EP0993875A1 - Procédé pour décorer un objet en le colorant - Google Patents

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EP0993875A1
EP0993875A1 EP98119326A EP98119326A EP0993875A1 EP 0993875 A1 EP0993875 A1 EP 0993875A1 EP 98119326 A EP98119326 A EP 98119326A EP 98119326 A EP98119326 A EP 98119326A EP 0993875 A1 EP0993875 A1 EP 0993875A1
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Thomas Dr. Walter
Maximilian Zaher
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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
    • B44C1/1733—Decalcomanias applied under pressure only, e.g. provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive
    • B44C1/1745—Decalcomanias applied under pressure only, e.g. provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive using an intermediate support
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D—PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D1/00—Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials
    • B05D1/28—Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials performed by transfer from the surfaces of elements carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. brushes, pads, rollers
    • B05D1/286—Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials performed by transfer from the surfaces of elements carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. brushes, pads, rollers using a temporary backing to which the coating has been applied
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D—PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D3/00—Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
    • B05D3/04—Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to gases
    • B05D3/0406—Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to gases the gas being air
    • B05D3/0413—Heating with air
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D—PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D3/00—Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
    • B05D3/06—Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
    • B05D3/068—Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation using ionising radiations (gamma, X, electrons)
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D—PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D5/00—Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures
    • B05D5/06—Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain multicolour or other optical effects

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  • the invention relates to a method for applying a color decoration on a substrate using a carrier with so-called "Release” properties.
  • Carriers with "release” properties are known as such (cf. EP 0 573 676 A1).
  • certain papers are particularly considered or also plastic films that are designed on their surface or are prepared that applied under certain conditions Layers of paint or varnish in the manner of a "Peeling off” (like a decal) transferable to a substrate are.
  • Carrier with "release” property plastic films into consideration, such as in particular polyester films that have a suitable release layer to achieve the "Release” (Abpell) property.
  • the aim of the invention is color decoration using the "release” technique to improve qualitatively.
  • the invention is based on the knowledge that the color decoration can be improved with "release” technology that at least two different carriers with “release” property can be used, the first carrier (process step a) easy to print with the selected printing technique with the color decor is, while the second carrier is not necessary the good printability must have, but rather with regard to its mechanical properties is optimal for its purpose Method step (c), namely the transfer of the color decor the object to be decorated. So the second carrier is special flexible and / or elastic and can be well, in particular fully adherent to the edges or other critical Place an object to be decorated.
  • the particularly good mechanical one Transfer properties when transferring the main decor has the object to be printed in particular Polyolephins, e.g. B. polyethylene, or polyvyinyl chloride films.
  • Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films are also suitable, the latter especially for items with special complicated structures.
  • PVA films are particularly suitable for techniques in which the color decor on the surface of a Liquid arranged and the object to be decorated in the Liquid is immersed to decorate the object transferred (cf. EP 96 117 502.3).
  • step (b) a layer of paint on the color decor is applied
  • step (c) the bottom of step (c) on the object is applied.
  • the color decor transferred to the second carrier applied layer of lacquer before transferring the color decor subject the object to be decorated to a partial crosslinking becomes.
  • step (c) a layer of paint on the Color decor is applied. Thereafter, preference is given to the upper one Painted with a hot gas jet. Before that, the paint layers may be subjected to full hardening, especially with electron beam.
  • the hot gas is preferably in the form of a so-called "hot gas meter" passed over the top layer of lacquer, in such a way that the Gas temperature of the hot gas and the relative movement between the Hot gas and the object can be controlled so that essentially only the top layer of paint is heated effectively.
  • FIG 1 shows a carrier 10 with "release” properties.
  • the Carrier 10 is a polyester film in the illustrated embodiment.
  • the carrier 10 has the property of being good with the color decor to be printable, d. H. the carrier takes one Color decor layer well.
  • a polyester film has that Ability to be little elastic and when being around objects not cling to the shape of the object very well to be able to.
  • the color decor layer 12 has dyes that can diffuse in paint (e.g. diffusible disperse dyes).
  • FIG. 2 shows the result of a process step initially provided, namely the transfer of the color decor 12 from the first Carrier 10 on a second carrier 14.
  • the carrier 14 is made from a material that is less printable than the material of the carrier 10, but for the subsequent decorating process has better properties, especially better adaptable to the shape of a complicated object 16 is.
  • come as material for the second carrier 14 Consider polyolephins, such as polyethylene. Other materials are mentioned at the beginning.
  • the thickness of the carrier 14 is chosen to be relatively thick, in this area from 300 to 600 ⁇ m.
  • the color decor 12 is removed from the carrier 14 transferred directly to the object to be decorated 16.
  • the transfer takes place with "release” technology, i. H. the color decor 12 is placed on the object 16 with the aid of the carrier 14 and the carrier 12 is peeled off (like peeling one Decal). This is indicated by the arrow 18 in Figure 3.
  • Figures 4 to 7 show another embodiment of the Procedure in different steps.
  • Figures 1 to 7 are mutually corresponding or functionally similar layers and components with the same reference numerals.
  • a color decor 12 is placed on a first carrier 10 applied, using printing techniques known as such.
  • the color decoration layer 12 is transferred from the first carrier 10 to one second carrier 14 transmitted.
  • the first carrier 10 consists of a well printable material, while the second carrier 14 from one Material that is used to transfer the decor to one Item 16 has good mechanical properties, in particular is particularly flexible and elastic.
  • the above for the first Embodiment ( Figures 1-3) materials called are also preferred here.
  • a color decor 12 Paint layer 20 applied. This is shown in Figure 5.
  • the Paint layer 20 is preferably chosen so that the paint later suitable as a base coat for the object 16 to be decorated is.
  • the article 16 can be made from one of the materials mentioned at the beginning exist (e.g. glass, metal, ceramic, plastic, Wood, wood-based material, textile or leather).
  • FIG. 7 shows a further process step, namely the application a further lacquer layer 22 on the color decor layer 12th
  • a relatively large thickness is selected for the upper lacquer layer 22, in particular in the range from 40 to 120 ⁇ m, particularly preferred in the range from 60 to 100 ⁇ m.
  • a so-called "hot air knife” is used. This is shown in Figure 7.
  • a hot air jet 26 flows through a nozzle 24 directly onto the top layer of paint 22.
  • the hot air jet is in the illustrated embodiment, knife-shaped, d. H. he has the shape of a line perpendicular to the plane of the drawing stands and is preferred over the entire width of the paint and Dye layers and the article 16 extends.
  • Such one "Hot air knife” can be relative to the arrow 28 Item 16 with the layers of paint and dye on it be moved.
  • the hot air knife can serve the Place the carrier 14 with the color decor layer 12 and the lacquer layer 20 to promote item 16. Furthermore, the hot air knife also serve the peeling process in which the carrier 14 is subtracted from the color decor 12 to promote. Especially the effect of the hot air knife after curing is advantageous the lacquer layer 22 (whereby the hardening is only preferred with electron beam other hardening techniques are possible, which are known as such to the person skilled in the art). With the hot air knife the temperature of the upper lacquer layer 22 and the one below it Color layer 12 increased briefly so that there is a temperature gradient from top to bottom, d. H. the upper lacquer layer 22 is hotter than the lower lacquer layer 20.
  • the temperature can be local for a short time can be increased in order to bring about the said thermal diffusion.
  • a temperature gradient remains for the diffusion process maintained without the temperature in all Compensates for layers.
  • the temperature of the hot air 26 and the speed the relative movement (arrow 28) are set so that the effect explained above in terms of thermal diffusion occurs.
  • the optimal Process parameters experimentally depending on the given Dye molecules, types of lacquer, layer thicknesses, etc. determined become.
  • the hot air jet also effects especially in the critical edge area the item 16 a good quality color decoration.

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DE59810916T DE59810916D1 (de) 1998-10-13 1998-10-13 Verfahren zum farbigen Dekorieren eines Gegenstandes
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EP1619022A1 (fr) * 2004-02-23 2006-01-25 DeMaxz Deutschland GmbH Procédé de fabrication d'un film qui peut être employé pour appliquer un vernis et une couleur sur un objet
EP1732769A2 (fr) * 2004-02-23 2006-12-20 Demaxz, L.L.C. Appareil et procede de fabrication d'un film pouvant etre utilise pour appliquer du vernis et de la couleur sur un objet

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EP1619022A1 (fr) * 2004-02-23 2006-01-25 DeMaxz Deutschland GmbH Procédé de fabrication d'un film qui peut être employé pour appliquer un vernis et une couleur sur un objet
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