JPH058520A - Printing method of ink ribbon data - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Construction] The ink ribbon R is manufactured by the ink jet printer P provided in the middle of the traveling path of the base film during the series of steps of manufacturing and winding the ink ribbon R while traveling the base film in series. Ink ribbon data 7 and 8 are printed on. [Effect] By controlling the ejection of ink droplets, it is possible to easily respond to changes in the print pattern, and
Since it is not necessary to replace the plate or make a plate having various printing patterns, it is possible to reduce the printing cost as compared with the conventional case.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the remaining amount of an ink ribbon that can be used, the product number of the ink ribbon, the serial number, and the like during a series of steps of manufacturing and winding an ink ribbon while running a base film in series. Further, the present invention relates to an ink ribbon data printing method for printing data such as a barcode for distinguishing a colored ink layer in a color image forming ink ribbon for each color on the ink ribbon.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the method of printing ink ribbon data, a cylindrical plate gravure printing machine is conventionally provided in the running path of a base film, and data is printed by the cylindrical plate gravure printing machine while the base film is running. is doing.

[0003]

Whenever the printing pattern changes, it is not only necessary to replace and print with a corresponding plate each time, but it is also necessary to make plates with various printing patterns in advance, which reduces the printing cost. There are increasing drawbacks. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and by devising the data printing means, printing of ink ribbon data that can easily cope with changes in the printing pattern and can reduce printing costs The purpose is to provide a method.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that, in the printing method of ink ribbon data described above, an ink jet printer is provided in the running path of the base film, and the ink jet printer is provided. Then, the above-mentioned data is printed, and the following effects can be obtained from this configuration.

[0005]

By controlling the ejection of ink droplets, it is possible to easily cope with changes in the print pattern, and there is no need to replace the plate or make plates with various print patterns as in the conventional case.

[0006]

Therefore, there is an effect that the printing cost can be reduced as compared with the conventional case.

[0007]

EXAMPLE FIG. 4 shows a color image forming ink ribbon cassette in which a wide color image forming ink ribbon R used in a video writer is housed in a cassette case 1. The color image forming ink ribbon R is a feeding core. When the winding core 3 is wound around the winding core 2 and the winding core 3, and the winding core 3 is driven and rotated by the driving force from the printer side, the ink ribbon R wound around the feeding core 2 has a window-shaped printing opening. The used ink ribbon R is wound around the winding core 3 while traveling while passing through the portion 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the color image forming ink ribbon R is made of a wide plastic transparent base film having three heat-sensitive color ink layers A, B, C corresponding to a plurality of transfer colors, such as yellow, cyan, and magenta. 5, one of the three heat-sensitive color ink layers A, B, and C is repeatedly provided in order along the longitudinal direction of the ink ribbon R on one side surface of the ink ribbon R, and is selectively transferred onto an image receiving paper by a transfer head on the videowriter side. Is configured so that a color image is formed.

Each of the ink layers A, B, C is provided with a strip-shaped blank portion 6 left along one end side of the base film 5, and the blank portion 6 has a starting end of each ink layer A, B, C. A bar code type color data 7 indicating the position and the transfer color of the ink layers A, B and C and a combination of three ink layers A, B and C that are continuously provided are combined as one set. Remaining amount data 8 indicating the number of remaining usable combinations is printed for each item. The color data 7 and the remaining amount data 8 are printed by an inkjet printer P which will be described later, and the remaining amount data 8 is a set of three ink layers for one set of numbers visually readable from the printing opening 4. It is provided by printing in a plurality of blank areas 6 on the sides of A, B, and C.

Then, when the printing operation by one ink layer A, B, C stopped at the printing opening 4 is completed,
The winding core 3 is driven and rotated, the ink ribbon R starts running, and when the optical sensor on the printer side reads the color data 7 provided next, the driving of the winding core 3 is stopped and the next The ink layers A, B, and C are stopped at the printing opening 4, and the print head operates in accordance with the color data 7. In FIG. 4, the remaining number of combinations of the plurality of usable ink layers A, B, C is 7 sets including the combination of the ink layers A, B, C stopped at the printing opening 4. Is shown.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, during the series of steps of manufacturing and winding the ink ribbon R while the base film 5 is continuously running, color data 7 is printed on the ink ribbon R.
A method of printing the ink ribbon data for printing the remaining amount data 8 and the remaining amount data 8 is shown, and the base film 5 after the predetermined processing such as formation of the ink layer and the heat resistant slipping layer is wound on the core (not shown). An inkjet printer P is provided on the way of the traveling route. The inkjet printer P includes a platen roller 10 and an inkjet head 11 whose print position can be changed in the width direction of the ink ribbon via a frame 9 through air cylinders 12a and 12b.
The ink ribbon R is attached to the drive roll 1.
3a, the driven roll 13b, and the idling guide roll 14 are wound around and run. A plurality of ink jet nozzles are arranged in parallel in the ink ribbon width direction on the ink jet head 11 so that printing can be performed at high speed corresponding to the traveling speed of the ink ribbon R.

When it is not necessary to print the color data 7 and the remaining number data 8 on the ink ribbon R, the air cylinders 12a and 12b are contracted to operate the platen roller 1.
0 and the ink jet head 11 are separated from the running path of the ink ribbon R, and when it is necessary to print the color data 7 and the remaining number data 8 on the ink ribbon R, the air cylinder 12a is extended to operate the ink ribbon R. The platen roller 10 and the air cylinder 12b.
To extend the ink jet head 11 close to the ink ribbon R traveling on the platen roller 10 and to synchronize with the traveling speed of the ink ribbon R, and the ink tank T
The data 7 and 8 are printed at high speed with the inkjet ink supplied from The platen roller 10 is positioned at the time of printing by abutting the left and right upper end surfaces of the pedestal 15 supporting the platen roller 10 against the lower end surfaces of the protrusions 16 provided on the frame 9.

Other Embodiments a. The installation location of the inkjet printer is not particularly limited as long as it is on the running route of the base film, and may be on the running route before the ink layer and the like are formed. I. The printed surface of the data is not limited to the surface of the base film, and may be the surface of the ink layer or the heat resistant slipping layer. C. The type of data to be printed is not particularly limited.

It should be noted that reference numerals are given in the claims for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the accompanying drawings by the entry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a printing method.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a main part showing a printing method.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an ink ribbon for color printing.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an ink ribbon cassette for color printing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Base film 7 data 8 data P Inkjet printer R Ink ribbon

Claims (1)

What is claimed is: 1. A data (7) is recorded on an ink ribbon (R) during a series of steps of manufacturing and winding the ink ribbon (R) while running a base film (5) in series. ，
In the method of printing ink ribbon data for printing (8), an ink jet printer (P) is provided in the running path of the base film (5), and the data (7), (8) is provided by the ink jet printer (P). A method for printing ink ribbon data, which comprises printing.