Method and apparatus for applying material onto articles using transfer component

The invention discloses an apparatus and method for applying a transfer material onto one or more surfaces of an article, including an apparatus and method of transfer printing on and/or decorating three-dimensional articles, as well as the articles printed and/or decorated thereby. The apparatus and method may include providing a deposition device, such as a printing device; providing a transfercomponent; depositing a material onto a portion of the transfer component with the deposition device; modifying the portion of the transfer component with the transfer material thereon to conform thetransfer component to at least a portion of one or more surfaces of the three-dimensional article; and transferring the transfer material onto the one or more surfaces of the article. 本发明公开了用于将转印材料施加到制品的一个或多个表面上的设备和方法，包括在三维制品上转印和/或装饰三维制品的设备和方法，以及印刷和/或由此被装饰的制品。该设备和方法可包括提供沉积装置，诸如印刷设备；提供传送部件；利用沉积装置使材料沉积到传送部件的一部分上；调整在其上具有转印材料的传送部件的一部分，以使传送部件适形于三维制品的一个或多个表面的至少一部分；并将转印材料转移到制品的一个或多个表面上。