发明名称 Dual cure method for ink for increased durability and adhesion to golf balls
摘要 A method is disclosed for curing ink printed images on golf balls by printing an image onto a golf ball and exposing the printed image to infrared radiation, then exposing the printed image to ultraviolet radiation.
申请公布号 US9040124(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.05.26
申请号 US200912425215 申请日期 2009.04.16
申请人 Illinois Tool Works Inc. 发明人 Przychocki Michael
分类号 B05D3/00;B05D3/06;A63B45/02;B41M7/00 主分类号 B05D3/00
代理机构 Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 代理人 Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
主权项 1. A dual cure method for curing printed ink on a golf ball, the method comprising: printing an image onto a surface of a golf ball using an UV curable ink, the image covering an area less than the entire surface of the ball; exposing only the printed area to infrared radiation, wherein the infrared radiation is directed to the area where the image is printed for a suitable duration of time to allow the image to cure on the surface for a first time; subsequently exposing the area where the image is printed to ultraviolet radiation, for a suitable duration of time to allow the image to cure on the surface for a second time; and wherein the printed area after the dual cure method has an image loss of no greater than approximately one (1) percent, when subjected to 100 cycles of the ‘cannon’ golf ball decoration durability test.
地址 Glenview IL US