Subtractive color hot melt ink reflection images on opaque substrates

In the particular embodiments of the invention described in the specification, an opaque subtractive color ink reflection print having improved color purity resulting from reduced frosting and crystallization of the ink layers is prepared by reheating the ink image to a temperature above the melting...

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Hauptverfasser:	SPEHRLEY, JR., CHARLES W, FULTON, STEVEN J, HOISINGTON, PAUL A, YOUNG, LAWRENCE R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS COLOUR PRINTING CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME LINING MACHINES MEASURING MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PRINTING PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS STAMPS TARIFF METERING APPARATUS TESTING TRANSPORTING TYPEWRITERS
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Zusammenfassung:	In the particular embodiments of the invention described in the specification, an opaque subtractive color ink reflection print having improved color purity resulting from reduced frosting and crystallization of the ink layers is prepared by reheating the ink image to a temperature above the melting point of at least one of the inks and then quenching the image by cooling it at a rate of at least 50 DEG C. per second. In one embodiment, the ink image is produced by an ink jet head applied to a substrate supported on a platen maintained at least 20 DEG C. below the melting point of the inks to inhibit spreading of the inks into the substrate, and the image is thereafter heated to a temperature at least 20 DEG C. above the melting point of at least one of the inks for a period of 3 to 5 seconds and then quenched at a rate of 500 DEG C. per second to produce an image having less than 20% light loss resulting from scattering of light by frosting and crystallization of the ink in the layers.