# US 5,350,474 A · Printing method for thermally transferring image section of print sheet to image receiving member and print sheet making device

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- Number: US 5,350,474 A
- Document ID: US5350474A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/065,884
- Filed: 1993-05-21
- Granted: 1994-09-27
- Earliest claimed: 1990-04-09
- Assignees: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Mitsuo Yamane
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5350474A

## CPC

- B41J 2/32: using thermal heads
- B41M 3/12: Transfer pictures or the like, e.g. decalcomanias {(processes for producing decorative surface effects B44C1/00; B41M5/0256 takes precedence)}
- B44C 1/1712: {Decalcomanias applied under heat and pressure, e.g. provided with a heat activable adhesive}
- D06Q 1/12: by transferring a chemical agent or a metallic or non-metallic material in particulate or other form, from a solid temporary carrier to the textile {(for uniform treatment D06M23/02)}
- Y10S 428/914: Transfer or decalcomania
- Y10T 156/1705: Lamina transferred to base from adhered flexible web or sheet type carrier
- B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41M: PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, (correction of typographical errors B41J; processes for applying transfer pictures or the like B44C1/16; fluid media for correction of typographical errors by coating C09D10/00; printing textiles D06P)
- B44C: PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS (processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general B05D; shaping of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29C; printing processes to produce transfer pictures B41M3/12; thermographic duplication or marking methods B41M5/00); MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK (imitation of mosaic or tarsia work patterns B44F11/04); PAPERHANGING {(labels G09F; multi-step processes for making paper labels or tags B31D1/02)}
- D06Q: DECORATING TEXTILES (textile threads, filaments, yarns or tow, glued on macromolecular material D06N7/00)
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A printing method includes an ink image forming step and an ink image retransferring step. In the ink image forming step, an ink image is formed on a hot melting type adhesive layer of a transfer sheet by using a heat-sensitive image transfer type recording device. In the image retransferring step, the ink image and the hot melting type adhesive layer are transferred onto an image receiving member such as a cloth by heatedly pressing the transfer sheet.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A printing method for exclusively printing an imaging section onto an image receiving member comprising the steps of;
preparing a transfer sheet comprising a hot melting type adhesive layer and another layer formed over the hot melting type adhesive layer, the another layer being capable of being perforated upon heating, the perforated portions corresponding to an intended imaging section for providing a perforated latent image;
heating said another layer to form said perforating portion;
heatedly pressing the transfer sheet on the image receiving member for melting the hot melting type adhesive layer and for allowing the melted hot melting type adhesive layer to flow through the perforated portion, whereby only the imaging section can be provided on the image receiving member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The printing method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the print sheet further comprises a base substrate on which the hot melting type adhesive layer is formed, and the another layer comprises a meshed layer formed on the hot melting type adhesive layer, and a thermoplastic resin layer formed on the meshed layer, the heat and pressure being applied to the base substrate, and the melted hot melting type adhesive layer being passed through the meshed layer and flowed out of the perforated portions.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The printing method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of forming a decorative layer over the imaging section formed on the image receiving member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The printing method as claimed in claim 2 wherein the hot melting type adhesive layer is made of at least one thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polyolefin resin, polyurethane, ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer, ethylene-ethylacrylate, ethylene-acrylic acid, ionomet, polyester, polyamide and acrylic resin.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The printing method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the meshed layer is made of a heat resistant porous material selected from the group consisting of a paper, a metal, a plastic material and inorganic material.