Abstract: A lens sheet has an external shape of a rectangle or a square defined by four sheet ends in a vertical direction thereto. The lens sheet includes: a first surface, on which a plurality of lenses extending in a direction inclined to one of the sheet ends are arranged in parallel with each other; and a second surface opposite to the first surface, on which a printing is to be performed or to which a printed medium is to be stuck.

Abstract: Disclosed is a recording medium with a lenticular lens for ink jet recording. The recording medium includes: a lenticular lens layer having a convex part surface, on which a plurality of semicylindrical or arcuate and elongated convexes are arranged in parallel, and a backside surface; and an ink absorptive layer provided on the backside surface of the lenticular lens layer. In the recording medium, an ink permeable layer for avoiding the stay of ink droplets on a recorded face after printing, or an adhesive layer for rendering the recording medium easily fixable to a wall, a mount and the like, or a temporarily applicable part is further provided.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a guide that includes a convex portion formed along a transport direction and guides a recording medium in the transport direction by allowing the convex portion to come in contact with a lenticular lens of the recording medium having the lenticular lens; and a pressing member that presses the recording medium against the guide.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a transport mechanism that transports a recording medium having a lenticular lens in a transport direction; and a guide that includes a convex portion formed along the transport direction and guides the recording medium in the transport direction by allowing the convex portion to come in contact with the lenticular lens.

Abstract: A recording target medium includes a base material, a recording portion, and a guided-array portion. The recording portion is formed on or at one surface of the base material. The recording portion includes an ink-accepting layer. The guided-array portion is formed on the base material at a side opposite to an observation side of the recording portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is a recording medium with a lenticular lens for ink jet recording. The recording medium includes: a lenticular lens layer having a convex part surface, on which a plurality of semicylindrical or arcuate and elongated convexes are arranged in parallel, and a backside surface; and an ink absorptive layer provided on the backside surface of the lenticular lens layer. In the recording medium, an ink permeable layer for avoiding the stay of ink droplets on a recorded face after printing, or an adhesive layer for rendering the recording medium easily fixable to a wall, a mount and the like, or a temporarily applicable part is further provided.

Abstract: A print medium of the present invention has a structure in which a substrate 30 has an extending portion 10b extending from the portion fixed to a lenticular sheet 10a to the right in the drawing and adjacent to the rectangular lenticular sheet 10a. Printing “parallactic images”, “an addressee”, and “a fold” on an ink permeating layer 50, a print paper 60, and the ink permeating layer 50 of the print medium 10, respectively, and folding the extending portion 10b with respect to the “fold” facilitates bonding the portion on which the addressee is printed to the back surface of the lenticular sheet 10a.

Abstract: Provided is a recording apparatus capable of performing recording on a recording medium having a lenticular lens.

Abstract: Provided is a printing apparatus for performing printing on a lens sheet on which a plurality of lenses is arranged with a longitudinal direction thereof in one direction, and a print image corresponding to a plurality of parallaxes is formed on one surface thereof. A test pattern configured to provide different visibility to a user's left and right eyes is formed on any portion of the lens sheet, with a longitudinal direction thereof in a direction crossing the one direction. The printing apparatus includes position correction amount-calculation means for calculating a position correction amount in order to form the print image on the lens sheet based on the visibility of the test pattern input by a user, and a print execution means for executing printing for the forming of the print image based on combined image data created from a plurality of original image data and the position correction amount so that the position correction amount is reflected in the print image.

Abstract: A printer for executing a printing on a lens sheet in which a plurality of lenses is disposed, includes: lens detection device which, by scanning the lens sheet, outputs a lens signal corresponding to a lens resolution of the lenses in the lens sheet; encoder signal output device which, by scanning a scale, outputs an encoder signal in accordance with a pattern provided on the scale; lens signal counting device which calculates first elapsed time information regarding a cycle of the lens signal; encoder signal counting device which calculates second elapsed time information regarding a cycle of the encoder signal; and lens signal division device which, based on the first elapsed time information and the second elapsed time information, divides the lens signal and outputs a divided lens signal.

Abstract: A recording medium includes lenticules and a guided portion guided by a guide portion which is provided in a supporter for supporting the recording medium provided on a recording apparatus carrying out a recording on the recording medium, so that the recording medium is guided in a predetermined conveying direction.

Abstract: A recording apparatus which transfers a recording medium having a lenticular lens and performs recording on the recording medium to be transferred includes a linear engaging portion disposed on a supporting surface of a supporting unit for supporting the recording medium to be transferred to engage with the lenticular lens in a predetermined transfer direction.

Abstract: A print medium of the present invention has a structure in which a substrate 30 has an extending portion 10b extending from the portion fixed to a lenticular sheet 10a to the right in the drawing and adjacent to the rectangular lenticular sheet 10a. Printing “parallactic images”, “an addressee”, and “a fold” on an ink permeating layer 50, a print paper 60, and the ink permeating layer 50 of the print medium 10, respectively, and folding the extending portion 10b with respect to the “fold” facilitates bonding the portion on which the addressee is printed to the back surface of the lenticular sheet 10a.

Abstract: A printing medium includes: a rectangular lens sheet that has a surface formed in a predetermined lens shape; and a thin base that is fixed to a rear surface of the lens sheet on which no lens is formed and has an extending portion extending from one side of the lens sheet to the outside. In the printing medium, when a region corresponding to the rear surface of the lens sheet is referred to as a unit region, the extending portion includes a plurality of unit regions adjacent to one another with adjacent portions, which are common sides, interposed therebetween, and a first printing surface and a second printing surface having predetermined images formed thereon are formed in corresponding unit regions on one surface of the base that is fixed to the rear surface of the lens sheet or the other surface of the base. In addition, at least one unit region is additionally interposed between the unit region where the first printing surface is formed and the unit region where the second printing surface is formed.

Abstract: A lens sheet has an external shape of a rectangle or a square defined by four sheet ends in a vertical direction thereto. The lens sheet includes: a first surface, on which a plurality of lenses extending in a direction inclined to one of the sheet ends are arranged in parallel with each other; and a second surface opposite to the first surface, on which a printing is to be performed or to which a printed medium is to be stuck.

Abstract: Disclosed is a recording medium with a lenticular lens for ink jet recording. The recording medium includes: a lenticular lens layer having a convex part surface, on which a plurality of semicylindrical or arcuate and elongated convexes are arranged in parallel, and a backside surface; and an ink absorptive layer provided on the backside surface of the lenticular lens layer. In the recording medium, an ink permeable layer for avoiding the stay of ink droplets on a recorded face after printing, or an adhesive layer for rendering the recording medium easily fixable to a wall, a mount and the like, or a temporarily applicable part is further provided.

Abstract: A printer for executing a printing on a lens sheet in which a plurality of lenses is disposed, includes: lens detection means which, by scanning the lens sheet, outputs a lens signal corresponding to a lens resolution of the lenses in the lens sheet; encoder signal output means which, by scanning a scale, outputs an encoder signal in accordance with a pattern provided on the scale; lens signal counting means which calculates first elapsed time information regarding a cycle of the lens signal; encoder signal counting means which calculates second elapsed time information regarding a cycle of the encoder signal; and lens signal division means which, based on the first elapsed time information and the second elapsed time information, divides the lens signal and outputs a divided lens signal.

Abstract: To provide a printer capable of matching arrangement cycles of parallax images and lenses with each other inexpensively and easily.

Abstract: To provide a printer capable of matching arrangement cycles of parallax images and lenses with each other inexpensively and easily.

Abstract: To provide a printing medium capable of improving an image quality and printing the image according to a precise position. A printing medium includes a print surface on which an image is printed, and a surface in which lenses are arranged, wherein, in the printing medium, the print image is viewed through the arranged lens, and at the time of printing, at least part of the arranged lens are located on the same side with the print surface.