(19)
(11) EP 1 108 558 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/16

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/25

(21) Application number: 00311365.1

(22) Date of filing: 18.12.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41M 1/28, B41M 5/035
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 18.12.1999 GB 9929841

(71) Applicant: Gardners Digital Limited
Cardiff CF1 8AQ (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Gardner, Richard James Ernle
    Dinas Powys, Cardiff, CF64 4HE (GB)
  • Perry, Nigel Jon
    Tintern, Gwent, NP16 6ST (GB)

(74) Representative: Evans, Huw David Duncan 
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord, Three Trinity Court, 21-27 Newport Road
Cardiff CF24 OAA
Cardiff CF24 OAA (GB)

   


(54) Method for Making Printed Metal Panels


(57) A method of forming image-bearing panel members comprises providing a plurality of sheets 16 of metal coated on one side thereof with a layer of plastics material. The sheets 16 are then printed in a piece-wise manner, by at least partially covering the plastics coating of the sheet 16 to be printed with a transfer on which a reverse of the image is printed with a sublimation inks, and subjecting the transfer to conditions which cause the sublimation inks to migrate from the transfer to the plastics coating whilst the sheet remains stationary.






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