JPS61181686A - Image formation - Google Patents
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- JPS61181686A JPS61181686A JP60022259A JP2225985A JPS61181686A JP S61181686 A JPS61181686 A JP S61181686A JP 60022259 A JP60022259 A JP 60022259A JP 2225985 A JP2225985 A JP 2225985A JP S61181686 A JPS61181686 A JP S61181686A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
- B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
- B41M5/382—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes
- B41M5/38207—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes characterised by aspects not provided for in groups B41M5/385 - B41M5/395
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
- B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
- B41M5/382—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes
- B41M5/38207—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes characterised by aspects not provided for in groups B41M5/385 - B41M5/395
- B41M5/38214—Structural details, e.g. multilayer systems
Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
産業上の利用分野
本発明は電気信号を可視像に変換し記録体上に記録する
記録装置に用いることができる画像形成方法に関するも
のである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image forming method that can be used in a recording device that converts an electrical signal into a visible image and records it on a recording medium.
従来の技術
近年、オフィス・オートメーションの普及によシミ完信
号を可視像に変換する記録装置、いわゆるプリンタの需
要が大きくなり、性能もよシ高品質なものが要求されて
おり、従来から様々の方式の画像形成方法が提案されて
いる。Conventional technology In recent years, with the spread of office automation, there has been a growing demand for recording devices that convert stain completion signals into visible images, so-called printers. The following image forming method has been proposed.
以下図面を参照しながら、従来の画像形成方法の一例に
ついて説明する。第２図は従来の画像形成力法を示すも
のである。（例えば特開昭５６−１２１７９２号公報）
。まず、第２図乙において、基材１の表面にトナー２で
画像を形成した原稿３と、支持体４の表面に熱溶融性イ
ンク６を塗布したインク・シート６とを熱溶融性インク
５とトナー２が接触するように重ね、押圧し、赤外線７
を照射すると、トナー２が赤外線７を吸収して発熱し熱
溶融性インク５を溶かし、熱溶融性インク５を吸着する
。次に、第２図すにおいて、原稿３と受像紙８とをトナ
ー２が吸着した熱溶融性インク５と受像紙８とが接触す
るように重ね、押圧して熱９を加えると熱溶融性インク
５が溶けて受像紙８に転写される。An example of a conventional image forming method will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a conventional image forming force method. (For example, JP-A-56-121792)
. First, as shown in FIG. and toner 2 so that they are in contact with each other, press them, and infrared rays 7
When the toner 2 is irradiated with infrared rays 7, the toner 2 absorbs the infrared rays 7, generates heat, melts the thermofusible ink 5, and adsorbs the thermofusible ink 5. Next, in FIG. 2, the original 3 and the image receiving paper 8 are stacked so that the heat-fusible ink 5 to which the toner 2 has been adsorbed is in contact with the image-receiving paper 8, and when pressed and heat 9 is applied, the heat-fusible ink is The ink 5 is melted and transferred to the image receiving paper 8.
発明が解決しようとする問題点
しかしながら上記のような構成では、原稿から受像紙へ
熱溶融性インクを転写する転写工程において原稿と受像
紙とともに熱を加えるだめ、トナーの一部が溶け、熱溶
融性インクと共に受像紙に転写されてしまうので、品質
の良い画像ができない。Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, heat is applied to the original and the image-receiving paper together with the original in the transfer process of transferring the heat-meltable ink from the original to the image-receiving paper, so a part of the toner melts and the heat-melted ink is heated. Since it is transferred to the image receiving paper along with the color ink, it is not possible to produce a high quality image.
特にカラー印字をする場合には色が濁ってしまうという
問題点を有していた。In particular, when printing in color, there was a problem in that the colors became muddy.
本発明は、受像紙へ転写する際にインクを濁らせず、良
質な画像を形成する方法を提供するものである。The present invention provides a method for forming high-quality images without clouding ink when transferred to image-receiving paper.
問題点を解決するだめの手段
上記の問題点を解決するために本発明の画像形成方法は
、基材の表面に光熱変換材で画像を形成した原稿と支持
体の表面に感熱記録インクを塗布したインク・シートと
を前記光熱変換材と前記感熱記録インクとが近接あるい
は接触するように重ね、押圧し、赤外線を照射し、前記
感熱記録インクを前記光熱変換材に吸着させる工程と、
前記インク・シートに残った感熱記録インクに受像紙を
近接あるいは接触するように重ね、押圧し、熱を加え、
前記インク・シートに残った感熱記録インクを前記受像
紙に転写させる工程とから成るものである。ここで感熱
記録インクとは熱によって支持体から遊離し受像紙に転
写することのできるインクである。また、光熱変換材と
は、赤外線を吸収し発熱する物質である。Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the image forming method of the present invention includes applying thermal recording ink to the surface of a document and a support on which an image is formed on the surface of a base material using a photothermal conversion material. stacking and pressing the ink sheets so that the photothermal conversion material and the thermosensitive recording ink are in close proximity or contact with each other, irradiating infrared rays, and adsorbing the thermosensitive recording ink to the photothermal conversion material;
Layer an image receiving paper close to or in contact with the thermal recording ink remaining on the ink sheet, press it, and apply heat;
The method comprises the step of transferring the thermal recording ink remaining on the ink sheet to the image receiving paper. Here, the term "thermal recording ink" refers to an ink that can be released from a support by heat and transferred to image-receiving paper. Further, the photothermal conversion material is a substance that absorbs infrared rays and generates heat.
作用
本発明は、上記の構成により光熱変換材に不要の感熱記
録インクを吸着させ、インク・シート上に残った感熱記
録インクを受像紙に転写することによって、受像紙に転
写されるものは感熱記録インクのみとなり濁りのない高
品質の画像が得られる。Effect of the present invention With the above-described structure, the unnecessary thermal recording ink is adsorbed onto the photothermal conversion material, and the thermal recording ink remaining on the ink sheet is transferred to the image receiving paper, so that what is transferred to the image receiving paper is thermosensitive. Since only recording ink is used, high-quality images without turbidity can be obtained.
実施例
以下、本発明の画像形成方法の一実施例について、説明
する。EXAMPLE An example of the image forming method of the present invention will be described below.
第１図は本発明の実施例を示す断面図である。第１図に
おいて、原稿１２は基材１０と光熱変換材１１からなり
、インク・シート１５は感熱記録インク１３と支持体１
４とからなる。１７は受像紙、１６は赤外線、１８は熱
である。FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an original 12 is made up of a base material 10 and a light-to-heat conversion material 11, and an ink sheet 15 is made up of a thermal recording ink 13 and a support 1.
It consists of 4. 17 is image receiving paper, 16 is infrared rays, and 18 is heat.
実施例１
原稿１２は、普通紙複写機（松下電器産業■製ＦＰ−１
３００Ｒ）を用いて作成し、基材１ｏは普通紙、光熱変
換材１１はトナーである。感熱記録インク１３は熱溶融
性インク、支持体１４は厚さ１２μｍのポリエチレン・
テレフタレートのフィルムである。熱溶融性インクは、
パラフィン ワックス ｅｏｉｉｓカルナバ ワ
ックス ２０重量俤レーキ レッド ２
０重量係から成り、これを支持体１４に塗工したものを
インク・シート１Ｓとした。原稿１２とインク・シート
１５とを光熱変換材１１と感熱記録インク１３が接触す
るように重ね、フラッシュ・ランプ（理想科学工’ｌｌ
製ＲＩＳＯＸｌＩＣＮ０ＦＡＸ ＦＸ−１８０）の台
上に基材１ｏ又は支持体１４を接触させて置き、赤外線
１６を照射すると、光熱変換材１１が接触していた部分
のみ感熱記録インク１３が溶けて光熱変換材１１に付着
し、インク・シート１５には白抜きのパターンが得られ
た。Example 1 The original 12 was prepared using a plain paper copying machine (FP-1 manufactured by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.).
300R), the base material 1o is plain paper, and the light-to-heat conversion material 11 is toner. The thermosensitive recording ink 13 is a heat-melting ink, and the support 14 is a polyethylene film with a thickness of 12 μm.
It is a terephthalate film. The heat-melting ink is paraffin wax, eoiis carnauba wax, 20 weight lake red 2
The ink sheet 1S was made by coating the support 14 with the ink sheet 1S. The original 12 and the ink sheet 15 are stacked so that the photothermal conversion material 11 and the thermal recording ink 13 are in contact with each other, and a flash lamp (Riso Kagaku'll
When the base material 1o or the support 14 is placed in contact with the table of RISOXlICN0FAX FX-180) manufactured by RISOXICN0FAX-180) and irradiated with infrared rays 16, the thermal recording ink 13 melts only in the portion where the photothermal conversion material 11 was in contact, and the photothermal conversion material 11, and a white pattern was obtained on the ink sheet 15.
次に、インク・シート１５と受像紙１７（普通紙）とを
感熱記録インク１３が受像紙１７と接触するように重ね
、熱ローラ−（表面温度９０′Ｃ）を通すと感熱記録イ
ンク１３が受像紙に転写された。Next, the ink sheet 15 and image-receiving paper 17 (plain paper) are stacked so that the thermal recording ink 13 is in contact with the image-receiving paper 17, and the thermal recording ink 13 is passed through a heat roller (surface temperature 90'C). transferred to receiver paper.
本実施例によれば、熱溶融性インクを熱ローラーを用い
て受像紙への転写を行うために、受像紙への転写が確実
に行われ鮮明な画像が得られる。According to this embodiment, since the heat-melting ink is transferred to the image-receiving paper using a hot roller, the transfer to the image-receiving paper is reliably performed and a clear image can be obtained.
実施例２
光熱変換材としてマジック・インク、感熱記録インクと
して熱昇華性インク、受像紙としてポリエステル・フィ
ルムを用い、他の部分は実施例１と同様である。熱昇華
性インクはポリエステル・フィルムを支持体として、ア
ントラキノン系分散染料ヲエチルセルロースをバインダ
ーとして塗工したものである。画像を形成する工程は実
施例１と同じであるが、熱ローラーの温度を１７σＣと
した。Example 2 The other parts were the same as in Example 1 except that magic ink was used as the photothermal conversion material, heat sublimation ink was used as the heat-sensitive recording ink, and polyester film was used as the image-receiving paper. The heat-sublimable ink is made by coating a polyester film as a support with an anthraquinone disperse dye and ethyl cellulose as a binder. The image forming process was the same as in Example 1, but the temperature of the heated roller was set to 17σC.
本実施例によれば熱昇華性インクを用いることにより、
熱溶融性インクに比べ細いパターンを形成することが可
能である。また、マジック・インクを用いることにより
原稿の作成が容易になる。According to this example, by using heat-sublimable ink,
It is possible to form thinner patterns than with hot-melt ink. Additionally, using magic ink makes it easier to create manuscripts.
実施例１，２では、光熱変換材としてトナー或いはマジ
ック・インクを用いているが、これらに限ったものでは
なく赤外線を吸収して発熱するものならば光熱変換材と
して用いることができる。In Examples 1 and 2, toner or magic ink is used as the photothermal conversion material, but the material is not limited to these, and any material that absorbs infrared rays and generates heat can be used as the photothermal conversion material.
まだ、感熱記録インクとして、熱溶融性インク或いは熱
昇華性インクを用いているが、これらに限ったものでは
なく熱によって支持体から遊離し受像紙に転写すること
のできるインクでちればよい。Although heat-melting ink or heat-sublimation ink is still used as heat-sensitive recording ink, it is not limited to these, and any ink that can be released from the support by heat and transferred to image-receiving paper may be used. .
発明の効果
以上のように本発明は、基材の表面に光熱変換材で画像
を形成した原稿と支持体の表面に感熱記録インクを塗布
したインク・シートとを前記光熱変換材と前記感熱記録
インクとが近接あるいは接触するように重ね、押圧し、
赤外線を照射し、前記感熱記録インクを前記光熱変換材
に吸着させる工程と、前記インク・シートに残った感熱
記録インクに受像紙を近接或いは接触するように重ね、
押圧し、熱を加え、前記インク・シートに残った感熱記
録インクを前記受像紙に転写させる工程とからなること
により濁りのない良質な画像を得ることができる。Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention combines an original document on which an image is formed with a photothermal conversion material on the surface of a base material and an ink sheet in which a thermosensitive recording ink is applied on the surface of a support. Layer and press so that they are close to or in contact with the ink,
irradiating infrared rays to adsorb the thermosensitive recording ink to the photothermal conversion material; stacking an image receiving paper close to or in contact with the thermosensitive recording ink remaining on the ink sheet;
By applying pressure and applying heat to transfer the thermal recording ink remaining on the ink sheet to the image-receiving paper, it is possible to obtain a high-quality image without turbidity.
第１図は、本発明の一実施例の断面図、第２図は従来の
画像形成方法の断面図である。
１０・・・・・・基材、１１・・・・・・光熱変換材、
１３・・・・・・感熱記録インク、１４・・・・・・支
持体、１７・・・・・・受像紙。
代理人の氏名 弁理士 中 尾 敏 男 ほか１名７２
−Ｊ、 塙
↑↑ｆｆｔｔｔ−ｙ６
↑↑↑↑↑↑（７゜FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a conventional image forming method. 10...Base material, 11...Light heat conversion material,
13...Thermal recording ink, 14...Support, 17...Image receiving paper. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person72
-J, Hanawa↑↑ffttt-y6 ↑↑↑↑↑↑ (7゜
Claims (5)
支持体の表面に感熱記録インクを塗布したインク・シー
トとを前記光熱変換材と前記感熱記録インクとが近接あ
るいは接触するように重ね、押圧し、赤外線を照射し、
前記感熱記録インクを前記光熱変換材に吸着させる工程
と、前記インク・シートに残った感熱記録インクに受像
紙を近接あるいは接触するように重ね、押圧し、熱を加
え前記インク・シートに残った感熱記録インクを前記受
像紙に転写する工程とから成ることを特徴とする画像形
成方法。(1) An original on which an image is formed with a photothermal conversion material on the surface of a base material and an ink sheet on which a thermal recording ink is applied on the surface of a support are placed in such a way that the photothermal conversion material and the thermal recording ink are brought into close proximity or in contact with each other. stacked on top of each other, pressed, irradiated with infrared rays,
a step of adsorbing the thermal recording ink to the photothermal conversion material; stacking an image receiving paper close to or in contact with the thermal recording ink remaining on the ink sheet, pressing it, and applying heat to remove the residual thermal recording ink on the ink sheet; An image forming method comprising the step of transferring heat-sensitive recording ink to the image receiving paper.
とを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第（１）項記載の画像形
成方法。(2) The image forming method according to claim (1), wherein the photothermal conversion material is a black or colored toner.
徴とする特許請求の範囲第（１）項記載の画像形成方法
。(3) The image forming method according to claim (1), wherein the light-to-heat conversion material is a paint containing carbon.
徴とする特許請求の範囲第（１）項記載の画像形成方法
。(4) The image forming method according to claim (1), wherein the heat-sensitive recording ink is a heat-melting ink.
徴とする特許請求の範囲第（１）項記載の画像形成方法
。(5) The image forming method according to claim (1), wherein the heat-sensitive recording ink is a heat-sublimable ink.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP60022259A JPS61181686A (en) | 1985-02-07 | 1985-02-07 | Image formation |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP60022259A JPS61181686A (en) | 1985-02-07 | 1985-02-07 | Image formation |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPS61181686A true JPS61181686A (en) | 1986-08-14 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP60022259A Pending JPS61181686A (en) | 1985-02-07 | 1985-02-07 | Image formation |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS56121792A (en) * | 1980-02-29 | 1981-09-24 | Jiyousai Deyupuro:Kk | Method and device for thermal transfer-type printing |
| JPS57148689A (en) * | 1981-03-09 | 1982-09-14 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Ink sheet for heat-sensitive copying |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS56121792A (en) * | 1980-02-29 | 1981-09-24 | Jiyousai Deyupuro:Kk | Method and device for thermal transfer-type printing |
| JPS57148689A (en) * | 1981-03-09 | 1982-09-14 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Ink sheet for heat-sensitive copying |
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