JPS5930921Y2 - image forming device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus using electrostatic printing in, for example, a commuter pass issuing machine.

It is well known that in recent years, various labor-saving devices such as automatic ticket collection devices, regular ticket issuing machines, commuter ticket issuing machines, etc. have been developed and put into practical use in order to save labor in station operations.

These are usually related to each other and are often used as a system.

For example, tickets inserted into automatic ticket gates are issued by ordinary ticket issuing machines and commuter pass issuing machines.

Of course, the tickets issued by these issuing machines are not only for use at automatic ticket gates, but also for use at ticket gates inspected by station staff, and for passengers to visually check, as well as for other purposes. For vehicle inspection purposes, a machine-readable magnetic record is usually formed on one side of the ticket, and visually visible information is written on the other side.

For example, a commuter ticket issuing machine records necessary information such as departure station, destination station, validity period, name, gender, age, etc. on electrostatic recording paper or zinc oxide paper, and then writes the necessary information on the recording side of the ticket. The transparent cover film is made to have a so-called multilayer structure in which a magnetic film is applied to the non-recording side, the ticket is sandwiched between the tickets, and the ticket is heat-pressed, thereby making it durable for long-term use.

Therefore, electrostatic recording paper,
In addition to the zinc oxide paper, it is necessary to store a transparent cover film and a magnetic film.

Both the transparent cover film and magnetic film mentioned above are coated with a heat-sensitive adhesive on the bonding side, so a heating device such as a heated roller or a heated pressure bonding plate is required to sandwich and bond the ticket. After sandwiching the ticket paper with a transparent cover film and magnetic film and heat-adhering it,
A punching machine is required to punch out the commuter pass to a predetermined size.

At this time, it goes without saying that a collecting device for collecting punching waste is required.

With this type of issuing machine, it is impossible for station staff to manually add notes to the ticket after it has been issued, so for example, a special name transcription device may be installed, or the ticket may be ejected from the machine during issuance. It is necessary to provide a mechanism to add predetermined information to the machine and then insert it back into the machine after the additions have been made, which has the disadvantage of making the mechanism extremely complicated.

The present invention was devised in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to simplify the structure and make it easy to manufacture.Furthermore, the part on which information is written can be erased or soiled without covering the recording medium with a covering member. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming apparatus that does not transfer images to a pressurizing and heating body.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a ticket paper used as a commuter pass in an automatic ticket collection device, and this ticket paper 1 is constructed by laminating a base layer 1a forming a printing surface and a magnetic recording layer 1b.

Further, 2 is a developer, such as a toner, containing a sublimable dye component, which is attached to visualize the electrostatic latent image formed on the base layer 1a of the ticket paper 10.

Furthermore, 3 is a transfer prevention paper formed by laminating a non-adhesive layer 3b on a base layer 3a, and 4 is a pressure heating body that presses and heats the transfer prevention paper 1 in contact with the transfer prevention paper 1.

Next, the progress of the present invention based on the above configuration will be explained.

Now, when the ticket 1 taken out from a supply device (not shown) is conveyed, the presence of the ticket 1 is detected by an optical detection device (not shown) placed on a conveyance path (not shown).

On the other hand, a corona charger (not shown) carrying a photoconductive member is provided on the surface of the drum (not shown), and this corona charger is used as a recording medium to transfer information onto the ticket 1 by exposing it to electrostatic potential. form an image.

Further, the chargeable toner 2 containing a sublimable dye component is electrostatically attracted to the surface of the photoconductive member to form a visible image.

Therefore, information is transferred to the ticket 1 by bringing the detected ticket 1 into close contact with the visible image surface.

(See FIG. 1) Subsequently, the ticket 1 is conveyed through a conveying path and sent to a fixing section, where the visible image is fixed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, after the transfer prevention paper 3 is polymerized on the ticket paper 1 to which the toner 2 of the developer containing the sublimable dye component is attached, the above-mentioned transfer prevention paper finish is applied by a pressurized heating element 4. Pressure and heat is applied to the ticket paper 1 through the toner 2.
As shown in FIG. 3, sublimation printing 2' is applied inside the ticket paper 1.
Since the transfer prevention paper 1 is removed from the ticket paper 1, the image on the ticket paper 1 can be transferred with the toner 2 in a fused state.

(See FIGS. 4 and 5) The ticket paper 1 that has been fixed in this way is sent to a magnetic recording section (not shown), where necessary information is magnetically recorded on the magnetic recording layer 1b, and then sent to a discharge section (not shown). It is designed to be guided by

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to a ticket paper whose printing surface is the base layer, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and zinc oxide recording paper or the like may be used as the ticket paper, and the present invention can be applied to various applications. is possible.

As explained above, according to the present invention, since the developer containing the sublimable dye component is sublimated while being fused to the recording medium, even if the information written area is rubbed, it will not be erased or stained. Moreover, since the transfer prevention paper is polymerized, there is no transfer to the pressure heating body.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIGS. 1 to 5 are explanatory diagrams showing ticket paper and the process of issuing tickets according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2... Developer (toner), 1a... Base layer, 1... Recording medium (ticket paper), 3...
... Transfer prevention paper, 4... Pressure heating body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A recording medium in which information is recorded on the base layer of the printing surface by a developer containing a sublimable dye component, a transfer prevention paper that is polymerized on the printing surface of this recording medium, and the above recording medium through this transfer prevention paper. and a pressurizing and heating body for pressurizing and heating the developer, and the information recorded by the developer can be sublimated and fused inside the recording medium by the pressurizing and heating means. Image forming device.