Recording sheet package, correction information sheet for the same, and thermal printer for use therewith
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsHidemi Sasaki, Yoshio Ishizuka, Takeshi Fujishiro, Fuyuki Inui
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Abstract
A recording sheet package includes a stack of plural recording sheets. A packaging body contains the recording sheets. A detection cutout is formed in the packaging body, for receiving insertion of a sheet remainder counter. The sheet remainder counter is allowed to push the recording sheets in a thickness direction thereof. The sheet remainder counter is adapted to detect a number of remaining ones of the recording sheets in the packaging body.
Claims39
A correction information sheet for a recording material package, said recording material package including a recording material, and a packaging body for containing said recording material, said correction information sheet comprising:
- a temperature indicator portion for detecting a present temperature, and for visibly indicating a selected one of at least first and second predetermined temperature ranges within which said present temperature is;
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- at least first and second sets of correction information, predetermined in accordance with states of said recording material conditioned by respectively said first and second temperature ranges, indicated externally, and designated selectively in accordance with said first or second temperature range associated with said present temperature.
A correction information sheet for a recording material package, said recording material package including a recording material, and a packaging body for containing said recording material, said correction information sheet comprising:
- a humidity indicator portion for detecting a present humidity, and for visibly indicating a selected one of at least first and second predetermined humidity ranges within which said present humidity is;
- and
- at least first and second sets of correction information, predetermined in accordance with states of said recording material conditioned by respectively said first and second humidity ranges, indicated externally, and designated selectively in accordance with said first or second humidity range associated with said present humidity.
A recording material package, including a recording material, and a packaging body for containing said recording material, said recording material package comprising:
- a correction information chart, disposed outside said packaging body, and including:
- (a) a temperature indicator portion for detecting a present temperature, and for visibly indicating a selected one of at least first and second predetermined temperature ranges within which said present temperature is;
- and
- (b) at least first and second sets of correction information, predetermined in accordance with states of said recording material conditioned by respectively said first and second temperature ranges, indicated externally, and designated selectively in accordance with said first or second temperature range associated with said present temperature.
A recording material package, including a recording material, and a packaging body for containing said recording material, said recording material package comprising:
- a correction information chart, disposed outside said packaging body, and including:
- (a) a humidity indicator portion for detecting a present humidity, and for visibly indicating a selected one of at least first and second predetermined humidity ranges within which said present humidity is;
- and
- (b) at least first and second sets of correction information, predetermined in accordance with states of said recording material conditioned by respectively said first and second humidity ranges, indicated externally, and designated selectively in accordance with said first or second humidity range associated with said present humidity.
A recording material package comprising:
- a recording material;
- a packaging body for containing said recording material;
- a sample recording sheet, constituted in a manner of said recording material, and disposed outside said packaging body;
- plural sets of color sample information, indicated with said sample recording sheet, for representing colors of said recording material changed with time;
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- plural sets of correction information, indicated in association with respectively said sets of said color sample information, wherein when said sample recording sheet is in a state of a selected one of said sets of said color sample information, one of said sets of said correction information is designated in association with said selected set of said color sample information.
A recording material package comprising:
- a recording material, having a recording area adapted to image recording;
- a packaging body for containing said recording material;
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- at least one temperature indicator portion and/or at least one humidity indicator portion, disposed on said packaging body or a portion of said recording material different from said recording area, said temperature indicator portion changing in density or color irreversibly in response to a change in temperature, and said humidity indicator portion changing in density or color irreversibly in response to a change in humidity.
A recording sheet package settable in a printer having a sheet remainder counter, comprising:
- a stack of plural recording sheets;
- a packaging body for containing said recording sheets;
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- a detection cutout, formed in said packaging body, for receiving insertion of said sheet remainder counter, so as to allow said sheet remainder counter to push said recording sheets in a thickness direction thereof, in order to detect an amount of remaining ones of said recording sheets in said packaging body.
A combination of a recording sheet package and a sheet remainder counter, said recording sheet package comprising:
- (a) a stack of plural recording sheets;
- (b) a packaging body for containing said recording sheets;
- (c) a detection cutout formed in said packaging body;
- said sheet remainder counter comprises:
- (A) a pusher, inserted in said detection cutout, for pushing said recording sheets in a thickness direction;
- (B) at least one train of graduation indicia,—arranged in accordance with shifting of said pusher, and disposed at an interval determined in consideration of a thickness of said recording sheets;
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- (C) a pointer, disposed in a predetermined position on said pusher, for pointing one position in said at least one train of said graduation indicia, to indicate an amount of remaining ones of said recording sheets inside said packaging body.
A combination of a recording sheet package and a thermal printer, said recording sheet package comprising:
- (a) a stack of plural recording sheets, having a recording area adapted to image recording;
- (b) a packaging body for containing said recording sheets;
- (c) at least one temperature indicator portion and/or at least one humidity indicator portion, disposed on said packaging body or a portion of said recording sheets different from said recording area, said temperature indicator portion changing in density or color irreversibly in response to a reach of temperature to a predetermined temperature level, and said humidity indicator portion changing in density or color irreversibly in response to a reach of humidity to a predetermined humidity level;
- said thermal printer comprising:
- (A) an information reader for reading said temperature indicator portion and/or said humidity indicator portion;
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- (B) a printing controller for correcting recording heat energy for image recording by use of correction information according to said temperature indicator portion and/or said humidity indicator portion, said correction information being predetermined in accordance with a state of said recording sheets conditioned by said predetermined temperature level and/or said predetermined humidity level, said recording heat energy being applied to each of said recording sheets after being corrected.
A recording sheet package comprising:
- a stack of N recording sheets;
- a packaging body for containing said recording sheets;
- an indicator window, formed in a top plate portion of said packaging body in a predetermined position, and adapted to observe an uppermost one of said N recording sheets therethrough;
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- number information of 1-N, indicated on a respective top surface of said N recording sheets and inside said indicator window, associated with said N recording sheets in an upwards increasing sequence, for representing a remainder of said N recording sheets in said packaging body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.