EP1584484A1 - Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Drucken auf Fliesen aus thermoplastischen Kunststoffen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Drucken auf Fliesen aus thermoplastischen Kunststoffen Download PDF

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EP1584484A1
EP1584484A1 EP05356058A EP05356058A EP1584484A1 EP 1584484 A1 EP1584484 A1 EP 1584484A1 EP 05356058 A EP05356058 A EP 05356058A EP 05356058 A EP05356058 A EP 05356058A EP 1584484 A1 EP1584484 A1 EP 1584484A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M7/00—After-treatment of prints, e.g. heating, irradiating, setting of the ink, protection of the printed stock
    • B41M7/0045—After-treatment of prints, e.g. heating, irradiating, setting of the ink, protection of the printed stock using protective coatings or film forming compositions cured by mechanical wave energy, e.g. ultrasonics, cured by electromagnetic radiation or waves, e.g. ultraviolet radiation, electron beams, or cured by magnetic or electric fields, e.g. electric discharge, plasma
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M7/00—After-treatment of prints, e.g. heating, irradiating, setting of the ink, protection of the printed stock
    • B41M7/0081—After-treatment of prints, e.g. heating, irradiating, setting of the ink, protection of the printed stock using electromagnetic radiation or waves, e.g. ultraviolet radiation, electron beams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M1/00—Inking and printing with a printer's forme
    • B41M1/26—Printing on other surfaces than ordinary paper
    • B41M1/30—Printing on other surfaces than ordinary paper on organic plastics, horn or similar materials
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M2205/00—Printing methods or features related to printing methods; Location or type of the layers
    • B41M2205/40—Cover layers; Layers separated from substrate by imaging layer; Protective layers; Layers applied before imaging

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  • the invention relates to a method for printing and protecting the printing of thermoplastic slabs adapted to form the least part of a reported soil.
  • the invention also relates to an installation for printing and protection of this printing, by such a process, of slabs of material thermoplastic.
  • Such slabs are used to form a soil attached to a soil or an existing surface, for example a concrete screed, a floor, a floor tile. This soil is intended to replace this surface.
  • a soil or an existing surface for example a concrete screed, a floor, a floor tile.
  • This soil is intended to replace this surface.
  • the slabs usually used have various colors and possibly one face with a non-smooth appearance, for example example in "grains of rice", grained or glittery.
  • These slabs can also have their upper surface evoking a type of coating, for example wood, marble or any other decor. Such characteristics are realized during the manufacture of the slabs and are made from the same material constituent of the slab.
  • EP-A-0 143 135 It is also known from EP-A-0 143 135 a method in which on a plastic support, an underlay of resin, and before this dry undercoat, inks of different colors. It is not possible to change the appearance of such slabs. If you want to change the appearance of the face slabs, for example for informative purposes by safety pictograms or for decorative or advertising purposes, usually by the application of stickers or cut-outs in the slab to insert elements of shapes and / or various colors. In all cases, these solutions are not easy to implement and are not satisfactory. Indeed, in the case of stickers, the passages repeated people and / or gear on the slabs lead quickly wear and tear of the latter. Making cuts in the slabs and the insertion of other elements into the latter, do not allow realize that some markings. Moreover, the induced costs do not allow a unitary production or in small series.
  • an impression is obtained on all shapes and dimensions of slabs.
  • This impression has wear resistance important and can be performed both individually and in large series for cost-effective production costs, while being easily customizable.
  • such an installation also comprises means drying at least one layer of ink by ultraviolet radiation when the ink layer is deposited by direct printing.
  • Such an installation can include at least one cooling means, including a wind tunnel disposed at the outlet of at least one of the drying means.
  • Slab 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a polymer slab thermoplastic and, in particular, a PVC slab.
  • This slab is semi rigid. In this case, its Shore A hardness is generally between 85 and 95. slabs having a Shore A hardness between 65 and 100 can, in practice, to be used.
  • slabs, of the slab type 1 are adapted to be placed on an existing floor or surface, provided that the floor or this surface is stable, relatively flat and rigid. It may be, for example, a concrete screed, floor, tile or other known floor.
  • the slabs 1 may be attached to this floor, for example by gluing, screwing or using fasteners known per se.
  • Slabs 1 can also be laid on the ground without being attached to it.
  • the slabs 1 can be equipped, on at least a part of their periphery, of liaison organs 2 making it possible to connect them together and to keep juxtaposed.
  • the liaison bodies 2 include several lugs 3, generally T-shaped and regularly spaced apart on the periphery of the slabs 1.
  • These connecting members 2 are such that a pin 3 of a slab 1 is adapted to lodge in the space 4 located between two lugs 3 of another slab 1 adjacent.
  • the slabs 1 are thus printed, individually or assembled flat, that is, in a position similar to the one they once had in place on the original floor.
  • the surfaces to be printed are degreased degreasing for the purpose of removing solid and / or liquid dirt, in particular the fatty residues resulting from the manufacture of slabs 1.
  • This degreasing by techniques known per se, such as, for example, the chemical degreasing using isopropyl alcohol, flaming, effluent electric by blown arc, plasma or corona discharge systems.
  • the method makes it possible to print the faces 5 of slab 1 whatever the appearance of these faces.
  • faces 5 smooth or not smooth, in particular granular faces, in "grains of rice", spangled or grainy.
  • each ink is drying, that is to say polymerization or crosslinking, ultraviolet rays.
  • These inks are in liquid or powder form.
  • ink or inks are deposited by techniques falling, for example, direct printing, especially digital printing.
  • ink microdroplets are projected on the faces 5 to be printed.
  • monochrome or quadrichrome printing, and according to the number of heads available, the number of passes required is ink deposit system above the print side. This technique is known as "drop on demand".
  • the ink is applied, hue by hue, using screens or stencils, on the areas to be printed, with the same hue, faces 5.
  • the actual fixing of the ink layer on the faces 5, which whatever technique is used, is obtained by drying the ink under ultraviolet rays.
  • This passage under the UV rays allows a drying of the layer 6 of ink at a sufficiently high temperature and for a time long enough to dry the ink but short enough to avoid reaching the melting point of the constituent material of slabs 1.
  • drying technique allows the use, for slabs 1, of material semi-rigid thermoplastic with a low melting temperature, close to 180 ° C. Drying under ultraviolet light occurs at temperatures between about 90 ° C and 100 ° C, the slabs 1 being, at the end of drying, temperatures between 77 ° C and 82 ° C.
  • an indirect printing technique can be used, for example example, by heat transfer.
  • the ink is "worn" by a transfer paper then sublimated, namely heated between 120 ° and 150 ° C for 15 to 50 seconds under a pressure of between 2 and 5 bar. then of this sublimation, the ink passes directly from the solid state to the gaseous state and penetrates into the constituent material of the slab 1 at the faces 5 to to print.
  • the ink is dried by ultraviolet radiation when it is deposited on the transfer paper, before being transferred to the to print. This drying solidifies the ink to then perform the sublimation.
  • This step can be followed, if necessary, by cooling the slabs 1 for example by passing them in a current of air of a temperature lower or close to room temperature. This cooling down the temperature of slabs 1 to a value of approximating the initial temperature of slabs 1, during step a) of process, which preserves the dimensional stability of the slabs.
  • the slabs pass under a blower 8 of refrigerated air or no.
  • the next step is to apply at least one layer of coating protector on the ink layer 6 to preserve the printing of the slab 1.
  • This protective coating application can be done on the slabs 1 assembled or on slabs 1 separated from each other. This variant allows to perform in two different places, printing and the application of the protective coating while occupying a minimum of space.
  • the coating or varnish can be applied directly as a result of printing for example, without cooling slabs or after slab cooling.
  • the time interval ⁇ T between the end of printing and the application of the protective coating is variable.
  • slabs 1, inks and coating protector are adapted, to be chemically compatible.
  • slabs 1 of for example it is also possible to rearrange slabs 1 of for example, to obtain, during the application of the protective coating, a work surface with an area greater or smaller than the printing surface.
  • a work surface with an area greater or smaller than the printing surface.
  • this coating step it is applied to the face 5 printed a protective coating layer, preferably a varnish 9 powder, thermosetting, for example a varnish based on mixed epoxy and polyester resins or polyurethane resins.
  • a protective coating layer preferably a varnish 9 powder, thermosetting, for example a varnish based on mixed epoxy and polyester resins or polyurethane resins.
  • thermosetting for example a varnish based on mixed epoxy and polyester resins or polyurethane resins.
  • this layer of varnish 9 is, for example, using a gun electrostatic either triboelectric type or corona type.
  • a protective film of the varnish 9 with a thickness of between 20 and 70 microns and, advantageously, between 35 and 55 microns.
  • This varnish 9 powder undergoes, initially, a preheating to liquefy or gel it.
  • This preheating is done by techniques known per se and, in particular, under infrared radiation.
  • the 10 infrared lamps used have a wavelength between 1.1 and 2.6 micrometers. In this case, the lamps used are carbon, with a power of about 40 watts per centimeter.
  • This preheating at a temperature generally between 110 ° and 150 ° C and advantageously between 135 ° C. and 150 ° C. for a time of between 30 and 120 seconds.
  • Preheating allows to liquefy and evenly distribute the varnish 9 on the face 5 to print.
  • the actual drying is then carried out passing under ultraviolet radiation the layer of varnish 9 and liquefied for a few seconds at about 120 ° C so as to crosslink the varnish 9.
  • This crosslinking, or polymerization, of the varnish takes place without neither the ink nor the constituent material of the slab 1.
  • mercury or mercury / gallium lamps 7 are used, the lengths of which ultraviolet transmitted waves are between 220 and 440 nanometers.
  • Such a printing process can be repeated several times. On a slab 1 printed and varnished, it is possible to make another impression. In this case, if necessary, a slight degreasing of the slab is carried out. We can also print directly on the layer of varnish 9 without degreasing.
  • This method is applicable to print indifferently a face 5 upper or lower face 5 'of the slab.
  • the same process is used, but here the ink forms, in negative, the pattern to print.
  • the protective layer of printing can be thickness different from that previously used, this layer of protection not to be in contact with the outside.
  • Varnish 9 only serves to preserve the impression of contact with the ground on which the slab is placed, the protection against wear due to the passages repeated on the slab that has no place to be.
  • the protection of the visible part of the impression is made by slab 1 itself.
  • Such a process is particularly suitable for use in the framework of slabs 1 made of thermoplastic material transparent or translucent.
  • an undercoat based on an ink monochrome.
  • This underlayment must be of a neutral color that does not affect the colors of the print.
  • an underlayer is used opacifying, for example white, to have a neutral background, or primer, for printing. This underlayer is especially usable when the hue initial slab does not agree with the colors of the print and risk of changing the perception of the latter.
  • This under layer once applied, for example, is crosslinked under ultraviolet radiation.

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GB2041244A (en) 1978-12-21 1980-09-10 Armstrong Cork Co Method of providing surface coverings with a nubbly textured wear layer
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