US4314814A
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Method of and apparatus for decorating substrates
Assignee: EssilorLuxottica SA
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Filing: 1980-01-28
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Granted: 1982-02-09
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Expires: 2000-01-28
Abstract
Abstract This is a method of decalcomania by thermic transfer, the pattern to be printed upon the substrate (10) to be decorated being produced by means of sublimable inks upon a flexible support skin (15) and the latter being applied to the said substrate (10) in a vacuum chest (20) with which heating means (38) are associated. According to the invention, the closure of the vacuum chest (20) is effected by the flexible support skin (15). Application particularly to the decoration of a spectacle frame front. FIGS.1 to 8 attached.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean R. Deroode
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 00:03
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02C; G02C5/00; B; B29; B29D; B29D12/00; B29D12/02; B41; B41F; B41F16/00; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/025; B41M5/035; B41M5/0358; B44; B44C; B44C1/00; B44C1/16; B44C1/165; B44C1/17; B44C1/1712; B44C1/1716; G02C11/00; G02C11/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1702; Y10T156/1705
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A method for decorating a substrate in which a flexible support skin is provided carrying an inked pattern, the ink of said inked pattern being sublimable at a temperature below the destruction temperature of the support skin, and an enclosure having an opening in a wall and having means for connecting the opening of the enclosure to a suction source, said method comprising the steps of: arranging the support skin to sealingly close off the opening in the enclosure with the inked pattern facing inwardly of the enclosure, and disposing in the enclosure the substrate in the immediate proximity of the opening; bringing the suction source into communication with the enclosure to provide an effective suction force and producing at least local intimate contact between the support skin and the substrate and heating the flexible support to a temperature at or above the sublimation temperature of the ink but below the destruction temperature of the support skin; and maintaining the support skin in contact with the substrate for sufficient time to permit sublimation of the ink and transfer of the inked pattern to the substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
185 words
A method for decorating a substrate in which a flexible support skin is provided carrying an inked pattern, the ink of said inked pattern being sublimable at a temperature below the destruction temperature of the support skin, and an enclosure having an opening in a wall and having means for connecting the opening of the enclosure to a suction source, said method comprising the steps of: arranging the support skin to sealingly close off the opening in the enclosure with the inked pattern facing inwardly of the enclosure, and disposing in the enclosure the substrate in the immediate proximity of the opening; bringing the suction source into communication with the enclosure to provide an effective suction force and producing at least local intimate contact between the support skin and the substrate and heating the flexible support to a temperature at or above the sublimation temperature of the ink but below the destruction temperature of the support skin; and maintaining the support skin in contact with the substrate for sufficient time to permit sublimation of the ink and transfer of the inked pattern to the substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
Method according to claim 1, the step of heating the substrate being carried out prior to the intimate contact being produced between the support skin and the substrate, further comprising bringing the substrate into contact with the support skin and simultaneously bringing the suction source into communication with the enclosure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
Method according to claim 1, the substrate being of complex configuration.
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