Patent ID: 6544369
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B32B,B41M,B44C,G03H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of producing a decorative surface on a substrate, which method comprises the steps of:providing a base transfer sheet to be transferred to a substrate, the base transfer sheet comprising a base resin film having a base molding surface and a base transfer layer separably formed on the base molding surface, wherein the base transfer layer has a base contact surface molded on the base molding surface and a base adhesive surface located opposite the base contact surface, and wherein the base contact surface is exposed as a base decorative surface when the base resin film is separated from the base transfer layer; laying the base transfer sheet on a surface of the substrate; bonding the substrate and the base transfer sheet together at the base adhesive surface, to obtain an intermediate base product; removing the base resin film from the intermediate base product, thereby providing the substrate with the base decorative surface; providing a cover transfer sheet to be transferred to the base transfer layer, the cover transfer sheet comprising a cover resin film having a cover molding surface and a cover transfer layer of transparent or translucent uncured resin separably formed on the cover molding surface, wherein the cover transfer layer has a cover contact surface molded on the cover molding surface and a cover adhesive surface located opposite the cover contact surface, and wherein the cover contact surface is exposed as a cover decorative surface when the cover resin film is separated from the cover transfer layer; laying the cover transfer sheet on the base decorative surface; bonding the base decorative surface and the cover transfer sheet to each other at the cover adhesive surface by curing the cover transfer layer, thereby obtaining an intermediate cover product; and removing the cover resin film from the intermediate cover product, thereby providing the substrate with the cover decorative surface.