JPS63139350A - Photosensitive transfer type image forming device - Google Patents
Photosensitive transfer type image forming deviceInfo
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Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は光を利用した画像形成装置、さらに詳しくは、
感光部材を露光する事により該感光部材上にコートされ
たマイクロカプセルの転写性を制御し、該マイクロカプ
セルを圧力現像によって転写部材に転写現像して画像形
成を行なう感光転写型画像形成装置に関する。[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus that uses light, and more specifically, to an image forming apparatus that uses light.
The present invention relates to a photosensitive transfer type image forming apparatus that controls the transferability of microcapsules coated on a photosensitive member by exposing the photosensitive member, and forms an image by transferring and developing the microcapsules onto the transfer member using pressure development.
従来の感光転写型画像形成装置の圧力現像法は、圧力ロ
ーラーによって、露光済みの感光部材と転写部材とを加
圧することにより、感光部材上の転写性の制御されたマ
イクロカプセルを転写部材上で破壊し、該マイクロカプ
セル内の発色物質と転写部材上の顕色物質とが発色発応
を起こして転写部材上に画像形成を行なうものであり、
転写部材を積極的に加熱する機構を備えたものはなかっ
た。In the pressure development method of conventional photosensitive transfer type image forming apparatuses, microcapsules with controlled transferability on the photosensitive member are transferred onto the transfer member by applying pressure between the exposed photosensitive member and the transfer member using a pressure roller. When the microcapsules are destroyed, the color-developing substance in the microcapsules and the color-developing substance on the transfer member cause color development to form an image on the transfer member,
There was no one equipped with a mechanism to actively heat the transfer member.
しかし、前述の従来技術では室温大（２０〜２５゜Ｃ）
で発色反応が完了し転写部材上に画像形成が行なわれる
までに圧力現像後１分と長い時間を必要とするという問
題点を有する。そこで本発明はこのような問題点を解決
するもので、その目的とするところは圧力現像時もしく
は圧力現像後に転写部材を加熱することにより、発色物
質と顕色物質の発色反応を促進し、圧力現像後即座に出
力画像が得られる感光転写型画像形成装置を提供すると
ころにある。However, with the above-mentioned conventional technology, the room temperature is high (20 to 25°C).
There is a problem in that it takes a long time of 1 minute after pressure development until the coloring reaction is completed and an image is formed on the transfer member. The present invention is intended to solve these problems, and its purpose is to accelerate the coloring reaction between the color-forming substance and the color-developing substance by heating the transfer member during or after pressure development. An object of the present invention is to provide a photosensitive transfer type image forming apparatus that can obtain an output image immediately after development.
本発明の感光転写型画像形成装置は、支持体、該支持体
上にコートされたマイクロカプセル、該マイクロカプセ
ル内に封入された感光性物質及び転写物質より構成され
る感光部材と、前記感光性物質を露光す、ることにより
転写性の制御された前記マイクロカプセルを圧力現像に
よって転写部材に転写現像する感光転写型画像形成装置
において、圧力現像時又は圧力現像後に前記転写部材５
上熱する手段を具備することを特徴とする。The photosensitive transfer type image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a photosensitive member composed of a support, microcapsules coated on the support, a photosensitive material and a transfer material encapsulated in the microcapsules, and In a photosensitive transfer image forming apparatus that transfers and develops the microcapsules whose transferability is controlled by exposing a substance to a transfer member by pressure development, the transfer member 5 is used during or after pressure development.
It is characterized by comprising means for heating.
前記のように本発明は構成されており、圧力現像時ある
いは圧力現像後に転写部材は加熱され、破壊されたマイ
クロカプセル内に封入されていた転写物質と転写部材上
にコートされている顕色物質との反応速度は温度が上昇
することにより高まり、転写部材に画像が形成されるま
での時間が短縮される。The present invention is configured as described above, and the transfer member is heated during or after pressure development, and the transfer material encapsulated in the destroyed microcapsules and the color developing material coated on the transfer member are separated. The rate of reaction with the transfer member increases as the temperature increases, reducing the time it takes to form an image on the transfer member.
本発明の実施例を図に基づいて説明する。 Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.
第１の実施例は、全体構成は第１図に示されるように、
感光部材１に画像を書き込む光書き込みヘッド４、未露
光の感光部材１が巻きつけられた供給ローラ２、感光部
材１の画像形成部分に重なる様に顕色物質が表面にコー
トされた転写部材を送る送り出しローラ６、重ねられた
感光部材１と転写部材５を加圧して現像する一対の圧力
ローラ８よりなり圧力ローラの駆動機構や加圧力調整手
段を有する圧力現像機７、定着した感光部材１と転写部
材５を分離するトラクタピン１０を外周に有するトラク
タローラ９、分離された感光部材１を巻き取る巻き取り
ローラ３、分離された転写部材を加熱する本発明の特徴
である加熱機構（後に詳述する）、感光部材１を供給ロ
ーラ２から巻取りローラ３まで搬送する搬送駆動系、お
よび圧力現像された転写部材５を収納するトレー１１よ
りなる。The first embodiment has the overall configuration as shown in FIG.
An optical writing head 4 that writes an image on the photosensitive member 1, a supply roller 2 around which the unexposed photosensitive member 1 is wound, and a transfer member whose surface is coated with a color developing substance so as to overlap the image forming portion of the photosensitive member 1. A feed-out roller 6 for feeding, a pressure developing device 7 consisting of a pair of pressure rollers 8 that presses and develops the stacked photosensitive member 1 and transfer member 5 and having a pressure roller drive mechanism and pressure adjustment means, a fixed photosensitive member 1 a tractor roller 9 having a tractor pin 10 on its outer periphery for separating the photosensitive member 5 from the photosensitive member 5; a winding roller 3 for winding up the separated photosensitive member 1; (to be described in detail), a conveyance drive system that conveys the photosensitive member 1 from the supply roller 2 to the take-up roller 3, and a tray 11 that stores the pressure-developed transfer member 5.
これにより、画像は転写部材上に以下の様にして形成さ
れる。As a result, an image is formed on the transfer member in the following manner.
まず、感光部材１上に光書き込みヘッド４により画像を
書き込む。感光部材１の表面には感光物質及び転写物質
が封入されたマイクロカプセルがコートされており、光
書き込みヘッド４による露光により感光物質が反応し、
潜像が形成される。この感光部材１の表面に転写部材５
の顕色物質をコートした面が重なる様に送り出しローラ
６で転写部材５が重ねられる。重ねられた感光部材１と
転写部材５は圧力ローラ８により感光部材１上の未露光
部、マイクロカプセルが破壊し転写部材５上の顕色物質
と反応が行なわれる。この反応が終了すると転写部材表
面には、画像が形成される。First, an image is written on the photosensitive member 1 by the optical writing head 4 . The surface of the photosensitive member 1 is coated with microcapsules encapsulating a photosensitive material and a transfer material, and the photosensitive material reacts when exposed to light by the optical writing head 4.
A latent image is formed. A transfer member 5 is placed on the surface of this photosensitive member 1.
The transfer members 5 are overlapped by a feed roller 6 so that the surfaces coated with the color developing substance overlap. The overlapping photosensitive member 1 and transfer member 5 are moved by a pressure roller 8 to destroy the unexposed portions and microcapsules on the photosensitive member 1 and react with the color developing substance on the transfer member 5. When this reaction is completed, an image is formed on the surface of the transfer member.
圧力ローラ通過後の感光部材１と転写部材５は互いどう
しが粘着し合った状態であり、これらを、本実施例では
、トラクタピン１０を外周に有するトラクタローラ９に
より分離する。感光部材の両端部にはトラクタ穴が形成
されておりこの穴にトラクタピンｌＯが挿入され転写部
材５の両端部を押し上げる事により転写部材５は分離さ
れ、転写部材５は後に詳述する加熱機構１３により加熱
されトレー１１に収納される。また分離後の感光部材１
は巻取ローラ３に巻き取られる。After passing through the pressure roller, the photosensitive member 1 and the transfer member 5 are stuck to each other, and in this embodiment, they are separated by a tractor roller 9 having a tractor pin 10 on the outer periphery. Tractor holes are formed at both ends of the photosensitive member, and by inserting a tractor pin 10 into these holes and pushing up both ends of the transfer member 5, the transfer member 5 is separated. 13 and stored in the tray 11. Also, the photosensitive member 1 after separation
is taken up by the take-up roller 3.
転写部材５上では加圧ローラ８により加圧された時より
現像反応が開始され、加熱機構１３によりその反応が促
進され短時間で画像が転写部材５表面に形成される。A developing reaction starts on the transfer member 5 when pressure is applied by the pressure roller 8, the reaction is promoted by the heating mechanism 13, and an image is formed on the surface of the transfer member 5 in a short time.
分離後の転写部材５は、第２図に示すように、トレー１
１０手前に設けられ、転写部材５の巾を十分に照射する
ニクロム線、赤外線ランプやハロゲンランプ等のヒータ
１２と反射鏡１２ａをそなえた加熱機構１３により加熱
される。The transfer member 5 after separation is transferred to the tray 1 as shown in FIG.
The transfer member 5 is heated by a heating mechanism 13 provided in front of the transfer member 5 and equipped with a heater 12 such as a nichrome wire, an infrared lamp, or a halogen lamp, and a reflecting mirror 12a, which sufficiently irradiates the width of the transfer member 5.
この様な加熱機１３をもうける事により、実験１結果、
４０°Ｃ以上より発色反応の促進効果が認められ、温度
が上昇するにつれ発色反応が終了するまでに要する時間
は短縮された。高温になりすぎると転写部材が変質する
ため加熱温度には上限が存在する。転写部材の基材が紙
の場合、加熱温度は１５０〜１８０’ ｃが最も適して
おり発色反応は数秒で終了した。また加熱温度範囲は１
００〜２００°Ｃでもよい。By providing such a heating device 13, the results of experiment 1,
The effect of accelerating the color reaction was observed at temperatures above 40°C, and as the temperature rose, the time required for the color reaction to complete was shortened. There is an upper limit to the heating temperature because if the temperature becomes too high, the quality of the transfer member changes. When the base material of the transfer member was paper, the most suitable heating temperature was 150 to 180'C, and the coloring reaction was completed in a few seconds. Also, the heating temperature range is 1
The temperature may be 00 to 200°C.
また、第３図に示すように、加熱機構１３は次のように
構成してもよい。Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the heating mechanism 13 may be configured as follows.
トレー１１の前に一対のローラーを設は該一対のローラ
ーの下のローラー１４内にニクロム線や赤外ランプやハ
ロゲンランプ等のヒーター１２を設は下ローラ−１４を
加熱してローラー間を通過する転写部材５の画像形成部
を加熱するものである。下ローラ−１４は良好な熱伝導
性を得る為に金属中空円筒材で構成され、その表面には
転写部材５上の画像のオフセット防止の為にテフロン樹
脂等がコートされている。上ローラ−１５はシリコンゴ
ム等の耐熱性に秀れた弾性材料で形成され、上下ローラ
ーを押しつけることによって転写部材５の加熱面積を増
大している。A pair of rollers is provided in front of the tray 11, and a heater 12 such as a nichrome wire, an infrared lamp, or a halogen lamp is provided in the roller 14 below the pair of rollers, and the lower roller 14 is heated to pass between the rollers. The image forming portion of the transfer member 5 is heated. The lower roller 14 is made of a metal hollow cylindrical material in order to obtain good thermal conductivity, and its surface is coated with Teflon resin or the like to prevent the image on the transfer member 5 from being offset. The upper roller 15 is made of an elastic material with excellent heat resistance such as silicone rubber, and the heating area of the transfer member 5 is increased by pressing the upper and lower rollers against each other.
このように本実施例においては、加熱ローラーにより直
接転写部材５を加熱するため、短時間で転写部材５の温
度を上昇させる事ができる。As described above, in this embodiment, since the transfer member 5 is directly heated by the heating roller, the temperature of the transfer member 5 can be increased in a short time.
第４図に、本発明による第２の実施例を示す。FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment according to the invention.
この実施例は、前の第１の実施例の圧力ローラー８に加
熱する作用もあわせて行なわせようとするものである。In this embodiment, the pressure roller 8 of the previous first embodiment is also intended to perform the heating function.
圧力現像器７の圧力ローラー８の内部にニクロム線や赤
外ランプやハロゲンランプ等のヒーター１２を設は内部
より圧力ローラー８を加熱し、圧力現像と同時に転写部
材５を加熱して発色反応を促進させるものである。圧力
ローラー８内に加熱機構が収納されている為に装置の小
型化に有効である。また、加熱状態で転写部材５がトラ
クタローラａに送られるため、感光部材１よりの分離が
容易に行なえる。A heater 12 such as a nichrome wire, an infrared lamp, or a halogen lamp is installed inside the pressure roller 8 of the pressure developer 7 to heat the pressure roller 8 from inside and heat the transfer member 5 at the same time as pressure development to cause a color reaction. It is something that promotes. Since the heating mechanism is housed within the pressure roller 8, it is effective for downsizing the device. Further, since the transfer member 5 is sent to the tractor roller a in a heated state, it can be easily separated from the photosensitive member 1.
また、加圧ローラーを加熱する装置としては、第５図に
示すように、加圧ローラー８の外周にそって発熱部を面
状に形成したパネルヒータ１６を配置したものでもよい
。また加熱手段として、前述したニクロム線、赤外線ラ
ンプ、ハロゲンランプ等を圧力ローラー８の周囲に配置
したものでよい。Further, as a device for heating the pressure roller, as shown in FIG. 5, a panel heater 16 having a heat generating portion formed in a planar shape along the outer periphery of the pressure roller 8 may be arranged. Further, as a heating means, the above-mentioned nichrome wire, infrared lamp, halogen lamp, etc. arranged around the pressure roller 8 may be used.
第３の実施例を、第６図に示す。これは、第１の実施例
において、加熱機構を、光書き込みヘッド４の廃熱を利
用しその熱風により転写部材を加熱しようとするもので
ある。A third embodiment is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the heating mechanism uses the waste heat of the optical writing head 4 and heats the transfer member with the hot air.
光書き込みヘッド４の光源１７の冷却ファン１８から提
出される熱風をダクト１９で図中矢印方向に導いて転写
部材５を加熱するものである。この方式だと光源から発
する熱を利用する為に新たに加熱機構を設ける必要がな
く装置のローコスト化に有効である。Hot air sent from a cooling fan 18 of a light source 17 of an optical writing head 4 is guided through a duct 19 in the direction of the arrow in the figure to heat the transfer member 5. This method uses the heat emitted from the light source, so there is no need to provide a new heating mechanism, which is effective in reducing the cost of the device.
以上述べたように本発明によれば、支持体、該支持体上
にコートされたマイクロカプセル、該マイクロカプセル
内に封入された感光性物質及び転写物質より構成される
感光部材と、前記感光性物質を露光することにより転写
性の制御された前記マイクロカプセルを圧力現像によっ
て転写部材に転写現
像する感光転写型画像形成装置において、圧力現像時も
しくは圧力現像後に前記転写部材の画像形成部を４０°
Ｃ以上に加熱する機構を具備することによって、転写部
材上で破壊されたマイクロカプセルからしみ出た発色物
質と転写部材上にコートされた顕色物質との発色反応を
促進し、出力画像を得るまでの待ち時間を従来の１分以
上から数秒程度にまで短縮でき、即座に出力画像を得る
ことができるという効果を有する。As described above, according to the present invention, a photosensitive member comprising a support, microcapsules coated on the support, a photosensitive material and a transfer material encapsulated in the microcapsules, and In a photosensitive transfer type image forming apparatus that transfers and develops the microcapsules whose transfer properties are controlled by exposing a substance to a transfer member by pressure development, the image forming portion of the transfer member is rotated at 40 degrees during or after pressure development.
By providing a mechanism for heating above C, the coloring reaction between the coloring substance seeped out from the microcapsules destroyed on the transfer member and the color developing substance coated on the transfer member is promoted, and an output image is obtained. This has the effect that the waiting time for image processing can be shortened from the conventional one minute or more to about several seconds, and an output image can be obtained immediately.
第１図は本発明の加熱機構を用いた感光転写型画像形成
装置の第１の実施例を示す斜視図。
第２図は第１図の加熱機構部の側面図。
第３図は第１図の加熱機構の他の実施例を示す側面図。
第４図は本発明の第２の実施例を示す側面図。
第５図は第４図の加熱機構の他の実施例を示す側面図。
第６図は本発明の第３の実施例を示す側面図。
１・・・・・・感光部材
２・・・・・・供給ローラー
３・・・・・・巻き取りローラー
４・・・・・・光書き込みヘッド
５・・・・・・転写部材
６・・・・・・送り出しローラー
７・・・・・・圧力現像器
８・・・・・・圧力ローラー
９・・・・・・トラクタローラー
１２・・・・・・ヒーター
１３・・・・・・加熱機構
１６・・・・・・パネルヒーター
１７・・・・・・光源
１８・・・・・・冷却ファン
１９・・・・・・ダクト
以上
出願人 セイコーエプソン株式会社
代理人 弁理士 最上 務 他−名
第４図
第５図
第６図FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a photosensitive transfer type image forming apparatus using a heating mechanism of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the heating mechanism section of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a side view showing another embodiment of the heating mechanism shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a second embodiment of the invention. FIG. 5 is a side view showing another embodiment of the heating mechanism shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a side view showing a third embodiment of the present invention. 1... Photosensitive member 2... Supply roller 3... Take-up roller 4... Optical writing head 5... Transfer member 6... ...Feeding roller 7...Pressure developer 8...Pressure roller 9...Tractor roller 12...Heater 13...Heating Mechanism 16...Panel heater 17...Light source 18...Cooling fan 19...Duct and above Applicant Seiko Epson Corporation Agent Patent attorney Tsutomu Mogami et al. Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6
Claims (1)
該マイクロカプセル内に封入された感光性物質及び転写
物質より構成される感光部材と、前記感光性物質を露光
することにより転写性の制御された前記マイクロカプセ
ルを圧力現像によって転写部材に転写現像する感光転写
型画像形成装置において、圧力現像時又は、圧力現像後
に前記転写部材を加熱する機構を具備することを特徴と
する感光転写型画像形成装置。a support, microcapsules coated on the support;
A photosensitive member composed of a photosensitive material and a transfer material encapsulated in the microcapsules, and the microcapsules, whose transferability is controlled by exposing the photosensitive material, are transferred and developed onto the transfer member by pressure development. A photosensitive transfer type image forming apparatus characterized by comprising a mechanism for heating the transfer member during or after pressure development.
Priority Applications (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP28746686A JPS63139350A (en) | 1986-12-02 | 1986-12-02 | Photosensitive transfer type image forming device |
| EP19870308266 EP0263609A3 (en) | 1986-10-07 | 1987-09-18 | Image forming apparatus |
| US07/105,148 US4945381A (en) | 1986-10-07 | 1987-10-06 | Image forming apparatus |
| KR870011120A KR880005491A (en) | 1986-10-07 | 1987-10-06 | Shape device |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| JP28746686A JPS63139350A (en) | 1986-12-02 | 1986-12-02 | Photosensitive transfer type image forming device |
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| JPS63139350A true JPS63139350A (en) | 1988-06-11 |
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| JP28746686A Pending JPS63139350A (en) | 1986-10-07 | 1986-12-02 | Photosensitive transfer type image forming device |
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