0004]

Therefore, in the first invention of the present invention, a plastic layer such as vinyl and the like are supported on the plastic layer of a thermal transfer sheet made of a base material such as paper which can be separated therefrom. An image was formed, the plastic layer was adhered to a cloth and heated, and an image transfer cloth with the substrate peeled off was attached while leaving the plastic layer on the cloth. Further, according to the second invention of the present invention, in a composite photo sticker / printing system that combines image information of a subject such as a human image and an arbitrarily selected background and outputs the resultant by a video printer, A thermal transfer sheet comprising a plastic layer such as vinyl and a plastic layer which supports the plastic layer and can be separated therefrom is used. Further, in the third invention of the present invention, the surface of the three-dimensional receiving member having a flange portion at the periphery is supported by a plastic layer of vinyl or the like and a thermal transfer sheet made of a base material of paper or the like which supports the plastic layer and can be separated therefrom. An image is formed on the plastic layer, and the plastic layer is adhered to a cloth and heated, and the plastic layer is covered with an image transfer cloth having the base material peeled off while leaving the plastic layer on the cloth. A decorative article assembling jig which is used for assembling decorative articles such as a wrapped button for fixing the image transfer cloth on the three-dimensional receiving member by folding the fitting into the flange portion of the receiving member and pressing the fitting member into the flange portion. A holder made of an elastic material having a bottom cylindrical shape, and the three-dimensional receiving member is pushed into the holder with the three-dimensional receiving member covered with image transfer paper, and a fitting portion is provided in a flange of the three-dimensional receiving member It consists of a push member for pushing the,
At least the bottom of the three-dimensional receiving member was made transparent.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, a thermal transfer sheet 1 according to the present invention is formed from a base material 2 such as paper and a plastic layer 3 such as a special vinyl releasably adhered thereon, and an image is formed on the plastic layer. Is formed. For example, in a general color copying machine, the thermal transfer sheet 1 is installed instead of the image receiving paper, and a photograph such as a person image is formed on the plastic layer 3. The plastic layer 3 may be of a type that adsorbs color ink by inkjet, a type that adsorbs a dye on a color tape by heating a thermal head, or a type that adsorbs color toner.

As described above, the thermal transfer sheet 1 on which an image has been formed is, as shown in FIG. 2, a plastic layer 3 adhered to a general cloth 4 and an iron 5 or the like is applied to the base material 2. The image formed on the plastic layer 3 is transferred to the fabric 4 by heat. The plastic layer 3 is sticky, adheres to the fabric 4 and remains on the fabric 4, and the paper base 2 is then Peeled from layer 3. In this way, since the plastic layer 3 adheres to the fabric 4 after the thermal transfer, the strength of the fabric 4 is increased and the gloss is also increased. Further, since the thermally transferred image on the cloth 4 is protected by the plastic layer 3, it does not bleed even if it is wet, and the elasticity of the cloth 4 increases, so that the transfer cloth 4 can be easily handled.

[0008] The cloth 4 on which the human image or the like is transferred as described above
Is cut into a desired size, and is attached so as to cover, for example, an elliptical three-dimensional receiving member 6 as shown in FIG.

Then, the thread 7 is passed through the end 4a of the cut cloth turned to the back side of the three-dimensional receiving member, and both ends are drawn to narrow the cloth end 4a (FIG. 4). An image is displayed on the shape surface. When the cut fabric 4 is fixed on the three-dimensional receiving member 6 in this manner, if the cut fabric 4 is incorporated into, for example, an elastic ring 8 as shown in FIG. 5, a pendant or a wall-mounted photograph is manufactured.
Such accessories can be applied to all other suitable accessories for incorporating a person image such as a ring.

[0010] If such a fabric to which a plastic layer having an image is adhered is used, since the fabric has elasticity, it can be easily handled at the time of assembling a decorative article, and can be attached along the surface of the three-dimensional receiving member. can do.

That is, the present invention can be applied to a case like a case button as shown in FIGS. When fabricating the case button, the cut fabric 4 having the above-mentioned image is mounted on the shallow concave three-dimensional receiving member 23 as the upper button, and the periphery 4a of the cut fabric 4 is set in the peripheral flange portion 23a of the three-dimensional receiving member 23. Is inserted (FIG. 12). At this time,
An image can be formed on the entire upper button surface.

Thus, the cut fabric and the three-dimensional receiving member 2
When assembling with No. 3, a jig as shown in FIGS.

This jig comprises a cylindrical holder 20 having a bottom made of an elastic material such as rubber as shown in FIG. 7 and a shallow cylindrical push member 2 having a bottom 22a and a peripheral wall 22b as shown in FIG.
It consists of two. And the bottom 2 of the holder 20
1 is made of a transparent material such as plastic (FIG. 1)
1). The entire holder 20 may be formed of a transparent material.

[0014] As shown in FIG.
In the holder 20, as shown in FIG. 11, through the transparent bottom 21 of the holder 20, it is pushed to the bottom of the holder 20 by the pushing member 22 while being aligned with the convex circular surface of the three-dimensional receiving member 23. Peripheral flange 23
A circular fitting member 24 serving as a lower button is fitted into the three-dimensional receiving member 23 so as to press the peripheral end 4a of the cut cloth folded in a (FIG. 13). At this time, the pressing member 22 is applied to the circular fitting member 24, and the flange portion 24 a and the flange portion 23 a of the three-dimensional receiving member 23 are fitted. After this operation, as shown in FIG. 14, a case button formed by connecting the three-dimensional receiving member 23 and the fitting member 24 and having an image on the surface is taken out of the holder 20. In these operations, since at least the bottom of the holder 20 is formed of a transparent material, the positioning of the three-dimensional receiving member 23 and the cut fabric provided with the image I (FIG. 11) in the holder 20 becomes easy. .

Next, another application example of the thermal transfer sheet 1 according to the present invention will be described.

A thermal transfer sheet 1 as shown in FIG.
Can be incorporated in a synthetic photo sticker and print system, so-called Purikura apparatus, whereby a synthetic image can be formed on the thermal transfer sheet 1 by synthesizing a person image photographed on the spot with an arbitrarily selected background.

In general, as shown in FIG. 6, a synthetic photograph sticker / print system 100 has a housing 100, and a display screen 110 and a subject, for example, a background photograph are placed on the front of the housing 100. The subject introduction port 120, the operation panel 130, and the seal discharge port 14 for discharging the image receiving sheet
0 is provided. A top frame 150 is attached to the upper part of the housing 100.
0 is suspended. The player enters the curtain from the gap of the background curtain 160, stands in front of the housing 100, and operates the operation panel 130 while watching the display screen 110. That is, the operation panel 130 is provided with a coin slot and an operation button. After inserting a predetermined coin through the coin slot, the player operates the operation button based on an instruction displayed on the display screen 110. , Make the necessary inputs.
On the other hand, a stage 125 is formed on the bottom surface of the hollow portion extending from the subject introduction port 120 to the inside of the housing 100,
The player inserts an arbitrary article (person image or background image) into the cavity through the subject introduction port 120, and
5 can be placed. As described later, the image of the article placed on the stage 125 is displayed on the display screen 11.
It is displayed on 0. When the player performs a predetermined operation on the operation panel 130, the seal on which the image of the article is printed is discharged from the seal discharge port 140. Inside the housing 100, a first video camera 210, a second video camera 220, a CRT 230, a half mirror 240, an input detection unit 250, a video printer 260, and a controller 270 are provided. ing. The video printer 260 accommodates a transfer sheet of a normal printing apparatus and a thermal transfer sheet 1 according to the present invention. The first video camera 210 is installed above the stage 125, and has a function of photographing a subject placed on the stage 125. When the player inserts an arbitrary article, such as a photograph, a magazine, or a broach, from the subject introduction port 120 and places it on the stage 125, an image of the article is captured by the first video camera 210. On the other hand, the second video camera 220
It has a function of shooting the player's face standing in front of the housing 100 as a subject. That is, the display screen 11
Through 0 and the half mirror 240, the player's face against the background curtain 160 is photographed. Since the inner surface of the background curtain 160 has a blue color, which is the background color for performing so-called chroma key synthesis, it is possible to extract an image of only the part of the player in a later image processing step.

An image of a first subject (article) taken by a first video camera 210 and a second video camera 220
The image of the second subject (the face of the player) photographed in step is captured by the controller 270. The controller 270 includes a video board for converting a video signal into a digital image, a microprocessor and a memory for performing various image processing on the digital image data, and has a function of generating predetermined image information. . The image information generated by the controller 270 is transmitted to the cathode ray tube 230, and an image is projected on the surface of the cathode ray tube 230. This projected image is presented on the display screen 110 by the half mirror 240. A transfer image is formed on the thermal transfer sheet 1 by the video printer 260, and the thermal transfer sheet 1 is transferred to a cloth as shown in FIG. If an image size adjusting device is incorporated in this system, an image of an arbitrary size can be obtained.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, a person image or the like can be thermally transferred from a transfer sheet provided with a plastic layer to a cloth, and if the image transfer cloth is attached to a decorative article, an image resistant to water is maintained. It can be applied to various accessories as well as versatility. Also, if the jig of the present invention is used to make a decorative article, the decorative article can be easily assembled, and the thermal transfer sheet having the plastic image receiving layer according to the present invention can be incorporated in a so-called pre-cla apparatus. It is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the transfer sheet of FIG. 1 is thermally transferred onto a cloth.

FIG. 3 is a combination diagram of a three-dimensional receiving member used for wall hanging and an image transfer fabric.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a back side state of the three-dimensional receiving member when an image transfer cloth is attached to the three-dimensional receiving member.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a wall-mounted ring.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a holder of the decorative article assembling jig.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a push member of the decorative article assembling jig.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a lower button of a walnut button.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an upper button of a walnut button.

FIG. 11 is a bottom perspective view of the holder of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of an assembled state of a case button using a jig.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of an assembled state of a case button using a jig.

FIG. 14 is a state diagram when the case button is taken out of the jig.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transfer sheet 2 Base material 3 Vinyl layer 4 Cloth 6 Three-dimensional receiving member 8 Ring 20 Holder 22 Push member 100 Housing 260 Video printer

Claims (3)

[Claims] An image is formed on a plastic layer of a thermal transfer sheet comprising a plastic layer such as vinyl and a base material such as paper which can be peeled therefrom, and the plastic layer is adhered to a cloth. A decorative article characterized in that an image transfer cloth, which has been heated and the base material has been peeled off while leaving the plastic layer on the cloth, is attached. 2. A composite photo sticker / printing system for combining image information of a subject such as a human image and an arbitrarily selected background and outputting the synthesized image with a video printer.
A synthetic photographic sticker / printing system as the image receiving sheet of the video printer, wherein a thermal transfer sheet made of a plastic layer such as vinyl and a base material such as paper which supports the plastic layer and can be separated therefrom is used. 3. The surface of a three-dimensional receiving member having a flange portion on the periphery is placed on a plastic layer of a thermal transfer sheet made of a plastic layer such as vinyl and a base material such as paper which supports the plastic layer and can be peeled off therefrom. An image is formed, the plastic layer is adhered to a cloth and heated, and the plastic layer is covered with an image transfer cloth obtained by peeling a base material while leaving the plastic layer on the cloth, and the image transfer cloth is placed in a flange portion of a three-dimensional receiving member. A decorative member assembling jig used for assembling decorative items such as a case button fixed to a three-dimensional receiving member by pressing a fitting member into the flange portion to fix the image transfer cloth; A holder made of a material and the three-dimensional receiving member were pushed into the holder while being covered with image transfer paper, and a fitting member was pushed into a flange of the three-dimensional receiving member. It consists of the push member, decoration assembly jig least a bottom of the three-dimensional shaped receiving member is characterized in that it is formed transparent.