Image receiving sheet and image transferring method employing the image receiving sheet
US5366837A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G11/00
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image receiving sheet of the present invention for receiving a desired image thereon includes a support layer and an absorbing layer containing heat-meltable or thermoplastic particles. A desired image can be formed in the absorbing layer of the image receiving sheet. Through heating the image receiving sheet formed with the desired image, the heat-meltable or thermoplastic particles are thermally melted or softened to attain a glossy and transparent surface formed with the desired image. As a result, an image bearing product coated with a glossy and transparent surface formed with the desired image is obtained. Through thermally pressing the image receiving sheet formed with the visible image toward an article of arbitrary type, on the other hand, the heat-meltable or thermoplastic particles are thermally melted or softened to be adhered to a surface of the article, so that the desired image is transferred onto the surface of the article.
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