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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takao Sumi, Kyoto, JP;
Takashi Matoba, Kyoto, JP;
Kouichirou Shimamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshihide Inako, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Nissha Printing Co. Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F / ; B44C / ; B65C / ; D06P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156230 ; 1563099 ; 156541 ; 1563809 ; 8471 ; 1014 / ;
Abstract
A transfer printing machine in which the articles to be transfer-printed are held in a holder made of a material which does not substantially expand when heated and the articles are heated by an infrared radiation heater to a predetermined temperature. A transfer sheet having symbols and/or designs formed thereon with thermo-diffusible dye is pressed by a pressing pad against the surface of the articles so that the symbols and/or designs are transfer-printed on the surfaces of the heated articles.