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CN1403295A
CN1403295A CN 01132813 CN01132813A CN1403295A CN 1403295 A CN1403295 A CN 1403295A CN 01132813 CN01132813 CN 01132813 CN 01132813 A CN01132813 A CN 01132813A CN 1403295 A CN1403295 A CN 1403295A
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The invention provides a printing method for increasing the number of color density gradations of a thermal printing head. The thermal printing head comprises a plurality of heaters which are arranged in a linear shape at equal intervals and are used for heating a color ribbon so that the color dye on the color ribbon prints a linear image on a piece of photographic paper, and the number of the heaters which are arranged in the linear shape on the thermal printing head is the number of the printing points of the linear image. The number of color density gradations of each printing dot on the line image is determined by the length of time that the corresponding heater heats the color tape, and the length of time that each heater heats is determined by a time pulse sequence, each time pulse sequence including an integer part and a mantissa part, the mantissa part being used to increase the number of gradations, which is also the number of gradations that increase the color density.

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The Method of printing of thermal printer head
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of Method of printing of thermal printer head, particularly relate to a kind of Method of printing that increases the grey of thermal printer head.
Background technology
The main difference of photo printer and general printer is that photo printer can be printed than images with high image quality, for example the photograph of high image quality.Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of existing photo printer 10; Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the printing feeding mode of existing photo printer 10.As shown in Figure 1, existing photo printer 10 includes a colour band 14, which is provided with a plurality of dyestuff blocks, be used for depositing the coloured dye of different colours, one thermal printer head 12 is fixed on the photo printer 10, be used for this coloured dye being printed on the photo paper 16 to dyestuff heating, Tape movement device 18 of the same colour, be used for mobile colour band 14, so that thermal printer head 12 is able to the stored dyestuff of a plurality of dyestuff blocks on the colour band 14 is printed on the photo paper 16, one roller set 20 is used for fixing and moves photo paper 16 along a predetermined direction, so that thermal printer head 12 is able to a color graphics is printed on the photo paper 16.
As shown in Figure 2, include a plurality of heaters 22 that are linear and equidistant arrangement on the thermal printer head 12, be used for to colour band 14 heating, so that the mode of the coloured dye on the colour band 14 by heat sublimation is attached on the photo paper 16, wherein, when thermal printer head 12 is used for to photo paper 16 heating, each heater 22 of thermal printer head 12 can and produce a plurality of corresponding print point X1 and forms a linear image Y1 colour band 14 heating on photo paper 16, afterwards, photo paper 16 can move along this predetermined direction with a predetermined speed by roller set 20, so that thermal printer head 12 is able to print another linear image Y2 on photo paper 16.So, can print a plurality of linear images constantly on the photo paper 16, till being looked like to fill up by Line Chart on the photo paper 16, promptly finish the print routine of photo paper 16.
From the above, the number of thermal printer head 12 upper heaters 22 has determined the number of the print point X1 on the every Line Chart picture.In addition, the length of 14 heat time heating times of 22 pairs of colour bands of each heater and heating number of times can determine the color depth of 22 corresponding print point X1 of each heater on photo paper 16, and this color density is so-called gray scale (gray level).
Please refer to Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B.Fig. 3 A is the schematic diagram of time pulse sequence signal on the color density grey of the thermal printer head 12 of existing photo printer 10 and the heater 22.Fig. 3 B is the time pulse sequence signal of heater 22 among Fig. 3 A and the schematic diagram of corresponding sequence signal.Shown in Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B, the thermal printer head 12 of existing photo printer 10 is before printing photo paper 16, (digital signal value of heater 22 is " 1 " can to open a plurality of heaters 22 on the thermal printer head 12 simultaneously, the digital signal value of closing heater 22 is " 0 ") scheduled time Tp is so that institute's having heaters 22 of thermal printer head 12 reaches a predetermined temperature, this process promptly is called warm-up phase, then, photo printer 10 can be opened a plurality of heaters 22 on the thermal printer head 12 continuously according to the required corresponding grey of a plurality of corresponding print point X1 (being the required corresponding color depths of a plurality of print point X1) of these a plurality of Line Chart pictures on the photo paper 16.Wherein, length heat time heating time of heater 22 can be represented with corresponding sequence numeral with a time pulse sequence 30, and the time interval of each time pulse 32 (it is about a fixed intervals Tu) promptly is the unit interval of heater 22, and the heat that the time interval Tu internal heater 22 of each time pulse 32 is bestowed on print point X1 also is roughly the same, and promptly the coloured dye that is printed on the photo paper 16 when each heating has identical approximately unit quantity.Refer in particular to out at this, the reason that above-mentioned what is called is roughly the same is because the heat history effect causes, and it can utilize existing control method to be controlled in the error range of being scheduled to, and is not described in detail in this.
The thermal printer head 12 of existing photo printer 10 is divided into 256 degree with the grey of print point X1, and the lightest person of color is a gray scale 0, and the darkest person of color is a gray scale 255.That is to say, when the grey of print point X1 is gray scale N, wherein, N is one more than or equal to 0 and smaller or equal to 255 integer, then just must after this warm-up phase, open N unit heat time heating time continuously, promptly import N time pulse continuously or input N data signal " 1 " on the sequence numeral with the corresponding heater 22 of print point X1.Since presumable have deeply shallow of color density of the print point X1 on the photo paper 16 on each bar Line Chart picture, therefore, Line Chart picture of every printing, a plurality of heaters 22 all must be finished the time span of 255 time pulses.If want the color grey is risen to original twice, a plurality of heaters 22 must be finished the time span of 512 time pulses, therefore, if want that the color grey is risen to original several times then needs to finish the more time pulse, so, improving color-resolution has in this way wasted many times, has also improved production cost.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Method of printing that increases the grey of thermal printer head, to reach the purpose that improves the color density grey.
The object of the present invention is achieved like this, a kind of Method of printing of thermal printer head promptly is provided, this thermal printer head includes a plurality of heaters that are linear and equidistant arrangement, be used for a dyestuff is heated so that this dyestuff is printed on the object, this thermal printer head can form a plurality of print points that are linear and equidistant arrangement on this object in a scheduled time slot, the color depth of each print point is controlled by a predetermined grey, each grey has included an integer part and a mantissa part, controlling a heater according to a predetermined grey when producing a corresponding colored point, this Method of printing includes the following step: open this heater and the corresponding number of times of this integer part one by one and continuously according to the integer part of this grey, so that this coloured dye can be printed to this object continuously with the corresponding position of this heater on, wherein this integer part is more than or equal to zero, each unit interval of opening this heater is roughly the same, and the unit quantity that is printed to the coloured dye on this object when at every turn heating also is roughly the same; And close one first a predetermined number unit interval of this heater earlier according to the mantissa part of this grey, then open this one second predetermined number unit interval of heater more one by one and continuously, this first and second predetermined number is integer and more than or equal to one, and this heater is printed to this coloured dye the unit quantity that the total amount on this object is printed during each heating when this integer part less than this heater when this mantissa part.
The present invention also provides a kind of printer, and it includes: a fixture is used for fixing an object to be printed; And a thermal printer head, being used for to dyestuff heating so that this dyestuff is printed on the object, this thermal printer head includes a plurality of heaters that are linear and equidistant arrangement; Wherein this thermal printer head can form a plurality of print points that are linear and equidistant arrangement on this object in a scheduled time slot, the color depth of each print point is controlled by a predetermined grey, each grey has included an integer part and a mantissa part, controlling a heater according to a predetermined grey when producing a corresponding colored point, this thermal printer head can according to the integer part of this grey come and open this heater and the corresponding number of times of this integer part one by one and continuously so that this coloured dye can be printed to this object continuously with the corresponding position of this heater on, wherein this integer part is more than or equal to zero, each unit interval of opening this heater is roughly the same, and the unit quantity that is printed to the coloured dye on this object when at every turn heating also is roughly the same; Thereafter this thermal printer head can be closed one first a predetermined number unit interval of this heater earlier according to the mantissa part of this grey, then open this one second predetermined number unit interval of heater more one by one and continuously, this first and second predetermined number is integer and more than or equal to one, and this heater is printed to this coloured dye the unit quantity that the total amount on this object is printed during each heating when this integer part less than this heater when this mantissa part.
The advantage of the inventive method is, compared with prior art, do not changing under the total time pulse number purpose condition, utilizing the effect of heat history and reach the effect that improves the color density grey, that is to say, under the condition that does not increase the time-write interval, improved the color-resolution of each print point on the photo paper, thereby improve the effect of printing image quality, so, adopt Method of printing of the present invention to improve color density, really can save many times, and reduce production costs.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of existing photo printer;
Fig. 2 prints the schematic diagram of feeding mode for existing photo printer;
Fig. 3 A is the schematic diagram of time pulse sequence signal on the color density grey of the thermal printer head of existing photo printer and the heater;
Fig. 3 B is the time pulse sequence signal of heater among Fig. 3 A and the schematic diagram of corresponding sequence digital signal data;
Fig. 4 a, Fig. 4 b and Fig. 4 c are first embodiment of the invention increases the Method of printing of thermal printer head grey with the mode of heating of noncontinuity in two gray scales time pulse sequence signal schematic representation;
Fig. 5 a, Fig. 5 b and Fig. 5 c are second embodiment of the invention increases the Method of printing of thermal printer head grey with the mode of heating of noncontinuity in two gray scales time pulse sequence signal schematic representation;
Fig. 6 a, Fig. 6 b and Fig. 6 c are third embodiment of the invention increases the Method of printing of thermal printer head grey with the mode of heating of noncontinuity in two gray scales time pulse sequence signal schematic representation.
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The structure of photo printer of the present invention and thermal printer head and printing feeding mode are identical with the prior art of Figure 1 and Figure 2, therefore no longer repeat specification.As existing described, the thermal printer head of photo printer of the present invention is before printing a photo paper, (digital signal value of heater is " 1 " can to open a plurality of heaters on this thermal printer head simultaneously, the digital signal value of closing heater is " 0 ") scheduled time Tp is so that institute's having heaters of this thermal printer head reaches a predetermined temperature, this is warm-up phase, then, according to the required corresponding grey of a plurality of corresponding print point X2 of many Line Chart pictures on this photo paper, open a plurality of heaters on this thermal printer head continuously again.
Because length heat time heating time of each heater can be represented with corresponding sequence numeral with a time pulse sequence 70, and the time interval of each time pulse 72 (it probably is a fixed intervals Tu) promptly is the unit interval of opening a plurality of heaters, and the heat that these a plurality of heaters are bestowed on a plurality of print point X2 in the time interval Tu of each time pulse 72 also is roughly the same, and promptly the coloured dye that is printed on the photo paper when each heating has the unit quantity that is roughly the same.Because the color depth of each print point X2 is to be controlled by a predetermined grey, when these a plurality of heaters of unlatching heat a plurality of print point X2, each print point X2 is subjected to the heating number of times of corresponding heater to be the grey that each print point X2 produces color density, and each grey has included an integer part W and a mantissa part T.Wherein, the integer part W of this grey is one by one and continuously heater and the corresponding number of times of integer part W, so that coloured dye is printed on a photo paper and the corresponding position of this heater serially, wherein, integer part W is more than or equal to zero, and the unit interval of each heater its value that is roughly the same is Tu, and the unit quantity that is printed to this coloured dye on this photo paper when at every turn heating also is roughly the same.The mantissa part T of this grey is for closing unit interval Tu of this heater earlier, then open the one or more unit interval Tu of this heater more one by one and continuously, and this heater is printed to the unit quantity that total amount on this photo paper is printed during each heating during in integer part W less than this heater at mantissa part T with this coloured dye.This result causes owing to the heat history effect, promptly the accumulation of the many more heats of printing continuously of number of times is also many more, and print the effect of the effect of heat history continuously greater than discontinuous printing heat history, so after closing the one or more unit interval Tu of this heater earlier, open a plurality of unit interval Tu of this heater more one by one and continuously, wherein, to have different units of heat and the time pulse signal 72 contained units of heat after more many more for each time pulse signal 72.
Please refer to Fig. 4 a, Fig. 4 b and Fig. 4 c, it increases the time pulse sequence signal schematic representation of the Method of printing of thermal printer head grey with the mode of heating of noncontinuity in two gray scales for first embodiment of the invention.Shown in Fig. 4 a, Fig. 4 b and Fig. 4 c, first embodiment of the invention promptly is to utilize above-mentioned principle to increase the grey of thermal printer head with the mode of heating of noncontinuity in gray scale N (N0) and gray scale N+1, its method flow is as follows: step 100: open a heater and heat a scheduled time Tp, so that this heater reaches the predetermined temperature that can carry out print routine; Step 102: open this heater continuously N time, promptly to N time pulse signal of this heater input; Step 104: close Tu heat time heating time of this unit of heater; Step 106: open the one or more unit interval Tu of this heater more continuously, promptly again this heater is imported at least one time pulse signal; Step 108: produce a gray scale N+1/2, to reach the purpose that grey increases.
As described in above-mentioned step, the purpose of execution in step 100 promptly is to make the thermal printer head of photo printer reach print temperature when printing this photo paper.Because continuously after the heater, through closing a heat that time pulse signal contained before a heat that time pulse signal contained that Tu heat time heating time of unit opens this heater again and produced can be closed less than this heater, this is that this heater is after cutting out, temperature can descend, so opening the contained heat of this time pulse signal that this heater exports again can be less and be a measured value, and it is all inequality to open the contained heat of each time pulse signal in a plurality of time pulse signals of being exported behind this heater again, and the contained heat of the latter can be healed greatly more, and this is the result of heat history effect.Execution in step 102 to the purpose of step 106 promptly is to utilize this measured value as a new heating unit quantity, comes execution in step 108 and obtains another grey.For example continuously after heater N time, through close the heat that this time pulse signal contained that Tu heat time heating time of unit opens this heater again and produced be integer part W time pulse signal institute heat content 50%, can in gray scale N and gray scale N+1, obtain another gray scale N+1/2.Similarly, if through close the heat that this time pulse signal contained that Tu heat time heating time of unit opens this heater again and produced be integer part W time pulse signal institute heat content 25%, and and then the contained heat of another time pulse signal of this time pulse signal be integer part W time pulse signal institute heat content 50%, can in gray scale N and gray scale N+1, obtain in addition two gray scale N+1/4 and N+3/4 (promptly importing and two time pulse signals respectively).
Please refer to Fig. 5 a, Fig. 5 b and Fig. 5 c, it increases the time pulse sequence signal schematic representation of the Method of printing of thermal printer head grey with the mode of heating of noncontinuity in two gray scales for second embodiment of the invention.As first embodiment, the color depth of each print point X3 is also controlled by a predetermined grey on one photo paper, when a plurality of heaters on the open printing head heat these a plurality of print point X3, each print point X3 is subjected to the heating number of times of corresponding heater to be the grey that each print point X3 produces color density, and each grey has included the i.e. mantissa part T of an integer part W.Wherein, the integer part W of this grey is one by one and continuously heater and the corresponding number of times of integer part W, so that coloured dye is printed on this photo paper and the corresponding position of this heater serially, wherein, integer part W is more than or equal to zero, and the unit interval of each heater its value that is roughly the same is Tu, and the unit quantity that is printed to this coloured dye on this photo paper when at every turn heating also is roughly the same.The mantissa part T of this grey closes a plurality of unit interval Tu of this heater earlier, then open the one or more unit interval Tu of this heater more one by one and continuously, and this heater is printed to the unit quantity that total amount on this photo paper is printed during each heating during in integer part W less than this heater in mantissa part T with this coloured dye, and each included time pulse signal 72 of mantissa part T has different units of heat and the back more contained units of heat of time pulse signal 72 is many more.Shown in Fig. 5 a, Fig. 5 b and Fig. 5 c, second embodiment of the invention also is to utilize the grey that increases thermal printer head as the principle of first embodiment in gray scale N (N0) and gray scale N+1 with the mode of heating of noncontinuity, its method flow is as follows: step 120: open a heater and heat a scheduled time Tp, so that this heater reaches the predetermined temperature that can carry out print routine; Step 122: open this heater continuously N time, promptly to N time pulse signal of this heater input; Step 124: close Tu heat time heating time of this two unit of heater, promptly input time, pulse signal was 0 number secondary; Step 126: open the one or more unit interval Tu of this heater more continuously, promptly again this heater is imported at least one time pulse signal; Step 128: produce a gray scale N+1/4, to reach the purpose that grey increases.
As described in above-mentioned step, the purpose of execution in step 120 promptly is to make the thermal printer head of photo printer reach print temperature when printing this photo paper.Because continuously after the heater, through closing a heat that time pulse signal contained before a heat that time pulse signal contained that two Tu heat time heating time of unit open this heater again and produced can be closed much smaller than this heater, this is that this heater is after cutting out, temperature can descend many, so opening the contained heat of this time pulse signal that this heater exports again can be less and be a measured value, and it is all inequality to open the contained heat of each time pulse signal in a plurality of time pulse signals of being exported behind this heater again, and the contained heat of the latter can be healed greatly more, and this is the result of heat history effect.Execution in step 122 to the purpose of step 126 promptly is to utilize this measured value as a new heating unit quantity, comes execution in step 128 and obtains another grey.For example continuously after heater N time, through close the heat that this time pulse signal contained that two Tu heat time heating time of unit open this heater again and produced be integer part W time pulse signal institute heat content 25%, and and then the contained heat of another time pulse signal of this time pulse signal be integer part W time pulse signal institute heat content 50%, can in gray scale N and gray scale N+1, obtain two gray scale N+1/4, N+3/4.(promptly importing one, two time pulse signals respectively).
Please refer to Fig. 6 a, Fig. 6 b and Fig. 6 c, it increases the time pulse sequence signal schematic representation of the Method of printing of thermal printer head grey with the mode of heating of noncontinuity in two gray scales for third embodiment of the invention.Shown in Fig. 6 a, Fig. 6 b and Fig. 6 c, third embodiment of the invention utilizes above-mentioned principle to increase the grey of thermal printer head with the mode of heating of noncontinuity in gray scale N (N0) and gray scale N+1 as first embodiment and first embodiment, its method flow is as follows: step 130: open a heater and heat a scheduled time Tp, so that this heater reaches the predetermined temperature that can carry out print routine; Step 132: open this heater continuously N time, promptly to N time pulse signal of this heater input; Step 134: close Tu heat time heating time of this unit of heater; Step 136: open unit interval Tu of this heater again, promptly again to time pulse signal of this heater input; Step 138: close Tu heat time heating time of this unit of heater again; Step 140: open unit interval Tu of this heater again, promptly again to time pulse signal of this heater input; Step 142: produce a gray scale N+3/4, to reach the purpose that grey increases.
As described in above-mentioned step, the purpose of execution in step 130 promptly is to make the thermal printer head of photo printer reach print temperature when printing this photo paper.Because continuously after the heater, through closing a heat that time pulse signal contained before a heat that time pulse signal contained that Tu heat time heating time of unit opens this heater again and produced can be closed less than this heater, this is that this heater is after cutting out, temperature can descend, can be less and be a measured value so open the contained heat of this time pulse signal that this heater exports again.Execution in step 132 to the purpose of step 140 promptly is to utilize this measured value as a new heating unit quantity, comes execution in step 142 and obtains another grey.For example continuously after heater N time, through close the heat that this time pulse signal contained that Tu heat time heating time of unit opens this heater again and produced be integer part W time pulse signal institute heat content 50%.Afterwards, close Tu heat time heating time of this unit of heater again, then, open unit interval Tu of this heater again, at this moment, the heat that this time pulse signal contained be integer part W time pulse signal institute heat content 25%, so, can in gray scale N and gray scale N+1, obtain another gray scale N+3/4.
Can learn by first embodiment, second embodiment and the 3rd embodiment, each heater on this printhead all can the method obtains other grey in any two gray scales (gray scale N and gray scale N+1), and on this photo paper corresponding print point do the action of heating, and because presumable have deeply shallow of color density of the print point on each bar Line Chart picture on this photo paper, therefore, Line Chart picture of every printing, these a plurality of heaters also only need be finished the time span of 255 time pulses.So, under the condition that does not increase the time-write interval, the available gray scale number of the print point on this photo paper on each bar Line Chart picture has increased many, and therefore, the color-resolution of each print point also rises to original several times.
Point out that at this described photo printer of the foregoing description fixes with a fixture and moves a photo paper, and thermal printer head is in a fixed manner in order to be printed to dyestuff contained on the colour band on this photo paper.Moreover, thermal printer head of the present invention also can be installed on this photo printer in a movable manner, and fix this photo paper with this fixture, then, utilize this thermal printer head dyestuff contained on the colour band to be printed on this photo paper in the mode of a line one line.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and all equalizations of doing according to claim of the present invention change and modify, and all should belong to the covering scope of patent of the present invention.

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1.一种热打印头的打印方法,该热打印头包括有多个呈线形且等距排列的加热器,用来对一染料加热以使该染料打印至一物体上,该热打印头于一预定时段内可在该物体上形成多个呈线形且等距排列的打印点,每一打印点的颜色浓度由一预定的灰度数来控制,每一灰度数均包括有一整数部分及一尾数部分,在依据一预定的灰度数来控制一加热器以产生一相对应的彩色点时,该打印方法包括有下列步骤:1. A printing method of a thermal print head, the thermal print head includes a plurality of linear and equidistantly arranged heaters, used to heat a dye to make the dye print on an object, the thermal print head in A plurality of linear and equidistant printed dots can be formed on the object within a predetermined period of time. The color density of each printed dot is controlled by a predetermined grayscale number, and each grayscale number includes an integer part and A mantissa part, when controlling a heater to generate a corresponding color dot according to a predetermined gray scale number, the printing method includes the following steps: 依据该灰度数的整数部分逐次且连续地开启该加热器与该整数部分相对应的次数,以使该彩色染料可连续打印至该物体的与该加热器相对应的位置上,其中该整数部分大于或等于零,每次开启该加热器的单位时间大概相同,而每次加热时打印至该物体上的彩色染料的单位量也大概相同;以及According to the integer part of the gray scale number, the number of times corresponding to the integer part of the heater is successively and continuously turned on, so that the color dye can be continuously printed on the position corresponding to the heater of the object, wherein the integer fraction is greater than or equal to zero, each time the heater is turned on for approximately the same unit time, and each time the heater is turned on, the same unit amount of colored dye is printed onto the object; and 依据该灰度数的尾数部分来先关闭该加热器一第一预定数目个单位时间,而后再逐次且连续地开启该加热器一第二预定数目个单位时间,该第一及第二预定数目均为整数且大于或等于一,且该加热器在该尾数部分时将该彩色染料打印至该物体上的总量小于该加热器于该整数部分时每次加热时所打印的单位量。First turn off the heater for a first predetermined number of unit times according to the mantissa part of the gray scale number, and then turn on the heater successively and continuously for a second predetermined number of unit times. are integers and greater than or equal to one, and the total amount of the color dye printed on the object by the heater in the mantissa part is less than the unit amount printed by the heater in each heating when the heater is in the integer part. 2.如权利要求1所述的打印方法,其中该灰度数的尾数部分的打印是完成于该灰度数的整数部分的打印之后。2. The printing method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the printing of the mantissa part of the grayscale number is completed after the printing of the integer part of the grayscale number. 3.如权利要求1所述的打印方法,其中该热打印头于打印所有打印点的灰度数的整数部分前,该打印方法另包括有下列步骤:3. The printing method as claimed in claim 1, wherein before the thermal print head prints the integer part of the gray scale number of all printing points, the printing method further comprises the following steps: 同时开启每一加热器一预定时间以使该热打印头的所有加热器达到一预定温度。Simultaneously turn on each heater for a predetermined time so that all the heaters of the thermal print head reach a predetermined temperature. 4.如权利要求1所述的打印方法,其中该热打印头装设于一打印机上,该打印机另包括有一固定装置用来固定以及移动该物体,以使该热打印头得以将一图形打印至该物体上。4. The printing method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermal print head is installed on a printer, and the printer further includes a fixing device for fixing and moving the object, so that the thermal print head can print a pattern onto the object. 5.如权利要求4所述的打印方法,其中该打印机为一相片打印机,该彩色染料位于一色带上,该物体为一相片纸。5. The printing method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the printer is a photo printer, the color dye is located on a ribbon, and the object is a photo paper. 6.如权利要求1所述的打印方法,其中该热打印头以可移动的方式装设于一打印机上,该打印机另包括有一固定装置用来固定该物体,该热打印头会以一线一线的方式将一图形打印至该物体上。6. The printing method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermal print head is mounted on a printer in a movable manner, and the printer further includes a fixing device for fixing the object, and the thermal print head will line by line A graphic is printed onto the object in the same way. 7.一种打印机,其包括有:7. A printer comprising: 一固定装置,用来固定一待打印的物体;以及a fixture for holding an object to be printed; and 一热打印头,用来对一染料加热以使该染料打印至一物体上,该热打印头包括有多个呈线形且等距排列的加热器;A thermal print head, used to heat a dye to print the dye on an object, the thermal print head includes a plurality of linear and equidistantly arranged heaters; 其中该热打印头于一预定时段内可在该物体上形成多个呈线形且等距排列的打印点,每一打印点的颜色浓度由一预定的灰度数来控制,每一灰度数均包括有一整数部分及一尾数部分,在依据一预定的灰度数来控制一加热器以产生一相对应的彩色点时,该热打印头会依据该灰度数的整数部分来且逐次且连续地开启该加热器与该整数部分相对应的次数以使该彩色染料可连续打印至该物体的与该加热器相对应的位置上,其中该整数部分大于或等于零,每次开启该加热器的单位时间大概相同,而每次加热时打印至该物体上的彩色染料的单位量也大概相同;Wherein the thermal print head can form a plurality of linear and equidistantly arranged printing dots on the object within a predetermined period of time, and the color density of each printing dot is controlled by a predetermined gray scale number, and each gray scale number Both include an integer part and a mantissa part. When controlling a heater to generate a corresponding color dot according to a predetermined gray scale number, the thermal print head will successively and Continuously turn on the heater for the number of times corresponding to the integer part so that the color dye can be continuously printed on the object on the position corresponding to the heater, wherein the integer part is greater than or equal to zero, each time the heater is turned on approximately the same unit time and approximately the same unit amount of colored dye printed onto the object each time it is heated; 其后该热打印头会依据该灰度数的尾数部分来先关闭该加热器一第一预定数目个单位时间,而后再逐次且连续地开启该加热器一第二预定数目个单位时间,该第一及第二预定数目均为整数且大于或等于一,且该加热器于该尾数部分时将该彩色染料打印至该物体上的总量小于该加热器于该整数部分时每次加热时所打印的单位量。Thereafter, the thermal print head will first turn off the heater for a first predetermined number of unit times according to the mantissa part of the grayscale number, and then turn on the heater successively and continuously for a second predetermined number of unit times. The first and second predetermined numbers are both integers and greater than or equal to one, and the total amount of the color dye printed on the object when the heater is in the mantissa part is less than each heating time when the heater is in the integer part The amount of units to print. 8.如权利要求7所述的打印机,其中该热打印头于打印所有打印点的灰度数的整数部分前,会同时开启每一加热器一预定时间以使该热打印头的所有加热器达到一预定温度。8. The printer as claimed in claim 7, wherein the thermal print head will simultaneously turn on each heater for a predetermined time before printing the integral part of the gray scale number of all printing dots so that all the heaters of the thermal print head reach a predetermined temperature. 9.如权利要求7所述的打印机,其中该固定装置会移动该物体以使该打印头将一图形打印至该物体上。9. The printer as claimed in claim 7, wherein the fixing device moves the object so that the print head prints a pattern on the object. 10.如权利要求9所述的打印机,其为一相片打印机,该彩色染料位于一色带上,该物体为一相片纸。10. The printer of claim 9, which is a photo printer, the color dyes are on a ribbon, and the object is a photo paper. 11.如权利要求7所述的打印机,其中该热打印头以可移动的方式装设于该打印机上,该热打印头会以一线一线的方式将一图形打印至该物体上。11. The printer as claimed in claim 7, wherein the thermal print head is movably mounted on the printer, and the thermal print head prints a pattern on the object in a line by line manner.
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