Multicolor printing method for container
US5065183A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0194
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multicolor printing method for printing multicolor picture images upon a material or object to be printed comprises the steps of, in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention, the formation of a multicolor toner image upon a flexible belt by means of electrophotographic printing methods or techniques, and the transfer of such multicolor toner image directly to the material or object to be printed, such as, for example, a container made of, for example, metal, paper, plastic, glass, or the like, by means of a thermo-transferring process. In accordance with a second embodiment of the invention, the multicolor toner image is formed upon a plastic film, which is laminated upon the flexible belt, by means of electrophotographic printing methods or techniques, and the plastic film is then transerred to and fused upon the container. In accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention, a photoconductive member is irradiated by means of exposure light upon a rear surface thereof wherein the multicolor picture images are also formed by electrophotographic printing methods or techniques. In this manner, previously formed toner images upon the photoconductive member do n…
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