B - Operations – Transporting – 41 – J
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
41
J
B41J 2/32 (2006.01) B41C 1/055 (2006.01) B41J 3/407 (2006.01) B41K 1/50 (2006.01) B41M 1/30 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2315924
The present invention is directed to a thermal printer (20) for printing on thermoplastic foam (26) to form a relief image which is comprised of open cells in the area that is the transfer ink enclosed or sealed cells which is to be impermeable to ink or other print medium. The present invention also includes the method of using the thermal head printer (20) which preferably includes cooling the thermoplastic foam (26) prior to forming the image thereon and using a lubricant to pass the thermoplastic foam (26) across the thermal printhead (24).
La présente invention concerne une imprimante (20) thermique permettant une impression sur mousse (26) thermoplastique en vue de la formation d'une image en relief, qui est constituée, dans la zone de transfert d'encre, de cellules ouvertes et, dans la zone devant être imperméable à l'encre ou autre moyen d'impression, de cellules fermées ou closes. La présente invention concerne également le procédé utilisant l'imprimante (20) à tête thermique, lequel procédé consiste, de préférence, à refroidir la mousse (26) thermoplastique préalablement à la formation de l'image sur celle-ci et à utiliser un lubrifiant pour faire passer la mousse (26) thermoplastique dans la tête (24) d'impression thermique.
Morgan Paul
Venkataraman Ravi
Borden Ladner Gervais Llp
Identity Group Inc.
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