WO2024185578A1 - Device for manufacturing image-equipped foil film, method for manufacturing image-equipped foil film, and method for transferring foil - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to an imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus and imaged foil film manufacturing method for manufacturing foil film with a fixed toner image, and a foil transfer method using an imaged foil film.
- the laser printer includes a supply reel and a take-up reel for transporting the hot stamp foil, a photosensitive drum on which a toner image is formed, a transfer section for transferring the toner image on the photosensitive drum onto the hot stamp foil, and a fixing section for transferring and fixing the hot stamp foil together with the toner on the hot stamp foil onto a sheet.
- Patent Document 1 also lists a modified example in which a thermocompression device separate from the fixing section is incorporated into the laser printer, the toner is fixed onto the hot stamp foil in the fixing section, and the foil and toner are transferred and fixed onto the sheet by the thermocompression device.
- the conventional technology has the problem that because the foil and toner are transferred to the sheet inside the laser printer, it is difficult to use it for foil transfer to various objects. For example, it is difficult to perform foil transfer by overlapping the hot stamp foil transported between the supply reel and take-up reel on an object with an uneven surface.
- the present disclosure therefore aims to provide an imaged foil film manufacturing device, an imaged foil film manufacturing method, and a foil transfer method that contribute to facilitating foil transfer onto a variety of transfer targets.
- the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus includes a housing, a supply reel, a transfer unit, a fixing unit, and a take-up reel.
- the supply reel is wound with a foil film.
- the foil film includes a foil.
- the transfer section transfers the toner image onto the foil film.
- the fixing section fixes the toner image onto the foil film.
- the take-up reel takes up the foil film with the fused toner image.
- the foil film on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by a winding reel, so that the winding reel on which the foil film with the toner image is wound can be used for foil transfer onto various objects, facilitating foil transfer onto various objects.
- the sheet-like foil film can be used to easily perform foil transfer onto objects with uneven surfaces.
- the second disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
- the take-up reel is located outside the housing and is detachable from the housing.
- the configuration of the second disclosure eliminates the need to open a cover or the like when attaching or detaching the take-up reel to or from the housing, making it easier to attach and detach the take-up reel.
- the third disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the second disclosure.
- the imaged foil production apparatus further includes a first winding arm and a second winding arm.
- the first and second take-up arms protrude from an outer surface of the housing.
- the first take-up arm supports one end of the take-up reel.
- the second take-up arm supports the other end of the take-up reel.
- the fourth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the third disclosure.
- the imaged foil production apparatus further comprises a bearing.
- the take-up reel has a shaft at one end.
- the shaft is rotatably supported by the bearings.
- the first take-up arm has a hole.
- the hole is a hole into which the bearing can be removably attached.
- the bearing is configured to be detachable from the hole in the first winding arm, so that when the bearing is removed from the first winding arm, a gap is created between the shaft of the winding reel and the inner surface of the hole, and the winding reel can be moved in the axial direction and then tilted in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction to remove it.
- the fifth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the fourth disclosure.
- the second winding arm includes a coupling. The coupling engages the other end of the take-up reel and causes the take-up reel to rotate.
- the sixth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
- the supply reel is located outside the housing and is detachable from the housing.
- the configuration disclosed in the sixth aspect eliminates the need to open a cover or the like when attaching or detaching the supply reel to or from the housing, making it easier to attach and detach the supply reel.
- the seventh disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the sixth disclosure.
- the imaged foil production apparatus further comprises a first feed arm and a second feed arm.
- the first and second feed arms protrude from an outer surface of the housing.
- the first supply arm supports one end of the supply reel.
- a second supply arm supports the other end of the supply reel.
- the eighth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
- the imaged foil producing apparatus further comprises a belt.
- the belt transports the foil film by electrostatic attraction.
- the belt electrostatically attracts and transports the foil film, allowing the foil film to be transported in a stable state.
- the ninth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
- the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus includes a plurality of transfer units.
- the imaged foil film manufacturing device has multiple transfer units, so that, for example, multiple transfer units can transfer toner onto the foil film in layers, or different types of toner can be selectively transferred onto different types of foil film.
- the tenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
- the take-up reel has a winding core.
- a foil film is wound around the core.
- the peripheral speed of the winding core when no foil film is attached is greater than the speed of the foil film transported through the fixing section.
- the peripheral speed of the winding core when the foil film is not attached is greater than the speed of the foil film transported in the fixing section. Therefore, when the take-up reel and the fixing section are operated with the foil film attached to the winding core, the foil film is stretched between the fixing section and the take-up reel, so that the foil film in a stretched state can be wound up by the take-up reel, and is less likely to wrinkle when wound up.
- the eleventh disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
- the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus further comprises a guide member.
- the guide member is disposed between the fixing unit and the take-up reel, and changes the traveling direction of the foil film discharged from the fixing unit and guides it to the take-up reel.
- the guide member changes the traveling direction of the foil film discharged from the fixing unit and guides it to the take-up reel, so the orientation of the foil film between the fixing unit and the guide member can be kept constant. This makes it possible to suppress poor fixing caused by a change in the orientation of the foil film discharged from the fixing unit.
- the transfer section includes a photosensitive drum. A toner image is formed on the photosensitive drum.
- a thirteenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of any one of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatuses of the first to twelfth disclosures.
- the fixing section includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member.
- the second fusing member sandwiches the foil film between itself and the first fusing member.
- the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus includes a housing, a supply reel, a transfer unit, a fixing unit, a take-up reel, and a cutter.
- the supply reel is wound with a foil film.
- the foil film includes a foil.
- the transfer section transfers the toner image onto the foil film.
- the fixing section fixes the toner image onto the foil film.
- the take-up reel takes up the foil film with the fused toner image.
- the cutter cuts the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel.
- the foil film on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by the take-up reel, and the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel is cut with a cutter, so that the take-up reel on which the foil film with the toner image is wound can be used for foil transfer onto various objects, facilitating foil transfer onto various objects.
- the sheet-like foil film can be used to easily perform foil transfer onto objects with uneven surfaces.
- the fifteenth disclosure of the present application has the same configuration as the imaged foil film manufacturing device of the fourteenth disclosure, but also has the following configuration:
- the cutter is located inside the housing.
- the cutter is located inside the housing, which prevents dust from adhering to the cutter.
- the sixteenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the fourteenth disclosure.
- the cutter cuts the foil film located between the fuser station and the take-up reel.
- the amount of foil film on which the toner is not fixed that is wound up by the take-up reel can be kept small, compared to a configuration in which, for example, a cutter is used to cut the foil film located upstream of the fixing section in the foil film transport direction.
- the seventeenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the sixteenth disclosure.
- the take-up reel has a core on which the foil film is wound.
- the peripheral speed of the winding core when no foil film is attached is greater than the speed of the foil film transported through the fixing section.
- the peripheral speed of the winding core when no foil film is attached is greater than the speed of the foil film transported in the fixing section. Therefore, when the take-up reel and the fixing section are operated with the foil film attached to the winding core, the foil film is stretched between the fixing section and the take-up reel, and the stretched foil film can be neatly cut with a cutter.
- the eighteenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the fourteenth disclosure.
- the imaged foil production apparatus further comprises a downstream transport roller.
- the downstream transport roller is located downstream of the fixing unit in a transport direction of the foil film.
- the downstream transport roller transports the foil film to the take-up reel.
- the downstream transport roller has an outer circumferential surface. The outer peripheral surface is in contact with the foil film, and the size of the outer peripheral surface in the width direction of the foil film is greater than the width of the foil film.
- the size of the outer peripheral surface of the downstream conveying roller in the width direction is larger than the width of the foil film, so that the occurrence of wrinkles in the foil film can be suppressed.
- the foil film on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by the take-up reel, and the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel is cut, so that the take-up reel on which the foil film with the toner image is wound can be used for foil transfer onto various objects, facilitating foil transfer onto various objects.
- the sheet-like foil film can be used to easily perform foil transfer onto objects with uneven surfaces.
- the twenty-second disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the twenty-first disclosure of the method for producing an image-formed foil film.
- the cutting step the foil film located between the fixing unit and the take-up reel is cut.
- the configuration disclosed in the 22nd disclosure makes it possible to reduce the amount of foil film on which the toner is not fixed that is wound up by the take-up reel, compared to a method in which the foil film is cut at a position upstream of the fixing section in the foil film transport direction.
- the twenty-third disclosure of the present application is a foil transfer method.
- the foil transfer method includes a transfer step, a fixing step, a winding step, a cutting step, and a foil transfer step.
- the transfer process is a process in which the toner image is transferred to a foil film that is unwound from a supply reel.
- the fixing step is a step of fixing the toner image onto the foil film.
- the winding process is a process in which the foil film on which the toner image has been fixed is wound up on a take-up reel.
- the cutting process is a process of cutting the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel.
- the foil transfer process is a process in which an object to be transferred is placed on the foil film on which the toner image has been fixed, and the toner image and foil are transferred to the object to be transferred.
- the foil film on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by the take-up reel, and the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel is cut, so that the take-up reel on which the foil film with the toner image is wound can be used for foil transfer onto various objects, facilitating foil transfer onto various objects.
- the sheet-like foil film can be used to easily perform foil transfer onto objects with uneven surfaces.
- the foil transfer process is performed using a sheet-like foil film with an image, so foil transfer can be performed well even on objects with uneven surfaces.
- the present disclosure provides an imaged foil film manufacturing device, an imaged foil film manufacturing method, and a foil transfer method that contribute to facilitating foil transfer onto a variety of transfer targets.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus according to a first embodiment
- 2 is a perspective view showing a supply case that houses a supply reel and a take-up reel.
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a first supply arm and a second supply arm.
- 4 is a perspective view showing the structure around the first and second winding arms with the winding reel attached thereto
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the take-up reel is in the process of being removed from the first take-up arm and the second take-up arm
- FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a take-up reel is attached to a first winding arm and a second winding arm, and FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus according to a second embodiment.
- 13 is a perspective view showing a supply case that houses a supply reel and a take-up reel according to a second embodiment.
- the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a housing 10 , a film transport section 20 , and an image forming section 30 .
- the housing 10 has a first side wall 11 and a second side wall 12.
- the image forming unit 30 is located between the first side wall 11 and the second side wall 12.
- the first side wall 11 has a first opening 11A.
- the second side wall 12 has a second opening 12A.
- the film transport section 20 has the function of transporting the foil film F.
- the film transport section 20 includes a supply reel 21, a take-up reel 22, a first guide shaft 23, a downstream transport roller 24, and a second guide shaft 25 as an example of a guide member.
- the supply reel 21 is a reel on which the foil film F is wound.
- the take-up reel 22 is a reel for taking up the foil film F.
- the take-up reel 22 has a winding core 22A.
- the winding core 22A is a cylindrical portion around which the foil film F is wound.
- the foil film F comprises a foil-containing layer having foil and a support layer that supports the foil-containing layer. One end of the foil film F is fixed to the supply reel 21, and the other end is fixed to the take-up reel 22.
- the supply reel 21, the take-up reel 22, and the second guide shaft 25 are located outside the housing 10.
- the first guide shaft 23 and the downstream transport roller 24 are located inside the housing 10.
- the housing 10 is located between the supply reel 21 and the take-up reel 22.
- the first guide shaft 23 is a member that changes the direction of travel of the foil film F pulled out from the supply reel 21 and guides it to the image forming unit 30.
- the first guide shaft 23 is fixed to the housing 10.
- the first guide shaft 23 is located downstream of the supply reel 21 and upstream of the image forming unit 30 in the transport direction of the foil film F.
- the "transport direction of the foil film F" is also simply referred to as the "transport direction”.
- the first side wall 11 of the housing 10 is located between the supply reel 21 and the first guide shaft 23 in the transport direction.
- the foil film F pulled out from the supply reel 21 passes through the first opening 11A of the first side wall 11 toward the first guide shaft 23.
- the foil film F guided by the first guide shaft 23 passes through the image forming section 30 and then toward the downstream transport roller 24.
- the downstream transport rollers 24 are rollers for transporting the foil film F discharged from the fixing section 80 (described later) to the take-up reel 22.
- the downstream transport rollers 24 are located downstream of the fixing section 80 in the transport direction.
- the downstream conveying roller 24 has an outer peripheral surface 24A.
- the outer peripheral surface 24A is in contact with the foil film F. As shown in FIG. 4, the size of the outer peripheral surface 24A in the width direction of the foil film F is larger than the width of the foil film F.
- the second guide shaft 25 is a member that changes the traveling direction of the foil film F discharged from the fixing section 80 and guides it to the take-up reel 22.
- the second guide shaft 25 is fixed to the housing 10.
- the second guide shaft 25 is disposed between the fixing section 80 and the take-up reel 22 in the transport direction. More specifically, the second guide shaft 25 is disposed between the downstream transport roller 24 and the take-up reel 22 in the transport direction.
- the foil film F on the downstream side of the transport direction of the second guide shaft 25 changes direction due to a change in the diameter of the foil film F wound around the take-up reel 22, but the foil film F on the upstream side of the transport direction of the second guide shaft 25 maintains a constant direction without being affected by a change in the diameter of the foil film F wound around the take-up reel 22.
- the second side wall 12 of the housing 10 is located between the downstream transport roller 24 and the second guide shaft 25 in the transport direction.
- the foil film F transported by the downstream transport roller 24 passes through the second opening 12A of the second side wall 12 toward the second guide shaft 25.
- the image forming unit 30 includes four LED units 40, four process cartridges 50 as an example of a transfer unit, a belt unit 70, and a fixing unit 80.
- the LED unit 40 has multiple LEDs.
- the LED unit 40 exposes the photosensitive drum 51, which will be described later.
- the process cartridge 50 works together with the belt unit 70 to transfer a toner image onto the foil film F.
- the process cartridge 50 includes a photosensitive drum 51, a charger 52, a developing roller (not shown), and a toner storage chamber for storing toner.
- the process cartridge 50 is detachable from the housing 10.
- control unit can, for example, select a process cartridge 50 containing a toner suitable for the type of foil film F, and transfer a toner image onto the foil film F using the selected process cartridge 50. This makes it possible to transfer appropriate toner to different types of foil film F with a single device.
- the belt unit 70 includes a drive roller 71, a driven roller 72, a belt 73, and four transfer rollers 74.
- the driving roller 71 and the driven roller 72 are rollers that rotate the belt 73.
- the driving roller 71 and the driven roller 72 contact the inner surface of the belt 73.
- Belt 73 is a belt that transports foil film F between each photosensitive drum 51.
- the outer peripheral surface of belt 73 is in contact with each photosensitive drum 51.
- Transfer roller 74 sandwiches belt 73 between photosensitive drum 51.
- a transfer bias is applied to transfer roller 74.
- the belt 73 is charged by the transfer roller 74. As a result, the belt 73 electrostatically attracts and transports the foil film F. The belt 73 comes into contact with the support layer of the foil film F. When the belt 73 transports the foil film F, the foil-containing layer is located between the photosensitive drum 51 and the support layer.
- the fixing unit 80 has a function of fixing the toner image to the foil film F.
- the fixing unit 80 includes a heating roller 81 as an example of a first fixing member, and a pressure roller 82 as an example of a second fixing member.
- the heating roller 81 includes a heater 81A inside.
- the pressure roller 82 sandwiches the foil film F between itself and the heating roller 81.
- the pressure roller 82 transports the foil film F between itself and the heating roller 81. When the foil film F is transported between the pressure roller 82 and the heating roller 81, the foil-containing layer is located between the heating roller 81 and the support layer.
- the surface of the photosensitive drum 51 is first charged by the charger 52 and then exposed to light by the LED unit 40. This causes an electrostatic latent image to be formed on the photosensitive drum 51. Then, toner is supplied from the developing roller to the electrostatic latent image, forming a toner image on the photosensitive drum 51.
- the foil film F transported by the belt 73 passes between the photosensitive drum 51 and the transfer roller 74, so that the toner image formed on the photosensitive drum 51 is transferred to the foil film F. Then, the foil film F passes between the heating roller 81 and the pressure roller 82, so that the toner image is fixed to the foil film F.
- the foil film F with the toner image fixed thereon is wound onto the take-up reel 22 via the downstream transport roller 24 and the second guide shaft 25.
- the members for transporting the foil film F are the take-up reel 22, the downstream transport roller 24, at least one of the heating roller 81 and the pressure roller 82, each photosensitive drum 51, and the belt 73 rotated by the drive roller 71.
- the members for transporting the foil film F are rotated by the driving force of a motor (not shown).
- the peripheral speed of the winding core 22A when the foil film F is not attached is set to be greater than the speed of the foil film F transported by the fixing unit 80.
- the above-mentioned speed relationship may be set by adjusting the gear ratio between the motor and the take-up reel 22 and the gear ratio between the motor and the fixing unit 80.
- the rotation speed of the first motor and the rotation speed of the second motor may be set in advance, and the control unit may drive each motor at the set speed.
- the supply reel 21 is housed in a supply case 32.
- the supply case 32 is made of resin or the like.
- the supply case 32 has a substantially cylindrical outer wall 32A and two substantially disk-shaped side walls 32B provided at both ends of the outer wall 32A.
- the supply reel 21 is rotatably supported by each side wall 32B of the supply case 32.
- the outer wall 32A has an opening 32D for pulling out the foil film F from the supply reel 21 to the outside.
- Each side wall 32B has an elongated engagement portion 32C when viewed from the axial direction of the supply reel 21.
- Each engagement portion 32C is a portion that is guided by the attachment/detachment guide G, which will be described later, and is formed in a rounded rectangular shape.
- the take-up reel 22 has the aforementioned winding core 22A, a first flange 22B, a second flange 22C, and a shaft 22D.
- the first flange 22B and the second flange 22C are portions for stopping the movement in the width direction of the foil film F wound around the winding core 22A.
- the first flange 22B and the second flange 22C are formed in a disk shape with a larger diameter than the winding core 22A.
- the first flange 22B is located at one end of the winding core 22A.
- the second flange 22C is located at the other end of the winding core 22A.
- the shaft 22D is located in the first flange 22B.
- the shaft 22D protrudes from the first flange 22B on the side opposite the winding core 22A.
- the shaft 22D has a large diameter portion D1 and a small diameter portion D2.
- the large diameter portion D1 and the small diameter portion D2 are cylindrical.
- the large diameter portion D1 protrudes from the first flange 22B.
- the small diameter portion D2 has a diameter smaller than that of the large diameter portion D1 and is located at an end of the large diameter portion D1 opposite to the first flange 22B.
- the first supply arm 110 removably supports one end of the supply reel 21. More specifically, the first supply arm 110 supports one end of the supply reel 21 via one end of the supply case 32. One end of the supply case 32 is removably attached to the first supply arm 110.
- the second supply arm 120 removably supports the other end of the supply reel 21. More specifically, the second supply arm 120 supports the other end of the supply reel 21 via the other end of the supply case 32. The other end of the supply case 32 is removably attached to the second supply arm 120.
- the supply reel 21 is detachably attached to the housing 10 by being detachably attached to the first supply arm 110 and the second supply arm 120.
- the first supply arm 110 and the second supply arm 120 each have an attachment/detachment guide G that guides the supply case 32 in a predetermined direction when attaching or detaching the supply case 32.
- the attachment/detachment guide G has a guide groove G1 and a retaining hole G2.
- the guide groove G1 is a groove that guides the engagement portion 32C in a predetermined direction.
- the guide groove G1 guides the short side surface of the engagement portion 32C.
- the holding hole G2 is a circular hole that rotatably holds the engaging portion 32C and is connected to the guide groove G1. After the engaging portion 32C is passed through the guide groove G1 and inserted into the holding hole G2, the supply case 32 is rotated so that the longitudinal direction of the engaging portion 32C intersects with a predetermined direction, whereby the supply case 32 is attached to the first supply arm 110 and the second supply arm 120. To remove the supply case 32 from the first supply arm 110 and the second supply arm 120, the above-described attachment operation can be performed in reverse.
- the image-applied foil film manufacturing apparatus 1 further includes a first winding arm 210, a second winding arm 220, a bearing 230, and two arms 240.
- the second side wall 12 of the housing 10 has a second outer surface 12B.
- the first winding arm 210, the second winding arm 220, and each arm 240 protrude from the second outer surface 12B.
- one of the two arms 240 supports one end of the second guide shaft 25.
- the other arm 240 supports the other end of the second guide shaft 25.
- the first winding arm 210 detachably supports one end of the winding reel 22 via a bearing 230.
- the second winding arm 220 detachably supports the other end of the winding reel 22.
- the winding reel 22 is detachable from the housing 10 by being detachable from the first winding arm 210 and the second winding arm 220.
- the bearing 230 is a member that rotatably supports the shaft 22D of the take-up reel 22. More specifically, the bearing 230 rotatably supports the small diameter portion D2 of the shaft 22D.
- the bearing 230 supports the small diameter portion D2
- the large diameter portion D1 of the shaft 22D faces the bearing 230 in the axial direction of the take-up reel 22.
- the take-up reel 22 attempts to move in a direction in which the large diameter portion D1 approaches the bearing 230, the large diameter portion D1 comes into contact with the bearing 230, and the movement is stopped.
- the first winding arm 210 has a hole 211.
- the hole 211 is a hole into which the bearing 230 can be attached and detached.
- the hole 211 has a diameter larger than the large diameter portion D1 of the shaft 22D.
- the second winding arm 220 is equipped with a coupling CP.
- the coupling CP is a member that engages with the other end of the winding reel 22 to rotate the winding reel 22.
- the second flange 22C of the winding reel 22 has an engagement recess 22E.
- the engagement recess 22E is a recess into which the coupling CP fits. When the coupling CP is in the engagement recess 22E, the engagement recess 22E engages with the coupling CP in the rotational direction of the winding reel 22.
- the image-applied foil film manufacturing apparatus 1 further includes a first pulley 310, a second pulley 320, and a drive belt 330.
- the first pulley 310 can rotate together with the coupling CP.
- the center of rotation of the first pulley 310 and the center of rotation of the coupling CP coincide.
- the first pulley 310 is located on the second winding arm 220.
- the second winding arm 220 is located between the coupling CP and the first pulley 310.
- the second pulley 320 is located inside the housing 10.
- the driving force of a motor (not shown) is transmitted to the second pulley 320.
- the drive belt 330 is an endless belt that transmits the driving force of the motor from the second pulley 320 to the first pulley 310.
- the first pulley 310 and the second pulley 320 are in contact with the inner surface of the drive belt 330.
- the user inserts the small diameter portion D2 of the take-up reel 22 into the hole of the bearing 230, while fitting the bearing 230 into the hole 211 of the first take-up arm 210. This completes the installation of the take-up reel 22 onto the first take-up arm 210 and the second take-up arm 220.
- the user When removing the take-up reel 22 from the first take-up arm 210 and the second take-up arm 220, the user first removes the bearing 230 from the hole 211 of the first take-up arm 210, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Then, the user moves the take-up reel 22 in the axial direction away from the second take-up arm 220, as shown in Figs. 6(a) and 6(b), and disengages the engagement recess 22E from the coupling CP.
- the user tilts the take-up reel 22 in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the take-up reel 22, and removes the shaft 22D of the take-up reel 22 from the hole 211 of the first take-up arm 210. This completes the removal of the take-up reel 22 from the first take-up arm 210 and the second take-up arm 220.
- the user wraps the foil film F around the first guide shaft 23 and places it between the photosensitive drum 51 on the most upstream side in the transport direction and the belt 73.
- the housing 10 has a cover that can be opened and closed at the top, and the LED unit 40 is supported by the cover.
- the user first opens the cover and removes the most upstream process cartridge 50.
- the user places the foil film F on the belt 73, and then attaches the most upstream process cartridge 50 to the housing 10 and closes the cover.
- the user operates a personal computer, an operation panel, etc. to output a command to the control unit to transport the foil film F.
- the control unit drives the motor to rotate the member for transporting the foil film F for a predetermined time.
- the foil film F sandwiched between the most upstream photosensitive drum 51 and the belt 73 is transported by the other photosensitive drums 51, the fixing unit 80, and the downstream transport rollers 24, and stops after the leading edge of the foil film F exits the housing 10 through the second opening 12A.
- the user winds the foil film F protruding from the second opening 12A onto the second guide shaft 25, and then fixes the leading end of the foil film F to the take-up reel 22.
- a user operates a personal computer, an operation panel, or the like to output a print command to the control unit for forming a toner image on the foil film F.
- the control unit turns on the heater 81A to increase the temperature of the heating roller 81 to a fixing temperature suitable for fixing.
- control unit drives the motor and activates a predetermined number of LED units 40, thereby transferring the toner images from a predetermined number of photosensitive drums 51 onto the foil film F being transported.
- the toner image is fixed onto the foil film F.
- the foil film F with the fixed toner image is taken up onto the take-up reel 22 as an image-bearing foil film FG.
- the user cuts the foil film F with a cutter or the like to separate the foil film FG with the image from the foil film F on which the toner image is not formed. This makes it possible to remove the take-up reel 22 on which the foil film FG with the image is wound from the housing 10. The user then removes the take-up reel 22 from the first take-up arm 210 and the second take-up arm 220 using the removal method described above.
- a method of foil transfer onto a transfer target using the image-formed foil film FG wound around the take-up reel 22 will be described.
- the user when performing foil transfer onto a transfer target M having an uneven surface, the user first cuts the image-bearing foil film FG wound around the take-up reel 22 into a sheet shape using a cutter or the like. Then, as shown in Fig. 7(b), the user sets the transfer target M on the support table 410 of the thermocompression bonding device 400 and overlays the image-bearing foil film FG on the transfer target M.
- the image-bearing foil film FG is overlaid on the transfer target M so that the surface of the image-bearing foil film FG with the toner T attached thereto faces the transfer target M.
- thermocompression bonding device 400 pressing the heated heating plate 420 of the thermocompression bonding device 400 against the foil film FG with the image, thereby transferring the toner image and foil to the object M.
- thermocompression bonding device any type of thermocompression bonding device may be used, and for example, it may be one that uses a roller to thermocompress the foil film with the image to the object M.
- the winding reel 22 on which the image-bearing foil film FG is wound can be used for foil transfer onto various transfer objects, facilitating foil transfer onto various transfer objects.
- the sheet-like image-bearing foil film FG can be used to easily perform foil transfer onto transfer objects having uneven surfaces.
- the bearing 230 is configured to be detachable from the hole 211 of the first winding arm 210, so that when the bearing 230 is removed from the first winding arm 210, a gap is created between the shaft 22D of the winding reel 22 and the inner surface of the hole 211. Therefore, after moving the winding reel 22 in the axial direction, it can be easily removed by tilting it in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.
- Belt 73 electrostatically attracts and transports foil film F, allowing foil film F to be transported in a stable state.
- the peripheral speed of the winding core 22A when the foil film F is not attached is greater than the speed of the foil film F being transported by the fixing section 80. Therefore, when the take-up reel 22 and the fixing section 80 are operated with the foil film F attached to the winding core 22A, the foil film F is stretched between the fixing section 80 and the take-up reel 22. This allows the foil film F to be wound up in a stretched state by the take-up reel 22, and is less likely to wrinkle when wound up.
- the guide member may be any member that changes the direction of travel of the foil film and guides it, and may be, for example, a rotatable roller or belt.
- the guide member may also be a chute that guides the foil film and has a shape different from that of a shaft. There may not be a downstream transport roller between the guide member and the fixing section.
- the take-up reel may be located within the housing.
- the take-up reel may be detachable from the housing.
- the supply reel may be located within the housing, or may be detachable from the housing.
- the member that positions the take-up reel outside the housing is not limited to the first take-up arm and the second take-up arm.
- a support base that protrudes from the outer surface of the housing may detachably support the take-up reel.
- the supply reel may be positioned outside the housing by being supported by a member different from the two arms.
- the number of transfer parts may be one.
- a belt for conveying a sheet is not necessary, and a foil film may be sandwiched between the photosensitive drum and the transfer roller.
- the transfer station may, for example, include an intermediate transfer belt on which a toner image is formed.
- the fixing unit may be an infrared oven that heats the foil film but does not apply pressure.
- the first fixing member may be configured to include, for example, an endless belt, a nip plate located inside the belt, and a heater that heats the belt.
- the second fixing member may be configured, for example, to include an endless belt and a rubber pad located on the inside of the belt.
- the first guide shaft may be disposed outside the housing.
- the second guide shaft may be disposed within the housing.
- the first and second supply arms may directly support the supply reel.
- the take-up reel may be housed in a case.
- the first take-up arm and the second take-up arm may indirectly support the take-up reel via the case.
- the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus 1 has a structure substantially similar to that of the first embodiment, except for a cutter, which will be described later.
- Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are used for the members having a structure substantially similar to that of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.
- the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a housing 10, a film conveying section 20, an image forming section 30, and a cutter 90.
- the cutter 90 is a member that cuts the foil film F located between the supply reel 21 and the take-up reel 22.
- the cutter 90 is located inside the housing 10.
- the cutter 90 cuts the foil film F located between the fixing unit 80 and the take-up reel 22. More specifically, the cutter 90 cuts the foil film F located between the fixing unit 80 and the downstream transport roller 24.
- the cutter 90 can move, for example, in the axial direction of the take-up reel 22.
- the cutter 90 moves from one end of the foil film F in the width direction to the other end by a drive mechanism (not shown) to cut the foil film F.
- the control unit is configured to stop the rotation of the member for transporting the foil film F, and then operate the drive mechanism to move the cutter 90.
- a user operates a personal computer, an operation panel, or the like to output a print command to the control unit for forming a toner image on the foil film F.
- the control unit turns on the heater 81A to increase the temperature of the heating roller 81 to a fixing temperature suitable for fixing.
- the control unit stops the members for transporting the foil film F, such as the take-up reel 22, and then moves the cutter 90 to cut the foil film F with the cutter 90 (cutting process). This separates the image-bearing foil film FG from the foil film F on which the toner image is not formed, making it possible to remove the take-up reel 22 around which the image-bearing foil film FG is wound from the housing 10.
- the timing for stopping the member for transporting the foil film F may be any timing as long as it is after the rear end of the image-bearing foil film FG, i.e., the rear end of the image formed on the foil film F, has passed the cutting position by the cutter 90.
- examples of the timing for stopping the member for transporting the foil film F include the following timings.
- the control unit may rotate at least the take-up reel 22 out of the take-up reel 22 and the downstream transport roller 24 to wind the foil film FG with the image onto the take-up reel 22. Also, after the foil film F is cut by the cutter 90, the user may manually rotate the take-up reel 22 to wind the foil film FG with the image onto the take-up reel 22.
- the user removes the take-up reel 22 from the first take-up arm 210 and the second take-up arm 220 using the removal method described above (removal process).
- the foil transfer method also includes the second cutting process and foil transfer process described below.
- the user when performing foil transfer on an object M having an uneven surface as shown in FIG. 7(a), the user first cuts the image-bearing foil film FG pulled out from the take-up reel 22 with a cutter or the like to obtain a sheet-like image-bearing foil film FG of a predetermined length (second cutting step). Then, as shown in FIG. 7(b), the user sets the object M on the support table 410 of the thermocompression bonding device 400 and overlays the sheet-like image-bearing foil film FG on the object M. In more detail, the image-bearing foil film FG is overlaid on the object M so that the surface of the image-bearing foil film FG with the toner T attached thereto faces the object M.
- thermocompression bonding device 400 pressing the heated heating plate 420 of the thermocompression bonding device 400 against the foil film FG with the image, thereby transferring the toner image and foil to the object M.
- thermocompression bonding device any type of thermocompression bonding device may be used, and for example, it may be one that uses a roller to thermocompress the foil film with the image to the object M.
- the foil film F on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by the winding reel 22 and cut by the cutter 90, so that the winding reel 22 on which the image-bearing foil film FG is wound can be used for foil transfer onto various transfer objects, facilitating foil transfer onto various transfer objects.
- the sheet-like image-bearing foil film FG can be used to easily perform foil transfer onto transfer objects having uneven surfaces.
- the cutter 90 is located inside the housing 10, which helps prevent dust from adhering to the cutter 90.
- the cutter 90 cuts the foil film F located between the fixing unit 80 and the take-up reel 22, so the amount of foil film with unfixed toner wound up by the take-up reel 22 can be kept small, compared to a configuration in which a cutter cuts the foil film located upstream of the fixing unit in the foil film transport direction, for example.
- the peripheral speed of the winding core 22A when the foil film F is not attached is greater than the speed of the foil film F transported by the fixing section 80. Therefore, when the take-up reel 22 and the fixing section 80 are operated with the foil film F attached to the winding core 22A, the foil film F is stretched between the fixing section 80 and the take-up reel 22. This allows the foil film F to be wound up in a stretched state by the take-up reel 22, and is less likely to wrinkle when wound. In addition, the foil film F can be cut in a stretched state by the cutter 90, so the foil film F can be cut cleanly.
- the size of the outer peripheral surface 24A of the downstream conveying roller 24 in the width direction is larger than the width of the foil film F, which prevents wrinkles from forming in the foil film F.
- the bearing 230 is configured to be detachable from the hole 211 of the first winding arm 210, so that when the bearing 230 is removed from the first winding arm 210, a gap is created between the shaft 22D of the winding reel 22 and the inner surface of the hole 211. Therefore, after moving the winding reel 22 in the axial direction, it can be easily removed by tilting it in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.
- Belt 73 electrostatically attracts and transports foil film F, allowing foil film F to be transported in a stable state.
- the image-applied foil film manufacturing device 1 is equipped with multiple process cartridges 50, it is possible, for example, to transfer toner onto the foil film F in layers using multiple process cartridges 50, or to selectively transfer different types of toner onto different types of foil film F.
- the second guide shaft 25 changes the direction of travel of the foil film F discharged from the fixing section 80 and guides it to the take-up reel 22, so the orientation of the foil film F between the fixing section 80 and the downstream transport roller 24 and the orientation of the foil film F between the downstream transport roller 24 and the second guide shaft 25 can be kept constant. This makes it possible to suppress poor fixing caused by a change in the orientation of the foil film F discharged from the fixing section 80.
- the cutter may be any type that has a blade that moves relative to the foil film, such as a pair of scissors with two rotating blades that cut the foil film.
- the cutter may also be a laser cutter that cuts the foil film with a laser, for example.
- the cutter may be located outside the housing. The cutter may cut the foil film located upstream of the fixing unit in the conveying direction.
- the user may cut the foil film using scissors or the like.
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Abstract
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for manufacturing an image-equipped foil film that contributes to facilitating transfer of a foil to a variety of transfer media. A device 1 for manufacturing an image-equipped foil film, the device 1 comprising a casing 10, a supply reel 21, a transfer part (process cartridge 50), a fixing part 80, and a winding reel 22. A foil film F is wound on the supply reel 21. The foil film F includes a foil. The transfer part transfers a toner image to the foil film F. The fixing part 80 fixes the toner image to the foil film F. The winding reel 22 winds the foil film F to which the toner image is fixed.
Description
本開示は、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを製造するための画像付き箔フィルム製造装置および画像付き箔フィルムの製造方法と、画像付き箔フィルムを用いた箔転写方法に関する。
This disclosure relates to an imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus and imaged foil film manufacturing method for manufacturing foil film with a fixed toner image, and a foil transfer method using an imaged foil film.
従来、シートへの箔転写が可能なレーザプリンタが知られている(特許文献1参照)。具体的に、レーザプリンタは、ホットスタンプ箔を搬送するための供給リールおよび巻取リールと、トナー像が形成される感光ドラムと、感光ドラム上のトナー像をホットスタンプ箔に転写する転写部と、ホットスタンプ箔の箔を、ホットスタンプ箔上のトナーとともにシートに転写して定着させる定着部とを備えている。また、特許文献1では、変形例として、レーザプリンタに定着部とは別の熱圧着装置を組み込み、定着部でホットスタンプ箔にトナーを定着し、熱圧着装置で、箔とトナーをシートに転写して定着させるものが挙げられている。
Laser printers capable of foil transfer onto a sheet are known (see Patent Document 1). Specifically, the laser printer includes a supply reel and a take-up reel for transporting the hot stamp foil, a photosensitive drum on which a toner image is formed, a transfer section for transferring the toner image on the photosensitive drum onto the hot stamp foil, and a fixing section for transferring and fixing the hot stamp foil together with the toner on the hot stamp foil onto a sheet. Patent Document 1 also lists a modified example in which a thermocompression device separate from the fixing section is incorporated into the laser printer, the toner is fixed onto the hot stamp foil in the fixing section, and the foil and toner are transferred and fixed onto the sheet by the thermocompression device.
しかしながら、従来技術は、レーザプリンタの装置内で、箔とトナーをシートに転写するので、様々な被転写物への箔転写に利用しにくいという問題がある。例えば、表面が凹凸となる被転写物に対して、供給リールと巻取リールの間で搬送されるホットスタンプ箔を重ねて、箔転写を行うのが難しいという問題がある。
However, the conventional technology has the problem that because the foil and toner are transferred to the sheet inside the laser printer, it is difficult to use it for foil transfer to various objects. For example, it is difficult to perform foil transfer by overlapping the hot stamp foil transported between the supply reel and take-up reel on an object with an uneven surface.
そこで、本開示は、様々な被転写物への箔転写を容易にすることに貢献する画像付き箔フィルム製造装置、画像付き箔フィルムの製造方法および箔転写方法を提供することを目的とする。
The present disclosure therefore aims to provide an imaged foil film manufacturing device, an imaged foil film manufacturing method, and a foil transfer method that contribute to facilitating foil transfer onto a variety of transfer targets.
前記課題を解決するため、本願の第1の開示に係る画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、筐体と、供給リールと、転写部と、定着部と、巻取リールと、を備える。
供給リールには、箔フィルムが巻回される。箔フィルムは、箔を含む。
転写部は、箔フィルムにトナー像を転写する。
定着部は、箔フィルムにトナー像を定着させる。
巻取リールは、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻き取る。 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus according to the first disclosure of the present application includes a housing, a supply reel, a transfer unit, a fixing unit, and a take-up reel.
The supply reel is wound with a foil film. The foil film includes a foil.
The transfer section transfers the toner image onto the foil film.
The fixing section fixes the toner image onto the foil film.
The take-up reel takes up the foil film with the fused toner image.
供給リールには、箔フィルムが巻回される。箔フィルムは、箔を含む。
転写部は、箔フィルムにトナー像を転写する。
定着部は、箔フィルムにトナー像を定着させる。
巻取リールは、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻き取る。 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus according to the first disclosure of the present application includes a housing, a supply reel, a transfer unit, a fixing unit, and a take-up reel.
The supply reel is wound with a foil film. The foil film includes a foil.
The transfer section transfers the toner image onto the foil film.
The fixing section fixes the toner image onto the foil film.
The take-up reel takes up the foil film with the fused toner image.
第1の開示の構成によれば、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取るので、トナー像付きの箔フィルムが巻かれた巻取リールを、様々な被転写物への箔転写に利用することができ、様々な被転写物への箔転写を容易にすることができる。例えば、巻取リールに巻かれた箔フィルムをシート状に切断することで、シート状の箔フィルムを用いて表面が凹凸となる被転写物に対して容易に箔転写を行うことができる。
According to the configuration of the first disclosure, the foil film on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by a winding reel, so that the winding reel on which the foil film with the toner image is wound can be used for foil transfer onto various objects, facilitating foil transfer onto various objects. For example, by cutting the foil film wound on the winding reel into sheets, the sheet-like foil film can be used to easily perform foil transfer onto objects with uneven surfaces.
また、本願の第2の開示は、第1の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
巻取リールは、筐体の外に位置する。巻取リールは、筐体に対して着脱可能である。 Further, the second disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The take-up reel is located outside the housing and is detachable from the housing.
巻取リールは、筐体の外に位置する。巻取リールは、筐体に対して着脱可能である。 Further, the second disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The take-up reel is located outside the housing and is detachable from the housing.
第2の開示の構成によれば、巻取リールを筐体に対して着脱する際に、カバーなどを開ける手間が不要となるので、巻取リールの着脱作業を容易にすることができる。
The configuration of the second disclosure eliminates the need to open a cover or the like when attaching or detaching the take-up reel to or from the housing, making it easier to attach and detach the take-up reel.
また、本願の第3の開示は、第2の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、第1巻取アームおよび第2巻取アームをさらに備える。
第1巻取アームおよび第2巻取アームは、筐体の外面から突出する。
第1巻取アームは、巻取リールの一端部を支持する。
第2巻取アームは、巻取リールの他端部を支持する。 The third disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the second disclosure.
The imaged foil production apparatus further includes a first winding arm and a second winding arm.
The first and second take-up arms protrude from an outer surface of the housing.
The first take-up arm supports one end of the take-up reel.
The second take-up arm supports the other end of the take-up reel.
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、第1巻取アームおよび第2巻取アームをさらに備える。
第1巻取アームおよび第2巻取アームは、筐体の外面から突出する。
第1巻取アームは、巻取リールの一端部を支持する。
第2巻取アームは、巻取リールの他端部を支持する。 The third disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the second disclosure.
The imaged foil production apparatus further includes a first winding arm and a second winding arm.
The first and second take-up arms protrude from an outer surface of the housing.
The first take-up arm supports one end of the take-up reel.
The second take-up arm supports the other end of the take-up reel.
また、本願の第4の開示は、第3の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、軸受をさらに備える。
巻取リールは、シャフトを一端部に有する。
シャフトは、軸受によって回転可能に支持される。
第1巻取アームは、孔を有する。
孔は、軸受が着脱可能な孔である。 Further, the fourth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the third disclosure.
The imaged foil production apparatus further comprises a bearing.
The take-up reel has a shaft at one end.
The shaft is rotatably supported by the bearings.
The first take-up arm has a hole.
The hole is a hole into which the bearing can be removably attached.
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、軸受をさらに備える。
巻取リールは、シャフトを一端部に有する。
シャフトは、軸受によって回転可能に支持される。
第1巻取アームは、孔を有する。
孔は、軸受が着脱可能な孔である。 Further, the fourth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the third disclosure.
The imaged foil production apparatus further comprises a bearing.
The take-up reel has a shaft at one end.
The shaft is rotatably supported by the bearings.
The first take-up arm has a hole.
The hole is a hole into which the bearing can be removably attached.
第4の開示の構成によれば、第1巻取アームの孔に軸受が着脱可能になる構成とすることで、軸受を第1巻取アームから取り外すと巻取リールのシャフトと孔の内周面の間に隙間ができるので、巻取リールを軸方向に移動させた後、軸方向と直交する方向に傾けて外すことができる。
According to the configuration of the fourth disclosure, the bearing is configured to be detachable from the hole in the first winding arm, so that when the bearing is removed from the first winding arm, a gap is created between the shaft of the winding reel and the inner surface of the hole, and the winding reel can be moved in the axial direction and then tilted in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction to remove it.
また、本願の第5の開示は、第4の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
第2巻取アームは、カップリングを備える。
カップリングは、巻取リールの他端部と係合する。カップリングは、巻取リールを回転させる。 Further, the fifth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the fourth disclosure.
The second winding arm includes a coupling.
The coupling engages the other end of the take-up reel and causes the take-up reel to rotate.
第2巻取アームは、カップリングを備える。
カップリングは、巻取リールの他端部と係合する。カップリングは、巻取リールを回転させる。 Further, the fifth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the fourth disclosure.
The second winding arm includes a coupling.
The coupling engages the other end of the take-up reel and causes the take-up reel to rotate.
また、本願の第6の開示は、第1の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
供給リールは、筐体の外に位置する。供給リールは、筐体に対して着脱可能である。 The sixth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The supply reel is located outside the housing and is detachable from the housing.
供給リールは、筐体の外に位置する。供給リールは、筐体に対して着脱可能である。 The sixth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The supply reel is located outside the housing and is detachable from the housing.
第6の開示の構成によれば、供給リールを筐体に対して着脱する際に、カバーなどを開ける手間が不要となるので、供給リールの着脱作業を容易にすることができる。
The configuration disclosed in the sixth aspect eliminates the need to open a cover or the like when attaching or detaching the supply reel to or from the housing, making it easier to attach and detach the supply reel.
また、本願の第7の開示は、第6の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、第1供給アームおよび第2供給アームをさらに備える。
第1供給アームおよび第2供給アームは、筐体の外面から突出する。
第1供給アームは、供給リールの一端部を支持する。
第2供給アームは、供給リールの他端部を支持する。 The seventh disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the sixth disclosure.
The imaged foil production apparatus further comprises a first feed arm and a second feed arm.
The first and second feed arms protrude from an outer surface of the housing.
The first supply arm supports one end of the supply reel.
A second supply arm supports the other end of the supply reel.
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、第1供給アームおよび第2供給アームをさらに備える。
第1供給アームおよび第2供給アームは、筐体の外面から突出する。
第1供給アームは、供給リールの一端部を支持する。
第2供給アームは、供給リールの他端部を支持する。 The seventh disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the sixth disclosure.
The imaged foil production apparatus further comprises a first feed arm and a second feed arm.
The first and second feed arms protrude from an outer surface of the housing.
The first supply arm supports one end of the supply reel.
A second supply arm supports the other end of the supply reel.
また、本願の第8の開示は、第1の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、ベルトをさらに備える。
ベルトは、箔フィルムを静電吸着して搬送する。 The eighth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The imaged foil producing apparatus further comprises a belt.
The belt transports the foil film by electrostatic attraction.
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、ベルトをさらに備える。
ベルトは、箔フィルムを静電吸着して搬送する。 The eighth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The imaged foil producing apparatus further comprises a belt.
The belt transports the foil film by electrostatic attraction.
第8の開示の構成によれば、ベルトが箔フィルムを静電吸着して搬送するので、箔フィルムを安定した状態で搬送することができる。
According to the eighth disclosed configuration, the belt electrostatically attracts and transports the foil film, allowing the foil film to be transported in a stable state.
また、本願の第9の開示は、第1の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、転写部を複数備える。 The ninth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus includes a plurality of transfer units.
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、転写部を複数備える。 The ninth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus includes a plurality of transfer units.
第9の開示の構成によれば、画像付き箔フィルム製造装置が転写部を複数備えるので、例えば、複数の転写部で箔フィルム上にトナーを重ねて転写したり、異なる種類の箔フィルムに対して異なる種類のトナーを選択的に転写することができる。
According to the configuration of the ninth disclosure, the imaged foil film manufacturing device has multiple transfer units, so that, for example, multiple transfer units can transfer toner onto the foil film in layers, or different types of toner can be selectively transferred onto different types of foil film.
また、本願の第10の開示は、第1の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
巻取リールは、巻き芯を有する。
巻き芯には、箔フィルムが巻かれる。
箔フィルムが取り付けられていないときの巻き芯の周速は、定着部で搬送される箔フィルムの速度よりも大きい。 The tenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The take-up reel has a winding core.
A foil film is wound around the core.
The peripheral speed of the winding core when no foil film is attached is greater than the speed of the foil film transported through the fixing section.
巻取リールは、巻き芯を有する。
巻き芯には、箔フィルムが巻かれる。
箔フィルムが取り付けられていないときの巻き芯の周速は、定着部で搬送される箔フィルムの速度よりも大きい。 The tenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The take-up reel has a winding core.
A foil film is wound around the core.
The peripheral speed of the winding core when no foil film is attached is greater than the speed of the foil film transported through the fixing section.
第10の開示の構成によれば、箔フィルムが取り付けられていないときの巻き芯の周速が、定着部で搬送される箔フィルムの速度よりも大きいことで、箔フィルムが巻き芯に取り付けられた状態において巻取リールおよび定着部を動作させると、定着部と巻取リールの間で箔フィルムが張られるので、張った状態の箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取ることができ、巻き取り時にシワになりにくい。
According to the configuration of the 10th disclosure, the peripheral speed of the winding core when the foil film is not attached is greater than the speed of the foil film transported in the fixing section. Therefore, when the take-up reel and the fixing section are operated with the foil film attached to the winding core, the foil film is stretched between the fixing section and the take-up reel, so that the foil film in a stretched state can be wound up by the take-up reel, and is less likely to wrinkle when wound up.
また、本願の第11の開示は、第1の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、案内部材をさらに備える。
案内部材は、定着部と巻取リールの間に配置される。案内部材は、定着部から排出された箔フィルムの進行方向を変えて巻取リールに案内する。 In addition, the eleventh disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus further comprises a guide member.
The guide member is disposed between the fixing unit and the take-up reel, and changes the traveling direction of the foil film discharged from the fixing unit and guides it to the take-up reel.
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、案内部材をさらに備える。
案内部材は、定着部と巻取リールの間に配置される。案内部材は、定着部から排出された箔フィルムの進行方向を変えて巻取リールに案内する。 In addition, the eleventh disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus further comprises a guide member.
The guide member is disposed between the fixing unit and the take-up reel, and changes the traveling direction of the foil film discharged from the fixing unit and guides it to the take-up reel.
第11の開示の構成によれば、案内部材が、定着部から排出された箔フィルムの進行方向を変えて巻取リールに案内するので、定着部と案内部材の間の箔フィルムの向きを一定にできる。そのため、定着部から排出される箔フィルムの向きが変わることによって生じる定着不良を抑制することができる。
According to the configuration of the eleventh disclosure, the guide member changes the traveling direction of the foil film discharged from the fixing unit and guides it to the take-up reel, so the orientation of the foil film between the fixing unit and the guide member can be kept constant. This makes it possible to suppress poor fixing caused by a change in the orientation of the foil film discharged from the fixing unit.
また、本願の第12の開示は、第1の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
転写部は、感光ドラムを備える。
感光ドラムには、トナー像が形成される。 Further, the twelfth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The transfer section includes a photosensitive drum.
A toner image is formed on the photosensitive drum.
転写部は、感光ドラムを備える。
感光ドラムには、トナー像が形成される。 Further, the twelfth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the first disclosure.
The transfer section includes a photosensitive drum.
A toner image is formed on the photosensitive drum.
また、本願の第13の開示は、第1の開示から第12の開示のいずれかの画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
定着部は、第1定着部材と、第2定着部材とを備える。
第2定着部材は、第1定着部材との間で箔フィルムを挟む。 Further, a thirteenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of any one of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatuses of the first to twelfth disclosures.
The fixing section includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member.
The second fusing member sandwiches the foil film between itself and the first fusing member.
定着部は、第1定着部材と、第2定着部材とを備える。
第2定着部材は、第1定着部材との間で箔フィルムを挟む。 Further, a thirteenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of any one of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatuses of the first to twelfth disclosures.
The fixing section includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member.
The second fusing member sandwiches the foil film between itself and the first fusing member.
本願の第14の開示に係る画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、筐体と、供給リールと、転写部と、定着部と、巻取リールと、カッターと、を備える。
供給リールには、箔フィルムが巻回される。箔フィルムは、箔を含む。
転写部は、箔フィルムにトナー像を転写する。
定着部は、箔フィルムにトナー像を定着させる。
巻取リールは、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻き取る。
カッターは、供給リールと巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断する。 The imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus according to the fourteenth disclosure of the present application includes a housing, a supply reel, a transfer unit, a fixing unit, a take-up reel, and a cutter.
The supply reel is wound with a foil film. The foil film includes a foil.
The transfer section transfers the toner image onto the foil film.
The fixing section fixes the toner image onto the foil film.
The take-up reel takes up the foil film with the fused toner image.
The cutter cuts the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel.
供給リールには、箔フィルムが巻回される。箔フィルムは、箔を含む。
転写部は、箔フィルムにトナー像を転写する。
定着部は、箔フィルムにトナー像を定着させる。
巻取リールは、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻き取る。
カッターは、供給リールと巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断する。 The imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus according to the fourteenth disclosure of the present application includes a housing, a supply reel, a transfer unit, a fixing unit, a take-up reel, and a cutter.
The supply reel is wound with a foil film. The foil film includes a foil.
The transfer section transfers the toner image onto the foil film.
The fixing section fixes the toner image onto the foil film.
The take-up reel takes up the foil film with the fused toner image.
The cutter cuts the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel.
第14の開示の構成によれば、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取り、供給リールと巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムをカッターで切断するので、トナー像付きの箔フィルムが巻かれた巻取リールを、様々な被転写物への箔転写に利用することができ、様々な被転写物への箔転写を容易にすることができる。例えば、巻取リールに巻かれた箔フィルムをシート状に切断することで、シート状の箔フィルムを用いて表面が凹凸となる被転写物に対して容易に箔転写を行うことができる。
According to the configuration of the 14th disclosure, the foil film on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by the take-up reel, and the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel is cut with a cutter, so that the take-up reel on which the foil film with the toner image is wound can be used for foil transfer onto various objects, facilitating foil transfer onto various objects. For example, by cutting the foil film wound on the take-up reel into a sheet, the sheet-like foil film can be used to easily perform foil transfer onto objects with uneven surfaces.
また、本願の第15の開示は、第14の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。 カッターは、筐体内に位置する。
The fifteenth disclosure of the present application has the same configuration as the imaged foil film manufacturing device of the fourteenth disclosure, but also has the following configuration: The cutter is located inside the housing.
第15の開示の構成によれば、カッターが筐体内に位置するので、カッターに塵埃が付着することを抑制できる。
According to the configuration disclosed in the fifteenth disclosure, the cutter is located inside the housing, which prevents dust from adhering to the cutter.
また、本願の第16の開示は、第14の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
カッターは、定着部と巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断する。 The sixteenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the fourteenth disclosure.
The cutter cuts the foil film located between the fuser station and the take-up reel.
カッターは、定着部と巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断する。 The sixteenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the fourteenth disclosure.
The cutter cuts the foil film located between the fuser station and the take-up reel.
第16の開示の構成によれば、例えば箔フィルムの搬送方向において定着部より上流に位置する箔フィルムをカッターで切断する構成と比べ、トナーが定着されていない箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取る量を小さく抑えることができる。
According to the configuration disclosed in the 16th disclosure, the amount of foil film on which the toner is not fixed that is wound up by the take-up reel can be kept small, compared to a configuration in which, for example, a cutter is used to cut the foil film located upstream of the fixing section in the foil film transport direction.
また、本願の第17の開示は、第16の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
巻取リールは、箔フィルムが巻かれる巻き芯を有する。
箔フィルムが取り付けられていないときの巻き芯の周速は、定着部で搬送される箔フィルムの速度よりも大きい。 The seventeenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the sixteenth disclosure.
The take-up reel has a core on which the foil film is wound.
The peripheral speed of the winding core when no foil film is attached is greater than the speed of the foil film transported through the fixing section.
巻取リールは、箔フィルムが巻かれる巻き芯を有する。
箔フィルムが取り付けられていないときの巻き芯の周速は、定着部で搬送される箔フィルムの速度よりも大きい。 The seventeenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the sixteenth disclosure.
The take-up reel has a core on which the foil film is wound.
The peripheral speed of the winding core when no foil film is attached is greater than the speed of the foil film transported through the fixing section.
第17の開示の構成によれば、箔フィルムが取り付けられていないときの巻き芯の周速が、定着部で搬送される箔フィルムの速度よりも大きいことで、箔フィルムが巻き芯に取り付けられた状態において巻取リールおよび定着部を動作させると、定着部と巻取リールの間で箔フィルムが張られるので、張った状態の箔フィルムをカッターできれいに切断することができる。
According to the configuration of the 17th disclosure, the peripheral speed of the winding core when no foil film is attached is greater than the speed of the foil film transported in the fixing section. Therefore, when the take-up reel and the fixing section are operated with the foil film attached to the winding core, the foil film is stretched between the fixing section and the take-up reel, and the stretched foil film can be neatly cut with a cutter.
また、本願の第18の開示は、第14の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、下流側搬送ローラをさらに備える。
下流側搬送ローラは、箔フィルムの搬送方向において定着部の下流側に位置する。下流側搬送ローラは、箔フィルムを巻取リールに搬送する。下流側搬送ローラは、外周面を有する。
外周面は、箔フィルムと接触する。外周面は、箔フィルムの幅方向における大きさが箔フィルムの幅よりも大きい。 The eighteenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the fourteenth disclosure.
The imaged foil production apparatus further comprises a downstream transport roller.
The downstream transport roller is located downstream of the fixing unit in a transport direction of the foil film. The downstream transport roller transports the foil film to the take-up reel. The downstream transport roller has an outer circumferential surface.
The outer peripheral surface is in contact with the foil film, and the size of the outer peripheral surface in the width direction of the foil film is greater than the width of the foil film.
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置は、下流側搬送ローラをさらに備える。
下流側搬送ローラは、箔フィルムの搬送方向において定着部の下流側に位置する。下流側搬送ローラは、箔フィルムを巻取リールに搬送する。下流側搬送ローラは、外周面を有する。
外周面は、箔フィルムと接触する。外周面は、箔フィルムの幅方向における大きさが箔フィルムの幅よりも大きい。 The eighteenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the fourteenth disclosure.
The imaged foil production apparatus further comprises a downstream transport roller.
The downstream transport roller is located downstream of the fixing unit in a transport direction of the foil film. The downstream transport roller transports the foil film to the take-up reel. The downstream transport roller has an outer circumferential surface.
The outer peripheral surface is in contact with the foil film, and the size of the outer peripheral surface in the width direction of the foil film is greater than the width of the foil film.
第18の開示の構成によれば、下流側搬送ローラの外周面の幅方向における大きさが、箔フィルムの幅よりも大きいので、箔フィルムに皺が生じるのを抑制できる。
According to the configuration disclosed in the 18th disclosure, the size of the outer peripheral surface of the downstream conveying roller in the width direction is larger than the width of the foil film, so that the occurrence of wrinkles in the foil film can be suppressed.
また、本願の第19の開示は、第14の開示の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
転写部は、感光ドラムを備える。
感光ドラムには、トナー像が形成される。 The nineteenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the fourteenth disclosure.
The transfer section includes a photosensitive drum.
A toner image is formed on the photosensitive drum.
転写部は、感光ドラムを備える。
感光ドラムには、トナー像が形成される。 The nineteenth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus of the fourteenth disclosure.
The transfer section includes a photosensitive drum.
A toner image is formed on the photosensitive drum.
また、本願の第20の開示は、第14の開示から第19の開示のいずれかの画像付き箔フィルム製造装置の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
定着部は、第1定着部材と、第2定着部材とを備える。
第2定着部材は、第1定着部材との間で箔フィルムを挟む。 In addition, the twentieth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of any one of the fourteenth to nineteenth disclosures of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus.
The fixing section includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member.
The second fusing member sandwiches the foil film between itself and the first fusing member.
定着部は、第1定着部材と、第2定着部材とを備える。
第2定着部材は、第1定着部材との間で箔フィルムを挟む。 In addition, the twentieth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of any one of the fourteenth to nineteenth disclosures of the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus.
The fixing section includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member.
The second fusing member sandwiches the foil film between itself and the first fusing member.
また、本願の第21の開示は、画像付き箔フィルムの製造方法である。
画像付き箔フィルムの製造方法は、転写工程と、定着工程と、巻取工程と、切断工程と、を備える。
転写工程は、供給リールから引き出された箔フィルムにトナー像を転写する工程である。
定着工程は、定着部によって箔フィルムにトナー像を定着させる工程である。
巻取工程は、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取る工程である。
切断工程は、供給リールと巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断する工程である。 A twenty-first disclosure of the present application is a method for producing an imaged foil film.
The method for producing an imaged foil film includes a transfer step, a fixing step, a winding step, and a cutting step.
The transfer process is a process in which the toner image is transferred to a foil film that is unwound from a supply reel.
The fixing process is a process in which the toner image is fixed onto the foil film by a fixing unit.
The winding process is a process in which the foil film on which the toner image has been fixed is wound up on a take-up reel.
The cutting process is a process of cutting the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel.
画像付き箔フィルムの製造方法は、転写工程と、定着工程と、巻取工程と、切断工程と、を備える。
転写工程は、供給リールから引き出された箔フィルムにトナー像を転写する工程である。
定着工程は、定着部によって箔フィルムにトナー像を定着させる工程である。
巻取工程は、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取る工程である。
切断工程は、供給リールと巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断する工程である。 A twenty-first disclosure of the present application is a method for producing an imaged foil film.
The method for producing an imaged foil film includes a transfer step, a fixing step, a winding step, and a cutting step.
The transfer process is a process in which the toner image is transferred to a foil film that is unwound from a supply reel.
The fixing process is a process in which the toner image is fixed onto the foil film by a fixing unit.
The winding process is a process in which the foil film on which the toner image has been fixed is wound up on a take-up reel.
The cutting process is a process of cutting the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel.
第21の開示の構成によれば、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取り、供給リールと巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断するので、トナー像付きの箔フィルムが巻かれた巻取リールを、様々な被転写物への箔転写に利用することができ、様々な被転写物への箔転写を容易にすることができる。例えば、巻取リールに巻かれた箔フィルムをシート状に切断することで、シート状の箔フィルムを用いて表面が凹凸となる被転写物に対して容易に箔転写を行うことができる。
According to the configuration of the 21st disclosure, the foil film on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by the take-up reel, and the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel is cut, so that the take-up reel on which the foil film with the toner image is wound can be used for foil transfer onto various objects, facilitating foil transfer onto various objects. For example, by cutting the foil film wound on the take-up reel into a sheet, the sheet-like foil film can be used to easily perform foil transfer onto objects with uneven surfaces.
また、本願の第22の開示は、第21の開示の画像付き箔フィルムの製造方法の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
切断工程において、定着部と巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断する。 The twenty-second disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the twenty-first disclosure of the method for producing an image-formed foil film.
In the cutting step, the foil film located between the fixing unit and the take-up reel is cut.
切断工程において、定着部と巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断する。 The twenty-second disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the twenty-first disclosure of the method for producing an image-formed foil film.
In the cutting step, the foil film located between the fixing unit and the take-up reel is cut.
第22の開示の構成によれば、例えば箔フィルムの搬送方向において定着部より上流に位置する箔フィルムを切断する方法と比べ、トナーが定着されていない箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取る量を小さく抑えることができる。
The configuration disclosed in the 22nd disclosure makes it possible to reduce the amount of foil film on which the toner is not fixed that is wound up by the take-up reel, compared to a method in which the foil film is cut at a position upstream of the fixing section in the foil film transport direction.
また、本願の第23の開示は、箔転写方法である。
箔転写方法は、転写工程と、定着工程と、巻取工程と、切断工程と、箔転写工程と、を備える。
転写工程は、供給リールから引き出された箔フィルムにトナー像を転写する工程である。
定着工程は、箔フィルムにトナー像を定着させる工程である。
巻取工程は、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取る工程である。
切断工程は、供給リールと巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断する工程である。
箔転写工程は、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムに被転写物を重ね、被転写物にトナー像および箔を転写させる工程である。 The twenty-third disclosure of the present application is a foil transfer method.
The foil transfer method includes a transfer step, a fixing step, a winding step, a cutting step, and a foil transfer step.
The transfer process is a process in which the toner image is transferred to a foil film that is unwound from a supply reel.
The fixing step is a step of fixing the toner image onto the foil film.
The winding process is a process in which the foil film on which the toner image has been fixed is wound up on a take-up reel.
The cutting process is a process of cutting the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel.
The foil transfer process is a process in which an object to be transferred is placed on the foil film on which the toner image has been fixed, and the toner image and foil are transferred to the object to be transferred.
箔転写方法は、転写工程と、定着工程と、巻取工程と、切断工程と、箔転写工程と、を備える。
転写工程は、供給リールから引き出された箔フィルムにトナー像を転写する工程である。
定着工程は、箔フィルムにトナー像を定着させる工程である。
巻取工程は、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取る工程である。
切断工程は、供給リールと巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断する工程である。
箔転写工程は、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムに被転写物を重ね、被転写物にトナー像および箔を転写させる工程である。 The twenty-third disclosure of the present application is a foil transfer method.
The foil transfer method includes a transfer step, a fixing step, a winding step, a cutting step, and a foil transfer step.
The transfer process is a process in which the toner image is transferred to a foil film that is unwound from a supply reel.
The fixing step is a step of fixing the toner image onto the foil film.
The winding process is a process in which the foil film on which the toner image has been fixed is wound up on a take-up reel.
The cutting process is a process of cutting the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel.
The foil transfer process is a process in which an object to be transferred is placed on the foil film on which the toner image has been fixed, and the toner image and foil are transferred to the object to be transferred.
第23の開示の構成によれば、トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取り、供給リールと巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断するので、トナー像付きの箔フィルムが巻かれた巻取リールを、様々な被転写物への箔転写に利用することができ、様々な被転写物への箔転写を容易にすることができる。例えば、巻取リールに巻かれた箔フィルムをシート状に切断することで、シート状の箔フィルムを用いて表面が凹凸となる被転写物に対して容易に箔転写を行うことができる。
According to the configuration of the 23rd disclosure, the foil film on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by the take-up reel, and the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel is cut, so that the take-up reel on which the foil film with the toner image is wound can be used for foil transfer onto various objects, facilitating foil transfer onto various objects. For example, by cutting the foil film wound on the take-up reel into a sheet, the sheet-like foil film can be used to easily perform foil transfer onto objects with uneven surfaces.
また、本願の第24の開示は、第23の開示の箔転写方法の構成を有する他、以下の構成を有する。
箔転写方法は、取り外し工程と、第2切断工程と、をさらに備える。
取り外し工程は、切断工程の後、巻取リールを筐体から取り外す工程である。
第2切断工程は、巻取リールから引き出された箔フィルムを切断して、所定長さのシート状の画像付き箔フィルムを得る工程である。
第2切断工程の後、シート状の画像付き箔フィルムを使って箔転写工程を行う。 Further, the twenty-fourth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the foil transfer method of the twenty-third disclosure.
The foil transfer method further includes a removing step and a second cutting step.
The removing step is a step of removing the take-up reel from the housing after the cutting step.
The second cutting step is a step of cutting the foil film pulled out from the take-up reel to obtain a sheet-like foil film with an image of a predetermined length.
After the second cutting step, a foil transfer step is carried out using the sheet-like imaged foil film.
箔転写方法は、取り外し工程と、第2切断工程と、をさらに備える。
取り外し工程は、切断工程の後、巻取リールを筐体から取り外す工程である。
第2切断工程は、巻取リールから引き出された箔フィルムを切断して、所定長さのシート状の画像付き箔フィルムを得る工程である。
第2切断工程の後、シート状の画像付き箔フィルムを使って箔転写工程を行う。 Further, the twenty-fourth disclosure of the present application has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of the foil transfer method of the twenty-third disclosure.
The foil transfer method further includes a removing step and a second cutting step.
The removing step is a step of removing the take-up reel from the housing after the cutting step.
The second cutting step is a step of cutting the foil film pulled out from the take-up reel to obtain a sheet-like foil film with an image of a predetermined length.
After the second cutting step, a foil transfer step is carried out using the sheet-like imaged foil film.
第24の開示の構成によれば、シート状の画像付き箔フィルムを使って箔転写工程を行うので、凹凸を有する被転写物にも、箔転写を良好に行うことができる。
According to the configuration of the 24th disclosure, the foil transfer process is performed using a sheet-like foil film with an image, so foil transfer can be performed well even on objects with uneven surfaces.
本開示によれば、様々な被転写物への箔転写を容易にすることに貢献する画像付き箔フィルム製造装置、画像付き箔フィルムの製造方法および箔転写方法を提供することができる。
The present disclosure provides an imaged foil film manufacturing device, an imaged foil film manufacturing method, and a foil transfer method that contribute to facilitating foil transfer onto a variety of transfer targets.
次に、本開示の第1実施形態について、適宜図面を参照しながら詳細に説明する。
図1に示すように、画像付き箔フィルム製造装置1は、筐体10と、フィルム搬送部20と、画像形成部30とを備えている。 Next, the first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate.
As shown in FIG. 1 , the imaged foilfilm manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a housing 10 , a film transport section 20 , and an image forming section 30 .
図1に示すように、画像付き箔フィルム製造装置1は、筐体10と、フィルム搬送部20と、画像形成部30とを備えている。 Next, the first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate.
As shown in FIG. 1 , the imaged foil
筐体10は、第1側壁11と、第2側壁12とを有する。画像形成部30は、第1側壁11と第2側壁12の間に位置する。
The housing 10 has a first side wall 11 and a second side wall 12. The image forming unit 30 is located between the first side wall 11 and the second side wall 12.
第1側壁11は、第1開口11Aを有する。第2側壁12は、第2開口12Aを有する。
The first side wall 11 has a first opening 11A. The second side wall 12 has a second opening 12A.
フィルム搬送部20は、箔フィルムFを搬送する機能を有する。フィルム搬送部20は、供給リール21と、巻取リール22と、第1案内シャフト23と、下流側搬送ローラ24と、案内部材の一例としての第2案内シャフト25とを備えている。
The film transport section 20 has the function of transporting the foil film F. The film transport section 20 includes a supply reel 21, a take-up reel 22, a first guide shaft 23, a downstream transport roller 24, and a second guide shaft 25 as an example of a guide member.
供給リール21は、箔フィルムFが巻回されるリールである。
巻取リール22は、箔フィルムFを巻き取るためのリールである。巻取リール22は、巻き芯22Aを有する。巻き芯22Aは、箔フィルムFが巻かれる円筒状の部位である。 Thesupply reel 21 is a reel on which the foil film F is wound.
The take-up reel 22 is a reel for taking up the foil film F. The take-up reel 22 has a winding core 22A. The winding core 22A is a cylindrical portion around which the foil film F is wound.
巻取リール22は、箔フィルムFを巻き取るためのリールである。巻取リール22は、巻き芯22Aを有する。巻き芯22Aは、箔フィルムFが巻かれる円筒状の部位である。 The
The take-
箔フィルムFは、箔を有する箔含有層と、箔含有層を支持する支持層とを備える。箔フィルムFは、一端が供給リール21に固定され、他端が巻取リール22に固定される。
The foil film F comprises a foil-containing layer having foil and a support layer that supports the foil-containing layer. One end of the foil film F is fixed to the supply reel 21, and the other end is fixed to the take-up reel 22.
供給リール21、巻取リール22および第2案内シャフト25は、筐体10の外に位置する。第1案内シャフト23および下流側搬送ローラ24は、筐体10内に位置する。筐体10は、供給リール21と巻取リール22の間に位置する。
The supply reel 21, the take-up reel 22, and the second guide shaft 25 are located outside the housing 10. The first guide shaft 23 and the downstream transport roller 24 are located inside the housing 10. The housing 10 is located between the supply reel 21 and the take-up reel 22.
第1案内シャフト23は、供給リール21から引き出された箔フィルムFの進行方向を変えて画像形成部30に案内する部材である。第1案内シャフト23は、筐体10に固定される。第1案内シャフト23は、箔フィルムFの搬送方向において、供給リール21の下流側、かつ、画像形成部30の上流側に位置する。以下の説明では、「箔フィルムFの搬送方向」を、単に「搬送方向」ともいう。
The first guide shaft 23 is a member that changes the direction of travel of the foil film F pulled out from the supply reel 21 and guides it to the image forming unit 30. The first guide shaft 23 is fixed to the housing 10. The first guide shaft 23 is located downstream of the supply reel 21 and upstream of the image forming unit 30 in the transport direction of the foil film F. In the following description, the "transport direction of the foil film F" is also simply referred to as the "transport direction".
筐体10の第1側壁11は、搬送方向において、供給リール21と第1案内シャフト23の間に位置する。供給リール21から引き出される箔フィルムFは、第1側壁11の第1開口11Aを通って第1案内シャフト23に向かう。第1案内シャフト23で案内された箔フィルムFは、画像形成部30を通った後、下流側搬送ローラ24に向かう。
The first side wall 11 of the housing 10 is located between the supply reel 21 and the first guide shaft 23 in the transport direction. The foil film F pulled out from the supply reel 21 passes through the first opening 11A of the first side wall 11 toward the first guide shaft 23. The foil film F guided by the first guide shaft 23 passes through the image forming section 30 and then toward the downstream transport roller 24.
下流側搬送ローラ24は、後述する定着部80から排出された箔フィルムFを巻取リール22に搬送するためのローラである。下流側搬送ローラ24は、搬送方向において、定着部80の下流側に位置する。
The downstream transport rollers 24 are rollers for transporting the foil film F discharged from the fixing section 80 (described later) to the take-up reel 22. The downstream transport rollers 24 are located downstream of the fixing section 80 in the transport direction.
下流側搬送ローラ24は、外周面24Aを有する。外周面24Aは、箔フィルムFと接触する。図4に示すように、外周面24Aは、箔フィルムFの幅方向における大きさが箔フィルムFの幅よりも大きい。
The downstream conveying roller 24 has an outer peripheral surface 24A. The outer peripheral surface 24A is in contact with the foil film F. As shown in FIG. 4, the size of the outer peripheral surface 24A in the width direction of the foil film F is larger than the width of the foil film F.
図1に戻って、第2案内シャフト25は、定着部80から排出された箔フィルムFの進行方向を変えて巻取リール22に案内する部材である。第2案内シャフト25は、筐体10に固定される。第2案内シャフト25は、搬送方向において、定着部80と巻取リール22の間に配置される。詳しくは、第2案内シャフト25は、搬送方向において、下流側搬送ローラ24と巻取リール22の間に配置される。第2案内シャフト25が定着部80と巻取リール22の間に配置されることで、第2案内シャフト25の搬送方向下流側の箔フィルムFは、巻取リール22で巻かれた箔フィルムFの径が変化することで向きが変わるが、第2案内シャフト25の搬送方向上流側の箔フィルムFは、巻取リール22で巻かれた箔フィルムFの径の変化を受けずに、一定の向きを保っている。
Returning to FIG. 1, the second guide shaft 25 is a member that changes the traveling direction of the foil film F discharged from the fixing section 80 and guides it to the take-up reel 22. The second guide shaft 25 is fixed to the housing 10. The second guide shaft 25 is disposed between the fixing section 80 and the take-up reel 22 in the transport direction. More specifically, the second guide shaft 25 is disposed between the downstream transport roller 24 and the take-up reel 22 in the transport direction. By disposing the second guide shaft 25 between the fixing section 80 and the take-up reel 22, the foil film F on the downstream side of the transport direction of the second guide shaft 25 changes direction due to a change in the diameter of the foil film F wound around the take-up reel 22, but the foil film F on the upstream side of the transport direction of the second guide shaft 25 maintains a constant direction without being affected by a change in the diameter of the foil film F wound around the take-up reel 22.
筐体10の第2側壁12は、搬送方向において、下流側搬送ローラ24と第2案内シャフト25の間に位置する。下流側搬送ローラ24で搬送された箔フィルムFは、第2側壁12の第2開口12Aを通って第2案内シャフト25に向かう。
The second side wall 12 of the housing 10 is located between the downstream transport roller 24 and the second guide shaft 25 in the transport direction. The foil film F transported by the downstream transport roller 24 passes through the second opening 12A of the second side wall 12 toward the second guide shaft 25.
画像形成部30は、4つのLEDユニット40と、転写部の一例としての4つのプロセスカートリッジ50と、ベルトユニット70と、定着部80とを備えている。
The image forming unit 30 includes four LED units 40, four process cartridges 50 as an example of a transfer unit, a belt unit 70, and a fixing unit 80.
LEDユニット40は、複数のLEDを有する。LEDユニット40は、後述する感光ドラム51を露光する。
The LED unit 40 has multiple LEDs. The LED unit 40 exposes the photosensitive drum 51, which will be described later.
プロセスカートリッジ50は、ベルトユニット70とともに動作することで、箔フィルムFにトナー像を転写する機能を有する。プロセスカートリッジ50は、感光ドラム51、帯電器52、符号を省略して示す現像ローラ、トナーを収容するトナー収容室などを備えている。プロセスカートリッジ50は、筐体10に着脱可能である。
The process cartridge 50 works together with the belt unit 70 to transfer a toner image onto the foil film F. The process cartridge 50 includes a photosensitive drum 51, a charger 52, a developing roller (not shown), and a toner storage chamber for storing toner. The process cartridge 50 is detachable from the housing 10.
複数のプロセスカートリッジ50のそれぞれに充填するトナーは、同じ種類のトナーであってもよいし、異なる種類のトナーであってもよい。同じ種類のトナーを複数のプロセスカートリッジ50に充填する場合には、例えば、制御部は、第1の感光ドラム51で所定形状のトナー像を箔フィルムFに転写した後、第2の感光ドラム51で前記所定形状のトナー像の上に同じ形状のトナー像を転写することができる。これにより、箔の接着剤として機能するトナーの厚さを大きくすることができる。
The toner filled into each of the multiple process cartridges 50 may be the same type of toner, or different types of toner. When the same type of toner is filled into multiple process cartridges 50, for example, the control unit can transfer a toner image of a predetermined shape onto the foil film F using the first photosensitive drum 51, and then transfer a toner image of the same shape onto the toner image of the predetermined shape using the second photosensitive drum 51. This makes it possible to increase the thickness of the toner that functions as an adhesive for the foil.
また、異なる種類のトナーを複数のプロセスカートリッジ50に振り分けて充填する場合には、例えば、制御部は、箔フィルムFの種類に適したトナーが入っているプロセスカートリッジ50を選択し、選択したプロセスカートリッジ50を使用して箔フィルムFにトナー像を転写することができる。これにより、1台の装置で、異なる種類の箔フィルムFに対して、適切なトナーを転写することができる。
In addition, when different types of toner are distributed and filled into multiple process cartridges 50, the control unit can, for example, select a process cartridge 50 containing a toner suitable for the type of foil film F, and transfer a toner image onto the foil film F using the selected process cartridge 50. This makes it possible to transfer appropriate toner to different types of foil film F with a single device.
ベルトユニット70は、駆動ローラ71と、従動ローラ72と、ベルト73と、4つの転写ローラ74とを備えている。
The belt unit 70 includes a drive roller 71, a driven roller 72, a belt 73, and four transfer rollers 74.
駆動ローラ71および従動ローラ72は、ベルト73を回転させるローラである。駆動ローラ71および従動ローラ72は、ベルト73の内周面に接触する。
The driving roller 71 and the driven roller 72 are rollers that rotate the belt 73. The driving roller 71 and the driven roller 72 contact the inner surface of the belt 73.
ベルト73は、各感光ドラム51との間で箔フィルムFを搬送するベルトである。ベルト73の外周面は、各感光ドラム51と接触している。転写ローラ74は、感光ドラム51との間でベルト73を挟んでいる。転写ローラ74には、転写バイアスが印加される。
Belt 73 is a belt that transports foil film F between each photosensitive drum 51. The outer peripheral surface of belt 73 is in contact with each photosensitive drum 51. Transfer roller 74 sandwiches belt 73 between photosensitive drum 51. A transfer bias is applied to transfer roller 74.
ベルト73は、転写ローラ74によって帯電する。これにより、ベルト73は、箔フィルムFを静電吸着して搬送する。ベルト73は、箔フィルムFの支持層に接触する。ベルト73で箔フィルムFを搬送するとき、箔含有層は、感光ドラム51と支持層の間に位置する。
The belt 73 is charged by the transfer roller 74. As a result, the belt 73 electrostatically attracts and transports the foil film F. The belt 73 comes into contact with the support layer of the foil film F. When the belt 73 transports the foil film F, the foil-containing layer is located between the photosensitive drum 51 and the support layer.
定着部80は、箔フィルムFにトナー像を定着させる機能を有する。定着部80は、第1定着部材の一例としての加熱ローラ81と、第2定着部材の一例としての加圧ローラ82とを備えている。加熱ローラ81は、ヒータ81Aを内部に備える。加圧ローラ82は、加熱ローラ81との間で箔フィルムFを挟む。加圧ローラ82は、加熱ローラ81との間で箔フィルムFを搬送する。加圧ローラ82と加熱ローラ81の間で箔フィルムFを搬送するとき、箔含有層は、加熱ローラ81と支持層の間に位置する。
The fixing unit 80 has a function of fixing the toner image to the foil film F. The fixing unit 80 includes a heating roller 81 as an example of a first fixing member, and a pressure roller 82 as an example of a second fixing member. The heating roller 81 includes a heater 81A inside. The pressure roller 82 sandwiches the foil film F between itself and the heating roller 81. The pressure roller 82 transports the foil film F between itself and the heating roller 81. When the foil film F is transported between the pressure roller 82 and the heating roller 81, the foil-containing layer is located between the heating roller 81 and the support layer.
画像形成部30では、まず、感光ドラム51の表面が、帯電器52により帯電された後、LEDユニット40で露光される。これにより、感光ドラム51上に静電潜像が形成される。その後、静電潜像に現像ローラからトナーが供給されることで、感光ドラム51上にトナー像が形成される。
In the image forming unit 30, the surface of the photosensitive drum 51 is first charged by the charger 52 and then exposed to light by the LED unit 40. This causes an electrostatic latent image to be formed on the photosensitive drum 51. Then, toner is supplied from the developing roller to the electrostatic latent image, forming a toner image on the photosensitive drum 51.
次に、ベルト73で搬送される箔フィルムFが感光ドラム51と転写ローラ74との間を通過することで、感光ドラム51上に形成されたトナー像が箔フィルムFに転写される。そして、箔フィルムFが加熱ローラ81と加圧ローラ82との間を通過することで、箔フィルムFにトナー像が定着される。
Next, the foil film F transported by the belt 73 passes between the photosensitive drum 51 and the transfer roller 74, so that the toner image formed on the photosensitive drum 51 is transferred to the foil film F. Then, the foil film F passes between the heating roller 81 and the pressure roller 82, so that the toner image is fixed to the foil film F.
トナー像が定着された箔フィルムFは、下流側搬送ローラ24および第2案内シャフト25を介して、巻取リール22に巻き取られる。
The foil film F with the toner image fixed thereon is wound onto the take-up reel 22 via the downstream transport roller 24 and the second guide shaft 25.
本実施形態において、箔フィルムFを搬送するための部材は、巻取リール22と、下流側搬送ローラ24と、加熱ローラ81および加圧ローラ82の少なくとも一方と、各感光ドラム51と、駆動ローラ71で回転するベルト73である。箔フィルムFを搬送するための部材は、図示せぬモータの駆動力によって回転する。
In this embodiment, the members for transporting the foil film F are the take-up reel 22, the downstream transport roller 24, at least one of the heating roller 81 and the pressure roller 82, each photosensitive drum 51, and the belt 73 rotated by the drive roller 71. The members for transporting the foil film F are rotated by the driving force of a motor (not shown).
箔フィルムFが取り付けられていないときの巻き芯22Aの周速は、定着部80で搬送される箔フィルムFの速度よりも大きくなるように設定されている。具体的には、例えば、巻取リール22と定着部80が共通のモータで駆動する場合、モータと巻取リール22間のギヤ比と、モータと定着部80間のギヤ比を調整することで、前述した速度の関係を設定してもよい。また、例えば、巻取リール22を第1モータで駆動し、定着部80を第1モータとは別の第2モータで駆動する場合には、第1モータの回転速度と第2モータの回転速度を予め設定しておき、制御部が設定された速度で各モータを駆動してもよい。このように速度の関係を設定することで、巻き芯22Aに箔フィルムFが取り付けられているときには、巻き芯22Aと定着部80の間で箔フィルムFを張った状態にすることが可能となっている。
The peripheral speed of the winding core 22A when the foil film F is not attached is set to be greater than the speed of the foil film F transported by the fixing unit 80. Specifically, for example, when the take-up reel 22 and the fixing unit 80 are driven by a common motor, the above-mentioned speed relationship may be set by adjusting the gear ratio between the motor and the take-up reel 22 and the gear ratio between the motor and the fixing unit 80. Also, for example, when the take-up reel 22 is driven by a first motor and the fixing unit 80 is driven by a second motor different from the first motor, the rotation speed of the first motor and the rotation speed of the second motor may be set in advance, and the control unit may drive each motor at the set speed. By setting the speed relationship in this way, it is possible to keep the foil film F stretched between the winding core 22A and the fixing unit 80 when the foil film F is attached to the winding core 22A.
図2に示すように、供給リール21は、供給ケース32内に収容されている。供給ケース32は、樹脂などからなる。供給ケース32は、略円筒状の外周壁32Aと、外周壁32Aの両端に設けられる略円板状の2つの側壁32Bとを有する。供給リール21は、供給ケース32の各側壁32Bに回転可能に支持されている。
As shown in FIG. 2, the supply reel 21 is housed in a supply case 32. The supply case 32 is made of resin or the like. The supply case 32 has a substantially cylindrical outer wall 32A and two substantially disk-shaped side walls 32B provided at both ends of the outer wall 32A. The supply reel 21 is rotatably supported by each side wall 32B of the supply case 32.
外周壁32Aは、供給リール21の箔フィルムFを外部に引き出すための開口32Dを有している。
The outer wall 32A has an opening 32D for pulling out the foil film F from the supply reel 21 to the outside.
各側壁32Bは、供給リール21の軸方向から見て長尺状の係合部32Cを有している。各係合部32Cは、後述する着脱ガイドGによってガイドされる部位であり、角丸長方形状に形成されている。
Each side wall 32B has an elongated engagement portion 32C when viewed from the axial direction of the supply reel 21. Each engagement portion 32C is a portion that is guided by the attachment/detachment guide G, which will be described later, and is formed in a rounded rectangular shape.
巻取リール22は、前述した巻き芯22Aと、第1フランジ22Bと、第2フランジ22Cと、シャフト22Dとを有している。
The take-up reel 22 has the aforementioned winding core 22A, a first flange 22B, a second flange 22C, and a shaft 22D.
第1フランジ22Bおよび第2フランジ22Cは、巻き芯22Aに巻かれた箔フィルムFの幅方向の移動を止めるための部位である。第1フランジ22Bおよび第2フランジ22Cは、巻き芯22Aよりも大径の円板状に形成されている。
The first flange 22B and the second flange 22C are portions for stopping the movement in the width direction of the foil film F wound around the winding core 22A. The first flange 22B and the second flange 22C are formed in a disk shape with a larger diameter than the winding core 22A.
第1フランジ22Bは、巻き芯22Aの一端に位置する。第2フランジ22Cは、巻き芯22Aの他端に位置する。
The first flange 22B is located at one end of the winding core 22A. The second flange 22C is located at the other end of the winding core 22A.
シャフト22Dは、第1フランジ22Bに位置する。シャフト22Dは、第1フランジ22Bから巻き芯22Aとは反対側に突出する。シャフト22Dは、大径部D1と、小径部D2とを有する。大径部D1および小径部D2は、円柱状である。
The shaft 22D is located in the first flange 22B. The shaft 22D protrudes from the first flange 22B on the side opposite the winding core 22A. The shaft 22D has a large diameter portion D1 and a small diameter portion D2. The large diameter portion D1 and the small diameter portion D2 are cylindrical.
大径部D1は、第1フランジ22Bから突出する。
小径部D2は、大径部D1よりも直径が小さい。小径部D2は、大径部D1の第1フランジ22Bとは反対の端に位置する。 The large diameter portion D1 protrudes from thefirst flange 22B.
The small diameter portion D2 has a diameter smaller than that of the large diameter portion D1 and is located at an end of the large diameter portion D1 opposite to thefirst flange 22B.
小径部D2は、大径部D1よりも直径が小さい。小径部D2は、大径部D1の第1フランジ22Bとは反対の端に位置する。 The large diameter portion D1 protrudes from the
The small diameter portion D2 has a diameter smaller than that of the large diameter portion D1 and is located at an end of the large diameter portion D1 opposite to the
図3に示すように、画像付き箔フィルム製造装置1は、第1供給アーム110と、第2供給アーム120とをさらに備えている。筐体10の第1側壁11は、第1外面11Bを有している。第1供給アーム110および第2供給アーム120は、第1外面11Bから突出する。
As shown in FIG. 3, the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus 1 further includes a first supply arm 110 and a second supply arm 120. The first side wall 11 of the housing 10 has a first outer surface 11B. The first supply arm 110 and the second supply arm 120 protrude from the first outer surface 11B.
第1供給アーム110は、供給リール21の一端部を着脱可能に支持する。詳しくは、第1供給アーム110は、供給リール21の一端部を供給ケース32の一端部を介して支持する。供給ケース32の一端部は、第1供給アーム110に着脱可能である。
The first supply arm 110 removably supports one end of the supply reel 21. More specifically, the first supply arm 110 supports one end of the supply reel 21 via one end of the supply case 32. One end of the supply case 32 is removably attached to the first supply arm 110.
第2供給アーム120は、供給リール21の他端部を着脱可能に支持する。詳しくは、第2供給アーム120は、供給リール21の他端部を供給ケース32の他端部を介して支持する。供給ケース32の他端部は、第2供給アーム120に着脱可能である。供給リール21は、第1供給アーム110および第2供給アーム120に着脱可能となることで、筐体10に対して着脱可能となっている。
The second supply arm 120 removably supports the other end of the supply reel 21. More specifically, the second supply arm 120 supports the other end of the supply reel 21 via the other end of the supply case 32. The other end of the supply case 32 is removably attached to the second supply arm 120. The supply reel 21 is detachably attached to the housing 10 by being detachably attached to the first supply arm 110 and the second supply arm 120.
第1供給アーム110および第2供給アーム120は、それぞれ、供給ケース32の着脱時に供給ケース32を所定方向にガイドする着脱ガイドGを有している。着脱ガイドGは、ガイド溝G1と、保持穴G2とを有している。ガイド溝G1は、係合部32Cを所定方向にガイドする溝である。ガイド溝G1は、係合部32Cの短手方向の面をガイドする。
The first supply arm 110 and the second supply arm 120 each have an attachment/detachment guide G that guides the supply case 32 in a predetermined direction when attaching or detaching the supply case 32. The attachment/detachment guide G has a guide groove G1 and a retaining hole G2. The guide groove G1 is a groove that guides the engagement portion 32C in a predetermined direction. The guide groove G1 guides the short side surface of the engagement portion 32C.
保持穴G2は、係合部32Cを回動可能に保持する円形の穴であり、ガイド溝G1に繋がっている。係合部32Cをガイド溝G1に通して保持穴G2内に入れた後、供給ケース32を回動させて、係合部32Cの長手方向を所定方向と交差させることで、供給ケース32が、第1供給アーム110および第2供給アーム120に装着される。供給ケース32を、第1供給アーム110および第2供給アーム120から外す場合には、前述した装着動作を逆に行えばよい。
The holding hole G2 is a circular hole that rotatably holds the engaging portion 32C and is connected to the guide groove G1. After the engaging portion 32C is passed through the guide groove G1 and inserted into the holding hole G2, the supply case 32 is rotated so that the longitudinal direction of the engaging portion 32C intersects with a predetermined direction, whereby the supply case 32 is attached to the first supply arm 110 and the second supply arm 120. To remove the supply case 32 from the first supply arm 110 and the second supply arm 120, the above-described attachment operation can be performed in reverse.
図4に示すように、画像付き箔フィルム製造装置1は、第1巻取アーム210と、第2巻取アーム220と、軸受230と、2つのアーム240とをさらに備えている。図1に示すように、筐体10の第2側壁12は、第2外面12Bを有している。第1巻取アーム210、第2巻取アーム220および各アーム240は、第2外面12Bから突出する。
As shown in FIG. 4, the image-applied foil film manufacturing apparatus 1 further includes a first winding arm 210, a second winding arm 220, a bearing 230, and two arms 240. As shown in FIG. 1, the second side wall 12 of the housing 10 has a second outer surface 12B. The first winding arm 210, the second winding arm 220, and each arm 240 protrude from the second outer surface 12B.
図4に戻って、2つのうち一方のアーム240は、第2案内シャフト25の一端部を支持する。他方のアーム240は、第2案内シャフト25の他端部を支持する。
Returning to FIG. 4, one of the two arms 240 supports one end of the second guide shaft 25. The other arm 240 supports the other end of the second guide shaft 25.
第1巻取アーム210は、巻取リール22の一端部を軸受230を介して着脱可能に支持する。第2巻取アーム220は、巻取リール22の他端部を着脱可能に支持する。巻取リール22は、第1巻取アーム210および第2巻取アーム220に着脱可能となることで、筐体10に対して着脱可能となっている。
The first winding arm 210 detachably supports one end of the winding reel 22 via a bearing 230. The second winding arm 220 detachably supports the other end of the winding reel 22. The winding reel 22 is detachable from the housing 10 by being detachable from the first winding arm 210 and the second winding arm 220.
軸受230は、巻取リール22のシャフト22Dを回転可能に支持する部材である。詳しくは、軸受230は、シャフト22Dの小径部D2を回転可能に支持する。軸受230が小径部D2を支持するとき、シャフト22Dの大径部D1は、巻取リール22の軸方向で軸受230と向かい合う。これにより、大径部D1が軸受230に近づく方向に、巻取リール22が移動しようとしても、大径部D1が軸受230に接触して、移動が止められるようになっている。
The bearing 230 is a member that rotatably supports the shaft 22D of the take-up reel 22. More specifically, the bearing 230 rotatably supports the small diameter portion D2 of the shaft 22D. When the bearing 230 supports the small diameter portion D2, the large diameter portion D1 of the shaft 22D faces the bearing 230 in the axial direction of the take-up reel 22. As a result, even if the take-up reel 22 attempts to move in a direction in which the large diameter portion D1 approaches the bearing 230, the large diameter portion D1 comes into contact with the bearing 230, and the movement is stopped.
図5に示すように、第1巻取アーム210は、孔211を有する。孔211は、軸受230が着脱可能な孔である。孔211は、シャフト22Dの大径部D1よりも直径が大きい。これにより、孔211から軸受230を外した状態においては、巻取リール22が、第2巻取アーム220から離れる方向に移動可能となっている。
As shown in FIG. 5, the first winding arm 210 has a hole 211. The hole 211 is a hole into which the bearing 230 can be attached and detached. The hole 211 has a diameter larger than the large diameter portion D1 of the shaft 22D. As a result, when the bearing 230 is removed from the hole 211, the winding reel 22 can move in a direction away from the second winding arm 220.
図6(a),(b)に示すように、第2巻取アーム220は、カップリングCPを備えている。カップリングCPは、巻取リール22の他端部と係合して、巻取リール22を回転させる部材である。巻取リール22の第2フランジ22Cは、係合凹部22Eを有する。係合凹部22Eは、カップリングCPが入る凹みである。カップリングCPが係合凹部22Eに入った状態において、係合凹部22Eは、巻取リール22の回転方向にカップリングCPと係合する。
As shown in Figures 6(a) and (b), the second winding arm 220 is equipped with a coupling CP. The coupling CP is a member that engages with the other end of the winding reel 22 to rotate the winding reel 22. The second flange 22C of the winding reel 22 has an engagement recess 22E. The engagement recess 22E is a recess into which the coupling CP fits. When the coupling CP is in the engagement recess 22E, the engagement recess 22E engages with the coupling CP in the rotational direction of the winding reel 22.
図4および図6(b)に示すように、画像付き箔フィルム製造装置1は、第1プーリ310と、第2プーリ320と、駆動ベルト330とをさらに備えている。
As shown in Figures 4 and 6(b), the image-applied foil film manufacturing apparatus 1 further includes a first pulley 310, a second pulley 320, and a drive belt 330.
第1プーリ310は、カップリングCPとともに回転可能である。第1プーリ310の回転中心と、カップリングCPの回転中心は一致する。第1プーリ310は、第2巻取アーム220に位置する。第2巻取アーム220は、カップリングCPと第1プーリ310の間に位置する。
The first pulley 310 can rotate together with the coupling CP. The center of rotation of the first pulley 310 and the center of rotation of the coupling CP coincide. The first pulley 310 is located on the second winding arm 220. The second winding arm 220 is located between the coupling CP and the first pulley 310.
第2プーリ320は、筐体10内に位置する。第2プーリ320には、図示せぬモータの駆動力が伝達される。
The second pulley 320 is located inside the housing 10. The driving force of a motor (not shown) is transmitted to the second pulley 320.
駆動ベルト330は、モータの駆動力を、第2プーリ320から第1プーリ310に伝達する無端状のベルトである。第1プーリ310および第2プーリ320は、駆動ベルト330の内周面と接触する。
The drive belt 330 is an endless belt that transmits the driving force of the motor from the second pulley 320 to the first pulley 310. The first pulley 310 and the second pulley 320 are in contact with the inner surface of the drive belt 330.
次に、第1巻取アーム210および第2巻取アーム220への巻取リール22の着脱方法について説明する。
図5に示すように、巻取リール22を第1巻取アーム210および第2巻取アーム220に装着する場合には、ユーザは、まず、巻取リール22のシャフト22Dを第1巻取アーム210の孔211に通す。その後、ユーザは、図6(b),(a)の順に示すように、巻取リール22を第2巻取アーム220に向けて巻取リール22の軸方向に移動させて、係合凹部22EをカップリングCPに係合させる。 Next, a method for attaching and detaching the take-up reel 22 to and from the first take-up arm 210 and the second take-up arm 220 will be described.
5, when mounting the take-up reel 22 on the first take-up arm 210 and the second take-up arm 220, the user first passes the shaft 22D of the take-up reel 22 through the hole 211 of the first take-up arm 210. Then, as shown in the order of FIGS. 6(b) and (a), the user moves the take-up reel 22 in the axial direction of the take-up reel 22 toward the second take-up arm 220 to engage the engagement recess 22E with the coupling CP.
図5に示すように、巻取リール22を第1巻取アーム210および第2巻取アーム220に装着する場合には、ユーザは、まず、巻取リール22のシャフト22Dを第1巻取アーム210の孔211に通す。その後、ユーザは、図6(b),(a)の順に示すように、巻取リール22を第2巻取アーム220に向けて巻取リール22の軸方向に移動させて、係合凹部22EをカップリングCPに係合させる。 Next, a method for attaching and detaching the take-
5, when mounting the take-
その後、ユーザは、図4に示すように、軸受230の孔に巻取リール22の小径部D2を入れつつ、軸受230を第1巻取アーム210の孔211に嵌め込む。以上により、第1巻取アーム210および第2巻取アーム220への巻取リール22の装着作業が完了する。
Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the user inserts the small diameter portion D2 of the take-up reel 22 into the hole of the bearing 230, while fitting the bearing 230 into the hole 211 of the first take-up arm 210. This completes the installation of the take-up reel 22 onto the first take-up arm 210 and the second take-up arm 220.
第1巻取アーム210および第2巻取アーム220から巻取リール22を取り外す場合には、図4,5の順に示すように、ユーザは、まず、軸受230を第1巻取アーム210の孔211から取り外す。その後、ユーザは、図6(a),(b)の順に示すように、巻取リール22を第2巻取アーム220から離すように巻取リール22の軸方向に移動させて、係合凹部22EをカップリングCPから外す。
When removing the take-up reel 22 from the first take-up arm 210 and the second take-up arm 220, the user first removes the bearing 230 from the hole 211 of the first take-up arm 210, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Then, the user moves the take-up reel 22 in the axial direction away from the second take-up arm 220, as shown in Figs. 6(a) and 6(b), and disengages the engagement recess 22E from the coupling CP.
その後、ユーザは、巻取リール22の軸方向と直交する方向に巻取リール22を傾けつつ、巻取リール22のシャフト22Dを第1巻取アーム210の孔211から外す。以上により、第1巻取アーム210および第2巻取アーム220からの巻取リール22の取り外し作業が完了する。
Then, the user tilts the take-up reel 22 in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the take-up reel 22, and removes the shaft 22D of the take-up reel 22 from the hole 211 of the first take-up arm 210. This completes the removal of the take-up reel 22 from the first take-up arm 210 and the second take-up arm 220.
次に、箔フィルムFの筐体10内へのセッティング作業について説明する。
図1に示すように、ユーザは、供給リール21および巻取リール22を筐体10に対して装着した後、供給リール21から箔フィルムFを引き出す。その後、ユーザは、引き出した箔フィルムFを第1側壁11の第1開口11Aを通して筐体10内に入れる。 Next, the setting operation of the foil film F inside thehousing 10 will be described.
1 , after the user mounts thesupply reel 21 and the take-up reel 22 to the housing 10, the user pulls out the foil film F from the supply reel 21. Then, the user places the pulled-out foil film F into the housing 10 through the first opening 11A of the first side wall 11.
図1に示すように、ユーザは、供給リール21および巻取リール22を筐体10に対して装着した後、供給リール21から箔フィルムFを引き出す。その後、ユーザは、引き出した箔フィルムFを第1側壁11の第1開口11Aを通して筐体10内に入れる。 Next, the setting operation of the foil film F inside the
1 , after the user mounts the
その後、ユーザは、箔フィルムFを第1案内シャフト23に巻き掛け、搬送方向の最も上流側の感光ドラム51とベルト73の間に入れる。ここで、筐体10は、上部が開閉可能なカバーとなっており、LEDユニット40はカバーに支持されていることとする。この場合、ユーザは、まず、カバーを開けて、最も上流側のプロセスカートリッジ50を外す。次いで、ユーザは、ベルト73上に箔フィルムFを載せた後、最も上流側のプロセスカートリッジ50を筐体10に装着して、カバーを閉める。
Then, the user wraps the foil film F around the first guide shaft 23 and places it between the photosensitive drum 51 on the most upstream side in the transport direction and the belt 73. Here, the housing 10 has a cover that can be opened and closed at the top, and the LED unit 40 is supported by the cover. In this case, the user first opens the cover and removes the most upstream process cartridge 50. Next, the user places the foil film F on the belt 73, and then attaches the most upstream process cartridge 50 to the housing 10 and closes the cover.
その後、ユーザは、パソコンや操作パネル等を操作することで、箔フィルムFを搬送させる指令を制御部に出力する。制御部は、モータを駆動して、箔フィルムFを搬送するための部材を所定時間回転させる。これにより、最も上流側の感光ドラム51とベルト73で挟まれた箔フィルムFは、その他の感光ドラム51、定着部80および下流側搬送ローラ24によって搬送され、箔フィルムFの先端が第2開口12Aから筐体10外に出た後に止まる。
Then, the user operates a personal computer, an operation panel, etc. to output a command to the control unit to transport the foil film F. The control unit drives the motor to rotate the member for transporting the foil film F for a predetermined time. As a result, the foil film F sandwiched between the most upstream photosensitive drum 51 and the belt 73 is transported by the other photosensitive drums 51, the fixing unit 80, and the downstream transport rollers 24, and stops after the leading edge of the foil film F exits the housing 10 through the second opening 12A.
その後、ユーザは、第2開口12Aから筐体10外に出ている箔フィルムFを第2案内シャフト25に巻き掛けた後、箔フィルムFの先端を巻取リール22に固定する。
Then, the user winds the foil film F protruding from the second opening 12A onto the second guide shaft 25, and then fixes the leading end of the foil film F to the take-up reel 22.
次に、画像付き箔フィルムFGの製造方法について説明する。
ユーザは、パソコンや操作パネル等を操作することで、トナー像を箔フィルムF上に形成するための印刷指令を、制御部に出力する。制御部は、ヒータ81AをONにして、加熱ローラ81の温度を、定着に適した定着温度まで上昇させる。 Next, a method for producing the image-formed foil film FG will be described.
A user operates a personal computer, an operation panel, or the like to output a print command to the control unit for forming a toner image on the foil film F. The control unit turns on theheater 81A to increase the temperature of the heating roller 81 to a fixing temperature suitable for fixing.
ユーザは、パソコンや操作パネル等を操作することで、トナー像を箔フィルムF上に形成するための印刷指令を、制御部に出力する。制御部は、ヒータ81AをONにして、加熱ローラ81の温度を、定着に適した定着温度まで上昇させる。 Next, a method for producing the image-formed foil film FG will be described.
A user operates a personal computer, an operation panel, or the like to output a print command to the control unit for forming a toner image on the foil film F. The control unit turns on the
その後、制御部は、モータを駆動するとともに、所定数のLEDユニット40を作動させることで、搬送される箔フィルムFに対して所定数の感光ドラム51からトナー像が転写される。トナー像が転写された箔フィルムFが定着部80を通過すると、箔フィルムF上にトナー像が定着される。トナー像が定着された箔フィルムFは、画像付き箔フィルムFGとして巻取リール22に巻き取られる。
Then, the control unit drives the motor and activates a predetermined number of LED units 40, thereby transferring the toner images from a predetermined number of photosensitive drums 51 onto the foil film F being transported. When the foil film F with the transferred toner image passes through the fixing unit 80, the toner image is fixed onto the foil film F. The foil film F with the fixed toner image is taken up onto the take-up reel 22 as an image-bearing foil film FG.
その後、ユーザは、画像付き箔フィルムFGを、トナー像が形成されていない箔フィルムFと分離すべく、カッターなどにより箔フィルムFを切断する。これにより、画像付き箔フィルムFGが巻かれた巻取リール22を筐体10から外すことが可能となる。その後、ユーザは、前述した取り外し方法によって、巻取リール22を第1巻取アーム210および第2巻取アーム220から取り外す。
Then, the user cuts the foil film F with a cutter or the like to separate the foil film FG with the image from the foil film F on which the toner image is not formed. This makes it possible to remove the take-up reel 22 on which the foil film FG with the image is wound from the housing 10. The user then removes the take-up reel 22 from the first take-up arm 210 and the second take-up arm 220 using the removal method described above.
次に、巻取リール22に巻かれた画像付き箔フィルムFGを利用した、被転写物への箔転写方法について説明する。
図7(a)に示すように、表面に凹凸を有する被転写物Mに箔転写を行う場合には、ユーザは、まず、巻取リール22に巻かれた画像付き箔フィルムFGをカッターなどによりシート状に切断する。また、ユーザは、図7(b)に示すように、熱圧着装置400の支持台410に被転写物Mをセットし、被転写物Mの上に画像付き箔フィルムFGを重ねる。詳しくは、画像付き箔フィルムFGのトナーTが付着した面が被転写物Mに向くように画像付き箔フィルムFGを被転写物Mに重ねる。 Next, a method of foil transfer onto a transfer target using the image-formed foil film FG wound around the take-up reel 22 will be described.
As shown in Fig. 7(a), when performing foil transfer onto a transfer target M having an uneven surface, the user first cuts the image-bearing foil film FG wound around the take-up reel 22 into a sheet shape using a cutter or the like. Then, as shown in Fig. 7(b), the user sets the transfer target M on the support table 410 of the thermocompression bonding device 400 and overlays the image-bearing foil film FG on the transfer target M. In more detail, the image-bearing foil film FG is overlaid on the transfer target M so that the surface of the image-bearing foil film FG with the toner T attached thereto faces the transfer target M.
図7(a)に示すように、表面に凹凸を有する被転写物Mに箔転写を行う場合には、ユーザは、まず、巻取リール22に巻かれた画像付き箔フィルムFGをカッターなどによりシート状に切断する。また、ユーザは、図7(b)に示すように、熱圧着装置400の支持台410に被転写物Mをセットし、被転写物Mの上に画像付き箔フィルムFGを重ねる。詳しくは、画像付き箔フィルムFGのトナーTが付着した面が被転写物Mに向くように画像付き箔フィルムFGを被転写物Mに重ねる。 Next, a method of foil transfer onto a transfer target using the image-formed foil film FG wound around the take-
As shown in Fig. 7(a), when performing foil transfer onto a transfer target M having an uneven surface, the user first cuts the image-bearing foil film FG wound around the take-
その後、ユーザは、熱圧着装置400を作動させることで、熱圧着装置400の、加熱された加熱板420を画像付き箔フィルムFGに押し付け、被転写物Mにトナー像および箔を転写させる。なお、熱圧着装置としては、どのようなものでもよく、例えば、ローラによって画像付き箔フィルムを被転写物に熱圧着させるものであってもよい。
Then, the user operates the thermocompression bonding device 400, pressing the heated heating plate 420 of the thermocompression bonding device 400 against the foil film FG with the image, thereby transferring the toner image and foil to the object M. Note that any type of thermocompression bonding device may be used, and for example, it may be one that uses a roller to thermocompress the foil film with the image to the object M.
以上、本実施形態によれば以下のような効果を得ることができる。
トナー像が定着された箔フィルムFを巻取リール22で巻き取るので、画像付き箔フィルムFGが巻かれた巻取リール22を、様々な被転写物への箔転写に利用することができ、様々な被転写物への箔転写を容易にすることができる。例えば、巻取リール22に巻かれた画像付き箔フィルムFGをシート状に切断することで、シート状の画像付き箔フィルムFGを用いて表面が凹凸となる被転写物に対して容易に箔転写を行うことができる。 As described above, according to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
Since the foil film F on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by the windingreel 22, the winding reel 22 on which the image-bearing foil film FG is wound can be used for foil transfer onto various transfer objects, facilitating foil transfer onto various transfer objects. For example, by cutting the image-bearing foil film FG wound up on the winding reel 22 into a sheet, the sheet-like image-bearing foil film FG can be used to easily perform foil transfer onto transfer objects having uneven surfaces.
トナー像が定着された箔フィルムFを巻取リール22で巻き取るので、画像付き箔フィルムFGが巻かれた巻取リール22を、様々な被転写物への箔転写に利用することができ、様々な被転写物への箔転写を容易にすることができる。例えば、巻取リール22に巻かれた画像付き箔フィルムFGをシート状に切断することで、シート状の画像付き箔フィルムFGを用いて表面が凹凸となる被転写物に対して容易に箔転写を行うことができる。 As described above, according to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
Since the foil film F on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by the winding
筐体10の外に位置する巻取リール22が、筐体10に対して着脱可能となる構成とすることで、巻取リール22を筐体10に対して着脱する際に、カバーなどを開ける手間が不要となるので、巻取リール22の着脱作業を容易にすることができる。
By configuring the take-up reel 22, which is located outside the housing 10, to be detachable from the housing 10, there is no need to open a cover or the like when attaching or detaching the take-up reel 22 to or from the housing 10, making it easier to attach and detach the take-up reel 22.
第1巻取アーム210の孔211に軸受230が着脱可能になる構成とすることで、軸受230を第1巻取アーム210から取り外すと巻取リール22のシャフト22Dと孔211の内周面の間に隙間ができるので、巻取リール22を軸方向に移動させた後、軸方向と直交する方向に傾けて容易に外すことができる。
The bearing 230 is configured to be detachable from the hole 211 of the first winding arm 210, so that when the bearing 230 is removed from the first winding arm 210, a gap is created between the shaft 22D of the winding reel 22 and the inner surface of the hole 211. Therefore, after moving the winding reel 22 in the axial direction, it can be easily removed by tilting it in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.
筐体10の外に位置する供給リール21が、筐体10に対して着脱可能となる構成とすることで、供給リール21を筐体10に対して着脱する際に、カバーなどを開ける手間が不要となるので、供給リール21の着脱作業を容易にすることができる。
By configuring the supply reel 21, which is located outside the housing 10, to be detachable from the housing 10, there is no need to open a cover or the like when attaching or detaching the supply reel 21 to or from the housing 10, making it easier to attach and detach the supply reel 21.
ベルト73が箔フィルムFを静電吸着して搬送するので、箔フィルムFを安定した状態で搬送することができる。
Belt 73 electrostatically attracts and transports foil film F, allowing foil film F to be transported in a stable state.
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置1がプロセスカートリッジ50を複数備えるので、例えば、複数のプロセスカートリッジ50で箔フィルムF上にトナーを重ねて転写したり、異なる種類の箔フィルムFに対して異なる種類のトナーを選択的に転写することができる。
Since the image-applied foil film manufacturing device 1 is equipped with multiple process cartridges 50, it is possible, for example, to transfer toner onto the foil film F in layers using multiple process cartridges 50, or to selectively transfer different types of toner onto different types of foil film F.
箔フィルムFが取り付けられていないときの巻き芯22Aの周速が、定着部80で搬送される箔フィルムFの速度よりも大きいことで、箔フィルムFが巻き芯22Aに取り付けられた状態において巻取リール22および定着部80を動作させると、定着部80と巻取リール22の間で箔フィルムFが張られるので、張った状態の箔フィルムFを巻取リール22で巻き取ることができ、巻き取り時にシワになりにくい。
The peripheral speed of the winding core 22A when the foil film F is not attached is greater than the speed of the foil film F being transported by the fixing section 80. Therefore, when the take-up reel 22 and the fixing section 80 are operated with the foil film F attached to the winding core 22A, the foil film F is stretched between the fixing section 80 and the take-up reel 22. This allows the foil film F to be wound up in a stretched state by the take-up reel 22, and is less likely to wrinkle when wound up.
第2案内シャフト25が、定着部80から排出された箔フィルムFの進行方向を変えて巻取リール22に案内するので、定着部80と下流側搬送ローラ24の間の箔フィルムFの向きと、下流側搬送ローラ24と第2案内シャフト25間の箔フィルムFの向きを一定にできる。そのため、定着部80から排出される箔フィルムFの向きが変わることによって生じる定着不良を抑制することができる。
The second guide shaft 25 changes the direction of travel of the foil film F discharged from the fixing section 80 and guides it to the take-up reel 22, so the orientation of the foil film F between the fixing section 80 and the downstream transport roller 24 and the orientation of the foil film F between the downstream transport roller 24 and the second guide shaft 25 can be kept constant. This makes it possible to suppress poor fixing caused by a change in the orientation of the foil film F discharged from the fixing section 80.
なお、本開示は前記実施形態に限定されることなく、以下に例示するように様々な形態で利用できる。
Note that this disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be used in various forms, as exemplified below.
案内部材は、箔フィルムの進行方向を変えて案内するものであればよく、例えば、回転可能なコロまたはベルトであってもよい。また、案内部材は、シャフトとは異なる形状となる、箔フィルムを案内するシュートであってもよい。また、案内部材と定着部の間に、下流側搬送ローラはなくてもよい。
The guide member may be any member that changes the direction of travel of the foil film and guides it, and may be, for example, a rotatable roller or belt. The guide member may also be a chute that guides the foil film and has a shape different from that of a shaft. There may not be a downstream transport roller between the guide member and the fixing section.
巻取リールは、筐体内に位置していてもよい。この場合、巻取リールは、筐体に着脱可能となっていてもよい。供給リールも同様に、筐体内に位置していてもよいし、筐体に着脱可能となっていてもよい。
The take-up reel may be located within the housing. In this case, the take-up reel may be detachable from the housing. Similarly, the supply reel may be located within the housing, or may be detachable from the housing.
巻取リールを筐体の外に位置させる部材は、第1巻取アームおよび第2巻取アームに限らない。例えば、筐体の外面から突出する支持台が、巻取リールを着脱可能に支持してもよい。供給リールも同様に、2つのアームとは異なる部材で支持されることで、筐体の外に位置していてもよい。
The member that positions the take-up reel outside the housing is not limited to the first take-up arm and the second take-up arm. For example, a support base that protrudes from the outer surface of the housing may detachably support the take-up reel. Similarly, the supply reel may be positioned outside the housing by being supported by a member different from the two arms.
転写部は1つであってもよい。転写部が1つの場合、シートを搬送するベルトは不要であり、感光ドラムと転写ローラの間で箔フィルムを挟んでもよい。
転写部は、例えば、トナー像が形成される中間転写ベルトを備える構成であってもよい。 The number of transfer parts may be one. In the case where there is one transfer part, a belt for conveying a sheet is not necessary, and a foil film may be sandwiched between the photosensitive drum and the transfer roller.
The transfer station may, for example, include an intermediate transfer belt on which a toner image is formed.
転写部は、例えば、トナー像が形成される中間転写ベルトを備える構成であってもよい。 The number of transfer parts may be one. In the case where there is one transfer part, a belt for conveying a sheet is not necessary, and a foil film may be sandwiched between the photosensitive drum and the transfer roller.
The transfer station may, for example, include an intermediate transfer belt on which a toner image is formed.
定着部は、赤外線オーブンのような、箔フィルムを加熱するが、加圧はしないものであってもよい。
The fixing unit may be an infrared oven that heats the foil film but does not apply pressure.
第1定着部材は、例えば、無端状のベルトと、ベルトの内側に位置するニップ板と、ベルトを加熱するヒータとを備える構成であってもよい。
The first fixing member may be configured to include, for example, an endless belt, a nip plate located inside the belt, and a heater that heats the belt.
第2定着部材は、例えば、無端状のベルトと、ベルトの内側に位置するゴムパッドとを備える構成であってもよい。
The second fixing member may be configured, for example, to include an endless belt and a rubber pad located on the inside of the belt.
第1案内シャフトは、筐体の外に配置されていてもよい。第2案内シャフトは、筐体内に配置されていてもよい。
The first guide shaft may be disposed outside the housing. The second guide shaft may be disposed within the housing.
第1供給アームおよび第2供給アームは、供給リールを直接支持してもよい。
巻取リールは、ケースに収容されていてもよい。この場合、第1巻取アームおよび第2巻取アームは、ケースを介して巻取リールを間接的に支持してもよい。 The first and second supply arms may directly support the supply reel.
The take-up reel may be housed in a case. In this case, the first take-up arm and the second take-up arm may indirectly support the take-up reel via the case.
巻取リールは、ケースに収容されていてもよい。この場合、第1巻取アームおよび第2巻取アームは、ケースを介して巻取リールを間接的に支持してもよい。 The first and second supply arms may directly support the supply reel.
The take-up reel may be housed in a case. In this case, the first take-up arm and the second take-up arm may indirectly support the take-up reel via the case.
前記した実施形態および変形例で説明した各要素を、任意に組み合わせて実施してもよい。
The elements described in the above embodiments and variations may be implemented in any combination.
次に、本開示の第2実施形態について説明する。
第2実施形態に係る画像付き箔フィルム製造装置1は、後述するカッターを除いて、第1実施形態と略同様の構造である。図8、図9において、第1実施形態と略同様の構造となる部材には、第1実施形態と同一の符号を付し、その説明は省略する
図8に示すように、画像付き箔フィルム製造装置1は、筐体10と、フィルム搬送部20と、画像形成部30と、カッター90とを備えている。 Next, a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described.
The imaged foilfilm manufacturing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment has a structure substantially similar to that of the first embodiment, except for a cutter, which will be described later. In Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are used for the members having a structure substantially similar to that of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted. As shown in Fig. 8, the imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a housing 10, a film conveying section 20, an image forming section 30, and a cutter 90.
第2実施形態に係る画像付き箔フィルム製造装置1は、後述するカッターを除いて、第1実施形態と略同様の構造である。図8、図9において、第1実施形態と略同様の構造となる部材には、第1実施形態と同一の符号を付し、その説明は省略する
図8に示すように、画像付き箔フィルム製造装置1は、筐体10と、フィルム搬送部20と、画像形成部30と、カッター90とを備えている。 Next, a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described.
The imaged foil
カッター90は、供給リール21と巻取リール22の間に位置する箔フィルムFを切断する部材である。カッター90は、筐体10内に位置する。カッター90は、定着部80と巻取リール22の間に位置する箔フィルムFを切断する。詳しくは、カッター90は、定着部80と下流側搬送ローラ24の間に位置する箔フィルムFを切断する。
The cutter 90 is a member that cuts the foil film F located between the supply reel 21 and the take-up reel 22. The cutter 90 is located inside the housing 10. The cutter 90 cuts the foil film F located between the fixing unit 80 and the take-up reel 22. More specifically, the cutter 90 cuts the foil film F located between the fixing unit 80 and the downstream transport roller 24.
図9に示すように、カッター90は、例えば、巻取リール22の軸線方向に移動可能である。カッター90は、図示せぬ駆動機構によって、箔フィルムFの幅方向の一端から他端まで移動して、箔フィルムFを切断する。制御部は、箔フィルムFを搬送するための部材の回転を止めた後、駆動機構を作動して、カッター90を移動させるように構成されている。
As shown in FIG. 9, the cutter 90 can move, for example, in the axial direction of the take-up reel 22. The cutter 90 moves from one end of the foil film F in the width direction to the other end by a drive mechanism (not shown) to cut the foil film F. The control unit is configured to stop the rotation of the member for transporting the foil film F, and then operate the drive mechanism to move the cutter 90.
次に、画像付き箔フィルムFGの製造方法について説明する。
ユーザは、パソコンや操作パネル等を操作することで、トナー像を箔フィルムF上に形成するための印刷指令を、制御部に出力する。制御部は、ヒータ81AをONにして、加熱ローラ81の温度を、定着に適した定着温度まで上昇させる。 Next, a method for producing the image-formed foil film FG will be described.
A user operates a personal computer, an operation panel, or the like to output a print command to the control unit for forming a toner image on the foil film F. The control unit turns on theheater 81A to increase the temperature of the heating roller 81 to a fixing temperature suitable for fixing.
ユーザは、パソコンや操作パネル等を操作することで、トナー像を箔フィルムF上に形成するための印刷指令を、制御部に出力する。制御部は、ヒータ81AをONにして、加熱ローラ81の温度を、定着に適した定着温度まで上昇させる。 Next, a method for producing the image-formed foil film FG will be described.
A user operates a personal computer, an operation panel, or the like to output a print command to the control unit for forming a toner image on the foil film F. The control unit turns on the
その後、制御部は、モータを駆動するとともに、所定数のLEDユニット40を作動させることで、供給リール21から引き出されて搬送される箔フィルムFに対して所定数の感光ドラム51からトナー像が転写される(転写工程)。トナー像が転写された箔フィルムFが定着部80を通過すると、定着部80によって箔フィルムF上にトナー像が定着される(定着工程)。トナー像が定着された箔フィルムFは、画像付き箔フィルムFGとして巻取リール22に巻き取られる(巻取工程)。
Then, the control unit drives the motor and operates a predetermined number of LED units 40, so that the toner images are transferred from a predetermined number of photosensitive drums 51 onto the foil film F that is pulled out and transported from the supply reel 21 (transfer process). When the foil film F with the transferred toner image passes through the fixing unit 80, the toner image is fixed onto the foil film F by the fixing unit 80 (fixing process). The foil film F with the fixed toner image is taken up onto the take-up reel 22 as an image-bearing foil film FG (winding process).
その後、制御部は、巻取リール22などの箔フィルムFを搬送するための部材を停止させた後、カッター90を移動させることで、カッター90で箔フィルムFを切断する(切断工程)。これにより、画像付き箔フィルムFGが、トナー像が形成されていない箔フィルムFと分離するので、画像付き箔フィルムFGが巻かれた巻取リール22を筐体10から外すことが可能となる。
Then, the control unit stops the members for transporting the foil film F, such as the take-up reel 22, and then moves the cutter 90 to cut the foil film F with the cutter 90 (cutting process). This separates the image-bearing foil film FG from the foil film F on which the toner image is not formed, making it possible to remove the take-up reel 22 around which the image-bearing foil film FG is wound from the housing 10.
ここで、箔フィルムFを搬送するための部材を停止するタイミングは、画像付き箔フィルムFGの後端、つまり箔フィルムFに形成された画像の後端が、カッター90による切断位置を過ぎた後であれば、どのようなタイミングであってもよい。具体的に、箔フィルムFを搬送するための部材を停止するタイミングは、例えば、以下のタイミングが挙げられる。
・箔フィルムFに形成された画像の後端が、巻き芯22Aに巻かれた画像付き箔フィルムFG上に位置したとき。
・箔フィルムFに形成された画像の後端が、巻き芯22Aと第2案内シャフト25の間に位置するとき。
・箔フィルムFに形成された画像の後端が、第2案内シャフト25と下流側搬送ローラ24の間に位置するとき。
・箔フィルムFに形成された画像の後端が、下流側搬送ローラ24とカッター90による切断位置の間に位置するとき。 Here, the timing for stopping the member for transporting the foil film F may be any timing as long as it is after the rear end of the image-bearing foil film FG, i.e., the rear end of the image formed on the foil film F, has passed the cutting position by thecutter 90. Specifically, examples of the timing for stopping the member for transporting the foil film F include the following timings.
When the rear end of the image formed on the foil film F is positioned on the image-bearing foil film FG wound around the windingcore 22A.
When the rear end of the image formed on the foil film F is located between the windingcore 22A and the second guide shaft 25.
When the rear end of the image formed on the foil film F is positioned between thesecond guide shaft 25 and the downstream transport roller 24.
When the rear end of the image formed on the foil film F is located between thedownstream transport roller 24 and the cutting position by the cutter 90.
・箔フィルムFに形成された画像の後端が、巻き芯22Aに巻かれた画像付き箔フィルムFG上に位置したとき。
・箔フィルムFに形成された画像の後端が、巻き芯22Aと第2案内シャフト25の間に位置するとき。
・箔フィルムFに形成された画像の後端が、第2案内シャフト25と下流側搬送ローラ24の間に位置するとき。
・箔フィルムFに形成された画像の後端が、下流側搬送ローラ24とカッター90による切断位置の間に位置するとき。 Here, the timing for stopping the member for transporting the foil film F may be any timing as long as it is after the rear end of the image-bearing foil film FG, i.e., the rear end of the image formed on the foil film F, has passed the cutting position by the
When the rear end of the image formed on the foil film F is positioned on the image-bearing foil film FG wound around the winding
When the rear end of the image formed on the foil film F is located between the winding
When the rear end of the image formed on the foil film F is positioned between the
When the rear end of the image formed on the foil film F is located between the
なお、カッター90で箔フィルムFを切断した後は、制御部が巻取リール22および下流側搬送ローラ24のうち少なくとも巻取リール22を回転させることで、巻取リール22に画像付き箔フィルムFGを巻き取ってもよい。また、カッター90で箔フィルムFを切断した後、ユーザが手動で巻取リール22を回転させることで、巻取リール22に画像付き箔フィルムFGを巻き取ってもよい。
After the foil film F is cut by the cutter 90, the control unit may rotate at least the take-up reel 22 out of the take-up reel 22 and the downstream transport roller 24 to wind the foil film FG with the image onto the take-up reel 22. Also, after the foil film F is cut by the cutter 90, the user may manually rotate the take-up reel 22 to wind the foil film FG with the image onto the take-up reel 22.
その後、ユーザは、前述した取り外し方法によって、巻取リール22を第1巻取アーム210および第2巻取アーム220から取り外す(取り外し工程)。
Then, the user removes the take-up reel 22 from the first take-up arm 210 and the second take-up arm 220 using the removal method described above (removal process).
次に、巻取リール22に巻かれた画像付き箔フィルムFGを利用した、被転写物への箔転写方法について説明する。箔転写方法は、前述した転写工程、定着工程、巻取工程、切断工程および取り外し工程を備える他、以下に示す第2切断工程および箔転写工程を備える。
Next, we will explain the method of foil transfer to a target object using the image-bearing foil film FG wound around the winding reel 22. In addition to the above-mentioned transfer process, fixing process, winding process, cutting process, and removal process, the foil transfer method also includes the second cutting process and foil transfer process described below.
第1実施形態と同様、図7(a)に示すように、表面に凹凸を有する被転写物Mに箔転写を行う場合には、ユーザは、まず、巻取リール22から引き出した画像付き箔フィルムFGをカッターなどにより切断することで、所定長さのシート状の画像付き箔フィルムFGを得る(第2切断工程)。また、ユーザは、図7(b)に示すように、熱圧着装置400の支持台410に被転写物Mをセットし、被転写物Mの上にシート状の画像付き箔フィルムFGを重ねる。詳しくは、画像付き箔フィルムFGのトナーTが付着した面が被転写物Mに向くように画像付き箔フィルムFGを被転写物Mに重ねる。
As in the first embodiment, when performing foil transfer on an object M having an uneven surface as shown in FIG. 7(a), the user first cuts the image-bearing foil film FG pulled out from the take-up reel 22 with a cutter or the like to obtain a sheet-like image-bearing foil film FG of a predetermined length (second cutting step). Then, as shown in FIG. 7(b), the user sets the object M on the support table 410 of the thermocompression bonding device 400 and overlays the sheet-like image-bearing foil film FG on the object M. In more detail, the image-bearing foil film FG is overlaid on the object M so that the surface of the image-bearing foil film FG with the toner T attached thereto faces the object M.
その後、ユーザは、熱圧着装置400を作動させることで、熱圧着装置400の、加熱された加熱板420を画像付き箔フィルムFGに押し付け、被転写物Mにトナー像および箔を転写させる。なお、熱圧着装置としては、どのようなものでもよく、例えば、ローラによって画像付き箔フィルムを被転写物に熱圧着させるものであってもよい。
Then, the user operates the thermocompression bonding device 400, pressing the heated heating plate 420 of the thermocompression bonding device 400 against the foil film FG with the image, thereby transferring the toner image and foil to the object M. Note that any type of thermocompression bonding device may be used, and for example, it may be one that uses a roller to thermocompress the foil film with the image to the object M.
以上、本実施形態によれば以下のような効果を得ることができる。
トナー像が定着された箔フィルムFを巻取リール22で巻き取り、箔フィルムFをカッター90で切断するので、画像付き箔フィルムFGが巻かれた巻取リール22を、様々な被転写物への箔転写に利用することができ、様々な被転写物への箔転写を容易にすることができる。例えば、巻取リール22に巻かれた画像付き箔フィルムFGをシート状に切断することで、シート状の画像付き箔フィルムFGを用いて表面が凹凸となる被転写物に対して容易に箔転写を行うことができる。 As described above, according to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
The foil film F on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by the windingreel 22 and cut by the cutter 90, so that the winding reel 22 on which the image-bearing foil film FG is wound can be used for foil transfer onto various transfer objects, facilitating foil transfer onto various transfer objects. For example, by cutting the image-bearing foil film FG wound on the winding reel 22 into a sheet, the sheet-like image-bearing foil film FG can be used to easily perform foil transfer onto transfer objects having uneven surfaces.
トナー像が定着された箔フィルムFを巻取リール22で巻き取り、箔フィルムFをカッター90で切断するので、画像付き箔フィルムFGが巻かれた巻取リール22を、様々な被転写物への箔転写に利用することができ、様々な被転写物への箔転写を容易にすることができる。例えば、巻取リール22に巻かれた画像付き箔フィルムFGをシート状に切断することで、シート状の画像付き箔フィルムFGを用いて表面が凹凸となる被転写物に対して容易に箔転写を行うことができる。 As described above, according to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
The foil film F on which the toner image is fixed is wound up by the winding
カッター90が筐体10内に位置するので、カッター90に塵埃が付着することを抑制できる。
The cutter 90 is located inside the housing 10, which helps prevent dust from adhering to the cutter 90.
カッター90が、定着部80と巻取リール22の間に位置する箔フィルムFを切断するので、例えば箔フィルムの搬送方向において定着部より上流に位置する箔フィルムをカッターで切断する構成と比べ、トナーが定着されていない箔フィルムを巻取リール22で巻き取る量を小さく抑えることができる。
The cutter 90 cuts the foil film F located between the fixing unit 80 and the take-up reel 22, so the amount of foil film with unfixed toner wound up by the take-up reel 22 can be kept small, compared to a configuration in which a cutter cuts the foil film located upstream of the fixing unit in the foil film transport direction, for example.
箔フィルムFが取り付けられていないときの巻き芯22Aの周速が、定着部80で搬送される箔フィルムFの速度よりも大きいことで、箔フィルムFが巻き芯22Aに取り付けられた状態において巻取リール22および定着部80を動作させると、定着部80と巻取リール22の間で箔フィルムFが張られるので、張った状態の箔フィルムFを巻取リール22で巻き取ることができ、巻き取り時にシワになりにくい。また、張った状態の箔フィルムFをカッター90で切断することができるので、箔フィルムFをきれいに切断することができる。
The peripheral speed of the winding core 22A when the foil film F is not attached is greater than the speed of the foil film F transported by the fixing section 80. Therefore, when the take-up reel 22 and the fixing section 80 are operated with the foil film F attached to the winding core 22A, the foil film F is stretched between the fixing section 80 and the take-up reel 22. This allows the foil film F to be wound up in a stretched state by the take-up reel 22, and is less likely to wrinkle when wound. In addition, the foil film F can be cut in a stretched state by the cutter 90, so the foil film F can be cut cleanly.
下流側搬送ローラ24の外周面24Aの幅方向における大きさが、箔フィルムFの幅よりも大きいので、箔フィルムFに皺が生じるのを抑制できる。
The size of the outer peripheral surface 24A of the downstream conveying roller 24 in the width direction is larger than the width of the foil film F, which prevents wrinkles from forming in the foil film F.
筐体10の外に位置する巻取リール22が、筐体10に対して着脱可能となる構成とすることで、巻取リール22を筐体10に対して着脱する際に、カバーなどを開ける手間が不要となるので、巻取リール22の着脱作業を容易にすることができる。
By configuring the take-up reel 22, which is located outside the housing 10, to be detachable from the housing 10, there is no need to open a cover or the like when attaching or detaching the take-up reel 22 to or from the housing 10, making it easier to attach and detach the take-up reel 22.
第1巻取アーム210の孔211に軸受230が着脱可能になる構成とすることで、軸受230を第1巻取アーム210から取り外すと巻取リール22のシャフト22Dと孔211の内周面の間に隙間ができるので、巻取リール22を軸方向に移動させた後、軸方向と直交する方向に傾けて容易に外すことができる。
The bearing 230 is configured to be detachable from the hole 211 of the first winding arm 210, so that when the bearing 230 is removed from the first winding arm 210, a gap is created between the shaft 22D of the winding reel 22 and the inner surface of the hole 211. Therefore, after moving the winding reel 22 in the axial direction, it can be easily removed by tilting it in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.
筐体10の外に位置する供給リール21が、筐体10に対して着脱可能となる構成とすることで、供給リール21を筐体10に対して着脱する際に、カバーなどを開ける手間が不要となるので、供給リール21の着脱作業を容易にすることができる。
By configuring the supply reel 21, which is located outside the housing 10, to be detachable from the housing 10, there is no need to open a cover or the like when attaching or detaching the supply reel 21 to or from the housing 10, making it easier to attach and detach the supply reel 21.
ベルト73が箔フィルムFを静電吸着して搬送するので、箔フィルムFを安定した状態で搬送することができる。
Belt 73 electrostatically attracts and transports foil film F, allowing foil film F to be transported in a stable state.
画像付き箔フィルム製造装置1がプロセスカートリッジ50を複数備えるので、例えば、複数のプロセスカートリッジ50で箔フィルムF上にトナーを重ねて転写したり、異なる種類の箔フィルムFに対して異なる種類のトナーを選択的に転写することができる。
Since the image-applied foil film manufacturing device 1 is equipped with multiple process cartridges 50, it is possible, for example, to transfer toner onto the foil film F in layers using multiple process cartridges 50, or to selectively transfer different types of toner onto different types of foil film F.
第2案内シャフト25が、定着部80から排出された箔フィルムFの進行方向を変えて巻取リール22に案内するので、定着部80と下流側搬送ローラ24の間の箔フィルムFの向きと、下流側搬送ローラ24と第2案内シャフト25間の箔フィルムFの向きを一定にできる。そのため、定着部80から排出される箔フィルムFの向きが変わることによって生じる定着不良を抑制することができる。
The second guide shaft 25 changes the direction of travel of the foil film F discharged from the fixing section 80 and guides it to the take-up reel 22, so the orientation of the foil film F between the fixing section 80 and the downstream transport roller 24 and the orientation of the foil film F between the downstream transport roller 24 and the second guide shaft 25 can be kept constant. This makes it possible to suppress poor fixing caused by a change in the orientation of the foil film F discharged from the fixing section 80.
なお、本開示は前記実施形態に限定されることなく、以下に例示するように様々な形態で利用できる。
Note that this disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be used in various forms, as exemplified below.
カッターは、箔フィルムに対して刃が動くものならどのようなものでもよく、例えば、2つの刃が回動することで箔フィルムを切断するはさみのようなものであってもよい。また、カッターは、例えば、レーザで箔フィルムを切断するレーザカッターであってもよい。カッターは、筐体の外に位置していてもよい。カッターは、搬送方向において定着部より上流に位置する箔フィルムを切断してもよい。
The cutter may be any type that has a blade that moves relative to the foil film, such as a pair of scissors with two rotating blades that cut the foil film. The cutter may also be a laser cutter that cuts the foil film with a laser, for example. The cutter may be located outside the housing. The cutter may cut the foil film located upstream of the fixing unit in the conveying direction.
画像付き箔フィルムの製造方法および箔転写方法における切断工程では、ユーザが、はさみなどを使って箔フィルムを切断してもよい。
In the cutting step of the imaged foil film manufacturing method and foil transfer method, the user may cut the foil film using scissors or the like.
1 画像付き箔フィルム製造装置
10 筐体
21 供給リール
22 巻取リール
50 プロセスカートリッジ
80 定着部
90 カッター
F 箔フィルム REFERENCE SIGNSLIST 1 Image-formed foil film manufacturing device 10 Housing 21 Supply reel 22 Take-up reel 50 Process cartridge 80 Fixing unit 90 Cutter F Foil film
10 筐体
21 供給リール
22 巻取リール
50 プロセスカートリッジ
80 定着部
90 カッター
F 箔フィルム REFERENCE SIGNS
Claims (24)
- 筐体と、
箔を含む箔フィルムが巻回される供給リールと、
箔フィルムにトナー像を転写する転写部と、
箔フィルムにトナー像を定着させる定着部と、
トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻き取るための巻取リールと、を備えることを特徴とする画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 A housing and
a supply reel on which a foil film including the foil is wound;
a transfer unit that transfers the toner image onto the foil film;
a fixing unit for fixing the toner image onto the foil film;
and a take-up reel for taking up the foil film on which the toner image is fixed. - 前記巻取リールは、前記筐体の外に位置し、前記筐体に対して着脱可能であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The imaged foil film manufacturing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the take-up reel is located outside the housing and is detachable from the housing.
- 前記筐体の外面から突出する第1巻取アームおよび第2巻取アームをさらに備え、
前記第1巻取アームは、前記巻取リールの一端部を支持し、
前記第2巻取アームは、前記巻取リールの他端部を支持することを特徴とする請求項2に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The winding device further includes a first winding arm and a second winding arm protruding from an outer surface of the housing,
the first winding arm supports one end of the winding reel,
3. The imaged foil manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second winding arm supports the other end of the winding reel. - 軸受をさらに備え、
前記巻取リールは、前記軸受によって回転可能に支持されるシャフトを前記一端部に有し、
前記第1巻取アームは、前記軸受が着脱可能な孔を有することを特徴とする請求項3に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 Further comprising a bearing;
the take-up reel has a shaft at the one end that is rotatably supported by the bearing;
4. The image-formed foil film manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first winding arm has a hole into which the bearing can be detachably attached. - 前記第2巻取アームは、
前記巻取リールの他端部と係合して、前記巻取リールを回転させるカップリングを備えることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The second winding arm is
5. The imaged foil manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a coupling which engages with the other end of the take-up reel to rotate the take-up reel. - 前記供給リールは、前記筐体の外に位置し、前記筐体に対して着脱可能であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The imaged foil film manufacturing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the supply reel is located outside the housing and is detachable from the housing.
- 前記筐体の外面から突出する第1供給アームおよび第2供給アームをさらに備え、
前記第1供給アームは、前記供給リールの一端部を支持し、
前記第2供給アームは、前記供給リールの他端部を支持することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 a first supply arm and a second supply arm protruding from an outer surface of the housing;
the first supply arm supports one end of the supply reel;
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the second supply arm supports the other end of the supply reel. - 箔フィルムを静電吸着して搬送するベルトをさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The image-applied foil film manufacturing device according to claim 1, further comprising a belt that electrostatically attracts and transports the foil film.
- 前記転写部を複数備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The imaged foil film manufacturing device according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a plurality of the transfer units.
- 前記巻取リールは、前記箔フィルムが巻かれる巻き芯を有し、
前記箔フィルムが取り付けられていないときの前記巻き芯の周速は、前記定着部で搬送される箔フィルムの速度よりも大きいことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 the take-up reel has a winding core on which the foil film is wound,
2. The image-formed foil film manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a peripheral speed of the winding core when the foil film is not attached is greater than a speed of the foil film transported in the fixing section. - 前記定着部と前記巻取リールの間に配置され、前記定着部から排出された箔フィルムの進行方向を変えて前記巻取リールに案内する案内部材をさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The imaged foil film manufacturing device according to claim 1, further comprising a guide member disposed between the fixing unit and the take-up reel, which changes the direction of travel of the foil film discharged from the fixing unit and guides it to the take-up reel.
- 前記転写部は、トナー像が形成される感光ドラムを備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The imaged foil film manufacturing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the transfer unit includes a photosensitive drum on which a toner image is formed.
- 前記定着部は、
第1定着部材と、
前記第1定着部材との間で箔フィルムを挟む第2定着部材とを備えることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項12のいずれか1項に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The fixing unit is
A first fixing member;
13. The imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second fixing member that sandwiches the foil film between the first fixing member and the second fixing member. - 筐体と、
箔を含む箔フィルムが巻回される供給リールと、
箔フィルムにトナー像を転写する転写部と、
箔フィルムにトナー像を定着させる定着部と、
トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻き取るための巻取リールと、
前記供給リールと前記巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断するカッターと、を備えることを特徴とする画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 A housing and
a supply reel on which a foil film including the foil is wound;
a transfer unit that transfers the toner image onto the foil film;
a fixing unit for fixing the toner image onto the foil film;
a take-up reel for taking up the foil film on which the toner image has been fixed;
a cutter positioned between the supply reel and the take-up reel for cutting the foil film. - 前記カッターは、前記筐体内に位置することを特徴とする請求項14に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The imaged foil film manufacturing device according to claim 14, characterized in that the cutter is located within the housing.
- 前記カッターは、前記定着部と前記巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断することを特徴とする請求項14に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The imaged foil film manufacturing device according to claim 14, characterized in that the cutter cuts the foil film located between the fixing unit and the take-up reel.
- 前記巻取リールは、前記箔フィルムが巻かれる巻き芯を有し、
前記箔フィルムが取り付けられていないときの前記巻き芯の周速は、前記定着部で搬送される箔フィルムの速度よりも大きいことを特徴とする請求項16に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 the take-up reel has a winding core on which the foil film is wound,
17. The imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein a peripheral speed of the winding core when the foil film is not attached is greater than a speed of the foil film transported in the fixing section. - 箔フィルムの搬送方向において前記定着部の下流側に位置する下流側搬送ローラであって、箔フィルムを前記巻取リールに搬送するための下流側搬送ローラをさらに備え、
前記下流側搬送ローラは、
箔フィルムと接触する外周面であって、箔フィルムの幅方向における大きさが箔フィルムの幅よりも大きい外周面を有することを特徴とする請求項14に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 a downstream transport roller located downstream of the fixing unit in a transport direction of the foil film, the downstream transport roller being configured to transport the foil film to the take-up reel;
The downstream transport roller is
15. The image-formed foil film manufacturing apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising an outer peripheral surface that comes into contact with the foil film and has a size in the width direction of the foil film that is greater than the width of the foil film. - 前記転写部は、トナー像が形成される感光ドラムを備えることを特徴とする請求項14に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The imaged foil film manufacturing device according to claim 14, characterized in that the transfer unit includes a photosensitive drum on which a toner image is formed.
- 前記定着部は、
第1定着部材と、
前記第1定着部材との間で箔フィルムを挟む第2定着部材とを備えることを特徴とする請求項14から請求項19のいずれか1項に記載の画像付き箔フィルム製造装置。 The fixing unit is
A first fixing member;
The imaged foil film manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 19, further comprising a second fixing member that sandwiches the foil film between itself and the first fixing member. - 供給リールから引き出された箔フィルムにトナー像を転写する転写工程と、
定着部によって箔フィルムにトナー像を定着させる定着工程と、
トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取る巻取工程と、
前記供給リールと前記巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断する切断工程と、を備えることを特徴とする画像付き箔フィルムの製造方法。 a transfer step of transferring the toner image onto a foil film unwound from a supply reel;
a fixing step of fixing the toner image on the foil film by a fixing unit;
a winding process of winding up the foil film on which the toner image is fixed onto a take-up reel;
a cutting step of cutting the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel. - 前記切断工程において、前記定着部と前記巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断することを特徴とする請求項21に記載の画像付き箔フィルムの製造方法。 The method for manufacturing an imaged foil film according to claim 21, characterized in that in the cutting process, the foil film located between the fixing unit and the take-up reel is cut.
- 供給リールから引き出された箔フィルムにトナー像を転写する転写工程と、
箔フィルムにトナー像を定着させる定着工程と、
トナー像が定着された箔フィルムを巻取リールで巻き取る巻取工程と、
前記供給リールと前記巻取リールの間に位置する箔フィルムを切断する切断工程と、
トナー像が定着された箔フィルムに被転写物を重ね、被転写物にトナー像および箔を転写させる箔転写工程と、を備えることを特徴とする箔転写方法。 a transfer step of transferring the toner image onto a foil film unwound from a supply reel;
a fixing step of fixing the toner image on the foil film;
a winding process of winding up the foil film on which the toner image is fixed onto a take-up reel;
a cutting step of cutting the foil film located between the supply reel and the take-up reel;
a foil transfer step of placing an object to be transferred onto the foil film on which the toner image has been fixed, and transferring the toner image and foil onto the object to be transferred. - 前記切断工程の後、前記巻取リールを筐体から取り外す取り外し工程と、
前記巻取リールから引き出された箔フィルムを切断して、所定長さのシート状の画像付き箔フィルムを得る第2切断工程と、をさらに備え、
前記第2切断工程の後、シート状の前記画像付き箔フィルムを使って前記箔転写工程を行うことを特徴とする請求項23に記載の箔転写方法。 a removing step of removing the take-up reel from a housing after the cutting step;
A second cutting step of cutting the foil film pulled out from the take-up reel to obtain a sheet-like image-bearing foil film of a predetermined length,
24. The foil transfer method according to claim 23, wherein after the second cutting step, the foil transfer step is performed using the imaged foil film in a sheet form.
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