JPH0725199B2 - Image forming method - Google Patents

Image forming method

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JPH0725199B2
JPH0725199B2 JP60021247A JP2124785A JPH0725199B2 JP H0725199 B2 JPH0725199 B2 JP H0725199B2 JP 60021247 A JP60021247 A JP 60021247A JP 2124785 A JP2124785 A JP 2124785A JP H0725199 B2 JPH0725199 B2 JP H0725199B2
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ink
recording ink
image
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一志 小野
義隆 ▲吉▼川
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/382Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes
    • B41M5/38207Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes characterised by aspects not provided for in groups B41M5/385 - B41M5/395
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/382Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes
    • B41M5/38207Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes characterised by aspects not provided for in groups B41M5/385 - B41M5/395
    • B41M5/38214Structural details, e.g. multilayer systems

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  • Thermal Transfer Or Thermal Recording In General (AREA)

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、従来から種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 electrical signals into visible images, so-called printers, has increased, and higher quality products have been required. 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3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
3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3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
るようにして重ね、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. 3 shows a conventional image forming method (for example, JP-A-56-121792). First, in FIG. 3 (a), an original 3 having an image formed with toner 2 on the surface of a base material 1 and a heat-melting ink 5 on the surface of a support 4.
When the heat-meltable ink 5 and the toner 2 are overlapped with each other and the infrared ray 7 is irradiated, the toner 2 absorbs the infrared ray 7 and generates heat to generate the heat-meltable ink 5. It melts and adsorbs the hot-melt ink 5. Next, in FIG. 3B, the original 3 and the image receiving paper 8 are overlapped with each other so that the thermally fusible ink 5 adsorbed by the toner 2 and the image receiving paper 8 are in contact with each other, and are pressed to apply heat 9. The hot-melt 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良いものでなければ
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 heat conversion material that absorbs infrared rays, it must have a good conversion efficiency from infrared rays to heat such as black. It had a problem that it was not possible to use color originals.

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、原稿へ着肉する工程での感熱記録インク
の転写効率の良い画像形成方法を提供するものである。
The present invention provides a method for forming an image of a document, which does not need to be a photothermal conversion material, and which has good transfer efficiency of the thermal recording ink in the step of inking the 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
体と光熱変換層と感熱記録インクとからなるインク・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、前記原稿に吸着された感
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、前記原稿に吸着され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り、光熱変換層は赤外線を吸
収して発熱する物質である。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 document in which an image is formed on the surface of a base material by a light shielding material, a support, a photothermal conversion layer, and a thermosensitive recording ink. And an ink sheet composed of the light-shielding material and the heat-sensitive recording ink are overlapped so as to be close to or in contact with each other, and pressed, infrared rays are irradiated from the base material side, and the heat-sensitive recording ink is used as a light-shielding material for the original. And a step of adhering the image-receiving paper to the heat-sensitive recording ink adsorbed on the original so as to be close to or in contact with the same, and transferring the heat-sensitive recording ink adsorbed on the original to the image-receiving paper. Is. Here, the thermosensitive recording ink is an ink that can be released from the support by heat and transferred to the image receiving paper, and the photothermal conversion layer is a substance that absorbs infrared rays and generates heat. 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
線を透過させ光熱変換層を発熱させて感熱記録インクを
原稿に転写、吸着させ、原稿に吸着された感熱記録イン
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高画質の画像が得られ
る。
Effect of the Invention With the above-described structure, the present invention allows infrared rays to be transmitted only through the portion without the light-shielding member to generate heat in the photothermal conversion layer to transfer and adsorb the heat-sensitive recording ink to the document, and transfer the heat-sensitive recording ink adsorbed to the document to the image receiving paper. By doing so, the image forming method is not limited as long as the image is formed by using the light shielding material without forming the original with the light-heat converting material, and a high quality image can be obtained.

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図は本発明の一実施例を示す断面図である。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16は感熱記録インク14と支持体13と光熱変換層
15とからなる。18は受像紙、17は赤外線、19は赤外線あ
るいは熱である。
FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an original 12 is composed of a base material 10 and a light shielding material 11, and an ink sheet 16 is a thermal recording ink 14, a support 13 and a photothermal conversion layer.
It consists of fifteen. 18 is an image receiving paper, 17 is infrared rays, and 19 is infrared rays or heat.

原稿12は、基材10としての普通紙と遮光材11としての白
色の塗料とから成る。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
ートのフィルム、光熱変換層15はカーボンブラック5重
量%とバインダーであるウレタン樹脂95重量%とからな
る塗料である。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の表面に塗工し、他面に光熱
変換層15を塗工したものをインク・シート16とした。原
稿12とインク・シート16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−180)の台上に基材10
を接触させて置き、赤外線17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光熱変換層15に到達す
る。光熱変換層15は赤外線を収納して発熱し、その熱に
より感熱記録インク14が溶けて基材10に付着した。
The original 12 is composed of plain paper as the base material 10 and white paint as the light shielding material 11. The heat-sensitive recording ink 14 is a heat-melting ink, the support 13 is a polyester terephthalate film having a thickness of 12 μm, and the photothermal conversion layer 15 is a paint composed of 5% by weight of carbon black and 95% by weight of a urethane resin as a binder. The heat-meltable ink consists of 60% by weight of paraffin wax, 20% by weight of carnauba wax and 20% by weight of laked red. This ink was applied to the surface of the support 13 and the photothermal conversion layer 15 to the other surface.・ Sheet 16 The original 12 and the ink sheet 16 are used as the light shielding material 11 and the thermal recording ink
14 so as to contact each other, and the base material 10 on the stand of the flash lamp (RISO XENOFAX FX-180 manufactured by Riso Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.)
When they are placed in contact with each other and irradiated with infrared rays 17, the infrared rays penetrate only the portion where the light shielding material 11 is absent and reach the photothermal conversion layer 15. The light-heat conversion layer 15 contained infrared rays and generated heat, and the heat caused the heat-sensitive recording ink 14 to melt and adhere to the substrate 10.

次に、原稿12と受像紙18(普通紙)とを感熱記録インク
14が受像紙18と接触するように重ね、熱ローラー(表面
温度℃)を通すと感熱記録インク14が受像紙に転写され
た。
Next, copy the original 12 and the image-receiving paper 18 (plain paper) to the thermal recording ink.
When the heat-sensitive recording ink 14 was transferred onto the image-receiving paper, 14 was superposed so as to be in contact with the image-receiving paper 18 and passed through a heat roller (surface temperature ° C).

本実施例によれば、熱溶融性インクを熱ローラーを用い
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.

第2図は本発明の他の実施例を示す断面図である。第2
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16は感熱記録インク14と支持体13と光熱変換
層15とからなる。18は受像紙、17は赤外線、19は赤外線
あるいは熱である。
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention. Second
In the figure, an original 12 comprises a base material 10 and a light shielding material 11, and an ink sheet 16 comprises a thermal recording ink 14, a support 13 and a light-heat conversion layer 15. 18 is an image receiving paper, 17 is infrared rays, and 19 is infrared rays or heat.

インク・シート16は支持体13の表面に光熱変換層15を塗
工し、次に光熱変換層15の表面に感熱記録インク14を塗
工したものである。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
部分は第1図と同様である。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第1図と同じである
が、熱ローラーの温度を170℃とした。
The ink sheet 16 is obtained by coating the surface of the support 13 with the photothermal conversion layer 15, and then coating the surface of the photothermal conversion layer 15 with the thermal recording ink 14. A thermal sublimation ink is used as the heat-sensitive recording ink, and a polyester film is used as the image receiving paper, and the other parts are the same as in FIG. 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 FIG. 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。また、光熱変換層15の上に感熱記録インク14
を塗工してあるので光熱変換層15で発生した熱が効率良
く感熱記録インク14に伝えることができる。
According to this embodiment, by using the heat sublimation ink,
It is possible to form a finer pattern than the heat-meltable ink. In addition, the heat-sensitive recording ink 14 is formed on the light-heat conversion layer 15.
Since the coating is applied, the heat generated in the photothermal conversion layer 15 can be efficiently transferred to the thermal recording ink 14.

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。光熱変換層は赤外線を吸収して発熱
する物質であればよい。
In Examples 1 and 2, white paint is used as the light shielding material, but the material is not limited to this, and any material having a low infrared transmittance can be used as the light shielding material. Further, although the heat-meltable ink or the heat-sublimable ink is used as the heat-sensitive recording ink, it is not limited to these, and any ink that can be released from the support by heat and transferred to the image receiving paper may be used. The photothermal conversion layer may be a substance that absorbs infrared rays and generates heat.

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、支持体と光熱変換層と感熱記録インクと
からなるインク・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
原稿に吸着され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、前記原稿に吸着された感熱記録
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る、
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, an ink sheet composed of a support, a light-heat conversion layer, and a heat-sensitive recording ink are used as the light-shielding material and the heat-sensitive material. Overlap and press so that the recording ink is close to or in contact with
Irradiating infrared rays from the base material side to adsorb the heat-sensitive recording ink to a portion of the original that does not have a light-shielding material, and superimposing the image-receiving paper on the heat-sensitive recording ink adsorbed on the original so that the image-receiving paper is close to or in contact with the original. A step of transferring the heat-sensitive recording ink adsorbed on the original to the image receiving paper,
The image forming method is not limited as long as the image of the original does not need to be formed by the photothermal conversion material and the image can be formed by using the light shielding material, and it can be used for a color original.
A good quality image can be obtained.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

第1図,第2図は、本発明の一実施例の断面図、第3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、15……光熱交換層、18……受像紙。
1 and 2 are sectional views of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a conventional image forming method. 10 ... Base material, 11 ... Shading material, 13 ... Support, 14 ... Thermal recording ink, 15 ... Light-heat exchange layer, 18 ... Image receiving paper.

Claims (8)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】基材の表面に遮光材で画像を形成した原稿
と、支持体と光熱交換層と感熱記録インクとからなるイ
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、前記原稿に吸着
され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、前記原稿に吸着され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ことを特徴とする画
像形成方法。
1. A document on which an image is formed on a surface of a base material with a light-shielding material, and an ink sheet composed of a support, a light-heat exchange layer, and a heat-sensitive recording ink, the light-shielding material and the heat-sensitive recording ink being close to each other or Stacking and pressing so that they come into contact with each other, irradiating infrared rays from the side of the base material, and adsorbing the thermal recording ink to a portion of the original that does not have a light-shielding material; and image receiving paper on the thermal recording ink adsorbed on the original. And a method of transferring the heat-sensitive recording ink adsorbed on the original to the image-receiving paper so that they are close to or in contact with each other.
【請求項2】支持体の一主面に光熱変換層を設け前記光
熱変換層の表面に感熱記録インクを塗布したインク・シ
ートを用いることを特徴とした特許請求の範囲第(1)
項記載の画像形成方法。
2. An ink sheet in which a photothermal conversion layer is provided on one main surface of a support and a thermosensitive recording ink is applied to the surface of the photothermal conversion layer is used.
The image forming method described in the item.
【請求項3】支持体の一主面に光熱変換層を設け他面に
感熱記録インクを塗布したインク・シートを用いること
を特徴とした特許請求の範囲第(1)項記載の画像形成
方法。
3. An image forming method according to claim 1, wherein an ink sheet having a photothermal conversion layer provided on one main surface of the support and a thermosensitive recording ink applied on the other surface is used. .
【請求項4】赤外線を照射して、原稿に吸着された感熱
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。
4. The image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the thermal recording ink adsorbed on the original is transferred to the image receiving paper by irradiating infrared rays.
【請求項5】熱を加えて、原稿に吸着された感熱記録イ
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。
5. The image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the heat-sensitive recording ink adsorbed on the original is transferred to the image receiving paper by applying heat.
【請求項6】感熱記録インクが熱溶融性インクであるこ
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。
6. The image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the heat-sensitive recording ink is a heat-melting ink.
【請求項7】感熱記録インクが熱昇華性インクであるこ
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。
7. The image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the heat-sensitive recording ink is a heat sublimation ink.
【請求項8】光熱変換層がカーボンを含む塗料であるこ
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。
8. The image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the photothermal conversion layer is a paint containing carbon.
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