Patent ID: 8252135

Claim:
A method for producing a decorative molded article having a raised design comprising the following steps 1 to 5 which are carried out in this order: a step 1 of floating a hydraulic transfer film on water such that a transfer layer faces upwardly and activating the hydraulic transfer film by an activating agent while an inorganic pigment is swollen, the hydraulic transfer film includes a support film containing a water-soluble or water-swellable resin, and the transfer layer, which is soluble in an organic solvent and includes a curable resin layer with an active energy ray and a printed design layer, which are laminated on the support film in this order, the printed design layer includes a layer printed with a design to be raised obtained by using an ink containing the inorganic pigment having a degree of swelling of 200% or more (the degree (%) of swelling means that the value calculated by V (ml)×100, wherein V is the volume of the inorganic pigment when the inorganic pigment in powdery conditions is closely packed in a measuring cylinder (JIS R 3505 Standard Product, Class A) by shaking by hand at a rate of 2 or 3 times per one second to set the volume to 1.0 ml, xylene is added to the closely packed inorganic pigment, and they are mixed by hand using a glass rod and stirring at 2 or 3 revolutions per one second for two minutes at 23° C. for 2 minutes to set the volume to 10 ml, and this is left to stand for 24 hours); a step 2 of transferring the hydraulic transfer film onto a product to be transferred by pressing the product to be transferred to the transfer layer; a step 3 of irradiating an active energy ray to the hydraulic transfer film which is transferred onto the product to be transferred to semi-cure the curable resin layer with an active energy ray; a step 4 of removing the support film from the transfer layer, and drying; a step 5 of irradiating an active energy ray to the transfer layer to completely cure the transferred curable resin layer.