RU2468924C2 - Method to apply image onto surface - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: printing industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a technology of a process of image transfer to different surfaces of items made of different materials. The method includes transfer of an image with display to a monitor connected to a computer. Image processing in a computer, printer output. Sending fragments or layers of an image to a printer for printing onto a carrier and transfer of a pigment onto produced fragments or layers of the carrier with the help of a foil applying device with a colour metallised, holographic or simple pigment foil. Afterwards an image is transferred to the surface, at the same time the image is processed in a PC by division of the image into fragments or layers complying with colour fragments of the image (colour separation). To produce the image on the surface, produced colour fragments or carrier layers are transferred with previously transferred pigment and foil with pigment remains, produced during transfer of the pigment from foil to the carrier or foil with the remaining pigment produced as the pigment is transferred from the foil to the carrier.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to apply an image of any size on every possible surface and with high resolution.

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Description

The invention relates to a process technology for transferring images to various surfaces of products made of various materials, and can be used in the manufacture of promotional products, posters, panels, decoration of voluminous products, paintings, frescoes, wallpaper, religious objects, exhibition objects, etc. .d.

A known method of applying an image to various surfaces, which consists in scanning or taking an image, displaying an image on a computer-related monitor, processing the image on a computer by retouching, color correction, outputting a direct or reverse image using a printer to transfer material with transferring the resulting image to substrate by combining transfer material with the substrate (Journal for polygraphists and publishers "Computer". Ed. Computer press, No. 7, 1998, p. 48).

The closest analogue of the claimed invention is a method of applying an image to a surface, including transferring the image to a monitor connected to a computer, processing the image in a computer, outputting it to a printer, transferring the image to the surface and applying a protective layer to the transferred image (RU 2164474 C1, 27.03. 2001).

A common disadvantage of the known methods is the inability to transfer large-sized images, as well as the low resolution of the resulting image, the inability to obtain seamless large-size images, and the inability to obtain a fully metallized image.

The task to which this invention is directed is to eliminate these drawbacks of known methods and to create a method that allows to obtain images on various surfaces, including curved, of various sizes with high resolution.

The technical result is the expansion of the functionality of the method by obtaining images on various surfaces with high resolution and any size.

This is achieved in that in a method for applying an image to a surface, including transferring an image with an output to a monitor connected to a computer, processing an image in a computer, outputting to a printer, transferring an image to a surface, according to the invention, image processing in a computer is carried out by dividing the image into fragments or layers corresponding to fragments and / or colors of an image, output of fragments or layers of an image to a printer for printing onto a medium, transfer to the obtained fragments or layers eating pigment using a foil from a colored metallized, holographic or plain pigment foil, after which the obtained fragments or layers of the carrier are transferred and / or from the foil with the remainder of the pigment to the surface to obtain an image. In addition, paper, film, plastic, tracing paper are used as the carrier, and a protective layer is applied to the transferred image.

The method includes transferring an image with output to a monitor connected to a computer. The image can be transferred to the monitor from the camera or by scanning using image scanning devices or from other digital media (hard disk, flash card, any other storage device). Then the image is processed in the computer by dividing the image into fragments or layers corresponding to the fragments and / or colors of the image.

Before dividing the image into fragments or layers in the computer, other image processing, for example, retouching, color correction, color separation, adding images, that is, creating a new composition, can be carried out.

Next, the resulting fragments or layers are output to a printer for printing onto a medium. To print fragments or layers of an image, a thermographic or thermal sublimation black and white or color printer can be used to obtain a black and white or color print of a fragment or layer on a medium. The carrier used is paper, film, including a self-adhesive film, for example, PVC film, polyester film, plastic, for example, polyester or other materials suitable for printing this type.

Then the pigment is transferred to the obtained fragments or layers of the carrier using a foil foil (temperature 70-150 ° and pressure) from a colored metallized, holographic or plain pigment foil. When using a film or plastic as a carrier, the transfer of pigment from the foil can be carried out on separate layers of plastics and films with further bonding between them.

When transferring the pigment from the foil to the carrier, part of the pigment remains on the foil. Moreover, the remainder of the pigment on the foil also corresponds to a fragment or layer of the image.

Next, the obtained fragments or layers of the carrier and / or from the foil with the remainder of the pigment are transferred onto the surface to obtain an image.

Transfer to the surface of fragments or layers of the image using a carrier or from a foil with the remainder of the pigment can be carried out both manually and mechanically. For example, the transfer by rolling is carried out with a hand roller, graters, clamped hands. A paper or film (on film) print of the carrier with pigment transferred from the foil can be glued or welded using pressure and temperature, for example, by means of a heated roller (manually) or by means of a thermal press, on an adhesive previously applied to the surface (base), suitable for the used surface (base). According to one embodiment, a combined method of transferring fragments or layers of an image using both the carrier and the foil with the remainder of the pigment using the above means is possible.

A protective layer may be applied to the image completely transferred to the surface to protect against mechanical, damage and UV protection. As a protective coating, varnishes suitable for the surface onto which the image is transferred are used. Transparent and colored varnishes or laminating compositions, for example, films for lamination, can be used.

The following can be used as the surface (base) onto which the image can be transferred: metal, glass, mirror, stone, wood, fiberboard and particleboard, composite materials, hard or soft plastics, films, banner nets, banner or awning fabric , leather (artificial and natural), plaster, mineral materials, metal, bodies and parts of machines, vehicles, household appliances, etc. The image can be applied both on a flat and curved surface. Some materials, such as metal, glass, wood, are pre-prepared (primed or impregnated).

It is also possible to apply (by applying layers) soils, adhesives, films, varnishes to the image obtained on the surface from fragments or layers and create a multi-color image by combining application methods. Thus, it is possible to create works of art.

The proposed technology of applying the image to the surface will improve the quality of the resulting image, its artistry, as well as expand the functionality of the method by acquiring images on various materials and various sizes.

Claims (4)

1. A method of applying an image to a surface, including transferring an image with an output to a monitor connected to a computer, processing an image in a computer, outputting to a printer, outputting fragments or layers of an image to a printer for printing onto a medium, transferring pigment media onto the obtained fragments or layers with using a foil from a colored metallized, holographic or plain pigment foil, after which the image is transferred to the surface, characterized in that the image processing in the computer is carried out they are revealed by dividing the image into fragments or layers corresponding to the color fragments of the image (color separation), and to obtain an image on the surface, the obtained color fragments or layers of the carrier with previously transferred pigment and foil are transferred with the remainder of the pigment formed when the pigment is transferred from the foil to the carrier or foil with the remainder of the pigment formed when the pigment is transferred from the foil to the carrier. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that before dividing the image into fragments or layers in the computer, image processing, for example retouching, color correction, adding images with the creation of a new composition, can be carried out. 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that as a carrier use paper, film, plastic. 4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that a protective layer is applied to the transferred image.