JP2000238443A - Thermal transfer acceptive paper - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the resolution and solid uniformity (prevention of white voids of a solid section) of a thermal transfer acceptive paper and prevent the blocking of magnetic cards as one of the purposes of use. SOLUTION: In a thermal transfer acceptive paper formed of an intermediate layer composed mainly of a thermoplastic resin and an acceptive layer composed mainly of a white pigment and a thermoplastic resin laminated together successively on a base, or in a thermal transfer acceptive paper with a magnetic recording layer formed on the lower face of the base, a thermoplastic resin of 10 deg.C or lower glass transition temperature (Tg) is used for the intermediate layer. The ratio of the white pigment in the intermediate layer is 0.1-0.5 to 1 (one) thermoplastic resin.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thermal transfer receiving paper used in a hot-melt type thermal transfer system, and more particularly to a thermal transfer receiving paper suitable for magnetic cards and labels such as tickets, commuter passes, and pass tickets. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a thermal melting type thermal transfer recording system, dots are imagewise heated by a thermal head from above a thermal transfer ribbon having thermal transfer ink on a support, and the ink is melted and transferred onto a transfer material. is there. In recent years, its use has been increasingly widespread, and it has been applied to supermarkets such as barcode labels, merchandise labels such as convenience stores, clothing labels, and the like, and these have become a major use together with printers and the like. Of particular interest are magnetic cards such as magnetic coupons, road toll tickets, commuter passes, and prepaid cards. These structures have a magnetic recording layer on one side of the support and a receiving layer for thermal transfer on the other side, and are characterized in that the thickness of all layers is as thick as one hundred to several thousand μm. . In each of these applications, the market requirements are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and in particular, higher quality is required for the printed image quality, resolution, and robustness.

Conventionally, the ink of such a thermal transfer ribbon is mainly of a type containing wax as a main component and has a relatively high thermal sensitivity, but has a drawback of low image fastness. On the other hand, a resin-type thermal transfer ribbon containing a thermoplastic resin as a main component has been proposed as an ink having high image fastness. However, there has been a problem with transfer uniformity such as low thermal sensitivity and image defects. From the above, there are two major technical flows of the thermal transfer ribbon (ink sheet), one is to improve the robustness of an image by a wax type, and the other is to increase the sensitivity by a resin type.

[0004]

The above problems have been studied and improved from the side of the thermal transfer ribbon, but are limited to the application fields where processed paper is allowed.
Improvements have been made on the receiving paper side, especially on image quality-solid image uniformity and resolution. For example, high quality paper is used as the receiving paper, and the high quality paper is further smoothed using a super calender or the like. Normal high-quality paper has an Oken type smoothness of 10 to 50 seconds, but there are also those originally having a smoothness of 100 seconds or more due to calendar processing. When the smoothness exceeds 100 seconds, image quality is considerably improved. Was not enough. That is, when a wax type having improved image fastness or a resin type thermal transfer ribbon having improved sensitivity is used even when using high quality paper for 100 seconds or more, all of the solid portions have white spots and solid image uniformity. Poor quality and poor resolution. These problems become more remarkable under a 16-dot / mm or 32-dot / mm head which is a high-resolution thermal head. Further, as described above, since the magnetic cards are thick, they have poor adhesion to the head and become more remarkable.

[0005] As a method for solving such a problem, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-183262 discloses an oil absorbing amount of 50 in the receiving layer.
A thermal transfer recording magnetic ticket containing ~ 200 ml / 100 g of filler is described. This is to provide a binder layer containing a filler having a large amount of oil absorption in order to improve the transferability of the ink, such as increasing the oil absorbency and permeability of the ink. With this configuration, the resolution and solid uniformity can be improved. . However, magnetic cards were not yet enough. Also, JP-A-9-216
No. 474 describes a receiving paper for a thermal transfer printer containing porous calcium carbonate. Again, the resolution and solid uniformity (solid white spots) are not yet enough,
In particular, magnetic cards were not sufficient. Incidentally, when the speed was increased and the received energy was reduced, the sensitivity was lowered in the resin type.

On the other hand, the receiving paper for thermal transfer in magnetic cards such as a magnetic card and a magnetic ticket paper is used for storage, loading in the machine,
At the time of transportation, both are in a wound state. in this case,
When the surface of the magnetic recording layer and the surface of the receiving layer tend to stick together because the magnetic recording layer and the back surface of the support layer are in contact with each other while being compressed, and the ribbon is curved, the phenomenon that one of the layers peels off may occur. Occur. This is called blocking. When the adhesion state between the magnetic recording layer and the support is brittle, the magnetic recording layer is easily peeled off, and the blocking is particularly remarkable.

The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and improves the image quality from the receiving paper side, that is, improves the resolution and the solid uniformity of the receiving paper for thermal transfer (prevents the solid portion from being blanked out). An object of the present invention is to prevent blocking in magnetic cards.

[0008]

According to the present invention, first, an intermediate layer mainly composed of a thermoplastic resin and a receiving layer mainly composed of a white pigment and a thermoplastic resin are sequentially laminated on a base material. In the above-described receiving paper for thermal transfer, there is provided a receiving paper for thermal transfer, wherein the thermoplastic resin of the intermediate layer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 ° C. or less.

Secondly, there is provided a thermal transfer receiving paper according to the first aspect, wherein the intermediate layer contains a white pigment.

Thirdly, in the thermal transfer receiving paper described in the second aspect, the ratio of the white pigment in the intermediate layer is 0.1 to 0.5 with respect to the thermoplastic resin 1. A receiving paper is provided.

Fourthly, there is provided a thermal transfer receiving paper according to the first aspect, wherein the surface of the receiving layer has an Oken type smoothness of 300 seconds or more.

The thermal transfer receiving paper according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, characterized in that a magnetic recording layer mainly composed of a ferromagnetic material and a thermoplastic resin is provided on the side opposite to the side of the receiving layer. A receiving paper is provided.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail. As described above, the present invention relates to a thermal transfer receiving paper in which an intermediate layer mainly composed of a thermoplastic resin and a receiving layer mainly composed of a white pigment and a thermoplastic resin are sequentially laminated on a base material. A thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 ° C. or less is used. According to this configuration, the adhesiveness between the thermal head and the thermal transfer ink ribbon is improved by the buffering action of the intermediate layer, and the transfer property is improved. , And a receiving paper for thermal transfer with improved solid uniformity and improved resolution can be obtained. In the configuration in which the magnetic recording layer is provided on the lower surface of the base material, the buffering action of the intermediate layer prevents peeling during compression contact on a curved surface during storage, and also prevents blocking due to improved adhesion with the base material. Thus, a thermal transfer receiving paper applicable to a magnetic card can be obtained.

Further, when the intermediate layer contains a white pigment, the receiving paper for thermal transfer becomes higher in white, and the transfer layer from the thermal transfer ink ribbon becomes clearer. A white pigment may be added to the intermediate layer. In that case, the ratio of the white pigment in the intermediate layer to the thermoplastic resin 1 is 0.1 to 0.1.
By setting the ratio to 1 to 0.5, it is possible to obtain a heat-transfer receiving paper having a higher whiteness without impairing the adhesiveness. By setting the surface of the receiving layer to 300 seconds or longer, it is possible to form a higher-resolution image.

The following describes how the above problem can be solved according to the intermediate layer made of a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 ° C. or less.
Is a resin having a rubber-like elasticity at room temperature, which acts as a cushioning material between the receiving layer and the support layer when the receiving paper for thermal transfer is wound. Prevents peeling during compression contact. If there is no intermediate layer, the layer composed of the pigment (filler) and the binder is the receiving layer, and the filler (usually, inorganic particles) has poor adhesion because of the presence of the filler (usually inorganic particles). Due to the contact, the adhesiveness is improved, and peeling, that is, blocking does not occur. In addition, since the intermediate layer acts as an elastic layer, even for thick cards, it is slightly deformed in such a manner as to conform to the head when pressed by the thermal head, so that the adhesion is improved, the transferability is improved, and the image density is improved. It is considered that the effect of increasing the solid uniformity is obtained.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 shows the basic configuration of the receiving paper for thermal transfer of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a case where the magnetic recording system is used, in which an intermediate layer 2 and a receiving layer 3 are provided on a paper base material 1, and a magnetic recording layer 4 is provided below the base material 1. Each of these layers will be described in detail below.

(Intermediate layer) As the thermoplastic resin which is a main component of the intermediate layer in the present invention, various conventional resins can be used, and polyacrylic resin, polyester resin, polystyrene resin, polyurethane resin can be used. Resins, polyvinyl resins and epoxy resins can be used, and homopolymers and copolymers thereof can be used. These alone,
Alternatively, a mixture of two or more kinds can be used, and a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 ° C. or less is used. By adopting such a thermoplastic resin, due to the buffering action with the thermal transfer ink ribbon,
In addition, blocking is prevented by imparting adhesiveness to the paper substrate.

The intermediate layer may contain a white pigment to such an extent that the adhesion is not impaired. In this case, the receiving paper for thermal transfer becomes higher white, and the transferred image is displayed more clearly. White pigment (filler) contained in the intermediate layer
As, for example, calcium carbonate, silica, titanium oxide, aluminum hydroxide, clay, calcined clay, magnesium silicate, magnesium carbonate, white carbon,
Fine powders such as zinc oxide, barium sulfate, surface-treated calcium carbonate and silica, urea-formalin resin, styrene / methacrylic acid copolymer, and polystyrene can be used. These powders can be used alone or in combination of two or more. May be used. Optimally, the ratio of the white pigment in the intermediate layer to the thermoplastic resin 1 is 0.1 to 0.5, so that the heat transfer receiving paper has a high whiteness without impairing the adhesiveness. When the ratio of the white pigment is less than 0.1, the effect on whiteness is small, and when it exceeds 0.5, the adhesiveness is deteriorated.

The coating weight of the intermediate layer to the paper substrate is preferably in the range of ^1g / ^{m 2 ~30g} / m 2 by dry weight, 1 g / m
^If it is less than ² , the effect of the present invention described above is insufficient,
If it exceeds 30 g / m ² , defects such as cracks are liable to occur in the receiving layer, and blocking is worsened.

(Receiving Layer) In the present invention, as the white pigment contained in the receiving layer, those similar to the intermediate layer can be used, and those having high oil absorption are preferable. Further, they may be used alone or in combination of two or more. The same resin as the intermediate layer can be used for the resin constituting the receiving layer. The resin contained in the receiving layer can be variously selected depending on the type and use of the thermal transfer ink sheet,
If the glass transition point is lower than 40 ° C., the surface often has adhesiveness during high-temperature storage, and blocking and the like are likely to occur. Therefore, those having a glass transition point higher than 40 ° C. are desirable.

The ratio of the white pigment and the resin in the receiving layer relates to heat sensitivity, whiteness and blocking property, and the content ratio of the white pigment to the resin is preferably 1: 0.2 to 1. When a water-soluble resin is used, a waterproofing agent may be used. Specific examples of the water-proofing agent include, for example, formaldehyde, glyoxal, chrome alum, melamine,
Melamine-formaldehyde resin, polyamide resin, polyamide-epichlorohydrin resin and the like can be mentioned.

The amount of the receptor layer deposited was 2 g / m ^{2 on} a dry weight basis.
-30 g / m ² is preferable, and when it is less than 2 g / m ² , density unevenness of a solid image of a transferred image becomes conspicuous,
When it exceeds 0 g / m ² , defects such as cracks are liable to occur in the receiving layer, and the adhesiveness to the intermediate layer is deteriorated.
A blocking phenomenon occurs in which the receiving layer peels off. After the formation of the receiving layer, the surface is treated with a super calender or the like to make the surface of the receiving layer 300 seconds or more in Oken-type smoothness, so that a higher-resolution image can be formed.

Examples of the magnetic material used in the magnetic recording layer of the (magnetic recording layer) In the present invention, barium ferrite, strontium _{ferrite, Co-γ-Fe 2 O} 3, γ-Fe 2 O 3
Etc. are used. Further, as the resin used for the magnetic recording layer, a conventional resin can be used, and the same resin as the above-mentioned intermediate layer and receiving layer can be used.

[0024]

The present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the following examples. The following paper base material, receiving layer, and magnetic layer were used for the receiving paper for thermal transfer produced in the following Examples and Comparative Examples. All parts and percentages shown below are based on weight.

Paper base material: Fine paper having a basis weight of 170 g / m ² Receptive layer: Silica (oil absorption: 50 ml / 100 g) 100 parts Polyvinyl alcohol (solid content 10% aqueous solution) 200 parts Water 500 parts A liquid having the above composition is prepared. Prepared and applied in dry weight of 5
g / m ² . Magnetic layer: << Preparation of barium ferrite dispersion (solid content 50%) >> barium ferrite (holding power: 2700 Oe, average particle size: 0.6 μm) 100 parts Sodium polyacrylate (20% solid content aqueous solution) 10 parts carbon black (Dispersion of solid content 38%) 20 parts Water 90 parts A liquid having the above composition is dispersed by a sand grinder for 24 hours to prepare the following emulsion. << Preparation of magnetic paint >> Barium ferrite dispersion (solid content 50%) 200 parts Vinylidene chloride emulsion (solid content 49%) 100 parts Water 80 parts Coating amount: dry weight 50 g / m ²

Example 1 An aqueous solution for coating an intermediate layer described below was prepared and applied on a paper substrate so that the dry weight was 4 g / m ² , thereby providing an intermediate layer. Further, the above-mentioned receiving layer was provided, and the receiving layer had a smoothness of 300 s. A calendering treatment was performed to obtain a thermal transfer receiving paper. << Interlayer >> Styrene-acryl emulsion (glass transition temperature 10 ° C, solid content 50%) 100 parts

Example 2 The following intermediate layer coating aqueous solution was prepared and applied on a paper substrate so that the dry weight was 4 g / m ^2, to provide an intermediate layer. Further, the above-mentioned receiving layer was provided, and the receiving layer had a smoothness of 300 s. A calendering treatment was performed to obtain a thermal transfer receiving paper. << Intermediate layer >> Styrene-butadiene emulsion (glass transition temperature 10 ° C, solid content 50%) 100 parts

Example 3 The following intermediate layer coating aqueous solution was prepared and applied on the paper substrate so that the dry weight was 4 g / m ² to provide an intermediate layer. Further, the above-mentioned receiving layer was provided, and the receiving layer had a smoothness of 300 s. A calendering treatment was performed to obtain a thermal transfer receiving paper. << Interlayer >> Styrene-butadiene emulsion (glass transition temperature: 0 ° C., solid content: 50%) 100 parts

Example 4 The following aqueous solution for coating an intermediate layer was prepared, applied to a paper substrate so that the dry weight was 4 g / m ² , provided with an intermediate layer, and further provided with the above-mentioned receiving layer. Also,
The other magnetic layer of the paper base was provided. Next, the smoothness of the receiving layer was 300 s. A calendering treatment was performed to obtain a thermal transfer receiving paper. << Intermediate layer >> Silica (oil absorption 50ml / 100g) 10 parts Styrene-acryl emulsion (glass transition temperature 10 ° C, solid content 50%) 90 parts

Example 5 The following intermediate layer coating aqueous solution was prepared, applied on a paper substrate so that the dry weight was 4 g / m ² , provided with an intermediate layer, and further provided with the above-mentioned receiving layer. Also,
The aforementioned magnetic layer was provided on the other side of the paper base. Next, the smoothness of the receiving layer was 300 s. A calendering treatment was performed to obtain a thermal transfer receiving paper. << Intermediate layer >> Silica (oil absorption 50ml / 100g) 50 parts Styrene-acryl emulsion (glass transition temperature 10 ° C, solid content 50%) 50 parts

Example 6 The following intermediate layer coating aqueous solution was prepared, applied to a paper base material so that the dry weight was 4 g / m ² , provided with an intermediate layer, and further provided with the above-mentioned receiving layer. Also,
The aforementioned magnetic layer was provided on the other side of the paper base. Next, the smoothness of the receiving layer was 300 s. A calendering treatment was performed to obtain a thermal transfer receiving paper. << Intermediate layer >> Silica (oil absorption 50ml / 100g) 60 parts Styrene-acryl emulsion (glass transition temperature 10 ° C, solid content 50%) 40 parts

Example 7 The following intermediate layer coating aqueous solution was prepared, applied to a paper substrate so that the dry weight was 4 g / m ² , provided with an intermediate layer, and further provided with the above-mentioned receiving layer. Also,
The aforementioned magnetic layer was provided on the other side of the paper base. Next, the smoothness of the receiving layer was 200 s. A calendering treatment was performed to obtain a thermal transfer receiving paper. << Interlayer >> Styrene-acryl emulsion (glass transition temperature 10 ° C, solid content 50%) 100 parts

Example 8 The following intermediate layer coating aqueous solution was prepared, applied to a paper substrate so that the dry weight was 4 g / m ² , provided with an intermediate layer, and further provided with the above-mentioned receiving layer. Also,
The aforementioned magnetic layer was provided on the other side of the paper base. Next, the smoothness of the receiving layer was 300 s. A calendering treatment was performed to obtain a thermal transfer receiving paper. << Interlayer >> Styrene-acryl emulsion (glass transition temperature 10 ° C, solid content 50%) 100 parts

[Comparative Example 1] The following intermediate layer coating aqueous solution was prepared and applied on a paper base material so as to have a dry weight of 4 g / m ² to provide an intermediate layer. Further, the above-mentioned receiving layer was provided, and the receiving layer had a smoothness of 300 s. A calendering treatment was performed to obtain a thermal transfer receiving paper. << Intermediate layer >> Styrene-acryl emulsion (glass transition temperature 20 ° C, solid content 50%) 100 parts

[Comparative Example 2] The following intermediate layer coating aqueous solution was prepared and applied on a paper base material so that the dry weight was 4 g / m ^2, to provide an intermediate layer. Further, the above-mentioned receiving layer was provided, and the receiving layer had a smoothness of 300 s. A calendering treatment was performed to obtain a thermal transfer receiving paper. << Interlayer >> Styrene-acryl emulsion (glass transition temperature 45 ° C, solid content 50%) 100 parts

Comparative Example 3 The above-described receiving layer was provided on a paper base without providing an intermediate layer. Then, the above-described magnetic layer was provided on the other surface of the paper substrate. Next, the receiving layer has a smoothness of 30.
0s. A calendering treatment was performed to obtain a thermal transfer receiving paper.

Comparative Example 4 The following intermediate layer coating aqueous solution was prepared, applied on a paper substrate so that the dry weight was 4 g / m ² , provided with an intermediate layer, and further provided with the above-mentioned receiving layer. Also,
The aforementioned magnetic layer was provided on the other side of the paper base. Next, the smoothness of the receiving layer was 300 s. A calendering treatment was performed to obtain a thermal transfer receiving paper. << Interlayer >> Styrene-acryl emulsion (glass transition temperature 45 ° C, solid content 50%) 100 parts

The thermal transfer receiving papers of the examples and comparative examples produced as described above were subjected to the following test conditions.
Printed image quality, that is, uniformity of solid image, resolution, whiteness and blocking property were evaluated. Table 1 shows the results. <Thermal transfer printing test> Printer: B-30 manufactured by TEC Ribbon: B110A manufactured by Ricoh Thermal head: 510 (manufactured by TEC) Printing speed: 2 inch / sec <Blocking test> The surface of the magnetic recording layer of the sample and the surface of the receiving layer are overlapped. Then, after being left under a pressure of 0.5 kg / cm ² for 10 hours in an environment of 40 ° C. and 90% RH, the overlapping surface is peeled off with a finger, and the blocking state is observed. <Whiteness> Whiteness was measured with a Hunter whiteness meter.

[0039]

[Table 1]

Each evaluation rank in the table is as follows. <Solid image uniformity> A: Uniform solid image without voids and blurring. ：: There is almost no void or blur. Δ: There are slight voids and blurring, and there is some variation in density. ×: Many voids and blurring, and the image cannot be read. <Resolution> A: Image edge is sharp. ：: Image edge sharpness is slightly inferior. Δ: Image edges are slightly blurred and chattered. ×: The image edge has blur and chatter. <Whiteness> A: Whiteness 82% or more. ：: 80% to less than 82% whiteness. Δ: Whiteness 78% to less than 80%. X: Whiteness less than 78. <Blocking property> ：: No peeling sound and no blocking when peeled. ：: When peeled, there is a peeling sound but no blocking. Δ: The layer slightly blocks when peeled off. X: The layer blocks on the entire surface when peeled off.

[0041]

As described above, the receiving paper for thermal transfer according to the first aspect of the present invention has an intermediate layer composed mainly of a thermoplastic resin and a receptor layer composed mainly of a white pigment and a thermoplastic resin laminated on a substrate in this order. In the receiving paper for thermal transfer described above, the thermoplastic resin of the intermediate layer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 ° C. or less. This improves the transferability, improves the solid uniformity of the thermal transfer receiving paper (prevents solid white spots), and improves the resolution.

The thermal transfer receiving paper of claim 2 is the thermal transfer receiving paper of claim 1 wherein the intermediate layer contains a white pigment, whereby the thermal transfer receiving paper has a higher whiteness. Thus, the transferred image can be made clearer.

The receiving paper for thermal transfer according to claim 3 is the receiving paper for thermal transfer according to claim 2, wherein the ratio of the white pigment in the intermediate layer is 0.1 to 0.5 with respect to the thermoplastic resin 1. According to this, it is possible to obtain a heat-transfer receiving paper having a high whiteness without impairing the adhesiveness to the substrate.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a thermal transfer receiving paper according to the first aspect, wherein the surface of the receiving layer has a smoothness of 300 seconds or more in Oken type smoothness. In this case, a higher resolution image can be formed.

A thermal transfer receiving paper according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the thermal transfer receiving paper according to the first to fourth aspects, wherein a magnetic recording layer containing a ferromagnetic material and a thermoplastic main component is provided on the side opposite to the receiving layer side. According to this, the receiving paper uses a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 ° C. or less as the thermoplastic resin of the intermediate layer. As described above, while the quality of the printed image is improved, peeling of the magnetic recording layer surface and the receiving layer surface during compression contact on the curved surface during storage is prevented, and the intermediate layer improves the adhesion to the paper substrate. Therefore, blocking does not occur. Therefore, the present receiving paper can be used as magnetic cards having not only excellent print image quality but also strong blocking.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an example of a thermal transfer receiving paper according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing an example of a thermal transfer receiving paper according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Paper base material 2 Intermediate layer 3 Reception layer 4 Magnetic recording layer

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A receiving paper for thermal transfer in which an intermediate layer mainly composed of a thermoplastic resin and a receiving layer mainly composed of a white pigment and a thermoplastic resin are sequentially laminated on a base material. Has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 ° C. or lower. 2. The thermal transfer receiving paper according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate layer contains a white pigment. 3. The receiving paper for thermal transfer according to claim 2, wherein the proportion of the white pigment in the intermediate layer is from 0.1 to 0.5 based on 1 of the thermoplastic resin. . 4. The receiving paper for thermal transfer according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the receiving layer has an Oken type smoothness of 300 seconds or more. 5. The receiving paper for thermal transfer according to claim 1, wherein a magnetic recording layer mainly composed of a ferromagnetic material and a thermoplastic resin is provided on a side opposite to the receiving layer side. Receiving paper for thermal transfer.