Patent ID: 6861096
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: B41M,C04B

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a painted ceramic body, comprising the steps of: preparing an image donating sheet including an image donating layer which is comprised of a painting inorganic pigment and a binder and/or a hot melt organic substance and an image receiving sheet comprising an image receiving layer to which the image donating layer is transferrable in an imagewise manner; forming a latent image by applying in an imagewise manner a transfer accelerating material, which accelerates transfer of the image donating layer to the surface of the image receiving layer, to at least one of the surface of the image donating layer of the image donating sheet and the surface of the image receiving layer of the image receiving sheet; transferring the image donating layer corresponding to the latent image, to the surface of the image receiving layer with at least the surface of the image donating layer and the surface of the image receiving layer contacting each other, and peeling the image donating sheet away, thereby forming an image comprised of the image donating layer on the surface of the image receiving layer; disposing the image comprised of the image donating layer on the surface of the ceramic body together with at least a part of the image receiving sheet; and sintering the inorganic pigment included in the image donating layer on the surface of the ceramic body by heating the ceramic body.