WO2016163518A1 - プリンタ装置、その制御方法及び印画物の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a printer apparatus that thermally transfers an image protective layer onto an image formed on a printing medium, and also provides an uneven pattern on the image protective layer, a control method therefor, and a printed material manufacturing method.
- a thermal transfer sheet color material is thermally transferred to a printing medium to form an image to produce a printed matter.
- a transparent image protective layer is formed on the image in order to protect the image formed on the printing medium.
- the surface of the image protection layer that protects the image is subjected to a matting process for forming a concavo-convex pattern to give the printed material a silky finish.
- the concave / convex pattern has high energy pixels formed by applying high energy, and high energy It has a plurality of pixels arranged in a lattice pattern including low energy pixels formed by applying low energy between the pixels.
- the present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and when forming a concavo-convex pattern on the image protection layer of the thermal transfer sheet, the thermal energy of the high energy pixels is excessive even if the high energy pixels are clumped. It is an object of the present invention to provide a printer apparatus, a control method therefor, and a printed matter manufacturing method in which the overall gloss does not decrease.
- the present invention provides a printing medium running unit for running a printing medium, a sheet supply unit that supplies a thermal transfer sheet on which at least an image protection layer to be thermally transferred to the printing medium is formed, and running of the printing medium.
- a thermal head having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a line in a direction orthogonal to the direction, and a control means for driving and controlling the thermal head, the control means driving and controlling the thermal head
- the image protection layer of the thermal transfer sheet is thermally transferred to the printing medium, and a concavo-convex pattern is formed on the image protection layer.
- the concavo-convex pattern includes a high energy pixel and a low energy pixel between the high energy pixels.
- the uneven pattern has a pattern having an island-like portion composed of a plurality of clusters of the high-energy pixels. And a correction pattern corrected to convert the high energy pixel surrounded by the high energy pixel forming the edge region of the island-shaped portion into the low energy pixel. It is a printer device.
- the present invention provides a printing medium running unit for running a printing medium, a sheet supply unit that supplies a thermal transfer sheet on which at least an image protection layer to be thermally transferred to the printing medium is formed, and running of the printing medium.
- a thermal head having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a line in a direction orthogonal to the direction, and a control means for driving and controlling the thermal head, the control means driving and controlling the thermal head
- the image protection layer of the thermal transfer sheet is thermally transferred to the printing medium, and a concavo-convex pattern is formed on the image protection layer.
- the concavo-convex pattern includes a high energy pixel and a low energy pixel between the high energy pixels.
- the uneven pattern has a pattern having an island-like portion composed of a plurality of clusters of the high-energy pixels.
- a correction pattern corrected to convert the high energy pixel surrounded by the high energy pixel forming the edge region of the island-shaped portion into the low energy pixel and the correction pattern is the basic pattern
- the printer device is obtained by correcting a high energy pixel of interest surrounded by the high energy pixels adjacent in the vertical and horizontal directions in the pattern so as to be converted into the low energy pixels.
- the present invention is the printer device characterized in that the high energy pixels forming the edge region of the island-shaped portion are composed of a plurality of rows of the high energy pixels.
- the present invention is the printer device characterized in that the high energy pixels forming the edge region of the island-shaped portion are formed of a single row of the high energy pixels.
- the present invention includes a step of running a printing medium by a printing medium running unit, a step of running a thermal transfer sheet having at least an image protection layer thermally transferred to the printing medium by a sheet running unit on the printing medium, A thermal head having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a line perpendicular to the traveling direction of the printing medium, and thermally transferring the image protection layer of the thermal transfer sheet to the printing medium by a thermal head driven and controlled by a control means
- the control means drives and controls the thermal head to thermally transfer the image protective layer of the thermal transfer sheet to the printing medium, and forms a concavo-convex pattern on the image protective layer.
- the basic pattern is a pattern having island-like portions made up of a group of a plurality of high-energy pixels, and the high-energy pixels surrounded by the high-energy pixels forming the edge region of the island-like portions are the low-energy pixels.
- a control method for a printer apparatus comprising: a correction pattern corrected so as to be converted into an image.
- the present invention includes a step of running a printing medium by a printing medium running unit, a step of running a thermal transfer sheet having at least an image protection layer thermally transferred to the printing medium by a sheet running unit on the printing medium, A thermal head having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a line perpendicular to the traveling direction of the printing medium, and thermally transferring the image protection layer of the thermal transfer sheet to the printing medium by a thermal head driven and controlled by a control means
- the control means drives and controls the thermal head to thermally transfer the image protective layer of the thermal transfer sheet to the printing medium, and forms a concavo-convex pattern on the image protective layer.
- the basic pattern is a pattern having island-like portions made up of a group of a plurality of high-energy pixels, and the high-energy pixels surrounded by the high-energy pixels forming the edge region of the island-like portions are the low-energy pixels.
- the correction pattern is configured such that a high-energy pixel of interest surrounded by the high-energy pixels adjacent in the vertical and horizontal directions is converted into the low-energy pixel in the basic pattern.
- the present invention includes a step of running a printing medium by a printing medium running unit, a step of running a thermal transfer sheet having at least an image protection layer thermally transferred to the printing medium by a sheet running unit on the printing medium, A thermal head having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a line perpendicular to the traveling direction of the printing medium, and thermally transferring the image protection layer of the thermal transfer sheet to the printing medium by a thermal head driven and controlled by a control means And a step of punching out the printing medium on which the image protection layer has been thermally transferred to obtain a printed matter, and the control means drives and controls the thermal head to control the image protection layer of the thermal transfer sheet.
- the image is thermally transferred to a medium, and a concavo-convex pattern is formed on the image protection layer. It is composed of a plurality of pixels arranged in a grid including low energy pixels between the pixels, and this uneven pattern is based on a pattern having an island-shaped portion composed of a cluster of a plurality of the high energy pixels.
- a printed matter manufacturing method comprising: a correction pattern corrected to convert the high energy pixel surrounded by the high energy pixel forming the edge region of the portion into the low energy pixel.
- the present invention includes a step of running a printing medium by a printing medium running unit, a step of running a thermal transfer sheet having at least an image protection layer thermally transferred to the printing medium by a sheet running unit on the printing medium, A thermal head having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a line perpendicular to the traveling direction of the printing medium, and thermally transferring the image protection layer of the thermal transfer sheet to the printing medium by a thermal head driven and controlled by a control means And a step of punching out the printing medium on which the image protection layer has been thermally transferred to obtain a printed matter, and the control means drives and controls the thermal head to control the image protection layer of the thermal transfer sheet.
- the image is thermally transferred to a medium, and a concavo-convex pattern is formed on the image protection layer.
- the concavo-convex pattern includes high energy pixels and the high energy It is composed of a plurality of pixels arranged in a grid including low energy pixels between the pixels, and this uneven pattern is based on a pattern having an island-shaped portion composed of a cluster of a plurality of the high energy pixels.
- the correction pattern is corrected to convert the high energy pixel surrounded by the high energy pixel forming the edge region of the portion into the low energy pixel, and the correction pattern is vertically and horizontally in the basic pattern. It is a method for producing a printed matter, which is obtained by correcting a target high energy pixel surrounded by the adjacent high energy pixels so as to be converted into the low energy pixels.
- a high energy pixel surrounded by high energy pixels forming an edge region is converted into a low energy pixel.
- the thermal energy of the material does not become excessively large, and the glossiness as a whole can be improved.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a printer apparatus according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a printing medium used in the printer apparatus.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a thermal transfer sheet used in the printer apparatus.
- FIG. 4 is a front view of the thermal head of the printer apparatus.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the printer apparatus.
- FIG. 6A is a plan view showing a printed matter.
- 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 6A.
- 6C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 6A.
- FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an uneven pattern.
- FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an uneven pattern.
- FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an uneven pattern.
- FIG. 8A is a diagram showing a method for forming a concavo-convex pattern.
- FIG. 8B is a diagram showing a method for forming a concavo-convex pattern.
- FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating an island-shaped portion of the concavo-convex pattern.
- FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating an island-shaped portion of the concavo-convex pattern.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control method of the printer apparatus.
- FIG. 1 to FIG. 10 are diagrams showing a printer apparatus and a control method thereof according to the present invention.
- the printer apparatus 1 includes a guide roller 11 a that guides a printing medium 14 that extends in a strip shape such as photographic paper, a driving roller 12 and a pinch roller 13 that run the printing medium 14, and a thermal transfer sheet 15.
- a thermal head 18 having a plurality of heating elements 18a.
- the driving roller 12 and the pinch roller 13 constitute a printing medium running unit 12A for running the printing medium 14, and the take-up reel 16 and the supply reel 17 constitute a sheet running unit 16A for running the thermal transfer sheet 15.
- the heating element 18a of the thermal head 18 thermally transfers the color material layers 15b, 15c, 15d and the image protection layer 15e of the thermal transfer sheet 15 interposed between the thermal head 18 and the printing medium 14 to the printing medium 14 side.
- the thermal transfer sheet 15 travels from the supply reel 17 to the take-up reel 16.
- a platen roller 19 is disposed opposite to the thermal head 18 at a printing position where the color material layers 15 b, 15 c, 15 d of the thermal transfer sheet 15 are transferred to the printing medium 14.
- a color material such as a dye is thermally transferred from the thermal transfer sheet 15 to the printing medium 14 while being pressed by the thermal head 18 against the printing medium 14 with a predetermined pressure.
- the printing medium 14 has a base material 14a formed of paper (pulp), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or the like, and is transferred from the thermal transfer sheet 15 to one surface of the base material 14a.
- a receiving layer 14b that receives the dye and holds the received dye is formed.
- the receiving layer 14b is formed of a thermoplastic resin such as acrylic resin, polyester, polycarbonate, or polyvinyl chloride.
- a back layer 14c is formed on the other surface of the substrate 14a.
- the thermal transfer sheet 15 has a base material 15a made of a synthetic resin film such as a polyester film or a polystyrene film, and yellow, magenta, and the like that form an image on one surface of the base material 15a.
- Color material layers 15b, 15c, and 15d containing a color material such as cyan dyes and pigments and a thermoplastic resin are provided.
- An image protective layer 15e made of a thermoplastic resin is formed on the base material 15a.
- the color material layers 15b, 15c and 15d and the image protection layer 15e are formed as a set, and these layers 15b to 15e are sequentially formed in the longitudinal direction.
- the color material layers 15b, 15c, and 15d are thermally transferred to the receiving layer 14b of the printing medium 14 by applying thermal energy corresponding to the image data to be printed by the thermal head 18 (FIGS. 6A and 6B). (See (c)).
- the color material layers 15b, 15c, and 15d are cellulose resins such as methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and cellulose acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetoacetal, polyvinyl acetate, polystyrene, and the like. It is composed of a resin obtained by dispersing a sublimation or heat diffusible dye in various vinyl resins and other various urethane resins.
- the image protection layer 15e is formed of a polyester-based, cellulose ester-based or the like thermoplastic resin, and further contains an ultraviolet absorber, a light stabilizer, an antioxidant, etc., in order to improve image storability. Also good.
- the image protection layer 15e is further thermally transferred onto the images 15bb, 15cc, and 15dd formed by thermally transferring the color material layers 15b, 15c, and 15d. At this time, the surface of the image protection layer 15e that has been thermally transferred to the printing medium 14 is processed with minute irregularities by the thermal energy of the thermal head 18, and has an irregular pattern 40 on the surface.
- the color material layers 15b, 15c, and 15d of the thermal transfer sheet 15 are thermally transferred to the printing medium 14 by the thermal head 18 of the printer apparatus 1, and the images 15bb and 15cc are printed on the printing medium 14. , 15dd are formed, and the image protection layer 15e is thermally transferred onto the images 15bb, 15cc, 15dd.
- the printing medium 14 is punched into a desired shape, and a printed matter 14A such as a card having the printing medium 14, the images 15bb, 15cc, and 15dd, and the image protective layer 15e is obtained.
- the image protection layer 15e is finely processed by the thermal energy of the thermal head 18 to form the uneven pattern 40 on the surface (see FIG. 6A).
- the image protection layer 15e is formed over the entire surface of the printed matter 14A, and the image protection layer 15e is formed with a concavo-convex pattern 40 formed by fine concavo-convex processing and a gloss region 41 other than the concavo-convex pattern 40. ing.
- FIG. 6A is a plan view showing the printed matter 14A
- FIG. 6B is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 6A
- FIG. 6C is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 6A. Shown with images removed.
- the concave / convex pattern 40 of the image protection layer 15e of the printed product 14A is formed as follows. That is, a pattern including a plurality of pixels 40a and 40b arranged in a lattice pattern including a high energy pixel 40a and a low energy pixel 40b between the high energy pixels 40a is defined as a basic pattern 40A (see FIG. 7A).
- the basic pattern 40A is obtained by preparing a silver salt mat paper, which is generally considered to be desirable, set as a benchmark, and extracting features of the mat pattern obtained by scanning the silver salt mat paper. It is done.
- This basic pattern 40A includes an island-like portion 50 made of a cluster of a plurality of high energy pixels 40a.
- the high energy pixel 40a in the region (inner region) 50B surrounded by the high energy pixel 40a forming the edge region 50A is converted into the low energy pixel 40b.
- a correction pattern 40B is obtained (see FIG. 7B).
- the concavo-convex pattern 40 of the image protection layer 15e can be configured by the correction pattern 40B thus obtained.
- the high energy pixel 40a is formed by applying high energy from the heating element 18a to the image protection layer 15e, and the low energy pixel 40b is low from the heating element 18a to the image protection layer 15e. It is formed by applying energy.
- the high energy pixel 40a receives high energy from the heating element 18a and corresponds to the recess formed in the image protection layer 15e
- the low energy pixel 40b receives low energy from the heating element 18b and enters the image protection layer 15e. It corresponds to the formed convex part.
- the high energy pixels 40a in the inner region 50B surrounded by the high energy pixels 40a forming the edge region 50A are changed to the low energy pixels.
- the correction pattern 40B is obtained by converting to 40b. Since the uneven pattern 40 is formed by the correction pattern 40B, even if the high energy pixels 40a are clustered, the thermal energy of the high energy pixels 40a becomes excessively large, and the island shape is formed of the clusters of the high energy pixels 40a. The glossiness of the portion 50 does not decrease.
- the concavo-convex pattern 40 is composed of a plurality of pixels 40a and 40b arranged in a lattice pattern.
- the high energy pixel 40a is a unit obtained by applying high energy to the image protection layer 15e from the heating element 18a.
- the low energy pixel 40b is a unit pixel obtained by applying low energy from the heating element 18a to the pixel protection layer 15e.
- the island-shaped portion 50 includes a plurality of high-energy pixels 40a including a plurality of clusters.
- the island-shaped portion 50 includes an edge region 50A including a high-energy pixel 40a that forms a peripheral edge, and the high-energy pixels 40a in the edge region 50A. Surrounds at least one high energy pixel.
- the high energy pixel 40a in the inner region 50B surrounded by the high energy pixel 40a forming the edge region 50A in the island-like portion 50 of the basic pattern 40A is converted into the low energy pixel 40b.
- one of the high energy pixels 40a in the inner region 50B surrounded by the edge region 50A is set as the target high energy pixel 40a.
- the target high energy pixel 40a When the target high energy pixel 40a is surrounded by the high energy pixels 40a adjacent to each other in the vertical and horizontal directions, the target high energy pixel 40a is converted into the low energy pixel 40b (see FIG. 8B). Actually, the conversion of the high energy pixel 40a of interest is finally performed after various control processes are repeated in the control unit 24 as described later.
- the other high energy pixel 40a in the inner region 50B surrounded by the edge region 50A is set as the target high energy pixel 40a, and the method shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B is repeated, so that the target high energy pixel 40a is changed to the low energy pixel 40a.
- a correction pattern B can be obtained.
- the island-shaped portion 50 formed of a cluster of a plurality of high energy pixels 40a has the high energy pixels 40a forming the edge region 50A arranged in a single row (see FIG. 9A).
- the inner region 50B surrounded by the high energy pixels 40a forming the edge region 50A of the island-like portion 50 includes a plurality of low energy pixels 40b.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and in the concavo-convex pattern 40, the island-shaped portion 50 made of a cluster of a plurality of high-energy pixels 40a may have the high-energy pixels 40a forming the edge region 50A arranged in two rows (FIG. 9B). Reference), the high energy pixels 40a forming the edge region 50A may be arranged in two or more rows.
- an uneven pattern 40 and a glossy area 41 are formed on the image protection layer 15e of the printed product 14A.
- the glossy area 41 is formed, it is lower than the heating element 18a. Energy is applied, and therefore the gloss region 41 is flat as a whole and exhibits a glossy surface.
- the thermal transfer sheet 15 used in the present invention has at least the image protection layer 15e
- other configurations are not particularly limited.
- the thermal transfer sheet 15 may be composed of only a color material layer and an image protection layer of a certain color instead of yellow, magenta, and cyan.
- the thermal transfer sheet 15 only needs to have the image protection layer 15e.
- the printer apparatus 1 has an interface (hereinafter simply referred to as “I / F”) 21 for inputting image data to be printed, and an image memory 22 for storing image data input from the I / F 21.
- a control memory 23 in which a control program and the like are stored and a control unit 24 that controls the overall operation of the thermal head 18 and the like are connected. That is, the control unit 24 includes a printing medium running unit 12A having a driving roller 12 that runs the printing medium 14 from the paper feeding unit to the paper discharge unit, a thermal head 18, and a take-up reel 16 that runs the thermal transfer sheet 15.
- a sheet traveling unit 16 ⁇ / b> A having a supply reel 17 is connected, and the printing medium traveling unit 12 ⁇ / b> A and the sheet traveling unit 16 ⁇ / b> A are also controlled by the control unit 24.
- the I / F 21 includes display devices such as LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) for displaying images to be printed, and electrical devices such as recording and / or playback devices on which recording media are mounted. Connected. For example, when a moving image is displayed on the display device, still image data selected by the user is input. In addition, when a recording and / or playback device is connected to the I / F 21, still image data recorded on a recording medium such as an optical disk or an IC card is input.
- a recording and / or playback device is connected to the I / F 21
- a recording medium such as an optical disk or an IC card
- the image memory 22 has a capacity capable of storing at least one piece of image data, and the image data to be printed input from the I / F 21 is input and temporarily stored.
- the control memory 23 stores a control program for controlling the overall operation of the printer apparatus 1.
- the control unit 24 controls the overall operation based on a control program stored in the control memory 23.
- control unit 24 controls the entire operation based on the control program stored in the control memory 23.
- the control unit 24 controls the thermal head 18 according to the image to be printed, and also controls the thermal head 18 so that the image protection layer 15e is thermally transferred after the image is formed on the printing medium 14.
- the control unit 24 drives and controls the heating elements 18a of the thermal head 18 in accordance with the concave / convex pattern data stored in the control memory 23 so that the image protection layer 15e is thermally transferred to the surface of the image protection layer 15e. An uneven pattern is formed.
- the basic pattern 40A of the concave / convex pattern 40 is stored in the control memory 23 in advance.
- the control unit 24 calls the basic pattern 40A stored in the control memory 23, converts the basic pattern 40A, and corrects it to obtain a correction pattern 40B.
- the control unit 24 drives and controls the heating element 18a of the thermal head 18 in accordance with the obtained correction pattern 40B, thereby forming the concave / convex pattern 40 on the surface of the image protection layer 15e thermally transferred to the image.
- the control unit 24 first drives and controls the printing medium running unit 12A according to the program stored in the control memory 23, and conveys the printing medium 14 to the position of the thermal head 18 (S1). Further, the control unit 24 transfers the sheet traveling unit 16A to the conveyed printing medium 14 so that the yellow color material layer 15b, the magenta color material layer 15c, the cyan color material layer 15d, and the image protection layer 15e can be thermally transferred in this order. Drive control is performed and the thermal transfer sheet 15 is made to travel (S2).
- the control unit 24 drives the thermal head 18 according to the data to be printed while running the printing medium 14 at high speed, and the color material layers 15b to 15d of the thermal transfer sheet 15 are imaged in the order of yellow, magenta, and cyan. Thermal transfer is performed to obtain a density corresponding to the data, and images 15bb to 15dd are formed on the printing medium 14 (S3).
- the image protection layer 15e is thermally transferred onto the image while the printing medium 14 is running.
- the control unit 24 converts the basic pattern 40A of the concavo-convex pattern into the correction pattern 40B in advance (S4).
- micro unevenness is formed on the surface of the transferred image protection layer 15e according to the uneven pattern data (correction pattern 40B) to form the uneven pattern 40, and the gloss pattern 41 is formed in a region other than the uneven pattern 40 (S5). ).
- the concavo-convex pattern 40 formed on the image protection layer 15e of the printed matter 14A has the following configuration. That is, a pattern composed of a plurality of pixels 40a and 40b arranged in a lattice shape including a high energy pixel 40a and a low energy pixel 40b between the high energy pixels 40a is defined as a basic pattern 40A, and the island-like portion 50 of the basic pattern 40A is formed.
- the correction pattern 40B is obtained by converting the high energy pixel 40a in the inner region 50B surrounded by the high energy pixel 40a forming the edge region 50A to the low energy pixel 40b, and the uneven pattern 40 is configured.
- the pixel 40a is converted to the low energy pixel 40b to obtain a correction pattern 40B.
- corrugated pattern 40 is formed in the surface of the image protection layer 15e using this correction pattern 40B.
- the basic pattern 40A has a cluster of the high energy pixels 40a, the thermal energy of the high energy pixels 40a in the concavo-convex pattern 40 does not become excessively large. Further, the glossiness of the uneven pattern 40 as a whole can be maintained without deteriorating the glossiness of the island-like portion 50a made of a cluster of high energy pixels 40a in the uneven pattern 40.
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ここで凹凸パターン40は格子状に配置された複数の画素40a、40bからなり、このうち高エネルギ画素40aとは発熱素子18aから画像保護層15eに対して高いエネルギを付与することにより得られる単位画素をいい、低エネルギ画素40bとは発熱素子18aから画素保護層15eに対して低いエネルギを付与することにより得られる単位画素をいう。
11a、11b ガイドローラ
12 駆動ローラ
13 ピンチローラ
14 印画媒体
14a 基材
14b 受容層
14c バック層
15 熱転写シート
15a 基材
15b~15d 色材層
15e 画像保護層
16 巻取リール
17 供給リール
18 サーマルヘッド
18a 発熱素子
19 プラテンローラ
40 凹凸パターン
40A 基本パターン
40B 補正パターン
40a 高エネルギ画素
40b 低エネルギ画素
41 光沢領域
50 島状部分
50A エッジ領域
50B エッジ領域に囲まれた内側領域
Claims (8)
- 印画媒体を走行させる印画媒体走行部と、
前記印画媒体に熱転写される画像保護層が少なくとも形成された熱転写シートを前記印画媒体上に供給するシート供給部と、
前記印画媒体の走行方向に対して直交する方向にライン状に配置された複数の発熱素子を有するサーマルヘッドと、
前記サーマルヘッドを駆動制御する制御手段とを備え、
前記制御手段は、前記サーマルヘッドを駆動制御して熱転写シートの画像保護層を前記印画媒体に熱転写するとともに、前記画像保護層上に凹凸パターンを形成し、
前記凹凸パターンは高エネルギ画素と、前記高エネルギ画素間の低エネルギ画素とを含む格子状に配置された複数の画素からなり、かつこの凹凸パターンは複数の前記高エネルギ画素の固まりからなる島状部分を有するパターンを基本パターンとし、当該島状部分のエッジ領域をなす前記高エネルギ画素に囲まれた前記高エネルギ画素を前記低エネルギ画素へ変換するよう補正された補正パターンから構成されていることを特徴とするプリンタ装置。 - 印画媒体を走行させる印画媒体走行部と、
前記印画媒体に熱転写される画像保護層が少なくとも形成された熱転写シートを前記印画媒体上に供給するシート供給部と、
前記印画媒体の走行方向に対して直交する方向にライン状に配置された複数の発熱素子を有するサーマルヘッドと、
前記サーマルヘッドを駆動制御する制御手段とを備え、
前記制御手段は、前記サーマルヘッドを駆動制御して熱転写シートの画像保護層を前記印画媒体に熱転写するとともに、前記画像保護層上に凹凸パターンを形成し、
前記凹凸パターンは高エネルギ画素と、前記高エネルギ画素間の低エネルギ画素とを含む格子状に配置された複数の画素からなり、かつこの凹凸パターンは複数の前記高エネルギ画素の固まりからなる島状部分を有するパターンを基本パターンとし、当該島状部分のエッジ領域をなす前記高エネルギ画素に囲まれた前記高エネルギ画素を前記低エネルギ画素へ変換するよう補正された補正パターンから構成され、
前記補正パターンは前記基本パターンのうち、上下、左右に隣接する前記高エネルギ画素により囲まれた注目高エネルギ画素が前記低エネルギ画素へ変換するよう補正されて得られることを特徴とするプリンタ装置。 - 前記島状部分のエッジ領域をなす前記高エネルギ画素は複数列の前記高エネルギ画素からなることを特徴とする請求項1または2記載のプリンタ装置。
- 前記島状部分のエッジ領域をなす前記高エネルギ画素は単列の前記高エネルギ画素からなることを特徴とする請求項1または2記載のプリンタ装置。
- 印画媒体を印画媒体走行部により走行させる工程と、
前記印画媒体に熱転写される画像保護層が少なくとも形成された熱転写シートを前記印画媒体上にシート走行部により走行させる工程と、
前記印画媒体の走行方向に対して直交する方向にライン状に配置された複数の発熱素子を有し、制御手段によって駆動制御されるサーマルヘッドにより前記熱転写シートの画像保護層を前記印画媒体に熱転写する工程とを備え、
前記制御手段は前記サーマルヘッドを駆動制御して熱転写シートの画像保護層を前記印画媒体に熱転写するとともに、前記画像保護層上に凹凸パターンを形成し、
前記凹凸パターンは高エネルギ画素と、前記高エネルギ画素間の低エネルギ画素とを含む格子状に配置された複数の画素からなり、かつこの凹凸パターンは複数の前記高エネルギ画素の固まりからなる島状部分を有するパターンを基本パターンとし、当該島状部分のエッジ領域をなす前記高エネルギ画素に囲まれた前記高エネルギ画素を前記低エネルギ画素へ変換するよう補正された補正パターンから構成されていることを特徴とするプリンタ装置の制御方法。 - 印画媒体を印画媒体走行部により走行させる工程と、
前記印画媒体に熱転写される画像保護層が少なくとも形成された熱転写シートを前記印画媒体上にシート走行部により走行させる工程と、
前記印画媒体の走行方向に対して直交する方向にライン状に配置された複数の発熱素子を有し、制御手段によって駆動制御されるサーマルヘッドにより前記熱転写シートの画像保護層を前記印画媒体に熱転写する工程とを備え、
前記制御手段は前記サーマルヘッドを駆動制御して熱転写シートの画像保護層を前記印画媒体に熱転写するとともに、前記画像保護層上に凹凸パターンを形成し、
前記凹凸パターンは高エネルギ画素と、前記高エネルギ画素間の低エネルギ画素とを含む格子状に配置された複数の画素からなり、かつこの凹凸パターンは複数の前記高エネルギ画素の固まりからなる島状部分を有するパターンを基本パターンとし、当該島状部分のエッジ領域をなす前記高エネルギ画素に囲まれた前記高エネルギ画素を前記低エネルギ画素へ変換するよう補正された補正パターンから構成され、
前記補正パターンは前記基本パターンのうち、上下、左右に隣接する前記高エネルギ画素により囲まれた注目高エネルギ画素が前記低エネルギ画素へ変換するように補正されて得られることを特徴とするプリンタ装置の制御方法。 - 印画媒体を印画媒体走行部により走行させる工程と、
前記印画媒体に熱転写される画像保護層が少なくとも形成された熱転写シートを前記印画媒体上にシート走行部により走行させる工程と、
前記印画媒体の走行方向に対して直交する方向にライン状に配置された複数の発熱素子を有し、制御手段によって駆動制御されるサーマルヘッドにより前記熱転写シートの画像保護層を前記印画媒体に熱転写する工程と、
前記画像保護層が熱転写された前記印画媒体を打ち抜くことにより、印画物を得る工程と、を備え、
前記制御手段は前記サーマルヘッドを駆動制御して熱転写シートの画像保護層を前記印画媒体に熱転写するとともに、前記画像保護層上に凹凸パターンを形成し、
前記凹凸パターンは高エネルギ画素と、前記高エネルギ画素間の低エネルギ画素とを含む格子状に配置された複数の画素からなり、かつこの凹凸パターンは複数の前記高エネルギ画素の固まりからなる島状部分を有するパターンを基本パターンとし、当該島状部分のエッジ領域をなす前記高エネルギ画素に囲まれた前記高エネルギ画素を前記低エネルギ画素へ変換するよう補正された補正パターンから構成されていることを特徴とする印画物の製造方法。 - 印画媒体を印画媒体走行部により走行させる工程と、
前記印画媒体に熱転写される画像保護層が少なくとも形成された熱転写シートを前記印画媒体上にシート走行部により走行させる工程と、
前記印画媒体の走行方向に対して直交する方向にライン状に配置された複数の発熱素子を有し、制御手段によって駆動制御されるサーマルヘッドにより前記熱転写シートの画像保護層を前記印画媒体に熱転写する工程と、
前記画像保護層が熱転写された前記印画媒体を打ち抜くことにより、印画物を得る工程と、を備え、
前記制御手段は前記サーマルヘッドを駆動制御して熱転写シートの画像保護層を前記印画媒体に熱転写するとともに、前記画像保護層上に凹凸パターンを形成し、
前記凹凸パターンは高エネルギ画素と、前記高エネルギ画素間の低エネルギ画素とを含む格子状に配置された複数の画素からなり、かつこの凹凸パターンは複数の前記高エネルギ画素の固まりからなる島状部分を有するパターンを基本パターンとし、当該島状部分のエッジ領域をなす前記高エネルギ画素に囲まれた前記高エネルギ画素を前記低エネルギ画素へ変換するよう補正された補正パターンから構成され、
前記補正パターンは前記基本パターンのうち、上下、左右に隣接する前記高エネルギ画素により囲まれた注目高エネルギ画素が前記低エネルギ画素へ変換するように補正されて得られることを特徴とする印画物の製造方法。
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