EP0129023B1 - Apparatus for applying a dye image to a member - Google Patents
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- The instant invention relates to the application of dye images to various types of members, and more particularly to an apparatus for applying dye images to members utilizing a sheet or sheets bearing dyes in the mirror images of the desired images, wherein the dyes are of the type which require heat for the application thereof.
- Processes for applying dye images to various types of members, wherein dyes are transferred from sheets bearing the dyes in the mirror images of the desired images, are generally known in the printing art. In general, processes of this type are carried out by overlying a sheet bearing dye in the mirror image of the desired image on a member so that the image is in the desired orientation thereon and by thereafter simultaneously applying heat and pressure to the sheet to transfer the dye to the member so that the desired image is produced thereon.
- DE-A-2,005,186 discloses a textile printing process in which a preselected dye image is applied to a textile by sublimation printing utilising a sheet bearing the dye in the mirror image of the pre-selected image. The textile material is substantially flat and the dye is sublimed onto the textile material by the application of heat and pressure.
- EP-A-0,014,615 discloses a method of printing upon a substrate, in particular spectacle frames, by a sublimation printing process. The apparatus is not intended to print indicia upon a plurality of eye glass frames not to mention keycaps.
- FR-A-2,368,364 discloses a method for marking the keys of a keyboard in which a thin honeycomb foil is formed into a plurality of cells marked with adistinctive marking and having a shape complementary to that of each key, the cells of the foil are separated and the marked and separated cells driven onto the corresponding keys in order to cap them.
- The present invention provides an apparatus for simultaneously applying a plurality of pre- selected dye images to an assembly of a plurality of keycaps having respective irregular printing surfaces, by utilizing a flexible sheet bearing the dye in the mirror images of the preselected images, the dye being of the type requiring heat for the application thereof and having a melting point which is below the melting point of the material of which the assembly of keycaps is constructed, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a base;
- (b) a bed mounted on the base, the bed having a support surface for receiving the assembly of keycaps and the flexible sheet thereon with the flexible sheet overlying the irregular printing surfaces of the assembly of keycaps so that the dye mirror images face the irregular printing surfaces in a predetermined orientation;
- (c) a continuous resilient, flexible membrane -attached to the apparatus and positionable in overlying relation on the assembly of keycaps and on the portion of the bed surface adjacent thereto;
- (d) means for positioning the assembly of keycaps and the flexible sheet so that the sheet overlies the assembly of keycaps with the mirror images facing the assembly of keycaps in a predetermined orientation;
- (e) means for displacing the membrane into pressurized communication with the flexible sheet to thereby effect the pressurized engagement of the flexible sheet and the dye with the assembly of keycaps; and
- (f) heating means for heating the membrane and thereby heating the sheet to apply the pre- selected image to the plurality of keycaps.
- The means for displacing the membrane into pressurized communication with the flexible sheet may comprise vacuum means. In a preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention, the heating means comprises one or a plurality of radiant heating elements which emit radiant heat, preferably primarily in the infrared wavelength range, to effect heating of the flexible sheet, the dye and the keycaps to which the dye images are to be applied. In addition, the radiant heating means is constructed so that it emits radiation towards the bed assembly surface from various angles, whereby three-dimensional keycaps on the bed assembly surface can be heated uniformly. In this regard,. preferably the radiant heating means comprises an infrared radiation emitter and a parabolic reflector which directs radiation from the emitter towards the bed assembly surface at various relative angles. Also in the preferred embodiment, the flexible membrane is preferably matched with the radiant heating means so that it is specifically absorptive to radiation within the wavelength range emitted therefrom to achieve optimum heating efficiency.
- The apparatus of the present invention is particularly effective for applying disperse dye images to plastic keycaps. The apparatus of the present invention is used for simultaneously applying a plurality of dye images to a plurality of keycaps having irregular printing surfaces and which are three-dimensional in nature. In this regard, because the apparatus of the present invention utilizes a flexible membrane and a means for applying a vacuum to the membrane to effect pressurized communication between a flexible sheet and a plurality of keycaps disposed on the bed assembly surface, a plurality of keycaps can be positioned on the bed assembly surface, and dye images can be simultaneously applied to all of the keycaps with one or a plurality of sheets. This is because the membrane will simultaneously conform to the configuration of all of the keycaps and cause pressure to be applied to all of the various surfaces of the keycaps notwithstanding some irregularities in the surface configurations thereof. In addition, it is possible to simultaneously apply dye images to two or more different surfaces of a plurality of keycaps with the apparatus of the present invention. Specifically, by utilizing a dye bearing sheet having a plurality of mirror images thereon wherein the sheet is die-cut so that it can conform to the various surfaces of each keycap, when the membrane is moved into pressurized communication with the keycaps the sheet will be positioned in pressurized engagement with the different surfaces of the keycaps so that the different images are applied to the appropriate surfaces. It should be pointed out, however, that when applying images to surfaces which are in nonparallel relation to the bed assembly surface it is important that the radiant heating means be of the type hereinbefore described wherein radiation is directed at the bed assembly surface from various angles so that all of the surfaces of the member are heated uniformly.
- The apparatus of the present invention is for the application of dye images to keys of the type utilized in keyboards for typewriters, computers and the like. Specifically, the apparatus of the present invention is adapted for simultaneously applying dye images to the keys of a fully assembled keyboard. In this regard, the apparatus may further comprise a frame on the bed assembly surface for receiving a fully assembled keyboard, and a skeleton plate which is receivable on the keyboard. The skeleton plate has a plurality of apertures therethrough wherein the keys are receivable to maintain the keys in substantially stationary relation while the desired images are applied thereto. A sheet having a plurality of dye images thereon, which are in the mirror images of the desired images is overlaid on the.keys·so that the images are in the desired orientation thereon. In the preferred embodiment, a plurality of registration pins are provided on the frame, and a plurality of apertures are provided in the sheet for receiving the registration pins to assure proper registration of the sheet relative to the keys on the keyboard. Accordingly, dye images can be simultaneously applied to all of the keys on a fully assembled keyboard by positioning a dye bearing sheet over the keys as hereinabove set forth by placing the membrane over the keyboard, evacuating the membrane so that it is drawn into pressurized communication with the keys, and thereafter applying heat to the membrane. Hence, a keyboard can be fully assembled with blank keys, and thereafter the keys on the fully assembled keyboard can be imprinted with the desired images utilizing the apparatus of the instant invention. As a result, keyboards which heretofore had to be manually assembled in order to assure that each different key was assembled in the proper location can now be-robotically assembled with blank keys, and thereafter the keys can be imprinted with the desired images. Therefore it is seen that substantial savings in labor costs can be realized with the apparatus of the instant invention, particularly when it is used for applying images to keys of a keyboard.
- Accordingly, the instant invention provides for an apparatus for simultaneously applying a dye image to a plurality of keycaps utilizing a sheet bearing dye in the mirror of the image, the dye being of the type requiring heat for the application thereof and having a melting point which is below the melting point of the material comprising the keycaps.
- The keycaps can be keys assembled on a keyboard.
- The apparatus in accordance with the invention is particularly suitable for applying a dye image to plastic keycaps wherein a dye bearing sheet is first overlaid on the keycaps, a flexible membrane is overlaid on the sheet, and vacuum is applied to the membrane to effect the pressurized engagement of the dye bearing sheet with the keycaps and wherein thereafter radiation is directed toward the sheet to effect the heating of the dye and the keycaps so that the image is transferred to the member.
- The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying illustrative drawings, in which:
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus of the instant invention with the flexible membrane thereof in the closed operative position;
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the front portion of the apparatus with the membrane in the raised inoperative position;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a keyboard assembly received in a frame assembly and a dye bearing sheet which is receivable in overlying relation on the keyboard assembly;
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a single key of the keyboard assembly illustrated in FIG. 3;
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 in Fig. 5;
- FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional view of a plurality of keys with a dye bearing sheet and the flexible membrane overlaid thereon and a plurality of radiation emitters;
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a key having first and second printing surfaces and a die-cut dye bearing sheet; and
- FIG. 9 is a schematic sectional view illustrating the application of heat to a plurality of keys of the type illustrated in FIG. 8 utilizing radiation emitters having parabolic reflectors.
- Referring now to the drawings, the apparatus of the instant invention is illustrated and generally indicated at 10 in Fig. 1. The
apparatus 10 is operable for applying dye images to keycaps particularly plastic keycaps, in accordance with processes of the type wherein a sheet bearing dye in the mirror of a desired image is overlaid on the keycaps and the image is transferred to the keycaps through the application of heat to the dye while the sheet is maintained in pressurized engagement with the keycaps. Theapparatus 10 generally comprises abase 12, abed assembly 14, aflexible membrane assembly 16 which is positionable in overlying relation on thebed assembly 14, avacuum assembly 18, and aradiant heating assembly 20. Thevacuum assembly 18 is operable for evacuating the area between themembrane assembly 16 and thebed assembly 14 when themembrane assembly 16 is positioned in overlying relation on thebed assembly 14. Thebed assembly 14 and themembrane assembly 16 are positionable beneath theradiant heating assembly 20 to effect radiant heating of themembrane assembly 16. Accordingly, when keycaps are positioned on thebed assembly 14 and a sheet bearing dye in the mirror image of a preselected image is overlaid on the keycaps, theapparatus 10 is operable for transferring the dye from the sheet to the member to produce the preselected image thereon. Specifically, by evacuating the area between themembrane assembly 16 and thebed assembly 14 with thevacuum assembly 18, and by thereafter positioning themembrane assembly 16 and thebed assembly 14 under theradiant heating assembly 20, heat and pressure are simultaneously applied to the dye bearing sheet to transfer the dye therefrom to the keycaps on thebed assembly 14. - Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be seen that the
base 12 comprises a table-like structure having atable top 22 andlegs 24. Thebase assembly 12 provides a supporting structure for the remainder of theapparatus 10 as will be seen from the drawings. - The
bed assembly 14 is most clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 and comprises arectangular frame 26 and asupport plate portion 28 which defines a supporting surface for receiving a plurality of keycaps in theapparatus 10 for the application of dye images thereto. As illustrated in Fig. 4, theplate portion 28 comprises alower substrate 30 having alamination 32 overlaid thereon, thelamination 32 defining the upper supporting surface of theplate portion 28. Thelamination 32 is preferably of a substantially rigid construction and has a textured grid pattern on the upper surface thereof whereby an even vacuum can be applied over the entire area between thebed assembly 14 and themembrane assembly 16. Integrally molded in thelamination 32 is a raisedridge 34 which extends around the central portion thereof in slightly inwardly spaced relation to the periphery of thelamination 32. Provided in theplate portion 28 arevacuum caps 36 having peripheral openings therein (not shown) for evacuating the area between thebed assembly 14 and themembrane assembly 16 when themembrane assembly 16 is overlaid on thebed assembly 14, as will hereinafter be more fully brought out. Also included in thebed assembly 14 arelatch members 38 and ahandle 40. A mountingassembly 42 is included in thebed assembly 14 for the mounting thereof on thebase 12. - The mounting
assembly 42 is most clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and comprises a pair ofslide rods 44 which are mounted in upwardly spaced rearwardly extending relation on thetable top 22 with front mounts 46 and rear mounts (not shown). Received on therods 44 are front andrear slide members rear cross members front slide members 48 and between the tworear slide members 50, respectively. Frontvertical members 56 and rear vertical members (not shown) extend upwardly from thecross members frame 26, whereby theframe 26 is slidably mounted on therods 44. Afront stop member 55 extends upwardly from thetable top 22 to limit the extent of the forward movement of thebed assembly 14. - The
membrane assembly 16 is hingedly mounted on thebed assembly 14 along the rear edge thereof as at 57 and comprises anouter frame 58 and a resilient,flexible membrane 60 which is secured to theframe 58 withstrips 62 and screws 64, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4. As will be seen from Fig. 4, theframe 58 is of L-shaped sectional configuration, and thestrips 62 are dimensioned to interfit in theframe 58 so that themembrane 60 is captured therebetween and thereby secured to theframe 58. As will be further seen, theframe 58 is dimensioned so that when themembrane assembly 16 is received in overlying relation on the bed assembly, theframe 58 overlies theridge 34, whereby themembrane 60 is "pinched" therebetween in order to seal the periphery of themembrane 60.Conventional telescoping arms 66 extend between thebed assembly 14 and theframe 58 for maintaining themembrane assembly 16 in the upwardly hinged or open disposition illustrated in Fig. 2 when desired.Handles 68 are attached to theframe 58 and are interengageable with thelatch members 38 to maintain themembrane assembly 16 in the closed position thereof illustrated in Fig. 1 wherein it overlies thebed assembly 14. - The
vacuum assembly 18 comprises avacuum pump 70 which is mounted on thebase 12 and which is actuated by amanual switch 72 mounted on the top 22. Thevacuum pump 70 is connected throughvacuum lines 74 to the vacuum caps 36 on thebed assembly 14 for drawing a vacuum in the area between themembrane assembly 16 and thebed assembly 14 when themembrane assembly 16 is in its lowered or closed position. Preferably thepump 70 is operable to produce a vacuum in the range of approximately twenty- eight inches of mercury as indicated by agauge 75 in order to effect the desired pressurized communication between themembrane 60 and various members positioned on thebed assembly 14, although the operation of theapparatus 10 at other vacuum levels is possible. - The
radiant heating assembly 20 is illustrated most clearly in Fig. 1 and comprises ahousing 76 in which ahood 78 is mounted. A plurality ofradiant heating elements 80 are mounted in thehood 78 in combination withparabolic reflectors 82 which reflect radiation from theelements 80 generally downwardly. Also mounted in thehood 78 is a plurality ofblowers 84 which exhaust downwardly past theelements 80 and thereflectors 82 for cooling theheating assembly 20 during periods when theemitters 80 are deenergized. Mounted on the front portion of thebase 12 is acontrol box 86 which contains conventional control components and which is electrically connected to theheating elements 80 and theblowers 84 to control the energization thereof. - Generally, therefore, the operation of the
apparatus 10 to effect the application of pre- selected dye images to a plurality of keycaps is accomplished by positioning the keycaps on thelamination 32 and overlying a sheet bearing dye, preferably a disperse dye, in images which are the mirrors of the preselected images on the keycaps, so that the mirror images are in the desired orientation thereon. The keycaps themselves are preferably plastic keycaps having a melting point which is above the melting point of the dye. Themembrane assembly 16 is then moved to its lowered or closed position illustrated in Fig. 1, and thehandles 68 are moved into interlocking engagement with thelatch members 38. Theswitch 72 is then manipulated to actuate thevacuum assembly 28 whereby themembrane 60 is drawn into pressurized communication with the sheet overlying the keycaps to effect the pressurized engagement of the sheet with the keycaps. Thebed assembly 14 and themembrane assembly 16 are then moved rearwardly in theapparatus 10 so that themembrane 60 is disposed beneath thehood 78. Thereafter thecontrol box 86 is manipulated to energize theradiant heating elements 80 to effect heating of themembrane 60 so that heating of the dye and the plastic membrane beneath themembrane 60 is effected to transfer the dye to the keycaps. After the desired images have been applied to the keycaps in this manner, theheating elements 80 and thevacuum assembly 18 are deenergized. Theblowers 84 are then energized to cool thehood 78 and thehousing 76 to prevent damage thereto due to overheating, and thebed assembly 14 and themembrane assembly 16 are moved forwardly and out from beneath thehood 78. Themembrane assembly 16 may then be raised to the open position thereof to remove the keycaps with the preselected images thereon. - In the preferred embodiment of the
apparatus 10, theemitters 80 are constructed so that they emit radiation predominantly within the infrared range, and themembrane 60 comprises a silicone rubber membrane which is specifically receptive to radiation within the wavelength range emitted by theemitters 80 in order to achieve optimal heating conditions. Further, in the preferred embodiment, theapparatus 10 comprises conventional adjustable means for controlling theheating assembly 20 to effect the energization thereof for predetermined time intervals, and conventional adjustable feedback control means for controlling theheating elements 80 to effect heating of themembrane 60 to the desired temperature. Automatic control means for actuating theblowers 84 may also be provided. It will be understood, however, that the operation of theapparatus 10 will be different for different types of keycaps and for different dyes and that therefore adjustments in the heating cycles of theapparatus 10 will be necessary for different operations. - One particularly useful and effective embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention further comprises a
frame assembly 86 of the type illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 for receiving and positioning one or a plurality of keyboard assemblies 88 on thebed assembly 14. Theframe assembly 86 as illustrated in Fig. 4 is operable for receiving four keyboard assemblies 88, although it will be understood that frame assemblies of this type can be constructed for receiving various numbers of keyboard assemblies 88 as desired. Theframe assembly 86 includes abase frame portion 90 of generally rectangular configuration, end blocks 92 which are secured to thebase frame portion 90, and positioning lugs 94 and 96. The keyboard assembly 88 is receivable in theframe assembly 86 so that it is located in desired registry therein by means of thelugs 94 and 96, and askeleton plate 98 having a plurality ofapertures 100 therein is receivable on the keyboard assembly 88. Specifically, theskeleton plate 98 is receivable on the keyboard assembly 88, which includes a plurality ofindividual keys 102 having slightly concave printing surfaces 103, so that thekeys 102 are received in theapertures 100 to maintain thekeys 102 in stationary relation.End plates 104 having upwardly extendingpositioning pins 106 are also included in theframe assembly 86 and are receivable on theblocks 92 adjacent opposite ends of theskeleton plate 98. Asheet 108bearing dye images 110 and havingpositioning slots 112 therein is receivable on theskeleton plate 98 and theend plates 104 so that the positioning pins 106 are received in theslots 112.Rounded bars 114 are receivable on the portions of thepins 106 which protrude through thesheet 108 so that thepins 106 do not rupture themembrane 60 when it is drawn downwardly with the evacuatingassembly 18. - The
sheet 108 preferably comprises a paper sheet having a layer of thermoset polymer applied to one surface thereof so that the polymer is intermixed with the paper fibers. - Accordingly, when heat and pressure are simultaneously applied to the
sheet 108, it conforms to the configurations of the tops of thekeys 102, whereby clear and undistorted images are applied to thekeys 102. For purposes of illustration, theimages 110 as shown in Fig. 3 are visible on the upper surface of thesheet 108. However, in actual application, the upper surface of thesheet 108 is preferably coated with the thermoset polymer as hereinabove mentioned, and theimages 110 which comprise dye in the mirror images of the preselected images which are to be applied to thekeys 102 are disposed on the underside of thesheet 108. Theimages 110 are positioned on thesheet 108 so that when thesheet 108 is overlaid on theskeleton plate 98 as hereinabove set forth, theimages 110 are properly oriented on the tops of theappropriate keys 102. Accordingly, when heat and pressure are applied to thesheet 108, the dye comprising theimages 110 is transferred to thekeys 102 to produce the preselected images on thesurfaces 103. When the dye used comprises a disperse dye, the dye actually diffuses into the plastic as illustrated at 105 in Fig. 6. - While the
apparatus 10 is operable for applying dye images to keycaps having somewhat irregular surface characteristics, such as thekeys 102 which have slightly concaveupper surfaces 103, it is also operable for applying dye images to several different nonparallel surfaces of a plurality of keycaps In this regard, referring to Figs. 8 and 9, it will be seen that asheet 116 which is die-cut as at 118 to define first andsecond flaps second images nonparallel surfaces keycap 132. As schematically illustrated in Fig. 9, when thesheet 116 is overlaid on thekeycap 132 and themembrane 60 is urged into pressurized engagement with thesheet 116, theflaps surfaces emitters 80 are energized to heat themembrane 60, theimage 124 is applied to thesurface 128, and theimage 126 is applied to thesurface 130. In this connection, since theemitters 80 includeparabolic reflectors 82, the radiation emitted by theemitters 80 is directed toward themembrane 60 at various angles relative thereto so that the radiation is uniformly received thereon to effect heating of thesurface 128, as well as thesurface 130, which is at a substantial angle to the plane of thebed assembly 14. - It is seen, therefore, that the instant invention provides an effective apparatus for applying images to keycaps, particularly plastic keycaps, utilizing dye bearing sheets. Because the apparatus of the instant invention uses the
flexible membrane 60 for simultaneously applying pressure to a plurality of keycaps when thevacuum assembly 18 is activated, the apparatus of the instant invention is most suitable for applying images to irregular surfaces, such as the composite surface defined by the tops of thekeys 102. Hence the apparatus of the instant invention is operable for applying a plurality of dye images to keycaps having various surface configurations. Accordingly, it is seen that the apparatus of the instant invention represents a significant advancement in the art which has substantial commercial merit.
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