公开(公告)号：US08723909B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-13

申请号：US13680943

申请日：2012-11-19

申请人： Toshiaki Asai ,  Yoshihiko Hotta ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Tomomi Ishimi

发明人： Toshiaki Asai ,  Yoshihiko Hotta ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Tomomi Ishimi

IPC分类号： B41J2/00 ,  B41J2/47 ,  B41J27/00 ,  B41J2/435

CPC分类号： B41J2/4753 ,  B41J2/46 ,  B41J2/473

摘要： A laser rewriting apparatus positioned on one side or the other side of a conveyance path through which a to-be-conveyed object on which a thermoreversible recording medium is affixed is conveyed in a predetermined conveyance direction. The laser rewriting apparatus emits laser light to the thermoreversible recording medium and rewrites an image. The laser writing apparatus includes an image erasing apparatus that emits laser light to the thermoreversible recording medium and erases the image from the thermoreversible recording medium; and an image recording apparatus positioned on the predetermined conveyance direction downstream side of the image erasing apparatus and records a new image by emitting laser light to the thermoreversible recording medium. The image erasing apparatus and the image recording apparatus have the respective laser light emitting parts from which the laser light is emitted at ends on the same side with respect to the predetermined conveyance direction.

摘要翻译： 位于传送路径的一侧或另一侧上的激光重写装置通过其被固定有热可逆记录介质的待传送物体沿预定传送方向传送。 激光重写装置向热可逆记录介质发射激光并重写图像。 激光写入装置包括：图像擦除装置，其向热可逆记录介质发射激光并从热可逆记录介质擦除图像; 以及位于图像擦除装置的预定输送方向下游侧的图像记录装置，并通过向热可逆记录介质发射激光来记录新图像。 图像擦除装置和图像记录装置具有相对于预定传送方向在相同侧的端部处发射激光的各个激光发射部。

公开(公告)号：US08293679B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-23

申请号：US12561872

申请日：2009-09-17

申请人： Toshiaki Asai ,  Tomomi Ishimi ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

发明人： Toshiaki Asai ,  Tomomi Ishimi ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

IPC分类号： B41M5/30 ,  G03C1/498

CPC分类号： B41M5/305 ,  B41J2/4753 ,  B41M5/3335 ,  B41M5/423 ,  B41M5/44 ,  B41M2205/04 ,  B41M2205/38 ,  B41M2205/40

摘要： A method for erasing an image including irradiating an image formed on a thermoreversible recording medium with a laser light having a wavelength of 700 nm to 1,500 nm so as to erase the image, wherein an energy density of the laser light is in a range of the energy density which can erase the image and more than a center value of the range, wherein the thermoreversible recording medium includes a support, and a thermoreversible recording layer on the support, and wherein the thermoreversible recording layer contains a leuco dye serving as an electron-donating color-forming compound and a reversible developer serving as an electron-accepting compound, in which color tone reversibly changes by heat, and at least one of the thermoreversible recording layer and a layer adjacent to the thermoreversible recording layer contains a photothermal conversion material, which absorbs the light and converts the light into heat.

摘要翻译： 一种擦除图像的方法，包括用波长为700nm至1500nm的激光照射形成在热可逆记录介质上的图像，以便擦除图像，其中激光的能量密度在 能够消除图像的能量密度大于该范围的中心值，其中热可逆记录介质包括载体和支撑体上的热可逆记录层，并且其中热可逆记录层含有用作电子发射层的无色染料， 提供着色形成化合物和作为电子接受性化合物的可逆显影剂，其中色调由热可逆地改变，并且热可逆记录层和与热可逆记录层相邻的层中的至少一个包含光热转换材料， 其吸收光并将光转换成热。

公开(公告)号：US20120218540A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-30

申请号：US13404197

申请日：2012-02-24

申请人： Tomomi Ishimi ,  Yoshihiko Hotta ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Toshiaki Asai

发明人： Tomomi Ishimi ,  Yoshihiko Hotta ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Toshiaki Asai

IPC分类号： G01C3/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/4753 ,  B41J2/442 ,  B41J2/47

摘要： An image processing method including: measuring a distance between a medium where an image is to be recorded and an image processing apparatus which stores a relation between irradiation energy and distance previously measured; calculating an irradiation energy from the distance measured in the measuring based on the relation stored in the image processing apparatus; and irradiating and heating the medium with laser beams having the irradiation energy obtained in the calculating to record an image in the medium.

摘要翻译： 一种图像处理方法，包括：测量要记录图像的介质与存储照射能量与先前测量的距离之间的关系的图像处理装置之间的距离; 根据存储在图像处理装置中的关系，从测量中测量的距离计算照射能量; 并用具有在计算中获得的照射能量的激光束照射和加热介质以在介质中记录图像。

公开(公告)号：US20110090296A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-21

申请号：US12904566

申请日：2010-10-14

申请人： Tomomi ISHIMI ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Toshiaki Asai ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

发明人： Tomomi ISHIMI ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Toshiaki Asai ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

IPC分类号： B41J2/315

CPC分类号： B41J2/4753 ,  B41J2/473 ,  B41J29/26 ,  B41M5/305 ,  B41M5/3335 ,  B41M5/3372 ,  B41M5/42 ,  B41M2205/04 ,  B41M2205/36 ,  B41M2205/38 ,  B41M2205/40

摘要： An image erasing apparatus including: a semiconductor laser array in which a plurality of semiconductor laser light sources are linearly aligned; a width direction collimating unit provided on an output surface of the semiconductor laser array, and configured to collimate, in a width direction, broadening of laser beams emitted from the semiconductor laser array so as to form a linear beam; and a length direction light distribution controlling unit configured to control a length of a major axis of the linear beam to be longer than a length of a major axis of an emission part of the semiconductor laser array, and to attain uniform light distribution in the length direction of the linear beam; wherein the linear beam, which has the major axis whose length is longer than the length of the major axis of the emission part of the semiconductor laser array and uniform light distribution in the length direction thereof, is to be applied to and heat a thermoreversible recording medium, in which any of transparency and color tone thereof reversibly changes depending on temperature, so as to erase an image recorded on the thermoreversible recording medium.

摘要翻译： 一种图像擦除装置，包括：半导体激光器阵列，其中多个半导体激光光源线性对准; 宽度方向准直单元，设置在半导体激光器阵列的输出表面上，并且被配置为沿宽度方向准直从半导体激光器阵列发射的激光束的加宽以形成线性光束; 以及长度方向配光控制单元，被配置为将所述线性光束的长轴的长度控制为长于所述半导体激光器阵列的发射部分的长轴的长度，并且在所述长度方向上获得均匀的光分布 线性光束的方向; 其特征在于，将长轴长度比半导体激光器阵列的发射部分的长轴的长度和长度方向均匀的光分布的线性光束施加于热可逆记录 介质，其中任何透明度和其色调根据温度可逆地改变，以便擦除记录在热可逆记录介质上的图像。

公开(公告)号：US08536086B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-17

申请号：US12695846

申请日：2010-01-28

申请人： Shinya Kawahara ,  Tomomi Ishimi ,  Toshiaki Asai ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

发明人： Shinya Kawahara ,  Tomomi Ishimi ,  Toshiaki Asai ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

IPC分类号： B41M5/42 ,  B41M5/46

CPC分类号： B41M5/44 ,  B41J2/4753 ,  B41M5/305 ,  B41M5/426 ,  B41M5/465 ,  B41M2205/04 ,  B41M2205/36 ,  B41M2205/38 ,  B41M2205/40

摘要： A thermosensitive recording medium including a support; a layer containing a photothermal conversion material, formed over a surface of the support; and an oxygen blocking layer formed over a surface of the layer opposite to a surface thereof over which the support is formed, wherein the layer further contains a resin, which is in a cross-linked state, and the photothermal conversion material absorbs a light having a specific wavelength and converts the light into heat, and wherein the oxygen blocking layer has an oxygen permeability of 0.5 mL/(m2·24 hr·atm) or less at 25° C. and 80% RH.

摘要翻译： 一种包含支持体的热敏记录介质; 包含光热转换材料的层，形成在载体的表面上; 以及形成在与其形成有支撑体的表面的相反侧的表面上的氧阻挡层，其中该层还包含处于交联状态的树脂，并且光热转换材料吸收具有 特定波长并将光转换成热，其中氧阻挡层在25℃和80％RH下的氧气渗透性为0.5mL /（m2·24hr·atm）以下。

公开(公告)号：US08471885B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-25

申请号：US13180814

申请日：2011-07-12

申请人： Tomomi Ishimi ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Toshiaki Asai ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

发明人： Tomomi Ishimi ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Toshiaki Asai ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

IPC分类号： B41J2/47

CPC分类号： G06K15/029 ,  B41J2/4753 ,  G06K15/021 ,  G06K15/1209 ,  G06K15/128

摘要： An image processing method including calculating a density of a character to be recorded based on information of a type, size and line width of the character; adjusting an irradiation energy of a laser beam for recording the character based on the density of the character; and irradiating a recording medium with the laser beam whose irradiation energy is adjusted so as to record the character thereon.

摘要翻译： 一种图像处理方法，包括基于字符的类型，大小和行宽的信息来计算要记录的字符的浓度; 基于字符的密度调整用于记录角色的激光束的照射能量; 以及照射具有照射能量的激光束的记录介质，以便在其上记录字符。

公开(公告)号：US20140285606A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-25

申请号：US14354739

申请日：2012-11-28

申请人： Tomomi Ishimi ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Toshiaki Asai ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

发明人： Tomomi Ishimi ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Toshiaki Asai ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

IPC分类号： B41J2/315

CPC分类号： B41J2/315 ,  B41J2/32 ,  B41J2/47 ,  B41J2/4753 ,  B41J2202/37 ,  B41M7/0009

摘要： A method for uniformly erasing an image recorded on a thermo-reversible recording medium. The image erasing apparatus includes an LD array, which emits a laser light whose cross section has a line shape; optics which include at least one cylindrical lens which converts, into a converging light which converges in a width direction, a line-shaped laser light which is emitted from the LD array and emits the converging light; and a mono-axial galvano mirror which deflects the laser light emitted from the optics in the width direction to scan the deflected laser light onto the thermo-reversible recording medium.

摘要翻译： 一种用于均匀擦除记录在热可逆记录介质上的图像的方法。 图像擦除装置包括LD阵列，其发射截面为线状的激光; 光学元件，其包括至少一个柱面透镜，其将从LD阵列发射的线形激光转换成在宽度方向上会聚的会聚光，并发射会聚光; 以及单轴电动反射镜，其使从光学器件在宽度方向发射的激光偏转，以将偏转的激光扫描到热可逆记录介质上。

公开(公告)号：US08598074B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US13032130

申请日：2011-02-22

申请人： Shinya Kawahara ,  Tomomi Ishimi ,  Toshiaki Asai ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

发明人： Shinya Kawahara ,  Tomomi Ishimi ,  Toshiaki Asai ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

IPC分类号： B41M5/46

CPC分类号： B41M5/305 ,  B41M5/363 ,  B41M5/465

摘要： To provide a thermosensitive recording medium including: a support; an image recording layer on the support; and an inorganic material in particle form as a light-heat conversion material, wherein the inorganic material has a ratio of Y to X, represented by Y/X, of 2 or greater, where X denotes an average value of absorption intensities with respect to light having wavelengths in the range of 400 nm to 700 nm, and Y denotes a maximum value among absorption intensities with respect to light having wavelengths greater than 700 nm but smaller than or equal to 1,200 nm.

摘要翻译： 提供一种热敏记录介质，包括：载体; 支持上的图像记录层; 和作为光热转换材料的粒子形式的无机材料，其中，所述无机材料的Y / X的比例为Y / X为2以上，其中，X表示相对于 具有波长在400nm至700nm范围内的光，Y表示相对于波长大于700nm但小于或等于1200nm的光的吸收强度中的最大值。

公开(公告)号：US08098266B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-17

申请号：US12547645

申请日：2009-08-26

申请人： Toshiaki Asai ,  Tomomi Ishimi ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

发明人： Toshiaki Asai ,  Tomomi Ishimi ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

IPC分类号： B41J2/315 ,  B41J29/16

CPC分类号： B41J2/4753

摘要： An image processing method which contains: delivering laser light to a thermoreversible recording medium to heat the medium and record an image thereon, the medium reversibly changing a transparency or tone thereof depending on a temperature thereof; and heating the medium to erase the image recorded thereon, wherein the delivering is carried out using an image processing device containing: a laser light emitting unit; a light scanning unit disposed on a plane onto which laser light emitted from the laser light emitting unit is delivered; a light intensity distribution adjusting unit to change a light intensity distribution of the laser light; and a fθ lens to condense the laser light, and wherein energy of the laser light passing through a peripheric portion of the fθ lens and traveling onto the medium is lower than energy of the laser light passing through a center portion of the fθ lens and traveling onto the medium.

摘要翻译： 一种图像处理方法，包括：将激光传送到热可逆记录介质以加热介质并在其上记录图像，所述介质根据其温度可逆地改变透明度或色调; 并且加热介质以擦除记录在其上的图像，其中使用包括：激光发射单元的图像处理装置执行传送; 设置在从激光发射单元发射的激光被传送到的平面上的光扫描单元; 光强度分布调整单元，其改变激光的光强度分布; 和f＆thetas; 透镜以冷凝激光，并且其中激光的能量通过所述激光的外围部分; 透镜和传播到介质上的能量低于穿过f＆amp;的中心部分的激光的能量; 透镜并行进到介质上。

公开(公告)号：US20100069239A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-18

申请号：US12561872

申请日：2009-09-17

申请人： Toshiaki Asai ,  Tomomi Ishimi ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

发明人： Toshiaki Asai ,  Tomomi Ishimi ,  Shinya Kawahara ,  Yoshihiko Hotta

IPC分类号： B41M5/323

CPC分类号： B41M5/305 ,  B41J2/4753 ,  B41M5/3335 ,  B41M5/423 ,  B41M5/44 ,  B41M2205/04 ,  B41M2205/38 ,  B41M2205/40

摘要： A method for erasing an image including irradiating an image formed on a thermoreversible recording medium with a laser light having a wavelength of 700 nm to 1,500 nm so as to erase the image, wherein an energy density of the laser light is in a range of the energy density which can erase the image and more than a center value of the range, wherein the thermoreversible recording medium includes a support, and a thermoreversible recording layer on the support, and wherein the thermoreversible recording layer contains a leuco dye serving as an electron-donating color-forming compound and a reversible developer serving as an electron-accepting compound, in which color tone reversibly changes by heat, and at least one of the thermoreversible recording layer and a layer adjacent to the thermoreversible recording layer contains a photothermal conversion material, which absorbs the light and converts the light into heat.

摘要翻译： 一种擦除图像的方法，包括用波长为700nm至1500nm的激光照射形成在热可逆记录介质上的图像，以便擦除图像，其中激光的能量密度在 能够消除图像的能量密度大于该范围的中心值，其中热可逆记录介质包括载体和支撑体上的热可逆记录层，并且其中热可逆记录层含有用作电子发射层的无色染料， 提供着色形成化合物和作为电子接受性化合物的可逆显影剂，其中色调由热可逆地改变，并且热可逆记录层和与热可逆记录层相邻的层中的至少一个包含光热转换材料， 其吸收光并将光转换成热。