WO1998017480B1 - Method for forming durable images on substrates - Google Patents
Method for forming durable images on substratesInfo
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- WO1998017480B1 WO1998017480B1 PCT/GB1997/002788 GB9702788W WO9817480B1 WO 1998017480 B1 WO1998017480 B1 WO 1998017480B1 GB 9702788 W GB9702788 W GB 9702788W WO 9817480 B1 WO9817480 B1 WO 9817480B1
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Abstract
A method of imaging a substrate is disclosed, the method consisting of applying a first layer to the substrate to form a 'print pattern' and a second step of presenting an 'addressed design' to the substrate both within and outside the area of the print pattern. In the method of the invention, within the print pattern the addressed design is formed into a 'durable image material' forming at least a part of the design layer and outside the print pattern, the addressed design does not form a durable image material.
Claims
1. A method of imaging a substrate comprising the steps of: applying a first layer to said substrate to form a print pattern and presenting an addressed design to said substrate both within and outside the area of said print pattern; characterised in that within said print pattern said addressed design is formed into a durable image material forming a design layer comprising at least one design colour layer and outside said print pattern said addressed design does not form a durable image material and said at least one design colour layer is ormed by a digital printing method and does not extend over the whole of the area of the print pattern.
2. A method according to claim 1 characterised in that said first layer of said print pattern is receptive to said addressed design and said substrate is not receptive to said addressed design.
3. A method according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that non-durable image material is deposited on the substrate outside said print pattern.
4. A method according to claim 3, characterised in that said non-durable image material can be substantially removed by being washed off with water at a pressure of l4kg/cm2 (2001b/inz) with a rate of water flow of 10 litres/minute. 63
5. A method according to claim 3, characterised in that said non-durable image material can be substantially removed by air jetting.
6. A method according to claim 3, characterised in that said non-durable image material can be substantially removed by wiping with a dry cloth.
7. A method according to claim 3 , characterised in that said non-durable image material is removed.
8. A method according to claim 7, characterised in that said non-durable image material is removed by being washed off with water.
9. A method according to claim 7 , characterised in that said non-durable image material is removed by air jetting.
10. A method according to claim 7, characterised in that said non-durable image material is removed by wiping with a dry cloth.
11. A method according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that no image material is deposited on the substrate outside said print pattern. 64
12. A method according to any preceding claim, characterised in that said first layer is printed.
13. A method according to any preceding claim, characterised in that said first layer comprises printed lines.
14. A method according to any preceding claim, characterised in that said first layer is screenprinted.
15. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterised in that said first layer comprises cut film.
16. A method according to claim 15, characterised in that said first layer comprises cut self-adhesive film comprising a film facestock and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.
17. A method as claimed in claim 15, characterised in that said cut film comprises plastic material.
18. A method aε claimed in claim 15, characterised in that said film comprises paper.
19. A method as claimed in claim 15, characterised in that said film comprises metallic foil.
20. A method as claimed in claim 15, characterised in that said film is surface coated. 65
21. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said print pattern comprises a white layer.
22. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said white layer is opaque.
23. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 21, characterised in that said white layer is translucent.
24. A method as claimed in claim 21, characterised in that said print pattern comprises a black layer and a cross-section can be taken through any point on said substrate having two outer edges and said print pattern having alternate printed portions and unprinted portions, and wherein every printed portion has two outer edges, and wherein within said cross-section each of said printed portions are constructed and arranged such that they include a part of said black layer and a part of said white layer and they include two outer edges of said part of said black layer and two outer edges of said part of said white layer, and wherein said two outer edges of said part of said black layer are coterminous with said two outer edges of said part of said white layer.
25. A method as claimed in claim 21, characterised in that said print pattern comprises a black layer and a cross-section can be taken through any point on said substrate having two outer edges and said print pattern having alternate printed 66
portions and unprinted portions, and wherein every printed portion has two outer edges, and wherein within said cross-section each of said printed portions are constructed and arranged such that they include a part of said black layer and a part of said white layer and they include two outer edges of said part of said black layer and two outer edges of said part of said white layer, and wherein said two outer edges of said part of said white layer are spaced within said two outer edges of said part of said black layer.
26. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said first layer is black.
27. A method as claimed in claim 26 characterised in that a white background colour layer is applied over said first layer forming said print pattern and said substrate outside said print pattern, and said white background colour layer adheres to said first layer but not to said substrate outside said print pattern.
28. A method as claimed in claim 27 characterised in that said white background colour layer is a thermally transferred pig ented resin.
29. A method as claimed in any one of claims l to 25, characterised in that said first layer is transparent.
30. A method as claimed in any one of claims l to 23, characterised in that said substrate is a tinted transparent substrate and said first layer is white.
31. A method according to any preceding claim, characterised in that said print pattern is raised above the surrounding substrate.
32. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said at least one design colour layer is transparent or translucent.
33. A method as claimed in claim 15 or claim 16, characterised in that said cut film is cut in lines to form a print pattern of film stripes.
34. A method as claimed in claim 33, characterised in that said lines run parallel to the length of the web of said digital printing method.
35. A method as claimed in claim 33, characterised in that said lines are curved.
36. A method as claimed in any preceding claim 15, 16, 33 or 34, characterised in that said substrate comprises polyester. 68
37. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said substrate comprises raw polyester.
38. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said substrate comprises a release coating.
39. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said substrate comprises siliσone-coated polyester.
40. A method as claimed in claim 38, characterised in that said substrate comprises fluoro chemical coated polyester.
41. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 35, characterised in that said substrate comprises polyvinyl fluoride..
42. A method as claimed in claim 16, characterised in that said substrate comprises a release liner adhesively attached to said pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and removing said release liner from said cut self-adhesive film and applying said cut self-adhesive film to a base material.
43. A method as claimed in claim 42, characterised in that said base material comprises a window. 69
44. A method as claimed in claim 16, characterised in that a self-adhesive application tape is applied to the side of said cut self-adhesive film remote from said release liner.
45. A method as claim in claim 44, characterised in that said self-adhesive application tape is removed after the application of said cut self-adhesive film to said base material.
46. A method as claimed in claim 44, characterised in that said self-adhesive application tape forms a protective overlaminate to said cut self-adhesive film applied to said base material .
47. A method as claimed in claim 46, characterised in that said protective overlaminate has a higher tack adhesion to said design layer than the tack adhesion of said cut self-adhesive film to said base material.
48. A method as claimed in claim 33, characterised in that said film stripes are formed from a roll of a self-adhesive comprising a film facestock, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer attached to said film faceεtock and a release liner attached to the side of said pressure-sensitive adhesive layer remote from said film faceεtock, slitting said film facestock and said pressure-sensitive adhesive layer into a pattern of stripes along the length of said roll of self-adhesive 70
material and removing and relocating alternate stripes onto another roll of material.
49. A method as claimed in claim 48, characterised in that said another roll of material is non-print-receptive.
50. A method as claimed in claim 48, characterised in that said another roll of material is another release liner.
51. A method as claimed in claim 48, characterised in that said another roll of material is another self-adhesive assembly comprising a non-print-receptive facestock.
52. A method as claimed in claim 48, characterised in that before said slitting, a background colour layer or design layer is printed prior to forming said at least one design colour layer.
53. A method as claimed in claim 33, characterised in that said film' facestock comprises a laminate of white film and black film.
54. A method as claimed in any one of claims 33 to 42 or claims 48 to 53, characterised in that said design layer is applied to said film stripes and adhesive is applied to said design layer and said film stripes are adhesively attached to a window by said adhesive. 71
55. A method as claimed in any one of claims 16 or 33 to 54, characterised in that said film facestock comprises a laminate of polyvinyl chloride and/or polyester materials.
56. A method as claimed in any one of claims 16 or 33 to 54 characterised in that said film facestock comprises clear film and said design layer is reverse printed onto said clear film.
57. A method as claimed in any one of claims 15 or 33 to 41, characterised in that said cut film is adhered to said substrate by solvent ink.
58. A method as claimed in any one of claims 15 or 33 to 41, characterised in that said cut film is adhered to said substrate by heat lamination.
59. A method as claimed in any one of claims 16 or 42 to 56, characterised in that said first layer comprises an adhesive.
60. A method as claimed in claim 59, characterised in that said adhesive is pressure-sensitive adhesive.
61. A method as claimed in claim 59, characterised in that said adhesive is white.
62. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 1 , 17 to 40 or 59 to 60, characterised in that said first layer is 72
applied to one side of said substrate and adhesive is applied to part of the other side of said substrate in approximate register to said first layer.
63. A method as claimed in claim 62, characterised in that said first layer comprises printed white stripes and said adhesive comprises black pressure-sensitive adhesive stripes.
64. A method as claimed in any one of claims 16 or 42 to 58, characterised in that said substrate comprises slits within said print pattern.
65. A method as claimed in claims 1, characterised in that said design layer is over printed with a white layer and a black layer.
66. A method as claimed in claim 65, characterised in that said white layer and said black layer are screenprinted.
67. A method as claimed in claim 65, characterised in that said white layer and said black layer comprise pig ented resin layers applied by thermal transfer.
68. A method as claimed in claim 67, characterised in that said white layer and said black layer are both carried on the same thermal transfer foil. 73
69. A method as claimed in claims 1, characterised in that said design layer is overprinted with multiple layers of pigmented resin transferred from a single carrier by thermal trans .
70. A method as claimed in claim l, characterised in that said print pattern is a stochastic pattern.
71. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that said first layer is formed by a digital printing method.
72. A method according to any preceding claim, characterised in that said at least one design colour layer is of substantially uniform hue, intensity and tone.
73. A method according to any preceding claim, characterised in that said design layer is formed by a digital printing method.
74. A method according to any preceding claim, characterised in that said digital printing method utilises Raster Image Processing.
75. A method as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said addressed design comprises a plurality of digitally addressed micro-elements. 74
76. A method as claim in claim 75, characterised in that said micro-elements are individually addressable.
77. A method as claim in claim 75 or 76, characterised in that each of said micro-elements are addressed by an energy impulse.
78. A method as claimed in claim 77, characterised said energy impulse comprises an electrostatic charge.
79. A method as claimed in claim 77, characterised in that said energy impulse comprises heat.
80. A method as claim in claim 77, characterised in that said energy impulse comprises light.
81. A method as claimed in any one of claims 75 to 80, characterised in that said micro-elements are individually addressable to said substrate.
82. A method as claimed in any one of claims 75 to 80, characterised in that said micro-elements are individually addressable to a transfer carrier.
83. A method as claimed in any one of claims 75 to 80, characterised in that said micro-elements are individually addressable to a transfer drum. 75
84. A method as claimed in claim 81, characterised in that all design colour layers within a multi-colour process comprise said individually addressable micro-elements which are applied in one pass of said substrate through a digital printing machine.
85. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 84, characterised in that said digital printing method is a thermal transfer method.
86. A method as claimed in 85, characterised in that said thermal transfer method is a thermal mass transfer method.
87. A method as claimed in 85, characterised in that said thermal transfer method is a thermal dye sublimation method.
88. A method as claimed in claim 85 or claim 86, characterised in that a foil comprising a polyester carrier and an image material layer is passed through a transfer head comprising heat presses, said heat presses melting and bonding portions of said image material to said substrate.
89. A method as claimed in claim 88, characterised in that said image material comprises pigmented resin.
90. A method as claimed in claim 86, characterised in that said image material comprises dye resin. 76
91. A method as claimed in claim 86, characterised in that said image material comprises wax.
92. A method as claimed in any one of claims 85 to 91, characterised in that said first layer comprises ink comprising pvc.
93. A method as claimed in any one of claims 85 to 91, characterised in that said first layer comprises ink comprising acrylic and pvc.
94. A method as claimed in claim 93, said ink having a relatively low gloss transition temperature (Tg) and being more thermoplastic than a typical pvc ink.
95.A method as claimed in any one of claims 92 to 94, characterised in that said ink is gloss ink having a relatively smooth macro surface technology.
96. A method as claimed in any one of claims 85 to 91, characterised in that said first layer comprises cut film.
97. A method as claimed in any one of claims 85 to 91 or 96, characterised in that said first layer comprises cut self-adhesive polyvinyl chloride film. 77
98. A method as claimed in claim 85 or claim 97, characterised in that said print pattern comprises stripes.
99. A method as claimed in any one of claims 85 to 98, characterised in that said substrate comprises polyester material.
100. A method as claimed in claim 99, characterised in that said polyester material is εilicone coated.
101. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 84, characterised in that said digital printing method is an electrostatic transfer method.
102. A method according to claim 101, characterised in that said addressed design is pre-printed onto a transfer medium comprising a carrier film, and passing said pre-printed transfer medium through rollers with said substrate, and said addressed design is transferred from said carrier film to said print pattern to form said design layer.
103. A method according to claim 102 , characterised in that said passing said pre-printed transfer medium through rollers with said substrate is undertaken with heat and pressure. 78
104. A method according to claim 102, characterised in that said addressed design is not transferred to said substrate outside said print pattern.
105. A method according to claim 102, characterised in that said addressed design is transferred to said substrate outside said print pattern.
106. A method according to claim 105, characterised in that said addressed design transferred to said substrate outside said print pattern is removed.
107. A method according to claim 106, characterised in that said addressed design transferred to said substrate outside said print pattern is removed by low pressure water washing.
108. A method according to claim 106, characterised in that said addressed design transferred to said substrate outside said print pattern is removed by wiping.
109. A method according to any one of claims 101 to 108, characterised in that said substrate comprises polyester film.
110. A method according to any one of claims 101 to 109, characterised in that said first layer of said print pattern comprises pvc ink. 79
111. A method according to any one of claims 101 to 109, characterised in that said first layer of said print pattern comprises acrylic ink with a pvc content providing a relatively low glass transition temperature (Tg) .
112. A method according to any one of claims 101 to 111 characterised in that said print pattern is raised above the surrounding substrate and the effective pressure of said rollers applied to said print pattern is less than the effective pressure of said rollers applied to said substrate.
113. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 84, characterised in that said at least one design colour layer comprises ink.
114. A method as claimed in claim 113, characterised in that said ink comprises ink jet ink applied by ink jet.
115. A method as claimed in claim 113 or 114, characterised in that said- substrate is ink repellent.
116. A method as claimed in any one of claims 113 to 115, characterised in that said substrate is hydrophobic.
117. A method as claimed in any one of claims 113 to 116, characterised in that said ink is water based. 80
118. A method as claimed in any one of claims 113 to 117, characterised in that said first layer is hydrophilic.
119, A method as claimed in any one of claims 113 to 118, characterised in that said print pattern comprises a white layer and a black layer and said white layer and said black layer are hydrophilic.
120. A method as claimed in any one of claims 113 to 119, characterised in that said ink does not adhere to said substrate outside said print pattern.
121. A method as claimed in claim 119, characterised in that at least some of said ink is absorbed into said black layer.
122. A method as claimed in any one of claims 113 to 121, characterised in that at least some of said ink is removed from said substrate.
123. A method as claimed in any one of claims 113 to 122, characterised in that at least some of said ink jet ink is removed from said substrate by a cleaning roller.
124. A method as claimed in any one of claims 113 to 122, characterised in that at least some of said ink jet ink is removed from said substrate by an air knife. 81
125. A method as claimed in any one of claims 113 to 122, characterised in that at least some of said ink jet ink is removed from said substrate by wiping.
126. A method as claimed in any one of claims 113 to 122, characterised in that at least some of said ink jet ink is removed from said substrate by washing.
127. A method as claimed in any one of claims 113 to 126, characterised in that said substrate and said ink are cured by the application of an energy source.
128. A method as claimed in claim 127, characterised in that said energy source is a heated air drying tunnel.
129. A method as claimed in claim 127, characterised in that said energy source comprises microwaves.
130. A method as claimed in claims 113 to 129, characterised in that said first layer comprises a first catalytic component and said ink comprises a second catalytic component, and said ink and said first layer undergo a catalytic reaction.
131. A method as claimed in claim 130, characterised in that said catalytic reaction is initiated by a post-imaging process . 82
132. A method as claimed in claim 131, characterised in that said post-imaging process comprises washing.
133. A method as claimed in claims 113 to 129, characterised in that said ink is a solvent based ink which adheres to said first layer but not to said substrate outside said print pattern.
134. A method as claimed in claims 113 to 133, characterised in that said digital printing method comprises a continuous ink jet system.
135. A method as claimed in claims 113 to 133, characterised in that said digital printing method comprises a drop on demand ink jet system.
136. A method as claimed in claim 135, characterised in that said digital printing method comprises a thermal drop on demand ink jet system.
137. A method as claimed in claim 135, characterised in that said digital printing method comprises a piezo drop on demand ink jet system.
138. A method as claimed in claim 135, characterised in that said digital printing method comprises a phase change drop on demand ink jet system. 83
139. A method as claimed in claim 135, characterised in that said digital printing method comprises a heated roller drop on demand ink jet system.
140. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 84, characterised in that said print pattern comprises an electrostatically chargeable layer and a dielectric charge captive 1ay .
141. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 84, characterised in that said substrate comprises an electrostatically chargeable layer and said print pattern comprises a dielectric charge captive layer.
142. A method as claimed in claim 140 or claim 141, characterised in that said addressed design comprises an electrostatic latent image which charges said electrostatically chargeable layer and toner is attracted to said print pattern but not to said substrate outside said print pattern.
143. A method as claimed in any one of claims 140 to claim 142, characterised in that said toner comprises a liquid toner.
144. A method as claimed in claim 143, characterised in that said toner is heat fusible. 84
145. A method as claimed in qlaim 143, characterised in that said liquid toner is air dried.
146. A method as claimed in claim 140 to claim 142, characterised in that said toner comprises a powder.
147. A method as claimed in claim 146, characterised in that said toner is fused by heat and/or pressure.
148. A method as claimed in any one of claims 140 to 147, characterised in that said substrate comprises pvc film.
149. A method as claimed in claim 148, characterised in that said print pattern comprises cut film comprising said electrostatically chargeable layer and said dielectric charge captive layer.
150. A method as claimed in any one of claims l to 84 or 87, characterised in that said first layer comprises a dye sublimation receptive material which absorbs dyestuff in a gaseous state to form said at least one design colour layer.
151. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 84, characterised in that said print pattern comprises a thermal imaging layer, said thermal imaging layer undergoing a colour change when subjected to thermal energy from an imaging head. 85
152. A method as claimed in claim 151, characterised in that said colour change is from white to black.
153. A method as claimed in claim 151, characterised in that said colour change is from white to a full colour recording of the design layer.
154. A method as claimed in any one of claims 151 to 153, characterised in that said print pattern comprises cut direct thermal print material adhered to said substrate.
155. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 84, characterised in that said print pattern comprises a photographic imaging layer which is exposed to said addressed design by means of light.
156. A method as claimed in claim 155, characterised in that said photographic imaging layer comprises a photographic emulsion.
157. A method as claimed in claim 155 or claim 156, characterised in that said photographic imaging layer is exposed by a photographic enlarger.
158. A method as claimed in claim 155 or claim 156, characterised in that said photographic imaging layer is exposed by a digital laser recorder. 86
159. A method as claimed in any one of claims 155 to 158, characterised in that said photographic imaging layer is conventionally processed after said exposure to form a photographic image on said print pattern but not on said substrate outside said print pattern.
160. A method as claimed in any one of claims 155 to 158, characterised in that said photographic imaging layer has an encapsulated developer moiety.
161. A method as claimed in claim 160, characterised in that pressure is applied to said encapsulated developer moiety.
162. A method as claimed in any one of claims 155 to 161, characterised in that photographic paper is cut to form said print pattern.
163. A method as claimed in any one of claims 155 to 161, characterised in that photographic coated film is cut to form said print pattern.
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