JPH01180367A - hard copy device - Google Patents

hard copy device

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Publication number
JPH01180367A
JPH01180367A JP452088A JP452088A JPH01180367A JP H01180367 A JPH01180367 A JP H01180367A JP 452088 A JP452088 A JP 452088A JP 452088 A JP452088 A JP 452088A JP H01180367 A JPH01180367 A JP H01180367A
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Prior art keywords
projection
light
sensitizing
image
image information
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JP452088A
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Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Shunji Handa
伴田　俊二
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Seiko Epson Corp
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Seiko Epson Corp
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Priority to JP452088A priority Critical patent/JPH01180367A/en
Publication of JPH01180367A publication Critical patent/JPH01180367A/en
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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
    • B41J2/435—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/47—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using the combination of scanning and modulation of light
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B2227/00—Photographic printing apparatus
    • G03B2227/32—Projection printing apparatus, e.g. enlarging apparatus, copying camera
    • G03B2227/325—Microcapsule copiers

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  • Dot-Matrix Printers And Others (AREA)
  • Printers Or Recording Devices Using Electromagnetic And Radiation Means (AREA)
  • Photographic Developing Apparatuses (AREA)

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make compact a system and, to enable printing out to be easily performed for a short time, by a method wherein projection image information from a projection system having a projection lens for projection of image information from a self emission type device or a light modulation type device is recorded on a sensitizing material in a sensitizing material unit which is unified with the system or can be detached and attached. CONSTITUTION:A projection system 21 contains a light source 25, a liquid crystal panel 26 as a light modulation device, a projection lens 23, a control circuit 28 with which a signal from an image/data processing circuit is converted to a signal for driving the liquid crystal panel 26, etc. For a unit 24 containing sensitizing material, the sensitizing material is sensitizing substance coated in a microcapsule form on, for instance, a sheet film. When light is irradiated, only said part capsule is solidified, and a remainder part on which light is not irradiated can be transferred to a sheet on which another oxidizer is coated by heat pressure attaching. The sensitizing substance in the capsule colors by being oxidized.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 一本発明は画像投写システムからの情報を感光体に記録
することにより画像コピーを行うハードコピー装置に関
する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a hard copy device that copies images by recording information from an image projection system on a photoreceptor.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

広義に解釈すると、従来のハードコピーとしてはプリン
ターと複写機がある。プリンターとじては、サーマルヘ
ッ゛ドによる転写型と昇華型があり、いずれもインクリ
ボンのインクを熱くより転写するか昇華するかでシート
に画像を形成する。複写機としては、光源からの光を原
稿面で反射させ現像機、転写機、定着工程を経てシート
に画像を形成する。Broadly speaking, conventional hard copies include printers and copiers. There are two types of printers: a transfer type using a thermal head and a sublimation type, both of which form an image on a sheet by transferring or sublimating ink from an ink ribbon using heat. A copying machine reflects light from a light source on the surface of a document and forms an image on a sheet through a developing machine, a transfer machine, and a fixing process.

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

上記従来の実施例では、昇華をを除けば面積階調は容易
であるが、濃度階調が困難であること、及び複写機につ
いてはシステムが非常に大きなものになること、ざらＫ
はフルカラー複写機あるいはフルカッ−プリンタではコ
ピー又はプリントアウトするのに非常に時間がかかるこ
と、さらにはコピー又はプリントアウトされるシートの
サイズが離散的に決められていること、などの問題を有
している。、 本発明の目的は、モノク田又はフルカラーにかかわらず
プリントアウトを容易に行うこと、さらにはシステムを
非常に＝ンパクトにすること、さらｋは短時間にプリン
トアウトすること、さらにはプリントサイズを容易に連
続的に変えること等を目的とする。In the conventional embodiments described above, area gradation is easy except for sublimation, but density gradation is difficult, and the system for copying machines is very large.
Full-color copiers and full-color printers have problems such as the fact that it takes a very long time to copy or print out, and furthermore, the size of the sheets to be copied or printed out is determined discretely. ing. The purpose of the present invention is to easily print out whether it is monochrome or full color, to make the system very compact, to print out in a short time, and to reduce the print size. The purpose is to easily change it continuously.

〔問題点を解決するための手段〕[Means for solving problems]

本発明のハードコピー装置は、自発光型デバイス又は光
変調型デバイスからめ画像情報を投写するための投写レ
ンズを有する投写システムからの投写画像情報を、シス
テムと一体化された、または着脱可能な感光体ユニット
内の感光体に記録することを特徴とする。The hard copy apparatus of the present invention transmits projected image information from a projection system having a projection lens for projecting image information from a self-luminous device or a light modulating device to a light-sensitive It is characterized by recording on a photoreceptor within the body unit.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

第１図は本発明の基本構成であり、１は画像情報を発生
する自発光デバイス２又は照明光源と光変調器等から成
る光変調型デバイス２及び２からの画像情報を投写する
投写レンズ年等から成るシステムであり、４は光感光体
を含むユニットであり、全体とし【ハードコピー装置を
形成し【いる第２図は本発明の実施例であり主要デバイ
ス間の構成を示す。２１は投写システムで、光源２５、
光変調デバイスとし°ての液晶パネル２６．投写レンズ
２！Ｉ９画像／データ処理回路２７９画像／データ処理
回路からの信号を液晶パネル２６を駆動するための信号
に変換する制御回路２８等を含む、２４は光感光体を含
″ｂユニットであり、光感光体は例えばシートフィルム
上に感光性物質がマイクロカプセルの形で塗布されてお
り、光が照射されるとその部分のカプセルのみが固化し
、光の照射されない残りの部分は加熱圧着で別の酸化剤
の塗布されたシートに転写でき、カプセル内の感光性物
質は酸化されることＫより発色する。FIG. 1 shows the basic configuration of the present invention, and numeral 1 indicates a self-luminous device 2 that generates image information or a projection lens that projects image information from a light modulation type device 2 that includes an illumination light source, a light modulator, etc. 4 is a unit including a photoreceptor, and the whole forms a hard copy apparatus. FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention and shows the configuration among the main devices. 21 is a projection system, which includes a light source 25;
Liquid crystal panel 26 as a light modulation device. Projection lens 2! I9 Image/data processing circuit 279 Contains a control circuit 28 that converts a signal from the image/data processing circuit into a signal for driving the liquid crystal panel 26, etc. 24 is a unit containing a photoreceptor; For example, in the body, a photosensitive substance is coated in the form of microcapsules on a sheet film, and when light is irradiated, only the capsules in that part solidify, and the remaining parts that are not irradiated with light are subjected to another oxidation process by heating and pressure bonding. It can be transferred to a sheet coated with an agent, and the photosensitive material inside the capsule develops color when it is oxidized.

第５図は本発明の他の実施例であり、３１は投写システ
ムで、陰極線管２発光ダイオード、プラズマ、エレクト
ロルミネセンス等の自発光型デバイス！＋７．投写しン
ズ２３９画像／デデタ処理回路３７．画像／データ処理
回路からの信号を自発光デバイス３７を駆動するための
信号に変換する制御回路３８等を含も、２４は第２図の
実施例のものと基本的には同じである。FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which 31 is a projection system, and includes two cathode ray tubes, two light emitting diodes, plasma, electroluminescence, and other self-luminous devices! +7. Projection lenses 239 image/data processing circuit 37. 24 is basically the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, including a control circuit 38 for converting a signal from an image/data processing circuit into a signal for driving a self-emissive device 37.

第２図実施例においては、投写システムは、画像／デー
タ処理回路、光源、投写レンズ、各種電源光変調デバイ
ス、光学系、システム枠等を含め゛ても高々数ｔの重さ
であり、サイズとしては容積で４リットル程度である。In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the projection system, including the image/data processing circuit, light source, projection lens, various power source light modulation devices, optical system, system frame, etc., weighs several tons at most, and has a size The volume is approximately 4 liters.

光感光体を含むユニットはシート伏の感光体と遮光機構
及びシャッター程度で非常にコンパクトにできる。The unit including the photoreceptor can be made very compact with just the sheet-backed photoreceptor, a light-shielding mechanism, and a shutter.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上のように本発明によれば、投写ユニット及び光感光
体ユニットとも非常にコンバク）Ｋできる。また投写シ
ステムからの投写情報光は投写レンズからのキ璽りＫは
ぼ比例し文サイズが変わる、従うて任意のキ■りに光感
光体ユニットを設定すれば基本的には任意のサイズの八
−ドコピーが可能となる。また、自発光型デバイスある
いは光変調型デバイスからの画像／データ情報がカラー
であればカラープリントも容易に行５ことができる。さ
らｋは、近年隘極線管からの画像情報光を投写レンズに
より拡大投写するＯＲＴプ四ジエジェクター品化されて
いるが、その代替品としてＣＲＴの替りに液晶パネル及
び光源を用いた液晶プロジェクタ−が商品化されようと
している。従ってこれらプロジェクタ−は近い将来大量
に普及することが考えられ、ハードコピーを行うための
信号源としては新たに製作する必要がなく、本発明の別
の商品形態として、光感光体ユニットのみを各種プロジ
ェクターのシステム機構に合わせて供給することも可能
である。このよ５な点からも、従来のハードコピー装置
である複写機やプリンターのように、光源、感光ドラム
、現像機、転写機、定着機あるいはフンピ晶−夕からの
入力インタフェース、信号処理系、プリンタハード機構
等高価なシステムを購入することなくハード；ピーが行
えるようになる。As described above, according to the present invention, both the projection unit and the photoreceptor unit can be highly integrated. In addition, the projection information light from the projection system changes approximately in proportion to the image size K from the projection lens, so if you set the photoreceptor unit to any image size, you can basically create any size image. Eight-fold copy becomes possible. Furthermore, if the image/data information from the self-emissive device or the light modulating device is in color, color printing can be easily performed. In recent years, Sarak has been developed into an ORT projector that enlarges and projects the image information light from a pole ray tube using a projection lens, but as an alternative, a liquid crystal projector that uses a liquid crystal panel and a light source instead of a CRT is available. - is about to be commercialized. Therefore, these projectors are expected to become widespread in the near future, and there is no need to newly manufacture a signal source for hard copying.As another product form of the present invention, only the photoreceptor unit can be used in various types. It is also possible to supply it in accordance with the system mechanism of the projector. From these five points, like conventional hard copy devices such as copiers and printers, the input interface from the light source, photosensitive drum, developing machine, transfer machine, fixing machine, or digital camera, signal processing system, Hard copying can be performed without purchasing an expensive system such as a printer hardware mechanism.

なお、本発明の実施例の感光体として述べたもの以外に
、感光後別のシートに転写することなく像が形成される
感光シートでもよいことは明らかである。It is clear that in addition to the photoreceptors described in the examples of the present invention, photosensitive sheets on which an image is formed without being transferred to another sheet after exposure may also be used.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第１図は本発明の基本構成図。 第２図及び第５図は本発明の実施例の構成図。 以上 出願人　セイコーエプソン株式会社 代理人　弁理士　最上　！１＜讐、１名）第１図 ２り　　　　　　　　２１ 第２図 FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of the present invention. FIGS. 2 and 5 are configuration diagrams of embodiments of the present invention. that's all Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation Agent Patent Attorney Mogami! 1<enemy, 1 person) Figure 1 2ri 21 Figure 2

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 自発光型デバイス又は光変調型デバイスからの画像情報
を投写する投写レンズを有する投写システムからの投写
画像情報を感光体に記録することを特徴とするハードコ
ピー装置。A hard copy device that records projected image information on a photoreceptor from a projection system having a projection lens that projects image information from a self-luminous device or a light modulating device.
JP452088A 1988-01-12 1988-01-12 hard copy device Pending JPH01180367A (en)

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