Three dimensional pattern printing device and method for manufacturing micro-optical film structure by using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10857779-B2
Application number	US-201716068500-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2017
Priority date	Jun 3, 2016
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

A stereoscopic pattern apparatus includes a base roller and a retrieving roller, a fine pattern hardening roller, an ink inserting roller and a convex pattern hardening roller. The base roller and the retrieving roller respectively provide and retrieve a base film. The fine pattern hardening roller is disposed between the base and retrieving rollers, and forms a lower hardening layer on the base film. A fine pattern is formed on the lower hardening layer. The ink inserting roller is disposed between the fine pattern hardening roller and the retrieving roller, and inserts an ink into the fine pattern. The convex pattern hardening roller is disposed between the ink inserting roller and the retrieving roller, and forms an upper hardening layer on the lower hardening layer. A convex lens is uniformly formed on the upper hardening layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stereoscopic pattern printing apparatus comprising:
a base roller and a retrieving roller respectively providing and retrieving a base film;
a fine pattern hardening roller disposed between the base and retrieving rollers, and forming a lower hardening layer on the base film, a fine pattern being formed on the lower hardening layer;
an ink inserting roller disposed between the fine pattern hardening roller and the retrieving roller, and inserting an ink into the fine pattern; and
a convex pattern hardening roller disposed between the ink inserting roller and the retrieving roller, and forming an upper hardening layer on the lower hardening layer, a convex lens being uniformly formed on the upper hardening layer,
wherein the fine pattern hardening roller comprises a first pattern roller configured to rotate along the base film with an upper surface of the base film directly making contact with the first pattern roller, the fine pattern being embossed on the first pattern roller, so that the fine pattern having concave patterns is formed on the lower hardening layer via an imprint of the fine pattern,
wherein the convex pattern hardening roller comprises a second pattern roller configured to rotate along the base film with the upper surface of the base film directly making contact with the second pattern roller, a concave lens pattern being formed on the second pattern roller, so that the convex lens is formed on the upper hardening layer via an imprint of the concave lens pattern, and
wherein the convex lens is formed over the fine pattern continuously.

2. The stereoscopic pattern printing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fine pattern hardening roller further comprises:
a hardener nozzle disposed between the base roller and the first pattern roller.

3. The stereoscopic pattern printing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the ink inserting roller comprises:
an ink roller to which a lower surface of the base film is attached, the ink roller moving the base film;
an ink nozzle disposed between the fine pattern hardening roller and the ink roller, and injecting the ink to the base film; and
a blade removing the ink on the base film, and disposed over the ink roller.

4. The stereoscopic pattern printing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the convex pattern hardening roller further comprises:
a hardener nozzle disposed between ink inserting roller and the second pattern roller.

5. A stereoscopic pattern printing apparatus comprising:
a base roller and a retrieving roller respectively providing and retrieving a base film;
a backup roller disposed in front of the base roller and moving the base film, a lower surface of the base film being attached to the backup roller;
a printer disposed at a side of the backup roller, and transferring an ink on an upper surface of the base film attached to the backup roller as a fine pattern; and
a convex pattern hardening roller disposed between the printer and the retrieving roller, and forming an upper hardening layer on the upper surface of the base film, a convex lens being uniformly formed on the upper hardening layer,

wherein the printer comprises:
a blanket roller disposed at a side of the backup roller so as to be adjacent to the upper surface of the base film;
an ink nozzle coating an ink on the blanket roller;
a cliché roller making contact with an outer surface of the blanket roller, the ink coated on the blanket roller being transferred to the cliché roller; and
a cleaner cleaning the cliché roller,
wherein the fine pattern is engraved on the cliché roller.

6. The stereoscopic pattern printing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the cleaner comprises:
a container disposed under the cliché roller; and
a cleaning liquid received by the container, a lower portion of the cliché roller being sunk to the cleaning liquid.

7. The stereoscopic pattern printing apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a drier disposed between the backup roller and the retrieving roller, and drying the ink transferred on the upper surface of the base film.

8. The stereoscopic pattern printing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the convex pattern hardening roller comprises:
a pattern roller to which the upper surface of the base film is attached, the pattern roller moving the base film; and
a hardener nozzle disposed between the backup roller and the pattern roller,
wherein a concave lens pattern is formed on the pattern roller.

9. The stereoscopic pattern printing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein a plurality of idle rollers is disposed between the base roller and the retrieving roller.

10. A method for manufacturing a micro-optical film structure comprises:
forming a fine pattern on the base film;
forming an upper hardening layer on the baser film on which the fine pattern is formed; and
forming a convex lens pattern aligned with the fine pattern, via imprinting the upper hardening layer,
wherein said forming the fine pattern comprises:
forming a lower hardening layer on the base film;
forming an imprint pattern, via imprinting a first pattern roller having a fine pattern embossed on the first pattern roller, on the lower hardening layer, to form concave patterns on the lower hardening layer; and
forming filling an ink to the concave patterns of the lower hardening layer,

wherein said forming the convex lens pattern comprises:
forming the upper hardening layer on the lower hardening layer; and
forming an imprint pattern, via imprinting a second pattern roller having a concave lens pattern on the second pattern roller, on the upper hardening layer, to form a convex lens on the upper hardening layer, and

wherein the convex lens is formed over the fine pattern continuously.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein a hardener is coated on the base film before forming the lower hardening layer, and a hardener is coated on the lower hardening layer on which the fine pattern is formed before forming the upper hardening layer.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the fine pattern is formed, via a gravure offset printing or a reverse offset printing.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein a hardener is coated on the base film before forming the upper hardening layer.

Assignees

• Korea Inst Mach & Materials

Inventors

• Kwon Sin
• Song Dong-Ha
• Woo Kye-Hee
• Jang Yun-Seok
• Lee Seung-Hyun
• Lee Taik-Min

Classifications

• B41F19/001

  with means for coating or laminating · CPC title

• G03G15/1695

  with means for preconditioning the paper base before the transfer · CPC title

• B41F7/025 Primary

  Multicolour printing or perfecting on sheets or on one or more webs, in one printing unit · CPC title

• B41F35/00

  Cleaning arrangements or devices {(in manifolding apparatus or the like B41L41/00)} · CPC title

• B41F9/01 Primary

  for indirect printing (B41F9/02 takes precedence) · CPC title