JP3627861B2 - Printing paper and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a printing paper and a manufacturing method thereof.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of printing paper has been proposed in which a positioning mark is added to a predetermined position of the paper margin. When printing is performed on an image forming apparatus such as a printer, the printing paper is printed so that the mark is read and the position of the paper is confirmed to be a more appropriate position.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, printing paper with such positioning marks cannot perform effective printing on the marked portions. When an image is printed, particularly when borderless printing is performed, the mark on the paper impairs the image quality. In consideration of such a case, a mark on the back side of the paper may be considered, but it cannot be applied when printing on both sides of the printing paper.
[0004]
The purpose of the printing paper of the present invention is to provide the printing paper with information used for printing. Another object of the printing paper of the present invention is to prevent the printing surface from being damaged when information is recorded. An object of the printing paper manufacturing method of the present invention is to manufacture a printing paper having information used for printing and a printing paper that does not impair the printing surface as information is recorded.
[0005]
[Means for solving the problems and their functions and effects]
The printing paper and the manufacturing method thereof according to the present invention employ the following means in order to achieve at least a part of the above-described object.
[0006]
The printing paper of the present invention is
Printing paper used for printing,
The gist of the invention is to include a storage element that is formed in a thin film shape having a predetermined thickness, is arranged on the surface or inside of a sheet, and stores printing information used in printing.
[0007]
In the printing paper of the present invention, since the storage element that is formed in a thin film with a predetermined thickness and stores printing information used for printing is disposed on or inside the paper, the information used for printing is printed on the printing paper. It is possible to prevent the printing surface from being damaged by recording information.
[0008]
In the printing paper of the present invention, the storage element may be arranged at a predetermined position on the paper. In this way, printing information can be read from the storage element arranged at a predetermined position on the printing paper. In the printing paper of this aspect of the present invention, the storage element may be arranged on the lower right and / or upper left of the paper surface.
[0009]
In the printing paper of the present invention, the storage elements may be randomly arranged on the paper surface. In this way, printing information can be read from storage elements arranged at random positions. In the printing paper of this aspect of the present invention, the storage element may be disposed between the paper surface and a coating material coated on the paper surface. In this way, it is possible to print on the memory element.
[0010]
Furthermore, in the printing paper of the present invention, the printing information may be information relating to the paper, or information relating to settings in a printing apparatus that performs printing using the paper. In this way, when printing using this paper, it is possible to print more appropriately based on the information about the paper, or to automatically set the printing apparatus.
[0011]
In the printing paper of the present invention, the storage element includes a storage unit that stores the printing information, a reception unit that receives a first transmission wave, a transmission unit that transmits a second transmission wave, and the first And a control unit that controls the printing information stored in the storage unit to be transmitted from the transmission unit using the second transmission wave when the transmission wave is received. You can also. In this way, it is possible to receive the printing information as the second transmission wave only by transmitting the first transmission wave from the outside. In the printing paper of this aspect of the present invention, the control unit may control to transmit the second transmission wave from the transmission unit using the energy of the received first transmission wave. it can. In this way, energy for transmitting the printing information can be obtained from the first transmission wave, and there is no need to provide a power source.
[0012]
In the printing paper of the present invention, the storage element can be formed to a thickness of 0.2 mm or less, or can be formed to a rectangular shape of 0.5 mm or less in length and width. In this way, it is possible to reduce the size of the storage element from impairing printing.
[0013]
The first printing paper manufacturing method of the present invention comprises:
An information storage step of storing information for printing used in printing in a storage element formed in a thin film shape of a predetermined thickness;
A storage element disposing step of disposing the storage element storing the printing information at a predetermined position on the paper;
A coating process for applying a predetermined coating to the surface on which the memory element is disposed;
It is a summary to provide.
[0014]
According to the first method for producing a printing paper of the present invention, a storage element that stores printing information and is formed into a thin film having a predetermined thickness is disposed at a predetermined position, and a predetermined coating is formed thereon. It is possible to manufacture a printed paper that has been subjected to printing, that is, a printing paper that has information used for printing and that does not impair the printing surface as information is recorded.
[0015]
Such a first printing paper manufacturing method of the present invention may include a cutting step of cutting the coated paper into a predetermined shape based on the position of the storage element. In this way, the storage element can be arranged at a predetermined position on the printing paper.
[0016]
The second printing paper manufacturing method of the present invention comprises:
An information storage step of storing information for printing used in printing in a storage element formed in a thin film shape of a predetermined thickness;
A dispersion step of dispersing the storage element storing the printing information in a coating agent;
A coating process for coating the paper using a coating agent in which the memory element is dispersed;
It is a summary to provide.
[0017]
According to the second method for producing a printing paper of the present invention, it is possible to easily produce a printing paper in which memory elements formed in a thin film having a predetermined thickness and storing printing information are randomly arranged on the surface. Can do.
[0018]
In the first or second printing paper manufacturing method of the present invention, the storage element includes a storage unit that stores the printing information, a reception unit that receives the first transmission wave, and a second transmission wave. And a control unit for controlling the printing information stored in the storage unit to be transmitted from the transmission unit using the second transmission wave when the first transmission wave is received. It can also be an element provided with. In this aspect of the first or second printing paper manufacturing method of the present invention, the control unit transmits the second transmission wave from the transmission unit using the energy of the received first transmission wave. It can also be controlled.
[0019]
In the first or second method for producing a printing paper of the present invention, the storage element is formed to have a thickness of 0.2 mm or less, or a rectangular shape having a length and width of 0.5 mm or less. It can also be. In this way, the area where the storage element impairs printing can be made smaller.
[0020]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described using examples. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of the configuration of a printing paper 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is an expanded sectional view. The printing paper 20 according to the embodiment is formed in a predetermined standard size such as A4 or B4 as shown in FIG. 1, and is placed vertically with the surface facing as shown in FIGS. In addition, a thin-film storage element 30 is attached to a predetermined position (for example, a position 5 mm from each side forming the corner) at the upper left corner and the lower right corner by a coating agent 24 for image printing.
[0021]
The memory element 30 is an IC chip having a thin film shape with a thickness of 0.2 mm or less, preferably 0.1 mm or less, and a rectangular shape with a side of 0.5 mm or less, preferably 0.4 mm or less. A brand name muchip etc. can be used. As described above, since the storage element 30 is small and thin, the influence on the print screen is small as compared with the mark for storing positioning and information. In addition, since the coating agent is also applied to the surface of the memory element 30, printing can be performed on the memory element 30.
[0022]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the memory element 30 using functional blocks. As shown in the figure, the storage element 30 includes an antenna 32 that transmits and receives signals using radio waves of a predetermined wavelength (for example, radio waves in a 2.45 GHz band), and rectifies the received radio waves and supplies the radio wave energy as power. A rectifier 33 that performs reception, a signal analysis unit RF (Radio Frequency) 34 that analyzes the received signal, a memory cell 35 that stores printing information used for printing, and a signal that is received by the antenna and analyzed by the signal analysis unit RF 34 Includes a control unit 36 that transmits the printing information stored in the memory cell 35 from the antenna 32 via the signal analysis unit RF34 when the signal is a predetermined signal set for transmitting the printing information. Accordingly, a predetermined signal set for transmitting the printing information is output to the storage element 30 on the radio wave, and the printing information transmitted from the storage element 30 via the antenna 32 in response to this signal. The information used when printing using the printing paper 20 can be obtained by receiving the radio wave carrying, analyzing and inputting the printing information. Since the memory cell 35 of the embodiment is configured as a read-only memory, the control unit 36 only reads data from the memory cell 35 and does not write data.
[0023]
As information for printing, for example, information on paper such as the type and size of the printing paper 20, information on settings for a specific printing apparatus that performs printing using the printing paper 20, and the like can be cited as examples. Therefore, a transmission unit that transmits a predetermined signal set for transmitting the printing information on the radio wave and outputs the signal to the storage element 30 and a print transmitted from the storage element 30 via the antenna 32 to the signal. By providing the printing apparatus with a receiving unit that receives radio waves carrying information for use and an analysis unit that analyzes the received signal and inputs printing information, the printing paper 20 can be simply loaded for printing. The printing information can be input from the 20 storage elements 30 and the setting of the printing apparatus can be performed accordingly. As a result, the most appropriate setting can be applied to the printing paper 20 and printing can be performed.
[0024]
Next, the manufacturing method of the printing paper 20 of such an Example is demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a process diagram illustrating the production of the printing paper 20 of the embodiment. The production of the printing paper 20 of the embodiment starts from a step of writing printing information in the storage element 30 (step S10). In this step, the printing information may be individually written in the storage element 30, or the printing information may be written when the storage element 30 is manufactured. Next, the storage elements 30 are arranged at predetermined intervals on a sheet before cutting such as roll paper (step S12). Here, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the predetermined interval at which the storage elements 30 are arranged is such that the storage elements 30 are at the upper left corner and the lower left corner in the size of the printing paper 20 to be manufactured. Subsequently, the surface on which the memory element 30 is arranged is coated using a coating agent (step S14). By this coaching, the storage element 30 is attached to the paper. Then, the storage element 30 is cut into an upper left corner and a lower right corner (step S16), and the printing paper 20 is completed. A transmitter for transmitting a predetermined signal set for transmitting the printing information to the cutting machine used for the cutting on the radio wave to the storage element 30 and the signal from the storage element 30 via the antenna 32 If the position of the storage element 30 is detected based on the received signal and a receiver that receives the radio wave carrying the printing information transmitted in this manner, the cutting position can be determined more accurately. Can do.
[0025]
According to the printing paper 20 of the embodiment described above, printing information used for printing can be provided on the paper. In addition, the printing information stored in the memory cell 35 when the signal received by the storage element 30 by the antenna and analyzed by the signal analysis unit RF34 is a predetermined signal set to transmit the printing information is stored. Since it is configured to transmit from the antenna 32 via the signal analysis unit RF34, the printing information is output to the storage element 30 by placing a predetermined signal set for transmitting the printing information on the radio wave. Can be obtained. Further, the print information includes information related to paper such as the type and size of the print paper 20 and information related to settings for a specific printing apparatus that performs printing using the print paper 20, and is set to transmit the print information. A transmission unit that puts the predetermined signal on the radio wave and outputs it to the storage element 30, and a reception unit that receives the radio wave carrying the printing information transmitted from the storage element 30 via the antenna 32 to the signal And an analysis unit for analyzing the received transmission wave and inputting printing information are provided in the printing apparatus, so that the printing information can be obtained from the storage element 30 of the printing paper 20 simply by loading the printing paper 20 for printing. It is possible to input and set the printing device, that is, to perform printing by applying the most appropriate setting to the printing paper 20 to the printing device. Further, since the coating is applied also on the memory element 30, printing can be performed on the memory element 30 as well.
[0026]
According to the method for manufacturing the printing paper 20 of the embodiment, it is possible to manufacture a printing paper in which the storage elements 30 storing the printing information are arranged in the upper left corner and the lower right corner. In addition, since the position of the memory element 30 is detected and the cutting position is set and cutting is performed, cutting can be performed more accurately.
[0027]
In the printing paper 20 of the embodiment, the storage elements 30 are arranged at the upper left corner and the lower right corner. However, the storage elements 30 are arranged at the upper right corner and the lower left corner, or the storage elements 30 are arranged at the four corners on the left, right, upper and lower sides. Alternatively, the memory element may be disposed only in one of the four corners on the left, right, top, and bottom. Further, as shown in the printing paper 20B of the modified example of FIG. 5, the storage elements 30 may be randomly arranged on the surface of the paper. In this case, as shown in the manufacturing process of the printing paper 20B of the modified example illustrated in FIG. 6, the storage element 30 in which the printing information is written in step S20 is dispersed in the coating agent (step S22). The surface of the paper is coated using a coating agent in which is dispersed (step 24), and is cut to a predetermined paper size (step S26), thereby completing the modified printing paper 20B. According to the manufacturing method of the printing paper 20B of the modified example, the printing paper 20B in which the memory elements 30 are randomly arranged can be manufactured by dispersing and coating the memory elements 30 in the coating agent.
[0028]
In the printing paper 20 of the embodiment, the storage element 30 is attached to the surface of the paper by coaching. However, the storage element 30 may be attached to the paper using another patch. Further, the memory element 30 may be embedded inside instead of being attached to the paper surface. In these cases, the surface of the paper may be coated or may not be coated.
[0029]
In the printing paper 20 of the embodiment, when the storage element 30 receives a radio wave carrying a predetermined signal set for transmitting printing information, the printing information stored in the memory cell 35 is received as a signal analysis unit. Although it is assumed that transmission is performed from the antenna 32 via the RF 34, the printing information stored in the memory cell 35 is simply transmitted from the antenna 32 via the signal analysis unit RF 34 when a radio wave having a predetermined wavelength is received. Also good.
[0030]
The embodiments of the present invention have been described using the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course you get.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a printing paper 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an enlarged AA cross section of a lower right portion of the printing paper 20 of the embodiment in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a storage element 30 using functional blocks.
FIG. 4 is a process diagram illustrating a state of manufacturing the printing paper 20 according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram illustrating an outline of a configuration of a printing paper 20B according to a modification.
FIG. 6 is a process diagram illustrating a state of manufacturing a printing paper 20 according to a modified example.
[Explanation of symbols]
20, 20B printing paper, 22 paper, 24 coating, 30 storage element, 32 antenna, 33 rectifier, 34 signal analysis unit RF, 35 memory cell, 36 control unit.

Claims (17)

Printing paper used for printing,
It is formed in a thin film shape of a predetermined thickness, is disposed on the surface or inside of the paper, and includes a storage element that stores printing information used in printing ,
The storage element is disposed between a paper surface and a coating material coated on the paper surface.
Printing paper. The printing paper according to claim 1, wherein the storage element is arranged at a predetermined position of the paper. The printing paper according to claim 2, wherein the storage elements are arranged at the lower right and / or upper left of the paper surface. The printing paper according to claim 1, wherein the storage elements are randomly arranged on the surface of the paper. The printing information is printing paper in accordance with claim 1, which is information about the paper 4. The printing paper according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the printing information is information relating to a setting in a printing apparatus that performs printing using the paper. When the storage element receives the first transmission wave, the storage unit that stores the printing information, the reception unit that receives the first transmission wave, the transmission unit that transmits the second transmission wave, printing paper according to claim 1 to 6, wherein any one of an element and a control unit for controlling so as to be transmitted from said printing information stored in the storage unit using the second transmission wave transmitting portion . The printing paper according to claim 7 , wherein the control unit controls the second transmission wave to be transmitted from the transmission unit using the energy of the received first transmission wave. The storage element, the printing paper of claims 1 becomes formed in a thickness of less than 0.2 mm 8 wherein one. The printing paper according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the storage element is formed in a rectangular shape having a length and width of 0.5 mm or less. A printing paper manufacturing method,
An information storage step of storing information for printing used in printing in a storage element formed in a thin film shape of a predetermined thickness;
A storage element disposing step of disposing the storage element storing the printing information at a predetermined position on the paper;
A coating process for applying a predetermined coating to the surface on which the memory element is disposed;
A method for producing printing paper comprising: The printing paper manufacturing method according to claim 11, further comprising a cutting step of cutting the coated paper into a predetermined shape based on a position of the storage element. A printing paper manufacturing method,
An information storage step of storing information for printing used in printing in a storage element formed in a thin film shape of a predetermined thickness;
A dispersion step of dispersing the storage element storing the printing information in a coating agent;
A coating process for coating the paper using a coating agent in which the memory element is dispersed;
A method for producing printing paper comprising: When the storage element receives the first transmission wave, the storage unit that stores the printing information, the reception unit that receives the first transmission wave, the transmission unit that transmits the second transmission wave, The printing paper according to claim 11, further comprising: a control unit that controls the printing information stored in the storage unit to be transmitted from the transmission unit using the second transmission wave. Manufacturing method. The printing paper manufacturing method according to claim 14 , wherein the control unit performs control so that the second transmission wave is transmitted from the transmission unit using the energy of the received first transmission wave. The method of manufacturing a printing paper according to claim 11 , wherein the memory element is formed to a thickness of 0.2 mm or less. The method of manufacturing a printing paper according to any one of claims 11 to 16 , wherein the storage element is formed in a rectangular shape having a length and width of 0.5 mm or less.

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