Global Patent Index - EP 1234680 A1

EP 1234680 A1 20020828 - Printing process by ink deposition with relief effect

Title (en)

Printing process by ink deposition with relief effect

Title (de)

Druckverfahren durch Tintenablage mit Reliefeffekt

Title (fr)

Procédé d'impression par dépôt d'encre à effet relief

Publication

EP 1234680 A1 20020828 (FR)

Application

EP 02290270 A 20020205

Priority

FR 0102412 A 20010222

Abstract (en)

Method for applying decoration to a support (100) in which means (10) are used to deposit an ink solution (200) on the support. The ink contains thermally expandable particles and a microwave device (20) is used to expose the support and ink to microwaves such that the particles deposited in the ink solution expand. The invention also relates to a corresponding article having a support on which an ink design can be deposited, such as a bottle, container, pot, cardboard box, etc.

Abstract (fr)

La présente demande concerne un procédé pour appliquer un décor sur un support (100) dans lequel on dépose (10) sur le support (100) une solution (200) à base d'encre qui contient des particules thermoexpansibles, et on expose (20) le support (100) à des micro-ondes de manière à ce que lesdites particules déposées sur le support soient expansées. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41M 3/16

IPC 8 full level

B41M 3/06 (2006.01); B41M 3/16 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01); B44C 1/20 (2006.01); B44F 7/00 (2006.01); B41M 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B41M 3/16 (2013.01 - EP US); B41M 7/009 (2013.01 - EP US); B44C 1/20 (2013.01 - EP US); B44F 7/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B41M 3/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1234680 A1 20020828; CA 2371350 A1 20020822; FR 2821016 A1 20020823; FR 2821016 B1 20031226; JP 2002321436 A 20021105; US 2002142106 A1 20021003

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02290270 A 20020205; CA 2371350 A 20020214; FR 0102412 A 20010222; JP 2002046459 A 20020222; US 7952102 A 20020222