WO2000063016A1 - Procede de production d'un article definissant un volume au moyen d'une technique mettant en oeuvre une lentille de contact lenticulaire - Google Patents

Procede de production d'un article definissant un volume au moyen d'une technique mettant en oeuvre une lentille de contact lenticulaire Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2000063016A1
WO2000063016A1 PCT/US2000/010774 US0010774W WO0063016A1 WO 2000063016 A1 WO2000063016 A1 WO 2000063016A1 US 0010774 W US0010774 W US 0010774W WO 0063016 A1 WO0063016 A1 WO 0063016A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
thin lens
printed
volume
providing
lens
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2000/010774
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Richard Guest
Original Assignee
Impact Creative Technologies, Inc.
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Impact Creative Technologies, Inc. filed Critical Impact Creative Technologies, Inc.
Priority to AU46533/00A priority Critical patent/AU4653300A/en
Publication of WO2000063016A1 publication Critical patent/WO2000063016A1/fr

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D3/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines
    • B65D3/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by shape
    • B65D3/06—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by shape essentially conical or frusto-conical
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B2307/00—Properties of the layers or laminate
    • B32B2307/40—Properties of the layers or laminate having particular optical properties
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B2317/00—Animal or vegetable based
    • B32B2317/12—Paper, e.g. cardboard
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B2439/00—Containers; Receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B2451/00—Decorative or ornamental articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B37/00—Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding
    • B32B37/12—Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by using adhesives
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B38/00—Ancillary operations in connection with laminating processes
    • B32B38/06—Embossing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B38/00—Ancillary operations in connection with laminating processes
    • B32B38/14—Printing or colouring
    • B32B38/145—Printing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators

Definitions

  • This invention relates to a method for producing volume-defining items having lenticular lens technology to provide images on the produced items.
  • Volume-defining items such as, for example, food containers provided for use in a typical fast-food setting, may possess images for advertising, movie promotions, games of chance, pictures, cartoons, or other similar images.
  • Conventional packaging and providing of images on a volume-defining item are accomplished by printing an image on a sheet-like material and then wrapping and adhering the printed sheet-like material to conform to the shape of a volume-defining item. This method presents difficulty when producing items having a volume or irregular contours not readily suitable for receiving a two-dimensional printed sheet and also requires a two- step process.
  • Lenticular lens technology provides a means for producing an attractive, aesthetic display with enhanced marketing and advertising appeal. See, e.g., U.S. Patent No. 5,695,346. It has been known to make lenticular lenses by forming them through an extrusion process or by employing a colander for larger size lenses or injection molding. Such systems provide a lenticular lens on one surface of the plastic film and a flat surface on the other.
  • These state of the art methods may include providing a transparent web to an in-line printing process which has a flat side and a lenticular side; transporting and printing an image on the flat surface of the transparent web with a printing unit; applying an opaque coating to that flat surface; applying an opaque web material over the opaque coating; setting the image on the flat surface with a heat setting device; and then subsequently cutting and stacking the material for further production use.
  • These methods are intended to create an illusion of depth for a viewer of the image seen on the flat surface of the transparent web initially provided. See, e.g.,
  • the improved method is directed to accomplishing these tasks with fewer non- value-added process steps than current processes which print images for application to items, such as disposable cups, for example, utilizing lenticular lens technology.
  • the improved method also adheres to more defined tolerances which are preferable in the production of consumable or disposable volume-defining items.
  • the present invention has met or exceeded the above-mentioned needs, as well as others.
  • a method for producing items utilizing lenticular lens technology combines in a novel way a number of steps which are conventional and well known in the art to form volume-defining items using lenticular lens technology.
  • the method starts by providing a thin lens having an embossed lenticular surface on a first side and a flat surface on an opposing side.
  • the method includes printing an image on the flat surface of the thin lens to provide a printed thin lens which is then laminated to a board material, such as paper stock used in disposable cups.
  • the printed and laminated thin lens produced in the previous step is cut into a preselected shape or format and then formed into its ultimate embodiment as a volume-defining item utilizing lenticular lens technology.
  • Figure 1 is a functional process flow diagram depicting the process steps involved in the method of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a front elevational view of a blank cut into a predetermined shape by a step of the method of the present invention
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Figure 2;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of a volume-defining item produced by the method of the present invention.
  • volume-defining is broadly defined as the quality of embodying at least a portion of a volume.
  • volume-defining items may include, but is not limited to, items such as disposable drinking cups, closed and open-ended boxes, food containers, spheres, pyramids, or other shapes which are fundamentally characterized as enclosing at least a portion of a volume.
  • the thin lens may be extruded 1 by a conventional process such as that of VPI of Shaboygan Falls, Wisconsin.
  • the thin lens may be embossed 2, substantially simultaneously with step 1, thereby providing a lenticular surface such as by the conventional process of VPI, such as with an engraved roller.
  • the embossing operation 2 may be performed as a secondary, off-line operation subsequent to the extruding operation 1.
  • the extruded thin lens is provided in web to permit application of web printing technologies.
  • the initial thin lens should also possess an opposing flat surface suitable for receiving a printed image.
  • the thin lens with its embossed lenticular surface has a thickness preferably of from about 0.005 to 0.012 inches.
  • this thin lens is wound 3 into web, thereby forming a preloaded web of embossed plastic material prepared for printing.
  • the winding process 3 is provided by state-of-the-art apparatus or methods such as by a conventional roller unit.
  • the preloaded web of embossed plastic material is loaded 4 for lens print and a printing press is used to print 5 an image or graphics onto the flat surface of the preloaded web of embossed plastic material, thereby producing a printed thin lens.
  • the printed image may be any variety of image or images having an appealing appearance as embodied in an item possessing the image.
  • a racing car may be printed onto the thin lens in various stages of change. This would provide an illusion of movement when the cup is turned by a consumer such that the racing car appears to move across the outside surface of the cup.
  • Other examples might envision Santa Claus drinking a beverage or the image of a popular sports figure alternated with his or her sports statistics.
  • Printing 5 of the thin lens is accomplished by utilizing a conventional web offset (lithographic) in one embodiment by employing plates during the printing process.
  • printing 5 may also be accomplished by a conventional web rotogravure technology employing engraved cylinders. If one elects to print the image onto the thin lens using web offset technology, the printing step 5 is performed on a wide web offset, with a preferable width of from about 8 to 50 inches, and is performed as a single operation. If one elects to print the image onto the thin lens using web roto-gravure technology, the printing step 5 is performed on a wide web roto-gravure printing press that may possess in-line laminating functionality and possibly may have in-line die cutting capabilities. This in-line feature lends a more efficient and cost effective approach to performing the method of the present invention.
  • the printing press of this embodiment is preferably from about 32 to 40 inches wide.
  • the printing step 5 may be performed on a commercial sheet fed offset printing press.
  • the preferable width of this sheet fed offset printing press is from about 20 to 40 inches.
  • the method provides for laminating 7 the printed thin lens to a board material which is preferably a paper stock such as a treated, food safe board material.
  • the board material may be a multitude of other materials, such as the plastic used in a credit card, for example.
  • the laminating step 7 may be accomplished by any well known method for heat or adhesive conjoining of web to web, sheet to web, or sheet to sheet materials.
  • the lamination 7 may be performed as part of an in-line continuous manufacturing process or as part of an offline sub-process of the main process flow.
  • the board material is optionally provided in either web or sheet format. The thickness of this board material is preferably from about 0.005 inches to about 0.015 inches.
  • the laminating 7 of the printed thin lens to the board material may combine a web of the printed lens married to either a sheet or a web of the paper stock material.
  • the printed and laminated lens formed in the previous step 7 preferably has a combined thickness, of printed and laminated thin lens and board material, from about 0.010 inches to about
  • the web of a board material may be food safe, treated board material such as that provided by a combination of a board and a coating.
  • the board may also be provided as a conventional product of International Paper.
  • the coating which is provided to treat the board to make it food safe, may be applied by a method such as that used by RJR Packaging of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
  • a preselected shape is determined 8 and the printed and laminated thin lens is cut 9 according to this preselected shape.
  • This cutting step 9 is preferably effected by a conventional process such as by die cutting.
  • the preselected shape will be user defined and depend primarily on the ultimate item desired to be formed by the one employing this method. If a disposable cup is the ultimate item to be formed, for example, then a shape 20 similar to that embodied in the shape of Figure 2 will be cut by the cutting step 9 of this method.
  • Other volume- defining items such as lenticular disposable french fry containers, for example, are also contemplated by the scope of this invention.
  • the preselected shape which is cut as a result of the previous step 9 is next formed 10 into a volume-defining item, such as a disposable cup, for example, which includes the printed and laminated thin lens containing a particular and desirable image.
  • the forming process 10 may be performed by utilizing a conventional heat seal process to seal the edges of the preselected shape and to form the disposable cup or other product.
  • a conventional forming process 10 may be utilized such as that provided by Imperial Bondware of Shelbyville, Illinois.
  • Figure 3 provides a cross-sectional view of a portion of the shape 20 provided by the view at 3-3 of Figure 2.
  • the thin lens 31 is embodied with a lenticular surface 32 and a flat surface 33.
  • Printing of an image 34 is performed on the flat surface 33 in preparation to be viewed through the lenticular surface 32.
  • Laminating a board material 35 to the flat surface 33 over the printed image 34 is performed to provide an additional layer to the cross-section prior to the cutting and forming processes.
  • a disposable cup 40 formed by the methods of the present invention is provided.
  • This disposable cup 40 in accordance with the method of the present invention, is embodied as a printed and laminated thin lens which has been cut and formed into a disposable cup 40 having a lenticular image or images 41 formed thereon.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de production d'un article définissant un volume au moyen d'un matériau de lentille de contact lenticulaire (31). Ledit procédé consiste à utiliser une lentille mince présentant deux surfaces opposées : une surface (33) lisse et plate et une surface lenticulaire bosselée (32). Une image (34) est imprimée sur la surface (33). Le matériau imprimé (31) est laminé sur un matériau de type carton (35), tel qu'un matériau pour conserver des aliments. Le matériau (31) imprimé et laminé est ensuite découpé et mis sous la forme de l'article (40).
PCT/US2000/010774 1999-04-21 2000-04-21 Procede de production d'un article definissant un volume au moyen d'une technique mettant en oeuvre une lentille de contact lenticulaire WO2000063016A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU46533/00A AU4653300A (en) 1999-04-21 2000-04-21 A method for producing volume-defining items employing lenticular lens technology

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US29589699A 1999-04-21 1999-04-21
US09/295,896 1999-04-21

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2000063016A1 true WO2000063016A1 (fr) 2000-10-26

Family

ID=23139681

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2000/010774 WO2000063016A1 (fr) 1999-04-21 2000-04-21 Procede de production d'un article definissant un volume au moyen d'une technique mettant en oeuvre une lentille de contact lenticulaire

Country Status (2)

Country Link
AU (1) AU4653300A (fr)
WO (1) WO2000063016A1 (fr)

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6718664B2 (en) 2002-01-03 2004-04-13 Williams Industries Container having image-carrying sheet and method of manufacturing such container
WO2010033836A2 (fr) * 2008-09-18 2010-03-25 Taylor Corporation Dispositif d’affichage d’image dimensionnelle haute définition à film mince et son procédé de production
CN101167011B (zh) * 2005-04-20 2010-06-09 旅行标签公司 透镜状容器及其制作方法
US7852563B2 (en) 2008-03-14 2010-12-14 Oki Data Corporation Lenticular lens medium
US8190042B1 (en) 2008-05-16 2012-05-29 Oki Data Americas, Inc. Electrophotographic printing apparatus
US8964297B2 (en) 2008-09-18 2015-02-24 Travel Tags, Inc. Thin film high definition dimensional image display device and methods of making same

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2565944A (en) * 1947-01-06 1951-08-28 Bergstein Robert Morris Formation of articulated containers
US5362351A (en) * 1992-01-15 1994-11-08 Karszes William M Method of making lenticular plastics and products therefrom
US5560799A (en) * 1993-12-22 1996-10-01 Jacobsen; Gary A. In-line printing production of three dimensional image products incorporating lenticular transparent material
US5651851A (en) * 1995-01-18 1997-07-29 Sherwood Industries, Inc. Method for making insulated container blank

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2565944A (en) * 1947-01-06 1951-08-28 Bergstein Robert Morris Formation of articulated containers
US5362351A (en) * 1992-01-15 1994-11-08 Karszes William M Method of making lenticular plastics and products therefrom
US5560799A (en) * 1993-12-22 1996-10-01 Jacobsen; Gary A. In-line printing production of three dimensional image products incorporating lenticular transparent material
US5651851A (en) * 1995-01-18 1997-07-29 Sherwood Industries, Inc. Method for making insulated container blank

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6718664B2 (en) 2002-01-03 2004-04-13 Williams Industries Container having image-carrying sheet and method of manufacturing such container
CN101167011B (zh) * 2005-04-20 2010-06-09 旅行标签公司 透镜状容器及其制作方法
US8009359B2 (en) 2005-04-20 2011-08-30 Travel Tags, Inc. Lenticular container and method of making
US7852563B2 (en) 2008-03-14 2010-12-14 Oki Data Corporation Lenticular lens medium
US7872805B2 (en) 2008-03-14 2011-01-18 Oki Data Corporation Lenticular lens medium
US8190042B1 (en) 2008-05-16 2012-05-29 Oki Data Americas, Inc. Electrophotographic printing apparatus
WO2010033836A2 (fr) * 2008-09-18 2010-03-25 Taylor Corporation Dispositif d’affichage d’image dimensionnelle haute définition à film mince et son procédé de production
WO2010033836A3 (fr) * 2008-09-18 2010-07-01 Taylor Corporation Dispositif d'affichage d'image dimensionnelle haute définition à film mince et son procédé de production
US8964297B2 (en) 2008-09-18 2015-02-24 Travel Tags, Inc. Thin film high definition dimensional image display device and methods of making same

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU4653300A (en) 2000-11-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US6624946B2 (en) In-line lenticular film manufacturing having a selected web orientation
AU2004214928B2 (en) Decorative film, carton, and method of making
WO2006073961A1 (fr) Bande continue pour etiquettes a image lenticulaires
WO2010033836A2 (fr) Dispositif d’affichage d’image dimensionnelle haute définition à film mince et son procédé de production
EP2007639B1 (fr) Fenetres a microlentilles et images interphasees destinees a des applications de conditionnement et d'impression, et leurs procedes de fabrication
US5968636A (en) Laminate for forming carton blanks
US6315023B1 (en) Card manufacturing machine assembly
US20070175350A1 (en) Fluted intermediate assembly formed in situ and having high resolution image that is used in consumer goods packaging
WO2000063016A1 (fr) Procede de production d'un article definissant un volume au moyen d'une technique mettant en oeuvre une lentille de contact lenticulaire
JP2003533373A (ja) エンボス加工の外観を有する包装積層材、包装積層材および包装積層材から製造した包装容器にエンボス加工する方法
WO2000009319A1 (fr) Procede de production d'articles definissant un volume au moyen d'une technique de lentille lenticulaire
JPH10119156A (ja) 高意匠性段ボール及び紙箱
JP4331636B2 (ja) 特殊装飾印刷金属板の製造方法
US6093273A (en) Manufacturing process of metal foil card
US20080014418A1 (en) Corrugated laminated assembly having high quality graphic film surface
CA2292498A1 (fr) Procede de fabrication de produits en bande
US20020135873A1 (en) Three-dimensional images and method of manufacture thereof
GB2329607A (en) Making a thermoformed article
JP3887722B2 (ja) 情報通信体
US20070253069A1 (en) Lenticular containers
JP4331416B2 (ja) 特殊装飾印刷金属板の製造方法
US20070196603A1 (en) Film laminated folding carton and method of forming same
WO2002042059A1 (fr) Procede de production de stratifie d'emballage imprime, et appareil de mise en oeuvre du procede
JPH07205969A (ja) ブランクシート
JP2001301366A (ja) 情報通信体の製造方法

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BY CA CH CN CR CU CZ DE DK DM DZ EE ES FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX NO NZ PL PT RO RU SD SE SG SI SK SL TJ TM TR TT TZ UA UG UZ VN YU ZA ZW

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): GH GM KE LS MW SD SL SZ TZ UG ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GW ML MR NE SN TD TG

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
REG Reference to national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: 8642

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase
NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: JP