The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for producing a decorative surface.
A decorative surface for furniture, floor panels or wall panels is state of the art. Surfaces of workpieces, such as chipboards or MDF boards, are coated with a decoratively printed paper or printed directly after application of a white primer and provided with a protective lacquer. The surfaces are often replicas of real wood surfaces, stones or tiles. Both the image (decoration) of the wood surface and the tactile “haptic” structure (tactile wood pores and knotholes) are reproduced. The surfaces that are coated can however also include (also for the purposes of the present invention) rolled goods such as printed paper or printed plastic foils.
The optical reproduction of decorative images is produced according to the state of the art using both analogue printing processes and digital printing processes based on a digital image template. To create the haptic, tactile structure with a structure depth of usually 5-500 μm, preferably 10-100 μm, an analogue process, such as embossing with structured embossed plates (“matrices”), is used according to the state of the art. It is also known to produces such structures with digital methods as shown in DE 10 2015 110 236 A1 and DE 10 2009 044 802 A1.
DE 10 2007 055 053 A1 discloses a method for processing a structured surface of an embossing tool (“matrice”), whereby the gloss level of a first coating differs from that of a second coating, for example to better simulate wood pores. When such an embossing tool is subsequently used to produce a finished product, e.g. a floor panel, consisting of an HDF backing board and a printed, melamine-impregnated paper as decorative layer, after pressing with the embossing tool the wood pores printed decoratively in the paper become visible against light at an optical viewing angle of less than 45 degrees, also by differences in the gloss level of the cured melamine surface, moulded from the differently processed surface of the matrice. The production of such an embossing tool is a complex process. Furthermore, the embossing tools are usually used in short-cycle presses, in which the change from one embossing tool to another one takes longer time, at least approx. 15-30 min.
It is therefore an objective of this invention to create an optically and haptically appealing surface and to achieve a quick change from one surface to the next without wasting time and without the high costs of producing a special embossing tool.
This problem is solved by the features of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments are subject of the subclaims.
In the method for producing a decorative surface having different gloss levels according to the invention, a workpiece, which is coated with at least a first lacquer layer, is fed to a digital printing device, where digital control data are provided, which at least partially match to an optionally existing decorative image on the workpiece. Then, droplets are sprayed digitally on partial areas of the first lacquer layer on the workpiece with an at least partially transparent lacquer in order to apply a second lacquer layer onto the first lacquer layer, wherein after curing, the second lacquer layer has a different gloss level than the first lacquer layer.
The second lacquer layer provides the surface of the workpiece with different gloss levels, so that the gloss level can preferably be matched with the optionally decorative image arranged underneath. By digitally applying the second lacquer layer, the gloss level on the surface can be individually matched depending on the digital printing template, whereby successive workpieces with different gloss levels in different areas can be printed without the need to change a matrice or another tool.
Preferably, the workpiece is fed to a lacquer application device before and coated with at least a first lacquer layer. Then, the workpiece is preferably fed to the digital printing station.
Preferably, the applied lacquer layers are finally physically dried and/or chemically cured.
The gloss level of the first lacquer layer preferably deviates from the gloss level of the second lacquer layer by at least 10 gloss units, preferably at least 20 gloss units, whereby the gloss units are measured according to DIN EN ISO 2813:2015-02 at an angle of 60°. As a result, an optically clearly perceptible gloss effect becomes visible. The gloss level can be varied by the droplet size and/or the number of droplets per area or by the use of matting agents.
Gloss is measured according to DIN EN ISO 2813:2015-02. For the gloss measurement, the amount of light reflected by a surface in relation to a reference standard from polished glass is measured. The unit of measurement used here is GU (Gloss Units). The amount of light reflected from the surface depends on the angle of incidence and the properties of the surface. For gloss measurement, different angles of incidence (20°, 60° and 85°) can be used to measure the reflectance, preferably at an angle of incidence of 60°. Alternatively, the mean value of measurements for the three angles of incidence can also be used. The reflectance compares the light energy emitted from and received by a gloss meter in percent at a certain angle of incidence.
All surfaces or sections of surfaces which, according to the standard, achieve less than 20 gloss units when measured with a gloss meter are defined as “matte”, and all surfaces or sections of surfaces which achieve more than 60 gloss units are referred to as “glossy”. One of both lacquer layers can be matte and the other one glossy.
The surfaces on the first and second lacquer layers can be smooth or structured. With a structured surface, the gloss is measured and the definition of the distinction between “matte” and “shiny” sub-areas used here is the same as for non-structured surfaces. For example, a structured surface of the workpiece can have a structure depth of 5 300 μm (micrometers), preferably 10-90 μm (micrometers).
For a fine adjustment of the gloss level, the droplets of the second lacquer layer are preferably sprayed with a droplet size smaller than 100 pL, in particular smaller than 10 pL. Optionally, different gloss levels can also be applied to the second lacquer layer, so that differences in gloss can also be present within the second lacquer layer.
With the first lacquer layer, a colored decorative image can be printed in the analog method, for example using printing rollers, or by digital print heads. Alternatively, a transparent lacquer layer can be applied with the first lacquer layer to an existing decorative image.
To produce a structured surface in a production line, a liquid base layer can be applied to a surface of a coated or uncoated workpiece and a structure can be applied to the still liquid base layer using digital print heads or other structuring agents in order to subsequently fix the structured base layer. Optionally, the structured base layer can then form the first lacquer layer or a first lacquer layer is then applied to the structured base layer. For a special optical effect, only the areas with a structure or only the areas without a structure can be printed with the second lacquer layer. This allows an essentially congruent arrangement of structured areas and glossy or matte areas.
In the following the invention is explained in detail by way of examples and the accompanying drawings. These show:
In an alternative embodiment, a decorative image can also be printed on after application of the first base layer 1.1 or after application of a structured second base layer 1.2, for example using a four-colour digital printer.
A second liquid base layer 1.2 is applied to the first base layer 1.1. This second base layer 1.2 has been structured with digitally sprayed droplets 1.3, so that the surface is no longer flat, but has a structure. Subsequently, a first lacquer layer 1.4 is applied, which has a first gloss level.
A second lacquer layer 1.5 is applied to the first lacquer layer 1.4 by digital print heads, whereby the second lacquer layer 1.5 only partially covers the surface of the first lacquer layer 1.4.
Coatings 1.4 and 1.5 are cured one after the other or together, for example by UV radiation. After curing, the second lacquer layer 1.5 has a different gloss level than the first lacquer layer.
Instead of structuring the second base layer 1.2 with digitally sprayed droplets, it is also possible to structure a base layer using other methods, for example by applying it only in certain areas or using embossing matrices. It is also possible to apply the decorative image to a structured surface instead of a flat surface.
The different areas of the wood pore 2.5 and the grained wood areas 2.4 can also have a different gloss level due to the second lacquer layer 1.5, whereby the decorative areas of the image and the different gloss areas are preferably congruent due to the lacquer application.
In a further embodiment, a carrier plate made of a wood material, or a plate made of another material with a thickness of at least 4 mm, preferably 8 to 16 mm and external dimensions of at least 200 mm width and at least 400 mm length is first coated with a UV-curing, white base lacquer, for example with a quantity of about 20 g/qm. This white base lacquer is then cured under UV irradiation.
The carrier plate is then fed to a digital printing device in which a printed image, for example a reproduction of small tiles as mosaics, a wood decor or another pattern, with a four-colour CMYK print, is applied.
A variety of other colours of tiles or mosaics with pictorial representations can also be used in an alternative embodiment.
Then a thin base lacquer layer of 5-15 g/sqm of a UV-curing lacquer is applied to the carrier plate printed in this way and (partially) cured with UV light. In an alternative embodiment, this base lacquer layer can be completely omitted or replaced by a solvent lacquer or an aqueous acrylate lacquer, which is then physically dried.
A further base lacquer layer 1.2 is then applied to the first base lacquer layer or alternatively directly to the printed image as a radiation-curing lacquer layer, preferably on an acrylate basis, in a layer thickness of 100-500 μm. Both base lacquer layer can be applied by digital print heads or by printing rollers or other processes.
Directly after the application of this second base lacquer layer 1.2, a further, transparent lacquer layer 1.3 is printed to the still liquid layer, optionally by means of a digital printing template with digital print heads, before curing. When applying this lacquer layer 1.3 the droplet size can vary between 1 pL and 100 pL. The digital printing template used is the one that was also used to print the tile mosaic described above. This printing template is electronically modified beforehand so that only the interspaces 3.3 of the mosaic tiles 3.1 and 3.2 are printed. Then the radiation-curing base lacquer layer 1.2 is cured together with the lacquer layer 1.3 using a UV lamp. In an alternative embodiment, curing can also be performed using electron radiation.
The result is a carrier plate printed with a tile mosaic in which the interspaces 3.3 are recessed by 10-60 μm as joints between the mosaic tiles 3.1 and 3.2.
Subsequently, the gloss level of at least parts of the entire surface is adjusted to the desired value by at least partial application of a second lacquer layer 1.4 with subsequent drying, whereby the gloss level of the first lacquer layer 1.3 deviates from the gloss level of the second lacquer layer.
In an alternative embodiment, the additional application of a third lacquer layer 1.5 can also be carried out before or after the second lacquer layer 1.4 has cured, whereby the third lacquer layer 1.5 also consists of a large number of droplets with a size of 3-100 pL dispensed onto the surface. With this third lacquer layer, both the gloss level can be changed again in some areas and the surface structure depth of the uncured lacquer layer 1.4 can be influenced.
The lacquer layers 1.4 and 1.5 can also be completely omitted if the gloss level is changed by applying the first lacquer layer 1.3 concomitantly with application of the second base lacquer layer 1.2 for structuring.
The surface of the mosaic tiles 3.1 and 3.2 now has a value of 60 to 90 gloss units, for example, while the gloss level at the interspaces 3.3 is only 20 to 40 gloss units, for example.
Optionally, the gloss level at the interspaces 3.3 can also be reduced by a further lacquer layer, which is subsequently printed into the recessed interspaces by a further digital printing device with a transparent, UV-curing lacquer. Then more than just two lacquer layers are applied to adjust the gloss level.
For printing a rather matte lacquer layer, droplet sizes of 3-6 pL are used, which are cured within 0.5-2 sec after impact on the surface by means of UV LED radiation to such an extent that they can no longer flow. This creates a surface structure in these areas that no longer reflects the incident light in a straight line. The gloss level is thereby reduced to values of 30 gloss units and less.
In the method of the invention, the second lacquer layer can have either a higher or lower gloss level than the first lacquer layer. The gloss level can be adjusted using the following methods, for example:
Option 1:
Matte areas through the first lacquer layer consist of previously (analog or digital) applied matte lacquer, for example with matting agents or by an excimer matting. Glossy areas of the second lacquer layer consist of lacquer applied by digital print heads, which lacquer is formed from a plurality of individual droplets, which results in a very smooth surface in certain areas and thus a high gloss level. The droplets have a size of at least 6 pL, and curing only takes place after a progression phase of at least 1 sec, preferably after more than 5 sec.
Option 2:
The glossy areas of the first lacquer layer consist of previously (analog or digital) applied glossy lacquer, matte areas of the second lacquer layer consist of digitally applied lacquer consisting of a plurality of smallest droplets having a droplet size of less than 8 pL, preferably less than 3 pL, which are at least partially cured within less than 3 seconds after application, preferably less than 1 sec after application.
Both options preferably employ curing by a UV-LED lamp, which is arranged in the direction of throughput within less than 100 mm after the digital print heads, which apply the plurality of droplets to the surface.
Matting agents, such as PE waxes or silicas, can be added to the lacquer to produce a matte lacquer layer. The proportion of matting agents in the lacquer can be between 2% to 6%, in particular 3% to 5% (weight percent).
The different Examples of
In alternative embodiments of the method according to the invention, acrylate-containing, UV-curing lacquers used as the lacquers can be replaced by aqueous or solvent-based lacquers. In this case, the steps for UV drying by means of UV LED or UV arc lamp are replaced by physical drying by means of hot air or IR lamps or a combination of both.
Finally, several aspects of the present invention are described.
A first aspect of the invention is a method of producing a decorative surface with different gloss levels, comprising the following steps:
A second aspect of the method according to the first aspect is that the workpiece 1.0 is already printed with a decorative image before method step A.
A third aspect of the method according to the first aspect is that the workpiece 1.0 is printed with at least two different colours using a digital printer after method step A and before method step B.
A fourth aspect of the method according to one of the three preceding aspects is that the digital print data available for the decorative image on the workpiece is used in identical form or in a form modified by a digital manipulation method as a basis for the digital data provided in step D.
A fifth aspect of the method according to one of the four preceding aspects is that the lacquer layer 1.4 applied in step D is at least partially cured before step E by an additional method step.
A sixth aspect of the method according to one of the five preceding aspects is that the gloss level of the first lacquer layer 1.4 deviates by at least 10 gloss units, preferably at least 20 gloss units, from the gloss level of the second lacquer layer 1.5, wherein the gloss units are measured according to DIN EN ISO 2813:2015-02 at an angle of 60°. A seventh aspect of the method according to one of the six preceding aspects is that in step E, droplets with a droplet size smaller than 10 pL, in particular smaller than 6 pL, are sprayed.
An eight aspect of the method according to one of the seven preceding aspects is that the surface of the workpiece 1.0 has a structure with a structure depth of 5-300 μm (micrometer), preferably 10-90 μm (micrometer), before the second lacquer layer is applied.
A ninth aspect of the method according to the first, second, third or fourth aspect is that in step B, a transparent lacquer layer is applied to an existing decorative image with the first lacquer layer 1.4.
A tenth aspect of the method according to one of the nine preceding aspects is that a liquid base layer 1.2 is applied to a surface of the coated or uncoated workpiece 1.0 and a structure is introduced into the still liquid base layer 1.2 by means of digital print heads, which structure is subsequently fixed, and the structured base layer is the first lacquer layer 1.4, or the first lacquer layer 1.4 is applied to the structured base layer.
An eleventh aspect of the method according to the tenth aspect is that only the areas provided with a structure or only the areas without a structure are printed with the second lacquer layer 1.5.
A twelfth aspect of the method according to one of the eleven preceding aspects is that the two lacquer layers 1.4, 1.5 are applied from an at least partially transparent lacquer, so that a decorative image arranged underneath (1.4, 1.5) can be optically recognized through the two lacquer layers.
A thirteenth aspect of the method according to one of the twelve preceding aspects is that the second lacquer layer 1.5 produces a glossy or high-gloss surface.
A fourteenth aspect of the method according to one of the thirteen preceding aspects is that the second lacquer layer 1.5 produces a matte or less glossy surface.
A fifteenth aspect of the method according to one of the fourteen preceding aspects is that the first and/or second lacquer contains matting agents, preferably in a weight proportion between 2% and 6%, in particular between 3% and 5%.
A further aspect of the invention is an apparatus for carrying out the method according to one of the fifteen aspects described above, comprising:
a first printing device for applying a first lacquer layer 1.4 and a second digital printing device for applying a second lacquer layer 1.5 onto the first lacquer layer 1.4, wherein
after curing the second lacquer layer 1.5 has a different gloss level than the first lacquer layer 1.4.
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