3d/flip/motion photo-substrate, imaging processes, and applications thereof
AssigneeSun Chemical Corporation
InventorsBo SUN, Jerome MOYER, Philippe SCHOTTLAND, Danny RICH
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Abstract
The present invention provides a photo-substrate for printing of lenticular images that comprises a lenticular lens array, and an energy-reactive material adhered to the backside of the lenticular lens array. According to the methods of the present invention, the lenticular image is printed directly through the lenticular lens array onto the energy-reactive material, using, for example, collimated light or laser. The photo-substrate of the present invention can be adapted for large scale or industrial production to print lenticular images on a wide array of substrates, including such things as packaging and clothing.
Claims6
1-18. (canceled)
A method of producing a 3D and/or flip and/or motion effect printed image or images comprising:
- a) providing a photo-substrate, wherein the photosubstrate comprises:
- i) a lenticular lens array;
- and
- ii) a substrate comprising one or more energy-reactive materials adhered to the backside of the lenticular lens array;
- wherein the photo-substrate is configured so that the lenticular lens array is in direct contact with the energy reactive materials, and the lenticular image is directly printed on the one or more energy-reactive materials through the lenticular lens array;
- and
- wherein the photo-substrate is a continuous web substrate;
- b) loading the photo-substrate on a roller train moving at a speed proportional to the recording ability of the substrate;
- and
- c) providing:
- i) one or more Digital Light Processing (DLP) projectors;
- wherein the DLP projectors project images at different angles which correspond to the subsequent viewing geometry, at a speed synchronized to the speed of the substrate movement;
- or
- ii) one or more lasers, each producing narrow and well collimated beams;
- wherein the lasers are scanned and modulated back and forth across the photo-substrate at different angles which correspond to the subsequent viewing geometry, as the photo-substrate is moved.
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23-31. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.