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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2018
So-ken Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Kouji Asao, Minoo, JP;
SO-KEN CORPORATION, Minoo, JP;
Abstract
A gimmick expression medium producing method forms a gimmick expression medium. The gimmick expression mediumincludes a retroreflective medium. A printing mediumplaced on the retroreflective mediumincludes a light-transmission layer. A gimmick printwhich varies color of reflective light of the retroreflective mediumto produce a gimmick effect is printed on the light-transmission layer. The printing mediumis provided with a light-blocking layerwhich partially blocks reflective light reflected by the retroreflective medium. The light-blocking layeris composed of a white printing layer, and a reflection picture printis printed on the light-blocking layer. The reflection pattern printingand the gimmick printare placed in adjacent to each other using a stripe-shaped (or dot-shaped) lattice pattern, printing which can be seen on a printed matter under normal illumination and printing which can be seen under light source such as flash light can be printed at one time (one-pass) by the same printer.