JPS6030390A - Transfer material - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To certainly detect a color and a final part by simple constitution, in a transfer material used in a color printer, by providing color display parts respectively corresponding to color sections and a final part display part to the side edge part of the transfer material. CONSTITUTION:In a transfer material 1 constituted by respectively supporting recording links having a black color (B), a cyan color (C), a magenta color (M) and a yellow color (Y) by a transfer strip like film 1a in a definite length, color display parts (bar codes 3) corresponding to said colors are provided to both side edge parts of said transfer material. That is, after the black color is applied to both side edge parts of the film 1a by printing, the film 1a is punched at predetermined positions corresponding to the colors to form bar codes (e.g., the cyan color is constituted of a transparent bar code 3a at a first position and the black color is constituted of bar codes 3a, 3b, 3d at a first, a second and a fourth positions). In addition, 3c is used as a detecting code 4 along with black color display by using codes consisting of 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d to perform final display to the final part of transfer paper.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a transfer material used in color printers and the like.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a color detection sensor or the like has been generally used as a method for detecting divided colors in a color printer or the like. However, the detection level of the color detection sensor and the like changes according to external conditions such as temperature and humidity, and its accuracy is extremely unstable. In addition, adjusting the sensitivity is very time-consuming and difficult. Furthermore, in a transfer film wound around a spool, the outer diameter of the transfer film is detected as a means of detecting the end of the transfer film, leaving only the last sheet, but due to errors in the outer diameter of the spool, etc. This method has the disadvantage that detection accuracy is unstable.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and although it has a relatively simple structure, it is not sensitive to external conditions such as temperature and humidity, and does not require sensitivity adjustment, etc.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a transfer material that can reliably detect the last sheet.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention provides a transfer material in which a recording colorant is supported on one side of a strip-shaped film, in which the recording colorant is classified into a plurality of colors.
A first display section showing the respective color is provided at the end of the color-divided transfer material, and a second display section showing the final color of the transfer material is provided on a part of the first display section. It is characterized by being provided with a display section.

[Embodiments of the invention]

The present invention will be explained below based on an embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5. In Figure 1, (1) is, for example, 4
A belt-shaped transfer material, such as a heat-sensitive transfer film, is divided into colors, and the heat-sensitive transfer film (1) is wound around a spool (2) with the colorant, e.g., ink side facing inside. This thermal transfer film (1) is solid at room temperature and changes to fluid or viscous fluid at high temperatures, for example, black (Bl), cyan (C1), magenta (goods), yellow (to). It is constructed by carrying recording ink on a transparent strip-shaped film (1a) of a certain length.The width of the strip-shaped film (1a) is wider than the transfer paper (not shown), and Each ink surface is also formed to have a width wider than the transfer paper.Furthermore, the film (1a)
Both ends of the ink are printed in black 1, and the pitch is l at a certain distance (A') from the tip of each ink surface as shown in Figure 2.
l, a first display section with a width of 12, for example a barcode (3)
It is formed by hollowing out. In other words, as shown in Figure 3, the barcodes 3) corresponding to each color are as follows: cyan color ('C) has only the first transparent barcode (3a), magenta color (goods) has the first transparent barcode (3a), The second one is a transparent barcode (3
a).

(3b), Yellow color (G) has a transparent barcode in the first, second and third positions (3a), (3b), (3c), Black color (B) has a transparent barcode in the first, second and fourth positions. It consists of transparent barcodes (3a), (3b), and (3d).

In addition, each color of the thermal transfer film (1) is black,
It is repeatedly carried in an array of cyan, magenta, and yellow, and the colorant at the beginning of the transfer film (1) at the end corresponding to one sheet of transfer paper, that is, the final black color (BL).
), cyan (CL), magenta (ML), yellow (YL) and black (BL) are transparent barcodes (3a), (3b), (3d) that indicate color information.
At the same time, a second display part indicating the end of the thermal transfer film (11) is formed, for example, the third bar (3c) is formed as an end detection code (4) to indicate the end of the thermal transfer film (1). It is composed of

Therefore, when the heat-sensitive transfer film (1) is wound on the spool (2) and wound on one spool (not shown), the black, cyan, and magenta By distinguishing each color of yellow using a bar code, each color can be identified using a simple photoelectric detector, and the end of the transfer film can also be reliably detected using the end detection bar (4). be. In addition, in the above example, the transfer film at the end (1
) The end detection bar (4) is provided on the black color (Bl) of the first colorant, but the same effect can be obtained even if end detection bars are provided on other colorants. In this case, a part of the black color (Bl) was peeled off to form a barcode, but as shown in Fig.
and an end detection notch (4'), and this notch (5') is provided.
) and (4') can also be used to obtain the same effect as described above. As shown in Figure 5, the end part is black, and a color information display through hole (6) and an end detection through hole (4 holes) are drilled to provide a detection function similar to that of a bar code. Even if this is done, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the second display part for end detection was provided on the colorant of the transfer film (1) at the end, but the colorant at the beginning of the transfer film (1) at the end, that is, the black color (
The colorant yellow (7), which is one color apart from Bl, has a second color.
A similar effect can be obtained by providing a display section.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and reliably identify each color classified on a transfer material, regardless of external conditions such as temperature and humidity.

Great, because we added an end detection display section to a part of the color information display section on the final silk colorant, it can be detected as the same barcode, so it can be reliably detected as the end of the transfer material. What excellent effects can be achieved?

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a heat-sensitive transfer film showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a heat-sensitive transfer film provided for each color.Thermal transfer film 1a...Transparent film C...Cyan color M... Magenta color Y...Yellow color B...Black color 3...Barcode 4...
・End detection hole 5...Notch 6...Through hole @Figure 1 Figure 2>-

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) In a transfer material in which a recording colorant is supported on a strip-shaped film, the recording colorant is classified into a plurality of colors, and a first colorant is used to display each color at an end of the color-classified transfer material. A transfer material comprising: a display section; and a second display section indicating the final state of the transfer material as a part of the first display section. (2) The transfer material according to claim 1, wherein the first or second display section is a transparent barcode formed by partially peeling off the ink surface. (3) The transfer material according to claim 1, wherein the first or second display section is a bar code formed by cutting out the ink surface. (4) The transfer material according to claim 1, wherein the first or second display portion has a through hole formed in the ink surface.