Apparatus and method for forming thermal transfer printing sheet, thermal transfer printing sheet and thermal transfer printing method
US9333785B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/00
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided an apparatus for forming a thermal transfer printing sheet. The apparatus includes: a release sheet feeder that feeds a release sheet having a release surface; a first image forming section that transfers an image, which is to be thermally transferred and printed on a transfer medium, onto the release surface of the release sheet; a second image forming section that forms a thermoplastic resin pattern corresponding to the image as a transfer base material and transfers the thermoplastic resin pattern onto the release surface of the release sheet; and a fixing section that fixes the image and the thermoplastic resin pattern onto the release surface of the release sheet in a film shape, through heat and pressure.
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