Waterproof photographic paper and method of producing same
AssigneeFelix Schoeller, Jr. GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsWieland Sack, Reiner Anthonsen, Ferenc Kertesz
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Abstract
A method for producing a waterproof paper support having a photographic emulsion which is characterized by a highly plane surface which includes the steps of coating one side of the paper with a pigmented resin hardenable by radiation, pressing the resin surface against a highly polished surface such as the surface of a chrome-plated drum and then separating the hardened product from the polished surface.
Claims13
Method for making a waterproof photographic paper support which comprises:
- (a) coating at least one surface of a sized photographic base paper with a pigment-coating resin hardenable by radiation, with resin comprising acrylatemodified mixtures of organic resins containing c.dbd.c double bonds,
- (b) pressing the resin coated surface against a substantially solid high gloss surface,
- (c) bombarding the surface of the paper opposite the coated surface with sufficient electrons to substantially completely harden the resin while the resin is in contact with said high gloss surface;
- and
- (d) separating the substantially completely cured coated surface from said high gloss surface to form a waterproof paper support having a surface smoothness which is at least 70% that of an ideal flat mirror surface, as measured by an image reflected from said hardened, coated surface.
In a method for the production of a high gloss waterproof photographic paper having a coating thereon of a composition consisting of coloring agents and hardenable resins, said method including the steps of coating at least one surface of a sized photographic base paper with said composition, pressing the coated surface of said paper against a substantially solid high gloss surface, bombarding the exposed surface of the paper with electron radiation to harden the composition while in contact with said high gloss surface, and separating the hardened product from the high gloss surface, the improvement comprising, in combination:
- (a) cooling said substantially solid high gloss surface to a temperature not higher than the dew point of the surrounding atmosphere;
- while
- (b) applying sufficient pressure through the coated surface of the paper against the substantially solid high gloss surface to produce substantially bubble-free contact between said coated surfaces and said high gloss surface.
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