Copying machine for reproducing an image on a continuous web of

Details Copying machine for reproducing an image on a continuous web of Copying machine for reproducing an image on a continuous web of

1995-10-10

1997-12-16

Wong, Peter S.

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Facsimile

Recording apparatus

358298, 358456, 358500, 382276, 40012001, 400613, H04N 104

Patent

active

056991665

DESCRIPTION:

BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a copying machine configured to read a monochrome or multicolor original image and copy the read image onto a recording medium, on the back of which an adhesive face is formed.


BACKGROUND

A conventional copying machine is configured to reproduce read image data on to a recording medium such as a sheet of plain-paper, a transparency for use with an overhead projector (OHP) or the like. Generally, a copying machine consists of an image reading portion for reading an original image, an image forming portion for reproducing the read image onto a recording medium, and a recording medium supplying portion for supplying and conveying the recording medium. The image reading portion reads each pixel line of the original image line by line. For the image forming portion, a line type thermal head for printing the read image line by line is typically used. The recording medium is typically a sheet of plain paper of a fixed size. Rarely is the recording medium larger than a single sheet of paper.
Recently, it has become widespread to print characters or figures on a label with an adhesive surface by using a word processor. In view of this, an object of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is to provide a copying machine which can copy a color image or the like onto a label. Further, another object of the preferred embodiments of the invention is to provide a copying machine which reads a photographic negative film and reproduces a positive image on a label.
Moreover, a further object of the preferred embodiments is to provide a copying machine which reproduces a color image on a label of arbitrary length by printing the images in such colors as yellow (Y), magenta (M) and cyan (C) or mixtures thereof, on a tape-like label. Still another objective is to provide a copying machine which reproduces a plurality of the same image on a tape-like label.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

To achieve the foregoing objects, a copying machine according to a preferred embodiment comprises image reading means for reading an original image, image printing means for printing read image data onto a recording medium, and recording medium supplying means for supplying the recording medium to the image printing means. The recording medium further has an image carrying sheet, the front surface of which is a printing face to be printed with an image and the back surface of which has an adhesive layer formed by applying an adhesive, and a release sheet releasably affixed to a surface of the adhesive layer. It is preferable that the image reading means is a color image reading means capable of reading a color image, and that the image printing means is a color image printing means capable of reproducing a color image. The adhesive layer may be exposed by peeling the release sheet from the back surface of the image carrying sheet. Consequently, a recording medium onto which a given image is copied can be affixed to any suitable surface.
In addition, the copying machine may be equipped with an image data converting means for converting negative image data read from a photographic negative film into positive image data. In this manner, an image represented by the photographic negative film is reproduced into a positive image on the recording medium.
A tape-like recording medium of a uniform width (referred to as "tape" in the present specification) can be employed as the recording medium in the preferred embodiment. In such a case, the recording medium supplying means may be provided with a tape roll onto which the tape is rolled, and a tape conveying mechanism for feeding the tape from the tape roll to the image printing means. The tape roll may be enclosed in a cartridge and, preferably, provided in the form of a tape cartridge to facilitate replacement. Further, if tape cartridges of different widths and colors are available, a suitable tape of the user's choice can be easily obtained therefrom.
When the tape is employed as the recording medium, it is preferable to accurately

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