Leather-like sheet
US6159581A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24868
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein are a leather-like sheet which comprises a fibrous base material (A), a concealing layer (B), an easily dyeable layer (C) each on the fibrous base material (A) in this order, an image (D) formed on the easily dyeable layer (C) which image has resolution of at least 4 dots/mm and is depicted by an ink-jet system, and a transparent or translucent protective layer (E) on the image; a process for producing the leather-like sheet; and a leather-like sheet for use in depicting an image by an ink-jet system which leather-like sheet comprises a concealing layer (B) and an easily dyeable layer (C) in turn on a fibrous base material (A). The above leather-like sheet has a vivid, precise, fine, abrasion-resistant and high color-fastness image which is depicted by an ink-jet system. Moreover, the above process enables the production of the high-quality leather-like sheet in high productivity without any troublesome procedure or much labor.
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