JP2001063231A - Thermal transfer recording medium having near-end mark - Google Patents

Thermal transfer recording medium having near-end mark

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JP2001063231A
JP2001063231A JP24252099A JP24252099A JP2001063231A JP 2001063231 A JP2001063231 A JP 2001063231A JP 24252099 A JP24252099 A JP 24252099A JP 24252099 A JP24252099 A JP 24252099A JP 2001063231 A JP2001063231 A JP 2001063231A
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Kazuma Moriwaki
一真 森脇
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UNION CHEMICAR KK
Union Chemical Co Ltd
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately detect by providing a near-end mark all covering a back surface of a heat fusible ink layer or a base material having the ink layer of a position of a this side direction from the mark, in a width direction of a ribbon end. SOLUTION: A near-end mark 12 all covering a width direction of the thermal transfer recording medium is provided on a heat fusible ink layer 11 of a position of a this side direction from a ribbon end. The mark 12 is detected by a detecting means 13 corresponding thereto, and passed without printing the mark 12. According to this constitution, since the mark 12 is provided so as to all cover the width direction, the mark 12 due to a feeding deviation of the ribbon can be accurately sensed.. Since outer diameter of the ribbon becomes uniform in the width direction, no wrinkle is generated or particularly even the medium of a slender ribbon width can be satisfactorily used.

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【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【０００１】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明はニアエンドマークを
有する熱転写記録媒体に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thermal transfer recording medium having a near-end mark.

【０００２】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、熱転写記録媒体においては、その
終端部にエンドマークを設け、これに対応する検出手段
で検出する事によって、記録媒体の走行を停止し、空う
ちを防止している。この場合、突然リボンエンドが発生
し、印字途中に記録媒体が実際に走行を停止してしま
う。よって、予めリボンエンドの発生を検知する為に、
通常ニアエンドマークを熱転写記録媒体のリボンエンド
から手前方向の位置の熱溶融性インク層上若しくは熱溶
融性インク層を設けた基材の背面に設けている。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a thermal transfer recording medium, an end mark is provided at the end of the recording medium, and detection is performed by a corresponding detecting means, thereby stopping the running of the recording medium and preventing empty space. In this case, a ribbon end occurs suddenly, and the recording medium actually stops running during printing. Therefore, in order to detect the occurrence of the ribbon end in advance,
Usually, the near-end mark is provided on the heat-fusible ink layer at a position in front of the ribbon end of the thermal transfer recording medium or on the back surface of the substrate provided with the heat-fusible ink layer.

【０００３】従来、この様なニアエンドマークを、白色
顔料と樹脂とワックスと溶剤とからなる白色インクを熱
溶融性インク層上に塗布し、乾燥する事によって形成す
る方法（特開平９−２２６２６１号公報・特開平１０−
１５７３０８号公報）や、上記同様銀色インクを熱溶融
性インク層上に塗布し、乾燥する事によって形成する方
法や、記録帯域外のリボン端にアルミニウム蒸着テープ
等を貼付し、ニアエンドマークを設ける方法（特開平１
−１０１１８３号公報）が知られている。Conventionally, such a near-end mark is formed by applying a white ink composed of a white pigment, a resin, a wax and a solvent on a hot-melt ink layer and drying the ink (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-226261). Gazette / Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-
No. 157308), a method in which a silver ink is coated on a hot-melt ink layer and dried in the same manner as described above, or a method in which an aluminum vapor-deposited tape or the like is attached to a ribbon end outside a recording band to provide a near-end mark. (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
-101183) is known.

【０００４】[0004]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、インク
でニアエンドマークを形成しニアエンドマーク部位で熱
転写印字する場合は、熱転写記録媒体の接着層として設
けられている層の上に更にニアエンドマークインキを塗
布する為、本来の接着層の持つ接着効果が得られず、且
つ、ニアエンドマーク部位のみ一層多くインキを積層し
ている為、転写に要する熱量が通常以上に必要になり、
ニアエンドマーク部位の熱溶融性インク層の転写性が損
なわれる。又、被転写物にはニアエンドマークに使用し
たインクの上に熱溶融性インクが転写される為、熱溶融
性インク層はニアエンドマークに使用したインクを隠蔽
する様な色調である必要がある。However, when a near-end mark is formed with ink and thermal transfer printing is performed at the near-end mark portion, the near-end mark ink is further applied on a layer provided as an adhesive layer of the thermal transfer recording medium. Therefore, the adhesive effect of the original adhesive layer cannot be obtained, and since more ink is laminated only at the near end mark portion, the amount of heat required for transfer becomes more than usual,
The transferability of the heat-meltable ink layer at the near-end mark portion is impaired. In addition, since the heat-fusible ink is transferred onto the transferred object on the ink used for the near-end mark, the heat-fusible ink layer needs to have a color tone that conceals the ink used for the near-end mark.

【０００５】記録帯域外のリボン端にアルミニウム蒸着
テープ等を貼付し、ニアエンドマークを設ける方法では
ニアエンドマークがリボン走行のずれなどによりニアエ
ンドマーク検出手段の検出位置から外れ、正確に検出さ
れない。又、記録帯域外のリボン端に貼付けなければい
けない為、非常に作業性が悪いなどの問題があった。In a method in which an aluminum vapor-deposited tape or the like is attached to the end of the ribbon outside the recording band to provide a near-end mark, the near-end mark deviates from the detection position of the near-end mark detecting means due to a shift in ribbon running or the like, and is not accurately detected. In addition, there is a problem that the workability is extremely poor because it has to be attached to the end of the ribbon outside the recording band.

【０００６】インク及びテープでニアエンドマークを形
成する両方法は共に、ニアエンドマーク部位とニアエン
ドマーク以外の部位とのリボン厚が異なり、記録媒体の
幅方向においてリボン外径が均一で無い為、特に細いリ
ボン幅の熱転写記録媒体の場合しわが発生し易くなり、
その結果印字に欠落が生じるという問題があった。In both methods of forming a near-end mark with ink and tape, the ribbon thickness is different between the near-end mark portion and the portion other than the near-end mark, and the ribbon outer diameter is not uniform in the width direction of the recording medium. In the case of a thermal transfer recording medium having a ribbon width, wrinkles easily occur,
As a result, there is a problem that printing is missing.

【０００７】本発明は、前記従来技術の問題点に鑑み、
熱溶融性インク層の転写性に悪影響を与えず、熱溶融性
インク層がニアエンドマークに使用したインクを隠蔽す
る様な色調にする必要も無く、正確に検出され、製造作
業性が良く、且つ細いリボン幅の熱転写記録媒体でもし
わが発生せず良好に使用できるニアエンドマークを有す
る熱転写記録媒体を提供する事を目的とする。The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art,
It does not adversely affect the transferability of the hot-melt ink layer, does not require the hot-melt ink layer to have a color that conceals the ink used for the near-end mark, is accurately detected, has good manufacturing workability, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermal transfer recording medium having a near-end mark that can be used favorably without causing wrinkles even with a thermal transfer recording medium having a narrow ribbon width.

【０００８】[0008]

【課題を解決する為の手段】本発明は、ニアエンドマー
クを有する熱転写記録媒体において、リボンエンドから
手前方向の位置の熱溶融性インク層上若しくは熱溶融性
インク層を設けた基材の背面にリボンの幅方向を全て覆
うニアエンドマークを設け、それに対応した検出手段で
ニアエンドマークを検出すると同時に、そのニアエンド
マークが印字する事無く通過される事を特徴とするニア
エンドマークを有する熱転写記録媒体である。According to the present invention, there is provided a thermal transfer recording medium having a near-end mark, on a heat-fusible ink layer at a position in front of the ribbon end or on a back surface of a substrate provided with the heat-fusible ink layer. A thermal transfer recording medium having a near-end mark characterized by providing a near-end mark that covers the entire width direction of the ribbon, detecting the near-end mark with corresponding detecting means, and passing the near-end mark without printing. .

【０００９】更に詳しくは、上述のニアエンドマークを
有する熱転写記録媒体において、ニアエンドマークは印
刷する、熱溶融性インク層を剥離する又は、テープを貼
付して作成する。More specifically, in the thermal transfer recording medium having the above-described near-end mark, the near-end mark is formed by printing, peeling off the heat-fusible ink layer, or attaching a tape.

【００１０】更には、上述のニアエンドマークを有する
熱転写記録媒体において、ニアエンドマークを無色透
明、白色、黒色若しくは有色とする。Further, in the thermal transfer recording medium having the above-mentioned near-end mark, the near-end mark is colorless, transparent, white, black or colored.

【００１１】更には、上述のニアエンドマークを有する
熱転写記録媒体において、記録媒体の前記熱溶融性イン
ク層を、白色、黒色若しくは有色とする。Further, in the thermal transfer recording medium having the above-mentioned near-end mark, the heat-fusible ink layer of the recording medium is white, black or colored.

【００１２】更には、上述のニアエンドマークを有する
熱転写記録媒体において、記録媒体の幅は３０ｍｍ以下
とする。Further, in the thermal transfer recording medium having the above-mentioned near-end mark, the width of the recording medium is 30 mm or less.

【００１３】[0013]

【発明の実施の形態】本発明のニアエンドマークを有す
る熱転写記録媒体は図１に示す通り、リボンエンド１０
から手前方向の位置の熱溶融性インク層１１上に熱転写
記録媒体の幅方向を全て覆うニアエンドマーク１２を設
け、それに対応した検出手段１３でニアエンドマーク１
２を検出すると同時に、そのニアエンドマーク１２が印
字する事無く通過されるものである。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A thermal transfer recording medium having a near-end mark according to the present invention has a ribbon end 10 as shown in FIG.
A near-end mark 12 that covers the entire width direction of the thermal transfer recording medium is provided on the heat-fusible ink layer 11 at a position in the front direction from the near-end mark 1.
2, the near-end mark 12 is passed without printing.

【００１４】前記記載のニアエンドマーク部位が印字す
る事無く通過される方法は熱転写記録媒体を使用するプ
リンターの機構により行われるもので、その種類及び方
法は特に問うものでは無い。例えば、ニアエンドマーク
を検出手段で検出した瞬間プリンターヘッドが上がり、
ニアエンドマーク部位を印字する事無く通過される機構
等が挙げられる。The method of passing the near-end mark portion without printing as described above is performed by a mechanism of a printer using a thermal transfer recording medium, and the type and method are not particularly limited. For example, the moment the near end mark is detected by the detection means, the printer head goes up,
A mechanism through which the near-end mark portion is passed without printing is exemplified.

【００１５】本発明に使用されるニアエンドマークは、
熱転写記録媒体の幅方向を全て覆う様に、（イ）白色、
黒色若しくは有色のインキを印刷する、（ロ）ニアエン
ドマーク作成予定箇所の熱溶融性インク層を剥離し、基
材を露出する。又は、（ハ）白色、黒色若しくは有色の
テープを貼付する事で形成されるものである。The near-end mark used in the present invention is:
(A) White, so as to cover the entire width direction of the thermal transfer recording medium
The black or colored ink is printed. (B) The hot-melt ink layer at the location where the near-end mark is to be formed is peeled off to expose the base material. Or, (c) it is formed by sticking a white, black or colored tape.

【００１６】前記記載の（イ）は熱転写記録媒体を所望
の幅、長さにスリットすると同時に、印刷によりニアエ
ンドマークを熱溶融性インク層上若しくは熱溶融性イン
ク層を設けた基材の背面に設ける事であり、その印刷方
法は問うものでは無い。例えば、白色、黒色若しくは有
色のインキを通常のグラビア印刷方法、或いはフレキソ
印刷方法、シルクスクリーン印刷方法、或いは熱転写リ
ボンによるマーキング等で印刷する方法が挙げられる。In the above (a), the thermal transfer recording medium is slit to a desired width and length, and at the same time, a near-end mark is formed by printing on the hot-melt ink layer or on the back surface of the substrate provided with the hot-melt ink layer. The printing method does not matter. For example, a method of printing a white, black or colored ink by a usual gravure printing method, a flexographic printing method, a silk screen printing method, a marking using a thermal transfer ribbon, or the like can be used.

【００１７】前記記載の（ロ）は熱転写記録媒体を所望
の幅、長さへのスリット時に、ニアエンドマーク作成予
定箇所の熱溶融性インク層を剥離し、基材を露出させニ
アエンドマークを設ける事であり、その剥離方法は問う
ものでは無い。例えば、粘着テープで剥離する方法や溶
剤による拭き取る方法や加熱によりインキを転写させ剥
離する方法が挙げられる。In the above (b), when the thermal transfer recording medium is slit to a desired width and length, the heat-meltable ink layer at the place where the near-end mark is to be formed is peeled off to expose the base material and provide the near-end mark. It does not matter what the peeling method is. Examples of the method include a method of peeling off with an adhesive tape, a method of wiping with a solvent, and a method of transferring and peeling ink by heating.

【００１８】前記記載の（ハ）は熱転写記録媒体を所望
の幅、長さへのスリット時に、ニアエンドマーク作成予
定箇所の熱溶融性インク層上若しくは熱溶融性インク層
を設けた基材の背面に白色、黒色若しくは有色のテー
プ、例えばアルミニウム蒸着テープを貼付し、ニアエン
ドマークを設ける事であり、そのテープの厚さ、色等は
問うものでは無い。In the above (c), when the thermal transfer recording medium is slit to a desired width and length, the back surface of the substrate on which the heat-meltable ink layer is provided or on the heat-meltable ink layer where the near-end mark is to be formed. A white, black or colored tape, for example, an aluminum vapor-deposited tape, and a near-end mark is provided, and the thickness, color, etc. of the tape do not matter.

【００１９】前記記載の（イ）、（ロ）及び（ハ）で形
成したニアエンドマーク部位とニアエンドマーク部位以
外との違いを読み取る方法は特に限定されるものでは無
い。例えば、熱転写インキとの色の違いや濃度の違いを
光学的に読み取る方法が挙げられる。The method for reading the difference between the near-end mark portion formed in (a), (b) and (c) above and the portion other than the near-end mark portion is not particularly limited. For example, there is a method of optically reading a difference in color or a difference in density from a thermal transfer ink.

【００２０】前記ニアエンドマークを形成する熱転写記
録媒体は特に制限されものでは無く、例えば、支持体上
に必要により離型層を介して熱溶融性インク層を設けた
もの、更に転写性の向上、地汚れ防止などの観点から必
要に応じて熱溶融性インク層の上にトップコート層を設
けたもの等が挙げられる。The thermal transfer recording medium for forming the near-end mark is not particularly limited. For example, a thermal fusible ink layer may be provided on a support with a release layer interposed therebetween if necessary. From the viewpoint of prevention of background fouling and the like, there may be mentioned, for example, those in which a top coat layer is provided on the hot-melt ink layer as required.

【００２１】[0021]

【発明の効果】本発明のニアエンドマークを有する熱転
写記録媒体によれば、ニアエンドマーク部位が印字する
事無く通過される事によって熱溶融性インク層の転写性
に悪影響を及ぼす事無く、熱溶融性インク層がニアエン
ドマークに使用したインクを隠蔽する様な色調にする必
要も無く、また、幅方向を全て覆うようにニアエンドマ
ークを設けている為、リボンの走行のずれによるニアエ
ンドマークが正確に検知され、製造作業性が良く、幅方
向にリボン外径が均一である為、しわの発生が無く、特
に細いリボン幅の熱転写記録媒体でも良好に使用できる
熱転写記録媒体が得られる。According to the thermal transfer recording medium having a near-end mark of the present invention, the heat transferability of the heat-fusible ink layer is not adversely affected by passing the near-end mark portion without printing. There is no need for the ink layer to conceal the ink used for the near-end mark, and because the near-end mark is provided so as to cover the entire width direction, the near-end mark due to the ribbon running deviation is accurately detected. In addition, since the manufacturing workability is good and the ribbon outer diameter is uniform in the width direction, there is no wrinkle, and a thermal transfer recording medium which can be used favorably even with a thermal transfer recording medium having a particularly small ribbon width can be obtained.

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

【図１】本発明のニアエンドマークを有する熱転写記録
媒体の概略図である。FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a thermal transfer recording medium having a near-end mark according to the present invention.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

１０ リボンエンド １１ 熱溶融性インク層 １２ ニアエンドマーク １３ ニアエンドマーク検出手段 １４ エンドテープ DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Ribbon end 11 Heat-fusible ink layer 12 Near end mark 13 Near end mark detecting means 14 End tape

Claims (5)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項１】少なくとも基材と熱溶融性インク層とから
なる熱転写記録媒体において、リボンエンドから手前方
向の位置の熱溶融性インク層上若しくは熱溶融性インク
層を設けた基材の背面にリボンの幅方向を全て覆うニア
エンドマークを設け、そのニアエンドマーク部位は印字
する事無く通過される事を特徴とするニアエンドマーク
を有する熱転写記録媒体。1. A thermal transfer recording medium comprising at least a substrate and a heat-fusible ink layer, wherein the heat-fusible ink layer is located on the front side of the ribbon end or on the back surface of the substrate provided with the heat-fusible ink layer. A thermal transfer recording medium having a near-end mark, wherein a near-end mark covering the entire width direction of the ribbon is provided, and the near-end mark portion is passed without printing. 【請求項２】前記ニアエンドマークは印刷する又は、熱
溶融性インク層を剥離する又は、テープを貼付する事で
作成される事を特徴とする請求項１記載のニアエンドマ
ークを有する熱転写記録媒体。2. A thermal transfer recording medium having a near-end mark according to claim 1, wherein said near-end mark is formed by printing, peeling off a heat-fusible ink layer, or attaching a tape. 【請求項３】前記ニアエンドマークが無色透明、白色、
黒色若しくは有色である事を特徴とする請求項１記載の
ニアエンドマークを有する熱転写記録媒体。3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the near-end mark is colorless and transparent, white,
The thermal transfer recording medium having a near-end mark according to claim 1, wherein the medium is black or colored. 【請求項４】前記記録媒体の前記熱溶融性インク層が、
白色、黒色若しくは有色である事を特徴とする請求項１
記載のニアエンドマークを有する熱転写記録媒体。4. The heat-meltable ink layer of the recording medium,
2. A white, black or colored material.
A thermal transfer recording medium having the near-end mark described in the above. 【請求項５】前記記録媒体の幅が３０ｍｍ以下である事
を特徴とする請求項１記載のニアエンドマークを有する
熱転写記録媒体。5. The thermal transfer recording medium having a near-end mark according to claim 1, wherein the width of the recording medium is 30 mm or less.
JP24252099A 1999-08-30 1999-08-30 Thermal transfer recording medium having near-end mark Pending JP2001063231A (en)

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