SOPORTE DE TRANSFERENCIA DE TINTA Y FORMACION DE IMAGENES UTILIZANDO EL MISMO

UN MEDIO DE TRANSFERENCIA, INCLUYENDO UNA PORCION DE TRANSFERENCIA QUE TIENE UNA CARACTERISTICA DE TRANSFERENCIA CAPAZ DE SEPARAR SOLAMENTE UNA ZONA IMPARTIDA CON TINTA. SE FORMA UNA IMAGEN DEL ESPEJO DE LA IMAGEN A TRANSFERIR SOBRE EL MEDIO DE TRANSFERENCIA (707), USANDO UNA IMPRESORA DE CHORRO DE TINTA. EL MEDIO DE TRANSFERENCIA SE CONTACTA DESPUES POR EL LATERAL INFERIOR DE LA IMAGEN, CON UN SOPORTE DE IMAGEN AL CUAL SE DEBE TRANSFERIR LA IMAGEN, Y SE APLICA CALOR O PRESION PARA TRANSFERIR LA TINTA DESDE EL MEDIO DE TRANSFERENCIA AL SOPORTE DE LA IMAGEN. A method of forming an image by ink transfer comprises the steps of: applying a water-based liquid ink on a transfer medium by ink jet printing, said transfer medium comprising a base layer having a bonding layer, a separation layer comprising a resin having a softening temperature lower than the melting point of said bonding layer, and a surface layer containing a water-soluble resin which, when wetted by droplets of an image forming water-based ink comprising said water-based liquid ink, is rendered adhesive and shows an affinity to a support to which the image is finally transferred, said separation layer and said surface layer being provided in this order on said base layer; contacting the surface side of the transfer medium with an image support comprising a cloth, paper or wood to which the image should be transferred; and heating or pressurizing said image support from the transfer medium side, thereby transferring the ink image.