JP2001030640A - Method and apparatus for thermal transfer recording - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an image receiver formed with an image having excellent beauty on an appearance and to transfer the receiver at a high speed by cutting at least a part of an end of an image receiving layer transferred to the receiver together with the receiver. SOLUTION: An intermediate medium 14 is unwound from an unwinding roll 11 onto a winding roll 12 through a platen 10 or the like, respective color images are superposed and recorded by a cooperation of recording heads 1 to 3 and color transfer members 4 to 6 to form a full color image. After an image receiver 17 unwound from an unwinding roll 23 is superposed with the medium 14 at a position of a roll 22, an image receiving layer formed with an image of the medium 14 is released from a base material between a pair of rolls 18 and 19, and transferred to the receiver 17. In this case, after a position of the layer transferred onto the receiver 17 is detected by a sensor 24, at least a part of the end of the layer is cut together with the receiver 17 by a cutter 25. Thus, an unevenness of a boundary between a thermal transfer portion and a non-thermal transfer portion is eliminated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a thermal head,
The present invention relates to a recording method and apparatus used for thermal transfer recording using recording means such as an optical head (laser light, etc.) and a current-carrying head. And a thermal transfer recording method and apparatus useful for forming a protective layer on a recorded image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a heat melting type or sublimation type thermal transfer recording, as a method of forming a thermal transfer image on an arbitrary image receiving body which does not hold an image receiving layer such as plain paper, a color material layer is provided on a base material. Transfer medium, an intermediate medium having an image receiving layer on a substrate,
First, the color material layer surface of the transfer body is overlaid on the image reception layer surface of the intermediate medium using an image receiver (plain paper, etc.), and the transfer body is heated using a recording head that selectively functions according to the image information. By doing so, the color material layer or the color material of the color material layer is transferred to the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium to form a thermal transfer image on the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium, and then the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image is formed is received. A so-called indirect recording method in which an image receiving layer superimposed on a body surface and image-formed by a pressure medium and / or a heat medium is thermally transferred from an intermediate medium onto the image receptor to finally form an image on the image receptor. It has been known.

Further, a hot-melt type or sublimation type transfer member having a color material layer on a base material, and a special image receiver which is a dedicated image receiver provided with an image receiving layer on a base material, that is, a special image receiver, A thermal transfer of the color material layer or the color material of the transfer body to the image receiving layer of the special image receiving body by a recording head, and image recording directly on the image receiving layer of the image receiving body to form an image on the image receiving body. In a direct recording method, a recording method in which a protective layer is further laminated on the image receiving layer on which the image is recorded is known from the viewpoint of image storage reliability.

[0004]

In the case of the indirect recording method using an intermediate medium, an image receiving layer of the intermediate medium on which an image is recorded is finally transferred and formed on an arbitrary image receiving body. When transferring the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium on the image receiving body,
For example, when only a specific portion of the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium to be transferred is selectively heated by a thermal head and transferred,
Since the image receiving body which is an object to be transferred is an arbitrary object, especially in the case of an image receiving body having a non-uniform surface or inside such as paper, the transfer of the heat from the intermediate medium to the image receiving body is not uniform. The cut surface at the boundary between the part that is not transferred and the part that is not transferred becomes non-uniform, and even if the inside of the image receiving body is uniform, whether the thermal cutting is always neat because the image receiving layer is formed of a high polymer material And there is a problem that the appearance of the end portion of the image receiving layer transferred onto the image receiving body is not so preferable from an aesthetic point of view. Further, when the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium is formed on the base material of the intermediate medium by a printing method or the like from the beginning in the image receiving layer unit to be transferred, and the image receiving layer unit is transferred, the image receiving layer is formed on the base material of the intermediate medium. Although it is possible to form each image receiving layer unit, it is not easy to form the ends of each image receiving layer neatly by printing or coating, etc. A similar problem is that it is not very aesthetically pleasing.

In the case of a direct recording method for directly recording an image on a special image receiving member provided with an image receiving layer on a substrate, a laminating method is used.
In the case where only a specific portion of the protective layer of the laminating film to be transferred is selectively heated and transferred by the thermal head with respect to the protective layer of the film, the material is always cut neatly because of the high molecular substance as described above. And the thickness of the protective layer is increased (for example, 2 to 3 μm or more), so that it becomes difficult to form a clear cut line. The problem is that the appearance of the end portion of the image receiving layer is not very desirable from the viewpoint of aesthetics. Also, when the protective layer unit to be transferred by printing or coating on the base material of the laminating film is formed, the above-mentioned end of the image receiving layer is not preferable. There is a similar problem as with the department.

In both of the above cases, a thermal head is effective for selectively heating and transferring. However, since the heat capacity of the thermal head is limited, the transfer speed is increased. There is a problem that can not be.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording method and apparatus which can provide an image-formed receiver having an excellent appearance and / or can perform high-speed transfer.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a main thermal transfer recording method of the present invention is to provide a transfer member having a color material layer on a substrate and an intermediate medium having an image receiving layer on the substrate. And, using the image receiving body, first at least the color material of the color material layer by the recording head that selectively overlaps the color material layer surface of the transfer body and the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium according to image information Thermal transfer recording is performed on at least a part of the image receiving layer, and then the intermediate medium and the image receiving body are overlapped with the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium facing the image receiving side, and the image recording is performed by the pressure medium and / or the heat medium. Selectively transferring at least a portion of the layer from an intermediate medium onto a receiver, and further cutting at least a portion of the selectively transferred end of the image receiving layer with the receiver in the receiver to which the image receiving layer has been transferred. (Claim 1), Alternatively, using a transfer body having a color material layer on a base material, an intermediate medium, an image receiving body, and an image receiving layer transfer body having an image receiving layer on the base material, first receiving an image of the intermediate medium and the image receiving layer transfer body The image receiving layer of the image receiving layer transfer body is selectively transferred and formed on an intermediate medium, and then the color material layer surface of the transfer body and the image receiving layer surface formed on the intermediate medium are overlaid. A recording head selectively functioning in accordance with the method, heat-transfer-records at least the color material of the color material layer to at least a part of the image receiving layer, and then turns the image-receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image has been recorded to the image receiving body side, and And at least a part of the image receiving layer on which the image has been recorded is selectively transferred from the intermediate medium onto the image receiving body by a pressure medium and / or a heat medium, and further the image receiving layer is transferred to the image receiving body. Of the selectively transferred image receiving layer Or a combination comprising a transfer member having a color material layer on a substrate, an intermediate medium having an image receiving layer on a substrate, and an image receiver. First, the color material layer surface of the transfer body is superimposed on the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium, and at least a portion of the color material layer of the image receiving layer is formed by a recording head that selectively functions according to image information. Thermal transfer recording, then the intermediate medium and the image receiving body are overlapped with the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image has been recorded facing the image receiving side, and at least a part of the image receiving layer on which the image has been recorded with a pressure medium and / or a heat medium. In a recording method for transferring an image from an intermediate medium onto an image receiving body and forming an image on the image receiving body, the image receiving body has perforations, and the image-receiving image-recorded layer of the intermediate medium is transferred onto the image receiving body. When recording the image Wherein at least a part of the transferred image receiving layer is transferred onto a perforation of the image receiving member (Claim 3), or a transfer member having a color material layer on a substrate and an intermediate medium having an image receiving layer on a substrate And a combination of an image receiving member and a color material layer surface of a transfer member and an image receiving layer surface of an intermediate medium are first superimposed on each other, and at least the color of the color material layer is selectively adjusted by a recording head that functions in accordance with image information. The material is thermally transferred and recorded on at least a portion of the image receiving layer, and then the intermediate medium and the image receiving body are overlapped with the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium facing the image receiving side, and the image recording is performed using a pressure medium and / or a heat medium. Transferring at least a portion of the transferred image receiving layer from the intermediate medium onto the image receiving member, and further transferring at least a portion of the image receiving layer and at least one of the transferred image receiving layer in the image receiving member to which the image receiving layer has been transferred.
Instead of using a combination of a transfer member having a color material layer on a substrate, an intermediate medium having an image receiving layer on the substrate, and an image receiver. To
Using a combination of a transfer body having a color material layer on a base material, an intermediate medium, an image receiving body, and an image receiving layer transfer body having an image receiving layer on a base material, first from the image receiving layer transfer body to an image receiving layer Is transferred to an intermediate medium to form an image receiving layer on the base material of the intermediate medium,
Thereafter, image recording is performed on an image receiving layer formed on the intermediate medium, wherein the thermal transfer recording method according to claim 3 or 4 is used (claim 5), or a transfer body having a color material layer on a base material; Using a special image receptor having an image receiving layer on a substrate and a laminating film having a protective layer on the substrate, the color material layer surface of the transfer body and the image receiving layer surface of the special image receptor are first superimposed on image information. At least a color material of the color material layer is heat-transfer-recorded on at least a part of the image receiving layer by a recording head which selectively functions correspondingly, and then an image receiving layer surface of the special image receiving member on which an image is recorded and a protective layer surface of a laminating film. The special image receptor and the laminating film are overlapped so that
At least a portion of the protective layer is transferred onto an image-receiving layer on which an image has been recorded by a pressure medium and / or a heat medium, and at least a portion of the special image receptor has been transferred onto the special image receiver on which the protective layer has been transferred. Or a transfer member having a color material layer on a substrate, a special image receptor having an image receiving layer on the substrate, and a laminating member having a protective layer on the substrate. First, the color material layer surface of the transfer body is superimposed on the image receiving layer surface of the special image receiving body by using a recording film, and at least the color material of the color material layer is received by the recording head which selectively functions according to image information. Thermal transfer recording is performed on at least a part of the layer, and then the special image receptor and the laminating film are overlapped so that the image-receiving layer surface of the special image receptor on which the image is recorded faces the protective layer surface of the laminating film. In a recording method in which at least a part of the protective layer is transferred onto an image receiving layer on which an image has been recorded by a body and / or a heat medium, the special image receiving body has perforations, and the protective layer of the laminating film has a special image receiving property. Wherein at least a portion of the protective layer is transferred onto a perforation of a special image receptor when transferred onto a body (claim 1).
0) Alternatively, a transfer member having a color material layer on a base material, a special image receiver having an image receiving layer on the base material, and a laminating film having a protective layer on the base material are used. The color material layer surface and the image receiving layer surface of the special image receptor are superimposed, and at least a color material of the color material layer is thermally transferred and recorded on at least a part of the image receiving layer by a recording head which selectively functions according to image information. The special image receptor and the laminating film are overlapped so that the image receiving layer surface of the special image receptor on which the image is recorded and the protective layer surface of the laminating film face each other, and at least a part of the protective layer is pressed with a pressure medium and / or a heat medium. Forming a perforation on at least a part of the special image receiver and at least a part of the transferred protective layer in the special image receiver on which the protective layer has been transferred and further transferred onto the image receiving layer on which the image has been recorded ( Claim 11 is a feature of the present invention.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a recording process according to an embodiment of the thermal transfer recording method of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the yellow transcript 4 is
A transfer member having a color material layer comprising a color material exhibiting a yellow color and a binder on one surface of a base material and a lubricating heat-resistant layer on the other surface is used. Similarly, as a magenta transfer member 5, a transfer member having a color material layer composed of a color material exhibiting a magenta color and a binder on one surface of a base material and a lubricating heat-resistant layer on the other surface Is used. Similarly, as a cyan transfer member 6, a transfer member having a color material layer composed of a color material having a cyan color and a binder on one surface of a base material and a lubricating heat-resistant layer on the other surface Is used. An anchor coat layer having a thickness of about 0.2 μm is formed between the base material and each color material layer.

Each of the recording heads 1, 2, and 3 is a
A round head is used. Plain paper (about 80 μm thick) is used as the image receiving body 17. The intermediate medium 14 is composed of an unwinding roll 11, a platen 10, a roll 13, and a heating roll 2.
It is wound around the winding roll 12 via the roll 18 and the like between the roll 0 and the silicone rubber-coated roll 21.

First, an intermediate medium 14 is an intermediate medium in which an image receiving layer is formed as a discontinuous film on a substrate, for example, as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, a case where an intermediate medium in which image receiving layers are formed at regular intervals on a base material or a release layer on a base material as shown in FIG. 14 will be described.

A sensor mark (for example, sensor mark 33 in FIG. 13) formed near each image receiving layer of the intermediate medium.
After detecting the position of the image receiving layer by the sensor 7, the position of the image receiving layer is adjusted so that the yellow transfer member 4 is superimposed on one image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium, and the recording head 1 is further pressed toward the platen 10. After that, the recording head 1 is heated based on the recording signal while rotating the platen 10 to form a yellow (abbreviated as Y) image on the image receiving layer. Similarly, after detecting the position of the image receiving layer on which the Y image is recorded by the sensor 8, the magenta transfer member 5 and the recording head 2 superimpose and record a magenta (M) image on the image receiving layer on which the Y image is recorded. Further, similarly, the position of the image receiving layer on which the Y and M images are recorded is determined by a sensor.
After the detection at 9, a cyan (C) image is superimposed and recorded on the image receiving layer on which the Y and M images have been recorded by the cyan transfer body 6 and the recording head 3 to form a full color image composed of Y, M and C. . The image recording on the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium is usually a mirror image recording because the image receiving layer on which the image is recorded is further transferred to the image receiving body, but when the image receiving layer is finally transferred to the image receiving body, the image receiving layer is transparent. Can observe images from both sides,
There is no particular limitation on the left-right reversal of the image when recording the image. Also, as a matter of course, when the image receiving layer is observed from both sides, it is desirable that the image receiving layer is as transparent as possible.

The position of the image receiving layer on which the full color image has been formed is detected by a sensor 15 and the sensor mark formed on the back of the image receiving member 17 is detected by a sensor 16 so as to detect a predetermined position of the image receiving member. The intermediate medium 14 and the image receiving member 17 are superimposed at the position of the roll 22 so that the image receiving layer on which the image is formed overlaps at the position, and between the heating roll 20 and the silicone rubber-coated roll 21 at the transfer portion. Insert. Heating roll 20 is made of silicon
After the intermediate medium 14 and the image receiving member 17 are moved between the two rolls 20 and 21, an image is formed on the intermediate medium at the positions of the rolls 18 and 19. The image receiving layer thus separated is separated from the base material (when there is a release layer between the base material and the image receiving layer, the image receiving layer is separated from the release layer) and the image receiving member 17 is removed.
The transfer is formed thereon. Since each image receiving layer on the intermediate medium is separated, each image receiving layer can be selectively transferred as an image receiving layer unit. Thereafter, if necessary, for example, in the case of cutting, after the position of the image receiving layer transferred and formed on the image receiving body 17 is detected by the sensor 24, the image is sent to the position of the cutter 25 and the image is received by the cutter 25. After cutting at least a part of the image-receiving layer together with the body 17, the image-formed body is discharged to the tray 26. In case of disconnection,
At least one portion of the edge of the selectively transferred image receiving layer is cut off.

Next, a description will be given of an intermediate medium in which the intermediate medium 14 is formed as a continuous film on a substrate, for example, a case where an image receiving layer is formed as a continuous film on a substrate as shown in FIG. I do. In this case, as in the case where the image receiving layer is formed on the discontinuous film, an intermediate medium having a release layer between the substrate and the image receiving layer can be used. The image formation on the image receiving layer on the intermediate medium is basically performed in the same manner as described above, although there is a difference between whether the image receiving layer is a continuous film or a discontinuous film. After forming an image on the image receiving layer of the continuous film of the intermediate medium,
When the image-receiving layer portion on which an image is formed is selectively transferred to the image-receiving body 17, the heating roller 20 and the silicone rubber-coated roller 21 shown in FIG. For example, a combination of a thermal head and a platen is used in the transfer section as a medium which can easily perform selective heating, although not impossible, for example, instead of the heating roll 20 and the silicone rubber-coated roll 21. . That is, after the image receiving layer portion on the intermediate medium on which the image has been formed is selectively heated from the intermediate medium side by the thermal head used in place of the heating roll 20, the positions of the rolls 18 and 19 are set. By separating the intermediate medium and the image receiving member from each other, the image receiving layer portion selectively heated by the thermal head on the image receiving member is separated from the continuous film and transferred and formed on the image receiving member. The following process is the same as that for the image receiving layer of the discontinuous film.

As described above, the selective transfer of the image receiving layer from the intermediate medium to the image receiving member is performed by transferring each image receiving layer unit onto the image receiving member when the image receiving layers on the intermediate medium are separated. In the case where the image receiving layer on the intermediate medium is a continuous film, the image forming is performed by separating the image formed image receiving layer portion from the continuous film and transferring and forming the image on the image receiving body.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a recording process according to an embodiment of the thermal transfer recording method of the present invention. FIG.
Is different from the intermediate medium 14 of FIG.
This is an embodiment in the case where an image receiving layer is not provided on a substrate. Therefore, in order to form an image receiving layer on the intermediate medium 113, the image receiving layer transfer body 110, the recording head 111, and the sensor
112 is added to the outer peripheral portion of the platen 10. In FIG. 2, these image-receiving layer transfer members and the like are provided on the outer peripheral portion of the platen 10, but may be provided anywhere from the unwinding roll 11 of the intermediate medium to the recording head 1. is there. The recording heads 1, 2, and 3 and the color transfer bodies 4, 5, and 6 are the same as those in FIG. Image receiving layer transfer member 110
Has at least an image receiving layer on a substrate.

First, the sensor mark formed on the intermediate medium 113 is detected by the sensor 112 to detect the position where the image receiving layer is to be transferred, and then the image receiving layer transfer member 1 is transferred to the intermediate medium.
10 are superimposed, and the recording head 111 is further moved to the platen 1
After being pressed to the 0 side, the recording head 111 is heated while rotating the platen 10 to thermally transfer the image receiving layer from the image receiving layer transfer body 110 onto the intermediate medium 113. When the image receiving layer transfer body has an image receiving layer of a continuous film on the base material, for example, by selectively heating the recording head 111, it is possible to selectively transfer only the heated portion to the intermediate medium 113. it can. In this case, a continuous film corresponding to a plurality of full color images may be selectively transferred irrespective of the size of the image receiving layer corresponding to one subsequent full color image. When the image receiving layer transfer body has an image receiving layer of a discontinuous film on the base material, for example, each image receiving layer separated at regular intervals, for example, one image receiving layer portion of each image receiving layer (image receiving layer unit) Is heated by a recording head or a heat roll, and the intermediate medium 1 is heated.
13 can be selectively thermally transferred. At this time, one image receiving layer unit or a plurality of image receiving layer units may be transferred and formed on the intermediate medium. Further, as described later, the transferred material from the image receiving layer transfer body may be a sequentially laminated product of a protective layer and an image receiving layer. Subsequent processes such as image recording on the image receiving layer formed on the intermediate medium 113 are the same as those in FIG.

In FIG. 2, the intermediate medium 113 is provided with an unwinding roller.
Is wound using a roll 11 and a take-up roll 12,
It is not limited to this.
The intermediate medium wound around the roll 12 can be rewound toward the take-up roll 11 and used repeatedly, or the intermediate medium 113 can be used repeatedly as an endless belt. 1 and 2 use a single platen 10 in recording an image on an intermediate medium, for example, each platen may be arranged corresponding to each recording head. In addition, although a single-color transfer member is disposed on each recording head, a transfer member having three color material layers of, for example, Y, M and C is disposed on each head, and a full-color image is formed by each recording head. Independently
Alternatively, they may be recorded almost simultaneously. Further, the recorded image is not limited to a full color image, but is an image of at least one color. Further, for example, before the recording of the Y image on the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium is completed, the recording of the M image on the already recorded Y image may be started. Also, the numbers of recording heads and transfer bodies are not limited. As the transfer body, a transfer body having a color material layer containing a color material capable of obtaining a white color or a black color material, or a transfer body having an adhesive layer or a protective layer on a base material can be used. Further, the intermediate medium may rotate together with the platen, or may run independently of the movement of the platen.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment of an image receiving member in which an image receiving layer having an image is transferred and formed on the image receiving member, and is a plan view of the image receiving member showing a cut portion.

In FIG. 3, an image receiving layer 51 on which an image is recorded is shown.
Is transferred and formed on the long image receiving body 50. Image receiving layer 5
(1) Any one of the ends cuts at least a part of the end of the image receiving layer and the image receiving body because it is not so good in any case of being transferred from the continuous film or the discontinuous film of the intermediate medium. It is. For example, when the end portion 57 of the image receiving layer is not good, the area of the end portion 57 of the image receiving layer and the image receiving body are cut at the cutting portion 52. If both ends of the end portion 57 and the end portion 58 are not good, the cutting is performed at the cutting portion 52 and the cutting portion 53 in the same manner. Further, when the end portions 59 and 60 on both sides are not good, the cutting is similarly performed at the cutting portion 54 and the cutting portion 55. When all of the ends are cut, the image receiving layer and the image receiving body in the hatched portion are finally obtained. Note that the cutting section 56 is a cutting section obtained by cutting the previous image, and corresponds to the cut portion 52 of the current image.
The length of the cutting width 61 in the end region of the image receiving layer is not particularly limited, but is usually 30 mm or less, and the shorter the better. The cutting is not limited to a straight line, but may be any shape such as a sawtooth shape or a semicircle shape. Although only one cutter 25 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of cutters 25 may be used if necessary.
Can be used. That is, the cutting in the vertical direction and / or the horizontal direction can be performed by one or a plurality of cutters.

FIG. 1 shows an intermediate medium and an image receiving body.
Although long ones are used, they are not limited to long ones, and it is of course possible to use cut ones. In this case, it is natural that the transport system is suitable for transporting the short intermediate medium and the image receiving body. Similarly, FIG. 3 also illustrates a long image receiver 50 as an image receiver, but in this case, similarly, a short image receiver such as cut paper can be used. Hereinafter, the same applies to FIGS. 4 to 6.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an image receiving member in which an image receiving layer having an image is transferred and formed on the image receiving member, and similarly shows a cut portion of the image receiving member. By setting the length in the width direction of the intermediate medium to be equal to or less than the length in the width direction of the image receiving body 50, at least the end portions 59 and the end portions on both sides in the image receiving layer 51 transferred and formed on the image receiving body. 60 can be formed beautifully. In this case, the image receiving layer is formed over the entire width of the intermediate medium. Here, the width direction means that the intermediate medium or the image receiving body is, for example, a long sheet.
In the case of a sheet, the width of the sheet is in the width direction.
The direction of 0 degrees is called a width direction or a lateral direction. In the case of a short sheet such as a cut sheet, the traveling direction when the short sheet travels in the recording apparatus is defined as a vertical direction, and a direction at 90 degrees to the vertical direction is defined as a width direction or a horizontal direction. Stipulate.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which the length of the intermediate medium in the width direction is shorter than the length of the image receiving body 50 in the width direction. Further, the image receiving layer portion in the end portion 57 area or the image receiving layer portion in the end portion 58 area is further cut along with the image receiving member 52, or further cut portion 53.
The appearance can be improved by cutting with. As the width of the intermediate medium is closer to the width of the image receiver, the width of the image receiving layer transferred onto the image receiver and the width of the image receiver are closer to each other. In the case of FIG. 4, if necessary, the end 59 and the end 60 may be cut off as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an embodiment of an image receiving member having an image receiving layer having an image transferred and formed on the image receiving member, and is a plan view of the image receiving member showing perforations.

FIG. 5 shows a case where the image receiving body 50 is formed with perforations from the beginning and a case where the image receiving body 50 and the image receiving layer 51 are formed with perforations later.

First, the case where the image receiving body 50 is formed with perforations from the beginning will be described. The image receiving body 50 is
It has at least perforations. For example, in FIG. 5, since the image receiving body 50 has perforations 70 (in this case, the image receiving layer 51 on the perforations 70 does not have perforations), the end of the image receiving layer is provided on the perforations 70. The image receiving layer 51 is transferred onto the image receiving body so that the 57 areas overlap, and after the image receiving layer is transferred, the perforation 70 is folded by hand or a machine or the like, so that the image receiving layer 50 and the image receiving layer are formed along the perforation 70 line. 51 can be cut. In this case, FIGS. 1 and 2
Although the cutter 25 is not particularly necessary, the cutter 25 may be used to cut the 70 line portion of the perforation, or simply cut the long image receptor (for example, the perforation 71 and the perforation in FIG. 5). Or the like between the cutting section 74).
Also, for example, in the vertical direction (longitudinal direction), the perforations 72 and 73 are provided.
If at least one has a lateral edge,
Since the cutting can be performed without using the cutter, the configuration or number of cutters can be saved. All of the ends of the image receiving layer 51 (end 57, end 5
8, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the image receiving member is perforated 70 so that the end regions of the end portion 59 and the end portion 60) can be cut.
~ 73 is preferred. The perforation is generally a chain line, a dashed line, or the like, but is not particularly limited, and is not limited to a straight line, and may have any shape such as a sawtooth shape or a semicircle shape. Particularly, in the case of a material that is difficult to cut such as a polymer film, for example, when forming perforations at both ends in the width direction, one end is formed as a cut portion or both ends are formed as cut portions. In the case where perforations are formed in the width direction and the longitudinal direction, it is preferable that one of the two perforations crosses or that both of them cross each other. On the other hand, if the strength of the non-cut portion (bridge portion) is too low, the length of the bridge portion may be partially increased. This facilitates handling when the perforation is cut by hand or mechanically (bending, tension, cutting by a step, etc.). Hereinafter, the perforation shape and the like are the same in FIGS. 6, 10, and 11. The perforated image receptor is set on the unwinding roll 23 of FIG. 1 with the perforated image receptor already formed.
Alternatively, a perforation may be formed on the image receiving member by installing a perforation forming apparatus in the process before the image receiving layer is transferred onto the image receiving member.

Next, the case where the image receiving body 50 and the image receiving layer 51 are formed with perforations later will be described. Receiver 50
Does not have perforations from the beginning, and after the image receiving layer 51 is transferred and formed on the image receiving body 50, the transferred image receiving layer 5
A perforation is formed on both at least a part of the image receiving member 1 and the image receiving body 50. For example, in FIG.
1 and a perforation 70 are formed on the image receiving body 50, and then cut by hand or mechanically along the perforation 70 line as described above. At least one end of 51 can be formed beautifully. Also in this case, perforations can be similarly formed at all four end portions of the image receiving layer.

When a perforation is to be formed later in this way, for example, instead of the cutter 25 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a perforation making device or the like, or a perforation making device or the like near the cutter 25 is installed. can do.

FIG. 6 is an embodiment of an image receiving member in which an image receiving layer having an image is transferred and formed on the image receiving member, and is a plan view of the image receiving member showing perforations.

FIG. 6 shows a case where the image receiving body 50 is formed with perforations from the beginning similarly to FIG. 5, and a case where the image receiving body 50 and the image receiving layer 51 are formed with perforations later. I have. The description regarding the case where the image receiving body 50 is formed with perforations from the beginning and the case where the image receiving body 50 and the image receiving layer 51 are formed with perforations later are almost the same as those in FIG. To simplify.

FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 4, wherein the length of the intermediate medium in the width direction is equal to or less than the length of the image receiving body 50 in the width direction. This is an example in which at least both ends 59 and 60 on the image receiving layer 51 can be formed clearly. When the image receiving body 50 has a perforation from the beginning, for example, a perforation 70, the image receiving layer 5 is formed on the image receiving body 50 from an intermediate medium having a width direction shorter than the width direction of the image receiving body 50.
The image receiving layer 51 is transferred so that the end 57 area of the first image is transferred onto the perforation 70, and after the transfer, the perforation 70 is cut along with the end 57 of the image receiving layer along the perforation 70. The upper end of 51 can be formed beautifully. The same applies to the case where the image receiving body 50 has perforations 70 and perforations 71.

Next, the case where the image receiving body 50 and the image receiving layer 51 are formed with perforations later is almost the same as the case of FIG. 5, and the explanation is omitted.

The image receiver having the image receiving layer as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 can be cut along the perforations at any time after the image receiver is finally wound. Unwinding roll 23 of image receiving body 17 instead of 26
May be installed.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a recording process which is one embodiment of the thermal transfer recording method of the present invention. The image receiver in FIG. 7 is an image receiver having an image receiving layer on a base material, that is, a special image receiver 28. The special image receiving member has no image receiving layer at first, and the image receiving layer is transferred from another transfer member such as an image receiving layer transfer member (a transfer member having an image receiving layer on a base material) prior to image recording. An image receiver having a configuration having an image receiving layer is also included in the special image receiver of the present application. The laminating film 29 has, for example, a protective film in the form of a continuous film on a substrate as shown in FIG. 15, and a protective film in the form of a continuous film formed on a substrate through a release layer (not shown). Have,
As shown in FIG. 16 or FIG. 17, the protective layers are formed on the base material or on the base material at fixed intervals via a release layer.

The special image receiving member 28 is moved from the unwinding roll 11 to
Platen 10, Roll 13, Heating Roll 20 and Silicon
It is discharged to the tray 26 between the rubber-coated rolls 21 and the rolls 18 and the like. The laminating film 29 is wound from the unwinding roll 23 to the winding roll 27 via the roll 22, the heating roll 20 and the silicone rubber-coated roll 21, the roll 19 and the like. Wound around.

First, a laminating film in which each protective layer is formed at regular intervals (for example, a laminating film shown in FIG. 16)
To film) will be described. As in the case of recording an image on the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium in FIG. 1, each recording head (1, 2, 3) that generates heat according to each recording signal and a transfer body of each color (yellow-transfer body 4, magenta transfer) For example, a full-color image is recorded on the image receiving layer of the special image receptor using the image transfer member 5 and the cyan transfer member 6). However, what is different from the case of the intermediate medium in FIG. 1 is that in the case of the special image receiving member, there is generally no image reversing process such that the image receiving layer is further transferred (or may be present). A normal image is recorded on the image. Also in this case, when the special image receiving body is transparent or almost transparent, the image can be observed from both sides, so that the left-right inversion of the recorded image is not particularly limited.

The special image receiver on which the image is recorded is a sensor-1.
In step 5, the sensor mark corresponding to the image recording portion is detected, and in the laminating film 29, the sensor 16 detects the sensor mark corresponding to the position of the protective layer.
Before entering, the image recording portion and the protective layer are adjusted so as to overlap with each other, and then the heating roll 20 of the pressed transfer medium is pressed.
And between the silicone rubber-coated roll 21 and the roll 1
At the nine positions, the laminating film separates from the special image receptor and is wound around the take-up roll 27, whereby the protective layer of the laminating film is transferred and formed on the image of the special image receptor. Since each protective layer of the laminating film is separated, it can be transferred as each protective layer unit. Further, a special image receiving member having a protective layer formed thereon as necessary may be provided with a sensor mark or a protective layer corresponding to an image recording portion.
After being detected by 4, for example, a predetermined position with respect to the special image receptor and the protective layer is cut with a cutter 25 or the like, or is subjected to processing such as perforation forming with a perforation forming device or the like, and is discharged to the tray 26. .

Next, a case where a laminating film in which each protective layer is formed as a continuous film on a substrate is used will be described (for example, the laminating film in FIG. 15). When the protective layer is laminated on the image recording portion of the special image receiver on which the image is recorded, the protective layer is selected by a thermal head or the like according to the size of one image (for example, a full color image) on which the image is recorded. The protective layer is cut off and transferred onto the recorded image. In the case of a laminating film, the protective layer can be laminated on the already recorded image. For example, after recording a plurality of recorded images (for example, full color images) on a special receiver at regular intervals, Alternatively, when the special image receiving body has a plurality of recorded images at regular intervals, the plurality of images may be laminated together with the protective layer of the continuous film. Of course, also in this case, the protective layer may be selectively transferred for each of two or more images. In this case, if perforations are formed from the beginning on the special image receptor, a protective layer is formed on perforations corresponding to a plurality of images, or cut or perforated for each recording image after the protective layer is formed. Can be formed.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a special image receiving member on which a protective layer is transferred and formed, showing a cut portion of the special image receiving member. The special image receiving body 80 has an image 93 recorded on the image receiving layer 81. The protective layer 82 is transferred and formed on the image receiving layer where the image 93 is recorded. Regardless of whether the protective layer of the laminating film is a continuous film or a discontinuous film, at least a part of the edge of the protective layer and the special image receptor are cut off when the protective layer is transferred onto the special image receptor. Is what you do. For example, when the end 88 of the protective layer is not good, the area of the end 88 of the protective layer and the special image receiving body 80 are cut at the cut site 83. If both ends of the end portion 88 and the end portion 89 are not good, the cutting is performed at the cutting portion 83 and the cutting portion 84 in the same manner. Further, both ends 90 and 91 on both sides can be similarly cut at the cut portions 85 and 86. Note that the cutting section 87 is a cutting section obtained by cutting the previous image, and corresponds to the cut portion 83 of the current image. The length of the cut width 92 in the end portion region of the protective layer is not particularly limited, but is usually 30 mm or less, and the shorter the better. The cutting is not limited to a straight line, but may be any shape such as a sawtooth shape or a semicircle shape.
Although only one cutter 25 is shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of cutters can be used if necessary. That is, the cutting in the vertical direction and / or the horizontal direction can be performed by one or a plurality of cutters.

Although FIG. 7 shows the case where the laminating film and the special image receiving member are long ones, the invention is not limited to the long ones. be able to. In this case, it is a matter of course that the transport system is suitable for transporting the short laminating film and the special image receptor. Similarly, FIG. 8 also illustrates a long special image receiving member 80 as the special image receiving member. In this case, a short image receiving member such as a cut sheet can be used. Hereinafter, the same applies to FIGS. 9 to 11.

From the above description, FIGS. 1, 3 to 6
7 to 11 show that the laminating film corresponds to the intermediate medium, the laminating film protective layer corresponds to the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium, and the special image receiving member substantially corresponds to the image receiving member. It is understood that the following FIGS.
Is partially omitted because the items are different from the corresponding items in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 but the content is often duplicated, but is supplemented by the description in FIG. 4 to FIG.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a special image receptor on which a protective layer is transferred and formed, similarly showing a cut portion of the special image receptor. By setting the length of the laminating film in the width direction to be equal to or less than the length of the special image receiving member 80 in the width direction, at least both ends 90 of the protective layer 82 transferred and formed on the special image receiving member are formed. And the end part 91 can be formed neatly. in this case,
The protective layer is formed over the entire width of the laminate film. FIG. 9 shows an example in which the length of the laminate film in the width direction is shorter than the length of the special image receiving member 80 in the width direction. Further, by cutting the protective layer portions at the end 88 and the end 89 at the cut portions 83 and 84 together with the special image receptor, the appearance of both ends can be improved.

FIG. 10 is an embodiment of a special image receiving member on which a protective layer is transferred and formed, and is a plan view of the special image receiving member showing perforations. FIG. 10 shows a case where the special image receiving member 80 is formed with perforations from the beginning and a case where the special image receiving member 8 is formed.
0 and the case where the protective layer 82 is later formed with perforations.

First, the case where the special image receiving body 80 is formed with perforations from the beginning will be described. The special image receptor 80 has at least a perforation. For example, FIG.
0, the protective layer 82 has a perforation 100 (in this case, the protective layer 82 on the perforation 100 does not have a perforation). The protective layer 82 is transferred onto the special image receptor so that the superimposed portions overlap, and after the protection layer is transferred, the perforation 100 is bent by hand or machine or the like, so that the special image receptor 80 and the protective layer 82 can be cut. In this case, the cutter 25 shown in FIG. 7 is not particularly required, but the cutter 25 may be used to cut the perforated line 100 or the like, or may be used to simply cut a long special image receptor. good. All of the ends of the protective layer 82 (end 8
8, the special image receiving member preferably has perforations 100 to 103 from the beginning, as shown in FIG. 10, for example, so that the end regions of the end 89, the end 90, and the end 91) can be cut.

Next, the case where the special image receptor 80 and the protective layer 82 are formed with perforations later will be described. The special image receptor 80 does not have perforations from the beginning, and after the protective layer 82 is transferred and formed on the special image receptor 80, at least a part of the transferred protective layer 82 and the special image receptor 80 are both applied. A perforation is formed. For example, FIG.
0, the protective layer 82 and the special image receptor 80
0 is formed, and later, as described above, by hand or mechanically cutting along the perforation 100 line, a slight trace of the perforation remains at the end, but at least one end of the protective layer 82 is cleaned. Can be formed. Also in this case, perforations can be formed at all four ends of the protective layer. When the perforations are formed later in this manner, for example, FIG.
Instead of the cutter 25, a perforation making device or the like, or a perforation making device or the like near the cutter 25 can be installed.

FIG. 11 is an embodiment of a special image receiving member on which a protective layer is transferred and formed, and is a plan view of the special image receiving member showing perforations.

FIG. 11 is a view similar to FIG.
The figure shows a case where perforations are formed from the beginning and a case where the special image receptor 80 and the protective layer 82 are perforated later. The description regarding the case where the special image receptor 80 is formed with perforations from the beginning and the case where the special image receiver 80 and the protective layer 82 are formed with perforations later are almost the same as those in FIG. The explanation will be simplified.

FIG. 11 shows the transfer on the image receiving member by setting the length of the laminating film in the width direction to be equal to or less than the length of the special image receiving member 80 in the same manner as in FIG. In this example, at least both ends 90 and 91 on both sides of the formed protective layer 82 can be formed clearly. When the special image receiving member 80 has a perforation from the beginning, for example, the perforation 100, the special image receiving member 80 is placed on the special image receiving member 80 from a laminating film having a width direction shorter than the width of the special image receiving member 80. End 8 of protective layer 82
Protective layer 8 so that the eight regions are transferred onto the perforations 100.
2 is transferred, and the perforations 100 are cut along the perforations 100 after the transfer, whereby the upper end of the protective layer 82 can be formed neatly. When the special image receiving body 80 has the perforations 100 and the perforations 101,
The same is true.

Next, the case where the special image receiving member 80 and the protective layer 82 are formed with perforations later is almost the same as that in FIG.

The image receiver having the protective layer as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 can be cut along the perforation at any time after the special image receiver is finally wound up.
Unloading roll of special image receiver 28 instead of tray 26
A winding roll corresponding to the roll 11 may be provided.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a means for transferring an image receiving layer on an intermediate medium onto an image receiving body, and FIG.
A configuration using a heating roll 20 and a silicone rubber-coated roll 21 as means for transferring the protective layer of the film onto the special image receiving member is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. There is no particular limitation as long as the image receiving layer on the intermediate medium or the protective layer of the laminating film can be transferred onto the image receiving body or the special image receiving body. For example, an image receiving member having a weak adhesive layer on the surface may be used to transfer and form the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium on the image receiving member only by pressing, or a laminating film having a weak adhesive layer on the protective layer may be used. ,
The weak adhesive layer and the protective layer of the laminating film may be transferred and formed on the special image receptor only by pressing. When the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium is transferred onto the image receiving member, or when the protective layer of the laminating film is transferred onto the special image receiving member, the heating medium may be a recording head such as a thermal head, or an internal heating head. Or a heat roll with a built-in heat source such as a halogen lamp.
Can be used.

An image receiving layer transfer member in which each image receiving layer is formed separately, an intermediate medium in which each image receiving layer is formed separately,
When using an intermediate medium having an image receiving layer transferred as an image receiving layer unit from the image receiving layer transfer body or a laminating film in which each protective layer is formed separately, each image receiving layer is heated by a roll. Alternatively, each protective layer can be transferred at a high speed. Since the heat roll can considerably increase the heat capacity of a heat source such as an internal halogen lamp, transfer can be performed even at a high speed of 50 cm / sec or more as a transfer speed by the heat roll. In this case, when the image receiving layer is transferred onto the image receiving member or the protective layer is transferred onto the special image receiving member, the end of the image receiving layer unit basically on the intermediate medium or the laminating film regardless of the transfer speed. Since the edge of the protective layer unit above is also transferred as it is, the shape of the edge of the image receiving layer or the shape of the edge of the protective layer is not very good. When the transfer medium is a thermal head,
Since the portion to be transferred can be selectively heated, the edge of the image receiving layer (or protective layer) to be transferred to some extent can be controlled, but the transfer speed cannot be increased. In FIGS. 1, 2 and 7,
Since the transport system and the like are schematically shown in a simplified manner, when a device such as a film tension adjusting device is required, it can be used naturally.

The recording head is not particularly limited. For example, an optical head such as a thermal head, a current-carrying head, or a laser can be used.

The transfer member has at least a color material layer composed of a color material and a binder on a substrate, and / or has at least an image receiving layer on the substrate.

A color material transfer member having at least a color material layer on a substrate is a transfer member having a heat melting type color material layer and / or a sublimation type color material layer on a substrate. The thermal transfer recording method of the present invention can be used for fusion type thermal transfer recording and sublimation type thermal transfer recording. As a color material transfer member, a color material layer of a single color is formed by a continuous film, a color material layer is formed discontinuously in a pattern, or a color material layer of each color is formed in a plane sequence. One or the like can be used.

The image receiving layer transfer body has at least an image receiving layer on a substrate. Similarly, in the case of an image receiving layer transfer body, those having an image receiving layer formed of a continuous film and those having a pattern formed discontinuously can be used. The image receiving layer transfer member is formed on a substrate by sequentially laminating a release layer and an image receiving layer, sequentially laminating an image receiving layer and a dye diffusion preventing layer, or by forming a releasing layer, an image receiving layer and a dye diffusion preventing layer. It may be formed in the form of a multilayer structure such as a laminate. In this case, since the transfer product from the image receiving layer transfer body onto the intermediate medium is not transferred to the release layer, it becomes an image receiving layer or a laminated product of the image receiving layer and the dye diffusion preventing layer in order.

The substrate of the transfer member is not particularly limited. For example, there are various polymer films, polymer films surface-treated by coating or the like, various conductive films, and the like. As various polymer films, for example, polyolefin-based, polyamide-based, polyester-based, polyimide-based,
There are polyether type, cellulose type, polyparabanic acid type, polyoxadiazole type, polystyrene type, fluorine type film and the like. In particular, polyethylene terephthalate (P
Films such as ET), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), aramid, triacetyl cellulose, polyparabanic acid, polysulfone, polypropylene, cellophane, moisture-proof cellophane, and polyethylene are useful. It is desirable that a heat-resistant layer for thermally protecting the base material, a slip heat-resistant layer, and the like be formed for running stability with respect to a recording head such as a thermal head. As the various conductive films, films containing various conductive particles such as carbon black, metal and metal compound powders, and films forming conductive layers are useful. A vapor-deposited film on which a metal, a metal compound or the like is vapor-deposited is useful as a substrate.

The coloring material is a pigment, a dye or the like, and is not particularly limited. Each color material proposed for the hot-melt type transfer body and the sublimation type transfer body can be used. Titanium oxide as a pigment,
Disperse dyes, acid dyes, basic dyes, oil-soluble dyes, and the like can be used as dyes, such as phthalocyanine pigments and azo pigments.

The binder of the color material layer is not particularly limited. For example, polyester resins such as saturated polyesters, vinyl chloride resins, vinyl chloride copolymers (for example, vinyl chloride-
Binary copolymers such as vinyl acetate resin, vinyl chloride-acrylate resin, ternary copolymers such as vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate-vinyl alcohol resin), chlorinated vinyl chloride resin, methyl (or ethyl) ) Acrylic resins such as methacrylate resins, acrylic polyol resins, acrylic copolymers (eg, acrylonitrile-styrene resin, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin, etc.), polycarbonate resins, polystyrene resins, Phenoxy resins such as polyvinyl acetal resins (polyvinyl formal, polyvinyl acetal, etc.) and phenoxy resins;
Urethane-based resin, cellulose-based resin (ethyl cellulose-
, Ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose), silicone
Resin, wax and the like can be used. Further, these resins may be cured using a crosslinking agent or a curing agent and used as a binder.

For the image receiving layer of the transfer member, the following materials described for the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium can be used. As the material for the dye diffusion preventing layer, the materials described for the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium can be used.
A material having a higher softening point or glass transition temperature than the image receiving layer is desirable. As the material of the release layer of the image receiving layer transfer body, the materials described for the release layer of the intermediate medium can be used.

The intermediate medium is composed of at least a substrate or has at least an image receiving layer on the substrate.
When the intermediate medium is composed of at least the substrate,
For example, a support layer or the like which is easily adhered to the image receiving layer may be provided on the substrate on the surface where the image receiving layer is transferred from the image receiving layer transfer body.

FIGS. 12 to 14 are schematic cross-sectional views of an intermediate medium according to each embodiment when an image receiving layer is provided on a base material. In the intermediate medium shown in FIG. 12, an image receiving layer 31 formed of a continuous film is formed on a substrate 30, and a sensor mark 33 and a sensor mark 34 are formed on the image receiving layer 31. In the intermediate medium shown in FIG. 13, an image receiving layer of a discontinuous film, that is, an image receiving layer 31 and an image receiving layer 32 are formed at regular intervals on a substrate 30, and a sensor mark 33 is formed between each image receiving layer. . The intermediate medium in FIG. 14 includes a release layer 35 on the base material 30 and a release layer 35 on the release layer 35 in FIG.
The image receiving layers 31 and 32 and the sensor mark 33 are formed in the same manner as described above. The sensor mark is for detecting the position of the image receiving layer or the position of the image receiving layer for the purpose of recording and transferring, but the position for forming the sensor mark is not particularly limited. For example, it can be formed on the surface of the intermediate medium opposite to the surface on which the image receiving layer is formed. Further, it is not particularly necessary to form a sensor mark. When the sensor mark is formed on an image receiving body, a special image receiving body, an image receiving layer or a protective layer, etc., an image is recorded, and even if it is left on the image receiving end or the special image receiving body whose end is cut. It does not have to remain.

The intermediate medium is formed in a multilayer structure such as a sequential laminate of a protective layer and an image receiving layer on a substrate, or a sequential laminate of a release layer, a protective layer and an image receiving layer on a substrate. May be. In this case, at least after the image is formed on the image receiving layer, the protective layer and the image receiving layer are transferred onto the image receiving body. In the laminate, for example, the release layer may be a continuous film, and the image receiving layer and the like may be a discontinuous film.

The substrate 30 of the intermediate medium is not particularly limited. For example, various films exemplified as the base material of the transfer body can be used. A heat-resistant layer for thermally protecting the substrate, a lubricating heat-resistant layer for the recording head, or a current-carrying layer may also be formed on the substrate of the intermediate medium. Although the thickness of the substrate is not particularly limited, it is usually used at 100 μm or less.

The image receiving layer (for example, the image receiving layer 31 in FIG. 12)
There is no particular limitation as long as at least a polymer material is used as one of the constituent materials. The image receiving layer and the like are not limited to a single layer, and may have a multilayer structure made of the same material or different materials. Either a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin can be used. For example, vinyl resins, urethane resins, acrylic resins, amide resins, ester resins, cellulose resins, epoxy resins, phenol resins, phenoxy resins, silicone resins and the like can be used. . Specifically, vinyl chloride resins, vinyl chloride copolymers (for example, binary copolymers such as vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate resin and vinyl chloride-acrylate resin, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate-vinyl alcohol resin) Such as terpolymers, chlorinated vinyl chloride resins, methyl (or ethyl) methacrylate resins, acrylic polyol resins, acrylic copolymers (eg, acrylonitrile-styrene resin, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) Resins, etc.), polycarbonate resins, saturated polyester resins,
Polystyrene resin, low molecular weight polystyrene resin, polyvinyl acetal resin (polyvinyl formal, polyvinyl butyral, etc.), phenoxy resin, urethane resin,
Alkyd resin, modified alkyd resin (phenol modified, vinyl modified, etc.), epoxy resin, xylene formaldehyde resin, polyamide resin, phenol resin, cellulose resin (ethyl cellulose, ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, etc.) And silicon-based resins (silicon resin, acrylic-modified silicone resin, epoxy-modified silicone resin, etc.), terpene resins and the like. Further, in order to prevent thermal fusion with the colorant layer of the transfer body to the image receiving layer, various silicone oils, various modified silicone oils, fluorine resins, various surfactants and the like can be added and used. .

The protective layer used for the intermediate medium is transferred and formed on the image receiving member together with the image receiving layer, and is located on the image receiving layer on the image receiving member and has a role of protecting the image receiving layer or a further recorded image. . An ultraviolet absorber or the like can be added to the protective layer.

The release layer 35 of the intermediate medium facilitates peeling of the transfer object (image receiving layer or the like) from the release layer when the transfer object (image receiving layer or the like) on the release layer is transferred from the intermediate medium onto the image receiving body. It has the function to do. For example, the material of the release layer 35 is not particularly limited as long as the transferred material on the release layer can be peeled from the release layer 35. For example, various silicone resins (condensation reaction type, addition reaction type, peroxide curing type, ultraviolet curing type, etc.), acrylate curing type resins (polyester acrylate, epoxy acrylate, urethane acrylate) Latexes, silicone acrylates, etc.), hydroxyl group-containing resins (acrylic polyols, polyester polyols, etc.), and epoxy resins such as epoxy resins are useful. Further, a configuration composed of a release agent and a thermoplastic resin, or a configuration composed of a release agent and various curable resins can be used. Release agents include various silicone oils, various modified silicone oils, fluororesins, various surfactants, and the like. In the case where an image receiving layer transfer body is used, the above materials can be used also when a release layer is provided on the image receiving layer transfer body.

The image receiving body 17 is not particularly limited. Coated paper such as plain paper, art paper, polymer sheet (or board), laminate sheet of cellulose paper (or synthetic paper) and polymer film, etc. Can be used.

The laminating film 29 has at least a protective layer on the substrate.

FIG. 15 to FIG.
1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a tofilm. In the laminating film of FIG. 15, a protective layer 41 composed of a continuous film is formed on a base material 40.
The sensor mark 43 and the sensor mark are formed on the protective layer 41.
In FIG. The laminating film of FIG. 16 has a protective layer of a discontinuous film formed on a base material 40, that is, a protective layer 41 and a protective layer 42 at a predetermined interval, and a sensor mark 43 formed between each protective layer. I have. The laminating film shown in FIG. 17 has a release layer 45 on a base material 40, and protective layers 41 and 42 and a sensor mark 43 on the release layer 45, which are the same as those in FIG.
Are formed. The sensor mark is the position of the protective layer,
Alternatively, it is for detecting the position of the protective layer for the purpose of transfer, but the position for forming the protective layer is not particularly limited. For example, it can be formed on the surface opposite to the surface on which the protective layer of the laminating film is formed. Also, especially the sensor marker
It is not necessary to form a crack.

The base material 40 of the laminating film is not particularly limited. For example, various films exemplified as the base material of the transfer body can be used. A heat-resistant layer for thermally protecting the substrate, a lubricating heat-resistant layer for a recording head or the like, or a current-carrying layer may also be formed on the base material of the laminate film. The thickness of the substrate is not particularly limited, but is usually 10
Used below 0 μm.

The protective layer (for example, the protective layer 41 in FIG. 15)
There is no particular limitation as long as at least a polymer material is used as one of the constituent materials. For example, various resins exemplified as constituent materials of the image receiving layer can be used for the protective layer. The protective layer is transferred and formed on the special image receptor, and has a role of protecting an image recorded on the image receiving layer of the special image receptor. The protective layer is not limited to a single layer, but may have a multilayer structure made of the same material or different materials. An ultraviolet absorber or the like can be added to the protective layer.

The release layer 45 of the laminating film has a function of facilitating the peeling of the protective layer from the releasing layer when the protective layer is transferred from the laminating film onto the special image receptor. As the material of the release layer 45, various materials exemplified for the release layer 35 of the intermediate medium can be used.

The special image receiver 28 is not particularly limited. The special image receiving body 28 has at least an image receiving layer on a base material. As the image receiving layer, for example, various polymer materials and constituent materials described for the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium can be used.

Base material of transfer body, base material of intermediate medium, laminating
The base material, release layer, image-receiving layer, heat-resistant lubricating layer, heat-resistant layer, dye-diffusion preventing layer and protective layer of Tofilm contain lubricants, release agents, antistatic agents, surfactants or fine particles, etc. May be.

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EXAMPLES Specific examples will be described below.

The dyes used in the examples are shown in Table 1.

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[Table 1]

(Example 1) (Preparation of sublimation type transfer body) One surface has a crosslinked saturated polyester-based anchor coat layer having a thickness of about 0.2 µm, and the other surface has a slipping heat-resistant layer. PET film (thickness of about 6μ)
m, width 500 mm) was coated with the following yellow (Y) paint with a gravure printing machine and dried with hot air at 100 ° C. to produce a yellow transfer material. Similarly, a magenta transfer member and a cyan transfer member were prepared using the following magenta (M) paint and cyan (C) paint, respectively. The thickness of the color material layer of each transfer body is about 1 μm. Further, a sensor mark was printed on the color material layer on each transfer member at a constant interval sufficient to record each unit image using commercially available black ink. After printing, each transfer body was slit into a width of 140 mm for use. (Y paint) Dye (Y in Table 1) 2.5 parts by weight Acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer 4 parts by weight 2-butanone 12 parts by weight Toluene 12 parts by weight (M paint) Dye (M in Table 1) 3 parts by weight acrylonitrile -Styrene copolymer 4 parts by weight 2-butanone 12 parts by weight Toluene 12 parts by weight (C coating) Dye (symbol C in Table 1) 3 parts by weight Acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer 4 parts by weight 2-butanone 12 parts by weight toluene 12 Parts by weight (Preparation of intermediate medium) Biaxially stretched PET film (thickness 25
μm, 500 mm width) on one side, the following image-receiving layer paint was coated with a gravure printing machine and the size of each image-receiving layer was 100 × 120 mm.
(Width direction × longitudinal direction, empty space between the image receiving layers is 40 mm in the width direction, 150 mm in the longitudinal direction), printed with hot air at 100 ° C., and having an image receiving layer having a thickness of about 2 μm. A medium was prepared. The longitudinal direction of each image receiving layer (12
(0 mm) at the end (the end of printing) contained bubbles and the appearance was not very good (in the case of gravure printing, the same applies to the following examples). A black sensor mark for detecting each image receiving layer was also printed between each image receiving layer.
Hereinafter, the description of the sensor mark and the like is formed as necessary even when omitted in each embodiment. The intermediate medium was used by slitting the image receiving layer at the center when slitting the length in the width direction to 140 mm. (Image receiving layer coating) Polyvinyl acetal resin 10 parts by weight (BL-3, Tg: about 68 ° C., Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.) Epoxy-modified silicone oil 0.3 part by weight (KF101, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) Amino-modified silicone oil 0.7 parts by weight (KF857, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) 2-butanone 20 parts by weight Toluene 20 parts by weight Using the printer having the recording process of FIG. 14, and each of the above transcripts is shown in FIG.
Was used as each transcript (4, 5, 6). First, the color material layer surface of the Y transfer body and the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium are overlapped, and the thermal head is pressed toward the platen side, and the thermal head generates heat in accordance with the following conditions and a recording signal of a human image, A Y color human image was recorded at the center of the image receiving layer of the intermediate medium.

Heat generation density in main and sub scanning: 12 dots / mm Maximum applied heat: 6 J / cm ² Application cycle: 16 ms / line Heating time of head: 0.5 to ⁴ ms Image recording area (width × length): 6 In the same manner as in the case of × 8 cm ² or less, M and C colors were further superimposed and recorded to form a full-color human image. Next, the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image has been recorded is placed on the side of plain paper (image receiving body, width 140 mm, thickness of about 80 μm), and the intermediate medium and plain paper are superposed so that the positions in the width direction coincide with each other. Pressing (about 2 × 10 ⁵
Pa) An intermediate medium rotates between the heating metal roll (having a halogen lamp inside, a surface temperature of 160 ° C.) 20 and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll 21 rotating under the heating metal roll. After passing (running speed 20 mm / sec),
By peeling off the PET film of the intermediate medium at the rolls 18 and 19, an image receiving layer on which an image was recorded was transferred and formed on plain paper. Next, a position 5 mm inward from both ends in the width direction of the image receiving layer transferred onto the plain paper is cut.
At 25, the image receiving layer and the plain paper are cut, and a second cutter (see FIG.
The image receiving layer and the plain paper were cut by another cutter. As a result, an image receiving member having a good appearance having an image could be obtained on the tray 26. (Example 2) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 was slit into a width of 90 mm and used. (Preparation of Intermediate Medium) When slitting the intermediate medium having a width of 500 mm prepared in Example 1, the intermediate medium was slit to a width of 90 mm so that the image receiving layer was present in the entire width direction.

Using a transfer member, an intermediate medium, and a printer having the recording process shown in FIG. 1, a full-color human image was recorded on the image receiving layer in the same manner as in Example 1.

Next, the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image has been recorded is placed on the side of plain paper (image receiving body, width: 92 mm, thickness: about 150 μm), and the center in the width direction of the plain paper and the center in the width direction of the intermediate medium By overlapping the two so that they coincide with each other and passing between the heated metal roll and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll in the same manner as in Example 1, the PET film of the intermediate medium is peeled off. The image receiving layer on which the image was recorded was transferred and formed on plain paper. Next, the image receiving layer and the plain paper were cut and removed at a position 5 mm inward from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the image receiving layer transferred onto the plain paper with a cutter. As a result, both ends of the image-receiving layer in the width direction are linearly and beautifully transferred to about 1 mm inside the both ends of the plain paper (both ends of the image-receiving layer in the width direction are cut by a slitter first). And the image receiving layer was also cut in the longitudinal direction, so that an image receiving body having an image and a good appearance could be obtained. (Example 3) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 is used. (Preparation of Intermediate Medium) Biaxially stretched PET film (thickness 16
The following coating composition for a release layer was applied to one surface of a single layer (μm, width: 500 mm) using a microgravure coater and dried (100 ° C.) to form a release layer having a thickness of 0.6 μm. Using the coating of the image receiving layer of Example 1 on this release layer, a thickness of about 3
An intermediate medium having a μm image receiving layer was produced. As in the first embodiment, an intermediate medium having a width of 140 mm was used. (Release layer coating) Silicon resin 10 parts by weight (KS-847H, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) Catalyst 0.1 part by weight (CAT-PL-50T, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) Toluene 20 parts by weight 2-butanone 10 parts by weight A full-color human image was recorded on the image receiving layer in the same manner as in Example 1 by using a transfer body, an intermediate medium, and a printer having the recording process of FIG.

Next, the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image was recorded was placed on the side of a white foamed PET film (image receiving body, width 140 mm, thickness of about 75 μm), and the width direction position of both the intermediate medium and the white foamed PET film And superimpose,
After that, after passing between the heated metal roll and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll in the same manner as in Example 1, the PET film of the intermediate medium and the release layer were peeled off, thereby receiving an image on which an image was recorded. The layer was transferred onto a white foamed PET film. Next, the image receiving layer and the white foamed PET film are separated by a cutter at a position 5 mm inside from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the image receiving layer transferred onto the white foamed PET film and 5 mm inside from both ends in the width direction of the image receiving layer. It was cut and removed. As a result, it was possible to obtain an image receiver having an image and a good appearance. (Example 4) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 was slit into a width of 90 mm and used.
(Preparation of Intermediate Medium) When slitting the intermediate medium having a width of 500 mm prepared in Example 3, the intermediate medium was slit to a width of 90 mm so that the image receiving layer was present in the entire width direction.

A full-color human image was recorded on the image receiving layer in the same manner as in Example 1 using the transfer member, the intermediate medium, and the printer having the recording process shown in FIG. Next, the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image is recorded is placed on the side of the white foamed PET film (image receiving body, width: 92 mm, thickness: about 150 μm), and the center in the width direction of the white foamed PET film and the center in the width direction of the intermediate medium The two parts were overlapped so that the parts coincided with each other, and then passed between the heated metal roll and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll in the same manner as in Example 1. Then, the PET film of the intermediate medium and the release layer were Was peeled off to transfer and form the image receiving layer on which the image was recorded on a white foamed PET film. Next, the image receiving layer and the white foamed PET film were cut off at a position 5 mm inward from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the image receiving layer transferred onto the white foamed PET film with a cutter.
As a result, both ends of the image receiving layer in the width direction are white foamed PET.
Since the image was transferred linearly and beautifully about 1 mm inside both ends of the film and the image receiving layer was cut in the longitudinal direction, an image receiving body having an image and a good appearance could be obtained. (Example 5) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 is used. (Preparation of Transferred Image Transfer Layer) PET film (thickness: about 6 μm, width: 500 mm) having a heat-resistant lubricating layer on one side, and a release layer having a thickness of 0.6 μm on the other side in the same manner as in Example 3. Was formed. The following image-receiving layer coating material was coated on the release layer with a microgravure coater and dried (100 ° C.) to a thickness of about 2 μm.
After forming an image receiving layer of μm, the image receiving layer was slit to a width of 90 mm and used as an image receiving layer transfer body. (Image-receiving layer coating material) Polyvinyl acetal resin 7 parts by weight (BL-1, Tg: about 59 ° C., Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.) Polystyrene resin 3 parts by weight (molecular weight about 800) Epoxy-modified silicone oil 0.3 parts by weight Part (KF101, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) Amino-modified silicone oil 0.7 parts by weight (KF857, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) 2-butanone 25 parts by weight Toluene 25 parts by weight (intermediate medium) Polyimide film (about 25 μm in thickness) , Width 140 mm). (Receiver) Plain paper (about 80 μm thick and 94 mm wide).

Using a printer having the recording process of FIG. 2, the above image receiving layer transfer body was replaced with the image receiving layer transfer body 110 of FIG.
The above-mentioned intermediate medium was used as the intermediate medium 113 in FIG. 2, and each of the above-mentioned transfer bodies was used as each of the transfer bodies (4, 5, 6) in FIG. After the sensor mark of the intermediate medium is first detected by the sensor 112, the thermal head is selectively heated under the following conditions to transfer the image receiving layer of the image receiving layer transfer body 110 to a predetermined position of the intermediate medium. An image receiving layer (width direction × longitudinal direction = about 90 mm × 120 mm) was formed by transfer so that the center portion in the width direction of the image receiving layer was located on the center portion in the width direction of the intermediate medium. One end (transfer end end) of the image receiving layer transferred on the intermediate medium in the longitudinal direction of 120 mm had a tailing of about 2 to 3 mm, and the end was not very clear. Thereafter, a full-color human image was recorded on the image receiving layer on the intermediate medium in the same manner as in Example 1.

Heat generation density in main and sub scanning: 12 dots / mm Maximum applied heat: 6.5 J / cm ² Application cycle: 16 ms / line Heating time of head: 3.5 to 4 ms Intermediate medium on which an image is recorded next Is placed on the plain paper side, and the two are overlapped so that the center of the plain paper in the width direction coincides with the center of the intermediate medium in the width direction.
As described above (however, the printer having the recording process of FIG. 2), the image is recorded by passing the heated metal roll and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll, and then peeling off the polyimide film of the intermediate medium. The image receiving layer thus formed was transferred and formed on plain paper. Next, the image receiving layer and the plain paper were cut and removed at a position 5 mm inward from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the image receiving layer transferred onto the plain paper with a cutter. As a result, both ends of the image receiving layer in the width direction are linearly and clearly transferred to about 2 mm inside both ends of the plain paper, and the image receiving layer is also cut in the longitudinal direction, so that the appearance having an image is obtained. A good image receiving member was obtained. (Example 6) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 is used. (Preparation of image receiving layer transfer body) On the image receiving layer of the image receiving layer transfer body (500 mm width) prepared in Example 5, the following dye diffusion preventing layer coating material was further applied by a microgravure coater and dried (10).
(0 ° C.) to form a dye diffusion preventing layer having a thickness of about 2 μm, slit to a width of 90 mm and used as an image receiving layer transfer member. (Dye diffusion preventing layer coating) Polyvinyl acetal resin 3 parts by weight (polymerization degree: 240, Tg: about 74 ° C.) Polyvinyl acetal resin 7 parts by weight (polymerization degree: 300, Tg: about 110 ° C.) 2 -Butanone 25 parts by weight Toluene 25 parts by weight (Preparation of intermediate medium) Polyimide film (about 25 μm thick)
m, 140 mm in width), the following coating material for the holding layer was applied and dried (100 ° C.) using a microgravure coater, and then irradiated with a high-pressure mercury lamp and cured by ultraviolet irradiation to form a holding layer having a thickness of 2 μm. And an intermediate medium. (Retaining layer paint) Polyester acrylate resin 10 parts by weight (M-8100, Toa Gosei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) Sensitizer (IRGACURE184) 0.3 part by weight Ethyl acetate 20 parts by weight (Receiver) White foam PET -(About 150 μm thick,
Width 94 mm).

Using the Y, M, and C transfer members, the image receiving layer transfer member, the intermediate medium, and the printer having the recording process shown in FIG. Then, a laminate (width direction × longitudinal direction = about 90 mm × 120 mm) composed of the image receiving layer and the dye diffusion preventing layer was transferred and formed so that the center portion in the width direction of the image receiving layer was positioned. The laminated portion is transferred and formed on the holding layer of the intermediate medium. Also in this case, the longitudinal direction of the transferred laminate is 120 m.
One end of m (transfer end) had a tail of about 2 to 3 mm, and the end was not very clean. Hereinafter, a full color image was formed on the image receiving layer of the laminate on the intermediate medium in the same manner as in Example 1.
Person images were recorded.

Next, the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image is recorded is set to the image receiving side, and the two are superimposed so that the center of the image receiving body in the width direction coincides with the center of the intermediate medium in the width direction.
After passing between the heated metal roll and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll in the same manner as in Example 1, the polyimide film of the intermediate medium and the holding layer were peeled off to form an image receiving layer on which an image was recorded. A laminate comprising the dye and the dye diffusion prevention was transferred and formed on the image receiving member. Next, the laminate and the image receiving body were cut and removed at a position 5 mm inward from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the laminate transferred onto the image receiving body by a cutter. As a result, both ends of the laminate in the width direction are about 2 mm inside both ends of the image receiving body.
The image was transferred in a straight line neatly, and the laminate was cut in the longitudinal direction, so that an image receiver having an image and a good appearance could be obtained. (Example 7) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 was slit into a width of 110 mm and used.

(Intermediate Medium) The intermediate medium (width 500 mm) prepared in Example 3 was slit to a width of 110 mm so that the image-receiving layer was located at the center of the width (the length of the image-receiving layer in the width direction was 10 mm).
0 mm).

(Receiver) Plain paper (approximately 1
First, a continuous linear perforation (pitch consisting of a cutting length of 5 mm and a non-cutting length of 0.3 mm) is formed in the longitudinal direction 10 mm from both ends in the width direction of plain paper using 35 μm and a width of 110 mm. (For example, perforations 72 and 73 in FIG. 5).

A full-color human image was recorded on the image receiving layer in the same manner as in Example 1 using each transfer body, the intermediate medium, and the printer having the recording process shown in FIG. Next, the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image has been recorded is placed on the image receiving body (plain paper) side, and the intermediate medium and the image receiving body are superposed so that their positions in the width direction coincide with each other. After passing between the metal roll and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll, the PET film of the intermediate medium and the release layer are peeled off to transfer and form the image receiving layer on which the image has been recorded onto the image receiving body. I let it. At this time, about 5 mm from both ends in the width direction of the image receiving layer.
The inner side is transferred and formed on the perforation of the image receiving body (for example, the end portion 59 of the image receiving layer on the perforation 72 of FIG. 5 and the perforation 7).
3). Next, a position 5 mm inward from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the image receiving layer transferred onto the image receiving body is set to a cutter-2.
5 and cut and removed. Next, an inner position of about 5 mm from both ends in the width direction of the image receiving layer was bent several times along a perforation formed in the image receiving body from the beginning, and then the perforated position of the image receiving body was cut together with the image receiving layer. As a result, a slight perforation mark was left at both ends in the width direction, but an image receiver having an image and a good appearance could be obtained. (Example 8) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 was slit into a width of 110 mm and used.

(Intermediate Medium) The intermediate medium of Example 7 (the length of the image receiving layer in the width direction is 100 mm) is used.

(Receiver) A white foamed PET film (thickness: about 100 μm, width: 110 mm) was used as an image receiver, and first, 10 m from both ends in the width direction of the white foamed PET film.
m, a continuous linear perforation in the longitudinal direction on the inside (cut length 5
mm and a non-cut length of 0.3 mm) and a perforation of the same pitch which is continuous and linear in the width direction (repeated at a constant interval of 110 mm in the longitudinal direction).
(For example, perforations 72, 73, and 7 in FIG. 5).
0 and 71).

A full-color human image was recorded on the image receiving layer in the same manner as in Example 1 by using each transfer body, an intermediate medium, and a printer having the recording process shown in FIG. Next, the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image has been recorded is placed on the image receiving body (plain paper) side, the positions of the intermediate medium and the image receiving body in the width direction are matched, and about two ends of each of the image receiving layer in the longitudinal direction. Overlap so that the inside of 5 mm is located on the perforation of the image receiving body,
After that, after passing between the heated metal roll and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll in the same manner as in Example 1, the PET film of the intermediate medium and the release layer were peeled off, thereby receiving an image on which an image was recorded. The layer was transfer formed on the receiver. At this time, about 5 mm inside from both ends in the width direction of the image receiving layer and about 5 mm inside from both ends in the longitudinal direction are transferred and formed on the perforations of the image receiving body. Next, one side of the perforation (for example, perforation 70 in FIG. 5) formed in the width direction is bent several times along the perforation, and then the image receiving layer and the image receiving body are cut along the perforation. The other three perforations were cut in the same manner. As a result, a slight perforation mark was left at the end of each of the four sides, but an image receiver having an image and a good appearance could be obtained. (Example 9) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 was slit to a width of 90 mm and used.

(Intermediate Medium) A heat-resistant layer (1 μm thick)
m), a biaxially stretched PET film having a thickness of 12 μm,
A release layer was formed on the other surface having a width of 500 mm) in the same manner as in Example 3, and an image receiving layer was formed on this release layer in the same manner as in Example 3 to produce an intermediate medium. This intermediate medium was used by being slit to a width of 90 mm so that the image receiving layer was present in the entire width direction.

(Image Receptor) A white foamed PET film (about 100 μm thick and 92 mm wide) was used as an image receiving body, and perforations were first formed in the width direction at regular intervals (110 mm) with respect to the longitudinal direction of the white foamed PET film. As described, a continuous linear perforation (pitch having a cutting length of 10 mm and a non-cutting length of 0.4 mm) was formed in the width direction (for example, perforations 70 and 71 in FIG. 6). At both ends in the width direction of the perforations, the perforated portions were not cut portions but cut portions so that the film could be easily cut.

A full-color human image was recorded on the image receiving layer in the same manner as in Example 1 by using each transfer body, an intermediate medium, and a printer having the recording process shown in FIG. Next, the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image was recorded is set to the image receiving side, and the center of the image receiving body in the width direction coincides with the center of the intermediate medium in the width direction, and from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the image receiving layer. The two are overlapped so that the inner side of each of them is about 5 mm above the perforation of the image receiving member, and the space between the heated metal roll (surface temperature: 200 ° C.) and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll is set in the same manner as in Example 1. After passing through (running speed 30 cm / sec), the PET film of the intermediate medium and the release layer were peeled off to transfer and form the image receiving layer on which the image was recorded on the image receiving body. At this time, about 5 mm inside from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the image receiving layer is transferred and formed on the perforation of the image receiving body (for example, the image receiving layer end 57 on the perforation 70 and the image receiving layer on the perforation 71 in FIG. 6). End 58). Next, after one of the perforations was bent several times along the perforations, the image receiving layer and the image receiving body were cut along the perforations, and the other perforations were similarly cut. As a result, both ends of the image receiving layer in the width direction are linearly and beautifully transferred to about 1 mm inside the both ends of the white foamed PET film, and a slight perforation mark is left at both ends in the longitudinal direction. Thus, an image receiver having an image and a good appearance was able to be obtained. (Example 10) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 was slit into a width of 90 mm and used.

(Intermediate Medium) The intermediate medium of Example 3 was used by slitting it to a width of 90 mm so that the image receiving layer was present in the entire width direction.

(Image Receiver) A white foamed PET film (about 100 μm in thickness and 92 mm in width) was used as an image receiver.

A full-color human image was recorded on the image receiving layer in the same manner as in Example 1 using each transfer body, an intermediate medium, and a printer having the recording process of FIG. Next, the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image was recorded is set to the image receiving body side, and both are superimposed so that the center in the width direction of the image receiving body coincides with the center in the width direction of the intermediate medium. Similarly, after passing between the heated metal roll and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll, the PET film of the intermediate medium and the release layer are peeled off, so that the image receiving layer on which the image is recorded is placed on the image receiving body. Was formed. Next, a straight perforation (a cutting length of 10 mm and a non-cutting length of 0.4 mm) is formed from the end to the end in the width direction by a perforation forming apparatus by about 5 mm inward from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the transferred image receiving layer. (For example, perforations 70 and 71 in FIG. 6). In addition, both ends in the width direction of the perforation were set to enter the cut area of the perforation. Next, after one of the perforations was bent several times along the perforations, the image receiving layer and the image receiving body were cut along the perforations, and the other perforations were similarly cut. As a result, both ends of the image receiving layer in the width direction are white foam P
It is clearly transferred linearly about 1 mm inside both ends of the ET film, and a slight perforation mark is left at both ends in the longitudinal direction, but it is possible to obtain a good-quality image receiver having an image. Was. (Embodiment 11) Of the structures composed of the transfer body and the like used in Embodiment 5, only the following image receiver is used for the image receiver. (Receiver) A white foamed PET film (thickness: about 100 μm, width: 94 mm) was used as the image receiver. As there is a perforation,
A continuous linear perforation (pitch consisting of a cut length of 10 mm and a non-cut length of 0.4 mm) was formed in the width direction.

Using the Y, M, and C transfer members, the image receiving layer transfer member, the intermediate medium, and the printer having the recording process shown in FIG. The image receiving layer (width direction × longitudinal direction = approximately 90 mm × 120 mm) was transferred and formed such that the center of the image receiving layer in the width direction was located at the center of the image. Hereinafter, examples of the image receiving layer on this intermediate medium will be described.
In the same manner as in Example 1, a full-color portrait image was recorded.

Next, the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which the image is recorded is set to the image receiving side, and the center of the image receiving body in the width direction coincides with the center of the intermediate medium in the width direction. Were overlapped so that the inner side of each of them was about 5 mm above the perforation of the image receiving member, and then passed between the heated metal roll and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll in the same manner as in Example 1. Thereafter, the polyimide film of the intermediate medium was peeled off, whereby the image receiving layer on which the image was recorded was transferred and formed on the image receiving body. At this time, about 5 mm inside from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the image receiving layer is transferred and formed on the perforations of the image receiving body. Next, after one of the perforations was bent several times along the perforations, the image receiving layer and the image receiving body were cut along the perforations, and the other perforations were similarly cut.
As a result, both ends of the image receiving layer in the width direction are linearly and clearly transferred to about 2 mm inside the both ends of the image receiving body, and a slight perforation mark is left at both ends in the longitudinal direction. The image receiving member having a good appearance and having a good appearance was obtained. (Example 12) (Sublimation type transfer body): Each transfer body of Example 1 (Y, M, C)
Is used. (Preparation of special image receptor) About 0.2μ thickness on one side
m foamed PET sheet having a thickness of about 150 μm and a width of 140 m
m) The following image-receiving layer coating material is applied to the anchor coating layer by a microgravure coater and dried (100 ° C.) to a thickness of about 3 μm.
A special image receiver having a μm image receiving layer was produced. (Image receiving layer paint) The image receiving layer paint of Example 1. (Preparation of Laminate Film) Biaxially stretched PET film
The following release layer paint is applied to one side (thickness 12 μm, width 500 mm) with a micro gravure coater and dried (100 ° C.)
Then, a release layer having a thickness of 0.6 μm was formed. On the release layer, the following protective layer paint was coated by a gravure printing machine with a size of each protective layer of 100 × 120 mm (width direction × longitudinal direction), an empty space between the protective layers (width direction 40 mm, longitudinal direction 150 mm).
mm) and dried with hot air (100 ° C.) to produce a laminating film having a protective layer having a thickness of about 3 μm. Laminate film has a length in the width direction of 140
The slit was used so that the protective layer was located at the center when slitting into mm. (Release layer paint) Release layer paint of Example 3 (Protective layer paint) Polyvinyl acetal resin 5 parts by weight (degree of polymerization: 240, Tg: about 74 ° C.) Polyvinyl acetal resin 5 parts by weight ( Polymerization degree: 300, Tg: about 110 ° C.) UV absorber 0.05 parts by weight (2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone) 2-butanone 15 parts by weight Toluene 15 parts by weight Were recorded under the recording conditions of Example 1, and a full-color human image was formed at the center in the width direction of the image receiving layer of the special image receiving member.

Next, the protective layer surface of the laminating film is placed on the image receiving layer surface side of the special image receiving member on which the image is recorded, so that the positions of the special image receiving member and the laminating film in the width direction coincide with each other, and the protection in the longitudinal direction is performed. The two layers are overlapped so that the central part of the layer coincides with the central part of the image in the longitudinal direction, and the heated metal roll (surface temperature 160 ° C.) 20 rotating under pressure (about 2 × 10 ⁵ Pa) 20 After the laminating film passes between the heating roller and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll 21 (running speed: 20 mm / sec), the roll 1
The protective layer of the laminating film was peeled off from the interface with the release layer at portions 8 and 19, whereby the protective layer was transferred and formed on the special image receptor. Next, the protective layer and the special image receptor are cut off at a position 5 mm inward from both ends in the width direction of the protective layer transferred onto the special image receptor by a cutter 25, and further 5 mm inward from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the protective layer. Was cut into a protective layer and a special image receptor with a second cutter (another cutter was installed in FIG. 7). As a result, an image receiving member having a good appearance having an image could be obtained on the tray 26. (Example 13) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 was slit to a width of 92 mm and used. (Special image receiver) The special image receiver prepared in Example 12 was slit at both ends in the width direction and used with a width of 92 mm. (Laminate film) Width 500 prepared in Example 12
When slitting a laminating film having a width of 90 mm, the film was slit to a width of 90 mm so that a protective layer was formed over the entire width.

A full-color human image was recorded on the image receiving layer in the same manner as in Example 12 using a transfer member, a special image receiving member, and a printer having the recording process shown in FIG. Next, the protective layer surface of the laminating film was placed on the image receiving layer surface side of the special image receptor on which the image was recorded, and the two were superimposed so that the central portion of the protective layer coincided with the central portion of the image.
After passing between the heated metal roll and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll in the same manner as in step 2, the PET film of the laminating film and the release layer are peeled off, so that the protective layer is formed on the special image receptor. Transfer formation was performed. Next, the position 5 mm inward from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the protective layer transferred on the special image receptor,
The protective layer and the special image receptor were cut and removed with a cutter. As a result, both ends of the protective layer in the width direction are clearly and linearly transferred about 1 mm inside the both ends of the special image receptor, and the protective layer is cut in the longitudinal direction. An image receiver having a good appearance was obtained. (Example 14) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 was slit into a width of 110 mm and used.

(Special image receptor) The special image receptor produced in Example 12 was slit at both ends in the width direction to have a width of 110 mm, and then continuous perforations (10 mm inward from both ends in the width direction) in the longitudinal direction. Cutting length 5mm and non-cutting length 0.3
mm) (for example, perforations 102 and 103 in FIG. 10). (Laminate film) Laminate prepared in Example 12
To film (width: 500 mm) was used by slitting the width of the protection layer to 110 mm (the length in the width direction of the protection layer was 100 mm) so that the protection layer was located at the center of the width.

A full-color human image was recorded on the image receiving layer in the same manner as in Example 12 using each of the transfer members, the special image receiving member, and the printer having the recording process shown in FIG. Next, the protective layer of the laminating film is placed on the image surface side of the special image receptor, and the two layers are overlapped so that the central portion of the protective layer coincides with the central portion of the image. After passing through the metal roll coated with the silicone rubber, the protective film was transferred and formed on the special image receptor by peeling off the PET film of the laminating film and the release layer. At this time, about 5 mm inside from both ends in the width direction of the protective layer is transferred and formed on the perforation of the special image receptor. Next, a position 5 mm inward from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the protective layer transferred onto the special image receiving member was cut and removed with a cutter 25. Next, a position about 5 mm inside from both ends in the width direction of the protective layer was bent several times along a perforation formed in the special image receptor from the beginning, and then the perforation position of the special image receptor was cut together with the protective layer. As a result, a slight perforation mark was left at both ends in the width direction, but an image receiver having an image and a good appearance could be obtained. (Example 15) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 was slit into a width of 110 mm and used.

(Special image receptor) The special image receptor prepared in Example 12 was slit at both ends in the width direction to have a width of 110 mm, and then continuous linearly in the longitudinal direction 10 mm inward from both ends in the width direction. Cutting length 5mm and non-cutting length 0.3
mm and a perforation of the same pitch which is continuous and linear in the width direction.
(Repeated at 10 mm) (for example, FIG. 1
0 perforations 102, 103, 100 and 10
1). (Laminate film) The laminate film of Example 14 (the length of the protective layer in the width direction is 100 mm) is used.

A full-color human image was recorded on the image receiving layer in the same manner as in Example 12 using each of the transfer members, the special image receiving member, and the printer having the recording process shown in FIG. Next, the protective layer of the laminating film is placed on the image surface side of the special image receptor, and the two layers are overlapped so that the central portion of the protective layer coincides with the central portion of the image. After passing through the metal roll coated with the silicone rubber, the protective film was transferred and formed on the special image receptor by peeling off the PET film of the laminating film and the release layer. At this time, about 5 mm inside from both ends in the width direction of the protective layer, and about 5 mm each from both ends in the longitudinal direction.
The inside is transferred and formed on the perforations of the special image receptor.
Next, one side of the perforation (for example, perforation 100 in FIG. 10) formed in the width direction is bent several times along the perforation, and then the protective layer and the special image receptor are cut along the perforation. Then, the other three perforations were cut in the same manner.
As a result, traces of perforations are slightly left at the ends of the four sides,
An image receiver having an image and a good appearance was able to be obtained. (Example 16) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 was slit to a width of 92 mm and used.

(Special image receptor) The special image receptor produced in Example 12 was slit at both ends in the width direction to have a width of 92 mm, and then had perforations in the width direction at regular intervals (110 mm) in the longitudinal direction. As described above, a continuous linear perforation (a pitch consisting of a cutting length of 10 mm and a non-cutting length of 0.4 mm) was formed in the width direction (for example, perforation 100 in FIG. 11).
And 101). In addition, both ends in the width direction of the perforation are
The perforated portion is not a non-cut portion but a cut portion so that the film can be easily cut.

(Laminate Film) A release layer was formed on the other surface of a biaxially stretched PET film (thickness 9 μm, width 500 mm) having a heat-resistant layer (thickness 1 μm) on one surface in the same manner as in Example 12. Then, a protective layer was formed on the release layer in the same manner as in Example 12 to produce a laminate film. When the laminating film was slit, the film was slit to a width of 90 mm so that the protective layer was provided over the entire width.

A full-color human image was recorded on the image receiving layer in the same manner as in Example 12 using each of the transfer members, the special image receiving member, and a printer having the recording process shown in FIG. Next, the protective layer of the laminating film is placed on the image side of the special image receptor, and the center of the special image receptor in the width direction coincides with the center of the laminating film in the width direction. The two are overlapped so that the inner side of each of them is about 5 mm above the perforation of the special image receiving member. Passing (running speed 50cm / sec)
After that, the PET film of the laminate film and the release layer were peeled off to transfer and form the protective layer on the special image receiving member. At this time, about 5 mm inside from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the protective layer is transferred and formed on the perforations of the special image receiving member. Next, after one of the perforations was bent several times along the perforations, the protective layer and the special image receptor were cut along the perforations, and the other perforations were similarly cut. As a result, both ends of the protective layer in the width direction are linearly and beautifully transferred to about 1 mm inside the both ends of the special image receptor, and a slight perforation mark is left at both ends in the longitudinal direction. An image receiver having an image and a good appearance was able to be obtained. (Example 17) (Sublimation type transfer body) Each transfer body (Y, M, C) of Example 1 was slit into a width of 92 mm and used.

(Special image receptor) The special image receptor produced in Example 12 was slit at both ends in the width direction and used with a width of 92 mm.

(Laminate film) The laminate film of Example 12 was formed with a width of 9 so that the protective layer was formed over the entire width direction.
It was used after slitting to 0 mm.

A full-color person image was recorded on the image receiving layer of the special image receiving member in the same manner as in Example 12, using each transfer member, the special image receiving member, and a printer having the recording process shown in FIG. Next, the protective layer of the laminating film is placed on the image surface side of the special image receptor, and the center of the special image receptor in the width direction is laminated with the laminating film.
The two films were overlapped so that the center of the film in the width direction coincided therewith, and after passing between the heated metal roll and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll in the same manner as in Example 12, the laminating film was removed. By peeling off the PET film and the release layer, a protective layer was transferred and formed on the special image receptor.
Next, a linear perforation (a cutting length of 10 mm and a non-cutting length of 0.4 mm) is provided about 5 mm inward from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the transferred protective layer from the end to the end in the width direction by a perforation forming apparatus. (For example, perforations 100 and 101 in FIG. 11). In addition, both ends in the width direction of the perforation were set to enter the cut area of the perforation. Next, after one of the perforations was bent several times along the perforations, the protective layer and the special image receptor were cut along the perforations, and the other perforations were similarly cut. As a result, both ends of the protective layer in the width direction are linearly and beautifully transferred to about 1 mm inside the both ends of the special image receptor, and a slight perforation mark is left at both ends in the longitudinal direction. An image receiver having an image and a good appearance was able to be obtained. (Example 18) (Hot-melt transfer body)
It was used after slitting to 40 mm. (Receiver) Plain paper (width 140 mm, thickness about 80 μm) is used. (Preparation of Intermediate Medium) Biaxially stretched PET film (thickness 12
A release layer was formed on one surface of the same type as in Example 3 (μm, width 500 mm). Using the following image-receiving layer paint on this release layer,
An intermediate medium having an image receiving layer having a thickness of about 3 μm was produced in the same manner as in Example 1. The length in the width direction is 1 as in the first embodiment.
An intermediate medium slit to 40 mm (the image receiving layer was at the center) was used. (Image-receiving layer coating material) Polyvinyl acetal resin 10 parts by weight (BL-3) Toluene 20 parts by weight 2-butanone 20 parts by weight The following recording was performed using a transfer body and an intermediate medium, and a printer having the recording process of FIG. Under the conditions, a full-color human image was recorded in the central portion of the image receiving layer.

Heat generation density in main and sub scanning: 12 dots / mm Maximum applied heat amount: ² J / cm ² Application cycle: 16 ms / line Head heating time: 0.5 to 4 ms Image recording area (width × length): 6 × 8 cm ² Next, the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium on which an image was recorded was placed on the image receiving side, and the intermediate medium and the image receiving body were overlaid with their widthwise positions coincident with each other. After passing between the metal roll (surface temperature: 150 ° C.) and the silicone rubber-coated metal roll, the PET film of the intermediate medium and the release layer are peeled off, so that the image receiving layer on which the image has been recorded is transferred to the image receiving body. The transfer was formed thereon. Next, the image receiving layer and the image receiving body were cut and removed at a position 5 mm inside from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the image receiving layer transferred onto the image receiving body and 5 mm inside both ends in the width direction of the image receiving layer using a cutter. As a result, it was possible to obtain an image receiver having an image and a good appearance.

[0117]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, at least one part of the edge of the transferred image receiving layer is cut together with the image receiving body (Claim 1).
Cutting the portion together with the image receiving body (claim 2), wherein the image receiving body has perforations, and the image receiving layer on which the image has been recorded on the intermediate medium is transferred onto the image receiving body; Is transferred onto the perforations of the receiver
(Claim 3) A perforation is formed in at least a part of the image receiving body and at least a part of the transferred image receiving layer (Claim 4). A part is cut together with at least one part of the transferred protective layer (Claim 9), wherein the special image receptor has perforations, and when the protective layer of the laminating film is transferred onto the special image receptor, Wherein at least a portion of the protective layer is transferred onto perforations of the special image receptor (Claim 10), a perforation is formed on at least a portion of the special image receptor and at least a portion of the transferred protective layer (Claim 10) According to each thermal transfer recording method characterized in 11), it is possible to obtain an image-formed receiver having an excellent appearance and to provide a recording method capable of high-speed transfer.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a recording process of a thermal transfer recording method according to an embodiment of the present invention in principle.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a recording process of a thermal transfer recording method according to an embodiment of the present invention in principle.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the image receiving member in which an image receiving layer having an image according to the embodiment of the present invention is transferred and formed on the image receiving member and a cut portion is illustrated.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the image receiving member in which an image receiving layer having an image according to the embodiment of the present invention is transferred and formed on the image receiving member and a cut portion is illustrated.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the image receiving member in which an image receiving layer having an image according to the embodiment of the present invention is transferred and formed on the image receiving member and a perforation is illustrated.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the image receiving member in which an image receiving layer having an image according to the embodiment of the present invention is transferred and formed on the image receiving member and a perforation is illustrated.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a recording process of a thermal transfer recording method according to an embodiment of the present invention in principle.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a special image receiving body on which a protective layer according to an embodiment of the present invention is transferred and formed, and a cut portion is illustrated.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a special image receiving body on which a protective layer according to an embodiment of the present invention is transferred and formed, and a cut portion is illustrated.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a special image receptor on which a protective layer according to an embodiment of the present invention is transferred and formed, and perforations are illustrated.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a special image receptor on which a protective layer according to the embodiment of the present invention is transferred and formed, and a perforation is illustrated.

FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an intermediate medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an intermediate medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a schematic sectional view of an intermediate medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a laminating film according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a laminating film according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a schematic sectional view of a laminate film according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Recording head 2 Recording head 3 Recording head 4 Yellow transfer body 5 Magenta transfer body 6 Cyan transfer body 7 Sensor 8 Sensor 9 Sensor 10 Platen 11 Unwinding roll 12 Winding roll 13 Roll 14 Intermediate medium 15 Sensor 16 Sensor 17 Image receiver 18 Roll 19 Roll 20 Heating roll 21 Silicone rubber coated roll 22 Roll 23 Unwinding roll 24 Sensor 25 Cutter 26 Tray 27 take-up roll 28 special image receptor 29 laminate film 30 substrate 31 image receiving layer 32 image receiving layer 33 sensor mark 34 sensor mark 35 release layer 40 substrate 41 protective layer 42 protective layer 43 sensor -Mark 44 sensor-mark 45 release layer 50 image receiving body 51 image receiving layer 52 cutting part 53 cutting part 54 cutting part 55 cutting part 56 cutting 57 end part 58 end part 59 end part 60 end part 61 cutting width 70 perforation 71 perforation 72 perforation 73 perforation 74 perforation cutting part 80 special image receptor 81 image receiving layer 82 protective layer 83 cutting part 84 cutting part 85 cutting Part 86 Cutting part 87 Cutting part 88 End part 89 End part 90 End part 91 End part 92 Cutting width 93 Image 100 Perforation 101 Perforation 102 Perforation 103 Perforation 104 Perforation cutting part 110 Image receiving layer transfer body 111 Recording head 112 Sensor 113 Intermediate medium

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A transfer member having a color material layer on a substrate, an intermediate medium having an image receiving layer on the substrate, and an image receiver. First, the color material layer surface of the transfer member and the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium are used. With the recording head selectively functioning in accordance with the image information, at least the color material of the color material layer is thermally transferred and recorded on at least a part of the image receiving layer, and then the image-recorded image-receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium is image-recorded. The intermediate medium and the image receiving body are overlapped on the image receiving side, and at least a part of the image receiving layer on which the image is recorded is selectively transferred from the intermediate medium onto the image receiving body by a pressure medium and / or a heat medium. A thermal transfer recording method, characterized in that at least one part of an end of the selectively transferred image receiving layer in the transferred image receiving body is cut together with the image receiving body. 2. A transfer medium having a color material layer on a base material, an intermediate medium, an image receiving body, and an image receiving layer transfer body having an image receiving layer on a base material, wherein the intermediate medium and the image receiving layer are transferred first. The image receiving layer of the image receiving layer transfer body is selectively transferred onto an intermediate medium, and then the color material layer surface of the transfer body and the image receiving layer surface formed on the intermediate medium are overlaid. At least a color material of the color material layer is thermally transferred and recorded on at least a part of the image receiving layer by a recording head that selectively functions in accordance with the combined image information. The intermediate medium and the image receiving member are overlapped with each other, and at least a part of the image receiving layer on which the image has been recorded is selectively transferred from the intermediate medium onto the image receiving member by the pressure medium and / or the heat medium, and the image receiving layer is further transferred. Said selectively transferred to a receiver Thermal transfer recording method characterized by cutting at least a portion of the end portion of the image layer with the image receptor. 3. A combination of a transfer member having a color material layer on a base material, an intermediate medium having an image receiving layer on a base material, and an image receiver, wherein the color material layer surface of the transfer member and the intermediate medium are first used. At least a color material of the color material layer is thermally transferred and recorded on at least a part of the image receiving layer by a recording head which selectively functions in accordance with image information by superimposing the image receiving layer surface, and then an image of an intermediate medium is recorded. The intermediate medium and the image receiving body are overlapped with the image receiving layer side facing the image receiving side, and at least a part of the image receiving layer on which the image has been recorded is transferred from the intermediate medium onto the image receiving body using a pressure medium and / or a heat medium. In the recording method for forming an image, the image receiving body has a perforation, at least a portion of the image-recorded image receiving layer when the image-recorded image receiving layer of the intermediate medium is transferred onto the image receiving body. Receiver Sewing Machine The thermal transfer recording method is intended to be transferred to the above. 4. A combination of a transfer member having a color material layer on a base material, an intermediate medium having an image receiving layer on the base material, and an image receiver, wherein the color material layer surface of the transfer member and the intermediate medium are first used. At least a color material of the color material layer is thermally transferred and recorded on at least a part of the image receiving layer by a recording head which selectively functions in accordance with image information by superimposing the image receiving layer surface, and then an image of an intermediate medium is recorded. The intermediate medium and the image receiving body are overlapped with the image receiving layer side facing the image receiving side, and at least a portion of the image receiving layer on which the image has been recorded is transferred from the intermediate medium onto the image receiving body by a pressure medium and / or a heat medium. A thermal transfer recording method, wherein perforations are formed in at least a part of the transferred image receiving body and at least a part of the transferred image receiving layer. 5. Instead of using a combination of a transfer member having a color material layer on a base material, an intermediate medium having an image receiving layer on the base material, and an image receiving member, a transfer material having a color material layer on the base material is provided. A transcript,
Using a combination of an intermediate medium, an image receiving body, and an image receiving layer transfer body having an image receiving layer on a substrate, first transferring the image receiving layer from the image receiving layer transfer body to the intermediate medium, 5. The thermal transfer recording method according to claim 3, wherein an image receiving layer is formed thereon, and thereafter, image recording is performed on the image receiving layer formed on the intermediate medium. 6. The thermal transfer recording method according to claim 3, wherein the cutting is performed along perforations. 7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the length of the intermediate medium in the width direction is equal to or shorter than the length of the image receiving member in the width direction. Or the thermal transfer recording method according to any one of 5. 8. A transfer member having a color material layer on a base material, an intermediate medium having an image receiving layer on the base material, and an image receiver, wherein a color material layer surface of the transfer member and an image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium are provided. Means for thermally transferring and recording at least a color material of the color material layer to at least a part of the image receiving layer by a recording head selectively functioning in accordance with the superimposed image information; and receiving an image of the intermediate image on the image receiving layer surface of the intermediate medium. Means for superposing the intermediate medium and the image receiving body on the body side, transferring at least a part of the image-receiving layer on which the image has been recorded from the intermediate medium to the image receiving body by using a pressure medium and / or a heat medium, and transferring the image receiving layer. Means for forming a perforation in at least a part of the image receiving body and at least a part of the transferred image receiving layer in the image receiving body. 9. A transfer member comprising a transfer member having a color material layer on a base material, a special image receiver having an image receiving layer on the base material, and a laminate film having a protective layer on the base material. The color material layer surface and the image receiving layer surface of the special image receptor are superimposed, and at least a color material of the color material layer is thermally transferred and recorded on at least a part of the image receiving layer by a recording head which selectively functions according to image information. The special image receptor and the laminating film are overlapped so that the image receiving layer surface of the special image receptor on which the image is recorded faces the protective layer surface of the laminating film, and at least a part of the protective layer is pressed with a pressure medium and / or a heat medium. Transferring on the image receiving layer on which the image is recorded, further cutting at least a part of the special image receiver together with at least one part of the transferred protective layer in the special image receiver to which the protective layer is further transferred. Thermal transfer recording method. 10. A transfer member using a transfer member having a color material layer on a base material, a special image receiver member having an image receiving layer on the base member, and a laminating film having a protective layer on the base member. The color material layer surface and the image receiving layer surface of the special image receptor are superimposed, and at least a color material of the color material layer is thermally transferred and recorded on at least a part of the image receiving layer by a recording head which selectively functions according to image information. The special image receptor and the laminating film are overlapped so that the image receiving layer surface of the special image receptor on which the image is recorded faces the protective layer surface of the laminating film, and at least a part of the protective layer is pressed with a pressure medium and / or a heat medium. In a recording method for transferring an image on an image receiving layer on which an image has been recorded, the special image receiving body has perforations, and
A thermal transfer recording method, wherein at least a portion of the protective layer is transferred onto a perforation of the special image receptor when the protective layer of the film is transferred onto the special image receptor. 11. A transfer member comprising a transfer member having a color material layer on a base material, a special image receiver having an image receiving layer on the base material, and a laminate film having a protective layer on the base material. The color material layer surface is superimposed on the image receiving layer surface of the special image receiving member, and at least a color material of the color material layer is thermally transferred and recorded on at least a part of the image receiving layer by a recording head that selectively functions according to image information. The special image receptor and the laminating film are overlapped so that the image receiving layer surface of the special image receptor on which the image is recorded faces the protective layer surface of the laminating film, and at least a part of the protective layer is pressed with a pressure medium and / or a heat medium. Forming a perforation on at least a part of the special image receiver and at least a part of the transferred protective layer in the special image receiver on which the protective layer has been transferred onto the image receiving layer on which the image has been recorded. And a thermal transfer recording method. 12. The thermal transfer recording method according to claim 10, wherein the cutting is performed along the perforations. 13. The length of the laminating film in the width direction is:
12. The thermal transfer recording method according to claim 9, wherein the length of the special image receiving member in the width direction is the same as or shorter than the length of the special image receiving member in the width direction. 14. A transfer member having a transfer member having a color material layer on a base material, a special image receiver member having an image receiving layer on the base member, and a laminate film having a protective layer on the base member. Means for thermally transferring and recording at least the color material of the color material layer to at least a part of the image receiving layer by a recording head that selectively functions in accordance with the image information by superimposing the color material layer surface and the image receiving layer surface of the special image receptor; The special image receptor and the laminate film are overlapped so that the image-receiving layer surface of the special image receptor on which the image is recorded and the protective layer surface of the laminate film face each other, and at least a part of the protective layer is imaged with a pressure medium and / or a heat medium. Means for transferring onto the recorded image receiving layer, and forming a perforation on at least a portion of the special image receiver and at least a portion of the transferred protective layer in the special image receiver on which the protective layer has been transferred. A thermal transfer recording apparatus comprising: