Patent ID: 9469135
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B29C,B33Y,B41J,B41M

Claim Text:
1. A method of printing a multilayer structure using radiation curable ink, the multilayer structure comprising multiple ink layers, which are consecutively printed, and wherein a first printed ink layer of any two consecutively printed ink layers is cured before a subsequently printed ink layer is printed thereon, the method comprising the steps of: (a) selecting at least one ink of multiple inks for being used for printing the multilayer structure, said multiple inks comprising at least one first radiation curable ink and at least one second radiation curable ink, wherein said at least one ink is selected in dependence on information about an expansion/shrinkage property of the said at least one ink, and (b) printing the multilayer structure onto a receiving material, comprising printing and curing a plurality of ink layers, wherein, of the multiple inks, at least the selected at least one ink and at least one of the at least one first ink and at least one second ink are used for printing the multilayer structure, wherein an effect of the at least one first ink to cause expansion/shrinkage mechanical stress between the multilayer structure and the receiving material is at least partly compensated by an opposing effect of the at least one selected ink.