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JPH0445355B2
JPH0445355B2 JP16798379A JP16798379A JPH0445355B2 JP H0445355 B2 JPH0445355 B2 JP H0445355B2 JP 16798379 A JP16798379 A JP 16798379A JP 16798379 A JP16798379 A JP 16798379A JP H0445355 B2 JPH0445355 B2 JP H0445355B2
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Prior art keywords
ink
ink sheet
binder
thermal transfer
transfer recording
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JPS5689984A (en
Inventor
Koji Uchama
Akira Nakazawa
Masao Tanaka
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Fujitsu Ltd
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Fujitsu Ltd
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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
    • B41M5/382Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes
    • B41M5/392Additives, other than colour forming substances, dyes or pigments, e.g. sensitisers, transfer promoting agents

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明はプラスチツクフイルム、紙、金属等の
薄い基材上に、熱転移性のインク材料を塗布して
なる熱転写記録インクシートに係り、特に多数回
くり返し使用可能とした熱転写記録インクシート
に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a thermal transfer recording ink sheet made by coating a heat transferable ink material on a thin base material such as plastic film, paper, metal, etc., and particularly to a thermal transfer recording ink sheet that can be used repeatedly many times. The present invention relates to a thermal transfer recording ink sheet.

熱転写記録は支持体である基材に、色材である
インク材料を塗布した熱転写記録インクシートを
記録紙に重ね、サーマルヘツド等により支持体側
から瞬間的に加熱し、色材を記録紙に転移させて
記録する方法である。
In thermal transfer recording, a thermal transfer recording ink sheet coated with an ink coloring material is placed on a recording paper on a base material, which is a support, and is instantaneously heated from the support side using a thermal head, etc., to transfer the coloring material to the recording paper. This is a method to record the data.

従来、上記熱転写記録インクシートの構成は通
常染料、バインダ、低融点剤等を成分としたイン
ク材料をプラスチツクフイルム、薄紙等に塗布し
たものである。記録の時は、色材を記録紙に直接
接触させて熱エネルギーを印加するので、加熱さ
れた部分の色材が抜けて一度しか熱転写シートは
使えず、多数回くり返して使用することは不可能
で、1回の使い捨てで不経済である。
Conventionally, the structure of the thermal transfer recording ink sheet is such that an ink material containing dyes, binders, low-melting point agents, etc., is coated on a plastic film, thin paper, or the like. During recording, thermal energy is applied by bringing the coloring material into direct contact with the recording paper, so the coloring material in the heated areas will come off and the thermal transfer sheet can only be used once, making it impossible to use it multiple times. Therefore, it is uneconomical because it is disposable once.

本発明の目的は上述の問題点を改良し、多数回
くり返し使用可能な熱転写記録インクシートを提
供することにある。
An object of the present invention is to improve the above-mentioned problems and provide a thermal transfer recording ink sheet that can be used many times.

本発明は、 染料ないし顔料からなる色材と、高分子材料の
バインダ及び芳香族カルボン酸あるいは芳香族ニ
トロ化合物よりなる溶融補助剤としての展色剤と
を備えたインク材料に、金属酸化物の微粉末が充
填材として加えられてなるインク層が、薄い基材
の上に設けられ、該基材の裏側からサーマルヘツ
ドを押圧して前記インク層を溶融して媒体に転写
記録する繰り返し使用可能な熱転写記録インクシ
ートであつて、夫々の重量比が、前記色材が1に
対して、前記バインダが0.1〜5、前記溶融補助
剤が1〜50、前記充填剤が5〜100であり、かつ
該溶融補助剤の重量比が該バインダの重量比を下
回らないことを特徴とする。
The present invention provides an ink material comprising a colorant consisting of a dye or a pigment, a binder of a polymeric material, and a color vehicle as a melting aid consisting of an aromatic carboxylic acid or an aromatic nitro compound, and a metal oxide. An ink layer made of fine powder added as a filler is provided on a thin base material, and a thermal head is pressed from the back side of the base material to melt the ink layer and transfer it to a medium for repeated use. A thermal transfer recording ink sheet, wherein the weight ratio of the coloring material is 1 to 1, the binder is 0.1 to 5, the melting aid is 1 to 50, and the filler is 5 to 100, Further, the weight ratio of the melting aid is not less than the weight ratio of the binder.

以下具体的に図面を用いて本発明を説明する。
第1図は本発明の熱転写記録インクシートの断面
図を示す。
The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a sectional view of the thermal transfer recording ink sheet of the present invention.

図において、熱転写記録インクシートは染料
(又は顔料)、バインダ、溶融補助剤などからなる
インク材料成分2に、金属、金属酸化物、天然吸
着剤などの10μm以下の微細な粉末状の充填剤3
を添加し、プラスチツクフイルム、薄紙等の基材
4に塗布してなる。インク材料料2に充填剤3を
添加すると、該充填剤3がインク層5を多孔質と
なす網目の骨格となり、その網目をインク材料料
2が埋めている。
In the figure, a thermal transfer recording ink sheet consists of an ink material component 2 consisting of dyes (or pigments), binders, melting aids, etc., and a fine powder filler 3 of 10 μm or less such as metals, metal oxides, and natural adsorbents.
is added and applied to a base material 4 such as plastic film or thin paper. When the filler 3 is added to the ink material 2, the filler 3 forms a network skeleton that makes the ink layer 5 porous, and the ink material 2 fills the network.

従つて、サーマルヘツドなどによつて熱パルス
が基材4側から印加され、インク層5が瞬時に溶
融しても、インク材料料2は充填剤3の骨格に安
定に支持されている。そして、インク層5の表層
のみが、圧接している冷えた記録紙6に触れて瞬
時に冷却され、剥がれて記録紙上に転移し固着さ
れる。
Therefore, even if a heat pulse is applied from the base material 4 side by a thermal head or the like and the ink layer 5 melts instantaneously, the ink material 2 is stably supported by the skeleton of the filler 3. Then, only the surface layer of the ink layer 5 comes into contact with the cold recording paper 6 that is in pressure contact, is instantly cooled, and is peeled off, transferred and fixed onto the recording paper.

このように、本発明になるインク材料2からな
るインク層5は、熱パルスが印加された際に、そ
の加熱された部分がべた付いて基材4から根こそ
ぎ転写してしまうことがない。
In this manner, when a heat pulse is applied to the ink layer 5 made of the ink material 2 of the present invention, the heated portion will not become sticky and be completely transferred from the base material 4.

つまり、インク層5の極く薄い表層だけが順次
剥ぎ取られて転写されていくので、くり返し使用
が可能となる。なおインク成分の染料(又は顔
料)の種類は特に限定されるものではないが、昇
華性のあるものは転写効率の点で効果的である。
In other words, only the extremely thin surface layer of the ink layer 5 is sequentially peeled off and transferred, allowing repeated use. Note that the type of dye (or pigment) used as an ink component is not particularly limited, but dyes with sublimation properties are effective in terms of transfer efficiency.

バインダにはエチルセルローズ、ニトロセルロ
ーズ、酢酸ビニルラテツクス、ポリカーボネー
ト、シリコン樹脂等の高分子が適しているが、こ
れらに限定されるものではない。溶融補助剤(低
融点性)には融点が40℃〜100℃にあり、昇華性
があれば更に効果的で、芳香族モノ、およびポリ
カルボン酸、またはその誘導体、もしくは夫々の
無水物で、例えば安息香酸、安息香酸フエニル、
モノニトロナフタレン、ジニトロトルエンの如
く、ニトロ、オキシ、アルキル、ハロゲン置換の
芳香族モノ、およびポリカルボン酸、あるいはそ
れらの無水物がある。
Suitable binders include polymers such as ethylcellulose, nitrocellulose, vinyl acetate latex, polycarbonate, and silicone resin, but are not limited thereto. The melting aid (low melting point) has a melting point of 40°C to 100°C, and is more effective if it has sublimation properties. For example, benzoic acid, phenyl benzoate,
Examples include nitro, oxy, alkyl, and halogen-substituted aromatic monomers, such as mononitronaphthalene and dinitrotoluene, and polycarboxylic acids, or anhydrides thereof.

くり返し使用性を付与するための微粉末として
は、インク材を吸着または吸収しやすい多孔質微
粉末が適しており、ZnO,Al2O3等の金属酸化
物、ケイ藻土、モレキユラーシーブ等で粒径
10μm以下が望ましい。
Porous fine powders that easily adsorb or absorb ink materials are suitable as fine powders that can be used repeatedly, such as metal oxides such as ZnO, Al 2 O 3 , diatomaceous earth, and molecular sieves. etc. particle size
Desirably 10 μm or less.

それぞれの成分の混合比は、混合溶剤への溶解
度により、また印字濃度とくり返し使用回数との
かね合いから、その都度決める必要があるが、重
量比で、染料1、バインダ0.1〜5、溶融補助剤
1〜50、充填剤5〜100の範囲がよく、かつ溶融
補助剤は、バインダの量を下回らない方が効果的
である。
The mixing ratio of each component needs to be determined each time depending on the solubility in the mixed solvent and the print density and the number of repeated uses. A good range is 1 to 50% of the agent and 5 to 100% of the filler, and it is more effective if the amount of the melting aid is not less than the amount of the binder.

以下に本発明による熱転写記録インクシートを
作成するための実施例を二,三挙げると、 実施例 1 分散染料KaYaset Blue 136(日本化薬製)2
g、エチルセルロース(関東化学製)0.4g、モ
ノニトロナフタレン(関東化学製)4.5g、ZnO
粉末(平均粒径0.05μm 三菱金属製)11.5gにア
セトン30mlを加えボールミルで24時間分散混合を
行いインクを調製した。このインクを厚さ25μm
のグラシン紙に約10μmの厚さにバーコーター塗
布を行い自然乾燥によりインクシートを得た。こ
のインクシートのインク層面に普通記録紙を対向
して重ね合せ、サーマルフアクシミリ装置にかけ
て0.6W/ドツト、パルス幅4.1mSの印加条件で、
ベタ黒印写を行つたところ、鮮明な青色の転写像
が得られた。次に記録紙を新しくとり替えなが
ら、同一のインクシートで次々と印写したとこ
ろ、印字濃度はOD値で1回目が0.7……5回目で
0.5であり、5回くり返し使用でも十分に転写可
能であつた。
Below are a few examples for producing a thermal transfer recording ink sheet according to the present invention: Example 1 Disperse dye KaYaset Blue 136 (manufactured by Nippon Kayaku) 2
g, ethyl cellulose (Kanto Kagaku) 0.4 g, mononitronaphthalene (Kanto Kagaku) 4.5 g, ZnO
An ink was prepared by adding 30 ml of acetone to 11.5 g of powder (average particle size: 0.05 μm, manufactured by Mitsubishi Metals) and dispersing and mixing in a ball mill for 24 hours. This ink is 25μm thick.
An ink sheet was obtained by coating glassine paper with a bar coater to a thickness of about 10 μm and drying naturally. A regular recording paper was stacked facing the ink layer surface of this ink sheet, and applied with a thermal facsimile device at 0.6 W/dot and a pulse width of 4.1 mS.
When solid black printing was performed, a clear blue transfer image was obtained. Next, while replacing the recording paper with a new one, I printed one after another with the same ink sheet, and the print density was 0.7 in the first printing...and 0.7 in the fifth printing.
0.5, and sufficient transfer was possible even after repeated use five times.

実施例 2 油溶性顔料KaYaset Blue K−FL(日本化薬
製)1g、ニトロセルロース(ダイセル製)0.5
g、安息香酸フエニル(東京化成製)7g、Al2
O3粉末(平均粒径0.3μmメラー製)20gにアセト
ン30mlを加えボールミル24時間でインクの調整を
した。これを実施例1と同様な方法でインクシー
トを作り、又実施例1と同じ方法で印写を行つた
ところ、1回目から5回目までの印字濃度はOD
値で0.65から0.45であつた。
Example 2 Oil-soluble pigment KaYaset Blue K-FL (manufactured by Nippon Kayaku) 1 g, nitrocellulose (manufactured by Daicel) 0.5
g, phenyl benzoate (manufactured by Tokyo Kasei) 7 g, Al 2
30 ml of acetone was added to 20 g of O 3 powder (manufactured by Möller with an average particle size of 0.3 μm), and the ink was prepared using a ball mill for 24 hours. When an ink sheet was made from this in the same manner as in Example 1 and printing was performed in the same manner as in Example 1, the printing density from the first to the fifth printing was OD.
The values ranged from 0.65 to 0.45.

又、上述のインクシートと同じような構成材料
で、くり返し使用性を付与する別の方法として、
第3図に示すように、耐熱性のプラスチツクフイ
ルム、紙等の基材4に金属酸化物、金属、顔料等
の微細粉末と結着剤との混合物を塗布乾燥せし
め、多孔質吸着層3を形成し、次に染料、低融点
材料、バインダ等を成分としたインク材料2を調
整し、これをスプレー法、浸漬法、コーター法等
によつて、上記の多孔質層3に吸着、吸収させ
る。
In addition, as another method of imparting reusability using the same constituent material as the above-mentioned ink sheet,
As shown in FIG. 3, a mixture of fine powders of metal oxides, metals, pigments, etc. and a binder is coated on a base material 4 such as heat-resistant plastic film or paper and dried to form a porous adsorption layer 3. Next, an ink material 2 containing a dye, a low melting point material, a binder, etc. is prepared, and this is adsorbed and absorbed into the porous layer 3 by a spray method, a dipping method, a coater method, etc. .

このようにして得られたインクシート1のイン
ク面2と記録紙(普通紙)とを重ね合せ、該イン
クシート1裏面から熱印加をすると、そのパター
ンに応じた転写記録が行われる。この時、多孔質
吸着層から少しづつインクが消費されていくた
め、一度でインク層が抜けてしまうようなことは
なし、数回に分けてくり返し使うことが可能とな
る。
When the ink surface 2 of the ink sheet 1 thus obtained and recording paper (plain paper) are overlapped and heat is applied from the back side of the ink sheet 1, transfer recording according to the pattern is performed. At this time, the ink is consumed little by little from the porous adsorption layer, so the ink layer does not come off all at once, and can be used several times.

以上実施例により説明したように、本発明によ
ればインク材料成分に、金属、金属酸化物、天然
吸着剤等の微粉末を混合し、インク層の消耗が表
面層から段階的に起るように調整して、これを基
材に塗布することにより、多数回くり返し使用可
能なインクシートを提供することができる。しか
も、インク材料、塗布工程等に何ら特殊で、高価
な点もなく安価なインクシートが作製可能であ
る。
As explained above with reference to the embodiments, according to the present invention, fine powders such as metals, metal oxides, natural adsorbents, etc. are mixed with the ink material components, so that the ink layer is gradually consumed starting from the surface layer. By adjusting the ink sheet and applying it to a base material, it is possible to provide an ink sheet that can be used repeatedly many times. Furthermore, an inexpensive ink sheet can be produced without any special or expensive ink materials, coating processes, etc.

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

第1図は本発明による熱転写記録インクシート
の一例を示す略図的断面図、第2図は本発明によ
る熱転写記録インクシートのインク層の記録紙へ
の転移を説明するための図である。 図中、1は熱転写記録インクシート、2はイン
ク材料、3は充填剤、4は基材、5はインク層、
6は記録紙、7は転写像である。
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of a thermal transfer recording ink sheet according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the transfer of the ink layer of the thermal transfer recording ink sheet according to the present invention to recording paper. In the figure, 1 is a thermal transfer recording ink sheet, 2 is an ink material, 3 is a filler, 4 is a base material, 5 is an ink layer,
6 is a recording paper, and 7 is a transferred image.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 染料ないし顔料からなる色材と、高分子材料
のバインダ及び芳香族カルボン酸あるいは芳香族
ニトロ化合物よりなる溶融補助剤としての展色剤
とを備えたインク材料に、 金属酸化物の微粉末が充填材として加えられて
なるインク層が、 薄い基材の上に設けられ、 該基材の裏側からサーマルヘツドを押圧して前
記インク層を溶融して媒体に転写記録する繰り返
し使用可能な熱転写記録インクシートであつて、 夫々の重量比が、前記色材が1に対して、前記
バインダが0.1〜5、前記溶融補助剤が1〜50、
前記充填剤が5〜100であり、かつ該溶融補助剤
の重量比が該バインダの重量比を下回らないこと
を特徴とする熱転写記録インクシート。
[Scope of Claims] 1. An ink material comprising a coloring material consisting of a dye or a pigment, a binder of a polymeric material, and a color vehicle as a melting aid consisting of an aromatic carboxylic acid or an aromatic nitro compound; An ink layer made of fine oxide powder added as a filler is provided on a thin base material, and a thermal head is pressed from the back side of the base material to melt the ink layer and transfer and record it onto a medium. A repeatedly usable thermal transfer recording ink sheet, wherein the weight ratio of the coloring material is 1 to 0.1 to 5 of the binder, and 1 to 50 of the melting aid.
A thermal transfer recording ink sheet, characterized in that the filler is 5 to 100% and the weight ratio of the melting aid is not less than the weight ratio of the binder.
JP16798379A 1979-12-24 1979-12-24 Thermal transfer recording ink sheet Granted JPS5689984A (en)

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