Direct Image Structure Printing on Base Body
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for producing image structures in the printing industry are time-consuming, costly, and inflexible, requiring extensive production and arrangement of printing plates, which complicates the adjustment and alteration of print images during the printing process.
Innovation Solution
A method for producing an image structure directly on a base body using a printing form machine, such as a 3D-printer, which applies the image structure layerwise or additively, allowing for fast and flexible generation and application of the image structure, eliminating the need for separate production and mounting of printing plates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If printing plates are produced separately and then glued to the base body, then the image structure can be created with traditional methods, but the process is time-consuming and requires extensive production and arrangement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the production of the image structure directly onto the base body, eliminating the separate production and gluing steps. The printing plate is produced directly on the cylindrical base body within the printing form machine, combining what were previously separate operations into a single integrated process.
Solution Approach 2:
The base body serves dual purposes: it is both the support structure and the substrate for the image structure. The image structure is produced self-integrated on the base body, eliminating the need for separate production and attachment operations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If printing plates are produced separately, then traditional production methods can be used, but flexible adjustment or alteration of the print image is complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables dynamic adjustment of the image structure directly on the base body during the printing process. The printing form machine can modify the image structure in real-time without requiring complete replacement of the printing plate, allowing flexible adaptation to different printing requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The image structure is produced in a segmented, layer-by-layer manner directly on the base body, allowing individual areas to be modified independently. This enables selective adjustment of specific print image regions without affecting the entire printing plate.
3Ease of manufacture
If printing plates are glued to the base body with adhesive tapes, then the image structure can be transferred, but material consumption is high and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the adhesive tape component from the traditional printing plate production process. The image structure is produced directly on the base body without requiring any adhesive materials, removing this source of material consumption entirely.
Solution Approach 2:
The method replaces expensive and material-intensive adhesive tape with a direct production approach that uses minimal material. The image structure is created directly on the base body surface, eliminating the need for consumable adhesive materials.
4Productivity
If multiple operating processes with different devices are used, then the image structure can be produced, but the process is not flexibly and quickly usable
Solution Approach 1:
The printing form machine is designed as a multi-functional device that combines base body preparation, image structure production, and printing operations in a single machine. This universal device eliminates the need for multiple separate devices and processes, enabling fast and flexible image structure production.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple operating processes (base body preparation, image structure creation, and printing) into a single integrated system. The printing form machine performs all these functions sequentially without requiring transfer between different devices, significantly improving productivity and flexibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach enables rapid, cost-effective, and flexible production of image structures, reducing material consumption and simplifying the printing process by allowing for direct application and adjustment of the image structure on the base body, thereby improving the efficiency and adaptability of the printing process.
Implementation Method 1
Producing an image structure on the base body such that a print image layer is generated with the image structure on the base body
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a method (100) for producing an image structure (12) according to an image specification (20), in particular for a letterpress process and/or intaglio printing process, characterized in that the following steps are carried out: a) providing a base (10) for receiving the image structure (12), b) producing an image structure (12) on the base (10) so that an image layer (11) is formed on the base (10) by means of the image structure (12).