EP0451067B1 - Procédé pour le transfert d'un décor sur la surface d'un objet - Google Patents

Procédé pour le transfert d'un décor sur la surface d'un objet Download PDF

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EP0451067B1
EP0451067B1 EP91420112A EP91420112A EP0451067B1 EP 0451067 B1 EP0451067 B1 EP 0451067B1 EP 91420112 A EP91420112 A EP 91420112A EP 91420112 A EP91420112 A EP 91420112A EP 0451067 B1 EP0451067 B1 EP 0451067B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
    • B44C1/16—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like
    • B44C1/165—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like for decalcomanias; sheet material therefor
    • B44C1/17—Dry transfer
    • B44C1/1712—Decalcomanias applied under heat and pressure, e.g. provided with a heat activable adhesive
    • B44C1/1716—Decalcomanias provided with a particular decorative layer, e.g. specially adapted to allow the formation of a metallic or dyestuff layer on a substrate unsuitable for direct deposition
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/025—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet
    • B41M5/035—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet by sublimation or volatilisation of pre-printed design, e.g. sublistatic
    • B41M5/0358—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet by sublimation or volatilisation of pre-printed design, e.g. sublistatic characterised by the mechanisms or artifacts to obtain the transfer, e.g. the heating means, the pressure means or the transport means

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  • the present invention relates to a method for the sublimation transfer of a design printed on a sheet of paper to an object of any shape.
  • An elastically deformable synthetic membrane covers the top of the enclosure, which allows when the latter is placed under vacuum to press the sheet of paper to be sublimated on the face of the object.
  • the assembly kept under vacuum, is introduced into an electric oven to sublimate the design over a few millimeters deep.
  • the decoration method known as sublimation commonly used in the prior art is only valid for parts of flat shapes or very slightly curved, because otherwise the sheet of paper coated with at least one layer of material to be sublimated creases which leads to unacceptable defects in the appearance of the decoration.
  • the machines used do not allow the decoration of an object on all of its faces.
  • French Patent No. 2,203,321 is a device for transferring a decoration by sublimation on the surface of an object.
  • the device comprises two membranes made of a very elastic material such as Para rubber or natural latex.
  • the membranes are each secured to a frame or chassis, which are articulated relative to each other to form a sealed enclosure. This enclosure is placed under vacuum so that each membrane comes to bear against the object to tackle the decor to sublimate.
  • the machine shown in fig. 1 essentially comprises two frames 1 and 2 of square section made of aluminum and hinged together so that one is fixed and the other mobile.
  • a thin elastic membrane 3, 4 airtight is glued or otherwise fixed on the undersides of the frames 1 and 2.
  • the membranes considered can for example be made of acetic silicone making it possible to withstand high temperatures and large elastic deformations.
  • the top of the frame 1 is provided with a flat seal 5 made of a material equivalent to the membranes 3 and 4, so as to constitute a hermetic connection when the two frames 1 and 2 are pressed against each other.
  • locks 6 integral with said frame 1.
  • These locks can be provided in the form of ammunition box closures cooperating with fixed handles 7 carried by the frame 2.
  • the side edges of the frame 1 are crossed by pipes 8 connected to a vacuum pump 9, so that said pipes open into a groove 10 formed inside the frame 1 in order to ensure a better distribution of the depression over the entire periphery of the closed enclosure.
  • the first phase of a first variant of the process according to the invention consists in sticking an insulating layer such as aluminum foil 11 on one of the faces of a support for example formed from a sheet of paper 13, the opposite face is coated with a decoration 12 constituting a layer of material capable of sublimating.
  • This phase is only implemented in the case of hot sublimation in order to avoid any dispersion of the colors of the decoration 12 towards the outside.
  • the second step of the process consists in placing the sheet of paper 13 on the membrane 3 so that the aluminum foil 11 is in contact with said membrane 3, as illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • the object is covered with another sheet of paper 13 ′, so that its sublimable decoration 12 ′ is in contact with said object, while the aluminum foil 11 ′ is located on the side of the membrane 4 of the frame 2 .
  • the frame 2 is closed on the frame 1 by means of latches 6-7 so as to obtain a perfect hermetic connection between the flat seal 5 and the membrane 4.
  • the vacuum pump 9 is started up so as to place the enclosure made up of the two frames 1 and 2 in vacuum, so that the membranes 3 and 4 are sucked up to forcefully press against the sheets of paper 13, 13 ′ whose decorations 12, 12 ′ are applied against all the peripheral surfaces of the object 14, 14 ′ (fig. 3).
  • the vacuum chamber is introduced into a conventional electric oven comprising resistors 15. This phase allows the decoration 12, 12 ′ of each sheet 13, 13 ′ to sublimate and penetrate a few millimeters over the entire surface of the 'object 14, 14 ′.
  • the passage time of the enclosure in the oven is determined according to the material of the object 14, 14 'to be decorated (fig. 3) so as not to damage it.
  • the bag 100 is made of a material similar to that of the membranes 3 and 4 of the enclosure, that is to say made of acetic silicone so as to withstand high temperatures as well as large deformations.
  • the pocket 100 is then immersed in an oil bath oven 102 where the oil 103 is maintained at a temperature of 200 ° to 250 ° by means of resistors 104.
  • the pocket 100 immersed in the oven 102 is deformed under the effect of the oil pressure 103 so as to press against the outer periphery of the membranes 3 and 4 of the enclosure.
  • This deformation makes it possible to immediately transmit the temperature to the sheet 13, 13 'and to the surface of the object 14, 14' with a view to transferring the decoration 12, 12 'over the entire surface of the object 14, 14'. This transfer takes place in a few seconds allowing a perfect reproduction of the decoration 12, 12 ′ without causing a deformation of the object.
  • the last operation consists in opening the enclosure and in removing the paper sheet 13 'which remains integral with the aluminum foil 11', the decoration 12 'having been indelibly associated with the object 14, 14' on a part of its periphery.
  • the object 14, 14 ′ is removed and the sheet of paper 13 which remains integral with the aluminum sheet 11 whose decoration 12 has transferred to the object on all of its parts not decorated by the upper decoration 12 ′.
  • the decoration process implemented with such a machine allows the decoration of objects of any shape, if necessary on all their periphery.

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  • Decoration By Transfer Pictures (AREA)
  • Adornments (AREA)
  • Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Chemically Coating (AREA)
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EP91420112A 1990-04-03 1991-04-02 Procédé pour le transfert d'un décor sur la surface d'un objet Expired - Lifetime EP0451067B1 (fr)

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FR9004488 1990-04-03
FR909004488A FR2660252B1 (fr) 1990-04-03 1990-04-03 Procede pour le transfert d'un decor sur la surface d'un objet.

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AT (1) ATE129200T1 (es)
BR (1) BR9101320A (es)
CA (1) CA2039054A1 (es)
DE (1) DE69113849T2 (es)
ES (1) ES2080929T3 (es)
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FR2691108A1 (fr) * 1992-05-15 1993-11-19 Henriot Francois Perfectionnement aux procédés de thermo-impression par transfert.
FR2700300A1 (fr) * 1993-01-08 1994-07-13 Claveau Jean Noel Membrane-pré-formée pour la sublimation d'un décor sur un objet.
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RU2082619C1 (ru) 1997-06-27
CA2039054A1 (en) 1991-10-04
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BR9101320A (pt) 1991-11-26
JP3070864B2 (ja) 2000-07-31
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FR2660252A1 (fr) 1991-10-04
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