JPH0237879B2 - - Google Patents

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JPH0237879B2
JPH0237879B2 JP58184652A JP18465283A JPH0237879B2 JP H0237879 B2 JPH0237879 B2 JP H0237879B2 JP 58184652 A JP58184652 A JP 58184652A JP 18465283 A JP18465283 A JP 18465283A JP H0237879 B2 JPH0237879 B2 JP H0237879B2
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Prior art keywords
recording medium
transfer recording
thermal transfer
acid
polyethylene glycol
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JPS6076388A (en
Inventor
Tadatoshi Ootsu
Takashi Yamahata
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc
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Gencorp Inc
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Priority to JP58184652A priority Critical patent/JPS6076388A/en
Priority to US06/647,753 priority patent/US4567113A/en
Priority to EP84306217A priority patent/EP0137741B1/en
Priority to DE8484306217T priority patent/DE3478588D1/en
Priority to AT84306217T priority patent/ATE43811T1/en
Publication of JPS6076388A publication Critical patent/JPS6076388A/en
Publication of JPH0237879B2 publication Critical patent/JPH0237879B2/ja
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/40Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used characterised by the base backcoat, intermediate, or covering layers, e.g. for thermal transfer dye-donor or dye-receiver sheets; Heat, radiation filtering or absorbing means or layers; combined with other image registration layers or compositions; Special originals for reproduction by thermography
    • B41M5/42Intermediate, backcoat, or covering layers
    • B41M5/423Intermediate, backcoat, or covering layers characterised by non-macromolecular compounds, e.g. waxes
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/40Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used characterised by the base backcoat, intermediate, or covering layers, e.g. for thermal transfer dye-donor or dye-receiver sheets; Heat, radiation filtering or absorbing means or layers; combined with other image registration layers or compositions; Special originals for reproduction by thermography
    • B41M5/42Intermediate, backcoat, or covering layers
    • B41M5/426Intermediate, backcoat, or covering layers characterised by inorganic compounds, e.g. metals, metal salts, metal complexes
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/40Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used characterised by the base backcoat, intermediate, or covering layers, e.g. for thermal transfer dye-donor or dye-receiver sheets; Heat, radiation filtering or absorbing means or layers; combined with other image registration layers or compositions; Special originals for reproduction by thermography
    • B41M5/42Intermediate, backcoat, or covering layers
    • B41M5/44Intermediate, backcoat, or covering layers characterised by the macromolecular compounds

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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Thermal Transfer Or Thermal Recording In General (AREA)

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は感熱転写記録媒体に関するものであ
る。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a thermal transfer recording medium.

従来、感熱転写記録媒体の使用時に、この媒体
の搬送性が悪く、サーマルヘツドに、ベースフイ
ルムの一部が溶融し、融着するという障害が起つ
た。この搬送性を改良するため、シリコン樹脂、
メラミン樹脂等の熱架橋樹脂や熱硬化樹脂が感熱
紙や感熱転写記録媒体に使用されていた。
Conventionally, when a thermal transfer recording medium is used, the conveyance of the medium is poor, and a problem arises in that a part of the base film melts and adheres to the thermal head. In order to improve this transportability, silicone resin,
Thermal crosslinking resins and thermosetting resins such as melamine resins have been used in thermal paper and thermal transfer recording media.

しかしながら、これらは化学反応をともなうた
め、手間がかゝると共に、塗布した場合、カール
が生じ易いなどの欠点があつた。
However, since these involve chemical reactions, they are labor-intensive and have drawbacks such as the tendency to curl when applied.

本発明はこれらの欠点を取除いたものである。
即ち、本発明によれば、このような搬送不良が防
止され、搬送改善層の塗布形成が簡便容易であ
り、カールを生じ難いなどの効果がある。
The present invention obviates these drawbacks.
That is, according to the present invention, such transport defects are prevented, the transport improving layer can be easily and easily applied, and curling is less likely to occur.

本発明の感熱転写記録媒体はベースフイルムの
下面に熱溶融性インキ層を設け、上面に搬送改善
層を設け、該搬送改善層が、炭素数8―18のモノ
又はジアルキルリン酸エステルのアルカリ金属塩
の単体又は混合物から成るか、或いは(イ)芳香族ジ
カルボン酸類の少なくとも一種、(ロ)炭素数2〜4
のジオール類の少なくとも一種、及び(ハ)分子量
2000以上のポリエチレングリコール化合物の少な
くとも一種とを重縮合して得られる分子量3000以
上のポリエステル共重合体から成るものである。
The thermal transfer recording medium of the present invention is provided with a heat-melting ink layer on the lower surface of the base film, a transport improving layer on the upper surface, and the transport improving layer is made of an alkali metal of mono- or dialkyl phosphate having 8 to 18 carbon atoms. consisting of a single substance or a mixture of salts, or (a) at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid; (b) having 2 to 4 carbon atoms;
at least one diol, and (c) molecular weight
It consists of a polyester copolymer with a molecular weight of 3,000 or more obtained by polycondensation with at least one type of polyethylene glycol compound of 2,000 or more.

本発明の搬送改善層の材料として用いられる炭
素数8―18のモノ又はジアルキルリン酸エステル
のアルカリ金属塩としては、例えば、リン酸のモ
ノ又はジ高級アルキル又はアルケニル・エステ
ル、例えばラウリル、セチル、ステアリル、アレ
イル・エステル、などのアルカリ金属塩、例え
ば、リチウム、ナトリウム、カリウム塩、などが
挙げられる。
Examples of alkali metal salts of mono- or dialkyl phosphoric esters having 8 to 18 carbon atoms used as materials for the transport-improving layer of the present invention include mono- or di-higher alkyl or alkenyl esters of phosphoric acid, such as lauryl, cetyl, Alkali metal salts such as stearyl, areyl esters, and the like, such as lithium, sodium, potassium salts, and the like.

又、本発明の搬送改善層の材料として用いられ
る分子量3000以上のポリエステル共重合体の例と
しては次のようなものを挙げることができる。
Further, examples of polyester copolymers having a molecular weight of 3000 or more that can be used as the material for the transport improving layer of the present invention include the following.

芳香族ジカルボン酸類として、テレフタル酸、
イソフタル酸、フタル酸、2,6―ナフタレンジ
カルボン酸など、及びテレフタル酸ジアルキルエ
ステルの様なそれらのエステル、脂肪族ジカルボ
ン酸類としてセバシン酸など及びそのエステルが
使用できる。
As aromatic dicarboxylic acids, terephthalic acid,
Isophthalic acid, phthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, etc., and their esters such as dialkyl terephthalic acid esters, and aliphatic dicarboxylic acids such as sebacic acid and their esters can be used.

ジオール類としては、エチレングリコール、ジ
エチレングリコール、プロピレングリコール、及
びブタンジオールなどが使用できる。
As the diols, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butanediol, etc. can be used.

分子量2000以上のポリエチングリコール化合物
としては、例えば、ポリエチレレングリコール、
ポリエチレングリコールのモノエーテル、例え
ば、ポリエチレングリコールの高級アルコールモ
ノエーテル、又はモノフエニールエーテルなど、、
及びポリエチレングリコールのモノエステル、例
えば、ポリエチレングリコールの高級脂肪酸モノ
エステル又はモノフエニールなどを用いることが
できる。
Examples of polyethylene glycol compounds having a molecular weight of 2000 or more include polyethylene glycol,
Monoethers of polyethylene glycol, such as higher alcohol monoethers of polyethylene glycol, or monophenyl ethers,
and monoesters of polyethylene glycol, such as higher fatty acid monoesters of polyethylene glycol or monophenyl.

上記ジカルボン酸類は単独に用いるのみなら
ず、混合して用てもよい。例えば、テレフタル酸
ジアルキルエステルを主体とし、少量のイソフタ
ル酸、フタル酸、2,6―ナフタレンジカルボン
酸、セバシン酸又はそれらのエステルを混合して
もよい。
The dicarboxylic acids mentioned above may be used not only alone but also in combination. For example, the composition is mainly composed of dialkyl terephthalic acid ester, and may contain a small amount of isophthalic acid, phthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, sebacic acid, or esters thereof.

また、上記芳香族ジカルボン酸類及び脂肪族ジ
カルボン酸類とジオール類は、それぞれ、単独で
も、2種以上使用してもよいし、片側単独で、残
りの一方を2種以上使用してもよい。
Further, each of the aromatic dicarboxylic acids, aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, and diols may be used alone or two or more types, or one side may be used alone and the other side may be used two or more types.

これらの材料を用いるときは、搬送性が良く、
手間がかゝらず、かつカールも生じない感熱転写
記録媒体を得ることができる。
When using these materials, transportability is good,
It is possible to obtain a thermal transfer recording medium that does not require much effort and does not cause curling.

本発明に用いられるベースフイルムは従来から
使用されている。例えば、ポリエステルフイル
ム、ポリカーボネートフイルム、トリアセチルセ
ルロースフイルム、ナイロンフイルム、セロフア
ン等の厚さが例えば2〜30μ程度のフイルムを用
いることができる。
The base film used in the present invention has been used conventionally. For example, polyester film, polycarbonate film, triacetyl cellulose film, nylon film, cellophane film, etc., having a thickness of, for example, about 2 to 30 μm can be used.

熱溶融性インキ層も、ベースフイルムと同様、
従来から使用されているカルナバロウ、ミツロウ
等のバインダーに着色剤を加えたものをホツトメ
ルトコーテイングをして設けるか、バインダー及
び着色剤を適当な溶媒に分散させた塗布液をソル
ベントコーテイングをして設ければよい。
The heat-fusible ink layer is also similar to the base film.
A hot melt coating is applied using a traditionally used binder such as carnauba wax or beeswax with a coloring agent, or a solvent coating is applied using a coating liquid in which the binder and colorant are dispersed in an appropriate solvent. That's fine.

搬送改善層は塗布量を、例えば、0.1―5g/m2
(固型分として)程度になるようにコーテイング
してつくることができる。
The coating amount of the conveyance improvement layer is, for example, 0.1-5g/m 2
It can be made by coating it to a certain extent (as a solid content).

本発明の感熱転写記録媒体は、例えば、図のご
とく、ベースフイルム2の下面に熱溶融性インキ
層3を設け、ベースフイルム2の上面に搬送改善
層1を設けて成るものである。
The thermal transfer recording medium of the present invention is, for example, as shown in the figure, comprising a heat-melting ink layer 3 provided on the lower surface of a base film 2, and a transport improving layer 1 provided on the upper surface of the base film 2.

実施例 1 3μ厚のポリエステルフイルムの下面に、カル
ナバ・ワツクス30重量部、エステル・ワツクス35
重量部、顔料25重量部、オイル10重量部を加熱し
たロールミルにて混合した。
Example 1 30 parts by weight of carnauba wax and 35 parts by weight of ester wax were placed on the underside of a 3μ thick polyester film.
parts by weight, 25 parts by weight of pigment, and 10 parts by weight of oil were mixed in a heated roll mill.

かくして得られた熱溶融性インキを塗布した感
熱転写記録媒体の上面に、ラウリルリン酸カリウ
ム塩(モノ及びジエステルの混合物)の3%水溶
液を塗布乾燥して、塗布量約0.2g/m2の層を形成
した。
A 3% aqueous solution of potassium lauryl phosphate (a mixture of mono- and diesters) was applied to the top surface of the heat-sensitive transfer recording medium coated with the hot-melt ink thus obtained and dried to give a coating amount of about 0.2 g/m 2 . formed a layer.

以上のような処理により作られた感熱転写記録
媒体を富士ゼロツクス社製P6プリンターで印字
した時、搬送性が良く、ヘツドに融着することも
なくスムーズに印字できるとともに、感熱転写媒
体もカールがなく容易に機械に装填出来た。
When a thermal transfer recording medium made by the above process is printed on a Fuji Xerox P6 printer, it has good conveyance and prints smoothly without being fused to the head, and the thermal transfer medium does not curl. It was easy to load into the machine.

搬送改善層を施さなかつたものは搬送性が悪く
ステイツクを生じ印字が不鮮明になつた。
In the case where the conveyance improving layer was not applied, the conveyance property was poor, causing sticking, and the printing became unclear.

実施例 2 実施例1と同様な操作において、ラウリルリン
酸カリウム塩の代りに、テレフタール酸ジメチル
150部、エチレングリコール41部、分子量3000の
ポリエチレングリコールモノフエニルエーテルを
縮合して得られた分子量約5000のポリエステル共
重合物の2%エマルジヨンを塗布乾燥して、塗布
量約0.1g/m2の層を形成した。
Example 2 In the same operation as in Example 1, dimethyl terephthalate was used instead of potassium lauryl phosphate.
A 2% emulsion of a polyester copolymer with a molecular weight of approximately 5,000 obtained by condensing 150 parts of ethylene glycol, 41 parts of ethylene glycol, and polyethylene glycol monophenyl ether with a molecular weight of 3,000 was applied and dried to give a coating amount of approximately 0.1 g/ m2 . formed a layer.

実施例1記載のものと同様な印字テストを行つ
て、同様に良好な結果を得た。
A printing test similar to that described in Example 1 was conducted, and similarly good results were obtained.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

図は本発明の感熱転写記録媒体の概略断面図で
ある。 〔図面の主要な符号の説明〕、1……搬送改善
層、2……ベースフイルム、3……熱溶融性イン
キ層。
The figure is a schematic cross-sectional view of the thermal transfer recording medium of the present invention. [Explanation of main symbols in the drawings], 1... Conveyance improving layer, 2... Base film, 3... Hot melt ink layer.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 ベースフイルムの下面に熱溶融性インキ層を
設け、上面に搬送改善層を設け、該搬送改善層
が、炭素数8―18のモノ又はジアルキルリン酸エ
ステルのアルカリ金属塩の単体又は混合物から成
るか、或いは(イ)芳香族及び脂肪族ジカルボン酸類
の少なくとも一種、(ロ)炭素数2―4のジオール類
の少なくとも一種、及び(ハ)分子量2000以上のポリ
エチレングリコール化合物の少なくとも一種とを
重縮合して得られる分子量3000以上のポリエステ
ル共重合体から成ることを特徴とする感熱転写記
録媒体。 2 芳香族ジカルボン酸類がテレフタル酸、イソ
フタル酸、フタル酸、2,6―ナフタレンジカル
ボン酸及びそれらのエステルであることを特徴と
する特許請求の範囲第1項の感熱転写記録媒体。 3 脂肪族ジカルボン酸類がセバシン酸及びその
エステルであることを特徴とする特許請求の範囲
第1項の感熱転写記録媒体。 4 ジオール類がエチレングリコール、ジエチレ
ングリコール、プロピレングリコール、及びブタ
ンジオールであることを特徴とする特許請求の範
囲第1項ないし第3項のいずれかの感熱転写記録
媒体。 5 分子量2000以上のポリエチレングリコール化
合物がポリエチレングリコール、そのモノエーテ
ル及びそのモノエステルから選ばれたものである
ことを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項ないし第
4項のいずれかの感熱転写記録媒体。 6 モノエステルがポリエチレングリコールの高
級脂肪酸モノエステル、又はモノフエニールエス
テルであり、モノエーテルがポリエチレングリコ
ールの高級アルコールモノエーテル又はモノフエ
ニールエーテルであることを特徴とする特許請求
の範囲第5項の感熱転写記録媒体。
[Claims] 1. A heat-fusible ink layer is provided on the lower surface of the base film, and a transport improving layer is provided on the upper surface, and the transport improving layer is an alkali metal salt of a mono- or dialkyl phosphate having 8 to 18 carbon atoms. or consisting of (a) at least one aromatic and aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, (b) at least one diol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and (c) a polyethylene glycol compound with a molecular weight of 2000 or more. 1. A heat-sensitive transfer recording medium comprising a polyester copolymer having a molecular weight of 3,000 or more obtained by polycondensation with at least one type of polyester copolymer. 2. The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic dicarboxylic acids are terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, phthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, and esters thereof. 3. The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid is sebacic acid and its ester. 4. The thermal transfer recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the diols are ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and butanediol. 5. The thermal transfer recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the polyethylene glycol compound having a molecular weight of 2000 or more is selected from polyethylene glycol, its monoether, and its monoester. . 6. The aspect of claim 5, wherein the monoester is a higher fatty acid monoester of polyethylene glycol or a monophenyl ester, and the monoether is a higher alcohol monoether or monophenyl ether of polyethylene glycol. Thermal transfer recording medium.
JP58184652A 1983-09-12 1983-10-03 Heat-sensitive transfer record medium Granted JPS6076388A (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP58184652A JPS6076388A (en) 1983-10-03 1983-10-03 Heat-sensitive transfer record medium
US06/647,753 US4567113A (en) 1983-09-12 1984-09-06 Heat-sensitive transferring recording medium
EP84306217A EP0137741B1 (en) 1983-09-12 1984-09-11 Heat-sensitive transferring recording medium
DE8484306217T DE3478588D1 (en) 1983-09-12 1984-09-11 Heat-sensitive transferring recording medium
AT84306217T ATE43811T1 (en) 1983-09-12 1984-09-11 HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER EQUIPMENT FOR IMAGE RECORDING.

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JP58184652A JPS6076388A (en) 1983-10-03 1983-10-03 Heat-sensitive transfer record medium

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JPH0237879B2 true JPH0237879B2 (en) 1990-08-28

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