Abstract:
An image transcription method of transcribing an image of the dye on a printing sheet outputted by e.g., a video printer onto a substrate for transcription, such as a cup of pottery or the like. For transcription, a resin is coated on the surface of the substrate for transcription to form a reception layer. This reception layer is dried in an electrical oven to form a support for transcription. A printing sheet carrying an image of a sublimable dye is stacked on the reception layer of the support for transcription and pressured to the reception layer under application of heat and pressure. As the resin for the reception layer, the acrylic resin or the epoxy resin or both are employed. If the resin composed mainly of the acrylic resin is employed, the viscosity of the resin is set to 43 to 52 seconds in terms of the Ford cup viscosity, and the resin discharge pressure from a spray gun is set to 35 kg/m +/- 0.01 kg.cm . The distance between the spray gun and the substrate for transcription is set to 100 mm +/- 5 mm, while the drying temperature is 170 to 180 DEG C. The thickness of the reception layer is 10 to 50 mu m. After transcribing the image of the sublimable dye to the reception layer, a transparent film is bonded, if necessary, as a protective film on the reception layer.
Abstract:
An image transcription method of transcribing an image of the dye on a printing sheet outputted by e.g., a video printer onto a substrate for transcription, such as a cup of pottery or the like. For transcription, a resin is coated on the surface of the substrate for transcription to form a reception layer. This reception layer is dried in an electrical oven to form a support for transcription. A printing sheet carrying an image of a sublimable dye is stacked on the reception layer of the support for transcription and pressured to the reception layer under application of heat and pressure. As the resin for the reception layer, the acrylic resin or the epoxy resin or both are employed. If the resin composed mainly of the acrylic resin is employed, the viscosity of the resin is set to 43 to 52 seconds in terms of the Ford cup viscosity, and the resin discharge pressure from a spray gun is set to 35 kg/m +/- 0.01 kg.cm . The distance between the spray gun and the substrate for transcription is set to 100 mm +/- 5 mm, while the drying temperature is 170 to 180 DEG C. The thickness of the reception layer is 10 to 50 mu m. After transcribing the image of the sublimable dye to the reception layer, a transparent film is bonded, if necessary, as a protective film on the reception layer.
Abstract:
An image transfer method used to transfer a dye image on a printed sheet, which is outputted from, for example, a video printer, onto a transfer base, such as a ceramic cup. The transfer method comprises applying a resin to the surface of the base to form a receiving layer, drying the base thus treated in an electric furnace to form a substrate for transfer, laying a printed sheet having a sublimable dye image on the receiving layer of the substrate, and applying heat and pressure to the laminate formed. An acrylic resin, an epoxy resin, or both these resins are used as the resin for the receiving layer. For example, when a resin containing an acrylic resin as a main component is used, the conditions of the transfer include a viscosity of the resin of 43-52 sec in the Ford cup test, a pressure of the resin discharged from a painting gun of 35 kg/m +/- 0.01 kg/m , a distance between the painting gun and the base body of 100 mm +/- 5 mm, a drying temperature of 170-180 DEG C, and a thickness of the receiving layer of 10-50 mu m. After the sublimable dye image is transferred to the receiving layer, a transparent film is bonded as necessary as a protective film to the upper surface of the receiving layer.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a high quality transfer image by a method wherein a receptor layer is formed by applying a resin onto a surface of a base material to be transferred to, the receptor layer is processed by drying with an electric furnace to make a material to be transferred to, and a photographic sheet having a subliming dye image is superimposed on the receptor layer of the material to be transferred to, which are pressure welded by heating. SOLUTION: When an output image from a video printer is transferred to, for example, a mug, at first a video camera 2 and a video scanner 3 are connected to the video printer 1 to take in an optional image, and a subliming dye is transferred onto a photographic sheet 4. Besides a preliminary mixture of an epoxy resin and an acrylic resin is applied onto a surface of the mug 11, which is baked to form a receptor layer. Then, the photographic sheet 4 is stuck onto the surface of the mug 11 so that the image by the subliming dye is superimposed on the receptor layer by being opposed thereto, which are heated and pressurized with a heat press machine to transfer the subliming dye. Thereby the subliming dye on the photographic sheet 4 is transferred to the receptor layer.