Typewriting machines – Typing by other than type-face or type-die – Thermal
Patent
1998-03-23
2000-07-25
Hilten, John S.
Typewriting machines
Typing by other than type-face or type-die
Thermal
400 76, 400 70, 400 61, B41J 2315
Patent
active
060929421
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a printing device and more particularly relates to a printing device for printing a color image on e.g., a sheet-shaped printing medium.
BACKGROUND ART
A color printer of a sublimating type is conventionally proposed. In this color printer, a color image is formed on a card-shaped printing medium by sublimating yellow, magenta and cyan inks arranged on an ink ribbon by a thermal head. A dye on the card-shaped printing medium having the color image formed by this printer is weak in oil component attached to a finger. Japanese Laid-Open Patent No. 7-52428 discloses a card-shaped printing device for protecting this weak dye. In this card-shaped printing device, laminate data are read from a laminate memory storing the laminating data of one frame thereto and a laminate film is then transferred. However, in this conventional sublimating color printer, the laminate data stored to the laminate memory are set to data of one frame as in image data of the YMC. Accordingly, it is necessary to arrange a frame memory having a capacity of one frame as in a frame memory for storing the image data of the YMC as the laminate memory for storing the laminate data.
Further, in the conventional printer for forming such a film on the printing medium, one kind of pattern can be formed on the printing medium, but no plural kinds of patterns can be formed on the printing medium. A frame memory is required for every plural pattern to form the plural laminate patterns on the printing medium by using the conventional printer. Therefore, a problem exists in that the printing device becomes expensive since cost of these plural frame memories is required.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
In a printing device of this invention, a predetermined printing operation is performed on a printing face of a predetermined printing medium with a color ink arranged on an ink ribbon and a film-shaped sheet arranged adjacent to said color ink on the ink ribbon is transferred onto said printing face by a thermal transfer head, a desirable concave-convex pattern is formed by providing a memory for storing a concave-convex pattern to be transferred to said film-shaped sheet on its entire printing face and by reading said concave-convex pattern stored in said memory in accordance with a predetermined algorithm, and is transferred onto said printing face.
The printing device of this invention forms, in the above arrangement, a silk texture shape concave-convex pattern.
The printing device of this invention forms, in the above arrangement, a random concave-convex pattern by changing a reading line at every line on the basis of the concave-convex pattern stored in said memory.
The printing device of this invention changes, in the above arrangement, a reading starting dot at every line on the basis of the concave-convex pattern stored in said memory.
In the printing device of this invention, in the above arrangement, plural kinds of concave-convex patterns are stored in said memory, and one of the above plural concave-convex patterns is read by the selection of an operator.
In a printing method of this invention, a predetermined printing operation is performed on a printing face of a predetermined printing medium, with a color ink arranged on an ink ribbon and a film-shaped sheet arranged adjacent to said color ink on the ink ribbon, the color ink is transferred onto said printing face by a thermal transfer head. A desirable concave-convex pattern is formed by storing a concave-convex pattern to be transferred to said film-shaped sheet on its entire printing face and by reading said stored concave-convex pattern in accordance with a predetermined algorithm, and is transferred onto said printing face.
The printing method of this invention forms, in the above method, a silk texture shape concave-convex pattern.
The printing method of this invention forms, in the above method, a random concave-convex pattern by changing a reading line at every line on the basis of said stored concave-convex pattern.
The printing metho
REFERENCES:
patent: 4815872 (1989-03-01), Nagashima
patent: 5410642 (1995-04-01), Hakamatsuka et al.
patent: 5473144 (1995-12-01), Maturin, Jr.
patent: 5478157 (1995-12-01), Kohno et al.
patent: 5527759 (1996-06-01), Oshima et al.
patent: 5856048 (1999-01-01), Tahara et al.
Hayashi Tatsuo
Koichi Oka
Hilten John S.
Maioli Jay H.
Nolan, Jr. Charles H.
Sony Corporation
LandOfFree
Printing device, printing method, image forming apparatus and im does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Printing device, printing method, image forming apparatus and im, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Printing device, printing method, image forming apparatus and im will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1332057