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Methods for applying a reflective material onto articles, and articles with reflective material thereon

A technology for products and transfer materials, applied in the field of products and/or products decorated thereby, can solve the problems of difficult-to-cure ultraviolet adhesives, poor transfer, etc.

Pending Publication Date: 2019-11-08
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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Current transfer methods can suffer from the disadvantage that they are not well suited for transferring images from transfer surfaces to articles with complex three-dimensional shapes and / or with surface features that differ in height (or depth) over a limited range
This can make it difficult to cure UV adhesives

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[0067] I. introduction .

[0068] The present invention relates to a device and a method for applying a transfer material comprising a reflective layer to the surface of an article, including a device and method for transferring onto and / or decorating a three-dimensional article, as well as a device having a transfer material thereon Articles and / or articles decorated thereby. The term "process" and the term "method" are used interchangeably herein.

[0069] Figure 1A is a flowchart illustrating an example of a class of methods for applying a transfer material to a surface of a three-dimensional article. As shown in Figure 1A, the method includes the steps of: (1) applying a material to a transfer member (e.g., by digitally printing an image onto the transfer member); (2) applying an adhesive to the material ( such as an image), wherein the material and any adhesives include the transfer material; (3) modifying a portion of the transfer member containing the transfer mate...

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Abstract

The invention discloses methods for applying a reflective material onto articles, and articles with reflective material thereon. Apparatuses and methods for applying a reflective transfer material from a transfer component onto the surface of an article are disclosed, including apparatuses and methods of transfer printing on and / or decorating three-dimensional articles, as well as the articles printed and / or decorated thereby. In some cases, the reflective transfer material may include a dispersion of reflective metallic particles, which may be in the form of nano particles. In some embodiments, the method may utilize printers such as inkjet printers to deposit one or more of: an adhesive; the dispersion of reflective metallic particles; and one or more optional deposits of ink. The optional deposits of ink may lie on either side, or on both sides, of the deposit of metallic particles.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for applying transfer materials to articles, including apparatus and methods for transferring onto and / or decorating three-dimensional articles, and articles having transfer materials thereon and / or produced by This is a decorated product. Background technique [0002] Various printing devices and methods are disclosed in the patent literature and on the Internet. Patent publications disclosing apparatus and methods of printing include: US Patent 6,135,654, Jennel; US Patent 6,699,352B2, Sawatsky; US Patent 6,920,822B2, Finan; US Patent 7,210,408B2, Uptergrove; US Patent 7,373,878B2, Finan; , Baxter et al.; U.S. Patent 8,522,989B2, Uptergrove; U.S. Patent 8,579,402B2, Uptergrove; U.S. Patent 8,667,895B2, Gerigk et al; et al; US Patent 9,303,185B2, Sambhy et al; US Patent 9,487,027, Strater, Jr. et al; and US Patent Application Publication US2009 / 0207198 Al, Muraoka; US 2010 / 0212821 Al, Grinberg e...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B41M5/025B41M1/40
CPCB41M5/025B41M1/40B41M2205/10B41M7/0045B41M7/0054B41J3/4073B41J2/0057B41J3/40733B32B1/00B32B7/12B32B2307/416B41J2/01B41J2002/012B41M5/0256Y10T428/24802
Inventor 马修·理查德·艾伦克里斯托弗·杰拉尔德·唐纳菲利普·安德鲁·萨温
Owner THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY