CN101162371A - Printers and image forming method - Google Patents
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The invention provides a printer and an image formation method, and is provided with an image recording mechanism capable of recording an image on a recording medium at a given record position, a surface treating mechanism capable of carrying out surface treatment on the recording medium, a first inversion mechanism capable of inversing the outside and the inside of the recording medium after image recording and supplying to the upstream of the image recording mechanism, and a second inversion mechanism capable of inversing the outside and the inside of the recording medium after surface treatment and supplying to the upstream of the surface treating mechanism. Thus, under the conditions that the size, the manufacture cost and the electricity consumption of the mechanism are not increased, the invention can record images on a two-faced image recording layer and provide a two-faced photo having high-quality images on both faces after the surface treatment of the two-faced image recording layer.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind ofly, on the two sides of recording medium, have the printer and the image forming method of the double-sided photograph (プ リ Application ト) of high resolution image well carrying out surface treatments such as gloss processing on the two sides of recording medium.
Background technology
In the making of the photo of electronic photography mode, by using the record sheet (image recording media) that has the transparent resin layer that is made of thermoplastic resin as image recording layer on the surface of base material, generate the photo that has with the equal glossiness of photography photo is known technology.
In the making of this photo, after the transparent resin layer (image recording layer) of record sheet is gone up document image, the high surface disposal facility of transparent resin layer and flatness is contacted, by carrying out surface treatment by heat/pressure, make transparent resin layer at the fusion after coagulation, thereby make the surface smoothing of image recording media and have glossiness.
As an example, in patent documentation 1, disclose a kind of have the record sheet of transparent resin layer (be subjected to picture medium) go up form the toning picture after, by by as the photographic fixing belt of the high endless-belt of flatness, comprise the photographic fixing belt carried out the roller of the warm-up mill of tensioning, the level and smooth gloss mechanism of pushing that the niproll (promptly with warm-up mill together clamping endless-belt) of photographic fixing belt (warm-up mill) constitutes, the mix colours photographic fixing of picture obtains the photo-printer having close with photography photo (image forms mechanism).
In this printer, at first on the surface of the transparent resin layer of record sheet, form the toning picture by electronic photography.
Then, in level and smooth gloss mechanism, the transparent resin layer that forms the toning picture towards the photographic fixing belt, is subjected to the picture medium by photographic fixing belt and niproll clamping conveyance.By this clamping conveyance, the transparent resin layer on the record sheet is contacted/pushes and heat with the photographic fixing belt, will mix colours, and make the transparent resin layer fusion as photographic fixing, become and make record sheet gently be attached to state on the photographic fixing belt.Then, the record sheet conveyance that will be close to by the photographic fixing belt, and make transparent resin layer cool off/solidify, behind the conveyance length-specific, record sheet is peeled off from the photographic fixing belt.
Thus, when will mixing colours as photographic fixing, the character of surface of photographic fixing belt that will have high flatness is to the transparent resin layer transfer printing of record sheet, for the surface of photo applies gloss.
Yet, in recent years, in the making of the photo of electronic photography mode as described above, a kind of following such printer has been proposed: promptly on the two sides of base material, use the record sheet that has the transparent resin layer that constitutes by thermoplastic resin as image recording layer, in on will mixing colours as the two sides of photographic fixing at record sheet, the surface texture that will have the photographic fixing belt of high flatness is transferred on the two sides of record sheet, on the surface of photo, apply gloss, on the two sides of record sheet, write down images with high image quality with this.
As an example, in patent documentation 2, proposed a kind of printer (image forming machine structure) that can write down the photographs of (formation) high image quality by having following structure on the two sides of record sheet expeditiously: system is as portion, and it is with respect to one side transfer printing toning picture in the inside surface of record sheet (recording medium); A photographic fixing portion, it will be transferred to toning on the recording medium as photographic fixing as portion by system; Loopback portion, it is the counter-rotating of inside surface of record sheet, with photographic fixing form image on the opposite face of the face of toning picture; Secondary photographic fixing portion, its by by loopback portion with the recording medium loopback and to form and photographic fixing both sides in the table of the toning picture on the inside surface both sides of recording medium side by side carry out surface treatment.
Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2005-149530 communique.
Patent documentation 2: TOHKEMY 2005-114832 communique.
According to patent documentation 2 disclosed printers, can on the two sides of record sheet, form the photographs of high image quality expeditiously.
But patent documentation 2 disclosed printers are in order side by side to carry out the surface treatment of record sheet to the both sides of inside surface, and ground of one side is provided with two secondary photographic fixing portions altogether on each face of inside surface.
Surface disposal facility such as this 2 photographic fixing portions or level and smooth gloss mechanism only 1 unit price are just very high, and it is big to expend electric weight, and weight is also big.Therefore, when 2 these unit being set, having caused the manufacturing cost of mechanism and expended the increase of electric weight and the increasing of mechanism's volume for 1 mechanism.Moreover if side by side carry out surface treatment on the two sides of record sheet, then the control of the temperature of the surface of record sheet and the inside is very difficult, the inside side dissolving in the processing on surface sometimes.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to solve aforementioned technical matters in the past, provide a kind of volume that can not cause mechanism to strengthen and the manufacturing cost of mechanism and the increase that expends electric weight, can be produced on document image on the image recording layer on two sides and on the surface-treated two sides of the image recording layer that has carried out the two sides, have the printer and the image forming method of the two sides photo of high resolution image.
To achieve these goals, being characterized as of printer provided by the invention has in specific record position the image recording mechanism of image recording on recording medium; Aforementioned recording medium is carried out the surface-treated surface disposal facility; To reverse the 1st reversing device of supplying with to the upstream of aforementioned image recording mechanism in the recording media table behind the aforementioned image recording; To carry out reversing the 2nd reversing device of supplying with to the upstream of aforementioned surface disposal facility in the recording media table that aforementioned surfaces handles.
In the present invention, preferably have: document image on 1 of aforementioned recording medium, carry out the surface-treated pattern to this 1 face; Document image on the two sides of aforementioned recording medium carries out the surface-treated pattern to 1 face in this two sides; Document image on the two sides of aforementioned recording medium carries out the surface-treated pattern to this two sides, and can select arbitrary pattern.
In addition, in the present invention, preferably earlier figures is a mechanism by electronic photography document image on recording medium as recording mechanism.
In addition, in the present invention, preferably by image recording mechanism document image on the surface of recording medium, after this, conveyance recording medium reversally in the table of the upstream of aforementioned image recording mechanism, by carrying out image recording by earlier figures as recording mechanism once more, and on the inside of aforementioned recording medium document image, then, after surface treatment being carried out in the inside of aforementioned recording medium by surface disposal facility, conveyance recording medium reversally in the table of the upstream of aforementioned surface disposal facility by carrying out surface treatment by the aforementioned surfaces processing mechanism once more, carries out surface treatment on the surface of aforementioned recording medium.
In addition, to achieve these goals, being characterized as of image forming method provided by the invention, by image recording mechanism document image on the surface of recording medium, after this, conveyance recording medium reversally in the table of the upstream of aforementioned image recording mechanism, by carrying out image recording by earlier figures as recording mechanism once more, document image on the inside of aforementioned recording medium, and then, counter-rotating in aforementioned recording medium shown in the upstream of surface disposal facility by carrying out surface treatment by the aforementioned surfaces processing mechanism, and is carried out surface treatment to the surface of aforementioned recording medium.
According to the present invention with this structure, because outside the 1st counter-rotating portion that document image on the two sides of record sheet is used, also have with image recording after on the two sides, to reverse in the surface-treated record sheet table having carried out on 1, the 2nd counter-rotating portion to the supply of the upstream of surface disposal facility, even for the situation of supplying with the record sheet that on the two sides, has image recording layer, can 1 mechanism be provided with 2 surface disposal facility yet, promptly can be owing to maximization or the manufacturing cost of mechanism and the increase ground of consumption electric power that 2 surface disposal facility cause mechanism is set, document image on the image recording layer on two sides, and can make: the two sides photo that on the surface-treated two sides of the image recording layer that has carried out the two sides, has images with high image quality.
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Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of printer one example of the present invention.
(A) of Fig. 2 and the synoptic diagram that (B) moves to Width for the record sheet of printer that is used for key diagram 1.
Fig. 3 is other routine synoptic diagram of printer of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is other routine synoptic diagram of printer of the present invention.
Among the figure: 10,180, the 190-printer, 12-(record sheet) supply unit, 14-image recording portion, adjustment part, 15-position, 16-surface treating part, 18-cut-out/aligning section, the 20-casing, the 22-pull roll is right, 24-box body, 26-supply unit, the 27-cutting knife, decision mechanism in the 28-table, 30-exposure portion, 32-mixes colours as formation portion, 34-transfer printing portion, fixing roller of 36-is right, the 42-control part that exposes, 44-exposing unit, 46-(electronic photography) photoconductor drum, the charged mechanism of 48-, 50-wiper mechanism, the 52-feed mechanism of mixing colours, 60-transfer printing belt, 62,86, the 140-roller, 64-presses pressure roller, the 66-transfer roll, 68-belt transporter, 72,162,200-the 1st switching mechanism, 74,164,202-branch conveyance path, 76,168,196-counter-rotating conveyance path, 78,166,194-returns the conveyance path, 80,170,200-the 2nd switching mechanism, 82,84 (84a, 84b) carrying roller is right, the 85-warm-up mill, 88-surface treatment belt, the 90-cooling end, 92-niproll, 102-cut-out portion, the 104-aligning section, the 106-discharge portion, 110-the 1st cutting cutter (ス リ Star ), 112-the 2nd cutting cutter (ス リ Star ), 114-guillotine type cutting knife (ギ ロ チ Application カ Star ), 120-moves into roller, and it is right that 126-takes out of roller, and 122,124, the 132-carrying roller is right, single-rowization of 130-roller, 134-the 1st conveyance path, 136-the 2nd conveyance path, 138-printing mechanism, 150-the 1st counter-rotating portion, 152,192-the 2nd counter-rotating portion, 154-surface disposal facility, 172,198-the 3rd switching mechanism.
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Below, the most preferred embodiment shown in is described in detail printer of the present invention and image forming method with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The synoptic diagram of one example of the printer of the present invention of implementing image forming method of the present invention has been shown among Fig. 1.
Moreover, in printer 10, between above-mentioned each position and each position, even special diagram and label symbol, but also have as required: carrying roller to or the transport mechanism of record sheet A such as guiding parts, detect and stop up or the known various parts that are configured on the printer such as sensor of record sheet A.
This printer 10 by record sheet A is cut to photo size, becomes (finishing) photo having write down behind the corresponding image of the printed dimensions with photo of record sheet A output.In addition, in illustrated example, as required, carry out the so-called picture that on 1 piece of record sheet A, is divided into a plurality of image such as 2 images or 4 images and forms and set, cut off record sheet A according to photo size then, produce many pieces of photos by 1 piece of record sheet A.
Moreover, in printer 10, in order to prevent that toner by not photographic fixing from causing the pollution of mechanism etc., preferably with the periphery of record sheet A (two ends of the front and back end of conveyance direction and the direction that intersects vertically with the conveyance direction) as blank and on record sheet A, form image.
For easy, in the following description, the direction vertical with the conveyance direction is Width, with the size of the record sheet A of this direction as width.In addition, the conveyance direction of record sheet A is the conveyance direction, and the record sheet A of conveyance direction is of a size of length.Moreover front end is corresponding with rear end and conveyance direction.
Record sheet supply unit 12 (hereinafter referred to as supply unit 12) is the position that the record sheet A of shape supplies with to image recording portion 14 of will cutting into slices.
In illustrated example, supply unit 12 has 2 places with the reel filling department of the box body 20 that the record sheet roller 20a that forms taken in of rectangular record sheet A, with the filling department of the box body 24 taken in of record sheet A of section shape, manually testing agency 28 in supply unit 26 and the table.
In the filling department of each casing 20, take in the record sheet roller 20a of mutual different in width (different size) usually.On the other hand, box body 24 is for identical with the box body that uses in the various printers, the box body that is used for taking in record sheet A and is seated in printer.
There is no particular limitation for record sheet A, can use all various record sheets that can utilize in the printer of electronic photography form (being subjected to the picture medium).
Moreover, in printer 10 of the present invention, can use surface well at least one side, particularly on the two sides, have the record sheet A that carries out the surface-treated image recording layer.Wherein be specially adapted to one side at least, the record sheet (image quality of photographing photo paper) that particularly will form as image recording layer by the transparent resin layer that thermoplastic resin constitutes on the two sides, can be formed in the good photographic quality photo in glossiness aspect by surface treatment at the base material that constitutes by paper etc.This record sheet A is after forming the toning picture on the transparent resin layer, by by the good pressurized treatments such as belt of surface smoothing (but also photographic fixing of double as toning picture), make transparent resin layer fusion/cool off/solidify and, can make the photo that glossiness is good as photography photo (with reference to aforementioned patent document 1 or Japanese kokai publication hei 5-215322 communique) thus the character of surface transfer printing of belt etc.
Be not particularly limited for the thermoplastic resin that constitutes transparent resin layer, for example can be polyester, tygon, styrene-acrylic resin etc.In addition, also be not particularly limited for the thickness of transparent resin layer, but from preventing because the viewpoint of the crackle that the strain after the surface treatment produces is good with 5~20 μ m.
Moreover, though omitted diagram, but be provided with testing agency in each filling department, it detects the width (size) of the record sheet roller 20a that is accommodated in the casing 20 and is accommodated in the size of the record sheet A in the box body 24 and record sheet A has with paper or on the two sides and the photography image quality photo of the corresponding image recording layer of the surface treatment record sheet kind with paper or common common paper and so on having photography image quality photo with the corresponding image recording layer of surface treatment on the one side.
Moreover, limit the known mechanism that can use all to utilize the mechanism of double-row type encapsulation switch (デ イ Star プ ス イ Star チ) or utilize the mechanism etc. of bar code in various printers, to carry out especially for testing agency.
The downstream of each casing 20 in being loaded into filling department (downstream of the conveyance direction of record sheet A) is provided with pull-out roll to 22 and cutting knife 27.
To go up the roller that record sheet is pulled out right for record sheet roller 20a from be housed in casing 20 to 22 for pull-out roll.In addition, cutting knife 27 is the shut-off mechanism of known tablets such as guillotine type cutting knife.
Record sheet being pulled out from record sheet roller 20a to 22 by means of pull-out roll, is to stop in the moment that length at the record sheet in cutting knife 27 downstreams becomes particular length.Then, cutting knife 27 cuts off record sheet, becomes the record sheet A of the cutting-out sheet of specific dimensions, and supplies with to specific transport mechanism.
The record sheet A that is housed in the box body 24 is pulled out by the known mechanism that utilizes in various printers, and supplies with to specific transport mechanism.
Manually sheet feeding section 26 is arranged at known manual sheet feeding section on the various printers for the insertion mouth that has the record sheet A that is used for inserting section (cut sheet) shape and use or disc type transport mechanism etc.
In printer 10, the record sheet A that only has one side and the corresponding image recording layer of surface treatment of surface treating part 16 of record sheet A is accommodated in casing 20 or the box body 24 with the opposed state of image recording layer and transfer printing portion 34 (transfer printing belt 60) (above in figure) in image recording portion 14.Aforesaid photography image quality photo also can arbitrary face be accommodated in casing 20 or the box body 24 with the transfer printing portion 34 opposed states (above in figure) of image recording portion 14 at the record sheet A that has image recording layer (if aforementioned photography image quality photo then is transparent resin layer with thin slice) on the two sides with paper etc.
By cutting knife 27 be cut to the record sheet A of specific dimensions, the record sheet A that pulls out from box body 24, the record sheet A that supplies with from manual sheet feeding section 26 all by carrying roller to and to 14 conveyances of image recording portion.
On the other hand, exposing unit 44 have make toning described later as the light source of the light beam (recording light) of electronic photography photoconductor drum 46 exposure of formation portion 32, light deflector, f θ lens, light path change with catoptron, light beam adjustment with lens etc., be known optical beam scanning system.
Promptly, exposure portion unit 44 is according to the view data of supplying with from exposure control part 42 (i.e. Ji Lu image), with the light beam E after the modulation to the ground projection of the corresponding to main scanning direction deflection of aforementioned Width (direction that intersects vertically with conveyance direction (sense of rotation of=electronic photography photosensitive drums 46)), reflectingly to specific exposure position incident, on electronic photography photoconductor drum 46, write down sub-image by reflective mirror 44a.
Toning is the formation portion of the known toning picture of electronic photography as formation portion 32, has electronic photography photoconductor drum 46 (hereinafter referred to as photosensitive drums 46), charged mechanism 48, wiper mechanism 50 and toner supply mechanism 52.
In addition, a part contacts with photosensitive drums 46 and is synchronously rotated to arrow b direction by the transfer printing belt of pushing by pressure roller 64 60 and the rotation of photosensitive drums 46.Thereby, in this contact site (press section that forms by pressure roller 64), be transferred on the transfer printing belt 60 by the toning picture of the photosensitive drums 46 of toner supply mechanism 52 video pictures.Remove the toner of image retention by wiper mechanism 50 in zone after the toning to transfer printing belt 60 of photosensitive drums 46 finishes as transfer printing.
In illustrated example, the formation of this toning picture and to the transfer printing of transfer printing belt 60 at the Y toner supply 54Y of portion, the M toner supply 54M of portion, the C toner supply 54C of portion and the K toner supply 54K of portion, carry out as land used successively in four toner supply portions.
For example as described above, after being transferred to Y toning picture on the belt 60, then, with toner supply mechanism 52 (body 52a) to 90 ° of rotations of the direction of arrow, make the M toner supply 54M of portion be positioned at the video picture position, coincide with the Y toning image position on the transfer printing belt 60, similarly on photosensitive drums 46, form sub-image and form M toning picture, be transferred on the transfer printing belt 60.Below, similarly, C toning picture to the transfer printing of transfer printing belt, is mixed colours K as transfer printing on the transfer printing belt.In addition, during this period, transfer roll 66 leaves with transfer printing belt 60.
Thereby in illustrated example, the position forms the picture of respectively mixing colours of Y, M, C and K identically on the surface of transfer printing belt 60, promptly forms (panchromatic) coloured image of 4 looks.
On the other hand, supply with the record sheet A of the section shape of specific dimensions from supply unit 12, by the diaphragm roller of the upstream of transfer roll for example 66 to the standby of 70 places.
After forming coloured image on the transfer printing belt 60; the mode that matches with record sheet A and the position that is formed at the coloured image on the transfer printing belt 60 and the rotation of transfer printing belt 60 regularly match; beginning is by the conveyance of diaphragm roller to the 70 record sheet A that carry out; and; transfer roll 66 is pushed transfer printing belt 60 (roller 62), by transfer printing belt 60 and transfer roll 66 clamping conveyance record sheet A.By this clamping conveyance, the toning that is formed at the colour of transfer printing belt 60 lip-deep 4 looks is looked like to be transferred on the record sheet A, on the side of record sheet A, form portrait.
As previously mentioned, this image for corresponding to the picture number of record with the image of picture (face is paid け).
Formed record images thin slice A by belt transporter 68 to a fixing roller to 36 conveyances.
Fixing roller to 36 at least one side be that the carrying roller of warm-up mill is right.This fixing roller can become clamp position and clamping open state by methods such as the roller that makes the image forming surface side move up and down as required to 36.
Fixing roller to 36 photographic fixing that form with the image of common electronic photography mode similarly by the clamping record sheet A of toning picture of image that has been formed on transfer printing in the transfer printing portion 34, will be mixed colours as heat/pressure, photographic fixing.
In printer 10 of the present invention, image recording process is not limited to the such electronic photography of illustrated example, can utilize all known image forming methods.
As an example, can utilize the method for implementing by following printer: promptly have hot video picture operation and use images such as water forms melt the matchmaker in the presence of the image transfer printing is being subjected to look like the printer of the sensitization video picture photosensitive material hot in nature on the medium; Ink-jet printer; And the various known printers (printing mechanism) such as printer that use thermal head.In addition, even utilizing under the situation of these image recording process, also can utilize well and be at least 1, particularly form image recording layer (for example the image receiving layer used of ink-vapor recording etc.) on the two sides, and this image recording layer is applicable to preferably as required, carries out heat/pressure is handled or lamination treatment (lamination process) the surface-treated record sheet A of etc.ing of transparent resin layer (as the image recording media that is subjected to look like medium).
The 1st counter-rotating portion 150 is counter-rotating in will being shown the 36 record sheet A with image fixing by a fixing roller for the so-called two sides photo that is formed in document image on the two sides, and the mechanism that supplies with to the upstream of diaphragm roller 70 (transfer printing portion 34) once more.
In illustrated example, the 1st counter-rotating portion 150 is made of following mechanism: promptly be disposed at fixing roller the 1st switching mechanism 72 to 36 downstream; From the branch conveyance path 74 that fixing roller is provided with 36 conveyance path branches ground; Be arranged at the counter-rotating conveyance path 76 in the downstream in branch conveyance path 74; From counter-rotating conveyance path 76 branches, arrive transfer printing portion 34 the upstream the diaphragm roller to 70 return conveyance path 78; The 2nd switching mechanism 80 that is arranged at counter-rotating conveyance path 76 and the take-off point that returns conveyance path 78 constitutes.
The 1st switching mechanism 72 and the 2nd switching mechanism 80 are and act in the conveyance path and make the known tablet conveyance path switching mechanism of record sheet A stable baffle plate and so on specific conveyance path.
In addition, each conveyance path is for by the transport mechanism of carrying roller to the known tablet that constitutes with the conveyance guide member.In addition, but counter-rotating conveyance path 76 is the conveyance path of rotating conveyance.
The 1st counter-rotating portion 150 carries out the reversing device that reverses in the table of record sheet A by so-called zigzaggery (switch back).
When in printer 10, making the two sides photo, the 1st switching mechanism 72 acts on since a fixing roller on 36 the conveyance path, by fixing roller to 36 with photographic fixing record images thin slice A to branch's conveyance path 74 conveyances,, arrive ratio the 2nd switching mechanism 80 in the rear end of record sheet A and lean on the moment in downstream to stop conveyance to counter-rotating conveyance path 76 conveyances from branch conveyance path 74.
After this; the 2nd switching mechanism 80 acts on the counter-rotating conveyance path 76; in counter-rotating conveyance path 76 with record sheet A to previous reverse direction conveyance; by by the guiding of the 2nd switching mechanism 80 and with record sheet A to returning 78 conveyances of conveyance path; from return conveyance path 78 to the diaphragm roller to 70 conveyances, thus will record sheet A counter-rotating in the table.
Supply with to image recording portion 14 (transfer printing portion 34) once more by the record sheet A that will have reversed in will showing, with image recording on the two sides of record sheet A.
Then quilt is to surface treating part 16 conveyances to 36 photographic fixing record images thin slice A by a fixing roller, and after this, quilt is to 15 conveyances of adjustment part, position.
In addition, in the photo of common paper is made,, therefore record sheet A is passed through owing to do not need the surface treatment of surface treating part 16 and photographic fixing to handle usually with in surface treating part 16, not carrying out any processing.Perhaps can in cut-out/aligning section 18 after this, not need to cut off under the situation of processing yet, after a fixing roller is to 36 photographic fixing end, discharge with output in the pallet 150 to common paper as photo.
But, in the present invention, if desired, not only can photography image quality photo with thin slice on, also can on various record sheet A such as common paper, carry out the surface treatment of the following stated.
In illustrated example, surface treating part 16 by warm-up mill 85, roller 86, be stretched in surface treatment belt 88 on warm-up mill 85 and the roller 86, cooling end 90 and constitute by surface disposal facility the 154, the 2nd counter-rotating portion 152 that niproll 92 constitutes as endless-belt.
In addition, do not limit especially, can utilize all known mechanisms for the heating arrangements of warm-up mill 85 and the cooling body of cooling end 90.
As shown in Figure 1, make record (transfer printing)/photographic fixing the face that has been recorded image at last of record images thin slice A towards surface treatment belt 88 sides ground to surface treating part 16 conveyances.
In surface treating part 16, at first,, make the surperficial butt of the face of last document image of record sheet A and surface treatment belt 88 and push by surface treatment belt 88 (warm-up mill 85) and niproll 92 clamping conveyances by record sheet A, simultaneously by warm-up mill 85 heating record sheet A.
Because this heating/push, the transparent resin layer fusion of record sheet A becomes the state that is close on the surface treatment belt 88 more weakly, and by 88 conveyances of surface treatment belt.In surface treating part 16, in this conveyance,, the transparent resin layer of fusion is solidified by cooling end 90 cooling record sheet A.
Cooled record sheet A peels off from surface treatment belt 88 in the return portion that roller 86 forms, and supplies with downstream.
The transparent resin layer of record sheet A (thermoplastic resin) is pressed against on the surface treatment belt 88 and heating/fusion as described above, after this, by in by conveyance, cooling off/solidify, thus the surface texture of transfer surface processing belt 88.As previously mentioned, surface treatment belt 88 has very high surface smoothing.Therefore, the record sheet A that has been transferred the character of surface of surface treatment belt 88 becomes the record sheet with the very high good gloss of surperficial flatness, can access the photo with silver salt photography photo equal quality.
In addition,,, this processing that applies glossiness not only can be carried out, various surface treatments such as coarse (surface coarsening) processing can also be carried out by selecting the character of surface of surface treatment belt 88 according to the surface treatment of this record sheet A.
Moreover in the printer 10 of illustrated example, the heating condition of this surface treating part 16 and/or cooling condition can be adjusted, and thus, also can be adjusted at glossiness of the surface of record sheet A (photo) giving etc.
In addition, in illustrated example, utilize the so-called grit of record sheet A that record sheet A is peeled off from surface treatment belt 88.Thereby, preferably as illustrated in fig. 1, the diameter of the roller 86 of surface treatment belt 88 tensionings is reduced by making from surface treating part 16 to the position of discharging record sheet A, can improve the fissility of record sheet A from the surface treatment belt 88.
Moreover in the present invention, the surface treatment of the image recording layer of record sheet A is not defined as the transfer printing of the character of surface that produces by the such heat/pressure of illustrated example, can utilize the various surface treatments of being undertaken by printer.
As an example, can exemplify: the transparent resin layer (thin slice) that the lip-deep glossiness that will put on image recording layer is used stacked/lamination be close to handles, and behind the surface coated thermoplastic resin cosmetics (toner etc.) of image recording layer, by carrying out the surface treatments such as processing that heat/pressure applies glossiness.
The 2nd counter-rotating portion 152 is to carry out surface treatment when being produced on the so-called two sides photo of document image on the two sides and with the mechanism of counter-rotating in the record sheet A table.
In illustrated example, the 2nd counter-rotating portion 152 is made of following mechanism: the 1st switching mechanism 162 that promptly is arranged at surface disposal facility 154 (roller 86) downstream; The branch conveyance path 164 that is provided with from the conveyance path branches of surface disposal facility 154 ground; Near branch's conveyance path 164 downstream end, branch into two strands, arrive surface disposal facility 154 the upstream return conveyance path 166; From branch conveyance path 164 to the counter-rotating conveyance path 168 of returning conveyance path 166 opposition side branches; Be arranged at the 2nd switching mechanism 170 on the take-off point that returns conveyance path 166 and counter-rotating conveyance path 168; The 3rd switching mechanism 172 that is arranged on the fluidic junction of the conveyance path of surface disposal facility 154 and the take-off point that returns conveyance path 166 constitutes.
The 1st switching mechanism 162 and the 2nd switching mechanism 170 are and act on the conveyance path and with the known tablet switching mechanism of record sheet A to baffle plate of specific conveyance route guidance and so on.
In addition, each conveyance path is for by the transport mechanism of carrying roller to the known tablet that constitutes with the conveyance guide.Moreover, but counter-rotating conveyance path 168 is conveyance paths of rotating conveyance.Moreover, after will describe in detail, return conveyance path 166 and also can be used as the effect of counter-rotating conveyance path, but be the conveyance path of rotating conveyance.
Same with aforementioned the 1st counter-rotating portion 150, the 2nd counter-rotating portion 152 also utilizes so-called zigzaggery to carry out reversing in the table of record sheet A.In addition, describe in detail about the back that acts on of the 2nd counter-rotating portion 152.
On the two sides, carry out surface-treated record sheet A by surface treating part 16, to 15 conveyances of adjustment part, position.
Adjustment part, position 15 be will move on Width by the record sheet A after the surface treatment in surface treating part 16 as required, and for example every ground changes the position of supply to the position of the Width of the record sheet A of cut-out/aligning section 18.
In adjustment part, position 15, do not limit especially for travel mechanism's (position adjusting mechanism) that record sheet A is moved on Width, can utilize the travel mechanism of various known tablets.
As an example, exemplified out: used record sheet A to the travel mechanism that presses mechanism that Width presses; Used and contacted the line position restriction of going forward side by side with the edge (end of Width) of record sheet A, can be on Width the guiding parts of location change, the position that makes Width is the travel mechanism of ad-hoc location; Used the right travel mechanism of carrying roller that under the state of clamping record sheet A, on axis direction, moves; Used maintaining body such as sucker holding the record thin slice A, and with this maintaining body after moving on the Width, the travel mechanism that the maintenance of record sheet A is removed by maintaining body etc.
In adjustment part, position 15, with the position of Width as the record sheet A of ad-hoc location then by cut-out portion 102 conveyances to cut-out/aligning section 18.
Cut-out/aligning section 18 has cut-out portion 102, aligning section 104 and discharge portion 106.
Record sheet A from 15 conveyances of adjustment part, position to cut-out/aligning section 18 at first cuts off according to photo size cut-out portion 102, becomes the photo P (duplicate) as product output.
Cut-out portion 102 has the 1st cutting cutter the 110, the 2nd cutting cutter 112, guillotine type cutting knife 114 and diaphragm roller to 115.
The 1st cutting cutter 110 and the 2nd cutting cutter 112 all are the mechanisms that cut off record sheet A on the conveyance direction, are to use for example known cutting cutter such as rotary cutter or round cutter.In addition, the 2nd cutting cutter 112 is configured in the downstream with respect to the 1st cutting cutter 110.
The 1st cutting cutter 110 and the 2nd cutting cutter 112 are all served as reasons and be arranged in to co-located the mechanism that 2 cutting knifes on the Width constitute on the conveyance directions.In addition, each cutting knife that constitutes each cutting cutter is and can constitutes movably on Width by known method.
The 1st cutting cutter 110 and the 2nd cutting cutter 112, all according to the position adjustment information of the record sheet A in the width information of record sheet A, the positional information of image (positional information of Width) and the adjustment part, position 15, make each cutting knife on Width, move the corresponding position of photo that is positioned at Yu makes.
In cut-out portion 102, be positioned on the off-position of Width at each cutting knife that makes the 1st cutting cutter 110 and the 2nd cutting cutter 112 as described above after, by record sheet A is carried out conveyance, and record sheet A is cut off on the conveyance direction, thereby cut out the Width size of finished product photo.
Shown in Fig. 2 (A), to go up at Width (arrow x direction) under the situation of record 2 images, a side's of the 1st cutting cutter 110 cutting knife and the opposing party's cutting knife are configured in the image cut-out line Cx in Width left side respectively towards conveyance direction (arrow y direction)
1The position and the cut-out line Cx of this image
2The position on.In addition, a side's of the 2nd cutting cutter 112 cutting knife is configured in the cut-out line Cx of the image on same right side
3The position, the opposing party's cutting knife is configured in the cut-out line Cx of this image
4The position on.
In cut-out portion 102, under the situation of 2 images of record on the Width, by with this state conveyance record sheet A, at first, by the 1st cutting cutter 110 towards the conveyance direction cut out the photo of making left-side images size at Width, after this, cut out the photo of making same image right size by the 2nd cutting cutter 112 at Width.
On the other hand, shown in Fig. 2 (B), under the situation of 1 pixel of record on the Width, the 2nd cutting cutter 112 (its 2 cutting knifes) is made a concession from the conveyance direction of record sheet A, makes a side's of the 1st cutting cutter 110 cutting knife be configured in cut-out line Cx
1The position, the opposing party's cutting knife is configured in cuts off line Cx
2The position.
In cut-out portion 102, under the situation of 1 pixel of record on the Width, by with this state conveyance record sheet A, cut out the photo of making image size by the 1st cutting cutter 110 at Width.
Guillotine type cutting knife 114 is that record sheet A is cut off, known guillotine type cutting knife on Width.
In addition; the diaphragm roller is to 115; be the positional information (positional information of conveyance direction) according to the image of record sheet A and stop the conveyance of record sheet A in the off-position of guillotine type cutting knife 114, the carrying roller of the off-position location of the conveyance direction of the line item thin slice A that goes forward side by side is right.
For example shown in Fig. 2 (A), write down under the situation of 2 images on conveyance direction (arrow y direction), the diaphragm roller is to 115, at first at the cut-out line Cy of the front end of the image of front
1Be positioned at the moment of the off-position of guillotine type cutting knife 114, stop the conveyance of record sheet A.After this, drive guillotine type cutting knife 114, cutting off line Cy
1Last cut-out record sheet A.
After the cut-out, the diaphragm roller carries out the conveyance of record sheet A once again to 115, at the cut-out line Cy of the rear end side of same image
2Be positioned at the moment of the off-position of guillotine type cutting knife 114, stop the conveyance of record sheet A.After this, similarly, drive 114 actions of guillotine type cutting knife, and cutting off line Cy
1Last cut-out record sheet A.At this, in cut-out portion 102, owing to before record sheet A was being cut off line Cx by the 1st cutting cutter 110 and the 2nd cutting cutter 112
1~cut-out line Cx
4Last cut-out by the cut-out based on this guillotine type cutting knife 114, cuts out 2 pieces of photo P of front.
Below similarly, after the cut-out, the diaphragm roller carries out the conveyance of record sheet A once again to 115, at the cut-out line Cy of the front of the 2nd image of conveyance direction
3Be positioned at the moment of the off-position of guillotine type cutting knife 114, stop conveyance, guillotine type cutting knife 114 is cutting off line Cy
3After this last cut-out record sheet A, carries out conveyance and once again at the cut-out line Cy of rear end side
4Be positioned at the moment of off-position, stop conveyance, guillotine type cutting knife 114 is cutting off line Cy
4Last cut-out record sheet A.
Thus, with similarly, with cut-out line Cx before
1~cut-out line Cx
4Cut-out together cut out 2 pieces of photo P of rear end side, cut out and the corresponding 4 pieces of photo P of photo size from 4 images that are recorded on the record sheet A.
On the other hand, shown in Fig. 2 (B), under the situation that has write down 1 image on the conveyance direction, the diaphragm roller is to the 115 cut-out line Cy in the front of image
1Be positioned at the moment of the off-position of guillotine type cutting knife 114, stop the conveyance of record sheet A, after this, drive guillotine type cutting knife 114, cutting off line Cy
1Last cut-out record sheet A.
After the cut-out, the diaphragm roller carries out the conveyance of record sheet A once again to 115, at the cut-out line Cy of the rear end side of image
2Be positioned at the moment of the off-position of guillotine type cutting knife 114, stop the conveyance of record sheet A, similarly, drive guillotine type cutting knife 114, cutting off line Cy
1Last cut-out record sheet A.As previously mentioned, in cut-out portion 102, owing to before record sheet A was being cut off line Cx by the 1st cutting cutter 110
1And cut-out line Cx
2Last cut-out by the cut-out of this guillotine type cutting knife 114, according to 1 image that is recorded on the record sheet A, cuts out and the corresponding 1 piece of photo P of photo size.
(cutting out from record sheet A) the photo P that is cut off by cut-out portion 102 is after this to aligning section 104 conveyances, from aligning section 104 to discharge portion 108 conveyances.
Aligning section 104 is the photo P that will be cut off by cut-out portion 102 to mechanism that discharge portion 106 is discharged.At this, when having write down 2 images on record sheet A broad ways, aligning section 104 makes the photo P of 2 row on Width that obtained by 102 cut-outs of cut-out portion become row (single-rowization), and discharges to discharge portion 106.In illustrated example, aligning section 104 have the roller of moving into 120, carrying roller to 122,124 and 132, distributing roller to 126 and single-rowization roller to 130.In addition, at distributing roller 126 positive upstream is disposed printing mechanism 138.
In addition, discharge portion 106 is by 2 rollers 140, is stretched in the belt transporter that the endless-belt 142 on this roller 140 constitutes.
Aligning section 104 move into the mechanism that roller 120 constitutes 120a and 120b for 2 rollers arranging on Width.Roller is that separate and drivable carrying roller is right to 120a and 120b.
This roller of moving into a side of roller 120 is cutting off line Cx by the 1st cutting cutter 110 to 120a and record on Width during 2 images
1And cut-out line Cx
2The photo P of last cut-out (position of its Width) is corresponding.In addition, the opposing party's roller is cutting off line Cx to 120b and by same the 2nd cutting cutter 112
3And cut-out line Cx
4The photo P (ditto) of last cut-out is corresponding.
Aligning section 104 has in the downstream branch of moving into roller 120: by the 1st conveyance path 134 of carrying roller to 122 and 124 belows that constitute, and by single-rowization roller to 130 and carrying roller to the 2nd conveyance path 136 of 132 tops that constitute.The single-rowization roller in the 2nd conveyance path 136 is that the carrying roller that can move on Width is right to 130.
With the branch location of the 1st conveying unit 134 on, dispose: act on from roller to 120a or further from roller on the conveyance path of 120b and with the guiding parts (omit diagram) of photo P to 134 guidings of the 1st conveyance path.
Moreover, two conveyance paths carrying roller to 124 and carrying roller 132 downstream is converged by not shown guiding parts etc., arrive distributing roller to 126.
Shown in Fig. 2 (A), under the situation of 2 images of record on the Width, aforementioned guiding parts is only acted on move into roller 120 from the conveyance path that roller begins 120a.
During the photo P of 2 row on Width after conveyance is cut off, in aligning section 104, the photo P that will cut off by the 1st cutting cutter 110 by roller to 120a and aforementioned guiding parts to 134 conveyances of the 1st conveyance path, on the other hand, the photo P that in the 2nd cutting cutter 112, cuts off by roller to 120b to 136 conveyances of the 2nd conveyance path.
In the 1st conveyance path 134, by the photo P of conveyance by carrying roller to 122 and 124 conveyances, conveyance to distributing roller to 126, then, distributing roller is discharged photo P 126 to discharge portion 106.
On the other hand, in the 1st conveyance path 136, at single-rowization roller to 130 clampings by the moment of the photo P of conveyance, stop conveyance (roller also stops 120b).After this, as required, make roller become the clamping open state to 120b after, single-rowization roller is moved on Width 130, with photo P move to the position of roller to the corresponding Width of 120a on.After the moving of Width, by single-rowization roller to 130 and carrying roller begins conveyance photo P as follows to 132 and to distributing roller to 126 conveyances: promptly be supplied in 126 supply regularly being matched of photo P in the 1st conveyance path 134 to carrying roller, and entering thereafter.Then, distributing roller is discharged photo P 126 to discharge portion 106.
In addition, in Fig. 2 (A) institute example, on the conveyance direction, also be formed with 2 pieces of photo P.
In the case, single-rowization roller to moving with previous reverse direction of Width, is got back to original position to the moment that 130 in front photo P leave, after this, by roller to 120b conveyance photo P, with to 136 conveyances of the 2nd conveyance path.The 2nd conveyance path 136 of this photo of conveyance P is with similarly in the past, at single-rowization roller moment of 130 clamping photo P is stopped conveyance, as required, after making roller become the clamping open state to 120b, single-rowization roller is moved on Width 130, with photo P move to the position of roller to the corresponding Width of 120a on, after this, by single-rowization roller to 130 and carrying roller to 132 conveyance photo P, discharge to discharge portion 106 126 by carrying roller again.
Thus, multiple row photo P discharges by single-rowization and to discharge portion 106 on Width.
Relative therewith, shown in Fig. 2 (B), under the situation of 1 image of record on the Width, aforementioned guiding parts acts on the conveyance path from two sides of roller to 120a and 120b.
In aligning section 104, when the cut photo P of conveyance, move into roller 120 (roller is driven synchronously to 120a and 120b) and aforementioned guiding parts with photo P to 134 conveyances of the 1st conveyance path, in the 1st conveyance path 134, by carrying roller to 122 and 124 conveyance photo P, to 126 conveyances, then, distributing roller is discharged photo P 126 to discharge portion 106 to distributing roller.
At this, as previously mentioned, 126 positive upstream and the inside (non-image record surface) of photo P are disposed printing mechanism 138 accordingly at distributing roller.
In this printer 10, as record sheet A, use has the photography image quality photo paper of image recording layer on one side or two, on only making 1 during the so-called single face photo of document image, at first, in supply unit 12, pull out record sheet A and be cut to specific size with the casing 20 of thin slice (sheet material) from accommodating photography image quality photo by cutting knife 27, or from accommodating the box body 24 taking-up record sheet As of photography image quality photo with thin slice, or, supply with record sheet A from supply unit 12 from manual supply unit 26 supply photography image quality photo thin slices.
The record sheet A that supply unit 12 is supplied with supplies with to image recording portion 14, and in this conveyance way, reversing device 28 detects correct towards whether (transparent resin layer whether in table reversing device 28) in the table of record sheet A in the table.
At this, in the table decision mechanism 28 in the table that detects record sheet A under incorrect situation, carrying out image recording after the counter-rotating by the 1st counter-rotating portion 150 of recording portion 14 in record sheet A table, and can't help the 2nd counter-rotating portion 152 of surface treating part 16 and carry out reversally carrying out surface treatment in the table of record sheet A.
In image recording portion 14, record sheet A by transfer printing belt 60 and transfer roll 66 clamping conveyances and on transparent resin layer transfer printing toning picture, by a fixing roller to the 36 clamping conveyances and the document image of will mixing colours as photographic fixing.
Then, to write down record images thin slice A to surface treating part 16 conveyances, by by surface treatment belt 88 and niproll 92 clamping conveyances, make record sheet A heating and push/be close on the surface treatment belt 88, by cooling end 88 coolings, after this by peeling off, carry out the surface treatment (gloss processing) of the transparent resin layer of record sheet A from surface treatment belt 88.
Then, will carry out surface-treated record sheet A, behind the position of having adjusted Width, to 102 conveyances of cut-out portion to 15 conveyances of adjustment part, position.In cut-out portion 102, by the 1st cutting cutter 110 or in addition the 2nd cutting cutter 112 Width is cut out photo size, then, by plug-in strip cutting knife 114 the conveyance direction is cut out photo size, make record sheet A become single photo P, in aligning section 104,, discharge to discharge portion 106 as required with single-rowization of photo P.
In addition, only make with thin slice under the situation of double-sided photograph using at the photography image quality photo that has image recording layer (transparent resin layer) on 1 as record sheet A, with the situation of single face photo similarly, record sheet A is supplied with to image recording portion 14 from supply unit 12, correct in the table of reversing device 28 detection record thin slice A in the table towards whether.
At this, in the table decision mechanism 28 in the table that detects record sheet A under incorrect situation, earlier begin to carry out image recording ground and carry out the two sides record from the inside, can't help surface treating part 16 reversally carries out surface treatment in showing.With record sheet A counter-rotating and be housed among the box body A and proofread and correct, supply with record sheet A to image recording portion 14.
In image recording portion 14, in transfer printing portion 34 on the image recording layer of record sheet A transfer printing toning picture, by fixing roller to 36 clamping conveyances and will mix colours as photographic fixing, document image on the image recording layer of record sheet A at first.
At this, carry out under the situation of two-face printing, by with record sheet A to 150 conveyances of the 1st counter-rotating portion, counter-rotating and to keeping the film roller in the face of land as previously mentioned to 70 conveyances, the inside of record sheet A becomes and corresponding side of image recording (with transfer printing belt 60 opposites).
To so write down counter-rotating in the record images thin slice A table on the image recording layer (transparent resin layer), record sheet A is supplied with to image recording portion 14, with similarly before, in transfer printing portion 34, to the inside of record sheet A transfer printing toning picture, also will mix colours as photographic fixing document image on the two sides of image recording layer and the inside by a fixing roller to 36 clamping conveyances.
Behind document image on the two sides of record sheet A, to surface treating part 16 conveyances.
As previously mentioned, in image recording portion 14, because document image inside at last, under this state during conveyance, in surface disposal facility 154, the inside of record sheet A and surface treatment belt 88 opposite faces.
For this reason, in the 2nd counter-rotating portion 152, will record sheet A counter-rotating in the table, with image recording layer as record sheet A being supplied to surface disposal facility 154 with the corresponding side of surface treatment.
Be in particular, in the 2nd reversing device 152, for will record sheet A counter-rotating in the table, aforesaid the 3rd switching mechanism 172 is acted on from image recording portion 14 to surface disposal facility on 154 the conveyance path, record sheet A is introduced returns conveyance path 166.
Be positioned at than the moment of the 3rd switching mechanism 172 in the rear end of record sheet A by the downstream, stop to return the conveyance in conveyance path 166 (counter-rotating conveyance path 168), then, switch the 3rd switching mechanism 172, record sheet A is directed into from returning conveyance path 166 (counter-rotating conveyance path 168) to the conveyance path of surface disposal facility 154.
After switching the 3rd switching mechanism 172, by return conveyance path 166 (reversing paths 168) with record sheet A to before opposite direction conveyance, by conveyance 154 conveyance path from image recording portion 14 to surface disposal facility, with counter-rotating in the record sheet A table, record sheet A is supplied with to surface disposal facility 154.
Thereby, with image recording layer as supplying with record sheet A to surface disposal facility 154 with surface treatment opposite side ground.
In the surface disposal facility 154 of surface treating part 16, as previously mentioned, the transparent resin layer of record sheet A is heated on surface treatment belt 88/pushes and is close to, in conveyance, cool off, peel off from the transfer printing belt, carry out the surface treatment of transparent resin layer.
Then, with similarly, will carry out surface-treated record sheet A, behind the position of having adjusted Width, to 102 conveyances of cut-out portion to 15 conveyances of adjustment part, position before.In cut-out portion 102, record sheet A is cut off on Width and conveyance direction, become photo P one by one, again in aligning section 104 as required with single-rowization of photo P, to discharge to discharge portion 106.
In addition, using the photography image quality photo thin slice (paper) that on 2, has image recording layer (transparent resin layer) as record sheet A, make under the situation with surface-treated two sides, two sides photo, similarly record sheet A is supplied with to image recording portion 14 from supply unit 12.
In image recording portion 14, in transfer printing portion 34 to the image recording layer transfer printing toning picture on the surface of record sheet A, by fixing roller to 36 clamping conveyances and will mix colours as photographic fixing, at first, document image on the image recording layer on the surface of record sheet A.In addition, at this, in record sheet A, with the face of first document image as the 1st, with the face of document image after this as the 2nd.
Carry out under the situation of two sides photographic printing at this, as previously mentioned, with record sheet A to 150 conveyances of the 1st counter-rotating portion, by in the table reversally to keeping the film roller to 70 conveyances, thereby the 2nd face of record sheet A is become and corresponding side of image recording (with transfer printing belt 60 opposites).
To so write down counter-rotating in the record images thin slice A table on the 1st the image recording layer, record sheet A is supplied with to image recording portion 14, with similarly before, in transfer printing portion 34, the 2nd transfer printing toning picture to record sheet A, by fixing roller to 36 clamping conveyances and will mix colours as photographic fixing, document image on the two sides of the 1st image recording layer and the 2nd 's image recording layer.
In image recording portion 14, after having write down image on the two sides of record sheet A, to surface treating part 16 conveyances.
In image recording portion 14 because document image on the 2nd at last, under this state during conveyance, in the surface disposal facility 154 of surface treating part 16, the 2nd of record sheet A with surface treatment belt 88 opposites.
In surface disposal facility 154, as previously mentioned, the 2nd the image recording layer of record sheet A is heated on surface treatment belt 88/pushes and is close to, in conveyance, cool off, peel off from the transfer printing belt, to carry out the 2nd the surface treatment of record sheet A.
At this, using the photography image quality photo thin slice (paper) that has image recording layer (transparent resin layer) on the two sides as record sheet A, be made under the situation of two sides photo, by with record sheet A to 152 conveyances of the 2nd counter-rotating portion, reverse in the table, once more record sheet A is supplied with to the upstream of surface disposal facility 154 (surface treating part 16), make the 1st image recording layer and surface treatment belt 88 opposites of record sheet A.
In printer 10, when on the two sides of two sides photo, carrying out surface treatment, the 1st switching mechanism 162 affacts from the conveyance path of surface disposal facility 154 beginnings, carry out surface treatment by surface disposal facility 154, with the record sheet A that peels off to branch's conveyance path 164 conveyances, conveyance to the 2 switching mechanisms 170.Then, the 2nd switching mechanism 170 is acted on the branch conveyance path 164, thereby record sheet A is introduced in the counter-rotating conveyance path 168.
Be positioned in the rear end of record sheet A than the take-off point in counter-rotating conveyance path 164 the moment by the rear end, on counter-rotating conveyance path 164, stop conveyance, then, switch the 2nd switching mechanism 170, so that record sheet A is guided from counter-rotating conveyance path 164 to returning conveyance path 166.At last, the 3rd switching mechanism 172 acted on return on the conveyance path 166, with the conveyance path conveyance of record sheet A to the upstream of surface disposal facility 154.
Supply with to surface disposal facility 154 once more by the record sheet A after the counter-rotating in so will showing, on the two sides of record sheet A, carry out surface treatment.
Then, the transparent resin layer on the surface of record sheet A is heated on surface treatment belt 88/pushes and is close to, in conveyance, cool off, peel off from the transfer printing belt, to carry out the 1st the surface treatment of record sheet A.That is, finish the surface treatment of image recording layer on the two sides of record sheet A.
Then, with similarly, will carry out surface-treated record sheet A, behind the position of having adjusted Width, to 102 conveyances of cut-out portion to 15 conveyances of adjustment part, position before.In cut-out portion 102, record sheet A is cut off on Width and conveyance direction, become single photo P, in aligning section 104, as required,, discharge again to discharge portion 106 with single-rowization of photo P.
As above-mentioned, because printer 10 is used for the 1st counter-rotating portion 150 of document image on the two sides of record sheet A except having, also have image recording after on the two sides, counter-rotating in the surface-treated record sheet A table will carried out on 1, the 2nd counter-rotating portion 152 to the supply of the upstream of surface disposal facility 154, even for the situation of supplying with the record sheet A that on the two sides, has image recording layer, can 1 mechanism be provided with 2 surface disposal facility yet, promptly can be owing to not being provided with that volume that 2 surface disposal facility cause mechanism increases or the manufacturing cost of mechanism and consume increase ground document image on the image recording layer on two sides of electric power, and be formed in the two sides photo that has images with high image quality on the surface-treated two sides of the image recording layer that has carried out the two sides.
Fig. 3 shows another routine synoptic diagram of printer of the present invention.
Since at the printer shown in Fig. 3 180 except that surface treating part 16 is arranged on the downstream of adjustment part, position 15, basically have the structure same with printer 10, identical parts are annotated with identical symbol, and the following description is carried out with acting as mainly of printer 180.
In this printer 180, use photography image quality photo thin slice as record sheet A, effect when making the single face photo, except that the position adjustment of record sheet A is carried out prior to surface treatment, same with printer 10, in image recording portion 14, document image on the image recording layer of record sheet A, in adjustment part, position 15, the surface treatment of the image recording layer of record sheet A as ad-hoc location, in surface treating part 16, is carried out in the position of Width of having write down record images thin slice A, in cut-out portion 102, record sheet A is cut out size into the Width of finished product photo, then, in aligning section 104, with cut single-rowization of photo, discharge to discharge portion 106.
In addition, in this printer 180, to the situation of using the photography image quality photo on 1, have image recording layer (transparent resin layer) to make the two sides photo of thin slice as record sheet A, with aforesaid printer 10 similarly, supply with record sheet A from supply unit 12, in the table decision mechanism 28 detect in the table of record sheet A correct towards whether, and to 14 conveyances of image recording portion.
At this, reversing device 28 in the table detect in the table of record sheet A under incorrect situation, carry out image recording earlier from the inside, by reversing in the table that carries out record sheet A by the 1st reversing device 150, and carry out image recording from the teeth outwards, thereby carry out image recording on the two sides, then, can't help the 2nd counter-rotating portion 152 of surface treating part 16 carries out reversally carrying out surface treatment in the table of record sheet A.
In image recording portion 14, with similarly, in transfer printing portion 34,, also will mix colours to 36 clamping conveyances as photographic fixing by a fixing roller to image recording layer (transparent resin layer) the transfer printing toning picture of record sheet A before, at first, document image on the image recording layer of record sheet A.
Then, with similarly before, by in the 1st counter-rotating portion 152 with record sheet counter-rotating, the inside that makes record sheet A is as corresponding side with image recording (with transfer printing belt 60 opposites), to the diaphragm roller to 70 conveyances.With so counter-rotating in the record sheet A of document image on image recording layer table, supply with image recording portion 14, to mix colours as transfer printing on the inside of record sheet A by transfer printing portion 34, by fixing roller to 36 conveyances clampingly and will mix colours as photographic fixing, with image recording on the two sides of image recording layer and the inside.
As previously mentioned, in image recording portion 14, go up document image at last inside.In printer 180, under this state directly with record sheet A to 15 conveyances of adjustment part, position.
In adjustment part, position 15, behind the position of the Width of adjusting record sheet A, to surface treating part 16 conveyances.
If conveyance record sheet A intactly from adjustment part, position 15, then in surface treating part 16, the inside of record sheet A and surface treatment belt 88 opposite faces.
Therefore, with similarly before, in the 2nd counter-rotating portion 152, will record sheet A counter-rotating in the table, image recording layer as corresponding side with surface treatment, and is supplied to surface treating part 16 with record sheet A.
In surface treating part 16, with similarly before, the image recording layer of record sheet A is heated on surface treatment belt 88/pushes and is close to, in conveyance, cool off, and peel off, and carry out the surface treatment of record sheet A from the transfer printing belt.
Then,, in cut-out portion 102, record sheet A is cut off on Width and conveyance direction before, become single photo P, in aligning section 104,, discharge again to discharge portion 106 as required with single-rowization of photo P with similarly.
Moreover, for using the photography image quality photo that on the two sides, has image recording layer (transparent resin layer) to make the situation of the two sides being carried out surface-treated two sides photo of thin slice, record sheet A is supplied with to recording portion 14 from supply unit 12 as record sheet A.
In image recording portion 14, with printer 10 similarly, document image on the image recording layer on the two sides of record sheet A.In addition, this in record sheet A also with the face (image recording layer) of first document image as the 1st, with the face of document image thereafter as the 2nd.
With the example of front similarly, in image recording portion 14, document image on the 2nd at last.In printer 180, under this state intactly with record sheet A to 15 conveyances of adjustment part, position, promptly so that the 2nd of the record sheet A state conveyance record sheet A with 15 opposites, adjustment part, position.
In adjustment part, position 15, behind the position of having adjusted Width, to surface treating part 16 conveyances.
In surface treating part 16, the 2nd and surface treatment belt 88 opposite faces of record sheet A.The 2nd the image recording layer of record sheet A is heated on surface treatment belt 88/pushes and is close to, in conveyance, cool off, and peel off, carry out the 2nd the surface treatment of record sheet A from the transfer printing belt.
At this, using the photography image quality photo that has image recording layer (transparent resin layer) on the two sides to be made into paper under the situation of two sides photo as record sheet A, with aforesaid printer 10 similarly, by with record sheet A to 152 conveyances of the 2nd counter-rotating portion, and counter-rotating in the table, and once more record sheet A is supplied with to the upstream of surface disposal facility 154 (surface treating part 16), make the 1st image recording layer and surface treatment belt 88 opposites of record sheet A.Thereby, the 1st the image recording layer of record sheet A is heated/pushes and is close on the surface treatment belt 88, in conveyance, cool off, peel off from the transfer printing belt, carry out the 1st the surface treatment of record sheet A.
Then,, in cut-out portion 102, record sheet A is cut off on Width and conveyance direction before, become single photo P, again in aligning section 104, as required with single-rowization of photo P, to discharge to discharge portion 106 with similarly.
Fig. 4 shows another routine synoptic diagram of the present invention.
Owing to remove the downstream that surface treating part 16 is arranged on adjustment part, position 15 at the printer shown in Fig. 4 190, have beyond the 2nd counter-rotating portion 192 different with the 2nd counter-rotating portion 152 structures of printer 10 of the present invention and 180, basically has the same structure of aforementioned and printer 10, same parts is annotated with same-sign, and the following description serves as main carrying out with different positions.
In printer shown in Figure 3 180, under the situation of making the two sides photo, counter-rotating in showing after carrying out the position adjustment by position adjusting mechanism 15 has the possibility that produces error on the position of the Width of the record sheet A that supplies with to cut-out portion 102.
The 2nd counter-rotating portion 192 of printer 190 is made of following mechanism: the 1st switching mechanism 200 that promptly is configured in the downstream of surface disposal facility 154; The branch conveyance path 202 that is provided with from conveyance path branches ground by surface disposal facility 154 beginnings; Branch near downstream end from branch conveyance path 202 two strands and in-position adjusting mechanism 15 the upstream return conveyance path 194; From branch conveyance path 202 to return conveyance path 194 opposition side branches and arrive the counter-rotating conveyance path 196 in conveyance path of the upstream of surface disposal facility 154; Be arranged on the 2nd switching mechanism 204 on the take-off point that returns conveyance path 194 and counter-rotating conveyance path 196; Be arranged on the 3rd switching mechanism 198 in the interflow portion of take-off point in the conveyance path of surface disposal facility 154 and counter-rotating conveyance path 196.
Moreover, but branch conveyance path 202, return conveyance path 194, counter-rotating conveyance path 196 is the conveyance path of rotating conveyance.
In this printer 190, effect when using photography image quality photo to make the single face photo of thin slice as record sheet A is identical with aforementioned printer 170, in image recording portion 14, document image on record sheet A, in adjustment part, position 15, the position of having write down the Width of record images thin slice A is changed to certain location, in surface treating part 16, carry out the surface treatment of the image recording layer of record sheet A, in cut-out portion 102, record sheet A is cut into the size of the Width of product photo, then, in aligning section 104, with single-rowization of cutting off of photo, and to discharge portion 106 discharges.
In addition, in this printer 190, for the situation of using the photography image quality photo on 1, have image recording layer (transparent resin layer) to make the two sides photo of thin slice as record sheet A, with aforesaid printer 10 similarly, supply with record sheet A from supply unit 12, in the table decision mechanism 28 detect in the table of record sheet A correct towards whether, and to 14 conveyances of image recording portion.
At this, in the table that detects record sheet A under incorrect situation, carry out image recording earlier from the inside, carry out image recording from the teeth outwards by counter-rotating in the table that carries out record sheet A by the 1st reversing device 150, thereby on the two sides, carry out image recording, then, in adjustment part, position 15, carry out the position adjustment of record sheet A, can't help the 2nd counter-rotating portion 152 of surface treating part 16 and carry out reversally carrying out surface treatment in the table of record sheet A, intactly to 102 conveyances of cut-out portion.
In image recording portion 14, with previous example similarly, with image recording after on the image recording layer of record sheet A, by the 1st counter-rotating portion 150 will record sheet A table in counter-rotating, document image on the inside of record sheet A, i.e. document image on the two sides of image recording layer and the inside.
As previously mentioned, in image recording portion 14, go up document image at last inside.Image recording portion 14 under this state intactly with record sheet A to 15 conveyances of adjustment part, position.In adjustment part, position 15, do not carry out the position adjustment, intactly to surface treating part 16 conveyances.
In surface treating part 16, the image recording layer of record sheet A is carried out surface treatment.
At record sheet A when 15 beginnings are with intact state conveyance from the adjustment part, position, the inside of record sheet A with the state on surface treatment belt 88 opposites under be supplied to.Therefore, in the 2nd counter-rotating portion 192, will record sheet A counter-rotating in the table, with image recording layer as with the corresponding side of surface treatment to surface treating part 16 supply record sheet A.
Be in particular, in the 2nd counter-rotating portion 192, for will record sheet A counter-rotating in the table, the 3rd switching mechanism 198 is acted on from adjustment part, position 15 to surface treating part on 16 the conveyance path, record sheet A is introduced in the counter-rotating conveyance path 196.
Then, the 2nd switching mechanism 204 is acted on the counter-rotating conveyance path 196, record sheet A is introduced in the branch conveyance path 202.Arrive than the moment of the 2nd switching mechanism 204 in the rear end of record sheet A, stop the conveyance in branch conveyance path 202 by the downstream.Then, switch the 2nd switching mechanism 204, so that record sheet A is guided from branch conveyance path 202 to returning conveyance path 194.
After switching the 2nd switching mechanism 204, by branch conveyance path 202 with record sheet A to previous side conveyance in the opposite direction, conveyance is to returning conveyance path 194.Arrive than the moment of the 2nd switching mechanism 204 in the rear end of record sheet A by the downstream, stop to return the conveyance in conveyance path 194, then, by with record sheet A from returning conveyance path 194 conveyance on 16 the conveyance path from adjustment part, position 15 to surface treating part, with counter-rotating in the record sheet A table, adjustment part, position 15 and printer 180 similarly, behind the position of the Width of adjusting record sheet A, with record sheet A to surface treating part 16 conveyances.Record sheet A is supplied with to surface treating part 16.
Thereby, record sheet A is supplied with to surface treating part 16 as the ground of corresponding side with surface treatment with image recording layer.
In surface treating part 16, the image recording layer of record sheet A to be heated on surface treatment belt 88/pushes and is close to, conveyance is also cooled off, and peels off from the transfer printing belt, thereby carries out the surface treatment of image recording layer.
Then,, in cut-out portion 102, record sheet A is cut off on Width and conveyance direction before, become photo P one by one, in aligning section 104, as required,, discharge again to discharge portion 106 with single-rowization of photo P with similarly.
Moreover, the situation of making the two sides photo of thin slice for the photography image quality photo that uses the two sides to have image recording layer (transparent resin layer) as record sheet A, with previous example similarly, with record sheet A from supply unit 12 to recording portion 14 supplies.
In image recording portion 14, with printer 10 similarly, document image on the image recording layer on the two sides of record sheet A.At this, in record sheet A also with the face (image recording layer) of first document image as the 1st, the face of document image is as the 2nd thereafter.
In printer 190 also with printer 10 similarly, in image recording portion 14, document image on the 2nd at last.
At this, in printer 190, under with the 2nd state (making progress in the drawings) towards transfer printing portion 34 sides intactly by adjustment part, position 15, with record sheet A to surface treating part 16 conveyances.
In surface treating part 16, the 2nd the image recording layer of record sheet A to be heated/pushes and is close on the surface treatment belt 88, conveyance is also cooled off, and peels off from the transfer printing belt, thereby carries out the 2nd the surface treatment of record sheet A.
At this, in printer 190, for the situation of using the photography image quality photo on the two sides, have image recording layer (transparent resin layer) to make the two sides photo of thin slice as record sheet A, with record sheet A to 192 conveyances of the 2nd counter-rotating portion, counter-rotating in showing, and supply with to the upstream of adjustment part, position 15 once more.
Be in particular, in the 2nd conveying unit 192, for will record sheet A counter-rotating in the table, the 1st switching mechanism 200 is acted on from surface disposal facility 154 to cut-outs/aligning section on 18 the conveyance path, with record sheet A introducing branch conveyance path 202.
Then, the 2nd switching mechanism 204 is affacted in the branch conveyance path 202, record sheet A is introduced in the counter-rotating conveyance path 196.Arrive than the moment of the 2nd switching mechanism 204 by the downstream in the rear end of record sheet A, the 2nd switching mechanism 204 is then switched in the conveyance in the conveyance path 196 that stops to reverse so that with record sheet A from counter-rotating conveyance path 196 to returning 194 guidings of conveyance path.
After switching the 2nd switching mechanism 204, by by counter-rotating conveyance path 196 with record sheet A to previous reverse direction conveyance, conveyance is to returning conveyance path 194, will record sheet A table in counter-rotating, and to adjustment part, position 15 supply record sheet A.
Thereby, with the 1st as with adjustment part, position 15 opposite face sides, supply with record sheet A to adjustment part, position 15.
In adjustment part, position 15, with previous example similarly, behind the position of the Width of adjusting record sheet A, with record sheet A to surface treating part 16 conveyances.
In surface treating part 16, the 1st the image recording layer of record sheet A is heated on surface treatment belt 88/pushes and is close to, in conveyance, cool off, peel off from the transfer printing belt, carry out the 1st the surface treatment of record sheet A.
Then,, in cut-out portion 102, record sheet A is cut off on Width and conveyance direction before, become single photo P, in aligning section 104, as required,, discharge again to discharge portion 106 with single-rowization of photo P with similarly.
That is, in adjustment part, position 15,, can keep the shear precision of the record sheet A that carries out thereafter thus to heavens by the record sheet A position adjustment of having reversed in will showing.
In addition, printer 180 shown in Figure 3 is owing to have, after in adjustment part, position 15, carrying out the position adjustment of record sheet A, in surface treating part 16, carry out the surface-treated structure on the two sides of record sheet A, in existing mechanism surface treating part 16 is disposed under the situation in downstream of adjustment part, position 15, can be only by the 2nd reversing device be set in surface treating part 16, just can carry out surface treatment to the two sides of record sheet A, favourable to the increase of the manufacturing cost of mechanism being suppressed at minimal aspect.
Moreover, printer 190 shown in Figure 4 is, in existing mechanism surface treating part 16 is disposed under the situation in downstream of adjustment part, position 15, can be only by in surface treating part 16 and adjustment part, position 15, the 2nd reversing device being set, just can carry out surface treatment to the two sides of record sheet A, can do one's utmost to suppress the increase of the manufacturing cost of mechanism, and owing to can before shear history thin slice A, carry out the position adjustment, can access aspect the very high shear precision favourable.
Therefore, adopt which kind of structure to determine aptly according to desired performance of printer and cost etc.
More than, describe printer of the present invention and image forming method in detail, but the present invention is not limited to previous embodiment, in the scope that does not break away from aim of the present invention, can carry out various improvement or change.
For example in the above embodiment, as inverting method in the table of record sheet, used so-called zigzag route, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example can utilize by make carrying roller to be turning axle rotation with the conveyance direction, with inverting method in the table of the various known tablets such as method of counter-rotating in the record sheet A table.
Claims (5)
1. a printer is characterized in that,
Have:
Image recording mechanism, its regulation record position with image recording on recording medium;
Surface disposal facility, it carries out surface treatment to described recording medium;
The 1st reversing device reverses in its recording media table after with described image recording, and supplies with to the upstream of described image recording mechanism;
The 2nd reversing device, it will carry out reversing in the recording media table after the described surface treatment, and supply with to the upstream of described surface disposal facility.
2. according to the described printer of claim 1, it is characterized in that,
Have:
Document image on the one side of described recording medium, and this 1 face carried out the surface-treated pattern;
Document image on the two sides of described recording medium is to carrying out the surface-treated pattern on the one side in this two sides;
Document image on the two sides of described recording medium carries out the surface-treated pattern to this two sides,
And can select wherein a kind of pattern.
3. according to claim 1 or 2 described printers, it is characterized in that described image recording mechanism is the mechanism by electronic photography document image on recording medium.
4. an image forming method is characterized in that,
By the surface recording image of image recording mechanism at recording medium,
After this, conveyance recording medium reversally in the table of the upstream of described image recording mechanism, and highly more carry out image recording by described image recording mechanism once more, and on the inside of described recording medium document image,
Then, after surface treatment being carried out in the inside of described recording medium by surface disposal facility,
Conveyance recording medium reversally in the table of the upstream of described surface disposal facility, and by carrying out surface treatment by described surface disposal facility once more, and on the surface of described recording medium, carry out surface treatment.
5. an image forming method is characterized in that,
By image recording mechanism document image on the surface of recording medium,
After this, conveyance recording medium reversally in the table of the upstream of described image recording mechanism, and carry out image recording by inferior by described image recording mechanism again, document image on the inside of described recording medium thus,
In addition, counter-rotating by carrying out surface treatment by described surface disposal facility, was carried out surface treatment to the surface of described recording medium in described recording medium shown in the upstream of surface disposal facility.
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