Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
  • B44D—PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES
  • B44D2/00—Special techniques in artistic painting or drawing, e.g. oil painting, water painting, pastel painting, relief painting
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
  • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
  • B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
  • B44C1/04—Producing precipitations

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method of decorating metal surfaces, such as aluminum, aluminum alloys or a mixture of metals, one of which is aluminum. More particularly, the invention relates to a method, whereby multi-color decorations, designs, lettering, etc., are provided by printing process upon metal surfaces, containing aluminum.
• the main object of the present invention is to provide a method of the type mentioned, whereby the several color films are inseparably united and fixed by heat to the metallic surface.
• liquid or viscous materials in order to make these pigment containing fluxes or binders applicable for printing processes, they must, obviously be mixed with liquid or viscous materials, so as to obtain printing inks, which are applied to the metal surfaces by any preferred printing process, impressions being made by printing surfaces, to which the work is, ordinarily, successively presented.
• the liquid or viscous materials mentioned should be volatile at low temperatures, so that they are adapted to evaporate from the mass before the actual cementing process between the fluxes or binders and the metal surface begins, thereby preventing the formation of blisters, etc, in the designs.
• the melting point of any given mixture of mineral color or pigment and vitreous flux or binder depends on the ratio between the quantity of flux employed to the quantity of color or pigment, more particularly the greater the quantity of flux relative to the quantity of color, the lower the degree of temperature required for melting.
• the printing inks are prepared in such a manner that the color with which the first impression is to be made contains the highest percentage of vitreous flux or binder, the next color a somewhat lower percentage, and so on. It is preferable that the difierence in melting temperature between any two colors following each other should be marked, but not excessive.
• impressions are then made in succession on the surface, and the printed sheet or object placed into a kiln, in which a temperature is maintained to produce melting of the color having the highest melting point.
• a temperature is maintained to produce melting of the color having the highest melting point.
• the aluminum sheet or object and the several color films thereon are heated, first that color, which lies next to the sheet or object, melts and is fixed to the aluminum without affecting the colors above and adjacent the same.
• the second color is then reached, it fixing itself onto the first color that has already been cemented to the aluminum,the third and other colors are then reached, in succession.
• the aluminum sheet or object is removed from the kiln, preferably by passing it through lower and lower temperature, so as to prevent cracking, etc., of the decoration.
• The'purpose of using colors of predetermined and different melting points is to prevent the colors from running one into another, as they are being fixed to the metal sheet or object.
• What I claim is 2- 1.
• the method of producing multi-color decorations on metal articles containing aluminum which consists in, first, applying to the metal surface a plurality of superimposed color films containing each a mineral pigment and a vitreous binding material, the binding materials melting at dif ferent temperatures and the melting point of the film in contact with the metal surface being the lowest, and, second, fixing said films by heat.
• the method of producing multicolor decorations on metal articles containing aluminum which consists in, first, printing upon the metal surface a plurality of superimposed color films containing each a min eral pigment and a vitreous binding material, the binding materials melting at different temperatures and the melting point of the film in contact with the metal surface being the lowest, and, second, fixing said films by heat.
• the method of producing multicolor decorations on metal articles containing aluminum which consists in, first, applying to the metal surface a plurality of superimposed color films containing each a mineral pigment and a flux, the fiuxes melting at different temperatures and the melting point of the film in contact with the metal surface being the lowest, and, second, fixing said films by heat.
• the method of producing multicolor decorations on metal articles containing aluminum which consists in, first, printing upon the metal surface a plurality of superimposed color films containing each a mineral pigment and a flux, the fluxes melting at different temperatures and the melting point of the film in contact with the metal surface being the lowest, and, second, fixing said films by heat.
• the method of producing multicolor decorations on metal articles containing aluminum which consists in, first, permitting the metal surface to oxidize and apvplying a plurality of super-imposed color films containing each a mineral pigment and a vitreous'bindlng material, the binding ma.-
• the method of producing multicolor decorations on metal articles containing aluminum which consists in, first, permitting the metal surface to oxidize and printing a plurality of super-imposed color films containing each a mineral pigment and a vitreous binding material, the binding materials melting at different temperatures and the melting point of the film in contact with the metal surface being the lowest,and, second, fixing said films by'heat.
• the method of producing multicolor decorations on metal articles containing aluminum which consists in, first permitting the metal surface to oxidize and applying a plurality of super-imposedcolor films containing each a mineral pigment and a fiux, the fluxes melting at different temperatures and the melting point of the film in contact with the metal surface being the lowest, and, second, fixing said films by heat.
• the method of producing multicolor decorations on metal articles containing aluminum which consists in, first, permitting the metal surface to oxidize and printing a plurality of super-imposed color films containing. each a mineral pigment and a flux, the fluxes melting at different temperatures and the melting point of the film in contact with the metal surface being the Lowest, and, second, fixing said films by eat.
• the method of producing multicolor decorations on metal articles containing aluminum which consists in, first, printing upon the metal surface a plurality of superimposed colored vitreous films, said films melting at different temperatures and the melting point of the film in contact with the metal surface being the lowest, and, second, fixing said films by heat.
• the method of producing multicolor decorations on metal articles containing aluminum which consists in, first, permitting the metal surface to oxidize and applying a plurality of super-imposed colored vitreous films, said films melting at different temperatures and the melting point of the film in contact with the metal surface being the lowest, and, second, fixing said films by heat.
• the method of producing multicolor decorations on metal articles containing aluminum which consists in, first, permitting the metal surface to oxidize and printing u plurality of superimposed colored vitreous films, said films melting at different temperatures and the melting point of the film in contact With the metal surface being the lowest, films by heat.

Landscapes

• Printing Methods (AREA)
• Surface Treatment Of Glass (AREA)

Priority Applications (2)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Publications (1)

Family

ID=23157853

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (2)

Cited By (1)

• 1919
  • 1919-05-27 US US300134A patent/US1346475A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
• 1921
  • 1921-08-18 FR FR540519D patent/FR540519A/fr not_active Expired

Also Published As

Similar Documents