WO2001083218A1 - A device for forming a fragrance image on an image carrier - Google Patents

A device for forming a fragrance image on an image carrier Download PDF

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WO2001083218A1
WO2001083218A1 PCT/NL2001/000335 NL0100335W WO0183218A1 WO 2001083218 A1 WO2001083218 A1 WO 2001083218A1 NL 0100335 W NL0100335 W NL 0100335W WO 0183218 A1 WO0183218 A1 WO 0183218A1
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Cornelis Machielse
Wilfried Gerardus Johannes Maria Van Aubel
Marcel Vroom
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Cornelis Machielse
Aubel Wilfried Gerardus Johann
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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
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/21—Ink jet for multi-colour printing
    • B41J2/2103—Features not dealing with the colouring process per se, e.g. construction of printers or heads, driving circuit adaptations
    • 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
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • 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
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/44—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions
    • B41J3/50—Mechanisms producing characters by printing and also producing a record by other means, e.g. printer combined with RFID writer

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  • the invention relates to a method for applying a visual image and a fragrance image to a flexible carrier using a printing device provided with one or more ink and fragrance cartridges, each with one or more spray nozzles for ink of different colour and fragrance and control means for these spray nozzles for the purpose of spraying the ink and fragrance according to a determined program.
  • the invention relates particularly to the controlled application of a fragrance, in particular an associated fragrance, i.e. the image can be discerned not only visually but also via the nasal organ of the reader.
  • a method is known from US-A-5-975-675 wherein use is made of a modified printer with which the visual and fragrance image can be formed.
  • the invention relates particularly to a method for enabling the emission of a fragrance or composite fragrance of the fragrance image sought after in the visually printed image in simple manner by means of a program drive, in particular by means of computer software .
  • the method according to the invention is distinguished substantially in that at least one ink cartridge with spray nozzle is replaced by a fragrance cartridge with spray nozzle with the same configuration and connecting contacts as the ink cartridge, in order to drive this fragrance cartridge by means of a separate drive programme .
  • these cartridges for the fragrance are embodied with one or more spray nozzles, each of which is connected to the supply chamber for the fragrance .
  • the means for applying or emitting the fragrance in a device are preferably driven according to the invention by adaptable computer software.
  • the maker of the visual image can hereby form the desired target fragrance with the image via suitable software in very simple manner starting from the available basic fragrances .
  • any pattern of a fragrance image can be applied to the carrier, for instance adjacently of the visual image or in the margin, or in diapositive relative to the visual image, the invention further proposes to also apply the fragrance to the flexible carrier in the same pattern as the visual image. Different images can thus give off their own fragrances on the same carrier, thus making the individual visual images more readily recognizable.
  • the invention finally relates to a cartridge with contacts for driving the spray nozzle (s) which are standard as used in a commercially available printing device.
  • a cartridge used for a colour ink to form a visual image can also be used to contain a fragrance.
  • This cartridge can be embodied with a single chamber suitable only for this fragrance, but can also be provided with a second chamber for the ink.
  • the above stated device with fragrance and ink- emitting means can generally be driven by computer software, which also opens up the possibility of downloading software via internet, which software can generate and apply respectively a fragrance image and visual image on and to the image carrier.
  • An Inkjet printer is further used of the HP deskjet type 550C with a colour ink cartridge HP51625A, wherein use is made of the different colours in this cartridge.
  • the above mentioned fragrances are mixed into this colour ink and images are applied to copying paper. It has been found that the fragrance is still discernible even a few days after forming of the fragrance image . It has been found that over a period of several days no change in fragrance and colour can be discerned, which indicates that there occurs no degradation of the fragrance or other adverse effect of the fragrance on the ink.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective arrangement of a usual computer with printer
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic arrangement of the ink cartridges suitable for a printer according to figure 1
  • Fig. 3A and B are possible configurations of a visual image with fragrance image.
  • FIG. 1 Designated in figure 1 with numeral 1 is a display with computer which is connected via the usual cables to a keyboard 2 and printer 3. This arrangement is assumed to be generally known and is not elucidated further.
  • the computer may be embodied differently, for instance as a laptop, and the printer may take a different form.
  • the printer is an inkjet printer, wherein use is made of a number of cartridges as shown schematically in figure 2.
  • four cartridges 5 can be clicked onto a carrier 6, which carrier can be moved reciprocally along a guide 8 by means of a drive belt 7.
  • the left-hand cartridge B is suitable for black ink, while the other cartridges Cl, C2 , C3 are intended for the colours .
  • one of the cartridges for instance B, can be replaced by a cartridge G provided with a fragrance, this form of cartridge being standard for the printer 3 being used.
  • Cartridge G can therefore have different configurations subject to the printer being used.
  • Cartridge G can have either one or a number of chambers, depending on the ink or fragrance (s) held therein.
  • each cartridge is provided with one or more spray nozzles which are separately drivable by the control software stored in the computer.
  • the user of the arrangement of figure 1 is free to generate for instance visual images on the screen, as shown in figures 3A and 3B.
  • Figure 3A shows a flower I flanked by two image fields G and T, wherein field G indicates this is the field on the printing paper where the fragrance can be deposited; this takes place via cartridge G in figure 2.
  • the field T is then suitable for receiving text .
  • the fragrance field is arranged to the side of image I .
  • Figure 3B shows that three visual images, an apple, a pear, a banana, can in each case be given an individual colour, wherein these images are also covered by the fragrance image.
  • the ink image is generated by cartridges G and Cl-3, wherein cartridge G also applies the fragrance image .
  • the invention is not limited to the above embodiment .

Abstract

Method for applying a visual image and a fragrance image to a flexible carrier using a printing device provided with two or more ink cartridges, each with one or more spray nozzles for ink of different colour and control means for these spray nozzles for the purpose of spraying the ink in accordance with a determined program, wherein at least one ink cartridge with spray nozzle is replaced by or partly modified into a fragrance cartridge with spray nozzle with the same configuration and connecting contacts as the ink cartridge, wherein this fragrance cartridge is driven by means of an associated, optionally separate drive program.

Description

A DEVICE FOR FORMING A FRAGRANCE IMAGE ON AN IMAGE CARRIER
The invention relates to a method for applying a visual image and a fragrance image to a flexible carrier using a printing device provided with one or more ink and fragrance cartridges, each with one or more spray nozzles for ink of different colour and fragrance and control means for these spray nozzles for the purpose of spraying the ink and fragrance according to a determined program.
The invention relates particularly to the controlled application of a fragrance, in particular an associated fragrance, i.e. the image can be discerned not only visually but also via the nasal organ of the reader.
Many techniques are already known to expose the reader to fragrances, whether or not in vaporized form, or by means of fragrance capsules arranged on the image carrier, which can be opened by means of a mechanical process, for instance scratching, whereby the fragrance is released. These are quite expensive techniques which are difficult the user.
A method is known from US-A-5-975-675 wherein use is made of a modified printer with which the visual and fragrance image can be formed.
The invention relates particularly to a method for enabling the emission of a fragrance or composite fragrance of the fragrance image sought after in the visually printed image in simple manner by means of a program drive, in particular by means of computer software . The method according to the invention is distinguished substantially in that at least one ink cartridge with spray nozzle is replaced by a fragrance cartridge with spray nozzle with the same configuration and connecting contacts as the ink cartridge, in order to drive this fragrance cartridge by means of a separate drive programme .
It is possible with the measures proposed by the invention to generate a fragrance image with a standard printer without essentially changing the configuration of the printer.
In one embodiment these cartridges for the fragrance are embodied with one or more spray nozzles, each of which is connected to the supply chamber for the fragrance .
In the case of a plurality of spray nozzles use can be made of a so-called basic fragrance per spray nozzle, each of which is held in a supply cartridge. When an image is made on the image carrier the basic fragrances can therefore be applied to the image carrier in a predetermined ratio in order to obtain the desired fragrance .
It is also possible according to the invention to use for the purpose of applying the fragrance those of the spray nozzles which are used to apply the printing ink for forming the visual black image on the image carrier.
The means for applying or emitting the fragrance in a device are preferably driven according to the invention by adaptable computer software. The maker of the visual image can hereby form the desired target fragrance with the image via suitable software in very simple manner starting from the available basic fragrances .
Although any pattern of a fragrance image can be applied to the carrier, for instance adjacently of the visual image or in the margin, or in diapositive relative to the visual image, the invention further proposes to also apply the fragrance to the flexible carrier in the same pattern as the visual image. Different images can thus give off their own fragrances on the same carrier, thus making the individual visual images more readily recognizable. The invention finally relates to a cartridge with contacts for driving the spray nozzle (s) which are standard as used in a commercially available printing device. Such a cartridge used for a colour ink to form a visual image can also be used to contain a fragrance. This cartridge can be embodied with a single chamber suitable only for this fragrance, but can also be provided with a second chamber for the ink.
The above stated device with fragrance and ink- emitting means can generally be driven by computer software, which also opens up the possibility of downloading software via internet, which software can generate and apply respectively a fragrance image and visual image on and to the image carrier.
The invention is further elucidated with reference to the following experiments . In these experiments the following colour/fragrance combinations are used. These are :
Red with Sweet Yellow with Salty Blue with Mountain-fresh
An Inkjet printer is further used of the HP deskjet type 550C with a colour ink cartridge HP51625A, wherein use is made of the different colours in this cartridge. The above mentioned fragrances are mixed into this colour ink and images are applied to copying paper. It has been found that the fragrance is still discernible even a few days after forming of the fragrance image . It has been found that over a period of several days no change in fragrance and colour can be discerned, which indicates that there occurs no degradation of the fragrance or other adverse effect of the fragrance on the ink.
The above experiment shows that the making of a fragrance image according to the invention can take place in very inexpensive manner, wherein use is made only of the existing printing techniques together with existing printing apparatus. The whole system can be readily placed in the market and only requires modification of the cartridges of the known printing devices and, if necessary, writing of new software for the driving .
The invention will be further elucidated with reference to an embodiment, wherein in the drawing:
Fig. 1 shows a perspective arrangement of a usual computer with printer; Fig. 2 shows a schematic arrangement of the ink cartridges suitable for a printer according to figure 1; Fig. 3A and B are possible configurations of a visual image with fragrance image.
Designated in figure 1 with numeral 1 is a display with computer which is connected via the usual cables to a keyboard 2 and printer 3. This arrangement is assumed to be generally known and is not elucidated further.
It is noted that the computer may be embodied differently, for instance as a laptop, and the printer may take a different form. The printer is an inkjet printer, wherein use is made of a number of cartridges as shown schematically in figure 2. For example, four cartridges 5 can be clicked onto a carrier 6, which carrier can be moved reciprocally along a guide 8 by means of a drive belt 7. In this configuration the left-hand cartridge B is suitable for black ink, while the other cartridges Cl, C2 , C3 are intended for the colours .
According to the invention one of the cartridges, for instance B, can be replaced by a cartridge G provided with a fragrance, this form of cartridge being standard for the printer 3 being used.
Cartridge G can therefore have different configurations subject to the printer being used.
Cartridge G can have either one or a number of chambers, depending on the ink or fragrance (s) held therein.
As is usual, each cartridge is provided with one or more spray nozzles which are separately drivable by the control software stored in the computer. The user of the arrangement of figure 1 is free to generate for instance visual images on the screen, as shown in figures 3A and 3B.
Figure 3A shows a flower I flanked by two image fields G and T, wherein field G indicates this is the field on the printing paper where the fragrance can be deposited; this takes place via cartridge G in figure 2. The field T is then suitable for receiving text . Other configurations are of course possible, and it is noted that the fragrance field is arranged to the side of image I . Figure 3B shows that three visual images, an apple, a pear, a banana, can in each case be given an individual colour, wherein these images are also covered by the fragrance image. The ink image is generated by cartridges G and Cl-3, wherein cartridge G also applies the fragrance image .
All of these operations can be performed with the control software, wherein it is also possible to reserve an icon in the icon bar D on the screen as fragrance printing instruction, which icon can for instance be displayed in the form of a nose. See the enlarged detail in figure 3B.
The invention is not limited to the above embodiment .

Claims

1. Method for applying a visual image and a fragrance image to a flexible carrier using a printing device provided with one or more ink cartridges, each with one or more spray nozzles for ink of different colour and control means for these spray nozzles for the purpose of spraying the ink in accordance with a determined program, characterized in that at least one ink cartridge with spray nozzle is replaced by or partly modified into a fragrance cartridge with spray nozzle with the same configuration and connecting contacts as the ink cartridge, wherein this fragrance cartridge is driven by means of an associated, optionally separate drive program.
2. Method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the separate drive program is configured by the user by means of a computer.
3. Method as claimed in claim 1 or 2 , wherein use is made of a standard colour inkjet printer provided with an exchangeable ink cartridge for the black colour and exchangeable ink cartridges for basic colours, characterized in that one of the colour ink cartridges, for instance that of the black colour, is replaced by the fragrance cartridge .
4. Method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that one of the colour ink cartridges is replaced by a cartridge with a chamber for fragrance and one for the colour ink.
5. Method as claimed in claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that a colour ink cartridge is replaced by a cartridge for an ink, such as the black ink, mixed with fragrance .
6. Method for applying a visual and fragrance image to a flexible carrier using a standard colour printing device, characterized in that the software-driven spray nozzles of the ink/fragrance cartridges generate the visual image and the fragrance image in a mutual time- dependent relationship.
7. Method for applying a multi-colour image as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that when each colour ink is applied an associated fragrance is applied.
8. Method as claimed in claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the fragrance is applied to the carrier in the same pattern.
9. Method as claimed in any of the claims 6-8, characterized in that the application of image and fragrance takes place simultaneously.
10. Ink cartridge standard for a colour inkjet printer, characterized in that the ink cartridge is provided with a fragrance.
11. Ink cartridge as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the cartridge has two or more chambers for separate storage of fragrance and ink.
12. Printing device provided with a cartridge with fragrance suitable for performing the method as claimed in any of the claims 1-9.
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