| 摘要 |
A method of printing a meltable disperse dye image onto and into a workpiece, in which an assembly is prepared made up of (1) a workpiece (300) comprising a melt printable plastic substrate or a non-melt printable substrate coated on its surface to be printed with a melt printable plastic coating, (2) a flexible sheet (108) bearing on one side one or more meltable disperse dyes, and (3) a flexible membrane (16) overlaying the surface of the dye-bearing sheet opposite its dye-bearing surface. The space between the flexible dye-bearing sheet and the flexible membrane is then evacuated to cause the membrane to press the dye-bearing sheet tightly against the printable plastic surface. A heat and pressure applying means, e.g., a heated plate (200) having a pressure-applying surface is then pressed against the flexible membrane, while maintaining the vacuum, to cause the meltable disperse dye to melt onto and into the workpiece's printable plastic surface. |
