Image transfer sheets and a method of manufacturing the same

    公开(公告)号:US06277229B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-21

    申请号:US09071785

    申请日:1998-05-01

    IPC分类号: B44C1164

    摘要: A versatile method of cold transferring images without using supplemental heat in the course of image transfer to a wide variety of substrates includes printing an image with water-based ink onto an image transfer sheet that has a coating of water-accepting adhesive. The sheet is then applied to the substrate to transfer only the portions of the adhesive that bear the image onto the substrate, with the remainder of the adhesive remaining attached to the sheet. A method of manufacturing image transfer sheets includes first applying a water impermeable layer onto a flexible substrate. A layer of water-activatable adhesive is applied upon the water impermeable layer. The adhesive is then dried in a dryer with dehumidified air. A water permeable detack layer is then applied upon the layer of adhesive. A sheet for transferring an image that has been printed onto the sheet with a water-based ink has a flexible backing layer and one or more water-accepting layers with water activatable adhesive that are printed with a printing press and/or coated onto the flexible backing layer. A water-impermeable layer is disposed in between the adhesive and the backing layer. A detack layer may be applied onto the layer of adhesive. A water permeable colored, tinted, or reflective water-permeable layer may be between the detack layer and the water-accepting layer, or a colorant may be added to the detack layer. One embodiment includes a water-permeable layer of cross-linker in between the detack layer the water-accepting layer, wherein said water-accepting layer becomes water-resisting when water-based ink flows through said layer of cross-linker and into said water-accepting layer. In another embodiment, the water-accepting layer includes both adhesive and cross-linker, wherein the water-accepting layer is adapted to become water-resisting when the adhesive and the cross-linker react when the water-accepting layer is heated. In another embodiment, the sheet further includes a water-accepting image holding layer in between the water-accepting adhesive layer and the water impermeable layer. The image holding layer becomes water-resisting when heated to within a range of activation temperatures.

    PRELAMINATE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE CONSTRUCTIONS
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    发明申请
    PRELAMINATE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE CONSTRUCTIONS 审中-公开
    预感压敏胶粘结构

    公开(公告)号:US20080044566A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-21

    申请号:US11675076

    申请日:2007-02-14

    IPC分类号: B05D5/10

    摘要: Prelaminate pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) constructions comprise, a first substrate, a coating or release material on a surface of the first substrate, a PSA layer disposed on the coating of release material, and a detackified layer (DL) disposed on a surface of the PSA layer to form a continuous film covering the PSA layer. In first and second embodiments of the construction the DL is activatable to form a tacky layer on top of the PSA layer for lamination with a second substrate. In a third embodiment, the DL includes constituents that when activated migrate into the PSA layer to expose the PSA layer tacky surface for lamination with a second substrate. The prelaminate PSA constructions are completely nonblocking to a minimum 24 hour blocking temperature of about 50° C. at pressure of about 40 kilopascals, thereby allowing such prelaminate PSA construction to be collected, stored, and or transported before being laminated without adhesive interference occurring between continuous layers. The DL in each embodiment is activatable in less than five seconds to provide a tacky layer having a sufficient open tack time to permit lamination at less than about 100° C.

    摘要翻译: 预层压敏粘合剂(PSA)结构包括第一衬底,第一衬底的表面上的涂层或剥离材料,设置在剥离材料涂层上的粘合剂层和设置在表面上的防粘层(DL) 的粘合剂层以形成覆盖PSA层的连续膜。 在该结构的第一和第二实施例中,DL可激活以在PSA层的顶部上形成粘合层,以与第二基底层压。 在第三实施方案中,DL包括当活化时迁移到PSA层中以暴露PSA层粘性表面以与第二基底层压的成分。 在约40千帕斯卡的压力下,预层压PSA结构完全不阻塞至约50℃的最小24小时阻塞温度,从而允许在层压之前收集,储存和/或运输这种预层压PSA结构,而不会在 连续层。 每个实施方案中的DL可在少于5秒内激活以提供具有足够的开放粘着时间的粘性层以允许在小于约100℃下层压。