Multicolor electrocoagulation printing method and apparatus

Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Processes and products – Electrophoresis or electro-osmosis processes and electrolyte...

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204484, 204603, 101211, 101DIG29, 101DIG37, B41L 1900

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059085410

ABSTRACT:
A polychromic image is reproduced and transferred onto a substrate by (a) providing a positive electrode moving at substantially constant speed along a predetermined path, the electrode having a passivated surface defining a positive electrode active surface; (b) forming on the positive electrode active surface a plurality of dots of colored, coagulated colloid representative of a desired image, by electrocoagulation of an electrolytically coagulable colloid present in an electrocoagulation printing ink containing a coloring agent; and (c) bringing an endless belt moving at the same speed as the positive electrode and having on one side thereof a colloid retaining surface adapted to releasably retain dots of electrocoagulated colloid, into contact with the positive electrode active surface to cause transfer of the dots of colored, coagulated colloid from the positive electrode active surface onto the colloid retaining surface of the belt and to thereby imprint same with the image. Steps (b) and (c) are repeated several times to define a corresponding number of printing stages arranged at predetermined locations along the path and each using a coloring agent of different color, thereby producing several differently colored images of coagulated colloid which are transferred at respective transfer positions onto the colloid retaining surface in superimposed relation to provide the desired polychromic image. A substrate is then brought into contact with the surface of the belt to cause transfer of the polychromic image from the colloid retaining surface onto the substrate and to thereby imprint the substrate with the polychromic image.

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