WO1997000781A1 - Procede de production d'une decalcomanie - Google Patents

Procede de production d'une decalcomanie Download PDF

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WO1997000781A1
WO1997000781A1 PCT/GB1996/001487 GB9601487W WO9700781A1 WO 1997000781 A1 WO1997000781 A1 WO 1997000781A1 GB 9601487 W GB9601487 W GB 9601487W WO 9700781 A1 WO9700781 A1 WO 9700781A1
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decal
printed
decoration
substrate
covercoat
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Michael David Ashley
Robert John Rawlingson
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Michael David Ashley
Robert John Rawlingson
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Priority to AU61332/96A priority Critical patent/AU6133296A/en
Priority to GB9726531A priority patent/GB2318090B/en
Publication of WO1997000781A1 publication Critical patent/WO1997000781A1/fr

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/382—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes
    • B41M5/38257—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes characterised by the use of an intermediate receptor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/025—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet
    • B41M5/0256—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet the transferable ink pattern being obtained by means of a computer driven printer, e.g. an ink jet or laser printer, or by electrographic means
    • 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
    • B44C1/16—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like
    • B44C1/165—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like for decalcomanias; sheet material therefor
    • B44C1/17—Dry transfer
    • B44C1/1712—Decalcomanias applied under heat and pressure, e.g. provided with a heat activable adhesive
    • B44C1/1716—Decalcomanias provided with a particular decorative layer, e.g. specially adapted to allow the formation of a metallic or dyestuff layer on a substrate unsuitable for direct deposition
    • 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
    • B44C1/16—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like
    • B44C1/165—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects for applying transfer pictures or the like for decalcomanias; sheet material therefor
    • B44C1/175—Transfer using solvent
    • B44C1/1756—Decalcomanias applied under heat and pressure, e.g. provided with a heat activable adhesive
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C04—CEMENTS; CONCRETE; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES
    • C04B—LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
    • C04B41/00—After-treatment of mortars, concrete, artificial stone or ceramics; Treatment of natural stone
    • C04B41/45—Coating or impregnating, e.g. injection in masonry, partial coating of green or fired ceramics, organic coating compositions for adhering together two concrete elements
    • C04B41/4505—Coating or impregnating, e.g. injection in masonry, partial coating of green or fired ceramics, organic coating compositions for adhering together two concrete elements characterised by the method of application
    • C04B41/4511—Coating or impregnating, e.g. injection in masonry, partial coating of green or fired ceramics, organic coating compositions for adhering together two concrete elements characterised by the method of application using temporarily supports, e.g. decalcomania transfers or mould surfaces

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  • This invention concerns a method of making a decal, and particularly but not exclusively a decal for decorating a ceramic article; and also a decal made by such a method.
  • Decals are used for a variety of purposes.
  • a common use of decals is for the decoration of ceramic articles.
  • Such decals may be of the waterslide type where the decorative image is provided on a backing paper and is adhered thereto by a water soluble adhesive.
  • the decal is generally placed into water prior to application such that the backing paper can be slid from the rest of the decal with some of the soluble adhesive remaining on the decal to provide adhesion onto an article.
  • decal is a heat release decal.
  • a heat actuable adhesive binds the decorative layer of the decal onto a backing paper and a further heat actuable adhesive is provided on the opposite side of the decorative layer.
  • this further adhesive layer is heated to enable the decal to be mounted onto an article.
  • the other adhesive layer is then actuated to permit the backing paper to be removed.
  • Decals for ceramic articles like other decals are generally provided with a covercoat in the form of a transparent layer which enables transportation and placement of the decal. Such decals are usually subsequently fired with the colours in the decorative layers being provided in most instances by pigments. The covercoat generally burns off during firing.
  • Such decals are usually produced by traditional printing methods which require artwork to be filmed, the preparation of printing plates or silk screen plates and the setting up of presses by skilled people before a decal is produced. Other more flexible printing methods such as ink jet printing have been tried but difficulties are often encountered in using conventional inks for ceramics with such printing methods.
  • a thermal transfer printer is a machine presently used mainly in the production of rolls of labels. Such a printer creates an image by melting ink from a film ribbon and transferring it at selective locations onto a receiving material.
  • a printer usually comprises a print head including a plurality of heating elements which may be arranged in a line. The heating elements can be operated selectively.
  • a thermal ribbon comprising a relatively thin film with an ink coating on one side is located against the print head with the ink on the opposite side of the film to the print head.
  • a substrate is made to pass beneath and substantially in contact with the film, such that seletive heating of the print head causes ink on the film adjacent the actuated printing elements to be transferred to the substrate.
  • the ink on the film is usually resin or wax based and a release agent may be provided between the ink and the film.
  • a method of making a decal comprising printing a decoration onto a substrate using a thermal transfer printer.
  • the method preferably comprises printing a plurality of colours to form the decoration, and a separate print head is preferably provided for each colour.
  • the print heads may be arranged such that the substrate passes the print heads sequentially.
  • the substrate may make a number of passes past one or more print heads.
  • a covercoat may be provided on the decal, and the covercoat is preferably printed by a thermal transfer printer, desirably with a separate print head for printing the covercoat.
  • the covercoat is preferably printed only so as to cover the parts of the substrate upon which the decoration is provided.
  • the decoration may be printed onto a film, which film acts as a covercoat.
  • a carrier layer may be provided on the substrate prior to or subsequent to printing of the decoration, and the carrier layer is preferably printed by a thermal transfer printer.
  • the decoration preferably comprises inks may be formed of coloured pigments, and which preferably include a heat actuable resin or wax.
  • the substrate may comprise transfer backing paper.
  • the decal may be of the waterslide type, and a water soluble adhesive may be provided on the backing paper.
  • the decal may be of the heat release type, and a first heat actuable adhesive may be provided on the backing paper, and a second heat actuable adhesive printed after the decoration, desirably by a thermal transfer printer.
  • the printer heads are preferably computer controlled.
  • a plurality of decals may be printed sequentially onto a band of backing paper which is caused to move past the or each print head.
  • a cutter may be provided to separate the printed decals from each o t he r .
  • a registration mark may be printed on the substrate to ensure identical registration of the or each print head to the substrate.
  • the invention also provides a method of making a ceramic decal according to any of the preceding eleven paragraphs.
  • the invention still further provides a decal made by a method according to any of the preceding twelve paragraphs.
  • the drawing shows a waterslide transfer according to the present invention being made.
  • Three thermal transfer printer heads 10, 12, 14 are provided in line.
  • the first head 10 is provided with a ribbon 16 of a first colour ceramic ink which extends from a first supply roller 18 to a take-up roller 20.
  • the ribbon 16 comprises a thin film locatable adjacent the printer head 10.
  • the printer head 12 has a similar ribbon 22 again provided with a supply roller 18 and take-up roller 20.
  • the ribbon 22 however is provided with a different colour pigmented ink.
  • the head 14 is again similar, and is provided with a ribbon 24 extending between rollers 18 and 20.
  • the ribbon 24 has mounted on it a material suitable for forming a covercoat for a ceramic decal.
  • Each of the printer heads 10, 12, 14 comprises a plurality of selectively operable heating elements arranged in a line extending normally to the plane of the drawing.
  • a band 26 of ceramic decal backing paper Extending beneath the heads 10, 12, 14 so as to be substantially in contact with the respective ribbons 16, 22, 24 immediately beneath the heads 10, 12, 14, is a band 26 of ceramic decal backing paper.
  • the band 26 comprises a paper with a layer of a water soluble adhesive such as dextrin provided thereon.
  • the band 26 extends from a roll of paper (not shown) located to the left hand side relative to the drawing.
  • the apparatus shown in the drawing is computer controlled. In use, a decorative image required on a waterslide decal is entered or stored in the computer. The band of paper 26 is caused to move to the right as shown in the drawing.
  • the heating elements in the respective heads 10, 12, 14 are selectively actuated so as to print a respective pattern of the ink or covercoat material located thereon, onto the band 26.
  • the drawing shows the head 10 printing a first colour 28, with the head 12 printing a second colour 30 and the head 14 printing a covercoat 32 over the first and second colours 28, 30.
  • the apparatus therefore produces a decal 34 which can be applied onto a ceramic article by conventional waterslide techniques for subsequent firing. Each decal 34 can obviously be cut from the band 26 as required.
  • the decorative layer could be printed in reverse onto a film.
  • This film could act as a covercoat being burnt off during firing, but allowing handling of the decal prior to application.
  • This method can be used to print other types of decals other than that described above.
  • a carrier layer may be provided beneath or above the decorative layer.
  • the method could be used to print heat release decals, and the heat actuable adhesive may be printed using the transfer printer or by a different technique.
  • the method may be used to print decals other than for use on ceramic articles. Spot colour where each colour is a separate image can be used as well as process colour where an image is split into its component parts.

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Abstract

Procédé consistant à imprimer une décoration sur un substrat à l'aide d'une imprimante à transfert thermique. Ce procédé est tout particulièrement adapté à la décoration d'articles en céramique, sans toutefois y être exclusivement adapté. Dans une forme de réalisation, ce procédé peut comprendre le passage d'une bande de papier de support (26) dans une imprimante à transfert thermique équipée de plusieurs têtes (10, 12, 14) disposées séquentiellement. Les têtes impriment un dessin (28, 30) avec des encres céramique sur le papier de support. Une sur-couche (32) peut ensuite être imprimée sur les encres céramique.
PCT/GB1996/001487 1995-06-20 1996-06-19 Procede de production d'une decalcomanie WO1997000781A1 (fr)

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AU61332/96A AU6133296A (en) 1995-06-20 1996-06-19 Method of making a decal
GB9726531A GB2318090B (en) 1995-06-20 1996-06-19 Method of making a decal

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GBGB9512530.8A GB9512530D0 (en) 1995-06-20 1995-06-20 Decals
GB9512530.8 1995-06-20

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WO1997037861A2 (fr) * 1996-04-03 1997-10-16 Fabio Primaio Procede de production de decors sur des carreaux de ceramique et articles analogues, et appareil pour mettre en oeuvre ce procede
EP0987126A2 (fr) * 1998-09-19 2000-03-22 Polycarta Limited Transferts
EP1052115A2 (fr) * 1999-05-12 2000-11-15 Schott Glas Procédé et appareil pour appliquer des décors et/ou des dessins sur des objets de verre, vitrocéramique ou céramique
EP1207050A2 (fr) * 2000-10-31 2002-05-22 International Imaging Materials Inc. Système de transfer thermique pour des décalcomanies de céramique cuite
EP1092697A3 (fr) * 1999-10-13 2003-05-02 DECAR S.p.A. Méthode de production de décorations sur substrats céramiques, et décoration ainsi obtenue
GB2452012A (en) * 2007-06-04 2009-02-25 Arjowiggins Licensing Sas Transfer sheet and method of manufacturing a transfer

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US4322467A (en) * 1979-09-13 1982-03-30 Corning Glass Works Decalcomania
US4731091A (en) * 1981-07-25 1988-03-15 Sony Corporation Thermal transfer printing method and printing paper with cellulose fiber base containing resin fibers or resin coating
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FR2697466A1 (fr) * 1992-11-04 1994-05-06 Formes Decors Ceramiques Ruban couleur pour impression thermique sur des supports de type silicate ou métallique et procédé pour sa mise en Óoeuvre.

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US4322467A (en) * 1979-09-13 1982-03-30 Corning Glass Works Decalcomania
US4731091A (en) * 1981-07-25 1988-03-15 Sony Corporation Thermal transfer printing method and printing paper with cellulose fiber base containing resin fibers or resin coating
DE3638170A1 (de) * 1986-11-08 1988-05-11 Willy Maurer Verfahren zum dekorieren von gegenstaenden aus zum brand geeigneten materialien, wie glas, steingut, keramik, porzellan und zeichenstift fuer ein zeichengeraet
FR2697466A1 (fr) * 1992-11-04 1994-05-06 Formes Decors Ceramiques Ruban couleur pour impression thermique sur des supports de type silicate ou métallique et procédé pour sa mise en Óoeuvre.

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1997037861A2 (fr) * 1996-04-03 1997-10-16 Fabio Primaio Procede de production de decors sur des carreaux de ceramique et articles analogues, et appareil pour mettre en oeuvre ce procede
WO1997037861A3 (fr) * 1996-04-03 1997-11-20 Fabio Primaio Procede de production de decors sur des carreaux de ceramique et articles analogues, et appareil pour mettre en oeuvre ce procede
EP0987126A2 (fr) * 1998-09-19 2000-03-22 Polycarta Limited Transferts
EP0987126A3 (fr) * 1998-09-19 2001-04-11 Polycarta Limited Transferts
US6579395B1 (en) 1998-09-19 2003-06-17 Polycarta Limited Transfers
EP1052115A2 (fr) * 1999-05-12 2000-11-15 Schott Glas Procédé et appareil pour appliquer des décors et/ou des dessins sur des objets de verre, vitrocéramique ou céramique
EP1052115A3 (fr) * 1999-05-12 2003-09-17 Schott Glas Procédé et appareil pour appliquer des décors et/ou des dessins sur des objets de verre, vitrocéramique ou céramique
EP1092697A3 (fr) * 1999-10-13 2003-05-02 DECAR S.p.A. Méthode de production de décorations sur substrats céramiques, et décoration ainsi obtenue
EP1207050A2 (fr) * 2000-10-31 2002-05-22 International Imaging Materials Inc. Système de transfer thermique pour des décalcomanies de céramique cuite
EP1207050A3 (fr) * 2000-10-31 2003-04-02 International Imaging Materials Inc. Système de transfer thermique pour des décalcomanies de céramique cuite
GB2452012A (en) * 2007-06-04 2009-02-25 Arjowiggins Licensing Sas Transfer sheet and method of manufacturing a transfer

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GB2318090B (en) 1999-03-31

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