WO2000025182A1 - Vorrichtung zum aufbringen von dekors und/oder zeichen auf glas-, glaskeramik- und keramikerzeugnisse - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a device for applying decorations and / or characters to glass, glass ceramic and ceramic products using electrophotography
- an exposure arrangement for generating an electrostatic charge image corresponding to the decor and / or characters to be applied
- a storage container for preferably a ceramic toner in a device for developing the electrostatic charge image with this toner
- an intermediate carrier which is in direct contact with the image roller and is designed such that it inhibits the toner image and which is in direct contact with the glass, glass ceramic or ceramic product,
- At least two corons the first of which is arranged on the intermediate carrier and the second in the region of the contact zone of the product with the intermediate carrier, and with heating means for stoving the toner image electrostatically transferred on the product by means of the corons.
- Decorations are applied to a large extent on glass, glass ceramic and ceramic products to achieve the desired aesthetic impressions.
- inscriptions, markings or the like must also be applied, in order, for example, to give the user the necessary information immediately.
- the glass ceramic plates for hobs are mentioned here, which in addition to the brand, for example CERAN * , also have other operating and status information and, depending on the customer's request, also in particular colored decorations.
- a screen printing stencil In the screen printing process generally used for the aforementioned printing process, a screen printing stencil must first be produced.
- the screen made of fine-mesh textile or wire mesh, which is stretched over a printing frame, is covered in the non-image areas with a stencil cut from paper, drawn with bold ink or photographically produced.
- the ceramic colors are then applied directly to the glass or ceramic product upset.
- the production of the screen printing stencil in the known method is very complex and unprofitable for one-off productions.
- the printing ink must be applied manually or in screen printing machines through the open areas of the screen printing stencil using a doctor blade.
- the screen printing process is also a wet process in which ceramic color pigments pasted with printing oil are used as printing ink, so that relatively large and expensive machines with dryers are necessary, and furthermore there are major occupational safety and environmental problems, particularly with regard to the solvents required in the production process .
- the solvents present in the pressure oil evaporate relatively easily, so that complex and expensive work safety measures have to be taken and, on the other hand, separate filter systems are required.
- the screen printing process, as well as the offset printing process requires several sequential printing processes for the different colors (for example cyan, magenta, yellow and black), which largely leads to very large systems.
- the resolution of the color print applied is limited by the grid of the screen printing stencil.
- the printed ceramic or glass products are frequently unsatisfactory in terms of the smoothness, the homogeneity and the resolution of the color print.
- several spot colors often have to be used.
- ceramic colors are not applied directly to the glass and ceramic products, but to a transfer medium, such as a paper coated with gum arabic. This transfer agent prepared in this way is then placed on the ceramic or glass product at the desired position and moistened, as a result of which the paper can be removed while leaving the colors on the product.
- the product is then fired in a manner known per se, which leads to a fusion of the ceramic colors with the product. A permanent pressure on the ceramic or glass product is thus also achieved.
- the known method also allows the images to be applied to the transfer means in a simplified manner.
- the user is advantageously given the opportunity for the first time to produce even very few Quantity changes without additional effort, such as in the color gradation, the grid. All graphics and / or modifications possible using today's computer technology can also be transferred directly to the transfer medium.
- This method has the disadvantage that the colors applied by the ink jet recorder to the glass substrate run during application onto the hydrophobic glass surface, so that no sharp-edged images or decorations can be applied.
- EP 0 834 784 A1 describes a device for applying decorations and / or characters to glass or ceramic products using electrophotography. This device consists of:
- an exposure arrangement for generating an electrostatic charge image corresponding to the decor and / or sign to be applied
- an intermediate carrier in the form of an endless belt or a transfer roller, which is in direct contact with the image roller on the one hand and takes up the toner image, and on the other hand in is in direct contact with the glass or ceramic product in order to transfer the toner image from the intermediate carrier directly to the glass or ceramic product.
- the transfer of the toner image applied to the intermediate carrier onto the glass or ceramic product takes place in such a way that the intermediate carrier in the contact zone with the glass or ceramic product is heated to a temperature of at least 100.degree. C. and the glass ceramic product on the other hand by appropriate heating devices is preheated to a temperature of at least 80 ° C.
- the toner is brought into the molten state on the intermediate carrier and the melted toner is then transferred to the glass or ceramic product. Due to this melting process, however, the toner and thus the charge image run somewhat, so that the contour sharpness also leaves something to be desired in this method. Furthermore, it is not readily possible to completely remove the melted toner from the intermediate carrier, so that there is a risk of residual images being carried over.
- JP 08-146819A has disclosed a method for applying decorations and / or characters to glass, glass ceramic and ceramic products using electrophotography, and an associated device which enables sharp-contoured imaging without the risk of residual images.
- This known method is carried out by a device with
- an exposure arrangement for generating an electrostatic charge image corresponding to the decor and / or characters to be applied
- a storage container for preferably a ceramic toner in a device for developing the electrostatic charge image with this toner
- an intermediate carrier in the form of an endless belt which is in direct contact with the image roller on the one hand and is designed in this way, that it takes up the toner image and, on the other hand, is in direct contact with the glass, glass ceramic or ceramic product,
- an endless belt is provided as the intermediate carrier.
- Such an endless belt has a certain flexibility depending on the type and is therefore subject to deformation due to contact with the image roller and the product, is therefore not stable and is therefore true to shape, as is necessary for applying an undistorted, high-tolerance image, in particular a large-area image, to the product .
- the second corona is arranged on the product next to the contact zone between the endless belt and the product, as a result of which the electrostatic transfer of the intermediate image on the endless belt to the product leaves something to be desired.
- the invention is based on the object, starting from the above device known from JP 08-146 819 A and referred to at the outset, to design it in such a way that it is possible to apply an undistorted, in particular large-format image which meets high tolerance requirements to the product.
- This object is achieved in that the intermediate carrier is formed by a dimensionally stable transfer roller and in that the second corona is arranged directly below the product in the contact zone.
- the electrostatic transfer of the intermediate image located on the endless belt to the product is significantly improved.
- the device is expediently designed such that a counter-roller, designed as a hollow roller, is arranged below the product in the contact zone to the transfer roller in direct contact with the product, inside or on its surface in the region of the contact zone the second Corona is arranged, and that the first corona is arranged on the transfer roller in the contact zone to the image roller, and has a potential that is opposite to the charge of the toner image on the image roller, and that another, on the transfer roller in the contact zone to the product third corona is arranged, which has opposite potential to the first and the second corona in the counter roll.
- This measure improves the transfer of the electrostatic toner image on the image roller via the transfer to the product.
- the formation of the transfer roller is of crucial importance, firstly because it is in direct contact with the hard glassy products and secondly because the one used for them Material affects the electrostatic fields that are decisive for the transfer of the charged toner image.
- the transfer roller is a hollow roller, inside which at least one corona is attached.
- the device is such that the transfer roller designed as a hollow roller has an electrically insulating core made of plastic, preferably a glass fiber or carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and on the core a relatively soft layer made of electrically conductive silicone, EPDM or other suitable plastics or rubber mixtures is applied, and that the first, upper corona with the opposite potential is arranged inside the transfer roller once in the contact zone to the image roller and on the other hand in the contact zone to the product.
- the transfer roller designed as a hollow roller has an electrically insulating core made of plastic, preferably a glass fiber or carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and on the core a relatively soft layer made of electrically conductive silicone, EPDM or other suitable plastics or rubber mixtures is applied, and that the first, upper corona with the opposite potential is arranged inside the transfer roller once in the contact zone to the image roller and on the other hand in the contact zone to the product.
- a transfer roller constructed in this way enables the corons to be arranged inside the transfer roller.
- the electrostatic transmission processes take place only in the outer, conductive layer, which is relatively soft and therefore ensures good contact with the solid, in particular glassy products.
- the device is designed such that the transfer roller designed as a hollow roller has a core made of metallic material, preferably aluminum, on which a first layer of insulating silicone is applied, and that a relatively soft layer is made of this basic structure electrically conductive silicone, EPDM or other suitable plastics or rubber mixtures is applied, and that in each case outside the transfer roller in the contact zone to the image roller, the first, upper corona and in the contact zone to the product, the third, lower corona with opposite potential is arranged.
- the transfer roller designed as a hollow roller has a core made of metallic material, preferably aluminum, on which a first layer of insulating silicone is applied, and that a relatively soft layer is made of this basic structure electrically conductive silicone, EPDM or other suitable plastics or rubber mixtures is applied, and that in each case outside the transfer roller in the contact zone to the image roller, the first, upper corona and in the contact zone to the product, the third, lower corona with opposite potential is arranged.
- the corons are arranged outside of the transfer roller in the contact areas because of the shielding effect of the metallic core, and in this embodiment as well the electrically active processes take place in the conductive, soft layer, starting from the metallic core through the first layer insulating material is electrically insulated, so that the electrostatic charge image is formed only in the outer soft layer.
- the layer of electrically conductive material has a hardness in the range of 50 Shore A with a specific internal resistance in the range of 10 kOhm / cm and has a thickness in the range of 5 mm. Other values are also conceivable in principle.
- the layer of electrically conductive material such as silicone is covered with a very thin, conductive Teflon layer or another suitable coating. This layer increases that Sliding ability without noticeably changing the electrostatic conditions.
- the first layer of insulating material applied to this core in the second embodiment of the transfer roller with a metallic core preferably has a thickness which is in the range of 2 mm. This layer thickness is sufficient for the electrical insulation of the outer, conductive layer and is not too bulky. However, the invention is not limited to this value.
- the device is designed such that the counter-roller has a metallic core, preferably made of aluminum, on which a relatively soft layer of insulating material such as silicone is applied, this layer too, like the comparable layer of the transfer roller , has a hardness in the range of 50 Shore A and a thickness in the range of 5 mm.
- a metallic core preferably made of aluminum
- a relatively soft layer of insulating material such as silicone
- FIG. 1 shows the basic principle of the device according to the invention in a schematic illustration
- Embodiment of the device according to the invention with two variants with regard to the transfer roller of the corona arrangement According to the basic illustration in FIG. 1, glass, glass ceramic or ceramic products 2, for example tiles or glass ceramic plates for cooktops, are located on a conveyor belt 1, to which decor and / or inscriptions and / or markings, ie "pictures", are to be applied.
- the shape of the decor to be applied or the text for the inscription or marking is fed to an electro-copying device 4 by means of a personal computer 3, the basic structure of which will be explained in more detail below.
- the corresponding images can originally be specified by the computer in the context of corresponding graphic or text programs. However, it is also possible to read the decorations or inscriptions / markings to be applied from a template into the computer using a scanner; they can be modified there if necessary.
- the electro-copying device 4 typically consists of an image roller 5, which is provided with a photoconductive layer, which is exposed via a corresponding exposure arrangement 6, for example by a controlled laser beam, in accordance with the decor or the lettering to be applied.
- This creates a "latent" electrostatic charge image in a known manner.
- the latent electrostatic charge image located on the image roller 5 is developed into a visible toner image by means of a ceramic toner supplied from a storage container 8, as has become known, for example, from the cited DE 44 13 168 C2, and which is said to belong to the disclosure content of this application which is then transferred to a transfer roller 7 with a flexible surface. Thereafter, the toner image of the transfer roller 7 is directly on the glass. Ceramic product 2 transferred.
- This transfer takes place with the aid of an electrostatic field, which is generated by applying a voltage to two so-called corons 9, 10, one of which is corona 9 within the transfer roller 7 and the other corona 10 below the substrate 2 is arranged directly in the contact zone.
- the corons can be formed by a wire.
- the electrostatically transferred toner image is then burned onto the product using customary methods.
- the toner image on the transfer roller 7 is transferred very precisely to the substrate 2. Experiments have shown that this takes place without residues, so that the preparation of the transfer roller 7 for the transfer of the next charge image from the image roller 5 is simplified and there is no danger of the formation of residual images which are carried over into the following figure.
- the transfer roller 7 can, for example, be made of glass fiber reinforced plastic (GRP), polyethylene or similar suitable materials.
- GRP glass fiber reinforced plastic
- This transfer roller is advantageously hollow on the inside, so that corons can be attached on the inside, which carry out the transfer of the toner to the substrate.
- silicone rubber as the coating material has proven to be advantageous here. However, other materials with corresponding physical properties can also be used.
- This coating also gives the surface of the transfer roller a certain elasticity which does not distort the transfer, which also has a favorable effect on contact formation.
- the measures according to the invention have for the first time succeeded, surprisingly and advantageously, in using glass and ceramic products directly, i.e. using electrophotography. without transfer means in the sense of the decal technique, especially with large decorations and / or characters undistorted.
- FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the invention which is structurally more detailed than the basic illustration in FIG. 1. Parts which correspond to or have the same effect as in FIG. 1 are provided with the same reference number.
- the glass, glass ceramic or ceramic products 2 e.g. Tiles or glass ceramic plates for hobs to which decor and / or inscriptions and / or markings are to be applied.
- the electro-copying device shown in FIG. 2 for applying these decorations etc. also consists of two main assemblies, the electrophotographic system 4a and the transfer system 4b.
- the electrophotographic system 4a contains, as a central component, an image drum 5, an OPC photoconductor drum, which is provided with a photoconductive layer, which is provided by a corresponding, preferably digitally designed exposure arrangement 6, for example by a controlled laser beam, or more simply by an LED write head a resolution of, for example, 400 dpi with a writing width of 36 "is exposed in accordance with the decor or the lettering to be applied. This results in a" latent "electrostatic charge image in a known manner.
- the electrophotographic system 4a also contains a developer unit 8a with a preferably ceramic, in particular two-component, toner system, as has become known, for example, from the cited DE 44 13 168 C2, by means of which the latent electrostatic charge image on the image drum 5 becomes a visible one Toner image is developed. Other suitable special toners / pigments can also be used.
- This developer unit 8a contains, as is customary in the electrophotographic process, a storage container 8 for the toner in connection with the usual means for applying the toner to the image drum 5.
- the electrophotographic system 4a has a customary cleaning and erasing unit 8b for the non-transferred one Remove toner from the image drum 5.
- the toner image formed on the image drum 5 corresponding to the image to be applied is then transferred to the product 2 by means of the transfer system 4.
- This transfer system 4 has three main components, the transfer roller 7, a plurality of corones 9, 10, by means of which an electrostatic field can be generated by applying a voltage for the purpose of transferring the toner image, and finally a counter roller 11.
- a core 7a made of electrically insulating glass fiber or carbon fiber reinforced plastic (GFK / CFK) is provided.
- a relatively soft, approx. 5 mm thick layer 7b of electrically conductive silicone, EPDM or other suitable plastics or rubber mixtures is applied to this core 7a, with a hardness of approx. 50 Shore A and a resistance of approx. 10 kOhm / cm .
- These values are exemplary, but the invention is not restricted to them.
- the surface is teflonized with a very thin and conductive layer or provided with another suitable coating.
- a positive transfer corona 9 al is arranged opposite the contact line with the image drum 5, and a negative transfer corona 9 bl is arranged opposite the contact line with the counter roller 11.
- the coating applied to the core carries the toner on one side, but allows residue-free transfer of the toner on the other side during corona discharge.
- the core 9 a consists of a metallic material, preferably aluminum.
- An approximately 2 mm thick layer 7 c of insulating silicone or similar materials is applied to the core.
- a relatively soft, approx. 5 mm thick layer 7 b of electrically conductive silicone or similar materials, as in the first embodiment, is applied to this basic structure, with a hardness of approx. 50 ° shore and a resistance of approx. 10 kOHM / cm.
- the surface is also teflon-coated with a very thin and conductive layer or provided with another coating.
- a positive transfer corona 9 a2 is arranged near the contact line with the image drum 5 and a negative transfer corona 10 b is arranged near the contact line with the counter roller.
- the counter roll 11 has a core 11 a made of a metallic material, preferably aluminum. There is an approx. 5 mm thick on this core Layer 11b made of insulating silicone or a similar material, with a hardness of approx. 60 Shore A. These values are also only examples.
- a positive transfer corona 10 a is arranged inside the counter roller 11 opposite the contact line with the transfer roller 7.
- the toner image on the image drum 5, consisting of negatively charged toner particles, is taken over in the contact zone by the transfer roller 7, which is positively charged at this point by means of the transfer corona 9 al.
- the positive surface charge changes into a negative surface charge due to the influence of the negative transfer corona 9 bl.
- the transfer roller 7 is coated with an electrically conductive material, different voltage potentials can also be achieved at different points on the surface.
- the resistance value between the two transfer areas is, for example, in the range of approx.
- the toner particles are transferred to the continuous glass or ceramic body 2 on contact between the transfer roller 7 because the surface of the negative transfer corona 10 a located in the counter roller 11 is positively charged.
- the type of construction of the transfer roller 7 allows the setting of the necessary and different voltage potentials at the two transfer areas.
- the surface of the transfer roller 7 is designed to be very smooth for cleaning residual toner particles by means of a corresponding device 12. As a result, the preparation of the transfer roller 7 for the transfer of the next charge image from the image drum 5 is simplified and there is no danger of the formation of residual images which would be carried over into the following figure.
- the electrostatically transferred toner image is burned onto the product 2 using customary methods.
- the ceramic products decorated with the device according to the invention relate in particular to the products formed and fired from clay or mixtures containing clay minerals.
- Other preferred ceramic products also include products made from special ceramic materials, such as a wide variety of powdery materials (eg metal oxides), which are also silicate in nature.
- the ceramic products can represent goods made of porcelain, earthenware, but also made of special ceramic materials such as stearin, rutile, cordierite and cermets.
- the ceramic product can also be glazed before decorating, or the glaze can be applied after decorating.
- glass / glass ceramic products include all products made from a glass mass or products with a glass surface. In particular, here
- Glass / glass ceramic products consist of simple and composite silicates of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, aluminum, barium, zinc and lead. These glasses were created by fiery flames, and the cooled melts consist essentially of silicon dioxide. Calcium oxide and sodium oxide, whereby special glasses can also contain larger amounts of boron trioxide, phosphorus pentoxide, barium oxide, potassium oxide, lithium oxide, zirconium oxide or lead oxide. Silicon dioxide, boron oxide and phosphorus pentoxide are the actual glass formers, which also form the basis of the enamel. Accordingly, the term "glass product” should also be understood to mean enamel products.
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