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Title:
DECORATED ARTICLES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006045763
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the continuous, single-step application of a decoration to at least one face of articles made from an extruded- or foamed-plastic material. The aforementioned step comprises: (i) the embossing of at least one face of the article, by passing the article under an embossing roller (2) which is equipped with a relief groove; and (ii) the printing of said at least one face of the article with the transfer of an ink from a composite film (11) with transferable ink. The printing step is performed concomitantly with the embossing step with the same embossing roller which is made form an elastic material and which is heated to the surface softening temperature of the plastic article. The invention also relates to a device for decorating extruded- and foamed-plastic articles in a single step, to the articles thus decorated and to the use of the method and the device.

Inventors:
BRULL DAVID (BE)
FRERE ROBERT (BE)
MAYERES JEAN-PIERRE (BE)
NOEL EMMANUEL (BE)
JOB DENIS (BE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2005/055479
Publication Date:
June 29, 2006
Filing Date:
October 24, 2005
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NMC SA (BE)
BRULL DAVID (BE)
FRERE ROBERT (BE)
MAYERES JEAN-PIERRE (BE)
NOEL EMMANUEL (BE)
JOB DENIS (BE)
International Classes:
B29C59/00; B41F19/02; B41M1/24; B44B5/00; B44F9/02
Domestic Patent References:
WO1993000219A11993-01-07
Foreign References:
US2404073A1946-07-16
US6272982B12001-08-14
EP0265298A11988-04-27
US3837275A1974-09-24
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