JPH04323079A - Thermal recording material - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve a writability with pencile, a stemp ink bleeding, and a fogging caused by a felt pen writing in a thermal recording material provided with a protective layer on a thermal color-forming layer made of an electron donative colorless dye and an electron acception compound. CONSTITUTION:In a thermal recording material provided with a protective layer mainly composed of a pigment and a binder on a thermal color-forming layer, a styrene resin compound is incorporated in said protective layer.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a heat-sensitive recording material, and more particularly to a heat-sensitive recording material with improved suitability for stationery.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Regarding thermal recording, many methods have been known for a long time. For example, heat-sensitive recording materials using electron-donating dye precursors and electron-accepting compounds are
14039, Japanese Patent Publication No. 43-4160, etc. A heat-sensitive recording material using a diazo compound is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 190886/1986. In recent years, these thermal recording systems have been widely used in fax machines, printers,
It is used in many fields such as labels, medical image output, and prepaid cards, and needs are expanding.

[0003] Along with this, the number of cases in which various types of stationery are being used for heat-sensitive recording paper has also increased, and there is a strong demand for heat-sensitive recording materials that are easy to use for stationery.

Conventionally, heat-sensitive recording materials have been proposed in which a protective layer is provided on a heat-sensitive coloring layer from the viewpoint of chemical resistance.

However, although these methods impart chemical resistance, they do not provide sufficient suitability for stationery, as writing implements such as pencils cannot be used on the surface, or stamp ink smudges and cannot be used.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a heat-sensitive recording material suitable for stationery, specifically, suitable for writing with a pencil and stamping.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] An object of the present invention is to provide a heat-sensitive recording material in which a protective layer containing a pigment and a binder as main components is provided on a heat-sensitive coloring layer, the protective layer containing a styrene resin compound. This was achieved using a heat-sensitive recording material characterized by the following.

[0008] As pigments that can be used in the protective layer of the present invention, all general organic or inorganic pigments can be used.
In particular, the oil absorption specified by JIS-K5101 is 40cc/
It is preferable that the amount is 100 g or more, and specific examples include calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, titanium oxide, talc, rosite, kaolin, calcined kaolin, aluminum hydroxide, amorphous silica, urea-formalin resin powder, polyethylene resin powder, etc. Aluminum hydroxide is particularly preferred. These may be used alone or in combination.

[0009] Binders used in the protective layer include water-soluble polymers and water-insoluble binders, which may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

Examples of water-soluble polymers include methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, starches, gelatin, gum arabic, casein, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer hydrolyzate, and ethylene-maleic anhydride copolymer hydrolyzate. Examples include polyvinyl alcohol, isobutylene-maleic anhydride copolymer hydrolyzate, polyvinyl alcohol, carboxy-modified polyvinyl alcohol, and polyacrylamide, with polyvinyl alcohol or various modified polyvinyl alcohols being particularly preferred.

As the water-insoluble binder, synthetic rubber latex or synthetic resin emulsion is generally used, such as styrene-butadiene rubber latex, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber latex, methyl acrylate-
Examples include butadiene rubber latex and vinyl acetate emulsion. The amount of binder used is 10 to 500% by weight, preferably 50 to 500% by weight, based on the pigment contained in the protective layer.
It is 400% by weight.

The styrenic resin compound that can be used in the present invention is one that is generally used as a sizing agent for paper manufacturing and a paper strength enhancer. Depending on the modification method, both cationic and anionic types exist, and either can be used in the present invention. The amount of the styrene resin compound used is 1 to 40% by weight, preferably 5 to 20% by weight, based on the binder contained in the protective layer.

The protective layer coating liquid of the present invention is obtained by mixing a binder and a styrene resin compound with the pigment dispersion. Furthermore, a mold release agent, a waterproofing agent, a surfactant, aluminum sulfate, etc. may be added as necessary. The obtained protective layer coating solution is applied onto the heat-sensitive coloring layer using a device such as a bar coater, an air knife coater, a blade coater, etc., and dried to obtain the protective layer of the present invention. However, the protective layer may be coated at the same time as the heat-sensitive layer, or after coating the heat-sensitive layer, the heat-sensitive layer may be dried once and then coated thereon. The dry coating amount of the protective layer is preferably 0.5 to 5 g/m2, more preferably 1 to 3 g/m2. After applying the protective layer, calendering may be performed if necessary.

Next, a typical thermosensitive color forming layer of the present invention will be described. As an example, a heat-sensitive color forming layer using an electron-donating dye precursor (hereinafter referred to as a color former) and an electron-accepting compound (hereinafter referred to as a color developer) will be described. coloring agent,
The color developer is dispersed separately, generally together with an aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol, to a size of several microns or less using a ball mill, sand mill, or the like. These dispersions are mixed after dispersion, and oil-absorbing pigments, binders, waxes, metal soaps, antioxidants, ultraviolet absorbers, surfactants, antistatic agents, etc. are added as necessary to form a heat-sensitive coloring layer coating solution. shall be.

Examples of color formers used in the present invention include triphenylmethane phthalide compounds, fluoran compounds, phenothiazine compounds, indolyl phthalide compounds, leucoauramine compounds, rhodamine lactam compounds, and triphenylmethane phthalide compounds. There are various compounds such as phenylmethane compounds, triazene compounds, spiropyran compounds, and fluorene compounds. Specific examples of phthalides are U.S. Reissue Patent Specification No. 23,024, U.S. Patent Specification No. 3,
No. 491,111, No. 3,491,112, No. 3
, No. 491,116 and No. 3,509,174,
Specific examples of fluorans are given in U.S. Patent No. 3,624,
No. 107, No. 3,627,787, No. 3,641
, No. 011, No. 3,462,828, No. 3,68
No. 1,390, No. 3,920,510, No. 3,9
No. 59,571, specific examples of spirodipyrans are given in U.S. Patent No. 3,971,808, and pyridine and pyrazine compounds are given in U.S. Patent No. 3,775,424.
No. 3,853,869, No. 4,246,31
No. 8, specific examples of fluorene compounds are given in Japanese Patent Application No. 61-24.
It is described in No. 0989, etc. Among these, 2-arylamino-3-H, halogen-, alkyl-, or alkoxy-6-substituted aminofluorane which produces black color is particularly effective. Specific examples include 2-anilino-3-methyl-6-
Diethylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3-methyl-6-N-cyclohexyl-N-methylaminofluorane, 2-p-chloroanilino-3-methyl-6-dibutylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3-methyl- 6-
Dioctylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3-chloro-6-diethylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3
-Methyl-6-N-ethyl-N-isoamylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3-methyl-6-N-ethyl-
N-dodecylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3-methoxy-6-dibutylaminofluorane, 2-o-chloroanilino-6-dibutylaminofluorane, 2-p-
Chloroanilino-3-ethyl-6-N-ethyl-N-isoamylaminofluorane, 2-o-chloroanilino-
6-p-butylanilinofluorane, 2-anilino-3
-pentadecyl-6-diethylaminofluorane, 2-
Anilino-3-ethyl-6-dibutylaminofluorane, 2-o-toluidino-3-methyl-6-diisopropylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3-methyl-6-
N-isobutyl-N-ethylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3-methyl-6-N-ethyl-N-tetrahydrofurfurylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3-chloro-6-N-ethyl-N- Isoamylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3-methyl-6-N-methyl-N-
γ-Ethoxypropylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3-methyl-6-N-ethyl-N-γ-ethoxypropylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3-methyl-6
-N-ethyl-N-γ-propoxypropylaminofluorane and the like.

Examples of the color developer used in the present invention include 2
, 2-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)propane (common name bisphenol A), 2,2-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)pentane, 2,2-bis(4'-hydroxy-3',5'- dichlorophenyl)propane, 1,
1-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexane, 2,2-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)hexane, 1,1-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)propane, 1,1-bis(4'-hydroxy) phenyl)butane,
1,1-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)pentane,
1,1-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)hexane,
1,1-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)heptane,
1,1-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)octane,
1,1-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-pentane, 1,1-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ethyl-hexane, 1,1-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl) Dodecane, 1,4-bis(p-hydroxyphenylcumyl)benzene, 1,3-bis(p-
hydroxyphenylcumyl)benzene, bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)sulfone, bis(3-allyl-4-
Bisphenols such as hydroxyphenyl) sulfone, bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid benzyl ester, 3,5-di-α-methylbenzyl salicylic acid, 3,
5-di-tert-butylsalicylic acid, 3-α-α-
Salicylic acid derivatives such as dimethylbenzyl salicylic acid and 4-(β-p-methoxyphenoxyethoxy) salicylic acid, or polyvalent metal salts thereof (particularly preferred are zinc and aluminum), benzyl erther p-hydroxybenzoate,
Oxybenzoic acid esters such as p-hydroxybenzoic acid-2-ethylhexyl ester and β-resorcinic acid-(2-phenoxyethyl) ester, p-phenylphenol, 3,5-diphenylphenol, cumylphenol, 4-hydroxy Examples include phenols such as -4'-isopropoxy-diphenylsulfone and 4-hydroxy-4'-phenoxy-diphenylsulfone. Among these, bisphenols are particularly preferred for the purpose of improving dot reproducibility. The color developer is preferably used in an amount of 50 to 800% by weight, more preferably 100% by weight of the color former.
~500% by weight. Further, two or more of the above electron-accepting compounds may be used in combination.

Further, the heat-sensitive recording material of the present invention contains a thermofusible substance (hereinafter referred to as a sensitizer) in any layer constituting the heat-sensitive recording material in order to improve thermal responsiveness. Good too. Examples of sensitizers include benzyl p-benzyloxybenzoate, β-naphthyl-benzyl ether, stearamide, stearyl urea, p-benzylbiphenyl, di(2-methylphenoxy)ethane, di(2-methoxy) phenoxy)ethane, β-naphthol-(p-methylbenzyl) ether, α-naphthyl-benzyl ether, 1,4-butanediol-p-methylphenyl ether, 1,4-butanediol-p-isopropylphenyl ether, 1 , 4-butanediol-p-tertiary octylphenyl ether, 1-phenoxy-2-
(4-ethylphenoxy)ethane, 1-phenoxy-2
-(4-Chlorphenoxy)ethane, 1,4-butanediol phenyl ether, diethylene glycol-bis-(4-methoxyphenyl) ether, 4-ethoxyphenyl-p-chlorobenzyl ether, 1(4-methoxy-phenoxy)- 2-phenoxy-propane, 1,3
-bis-(4-methoxyphenoxy)propane, 3-methyl-4-chlorophenyl-p-methoxybenzyl ether, 3,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenyl-p-methoxybenzyl ether, 4-chlorophenyl-p- Examples include methoxybenzyl ether, 1-phenoxy-2(4-methoxy-phenoxy)-propane, oxalic acid dibenzyl ester, oxalic acid di(p-methylbenzyl) ester, and the like. These sensitizers may be used alone or in combination. In order to obtain sufficient thermal responsiveness, it is preferably used in an amount of 10 to 200% by weight, more preferably 20 to 150% by weight, based on the color developer. The sensitizer can be added to either the color former, the color developer, or both and dispersed at the same time, or a thermal eutectic with the color former or color developer can be prepared in advance, cooled, and then dispersed. good.

The binder is preferably a compound that dissolves at least 5% by weight in water at 25°C, specifically,
Polyvinyl alcohol (including modified polyvinyl alcohols such as carboxy-modified, itaconic acid-modified, maleic acid-modified, silica-modified, etc.), methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, starches (including modified starch), gelatin, gum arabic, casein, styrene-maleic anhydride Examples include acid copolymer hydrolysates, polyacrylamide, and saponified vinyl acetate-polyacrylic acid copolymers. These binders are used not only for dispersion but also for the purpose of improving coating film strength. For this purpose, styrene-butadiene copolymers, vinyl acetate copolymers,
Synthetic polymer latex binders such as acrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer, methyl acrylate/butadiene copolymer, and polyvinylidene chloride can also be used together. In addition, a suitable crosslinking agent for the binder may be added depending on the type of binder, if necessary.

Examples of pigments include calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, lithopone, rosite, kaolin, silica, and amorphous silica. As the metal soap, higher fatty acid metal salts are used, such as zinc stearate, zinc myristate, calcium stearate, and aluminum stearate.

Examples of wax include montan wax, paraffin wax, carnauba wax, microcrystalline wax, polyethylene wax, and the like.

Furthermore, if necessary, a back coat layer may be provided on the opposite side of the support of the heat-sensitive recording material from the heat-sensitive coloring layer. As the back coat layer, any material known as a back coat layer for heat-sensitive recording materials can be used. EXAMPLES The present invention will be specifically explained below with reference to Examples, but the present invention is not limited only to the Examples below.

[0022] The present invention will be specifically explained below with reference to Examples, but the present invention is not limited to the following Examples.

[0023]

【Example】

(Preparation of heat-sensitive coating liquid) As a coloring agent, 2-anilino-3-
Methyl-6-N-dibutyl-aminofluorane, bisphenol A as a color developer, β-naphthyl- as a sensitizer
20 g of each benzyl ether was dispersed with 100 g of a 5% polyvinyl alcohol (Kuraray PVA-105) aqueous solution in a ball mill overnight to obtain an average particle size of 1.5 μm or less to obtain each dispersion. In addition, calcium carbonate 80
g was dispersed in a homogenizer together with 160 g of a 0.5% sodium hexametaphosphate solution to obtain a pigment dispersion. Each dispersion prepared as above was mixed with 5 g of color former dispersion, 10 g of color developer dispersion, 10 g of sensitizer dispersion, and 5 g of calcium carbonate dispersion, and then a 21% zinc stearate emulsion was added. 3 g was added to obtain a heat-sensitive coating liquid. The obtained heat-sensitive coating liquid was applied onto high-quality paper with a basis weight of 50 g/m2 using a wire bar so that the dry coating amount was 6 g/m2,
It was dried in an oven at 50°C to obtain thermal recording paper. On the heat-sensitive coloring layer of the obtained heat-sensitive recording paper, the protective layer coating solution of the following example was applied with a wire bar at a concentration of 2.5 g/m2, and dried in an oven at 50°C to form the heat-sensitive recording paper of the present invention. I got the material.

(Example-1) 80 g of aluminum hydroxide (manufactured by Showa Denko K.K., Hygilite H42) was dispersed with 160 g of a 0.5% aqueous solution of sodium hexametaphosphate using a homogenizer. To 60 g of this dispersion, 400 g of 15% polyvinyl alcohol (manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd., PVA-205), 3
A protective layer coating solution was prepared by adding 20 g of 0% cationic stirenic resin compound (Polymaron 360, manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Co., Ltd.) and 7.5 g of 30% zinc stearate (Hydrin Z-7-30, manufactured by Chukyo Yushi Co., Ltd.). I got it.

(Example-2) Cationic styrenic resin compound of Example-1 (Polymaron 360 manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Co., Ltd.)
A protective layer coating liquid was obtained in the same manner except that 30 g of a 20% cationic styrenic resin compound (N-PPS, manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Co., Ltd.) was used instead of using .

(Example 3) Cationic styrenic resin compound of Example 1 (Polymaron 360 manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Co., Ltd.)
A protective layer coating liquid was obtained in the same manner except that 30 g of a 20% anionic styrenic resin compound (Polymaron 1308, manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Co., Ltd.) was used instead of using .

(Comparative Example-1) Cationic styrenic resin compound of Example-1 (Polymaron 360 manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Co., Ltd.)
A heat-sensitive recording material was obtained in the same manner except that the protective layer coating solution was prepared without using.

(Comparative Example-2) Cationic styrenic resin compound of Example-1 (Polymaron 360 manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Co., Ltd.)
A protective layer coating liquid was obtained in the same manner, except that 20 g of a 30% paraffin wax dispersion (Hidrin P-7, manufactured by Chukyo Yushi Co., Ltd.) was used instead of using .

(Comparative Example-3) Cationic styrenic resin compound of Example-1 (Polymaron 360 manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Co., Ltd.)
Instead of using β-
A protective layer coating liquid was obtained in the same manner except that 20 g of the naphthyl benzyl ether dispersion was used to prepare the protective layer coating liquid.

(Comparative Example-4) A heat-sensitive recording material was obtained without applying the protective layer of Example-1.

The heat-sensitive recording material obtained as described above was surface-treated with a calender and the smoothness was adjusted to Bekk smoothness of 400±50 seconds to obtain a heat-sensitive recording material.

Pencil writing properties were measured using a mechanical pencil loaded with a lead of hardness B and 0.5 mm under a load of 500 g, and the density of the written portion was measured using Macbeth RD-918 (Visual). Regarding the stamp ink, I used Shachihatazol stamp pad red stamp ink to stamp.
The degree of bleeding is (A) barely noticeable.
Judgment was made into three levels: (B) the stamped characters were blurred but the stamped characters were readable, and (C) the stamped characters were blurred to the extent that they were unreadable. Also, regarding fog when using magic ink red, (A) there is almost no fog, (B) there is some discoloration but you can tell that it is red, (C) the discoloration is so large that you can't even tell that it is red. It was judged in three stages.

[0033] The color density was determined using a Kyocera printing tester with a printing energy of 20 mJ while using a pressure roll.
/mm2, and the color density was measured using a Macbeth reflection densitometer.

[0034]

【Effect of the invention】

[0035]

[Table 1]

From the results in Table 1, it can be seen that the recording material of the present invention is a heat-sensitive recording material with good pencil writing properties and stamp imprintability.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a heat-sensitive color forming layer comprising at least an electron-donating colorless dye and an electron-accepting compound on a support, and further a protective layer containing a pigment and a binder as main components, A heat-sensitive recording material characterized in that the protective layer contains a styrene resin compound.