Global Patent Index - EP 1892115 B1

EP 1892115 B1 20091223 - Method of forming a phase change ink image on a self-laminating recording medium

Title (en)

Method of forming a phase change ink image on a self-laminating recording medium

Title (de)

Bilderzeugungsverfahren, das eine Phasenaustauschtinte auf einem selbstlaminierenden Aufzeichnungsmedium verwendet

Title (fr)

Procédé de formation d'image utilisant une encre à changement de phase sur un matériau auto-laminant

Publication

EP 1892115 B1 20091223 (EN)

Application

EP 07113964 A 20070807

Priority

  • EP 06119292 A 20060822
  • EP 07113964 A 20070807

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1892115A1] The present invention pertains to a method of creating an image on a recording medium (2) comprising a support (15, 16) having thereon a porous fusible layer (17), using an ink composition (20) that is solid at room temperature and liquid at elevated temperature comprising the steps of generating droplets of the ink composition with an ink jet print head (4), transferring the droplets of the ink composition to the surface of the fusible layer (17), thermally treating the recording medium such that the ink transferred to fusible layer passes into the medium away from the surface of the fusible layer whilst the fusible layer remains substantially unfused, and when the ink has passed into the medium, treating the recording medium to fuse the fusible layer to become a protective overcoat (17'). The invention also pertains to a system for creating an image on a recording medium.

IPC 8 full level

B41M 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41M 7/0027 (2013.01); B41M 7/009 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1892115 A1 20080227; EP 1892115 B1 20091223

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07113964 A 20070807