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US 2012/0269983 A1Published application
System and method to apply topping materials to print products
AssigneeScodox Ltd.
InventorsEli Grinberg, Kobi Bar
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods, including a method that includes depositing a curable adhesive onto a first surface of a substrate in a pre-determined pattern, placing topping material onto the substrate with the deposited adhesive, and applying UV energy to the substrate including the deposited adhesive and the placed topping material to cause curing of the deposited adhesive.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- depositing a curable adhesive onto a first surface of a substrate in a pre-determined pattern;
- placing topping material onto the substrate with the deposited adhesive;
- applying UV energy to the substrate including the deposited adhesive and the placed topping material to cause curing of the deposited adhesive;
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- facilitating adhesion of the topping material to the deposited adhesive by performing one or more of:
- a) placing topping material comprising melted powder with solid powder,
- b) applying a magnetic field under the substrate to cause metallic-based topping material to be subjected to a magnetic force directed towards the substrate,
- c) applying air pressure onto the first surface of the substrate including the deposited adhesive and the placed topping material,
- d) generating an electrostatic field under the substrate to cause metallic-based topping material to be subjected to a magnetic force directed towards the first surface of the substrate,
- e) pressing the placed topping material to the adhesive deposited on the substrate using one or more nipping rollers, and
- f) using and curing exothermal adhesives to cause the release of heat from the exothermal adhesive to melt the topping material.
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A system comprising:
- an adhesive depositing machine to deposit a curable adhesive onto a first surface of a substrate in a pre-determined pattern;
- a placement device to place topping material onto the substrate with the deposited adhesive;
- a UV energy source to apply UV energy to the substrate including the deposited adhesive and the placed topping material to cause curing of the deposited adhesive;
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- one or more devices to facilitate adhesion of the topping material to the deposited adhesive by performing one or more of:
- a) placing topping material comprising melted powder with solid powder,
- b) applying a magnetic field under the substrate to cause metallic-based topping material to be subjected to a magnetic force directed towards the substrate,
- c) applying air pressure onto the first surface of the substrate including the printed adhesive and the placed topping material,
- d) generating an electrostatic field under the substrate to cause metallic-based topping material to be subjected to a magnetic force directed towards the substrate,
- e) pressing the placed topping material to the adhesive deposited on the substrate using one or more nipping rollers, and
- f) using and curing exothermal adhesives to cause the release of heat from the exothermal adhesive to melt the topping material.
8 more elements
(canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.