JP3312435B2 - Thermal transfer printing method and thermal transfer printing apparatus - Google Patents
Thermal transfer printing method and thermal transfer printing apparatusInfo
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- JP3312435B2 JP3312435B2 JP19556593A JP19556593A JP3312435B2 JP 3312435 B2 JP3312435 B2 JP 3312435B2 JP 19556593 A JP19556593 A JP 19556593A JP 19556593 A JP19556593 A JP 19556593A JP 3312435 B2 JP3312435 B2 JP 3312435B2
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
- B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
- B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
- B44C1/16—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like
- B44C1/165—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like for decalcomanias; sheet material therefor
- B44C1/17—Dry transfer
- B44C1/1712—Decalcomanias applied under heat and pressure, e.g. provided with a heat activable adhesive
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
- B41M5/0041—Digital printing on surfaces other than ordinary paper
- B41M5/0052—Digital printing on surfaces other than ordinary paper by thermal printing
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
- B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
- B41J2/325—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M2205/00—Printing methods or features related to printing methods; Location or type of the layers
- B41M2205/10—Post-imaging transfer of imaged layer; transfer of the whole imaged layer
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
- B41M5/0041—Digital printing on surfaces other than ordinary paper
- B41M5/0058—Digital printing on surfaces other than ordinary paper on metals and oxidised metal surfaces
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
- B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
- B41M5/0041—Digital printing on surfaces other than ordinary paper
- B41M5/007—Digital printing on surfaces other than ordinary paper on glass, ceramic, tiles, concrete, stones, etc.
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
- B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
- B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
- B44C1/16—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like
- B44C1/165—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like for decalcomanias; sheet material therefor
- B44C1/17—Dry transfer
- B44C1/1712—Decalcomanias applied under heat and pressure, e.g. provided with a heat activable adhesive
- B44C1/1729—Hot stamping techniques
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Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、放熱特性が大きい金属
或いはセラミックからなる被転写印刷物の印刷面に熱転
写フィルムに形成した絵柄、文字等の転写体を熱転写す
るようにした熱転写印刷方法及び熱転写印刷装置に関す
る。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thermal transfer printing method and a thermal transfer method for thermally transferring a transfer member such as a pattern or a character formed on a thermal transfer film to a printing surface of a transfer material made of metal or ceramic having a large heat radiation characteristic. Related to a printing device.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】フロッピーディスク、磁気ディスク、光
磁気ディスク等の円盤状記録媒体は、例えば図６に示す
ように、上下一対をなす方形状のカートリッジハーフ
２、３を組み合わせたカートリッジ本体１内に回転自在
に収納することによってディスクカートリッジを構成し
ていた。このように、円盤状記録媒体４をカートリッジ
本体１内に封装することによって、円盤状記録媒体４の
表面に埃が付着したり傷が付くことが防止されている。2. Description of the Related Art A disk-shaped recording medium such as a floppy disk, a magnetic disk, and a magneto-optical disk is housed in a cartridge body 1 in which a pair of upper and lower rectangular cartridge halves 2 and 3 are combined as shown in FIG. The disk cartridge is constituted by being rotatably stored. By sealing the disk-shaped recording medium 4 in the cartridge main body 1 in this manner, the surface of the disk-shaped recording medium 4 is prevented from adhering dust and being scratched.
【０００３】また、このカートリッジ本体１には、円盤
状記録媒体４の信号領域の一部を内外周に亘って外方へ
と臨ませる情報信号記録再生用の開口部が設けられてい
る。この情報信号記録再生用開口部は、内部に埃等が進
入して円盤状記録媒体４の表面に付着することを防止す
るため、未使用時にはカートリッジ本体１に沿って移動
自在なシャッタ部材５によって閉塞されている。このシ
ャッタ部材５は、薄い金属板を打ち抜き折曲して形成し
たもので、情報信号記録再生用開口部を開閉する一対の
シャッタ部とこれらシャッタ部の基端側を連結する連結
部とから構成され、全体断面コ字状に形成されている。The cartridge body 1 is provided with an information signal recording / reproducing opening for exposing a part of the signal area of the disc-shaped recording medium 4 to the outside over the inner and outer peripheries. The information signal recording / reproducing opening is provided by a shutter member 5 that is movable along the cartridge body 1 when not in use, in order to prevent dust and the like from entering the inside and attaching to the surface of the disc-shaped recording medium 4. It is closed. The shutter member 5 is formed by punching and bending a thin metal plate, and includes a pair of shutter portions for opening and closing an information signal recording / reproducing opening and a connecting portion for connecting the base ends of these shutter portions. The entire cross section is formed in a U-shape.
【０００４】シャッタ部材５には、一方のシャッタ部の
表面にメーカ名、品名或いは型名６が印刷されている。
もっぱら機能面から設けられるこれらメーカ名、品名或
いは型名６は、従来、シルクスクリーン印刷方法或いは
パッド印刷方法等の直接印刷方法によって形成されてい
た。ところで、最近のディスクカートリッジは、差別性
の向上を図るため装飾処理が施されるようになってきて
おり、シャッタ部材５に印刷形成されたメーカ名、品名
或いは型名６を多色で構成したり、或いは円盤状記録媒
体４に記録された情報信号の内容を表示する絵柄７など
も印刷形成されるようになっている。The shutter member 5 has a manufacturer name, product name or model name 6 printed on the surface of one of the shutter portions.
The manufacturer name, product name, or model name 6 provided solely from the functional aspect has conventionally been formed by a direct printing method such as a silk screen printing method or a pad printing method. By the way, in recent disk cartridges, decoration processing has been performed in order to improve discrimination, and the manufacturer name, product name or model name 6 formed by printing on the shutter member 5 is composed of multiple colors. Also, a picture 7 for displaying the content of the information signal recorded on the disc-shaped recording medium 4 or the like is formed by printing.
【０００５】一方、耐熱性、耐衝撃性或いは耐磨耗性に
優れた工業用セラミックスは、様々な分野の製品に使用
されている。このセラミック製品も、部品として供給さ
れることが多く、機能面からメーカ名、品名或いは型名
がシルクスクリーン印刷方法或いはパッド印刷方法等の
直接印刷方法によって形成されていた。On the other hand, industrial ceramics having excellent heat resistance, impact resistance or abrasion resistance are used for products in various fields. This ceramic product is also often supplied as a component, and the manufacturer name, product name, or model name is formed by a direct printing method such as a silk screen printing method or a pad printing method in terms of functions.
【０００６】ところで、上述したディスクカートリッジ
のシャッタ部材のような金属製品やセラミック製品への
印刷方法として採用されるシルクスクリーン印刷方法或
いはパッド印刷方法等の直接印刷方法は、使用色に対応
して多数の印刷製版を必要とするため、多色になるにし
たがって、版ずれによる印刷精度の低下或いは印刷工
数、印刷コストが増加する。このため、金属製或いはセ
ラミック製の製品には、多色印刷を施すといってもせい
ぜい２色程度が用いられるにすぎず、到底自他識別性の
ある装飾等は期待することができない。Incidentally, there are many direct printing methods such as a silk screen printing method and a pad printing method employed as a printing method for a metal product or a ceramic product such as the above-mentioned shutter member of a disk cartridge according to the color used. Therefore, as the number of colors increases, the printing accuracy decreases due to misregistration or the number of printing steps and printing cost increase. For this reason, even if multicolor printing is performed on a product made of metal or ceramic, only about two colors are used at most, and a decoration or the like having distinctiveness cannot be expected.
【０００７】上述した直接印刷方法の問題点を解決する
ため、例えば図２に示す熱転写フィルム１０を用いた熱
転写印刷方法の採用が考慮される。熱転写フィルム１０
は、ポリエステルやポリオレフィン等のベースフィルム
１１上に塩化ビニルや酢酸ビニル共重合体樹脂を用いた
透明な剥離層（保護層）１２を形成し、この剥離層１２
上に文字、絵柄等の印刷層１３を印刷形成した後、これ
ら印刷層１３を被覆するようにして感熱接着剤層１４を
形成してなる。In order to solve the problems of the direct printing method described above, for example, adoption of a thermal transfer printing method using a thermal transfer film 10 shown in FIG. 2 is considered. Thermal transfer film 10
Is to form a transparent release layer (protective layer) 12 using vinyl chloride or vinyl acetate copolymer resin on a base film 11 such as polyester or polyolefin.
The printed layer 13 of characters, pictures, etc. is formed by printing, and then the heat-sensitive adhesive layer 14 is formed so as to cover the printed layer 13.
【０００８】したがって、この熱転写フィルム１０を被
印刷物の印刷面に重ね合わせた後、熱転写ヘッドによっ
て熱転写フィルム１０を被転写印刷物に加圧すると感熱
接着剤層１４が溶融されて印刷層１３及び剥離層１２と
が被転写印刷物に転写され、しかる後ベースフィルム１
１を剥離することによって、熱転写フィルム１０に形成
した文字、絵柄等の印刷が行われる。Therefore, when the thermal transfer film 10 is superimposed on the printing surface of the printing material, and then the thermal transfer film 10 is pressed against the printing material by the thermal transfer head, the heat-sensitive adhesive layer 14 is melted and the printing layer 13 and the release layer are released. 12 is transferred to the transferred print, and then the base film 1
By peeling 1, printing of characters, patterns, and the like formed on the thermal transfer film 10 is performed.
【０００９】この熱転写フィルム１０を用いた熱転写印
刷方法によれば、比較的簡単な方法によって多色の文
字、絵柄等を被印刷物に印刷形成することができるた
め、コスト要求が厳しくかつ装飾的処理も要求される、
製品、部品等に適用して極めて好適である。According to the thermal transfer printing method using the thermal transfer film 10, multicolor characters, pictures, etc. can be printed on a printing material by a relatively simple method, so that cost requirements are severe and decorative processing is required. Is also required,
It is very suitable for application to products, parts, etc.
【００１０】しかしながら、製品、部品等に多色印刷を
施す際に有効な上述した熱転写印刷方法ではあるが、放
熱特性が大きい金属製品やセラミック製品等に適用する
場合には、熱転写ヘッドの熱がこれら金属製品やセラミ
ック製品から放熱されてしまい、熱転写フィルム１０の
感熱接着剤層１４の溶融温度までなかなか達しない。こ
のため、熱転写フィルム１０に形成した文字、絵柄等の
一部が熱転写フィルム１０に残って被印刷物である金属
製品やセラミック製品へ良好な状態で転写されなかった
り、熱転写フィルム１０への加熱時間が長くなって印刷
作業効率が低下するといった問題点があった。However, although the above-described thermal transfer printing method is effective when performing multi-color printing on products, parts, etc., when applied to metal products, ceramic products, etc. having large heat radiation characteristics, the heat of the thermal transfer head is reduced. The heat is radiated from these metal products and ceramic products and does not easily reach the melting temperature of the heat-sensitive adhesive layer 14 of the thermal transfer film 10. For this reason, a part of characters, patterns, and the like formed on the thermal transfer film 10 remains on the thermal transfer film 10 and is not transferred in a good state to a metal product or a ceramic product as a printing object, or the heating time for the thermal transfer film 10 is long. There is a problem that the printing operation efficiency is reduced due to the lengthening of the printing operation.
【００１１】かかる問題点を解決するため、例えば熱転
写ヘッドの温度を高く設定して熱転写フィルム１０を高
温で加圧するといった対策も考慮される。しかしなが
ら、熱転写フィルム１０に加える温度をあまり高くする
と、この熱転写フィルム１０に印刷形成した印刷層１３
が破壊されてしまうといった問題点が発生する。このた
め、例えば合成樹脂製品、陶器等の放熱特性の小さい製
品に対しては汎用される熱転写印刷方法も、放熱特性が
大きい金属製品やセラミック製品を対称として、その表
面に文字、絵柄等を印刷形成するために適用することは
困難であり、換言すればこれら製品に多色印刷を施すこ
とはほとんど行われていなかった。In order to solve such a problem, for example, measures such as setting the temperature of the thermal transfer head high and pressing the thermal transfer film 10 at a high temperature are considered. However, if the temperature applied to the thermal transfer film 10 is too high, the printing layer 13
Is destroyed. For this reason, for example, a thermal transfer printing method that is generally used for a product having a small heat radiation characteristic such as a synthetic resin product and ceramics is also used to print a character, a pattern, etc. on the surface of a metal product or a ceramic product having a large heat radiation characteristic with symmetry. It is difficult to apply to form, in other words, these products have rarely been subjected to multicolor printing.
【００１２】かかる事情から、出願人は、先に特願平４
−１７６７５９号「熱転写印刷方法及び熱転写印刷装
置」によって、上述したディスクカートリッジの金属製
シャッタ部材に熱転写フィルムを用いた熱転写印刷方法
によって多色印刷を可能とした熱転写印刷方法及び熱転
写印刷装置を提供した。Under such circumstances, the applicant has previously filed Japanese Patent Application No.
No. 176759, "Thermal transfer printing method and thermal transfer printing apparatus" provided a thermal transfer printing method and a thermal transfer printing apparatus capable of performing multicolor printing by the thermal transfer printing method using a thermal transfer film on the metal shutter member of the disk cartridge described above. .
【００１３】この先願印刷装置は、図１７に示すよう
に、プレス装置２０によって上下方向に駆動される熱転
写ヘッド２１と、この熱転写ヘッド２１によって熱転写
フィルム１０が加熱圧着されるシャッタ部材５を保持す
る保持部材２２とにそれぞれヒータ２３、２４とを内蔵
してなる。熱転写ヘッド２１とシャッタ部材５との間に
は、供給リール２５及び巻取りリール２６との間に掛け
渡した熱転写フィルム１０が一対のガイドリール２７
Ａ、２７Ｂによって案内されて走行する。As shown in FIG. 17, this prior application printing apparatus holds a thermal transfer head 21 driven in a vertical direction by a press device 20, and a shutter member 5 to which the thermal transfer film 10 is heated and pressed by the thermal transfer head 21. The holding member 22 and the heaters 23 and 24 are respectively built in. Between the thermal transfer head 21 and the shutter member 5, a thermal transfer film 10 stretched between a supply reel 25 and a take-up reel 26 has a pair of guide reels 27.
The vehicle is guided by A and 27B.
【００１４】熱転写フィルム１０は、図７に示すよう
に、多色印刷されたメーカ名、品名或いは型名６及び絵
柄７が連続して形成された長尺のテープ状に構成されて
おり、各印刷領域に対応してマーキング１５が施されて
いる。この熱転写フィルム１０は、供給リール２５と第
１のガイドリール２７Ａとの間に配設した位置決めセン
サー２８によってマーキング１５を読み取ることによっ
て保持部材２２に保持されたシャッタ部材５に対して位
置決めされ、プレス装置２０が動作して熱転写ヘッド２
１が下降動作すると、シャッタ部材５の一方側のシャッ
タ部表面に加熱圧着される。As shown in FIG. 7, the thermal transfer film 10 is formed in a long tape shape in which a manufacturer name, a product name or a model name 6 and a picture 7 which are multicolor printed are continuously formed. Markings 15 are provided corresponding to the print areas. The thermal transfer film 10 is positioned with respect to the shutter member 5 held by the holding member 22 by reading the marking 15 by the positioning sensor 28 disposed between the supply reel 25 and the first guide reel 27A, and is pressed. The apparatus 20 operates to operate the thermal transfer head 2
When the shutter 1 moves downward, it is heat-pressed to the surface of the shutter portion on one side of the shutter member 5.
【００１５】シャッタ部材５は、内蔵したヒータ２４に
よって保持部材２２を介して、予め所定の温度まで加熱
されており、熱転写ヘッド２１が熱転写フィルム１０を
シャッタ部材５に加熱圧着する際に、この熱転写ヘッド
２１の熱がシャッタ部材５から放熱されることが防止さ
れる。これによって、転写フィルム１０の感熱接着剤層
１４は素早く溶融温度に達してメーカ名、品名或いは型
名６或いは絵柄７を多色で印刷してなる印刷層１３及び
保護層１２とともにシャッタ部材５へと確実に転写され
るのである。The shutter member 5 is previously heated to a predetermined temperature by a built-in heater 24 via a holding member 22. When the thermal transfer head 21 heat-presses the thermal transfer film 10 on the shutter member 5, the thermal transfer is performed. The heat of the head 21 is prevented from being radiated from the shutter member 5. As a result, the heat-sensitive adhesive layer 14 of the transfer film 10 quickly reaches the melting temperature, and the shutter member 5 together with the printing layer 13 and the protection layer 12 formed by printing the manufacturer name, product name or model name 6 or the picture 7 in multiple colors. It is surely transferred.
【００１６】[0016]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】このように、放熱特性
が大きな金属製のシャッタ部材５にメーカ名、品名或い
は型名６或いは絵柄７等を短時間で確実に多色印刷を可
能とした先願熱転写印刷方法及び熱転写印刷装置ではあ
るが、シャッタ部材５を保持部材２２に内蔵したヒータ
２４によって予熱するように構成したことにより、この
シャッタ部材５の余熱によって感熱接着剤層１４の固化
までに時間がかかってしまう。このため、充分な冷却時
間を設定しないと、印刷層１３がベースフィルム２１か
ら完全に剥離されず、印刷精度が悪くなるといった問題
が生じた。As described above, the multi-color printing of the manufacturer name, product name or model name 6 or picture 7 on the metal shutter member 5 having a large heat radiation characteristic can be performed in a short time. In the thermal transfer printing method and the thermal transfer printing apparatus, since the shutter member 5 is pre-heated by the heater 24 built in the holding member 22, the heat-sensitive adhesive layer 14 is solidified by the residual heat of the shutter member 5. It takes time. For this reason, unless a sufficient cooling time is set, the printing layer 13 is not completely peeled off from the base film 21, and the printing accuracy is deteriorated.
【００１７】また、熱転写フィルム１０をシャッタ部材
５に押し付けるとともにシャッタ部材５から剥離させる
ガイドリール２７Ａ、２７Ｂは、ブラケット部材２９を
介して熱転写ヘッド２１とほぼ同時に上方へと動作され
るため、この熱転写フィルム１０の剥離力によってコ字
状のシャッタ部材５のシャッタ部が上下方向に開いて変
形してしまうといった問題点もあった。Further, the guide reels 27A and 27B for pressing the thermal transfer film 10 against the shutter member 5 and peeling it off from the shutter member 5 are moved upward almost simultaneously with the thermal transfer head 21 via the bracket member 29. There is also a problem that the shutter portion of the U-shaped shutter member 5 is vertically opened and deformed by the peeling force of the film 10.
【００１８】したがって、出願人はさらに鋭意工夫を重
ねることによって、本発明を完成するに至った。すなわ
ち、本発明は、放熱特性が大きい金属或いはセラミック
からなる被転写印刷物の印刷面に、短時間でかつ良好な
印刷状態で熱転写フィルムに印刷形成した文字或いは絵
柄を転写印刷し得るようにした熱転写印刷方法を提供す
ることを目的に提案されたものである。Therefore, the applicant has further devised the present invention to complete the present invention. That is, the present invention provides a thermal transfer method capable of transferring and printing a character or a pattern printed on a thermal transfer film in a short time and in a good printing state on a printing surface of a transferred material made of metal or ceramic having a large heat radiation characteristic. It has been proposed for the purpose of providing a printing method.
【００１９】また、本発明は、放熱特性が大きい金属或
いはセラミックからなる被転写印刷物に熱転写フィルム
に印刷形成した文字或いは絵柄を短時間でかつ良好な状
態で印刷し得るようにした熱転写印刷装置を提供するこ
とを目的に提案されたものである。Further, the present invention provides a thermal transfer printing apparatus capable of printing characters or patterns printed on a thermal transfer film in a short time and in a good condition on a transfer-receiving material made of metal or ceramic having a large heat radiation characteristic. It has been proposed for the purpose of providing.
【００２０】[0020]
【課題を解決するための手段】上述の目的を達成するた
めに、本発明は、予熱した状態の放熱特性が大きい金属
板からなる断面形状をコ字状となす被転写印刷物の印刷
面に熱転写フィルムを重ね合わせた後、熱転写ヘッドに
よって熱転写フィルムを被転写印刷物に加圧し、上記熱
転写フィルムの感熱接着剤層及び印刷層を上記被転写印
刷物の印刷面に熱転写し、上記熱転写ヘッドを移動させ
た後、間欠的に駆動される冷却ファンによって上記熱転
写フィルムを冷却するとともに上記熱転写フィルムを熱
転写フィルムガイド部材の押し上げ動作によって被転写
印刷物の一側部から剥離するようにしたものである。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention relates to a method for thermally transferring a preheated metal plate having a large U-shaped cross section to a printing surface of a print to be transferred. After laminating the films, the thermal transfer head pressed the thermal transfer film against the transferred print by the thermal transfer head, thermally transferred the heat-sensitive adhesive layer and the print layer of the thermal transfer film to the print surface of the transferred print, and moved the thermal transfer head. Thereafter, the thermal transfer film is cooled by an intermittently driven cooling fan, and the thermal transfer film is peeled off from one side of the printed material to be printed by the operation of pushing up the thermal transfer film guide member.
【００２１】さらに、本発明は、上記熱転写フィルムに
設けたマーキングを位置決めセンサーによって読み取
り、熱転写位置に対応して上記熱転写フィルムを供給
し、上記熱転写フィルムの感熱接着剤層及び印刷層を上
記被転写印刷物の印刷面に熱転写した後、上記熱転写フ
ィルムを上記被転写印刷物から剥離するとともに上記被
転写印刷物を移動させるようにしたものである。Further, according to the present invention, the marking provided on the thermal transfer film is read by a positioning sensor, the thermal transfer film is supplied in accordance with the thermal transfer position, and the heat-sensitive adhesive layer and the printing layer of the thermal transfer film are transferred to the transfer-receiving film. After the thermal transfer to the printing surface of the printed material, the thermal transfer film is peeled off from the transferred print material and the transferred print material is moved.
【００２２】また、上述した目的を達成した本発明に係
る熱転写印刷装置は、放熱特性が大きい金属或いはセラ
ミックからなる被転写印刷物を保持するとともにこの被
転写印刷物を予熱する予熱手段を備えた被転写印刷物保
持機構と、この被転写印刷物保持機構に保持された被転
写印刷物の印刷面に重ね合わせるようにして熱転写フィ
ルムを供給する熱転写フィルム供給ガイド機構と、被転
写印刷物の印刷面に重ね合わされた熱転写フィルムを被
転写印刷物に加圧する熱転写ヘッドを備える熱転写ヘッ
ド機構と、熱転写フィルムを冷却する熱転写フィルム冷
却手段とを備え、熱転写ヘッドによって熱転写フィルム
を被転写印刷物に加圧してこの熱転写フィルムの感熱接
着剤層及び印刷層を被転写印刷物の印刷面に熱転写印刷
し、熱転写ヘッドの移動動作後、熱転写フィルム冷却手
段によって熱転写フィルムを冷却するとともに熱転写フ
ィルム供給ガイド機構によって熱転写フィルムを被転写
印刷物から剥離するようにしたことを特徴とする。Further, a thermal transfer printing apparatus according to the present invention, which has achieved the above-mentioned object, has a transfer-receiving device which holds a transfer-receiving material made of metal or ceramic having a large heat radiation characteristic and has a preheating means for preheating the transfer-receiving material. A printed material holding mechanism, a thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism for supplying a thermal transfer film so as to be superimposed on a printing surface of the transferred print material held by the transferred print material holding mechanism, and a thermal transfer superimposed on the printed surface of the transferred print material A thermal transfer head mechanism having a thermal transfer head for pressing the film against the transferred print material, and a thermal transfer film cooling means for cooling the thermal transfer film, wherein the thermal transfer head presses the thermal transfer film against the transferred print material and heat-sensitive adhesive of the thermal transfer film Transfer printing of the layer and the printing layer on the printing surface of the material to be transferred After movement, characterized in that the thermal transfer film by the thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism cools the heat transfer film by a thermal transfer film cooling means to be peeled from the transfer printed matter.
【００２３】また、本発明に係る熱転写印刷装置は、熱
転写フィルム供給ガイド機構には、被転写印刷物の両側
部に配設される少なくとも一対の熱転写フィルムガイド
部材が備えられ、これら熱転写フィルムガイド部材がそ
れぞれ独立して動作することによって熱転写フィルムを
被転写印刷物の一側部側から剥離するようにしたことを
特徴とし、さらに被転写印刷物搬送機構を、熱転写フィ
ルム供給ガイド機構が動作して熱転写フィルムが被転写
印刷物から剥離されるとともに動作するようにして被転
写印刷物の移送を行うようにしたことを特徴とする。Further, in the thermal transfer printing apparatus according to the present invention, the thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism includes at least a pair of thermal transfer film guide members disposed on both sides of the print-receiving material. The heat transfer film is peeled from one side of the print-receiving material by operating independently.Further, the heat transfer film supply guide mechanism operates the heat-transfer film supply guide mechanism, and the heat transfer film is moved. It is characterized in that the printed material is transferred while being peeled from the transferred material and operating.
【００２４】[0024]
【作用】以上のように構成した本発明に係る熱転写印刷
方法によれば、金属或いはセラミックからなる被転写印
刷物は、予め予熱された状態でその印刷面に熱転写フィ
ルムが重ね合わされる。この熱転写フィルムは、熱転写
ヘッドによって被転写印刷物の印刷面に加熱圧着され
る。被転写印刷物を予熱することによって、熱転写ヘッ
ドから熱転写フィルムに加えられる熱が被転写印刷物を
介して放熱されることが防止される。熱転写ヘッドを移
動した後、熱転写フィルムを冷却して感熱接着剤を固化
させながら被転写印刷物から剥離することによって、熱
転写フィルムに印刷形成した印刷層が部分的にベースフ
ィルム上に残留することなく被転写印刷物の印刷面に良
好な状態で転写印刷される。According to the thermal transfer printing method of the present invention constructed as described above, a thermal transfer film is superimposed on a printing surface of a transfer material made of metal or ceramic in a preheated state. The thermal transfer film is heated and pressed by the thermal transfer head on the printing surface of the print to be transferred. By preheating the transferred print, the heat applied to the thermal transfer film from the thermal transfer head is prevented from being dissipated through the transferred print. After moving the thermal transfer head, the thermal transfer film is cooled and the thermal adhesive is solidified and peeled off from the transferred print, so that the print layer formed on the thermal transfer film can be coated without remaining on the base film. Transfer printing is performed in good condition on the printing surface of the transfer printed material.
【００２５】また、熱転写フィルムを被転写印刷物の一
側部側から片離れ状態で剥離するようにしたことによ
り、熱転写フィルムを被転写印刷物から剥離する力が軽
減され、被転写印刷物の変形が防止されるとともに熱転
写フィルムに印刷形成した印刷層が部分的にベースフィ
ルム上に残留することなく被転写印刷物の印刷面に良好
な状態で転写される。さらに、熱転写フィルムの剥離動
作に合わせて被転写印刷物を移動させることにより、熱
転写フィルムは被転写印刷物から片離れ状態で剥離す
る。In addition, since the thermal transfer film is peeled off from one side of the print-receiving material in a one-sided state, the force for peeling the thermal transfer film from the print-receiving material is reduced, and deformation of the print-receiving material is prevented. At the same time, the printing layer formed by printing on the thermal transfer film is transferred in good condition to the printing surface of the transferred print without partially remaining on the base film. Further, by moving the print-receiving material in accordance with the peeling operation of the thermal transfer film, the thermal transfer film is separated from the print-receiving material in a one-way state.
【００２６】また、以上のように構成した本発明に係る
熱転写印刷装置によれば、放熱特性の大きな金属或いは
セラミックからなる被転写印刷物は、被転写印刷物保持
機構によって保持されるとともに予熱手段によって予め
予熱される。したがって、熱転写ヘッドから熱転写フィ
ルムに加えられる熱が被転写印刷物を介して放熱される
ことが防止される。熱転写フィルムは、熱転写フィルム
供給ガイド機構によって被転写印刷物の印刷面に重ね合
わされるようにして供給される。熱転写ヘッド駆動機構
の動作によって、熱転写ヘッドは熱転写フィルムを被転
写印刷物の印刷面に加熱圧着する。Further, according to the thermal transfer printing apparatus of the present invention having the above-described configuration, the print-receiving material made of metal or ceramic having a large heat radiation characteristic is held by the transfer-receiving material holding mechanism and is pre-heated by the preheating means. Preheated. Therefore, the heat applied to the thermal transfer film from the thermal transfer head is prevented from being dissipated through the printed material. The thermal transfer film is supplied by the thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism so as to be superimposed on the printing surface of the printed material to be transferred. By the operation of the thermal transfer head driving mechanism, the thermal transfer head heat-presses the thermal transfer film onto the printing surface of the print-receiving material.
【００２７】冷却手段は、熱転写ヘッドが移動した後、
熱転写フィルムを冷却して感熱接着剤の固化を促進す
る。感熱接着剤が固化された熱転写フィルムは、熱転写
フィルム供給ガイド機構によって被転写印刷物から剥離
される。熱転写フィルムを被転写印刷物の印刷面に重ね
合わせる熱転写フィルム供給ガイド機構は、一対の熱転
写フィルムガイド部材がそれぞれ独立して動作すること
によって、熱転写フィルムを被転写印刷物から片離れ状
態で剥離し、熱転写フィルムを被転写印刷物から剥離す
る力を軽減して、被転写印刷物の変形を防止するととも
に熱転写フィルムに印刷形成した印刷層が部分的にベー
スフィルム上に残留することなく被転写印刷物の印刷面
に良好な状態で転写するようにする。After the thermal transfer head moves, the cooling means
The thermal transfer film is cooled to promote solidification of the heat-sensitive adhesive. The thermal transfer film on which the heat-sensitive adhesive has been solidified is separated from the transferred print by the thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism. The thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism, which superposes the thermal transfer film on the printing surface of the print-receiving material, separates the thermal transfer film from the print-receiving material by a pair of thermal transfer film guide members operating independently of each other. Reduces the peeling force of the film from the transferred print, prevents deformation of the transferred print, and allows the print layer printed on the thermal transfer film to remain on the base film without partially remaining on the base film. Transfer in good condition.
【００２８】さらに、被転写印刷物保持機構は、熱転写
フィルムの被転写印刷物からの剥離動作に合わせて被転
写印刷物を移動するように移動動作することによって、
熱転写フィルムが被転写印刷物から片離れ状態で剥離さ
れるようにする。Further, the transferred print material holding mechanism moves by moving the transferred print material in accordance with the peeling operation of the thermal transfer film from the transferred print material.
The thermal transfer film is peeled off from the printing material in a one-sided state.
【００２９】[0029]
【実施例】以下、本発明の具体的な実施例を図面を参照
して詳細に説明する。実施例熱転写印刷装置３０は、図
１及び図８に示すように、薄いステンレス板を打ち抜き
折曲してコ字状に形成したディスクカートリッジのシャ
ッタ部材５の一方のシャッタ部にメーカ名、品名或いは
型名等の文字６や適宜の図、絵柄７を熱転写フィルム１
０を用いて多色印刷する熱転写印刷装置であって、空圧
或いは油圧によって駆動される縦型プレス装置によって
構成される熱転写ヘッド駆動機構３１と、この熱転写ヘ
ッド駆動機構３１のラム３２の先端部に取り付けられた
熱転写ヘッド４０と、熱転写ヘッド駆動機構３１の本体
部に配設された熱転写フィルム冷却装置５０及びヒータ
コントロール装置５５と、シャッタ部材５を保持して被
転写印刷物保持機構を構成するシャッタ保持部材６０
と、ロール状の熱転写フィルム１０を熱転写ヘッド駆動
機構３１へ供給する熱転写フィルム供給ガイド機構７０
とから構成されている。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, a thermal transfer printing apparatus 30 is provided with a maker name, a product name, or the like on one shutter portion of a shutter member 5 of a disk cartridge formed by punching out and bending a thin stainless steel plate. The characters 6 such as the model name and the appropriate figures and pictures 7 are transferred to the thermal transfer film 1.
A thermal transfer printing apparatus for performing multi-color printing using 0, a thermal transfer head driving mechanism 31 constituted by a vertical press apparatus driven by pneumatic or hydraulic pressure, and a tip of a ram 32 of the thermal transfer head driving mechanism 31 , A thermal transfer film cooling device 50 and a heater control device 55 disposed in the main body of the thermal transfer head drive mechanism 31, and a shutter that holds the shutter member 5 and constitutes a transferred print material holding mechanism. Holding member 60
And a thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism 70 for supplying the thermal transfer film 10 in the form of a roll to the thermal transfer head drive mechanism 31
It is composed of
【００３０】なお、この実施例熱転写印刷装置３０に使
用される熱転写フィルム１０及びこの熱転写フィルム１
０に印刷形成された多色の文字６、絵柄７が熱転写され
るディスクカートリッジのシャッタ部材５とは、上述し
た従来の熱転写印刷装置の説明に際して、図２、図７及
び図５を参照して説明したものと同一であるため、以下
その構成並びに作用等の詳細は省略する。The thermal transfer film 10 used in the thermal transfer printing apparatus 30 of this embodiment and the thermal transfer film 1
The shutter member 5 of the disk cartridge to which the multicolored characters 6 and the picture 7 printed and formed on 0 are thermally transferred will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 7 and 5 in the description of the conventional thermal transfer printing apparatus described above. Since this is the same as that described, the details of the configuration, operation, and the like are omitted below.
【００３１】熱転写ヘッド駆動機構３１は、空圧或いは
油圧によってラム３２、換言すれば熱転写ヘッド４０を
上下方向に駆動する。この熱転写ヘッド駆動機構３１よ
って駆動される熱転写ヘッド４０は、下面側の中央部分
が膨出された円弧面として構成された本体部４１とこの
本体部４１の円弧面に接合された耐熱性の弾性部材４２
とから構成されている。本体部４１には、この本体部４
１をヒータコントロール装置５１によって所定の温度、
例えば１７０℃に温度制御するヒータ４３が内蔵されて
いる。また、弾性部材４２は、例えばショアゴム硬度７
０程度のシリコンゴムによって形成され、中央部の曲率
を本体部４１の円弧面の中央部の曲率よりも大とするよ
うに肉厚とすることによって熱転写ヘッド４０のヘッド
面を円弧面として構成している。The thermal transfer head driving mechanism 31 drives the ram 32, in other words, the thermal transfer head 40 in the vertical direction by pneumatic or hydraulic pressure. The thermal transfer head 40 driven by the thermal transfer head driving mechanism 31 has a main body portion 41 whose central portion on the lower surface is formed as a bulged arc surface and a heat-resistant elastic member joined to the arc surface of the main body portion 41. Member 42
It is composed of The main body 41 includes the main body 4.
1 is a predetermined temperature by the heater control device 51,
For example, a heater 43 for controlling the temperature to 170 ° C. is incorporated. The elastic member 42 has a Shore rubber hardness of 7, for example.
The head surface of the thermal transfer head 40 is formed as an arc surface by being formed of silicon rubber having a thickness of about 0 and having a thickness such that the curvature at the center is larger than the curvature at the center of the arc surface of the main body 41. ing.
【００３２】実施例熱転写印刷装置３０は、熱転写ヘッ
ド駆動機構３１を構成する縦型プレス装置のベット３３
部分を搬送路の一部として構成し、この搬送路に沿って
シャッタ保持部材６０が移動動作される。このシャッタ
保持部材６０は、熱伝導性の高い金属によって中空部６
１を有するボックス状に形成されている。このシャッタ
保持部材６０の底面部には、断熱シート６２が貼着され
るとともに中空部６１を構成する左右側面部にはヒータ
６３がそれぞれ内蔵されている。ヒータ６３は、図示し
ないヒータコントロール装置によって、シャッタ保持部
材６０を例えば１００℃に温度制御する。シャッタ保持
部材６０は、前記断熱シート６２によって、ヒータ６３
の熱がベッド３３へと放熱されることが防止される。The thermal transfer printing device 30 is a vertical press device bed 33 constituting a thermal transfer head driving mechanism 31.
The portion is configured as a part of the transport path, and the shutter holding member 60 is moved along the transport path. The shutter holding member 60 is made of a metal having high thermal conductivity.
1 is formed in a box shape. A heat insulating sheet 62 is adhered to the bottom surface of the shutter holding member 60, and heaters 63 are built in left and right side surfaces of the hollow portion 61. The heater 63 controls the temperature of the shutter holding member 60 to, for example, 100 ° C. by a heater control device (not shown). The shutter holding member 60 is connected to the heater 63 by the heat insulating sheet 62.
Is prevented from being dissipated to the bed 33.
【００３３】このシャッタ保持部材６０の上面と中空部
６１との厚みは、シャッタ部材５の連結部の高さとほぼ
等しく、また中空部６１の幅もシャッタ部材５のシャッ
タ部の幅とほぼ等しい。したがって、シャッタ部材５
は、前工程において１個ずつ、一方のシャッタ部をシャ
ッタ保持部材６０の上面に沿わせまた他方のシャッタ部
を中空部６１に挿入するようにしてこのシャッタ保持部
材６０に装着することによって保持される。このように
してシャッタ保持部材６０に装着保持されたシャッタ部
材５は、上面側のシャッタ部の主面が印刷面とされる。The thickness of the upper surface of the shutter holding member 60 and the hollow portion 61 is substantially equal to the height of the connecting portion of the shutter member 5, and the width of the hollow portion 61 is also substantially equal to the width of the shutter portion of the shutter member 5. Therefore, the shutter member 5
Are held one by one in the previous step by mounting one shutter portion along the upper surface of the shutter holding member 60 and inserting the other shutter portion into the hollow portion 61 to the shutter holding member 60. You. The main surface of the shutter portion on the upper surface side of the shutter member 5 mounted and held on the shutter holding member 60 in this manner is a printing surface.
【００３４】なお、実施例熱転写印刷装置３０において
は、シャッタ部材５をシャッタ保持部材６０に装着保持
するとともにこのシャッタ保持部材６０を搬送路に沿っ
て搬送移動させるようにして自動印刷を行うように構成
したが、例えばシャッタ保持部材６０を熱転写ヘッド駆
動機構３１を構成する縦型プレス装置のベット３３の所
定位置、すなわち熱転写ヘッド４０の中心軸上に対応位
置してシャッタ部材５の印刷面に熱転写印刷を行う位置
（以下熱転写印刷位置Ｈという。）に固定配置し、この
シャッタ保持部材６０の中空部６１にシャッタ部材５を
装着保持するようにして熱転写印刷を行うようにしても
よいことは勿論である。In the thermal transfer printing apparatus 30 of the embodiment, the shutter member 5 is mounted and held on the shutter holding member 60, and the shutter holding member 60 is conveyed and moved along the conveying path to perform automatic printing. The thermal transfer of the shutter holding member 60 to the printing surface of the shutter member 5 is performed by, for example, positioning the shutter holding member 60 at a predetermined position of the bed 33 of the vertical press device constituting the thermal transfer head driving mechanism 31, that is, on the central axis of the thermal transfer head 40. It is needless to say that the thermal transfer printing may be performed by being fixedly arranged at a position where printing is performed (hereinafter referred to as a thermal transfer printing position H), and mounting and holding the shutter member 5 in the hollow portion 61 of the shutter holding member 60. It is.
【００３５】シャッタ部材５を装着保持したシャッタ保
持部材６０は、図示しない搬送駆動機構によって所定の
間隔で搬送路を熱転写ヘッド駆動機構３１に対応する熱
転写印刷位置Ｈまで搬送される。熱転写ヘッド駆動機構
３１の本体部に配設された熱転写フィルム冷却装置５０
は、図示しないが間欠的に駆動される冷却ファンを備え
ており、後述するように熱転写ヘッド４０の上昇動作に
連動して、図１矢印で示すように、ノズル５１から空気
を熱転写印刷位置に搬送されたシャッタ保持部材６０に
装着保持されたシャッタ部材５に向かって吹き付ける。The shutter holding member 60 with the shutter member 5 mounted thereon is conveyed at predetermined intervals to a thermal transfer printing position H corresponding to the thermal transfer head driving mechanism 31 by a conveying drive mechanism (not shown). Thermal transfer film cooling device 50 provided in the main body of thermal transfer head drive mechanism 31
Has a cooling fan that is intermittently driven, not shown, and moves air from the nozzle 51 to the thermal transfer printing position as shown by an arrow in FIG. 1 in conjunction with the ascending operation of the thermal transfer head 40 as described later. It is sprayed toward the shutter member 5 mounted and held on the transported shutter holding member 60.
【００３６】熱転写フィルム供給ガイド機構７０は、ロ
ール状の熱転写フィルム１０を熱転写ヘッド駆動機構３
１へと供給する供給リール７１と、熱転写ヘッド駆動機
構３１によって印刷形成された文字６或いは絵柄７がシ
ャッタ部材５に転写された熱転写フィルム１０のベース
フィルム１１を巻き取る巻取りリール７２と、一対の熱
転写フィルムガイド部材７３、７４と、熱転写フィルム
１０に印刷形成したそれぞれの文字６或いは絵柄７に対
応して形成されたマーキング１５を読み取る位置決めセ
ンサー７５或いは一対のピンチローラ７６とから構成さ
れている。The thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism 70 transfers the roll-shaped thermal transfer film 10 to the thermal transfer head driving mechanism 3.
A supply reel 71 for supplying the base film 11 of the thermal transfer film 10 on which the characters 6 or the pattern 7 printed and formed by the thermal transfer head driving mechanism 31 are transferred to the shutter member 5; , And a positioning sensor 75 or a pair of pinch rollers 76 for reading the markings 15 formed corresponding to the respective characters 6 or patterns 7 printed on the thermal transfer film 10. .
【００３７】供給リール７１と巻取りリール７２とは、
図示しない駆動源によって互いに同期して間欠回転され
ることによって熱転写フィルム１０を常に張った状態で
熱転写ヘッド駆動機構３１へと供給する。また、位置決
めセンサー７５は、熱転写フィルム１０に設けたマーキ
ング１５を読み取ることによって、文字６或いは絵柄７
の印刷層１３が熱転写印刷位置Ｈに対応して熱転写フィ
ルム１０を停止するように前記供給リール７１と巻取り
リール７２との駆動源を制御する。The supply reel 71 and the take-up reel 72
The thermal transfer film 10 is supplied to the thermal transfer head drive mechanism 31 in a constantly stretched state by being intermittently rotated by a drive source (not shown) in synchronization with each other. Further, the positioning sensor 75 reads the marking 15 provided on the thermal transfer film 10 so that the character 6 or the pattern 7 is read.
The drive source of the supply reel 71 and the take-up reel 72 is controlled so that the print layer 13 stops the thermal transfer film 10 corresponding to the thermal transfer printing position H.
【００３８】熱転写フィルムガイド部材７３、７４は、
それぞれ熱転写印刷位置Ｈを挟んだ両側に配設されてお
り、支軸７３Ｂ、７４Ｂに回転自在に支持されたガイド
ローラ７３Ａ、７４Ａと、図示しない駆動源によって回
動及び上下動作されるガイドブラケット７３Ｃ、７４Ｃ
とから構成されている。ガイドブラケット７３Ｃ、７４
Ｃは、全体略楔状に形成されており、その主面は、熱転
写フィルム１０が摺動する受け面として作用する。The thermal transfer film guide members 73 and 74
Guide rollers 73A and 74A rotatably supported by support shafts 73B and 74B, and guide brackets 73C that are rotated and moved up and down by a drive source (not shown). , 74C
It is composed of Guide bracket 73C, 74
C is formed in a substantially wedge shape as a whole, and its main surface acts as a receiving surface on which the thermal transfer film 10 slides.
【００３９】また、これらガイドブラケット７３Ｃ、７
４Ｃには、熱転写印刷位置Ｈとは反対側の一側部に位置
して前記支軸７３Ｂ、７４Ｂを支架する腕部が一体に立
設されている。これら支軸７３Ｂ、７４Ｂは、またガイ
ドブラケット７３Ｃ、７４Ｃの回動支軸としても作用す
る。The guide brackets 73C, 73
At 4C, an arm for supporting the shafts 73B and 74B is integrally erected at one side opposite to the thermal transfer printing position H. These support shafts 73B and 74B also function as rotation support shafts for the guide brackets 73C and 74C.
【００４０】熱転写フィルムガイド部材７３、７４は、
図８に示すように、下方部に位置した状態では、ガイド
ブラケット７３Ｃ、７４Ｃの自由端７３ｃ、７４ｃが、
熱転写印刷位置Ｈに搬送されたシャッタ保持部材６０の
両側縁部にそれぞれ近接して位置されるとともにその主
面がシャッタ保持部材６０に装着されたシャッタ部材５
の印刷面と略同一面を構成する。したがって、供給リー
ル７１から繰り出された熱転写フィルム１０は、第１の
熱転写フィルムガイド部材７３のガイドローラ７３Ａと
第２の熱転写フィルムガイド部材７４のガイドローラ７
４Ａとによって水平な状態で熱転写印刷位置Ｈに位置す
るシャッタ部材５の印刷面に軽く接触しながら通過する
ように導かれて巻取りリール７２に巻き取られる。The thermal transfer film guide members 73 and 74 are
As shown in FIG. 8, in the state located at the lower part, the free ends 73c, 74c of the guide brackets 73C, 74C are
The shutter member 5 which is located close to each side edge of the shutter holding member 60 conveyed to the thermal transfer printing position H and whose main surface is attached to the shutter holding member 60
And a substantially same surface as the printing surface. Therefore, the thermal transfer film 10 unreeled from the supply reel 71 is applied to the guide rollers 73A of the first thermal transfer film guide member 73 and the guide rollers 73 of the second thermal transfer film guide member 74.
4A, the sheet is guided to pass while being lightly in contact with the printing surface of the shutter member 5 located at the thermal transfer printing position H in a horizontal state, and is taken up by the take-up reel 72.
【００４１】以上のように構成された実施例熱転写印刷
装置３０によるディスクカートリッジのシャッタ部材５
への文字６或いは絵柄７の熱転写印刷動作について、図
９乃至図１４及び図２乃至図５を参照して詳細に説明す
る。シャッタ部材５が装着保持されたシャッタ保持部材
６０は、図示しないヒータコントロール装置によってヒ
ータ６３が動作することによって所定の温度（１００
℃）まで予熱された状態で熱転写印刷位置Ｈへと搬送さ
れる。The shutter member 5 of the disk cartridge by the thermal transfer printing apparatus 30 constructed as described above.
A detailed description will be given of the thermal transfer printing operation of the character 6 or the pattern 7 to the printer with reference to FIGS. 9 to 14 and FIGS. 2 to 5. The shutter holding member 60 on which the shutter member 5 is mounted is held at a predetermined temperature (100 degrees) by the operation of the heater 63 by a heater control device (not shown).
(° C.) and is conveyed to the thermal transfer printing position H.
【００４２】保持部材６０が熱転写印刷位置Ｈへと搬送
されると、図示しない駆動源が動作することによって、
熱転写フィルムガイド部材７３、７４は下降動作して、
図９及び図３に示すように、熱転写フィルム１０をシャ
ッタ保持部材６０に装着保持されたシャッタ部材５の印
刷面に軽く押し当てる。When the holding member 60 is conveyed to the thermal transfer printing position H, a driving source (not shown) operates to
The thermal transfer film guide members 73 and 74 move downward,
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 3, the thermal transfer film 10 is lightly pressed against the printing surface of the shutter member 5 mounted and held on the shutter holding member 60.
【００４３】次に熱転写ヘッド駆動機構３１が動作して
熱転写ヘッド４０をシャッタ保持部材６０に装着保持さ
れたシャッタ部材５に向かって下降動作させる。上述し
たように、熱転写ヘッド４０の本体部４１の底面に接合
された弾性部材４２は、中央部が膨出形成されているこ
とによって、熱転写ヘッド４０が下降動作するにしたが
って、図１０に示すように、中央部から周辺部に亘って
次第に弾性変形しながらシャッタ部材５を加熱圧着し、
シャッタ部材５と熱転写フィルム１０との間に空気が封
じ込められるのを防止する。Next, the thermal transfer head driving mechanism 31 operates to lower the thermal transfer head 40 toward the shutter member 5 mounted and held on the shutter holding member 60. As described above, the elastic member 42 joined to the bottom surface of the main body 41 of the thermal transfer head 40 has a central portion that is bulged, so that as the thermal transfer head 40 descends, as shown in FIG. Then, the shutter member 5 is heat-pressed while being gradually elastically deformed from the central portion to the peripheral portion,
Air is prevented from being trapped between the shutter member 5 and the thermal transfer film 10.
【００４４】シャッタ部材５は、シャッタ保持部材６０
に内蔵したヒータ６３によって所定の温度（１７０℃）
に加熱されており、ヒータ４３によって加熱された熱転
写ヘッド４０が熱転写フィルム１０を加熱圧着すること
によって、熱転写フィルム１０の感熱接着剤層１４は極
めて短時間のうちに溶融して、図３に示すように、シャ
ッタ部材５に接着される。しかる後、熱転写ヘッド駆動
機構３１が動作して熱転写ヘッド４０は、図１１矢印に
示すように、熱転写フィルム１０から離れて上方へと移
動動作する。The shutter member 5 includes a shutter holding member 60
A predetermined temperature (170 ° C.) by the heater 63 built in
When the thermal transfer head 40 heated by the heater 43 heats and compresses the thermal transfer film 10, the thermal adhesive layer 14 of the thermal transfer film 10 melts in a very short time, and is shown in FIG. Thus, it is adhered to the shutter member 5. Thereafter, the thermal transfer head driving mechanism 31 operates to move the thermal transfer head 40 away from the thermal transfer film 10 and upward as shown by the arrow in FIG.
【００４５】熱転写ヘッド４０が上方へと移動動作され
るとともにシャッタ保持部材６０に内蔵したヒータ６３
への通電も遮断される。そして、熱転写ヘッド４０が所
定の位置まで上昇動作すると、熱転写フィルム冷却装置
５０が動作し、ノズル５１から熱転写フィルム１０に向
かって空気が吹き付けられる。この空気の吹き付けによ
って、シャッタ保持部材６０はまだ冷えきっていないに
もかかわらず熱転写フィルム１０の温度が急激に低下
し、溶融状態の感熱接着剤層１４の固化が促進される。The thermal transfer head 40 is moved upward and the heater 63 built in the shutter holding member 60 is moved.
Is also shut off. Then, when the thermal transfer head 40 moves up to a predetermined position, the thermal transfer film cooling device 50 operates, and air is blown from the nozzle 51 toward the thermal transfer film 10. Due to the blowing of the air, the temperature of the thermal transfer film 10 is rapidly lowered even though the shutter holding member 60 is not yet cooled, and the solidification of the molten heat-sensitive adhesive layer 14 is promoted.
【００４６】一方、熱転写ヘッド４０が上方へと移動動
作しかつ熱転写フィルム冷却装置５０から熱転写フィル
ム１０に空気が吹き付けられるとすぐに、第１の熱転写
フィルムガイド部材７３が図示しない駆動源によって駆
動され、ガイドブラケット７３Ｃは支軸７３Ｂを支点に
して、図１２矢印で示すように、反時計方向へと回動動
作し、先端部７３ｃが熱転写フィルム１０をシャッタ部
材５の印刷面から押し上げる。On the other hand, as soon as the thermal transfer head 40 moves upward and air is blown from the thermal transfer film cooling device 50 to the thermal transfer film 10, the first thermal transfer film guide member 73 is driven by a drive source (not shown). The guide bracket 73C rotates counterclockwise about the support shaft 73B as a fulcrum, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 12, and the leading end 73c pushes the thermal transfer film 10 up from the printing surface of the shutter member 5.
【００４７】この第１の熱転写フィルムガイド部材７３
の自由端７３ｃによる押し上げ動作によって、熱転写フ
ィルム１０は、図４に示すように、ベースフィルム１１
のみがシャッタ部材５の印刷面から片離れ状態で剥離さ
れる。そして、シャッタ部材５の印刷面には、図５に示
すように、固化した感熱接着剤層１４の作用によって印
刷層１３、保護層１２が良好な状態で転写印刷される。
これによって、シャッタ部材５に、多色で構成した文字
６及び絵柄７とが形成される。This first thermal transfer film guide member 73
The heat transfer film 10 is moved up by the free end 73c of the base film 11 as shown in FIG.
Only the one member is separated from the printing surface of the shutter member 5 in a one-way state. Then, the printing layer 13 and the protective layer 12 are transferred and printed on the printing surface of the shutter member 5 in a good state by the action of the solidified heat-sensitive adhesive layer 14, as shown in FIG.
As a result, a multicolored character 6 and a picture 7 are formed on the shutter member 5.
【００４８】第１の熱転写フィルムガイド部材７３は、
図１３に示すように、さらに上方へと移動動作し、また
シャッタ保持部材６０は、熱転写印刷位置Ｈからこの第
１の熱転写フィルムガイド部材７３側へと移動動作す
る。この第１の熱転写フィルムガイド部材７３とシャッ
タ保持部材６０との移動動作にしたがって、熱転写フィ
ルム１０は、シャッタ部材５の一方側からさらに剥離さ
れる。The first thermal transfer film guide member 73 is
As shown in FIG. 13, the shutter holding member 60 moves further upward from the thermal transfer printing position H to the first thermal transfer film guide member 73 side. As the first thermal transfer film guide member 73 and the shutter holding member 60 move, the thermal transfer film 10 is further peeled off from one side of the shutter member 5.
【００４９】同時に第２の熱転写フィルムガイド部材７
４は、図１４に示すように、図示しない駆動源によって
支軸７４Ｂを支点として同図時計方向へと回動動作する
とともに上方へと移動動作する。以上の工程によって、
熱転写フィルム１０を使用したシャッタ部材５への熱転
写印刷は完了し、シャッタ保持部材６０からシャッタ部
材５が取り出される。At the same time, the second thermal transfer film guide member 7
As shown in FIG. 14, the reference numeral 4 is rotated clockwise and upward by a drive source (not shown) with the support shaft 74B as a fulcrum. Through the above steps,
The thermal transfer printing to the shutter member 5 using the thermal transfer film 10 is completed, and the shutter member 5 is taken out from the shutter holding member 60.
【００５０】なお、シャッタ保持部材６０が熱転写印刷
位置Ｈから移動動作すると、供給リール７１及び巻き取
りリール７２が駆動され、保護層１２、印刷層１３及び
感熱接着剤層１４が転写されたベースフィルム１１が熱
転写印刷位置Ｈから巻き取りリール７２側へと移動する
とともに、熱転写フィルム１０の次の印刷領域が熱転写
印刷位置Ｈへと供給される。そして、搬送路中を次のシ
ャッタ保持部材６０が熱転写印刷位置Ｈへと送り込まれ
て熱転写印刷が連続して行われる。When the shutter holding member 60 moves from the thermal transfer printing position H, the supply reel 71 and the take-up reel 72 are driven, and the base film on which the protective layer 12, the print layer 13, and the heat-sensitive adhesive layer 14 have been transferred. 11 moves from the thermal transfer printing position H to the take-up reel 72 side, and the next printing area of the thermal transfer film 10 is supplied to the thermal transfer printing position H. Then, the next shutter holding member 60 is sent to the thermal transfer printing position H in the transport path, and thermal transfer printing is continuously performed.
【００５１】上述した実施例熱転写印刷装置３０によれ
ば、熱転写ヘッド４０による熱転写フィルム１０のシャ
ッタ部材５への加熱圧着後、この熱転写ヘッド４０の移
動動作とほぼ同時に熱転写フィルム冷却装置５０から熱
転写フィルム１０に空気を吹き付けて感熱接着剤層１４
の固化を促進するように構成したことにより、シャッタ
部材５からベースフィルム１１を剥離しても、印刷層１
３の一部がこのベースフィルム１１に残ることなく、良
好な状態でシャッタ部材５の印刷面に転写印刷される。
したがって、シャッタ保持部材６０の冷却時間が不要と
なり、印刷工程の短縮化が図られる。According to the thermal transfer printing apparatus 30 described above, after the thermal transfer head 40 presses the thermal transfer film 10 to the shutter member 5 by the thermal transfer head 40, the thermal transfer film cooling device 50 transfers the thermal transfer film Air is blown onto the heat-sensitive adhesive layer 14
Is configured to promote solidification of the printed layer 1 even when the base film 11 is peeled from the shutter member 5.
3 is transferred and printed on the printing surface of the shutter member 5 in a good condition without remaining on the base film 11.
Therefore, the cooling time of the shutter holding member 60 becomes unnecessary, and the printing process can be shortened.
【００５２】さらに、熱転写フィルム冷却装置５０から
の熱転写フィルム１０への空気の吹き付けとほぼ同時に
熱転写フィルムガイド部材７３を駆動して熱転写フィル
ム１０を押し上げてシャッタ部材５の片側から剥離する
ようにしたことにより、シャッタ部材５に作用する熱転
写フィルム１０の剥離力の低減が図られる。Further, almost simultaneously with the blowing of air from the thermal transfer film cooling device 50 to the thermal transfer film 10, the thermal transfer film guide member 73 is driven to push up the thermal transfer film 10 and to peel off the shutter member 5 from one side of the shutter member 5. Thereby, the peeling force of the thermal transfer film 10 acting on the shutter member 5 is reduced.
【００５３】なお、上述した実施例熱転写印刷装置３０
においては、第２の熱転写フィルムガイド部材７４に対
して第１の熱転写フィルムガイド部材７３を先に動作さ
せるようにしたが、逆であってもよく、要はシャッタ部
材５から熱転写フィルム１０を剥離するこれら第１の熱
転写フィルムガイド部材７３及び第２の熱転写フィルム
ガイド部材７４を時間差或いはスピード差を付けて動作
させることによって、熱転写フィルム１０をシャッタ部
材５から片離れさせるようにすればよい。The above-described embodiment of the thermal transfer printing apparatus 30
In the above, the first thermal transfer film guide member 73 is operated first with respect to the second thermal transfer film guide member 74, but may be reversed. In other words, the thermal transfer film 10 is separated from the shutter member 5. By operating the first thermal transfer film guide member 73 and the second thermal transfer film guide member 74 with a time difference or a speed difference, the thermal transfer film 10 may be moved away from the shutter member 5.
【００５４】また、熱転写フィルムガイド部材７３、７
４は、熱転写フィルム１０をシャッタ部材５の印刷面に
押し当てるガイドローラ７３Ａ、７４Ａと先端部７３
ｃ、７４ｃによってシャッタ部材５から熱転写フィルム
１０を押し上げるガイドブラケット７３Ｃ、７４Ｃとを
一体的に組み合わせるようにしたが、別個に構成しても
よく、また特にガイドローラ７３Ａ、７４Ａを設けなく
ともよい。The heat transfer film guide members 73 and 7
4 are guide rollers 73A and 74A for pressing the thermal transfer film 10 against the printing surface of the shutter member 5 and a leading end 73.
Although the guide brackets 73C and 74C for pushing up the thermal transfer film 10 from the shutter member 5 by the members c and 74c are integrally combined, they may be separately provided, and the guide rollers 73A and 74A may not be provided.
【００５５】シャッタ部材５に対して熱転写フィルム１
０を一側部側から片離れ状態で剥離する構成は、本発明
の第２の実施例として図１５に示す熱転写印刷装置８０
によっても達成される。なお、この第２の実施例熱転写
印刷装置８０の基本的構成は、上記第１の実施例熱転写
印刷装置３０とほぼ同一であるため、同一部材、機構は
同一符号を付すことによってその説明は省略する。For the shutter member 5, the thermal transfer film 1
The second embodiment of the present invention is directed to a heat transfer printing apparatus 80 shown in FIG.
Is also achieved by Since the basic configuration of the thermal transfer printing apparatus 80 of the second embodiment is substantially the same as that of the thermal transfer printing apparatus 30 of the first embodiment, the description of the same members and mechanisms will be omitted by retaining the same reference numerals. I do.
【００５６】すなわち、この第２の実施例熱転写印刷装
置８０は、同図実線で示すようにシャッタ部材５に圧着
された熱転写フィルム１０を、図示しない押し上げ機構
によって鎖線で示した位置まで押し上げるとほぼ同時
に、シャッタ保持部材６０を熱転写印刷位置Ｈから熱転
写フィルム１０の巻き取り方向に対してほぼ９０°の方
向に移動動作させるように構成したものである。That is, in the thermal transfer printing apparatus 80 of the second embodiment, when the thermal transfer film 10 pressed to the shutter member 5 as shown by the solid line in FIG. At the same time, the shutter holding member 60 is configured to move from the thermal transfer printing position H in a direction substantially at 90 ° to the winding direction of the thermal transfer film 10.
【００５７】このように、熱転写フィルム１０をシャッ
タ部材５から押し上げて剥離するとほぼ同時にシャッタ
保持部材６０を移動動作させることにより、シャッタ部
材５に作用する熱転写フィルム１０の剥離力の低減が図
られ、シャッタ部材５の変形を防止することができる。As described above, the peeling force of the thermal transfer film 10 acting on the shutter member 5 is reduced by moving the shutter holding member 60 almost simultaneously when the thermal transfer film 10 is lifted up from the shutter member 5 and peeled off. The deformation of the shutter member 5 can be prevented.
【００５８】本発明の第３の実施例として図１６に示す
熱転写印刷装置９０は、より効率的な連続熱転写印刷を
図った装置である。すなわち、この第３の実施例熱転写
印刷装置９０は、搬送路９１上に、シャッタ保持部材６
０に装着保持されたシャッタ部材５を予熱する予備加熱
ローラ９２と熱転写ヘッド９３と冷却ヘッド９４を備え
るヘッド機構９５とを配設してなる。A thermal transfer printing apparatus 90 shown in FIG. 16 as a third embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for achieving more efficient continuous thermal transfer printing. That is, the thermal transfer printing apparatus 90 according to the third embodiment includes the shutter holding member 6
A preheating roller 92 for preheating the shutter member 5 mounted and held at 0, a head mechanism 95 including a thermal transfer head 93 and a cooling head 94 are provided.
【００５９】予備加熱ローラ９２は、搬送路９１に対し
てシャッタ保持部材６０が通過し得る高さ位置に回転自
在に配置され、外周部分が弾性部材で形成されるととも
に内部にはヒータ９６が内蔵されている。シャッタ保持
部材６０に装着保持されて搬送路９１を搬送されるシャ
ッタ部材５は、予備加熱ローラ９２の外周部に加熱圧着
されながらヘッド機構９５へと送り込まれる過程で、適
当な温度までに予熱される。The pre-heating roller 92 is rotatably disposed at a height where the shutter holding member 60 can pass with respect to the transport path 91, has an outer peripheral portion formed of an elastic member, and has a heater 96 built therein. Have been. The shutter member 5 mounted and held on the shutter holding member 60 and conveyed along the conveyance path 91 is preheated to an appropriate temperature in the process of being fed into the head mechanism 95 while being heated and pressed on the outer peripheral portion of the preheating roller 92. You.
【００６０】ヘッド機構９５は、上下方向に動作される
とともに中央部の支軸９７Ａを支点として回転自在なプ
レス装置のラム９７の両端部に図示しない断熱手段を介
して前記熱転写ヘッド９３と冷却ヘッド９４とがそれぞ
れ組み付けられている。The head mechanism 95 is operated in the vertical direction and is rotatable about a center shaft 97A at both ends of a ram 97 of a press device. 94 are respectively assembled.
【００６１】熱転写ヘッド９３は、上述した各実施例熱
転写印刷装置の熱転写ヘッドと同様に、本体部９３Ａの
底面部に弾性部材９３Ｂが組み付けられるとともにヒー
タ９３Ｃを内蔵してなる。また、冷却ヘッド９４は、例
えば冷却剤が封入されたり、通気孔を設けたりすること
によって全体の温度が予備加熱ローラ９２によって予熱
されたシャッタ部材５よりも低めに設定されてなり、熱
転写ヘッド９３と同様に、底面部には弾性部材９４Ａが
組み付けられている。The thermal transfer head 93 has an elastic member 93B attached to the bottom of the main body 93A and a heater 93C built therein, like the thermal transfer head of the thermal transfer printing apparatus of each of the above-described embodiments. Further, the cooling head 94 is set to have a lower overall temperature than that of the shutter member 5 preheated by the preheating roller 92 by, for example, enclosing a coolant or providing a ventilation hole. Similarly to the above, the elastic member 94A is attached to the bottom surface.
【００６２】なお、ロール状の熱転写フィルム１０をヘ
ッド機構９５へと供給する熱転写フィルム供給ガイド機
構７０等の構成については、上記各実施例熱転写印刷装
置と同一であるため、同一符号を付すことによってその
説明は省略する。The configuration of the thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism 70 for supplying the roll-shaped thermal transfer film 10 to the head mechanism 95 is the same as that of the thermal transfer printing apparatus in each of the above embodiments. The description is omitted.
【００６３】以上のように構成された第３の実施例熱転
写印刷装置９０によれば、予備加熱ローラ９２を通過す
ることによってシャッタ部材５は所定の温度まで予熱さ
れた状態で熱転写印刷位置Ｈへと供給される。そして、
このシャッタ部材５の印刷面には熱転写フィルム供給ガ
イド機構７０から供給された熱転写フィルム１０が軽く
重ね合わされる。次にヘッド機構９５が動作して熱転写
ヘッド９３をシャッタ保持部材６０に装着されたシャッ
タ部材５に向かって下降動作させる。According to the third embodiment of the thermal transfer printing apparatus 90 configured as described above, the shutter member 5 is moved to the thermal transfer printing position H in a state where the shutter member 5 is preheated to a predetermined temperature by passing through the preheating roller 92. Is supplied. And
The thermal transfer film 10 supplied from the thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism 70 is lightly superimposed on the printing surface of the shutter member 5. Next, the head mechanism 95 operates to lower the thermal transfer head 93 toward the shutter member 5 mounted on the shutter holding member 60.
【００６４】シャッタ部材５は、予備加熱ローラ９２に
よって適当な温度に予熱されているとともに、ヒータ９
３Ｃによって加熱された熱転写ヘッド９３が熱転写フィ
ルム１０をこのシャッタ部材５に加熱圧着する。これに
よって、熱転写フィルム１０の感熱接着剤層１４は極め
て短時間のうちに溶融してシャッタ部材５の印刷面に接
着される。しかる後、ヘッド機構９５が動作して熱転写
ヘッド９３は熱転写フィルム１０から離れるとともにラ
ム９７が支軸９７を支点として回転動作することによ
り、冷却ヘツド９４が熱転写フィルム１０に押し当てら
れる。The shutter member 5 is preheated to an appropriate temperature by a preheating roller 92,
The thermal transfer head 93 heated by 3C heat-presses the thermal transfer film 10 to the shutter member 5. As a result, the heat-sensitive adhesive layer 14 of the thermal transfer film 10 is melted in a very short time and adheres to the printing surface of the shutter member 5. Thereafter, the head mechanism 95 operates to move the thermal transfer head 93 away from the thermal transfer film 10, and the ram 97 rotates around the support shaft 97, so that the cooling head 94 is pressed against the thermal transfer film 10.
【００６５】この冷却ヘツド９４の作用によって、熱転
写フィルム１０の温度が急激に低下し、溶融状態の感熱
接着剤層１４が素早く固化し、印刷層１３がシャッタ部
材５の印刷面にしっかりと転写印刷される。しかる後、
ヘッド機構９５が動作して冷却ヘツド９４は熱転写フィ
ルム１０から離れるとともに、熱転写フィルム１０がシ
ャッタ部材５から剥離される。なお、熱転写フィルム１
０をシャッタ部材５から剥離する場合には、上述した各
実施例熱転写印刷装置に採用した片離れ動作機構によっ
て行われる。By the action of the cooling head 94, the temperature of the thermal transfer film 10 is rapidly lowered, the heat-sensitive adhesive layer 14 in a molten state is quickly solidified, and the print layer 13 is firmly transferred onto the print surface of the shutter member 5 for transfer printing. Is done. After a while
The head mechanism 95 operates to move the cooling head 94 away from the thermal transfer film 10, and the thermal transfer film 10 is peeled from the shutter member 5. In addition, the thermal transfer film 1
In the case where 0 is peeled off from the shutter member 5, it is performed by the one-side moving mechanism adopted in the thermal transfer printing apparatus in each of the above-described embodiments.
【００６６】なお、上記各実施例は、ディスクカートリ
ッジの金属製シャッタ部材５の一方のシャッタ部にメー
カ名、品名或いは型名等の文字６や適宜の図、絵柄７を
熱転写フィルム１０を用いて多色印刷する熱転写印刷装
置を示したが、本発明はかかるシャッタ部材５に限定さ
れるものではなく、放熱特性の大きい各種の金属製品或
いはセラミック製品、例えば金属銘板、筐体或いは電極
等の製品、部品に広く適用されることは勿論である。こ
の場合、シャッタ部材５を保持するシャッタ保持部材６
０、すなわち被転写印刷物保持機構は、被転写印刷物を
最適な状態で保持する形状とされる。In each of the above embodiments, the letter 6 such as a manufacturer name, a product name or a model name, an appropriate figure, and a picture 7 are applied to one of the shutter portions of the metal shutter member 5 of the disk cartridge by using the thermal transfer film 10. Although the thermal transfer printing apparatus for performing multicolor printing has been described, the present invention is not limited to such a shutter member 5, and various metal products or ceramic products having large heat radiation characteristics, such as products such as a metal nameplate, a housing or an electrode. Of course, it is widely applied to parts. In this case, the shutter holding member 6 that holds the shutter member 5
0, that is, the transferred print material holding mechanism is shaped to hold the transferred print material in an optimal state.
【００６７】[0067]
【発明の効果】以上詳細に説明したように、本発明に係
る熱転写印刷方法によれば、放熱特性の大きい被転写印
刷物を予熱した状態で熱転写フィルムを重ね合わせて熱
転写ヘッドによって加熱圧着するとともに、転写印刷
後、熱転写フィルムを冷却するようにしたことにより、
被転写印刷物からの放熱が防止されかつ比較的短時間の
うちに熱転写フィルムの感熱接着剤層の溶融、固化が行
われるため、熱転写フィルムの印刷層が被転写印刷物上
に極めて短時間のうちにしかも良好な状態で転写印刷さ
れる。また、熱転写フィルムは、被転写印刷物の一側部
側から片離れ状態で剥離されるため、熱転写フィルムの
剥離力が低減され被転写印刷物の変形が防止されるとと
もにより良好な状態での転写印刷が行われる。As described in detail above, according to the thermal transfer printing method of the present invention, a thermal transfer film is superimposed on a transferred material having a large heat radiation characteristic in a preheated state, and is thermally pressed by a thermal transfer head. After transfer printing, by cooling the thermal transfer film,
Since the heat-sensitive adhesive layer of the thermal transfer film is melted and solidified in a relatively short time, heat radiation from the transferred print is prevented, so that the print layer of the thermal transfer film is placed on the transferred print in a very short time. In addition, transfer printing is performed in a good condition. Further, since the thermal transfer film is peeled off from one side of the transferred print material in a one-sided state, the peeling force of the thermal transfer film is reduced, the deformation of the transferred print material is prevented, and the transfer printing in a better condition is performed. Is performed.
【００６８】また、本発明に係る熱転写印刷装置によれ
ば、放熱特性の大きい被転写印刷物を保持する被転写印
刷物保持機構に被転写印刷物を予熱する予熱手段を設け
かつ熱転写ヘッドによって被転写印刷物に重ね合わされ
た熱転写フィルムを加熱圧着した後、冷却手段によって
熱転写フィルムを冷却しながら熱転写フィルム供給ガイ
ド機構によって被転写印刷物から剥離するように構成し
たことにより、熱転写フィルムの印刷層を極めて良好な
状態で被転写印刷物へ転写印刷することができかつ作業
時間の大幅な短縮を図ることができる。また、熱転写フ
ィルム供給ガイド機構或いは被転写印刷物保持機構によ
って熱転写フィルムを、被転写印刷物の一側部側から片
離れ状態で剥離するようにしたことにより、熱転写フィ
ルムの剥離力が低減されて被転写印刷物の変形が防止さ
れるとともにより良好な状態での転写印刷が行われる。Further, according to the thermal transfer printing apparatus of the present invention, a preheating means for preheating the transferred print is provided in the transferred print holding mechanism for holding the transferred print having a large heat radiation characteristic, and the thermal transfer head applies the preheat to the transferred print. After the superimposed thermal transfer film is heat-pressed, the thermal transfer film is guided by a thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism while cooling the thermal transfer film by the cooling means, so that the print layer of the thermal transfer film is kept in an extremely good state. It is possible to perform transfer printing on a transferred printing material, and it is possible to greatly reduce the operation time. Further, the thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism or the transferred print material holding mechanism separates the thermal transfer film from one side of the transferred print material in a one-sided state, so that the peeling force of the thermal transfer film is reduced and the transferred transfer material is reduced. Deformation of the printed matter is prevented and transfer printing in a better condition is performed.
【図１】本発明に係る熱転写印刷装置の一部切り欠き側
面図である。FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of a thermal transfer printing apparatus according to the present invention.
【図２】熱転写フィルムの要部断面図である。FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the thermal transfer film.
【図３】熱転写フィルムを被転写印刷物へ加熱圧着した
状態を説明する要部断面図である。FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part illustrating a state in which a thermal transfer film is heated and pressed on a transferred print material.
【図４】被転写印刷物へ加熱圧着した熱転写フィルムか
らベースフィルムを剥離する状態を説明する要部断面図
である。FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part illustrating a state in which a base film is peeled from a thermal transfer film that has been heated and pressed to a transferred print.
【図５】熱転写フィルムの印刷層を被転写印刷物へ転写
印刷した状態を説明する要部断面図である。FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part illustrating a state in which a printing layer of a thermal transfer film has been transferred and printed on a print-receiving material.
【図６】被転写印刷物の一例として示すシャッタ部材を
備えたディスクカートリッジの斜視図である。FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a disc cartridge provided with a shutter member, which is shown as an example of a print-receiving material.
【図７】熱転写印刷装置に使用されるロール状熱転写フ
ィルムの要部展開図である。FIG. 7 is a development view of a main part of a roll-shaped thermal transfer film used in the thermal transfer printing apparatus.
【図８】本発明に係る熱転写印刷装置の概略構成を説明
する正面図である。FIG. 8 is a front view illustrating a schematic configuration of a thermal transfer printing apparatus according to the present invention.
【図９】同熱転写印刷装置による転写印刷動作を説明す
る要部正面図であり、熱転写ヘッドが熱転写印刷位置ま
で下降動作した状態を示す。FIG. 9 is a front view of an essential part for explaining a transfer printing operation by the thermal transfer printing apparatus, and shows a state where the thermal transfer head is moved down to a thermal transfer printing position.
【図１０】同熱転写印刷装置による転写印刷動作を説明
する要部正面図であり、熱転写ヘッドが熱転写フィルム
を被転写印刷物に加熱圧着している状態を示す。FIG. 10 is a front view of a main part for explaining a transfer printing operation by the thermal transfer printing apparatus, and shows a state in which a thermal transfer head heat-presses a thermal transfer film to a material to be transferred;
【図１１】同熱転写印刷装置による転写印刷動作を説明
する要部正面図であり、熱転写ヘッドによる転写印刷動
作を終了するとともに冷却手段による熱転写フィルムの
冷却状態を示す。FIG. 11 is a front view of the principal part for explaining a transfer printing operation by the thermal transfer printing apparatus, showing a state in which the transfer printing operation by the thermal transfer head is completed and a cooling state of the thermal transfer film by the cooling means.
【図１２】同熱転写印刷装置による転写印刷動作を説明
する要部正面図であり、熱転写フィルム供給ガイド機構
による熱転写フィルムの被転写印刷物からの片離れ剥離
動作を示す。FIG. 12 is a front view of an essential part for explaining a transfer printing operation by the thermal transfer printing apparatus, showing a one-way peeling operation of the thermal transfer film from the transferred print by the thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism.
【図１３】同熱転写印刷装置による転写印刷動作を説明
する要部正面図であり、熱転写フィルム供給ガイド機構
による熱転写フィルムの被転写印刷物からの片離れ剥離
動作に連動する被転写印刷物保持機構の移動動作を示
す。FIG. 13 is a front view of a main part for explaining a transfer printing operation by the thermal transfer printing apparatus, and moves a transferred print material holding mechanism in conjunction with a one-way separation operation of the thermal transfer film from the transferred print material by the thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism. The operation is shown.
【図１４】同熱転写印刷装置による転写印刷動作を説明
する要部正面図であり、被転写印刷物保持機構の移動動
作を示す。FIG. 14 is a main part front view for explaining a transfer printing operation by the thermal transfer printing apparatus, and shows a movement operation of a transferred print material holding mechanism.
【図１５】本発明に係る熱転写印刷装置の第２の実施例
として示す熱転写印刷装置の一部切り欠き正面図であ
る。FIG. 15 is a partially cutaway front view of a thermal transfer printing apparatus shown as a second embodiment of the thermal transfer printing apparatus according to the present invention.
【図１６】本発明に係る熱転写印刷装置の第３の実施例
として示す熱転写印刷装置の正面図である。FIG. 16 is a front view of a thermal transfer printing apparatus shown as a third embodiment of the thermal transfer printing apparatus according to the present invention.
【図１７】従来の熱転写印刷装置の正面図である。FIG. 17 is a front view of a conventional thermal transfer printing apparatus.
【符号の説明】 １・・・ディスクカートリジ本体 ５・・・シャッタ部材（被転写印刷物） ６・・・文字 ７・・・絵柄 １０・・・熱転写フィルム １１・・・ベースフィルム １２・・・剥離層（保護層） １３・・・印刷層 １４・・・感熱接着剤層 １５・・・マーキング ３０・・・熱転写印刷装置 ３１・・・熱転写ヘッド駆動機構 ４０・・・熱転写ヘッド ４２・・・弾性部材 ４３・・・ヒータ ５０・・・熱転写フィルム冷却装置 ６０・・・保持部材（被転写印刷物保持機構） ６３・・・ヒータ ７０・・・熱転写フィルム供給ガイド機構 ７１・・・供給リール ７２・・・巻き取りリール ７３・・・第１の熱転写フィルムガイド部材 ７４・・・第２の熱転写フィルムガイド部材[Description of Signs] 1 ・ ・ ・ Disc Cartridge Body 5 ・ ・ ・ Shutter Member (Transferred Printed Material) 6 ・ ・ ・ Character 7 ・ ・ ・ Picture 10 ・ ・ ・ Thermal Transfer Film 11 ・ ・ ・ Base Film 12 ・ ・ ・ Peel Layer (protective layer) 13 Print layer 14 Thermal adhesive layer 15 Marking 30 Thermal transfer printing device 31 Thermal transfer head drive mechanism 40 Thermal transfer head 42 Elasticity Member 43: Heater 50: Thermal transfer film cooling device 60: Holding member (transferred print material holding mechanism) 63: Heater 70: Thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism 71: Supply reel 72 · Take-up reel 73 ··· First thermal transfer film guide member 74 ··· Second thermal transfer film guide member
Claims (5)
からなる断面形状をコ字状となす被転写印刷物の印刷面
に熱転写フィルムを重ね合わせた後、 熱転写ヘッドによって熱転写フィルムを被転写印刷物に
加圧し、上記熱転写フィルムの感熱接着剤層及び印刷層
を上記被転写印刷物の印刷面に熱転写し、上記熱転写ヘッドを移動させた後、間欠的に駆動される
冷却ファンによって上記 熱転写フィルムを冷却するとと
もに上記熱転写フィルムを熱転写フィルムガイド部材の
押し上げ動作によって被転写印刷物の一側部から剥離す
るようにしたことを特徴とする熱転写印刷方法。1. A metal plate having a large heat radiation characteristic in a preheated state
After the thermal transfer film is superimposed on the printing surface of the transferred material whose cross-sectional shape consists of a U-shape , the thermal transfer film is applied to the transferred material by the thermal transfer head.
Pressurized, the heat-sensitive adhesive layer and the printing layer of the thermal transfer film and thermal transfer on the printing surface of the transfer target printed matter, after moving the thermal head is intermittently driven
By the cooling fan of the thermal transfer film guide the thermal transfer film to cool the heat transfer film
A thermal transfer printing method characterized in that the transfer printing material is peeled off from one side of the material to be transferred by a push-up operation .
を位置決めセンサーによって読み取り、熱転写位置に対
応して上記熱転写フィルムを供給し、上記熱転写フィル
ムの感熱接着剤層及び印刷層を上記被転写印刷物の印刷
面に熱転写した後、上記熱転写フィルムを上記被転写印
刷物から剥離するとともに上記被転写印刷物を移動させ
ることを特徴とする請求項１記載の熱転写印刷方法。2. A marking provided on the thermal transfer film is read by a positioning sensor, the thermal transfer film is supplied in accordance with a thermal transfer position, and a heat-sensitive adhesive layer and a print layer of the thermal transfer film are printed on the printing surface of the print-receiving material. 2. The thermal transfer printing method according to claim 1, wherein, after the thermal transfer to the printing medium, the thermal transfer film is peeled off from the print-receiving material and the print-receiving material is moved.
からなる被転写印刷物を保持するとともにこの被転写印
刷物を予熱する予熱手段を備えた被転写印刷物保持機構
と、この被転写印刷物保持機構に保持された被転写印刷
物の印刷面に重ね合わせるようにして熱転写フィルムを
供給する熱転写フィルム供給ガイド機構と、被転写印刷
物の印刷面に重ね合わされた熱転写フィルムを被転写印
刷物に加圧する熱転写ヘッドを備える熱転写ヘッド機構
と、熱転写フィルムを冷却する熱転写フィルム冷却手段
とを備え、 熱転写ヘッドによって熱転写フィルムを被転写印刷物に
加圧してこの熱転写フィルムの感熱接着剤層及び印刷層
を被転写印刷物の印刷面に熱転写印刷し、熱転写ヘッド
の移動動作後、熱転写フィルム冷却手段によって熱転写
フィルムを冷却するとともに熱転写フィルム供給ガイド
機構によって熱転写フィルムを被転写印刷物から剥離す
るようにしたことを特徴とする熱転写印刷装置。3. A transfer material holding mechanism provided with a preheating means for holding a transfer material made of metal or ceramic having a large heat radiation characteristic and for preheating the transfer material, and held by the transfer material holding mechanism. A thermal transfer head mechanism including a thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism for supplying a thermal transfer film so as to be superimposed on a printing surface of a transferred print material, and a thermal transfer head for pressing the thermal transfer film superimposed on the printed surface of the transferred print material onto the transferred print material. And a thermal transfer film cooling means for cooling the thermal transfer film. The thermal transfer head presses the thermal transfer film against the transferred print material to thermally transfer print the heat-sensitive adhesive layer and the print layer of the thermal transfer film to the print surface of the transferred print material. After the moving operation of the thermal transfer head, the thermal transfer film is cooled by the thermal transfer film cooling means. Thermal transfer printing apparatus characterized in that the thermal transfer film to be peeled from the transfer printed matter by thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism cools the.
写印刷物の両側部に配設される少なくとも一対の熱転写
フィルムガイド部材を備え、これら熱転写フィルムガイ
ド部材は、それぞれ独立して動作することによって熱転
写フィルムを被転写印刷物の一側部側から剥離すること
を特徴とする請求項３記載の熱転写印刷装置。4. A thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism includes at least a pair of thermal transfer film guide members disposed on both sides of a print-receiving material, and these thermal transfer film guide members operate independently of each other so that the thermal transfer film guide member operates independently. 4. The thermal transfer printing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the printing material is peeled off from one side of the material to be transferred.
ム供給ガイド機構が動作して熱転写フィルムが被転写印
刷物から剥離されるとともに移動動作して被転写印刷物
を移動させることを特徴とする請求項３記載の熱転写印
刷装置。5. the transfer printed matter holding mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that the thermal transfer film thermal transfer film supply guide mechanism is operated to move the transferred printed matter moving operation while being peeled from the transfer printed matter The thermal transfer printing apparatus as described in the above.
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