JP2004243694A - Reversible thermosensitive recording medium and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Reversible thermosensitive recording medium and image forming apparatus Download PDF

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JP2004243694A
JP2004243694A JP2003037216A JP2003037216A JP2004243694A JP 2004243694 A JP2004243694 A JP 2004243694A JP 2003037216 A JP2003037216 A JP 2003037216A JP 2003037216 A JP2003037216 A JP 2003037216A JP 2004243694 A JP2004243694 A JP 2004243694A
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Takeshi Shibuya
毅 渋谷
Yasushi Sekiyama
寧 関山
Hiromi Furuya
浩美 古屋
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reversible thermal recording medium which is excellent in high-speed erasability and excellent in stable high-speed erasability even in a low-temperature and low-humidity environment, and an image erasing apparatus for the reversible thermosensitive recording medium. <P>SOLUTION: In this reversible thermal recording medium, a thermal recording layer, which enables the reversible formation of the state of relative color development and the state of color erasing by virtue of a heating temperature and/or a difference between cooling speeds after heating by using an electron-donating coloring compound and an electron-accepting compound, is provided on a substrate; and cyclodextrin, and/or sugar alcohol or a polymer thereof are/is contained as a color development and color erasing control agent in the recording layer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、電子供与性呈色性化合物と電子受容性化合物との間の発色反応を利用した可逆性感熱発色組成物を用い、熱エネルギーを制御することにより発色画像の形成と消去が可能な可逆性感熱記録媒体、及び該可逆性感熱記録媒体の画像の消去装置に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、電子供与性呈色性化合物(以下、発色剤またはロイコ染料ともいう)と電子受容性化合物(以下、顕色剤ともいう)との間の発色反応を利用した感熱記録媒体は広く知られており、ファクシミリ、ワードプロセッサー、科学計測機などのプリンターに使用されている。しかし、これらの実用化されている従来の記録媒体はいずれも不可逆的な発色であり、一度記録した画像を消去して繰り返して使用することはできない。
【0003】
一方、特許公報によれば発色と消色を可逆的に行うことができる記録媒体も提案されており、たとえば、顕色剤として没食子酸とフロログルシノールを組み合わせて用いるもの(特開昭60−193691号公報)、顕色剤にフェノールフタレインやチモールフタレインなどの化合物を用いるもの(特開昭61−237684号公報)、発色剤と顕色剤とカルボン酸エステルの均質相溶体を記録層に含有するもの(特開昭62−138556号公報、特開昭62−138568号公報および特開昭62−140881号公報)、顕色剤にアスコルビン酸誘導体を用いるもの(特開昭63−173684号公報)、顕色剤にビス(ヒドロキシフェニル)酢酸または没食子酸と高級脂肪族アミンとの塩を用いるもの(特開平2−188293号公報および特開平2−188294号公報)などが開示されている。
【0004】
さらに本発明者らは、先に特開平5−124360号公報において顕色剤として長鎖脂肪族炭化水素基をもつ有機リン酸化合物、脂肪族カルボン酸化合物またはフェノール化合物を用い、これと発色剤であるロイコ染料と組み合わせることによって、発色と消色を加熱冷却条件により容易に行わせることができ、しかもその発色状態と消色状態を常温において安定に保持させることが可能であり、しかも発色と消色を繰り返すことが可能な可逆性感熱発色組成物およびこれを記録層に用いた可逆性感熱記録媒体を提案した。またその後、長鎖脂肪族炭化水素基をもつフェノール化合物について特定の構造の化合物の使用が提案されている(特開平6−210954号公報)。
【0005】
これらの材料を用いて作製された可逆性感熱記録媒体はサーマルヘッドによる発色や、ホットスタンプなどによる消去ができ、繰り返しての発色/消色が可能なものである。しかし近年、記録媒体の書き換え時間の短縮化が求められており、その実現のためにはまず消去時間の短縮が必要となるが、これらの可逆性感熱記録媒体ではそのような高速での消去に対応できていない。一般に消去時間を短縮するには消去装置の温度を高くすれば良いが、消費エネルギー及び媒体の耐久性の観点から、高速での消去のために消去装置の消去温度を高温化することは新たな問題を引き起こす。さらに上記の可逆性感熱記録媒体は、その発色・消色の原理から低温低湿度環境下での消去は室温環境よりも難しくなる。よって書き換え時間の短縮には、低温低湿度環境下においても高速消去性を有する可逆性感熱記録媒体が求められるが、そのような媒体は未だ提供されるに至っていない。
【0006】
そこで本出願人は先に、特開2002−86921号公報(特許文献1)において消色促進剤として−OCONH−基を有する特定の化合物を用いた可逆性感熱記録媒体を提案した。
しかしながら、さらなる改善が望まれている。
【0007】
【特許文献1】
特開2002−86921号公報
【0008】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明の課題は、高速消去性に優れ、低温低湿度環境下においても安定した高速消去性に優れる可逆性感熱記録媒体及び該可逆性感熱記録媒体の画像消去装置を提供することである。
【0009】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明者らは可逆性感熱記録媒体の高速消去性に関して種々の検討を行ったところ、記録層中にシクロデキストリン、または直鎖状糖アルコールもしくはその重合体を用いることにより、記録媒体の高速消去性が向上し、また低温低湿度環境下においても記録媒体の安定した高速消去が可能であること、さらにこれら化合物が天然素材または天然素材を原材料とするため、環境保護にも寄与するものであることを見い出し、本発明を完成するに至った。
【0010】
すなわち、本発明によれば、下記(1)〜(9)が提供される。
(1)支持体上に、電子供与性呈色性化合物と電子受容性化合物を用い、加熱温度及び/または加熱後の冷却速度の違いにより相対的に発色した状態と消色した状態を可逆的に形成しうる感熱記録層を有する可逆性感熱記録媒体において、該記録層中に発色消色制御剤としてシクロデキストリンを含有することを特徴とする可逆性感熱記録媒体。
(2)支持体上に、電子供与性呈色性化合物と電子受容性化合物を用い、加熱温度及び/または加熱後の冷却速度の違いにより相対的に発色した状態と消色した状態を可逆的に形成しうる感熱記録層を有する可逆性感熱記録媒体において、該記録層中に発色消色制御剤として直鎖状糖アルコールもしくはその重合体を含有することを特徴とする可逆性感熱記録媒体。
(3)可逆性感熱記録媒体が、熱可逆性記録部と情報記憶部とを有することを特徴とする前記(1)又は(2)に記載の可逆性感熱記録媒体。
(4)情報記憶部が、磁気記録層またはICであることを特徴とする前記(3)に記載の可逆性感熱記録材料。
(5)可逆性感熱記録媒体が、印刷部分を有することを特徴とする前記(1)〜(4)のいずれかに記載の可逆性感熱記録媒体。
(6)可逆性感熱記録媒体が、カード状またはシート状に加工されていることを特徴とする前記(1)〜(5)のいずれかに記載の可逆性感熱記録媒体。
(7)可逆性感熱記録媒体が、ロール状に巻かれていることを特徴とする前記(1)〜(6)請求項1〜6のいずれかに記載の可逆性感熱記録媒体。
(8)発色開始温度よりも低い温度に加熱して画像を消色する加熱手段を具備することを特徴とする前記(1)〜(7)のいずれかに記載の可逆性感熱記録媒体の画像消去装置。
(9)前記加熱手段が、サーマルヘッド、セラミックヒーター、面状ヒーター、ヒートローラーから選ばれるヒーターであることを特徴とする前記(8)に記載の画像消去装置。
【0011】
本発明で用いるシクロデキストリンとは、グルコースが、α−1,4グルコシド結合で環状に連なり、円筒状となった化合物である。その環の大きさは、グルコースの個数により異なる。本発明においてはグルコースが4〜10個のシクロデキストリンが好ましく、さらには6〜8個のシクロデキストリンがより好ましい。
シクロデキストリンは記録材分野への応用も報告されており、例えば、特開昭51−3220号公報のようにジアゾ型感光感熱複写紙の保存性向上に用いられたり、特開昭62−97881号公報、特開平6−115245号公報等のように感熱記録材料の耐光性あるいは保存性・捺印性の向上のためにオーバー層などに用いられたりした例があるが、本発明のように可逆性感熱記録材料の消色性制御のために用いたものとは目的も効果も異なる。
シクロデキストリンの好ましい例としてはα−シクロデキストリン(グルコースの数6個)、β−シクロデキストリン(グルコースの数7個)、γ−シクロデキストリン(グルコースの数8個)などが挙げられるが、これらに限られるものではない。
【0012】
また本発明で用いる直鎖状糖アルコールもしくはその重合体とは、糖分子のカルボニル基を還元して得られる多価アルコールのうち直鎖状の構造のもの、もしくはそれらの重合体である。直鎖状糖アルコールの具体的な例としては、キシリトールやアラビトールやリビトールなどの五価アルコール、ソルビトールやガラクチトールやマンニトール、イノシトールなどの6価アルコール、β−セドヘプチトールやペルセイトールやボレミトールなどの7価アルコールなどが挙げられるが、それらに限られるものではない。
【0013】
また本発明に用いられるシクロデキストリンや直鎖状糖アルコールもしくはその重合体は一種だけを用いても良いし、2種以上を混合して用いても良い。さらに本発明においては発色消色制御剤として、シクロデキストリンと、直鎖状糖アルコールもしくはその重合体とを併用してもよく、また発色消色制御剤としてシクロデキストリンや直鎖状糖アルコールもしくはその重合体以外の化合物を併用して用いても良い。
【0014】
本発明において用いられるロイコ染料としては、この種の可逆性感熱記録媒体に用いられる化合物を1種または2種以上用いることができ、たとえば、フタリド化合物、アザフタリド化合物、フルオラン化合物など公知の染料前駆体である。
【0015】
また、記録層中に用いられるは顕色剤としては、この種の可逆性感熱記録媒体に用いられるものが全て使用でき、代表例として、たとえば特開平5−124360号公報、特開平6−210954号公報、特開平10−95175号公報などに記載の記録層である。ここで用いる顕色剤は、分子内にロイコ染料を発色させる顕色能をもつ構造、たとえばフェノール性水酸基、カルボン酸基、リン酸基などと、分子間の凝集力を制御する構造、たとえば長鎖炭化水素基が連結した構造を一つ以上もつ化合物である。連結部分にはヘテロ原子を含む2価以上の連結基を介していても良く、また長鎖炭化水素基中にも同様の連結基および/または芳香族基が含まれていても良い。このような可逆性顕色剤の具体例はたとえば特開平9−290563号公報、特開平11−188969号公報に記載に示されている。
【0016】
本発明において、これらのロイコ染料および顕色剤を用いた可逆性記録層は図1に示すプロセスで発色・消色する。初期の消色状態(A)を加熱すると温度T1以上でロイコ染料と顕色剤が溶融混合して発色し(B)、この状態を急冷すると発色状態(C)が固定される。
この発色状態が得られるかどうかは、溶融状態(B)からの降温の速度に依存しており、徐冷では降温の過程で消色が起き、始めと同じ消色状態(A)あるいは急冷発色状態(C)より相対的に濃度の低い状態が形成される。一方、発色状態(C)を加熱すると、発色温度より低い温度T2で消色(DからE)し、冷却すれば初期と同様の消色状態(A)となる。
【0017】
このように記録層は加熱温度および加熱後の冷却速度の制御によって記録消去ができる。この記録層による印字は、コントラストが高く優れた画像品質が得られる。また、保存安定性や印字消去の繰り返し耐久性にも優れ、本発明の可逆性感熱記録媒体は文書用書き替え型記録媒体として特に適している。この記録層を用いた可逆性記録媒体の印字は通常の感熱記録と同様にサーマルヘッドで行うことができ、消去は温度制御されたヒートローラー、セラミックヒーター等の発熱体およびサーマルヘッドなどによってできるため、小型で簡易な書き替え記録装置で使用できる。
【0018】
本発明の可逆性感熱記録媒体の記録層は、少なくともロイコ染料、顕色剤、発色消色制御剤および樹脂から形成される。このとき用いられる樹脂は支持体上にこれらの材料を結着できれば良く、従来公知の樹脂が広く用いられる。なかでも、繰り返し時の耐久性を向上させるため、熱や紫外線、電子線などによって硬化可能な樹脂が好ましく用いられ、とくにイソシアネート化合物などを架橋剤として用いた熱硬化型の樹脂が特に好ましく用いられる。
【0019】
また、本発明においては発色感度の向上、耐久性の向上、耐光性の向上等のためにアンダー層や保護層、バック層などを設けても良く、これらの層中には樹脂とともに、有機/無機フィラー、紫外線吸収剤、滑材、着色顔料などを用いることができる。
【0020】
本発明の可逆性感熱記録媒体の支持体としては、記録層を保持できればよく、好ましくは、紙、合成紙、PETフィルム等が用いられる。また、これらの支持体を介して他のものに貼付けて用いても良い。
【0021】
本発明の可逆性感熱記録媒体は、熱可逆性記録部と情報記録部の両方を設けることにより、情報記憶部に記憶された情報を熱可逆性記録部に表示することで、特別な装置がなくても情報を確認することができ、利便性が向上する。その際に用いられる記憶部は磁気記録層やIC記録部などが好ましく用いられる。
【0022】
また、これらのものはその用途に応じた形に加工することができ、カード状、シート状、ロール状などに加工される。カード状に加工されたものについてはプリペイドカードやポイントカードさらにはクレジットカードなどへの応用が挙げられ、また、シート状に加工されたものは、A4サイズなど一般文書サイズに加工された場合、印字/消去装置を用いることにより、試し印字はもちろんのこと、回覧文書や会議資料など一時出力用途などに広く用いることができる。さらに、ロール状に加工されたものは、印字/消去部を有した装置に組み込まれるなどして、表示板・掲示板または電子黒板に用いることができる。このような表示装置は塵、ゴミなどの発生がないため、クリーンルームなどに好ましく用いることができる。
【0023】
また、本発明の可逆性感熱記録媒体は、その表面もしくは裏面に不可逆的な画像・文字等の印刷加工を施すことが出来る印刷加工を施すことが出来る。目的に応じて、媒体に不可逆的な印刷を施し、非印刷部分を使って、印字・消去を繰り返し使用することが出来る。
【0024】
さらに本発明の可逆性感熱記録媒体に用いる消去装置は、可逆性記録層の発色開始温度より低い消色温度に加熱して消色させる装置が好ましい。可逆性記録層の発色部分を消色させるためには、発色温度以上に加熱し徐冷するか、発色温度より低い消色温度に加熱すればよいが、後者の方がより短時間で安定した消去を行うことが出来るからである。
【0025】
この場合の加熱方法には、サーマルヘッド、セラミックヒーター、面状ヒーター、ヒートローラーから選ばれるヒーターを用いることが出来る。
【0026】
【実施例】
以下に実施例によって本発明をさらに詳しく説明する。なお、実施例中の「部」および「%」はいずれも重量を基準とするものである。
【0027】
実施例1

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上記組成物をボールミルを用いて平均粒径約1μmまで粉砕分散し、記録層塗布液とした。
上記組成の記録層塗布液を、厚さ250μmの白色ポリエステルフィルム上にワイヤーバーを用い塗布し、100℃2分で乾燥した後、60℃24時間加熱して、膜厚約8.0μmの記録層を設けた。
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上記組成物を、よく溶解攪拌し保護層塗布液を調製した。上記組成の保護層塗布液を、上記記録層上にワイヤーバーを用いて塗工し90℃1分で乾燥した後、照射エネルギー80W/cmの紫外線ランプ下を9m/分の搬送速度で通して硬化して膜厚3μmの保護層を設け、可逆性感熱記録媒体を作製した。
【0028】
実施例2
実施例1の記録層の組成を下記のように変更した以外は実施例1と同様にして可逆性感熱記録媒体を作成した。
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【0029】
実施例3
実施例1の記録層の組成を下記のように変更した以外は実施例1と同様にして可逆性感熱記録媒体を作成した。
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【0030】
実施例4
実施例1の記録層の組成を下記のように変更した以外は実施例1と同様にして可逆性感熱記録媒体を作成した。
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【0031】
比較例1
実施例1中の発色消色制御剤を除いた以外は実施例1と同様にして可逆性感熱記録媒体を作製した。
【0032】
比較例2
実施例1中の記発色消色制御剤を下記の化合物に変えた以外は実施例1と同様にして可逆性感熱記録媒体を作製した。
【化5】
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【0033】
試験1 発色濃度
作製した記録媒体を大倉電機社製感熱印字装置にて、電圧13.3V、パルス幅を0.2〜1.2msecまで0.1ms間隔の条件で印字を行い、得られた画像をマクベス濃度計RD−914で測定した。
【0034】
試験2 消去試験(1)
試験1で得られた発色画像を、室温環境下、130℃に加熱したヒートローラーを用いて線速30mm/Sで消去実験を行い、消色後の画像部の濃度と地肌濃度を試験1と同様に測定した。消し残り濃度を下記式により算出した。
消し残り濃度=(消去後の画像部の濃度)−(地肌濃度)
【0035】
試験3 消去試験(2)
試験1で得られた発色画像を、10℃環境下、100℃に加熱したヒートローラーを用いて線速50mm/Sで消去実験を行い、消色後の画像部の濃度と地肌濃度を試験1と同様に測定した。消し残り濃度を試験2と同様に算出した。
【0036】
以上の結果を表1に示した。
【表1】
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【0037】
実施例5
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【化6】
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上記組成物をボールミルを用いて平均粒径約1μmまで粉砕分散し、記録層塗布液とした。
上記組成の記録層塗布液を、厚さ250μmの白色ポリエステルフィルム上にワイヤーバーを用い塗布し、100℃2分で乾燥した後、60℃24時間加熱して、膜厚約8.0μmの記録層を設けた。
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上記組成物を、よく溶解攪拌し保護層塗布液を調製した。上記組成の保護層塗布液を、上記記録層上にワイヤーバーを用いて塗工し90℃1分で乾燥した後、照射エネルギー80W/cmの紫外線ランプ下を9m/分の搬送速度で通して硬化して膜厚3μmの保護層を設け、本発明の可逆性感熱記録媒体を作製した。
【0038】
実施例6
実施例5の記録層の組成を下記のように変更した以外は実施例5と同様にして可逆性感熱記録媒体を作成した。
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【化7】
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【0039】
実施例7
実施例5の記録層の組成を下記のように変更した以外は実施例5と同様にして可逆性感熱記録媒体を作成した。
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【化8】
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【0040】
実施例8
実施例5の記録層の組成を下記のように変更した以外は実施例5と同様にして可逆性感熱記録媒体を作成した。
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【化9】
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【0041】
比較例3
実施例5中の発色消色制御剤を除いた以外は実施例5と同様にして可逆性感熱記録媒体を作製した。
【0042】
比較例4
実施例5中の発色消色制御剤を下記の化合物に変えた以外は実施例5と同様にして可逆性感熱記録媒体を作製した。
CH(CH11NHCONH(CHNHCONH(CH11CH
【0043】
試験4 発色濃度
作製した記録媒体を大倉電機社製感熱印字装置にて、電圧13.3V、パルス幅を0.2〜1.2msecまで0.1ms間隔の条件で印字を行い、得られた画像をマクベス濃度計RD−914で測定した。
【0044】
試験5 消去試験(1)室温環境下での消去試験
試験4で得られた発色画像を、室温環境下、120℃に加熱したヒートローラーを用いて線速30mm/Sで消去実験を行い、消色後の画像部の濃度と地肌濃度を試験4と同様に測定した。消し残り濃度を下記式により算出した。
消し残り濃度=消去後画像濃度−地肌濃度
【0045】
試験6 消去試験(2)低温・低湿環境下、高速消去条件での消去試験
試験4で得られた発色画像を、室温5℃/湿度15%の環境下、120℃に加熱したヒートローラーを用いて線速50mm/Sで消去実験を行い、消色後の画像部の濃度を試験4と同様に測定した。消し残り濃度を試験5と同様に算出した。
【0046】
以上の結果を表2に示した。
【表2】
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【0047】
【発明の効果】
本発明の可逆性感熱記録媒体は、高速消去性に優れ、また低温低湿度環境下においても安定した高速消去性に優れる可逆性感熱記録媒体である。
また、本発明の画像消去装置は、上記可逆性感熱記録媒体の画像の消去特性に極めて優れるものである。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】図1は、本発明の可逆性感熱記録媒体の発色・消色特性を示す図である。[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention uses a reversible thermosensitive coloring composition utilizing a coloring reaction between an electron-donating color-forming compound and an electron-accepting compound, and can form and erase a colored image by controlling thermal energy. The present invention relates to a reversible thermosensitive recording medium and an apparatus for erasing an image on the reversible thermosensitive recording medium.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, heat-sensitive recording media utilizing a color-forming reaction between an electron-donating color-forming compound (hereinafter, also referred to as a color former or a leuco dye) and an electron-accepting compound (hereinafter, also referred to as a color developer) are widely known. It is used in printers such as facsimile machines, word processors, and scientific measuring instruments. However, all of these conventional recording media that have been put into practical use have irreversible color development, and it is not possible to erase recorded images once and use them repeatedly.
[0003]
On the other hand, according to the patent publication, a recording medium capable of reversibly developing and decoloring has been proposed. For example, a recording medium using a combination of gallic acid and phloroglucinol as a color developing agent (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. No. 193691), a device using a compound such as phenolphthalein or thymolphthalein as a color developer (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-237684), and a recording layer comprising a homogeneous solution of a color former, a color developer and a carboxylic acid ester. (JP-A-62-138556, JP-A-62-138568 and JP-A-62-140881), and those using an ascorbic acid derivative as a color developer (JP-A-63-173684). Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-188293, which uses a salt of bis (hydroxyphenyl) acetic acid or gallic acid and a higher aliphatic amine as a developer. And JP-A-2-188294 publication) have been disclosed.
[0004]
Further, the present inventors previously used an organic phosphoric acid compound, an aliphatic carboxylic acid compound or a phenol compound having a long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group as a developer in JP-A-5-124360, and By combining with a leuco dye, color development and decolorization can be easily performed by heating and cooling conditions, and furthermore, it is possible to stably maintain the color development state and the decoloration state at room temperature, and A reversible thermosensitive coloring composition capable of repeating decoloration and a reversible thermosensitive recording medium using the same in a recording layer were proposed. Thereafter, use of a compound having a specific structure has been proposed for a phenol compound having a long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group (JP-A-6-210954).
[0005]
A reversible thermosensitive recording medium manufactured using these materials can be colored by a thermal head or erased by a hot stamp or the like, and can be repeatedly colored / erased. However, in recent years, it has been required to shorten the rewriting time of a recording medium, and in order to realize this, it is necessary to shorten the erasing time first. However, these reversible thermosensitive recording media are not suitable for such high-speed erasing. Not supported. In general, the erasing time can be shortened by increasing the temperature of the erasing device. However, from the viewpoint of energy consumption and durability of the medium, raising the erasing temperature of the erasing device for high-speed erasing is a new technique. Cause problems. Further, the above-mentioned reversible thermosensitive recording medium is more difficult to erase in a low-temperature and low-humidity environment than in a room-temperature environment due to the principle of color development and decoloration. Therefore, in order to shorten the rewriting time, a reversible thermosensitive recording medium having high-speed erasability even in a low-temperature and low-humidity environment is required, but such a medium has not yet been provided.
[0006]
Therefore, the present applicant has previously proposed a reversible thermosensitive recording medium using a specific compound having an -OCONH- group as a decoloring accelerator in JP-A-2002-86921 (Patent Document 1).
However, further improvements are desired.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-86921 [0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to provide a reversible thermosensitive recording medium which is excellent in high-speed erasability and is stable and excellent in high-speed erasability even in a low-temperature and low-humidity environment, and an image erasing device for the reversible thermosensitive recording medium.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present inventors have conducted various studies on the high-speed erasability of a reversible thermosensitive recording medium, and found that the use of cyclodextrin or a linear sugar alcohol or a polymer thereof in the recording layer allows the high-speed erasure of the recording medium. It improves stability and enables stable high-speed erasure of recording media even in low-temperature and low-humidity environments. In addition, since these compounds are made of natural materials or natural materials, they contribute to environmental protection. This led to the completion of the present invention.
[0010]
That is, according to the present invention, the following (1) to (9) are provided.
(1) An electron-donating color-forming compound and an electron-accepting compound are used on a support, and a state in which color is relatively developed and a state in which color is erased are reversibly changed depending on a difference in a heating temperature and / or a cooling rate after heating. A reversible thermosensitive recording medium having a thermosensitive recording layer that can be formed on a recording medium, wherein the recording layer contains cyclodextrin as a coloring / decoloring control agent.
(2) An electron-donating color-forming compound and an electron-accepting compound are used on a support, and a state in which color is relatively developed and a state in which color is erased are reversibly changed depending on a difference in a heating temperature and / or a cooling rate after heating. A reversible thermosensitive recording medium having a thermosensitive recording layer that can be formed on a recording medium, wherein the recording layer contains a linear sugar alcohol or a polymer thereof as a coloring / erasing control agent.
(3) The reversible thermosensitive recording medium according to (1) or (2), wherein the reversible thermosensitive recording medium has a thermoreversible recording unit and an information storage unit.
(4) The reversible thermosensitive recording material according to (3), wherein the information storage unit is a magnetic recording layer or an IC.
(5) The reversible thermosensitive recording medium according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the reversible thermosensitive recording medium has a printed portion.
(6) The reversible thermosensitive recording medium according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the reversible thermosensitive recording medium is processed into a card shape or a sheet shape.
(7) The reversible thermosensitive recording medium according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the reversible thermosensitive recording medium is wound in a roll shape.
(8) The image of the reversible thermosensitive recording medium according to any one of (1) to (7), further including a heating unit that heats the image to a temperature lower than the color formation start temperature to erase the image. Erasing device.
(9) The image erasing apparatus according to (8), wherein the heating means is a heater selected from a thermal head, a ceramic heater, a sheet heater, and a heat roller.
[0011]
The cyclodextrin used in the present invention is a compound in which glucose is connected in a cyclic manner by α-1,4 glucosidic bonds to form a cylindrical shape. The size of the ring depends on the number of glucose. In the present invention, glucose is preferably 4 to 10 cyclodextrins, and more preferably 6 to 8 cyclodextrins.
Cyclodextrin has also been reported to be applied to the field of recording materials. For example, cyclodextrin is used for improving the storage stability of diazo-type photosensitive and thermosensitive copying paper as disclosed in JP-A-51-3220, and JP-A-62-98881. JP-A-6-115245 and JP-A-6-115245 have been used for an overlayer to improve the light resistance, storage stability and sealability of a heat-sensitive recording material. The purpose and effect are different from those used for controlling the decoloring property of the thermal recording material.
Preferred examples of cyclodextrin include α-cyclodextrin (six glucose), β-cyclodextrin (seven glucose), γ-cyclodextrin (eight glucose), and the like. It is not limited.
[0012]
The linear sugar alcohol or a polymer thereof used in the present invention is a polyhydric alcohol obtained by reducing a carbonyl group of a sugar molecule and having a linear structure or a polymer thereof. Specific examples of linear sugar alcohols include pentahydric alcohols such as xylitol, arabitol, and ribitol, hexahydric alcohols such as sorbitol, galactitol, mannitol, and inositol; And the like, but are not limited thereto.
[0013]
The cyclodextrin, linear sugar alcohol or polymer thereof used in the present invention may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Further, in the present invention, a cyclodextrin and a linear sugar alcohol or a polymer thereof may be used in combination as a coloring and decoloring control agent, and cyclodextrin and a linear sugar alcohol or a linear sugar alcohol as a coloring and decoloring control agent may be used. Compounds other than polymers may be used in combination.
[0014]
As the leuco dye used in the present invention, one or more compounds used in this kind of reversible thermosensitive recording medium can be used. It is.
[0015]
As the color developer used in the recording layer, any of those used for this kind of reversible thermosensitive recording medium can be used, and typical examples thereof are, for example, JP-A-5-124360 and JP-A-6-210954. And JP-A-10-95175. The color developing agent used herein has a structure having a color developing ability to develop a leuco dye in the molecule, for example, a phenolic hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a phosphoric acid group and the like, and a structure for controlling the cohesive force between the molecules, for example, a length. A compound having one or more structures in which chain hydrocarbon groups are linked. The linking moiety may be via a divalent or higher linking group containing a hetero atom, and the long chain hydrocarbon group may contain the same linking group and / or aromatic group. Specific examples of such a reversible developer are described in, for example, JP-A-9-290563 and JP-A-11-188969.
[0016]
In the present invention, the reversible recording layer using these leuco dyes and the developer develops and decolors in the process shown in FIG. When the initial decolored state (A) is heated, the leuco dye and the developer melt and mix at a temperature of T1 or higher to form a color (B), and when this state is rapidly cooled, the color developed state (C) is fixed.
Whether this color-developed state is obtained depends on the rate of temperature decrease from the molten state (B). In the case of slow cooling, decoloration occurs in the process of temperature decrease, and the same decolored state (A) or rapidly-cooled color development as at the beginning. A state in which the density is relatively lower than the state (C) is formed. On the other hand, when the color development state (C) is heated, the color is erased (from D to E) at a temperature T2 lower than the color development temperature, and when cooled, the color erase state (A) is the same as the initial state.
[0017]
Thus, recording and erasing of the recording layer can be performed by controlling the heating temperature and the cooling rate after heating. Printing with this recording layer provides high contrast and excellent image quality. Further, the reversible thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention is particularly suitable as a rewritable recording medium for a document because of its excellent storage stability and durability of repeated printing and erasing. Printing on a reversible recording medium using this recording layer can be performed with a thermal head in the same way as ordinary thermal recording, and erasing can be performed with a heating roller such as a temperature-controlled heat roller, a ceramic heater, and a thermal head. It can be used with a small and simple rewriting recording device.
[0018]
The recording layer of the reversible thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention is formed from at least a leuco dye, a color developer, a coloring / decoloring control agent, and a resin. The resin used at this time only needs to be able to bind these materials on the support, and conventionally known resins are widely used. Above all, in order to improve the durability at the time of repetition, a resin curable by heat, ultraviolet rays, an electron beam or the like is preferably used, and a thermosetting resin using an isocyanate compound or the like as a crosslinking agent is particularly preferably used. .
[0019]
In the present invention, an under layer, a protective layer, a back layer, and the like may be provided in order to improve color sensitivity, durability, light resistance, and the like. Inorganic fillers, ultraviolet absorbers, lubricants, coloring pigments and the like can be used.
[0020]
As a support of the reversible thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention, it is sufficient that the recording layer can be retained, and preferably, paper, synthetic paper, PET film or the like is used. Further, these materials may be attached to other materials via these supports.
[0021]
The reversible thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention is provided with both a thermoreversible recording section and an information recording section, so that information stored in the information storage section is displayed on the thermoreversible recording section. Information can be confirmed without the need, and convenience is improved. As the storage unit used at that time, a magnetic recording layer or an IC recording unit is preferably used.
[0022]
Further, these can be processed into a shape according to the use, and are processed into a card shape, a sheet shape, a roll shape, and the like. Cards processed into prepaid cards, point cards and credit cards can be used, and sheets processed into general document sizes such as A4 size can be printed. By using the / erase device, it can be widely used not only for trial printing but also for temporary output such as circulation documents and meeting materials. Further, the material processed into a roll shape can be used for a display board, a bulletin board, or an electronic blackboard, for example, by being incorporated in a device having a printing / erasing unit. Since such a display device does not generate dust and dirt, it can be preferably used in a clean room or the like.
[0023]
In addition, the reversible thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention can be subjected to a printing process capable of printing an irreversible image or character on its front surface or back surface. Depending on the purpose, irreversible printing can be performed on the medium, and printing / erasing can be repeated using the non-printed portion.
[0024]
Further, the erasing apparatus used for the reversible thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention is preferably an apparatus for erasing by heating to a decoloring temperature lower than the color development start temperature of the reversible recording layer. In order to decolor the color-developed portion of the reversible recording layer, it may be heated to a color-development temperature or more and then slowly cooled or heated to a color-deletion temperature lower than the color-development temperature, but the latter is more stable in a shorter time. This is because erasing can be performed.
[0025]
As a heating method in this case, a heater selected from a thermal head, a ceramic heater, a planar heater, and a heat roller can be used.
[0026]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail by way of examples. In the examples, “parts” and “%” are based on weight.
[0027]
Example 1
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The composition was pulverized and dispersed to an average particle size of about 1 μm using a ball mill to obtain a recording layer coating liquid.
A recording layer coating solution having the above composition was applied to a 250 μm-thick white polyester film using a wire bar, dried at 100 ° C. for 2 minutes, and heated at 60 ° C. for 24 hours to obtain a recording film having a thickness of about 8.0 μm. Layers were provided.
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The above composition was thoroughly dissolved and stirred to prepare a protective layer coating solution. The protective layer coating solution having the above composition was coated on the recording layer using a wire bar, dried at 90 ° C. for 1 minute, and passed under an ultraviolet lamp having an irradiation energy of 80 W / cm at a transport speed of 9 m / min. After curing, a protective layer having a thickness of 3 μm was provided to produce a reversible thermosensitive recording medium.
[0028]
Example 2
A reversible thermosensitive recording medium was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the composition of the recording layer of Example 1 was changed as follows.
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[0029]
Example 3
A reversible thermosensitive recording medium was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the composition of the recording layer of Example 1 was changed as follows.
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[0030]
Example 4
A reversible thermosensitive recording medium was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the composition of the recording layer of Example 1 was changed as follows.
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[0031]
Comparative Example 1
A reversible thermosensitive recording medium was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the coloring / decoloring control agent in Example 1 was omitted.
[0032]
Comparative Example 2
A reversible thermosensitive recording medium was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the coloring / decoloring control agent in Example 1 was changed to the following compound.
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[0033]
Test 1 Printing was performed on the prepared recording medium using a thermal printing device manufactured by Okura Electric Co., Ltd. under the conditions of a voltage of 13.3 V and a pulse width of 0.2 to 1.2 msec at intervals of 0.1 ms, and the obtained image was obtained. Was measured with a Macbeth densitometer RD-914.
[0034]
Test 2 Erasure test (1)
An erasing experiment was performed on the color image obtained in Test 1 at a linear speed of 30 mm / S using a heat roller heated to 130 ° C. in a room temperature environment, and the density of the image portion and the background density after erasing were compared with those in Test 1. Measured similarly. The residual density was calculated by the following equation.
Remaining erase density = (density of image area after erasure)-(background density)
[0035]
Test 3 Erasure test (2)
An erasing experiment was performed on the color image obtained in Test 1 at a linear velocity of 50 mm / S using a heat roller heated to 100 ° C. in a 10 ° C. environment, and the density of the image portion and the background density after erasing were tested. It measured similarly to. The remaining erased concentration was calculated in the same manner as in Test 2.
[0036]
Table 1 shows the above results.
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[0037]
Example 5
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A recording layer coating solution having the above composition was applied to a 250 μm-thick white polyester film using a wire bar, dried at 100 ° C. for 2 minutes, and heated at 60 ° C. for 24 hours to obtain a recording film having a thickness of about 8.0 μm. Layers were provided.
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The above composition was thoroughly dissolved and stirred to prepare a protective layer coating solution. The protective layer coating solution having the above composition was coated on the recording layer using a wire bar, dried at 90 ° C. for 1 minute, and passed under an ultraviolet lamp having an irradiation energy of 80 W / cm at a transport speed of 9 m / min. After curing, a protective layer having a thickness of 3 μm was provided to prepare a reversible thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention.
[0038]
Example 6
A reversible thermosensitive recording medium was prepared in the same manner as in Example 5, except that the composition of the recording layer in Example 5 was changed as follows.
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[0039]
Example 7
A reversible thermosensitive recording medium was prepared in the same manner as in Example 5, except that the composition of the recording layer in Example 5 was changed as follows.
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[0040]
Example 8
A reversible thermosensitive recording medium was prepared in the same manner as in Example 5, except that the composition of the recording layer in Example 5 was changed as follows.
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[0041]
Comparative Example 3
A reversible thermosensitive recording medium was prepared in the same manner as in Example 5, except that the coloring / decoloring control agent in Example 5 was omitted.
[0042]
Comparative Example 4
A reversible thermosensitive recording medium was produced in the same manner as in Example 5, except that the coloring / decoloring control agent in Example 5 was changed to the following compound.
CH 3 (CH 2 ) 11 NHCONH (CH 2 ) 6 NHCONH (CH 2 ) 11 CH 3
[0043]
Test 4 Printing was performed on a recording medium prepared by Okura Electric Co., Ltd. under the conditions of a voltage of 13.3 V and a pulse width of 0.2 to 1.2 msec at intervals of 0.1 ms using a thermal recording apparatus manufactured by Okura Electric Co., Ltd. Was measured with a Macbeth densitometer RD-914.
[0044]
Test 5 Erasure test (1) Erasure test in a room temperature environment The erasure test was carried out at a line speed of 30 mm / S using a heat roller heated at 120 ° C. in an erasure test in a room temperature environment. The density of the image area and the background density after color were measured in the same manner as in Test 4. The residual density was calculated by the following equation.
Remaining erase density = Image density after erasure−Background density
Test 6 Erasing test (2) Using a heat roller heated at 120 ° C. in an environment of room temperature 5 ° C./humidity 15% under an environment of room temperature 5 ° C./humidity 15% under an environment of 5 ° C./15% humidity under a low-temperature / low-humidity environment and a high-speed erasing condition 4 An erasing experiment was performed at a linear speed of 50 mm / S, and the density of the image portion after erasing was measured in the same manner as in Test 4. The residual density was calculated in the same manner as in Test 5.
[0046]
Table 2 shows the above results.
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[0047]
【The invention's effect】
The reversible thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention is a reversible thermosensitive recording medium that is excellent in high-speed erasability and stable and has excellent high-speed erasability even in a low-temperature and low-humidity environment.
Further, the image erasing apparatus of the present invention has excellent image erasing characteristics of the reversible thermosensitive recording medium.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing color development / decoloration characteristics of a reversible thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention.

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支持体上に、電子供与性呈色性化合物と電子受容性化合物を用い、加熱温度及び/または加熱後の冷却速度の違いにより相対的に発色した状態と消色した状態を可逆的に形成しうる感熱記録層を有する可逆性感熱記録媒体において、該記録層中に発色消色制御剤としてシクロデキストリンを含有することを特徴とする可逆性感熱記録媒体。On the support, an electron-donating color-forming compound and an electron-accepting compound are used to reversibly form a relatively colored state and a decolored state due to a difference in heating temperature and / or cooling rate after heating. A reversible thermosensitive recording medium having a heat-sensitive recording layer, wherein the recording layer contains cyclodextrin as a coloring / decoloring control agent. 支持体上に、電子供与性呈色性化合物と電子受容性化合物を用い、加熱温度及び/または加熱後の冷却速度の違いにより相対的に発色した状態と消色した状態を可逆的に形成しうる感熱記録層を有する可逆性感熱記録媒体において、該記録層中に発色消色制御剤として直鎖状糖アルコールもしくはその重合体を含有することを特徴とする可逆性感熱記録媒体。On the support, an electron-donating color-forming compound and an electron-accepting compound are used to reversibly form a relatively colored state and a decolored state due to a difference in heating temperature and / or cooling rate after heating. A reversible thermosensitive recording medium having a heat-sensitive recording layer, wherein the recording layer contains a linear sugar alcohol or a polymer thereof as a coloring / decoloring control agent. 可逆性感熱記録媒体が、熱可逆性記録部と情報記憶部とを有することを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の可逆性感熱記録媒体。The reversible thermosensitive recording medium according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reversible thermosensitive recording medium has a thermoreversible recording unit and an information storage unit. 情報記憶部が、磁気記録層またはICであることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の可逆性感熱記録材料。The reversible thermosensitive recording material according to claim 3, wherein the information storage unit is a magnetic recording layer or an IC. 可逆性感熱記録媒体が、印刷部分を有することを特徴とする請求項1〜4のいずれかに記載の可逆性感熱記録媒体。The reversible thermosensitive recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the reversible thermosensitive recording medium has a printed portion. 可逆性感熱記録媒体が、カード状またはシート状に加工されていることを特徴とする請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載の可逆性感熱記録媒体。The reversible thermosensitive recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the reversible thermosensitive recording medium is processed into a card shape or a sheet shape. 可逆性感熱記録媒体が、ロール状に巻かれていることを特徴とする請求項1〜6のいずれかに記載の可逆性感熱記録媒体。The reversible thermosensitive recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the reversible thermosensitive recording medium is wound in a roll. 発色開始温度よりも低い温度に加熱して画像を消色する加熱手段を具備することを特徴とする請求項1〜7のいずれかに記載の可逆性感熱記録媒体の画像消去装置。8. An image erasing apparatus for a reversible thermosensitive recording medium according to claim 1, further comprising a heating means for heating the color to a temperature lower than the color development start temperature to erase the image. 前記加熱手段が、サーマルヘッド、セラミックヒーター、面状ヒーター、ヒートローラーから選ばれるヒーターであることを特徴とする請求項8に記載の画像消去装置。9. The image erasing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the heating unit is a heater selected from a thermal head, a ceramic heater, a sheet heater, and a heat roller.
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