Process for printing a carrier material

US6125755A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Oce Printing Systems GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Robert Link · Birkenfeld, DE
• Manfred Wiedemer · Ismaning, DE
• Joachim Heinzl · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 14, 1998
• Grant date: Oct 3, 2000
• Expiry date: Dec 14, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B41F7/24
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In a printing method and system for production of a print image on a carrier material, a print carrier is provided, a surface of which is charged with water vapor at locations corresponding to structures of the print image to be printed. Water vapor is condensed at these locations as a film of water. Ink is applied to the surface, the ink adhering to non-wetted locations and not being accepted by the wetted locations. The ink from the non-wetted locations is printed onto the carrier material.