KR0134323B1 - The printing apparatus and method for a combined use of a4/a5/a6 papers - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention compares the size of the paper and the image in the A4 / A5 / A6 paper-based printer, prints on paper suitable for the size of the image, grasps the state of use of the ribbon, and uses the entire portion of the ribbon to reduce the loss of the paper and the ribbon. The present invention relates to an A4 / A5 / A6 paper sublimation printer device and a printing method thereof. The present invention detects and compares the size of the transferred image and the size of the paper in the tray, respectively, and if the size of the paper and the image are not the same, the memory controller controls the frame memory according to the user's selection to enlarge the image data. , Output in a reduced or split state. Depending on the size of the paper and previous use of the ribbon, the selected paper is fed from the tray to the corresponding area of the tray set by the first and second guiders, and the paper is printed after finding the position to print using the previous use status information of the ribbon. Move the initial position to The thermal print head determines which group of the IC blocks to generate heat, generates printing dots corresponding to the transferred image data while enabling the determined heat generating group, and determines the heating operation and the initial position movement of the paper. After repeating the number of times, eject the paper.

Description

A4 / A5 / A6 paper sublimation printer device and its printing method

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional A4 size color printer.

2 is a state diagram for explaining the case where the size of the image is small compared to the size of the paper.

3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an A4 / A5 / A6 paper sublimation printer apparatus of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of a printing mechanism.

5 is a plan view showing the structure of the A4 / A5 / A6 paper tray of the present invention.

6 is a structural diagram of a color ribbon used in the printer of the present invention.

7 is a detailed diagram showing the structure of the ribbon driving / rewinding unit.

8 is a state diagram comparing the size of an image with the size of paper in a tray.

9 is a partial configuration diagram of the printer apparatus for explaining the enlargement, reduction, and division functions of the frame memory according to the paper size.

10 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of a memory control unit for enlarging, reducing, and dividing a frame memory according to a paper size.

FIG. 11 is a partial configuration diagram of a printer apparatus for explaining the schematic structure of a thermal print head and an operation for controlling a heating block. FIG.

12 is a flow chart showing the overall printing operation of the sublimation type printer apparatus A4 / A5 / A6 paper combined use of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

103,301,901,1104: System control unit 101,401: Tray

102,307: Printing mechanism 104,302,902: Frame memory

105,303,903: Memory controller 107,304,1105: TPH controller

106,305,904,1106: thermal print head 306: mechanism driving part

403: ribbon driving / rewinding unit 501, 502: paper setting guider

503, 504: lever 702, 705: clutch

707: counter 708,709: reflector

The present invention relates to a sublimation type thermal transfer printer for A4 / A5 / A6 paper. In particular, it compares the size of the paper and the image, prints the paper suitable for the size of the image, and grasps the state of use of the ribbon to use the entire portion of the ribbon. The present invention relates to an A4 / A5 / A6 paper sublimation printer device and a printing method thereof, which can reduce the loss of paper and ribbon.

In general, in a printer device that is connected to a computer and outputs various images or graphics that a user wants to output, inkjet, thermal transfer, laser, and the like for providing color printing. Thermal transfer color printers use heat to transfer ink from special ink sheets, for example from ribbons to paper or forge film. A new type of thermal transfer color printer is a sublimation type thermal transfer printer that transfers ink onto paper by heating ink or dyes to directly convert solid ink into a gaseous state. The sublimation thermal transfer printer expresses the gray level of an image in such a manner that the amount of sublimed ink is controlled as the heat generation amount of the heating dots of the thermal print head is changed. That is, the sublimation thermal transfer printer generates heat by applying energy as much as the image has to a printing dot made of resistance to obtain a desired image, and heats the ribbon on which the ink is applied to sublimate the dye. In this case, the amount of dye transferred to the paper varies depending on the amount of heat generated, thereby obtaining a desired image. In this process, the heating element of the thermal printhead is energized and heated. The printing is performed while moving a piece of paper and a ribbon to print a line to obtain a continuous tone.

However, the conventional sublimation printer apparatus for printing on the principle described above can use only standardized paper. That is, in A4 size color printer, only A4 size paper can be used, and when using paper smaller than A4 size (A5 / A6), normal printing operation or normal print output cannot be obtained.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional A4 size color printer. As shown, the conventional printer is provided with a system control unit 103 for interfacing each block and controlling the overall operation of the system. A paper tray (Tray: 101) capable of loading A4 size paper is connected to the system control unit 103 and the printing mechanism 102, respectively, and the printing mechanism 102 is controlled from the system control unit 103. The printer performs the actual printing operation while transferring the loaded paper and the sublimation dye ribbon. The frame memory 104 receives data such as images, texts, and graphics that a user wants to output from a personal computer, and stores the data in frame units. The memory controller 105 connected to the frame memory 104 is a system controller. The frame memory 104 is driven in accordance with the control signal of 103 to output the stored data. The TPH controller 107 connected to the output terminal of the frame memory 104 corrects the transmitted data according to the control signal of the system controller 103 and transmits the corrected data to the thermal print head 106. The thermal print head 106 connected to the printing mechanism 102 generates a printing dot made of a resistor in accordance with data and control signals transmitted from the TPH control unit 107 and heats the ribbon on which the dye is applied to heat the ribbon to which the dye is applied. Printing is performed by transferring.

In the conventional printer device configured as described above, when the printing operation is started, the paper in the A4 paper tray 101 is fed to the printing mechanism 102 according to the control signal of the system control unit 103, and the paper is transported to the initial printing position. Let's do it. Thereafter, the system controller 103 controls the memory controller 105 while driving the drum of the color ribbon and the printing mechanism 102 to transfer the data stored in the frame memory 104 through the TPH controller 107 to the thermal print head 106. Printing is performed by sending At this time, the size of the paper and the size of the heat generating portion of the thermal print head are made to match.

When A4 size paper is loaded and printed, normal output can be obtained. However, when a paper size smaller than A4 is fed, abnormal print results are obtained and parts wear. For example, when A6 paper is loaded, there is a part printed on the paper and a part that is not printed, which does not give a normal result, and the heat generated from the outside of the paper directly heats the drum surface, which greatly affects the durability of the parts. There was a problem that the life of the printer device is shortened. Therefore, according to the conventional method, A4 dedicated paper must be used. When the size of the image A to be printed is very smaller than the size of the paper B, as shown in FIG. When it is inexpensive and small size printing result is required, a printer device for A5 / A6 needs to be purchased, which causes problems such as high cost.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to mount the A4 / A5 / A6 paper tray in one printer to select and print different papers according to the size of the image to be printed The present invention provides an A4 / A5 / A6 combined sublimation printer device and a printing method thereof, which eliminates the inconvenience of having to select a printer (A4 / A5 / A6) in accordance with the size of an image, thereby reducing the purchase cost. have.

Another object of the present invention is a sublimation printer for A4 / A5 / A6 paper that minimizes the loss of paper and ribbon caused by the size of printing paper compared to the image size by using all parts of the ribbon evenly. An apparatus and a printing method thereof are provided.

Another object of the present invention is to eliminate the non-uniformity of the thermal print head and drum life due to partial wear and to improve the durability of the parts by preventing the heating portion of the thermal print head is repeated, regardless of the size of the image to be printed The present invention provides an A4 / A5 / A6 paper sublimation printer device and a printing method thereof for extending the service life of the paper.

A4 / A5 / A6 paper sublimation printer apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above objects is provided with a system control unit for controlling the overall operation of the system while interfacing with each block. The frame memory receives image data from a computer, stores the image data in frame units, and divides, enlarges and reduces image data under the control of the memory controller. The memory controller drives the frame memory according to the control signal of the system controller to output the stored data. The TPH controller connected to the output terminal of the frame memory corrects the data transmitted from the frame memory according to the control signal of the system controller, and the thermal printhead generates heat generated by the printing group of the selected group according to the data and the control signal transmitted from the TPH controller. Heat the ribbon. The mechanism driving unit receives the control signal from the system control unit to drive the printing mechanism, and the printing mechanism receives the driving signal from the mechanism driving unit to transfer the paper and the ribbon in the forward / reverse direction and transfer the dye sublimated by the thermal print head to the paper. Printing is performed. An interface unit is connected between the detection unit for detecting the state of the mechanism installed in the printing mechanism and the system control unit to transmit the state detection signal output from the detection unit to the system control unit.

In addition, the printing method of the A4 / A5 / A6 paper-sublimation printer apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above objects, the step of detecting the size of the transmitted image and the size of the paper in the tray when printing is started, respectively; Determining whether the size of the detected paper and the image are the same and performing the printing operation as it is. If the size of the paper and the image are not the same, sending a message to the user such as image enlargement or reduction, division, resetting the paper, Processing according to the selection, feeding the selected paper from the corresponding area of the tray according to the size of the paper and the previous use state of the ribbon, reading the previous use status information of the ribbon after loading, finding a place to print, and printing the paper. Moving to an initial position to determine; determining which group of IC blocks of the thermal print head is to be heated; Repeating the initial position moving operation of the stage and the heating operation and the paper for heating the printing dots corresponding to the image data transmitted from the in which enable state the heating group determined in the group by a predetermined number of times, and a step of discharging the paper.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 12.

3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an A4 / A5 / A6 paper sublimation printer apparatus of the present invention. As shown, the printer of the present invention is provided with a system control unit 301 for controlling the overall operation of the system while interfacing with the respective blocks. The system control unit 301 is connected to the function panel unit 310 composed of various function selection keys to interface with the user, and also comprises a memory 311 that stores an algorithm for operating the entire system. It is. The frame memory 302 receives data such as images, texts, and graphics that a user wants to output from a personal computer, and stores the data in frame units. The memory controller 303 connected to the frame memory 302 is a system controller 301. The frame memory 302 is driven in accordance with the control signal to output the stored data. The TPH controller 304 connected to the output terminal of the frame memory 302 corrects the data transmitted from the frame memory 302 according to the control signal of the system controller 301 and transmits the corrected data to the thermal print head 305. do. The thermal print head 305 heats the ribbon to which the dye is applied by printing a dot of resistor in accordance with the data and the control signal transmitted from the TPH controller 304. The mechanism driving unit 306 receives a control signal from the system control unit 301 and drives the printing mechanism 307. The printing mechanism 307 connected to the thermal print head 305 receives a driving signal from the mechanism driver 306 to transfer the fed paper and the sublimable dye ribbon, and transfer the dye sublimated by the thermal print head 305. The actual printing operation is performed by transferring to paper. The detection unit 308 for detecting the state of the mechanism attached to the printing mechanism 307 is connected to the interface unit 309, the interface unit 309 is a system for detecting the state detection signal output from the detection unit 308 Transfer to the control unit 301.

4 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of a printing mechanism 307 for concretely carrying out the present invention. As shown in the drawing, a paper tray 401 which can be used for mounting A4 / A5 / A6 size paper is connected to the automatic paper feeder 402, and the automatic paper feeder 402 is supplied from the power train 408. The paper loaded in the paper tray 401 is fed to the driving unit 404 by using the power. The driving unit 404 allows the paper to run at a constant speed using the power supplied through the power transmission system 408, and the TPH pressurizing unit 405 connected to the driving unit 404 is connected to the power transmission system 408. The thermal printhead 305 is applied to the paper and the ribbon at a constant pressure by using the supplied power. The ribbon running / rewinding unit 403 connected to the driving unit 404 transfers the ribbon in the forward or reverse direction by using the power supplied from the power transmission system 408 to find a position to which the ribbon is to be printed. The paper on which printing is completed in the driving unit 404 is transferred to the discharge unit 406 and discharged. A power transmission system 408 is connected to each of the blocks constituting the printing mechanism, and the power transmission system 408 transfers the power generated from the power driving source 407 to each block to drive the above-described components. .

The operation of the A4 / A5 / A6 combined paper sublimation printer apparatus of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

Here, the operation of the present invention will be described divided into five cases as follows. (1) A4 / A5 / A6 paper tray and a paper size detection method according to the structure. (2) Non-volatile memory that stores the ribbon rewinding structure and the state of use of the ribbon to minimize the waste of the ribbon. (3) Memory control unit that enlarges, reduces, or divides the frame memory for each paper size. (4) TPH control unit for controlling the heat generating block of the thermal print head according to the paper size. (5) Operation algorithm of the system control unit for realizing the present invention.

First, the structure of the A4 / A5 / A6 combined paper tray and the paper size detection method according to the structure will be described based on FIG.

5 is a plan view showing the structure of the A4 / A5 / A6 paper tray of the present invention. Here, reference numerals 501 and 502 denote paper setting guides that can adjust the size of the paper, and reference numerals 503 and 504 denote levers used to move the paper setting guiders 501 and 502. Reference numeral 505-510 denotes a position at which a detection object capable of detecting the size of the paper by detecting the position of the paper setting guiders 501 and 502 is mounted. The paper setting guider 501 may move from the A1 position to the A3 position, and the other paper setting guider 502 may move from the B1 position to the B3 position. The paper setting guiders 501 and 502 are moved to set the paper size, where the size of C1: D1 is the size of A6 paper, the size of C2: D2 or C3: D1 is the size of A5 paper, and C3: The size of D3 is the size of A4 paper. Since the length of C3 is twice the length of C1, the paper setting guider 501 is placed at the A1 position and the paper setting guider 502 is placed at the B1 position when A6 paper is loaded. Put and use. When loading A5 paper, use the paper setting guiders 501 and 502 in the (A2, B2) or (A3 and B1) positions, and when loading A4 paper, the paper setting guiders 501 and 502. ) In the position (A3, B3). When the user puts the paper into the tray 401 and sets the paper setting guiders 501 and 502, and then attaches the tray 401 to the printer, the object at the position where the paper setting guiders 501 and 502 are located ( 505-510: attached to a printer located at the bottom of the tray as a switch or a sensor) detects the paper setting guider, and the system controller 301 receives this signal to detect the size of the paper actually loaded.

In this case, the tray structure may be changed to separate the A6 paper tray and the A5 / A4 paper tray as in the general copying machine. In the case of the A6 paper tray, one side of the A6 paper tray may not be divided into the X and Y areas as in the present invention. Move the guider only.

The following describes the ribbon rewinding structure for minimizing the waste of ribbon that can be caused by using different sized papers, and the use of nonvolatile memory that stores the state of use of ribbon in relation to this structure.

6 is a structural diagram of a ribbon used in the color printer of the present invention, and shows the size of the paper and the size of the color ribbon. In general, the color ribbon used for printing is larger than the A4 size, so when printing A6 size paper, four sheets can be printed with one color ribbon. After printing area 6A and printing A6 paper with the ribbon passing, find the position (6B) to rewind the ribbon, and then feed the paper loaded in the Y area of the tray 401 to feed the 6B position of the color ribbon. Print from. When printing A6 paper again, the color ribbon is used efficiently by rewinding the color ribbon to find the positions 6C and 6D, feeding paper in the X and Y areas of the tray 401, and printing.

Conventionally, the ribbon is wound only in one direction, so when a user wants to use a portion of the color ribbon that is not printed, there is inconvenience of having to rewind it directly. However, in the present invention, when printing the 6B, 6C, and 6D areas of the ribbon by inserting a ribbon rewinding structure, the ribbon is automatically rewound and the system controller 301 returns the state information of the ribbon previously printed from the nonvolatile memory. Read it and decide where you want to print it.

For example, if A6 paper is printed at the 6A position and then two A4 sheets are printed next, the nonvolatile memory stores the information that the 6A position has been printed and the two sheets have been advanced. The system control unit 301 uses this information to determine the number of times to rewind the color ribbon (e.g. 3 times) and the position 6B to be printed next. The detection information of the X and Y areas of the tray 401 is determined. Finally decide where to print. In other words, if there is no paper in the Y area of the tray 401, the 6C position is determined and the color ribbon is wound back to the position. While repeating this process, the ribbon is used. If the A6 paper is repeatedly taken, if there is no paper more than three times in the Y area of the tray 401, a message is sent to the user to wait for the user's processing.

Here, the state of the ribbon may be stored using a data storage device other than the nonvolatile memory. If the data in the nonvolatile memory and the actual ribbon are wrong, the user has to remove the ribbon cartridge from the set, rewind the ribbon, rewind the ribbon, or replace it with another ribbon in the middle. Therefore, in this case, the contents of the nonvolatile memory are initialized or a battery is built in the set to detect whether the ribbon cartridge is detached permanently, and the user can set whether to initialize the data of the nonvolatile memory when a change in the mounting state occurs. You can also send a message to change the behavior of the nonvolatile memory.

7 is a detailed block diagram showing the structure of the ribbon running / rewinding unit 403 for rewinding the ribbon as described above. As shown, the take-up reel motor 703 for driving the take-up reel (701) is driven at the time of printing progress or the position of the ribbon under the control of the system control unit 301, the supply reel (Supply The rewind motor 706 which drives Reel: 704 is driven at the time of rewinding the ribbon under the control of the system controller 301. The recovery reel clutch 702 connected between the recovery reel 701 and the recovery reel motor 703 is loaded in the direction in which the ribbon is rewound and is not loaded in the direction in which the ribbon is wound. On the contrary, the rewind clutch 705 connected between the supply reel 704 and the rewind motor 706 is not loaded in the rewinding direction but is loaded only in the winding direction, so that the ribbon is wound or rewound. This ensures a constant tension on the ribbon. Take-up Reel Reflector (708) installed on the recovery reel (701) side and Rewinding Reflector (709) installed on the supply reel (704) side detect the running state of the ribbon during winding / rewinding the ribbon. Used to find the position of the ribbon. That is, if the pulses output from the two reflectors 708 and 709 are not detected in a constant form at the counter 707 connected to the output of the retrieval reflector 708 and the rewind reflector 709, the ribbon is exhausted or is broken. Indicates. The rewind reflector 709 is also used to find the position of the ribbon. That is, the counter 707 counts the detection pulse of the rewind reflector 709 from the initial detection time point and applies the count signal to the system controller 301 while detecting the first step of each color ribbon and then winding the ribbon. To find the channel location (6C, 6D). This minimizes the loss of the ribbon.

Next, operations of the memory control unit having enlargement, reduction, and division functions of the frame memory according to the detected paper size will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 8 is a state diagram showing the size of the image to be printed and the size of the paper in the tray. FIG. 9 is a partial configuration diagram of the printer apparatus for explaining the enlargement, reduction and division functions of the frame memory according to the paper size. The operation of the memory control unit for enlarging, reducing and dividing the frame memory according to the detected paper size will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. First, when printing is started, the system controller 901 detects the size of the paper in the tray 401 (step S1), and detects the size of the image to be printed (step S2). If the size of the detected paper is the same as the size of the image (step S3), if the size of the paper and the image are the same, the printing operation is performed as it is and then finished. Referring to FIG. 8 as an example, when the size of the image and the image are not the same, when the size of the image 801 matches the size of the A4 paper but the paper in the tray 401 is A6 paper 802, The system control unit 901 sends a message to the user, such as dividing an A4 size image into four screens and printing them on four A6 sheets, reducing them to 1/4 times, or resetting the paper. The processing is performed according to the selection (step S4). When the user resets the paper, the printer waits for the reset to finish and then prints after the paper is reset. When the user sets division or reduction, the system controller 901 sends a command corresponding to each function to the memory controller 903 having the division, reduction, and enlargement functions of the frame memory 902 (step S5). (Step S6). The memory controller 903 receives the command from the system controller 901 to set a printing mode (enlargement, division, reduction), and transfers the resulting image data to the thermal print head 904 through the frame memory 902. send.

Next, the TPH control section for controlling the heat generating block of the thermal print head in accordance with the paper size will be described.

11 is a partial configuration diagram of the printer apparatus for explaining the schematic structure of the thermal print head and the operation of controlling the heat generating block. As shown, the thermal print head 1106 incorporates a plurality of IC blocks 1101 and these IC blocks 1101 control respective heating elements, each IC block being connected to a control signal of the TPH controller 1105. By applying latching, shifting, and heating enable data transferred from the frame memory, a voltage is applied to the heating element resistance. At this time, blocks generated by the thermal print head 1106 vary according to the size A6 / A5 / A4 of the paper to be printed. This affects the durability and lifespan of the thermal print head 1106. In the case of A4 / A5 paper, all the blocks may generate heat, so the printing dots may maintain a uniform life, but when printing with A6 paper Since only one part of the printing dots continuously generates heat, the life of the thermal print head becomes uneven when a large amount of printing paper is printed in only one direction. By using the above-described tray structure, the ribbon rewinding structure, and methods of minimizing the loss of the ribbon, the heat generating blocks of the thermal print head are alternately selected to perform a print operation, thereby maintaining the uniformity of the life of the thermal print head.

Referring to the operation of controlling the heat generating block of the thermal print head, in FIG. 11, each IC block of the thermal print head 1106 is divided into a group A 1102 and a group B 1103, and the system controller 1104 Each group 1102 and 1103 is controlled by applying an enable signal through the TPH controller 1105. That is, the system controller 1104 determines whether to print using the group A 1102 or the group B 1103 according to the setting state of the paper, and sends the result to the TPH controller 1105. Send the control signal (ENABLE_BLOCK1) (ENABLE_BLOCK2). Then, the TPH controller 1105 again applies the enable signal ENABLE_GROUP A (ENABLE_GROUP B) to each group 1102 and 1103 of the thermal print head 1106 to heat the corresponding group. In the case of A4 / A5 paper, both Group A 1102 and Group B 1103 generate heat, and in the case of A6 paper, Group A 1102 and Group B 1103 depend on the state of the paper and the position of ribbon printing. ) Selectively generates heat.

Finally, the operation of the overall system and the print operation of the overall system will be described using FIG.

12 is an operation flowchart showing the overall printing operation of the A4 / A5 / A6 combined paper sublimation printer apparatus of the present invention. When a print command (command from the computer or input of a function key) is input from the user (step S1), the system control unit detects and compares the size of the image transmitted from the user and the setting state of the paper, respectively (steps S2, S3). If the two settings do not match, a message is sent to the user (step S4) to confirm the user's reset (step S5), and the user re-enters the setting after confirming the message (paper reset or image deformation or continue). If so, the printing operation starts (step S6). When feeding paper from the tray, it is determined whether the paper is A6 size (step S7). In case of A6 paper, the system control unit reads the status information of the nonvolatile memory (step S8) to feed the paper in the area X or Y. Select whether to feed in the area, and load the paper in the selected area. At this time, when paper feeding of A6 paper is continuously performed in the same area (e.g., three times in a row) (step S10), a message is sent to the user again (step S11) to confirm whether or not to proceed, and the user waits for processing (steps S12 and 13). ). The function of this message is to prevent the loss of ribbon and to uniform the life of the thermal printhead by preventing the continuous heating of only one part of the thermal printhead. After the paper is loaded, the printing position of the color ribbon is found (step S9). The system controller reads the status information of the ribbon from the nonvolatile memory, determines the number of times the ribbon is rewound, and the position to be printed on the ribbon to find the position of the ribbon. . At this time, the value of counting the output pulse of the rewind reflector 709 is used. After the paper is moved to the initial switch to actually print, the thermal print head starts to generate heat. The heating group of the thermal print head is finally determined by the system controller according to the printing position of the ribbon and the image control method. (Step S14). After determining whether to heat the group A of the thermal print head or the heat of the group B (step S15), a control signal is output to the TPH controller to generate the group (steps S16, 17, 18). At this time, the data of the frame memory is transmitted to the thermal print head by a control signal of the memory controller, and the image data is data (divided, reduced, enlarged) selected according to the setting state of the printer. The above-described heat generating operation and the initial position shifting operation of the sheet are repeated three times (in the case of the three-color color ribbon of Y.M.C), and the entire printing operation is completed by discharging the sheet (step S19).

As described above, according to the present invention, a single A4 / A5 / A6 paper tray is mounted in one printer, and different papers are selected according to the size of the image. Printing eliminates the inconvenience of having to select the output device according to the size of the image and reduces the purchase cost. In addition, by using the ribbon rewinding structure, all parts of the ribbon are evenly used to minimize the loss of the ribbon of the paper, and the heat generated by the partial wear is prevented because the heating part of the thermal print head is not repeated regardless of the image size. There is an effect to eliminate the non-uniformity of the printhead and drum life and improve the durability of the parts.

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A sublimation type color printer that prints and outputs burned image data from a computer, comprising: a system controller for controlling the overall operation of the system while interfacing with each block; receiving the image data and storing the image data in units of frames and controlling the memory controller Frame memory for dividing, enlarging, and reducing image data in response to the received data; and a memory controller for driving the frame memory according to the control signal of the system controller to output the stored data; and data transmitted from the frame memory according to the control signal of the system controller. TPH control unit for calibrating and: Thermal print head for heating the ribbon by heating the printing dots of the selected group according to the data and control signal transmitted from the TPH control unit, and: Mechanism driving unit for driving the printing mechanism by receiving the control signal from the system control. With: mechanism driving part A printing mechanism which transfers paper and ribbon in the forward / reverse direction from the drive signal and transfers the dye sublimated by the thermal printhead to the paper for printing; and a detection unit for detecting the state of the mechanism attached to the printing mechanism. A4 / A5 / A6 paper sublimation printer apparatus comprising an interface unit for transmitting the state detection signal output from the detection unit to a system control unit. The A4 / A5 / A6 paper sublimation printer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the system control unit includes a nonvolatile memory for storing the use state information of the ribbon previously printed therein. The sublimation type printer apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the contents of the non-wheeling memory are initialized when the data stored in the nonvolatile memory and the actual ribbon state are different. The method of claim 1, wherein the thermal printhead comprises: a plurality of IC blocks for processing a data transmitted from a frame memory according to a control signal of a TPH controller and applying a voltage to a printing dot of a selected group; A4 / A5 / A6 paper combined sublimation printer device, characterized in that configured as a printing dot to heat the corresponding portion of the ribbon by heating in accordance with the voltage. The method according to claim 4, wherein the IC blocks are divided into two groups so that the group selected by the enable signal of the TPH controller according to the setting state of the paper and the print position of the ribbon operates. A6 paper sublimation printer unit. The printing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the printing mechanism comprises: a tray configured to be used for a combination of A4 / A5 / A6 size paper, and an automatic feeding unit for feeding the paper in the tray to the driving unit by using the power supplied from the power transmission system. : Traveling unit to run the paper at a constant speed by using the power supplied through the power transmission system: TPH pressing unit for applying the thermal print head to the paper and ribbon at a constant pressure by using the power supplied from the power transmission system and: Ribbon driving / rewinding unit that finds the position to print the ribbon by transferring the ribbon in the forward or reverse direction by using the power supplied from the power transmission system, and: Delivery unit for discharging the printed paper from the driving unit, and: Components constituting the printing mechanism. A power source for generating power to drive the engine and the power generated from the power source. A4 / A5 / A6 paper Combine sublimation printing apparatus characterized in that it consists of a power transmission system for transmitting to each of the blocks. 7. The A4 / A5 / A6 paper tray according to claim 6, wherein the A4 / A5 / A6 paper tray has a first guide and a second guide that can adjust the size of the paper therein: the first and second guides used to move the first and second guiders. A sublimation type printer apparatus for A4 / A5 / A6 paper combined use, comprising two levers. [8] The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: a detector mounted on a printer device located at the bottom of the tray and sensing the position of the first and second guiders and applying the paper size detection information to the system controller. Sublimation printer unit for A4 / A5 / A6 paper. The first guider according to claim 8, wherein the A6 paper is A1: B1, the A5 paper is A2: B2 or A3: B1, and the A4 paper is A3: B3. A4 / A5 / A6 combined sublimation printer device, characterized in that to move to the A1 position and the second guider to move to the B1 position. The first guider according to claim 8, wherein the size of the A6 paper is A1: B1, the A5 paper is A2: B2 or A3: B1, and the A4 paper is A3: B3. A4 / A5 / A6 combined sublimation printer device, characterized in that to move to the A2 position and the second guider to move to the B2 position. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the size of the A6 paper is A1: B1, the size of the A5 paper is A2: B2 or A3: B1, and the size of the A4 paper is A3: B3. A4 / A5 / A6 combined sublimation printer apparatus, characterized in that the A3 position and the second guider is moved to the B1 position to be used. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the size of the A6 paper is A1: B1, the A5 paper is A2: B2 or A3: B1, and the A4 paper is A3: B3. A4 / A5 / A6 paper sublimation printer device, characterized in that the A3 position and the second guider is moved to the B3 position to use. 7. The sublimation type printer apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the tray is configured to separate the A5 / A4 paper tray of the A6 paper tray. 7. The reeling / rewinding unit of claim 6, wherein the ribbon driving / rewinding unit drives a reeling reel during printing or when the ribbon is located under the control of the system control unit. A rewind motor for driving; a recovery clutch connected between the recovery reel and the recovery reel motor so that the load is applied only in the rewinding direction of the ribbon and not in the winding direction; and a connection between the supply reel and the rewind motor. The rewind clutch so that the load is applied only in the winding direction, not in the direction of rewinding the ribbon, and the recovery reel reflector that generates a certain number of pulse signals as the recovery reel rotates. A rewind reflector that generates a pulse signal of a certain shape; A sublimation type printer apparatus for A4 / A5 / A6 paper, comprising: a counter for counting pulses output from the recovery and rewind reflectors to be applied to a system controller. A printing method of a sublimation type color printer that prints and outputs image data transmitted from a computer, the method comprising: detecting the size of a transmitted image and the size of a sheet of paper on a tray when printing starts; Determining whether the size is the same and if it is the same, performing the printing operation as it is: If the size of the paper and the image are not the same, sending a message to the user such as image enlargement or reduction, division, resetting the paper, and processing according to the user's selection And: feeding the selected paper from the area of the tray according to the size of the paper and the previous use state of the ribbon; and: reading the previous use state information of the ribbon after loading and finding the position to print, and moving the paper to the initial position to print. And determining which group of the IC blocks of the thermal print head is to be heated. Generating printing dots corresponding to the transferred image data while enabling the heating group determined in advance; and repeating the heating operation and the initial position movement of the paper a predetermined number of times and discharging the paper. A printing method of a sublimation type printer apparatus for A4 / A5 / A6 paper. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein when the image is set to A4 size and the paper is set to A6 size, if the user resets the paper, the step of performing a printing operation after the reset is finished; Sending a command to divide the image data into four screens to print on four sheets of paper; when the user sets the reduction function, sends a command to reduce the image data in the frame memory to 1/4 times to print on one sheet of paper. The printing method of the A4 / A5 / A6 paper sublimation printer device characterized in that the steps are performed. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of: determining the size of the paper when paper is loaded; and reading the previous use status information of the stored ribbon in the case of A6 paper; and determining an area to feed the paper from the tray according to the information. Selecting and feeding the paper of the selected area: Determining whether A6 paper is continuously fed more than a predetermined number of times from the same area and: If A6 paper is continuously fed more than the predetermined number of times, send a message to the user to check the progress The printing method of the A4 / A5 / A6 combined paper sublimation printer apparatus, characterized in that to perform the processing step according to the user's selection in sequence. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of: reading previous usage status information of the stored ribbon after paper feeding; determining the number of times of rewinding the ribbon and the position to be printed on the ribbon using the information: output pulse of the rewind reflector The printing method of the A4 / A5 / A6 combined sublimation printer apparatus, characterized in that to perform the step of sequentially finding the position of the ribbon determined by using the count value. 16. The sublimation type printer apparatus for A4 / A5 / A6 paper according to claim 15, wherein the heat generating group of the thermal print head is determined in consideration of the setting state of the paper, the printing position of the ribbon, and the image control method. Printing method. 16. The printing method according to claim 15, wherein the image data transmitted to the thermal print head is data divided or reduced or enlarged according to the setting state of the printer.