EP3208088A3 - Hot foil stamping device - Google Patents

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EP3208088A3
EP3208088A3 EP17152360.8A EP17152360A EP3208088A3 EP 3208088 A3 EP3208088 A3 EP 3208088A3 EP 17152360 A EP17152360 A EP 17152360A EP 3208088 A3 EP3208088 A3 EP 3208088A3
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embossing
foil stamping
embossing element
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Hans Schadl
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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F16/00—Transfer printing apparatus
    • B41F16/0006—Transfer printing apparatus for printing from an inked or preprinted foil or band
    • B41F16/002—Presses of the rotary type
    • B41F16/0026—Presses of the rotary type with means for applying print under heat and pressure, e.g. using heat activable adhesive
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F16/00—Transfer printing apparatus
    • B41F16/0006—Transfer printing apparatus for printing from an inked or preprinted foil or band
    • B41F16/004—Presses of the reciprocating type
    • B41F16/0053—Presses of the reciprocating type with means for applying print under pressure only, e.g. using pressure sensitive adhesive
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F19/00—Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations
    • B41F19/02—Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations with embossing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2219/00—Printing presses using a heated printing foil

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Shaping Of Tube Ends By Bending Or Straightening (AREA)
  • Decoration By Transfer Pictures (AREA)
  • Printing Methods (AREA)

Abstract

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung (10) zum Heißfolienprägen auf Bedruckstoffe (1) mit einem Prägeelement (21, 22), einem Gegenprägeelement (16, 23) und einer Einrichtung zur Bereitstellung von Prägefolie (2). Erfindungsgemäß besitzt die Vorrichtung eine Lasereinheit (19) zum partiellen Erhitzen von Prägefolie (2) im Bereich des Prägeelements (21, 22) und, das Prägeelement (21, 22) ist transparent ausgeführt, derart, dass die Laserstrahlen der Lasereinheit das Prägeelement durchdringen und die Prägefolie an den gewünschten Stellen partiell erhitzt wird.The invention relates to a device (10) for hot foil stamping on substrates (1) with an embossing element (21, 22), a counter embossing element (16, 23) and a device for providing embossing film (2). According to the invention, the device has a laser unit (19) for partial heating of embossing foil (2) in the region of the embossing element (21, 22) and, the embossing element (21, 22) is transparent, such that the laser beams of the laser unit penetrate the embossing element and the embossing film is partially heated at the desired locations.

Vorteilhaft an dieser Vorrichtung ist, dass keine Werkzeuge auftragsspezifisch erstellt werden müssen.

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DE102016202476.0A DE102016202476A1 (en) 2016-02-18 2016-02-18 Apparatus for hot foil stamping

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DE102019132140A1 (en) * 2019-11-27 2021-05-27 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Method and device for producing a functional decorative layer
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DE2556414A1 (en) * 1974-12-20 1976-06-24 Transac Dev Transact Automat METHOD OF PRINTING SIGNS ON A CARRIER
EP2886360A1 (en) * 2013-12-17 2015-06-24 Braun GmbH Method of laser induced marking of an article
DE102015212279A1 (en) * 2014-08-01 2016-02-04 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag Apparatus and method for embossing a thermally deformable substrate or a thermally deformable material layer on a substrate

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JPS58215394A (en) * 1982-06-10 1983-12-14 Toshiba Corp Printing method
DE3710183A1 (en) * 1987-03-27 1988-10-13 Siemens Ag DEVICE FOR LASER TRANSFER PRINTING
DE4132476A1 (en) * 1991-09-30 1993-04-01 Matthiesen Geb Sievers Gerda Hologram printing on paper or cardboard at high speeds - has varnish layer on web print material to be hardened by UV setting
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DE2556414A1 (en) * 1974-12-20 1976-06-24 Transac Dev Transact Automat METHOD OF PRINTING SIGNS ON A CARRIER
EP2886360A1 (en) * 2013-12-17 2015-06-24 Braun GmbH Method of laser induced marking of an article
DE102015212279A1 (en) * 2014-08-01 2016-02-04 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag Apparatus and method for embossing a thermally deformable substrate or a thermally deformable material layer on a substrate

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