Printed matter foil stamping system, foil stamping print control method, and foil stamping print control program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11273631-B2
Application number	US-201916506032-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2019
Priority date	Jul 25, 2018
Publication date	Mar 15, 2022
Grant date	Mar 15, 2022

Abstract

A printed matter foil stamping system includes: a printing device that forms a toner layer or an ink layer on a paper sheet in accordance with print data; and a foil stamping device that performs foil stamping on the toner layer or the ink layer, wherein the printing device or a control device that controls the printing device includes a hardware processor that generates print data capable of forming a portion in which a thickness of the toner layer or the ink layer is relatively large and a portion in which the thickness is relatively small in an area in which foil stamping is to be performed, and, in accordance with the print data, the printing device forms the toner layer or the ink layer having a portion with a relatively large thickness and a portion with a relatively small thickness on the paper sheet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printed matter foil stamping system comprising: a printing device that forms a toner layer or an ink layer on a paper sheet in accordance with print data; and a foil stamping device that performs foil stamping on the toner layer or the ink layer,
wherein the printing device or a control device that controls the printing device includes
a hardware processor that generates print data capable of forming a portion in which a thickness of the toner layer or the ink layer is relatively large and a portion in which the thickness is relatively small in an area in which foil stamping is to be performed, and,
in accordance with the print data, the printing device forms the toner layer or the ink layer having a portion with a relatively large thickness and a portion with a relatively small thickness on the paper sheet.

2. The printed matter foil stamping system according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor generates the print data in which the thickness of the toner layer or the ink layer is varied between an edge portion and a central portion of the area in which foil stamping is to be performed.

3. The printed matter foil stamping system according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor generates the print data in which an application amount of the toner layer or the ink layer is varied in the area in which foil stamping is to be performed.

4. The printed matter foil stamping system according to claim 1 , wherein
the printing device includes a plurality of types of toners or inks having different particle sizes or foaming amounts, and
the hardware processor generates the print data in which the types of the toners or the inks to be used are changed in the area in which foil stamping is to be performed.

5. The printed matter foil stamping system according to claim 1 , wherein
the hardware processor generates the print data of a plurality of pages, and
the printing device sequentially forms and laminates the toner layer or the ink layer, in accordance with the print data of the plurality of pages.

6. The printed matter foil stamping system according to claim 5 , wherein, for each page, the hardware processor generates print data of the plurality of pages in which a distribution of an application amount of the toner or the ink, or a distribution of the type of the toner or the ink to be used is varied.

7. The printed matter foil stamping system according to claim 5 , wherein the printing device includes a mechanism for circulating the paper sheet in the printing device, and continuously forms the toner layer or the ink layer a designated number of times.

8. The printed matter foil stamping system according to claim 5 , wherein the hardware processor generates the print data in which a color of the toner or the ink to be formed at least on the uppermost layer is designated in accordance with a color of foil.

9. The printed matter foil stamping system according to claim 5 , further comprising
a plurality of the printing devices,
wherein
each of the printing devices includes a plurality of the toners or the inks of the same color, and
the printing device including the toner or the ink corresponding to a color of foil continuously forms the toner layer or the ink layer.

10. The printed matter foil stamping system according to claim 1 , wherein
the printing device or the control device further includes
a hardware processor that designates an effect corresponding to a shape of the toner layer or the ink layer, and
the hardware processor generates the print data in accordance with the designated effect.

11. The printed matter foil stamping system according to claim 10 , wherein the effect includes an embossing effect.

12. A foil stamping print control method implemented in a printing device to which a foil stamping device that performs foil stamping on a toner layer or an ink layer is connected,
the foil stamping print control method comprising:
performing a print data generation process to generate print data capable of forming a portion in which a thickness of the toner layer or the ink layer is relatively large and a portion in which the thickness is relatively small in an area in which foil stamping is to be performed, the print data generation process being performed by the printing device or a control device that controls the printing device; and
performing a printing process to form the toner layer or the ink layer having a portion with a relatively large thickness and a portion with a relatively small thickness on a paper sheet, the printing process being performed by the printing device in accordance with the print data.

13. The foil stamping print control method according to claim 12 , wherein the print data generation process includes generating the print data in which the thickness of the toner layer or the ink layer is varied between an edge portion and a central portion of the area in which foil stamping is to be performed.

14. The foil stamping print control method according to claim 12 , wherein the print data generation process includes generating the print data in which an application amount of the toner layer or the ink layer is varied in the area in which foil stamping is to be performed.

15. The foil stamping print control method according to claim 12 , wherein
the printing device includes a plurality of types of toners or inks having different particle sizes or foaming amounts, and
the print data generation process includes generating the print data in which the types of the toners or the inks to be used are changed in the area in which foil stamping is to be performed.

16. The foil stamping print control method according to claim 12 , wherein
the print data generation process includes generating the print data of a plurality of pages, and
the printing process includes sequentially forming and laminating the toner layer or the ink layer, in accordance with the print data of the plurality of pages.

17. The foil stamping print control method according to claim 16 , wherein the print data generation process includes generating print data of the plurality of pages in which a distribution of an application amount of the toner or the ink, or a distribution of the type of the toner or the ink to be used is varied.

18. The foil stamping print control method according to claim 16 , wherein
the printing device includes a mechanism for circulating the paper sheet in the printing device, and
the printing process includes continuously forming the toner layer or the ink layer a designated number of times.

19. The foil stamping print control method according to claim 16 , wherein the print data generation process includes generating the print data in which a color of the toner or the ink to be formed at least on the uppermost layer is designated in accordance with a color of foil.

20. The foil stamping print control method according to claim 16 , wherein
the printed matter foil stamping system includes
a plurality of the printing devices,
each of the printing devices includes a plurality of the toners or the inks of the same color, and
the printing process includes continuously forming the toner layer or the ink layer, the printing process being performed by the printing device including the toner or the ink corresponding to a color of foil.

21. The foil stamping print control method according to claim 12 , wherein
the printing device or the control device further performs
a printing condition designation process to designate an effe

Assignees

• Konica Minolta Inc

Inventors

• Yamamuro Tatsuro

Classifications

• B41M7/00

  After-treatment of prints, e.g. heating, irradiating, {setting of the ink, protection of the printed stock (pre-treatment or treatment during printing B41M5/0011; printers for treating or overcoating copy materials before, during or after printing B41J11/0015)} · CPC title

• B41F33/00

  Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices (arrangements of counting devices in platen presses B41F1/00 {, B41F1/58; arrangements of counting devices} in cylinder presses B41F3/84; ink supply or metering devices B41F31/02) · CPC title

• B41F19/06 Primary

  Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative forme; Printing from an ink band treated with colour or "gold" · CPC title

• B44C1/145

  Devices for applying metal leaves of foils · CPC title

• G06F3/1242

  Image or content composition onto a page · CPC title