Stamp making device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTeruo Imamaki, Nachito Asai, Koji Sugiyama
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Abstract
A stamp making device includes (1) a data input unit, (2) an original printing unit which forms an original film by printing an image on a transparent film based on inputted image data, (3) an irradiation unit including a transparent support plate and a light source, (4) an original feeder which feeds the original film on the transparent support plate, and (5) a biasing unit which biases the porous resin member against the original film on the transparent support plate. The irradiation unit applies the light to the porous resin member through the original film, in a state the porous resin member is biased to the original film by the biasing unit, so that an irradiated portion of the porous resin member is melted.
Claims21
A stamp making device which makes a pattern on a porous resin member including light energy absorbing material, said stamp making device comprising:
- a data input unit into which image data is inputted;
- an original printing unit including a thermal head and a platen which nip a transparent film and an ink ribbon therebetween, said thermal head being driven to print an image on said transparent film based on said image data, thereby to make a positive original film;
- an irradiation unit including a transparent support plate fed said original film and a light source which applies light to said porous resin member through said original film;
- an original feeder which feeds said original film to said irradiation unit from said original printing unit;
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- a biasing unit which biases said porous resin member against said original film on said transparent support plate thereby decreasing a thickness of a portion of said porous resin member such that when light is applied by said irradiation unit to said porous resin member through said original film, an irradiated portion of said porous resin member is melted and becomes relatively rigid while an unirradiated portion is relatively elastic and incapable of being impregnated with ink.
A stamp making device which makes a pattern on a porous resin member including light energy absorbing material, said stamp making device comprising:
- a data input unit into which image data is inputted;
- an original printing unit including a thermal head and a platen which nip a transparent film and an ink ribbon therebetween, said thermal head being driven to print an image on said transparent film based on said image data, thereby to make a positive original film;
- separation frames adjacent to said original printing unit which lead said ink ribbon and said transparent film in different directions;
- an irradiation unit including a transparent support plate fed said original film and a light source which applies light to said porous resin member through said original film;
- an original feeder which feeds said original film to said irradiation unit from said original printing unit;
- a guiding structure extending from said original printing unit to said irradiation unit, said guiding structure guiding both sides of said original film;
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- a biasing unit which biases said porous resin member against said original film on said transparent support plate thereby decreasing a thickness of a portion of said porous resin member such that when light is applied by said irradiation unit to said porous resin member through said original film, an irradiated portion of said porous resin member is melted and becomes relatively rigid while an unirradiated portion is relatively elastic and capable of being impregnated with ink.
A stamp making device which makes a pattern on a porous resin member including light energy absorbing material, said stamp making device comprising:
- a data input unit into which image data is inputted;
- an original printing unit including a thermal head and a platen which nip a transparent film and an ink ribbon therebetween, said thermal head being driven to print an image on said transparent film based on said image data, thereby to make an original film;
- an irradiation unit including a transparent support plate and a light source;
- an original feeder which feeds said original film to said transparent support plate;
- a biasing unit which biases said porous resin member against said original film on said transparent support plate,
- wherein said irradiation unit applies light to said porous resin member through said original film, in a state said biasing unit biases said porous resin member against said original film, so that an irradiated portion of said porous resin member is melted,
- a cut sheet introducing unit which introduces a cut sheet into between said transparent film and said ink ribbon;
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- a cut sheet detector which detects if said cut sheet reaches a predetermined portion where said thermal head is able to print an image on said cut sheet,
- wherein, when said cut sheet detector detects said cut sheet reaching said predetermined portion, said thermal head prints said image on said cut sheet, and
- wherein, after said image is printed on said cut sheet, said cut sheet is separated from said ink ribbon and said transparent film, and discharged out of said stamp making device.
A stamp making device which makes a pattern on a porous resin member including light energy absorbing material, said stamp making device comprising:
- a data input unit into which image data is inputted;
- an original printing unit including a thermal head and a platen which nip a transparent film and an ink ribbon therebetween, said thermal head being driven to print an image on said transparent film based on said image data, thereby to make an original film;
- an irradiation unit including a transparent support plate and a light source;
- an original feeder which feeds said original film to said transparent support plate;
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- a biasing unit which biases said porous resin member against said original film on said transparent support plate,
- wherein said irradiation unit applies light to said porous resin member through said original film, in a state said biasing unit biases said porous resin member against said original film, so that an irradiated portion of said porous resin member is melted,
- a first detector which detects if said original film is set on said irradiation unit;
- a second detector which detects if said porous resin member is set on said irradiation unit;
- a third detector which detects if said porous resin member is biased;
- an irradiation prohibit unit which prohibits irradiation by said light source, when a negative result is obtained from any of said detectors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.