Patent ID: 11912044
Assignee: nan
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A method for transferring an at least one design from a heat transfer compatible transfer sheet onto a substrate using the heat transfer roller apparatus of claim 1, the method comprising the steps of:
positioning the substrate onto the support base;
moving the support frame into contact with the substrate, such that the substrate is sandwiched between the support frame and the support base while leaving substantially unobstructed a portion of the substrate on which the at least one design is to be heat transferred;
printing the at least one design onto the transfer sheet using the printer;
moving the transfer sheet from a paper outlet of the printer to the carrier of the heat transfer assembly;
positioning the transfer sheet, via the carrier, in contact with the substrate in a desired location within the frame boundary of the support frame; and
upon the controller determining that the at least one heat roller has reached a desired temperature:
moving the at least one heat roller into rolling contact with the transfer sheet at a predetermined pressure;
rolling the at least one heat roller across the transfer sheet—from the first end of the support frame to the opposing second end of the support frame—at a predetermined traversal time, so as to cause the at least one design on the transfer sheet to bond to the substrate; and
separating the transfer sheet, via the carrier, from the substrate while the transfer sheet is still hot.