EP0455849A1 - Méthode et appareil pour le transfert d'une décoration en couleur à un substrat plastique ou à un substrat plastique décoré - Google Patents

Méthode et appareil pour le transfert d'une décoration en couleur à un substrat plastique ou à un substrat plastique décoré Download PDF

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EP0455849A1
EP0455849A1 EP90108663A EP90108663A EP0455849A1 EP 0455849 A1 EP0455849 A1 EP 0455849A1 EP 90108663 A EP90108663 A EP 90108663A EP 90108663 A EP90108663 A EP 90108663A EP 0455849 A1 EP0455849 A1 EP 0455849A1
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Maximilian P. Zaher
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    • 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 invention relates to a method for applying a decoration made of dyes to a plastic substrate, in which a color support is placed on the substrate and the color is transferred to the substrate by heating the support with infrared radiation.
  • the invention relates to a device for performing such a method and to a product manufactured in this way.
  • an ink carrier also called auxiliary carrier
  • the ink carrier can in particular consist of paper. Printing takes place, for example, by means of offset or rotary printing processes. The print images are transferred by sublimation from the ink carrier to the textile to be colored (so-called transfer printing).
  • the printing inks mentioned are produced from sublimable disperse dyes using binders and oxidation additives.
  • the printed ink carriers also called transfer papers
  • the printed ink carriers are placed with the color printed side on the textile side to be printed and heated by means of a printing plate heated to 170 to 220 ° C (using the cycle method) or by means of a rotating cylinder (using the continuous process).
  • a printing plate heated to 170 to 220 ° C using the cycle method
  • a rotating cylinder using the continuous process.
  • a known method of the type described (EP-A 0 014 615), which is primarily intended for decorating eyeglass frames, is carried out in such a way that an eyeglass frame with its surface to be decorated is placed on a base with each working cycle is arranged within a vacuum chamber and is movable up and down by means of a piston-cylinder unit.
  • the vacuum chamber has a side opening for inserting the eyeglass frame, which can be closed with a door.
  • the vacuum chamber On its upper side, the vacuum chamber has a horizontal, stationary frame which delimits a slot with a frame which is also arranged above it and is horizontal but can be moved up and down.
  • a carrier film is passed through the slot, which is rolled off a reel and is provided on its underside with the decor that is to be applied to the spectacle frame.
  • the decor has, for example, been applied to the carrier film as a multicolor print or as a decal and consists of colors which can be sublimed at a temperature below the destruction temperature of the carrier film.
  • the upper frame is lowered so that it clamps the carrier film between itself and the lower frame and the vacuum chamber is thereby sealed and can be evacuated.
  • the carrier film is heated to the sublimation temperature of the decor by means of a heating device arranged above the upper frame and then the spectacle frame is moved upwards by means of its base which can be raised and lowered within the vacuum chamber and on which it has been placed, and is pressed against the carrier film.
  • the vacuum causes the carrier film to nestle tightly against the surfaces to be decorated on the front and in lateral areas of the spectacle frame. This state is maintained for a period of time sufficient for the colors forming the decor to transition away from the carrier film into the structure of the material of the spectacle frame.
  • the vacuum is then released, the spectacle frame is lowered and thereby separated from the carrier film and finally removed from the vacuum chamber.
  • the carrier film is greatly stretched in individual areas so that it nestles sufficiently against the spectacle frame. It is inevitable that the decor will be distorted in the particularly stretched areas of the carrier film.
  • the distortions can be compensated to a certain extent by applying an appropriately corrected decor to the carrier film from the outset.
  • distortions in objects such as spectacle frames, whose surfaces to be decorated are relatively narrow are hardly noticeable. It is different with objects that are to be decorated over a large area. With such objects, disturbing distortions of the decor cannot always be avoided if the decor has been applied by the known method.
  • the size of the surface to be decorated increases, the risk that the decor will be adversely affected by air pockets.
  • the objects for example tin cans
  • a coating system which applies a layer of dye-affine, migration-preventing plastic to the outside of the objects.
  • the coated objects are fed to an labeling machine, in which decor carriers in the form of printed banderoles are removed from a stack or endless strips, placed around each object and fixed with an adhesive strip, glue line, electrostatic field or the like will.
  • the objects are then heated, for example by means of hot air, to a temperature of 200 ° to 350 ° C., preferably 250 ° to 300 ° C.
  • a device for printing a textile web with sublimable dye is known, which is fed on a carrier film.
  • the device has a drivable drum that can be heated from the inside, around which the bottom Carrier film with radially outwardly facing dye layer and over it the textile web to be printed and over this an endless pressure belt made of metal mesh guided over rollers.
  • the region of the drum that is wrapped in this way can be covered by a hood, within which a negative pressure is maintained.
  • gas is sucked out through the textile web to be printed and the pressure belt made of metal mesh lying thereon.
  • the pressure forces exerted by the pressure belt on the textile web are generated exclusively by the mechanical tension of the pressure belt and somewhat reduced by the negative pressure inside the hood.
  • thermoplastic films melt or they become so soft that the color substrates (paper etc.) used in transfer printing stick or damage the surfaces of the films so that the product did not meet the aesthetic requirements.
  • the migration resistance of the dyes required for good image reproduction was also not achieved.
  • thermoplastic films and sheets which are thermoformed into three-dimensional bodies, e.g. Components for interior fittings, furniture parts (especially fronts), household appliances, office machines, lighting fixtures, car molded parts, etc., can be molded, there has long been a need for a way to provide good quality thermoplastic substrates with colored decorations.
  • EP 0 014 901 describes an attempt to achieve constant, traceable and stable transfer printing results by specifying the molecular weights of the sublimable disperse dyes, the temperatures used and the composition and nature of the plastic substrates. It has come to the conclusion that heating to temperatures of 220 ° C. and more is required for the application of the transfer printing process to plastics. This excludes a large number of thermoplastic materials. The process remained limited to certain thermosetting plastic coatings and certain substrates made of inorganic materials.
  • the prior art also teaches as a prejudice that the molecular weight of the dyes used is important in sublimation printing.
  • the aforementioned EP 0 014 901 teaches the use of high molecular weight disperse dyes with molecular weights between 300 and 1,000, in particular with a view to the required resistance to migration.
  • German patents 37 08 855 and 39 04 424 already mentioned at the beginning bring progress in that they sublimation printing are based on the use of heated printing plates or cylinders and instead suggest heating with thermal radiation (infrared radiation). This prior art does not go into details of the materials used or of the sublimation temperatures.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method with which a large number of plastic substrates including thermoplastic substrates, which can also have a heat resistance of not more than 100 ° C, can be decorated in good quality in a transfer printing process.
  • the print result should meet high aesthetic standards and have good durability.
  • a product manufactured according to the invention should be thermoplastic deformable without adversely affecting the decor.
  • a device which is preferably used when using the method according to the invention can be found in claim 9.
  • thermoplastic the heat resistance of which is less than 200 ° C, in particular less than 170 ° C .
  • the invention preferably even provides only temperatures in the range from 100 to 130.degree.
  • a substrate 10 is to be decorated with an image of sublimable disperse dyes by transfer printing.
  • the term substrate is intended in particular to encompass films, foils or plates, the films or foils having thicknesses of 25 to 1000 microns and the plates having thicknesses of 1 to 10 mm.
  • the films, foils or plates can be extruded from a plastic granulate, granulate mixtures as well as from several types of plastics or mixtures.
  • Inorganic particles can also be mixed in, the proportion of plastics on the surface of the substrate preferably being more than 50%.
  • the following plastics are particularly suitable for the application of the invention: PC (polycarbonates), ABS, PMMA, PET and PDT. The process parameters are set depending on the material used (see below).
  • the plastic films, sheets or foils can also be composed of several types and layers of plastic.
  • the method according to the invention is not only suitable for substrate surfaces that are smooth, but also for structured, porous, matt and rough surfaces.
  • the substrate material can be clear or colored.
  • a substrate is also to be understood as a plastic layer that is applied in the form of lacquer to a material surface of e.g. Wood, ceramic or artificial stone is applied, if necessary with networking.
  • the substrate 10 is printed in color with the aid of an ink carrier 12.
  • the image to be transferred to the substrate is printed on the ink carrier 12 using sublimable disperse dyes.
  • sheets of paper come into consideration as ink carriers 12, which on the one hand absorb the image to be transferred from sublimable colors well and on the other hand have sufficient air permeability so that air can be sucked through the ink carrier 12 during sublimation transfer printing.
  • Good results are achieved with paper weights from 30 to 120 g.
  • the paper surfaces can be of any size, in particular they can be 1 m2 or larger.
  • Sublimable disperse dyes of a conventional type are processed into printing inks using binders and, if appropriate, oxidation additives.
  • the images, patterns, individual colors or motifs with which the substrate 10 is to be provided are printed on the ink carrier 12 by means of offset, rotary, gravure, flexographic or screen printing processes.
  • the substrate 10 to be printed is placed in a loading station 14 and an ink carrier 12 is placed on the substrate.
  • the printed ink carrier 12 made of paper is substantially larger than the substrate 10, so that the ink carrier clearly overlaps the substrate on all edges.
  • the overlapping area in the illustrated embodiment is at least 20%, preferably at least 30%.
  • a first step the substrate and ink carrier layers, which are superimposed in this way in a first step, are transferred to a station 16 for electrostatic charging.
  • the substrate 10 becomes electrostatic relative to the ink carrier 12 charged that the ink carrier 12 fits snugly over the entire surface of the substrate 10.
  • the third step the third step according to FIG. 1.
  • the fourth step the arrangement of substrate 10 and ink carrier 12, which is glued to it, is conveyed to a sublimation station, which is shown in more detail in FIG. 2.
  • a conveyor belt 18 transfers the arrangement of substrate 10 and ink carrier 12 produced as described above to a table 20 with a heating plate, which is provided with air-permeable vertical channels (not shown), so that air can be sucked through the table top from top to bottom is.
  • a vacuum chamber 22 is provided under the table top, which is connected to a vacuum pump, not shown.
  • the substrate 10 is conveyed onto the table 20 with the ink carrier 12 firmly attached to it, and then vacuum is applied in the chamber 22. Neither a cover film over the ink carrier 12 nor a base between the substrate 10 and the table 20 is required.
  • a housing 24 is arranged above the table 20, in which a multiplicity of infrared radiators 36 are accommodated side by side.
  • the housing 24 with the infrared radiators 36 overlaps the entire area of the substrate 10 and the ink carrier 12.
  • a temperature measuring device 26 measures the temperature on the surface of the substrate 10 facing the infrared radiators and on the side of the ink carrier 12 lying thereon with the sublimable emulsion paints.
  • Another temperature measuring device 27 measures the temperature of the heating plate of the table 20 and thus the temperature on the surface of the substrate 10 which is directly against the table 20, that is to say the side of the substrate 10 which is not decorated.
  • a controller 28 controls the individual infrared radiators 36 in the housing 24 to different temperatures, as will be explained in more detail below with reference to FIG. 5.
  • the table 20 and the infrared radiators 36 are heated.
  • the infrared radiation 32 generated by the infrared emitters 36 serves to heat the sublimable dyes arranged on the underside of the ink carrier 12, while the heating of the table 20 serves to heat the substrate 10 on the non-printed side.
  • This heating of the substrate 10 not only has the purpose of achieving dimensional stability of the substrate, but also has a significant impact on the penetration of the color molecules into the substrate 10.
  • FIG. 4 where the individual parts are shown in greatly distorted magnification in order to illustrate the process of sublimation and the penetration of the color molecules into the substrate.
  • the air flow 34 from the outside through the ink carrier 12 and the air flow 38 below the ink carrier 12 creates a uniform, tension-free, bubble-free and saturated application of the ink carrier 12 on the substrate 10.
  • the substrate 10 is now heated with the table top 20 to a temperature which is higher than the temperature at the surface of the substrate 10 to be printed.
  • an increasing temperature gradient is thus produced from top to bottom.
  • the consequence of this temperature gradient is that the dye molecules 40 penetrate relatively far into the substrate after sublimation.
  • that area of the substrate 10 into which the molecules 40 penetrate is designated by 10b, while the area which is essentially free of dye molecules is designated by 10a.
  • the degree of heating on the surface of the substrate 10 and accordingly on the lower surface of the ink carrier 10 depends on the material of the substrate 10.
  • the heating is between 60 ° C (for e.g. ABS) and 150 ° C (for e.g. PBT).
  • heating to 130 ° C has proven to be beneficial.
  • the temperature on the lower surface of the substrate 10 should in each case be about 3 to 30 ° C., in particular 5 to 15 ° C. higher, depending on the type and thickness of the material.
  • temperature values of 120 to 135 ° C in the sublimation area have proven to be favorable for ABS, 90 to 100 ° C for ABS, 150 to 160 ° C for PBT and for PET 80 to 90 ° C.
  • the sublimation process is completed in 10 to 30 seconds.
  • the quality of the product produced can be further increased in that the intensity of the individual infrared emitters 36 is controlled depending on which color by the relevant radiator should be sublimed. Different colors require different energies per unit area for sublimation. The energy requirement (and accordingly the temperature to be generated by the infrared radiation) increases from yellow to red and cyan to black by around 20%. This is taken into account by individual control of the individual infrared emitters according to the predominant color component directly under the emitter. This results in uniform sublimation for all colors, and at the same time the surface of the substrate to be printed is heated sufficiently uniformly, which promotes image quality.
  • FIG. 5 shows an example of an image to be printed on the ink carrier 12 on the left, lighter colors (increasingly from yellow to red) being provided in the outer regions 12a, 12b and 12c, while the image becomes increasingly darker towards the center until it is in the center Section has a black area.
  • FIG. 5 on the right shows a schematic view of the infrared radiators 36 in the housing 24 from below (for example with reference to FIG. 4), 100% of a predetermined IR power being generated with the infrared radiators in the central region, corresponding to the black region of the image while the infrared power is reduced to the outside as indicated.
  • the ink carrier 12 is preferably blackened on its rear side.
  • the penetration depth of the sublimable dye molecules into the substrate of 100 to 300 microns achieved with the method described above does not cause the image to fade, but surprisingly, on the contrary, improves the image quality; the picture appears more intense and spatial.
  • the resistance to migration is negligible.
  • the product produced as described can be subjected to a brief shock heating of, for example, 200 to 300 ° C. for 2 to 3 minutes for the purpose of thermoforming without impairing the image quality. Continuous heating from 100 to 200 ° C is also possible (depending on the type of plastic, e.g. 145 ° C for PC and 200 ° C for PBT).
  • the plastic surface retains its structure without any changes, regardless of whether the surface is polished to a high gloss, matt, semi-gloss, curved, coarse or finely structured. Due to the electrostatic attraction forces and the vacuum forces acting at the same time, the image quality is also good for coarse, rough and finely structured surfaces.

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EP90108663A 1990-05-08 1990-05-08 Méthode et appareil pour le transfert d'une décoration en couleur à un substrat plastique ou à un substrat plastique décoré Expired - Lifetime EP0455849B1 (fr)

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DK90108663.7T DK0455849T3 (da) 1990-05-08 1990-05-08 Fremgangsmåde og apparat til påføring af en farvedekoration på et plastsubstrat samt et dekoreret plastsubstrat
ES199090108663T ES2036071T3 (es) 1990-05-08 1990-05-08 Procedimiento y dispositivo para la transferencia de un dibujo de colores sobre un substrato de plastico o un substrato de plastico decorado.
EP90108663A EP0455849B1 (fr) 1990-05-08 1990-05-08 Méthode et appareil pour le transfert d'une décoration en couleur à un substrat plastique ou à un substrat plastique décoré
AT90108663T ATE83196T1 (de) 1990-05-08 1990-05-08 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum auftragen eines farbdekors auf ein kunststoff-substrat sowie ein dekoriertes kunststoff-substrat.
DE9090108663T DE59000578D1 (de) 1990-05-08 1990-05-08 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum auftragen eines farbdekors auf ein kunststoff-substrat sowie ein dekoriertes kunststoff-substrat.
PCT/EP1991/000839 WO1991017053A1 (fr) 1990-05-08 1991-05-02 Procede et dispositif pour l'application d'une decoration en couleurs sur un substrat en plastique, ainsi que substrat en plastique decore
JP3508181A JPH04507386A (ja) 1990-05-08 1991-05-02 プラスチックの基材に着色装飾模様を付与する方法および装置並びに装飾したプラスチック基材
AU77685/91A AU7768591A (en) 1990-05-08 1991-05-02 Process and device for applying colour decoration to a plastic substrate and decorated plastic substrate
ZA913431A ZA913431B (en) 1990-05-08 1991-05-07 Process and apparatus for applying coloured decals to plastics substrates and decorated plastics substrates
US08/152,080 US5997677A (en) 1990-05-08 1993-11-09 Method to apply a colored decorative design on a substrate of plastics

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