CN102089154B - Powder mixture for thermal recording material, and process for producing powder mixture for thermal recording material - Google Patents

Powder mixture for thermal recording material, and process for producing powder mixture for thermal recording material Download PDF

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CN102089154B
CN102089154B CN200980127085.7A CN200980127085A CN102089154B CN 102089154 B CN102089154 B CN 102089154B CN 200980127085 A CN200980127085 A CN 200980127085A CN 102089154 B CN102089154 B CN 102089154B
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Size reduction in dye particles has been advanced in order to obtain a thermal recording material having high sensitivity. However, this size reduction has posed problems such as a decrease of the storage stability of coating fluids and the progress of coloring caused by reaction with a color developer. For solving the problems, provided is a powder mixture comprising dye particles, color developer particles, and a given amount of a dispersant, the mixture being achieved based on a novel idea, which has not existed so far. The powder mixture for a thermal recording material comprises: a dye powder obtained by drying a dye dispersion containing dye particles and a dispersant, the amount of the dispersant being 5-150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the dye particles; and a color developer powder obtained by drying a color developer dispersion containing color developer particles and a dispersant. The drying of the dispersions preferably is spray drying.

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Powder mixture for thermal recording material and preparation method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to that heat obtains developing the color by applying, highly sensitive thermal recording medium.The invention still further relates to by be dispersed in the decentralized medium and disperse after be coated on powder mixture for thermal recording material of obtaining highly sensitive thermal recording medium on the base material and preparation method thereof and by being coated on the thermal recording medium coating fluid that obtains highly sensitive thermal recording medium on the base material.
Background technology
In recent years, study, developed various recording materials and practical application information recording/field people.Wherein a kind of is thermal recording medium, and thermal recording medium has the following advantages: (1) only can record easy image by heating process; (2) mechanism of the necessary device of record is simple, so the easily miniaturization of implement device; (3) operability of material is excellent and cheap etc.Therefore, thermal recording medium is widely used in the various fields such as field of information processing (such as the output of electronic calculator, computer), medical metering field (such as the record of metrical instrument), the communications field (such as fax), field of traffic (such as the automatic machine of ticket, admission ticket), business equipment field (such as duplicator), the field of circulation (such as the label of POS system).
Thermal recording medium will satisfy following requirement: the fastness that obtains fast the colour developing of high concentration and the image that forms by colour developing and background color (flesh) is high.The former also is said to is highly sensitive thermal recording medium.Method as obtaining highly sensitive thermal recording medium for example has: the melting point that reduces developer (developer have along with heating makes the chemical constitution of dyestuff (developer) change, make the effect of dyestuff colour developing); Perhaps interpolation and dyestuff and developer melt, reduce the sensitizer as the melting point of thermal recording medium altogether.In the past, thermal recording medium be will be respectively the mixed liquor of dispersion liquid of the dispersion liquid of dye granule of preparation and developer particle be that coating fluid is coated on the base material and forms, up to now, because the miniaturization of dye granule and the improvement of dispersant, the high-sensitivity of thermal recording medium are improved (with reference to Japanese kokai publication sho 58-179691 communique, Japanese kokai publication hei 8-48076 communique, Japanese kokai publication hei 11-321103 communique).
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Patent documentation
Patent documentation 1: Japanese kokai publication sho 58-179691 communique
Patent documentation 2: Japanese kokai publication hei 8-48076 communique
Patent documentation 3: Japanese kokai publication hei 11-321103 communique
Summary of the invention
Invent problem to be solved
By the miniaturization of dye granule, really realized the high-sensitivity of thermal recording medium.But, research according to inventor etc., the particle diameter of dye granule is finer, the viscosity stability of coating fluid (particularly circulate, the viscosity stability when when keeping etc., coating fluid was placed) more reduces, and coating fluid in time and thickening or again aggegation or precipitation occur as the dye granule of dispersate.In addition, because dye granule and the intergranular reaction of developer occur painted easily in time.
Solve the method for problem
The result of the further investigation such as the inventor, conceived following methods: by with dyestuff and developer dispersion liquid (dye dispersion liquid and developer dispersion) drying separately, form respectively powder (dye powder and developer powder), to mix form circulation, the keeping of the mixture of powders that this powder obtains, after any time (for example when base material is coated with) this mixture is scattered in the decentralized medium again, form coating fluid.
Namely, powder mixture for thermal recording material of the present invention contains dye powder and developer powder, described dye powder drying contains dye granule and dispersant and is that the dye dispersion liquid of 5~150 weight portions obtains with respect to the content of the above-mentioned dispersant of the above-mentioned dye granule of 100 weight portions, and the developer dispersion that described developer powder drying contains developer particle and dispersant obtains.
Thermal recording medium coating fluid of the present invention is that powder mixture for thermal recording material of the present invention is dispersed in the coating fluid that obtains in the decentralized medium.
Thermal recording medium of the present invention comprises base material and is configured in the heat sensitive recording layer of above-mentioned substrate surface, and above-mentioned heat sensitive recording layer is that thermal recording medium coating fluid of the present invention is coated on the layer that substrate surface obtains.
The preparation method of powder mixture for thermal recording material of the present invention is: will contain dye granule and dispersant and be that the dye dispersion liquid spray-drying of 5~150 weight portions forms dye powder with respect to the content of the above-mentioned dispersant of the above-mentioned dye granule of 100 weight portions, and the developer dispersion spray-drying that will contain developer particle and dispersant forms the developer powder, the dye powder and the developer powder that mix above-mentioned formation form mixture of powders.
The invention effect
Mixture of powders of the present invention has good dispersiveness, forms the thermal recording medium coating fluid in the decentralized medium by being scattered in.Mixture of powders of the present invention is stability (storage stability) height when circulation, keeping, even in the fine situation of dispersate, particularly dye granule, this particle also is difficult for occuring aggegation.In other words, even after circulation, keeping this mixture is scattered in the situation that forms coating fluid in the decentralized medium, the particle diameter of dispersate, particularly dye granule also is difficult for increasing, and can obtain highly sensitive thermal recording medium.In addition, mixture of powders of the present invention is difficult for occuring painted, even also can obtain the high coating fluid of whiteness and thermal recording medium after circulation, keeping.And, owing to be mixture of powders, so compare operability with coating fluid in the past, transporting is excellent.
Need to prove, with in the past coating fluid, when namely the mixed liquor of the dispersion liquid of the dispersion liquid of the dye granule of preparation out of the ordinary and developer particle is dry, can't obtain such effect.
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Fig. 1 is the figure of evaluation result of the developing sensitivity of the average grain diameter (before disperseing again and after disperseing again) that shows the dye granule of making among the embodiment and electrothermal sensitive recording paper.
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(powder mixture for thermal recording material)
Mixture of powders of the present invention contains dye powder and developer powder, described dye powder is that the dye dispersion liquid that drying contains dye granule and dispersant obtains, and described developer powder is that the developer dispersion that drying contains developer particle and dispersant obtains.The content of the dispersant in the dye dispersion liquid is 5~150 weight portions with respect to 100 weight portion dye granules.
Dyestuff (colour former) is not particularly limited, can uses the dyestuff that uses in known thermal recording medium or the pressure sensitive recording material.Object lesson has: for example 3, crystal violet lactone), 3-(to dimethylaminophenyl)-3-(1 two (to the dimethylaminophenyl)-6-dimethylamino phthalides of 3-(another name:, 2-dimethyl indole-3-yl) phthalide, 3-(to dimethylaminophenyl)-3-(2-phenylindone-3-yl) phthalide, 3,3-pair-(9-ethyl carbazole-3-yl)-triarylmethane based compounds such as 5-dimethylamino phthalide; The diphenyl methane based compounds such as 4,4 '-two dimethylamino benzhydryl benzylic ethers (4,4 '-PVC ス ジ メ チ Le ア ミ ノ ベ Application ズ ヒ De リ Application ベ Application ジ Le エ, one テ Le), N-halogenophenyl platinum amine; Rhodamine B-anilino-lactams, 3-diethylamino-7-benzylamino fluorane, the amino fluorane of 3-diethylamino-7-butyl, 3-diethylamino-7-(chloroanilino) fluorane, 3-diethylamino-6-methyl-7-anilino fluorane, 3-piperidyl-6-methyl-7-anilino fluorane, 3-ethyl-silicyl amino-6-methyl-7-anilino fluorane, 3-cyclohexyl-methylamino-6-methyl-7-anilino fluorane, 3-diethylamino-amino the fluorane of 6-chloro-7-(β-ethoxyethyl group), 3-diethylamino-amino the fluorane of 6-chloro-7-(γ-chloropropyl), 3-(N-ethyl-N-isopentyl)-6-methyl-7-phenyl amino fluorane, 3-dibutylamino-6-methyl-xanthene based compounds such as 7-anilino fluorane; The thiazine based compounds such as benzoyl procrypsis methylene blue, p-nitrophenyl formoxyl procrypsis methylene blue; 3-methyl-spiral shell-dinaphthopyran, 3-ethyl-spiral shell-dinaphthopyran, 3-benzyl spiral shell-dinaphthopyran, 3-methyl naphthalene-(3-methoxyl group-benzo)-spiral shell based compounds such as spiro-pyrans.Can use two or more above-mentioned dyestuffs.The kind of dyestuff can be selected according to the purposes of thermal recording medium.
Developer is not particularly limited, can uses the developer that uses in known thermal recording medium or the pressure sensitive recording material.The preferred phenols of developer or aromatic carboxylic acid's derivative, particularly preferably bisphenols.Object lesson has: phenol such as POP, p-t-butyl phenol, p-phenyl phenol; 1, two (p-hydroxybenzene) propane, 2 of 1-, two (p-hydroxybenzene) propane, 1 of 2-, two (p-hydroxybenzene) pentanes, 1 of 1-, two (p-hydroxybenzene) hexanes, 2 of 1-, two (p-hydroxybenzene) hexanes, 1 of 2-, two (the p-hydroxybenzene)-2-ethyl hexanes, 2 of 1-, the bisphenols such as two (4-hydroxyl-3, the 5-dichlorophenyl) propane of 2-; Dihydroxydiphenyl ether; P-hydroxybenzoic acid, ethyl-para-hydroxybenzoate, butyl p-hydroxybenzoate, 3,5-di-tert-butyl salicylic acid, 3, the multivalent metal salt of aromatic carboxylic acid's derivative such as 5-two-α-methylbenzyl salicylic acid and this derivative.Can use two or more above-mentioned developers.The kind of developer can be selected according to the purposes of thermal recording medium.
Dispersant is not particularly limited, can uses the dispersant that uses in known thermal recording medium or the pressure sensitive recording material.Object lesson has: polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) for example, modified polyvinylalcohol (carboxyl acid modified PVA for example, sulfonic acid modified PVA), sulfonated cellulose, sulfonated starch, carboxyethyl cellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyacrylic acid, ethene-copolymer-maleic anhydride, methyl vinyl ether-maleic acid copolymer, vinyl acetate-copolymer-maleic anhydride, isobutene-copolymer-maleic anhydride, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, higher alcohol sulfate, the alkyl, polyether sulfuric ester, alkyl sulfonic acid and salt thereof, aryl sulfonic acid and salt thereof, phosphoric acid ester (aliphatic phosphate ester and aromatic phosphate acid ester), polyxyethylated sulfuric ester, the polyoxyethylene aromatic yl acid ester, polyxyethylated aromatic yl acid ester, the dialkyl sulfosuccinate succinate, alkyl benzene sulphonate and salt thereof, the polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether phosphate, polyoxyalkylene alkylaryl ether phosphate.Wherein, PVA and modified PVA are owing to dispersion stabilization excellence, the while of dye granule and developer particle obtain polymolecularity as mixture of powders in decentralized medium, therefore particularly preferably.Dispersant can be the same or different in dye dispersion liquid and developer dispersion, can use two or more above-mentioned dispersants in dispersion liquid separately.
Dye dispersion liquid and developer dispersion can utilize known method to obtain.For example, can use ball mill, grater, sand mill, SC grinder, annular abrasion machine, spike mill, Coball grinder, Dyno grinder etc., dispersant and dyestuff or developer together are dispersed in the decentralized medium.
Decentralized medium to dye dispersion liquid and developer dispersion is not particularly limited, and is preferably aqueous medium, for example water.
As long as dye dispersion liquid and developer dispersion obtain effect of the present invention, can contain the material except dyestuff or developer and dispersant.
Consider that from the angle that obtains highly sensitive thermal recording medium the average grain diameter of the dye granule in the dye dispersion liquid for example is 0.1~1 μ m, preferred 0.2~0.7 μ m, more preferably 0.3~0.5 μ m.
Although the average grain diameter of the developer particle in the developer dispersion does not resemble the sensitivity that affects thermal recording medium the average grain diameter of dye granule, but consider from the angle that obtains highly sensitive thermal recording medium, be preferably 0.1~1 μ m, more preferably 0.2~0.7 μ m, more preferably 0.3~0.5 μ m.
In dye dispersion liquid, with respect to 100 weight portion dye granules, the content of dispersant is 5~150 weight portions, can obtain effect of the present invention in the time of in this scope.Dispersant contain quantity not sufficient 5 weight portion the time, dye granule can't Uniform Dispersion in dye dispersion liquid, the mixture of powders that obtains is scattered in the decentralized medium when forming coating fluid, the average grain diameter of dye granule (average grain diameter after disperseing again) becomes large, sensitivity and the Image Saving decline of the final thermal recording medium that forms.And when the content of dispersant surpasses 150 weight portion, the mixture of powders that obtains is scattered in when forming coating fluid in the decentralized medium, the aggegation of dye granule generation secondary, the sensitivity of the final thermal recording medium that forms and quality descend.
In dye dispersion liquid, with respect to 100 weight portion dye granules, preferred 20~100 weight portions of the content of dispersant, more preferably 40~80 weight portions, further preferred 40~60 weight portions.In the time of in above-mentioned scope, the particle diameter of the dye granule after can suppressing to disperse again increases (according to circumstances can keep equal) with respect to the particle diameter of the dye granule in the dye dispersion liquid, more positively obtains highly sensitive thermal recording medium.
In developer dispersion, with respect to 100 weight portion developer particles, preferred 5~150 weight portions of the content of dispersant.Dispersant contain quantity not sufficient 5 weight portion the time, the developer particle can't Uniform Dispersion in developer dispersion, the mixture of powders that obtains is scattered in the decentralized medium when forming coating fluid, the particle diameter of developer particle (particle diameter after disperseing again) becomes large, and sensitivity and the Image Saving of the final thermal recording medium that forms descend sometimes.And when the content of dispersant surpasses 150 weight portion, the mixture of powders that obtains is scattered in when forming coating fluid in the decentralized medium, the aggegation of developer particle generation secondary, sensitivity and the quality of the final thermal recording medium that forms descend sometimes.The content of the developer in the developer dispersion is 20~100 weight portions more preferably, further preferred 40~80 weight portions, particularly preferably 40~60 weight portions.
The content of the dispersant in the dye dispersion liquid and the content of the dispersant in the developer dispersion all are preferably 20~100 weight portions, and more preferably 40~80 weight portions are particularly preferably 40~60 weight portions.
Dye powder and developer powder are respectively the powder that dye dispersion liquid and developer dispersion drying are obtained.Drying means to each dispersion liquid is not particularly limited, but preferably spray drying (spray dry).The effect that the method suppresses the particle diameter increase after disperseing again of dye granule and developer particle, particularly dye granule is good especially.Concrete spray drying process is not particularly limited.Spray-drying can be divided into according to its form: disc type, nozzle-type, impact wave type etc., can adopt any form.Thermal source is not particularly limited, can uses hot blast, heating water steam etc.Spray-dired drying condition can suitably be selected according to the viscosity of the content of dispersate contained in the size of spray dryer and kind, the dispersion liquid, dispersion liquid, the flow of supplying with the dispersion liquid of spray dryer.For example, baking temperature also depends on the kind of dyestuff and developer, but is generally about 80~150 ℃, preferred 100~120 ℃.Particularly preferably the drying means of dye dispersion liquid and developer dispersion is spray-drying.
About the dye powder of gained and the content of the dispersant in the developer powder, as long as until obtain not implementing during dye powder and the developer powder changing the step of the content of dispersant, then the content of the dispersant in dye dispersion liquid and the developer dispersion is identical respectively in the step of dried dye dispersion liquid and developer dispersion or after this step.
Utilize known method, mix dye powder and the developer powder that so operation obtains such as the method for using swing grinder, rotary drum mixer, drum mixer, mixing electromagnetic shaker etc., can obtain mixture of powders of the present invention.
Content to the dye powder in the mixture of powders of the present invention and developer powder is not particularly limited, for example in weight ratio, and dye powder: developer powder=1: 1~1: 5, preferred 1: 1.5~1: 3, further preferred 1: 2~1: 3.
As long as mixture of powders of the present invention obtains effect of the present invention, can contain the material except dye powder and developer powder.
(preparation method of powder mixture for thermal recording material)
Preparation method of the present invention comprises following 3 steps: (1) will be contained dye granule and dispersant and be that the dye dispersion liquid spray-drying of 5~150 weight portions is to form the step of dye powder with respect to the content of 100 weight portion dye granule dispersants; (2) will contain the developer dispersion spray-drying of developer particle and dispersant to form the step of developer powder; And (3) mix the dye powder that forms in the above-mentioned steps and developer powder to form the step of mixture of powders.
Dye granule, developer particle and dispersant need only described in the explanation of above-mentioned mixture of powders of the present invention, and each step needs only according to the mode described in the explanation of the mixture of powders of the invention described above and implements.Each step can be implemented continuously, also can implement respectively in place separately.
When manufacturing contained the mixture of powders of the material except dye powder and developer powder, this material can before obtaining dye powder and developer powder, when namely preparing dye dispersion liquid and developer dispersion or before the spray-drying or obtain dye powder and any time interpolation afterwards of developer powder.
(thermal recording medium coating fluid)
Coating fluid of the present invention is that mixture of powders of the present invention is dispersed in the coating fluid that obtains in the decentralized medium.This coating fluid contains dye granule, developer particle and dispersant.By be coated with coating fluid of the present invention at substrate surface, obtain the heat sensitive recording layer and highly sensitive, the high thermal recording medium of while whiteness that comprise base material and be configured in this substrate surface.Need to prove, in this manual, contained dye powder and developer powder are respectively the dispersion liquid of dried dye particle and developer particle and the powder that obtains in the mixture of powders of the present invention, so the dispersion of the mixture of powders of the present invention that sometimes will carry out in order to obtain coating fluid is called " disperseing " again.
The decentralized medium that disperses mixture of powders of the present invention is not particularly limited, is preferably aqueous medium, for example water.
The method that mixture of powders of the present invention is dispersed in the decentralized medium is not particularly limited, can adopts known method.
As long as coating fluid of the present invention obtains effect of the present invention, can contain the material (additive) except dye granule, developer particle and dispersant.The example of additive has: for example aqueous binder, filler, surfactant, sensitizer, lubrication prescription, defoamer, dispersant, wetting agent, pressure colour developing preventing agent.
When coating fluid of the present invention contained additive, this additive can add at any time.For example, can be before being scattered in mixture of powders of the present invention in the decentralized medium mix with pulverulence, add in the time of also can be in being scattered in decentralized medium.
(thermal recording medium)
Thermal recording medium of the present invention comprises base material and is configured in the heat sensitive recording layer of this substrate surface.Heat sensitive recording layer be in this substrate surface be coated with coating fluid of the present invention and obtain the layer.Thermal recording medium of the present invention obtains by be coated with coating fluid of the present invention at substrate surface.
Base material is not particularly limited, such as paper, film etc. are arranged.
The method that is coated with coating fluid of the present invention at substrate surface is not particularly limited, can adopts the known coating processes such as airblade coating method, board-like rubbing method, intaglio plate rubbing method, rolling method, spraying process, dip coating, scraping article rubbing method, extrusion coated method.
As long as thermal recording medium of the present invention obtains effect of the present invention, can comprise arbitrarily material and layer except base material and heat sensitive recording layer.
Need to prove, as the preparation method of thermal recording medium, the present invention includes following 4 stages.But needn't implement continuously this 4 stages.For example, the step after implementing for the 3rd stage after the mixture of powders that can make in the 2nd stage of keeping.As mentioned above, according to the present invention, suppress to obtain highly sensitive thermal recording medium because taking care of the increase of the dye granule particle diameter that causes.
The 1st stage: with dispersant disperse dyes, developer stage of preparing dispersion liquid (dye dispersion liquid and developer dispersion) respectively.
The 2nd stage: dry each dispersion liquid and with its powdered, mix the stage of preparation powder mixture for thermal recording material afterwards.
The 3rd stage: powder mixture for thermal recording material is disperseed again, add again as required various additives, the stage of preparation thermal recording medium coating fluid.
The 4th stage: be coated with the thermal recording medium coating fluid to form heat sensitive recording layer, the stage of preparation thermal recording medium in substrate surface.
Embodiment
Utilize embodiment and comparative example to further describe the present invention.The present invention is not limited to following examples.Below, as long as no special record, then " part " and " % " is weight basis.
(embodiment 1)
(1) making of dye dispersion liquid and developer dispersion (dispersion of heat sensitive dye and developer)
A. the making of the aqueous liquid dispersion of dyestuff
Dyestuff: (Yamamoto changes into system, ODB-2, common name to leuco dye: 3-dibutylamino-6-methyl-7-anilino fluorane) 100 parts
50 parts of dispersant: PVA (KURARAY system, PVA-203)
Defoamer: 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decine-4,0.2 part of 7-glycol (Air Products system, SURFYNOL 104E)
Decentralized medium: 225 parts of distilled water
At first, above-mentioned dyestuff, dispersant, defoamer and decentralized medium are dropped in the beaker, stirred in advance 15 minutes.Next, solution in the beaker is dropped in the sand mill (AIMEX system, Ready-mill type NVM-03), filling rate with 82% is to the bead (diameter 0.5mm, sodium quartz glass) that wherein adds as decentralized medium, under discharge-amount is the condition of 55cc/ minute, high revolution (3400rpm) and cooling, make sand mill work 15 minutes afterwards, obtain dye dispersion liquid.
Use laser diffraction formula particle size distribution device (Shimadzu Seisakusho Ltd.'s system, SALD-2200) to estimate the average grain diameter of the dye granule in the dye dispersion liquid of gained.Evaluation result sees Table 1 and Fig. 1.
B. the making of the aqueous liquid dispersion of developer
Developer: 100 parts of bisphenol Ss (Japanese Cao Da system, D-8)
50 parts of dispersant: PVA (KURARAY system, PVA-203)
Defoamer: 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decine-4,0.5 part of 7-glycol (Air Products system, SURFYNOL 104E)
Decentralized medium: 225 parts of distilled water
At first, above-mentioned developer, dispersant, defoamer and decentralized medium are dropped in the beaker, stirred in advance 15 minutes.Next, same with the manufacturing of above-mentioned dye dispersion liquid, use sand mill and bead that the solution in the beaker is carried out dispersion treatment, obtain developer dispersion.
(2) making of powder mixture for thermal recording material
Use disc type spray dryer (the former processing mechanism in great river, L-8 type), will (1) in dye dispersion liquid of making and developer dispersion spray-drying under 120 ℃ inlet temperature respectively, obtain dye powder and developer powder.
Next, dye powder and the developer powder that obtains mixed with weight ratio at 1: 2, obtain powder mixture for thermal recording material.
(3) making of thermal recording medium coating fluid
Use Three-One Motor that the mixture of powders of making in 9 parts (2), 10 parts of calcium carbonate powders as filler, 3 parts of PVA as aqueous binder (KURARAY system, PVA-117) and 78 parts of distilled water as decentralized medium were mixed 30 minutes, mixture of powders is scattered in the distilled water again, obtains the thermal recording medium coating fluid.
Place the coating fluid of gained, after about 1 hour, with this coating fluid directly with about 10g/m 2The coating weight hardened coating on commercially available heat-sensitive paper (KOKUYO system, TAI-2010) surface, use beam splitting type leucometer (Japanese electric look industry system, PF10) to estimate the whiteness (based on the ISO whiteness of ISO2470) of coated face.Evaluation result sees Table 1.
In addition, use propeller-type mixer (Jiao
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ペ ラ) (revolution is 200rpm) mixes dye powder and 80 parts of distilled water as decentralized medium of making in 20 parts (2), and dye powder is disperseed again, estimates the average grain diameter of the dye granule after disperseing again.Use above-mentioned laser diffraction formula particle size distribution device in the evaluation.Evaluation result sees Table 1 and Fig. 1.Think that dye granule also has same average grain diameter in the thermal recording medium coating fluid of above-mentioned making.
(4) making of thermal recording medium
Use Mayer Bar with 6g/m 2The coating weight of (being scaled solid constituent) is in the good quality paper (basis weight: 60g/m as base material 2) the middle coating fluid of making of surface-coated (3), afterwards will be all lower dry 1 minute at 100 ℃.Re-use supercalender, with the line pressure of 30kg/cm coated face is carried out surface treatment so that it is level and smooth, obtain electrothermal sensitive recording paper.
The performance (developing sensitivity) of the electrothermal sensitive recording paper of gained is estimated in use with the temperature-sensitive typewriting experimental provision of film head (National Electronics Research Centre's system).Particularly, be 0.45W/ point 1 line, writing time to be that 20 milliseconds/line, scanning density are under the typewriting condition of 8 * 385 points/mm at head electric power, the pulse width of the electric power of supplying with magnetic head is changed in 0.0~1.2 millisecond scope, coated face (heat sensitive recording layer) typewriting at the electrothermal sensitive recording paper of making, use Macbeth densimeter RD914 to measure typewriting concentration, obtain concentration by calculating and reach 1.0 pulse width (millisecond).This pulse width is less, more can realize at short notice dense typewriting, the sensitivity of heat sensitive recording layer (thermo-responsive) height.Evaluation result sees Table 1 and Fig. 1.
(embodiment 2~5, comparative example 1~2)
The consumption of the dispersant (PVA) that uses except will make dye dispersion liquid and developer dispersion the time changes to the value shown in the table 1, carry out the operation identical with embodiment 1, make dye dispersion liquid, developer dispersion, powder mixture for thermal recording material, thermal recording medium coating fluid and electrothermal sensitive recording paper.In addition, carry out the evaluating characteristics identical with embodiment 1.Evaluation result sees Table 1 and Fig. 1.
(embodiment 6)
The mixture of powders of making in 25 ℃ of lower keeping embodiment 1 they (2) 3 days uses this mixture of powders afterwards, similarly makes later electrothermal sensitive recording paper with embodiment 1 they (3).Use beam splitting type leucometer (Japanese electric look industry system, PF10) to estimate the ISO whiteness of the coated face (heat sensitive recording layer) of the electrothermal sensitive recording paper of making.Carry out the operation identical with embodiment 1, estimate the performance (developing sensitivity) of the electrothermal sensitive recording paper of making.Evaluation result sees Table 2.
(comparative example 3)
Dye dispersion liquid and the developer dispersion made among the embodiment 1 it (1) are mixed with weight ratio 1: 2 (being scaled solid constituent), make the thermal recording medium coating fluid.The coating fluid that keeping is made under 25 ℃ 3 days uses this coating fluid afterwards, similarly makes later electrothermal sensitive recording paper with embodiment 1 they (4).Use beam splitting type leucometer (Japanese electric look industry system, PF10) to estimate the ISO whiteness of the coated face (heat sensitive recording layer) of the electrothermal sensitive recording paper of making.In addition, carry out the operation identical with embodiment 1, estimate the performance (developing sensitivity) of the electrothermal sensitive recording paper of making.
Evaluation result sees Table 2.
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Such as table 1 and shown in Figure 1, with respect to comparative example 1,2, the developing sensitivity of the electrothermal sensitive recording paper of making among the embodiment 1~5 is high, can obtain highly sensitive thermal recording medium.In the consumption of dispersant was 4 parts comparative example 1, the average grain diameter of dye granule was large when making dye dispersion liquid, further enlarges markedly by disperseing this particle diameter again.The decline of the whiteness of gained coating fluid is also large.And in the consumption of dispersant was 160 parts comparative example 2, average grain diameter and the embodiment of dye granule were same degree when making dye dispersion liquid, but by disperseing again this particle diameter obviously to increase.Need to prove, as shown in Figure 1, in an embodiment, the consumption of dispersant is 40~80 parts scope, wherein when 50~80 parts scope, can suppress especially to disperse again the increase of the average grain diameter of rear dye granule, particularly in the consumption of dispersant is 50 parts embodiment 1, even by disperseing, the average grain diameter of dye granule also becomes again.
As shown in table 2, the electrothermal sensitive recording paper that uses powder mixture for thermal recording material of the present invention to make, although be latter made through certain hour by this mixture of keeping, but compare with the electrothermal sensitive recording paper that the mixture before using keeping is made, not only developing sensitivity is not even whiteness confirms reduction yet.
The present invention only otherwise break away from its intention and substantive characteristics, also applicable to other embodiments.Disclosed embodiment describes in all respects in this specification, is not limited to this.Scope of the present invention is not to show by above-mentioned explanation, but shows by the claim of enclosing, and belongs in all changes with the meaning of claim equalization and scope all are included in.
Industrial applicability
Powder mixture for thermal recording material storage stability of the present invention is high, even also can obtain highly sensitive thermal recording medium after circulation, keeping.In addition, this mixture of powders is difficult for occuring painted, even also can obtain the high coating fluid of whiteness and thermal recording medium after circulation, keeping.And, owing to be mixture of powders, so operability, transporting are excellent.Powder mixture for thermal recording material of the present invention can be used for various thermal recording mediums.

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1. powder mixture for thermal recording material, wherein contain:
Dye powder, the dried dye dispersion liquid obtains, and described dye dispersion liquid contains dye granule and dispersant, and with respect to the above-mentioned dye granule of 100 weight portions, the content of above-mentioned dispersant is 5~150 weight portions; And
The developer dispersion that developer powder, drying contain developer particle and dispersant obtains.
2. powder mixture for thermal recording material claimed in claim 1, wherein, above-mentioned dye powder and above-mentioned developer powder are respectively with above-mentioned dye dispersion liquid and above-mentioned developer dispersion spray-drying and the powder that obtains.
3. powder mixture for thermal recording material claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the above-mentioned developer dispersion, with respect to the above-mentioned developer particle of 100 weight portions, the content of above-mentioned dispersant is 5~150 weight portions.
4. powder mixture for thermal recording material claimed in claim 1, wherein, in above-mentioned dye dispersion liquid and the above-mentioned developer dispersion, with respect to the above-mentioned dye granule of 100 weight portions and above-mentioned developer particle, the content of above-mentioned dispersant is 40~80 weight portions respectively.
5. the preparation method of powder mixture for thermal recording material, this preparation method is as follows:
With the dye dispersion liquid spray-drying, form dye powder, dye dispersion liquid contains dye granule and dispersant, and with respect to the above-mentioned dye granule of 100 weight portions, the content of above-mentioned dispersant is 5~150 weight portions;
The developer dispersion spray-drying that will contain developer particle and dispersant forms the developer powder;
Mix established above-mentioned dye powder and above-mentioned developer powder.
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