JP2013023775A - Method of manufacturing printed matter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method capable of providing a base with patterns with a texture that polyester especially has while maintaining integral feeling with the base without increasing the thickness of the base.SOLUTION: A method comprises the steps of: printing a disperse dye 23 on a transfer sheet 21 with various patterns and hues; and subsequently laminating the printed transfer sheet 21 and a cotton base 1 on which polyester 11 has been printed while applying heat and pressure so that the disperse dye 23 is selectively reacted with and transferred to the polyester 11 on the base 1. Since the disperse dye 23 is not reacted with cotton, the disperse dye 23 is not transferred to the base 1 made of cotton fabric.

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for producing a printed matter, and more particularly, to a method for producing a printed matter using a thermal transfer technique for disperse dyes.

  Conventionally, by utilizing the characteristics of disperse dyes that embroider polyester pieces with cotton thread on fabrics such as cotton and generate sublimation due to heat, the disperse dyes are thermally transferred to the embroidered fabrics. A technique of applying embroidery with a pattern on the fabric is known in the art as a public technique. Disperse dyes were developed for dyeing polyester and react selectively with polyester. This prior art utilizes the selectivity of disperse dyes and the property of sublimation, and makes it possible to apply a pattern with a texture specific to polyester to a general fabric.

  However, in this conventional technique, since embroidery is required, the embroidery portion is lifted from the surface of the fabric, and the entire fabric becomes thick. Furthermore, there is a problem that the sense of unity between the fabric and the patterned embroidery portion is lacking.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the pattern that retains the texture specific to the polyester is not lifted so as to be conspicuous from the surface of the base, and is applied to the base while maintaining a sense of unity with the base. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing a printed matter that can be made possible.

  In order to solve the above problems and achieve the above object, the first aspect of the present invention is a method for producing a printed material, comprising preparing a non-reactive substrate for a disperse dye, Printing polyester on the base, and thermally transferring disperse dyes to the base on which the polyester is printed.

  According to this configuration, since the base is non-selective with respect to the disperse dye, only the polyester portion is selectively dyed with the disperse dye by thermally transferring the disperse dye to the base on which the polyester is printed. . Since the polyester is printed on the base, the polyester does not float so as to stand out from the base surface, and the integrity of the polyester portion and the base is maintained. That is, it is possible to apply a pattern having a texture specific to polyester to the base while not conspicuously rising from the base surface and maintaining a sense of unity with the base. Note that the base is not limited to a fabric, and is not limited to a sheet.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printed matter manufacturing method according to the first aspect, wherein the polyester is printed on a base, and a polyester film flake mixed in a binder is the base. Printing.
According to this configuration, polyester can be printed on the base by using a stable and well-known printing technique.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printed matter manufacturing method according to the second aspect, wherein the polyester film flakes are polyester film flakes deposited with metal.
According to this configuration, it is possible to apply a metallic gloss pattern to the base.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing a printed matter according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the disperse dye is thermally transferred to the base, the disperse dye being applied to the transfer sheet. Printing, and thermocompression-bonding a disperse dye in the state which accumulated the said transfer sheet on the said base | substrate on which the said polyester was printed.
According to this configuration, the pattern can be easily thermally transferred to the base by using a printing technique established for thermally transferring the disperse dye to the polyester fiber.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a pattern having a texture specific to polyester can be applied to the base without conspicuously rising from the base surface and maintaining a sense of unity with the base.

It is a perspective view which illustrates the process of preparing the foundation | substrate used as the object of printing as 1 process of the manufacturing method of the printed matter by one embodiment of this invention. It is process drawing which illustrates the process of printing polyester on the foundation | substrate as 1 process of the manufacturing method of the printed matter by one embodiment of this invention. It is process drawing which illustrates the process of thermally transferring a disperse dye to the base | substrate with which the polyester was printed as 1 process of the manufacturing method of printed matter by one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the example by which printing was given to the sticking sticker as a foundation | substrate.

  1 to 3 are process diagrams illustrating the steps of a method for producing a printed material according to an embodiment of the invention. In the method of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a base 1 is prepared as an object to be printed. In the present embodiment, as an example, the base 1 is assumed to be a cotton fabric. The base 1 which is a cotton fabric is, for example, of a size sufficient for producing clothes. Alternatively, the base 1 may be one that has been sewn as clothing.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2, polyester is printed on the base 1. For this purpose, a polyester film 3 is first prepared as shown in FIG. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the polyester film 3 is cut into fine slices 5. The flakes 5 have a size in the range of 0.001 mm to 3 mm, for example. A metal such as aluminum may be deposited on the polyester film 3. In this case, metallic gloss is added to the polyester film 3. The metal-deposited flakes 5 are commercially available under the name “Glitter”.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2C, the thin piece 5 is accommodated in a container 9 and mixed with a solvent called a binder. The binder is, for example, a mixture of urethane resin, water, turpentine (white kerosene), and the like. A mixture of the flakes 5 and the binder becomes a colloid 7. 2 (a) to 2 (c) for preparing the colloid 7 may be performed before, simultaneously with, or after the step of preparing the base 1 of FIG. Since the method of obtaining such a colloid 7 is well known in the art, its detailed description is omitted.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2 (d), the colloid 7 including the flakes 5 is printed on the base 1. As a result, the polyester 11 is printed on the base 1 with a desired pattern. For printing the colloid 7, for example, a well-known silk screen printing technique can be used.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the disperse dye is thermally transferred to the base 1 on which the polyester 11 is printed. First, as shown in FIG. 3A, the disperse dye 23 is printed on the transfer sheet 21. The disperse dye 23 can be printed as having various patterns and shades. The transfer sheet 21 is made of paper called transfer paper, for example. As the transfer sheet 21, a heat-resistant film may be used. Since the technique itself for printing the disperse dye 23 on the transfer sheet 21 is well known as a process for dyeing polyester fibers, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the transfer sheet 21 on which the disperse dye 23 is printed and the base 1 on which the polyester 11 is printed are overlapped and pressed while applying heat. That is, thermocompression bonding is performed. Since thermocompression bonding itself is conventionally known as a process for dyeing polyester fibers, detailed description thereof is omitted. The superposition is performed such that the surface of the transfer sheet 21 on which the disperse dye 23 is printed and the surface of the base 1 on which the polyester 11 is printed face each other. The disperse dye 23 is transferred to the polyester 11 by selectively reacting with the polyester 11 of the base 1 by thermocompression bonding. Since the disperse dye 23 does not chemically react with cotton, the disperse dye 23 is not transferred to the base 1, which is a cotton fabric.

  As described above, the disperse dye 23 is selectively thermally transferred to the portion on which the polyester 11 is printed in the base 1 which is a cotton fabric. Since the polyester 11 is printed on the base 1, it does not float so as to stand out from the surface of the base 1. For this reason, the base 1 is not thickened by the polyester 11. Moreover, unlike the case where polyester embroidery is applied to the base 1, the portion of the polyester 11 and the base 1 are integrated. That is, the pattern having the texture peculiar to polyester can be applied to the base 1 without increasing the thickness of the base 1 so as to be conspicuous and while maintaining a sense of unity with the base 1. In particular, a metallic luster can be added to the polyester 11 by using a polyester film 3 on which a metal is deposited.

(Other embodiments)
(1) In the above embodiment, the base 1 is a cotton fabric. However, the base 1 is not generally limited to cotton and is not limited to a fabric. For example, the base 1 may be paper, wood, metal, or plastic that is non-reactive with the disperse dye 23. FIG. 4 shows an example. The base 31 shown in FIG. 4 is paper, and a sticker 33 is stuck on the base 31. The adhesive seal 33 is applied to the back so that the adhesive seal 33 can be easily peeled off from the base 31 and can be attached to other things such as clothes, bags, walls of houses, and the like. The surface of the base 31 is processed so that the adhesive seal 33 coated with an adhesive can be easily peeled off. In the steps shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, by using the base 31 as the base 1, the polyester 11 can be printed on the sticking seal 33 and the disperse dye 23 can be thermally transferred. Thereby, the sticking seal | sticker 33 with the texture which is not before is obtained. The sticker seal 33 may be a plastic sheet that is non-reactive with the disperse dye 23.

  (2) In the above embodiment, both the base 1 and the base 31 are sheet-like. On the other hand, it is possible to select a base 1 other than a sheet-like one such as a case of a mobile phone, a case of a general electric product, and an exterior / interior of an automobile.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the transfer sheet 21 is used to thermally transfer the disperse dye 23 to the polyester 11 printed on the base 1. As a result, thermal transfer could be performed by a conventionally known easy process. On the other hand, the disperse dye 23 can be printed on the polyester 11 without using the transfer sheet 21. For example, the thermal transfer may be performed by spraying the disperse dye 23 onto the base 1 on which the polyester 11 is printed by using an inkjet technique, and then applying heat to the base 1 on which the polyester 11 is printed.

  (4) In the above embodiment, colloid 7 in which polyester flakes 5 are mixed with a binder is used to print polyester 11 on base 1. That is, a well-known stable technique was used. On the other hand, the polyester 11 may be printed on the base 1 without using the polyester flakes 5. For example, instead of the polyester flakes 5, the polyester 11 may be printed on the base 1 by electrodeposition of polyester fibers (flockey processing).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 31 Base 3 Polyester film 5 Thin piece 7 Colloid 9 Container 11 Polyester 21 Transfer sheet 23 Disperse dye 33 Sticking seal

Claims (4)

Providing a non-reactive substrate for the disperse dye;
Printing polyester on the substrate;
Thermal transfer of a disperse dye to the base on which the polyester is printed, and a method for producing a printed matter.   2. The method for producing a printed matter according to claim 1, wherein printing the polyester on the base includes printing a polyester film flake mixed in a binder on the base.   The method for producing a printed material according to claim 2, wherein the thin piece of the polyester film is a thin piece of a polyester film on which a metal is deposited.   The thermal transfer of the disperse dye to the base includes printing the disperse dye on a transfer sheet, and thermocompression bonding the disperse dye in a state where the transfer sheet is overlaid on the base on which the polyester is printed. A method for producing a printed material according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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