What is claimed is:
1. A liquid pressure transfer print method for a steering wheel rim of an automobile by which a predetermined pattern is transfer printed on one side surface of the steering wheel rim divided into two side surfaces in a lengthwise direction by using a transfer film in which a pattern layer is formed on a polyvinyl alcohol layer, the method comprising the steps of:
lowering the steering wheel rim within a predetermined time up to a boundary line of a primary transfer print portion without attaching an additional mask member to the other side surface of the steering wheel rim opposite to the primary transfer print portion after floating the transfer print film on liquid (a first transfer print step);
half drying the polyvinyl alcohol layer coated on the primary transfer print portion of the steering wheel rim in the first transfer print step, for a predetermined time and at a predetermined rate (a half drying step);
when the polyvinyl alcohol layer at the outer side of a first transfer print surface in the half drying step is dried in a gal state, flipping the steering wheel rim and lowering the other side surface to be transfer printed over the boundary line within a predetermined time (a second transfer print step); and
soaking the steering wheel rim having the entire surface thereof completely transfer printed in solution for a predetermined time and cleaning the outside polyvinyl alcohol layers of the first and second transfer print surfaces by injecting the solution to the surface of the steering wheel rim for a predetermined time (an entire surface cleaning step)
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the steering wheel rim is dipped to be inclined at a predetermined dipping angle so that air bubbles are prevented from entering between the pattern layer of the transfer print film and the steering wheel rim during the first and second transfer print steps and the steering wheel rim is continuously dipped in a horizontal state.
3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the dipping angle of the steering wheel rim is maintained between 1-5.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the time for transfer print in the first and second transfer print steps is 7-14 seconds.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the half drying step is performed by having the transfer surface coated with the polyvinyl alcohol layer face downward to prevent flow of the PVA solution around the boundary portion toward part of the second transfer print surface.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the half drying step, the polyvinyl alcohol layer is naturally dried by being exposed to the air at the normal temperature for 30-90 minutes.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the half drying step, the polyvinyl alcohol layer is forcedly dried by being heated at a temperature between 60-90 C. in a closed space.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the half drying step, the drying rate of the polyvinyl alcohol layer is maintained between 60-70%.
9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the entire surface cleaning step, the steering wheel rim is dipped in the solution at a temperature of 30 C. for 50-90 seconds and a solution injection apparatus injects the solution for 10-12 minutes to completely removed the polyvinyl alcohol layer remaining after a dipping process.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A printing control apparatus that controls printing of an image, comprising:
a settings unit that performs settings that contribute to a reduction in environmental load;
a certification request unit that transmits a certification request for requesting certification of environmentally friendly printing satisfying a predetermined environmental performance with respect to printing according to the settings of the settings unit;
a certification result reception unit that receives a certification result corresponding to the certification request;
an application unit that applies, to the image, an application image indicating that printing has been executed by environmentally friendly printing when the printing according to the settings of the settings unit is certified as environmentally friendly printing; and
a printing control unit that performs control of printing an image to which the application image is applied, according to the settings of the settings unit.
2. The printing control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the application unit receives image data of the application image when the printing according to the settings of the settings unit is certified as environmentally friendly printing, and applies the application image of the received image data to the image.
3. The printing control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the application unit requests application of the application image by transmitting the image data of the image to a certification request destination, and receives the image data of an image to which the application image is applied according to the request of the application of the application image.
4. A certification server, comprising:
a certification request reception unit that receives a certification request for requesting certification of environmentally friendly printing satisfying a predetermined environmental performance with respect to printing in which settings contributing to a reduction in environmental load is designated;
a storage unit that stores certification criteria data for regulating certification criteria of environmentally friendly printing;
a certification unit that determines whether printing according to the designated settings corresponds to environmentally friendly printing, based on the certification criteria data, and certifies the printing according to the designated settings as environmentally friendly printing when the printing according to the designated settings corresponds to environmentally friendly printing; and
a certification result transmission unit that transmits a certification result obtained by the certification unit.
5. The certification server according to claim 4, wherein the certification criteria data is updatable.
6. A printing control method that controls printing of an image, comprising:
performing settings that contribute to a reduction in environmental load;
transmitting a certification request for requesting certification of environmentally friendly printing satisfying a predetermined environmental performance with respect to printing according to the settings of the settings unit;
receiving a certification result corresponding to the certification request;
applying, to the image, an application image indicating that printing has been executed by environmentally friendly printing when the printing according to the settings of the settings unit is certified as environmentally friendly printing; and
performing control of printing an image to which the application image is applied, according to the settings contributing to the reduction in the environmental load.