JPS62179975A - Thermal transfer recorder - Google Patents

Thermal transfer recorder

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Publication number
JPS62179975A
JPS62179975A JP61021750A JP2175086A JPS62179975A JP S62179975 A JPS62179975 A JP S62179975A JP 61021750 A JP61021750 A JP 61021750A JP 2175086 A JP2175086 A JP 2175086A JP S62179975 A JPS62179975 A JP S62179975A
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Prior art keywords
ink
sublimable
fusible
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JPH0767830B2 (en
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Tetsuo Watanabe
哲夫 渡辺
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J17/00—Mechanisms for manipulating page-width impression-transfer material, e.g. carbon paper
    • B41J17/36—Alarms, indicators, or feed-disabling devices responsible to material breakage or exhaustion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/325—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet

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  • Impression-Transfer Materials And Handling Thereof (AREA)
  • Thermal Transfer Or Thermal Recording In General (AREA)

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a single recorder to perform both transfer of images with high gradation by using a sublimable ink and transfer of clear characters of line patterns by using a fusible ink, by providing color areas of the sublimable ink and color areas of the fusible ink on a partitioned basis on an ink sheet. CONSTITUTION:An ink sheet 10 is provided alternately with black sublimable ink areas 11 and black fusible ink areas 12, and is provided with color discrimination marks 13b and ink discrimination marks 141, 142 so that lines and characters for monochroic gradated images can be transferred. An ink sheet 15 is provided sequentially with yellow, magenta and cyan sublimable ink areas 11y, 11m, 11c and black fusible ink areas 12, and is provided with color discrimination marks 13y, 13m, 13c, 13b and ink discrimination marks 131, 142 so that color graded images, lines and characters can be transferred. Since the fusible ink and the sublimable ink differ in thermal characteristics, energization time of a thermal head for the fusible ink is set to be different from that for the sublimable ink. In addition, a line-feed time for a paper when using the fusible ink is set to be different from that when using the sublimable ink. Accordingly, a printing operation including both transfer by use of the sublimable inks and transfer by use of the fusible ink can be performed by a single recorder and the same ink sheet.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 進１じ辷訪 本発明は、インクシートのインクをサーマルヘッドによ
って用紙に熱転写する熱転写記録装置に関し、プリンタ
の他、コピアやファクシミリ等にも適用できるものであ
る。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a thermal transfer recording device that thermally transfers ink from an ink sheet to paper using a thermal head, and can be applied not only to printers but also to copiers, facsimile machines, and the like.

従来技術 従来の熱転写プリンタは、昇華性インクシートを用いる
昇華転写プリンタと溶融性インクシートを用いる溶融転
写プリンタとが別々に存在し、これらを用途に応じて使
い分けていた。すなわち、前者はアナログ的な連続階調
表現が可能で、たとえば銀塩写真に近い表現が可能であ
るが、後者は付く付かないの二値的な使い方がなされ、
キャラクタや線画を鮮明に転写することはできるが、高
階調ということでは、前者に数段劣るため、高階調画像
を要する場合は前者、鮮明な文字や線画を要する場合は
後者をそれぞれ使用していた。また。Prior Art Conventional thermal transfer printers include sublimation transfer printers using sublimation ink sheets and melt transfer printers using meltable ink sheets, and these are used depending on the purpose. In other words, the former is capable of analog-like continuous gradation expression, similar to silver halide photography, but the latter is used in a binary manner,
Although it is possible to clearly transfer characters and line drawings, it is several steps inferior to the former in terms of high gradation, so when you need a high gradation image, use the former, and when you need clear characters and line drawings, use the latter. Ta. Also.

高密ドツトをマトリックス状に配置し、溶融転写で階調
を高くすることも行われているが、この場合には、サー
マルヘッド自体がコスト高になるばかりでなくマトリッ
クス回路の付加等で電気的にも複雑化するなどの不利が
あった。High-density dots are arranged in a matrix and the gradation is increased by melt transfer, but in this case, not only does the cost of the thermal head itself become high, but also the addition of a matrix circuit causes electrical problems. There were also disadvantages such as complication.

目　　　　　的 本発明の目的は、１台の記録装置によって、昇華性イン
クによる高階調画像転写と溶融性インクによる鮮明な文
字・線画転写とを混在してプリントできるよ′うにする
ことにある。Purpose An object of the present invention is to enable a single recording device to print a mixture of high-gradation image transfer using sublimable ink and clear character/line drawing transfer using meltable ink.

構　　　成 この目的を達成するため、本発明は、インクシートのイ
ンクをサーマルヘッドによって用紙に熱転写する記録装
置において、たとえば第１図に示すようにインクシート
（１０）上に、昇華性インクによる色面（１１）と溶融
性インクによる色面（１２）とを区画形成したものであ
る。Structure To achieve this object, the present invention provides a recording device that thermally transfers ink from an ink sheet to paper using a thermal head, and in which a color is applied to an ink sheet (10) using sublimation ink, as shown in FIG. 1, for example. A surface (11) and a colored surface (12) made of meltable ink are formed into sections.

つぎに、その実施例を図面にしたがって詳述する。Next, the embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

第１図は本発明によるプリンタにおいて使用されるイン
クシートの一例を示す。このインクシート（１０）は、
モノクロ階調画像と線および文字の転写ができるように
、黒色の昇華性インク面（１１）と同色の溶融性インク
面（１２）とが交互に形成され、その各色面（１１）・
（１２）には色判別マーク（１３ｂ）と、昇華性インク
であるか溶融性インクであるかをたとえば長短によって
判別するインク判別マーク（１４、）・（１４□）とが
施されている。FIG. 1 shows an example of an ink sheet used in a printer according to the invention. This ink sheet (10) is
In order to transfer monochrome gradation images, lines, and characters, black sublimable ink surfaces (11) and meltable ink surfaces (12) of the same color are alternately formed, and each color surface (11).
(12) is provided with a color discrimination mark (13b) and ink discrimination marks (14,) and (14□) for distinguishing whether the ink is sublimable ink or meltable ink, for example, by length or shortness.

第２図はインクシートの他の例を示す。このインクシー
ト（１５）は、カラー階調画像と線および文字の転写が
できるように、イエロー、マゼンタ、　　　′シアンの
３色の昇華性インク面（ｌｌｙ）・（ｌ１ｍ）・（１１
ｃ）と黒色の溶融性インク面（１２）とが順次形成され
、その各色面（ｌｌｙ）　・（ｌ１ｍ）　・（ｌｌｃ）
および（１２）には４色の色をマークの個数で判別する
色判別マーク（１３ｙ）・（１３ｍ）・（１３ｃ）・（
１３ｂ）と、昇華性インクであるか溶華性インクである
かをたとえば長短によって判別するインク判別マーク（
１４□）・（１４２）とが施されている。FIG. 2 shows another example of the ink sheet. This ink sheet (15) has sublimation ink surfaces (lly), (l1m), (11
c) and a black meltable ink surface (12) are sequentially formed, and each color surface (lly) ・(l1m) ・(llc)
And (12) is a color discrimination mark (13y), (13m), (13c), (13y), (13m), (13c), (
13b) and an ink discrimination mark (
14□) and (142) are applied.

溶融性インクと昇華性インクでは熱特性が異なるため、
第３図に示すサーマルヘッド（１６）の通電時間を第４
図に示すように異ならせる必要がある。Because melting ink and sublimation ink have different thermal properties,
The energization time of the thermal head (16) shown in FIG.
They need to be different as shown in the figure.

たとえば、溶融性インクの場合は５Ｉｌｓ、昇華性イン
クの場合は５〜２０ＩＩｓの可変域というように差を設
ける。また、用紙（１７）の改行時間も第５図に示すよ
うに相違させる必要がある。For example, the variable range is set at 5 Ils for meltable ink and from 5 to 20 Ils for sublimable ink. Furthermore, the line feed times of the sheets (17) must also be made different as shown in FIG.

第３図において、インクシート（１０）または（１５）
の色判別マーク（１３ｙ）・（１３１１）・（１３ｃ）
・（１３ｂ）とインク判別マーク（１４□）・（１４２
）とはそれぞれセンサ（１８）・（１９）によって検知
される。画像入力の場合には１色変換部（２０）によっ
てイエロー、マゼンタ、シアンの３色に分離されてメモ
リー（２１）に記憶され、文字または線入力の場合はそ
のままメモリー（２１）に記憶される。メモリー（２１
）に記憶された画像データは、画像データ読出部（２２
）によって読み出され、階調変換部（２３）を介して熱
変換部（２４）に入力され、文字・線データの場合は、
文字・線データ読出部（２５）によって読み出されてそ
のまま熱変換部（２４）に入力される。用紙（１７）を
送るラインフィード機構（２６）は画像データと文字・
線データとで第５図に示すように異なる制御を受ける。In Figure 3, ink sheet (10) or (15)
Color discrimination mark (13y), (1311), (13c)
・(13b) and ink identification mark (14□)・(142
) are detected by sensors (18) and (19), respectively. In the case of image input, the color is separated into three colors of yellow, magenta, and cyan by the single color conversion unit (20) and stored in the memory (21), and in the case of text or line input, it is stored as is in the memory (21). . Memory (21
) The image data stored in the image data reading unit (22
) and input to the thermal conversion unit (24) via the gradation conversion unit (23). In the case of character/line data,
The data is read out by the character/line data reading section (25) and inputted as is to the thermal conversion section (24). The line feed mechanism (26) that feeds the paper (17) feeds image data and characters.
The line data is controlled differently as shown in FIG.

効　　　果 以上説明したように本発明によれば、１台の記録装置で
しかも同じインクシートによって、昇華性インクによる
高ｖｌｉｌ１画像転写と溶融性インクによる。鮮明な文
字・線画転写とを混在してプリントできるため経済的で
ある。Effects As explained above, according to the present invention, high vlil image transfer using sublimable ink and melting ink are performed using one recording device and the same ink sheet. It is economical because it can print a mixture of clear text and line drawing transfers.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第１図は本発明によるプリンタで使用されるインクシー
トの第１倒の説明図、第２図は同第２例の説明図、第３
図は制御回路のブロック図、第４図は溶融性インクと昇
華性インクの熱特性を示す線グラフ、第５図は文字・線
出力時と画像出力時のサーマルヘッドの通電時間および
用紙の改行時間の関係を示すタイミングチャートである
。FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the first ink sheet used in the printer according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the second example of the ink sheet, and FIG.
The figure is a block diagram of the control circuit, Figure 4 is a line graph showing the thermal characteristics of meltable ink and sublimable ink, and Figure 5 is the energization time of the thermal head during character/line output and image output, and paper line feed. It is a timing chart showing a time relationship.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 １、インクシートのインクをサーマルヘッドによって用
紙に熱転写する熱転写記録装置において、前記インクシ
ート上に、昇華性インクによる色面と溶融性インクによ
る色面とを区画形成したことを特徴とする、熱転写記録
装置。 ２、前記昇華性インクの色面による転写時と前記溶融性
インクの色面による転写時とで、前記サーマルヘッドの
熱エネルギー印加形態と用紙の改行速度とが異なること
を特徴とする、前記特許請求の範囲第１項に記載の熱転
写記録装置。 ３、前記昇華性インクの色面と前記溶融性インクの色面
とをセンサによって判別するマークを前記インクシート
に設けたことを特徴とする、前記特許請求の範囲第１項
に記載の熱転写記録装置。[Scope of Claims] 1. In a thermal transfer recording device that thermally transfers ink from an ink sheet to paper using a thermal head, a color surface formed by sublimable ink and a color surface formed by meltable ink are formed on the ink sheet. A thermal transfer recording device featuring: 2. The above-mentioned patent, characterized in that the thermal energy application form of the thermal head and the line feed speed of the paper are different between when transferring using the color surface of the sublimable ink and when transferring using the color surface of the meltable ink. A thermal transfer recording device according to claim 1. 3. The thermal transfer recording according to claim 1, characterized in that the ink sheet is provided with a mark for distinguishing between the color surface of the sublimable ink and the color surface of the meltable ink using a sensor. Device.
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