US 12,291,050 B2
Method of decorating natural leather
Luc De Roeck, Mortsel (BE)
Assigned to Agfa NV, Mortsel (BE)
Appl. No. 18/248,115
Filed by AGFA NV, Mortsel (BE)
PCT Filed Oct. 5, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/077383
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 6, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/073971, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 20200747 (EP), filed on Oct. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0364933 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B41M 5/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B41M 5/0076 (2013.01) [B41J 3/407 (2013.01); B41J 11/0085 (2013.01); B41M 5/0047 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of decorating natural leather with an inkjet printer, which comprises a first vacuum belt for conveying an unwoven fabric which is configured as a second vacuum belt, wherein the method comprises:
applying from an adhesive tape-roll an adhesive tape as a continuous sheet against the unwoven fabric, wherein said adhesive tape has an adhesive side and opposite side and the opposite side is in contact with the unwoven fabric;
applying a natural leather on the adhesive side of the adhesive tape;
conveying the applied natural leather by moving the first vacuum belt whereby the unwoven fabric is moving by suction power through the first vacuum belt and the applied adhesive tape is moving by said suction power through said unwoven fabric under an inkjet print head;
marking the applied natural leather with droplets jetted by the inkjet print head for decorating said natural leather while the adhesive tape is attached to the unwoven fabric.