JPH0420795B2 - - Google Patents

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JPH0420795B2
JPH0420795B2 JP57195588A JP19558882A JPH0420795B2 JP H0420795 B2 JPH0420795 B2 JP H0420795B2 JP 57195588 A JP57195588 A JP 57195588A JP 19558882 A JP19558882 A JP 19558882A JP H0420795 B2 JPH0420795 B2 JP H0420795B2
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cover film
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dye
photographic paper
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Naotake Kobayashi
Tetsuya Abe
Satoru Shinohara
Yoshio Fujiwara
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Dexerials Corp
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Sony Chemicals Corp
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Priority to JP57195588A priority Critical patent/JPS5985793A/en
Priority to DE8383903407T priority patent/DE3375894D1/en
Priority to PCT/JP1983/000374 priority patent/WO1984001745A1/en
Priority to US06/624,683 priority patent/US4599259A/en
Priority to EP19830903407 priority patent/EP0122296B1/en
Publication of JPS5985793A publication Critical patent/JPS5985793A/en
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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

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention]

本発明は昇華性染料を使つて出来た転写紙の一
方を加熱する事により印画紙側に染料を転写染着
し、その表面上に透明且つその染料に対し染着性
のある樹脂からなるカバーフイルムを加熱融着し
て得られる昇華転写式ハードコピープリントに関
し、特にカラー画像を良好なものとするものであ
る。 一般に、昇華染料の昇華転写によりカラーのコ
ピーを行うに適した印画紙は、染料が吸着拡散し
易い樹脂例えばポリエステル樹脂、エポキシ樹
脂、ナイロン樹脂、ポリビニルピロリドン樹脂、
酢酸セルロース樹脂などからなる処理層をうすく
表面に塗布していた。 しかし、こらの樹脂はいずれもわずかに黄味に
着色しており、樹脂の老化とともにさらに黄変し
易かつた。また、かかる処理層を塗布する紙も黄
味をおびており、処理剤の乾燥時又は硬化時の熱
によつて黄変はさらに進んだ。そのため、印画紙
上に印画された画像の鮮明さが失なわれると共
に、透明性が高くうすい染料の発色層はその色相
自体が本来の色相からずれてしまう問題があつ
た。一方、処理剤中にも酸化チタンなどの白色性
の高い顔料を加え白色度を高め、必要に応じては
さらに蛍光増白剤か、若干の青色染料を添加する
必要があつたため、画像形成の目的に使用される
紙はどうしてもかなり高価な物となつてしまつ
た。 また、昇華性染料を使つて出来た転写紙と表面
処理をほどこされた上述の印画紙とを所定の位置
関係で当接した後、主に転写紙裏側より加熱され
て昇華した染料を印画紙表面の処理層に転写し
て、画像を形成する事が出来るが、印画紙上に転
写した染料は一部処理層中に拡散発色していると
はいえその大半は凝集体となつて染着しているに
すぎないため染料本来の発色を充分示していると
はいえなかつた。さらに、染料は例えば手からの
油類により簡単に退色するうえ、自然光中に含ま
れる紫外線及び空気中の酸素によつて退色し易か
つた。 次に、従来のカラーハードコピー印画紙用カバ
ーフイルムを印画紙に加熱融着した場合の従来技
術の実験1,実験2につき詳述する。 従来技術の実験1は、次の如きである。先ず、
ポリビニルピロリドン(ゼネラル・アニリン&フ
イルム社製)、ポリエステル樹脂(バイロナール
MD−1200東洋紡社製)、炭酸カルシウム(日東
粉化工業社製)より成る印画紙処理水溶液を、画
像形成用に特に漂白していない秤量170g/m2
上質紙に約5g/m2塗布して、白色度91.2の印画
紙を得る。そして、第1図に示すように15μのポ
リエステルフイルムよりなる基材1a上に線状ポ
リエステル(バイロン#200.東洋紡社製)よりな
るカバーフイルム層1b 5μを塗布して成る昇
華転写式ハードコピー用カバーフイルム1を作成
しこれと上述の印画紙を約150℃の熱プレスにて
加熱圧着して、印画紙上にこの例のカバーフイル
ムを融着させカラープリント試料を得る。この実
験においてカラープリント試料の白色度は純白を
100とすると91.2であり、またCIE表色系の色度座
標(マクベス社による無彩色軸x=0.310,y=
0.316)ではx=0.317,y=0.327であり、カバー
フイルムを印画紙に融着しない場合同様白色度、
鮮明度に問題があつた。 また、従来技術の実験2は次の如きである。先
ず昇華性を持つシアン染料(カヤロンフアストブ
ルーBR日本化薬社製)6重量部、エチルセルロ
ース6重量部、イソプロピルアルコール溶剤88重
量部より成るシアン色インクを作成し、秤量40
g/m2の紙面上にグラビアコーターを用いて乾燥
塗布量5g/m2となる様に塗布し、転写紙を形成
する。次に、この転写紙と上述した従来技術の実
験1同様に用意した印画紙とをあわせて、転写紙
側より200℃に加熱されたホツトプレスで5秒間
プレスし、転写紙より染料を昇華させ印画紙上に
画像を転写する。そして、このカラープリント上
に上述した従来技術の実験1で用意したカバーフ
イルム1を加熱圧着し発色したカラープリントを
作成する。 この実験においてはカラープリントをフエード
メータ(スタンダード紫外線ロングライフフエー
ドメータ スガ試験機社製)で100時間紫外線下
に放置した後その退色性をマクベス反射濃度計
RD−514でシアン濃度の変化により測定したら、
紫外線下に放置する前のシアン濃度は1.24であ
り、放置後のシアン濃度は1.11となつて退色率は
10.48%であり退色防止を施す必要があつた。 本発明はかかる点に鑑み、印画紙上の染料をカ
バーフイルム中にも拡散発色させ、発色していな
い部分の白色度を高め、画像を鮮明にすると共に
染料の退色が防止される昇華転写式ハードコピー
プリントを提供せんとするものである。 本発明は染料を転写された印画紙表面に透明な
樹脂からなるカバーフイルムを熱融着して染料を
カバーフイルム中に分散させることにより発色を
増加する昇華転写式ハードコピープリントにおい
て、カバーフイルムが蛍光増白剤を含むようにし
たものである。 ここで蛍光増白剤としては、4,4′−ビス4.6
−ジ置換−1.3.5−トリアジニル・ジスルホン酸
(ここで置換基はアミン,アルコール,フエノー
ル等)、α,β−ビス(ベンズオキセゾリル)エ
チレン化合物、アルコキシナフタレン酸−N−置
換イミド化合物、9,10−ジクロロアントラセン
等のアントラセン誘導体、ジアミノスチルベン等
のスチルベン誘導体、キノロン誘導体、7−ジエ
チルアミノ−4−メチルクマリン等のクマリン誘
導体、ベンゾイミダゾール等のイミダゾール誘導
体、ベンゾオキサゾール等のオキサゾール誘導体
を用いることが出来る。また、螢光増白剤は樹脂
に対して0.01〜5PHR加えると効果的である。ま
た、カバーフイルム層中に紫外線吸収剤を含ませ
るを可とする。この紫外線吸収剤としては、ヒド
ロキシベンゾフエノン、シヒドロキシベンゾフエ
ノン等のベンゾフエノン系のものの他にベンゾト
リアゾール系あるいはサリチル酸誘導体等を用い
ることができる。 本発明の昇華転写式ハードコピープリントにお
いては、熱融着されたカバーフイルムが油類など
からの表面保護と凝集していた染料を加熱によつ
てカバーフイルム中に拡散させることによつて発
色を増加するだけではなく、カバーフイルム中に
含まれる螢光増白剤が紫外線を吸収し可視領域短
波長側の光に転換する能力があるので、十分な白
色を持たない若干黄味をおびた安価な印画紙にお
いても画像以外の部分の白色度を高め鮮明な画像
を得ることができる利益があり、また螢光増白剤
が紫外線をカツトすることによつて染料の退色性
をおさえることができる利益がある。 以下、かかる本発明の効果の裏付けとなる種々
の本発明についての実験を、表を参照して説明し
よう。尚、この表には本発明の効果を従来の技術
と比較するため従来の昇華転写式ハードコピープ
リントに係わる前述の従来技術の実験1,実験2
についての結果も加えて記載しておく。
In the present invention, by heating one side of the transfer paper made using sublimation dye, the dye is transferred and dyed onto the photographic paper side, and a cover made of a transparent resin that is dyeable to the dye is placed on the surface of the transfer paper. The present invention relates to a sublimation transfer type hard copy print obtained by heat fusing a film, and particularly provides a good color image. In general, photographic paper suitable for color copying by sublimation transfer of sublimation dyes is made of resins that easily absorb and diffuse dyes, such as polyester resins, epoxy resins, nylon resins, polyvinylpyrrolidone resins, etc.
A thin treatment layer made of cellulose acetate resin was applied to the surface. However, all of these resins were slightly yellowish in color and tended to further yellow as the resins aged. Moreover, the paper coated with this treatment layer also had a yellowish tinge, and the yellowing progressed further due to the heat applied during drying or curing of the treatment agent. As a result, images printed on photographic paper lose their sharpness, and the hue of the highly transparent and thin dye coloring layer itself deviates from its original hue. On the other hand, it was necessary to add a highly white pigment such as titanium oxide to the processing agent to increase the whiteness, and if necessary, add an optical brightener or a small amount of blue dye, which made it difficult to form images. The paper used for this purpose inevitably became quite expensive. In addition, after the transfer paper made using sublimable dye and the above-mentioned photographic paper that has been surface-treated are brought into contact with each other in a predetermined positional relationship, the transfer paper is heated mainly from the back side and the sublimated dye is applied to the photographic paper. An image can be formed by transferring the dye to the surface treatment layer, but although some of the dye transferred onto the photographic paper is diffused into the treatment layer, most of it is dyed in the form of aggregates. It could not be said that the original color development of the dye was sufficiently shown. Furthermore, dyes are easily discolored by oils from hands, for example, and are also susceptible to fading by ultraviolet rays contained in natural light and oxygen in the air. Next, Experiments 1 and 2 of the prior art in which a conventional cover film for color hard copy photographic paper was heat-fused to photographic paper will be described in detail. Experiment 1 of the prior art is as follows. First of all,
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (manufactured by General Aniline & Film Co.), polyester resin (Vylonal
MD-1200 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) and calcium carbonate (manufactured by Nitto Funka Kogyo Co., Ltd.) in a photographic paper treatment aqueous solution of approximately 5 g/m 2 is applied to unbleached high-quality paper weighing 170 g/m 2 for image formation. Then, photographic paper with a whiteness of 91.2 is obtained. Then, as shown in Fig. 1, a cover film layer 1b made of linear polyester (Vylon #200, manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) of 5μ is coated on a base material 1a made of a polyester film of 15μ. A cover film 1 is prepared and the photographic paper described above is heat-pressed with a heat press at about 150° C., and the cover film of this example is fused onto the photographic paper to obtain a color print sample. In this experiment, the whiteness of the color print sample was pure white.
If it is 100, it is 91.2, and the chromaticity coordinates of the CIE color system (achromatic color axis x = 0.310, y =
0.316), x = 0.317, y = 0.327, and the whiteness is the same as when the cover film is not fused to the photographic paper.
There was a problem with clarity. Further, Experiment 2 of the prior art is as follows. First, a cyan ink consisting of 6 parts by weight of cyan dye with sublimation property (Kayaron Fast Blue BR manufactured by Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.), 6 parts by weight of ethyl cellulose, and 88 parts by weight of isopropyl alcohol solvent was prepared, and the weight was 40.
g/m 2 paper surface using a gravure coater to give a dry coating amount of 5 g/m 2 to form a transfer paper. Next, this transfer paper and photographic paper prepared in the same manner as Experiment 1 of the prior art described above were pressed together for 5 seconds using a hot press heated to 200°C from the transfer paper side to sublimate the dye from the transfer paper and print. Transfer an image onto paper. Then, the cover film 1 prepared in Experiment 1 of the prior art described above is heat-pressed onto this color print to create a color print. In this experiment, color prints were left under ultraviolet light for 100 hours using a fade meter (Standard Ultraviolet Long Life Fade Meter manufactured by Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd.), and then their color fading was measured using a Macbeth reflection densitometer.
When measured by changes in cyan concentration with RD-514,
The cyan density before being left under ultraviolet light was 1.24, and the cyan density after being left was 1.11, so the fading rate was
It was 10.48%, so it was necessary to take measures to prevent fading. In view of this, the present invention has developed a sublimation transfer hardware that diffuses the dye on the photographic paper into the cover film, increases the whiteness of the non-colored areas, sharpens the image, and prevents the dye from fading. The purpose is to provide copy prints. The present invention is a sublimation transfer type hard copy print that increases color development by heat-sealing a cover film made of a transparent resin to the surface of photographic paper to which dye has been transferred and dispersing the dye into the cover film. It contains a fluorescent whitening agent. Here, the optical brightener is 4,4'-bis4.6
-Disubstituted-1.3.5-triazinyl disulfonic acid (where the substituent is amine, alcohol, phenol, etc.), α,β-bis(benzoxezolyl)ethylene compound, alkoxynaphthalic acid-N-substituted imide compound, Anthracene derivatives such as 9,10-dichloroanthracene, stilbene derivatives such as diaminostilbene, quinolone derivatives, coumarin derivatives such as 7-diethylamino-4-methylcoumarin, imidazole derivatives such as benzimidazole, and oxazole derivatives such as benzoxazole may be used. I can do it. Furthermore, it is effective to add 0.01 to 5 PHR of the fluorescent brightener to the resin. Further, it is possible to include an ultraviolet absorber in the cover film layer. As this ultraviolet absorber, in addition to benzophenone-based ones such as hydroxybenzophenone and cyhydroxybenzophenone, benzotriazole-based ones or salicylic acid derivatives can be used. In the sublimation transfer type hard copy printing of the present invention, the heat-fused cover film protects the surface from oils and the like, and develops color by diffusing the agglomerated dye into the cover film by heating. In addition, the fluorescent whitening agent contained in the cover film has the ability to absorb ultraviolet rays and convert them into light in the short wavelength range of the visible region. Even on photographic paper, it has the advantage of increasing the whiteness of the areas other than the image and producing clear images, and the fluorescent whitening agent can suppress the fading of dyes by blocking ultraviolet rays. There is profit. Hereinafter, various experiments related to the present invention that support the effects of the present invention will be explained with reference to the table. In addition, this table shows Experiment 1 and Experiment 2 of the above-mentioned conventional technology related to conventional sublimation transfer type hard copy printing in order to compare the effects of the present invention with the conventional technology.
I will also include the results for this.

【表】 本発明についての実験1は、従来技術の実験1
における2μの線状ポリエステル樹脂によるカバ
ーフイルム層1b中に2PHRの螢光増白剤
(UVITEX−OBチバガイギー社製)を溶解させ
たカバーフイルム1を形成するものである。印画
紙は従来技術の実験1同様ポリビニルピロリドン
(ゼネラル・アニリン&フイルム社製)、ポリエス
テル樹脂(バイナールMD−1200東洋紡社製)、
炭酸カルシウム(日東粉化工業社製)より成る印
画紙処理水溶液を画像形成用に特に漂白してない
秤量170g/m2の上質紙に約5g/m2塗布して白
色度91.2のものを作つた。そして、本実験の螢光
増白剤を溶解させたカバーフイルムをこの印画紙
に約150℃の熱プレスにて加熱圧着して印画紙上
にカバーフイルムを融着させカラープリントを得
た。この本発明についての実験1におけるカラー
プリントの白色度を測色色差計NP101DC型(日
本電色工業社製)にて測定したところ92.4であ
り、CIE表色系の色度座標はx=0.307、y=
0.311であり従来に比して白色度が改善されるこ
とが確認された。このカバーフイルムをカラーコ
ピー上に圧着しカラープリント試料を作成した。
このカラープリント試料をフエード・メータ(ス
タンダード紫外線ロングライフフエードメータ)
で100時間紫外線下にさらし、紫外線にさらす前
と後のシアン濃度の変動をマクベス反射濃度計
RD−514にて測定したところ紫外線をあてる前
の濃度は12.4、あてた後の濃度は1.18で退色率は
4.84%であり従来に比べ退色率は4.84とずつと減
少し、退色しにくいことが確かめられた。 また、実験2は12μのポリエステルフイルムに
よる基材1a上に約1PHRの螢光増白剤Whitex
WS(住友化学工業社製)を溶解させた5μのポリ
ビニルピロリドンのカバーフイルム層1bを形成
し本発明についての実験1同様印画紙に圧着させ
た後にポリエステルフイルム1aのみ除去して転
写カバーフイルム層を形成した。この本発明の実
験2におけるカラープリントの白色度を測色色差
計にて測定したところ92.1であり、CIE表色系の
色度座標はx=0.306,y=0.310であり、従来に
比して白色度が改善されることが確認された。こ
の実験のカバーフイルムを本発明についての実験
2同様カラーコピー上に圧着しカラープリントを
得てその退色について測定したところ、紫外線を
あてる前のシアン濃度は1.24、紫外線をあてた後
のシアン濃度は1.16で、退色率は6.45%であつ
た。この本発明についての実験2においても、従
来に比しカラープリントの退色がしにくいことが
確かめられた。 また、本発明についての実験3は12μポリエス
テルフイルムによる基材1a上に1PHRの螢光増
白剤Whitefluor G(住友化学工業社製)が溶解
された5μのセルロースアセテートブチレート
(住友バイエル社製)より成る第2図の如き第1
層1bを形成し、その上に5μのポリエステル樹
脂層を第2層1b′として転写カバーフイルム層を
作成した。これを前述の印画紙上に同様な条件で
加熱圧着した後、ポリエステルフイルムの基材1
aのみ取り除き転写カバーフイルム層を形成し
た。この本発明についての実験3におけるカラー
プリントの白色度を測色色差計にて測定したとこ
ろ92.9であり、CIE表色系の色度座標はx=
0.306、y=0.311であり、従来に比して白色度が
改善されることが確認された。また、この実験3
のカバーフイルム層を上述した本発明についての
実験1同様カラーコピー上に圧着し、カラープリ
ントを得てその退色について測定したところ、紫
外線をあてる前のシアン濃度は1.24、紫外線をあ
てた後のシアン濃度は1.20で、退色率は3.23%で
あつた。この実験においては、本発明の実験1に
比し、さらに退色率が低くなることが確認され
た。 また、本発明についての実験4は上述本発明に
ついての実験3で用意されたカバーフイルム層1
bを形成するポリエステル樹脂層に退色性をさら
に高めるため5PHRの紫外線吸収剤として2−
(2ヒドロキシ5メチルフエニル)2Hベンドトリ
アゾール(チヌビンPチバガイギー社製)を溶解
して成るカバーフイルムを上述のカラープリント
に同様に圧着し、その後ポリエステルフイルムの
み除去し、カバーフイルム試料を得た。この本発
明についての実験4でも上述した本発明の他の実
験例同様紫外線をあてて退色度合につき測定し
た。これによれば、紫外線をかける前のシアン濃
度が12.4であつたものが紫外線をかけた後にも
1.23であり、退色率0.81ときわめて退色しにくい
ことが確認された。 以上述べた様に、本発明に依れば、印画紙上の
昇華染料を拡散発色させ発色していない部分の白
色度を高め、画像が鮮明にできる利益がある。ま
た紫外線による染料の退色を軽減でき、良好な画
像をいつまでも楽しめる利益がある。 尚、カバーフイルム1の構成としてはポリエス
テルフイルムによる基材1aばかりでなくポリカ
ーボネート、ポリアクリレートなどに代表される
表面平滑な基材、を用いてもよい。また必要に応
じてナシ地処理、剥離処理を行つた比較的耐熱性
をもつプラスチツクフイルム基材でもよい。ま
た、この基材の層を第3図あるいは第4図の如く
2重にし、紙1a′を例えばポリエステルフイルム
1aに積層してもよいし、架橋型耐熱樹脂液(例
えばシリコン樹脂、不飽和ポリエステル樹脂な
ど)を塗布して平滑性を高めた基材でもよい。基
材の部分の厚みは20〜100μ、好ましくは20〜50μ
であり、これは取扱いの容易さと加熱プレスによ
る時間等も考慮して選ばれる。紙1a′等のいわば
支持体は必要に応じその種類により剥離してもよ
いし、カバーフイルムとして残存させてもよい。
また、カバーフイルム層1bの厚みは1〜20μ望
ましくは5〜10μである。 また、昇華染料のほとんどが分散染料であるこ
とから染料の染着性を高めるために印画紙表面に
おいてはポリエステル、エポキシ、ナイロンなど
の分散染料の染着性の高い樹脂が処理されている
のでカバーフイルムのうちこれらの処理樹脂と融
着しうる樹脂を選定する必要があるが融着する配
合であれば良い。また、基材1aとカバーフイル
ム層1bとの剥離を容易にするためにシリコン系
またはフツ素系の剥離処理を行なつてもかまわな
い。 尚、本発明は上述例に限らず本発明の要旨を逸
脱しない範囲でその他種々の構成を彩り得ること
は勿論である。
[Table] Experiment 1 of the present invention is Experiment 1 of the prior art
A cover film 1 is formed by dissolving 2PHR of fluorescent brightener (UVITEX-OB, manufactured by Ciba Geigy) in a cover film layer 1b made of a 2μ linear polyester resin. The photographic paper used was polyvinylpyrrolidone (manufactured by General Aniline & Film Co., Ltd.), polyester resin (Vinal MD-1200 manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.),
A photographic paper processing aqueous solution consisting of calcium carbonate (manufactured by Nitto Funka Kogyo Co., Ltd.) was applied to approximately 5 g/m 2 of high-quality paper weighing 170 g/m 2 that was not specifically bleached for image formation to produce a paper with a whiteness of 91.2. Ivy. Then, a cover film in which the fluorescent brightener of this experiment was dissolved was heat-pressed onto this photographic paper using a heat press at about 150°C to fuse the cover film onto the photographic paper to obtain a color print. The whiteness of the color print in Experiment 1 regarding the present invention was measured with a colorimeter NP101DC model (manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd.) and found to be 92.4, and the chromaticity coordinates of the CIE color system are x = 0.307, y=
0.311, and it was confirmed that the whiteness was improved compared to the conventional method. This cover film was pressed onto a color copy to create a color print sample.
Apply this color print sample to a fade meter (standard ultraviolet long life fade meter)
Macbeth reflection densitometer was used to observe the change in cyan concentration before and after exposure to ultraviolet light for 100 hours.
When measured with RD-514, the density before UV irradiation was 12.4, the density after UV irradiation was 1.18, and the fading rate was
The fading rate was 4.84%, which is a decrease of 4.84% compared to the conventional method, and it was confirmed that the color does not easily fade. In addition, in Experiment 2, about 1 PHR of fluorescent whitening agent Whitex was applied on the base material 1a made of a 12μ polyester film.
A cover film layer 1b of 5 μm polyvinylpyrrolidone in which WS (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Industries, Ltd.) was dissolved was formed and pressed onto photographic paper as in Experiment 1 of the present invention, and then only the polyester film 1a was removed to form a transfer cover film layer. Formed. The whiteness of the color print in Experiment 2 of the present invention was measured with a colorimeter and was 92.1, and the chromaticity coordinates of the CIE color system were x = 0.306, y = 0.310, which was higher than before. It was confirmed that the whiteness was improved. The cover film of this experiment was pressed onto a color copy as in Experiment 2 of the present invention to obtain a color print, and its fading was measured.The cyan density before irradiation with ultraviolet rays was 1.24, and the cyan density after irradiating ultraviolet rays was 1.16, and the fading rate was 6.45%. In Experiment 2 regarding the present invention, it was also confirmed that color prints were less likely to fade than in the past. Furthermore, in Experiment 3 of the present invention, 5 μ cellulose acetate butyrate (manufactured by Sumitomo Bayer) in which 1 PHR of a fluorescent brightener Whitefluor G (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Industries, Ltd.) was dissolved on a substrate 1a made of a 12 μ polyester film. The first part as shown in Fig. 2 consists of
Layer 1b was formed, and a 5 μm polyester resin layer was formed thereon as second layer 1b' to form a transfer cover film layer. After heat-pressing this on the photographic paper described above under the same conditions, the polyester film base material 1
Only a was removed to form a transfer cover film layer. The whiteness of the color print in Experiment 3 regarding the present invention was measured using a colorimeter and found to be 92.9, and the chromaticity coordinate of the CIE color system is x =
0.306, y=0.311, and it was confirmed that the whiteness was improved compared to the conventional method. Also, this experiment 3
The cover film layer was pressed onto a color copy as in Experiment 1 of the present invention described above, a color print was obtained, and its fading was measured. The density was 1.20 and the fading rate was 3.23%. In this experiment, it was confirmed that the fading rate was even lower than in Experiment 1 of the present invention. Experiment 4 regarding the present invention was conducted using the cover film layer 1 prepared in Experiment 3 regarding the present invention described above.
2-2 as a 5PHR ultraviolet absorber to further enhance the fading resistance of the polyester resin layer forming b.
A cover film prepared by dissolving (2hydroxy5-methylphenyl) 2H bend triazole (Tinuvin P manufactured by Ciba Geigy) was similarly pressure-bonded to the color print described above, and then only the polyester film was removed to obtain a cover film sample. In Experiment 4 of the present invention, as in the other experimental examples of the present invention described above, ultraviolet rays were irradiated to measure the degree of discoloration. According to this, even if the cyan density was 12.4 before UV rays were applied,
It was confirmed that the color fading rate was 1.23 and the fading rate was 0.81, making it extremely resistant to fading. As described above, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the sublimation dye on the photographic paper is diffused to develop color, thereby increasing the whiteness of the non-colored areas and making the image clearer. In addition, fading of the dye due to ultraviolet rays can be reduced, which has the benefit of allowing you to enjoy good images for a long time. As for the structure of the cover film 1, not only the base material 1a made of polyester film but also a base material with a smooth surface such as polycarbonate, polyacrylate, etc. may be used. Alternatively, a relatively heat-resistant plastic film base material may be used, which has been subjected to blanking treatment and peeling treatment as required. Alternatively, the base material layer may be doubled as shown in FIG. 3 or 4, and the paper 1a' may be laminated on, for example, a polyester film 1a, or a cross-linked heat-resistant resin liquid (such as silicone resin, unsaturated polyester A base material coated with resin, etc.) to improve smoothness may also be used. The thickness of the base material part is 20-100μ, preferably 20-50μ
This is selected in consideration of ease of handling and time required for hot pressing. The so-called support such as paper 1a' may be peeled off as necessary depending on the type thereof, or may be left as a cover film.
The thickness of the cover film layer 1b is 1 to 20 microns, preferably 5 to 10 microns. In addition, since most sublimation dyes are disperse dyes, the surface of the photographic paper is treated with a resin that has high dyeability for disperse dyes, such as polyester, epoxy, or nylon, in order to increase the dye's dyeability. It is necessary to select a resin that can be fused to these treated resins from among the films, but any blend that can be fused will suffice. Further, in order to facilitate the separation of the base material 1a and the cover film layer 1b, a silicone-based or fluorine-based peeling treatment may be performed. It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned example, but can be modified into various other configurations without departing from the gist of the present invention.

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

第1図は従来の昇華転写式ハードコピープリン
トの説明に供する線図、第2図乃至第4図は本発
明の昇華転写式ハードコピープリントの説明に供
する線図である。 1aは基材、1bはカバーフイルム層である。
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a conventional sublimation transfer type hard copy print, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are diagrams for explaining a sublimation transfer type hard copy print of the present invention. 1a is a base material, and 1b is a cover film layer.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 染料を吸着拡散し易い樹脂層を表面に設けて
なる印画紙に染料を転写した印画紙表面に、透明
な樹脂からなるカバーフイルムを熱融着して、前
記染料を該カバーフイルム中にも分散させること
により発色を増加する昇華転写式ハードコピープ
リントにおいて、 上記カバーフイルムが蛍光増白剤を含むことを
特徴とする昇華転写式ハードコピープリント。
[Claims] 1. A cover film made of a transparent resin is thermally fused to the surface of the photographic paper on which the dye has been transferred to a photographic paper provided with a resin layer that easily absorbs and diffuses the dye. A sublimation transfer hard copy print in which color development is increased by dispersing the cover film also in the cover film, wherein the cover film contains a fluorescent whitening agent.
JP57195588A 1982-10-25 1982-11-08 Cover film for sublimation transfer type hard copying Granted JPS5985793A (en)

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PCT/JP1983/000374 WO1984001745A1 (en) 1982-10-25 1983-10-25 Cover film for sublimation transfer process hard copy
US06/624,683 US4599259A (en) 1982-10-25 1983-10-25 Cover film for sublimation transfer type hard copy
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