JP2008308803A - Sublimation transfer machine and method for using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sublimation transfer machine in which dyeing having good color tone can be applied to shaggy and thick fabric such as knit or fleece without impairing original touch feeling. <P>SOLUTION: A spacer 15 for surrounding a fabric 17, a sublimation transfer sheet 18 and a scatter prevention sheet 19 is installed on an air-permeable mat 13. A descending limit of a heating plate 11 is regulated by the spacer 15. The descending limit of the heating plate 11 is kept at a position at which the heating plate 11 is firmly attached to the scatter prevention sheet 19 positioned at the uppermost part in the spacer 15. A plurality of suction holes 20 are provided in a state passed through in a vertical direction at a lower side position of the air-permeable mat 13 of a platform 12. Suction devices 16 are connected to the lower ends of the suction holes 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to sublimation transfer in which dyes printed on a sublimation transfer sheet are sublimated and dyed on fabric in the field of clothing manufacture and pattern dyeing, and in particular for thick fabrics such as fleece, microfleece, knit, and pile fabric. The present invention also relates to a sublimation transfer machine and a method of using the same so as not to damage the original texture of the fabric by raising the brush even when dyeing by sublimation transfer.

  Dyeing technology by sublimation transfer has been used in pottery etc. for a long time, but with the recent advancement and spread of computers and inkjet printers, digitally processed images can be directly transferred to various materials. It is coming.

  For example, a computer system that processes and molds a specific design on a display, and a transfer sheet on which a reversal design printed by reversing the specific design by spraying sublimation dye ink on release paper is formed based on data from the computer system. And a press-type sublimation transfer machine for sublimation-transferring the reversal pattern to a transfer object by heating and pressurizing the transfer sheet (for example, patent document) 1).

FIG. 5 shows a conventional general sublimation transfer machine used in Patent Document 1 and the like. This sublimation transfer machine 1 has a heating plate 2 and a base plate 3 arranged on the upper and lower sides, and the base plate. 3, the fabric 5 is placed on the fabric 4 via the mat 4, and the sublimation transfer sheet 6 and the anti-scattering paper 7 are sequentially stacked on the fabric 5, and then the heating plate 2 is lowered to move the sublimation transfer sheet 6. Is pressed against the fabric 5, dyes such as symbols and characters printed on the sublimation transfer sheet 6 are sublimated and dyed on the fabric 5.
JP 2002-69866 A

  However, in the transfer system as in Patent Document 1, the raising of fabric such as a raised knit, fleece, microfleece, and pile fabric is pushed down by a high-pressure press so that the fabric itself becomes thin and has an original texture. Not only was it significantly damaged, but the dyeing was also blurred, so sublimation transfer to thick fabrics was impossible.

  The present invention has been made against the background of such circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is not to impair the original texture even on thick fabrics having long hairs such as fleece, microfleece, knit, and pile fabric. It is another object of the present invention to provide a sublimation transfer machine capable of performing dyeing with good color and a method for using the same.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, as the sublimation transfer machine of the present invention, the dough and the sublimation transfer sheet are superposed and placed on a breathable mat laid on the base plate, and the heating located above the base plate. A sublimation transfer machine that sublimes the dye printed on the sublimation transfer sheet and dyes the fabric by lowering the plate, and a spacer for limiting a lowering limit of the heating plate is placed on the base plate. In addition, the heating plate has a lower limit at a position where the heating plate is in close contact with any one of the fabric and the sublimation transfer sheet, with no gap, and at a position below the breathable mat of the base plate. The intake hole is provided so as to penetrate in the vertical direction, and an intake device is connected to the lower end of the intake hole.

  In the sublimation transfer machine of the above invention, the sublimation transfer sheet is provided on either or both of the upper and lower sides of the cloth. The lowering limit of the heating plate is regulated to a position where the heating plate is in close contact with the dough or the sublimation transfer sheet disposed on the upper side by contact with the spacer. The heating plate heats the fabric and the sublimation transfer sheet at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time at this lower limit position without applying pressure, and sublimates the dyes such as patterns and characters printed on the sublimation transfer sheet to form the fabric. Stain.

  The spacer according to the present invention is a stopper that supports the lowering heating plate and restricts the lowering limit of the heating plate, and is selected to have the same height as the stacking height of the dough and the sublimation transfer sheet accommodated therein. Used. The spacers are disposed on both the left and right side portions and the front and rear portions sandwiching the cloth and the sublimation transfer sheet, or are provided so as to surround the outside in a frame shape. When the outer side of the cloth or sublimation transfer sheet is surrounded by a spacer in a frame shape, an air intake hole may be formed through the spacer so that the inside of the spacer is in a sealed state and makes the intake work difficult. In addition, a buffer material can be provided under the spacer in order to reduce an impact when the lowering limit of the heating plate is regulated by the spacer.

As a method of using the sublimation transfer machine of the above invention, a preparation step of polymerizing and placing the dough and the sublimation transfer sheet on the breathable mat, and lowering the heating plate, the heating plate A heating plate lowering step for restricting a lowering limit of the heating plate to a position where the heating plate is in close contact with any one of the fabric and the sublimation transfer sheet by contact with the spacer, and the heating plate A heating step of heating the dough and the sublimation transfer sheet at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time without pressurizing at the lower limit position, and operating the air intake device during the heating step to And an intake stroke for taking in air around the upper portion through the intake holes.
In the intake stroke in the above method, the air around the upper part of the air permeable mat is sucked through the air intake holes, so that the fabric superimposed on the air permeable mat and the sublimation transfer sheet are adsorbed and fixed. The dye is accurately dyed in place on the fabric. Furthermore, this intake stroke enhances the penetration of the dye on the sublimation transfer sheet into the fabric. The intake stroke is performed at least in parallel with the heating process, but it is not hindered to be performed during the heating plate lowering process, which is the preceding process.

  Further, the sublimation transfer machine of the present invention is placed on a breathable mat laid on the base plate by superposing the fabric, the sublimation transfer sheet and the scattering prevention sheet, and a heating plate located above the base plate. A sublimation transfer machine that sublimes the dye printed on the sublimation transfer sheet by descent and dyes the fabric, and on the base plate, a spacer that regulates the lowering limit of the heating plate is placed, The lower limit of the heating plate is a position where the heating plate is in close contact with the dough, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the anti-scattering sheet positioned at the uppermost position, and is below the breathable mat of the base plate. A plurality of intake holes may be provided in the side position so as to penetrate in the vertical direction, and an intake device may be connected to the lower end of the intake holes.

In the sublimation transfer machine of the above invention, the sublimation transfer sheet is provided on one or both of the upper and lower sides of the cloth, and the scattering prevention sheet is formed by attaching the dye printed on the sublimation transfer sheet to the lower surface of the heating plate or the breathable mat. In order not to contaminate this, it is provided on either one or both of the upper and lower sides of the cloth and the sublimation transfer sheet.
The lowering limit of the heating plate is regulated to a position where the heating plate is in close contact with any one of the cloth, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the anti-scattering sheet located at the uppermost portion by contact with the spacer. The heating plate heats the dough, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the anti-scattering sheet at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time at this lower limit position without applying pressure, and sublimates the dyes such as patterns and characters printed on the sublimation transfer sheet. Let the fabric dye.

  The spacer of the present invention is a stopper that supports the lowering heating plate by supporting the lowering heating plate, and the spacer is the same as the stack height of the dough, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the scattering prevention sheet accommodated therein. The thing of height is selected and used. The spacers are disposed on both the left and right side portions and the front and rear portions sandwiching the cloth, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the scattering prevention sheet, or are provided so as to surround the outside in a frame shape. If the outer side of the fabric, sublimation transfer sheet or anti-scattering sheet is surrounded by a frame with a spacer, the inside of the spacer is hermetically sealed, making air intake difficult, so an air intake hole is formed inside the spacer. Good. In addition, a buffer material can be provided under the spacer in order to reduce an impact when the lowering limit of the heating plate is regulated by the spacer.

  As a method of using the sublimation transfer machine of the above invention, a preparation step of polymerizing and placing the dough, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the scattering prevention sheet on the breathable mat, and lowering the heating plate Thus, the lowering limit of the heating plate is regulated to a position where the heating plate is in close contact with the uppermost one of the cloth, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the scattering prevention sheet by contact with the spacer. A heating plate lowering step, a heating step in which the heating plate heats at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time without pressurizing the fabric, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the scattering prevention sheet at the lower limit position, and the heating step And an intake stroke for operating the intake device and taking in air around the upper portion of the breathable mat through the intake holes.

  In the intake stroke in the above method, the air around the upper portion of the breathable mat is sucked through the breathable mat and the intake holes. As a result, the fabric, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the anti-scattering sheet superimposed in the spacer are adsorbed and fixed, and the dye of the sublimation transfer sheet is accurately dyed to a predetermined position on the fabric. This intake stroke is performed at least in parallel with the heating process, but it is not hindered to be performed during the heating plate lowering process, which is the preceding process.

According to the present invention, the lower limit of the heating plate is regulated by the contact with the spacer to a position in close contact with the uppermost one of the fabric, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the scattering prevention sheet, Since the fabric, sublimation transfer sheet or anti-scattering sheet is dyed without applying pressure, it is not only thin fabric that has been difficult to be affected by pressurization, but also thick, long fleece such as fleece, microfleece, knit, and pile fabric. The fabric can be dyed without damaging the texture, and dyeing with good color can be performed.
In addition, the fabric, sublimation transfer sheet, and anti-scatter sheet placed in the spacer are closely fixed so that the predetermined overlapping state does not collapse due to the suction force from the intake device during the heating process using the heating plate. It is possible to dye the sublimation transfer sheet pattern, characters and the like on the fabric with high accuracy. Furthermore, suction by the suction device helps to penetrate the dye of the sublimation transfer sheet into the fabric.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
1 is a sectional front view showing the non-operating state of the sublimation transfer machine, FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a portion A in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional front view showing the operating state of the sublimation transfer machine, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a sublimation transfer machine from which is removed.

  A sublimation transfer machine 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 includes a heating plate 11 and a base 12 that are opposed to each other vertically, a breathable mat 13 laid on the base 12 in substantially the same size, and the base 12 includes a pair of left and right spacers 15 and 15 placed via a cushioning material 14, and suction devices 16 and 16 disposed below the base 12. When the dyeing operation is performed, the fabric 17, the sublimation transfer sheet 18, and the anti-scattering sheet 19 are sequentially polymerized and provided on the breathable mat 13 sandwiched between the spacers 15 and 15.

  A plurality of air intake holes 20 are provided in the base plate 12 at a lower position of the air permeable mat 13 so as to penetrate in the vertical direction. The air intake devices 16 and 16 are connected to the lower ends of the air intake holes 20. The air around the upper part of the air permeable mat 13 on which the fabric 17 and the sublimation transfer sheet 18 are placed is sucked through the air permeable mat 13 and the air intake holes 20.

  The spacer 15 is a stopper that regulates the lowering limit of the heating plate 11 when the heating plate 11 is lowered in the sublimation transfer operation. Similarly, a metal material such as steel is used to support the weight of the metal heating plate 11. Used to form a rectangular cross section. The height of the cushioning material 14 and the spacer 15 is set to be the same as the stacking height of the air-permeable mat 13 and the upper cloth 17, the sublimation transfer sheet 18, and the anti-scattering sheet 19, and the lowering limit of the heating plate 11 is set. In addition, the position is regulated so as to be in close contact with the anti-scattering sheet 19 located at the uppermost portion without a gap. The heating plate 11 and the intake devices 16 and 16 are connected to a computer (not shown), and the operation, stop, temperature, and the like are controlled by the computer.

Next, a dyeing method using the sublimation transfer machine 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. As the fabric 17 to be dyed, for example, any one of a raised fleece, a micro fleece, a knit, and a pile fabric having a long bristles is selected.
First, as step S1, as shown in FIG. 1, a fabric 17, a sublimation transfer sheet 18 and a scattering prevention sheet 19 are sequentially stacked on a breathable mat 13 of the base 12 and a pair of cushions 14 are interposed on both sides thereof. The spacers 15 and 15 are placed (preparation step).
As described above, the height of the cushioning material 14 and the spacer 15 is set to be the same as the stacking height of the air-permeable mat 13 and the upper fabric 17, the sublimation transfer sheet 18, and the scattering prevention sheet 19.

  Next, in step S2, the air intake devices 16, 16 are turned on, and air in the vicinity of the upper portion of the air permeable mat 13 is sucked through the air permeable mat 13 and the air intake holes 20, thereby sublimating the cloth 17 in the spacer 15. The transfer sheet 18 and the scattering prevention sheet 19 are adsorbed together. Then, while maintaining these overlapping states, the heating plate 11 is lowered in step S <b> 3, and the lowering limit of the heating plate 11 is restricted by contact with the spacer 15. In this state, the heating plate 11 is in close contact with the anti-scattering sheet 19 positioned at the uppermost portion without any gap (heating plate lowering step).

  In step S4, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, by heating the heating plate 14 heated to 190 to 210 ° C., for example, for about 90 seconds, the dye printed on the sublimation transfer sheet 18 with patterns, characters, etc. is sublimated. Then, it penetrates into fibers of the fabric 17 such as fleece, microfleece, knit, and pile fabric, and is dyed at a predetermined position of the fabric 17 (heating step).

It is a cross-sectional front view which shows the non-operation state of the sublimation transfer machine which shows one Example of this invention. It is the A section detail drawing in Drawing 1 showing one example of the present invention. It is a cross-sectional front view which shows the operating state of the sublimation transfer machine which shows one Example of this invention. It is a top view of the sublimation transfer machine which removed the heating plate which shows one Example of this invention. It is a cross-sectional front view of a conventional general sublimation transfer machine.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Sublimation transfer machine 11 ... Heating plate 12 ... Base board 13 ... Breathable mat 14 ... Buffer material 15 ... Spacer 16 ... Air intake device 17 ... Fabric 18 ... Sublimation transfer sheet 19 ... Anti-scattering sheet 20 ... Air intake hole

Claims (4)

The fabric and the sublimation transfer sheet are placed on a breathable mat laid on the base plate, and the dye printed on the sublimation transfer sheet is sublimated by lowering the heating plate located above the base plate. Sublimation transfer machine for dyeing the fabric,
A spacer that regulates the lowering limit of the heating plate is placed on the platform,
The lower limit of the heating plate is a position where the heating plate is in close contact with the dough and the sublimation transfer sheet that are located on the upper side without any gap,
A plurality of air intake holes are provided in the upper and lower direction at the lower position of the breathable mat of the base plate,
A sublimation transfer machine, wherein a suction device is connected to a lower end of the suction hole. The fabric, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the scattering prevention sheet were superposed on the breathable mat laid on the base plate, and printed on the sublimation transfer sheet by lowering the heating plate located above the base plate. A sublimation transfer machine for sublimating dye to dye the fabric,
A spacer that regulates the lowering limit of the heating plate is placed on the platform,
The lower limit of the heating plate is a position where the heating plate is in close contact with the dough, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the anti-scattering sheet located at the uppermost part, without any gaps,
A plurality of air intake holes are provided in the upper and lower direction at the lower position of the breathable mat of the base plate,
A sublimation transfer machine, wherein a suction device is connected to a lower end of the suction hole. A method of using the sublimation transfer machine according to claim 1,
A preparation step of placing the fabric and the sublimation transfer sheet on the breathable mat;
The heating plate is lowered, and the lowering limit of the heating plate is regulated to a position where the heating plate is in close contact with the one located above either the fabric or the sublimation transfer sheet without contact with the spacer. A heating plate lowering step,
A heating step in which the heating plate is heated at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time without pressurizing the dough and the sublimation transfer sheet at the lower limit position;
During the heating step, the intake device is operated, and an intake stroke for taking in air around the upper part of the breathable mat through the intake holes;
A method of using a sublimation transfer machine, comprising: A method of using the sublimation transfer machine according to claim 2,
A preparation step of placing the fabric, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the scattering prevention sheet on the breathable mat;
The heating plate is lowered, and the lowering limit of the heating plate is brought into contact with the spacer, so that the heating plate is positioned at the uppermost position among the dough, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the scattering prevention sheet. A heating plate lowering process that regulates the position to be closely adhered,
A heating step in which the heating plate is heated at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time without pressurizing the dough, the sublimation transfer sheet, and the scattering prevention sheet at the lower limit position;
A method of using the sublimation transfer machine, comprising: an operation of operating the intake device during the heating step to take in air around the upper portion of the breathable mat through the intake hole.

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