JPH10199038A - Optical information medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make affecting recording data not affected even if writing on a protective surface is made, and to avoid receiving the influence of curing shrinkage, etc., by forming a protective layer to a three-layered structure, making the intermediate layer thereof softer than the upper and lower layers and releasing force coming from above in the transverse direction by this soft intermediate layer. SOLUTION: Spiral guide grooves 2 for tracking are formed on a translucent substrate 1 and a dye recording layer 3 are coated thereon. A reflection film 4 consisting of gold, etc., is further formed on the dye recording layer 3 and the protective layer 5 (lower layer), 6 (intermediate layer) and 7 (upper layer) of the three-layered structure of this optical information recording medium are formed thereon. The intermediate layer 6 is formed softer than the upper layer 7 and the lower layer 5. The hardness of the intermediate layer 6 is preferably HB or below and the hardness of the upper layer 7 and the layer 5 is H or above. The film thickness of the intermediate layer 6 is equal to or larger than the film thickness of the upper and lower layers. The upper most layer of the protective layer is a hydrophilic surface, on which the fixation of ink for printing is possible.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical information medium in which an error hardly occurs even when writing with a pen on the surface on the opposite side where laser light is incident.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Optical disks are widely used due to their advantages such as large storage capacity, high access speed, and portability. Among them, the compact disc (CD) is
A reflective layer made of Al or the like is provided on a recording surface in which pits are formed in advance on a substrate made of polycarbonate or the like, and a structure in which a reflective layer such as an ultraviolet curable resin is covered on the reflective layer. Therefore,
This CD has data already recorded when manufactured, and is used for reproduction only. Therefore, the recorded content is not changed by the user, so the recorded content is written on the surface of the protective layer.

On the other hand, one-time writing type (write once type)
CDs have become widespread, and since the recorded contents differ depending on the user, nothing is recorded on the surface of the protective layer, or only a common pattern or the like is printed. Therefore, in this type, the recorded contents need to be displayed by the user. In the past, if you wanted to make such a display, you had to write with an oil-based felt pen or attach a label, but recently, the surface of the protective layer was formed with a hydrophilic resin film and writing with aqueous ink or ink-jet printer Printable optical information media have been proposed (JP-A-6-60432, JP-A-7-4488).
No. 8).

[0004]

As described above, an optical information medium that can be written with an aqueous pen has been proposed, but writing with a pen may always damage the recorded contents. Therefore, if the thickness of the protective layer is increased, scratches are less likely to occur, but if the thickness is increased, curing shrinkage of the resin film occurs, which has various adverse effects on the optical information medium. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and aims to provide an optical information medium that does not affect recorded data even when written on the surface of a protective layer and is hardly affected by curing shrinkage and the like. I do.

[0005]

According to the present invention, first, in an optical information medium provided with a layer involved in recording or reproduction on a light-transmitting substrate and a protective layer for protecting the layer, An optical information medium is provided, wherein the protective layer has a three-layer structure, and the intermediate layer of the protective layer is softer than the upper and lower layers. Secondly, there is provided the optical information medium according to the first aspect, wherein the hardness of the intermediate layer is HB or less. Third, there is provided the optical information medium according to the first aspect, wherein the lowermost layer of the protective layer has a hardness of H or more. Fourthly, there is provided the optical information medium according to the first aspect, wherein the hardness of the uppermost layer of the protective layer is H or more. Fifthly, there is provided an optical information medium according to the first or second aspect, wherein the thickness of the intermediate layer of the protective layer is equal to or greater than the thickness of the upper and lower two layers. Is done. Sixthly, there is provided an optical information medium according to the first or fourth aspect, wherein the uppermost layer of the protective layer is a hydrophilic surface on which a printing ink can be fixed. Seventhly, there is provided an optical information medium according to the sixth aspect, wherein an aqueous information is fixed on a hydrophilic surface to perform display.

As described above, the optical information medium of the present invention is characterized in that the protective layer for protecting the recording layer has a three-layer structure, and the intermediate layer is formed softer than the upper and lower layers. By configuring the protective layer in this way, even if the surface of the protective layer is written with a pen, data is not easily damaged. That is, since the soft intermediate layer is sandwiched by the hard layer, the force coming from above is released in the lateral direction by the soft layer, so that the recording data is not adversely affected. Further, since the curing shrinkage of the protective layer itself is small, the recording layer and the like are not affected by the curing shrinkage of the protective layer.

In the above sandwich structure, it is preferable that the hardness of the protective layer intermediate layer is not more than HB, and that the upper layer and the lower layer are each not less than H, so that the effect of the above sandwich structure can be sufficiently exhibited. it can.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A protective layer having a three-layer structure according to the present invention is formed of an ultraviolet curable resin. However, those having different hardnesses are used as described above. An ultraviolet curable resin having a hardness of HB or less is selected for the intermediate layer, and an ultraviolet curable resin having a hardness of H or more is selected for the upper and lower layers. In forming the protective layer film, the thickness of the intermediate layer is preferably equal to or greater than the thickness of the upper and lower layers. By forming such a film, the effect of the sandwich structure can be sufficiently exerted, and a protective layer with small curing shrinkage can be obtained.

For the translucent substrate, a material having high transparency is used, and examples thereof include polycarbonate, polyolefin, and acrylic resin. A spiral guide groove is formed by injection molding using such a resin material. On this guide groove, a recording layer made of a cyanine dye or the like, a reflective layer made of a metal film of gold, silver, aluminum, or the like, and the above-described protective layer are sequentially formed.

In order to make the surface of the protective layer hydrophilic, a hydrophilic resin film can be provided on the surface of the protective layer, for example, polyvinyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, methylcellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene oxide, etc. Can be formed.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a cross section of a write-once CD.
A guide groove 2 for tracking is formed spirally on a translucent substrate 1 made of polycarbonate resin or the like, and a dye recording layer 3 is coated thereon. A reflective film 4 made of gold or the like is further formed on the dye recording layer 3, and a protective layer 5 (lower layer), 6 (intermediate layer), 7
(Upper layer) is formed.

Next, a specific embodiment will be described. 120 m diameter with a guide groove with a track pitch of 1.6 μm
A polycarbonate substrate having a thickness of 1.2 mm and a cyanine dye was coated on a polycarbonate substrate with an average thickness of 100 nm by a spin coater and dried, and gold was formed thereon by sputtering with a thickness of 100 nm. Next, an ultraviolet curable resin (SD-17: manufactured by Dainippon Ink) was applied and cured (protective layer 5). The hardness and thickness of this protective layer were 2H and 5 μm, respectively. Next, on this protective layer 5, as Example 1, an ultraviolet-curable screen ink (RCD-2: manufactured by Jujo Kako Co., Ltd.) having a film thickness of 2
Screen printing is performed so as to have a thickness of 0 μm (protective layer 6, hardness B), and a UV-curable screen ink (PROCESS VERNISH: hardness 2H, manufactured by Dainippon Ink Co., Ltd.) is formed on the protective layer 6 to a thickness of 10 μm (protective layer 7). Printed so that

Next, as Comparative Example 1, a film having a different protective layer thickness was prepared, and Tilt was measured after the protective layer 5 was applied. Also, after printing the protective layers 6 and 7, the defect rate of the inner periphery for 10 minutes was measured, and an HB pencil having a tip r = 0.3 was set upright and 30%.
Writing was performed from the inner circumference to the outer circumference at a speed of 1 cm / sec so that a weight of 0 g was applied to the tip. Thereafter, the defect rate was measured for the inner periphery for 10 minutes, and the increased amount was measured. Tilt was also measured, and the increased amount was measured. Table 1 summarizes the measurement results.

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[Table 1] (Note) 1. In the table, RCD-2 represents an ultraviolet curable resin RCD-2 manufactured by Jujo Kako Co., Ltd. (hardness B). 2. In the table, PR represents an ultraviolet curable resin PROCESS VER NISH manufactured by Dainippon Ink Co., Ltd. (hardness 2H). From Table 1, it can be seen that the defect rate and Tilt hardly increased in the example, but increased in the comparative example.

As described above, according to the present invention, the protective layer is provided in a three-layer structure, and the soft intermediate layer is sandwiched between the hard layers, so that the force coming from above is released laterally by the soft layer. Therefore, the recorded data is not adversely affected. Further, since the curing shrinkage of the protective layer itself is small, the recording layer and the like are not affected by the curing shrinkage of the protective layer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of an optical information medium of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 translucent substrate 2 guide groove 3 dye recording layer 4 reflective layer 5 protective layer (lower layer) 6 protective layer (intermediate layer) 7 protective layer (upper layer)

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An optical information medium in which a layer involved in recording or reproduction is provided on a light-transmitting substrate, and a protective layer for protecting the layer is provided, wherein the protective layer has a three-layer structure. An optical information medium characterized in that the intermediate layer is softer than the upper and lower layers. 2. The optical information medium according to claim 1, wherein the hardness of the intermediate layer is HB or less. 3. The optical information medium according to claim 1, wherein the hardness of the lowermost layer of the protective layer is H or more. 4. The optical information medium according to claim 1, wherein the hardness of the uppermost layer of the protective layer is H or more. 5. The optical information medium according to claim 1, wherein
An optical information medium, wherein the thickness of the intermediate layer of the protective layer is equal to or greater than the thickness of the upper and lower layers. 6. The optical information medium according to claim 1, wherein
An optical information medium, wherein the uppermost layer of the protective layer is a hydrophilic surface on which the printing ink can be fixed. 7. The optical information medium according to claim 6, wherein the aqueous ink is fixed on the hydrophilic surface and display is performed.