JP2507249B2 - Print positioning method of print target - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing positioning method for an object to be printed, and more particularly to a printer for printing predetermined characters or graphics created by a word processor or the like on cards such as small cards or labels which are objects to be printed. The present invention relates to a method of fixing the above-mentioned printing target object by using a specific printing holder and printing at a predetermined position of the printing target object.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, various non-impact type serial printers such as impact type, thermal type and ink jet type are widely used as an output device for a document created by a word processor or the like. The software (software) of these word processors and the like mainly targets fixed-size paper such as A4 and B4, and the serial printer that is an output device normally also targets fixed-size paper.

Therefore, in order to print a predetermined character or graphic on a card such as a small card or a label using the serial printer, the following method has been conventionally adopted. That is, a sheet such as standard paper is mounted on a mount (holder).
As the above, the above cards are fixed and printed at a predetermined position on the surface of the mount, or the above cards are fixed and printed through the notches on the mount (holder) with notches at the four corners. The method of doing is adopted.

As a product that does not require the test printing as described above, there is commercially available a product in which cards fixed to a holder such as a sheet are fixed and combined with printing software.

[0005]

However, in the case of the method of sticking and fixing the cards on the mount, it is necessary to keep the cards in an adhesive label state, and the types of cards that can be printed by themselves are greatly limited. It will be received and not practical. Also, in the case where the cards are fixed to the holder with the notches at the four corners, only the cards of a predetermined size can be applied, and the cards are fixed only at the four corners and fixed in a state of floating from the holder. For,
There is a problem that it is difficult to securely fix it to the holder, the print position is misaligned, and the resolution is lowered.

In the case of cards combined with printing software, accurate printing is possible without the need for test printing, but the cards are limited to specific ones having the same shape and size, Moreover, because the printing position for cards is set to a specific position by the printing software,
There was also a problem that the printing position could not be changed without changing the printing software.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to use a printer to easily print at a predetermined position on various cards which are objects to be printed which are not necessarily the same in shape and size. An object of the present invention is to provide a print positioning method for an object.

[0008]

Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided a print sample collection in which print samples prepared in advance based on a specific layout of various print objects are assembled, a mount, and removability on the mount. It is composed of a cover which is detachably laminated via an adhesive layer and which holds a print object by sandwiching it between the mount and the mount, and at a predetermined position of the cover, a predetermined size, a predetermined shape and a predetermined shape. A printing holder having a predetermined size corresponding to each print sample of the print sample collection, and a specific layout of each print sample of the print sample collection are defined and preset. When the printer holder of a predetermined size is set in the printer at the reference position of the printer, the position of the printing opening of the printer holder with respect to the set position corresponds to each print sample of the print sample book. Layout editing software corresponding to the selected print sample by selecting the desired print sample from the print sample collection using the specified layout editing software and inputting the layout number corresponding to this print sample with the data input device. After inputting the character data to be printed on the print target to the data input device,
In the printing holder corresponding to the selected printing sample, sandwich the printing object so that the printing area of the printing object is exposed in the printing opening of the cover, and align the printing holder with the reference position of the printer. It was set in a printer, and the character data was printed on the printing object by the printer.

[0009]

According to the above construction, when printing on the printing object, the printing sample suitable for the printing form is selected from the printing sample collection. Enter the layout number in the data input device,
Designate the layout editing software for the selected print sample and input the character data to be printed to the data input device.

Next, the cover of the printing holder of a predetermined size having a predetermined size, a predetermined shape and a predetermined number of printing openings corresponding to the selected printing sample is opened,
The cover is closed so that the printing area of the printing object is exposed at the printing opening, and the printing object is fixed to the printing holder. The printing holder is set in the printer so as to match the reference position of the printer. If set in this way, the layout editing software automatically sends the printing holder from the set position to the printing opening, and the printer prints the above-mentioned printing area on the printing target object exposed at the printing opening of the printing holder. The characters are printed as intended.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the print positioning method for a print object of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In order to perform card printing by the printing object positioning method of the present invention, a print sample collection of cards that are print objects, and layout editing software that respectively defines a unique layout of each sample of the print sample collection. , A holding body type card printing holder for holding cards, a data input device, and a printer are used. Next, these will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, which shows a sample printout of cards,
The card print sample collection includes rectangular print samples such as seat tag (A), pasteboard (B), name tag, New Year's card, etc. in a preset paper size such as A4 size, and not only rectangle but also heart. There are printed samples of irregular shaped cards such as the birthday card of type (C) and other shapes such as circles, triangles, animals, flowers, etc. In addition, in the card print sample collection, print samples of cards having the same shape but of various sizes are prepared. Each printing sample has one or more printing areas. In this printing area, various character fonts, character sizes, characters such as general Mincho type, Gothic type, and other special typefaces such as illustration printing are used. Characters are printed in a layout unique to each print sample in which angles, character intervals, the number of characters, line intervals, etc. are combined. There are no restrictions on the printing area such as vertical writing, horizontal writing, and vertical / horizontal mixing.The upper limit of the number of characters in each printing area occurs depending on the combination of the character size and the character spacing, but the outer frame of the printing area is printed in advance on the paper. It is also possible to print according to.
The maximum number of characters that can be input is described in this print area. An area identification code for designating a print area is also added to the print area. For example, the area identification codes in FIG. 1 are A1 to A3 of areas 1 to 3 of the seat tag (A), the paper (B), and area 1 of the heart-shaped birthday card (C), respectively. A layout number (for example, B48 to B50) designating each print sample is added to each print sample.

The layout editing software for printing the characters of the layout at a predetermined position is stored in an external storage device such as a memory card or a data input device. With this layout editing software, the layout unique to each print sample in the print sample collection is specified, and when the print holder of the specified size is set in the printer at the reference position of the printer, which will be described later, A predetermined position of the printing opening of the holder is defined in terms of vertical and horizontal lengths corresponding to each print sample of the print sample collection.

The data input device is a device for inputting character data by designating the layout editing software.
The layout number and the area identification code for designating the corresponding layout editing software described for each printed sample of the card sample collection can be input. If there is only one print area, such as the paste sheet (B) and the heart-shaped birthday card (C) in FIG. 1, the area identification code input can be omitted.

In FIG. 2, which shows a card printing holder, a card printing holder (hereinafter referred to as a holder) H
Corresponds to each print sample of the print sample collection, has a preset paper size such as A4 paper size, and is attached to and detached from the mount 1 via the removable adhesive layer 2 on the mount 1. It is composed of a cover 3 which is freely laminated and which holds a card 10 between the mount 1 and the card 1 so that the card 10 is stuck and fixed.

As the mount 1, cards such as those mentioned above are used.
As long as it can hold 10 and can stably hold the cards 10 when they are supplied to the printer without hindering printing, for example, PET, plastic such as polyethylene, synthetic paper, release paper, etc. Paper, non-woven fabric, various composite materials, etc. are used, and the thickness is about 10 to 1000 μ, preferably the thickness is 50 to
The one formed to have a thickness of 500 μ is an example.

The releasable adhesive layer 2 is provided on the mount 1, and the cards 10 are detachably attached and fixed. It is not necessary to place the cards 10 in the form of an adhesive label, for example. There is no great restriction on the type of. As shown in FIG. 3, which is a perspective view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. One side edge is fixed, and it is formed in a size to cover the cards 10 fixed on the mount 1 via the removable adhesive layer 2. The cover 3 is transparent or translucent. The thickness of the plastic sheet is about 10-1000μ, preferably 50-500
Use μ.

At a predetermined position in the central portion of the cover 3, the cover 3 shown in FIG.
For example, three rectangular printing openings (hereinafter referred to as openings) 4 having arcuate ends are vertically provided so as to correspond to the shape and size of the printing area of the printed sample of the seat tag (A). I am doing it. The opening 4 is closed by a sheet 31 of the cover 3, and the sheet 31 is separated from the cover 3 by a perforation 32 so that the sheet 31 can be easily separated.

The printer 40 is a serial printer of various non-impact type such as impact type, thermal type, ink jet type or the like, which is widely used as an output device of a document created by a word processor or the like, and can be selected according to the application. I can. As shown in FIG. 6, the printer 40 has a marked line X in the vicinity of the sheet insertion port of the printer 40 as a reference position for alignment with the holder H.

Next, an operation procedure for printing on the cards 10 will be described. First, a desired print sample is selected by referring to a print sample card collection, which is a collection of print samples shown in FIG. For example, when the print sample of the seat tag of (A) is selected, the layout number B48 described in the print sample is input to the data input device to specify the layout editing software of the seat tag. In addition, when selecting a paper (B) and a heart-shaped birthday card (C), layout numbers B49-
Specify 50. As a result, the layout editing software corresponding to the selected print sample is called. Then, the area identification code described in the print area of the print sample is input to the data input device to input the character data in the print area.
For example, in the area 1 of the seat tag (A), the character data "Mr. Takamura Takahiko"
When inputting, the area identification code A1 is input to the data input device to specify the area 1, and the character data "Mr. Takamura Takahiko"
Enter As described above, in the case of the paste sheet (B) and the heart-shaped birthday card (C) of FIG. 1 which have only one print area, it is possible to directly input characters without specifying the area identification code. .

Next, when a holder H corresponding to the selected print sample, for example, a seat tag is selected for the cards 10, a holder H of layout number B48 is prepared. The holder H having the layout number B48 has, for example, an A4 paper size, and the cards 10 are sandwiched between the holder H and fixed by the holder H. Figure 2
As shown in FIG.
After separating 31, the cards 10 as shown in FIG. 3 are removable with a releasable adhesive so that the cards 10 as seat cards are exposed at the openings 4 at the corresponding positions of the openings 4 on the mount 1. If the cover 3 is attached and fixed via the layer 2 and the cover 3 can be covered on the mount 1 from above the cards 10 as shown in FIG.
Is fixed by the removable adhesive layer 2, so that the cards 10, which are seat cards, are securely fixed in place by the holder H as shown in the plan view of FIG. When changing the print position of the print sample, the cards 10 may be finely adjusted and changed. If the cards 10 are tilted and fixed with respect to a predetermined position of the opening 4, the cards are printed obliquely. The shape and size of the opening 4 are substantially equal to the printing area, and characters, illustrations, etc. can be printed on the entire surface of the opening 4.

The holder H sandwiching the cards 10 is set in the printer 40. At this time, the printer 40 and the holder H are aligned by aligning the end of the holder H with the reference line X of the reference position of the printer 40. When printing is started in this way, the holder H is automatically sent by the layout editing software from the set position set in the printer 40 so that the planned printing position matches the position of the opening 4. When class 10 is a seat card, Fig. 1 (A)
As visually confirmed by the printed sample of the seat card, characters such as "Umihiko Takayama", "Hideya Tayama", "Masami Hitoshi Itani", etc. are printed exactly at the intended position. Further, when the print position of the print sample is finely adjusted and slightly shifted from the opening 4 and sandwiched between the holders H, the print position is slightly shifted from the print position of the print sample printed at the center of the paper. When the cards 10 are tilted with respect to the opening 4, printing is performed diagonally.

According to this structure, a desired print sample is selected from the card print sample collection, and the cards 10 are sandwiched in the holder H corresponding to the selected print sample so that the cards 10 are exposed at the opening position. When the holder H is set in the printer 40, a predetermined position of the opening 4 of the holder H with respect to the set position is defined by the layout editing software corresponding to each print sample of the print sample collection, and is a print target. For example, it is possible to accurately estimate a predetermined position of cards such as name cards, seat cards, pasteboards, New Year's cards, etc., and it is easy to visually confirm the proper position of the cards, and it is possible to print at the predetermined position as intended. Further, since the cards and the like are attached to the removable adhesive and fixed, and the periphery thereof is fixed by the cover, the cards and the like can be reliably fixed at a predetermined position and there is no fear of shifting during printing. Further, if a scale or a position confirmation mark is provided on the cover or the mount of the holder H, the alignment can be more accurate and easier. It is also easy to finely adjust and change the print position, and if the cards are tilted and fixed with respect to the position of the opening 4, it is possible to easily print diagonally on the cards.

As the cards 10, not only rectangles but also cards of various shapes and sizes such as circles, triangles, animal shapes, flower shapes, etc. can be optionally used, and an adhesive label can be used. It is not necessary for the card to be a specific type of card, and the positioning method for printing cards can be applied to all cards. It should be noted that the opening 4 of the holder H may be provided with position confirmation marks 21, 22 as shown in FIG. In this case, if the position confirmation marks 21, 22 indicating the planned printing position in the opening 4 are provided on the upper, lower, left and right sides of the opening 4, the position confirmation mark 21 can be formed even after the paper 31 covering the opening 4 is cut off. , 22, the planned printing position 20 within the dotted line can be confirmed, so that the cards 10 can be fixed by visual confirmation so that proper printing can be performed at a desired printing position on the cards 10.

In this embodiment, the end of the holder H is aligned with the marked line X of the printer 40, but the position of the holder H aligned with the marked line X of the printer 40 is aligned with the holder H instead of the end of the holder H. It is also possible to print a specific mark for use as the position of this mark. Alternatively, the printer 40 may not be provided with the marked line X indicating the reference position for alignment, and the printer 40 may perform the alignment with the holder H at the print start position that is automatically fed and stopped.

In the present embodiment, the print area of the layout editing software and the position of the opening 4 of the holder H are set in advance, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the print of the layout editing software is set in advance. The position of the opening 4 of the holder H is adjusted so as to match the area, or the position of the opening 4 of the holder H is preset and the position of the printing area is adjusted by the layout editing software, or both are aligned. May be adjusted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the holder H is a single mount 1
For example, the edges of the three covers 3a, 3b, 3c can be opened in the same direction in the mount 1 respectively.
It may be fixed to. It is particularly convenient as the holder H when printing on a plurality of different types of cards. Further, the holder H is mounted on one mount 1 as shown in FIG.
For example, the four covers 3d, 3e, 3f, and 3g may be fixed to the mount 1 at their edges so as to form two pairs of double-door spread covers. In this case, it is particularly convenient as a holder for printing on relatively large cards.

In the above embodiment, the removable adhesive layer is provided on the mount, but it may be provided on the inner surface of the cover on the side in contact with the mount, or on both the mount and the cover. In addition, the opening 4 may be covered with a paper different from the cover paper, and when the cover 4 is placed with the cover paper, a cut line may be provided instead of the perforation, and the opening 4 may be placed at a predetermined position. It is also possible to form the opening 4 having a desired size and shape.

If the cover and / or the mount are appropriately graduated, it becomes convenient to fix the cards at a predetermined position. Further, the removable adhesive layer is preferably provided on the entire surface of the mount or the cover, but can be partially omitted as long as it does not hinder the fixing of the cards as necessary, such as a band shape or a mesh shape, The cover may be opaque, but in this case, it is preferable to place the cover with the scale as described above.

Further, the data input device and the printer 40 may be separated so that a memory card can be attached to and detached from both, and, for example, the memory card may store the layout editing software to use the memory card as an input / output medium. .
Thereby, it becomes possible to have portability.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, a desired print sample is selected from the print sample collection, and the print object is selected at the predetermined print opening position of the print holder corresponding to the selected print sample. When sandwiched and set in the printer with the printing holder of a predetermined size aligned with the reference position of the printer, the predetermined position of the printing opening of the printing holder with respect to the set position corresponds to each printing sample of the printing sample collection By specifying the layout editing software, it is possible to accurately estimate the printing position of the printing target, it is easy to visually check the proper position of the printing target, and it is possible to print at the target position of the printing target as intended. I can. Further, since the printing object is fixed by being attached to the removable adhesive and the periphery thereof is fixed by the cover, the printing object can be securely fixed at a predetermined position, and there is no fear of shifting during printing. Further, if the cover or the mount of the printing holder is provided with a scale and a position confirmation mark, the alignment can be more accurate and easier. It is also easy to finely adjust and change the print position, and if the print target is tilted and fixed with respect to the position of the printing opening, it is possible to print diagonally on the print target.

The object to be printed may be an irregular shape, and objects of various shapes and sizes can be optionally used, and there is no great limitation on the type of object to be printed. The print positioning method of the object can be applied to any object to be printed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a card printing sample used in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a card printing holder used in the present invention together with a state where a cover sheet covering a printing opening is partially peeled off.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mode of fixing cards by the holder of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a fixed state of cards and the like by the holder of FIG.

5 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a main part of the holder shown in FIG. 1 when holding cards.

FIG. 7 is a printer external view showing a reference position of the printer.

FIG. 8 is a view showing another embodiment of the holder.

FIG. 9 is a view showing still another embodiment of the holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 H Card printing holder 1 Mount 2 Removable adhesive layer 3 Cover 4 (for printing) opening 10 Cards 40 Printer

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A print sample collection, which is a collection of print samples prepared in advance based on the specific layout of various print objects, a mount, and a removably laminated layer on the mount via a removable adhesive layer. And a print target is sandwiched and fixed between the mount and the mount, and a print opening having a predetermined size, a predetermined shape and a predetermined number is provided at a predetermined position of the cover. A printing holder of a predetermined size corresponding to each print sample of the sample book, a unique layout of each print sample of the print sample book, respectively, and a predetermined size at a preset reference position of the printer. Layout editing software that specifies the position of the printing opening of the printing holder with respect to the set position when the printing holders are aligned and set in the printer in correspondence with each printing sample of the printing sample collection. , And select the desired print sample from the print sample collection, enter the layout number corresponding to this print sample with the data input device, and specify the layout editing software corresponding to the selected print sample. After inputting the character data to be printed on the printing object to the data input device, printing is performed on the printing holder corresponding to the selected printing sample so that the printing area of the printing object is exposed in the printing opening of the cover. A printing positioning method for an object to be printed, characterized in that the object is sandwiched, the printing holder is set in the printer in alignment with the reference position of the printer, and the character data is printed on the object to be printed by the printer.