JPH0664305A - Method for applying pattern by printing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a method for giving a pattern by printing to a wide area range of a material having an unstable size or particularly a leather or a synthetic leather of a true matter. CONSTITUTION: The method for giving a pattern by printing comprises the steps of bringing a material 18 into contact with a rigid backing plate 20 to decide a picture-like area to be adhered to the plate 20, preparing an adjustable key means 22 to a print table 10 of a mold plate or screen printer, deciding a position selected of the plate 20 on the table 10 to form a print image at a desired position of the backing plate area of the printer, positioning the plate 20 decided with respect to the means 22, and printing the image at a desired position of the area. In this case, to accurately position the image continued to the case of printing a multicolor pattern, a transparent upper sheet 30 is placed on the area, a trial image is printed on the upper sheet, and a position of a base 22 is regulated to the trial image.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for imparting a pattern, particularly a multicolored pattern, by a printing process to a material whose dimension is not stable and a material having an irregular surface or a bumpy surface, and a method manufactured by this method. Regarding the product. In a particular application, the invention is a pattern on leather or synthetic leather,
In particular, it relates to a method for imparting a multicolor pattern, and a leather product or a synthetic leather product manufactured by the method.

The present invention also relates to a decorative device or accessory and a method of making such a decorative device or accessory. In one application, the invention relates to a wall hanging ornament and a method of making such a wall hanging. In other applications, the present invention provides articles or objects such as clothing, apparel accessories such as hats and purses,
Alternatively, a method of decorating household fixtures or ornaments, such as lamp umbrellas, book covers, cushions, etc., by applying the decorating device according to the invention to such articles or objects, and thus decorated. Related to goods or objects. In yet another application, the present invention is an article or object such as furniture made or covered with leather or synthetic leather decorated by the method of the present invention, or a handbag, shoes, cover of the present invention, wallet, pouch. Regarding equipment such as.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a method of imparting a pattern by a printing process on a wide area range of a material whose dimension is not stable, particularly a material selected from the group consisting of genuine leather and synthetic leather. A large area of material against the rigid backing plate so as to define the area of the area where the material adheres to the backing plate and prepare the key means on the template or on the printing table of the screen printing device. The key means is adjustable to determine a predetermined position for the backing plate on the printing table where the printing plate of the printing device produces a printed image at the desired location of the image area, and A method is provided which includes the steps of positioning the backing plate in a predetermined position determined in relation to the key means and printing a printed image on the desired area of the image area by the printing plate.

According to the present invention, in particular, a printing process is applied to an image area portion formed in a wide area range of a material whose dimension is not stable, particularly a material selected from the group consisting of genuine leather and synthetic leather. A method of providing a large area range of the selected material having a surface that receives the pattern due to the printing process, the dimension of which is not stable, and the selected area where the selected material adheres to the backing plate. A wide area range of the selected material is applied to the rigid backing plate, and the printing plate selected from the template printing plate and the screen printing plate on which the positive print or negative print of the desired pattern is applied. In preparation, the printing plate is arranged to create a printed image at a predetermined position relative to the printing table, and the printing table is prepared and a rigid backing plate carrying a large area range of the selected material is provided. This print Supported in a predetermined position on the table for the area of the footprint and adapted to receive the printed image by the printing plate at the desired location and to be aligned with the corresponding adjustable key means provided on the printing table. Adjusting the key means of the printing table to determine the predetermined position for the backing plate in relation to the printing plate, in relation to the key means Position a backing plate that carries a wide area range of the selected material at a predetermined position on the printing plate, prepare printing ink on the printing plate,
The ink is of a consistency or consistency selected to adhere to the surface of the material in the area of the graphic area, and a backing plate carrying the selected material is predetermined for the printing plate. A method is provided that includes the steps of printing an image of the pattern at desired locations on the area of interest while being held in position.

In one embodiment, the image area may be formed over a large area of synthetic leather, which is selected to provide a surface that is as smooth as possible to be printed. However, even when the synthetic leather is chosen to have a surface as smooth as possible in this way, in practice the surface usually has small irregularities, which are sharp and well defined on the surface. It has to be understood that it can be difficult to achieve a sharp printed image with even edges and even color distribution. If desired, a large area of synthetic leather can be provided with irregularly shaped or shaped edges, such as to resemble animal leather.

In another embodiment, the image area can be formed over a large area of genuine leather and the surface should be as smooth as possible to receive the pattern by the printing process, ie, substantially non-textured. It has been said that it is preferable to be set. Again, even though it has a surface that is as smooth as possible, leather usually has small irregularities (ie, natural skin), which results in a sharp, well-defined contour on the surface. It must be kept in mind that it can be difficult to achieve and to produce a sharp printed image with true tones. It is therefore understood that both properly prepared genuine leather and selected synthetic leather can be used according to the invention and the term "leather" should be translated accordingly when used in this specification. Must be done.

The pattern given to the graphic area portion is, for example, a pattern depicting an animal, a bird, a tree, a flower, or any wildlife as a subject, an ethnic painting, a geometrical or abstract pattern, etc. Any suitable or desired nature of the above can be the subject matter, and the pattern is applied to the image area by the printing process. Instead of wildlife or ethnic or other artistic themes, this pattern may include design letters, company and family crests, commercial or sports insignia, etc. It is given to the area part. The features of the invention described herein, namely the use of synthetic or genuine leather as the background material and the imparting of a pattern by printing processes, make the decorated leather and the various articles and objects made therefrom industrial. Allows it to be made in process and delivered to the market with reasonable quality and reduced cost.

The method of the present invention prints multi-colored patterns on stretchable materials that are not dimensionally stable, such as leather, including genuine and synthetic leather, as described in more detail below. It has been found to give particularly good results when used as such, and also enables printing of high quality multicolored patterns on leather and synthetic leather, which was not possible before.

In this respect, it is extremely difficult to produce well-defined, true-color-matched multicolor printed images of good quality, especially on dimensionally unstable materials such as leather, by means of screen printing processes. It can be explained that it has been considered to be. First of all, it is extremely difficult to keep a large area of a dimensionally unstable material such as leather stationary and immobile during the printing stage. Applicants have found that such materials can be stabilized against movement by applying them to a rigid backing plate, preferably using an adhesive.

Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided a method for imparting a multicolor pattern to an image area portion formed in a wide area range of genuine leather and synthetic leather, and printing the desired pattern by color. Prepare a plurality of color printing plates selected from template printing plates and screen printing plates that represent positive or negative prints, and the images printed by the printing plates and superimposed on each other form the desired multicolor pattern. Each of the different printing plates is provided with a printing ink of a desired color that matches the printing plate of that color and a consistency that allows the ink to adhere to the material surface of the image area. Continuing to adjust the key marks of the printing table to determine a plurality of predetermined positions for the backing plate in relation to the plurality of printing plates so that the image is printed at the desired locations of the image area. Different in relation to the key means Continue to position the backing plate carrying a large area of material in a predetermined position, and while the backing plate is held in the predetermined position for each color printing plate, the desired area of the image area The different color images of the pattern are subsequently printed on different printing plates, the ink applied to the image area is dried after each color image is applied and before the next color image is applied, and all multicolor A method is provided that includes the further steps of removing a large area of material from the rigid backing plate once the pattern is complete.

As already noted above, when carrying out a method for producing a large amount of multicolored patterns by color printing on high volume produced articles, stretchable materials such as leather or synthetic leather or or It can be further explained that it is difficult to work on a large area coverage of some woven fabrics. As mentioned above, in a multicolor printing process, the material forming the image area is held absolutely stationary during the different color printing runs, so that the images given in different colors are perfectly aligned. It has to be done, and in addition, the subsequent area of the subsequent backing plate must be precisely located in the correct position for the different printing plates. The provision of key means on the printing table and backing plate assists in this regard, in that the image area is in alignment with the printing plate in order to achieve a clear and well-defined printing of the correct color. It can be precisely and precisely positioned and held stationary.

Applicants have determined that a large area coverage of synthetic or genuine leather or other stretchable fabric forming the graphic area portion is first applied to the backing plate during the entire printing process. We have found that this difficulty can be solved if kept above. Thus, a large area coverage of synthetic or genuine leather is prepared for printing, preferably by a pressure sensitive adhesive and releasably applied to a rigid backing plate. The backing plate is a metal plate or a plate made of synthetic plastic material such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (A
BS). The backing plate may be coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive, such as conventional textile adhesives, to make the surface to which a large area of synthetic or genuine leather is applied tacky.

The backing plate supporting the image area is then placed on the printing table in relation to the keying means of the printing table so that the keying means of the backing plate is aligned with the keying means of the printing table. Can be done. This allows subsequent printing runs to be carried out substantially as usual to subsequently print the pattern in the color-coded colors to obtain the final multicolor printed product. Once the printing ink has dried, the large area coverage of the material bearing the finished printed pattern is torn away from the backing plate. The backing plate, which retains the tacky surface, can be reused for a large area coverage of subsequently printed material.

It is therefore preferred that the pressure sensitivity can be chosen so as to retain the tacky surface on several subsequent runs. More preferably, the pressure sensitive adhesive is chosen such that it does not contain any components that bleed through the leather to adversely affect the printing surface or ink or the applied printed image.

Once the key means of the printing table have been adjusted to determine the exact correct position on the printing table on which the backing plate will be placed, a predetermined image is formed in the desired area of the image area. A plurality of prepared backing plates with a pattern applied at precisely positioned locations can then be placed and printed.

Such key means are carefully positioned and carefully glued together. The Applicant has nevertheless found that different color images do not always appear in the area of the drawing area exactly at the correct location. The Applicant has therefore used a transparent top printing sheet, which is placed on top of the area of the graphic area onto which the first image is printed as a trial printing step. The positioning of the key means of the printing table and the subsequent positioning of the key means of the backing plate, which carries a large area coverage of the prepared leather material, is adjusted to the position of the first image formed on the transparent topsheet by the trial printing step. Relevant afterwards.

Accordingly, the present invention is a method of providing a multicolored pattern on an area of an image with improved accuracy and color matching, which is removable transparent over the area of the area prior to printing the image. Place the top paper, print the first image on this transparent top paper, adjust the key means in relation to the position of the image printed on the transparent top paper, and in relation to the key means a large area range of material Adjust the position of the backing plate carrying the, remove the clear top paper, print a color image on the image area, and print a color image on the image area for each subsequent operation. A method is provided that includes the further steps of previously repeating the above steps using a clear top paper for the first image.

The use of clear top paper also provides for multicolored patterns to be applied to successive image area portions formed on backing plates to provide color matching, sharpness and multicolor tone. Allows results to be improved.

Accordingly, the present invention is a method for imparting a multicolored pattern to a plurality of successive image areas provided on a plurality of prepared backing plates, the group comprising genuine tanned leather or synthetic leather. Each of a plurality of rigid backing plate provided with a wide area range of the material selected from, prepare a plurality of color-specific printing plate to which a print positive image or a print negative image according to the color of the pattern is applied, Position the first prepared backing plate on the printing table and place the clear top paper over the image area,
Printing the first image on the top paper with the first color-dependent printing plate, and if necessary in relation to the position of the first image on the top paper, the position of the key means of the printing table and the first backing plate. Position, remove the top paper, print the last image with the first color-specific printing plate on the image area of the first backing plate, remove the backing plate from the printing table and dry the ink And the second and subsequent prepared backing plates are subsequently positioned on the printing table in relation to the key means of the printing table, and the last image is applied to the second and subsequent backing plates with the first color-coding printing plate. Printing on the plate's image area, drying the ink on the second and subsequent backing plate's image area, and positioning the first prepared backing plate again on the printing table; Place a clear top paper over the target area and place the first image on the second color-based printing plate. Printing on the top paper and adjusting the position of the key means of the printing table and the position of the first backing plate, if necessary in relation to the position of the first image with respect to the top paper, removing the top paper, An image is printed on the image area of the first backing plate with a second color-based printing plate, the first backing plate is removed from the printing table to dry the ink, and the second and subsequent backing plates are printed. Is positioned on the printing table in relation to the key means of the printing table and the last image is printed on the second and subsequent backing plate image areas by the second color-specific printing plate to dry the ink. The above procedure is repeated with the third and further color-coded printing plates until the full color image of the desired pattern has been printed on each of the plurality of prepared backing plates, and finally for each of the materials. Those that include further steps of removing a large area range from its backing plate To provide.

The transparent top paper may be a sheet of transparent synthetic resin or celluloid having a substantially rigid and smooth surface so that the applied ink can be easily removed. Dark-colored ink was used to print the first image on transparent top paper so that its outline could be clearly observed and precise adjustment of the key means of the printing table and the position of the backing plate could be achieved. Can be used.

These characteristics make this method particularly suitable for use in industrial manufacturing processes, that is to say for genuine or synthetic leather at predetermined desired locations within the area of the picture and also for different colors. It is clear that the C1 is clearly and accurately arranged to enable large quantities of multicolor printing. Before each first color run, the clear top paper is placed on the initially prepared printing plate for the first printing. The position of the key means is adjusted in relation to the print result. If desired, the first test print can also be done in color-coded tones, so that the tone of the ink is adjusted in connection with the first test print. This allows multiple images to be printed in the correct color and in the correct location.

This continues until the same product is processed in the next color, producing a complete multicolor print.

Before the first color is applied, especially where the leather is colored deep or strong, white or other light colors are printed in the correct tones so that the area of interest is first white. Alternatively, it is desired to ensure that a background of other selected neutral color is formed, which background preferably has the desired contoured contour outline. The pictorial pattern may then be printed against a white or neutral background by running in subsequent colors as described above.

The Applicant has found that it is particularly advantageous to use a screen printing process in the method according to the invention. The material of the screen printing plate itself stretches slightly during the printing process, i.e. when a normal rubber squeegee is moved across the screen plate, which causes a slight displacement of the printed image. The different displacements are reflected on the transparent cover. The position of the key means and the corresponding backing plate can be adjusted in relation to the image on this transparent top paper to compensate for the stretching of the silk screen.

The adjustable key means provided on the printing table expediently includes a substrate which is positioned on the printing table in a selected position determined in relation to the printing plate, such that the printing plate The printed image can be printed at desired locations on the substrate. These substrates can be fixed to the printing table at selected positions, for example by means of adhesive strips. The substrate carries one or more key pins that indicate a predetermined position above it, and the backing plate can be attached by corresponding key openings provided therein.

In practice, the substrate is thus positioned and fixed on the printing table at a position chosen in relation to the position of the image printed by the printing plate, and the backing plate is additionally the substrate. And a corresponding key pin and opening provided on the backing plate, respectively, may be arranged at a predetermined position on the substrate. If a transparent topsheet is used on which the first test image can be printed, as described above, the position of the substrate is chosen in relation to the position of the first test image.

In the selection of printing inks, the Applicant has found that the usual matte or dull printing inks give good adhesion to the leather surface, but tonal adjustments give the leather material the desired shade of color. I found out what had to be done. For reasons that the Applicant does not fully understand, the printing ink, once applied to the leather surface, does not accurately display the shadow of the same color as before it was applied. The printing inks used should therefore preferably be chosen such that they have good adhesion to the leather surface to which the pattern is to be applied and that they produce flexible products. Therefore, a matte finish ink is preferred. This is because glossy inks often contain glossy surfaces that cause cracks in the printed pattern when leather products are handled. The ink must also be of a consistency or consistency that allows it to pass freely without clogging the screen printing plate, but it must not be fluid to stain the leather surface. The ink should also not dry out too quickly and should preferably penetrate into the surface layer of the leather material.

According to a further feature of the invention, the drying of the ink of the printed image applied to the image area can be accelerated or enhanced to speed up the overall printing process. Accelerated drying directs a stream of air over the printing surface, or preferably comprises a backing plate fitted with a large area of leather equipped with one or more infrared lamp batteries, preferably venting means. Can be achieved by accelerating the drying of the printing ink by moving it through a drying tunnel provided in combination with. The printed product can be preferably conveyed on a conveyor belt through a drying tunnel, an infrared lamp is provided on the battery above the conveyor belt, and an intake fan is provided to generate an air flow through the tunnel. Can be done.

Once the final full-color print has been achieved and dried, a clear protective or fixative coating is applied over the pictorial pattern or, if desired, over the pictorial area portion. Applied to protect printed patterns. This protective layer, which acts as a fixative, must be flexible, durable and transparent to water and common organic solvents.

According to a further feature of the invention, in a wide area range of materials selected from the group comprising genuine tanned leather and synthetic leather having a suitable surface to be textured by the printing process. There is provided a decorative device or article comprising a given area of an area, the area of the area bearing a pattern imparted by a method according to the invention using printing ink in a printing process.

The pattern may preferably be a multicolor pictorial pattern.

If desired, the decorating device extends at least partially around the area of the graphic area and includes pieces of fabric, including woven, non-woven and knit fabrics, wings, beads, fur,
By randomly shaped and arranged pieces of material selected from the group consisting of genuine leather and synthetic leather, optionally combined with a material selected from the group consisting of plant materials and stones It may have a decorative edging created.

If desired, the pattern imparted to the graphic area may be related varieties such as feathers, seeds, grass, pieces of wood or bark, fur, beads (especially of wood or clay), stones (especially semi-precious stones) and the like. Alternatively, materials can be added to improve or expand.

Once the printed pattern is applied, a large area of leather can be attached to the backing layer, which is preferably a flexible member such as canvas. Such a backing layer not only reinforces, but also gives a nearly finished appearance. Furthermore, the material forming the edging is also partially applied to the backing material. A large area of leather can be applied to the backing layer by gluing it with a suitable adhesive. Before applying a large area range of leather material to the backing layer, the back side of the leather is preferably covered with a protective layer so that the solvent of adhesive and other harmful components penetrate the leather to eliminate or erase the color of the printed pattern. It can be done to prevent leaving or other effects.

As noted above, decorative edging may be provided, which is made of irregularly shaped pieces of genuine or synthetic leather, which may be patterned by methods such as by gluing. Are randomly arranged and extended partially or wholly around a large area of material that supports the.
These pieces of leather may be applied to the backing layer and / or to a large area of the leather, such as by gluing or stitching. Cloth strips and other materials, if desired,
For example, feathers, fur, beads, etc. may be applied as part of the edging.

The decorative article may be for wall hangings or may have hanging means for hanging against a wall.

Means may be provided at or near the top of the aligned decorative article for suspending the article from the hanging means. For example, a rear-folded seam may be provided at the upper end, or a series of loops may be provided through which the rod may be screwed to suspend the article from wall hooks or hooks, for decorative wall hangings. Is formed.

Alternatively, the decoration device may be applied to other objects or articles such as clothes, clothing accessories such as hats and handbags, or household equipment such as lamp umbrellas and cushions. , Can decorate those objects or articles. The decoration device can thus be of a size chosen according to the object or article to be decorated. For example, if it is intended to decorate a garment such as a T-shirt, shirt or blouse, the decorating device is sized so that it can be applied to the front of the T-shirt, shirt or blouse. The decorating device may be applied to the garment by stitching, gluing, or any other suitable method.

Instead of shirts and blouses, any other garment, such as sweaters, jerseys, jackets, in particular leather jackets, handbags, hats, can likewise be decorated by applying such a decorating device.
Such decorating devices may also be applied to photo albums or to lamp umbrellas or cushions, or other home furnishings. Once again, the dimensions of the decorating device are chosen to be suitable for the final application.

In another application of the invention, the decorative device according to the invention can be sized for device impact such that it can be used as a brooch or pendant for necklaces and earrings. Therefore, the decoration device according to the present invention is provided with a pin on the back side of the decoration device with a minimum size, so that it can be used as a brooch, or a hanging means such as a hole is used to suspend the decoration device with a strap or a chain. Can be used as a necklace, can be used as earrings with hooks or clips, or can be used as hair clips or hair pins with clips or pins.

The invention also extends to clothes and other objects or articles whenever it is decorated with the decorating device according to the invention. Instead of making a separate decorating device as described above, and instead of applying the device to the object or garment to be decorated, the garment or other article may use the decorating device according to the invention to fabric or cloth of the garment. It can be directly decorated by making it directly onto other articles. Thus, the pattern may be applied to the fabric of clothing or other articles by a printing process, and the decorative edging may be provided on the fabric to extend at least partially around the pattern defining the area of interest. , The edging is made of randomly shaped and spaced pieces of leather or fabric or other material.

The decorative edging may be applied by sewing the pieces to a cloth or other article of clothing, or by adhering the pieces to the cloth with a suitable adhesive to form the edging. As explained above, pieces of fabric, feathers, fur, or other materials such as beads may be incorporated into the decorative edging.

Accordingly, the present invention includes within its scope T-shirts,
Clothes such as shirts, blouses and skirts, cushions, umbrellas of lamps, etc. that were directly printed and decorated on cloths and articles of clothes, and decorative edging that is applied around the pattern as described above. Includes.

Instead of providing a large area coverage of the material, including leather or synthetic leather, the large area coverage of the material may be any other fabric, for example provided by the fabric of clothing or other article to be decorated. . In this case, the printing process is performed on the fabric of the garment or other article itself.
This may be done either before or after the garment or other article is manufactured.

It should be understood that the decorative article or decorative device according to the present invention is suitable for being manufactured by applying a graphic pattern by a printing process as described above by an industrial process.

This method in itself enables the industrial manufacture of decorative articles and decorative devices according to the invention on a commercial scale. As explained above, in practice it has been found convenient to provide a plurality of backing plates with synthetic or genuine leather cut into appropriate sheet sizes and removed and attached to his. When the individual color-coded printing runs are subsequently carried out on the prepared printing plates, the initial ones are dried, for example by moving them through a drying tunnel, and when the last unit is completed the next color operation image drying unit Will be able to start with. Alternatively, the printed unit can be placed in a drying cabinet and dried.

Once the final full color pictorial pattern has been printed and the product dried, the genuine or synthetic leather or other fabric bearing the pattern is removed from the backing plate and It is cut to shape and, if desired, this is applied to the backing layer. The decorative edging is then made by applying pieces of leather and / or other material that have been randomly shaped as described above.

The invention and the way in which it is actually carried out will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to FIGS. 1-5, a method according to the present invention for imparting a pattern to a large area coverage of dimensionally instable material is illustrated by conventional screen printing as shown in these figures. It can be done in the device.

The device comprises a printing table 10 and a silk printing screen 12. The silk screen 12 is mounted between the frame members 14.1, 14.2, 14.3 and 14.4 of the frame structure. The frame structure 14 is pivotally attached to the printing table 10 as indicated by reference numeral 16 and the printing screen 12 is indicated by arrow A as shown in FIGS.
Printing screen 12 allowing pivotal movement in the direction
The frame 14 carrying the can be carried from a raised position (as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3) to a printing position (not shown). At this printing position, the image applied to the printing screen can be printed on the printing surface supported by the printing table 10.

The printing screen 12 is of relatively large size and has four printing areas, namely printing plates 12.1, 12.
It is seen to be divided into 2, 12.3 and 12.4. The four printing plates are suitable for use in printing in four-color operation. In this case, the multicolor pattern is divided into four colors by a normal color printing technique. In such color separation, a multicolor pattern is separated into, for example, four basic tones (usually cyan, yellow, magenta, and black), and four color-separated printing plates are prepared. Each printing plate is designed to print an image of the pattern in one of the basic colors, such that when the images are overlaid the true color of the shortened pattern is represented.

A squeegee tool 11 is attached to the side of the printing screen 12 remote from the printing table 10. Squeegee 11 is of conventional construction and operates in a conventional manner and is moved laterally across printing screen 12 in the direction of arrow B shown in FIGS. According to the conventional design, the squeegee 11 is a rubber blade 1.
3, this blade is pulled across the remote surface of the printing screen 12 when the printing screen 12 is placed in the printing position, so that the printing ink supplied to that surface of the printing screen 12 is transferred to the screen 12. The image is printed in the usual way on the printing surface formed on the printing table 10 by forcing it to pass through.

The use of this printing device in the method according to the invention for printing shortened patterns over a large area of dimensionally instable material 18, such as genuine leather or synthetic leather, will now be described in more detail. It There are two main problems encountered when trying to print a pattern on leather, first of all the difficulty of keeping a large area of leather material taut and stationary during the printing operation. Second, it is difficult to position a wide area range of the leather material accurately and at a correct position so that an image can be printed at a desired position.
Furthermore, if a multicolor pattern is printed, the subsequent color separation image, with proper alignment of a large area coverage of the material, will be accurately superimposed on the previously printed color separation image to give a clear true color. It is extremely difficult to create an image.

According to the method of the present invention, these problems can be solved by the following method. That is, as shown in FIG.
A large area of material 18 is applied to a rigid backing plate 20. The backing plate is an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plate, and a large area of leather is applied to the backing plate by an adhesive (not shown), such as a normal fabric adhesive, which results in a large area. 18.1 is formed where the leather is attached to the backing plate 20. It will be appreciated that the glue 18 is tensioned and rested and held on top of the graphic area portion 18.1.

The backing plate 20 is attached to the substrate 22, which is also a substantially rigid synthetic plastic plate. The substrate 22 has key pins 24 while the backing plate 20
Has a corresponding key opening 26 so that the backing plate 20
It is designed so that it can be accurately attached to the predetermined position of 2. The substrate 22 is movable over the printing plate 10 as will be apparent from FIGS. 1-4 and can be fixed in a selected position with respect to the printing table, for example by means of an adhesive strip 28. Any other releasable fastening means may be provided in place of the adhesive strip 28.

The substrate 22 thus acts as key means for determining the selected position on the printing table 10 on which the backing plate 20 carrying a large area of the leather material 18 should be positioned, and the printing plates 12.1, 12 are provided. .2, 12.3 or 12.
4 is an image of the leather material 18 having an undefined area 18.
Printing is possible at one desired location.

In determining the correct position on the printing table 10 for the key means or substrate 22, the transparent top paper 30 is used as described in more detail below.

Assuming that the first color separation image is to be printed by the first printing plate 12.1 on the area of coverage 18.1, the substrate 22 is more or less printed as shown in FIG.
It is placed in a preliminary position on the printing table 10 aligned with 2.1. The backing plate 20 is then placed on the substrate 22 in a key position. Leather 18 (or other dimensionally unstable material)
Is held in place on the backing plate 20 and bonded with an adhesive. For example, transparent top paper 3 made of transparent synthetic resin
0 is placed on the leather material and held in place by, for example, adhesive putty 32.

Dark printing ink is applied to the printing plate 12.1 and a test image 34 is printed on the transparent top paper 30 (as shown in FIG. 1). In relation to this image 34, the backing plate 20 and the substrate 22 carrying the leather material 18 are moved on the printing table as indicated by arrows C and D in FIG.
Meanwhile, the top paper 30 is held stationary. Trial image 3
Once the leather material 18 has been positioned so that the 4 is aligned with the desired area of the picture area 18.1, the substrate 22 is fixed to the printing table 10, for example by means of adhesive strips 28 (as shown in FIG. 2). To be done. The clear top paper 30 is removed, the dark ink is removed from the printing plate 21.1, the correct color ink is applied to the plate 12.1 and the color image 36 is in the image area 18.1. Is printed on the leather material 18 at a desired position with a desired color and shadow.

A color image corresponding to the color and position of the image 36 is then printed on the area of the leather material supported on the backing plate 20.2. Similarly, the backing plate 20.2 is then removed and replaced with a subsequent backing plate (not shown) and a plurality of leather strips are printed with a first color separation image consistent with the image 36. This procedure is repeated until.

At this point, each backing plate carrying a large area coverage of the image 36 printed leather is advanced to the drying stage so that the ink of image 36 is dried before the next image is printed. Done Drying is accomplished in a drying tunnel, generally designated 50, shown schematically in FIG. The drying tunnel comprises a closed chamber 52, through which a conveyor belt 54 is moved in the direction of the arrow G, on which a backing plate carrying the printed leather is placed.
Be transported through. Infrared lamps 56 are arranged in a lateral row above the conveyor belt 54, and an intake fan, indicated generally at 58, is provided to generate an air flow through the chamber 52. Has been done. When the backing plate reaches the outlet end 52.2 of the chamber 52,
The ink of the printed image printed on the leather is dry.

Returning to FIGS. 3 and 4, when the second color-separated color image is printed on a wide area of the leather carried on the backing plate 20 (the ink in the image 36 has dried). The backing plate 20 is keyed to the substrate 22,
The substrate 22 moved to a new position on the printing table 10.
Is slightly aligned with the printing plate 12.2 as shown in FIG.

A clean, transparent top paper 30 is again placed on the image area 18.1 of the leather 18 and fixed with adhesive putty 32. Dark ink is applied to the printing plate 12.2 and a test image 40 is printed on the top paper 30 as shown in FIG. As a result, the substrate 22 has an image 40 having a large area 18.
1 in the direction of arrows E and F in FIG. 3 until it is accurately and correctly aligned with the desired location of its image 40 at 1. If desired, a positive swatch of perfect pattern (not shown) is placed over the image area 18.1 to help align the images.

Once the substrate 22 is in place as shown in FIG. 4, it is secured in place by, for example, an adhesive strip 28. The clear top 30 is removed and the final image 42 is printed in the area 18.1 of the footprint.

In this way, by using a transparent top paper which receives the first trial image, and by the subsequent adjustment of the substrate 22 provided with key means, the Applicant is able to obtain a true and accurate representation of the different color images. Achieved alignment.

Again, as described above in connection with FIG. 5, a plurality of subsequent backing plates are then keyed to the substrate 22 to print the printed image 40 at the correct desired location within the image area. It is made to accept.

If a plurality of leather pieces are printed with the same pattern, the backing plate 20 carrying the large area coverage of the leather carrying the image 36 is removed and the leather 18 carrying a large area coverage, etc. A backing plate 20.2 of the above is positioned on the substrate 22,
Keyed in place by a key pin 24 as shown schematically in FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 7-9, a decorative article according to the present invention, which is suitable for hanging on a wall as a wall hanging, is a large area of synthetic leather or genuine leather material designated by the numeral 110. Including the range, this area portion represents the pictorial area portion 110.1 supporting the decorative pattern 112, and in this case, it is a picture showing a lion as an example. The pattern 112 was applied to the image area by a printing process, for example, a screen printing process, according to the method described herein. For this reason, the large area surface of the material 110 has been chosen to be suitable for receiving the graphic representation by printing, for example the surface should be as smooth and regular as possible.

The wide area edge 110.2 of the material, eg synthetic leather or genuine tanned leather 110, is shaped to give a non-uniform profile, the entire wide area area of the material 110 being surrounded by a decorative edging 114. Cage, the edging being irregularly shaped and randomly arranged around the material 110, a plurality of pieces 11 of synthetic leather or genuine leather.
It is composed of 4.1, 114.2, 114.3 and the like. The leather pieces 114.1, 114.2, 114.3 are attached such as by an adhesive. Straps of leather strap 116
Other varieties such as are also applied to the edging 114 and / or the large area coverage 110 of the material to improve the appearance of the article.

A seam 11 folded back at the upper end
8 is formed through which a bar 120 extends to allow the article to be hung on a wall (not shown) for use as a decorative wall hanging.

Material 1 as shown in FIGS.
A large area range of 10 is applied to the backing layer 122, for example by means of an adhesive. This backing layer can be a canvas.
The leather piece forming the decorative frame 114 is, for example, synthetic leather 1.
A large area of material that is 10, or attached to the backing layer 122 at the desired location.

A decorative device (not shown) similar to the decorative article shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 but with smaller dimensions is provided, such as clothing such as a jacket or T-shirt, or a bag or cushion. Given to other goods,
They can decorate their clothes and articles. The decorative article can be applied by sewing or with the aid of an adhesive.

As described above, instead of printing the pattern 112 on the genuine or synthetic leather 110, the pattern 112
Can be printed directly on non-stable dimensional fabrics, for example on clothing fabrics and other articles. If desired, decorative edging can be applied around the perimeter of the pattern in a manner similar to that described with reference to FIGS. In other words, a plurality of irregularly shaped and sized leather pieces may be randomly placed around the printed pattern and applied, for example sewn to the garment.

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1 is a schematic perspective view at a certain stage when the method according to the present invention is carried out in a conventional screen printing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view at a stage subsequent to the stage shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view at a stage subsequent to the stage shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view at a stage subsequent to the stage shown in FIG.

5 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a stage following the stage shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic three-dimensional drawing of a drying tunnel used in combination with a conventional printing device for drying printing material.

FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of a decorative article made according to the present invention that is wall mounted.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the article of FIG.

9 is a cross-sectional side elevational view of the article of FIGS. 7 and 8 taken along line IX-IX of FIG. 7.

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 10 Printing Table 12 Silk Screen 14 Frame Structure 18 Material 20 Backing Plate 22 Substrate 24 Key Pin 26 Key Opening 28 Adhesive Strip 30 Top Paper 32 Adhesive Putty 36 Color Image 40 Trial Image 42 Final Image 50 Tunnel 52 Chamber 54 Conveyor Belt 56 Infrared Lamp 110 Wide area of material 112 Pattern 114 Decorative edging 116 Strap of straps

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Claims (27)

[Claims] 1. A method of applying a pattern by a printing process to a large area range of a material whose dimension is not stable, wherein the material defines an image area portion adhered to a backing plate.
A wide area of material is applied to a rigid backing plate and key means are provided on a printing table of a printing device selected from the group including templates or screen printing devices, the key means being the printing plate of the printing device. Is adjustable to determine the selected position of the backing plate on the printing table to produce the printed image at the desired location of the image area, and determined in relation to the key means on the printing table. A method of imprinting by a printing process comprising the steps of positioning a backing plate at a selected location and printing a printed image at a desired location of an area of the image with the printing plate. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a pattern is applied to an image area portion of a wide area of the material by a printing process, the dimension is not stable, and the surface has a surface for receiving the pattern by the printing process. Prepare a large area range of the selected material, apply a large area range of the selected material to the rigid backing plate, so that the selected material determines the area of the image that adheres to the backing plate, A printing plate selected from a template printing plate and a screen printing plate supporting an image of a desired pattern is prepared, and the printing plate is arranged so as to create a printing image at a predetermined position with respect to a printing table, Prepare a printing table that supports a rigid backing plate that supports a wide area range of the printed material at a predetermined position such that the image area portion receives the printed image at a desired position by the printing plate, and print it. Adjustable on the table Various key means and corresponding key means on the backing plate that align with the prepared adjustable key means on the printing table, and set a predetermined position for the backing plate in relation to the printing plate. To determine, by adjusting the key means of the printing table, and positioning the backing plate carrying a large area range of the selected material in a predetermined position on the printing plate in relation to the key means, on the printing plate. A printing ink is prepared, the ink having a consistency or consistency selected so as to adhere to the surface of the material in the image area, and the backing plate carrying the selected material is printed. A method of imprinting a pattern by a printing process comprising the steps of printing an image of the pattern at a desired portion of an image area portion while being held at a predetermined position with respect to a plate. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the pattern is a multicolor pattern, wherein a plurality of color patterns selected from a template printing plate and a screen printing plate supporting a color image of a desired pattern. Prepare the printing plate,
Printed by the printing plate so that the superimposed images come together to form the desired multicolored pattern, and different printing plates can be printed in the desired color and also in the area of the image area corresponding to the respective color printing plate. A plurality of backing plates are provided in association with the plurality of printing plates so that each printing ink is provided with a consistency such that it can adhere to the surface of the material and the color-coded image is printed at the desired locations on the image area. The key marks on the printing table are subsequently adjusted to determine the predetermined position of the backing plate, and the backing plate carrying the large area coverage of the material is continuously positioned at different predetermined positions in relation to the key means. After the plate is held at a predetermined position with respect to each color printing plate, a different color image of the pattern is continuously printed on the desired portion of the image area by different printing plates, and after each color image is applied. Before the next color image is added Printing process, characterized in that it includes the further steps of drying the ink applied to the desired area and removing the large area of material from the rigid backing plate once the multicolored pattern is complete. How to give a pattern by. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein a removable transparent top paper is placed over the image area prior to printing the image and the first image is placed on the transparent top paper. Print and adjust the key means in relation to the position of the first image printed on the transparent top paper, adjust the position of the backing plate carrying the large area of material in relation to the key means, transparent A clear top paper for the first image before printing the color image on the image area and before printing the color image on the image area for each subsequent color operation. A method of applying a pattern by a printing process, which comprises the further steps of using and repeating the above steps. 5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the shortened pattern is applied to a plurality of successive image area portions, wherein the plurality of rigid material areas are provided with a wide area range. Each of the different backing plates, a plurality of different color printing plates supporting the color separated images of the pattern, and a first printing of the first prepared backing plate on the printing table. Position the transparent top paper over the area of the picture area, position it appropriately with respect to the board, print the first image on the top paper with the first color-coding plate, and if necessary, the top paper. At a position chosen relative to the position of the first image with respect to the position of the key means of the printing table and the first
Adjust the position of the backing plate, remove the top paper, print the last image on the image area of the first backing plate with the first color-specific printing plate, and remove the backing plate from the printing table. To dry the ink and position a second and subsequent prepared backing plate, which is subsequently positioned on the printing table, at a position selected in relation to the key means of the printing table, the last image being the first image. The color-wise printing plate is used to print on the second and subsequent backing plate image areas, the ink is dried on the second and subsequent backing plate area, and the first preparation is performed on the printing table. Position the printed backing plate in the proper position with respect to the second printing plate, place a clear top paper over the area of the image area, and place the first image on the second color printing plate. Print on the top sheet and, if necessary, at a position chosen in relation to the position of the first image on the top sheet. , Position of key means of printing table and first
Adjust the position of the backing plate, remove the top paper, print the last image on the image area of the first backing plate with the second color-specific printing plate, and then print the first backing plate from the printing table. The plate is removed to allow the ink to dry, the second and subsequent backing plates, which are subsequently positioned on the printing table, are positioned at selected positions in relation to the key means of the printing table, and the final image is transferred to the second image. Until the ink is dried by printing on the second and subsequent image areas of the backing plate with a color printing plate until the desired multicolor image has been printed on each of the prepared backing plates. , A printing process characterized in that it comprises the further steps of repeating the above procedure with a third and further color-coded printing plate and finally removing a large area of each of the materials from its backing plate. How to give a pattern by. 6. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the transparent top paper is a transparent synthetic resin sheet having a substantially rigid and smooth surface, and the first image is dark. A method for imparting a pattern by a printing process, characterized in that it is printed on a transparent top paper with color inks. 7. A method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the rigid backing plate is made of synthetic plastic material and a large area of material is applied to the backing plate with an adhesive. A method for imparting a pattern by a printing process characterized by the above. 8. A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein adjustable key means provided on the printing table print at selected positions determined in relation to the printing plate. A method for imparting a pattern by a printing process, comprising a bottom plate positioned on a table, wherein an image printed by the printing plate is printed at a desired position with respect to an area portion of the bottom plate. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the substrate is fixed to the printing table in a selected position by an adhesive means, and the bottom plate carries at least one key pin and the backing plate. Has a corresponding key opening, the method of applying a pattern by a printing process. 10. A method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the dimensionally instable material is selected from the group comprising genuine tanned leather and synthetic leather, which leather receives the printed image. A method for imparting a pattern by a printing process characterized by having a surface suitable for 11. The method of claim 10, wherein a background layer of neutral color ink is applied to the image area prior to applying the color image, the intermediate color background layer having a desired pattern contour. A method of applying a pattern by a printing process, characterized in that the contours of the lines match. 12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the printing plate is a screen printing plate.
Also, the ink is chosen to have good adhesion to the leather surface and passes through the screen of the screen printing plate with the aid of a squeegee tool and adheres to the material surface of the image area without soiling it. A method for imparting a pattern by a printing process, which is a matte printing ink selected so as to have such consistency or consistency. 13. A method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the backing plate carrying the large area coverage of the material on which the image ink printed on the material covers a large area coverage. A method for imparting a pattern by a printing process characterized by being dried by moving through a drying tunnel equipped with at least one infrared lamp and ventilation means. 14. An image area portion provided in a wide area range of a material selected from the group consisting of genuine tanned leather and synthetic leather having a suitable surface to be patterned by a printing process, A decorative device in which the graphic area portion supports a pattern imparted by the printing method according to any one of the preceding claims. 15. The decoration device according to claim 14, wherein the pattern is a multicolored pictorial pattern. 16. A decorative device as claimed in claim 14 or claim 15 extending at least partially around the area of artistic area and comprising woven, non-woven and knitted fabrics. Optionally in combination with a material selected from the group consisting of cloth pieces, feathers, beads, fur, plant materials and stones,
A decorative device having a decorative edging made of randomly shaped and arranged pieces of material selected from the group comprising genuine leather and synthetic leather. 17. The decoration device according to any one of claims 14 to 16, which is in the form of a decorative article as a wall hanging, and which is hung from an upright surface. A decoration device having hanging means. 18. A wide area range of material, characterized in that it is provided with a printed pattern by the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13. 19. Articles made or covered with a large area coverage of the material according to claim 18. 20. A device for carrying out the method as claimed in the preceding claim, comprising a printing device selected from a template having a printing table and at least one printing plate and a screen printing device, the device comprising: A keying means for a backing plate and a printing table, adapted to apply a large area range of dimensionally instable material to define the area of the area to which the material is attached, the printing plate being the printing means. Adjustable key means for determining various positions on the printing table such that the image area is located so that an image can be formed at the desired cylinder of the image area, and a backing plate is provided. An image adapted to be positioned on the printing table in association with the key means such that the image is printed at the desired location. 21. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the adjustable key means is movable to be positioned on the printing table at a selected position determined in relation to the printing plate. An apparatus comprising a substrate, the image being adapted to be printed by a printing plate at a desired location on an area of the substrate. 22. The apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising fixing means for fixing the substrate to the printing table at a selected position, the substrate carrying at least one key pin, and a backing. A device characterized in that the plate has corresponding key openings. 23. A device according to any one of claims 20 to 22, wherein a transparent top paper is provided on the substrate and on a backing plate located on the substrate. , A device which is adapted to receive a printed image from a printing plate. 24. A method substantially as described and illustrated herein for imprinting a large area coverage of dimensionally non-stable material in a printing process. 25. An apparatus substantially as described and illustrated herein which is implemented in the method as claimed in claim 24. 26. A device made with the method according to claim 24 and / or the device according to claim 25. 27. A decorative article substantially as described and illustrated herein.