JP2012071545A - Intermediate transfer medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intermediate transfer medium excellent in coating stability and plasticizer resistance.SOLUTION: The intermediate transfer medium 2 is composed of: a base 1; and at least a release layer 3, a protective layer 4, and a receiving layer 5 that are laminated on one surface of the substrate 1 in this order. The protective layer 4 includes one or more material(s) selected from the group composed of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl pyroridone, or cationic resin.

Description

  The present invention relates to an intermediate transfer medium, and more particularly to an intermediate transfer medium provided with a protective layer having excellent coating film stability and plasticizer resistance.

  Conventionally, a thermal transfer method has been widely used as a simple printing method. In the thermal transfer method, a thermal transfer sheet provided with a color material layer on one surface of a base sheet and a thermal transfer image receiving sheet provided with an image receiving layer as necessary are superposed, and the thermal transfer sheet is heated by a heating means such as a thermal head. In this method, an image is formed on a thermal transfer image receiving sheet by heating the back surface of the image to an image and selectively transferring the color material contained in the color material layer.

  Thermal transfer methods are classified into a melt transfer method and a sublimation transfer method. The melt transfer method uses a thermal transfer sheet in which a heat melt ink layer in which a color material such as a pigment is dispersed in a binder such as a heat meltable wax or resin is supported on a base sheet such as a PET film, and heats a thermal head or the like. In this image forming method, energy is applied to the means in accordance with image information, and a color material is transferred together with a binder onto a thermal transfer image receiving sheet such as paper or a plastic sheet. An image obtained by the melt transfer method has a high density and excellent sharpness and is suitable for recording binary images such as characters.

  On the other hand, the sublimation transfer method uses a thermal transfer sheet in which a base material sheet such as a PET film is supported by a color material layer in which a dye that transfers heat mainly by sublimation is dissolved or dispersed in a resin binder. This is an image forming method in which energy corresponding to image information is applied to a base sheet such as paper or plastic, and a dye-receiving layer is provided as necessary on a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet. In the sublimation transfer method, the amount of dye transfer can be controlled in accordance with the amount of energy applied, so that it is possible to form a gradation image in which the image density is controlled for each dot of the thermal head. Further, since the color material to be used is a dye, the formed image is transparent, and the reproducibility of intermediate colors when dyes of different colors are superimposed is excellent. Therefore, when using thermal transfer sheets of different colors such as yellow, magenta, cyan, black, etc., and transferring each color dye on the thermal transfer image receiving sheet, high-quality photographic tone full-color images with excellent reproducibility of intermediate colors can be obtained. Formation is possible.

  Due to the development of various hardware and software related to multimedia, this thermal transfer method is a full-color hard copy system for analog images such as digital graphics and video such as still images by computer graphics, satellite communications and CD-ROM. As the market is expanding. The specific application of the thermal transfer image receiving sheet by this thermal transfer method is diverse. Typical examples include printing proofs, image output, CAD / CAM design and design output, various medical analytical instruments such as CT scans and endoscopic cameras, measuring instrument output applications and instant As an alternative to photos, output of ID cards, ID cards, credit cards, other face photos on cards, etc., as well as composite photos and amusement photos at amusement facilities such as amusement parks, game centers, museums, and aquariums Etc.

  With the diversification of uses of the above-mentioned thermal transfer image receiving sheet, there is an increasing demand for forming a thermal transfer image on an arbitrary object. Normally, a dedicated thermal transfer image-receiving sheet provided with a receiving layer on a substrate is used as an object for forming a thermal transfer image. However, in this case, the substrate and the like are restricted. Under such circumstances, an intermediate transfer medium has been proposed in which a receiving layer disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided on a substrate in a peelable manner. According to this intermediate transfer medium, using a thermal transfer sheet having a dye layer, the dye is transferred to the receptor layer to form an image, and then the intermediate transfer medium is heated to place the receptor layer on an arbitrary transfer target. Therefore, it is possible to form a thermal transfer image without being restricted by the transfer target.

  However, the thermal transfer image formed using the above intermediate transfer medium has a problem of lack of durability such as weather resistance, friction resistance, chemical resistance and the like because the receiving layer on which the image is formed is located on the outermost surface. is there. Therefore, recently, as shown in Patent Document 2, an intermediate transfer medium in which a release layer, a protective layer, and a receiving layer / adhesive layer are provided on a substrate has been proposed. According to this intermediate transfer medium, since a protective layer is formed on the surface of the thermal transfer image, durability can be imparted to the thermal transfer image. At this time, if the protective layer has low resistance to the plasticizer (hereinafter referred to as plasticizer resistance), the protective layer and the resin containing the plasticizer after transfer to the transfer target (for example, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate) When the contact is made with the copolymer), the plasticizer component passes through the protective layer and moves to the receiving layer on which the image is formed, causing problems such as blurring of the image and disappearance of the image. Therefore, as shown in Patent Document 3, in the field of a protective layer transfer sheet and the like, a protective layer mainly composed of an acrylic resin having excellent plasticizer resistance has been proposed.

JP-A-62-238791 JP 2004-351656 A JP 7-156567 A

  The protective layer mainly composed of an acrylic resin is formed by preparing a protective layer coating solution by dissolving or dispersing the acrylic resin in an appropriate solvent, and applying and drying the coating solution. However, the acrylic resin is “cracked” when the protective layer coating liquid containing the acrylic resin is applied and dried, and the coating film stability is poor. In particular, since the intermediate transfer medium needs to form a receiving layer on the protective layer, unlike the protective layer transfer sheet, the “crack” of this protective layer results in the image quality formed in the receiving layer. Will cause a decline.

  Further, the protective layer is required to have higher plasticizer resistance than the acrylic resin, and there is still room for improvement with respect to the plasticizer resistance of the protective layer.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and a main object is to provide an intermediate transfer medium excellent in coating film stability and plasticizer resistance.

  The present invention for solving the above problems is an intermediate transfer medium comprising a base material and at least a release layer, a protective layer, and a receiving layer laminated in this order on one surface of the base material. The layer is characterized by containing one or more selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone, or a cationic resin.

  Further, the saponification degree of the polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, and polyvinyl acetal may be 30 to 100%.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the intermediate transfer medium excellent in coating-film stability and plasticizer resistance can be provided.

It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the layer structure of the intermediate transfer medium of this invention.

  Hereinafter, the intermediate transfer medium 10 of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the intermediate transfer medium 10 of the present invention has a base material 1 and a release layer formed on one surface of the base material 1 (the upper surface of the base material 1 in the case shown in FIG. 1). 3, a protective layer 4, and a receiving layer 5. In addition, the transfer layer 2 composed of the release layer 3, the protective layer 4, and the receiving layer 5 is configured to be transferred to a transfer medium during thermal transfer. The present invention is not limited to any other requirements as long as this requirement is satisfied, and other layers such as a release layer and an adhesive layer can be provided as necessary.

  Here, the present invention is characterized in that the protective layer 4 contains one or more selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone, or a cationic resin. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically.

(Base material)
The substrate 1 is an essential component in the intermediate transfer medium 10 of the present invention, and is provided to hold the release layer 3. The substrate 1 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include stretched or unstretched films of plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate, which have high heat resistance, polypropylene, polycarbonate, cellulose acetate, polyethylene derivatives, polyamide, polymethylpentene, and the like. . Moreover, the composite film which laminated | stacked 2 or more types of these materials can also be used. The thickness of the substrate 1 can be appropriately selected according to the material so that the strength, heat resistance, etc. thereof are appropriate, but usually a thickness of about 1 to 100 μm is preferably used.

(Transfer layer)
As shown in FIG. 1, a transfer layer 2 is formed on a substrate 1 so as to be peelable from the substrate 1 during thermal transfer. The transfer layer 2 includes at least a release layer 3, a protective layer 4, and a receiving layer 5 that are essential components of the intermediate transfer medium 10 of the present invention. The transfer layer 2 is peeled off from the substrate 1 during thermal transfer and transferred to a transfer target.

(Peeling layer)
There is no limitation in particular about the peeling layer 3, A conventionally well-known material can be selected suitably and can be used. In general, cellulose derivatives such as ethyl cellulose, nitrocellulose, and cellulose acetate, acrylic resins such as polymethyl methacrylate, polyethyl methacrylate, and polybutyl acrylate, polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyvinyl It can be formed using a thermoplastic resin of vinyl copolymer such as butyral, or a thermosetting resin such as saturated or unsaturated polyester resin, polyurethane resin, amino alkyd resin. The release layer 3 preferably contains a filler such as microsilica or polyethylene wax in order to improve the foil breakability. The release layer 3 can be obtained by dispersing or dissolving the above resin in a solvent and applying it to at least one part by a known coating method such as roll coating, gravure coating, bar coating, and drying to form a coating film. good. The thickness of the release layer 3 is usually about 0.1 μm to 5 μm, preferably about 0.5 μm to 2 μm.

(Protective layer)
The protective layer 4 is provided for imparting plasticizer resistance to a printed material formed by transferring the transfer layer 2 onto a transfer target. In the present invention, when forming the protective layer for performing the above function, the following points are taken into consideration, and the substance contained in the protective layer 4 is (1) a substance that repels a plasticizer component; Substances whose agent components are difficult to reach the image were selected. According to the substance (1) selected in the present invention, the protective layer 4 imparts “plasticizer resistance” to the protective layer 4 by repelling the plasticizer component, and the substance (2) Accordingly, since the plasticizer component does not easily reach the image, “protective plasticizer” is imparted to the protective layer 4 as a result.

  In other words, by forming a protective layer using a substance having any of the above characteristics (1) and (2), it is possible to impart plasticizer resistance to the protective layer 4 as a whole in any case. It becomes. Here, first, the (1) substance that repels the plasticizer will be described below.

  In the present invention, one or two or more selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone are defined as a substance that repels the plasticizer of (1).

  According to the protective layer 4 containing one kind or two or more kinds of the substance (1), the protective layer 4 becomes a plasticizer component due to the presence of the substance that repels the plasticizer (1) contained in the protective layer 4. The plasticizer resistance of the protective layer 4 can be improved. Thereby, even when the protective layer 4 is in contact with a plasticizer resin (for example, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer), the plasticizer component is transferred to the image formed in the receiving layer. There is no.

  A specific mechanism for improving the plasticizer resistance of the protective layer 4 by containing one or more selected from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone, which are the substances of (1) Is not necessarily clear about. At present, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, and polyvinyl acetal have a hydroxyl group in the structure, and it is considered that the plasticizer resistance is improved by repelling the plasticizer component. Polyvinylpyrrolidone has a characteristic that the oxygen group present in the heterocyclic ring repels the plasticizer component in the same way as the hydroxyl group, or is bonded to the oxygen group and a hydrogen group present in the vicinity of the oxygen group. It is presumed that the plasticizer resistance is improved by forming a simple structure.

  The polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, and polyvinyl acetal preferably have a saponification degree of 30 to 100%, more preferably 60 to 100%. When the protective layer 4 contains polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, or polyvinyl acetal having a saponification degree within this range, the plasticizer resistance can be further improved. In addition, the saponification degree in this invention means the value which divided the number of moles of the vinyl alcohol structure in a polymer by the number of moles of all the monomers in a polymer.

  In addition, one kind or a mixture of two or more kinds selected from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone, which are the substances of the above (1), is a mass of these one kind (in the case of two or more kinds). The mass of the mixture) is preferably contained within a range of 20 to 100% with respect to the total mass of the protective layer 4.

  Next, the substance (2) in which the plasticizer component is difficult to reach the image will be described below. In the present invention, a cationic resin is defined as a substance in which the (2) plasticizer component hardly reaches the image.

  The cationic resin of the present invention is a resin having a cationic property. In the present invention, for example, a cationic urethane emulsion or the like can be used.

  Similar to the substance (1), the specific mechanism for forming the protective layer 4 in which the plasticizer component hardly reaches the image by containing the cationic resin as the substance (2) is not necessarily clear. At present, an attractive force is generated between the cation part of the cationic resin and the conjugated electrons of the plasticizer component, and the plasticizer component is received by the electrical attraction between the cationic resin and the plasticizer component. It is difficult to reach the image formed on the layer, or the covalent bond or conjugated bond electron of the plasticizer component reacts with the cation of the cationic resin, and the protective layer 4 is bonded to the plasticizer component to protect it. It is presumed that some structural change that prevents the plasticizer component from entering the surface of the layer occurs, making it difficult for the plasticizer component to reach the image formed on the receiving layer.

  The cationic resin is preferably contained within a range of 20 to 100% with respect to the total mass of the protective layer 4.

  Further, the substance (1) and the substance (2) may be used in combination. Specifically, the protective layer 4 may contain one or a mixture of two or more selected from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and a cationic resin. Thus, the plasticizer resistance can be improved more effectively by using a combination of a substance that repels the plasticizer component and a substance that binds to the plasticizer component. In this case, the total mass of the substance (1) and the substance (2) is preferably contained within a range of 20 to 100% with respect to the total mass of the protective layer 4.

  Also, one or more selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone, which are the substances of (1) above, or a cationic resin which is the substance of (2) above The protective layer 4 to be formed is excellent in film-forming properties, and since the formed film is tough, the coating layer stability when the protective layer 4 is formed is also excellent. Specifically, a protective layer coating solution is prepared by dissolving or dispersing one or more selected from the group consisting of the substance (1) above, or the substance (2) above with an appropriate solvent. When this is applied and dried on the release layer 3 to form a coating film (protective layer), no “cracking” or the like occurs in the coating film. Thereby, it can be set as the protective layer 4 with high coating-film stability.

Further, for the protective layer 4, for example, a lubricant, a plasticizer, a filler, an antistatic agent, an antiblocking agent, a crosslinking agent, an antioxidant, an ultraviolet absorber, a light stabilizer, a dye, a pigment, etc. Coloring agents, other additives, etc. may be added. The protective layer 4 may be formed by dissolving or dispersing one or more selected from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone, or a cationic resin in a suitable solvent. It can be formed by preparing a coating liquid for coating, and applying and drying on the release layer 3 by a conventionally known means such as a gravure printing method, a screen printing method or a reverse coating method using a gravure plate. Although there is no limitation in particular about the thickness of the protective layer 4, Usually, it is 0.1-50 g / m < ² > in thickness after drying, Preferably it is about 1-20 g / m < ² >.

(Receptive layer)
As shown in FIG. 1, a receiving layer 5 constituting the transfer layer 2 is provided on the protective layer 4. On this receiving layer, an image is formed by thermal transfer from a thermal transfer sheet having a color material layer by thermal transfer. Then, the transfer layer 2 of the intermediate transfer medium on which the image is formed is transferred onto the transfer target, and as a result, a printed matter is formed. For this reason, as a material for forming the receiving layer 5, a conventionally known resin material that can easily receive a heat transferable color material such as a sublimation dye or a heat-meltable ink can be used. For example, polyolefin resin such as polypropylene, halogenated resin such as polyvinyl chloride or polyvinylidene chloride, polyvinyl acetate, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or polyacrylate Vinyl resins, polyester resins such as polyethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate, polystyrene resins, polyamide resins, copolymers of olefins such as ethylene or propylene and other vinyl polymers, cellulose resins such as ionomers or cellulose diastases Polycarbonate and the like, and vinyl chloride resin, acrylic-styrene resin or polyester resin is particularly preferable.

  When the receiving layer 5 is transferred to the transfer medium via the adhesive layer, the adhesiveness of the receiving layer 5 itself is not necessarily required. However, when the receptor layer 5 is transferred to the transfer medium without passing through the adhesive layer, the receptor layer 5 may be formed using an adhesive resin material such as vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer. preferable.

The receptive layer 5 is a receptive layer coating obtained by adding one or more materials selected from the above-mentioned materials and various additives as necessary, and dissolving or dispersing them in an appropriate solvent such as water or an organic solvent. A working solution is prepared, and this can be applied and dried by means of a gravure printing method, a screen printing method or a reverse coating method using a gravure plate. Its thickness is about 1 to 10 g / m ^{2 in} a dry state.

(Transfer material)
The transfer layer 2 on which the above-described thermal transfer image of the intermediate transfer medium is formed is transferred onto the transfer target, and as a result, a printed matter having a thermal transfer image having various durability is obtained. The transfer object to which the intermediate transfer medium of the present invention is applied is not particularly limited. For example, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate, natural fiber paper, coated paper, tracing paper, Any of glass, metal, ceramics, wood, cloth and the like may be used.

  Next, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples and comparative examples. Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, parts or% is based on mass.

Example 1
Using a PET film with a thickness of 12 μm as a base material, a coating solution for forming a release layer having the following composition was applied to one side of the base material by a bar coater method so as to be 0.8 μm after drying. Thus, a release layer was formed. Next, a protective layer-forming coating solution 1 having the following composition was applied onto the release layer so as to have a thickness of 1.0 μm after drying by a bar coater method, thereby forming a protective layer. Next, a coating solution for forming a receiving layer having the following composition was applied on the protective layer by a bar coater method so as to have a thickness of 2.5 μm after drying, and dried to form a receiving layer. An intermediate transfer medium was obtained.

<Peeling layer forming coating solution>
・ 95 parts acrylic resin (BR-87 (Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.)
-Polyester resin 5 parts (Byron (registered trademark) 200 manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.)
・ Toluene 200 parts ・ MEK 200 parts

<Protective layer forming coating solution 1>
Polyvinyl alcohol 10 parts (PVA-210 saponification degree: 88.0%, manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.)
・ 45 parts of water ・ 45 parts of IPA

<Coating liquid for forming receiving layer>
・ 95 parts of vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer (Solvine (registered trademark) CNL, manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.)
・ Epoxy-modified silicone oil 5 parts (KP-1800U, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.)
・ Toluene 200 parts ・ MEK 200 parts

(Example 2)
An intermediate transfer medium of Example 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that instead of the protective layer forming coating solution 1, a protective layer forming coating solution 2 having the following composition was used.

<Protective layer forming coating solution 2>
-Polyvinyl butyral 10 parts (BM-5 saponification degree: 34.0%, manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.)
・ MEK 45 parts ・ Toluene 45 parts

(Example 3)
An intermediate transfer medium of Example 3 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that instead of the protective layer forming coating solution 1, a protective layer forming coating solution 3 having the following composition was used.

<Protective layer forming coating solution 3>
・ 50 parts of polyvinyl acetal (KX-1 saponification degree: 70.0-90.0%, manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.)
・ 25 parts of water ・ 25 parts of IPA

Example 4
An intermediate transfer medium of Example 4 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that instead of the protective layer forming coating solution 1, a protective layer forming coating solution 4 having the following composition was used.

<Protective layer forming coating solution 4>
・ 10 parts of polyvinylpyrrolidone (K-90 ISP / Japan Co., Ltd.)
・ 45 parts of water ・ 45 parts of ethanol

(Example 5)
An intermediate transfer medium of Example 5 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that instead of the protective layer forming coating solution 1, a protective layer forming coating solution 5 having the following composition was used.

<Protective layer forming coating solution 5>
・ 25 parts of polyvinyl acetal (KX-1 saponification degree: 70.0 to 90.0%, manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.)
-Polyvinylpyrrolidone 5 parts (K-90 ISP / Japan Co., Ltd.)
・ Water 30 parts ・ IPA 20 parts ・ Ethanol 20 parts

(Example 6)
An intermediate transfer medium of Example 6 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that instead of the protective layer forming coating liquid 1, a protective layer forming coating liquid 6 having the following composition was used.

<Protective layer forming coating solution 6>
Polyvinyl alcohol 10 parts (PVA-103 saponification degree: 98.5%, manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.)
・ 45 parts of water ・ 45 parts of IPA

(Example 7)
An intermediate transfer medium of Example 7 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that instead of the protective layer forming coating liquid 1, a protective layer forming coating liquid 7 having the following composition was used.

<Protective layer forming coating solution 7>
-Polyvinyl alcohol 10 parts (PVA-403 saponification degree 80.0% made by Kuraray Co., Ltd.)
・ 45 parts of water ・ 45 parts of IPA

(Example 8)
An intermediate transfer medium of Example 8 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that instead of the protective layer forming coating liquid 1, a protective layer forming coating liquid 8 having the following composition was used.

<Protective layer forming coating solution 8>
・ 10 parts of cationic urethane emulsion (SF-600, manufactured by Daiichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.)
・ 45 parts of water ・ 45 parts of IPA

Example 9
An intermediate transfer medium of Example 9 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that instead of the protective layer forming coating solution 1, a protective layer forming coating solution 9 having the following composition was used.

<Protective layer forming coating solution 9>
・ 10 parts of cationic urethane emulsion (SF-650, manufactured by Daiichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.)
・ 45 parts of water ・ 45 parts of IPA

(Comparative Example 1)
An intermediate transfer medium of Comparative Example 1 was obtained in the same manner as Example 1 except that the protective layer forming coating solution 10 having the following composition was used instead of the protective layer forming coating solution 1.

<Protective layer forming coating solution 10>
・ Anionic urethane emulsion 50 parts (SF-170, Daiichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.)
・ Water 15 parts ・ IPA 35 parts

(Comparative Example 2)
An intermediate transfer medium of Comparative Example 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the protective layer forming coating solution 11 having the following composition was used instead of the protective layer forming coating solution 1.

<Protective layer forming coating solution 11>
・ Polyester resin 10 parts (Byron (registered trademark) 200 manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.)
・ MEK 45 parts ・ Toluene 45 parts

(Comparative Example 3)
An intermediate transfer medium of Comparative Example 3 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that instead of the protective layer forming coating solution 1, a protective layer forming coating solution 12 having the following composition was used.

<Protective layer forming coating solution 12>
-10 parts acrylic resin (BR-87 manufactured by Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.)
・ MEK 45 parts ・ Toluene 45 parts

(Image formation)
Using a HDP-600 (manufactured by HID) printer and a dedicated ink ribbon for the printer, black solid images were printed on the receiving layers of the intermediate transfer media of Examples 1 to 9 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3, and the receiving layer Intermediate transfer media of Examples 1 to 9 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 on which images were printed were obtained.

<Image forming conditions>
Intermediate images of Examples 1 to 9 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 in which images were formed on a vinyl chloride card (manufactured by DNP) with an HDP-600 (HID) printer after printing the image on the receiving layer The transfer layer (peeling layer + protective layer + receiving layer) of the medium was transferred to obtain prints of Examples 1 to 9 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3.

(Evaluation of film stability)
The obtained printed matter was stored in an environment of 40 ° C. and 90% RH for 48 hours, and the printed matter after storage was visually checked for cracks, and the coating stability was evaluated according to the following evaluation criteria. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1.
(Evaluation criteria)
○: No crack at all △: There are a few small cracks ×: There are small, large cracks

(Evaluation of plasticizer resistance)
Vinyl chloride sheet Altron (registered trademark) # 430 (Mitsubishi Resin Co., Ltd.) was cut out to 5 cm × 5 cm, superimposed on the prints of Examples 1 to 9 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3, and subjected to a load of 1750 g at 82 ° C. After the storage, the vinyl chloride sheet is peeled off from the prints of Examples 1 to 9 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3, and the image of the prints is transferred to the vinyl chloride sheet. The plasticizer resistance was evaluated according to the following evaluation criteria. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1.
(Evaluation criteria)
○: No transition to vinyl chloride sheet △: Thin transition to vinyl chloride sheet, but the printed image is not faded ×: Substantially shifted to the vinyl chloride sheet, the printed image is also Faded

  As apparent from Table 1, Examples 1 to 7 containing one or more selected from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone in the protective layer, and cationic in the protective layer It turns out that Example 8, 9 containing resin has the outstanding plasticizer resistance compared with Comparative Examples 1-3 which do not contain these substances. Moreover, it turns out that Examples 1-9 are excellent also in coating-film stability in all.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Base material 2 ... Transfer layer 3 ... Release layer 4 ... Protective layer 5 ... Receiving layer 10 ... Intermediate transfer medium

Claims (2)

An intermediate transfer medium comprising a base material and at least a release layer, a protective layer, and a receiving layer laminated in this order on one surface of the base material;
The protective layer is
One or more selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone,
Alternatively, an intermediate transfer medium comprising a cationic resin.   The intermediate transfer medium according to claim 1, wherein the degree of saponification of the polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, and polyvinyl acetal is 30 to 100%.

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