JPH0686148B2 - Image forming method - Google Patents
Image forming methodInfo
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- JPH0686148B2 JPH0686148B2 JP60021245A JP2124585A JPH0686148B2 JP H0686148 B2 JPH0686148 B2 JP H0686148B2 JP 60021245 A JP60021245 A JP 60021245A JP 2124585 A JP2124585 A JP 2124585A JP H0686148 B2 JPH0686148 B2 JP H0686148B2
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
- B41M5/025—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet
- B41M5/035—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet by sublimation or volatilisation of pre-printed design, e.g. sublistatic
- B41M5/0358—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet by sublimation or volatilisation of pre-printed design, e.g. sublistatic characterised by the mechanisms or artifacts to obtain the transfer, e.g. the heating means, the pressure means or the transport means
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 本発明は電気信号を可視像に変換し記録体上に記録する
記録装置に用いることができる画像形成方法に関するも
のである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image forming method that can be used in a recording apparatus that converts an electric signal into a visible image and records it on a recording medium.
従来の技術 近年、オフィス・オートメーションの普及により電気信
号を可視像に変換する記録装置、いわゆるプリンタの需
要が大きくなり、性能もより高品質なものが要求されて
おり、従来から様々の方式の画像形成方法が提案されて
いる。2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of office automation, the demand for recording devices that convert electric signals into visible images, so-called printers, has increased, and higher quality performance has been demanded. Image forming methods have been proposed.
以下図面を参照しながら、従来の画像形成方法の一例に
ついて説明する。第２図は従来の画像形成方法を示すも
のである。（例えば特開昭56−121792号公報）。まず、
第２図（ａ）において、基材１の表面にトナー２で画像
を形成した原稿３と、支持体４の表面に熱溶融性インク
５を塗布したインク・シート６とを熱溶融性インク５と
トナー２が接触するように重ね、押圧し、赤外線７を照
射すると、トナー２が赤外線７を吸収して発熱し熱溶融
性インク５を溶かし、熱溶融性インク５を吸着する。次
に、第２図（ｂ）において、原稿３と受像紙８とをトナ
ー２が吸着した熱溶融性インク５と受像紙８とが接触す
るように重ね、押圧して熱９を加えると熱溶融性インク
５が溶けて受像紙８に転写される。An example of a conventional image forming method will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a conventional image forming method. (For example, JP-A-56-121792). First,
In FIG. 2A, an original 3 having an image formed with the toner 2 on the surface of the base material 1 and an ink sheet 6 having the surface of the support 4 coated with the hot-melt ink 5 are shown in FIG. When the toner 2 and the toner 2 are overlapped and pressed so as to come into contact with each other and are irradiated with the infrared ray 7, the toner 2 absorbs the infrared ray 7 to generate heat, melt the heat-meltable ink 5, and adsorb the heat-meltable ink 5. Next, in FIG. 2B, the original 3 and the image receiving paper 8 are overlapped so that the heat-meltable ink 5 adsorbed by the toner 2 and the image receiving paper 8 are in contact with each other, and the heat 9 is applied to heat the ink. The fusible ink 5 is melted and transferred to the image receiving paper 8.
発明が解決しようとする問題点 しかしながら上記のような構成では、原稿の画像を形成
するものが赤外線を吸収して発熱する光熱変換材である
ために黒色など赤外線から熱への変換効率のたかいもの
でなければならずカラー原稿などを用いることはできな
いという問題点を有していた。Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned configuration, since the material forming the image of the original is a photothermal conversion material that absorbs infrared rays to generate heat, black or the like having a high conversion efficiency from infrared rays to heat There was a problem that it was not possible to use color originals and the like.
本発明は、原稿の画像を形成するものが光熱変換材であ
る必要がなく、原稿がネガ原稿である必要がない画像形
成方法を提供するものである。The present invention provides an image forming method in which an image of a document need not be a photothermal conversion material and the document need not be a negative document.
問題点を解決するための手段 上記の問題点を解決するために本発明の画像形成方法
は、基材の表面に遮光材で画像を形成した原稿と支持体
の表面に感熱記録インクを塗布したインク・シートとを
前記遮光材と前記感熱記録インクとが近接あるいは接触
するように重ね、押圧し、前記基材側から赤外線を照射
し、前記感熱記録インクを前記原稿の遮光材のない部分
に吸着させる工程と、前記インク・シートに残った感熱
記録インクに受像紙を近接あるいは接触するように重
ね、前記インク・シートに残った感熱記録インクを前記
受像紙に転写する工程とから成るものである。ここで感
熱記録インクとは熱によって支持体から遊離し受像紙に
転写することのできるインクである。また、遮光材と
は、赤外線の透過率が低い物質である。Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the image forming method of the present invention is a method in which a heat-sensitive recording ink is applied to the surface of a base material and a document on which an image is formed with a light-shielding material. An ink sheet is overlaid so that the light-shielding material and the thermosensitive recording ink are close to or in contact with each other, and pressed, and infrared rays are irradiated from the base material side, and the thermosensitive recording ink is applied to a portion of the original without the light-shielding material. A step of adsorbing, and a step of superimposing an image receiving paper on the thermal recording ink remaining on the ink sheet so as to be close to or in contact with the thermal recording ink, and transferring the thermal recording ink remaining on the ink sheet to the image receiving paper. is there. Here, the thermal recording ink is an ink that can be released from the support by heat and transferred to the image receiving paper. The light shielding material is a substance having a low infrared ray transmittance.
作用 本発明は、上記の構成により遮光材のない部分のみ赤外
線を透過させて感熱記録インクを原稿に転写、吸着さ
せ、インク・シートに残った感熱記録インクを受像紙に
転写することによって、原稿を光熱変換材で形成せず，
遮光材を用いて画像を形成できる方法であれば画像の形
成方法は限定されず，また、ネガ原稿を用いずに高品質
の画像が得られる。Action The present invention has the above-described structure, in which infrared rays are transmitted only through the portions without the light-shielding material to transfer and adsorb the thermal recording ink to the original, and the thermal recording ink remaining on the ink sheet is transferred to the image receiving paper. Is not formed by the photothermal conversion material,
The image forming method is not limited as long as it can form an image using a light shielding material, and a high quality image can be obtained without using a negative original.
実 施 例 以下、本発明の画像形成方法の一実施例について、説明
する。Example An example of the image forming method of the present invention will be described below.
第１図は本発明の実施例を示す断面図である。FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.
第１図において、原稿12は基材10と遮光材11からなり、
インク・シート15は感熱記録インク14と支持体13とから
なる。17は受像紙、16は赤外線、18は赤外線あるいは熱
である。In FIG. 1, an original 12 is composed of a base material 10 and a light shielding material 11,
The ink sheet 15 comprises a thermal recording ink 14 and a support 13. Reference numeral 17 is an image receiving paper, 16 is infrared rays, and 18 is infrared rays or heat.
（実施例１） 原稿12は、基材10は普通紙、遮光材11は白色の塗料から
成る。感熱記録インク14は熱溶融性インク、支持体13は
厚さ12μｍのポリエステル・テレフタレートフィルムで
ある。熱溶融性インクは、 パラフィン ワックス 60重量％ カルナバ ワックス 20重量％ レーキ レッド 20重量％ から成り、これを支持体13に塗工したものをインク・シ
ート15とした。原稿12とインク・シート15とを遮光材11
と感熱記録インク14が接触するように重ね、フラッシュ
・ランプ（理想科学工業（株）製、RISO XENOFAX FX−1
80）の台上に基材10を接触させて置き、赤外線16を照射
すると、遮光材11がない部分のみ赤外線が透過して感熱
記録インク14に吸収され、感熱記録インク14が溶けて基
材10に付着した。Example 1 In the original 12, the base material 10 is plain paper, and the light shielding material 11 is white paint. The heat-sensitive recording ink 14 is a heat-melting ink, and the support 13 is a 12 μm thick polyester terephthalate film. The heat-meltable ink was composed of 60% by weight of paraffin wax, 20% by weight of carnauba wax and 20% by weight of lake red, and the ink 13 was coated on the support 13. Protect the original 12 and the ink sheet 15 from light
And thermal recording ink 14 so that they are in contact with each other, and a flash lamp (RISO XENOFAX FX-1 manufactured by RISO XENOFAX FX Co., Ltd.)
When the base material 10 is placed in contact with the base of 80) and irradiated with infrared rays 16, only the portion without the light-shielding material 11 is transmitted through the infrared rays and absorbed by the thermal recording ink 14, and the thermal recording ink 14 is melted. Stuck to 10.
次に、インク・シート15と受像紙17（普通紙）とを感熱
記録インク14が受像紙17と接触するように重ね、熱ロー
ラー（表面温度90℃）を通すと感熱記録インク14が受像
紙に転写された。Next, the ink sheet 15 and the image receiving paper 17 (plain paper) are overlapped so that the thermal recording ink 14 comes into contact with the image receiving paper 17, and the thermal recording ink 14 is passed through the heat roller (surface temperature 90 ° C.). Transcribed into
本実施例によれば、熱溶融性インクを熱ローラを用いて
受像紙への転写を行うために、受像紙への転写が確実に
行われ鮮明な画像が得られる。According to this embodiment, since the heat-meltable ink is transferred onto the image receiving paper by using the heat roller, the transfer onto the image receiving paper is surely performed and a clear image can be obtained.
（実施例２） 遮光材として、感熱記録インクとして熱昇華性インク、
受像紙としてポリエステル・フィルムを用い、他の部分
は実施例１と同様である。熱昇華性インクはポリエステ
ル・フィルムを支持体として、アントラキノン系分散染
料をエチルセルロースをバインダーとして塗工したもの
である。画像を形成する工程は実施例１と同じである
が、熱ローラーの温度を170℃とした。(Example 2) As a light shielding material, a thermally sublimable ink as a thermosensitive recording ink,
A polyester film is used as the image receiving paper, and other parts are the same as in the first embodiment. The thermal sublimation ink is a polyester film as a support, and an anthraquinone disperse dye as a binder with ethyl cellulose as a binder. The process of forming an image is the same as in Example 1, but the temperature of the heat roller is 170 ° C.
本実施例によれば熱昇華性インクを用いることにより、
熱溶融性インクに比べ細いパターンを形成することが可
能である。According to this embodiment, by using the heat sublimation ink,
It is possible to form a finer pattern than the heat-meltable ink.
実施例１、２では、遮光材として白色の塗料を用いてい
るが、これらに限ったものではなく、赤外線の透過率が
低いものならば遮光材として用いることができる。ま
た、感熱記録インクとして、熱溶融性インク或いは熱昇
華性インクを用いているが、これらに限ったものではな
く、熱によって支持体から遊離し受像紙に転写すること
のできるインクであればよい。In Examples 1 and 2, white paint is used as the light blocking material, but the material is not limited to these, and any material having a low infrared transmittance can be used as the light blocking material. Further, although the heat-meltable ink or the heat-sublimable ink is used as the heat-sensitive recording ink, the heat-sensitive recording ink is not limited to these, and any ink can be released from the support by heat and transferred to the image receiving paper. .
発明の効果 以上のように本発明は、基材の表面に遮光材で画像を形
成した原稿と支持体の表面に感熱記録インクを塗布した
インク・シートとを前記遮光材と前記感熱記録インクと
が近接あるいは接触するように重ね、押圧し、前記基材
側から赤外線を照射し、前記感熱記録インクを前記原稿
の遮光材のない部分に吸着させる工程と、前記インク・
シートに残った感熱記録インクに受像紙を近接あるいは
接触するように重ね、前記インク・シートに残った感熱
記録インクを前記受像紙に転写する工程とから成るもの
で、原稿の画像を光熱変換材で形成する必要がなく、遮
光材を用いて画像を形成できる方法であれば画像の形成
方法は限定されず，カラーの原稿でも用いることがで
き、ポジ原稿を用いて品質の良い画像を得ることができ
る。EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, according to the present invention, an original having an image formed on the surface of a base material with a light-shielding material and an ink sheet coated with a heat-sensitive recording ink on the surface of a support are used as the light-shielding material and the heat-sensitive recording ink. Overlapping and pressing so that they come close to or in contact with each other, irradiating infrared rays from the side of the base material, and adsorbing the heat-sensitive recording ink to a portion of the original having no light shielding material;
A step of superimposing an image receiving paper on the thermal recording ink remaining on the sheet so as to be close to or in contact with the thermal recording ink, and transferring the thermal recording ink remaining on the ink sheet to the image receiving paper. The image forming method is not limited as long as it is a method capable of forming an image using a light-shielding material, and a color original can be used, and a high-quality image can be obtained using a positive original. You can
第１図は、本発明の一実施例の断面図、第２図は従来の
画像形成方法の断面図である。 10……基材、11……遮光材、13……支持体、14……感熱
記録インク、17……受像紙。FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a conventional image forming method. 10 ... Base material, 11 ... Shading material, 13 ... Support, 14 ... Thermal recording ink, 17 ... Image receiving paper.
Claims (5)
と支持体の表面に感熱記録インクを塗布したインク・シ
ートとを前記遮光材と前記感熱記録インクとが近接ある
いは接触するように重ね、押圧し、前記基材側から赤外
線を照射し、前記感熱記録インクを前記原稿の遮光材の
ない部分に吸着させる工程と、前記インク・シートに残
った感熱記録インクに受像紙を近接あるいは接触するよ
うに重ね、前記インク・シートに残った感熱記録インク
を前記受像紙に転与する工程とから成ることを特徴とす
る画像形成方法。1. An original document having an image formed on the surface of a base material with a light-shielding material and an ink sheet coated with a heat-sensitive recording ink on the surface of a support so that the light-shielding material and the heat-sensitive recording ink come close to or in contact with each other. And press it, and irradiate infrared rays from the side of the base material to adsorb the thermal recording ink to a portion of the original that does not have a light shielding material, and bring the image receiving paper close to the thermal recording ink remaining on the ink sheet. Alternatively, the image forming method comprises the step of transferring the heat-sensitive recording ink remaining on the ink sheet to the image-receiving paper by superposing them so that they are in contact with each other.
感熱記録インクを受像紙に転写することを特徴とする特
許請求の範囲第（１）項記載の画像形成方法。2. The image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the thermal recording ink remaining on the ink sheet is transferred to the image receiving paper by irradiating infrared rays.
録インクを受像紙に転写することを特徴とする特許請求
の範囲第（１）項記載の画像形成方法。3. The image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the heat sensitive recording ink remaining on the ink sheet is transferred to the image receiving paper by applying heat.
とを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第（１）項記載の画像形
成方法。4. The image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the heat-sensitive recording ink is a heat-melting ink.
とを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第（１）項記載の画像形
成方法。5. The image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the heat-sensitive recording ink is a heat sublimation ink.
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| JP60021245A JPH0686148B2 (en) | 1985-02-06 | 1985-02-06 | Image forming method |
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| JP60021245A JPH0686148B2 (en) | 1985-02-06 | 1985-02-06 | Image forming method |
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| JPH0686148B2 true JPH0686148B2 (en) | 1994-11-02 |
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| JPS57148689A (en) * | 1981-03-09 | 1982-09-14 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Ink sheet for heat-sensitive copying |
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