RU2324602C2 - Method of transferring images to plant flowers - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: textiles; paper.

SUBSTANCE: method of transferring an image from material for cold staining onto plant flowers lies in that, the image printed on the material is cut and put in water for a while, until the layer with the image can move relative to the paper carrier. The layer with the image is then fully separated from the paper carrier and put in the second liquid for at least 10 seconds. The liquid can be water and sugar solution with a 20% mass component of sugar, or linseed solution with a 30% mass component of linseed, or gelatine solution with approximately 15% mass component of gelatine. Before transfer of the layer with the image on to the flower, part of the flower is exposed to optical radiation with wavelength between 625 nm and 660 nm. Exposure time is not less than 3000 lux. The layer with the image is then transferred onto the flower.

EFFECT: invention allows for transfer of an image on to a plant flower and broadens the range of decorative products made from flowers.

2 cl, 5 dwg

Description

The technical field to which the invention relates.

The invention relates to means and methods for applying full-color images to tangible objects.

The level of technology.

An analogue of the invention, performing the same function, can serve as a specialized printer for flowers Flower Art model FA-01 (source of information http: //www.flower-messenger.m). The printer is designed to apply the image directly to the flower. The quality of the resulting image is limited by the fact that ink is a foreign substance for living tissue of the flower, as well as low quality of the flower’s petal as a print surface.

Significantly higher quality is provided by the use of technology called decal technology or transfer technology. According to this technology, the image is applied to a specially prepared multilayer sheet material. Then the resulting image is transferred to a material object and fixed it by exposure to high temperature. Such exposure excludes the possibility of using this technology to transfer images to a living flower.

Recently developed the technology of cold decal, or cold transfer, which does not require the use of high temperature exposure. The production of material for this technology, called the paper for cold decal, or paper for cold transfer, has been mastered. Such paper is a film connected to a paper base. The image is printed onto a film coating using a conventional laser or inkjet printer, and then this image is transferred to a material subject. The high quality of the resulting image is due to the fact that the properties of the film are adapted to the ink used in inkjet printers or to powders in cartridges used in laser printers. And the elasticity of the film itself, taken from the carrier, allows you to transfer the resulting image without loss of quality to the surface of a material object of arbitrary configuration.

However, the direct use of this paper for transferring images to a flower using the existing technology is impossible, since this technology makes significantly more stringent requirements on the surface of the object, which should be smooth. The surface of the flower does not meet this requirement.

The closest analogue to the claimed invention can serve as the use of a material such as DCT 4.1 company "The Magic Touch". Manufacturer Website http://www.themagictouch.com. The material is intended for applying images on non-woven substrates with a smooth surface that cannot withstand heat or on glass, ceramic or metal products.

The image is printed on a color printer on the side of the film coating, then the transferred portion is cut out and soaked in water for 30 seconds. When the film begins to slide on paper, it is transferred to the subject. To do this, the prepared image section is stuck onto the object with the paper side to the surface of the object, the film is slightly shifted and the paper carrier is pulled out from under the film. The film with the image is applied to the item. The remaining water between the film and the subject is squeezed with a special rubber band from the middle to the edges. The applied image is dried for 6 hours, the use of weak heating is allowed.

Disclosure of the invention.

The essence of the invention lies in the use of material for cold decal or cold transfer for a new purpose. A well-known purpose of the prototype, paper of the DCT 4.1 type by The Magic Touch, is the application with this material of images onto non-woven substrates with a smooth surface that cannot withstand heat or onto glass, ceramic or metal products. (Manufacturer website http://www.themagictouch.com.)

The use of such material for a new purpose is proposed, namely, for transferring an image to a flower of a plant. Such an appointment by the technology of application of this material is not provided.

However, this application of the material for a new purpose is possible when changing the method of image transfer. Therefore, the application simultaneously with the new use of the specified material proposes a new method of image transfer, which differs from the known method given in the manufacturer's instructions.

The essence of the proposed method.

A method of transferring an image from a material for a cold decal to a flower of a plant, consisting in the fact that the image printed on the material is cut out and placed in water at a time when the film with the image can move relative to the paper carrier, while the film with the image is first completely separated from the paper carrier and placed for a period of at least 10 seconds in a second liquid, which is used as a solution of about 20% by weight solution of sugar in water, or about 30% by weight of flaxseed infusion in water, or about 15% by weight of solution or gelatin in water, and before transferring the film with the image onto the flower, the flower section is irradiated with optical radiation with a wavelength of 625-660 nm with an exposure of at least 3000 lux · sec, after which the film with the image is transferred to the flower of the plant.

The separation of the film with the image from the paper base can be done without removing the material from the water.

Irradiation with optical radiation allows you to prepare the surface of the petal for applying the image without damaging the structure of the plant.

The invention allows you to transfer the image to the flower of the plant without damaging the surface structure of the flower, as well as expand the range of decorative products from flowers.

A brief description of the drawings.

Figure 1 shows paper for a cold decal (transfer) with images printed on the printer.

Figure 2 shows the operation of separating the film with the image from the paper base.

Figure 3 shows a gerbera flower with a printed image representing the inscription.

Figure 4 shows a fecal flower with a printed image representing a color portrait photograph.

Figure 5 presents a rose flower with a printed image, which is an artistic miniature

The implementation of the invention.

As an example of the invention, we consider applying inscriptions on the petals of a gerbera flower using a sugar solution, applying a color portrait photograph on a feces flower using flax seed infusion, and applying an artistic miniature on a rose flower using a gelatin solution.

To obtain an image on a flower, transfer paper of the DCT 4.1 type by The Magic Touch is used. An image is printed onto this paper using a color printer. Figure 1 shows a sheet of paper printed on a printer with images intended for application to flowers. Each image is cut out and placed in water for about 30 seconds. In this case, the film with the image is separated from the paper base, as shown in the photograph shown in figure 2.

Films with images are placed in a second liquid, which is used as a solution of sugar for inscriptions, for color portrait photography, flax seed infusion, and for miniature art gelatin solution. After that, the surface of the flower onto which the image will be transferred is irradiated with optical radiation with a wavelength of 625-660 nm with an exposure of at least 3000 lux · sec. Then the films with the images of the inscriptions are removed from the sugar solution and placed on the petals of a gerbera flower, the film with a color portrait photograph is removed from the flax seed infusion and placed on the feces flower, and the film with the art miniature is taken out of the gelatin solution and placed on the rose flower. Figure 3 shows a gerbera flower with inscriptions on the petals, and figure 4 shows a fecal flower with a color portrait photograph, and figure 5 shows a rose flower with an artistic miniature.

Claims (2)

1. A method of transferring an image from a material for a cold decal to a flower of a plant, consisting in the fact that the image printed on the material is cut out and placed in water at a time when the film with the image can move relative to the paper carrier, while the film with the image is first completely separated from paper carrier and placed for at least 10 s in a second liquid, which is used as a solution of about 20% by weight solution of sugar in water or about 30% by weight of flaxseed infusion in water or about 15% by weight of a solution latin in water, and before transferring the film with the image onto the flower, the flower section is irradiated with optical radiation with a wavelength of 625-660 nm with an exposure of at least 3000 lux · s, after which the film with the image is transferred to the flower of the plant. 2. The method according to claim 1, in which the separation of the film from the paper carrier is performed without removing the material from the water.

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