JPH10264368A - Image recording medium and its manufacture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image recording medium dealing with teller's issuing at a window with excellent water resistance, light resistance and mechanical strength, and a method for manufacturing it. SOLUTION: The image recording medium is formed by forming an image on an ink receptive layer by ink jet recording on a base material previously provided with the ink receptive layer 102 on a part of at least one surface of a water resistant base material 101, and laminating a plastic film 104. In this case, a laminating region of the film 104 is the same as or larger than an ink receptive layer forming region, and is the same as or smaller than a base material end. In this case, laminating region of the film is at least 0.5mm or more from an end of the ink receptive layer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image-formed product formed by ink-jet recording, and more particularly to a card suitably used for a credit card, a bank card, a prepaid card, a clinic card, a member's card and the like, and a method for producing the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various kinds of information are embedded in cards such as credit cards, bank cards, prepaid cards, clinic cards, and members' cards. As a method of recording information, digitizing the information, using a magnet, a bar code, or a laser beam to volatilize a part of the optical recording layer on the information recording carrier, causing a change in reflectance, or deforming the information. A so-called optical card or the like is used for recording and reproducing information based on a difference in optical reflectance or transmittance. In addition, general printing such as embossing in which characters and numbers are represented by convex portions obtained by deforming a card into irregularities, and screen printing and offset printing are also used.

However, data cannot be directly seen with magnetic recording, barcodes, or optical cards that digitize information. Therefore, it is not easy to confirm whether the information recorded on the card is really the one of the card owner.

[0004] In addition, precautions and rules for use are printed with character information, and logos, background patterns, pictures, and the like are printed in advance by general printing such as screen printing and offset printing. However, in such printing, it is necessary to create printing plates for the number of colors to be printed, and it is difficult to create printing plates in a short time. Such printing is limited to the case where uniform information is embedded, and at the present time, individual information is separately recorded with the above-described digital data.

[0005] Embossing, in which letters and numbers are represented by convex portions deformed into irregularities, can be directly confirmed by eyes.
There are problems such as a small amount of information and difficulty in colorization. There is also a problem that a recording area for magnetic recording or optical recording cannot be provided in an area where an emboss is provided because the card is deformed.

Recording of individual information, for example, a photograph of the face of the card owner on the card is partially performed.

However, for example, it is difficult to create a photograph in a short time by a method of pasting a photograph itself on a card. In addition, the method of printing a photograph directly on a card causes problems such as the influence of surface treatment and printing on an information recording medium. Further, the method using the sublimation heat transfer type printing method has a disadvantage that the cost of the ink ribbon is high and the running cost is high. In addition, it is necessary to select a material having good printability as the material of the base.

As a method for solving these problems, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-43826 discloses a card in which an ink receiving layer is laminated on a card base material and information is recorded by ink jet recording. According to this method, printing can be easily performed within a short time. This method can be applied not only to optical cards but also to all of the above-mentioned cards. Further, it can be used in combination with another information recording method.

In general, water-based inks are mainly used for ink-jet recording from the viewpoints of safety and printing characteristics. Therefore, a hydrophilic material is used because the ink receiving layer must have a property of absorbing ink.
On the other hand, in printing on printed matter, particularly on a card to be implemented in the present invention, higher characteristics are required than printed matter in ordinary office work. Mechanical properties, especially scratch resistance and water resistance are required. To satisfy these requirements, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 62-5
No. 6184, JP-A-62-59076, JP-A-62-59076
No. 60683, JP-A-62-202794, JP-A-62-202794
JP-A-2-273889, JP-A-62-273890, JP-A-62-280085, JP-A-62-280086
A method of laminating a plastic film on a printed matter has been proposed, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-260, etc. However, in such a conventional laminating method, when the size of the plastic film and the printed matter are the same, or when necessary parts are cut after lamination, it is difficult to seal at the end, and moisture penetrates from the end, and the print becomes bleeding. Or peeling of the plastic film may occur. To solve this problem, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-194958 discloses a method in which a recording surface is coated with a liquid containing a specific compound and then impregnated with a plastic film. However, the height of applying the solution in this way is
It is possible to cope with a case where there is a specialized worker at a factory or a printing shop, but it is difficult to cope with the situation where a card user and a card issuer face each other, for example, immediately at a hospital window. In addition, it is difficult to be adopted in terms of safety and health and cost.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an image recorded matter which is excellent in water resistance, light resistance, mechanical strength, and can be issued at a window.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an image-recorded material which has no problem in terms of safety and health and is inexpensive.

[0012]

The above object is achieved by the following means.

That is, according to the present invention, an image is formed on the ink-receiving layer by ink jet recording on a substrate having an ink-receiving layer provided on at least a part of one surface of a water-resistant substrate, and a plastic film is attached. The proposed image recorded matter is characterized in that the bonded area of the plastic film is larger than the ink receiving layer forming area and is equal to or smaller than the end of the base material in the image recorded matter created by the joining. The bonding area of the film is at least 0.5 mm from the edge of the ink receiving layer.
mm or more, after forming an image by inkjet recording, removing the drying solvent before laminating the plastic film, discharging the ink by the action of thermal energy, And that the image recorded matter has an embossed character formed thereon.

In the present invention, the ink receiving layer contains a cationic component, and the ink used for ink-jet recording is an ink-jet ink comprising a colorant, a water-soluble organic solvent and water, wherein the colorant is an anionic ink. The present invention proposes an image recorded matter characterized by being inkjet-recorded using an aqueous ink that is a dye or pigment dispersion, wherein the image recorded matter has a magnetic stripe, and the image recorded matter is embossed. Including that a character was formed.

The present invention further provides an ink receiving layer provided on at least a portion of at least one surface of an ink non-absorbing substrate such as a plastic or a metal which is larger than the size of the final image-formed product, and then performs ink jet recording on the ink receiving layer. A method for producing an image recorded matter formed by laminating a plastic film after forming an image on an image recording material, wherein the ink receiving layer is formed so as not to cover an end of the final image recorded matter. Is proposed.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail.

As the substrate used in the present invention, a water-resistant substrate is used. This is because if the recording surface is not water-resistant, even if the recording surface is protected as water-resistant, a durable image recorded matter cannot be obtained if water enters from the substrate side. Therefore, paper and the like usually used for office records are
Not suitable. Suitable as the substrate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyester resins such as polybutylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride resin, polyvinylidene chloride resin, epoxy resin, polycarbonate resin, polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, resins such as polystyrene resin, Metals and the like are also suitable for some applications.

Since these substrates are water-resistant, they do not have good absorbency for general aqueous inks for ink jet recording. Therefore, an ink receiving layer is formed thereon. Before this, a magnetic stripe may be formed in advance for recording digital information, or a logo or precautions in screen printing or offset printing, etc. Uniformly determined information such as rules may be printed in advance. Further, the ink receiving layer may be provided on both sides of the substrate, and ink jet recording may be performed on both sides, or the ink receiving layer may be provided on only one side.
However, in the case of an optical card, an ink receiving layer is provided on the side opposite to the surface used for recording and reproducing optical recording.

When the ink receiving layer is applied, the size of the base material may be preformed into a final shape, or a large number of receiving layers may be formed on a base material of a large number. May be formed into a final shape.

As the material of the ink receiving layer, there are used water-absorbing and hydrophilic polymers and a gap forming material for forming a gap for absorbing ink.

Examples of the water-absorbing polymer include polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyacrylic acid, polyurethane (meth) acrylate, etherified starch, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, casein, and derivatives thereof.

As the material for forming the gap, inorganic or organic pigments such as silica gel, alumina, titanium oxide, calcium silicate, synthetic zeolite, zinc oxide, and plastic pigment can be used. These pigments are applied to a substrate together with a binder resin. As the binder resin, the above-mentioned water-absorbing and hydrophilic resin is used. These pigments may be added in order to increase the coatability of the ink receiving layer on the substrate and to impart thixotropy.

The above-mentioned pigment component may not be added at all, but in order to impart thixotropy, at least 5 parts by weight is required for 100 parts by weight of the resin. For use, it is used in the range of 50 to 1000 parts by weight. When the amount is less than 5 parts by weight, the thixotropy cannot be obtained, and therefore, when applying the ink receiving layer, it is necessary to carry out the coating by a method which can apply regardless of the thixotropy. If the amount is less than 50 parts by weight, it is not possible to form a gap, so it is necessary to use a polymer having high ink absorbency. Pigment content is 1
If the amount exceeds 000 parts by weight, the amount of the polymer as the binder is small, and the mechanical properties of the ink receiving layer such as the pigment falling into a powder form and cracking are deteriorated.

As will be described later, since an anionic color material is generally used as the color material of the ink, a cationic material is added to the ink receiving layer in order to improve the fixing property and the color developing property of the color material. Is also preferable. As the cationic material, a cationic resin containing a cationic moiety in the cationic resin molecule is preferably used. Generally, when a dye-based ink is used for recording on an ink receiving layer containing a cationic compound, the water resistance and image density of the recorded image are improved, but the light resistance tends to be poor. Therefore, in order to obtain satisfactory water resistance and image density of an image by adding as little as possible, it is necessary to use a cationic resin having a weight average molecular weight of 500 or more, preferably 1,000 or more, and 50,000 or less, preferably 10,000 or less. desirable. That is, when the weight average molecular weight is 500 or less, the water resistance of the image is insufficient, and when it exceeds 50,000, the binding efficiency with the dye molecule tends to be deteriorated due to steric hindrance of the molecular structure. The effect is small. When recording is performed with a pigment-based ink, the image density is improved, and color mixing at the boundary between multiple colors having a high print duty can be prevented. In the case of a pigment ink, the light resistance of the recorded image does not deteriorate, but if a large amount of the cationic resin is used, the water resistance of the receiving layer itself decreases, so that it should be minimized.

Examples of the cationic resin include cationically modified polyacrylamide or a copolymer of acrylamide and a cationic monomer, polyallylamine, polyamine sulfone, polyvinylamine, polyethyleneimine, polamide epichlorohydrin resin, polyvinylpyridinium halide and the like. No. Furthermore, copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone-based monomers with other common monomers, copolymers of vinyloxazolidone-based monomers with other common monomers, and copolymers of vinylimidazole-based monomers with other common monomers Polymers.

The above-mentioned cationic resins are preferably used, but may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
It is not limited to these.

The amount of the cationic resin used is preferably within 30/100 of the weight of the ink receiving layer. When the above-mentioned numerical value exceeds 30/100, the ink absorbency is reduced, the solid uniformity is reduced, the boundary between different colors tends to be blurred, and the ink fixability tends to be reduced. In the case of the dye ink, the light fastness of the image tends to deteriorate.

If necessary, a pigment dispersant, a thickener,
An antifoaming agent, an antifoaming agent, a fluorescent whitening agent, an ultraviolet absorber, an antioxidant, an antibacterial agent and the like can be appropriately compounded.

When these materials are applied on a substrate, the polymer component is dissolved or emulsified using an appropriate solvent, and the pigment component is dispersed as finely as possible to form a coating solution.

The method of applying the ink receiving layer on the substrate is not particularly limited, but in the case of the present invention,
Since the region where the plastic film is to be bonded later is larger than the region where the ink receiving layer is formed, it is necessary to apply the coating to at least a portion excluding the end of the base material in the final shape. For this reason, it is necessary to apply a masking tape to the end of the final base material in advance, or to apply it on the pattern by screen printing or the like. If the masking is performed, a commonly used coating apparatus such as a spread coater, an air knife coater, a roll coater, a curtain coater, a bar coater, a spray coater or the like is used.

The coating amount is 3 to 8 as a dry solid content.
0 g / m ^2, preferably from 5 to 40 g / m ^2, 3
If it is less than g / m ² , even a single-color image does not have sufficient ink absorbency, and a good image cannot be formed. 5 g / m ²
In the following, a good image cannot be formed due to insufficient ink absorptivity of a multicolor image. In ordinary ink jet recording, if an ink receiving layer of about 40 g / m ² is formed, there is a problem in the ink absorptivity. However, when an image having a high printing density is obtained or when a thin density ink is applied in an amount larger than a normal usage amount in order to obtain a gradation, 8
An ink receiving layer of about 0 g / m ² is required. If the coating amount is larger than this, a step is generated at the end of the ink receiving layer, and good bonding of the plastic film to be performed later cannot be performed. In addition, it is difficult to obtain this coating amount in one application. A large number of coating operations are required, which is disadvantageous in cost.

The dimension from the end of the final substrate shape to the end of the ink receiving layer, that is, at least 0.5 mm is required, and preferably 1 mm or more. When the thickness is 0.5 mm or less, the area where the plastic film and the base material are bonded to each other is small, and a bonding failure may occur. Also, accurate alignment is required. With a dimension of 1 mm or more, bonding defects are extremely small, and positioning can be easily performed. If an image formation region by ink jet recording is formed on almost the entire surface of the base material, it is necessary to apply the ink to the entire surface except for 1 mm from the end of the base material, and ink jet recording is performed on a part of the base material. In this case, the coating may be performed only in this area. Thereafter, drying is performed using, for example, a hot air drying furnace, a hot drum, or the like to form an ink receiving layer. Further, if necessary, a super calendering treatment or the like may be applied to smooth the ink receiving layer or increase the surface strength.

As the ink used for ink-jet recording on the above substrate, known inks can be used without any problem. Further, as the coloring agent, a direct dye, an acid dye, a basic dye, a reactive dye, a water-soluble dye represented by an edible dye, further a disperse dye, a pigment can be used, and those for normal inkjet recording are used. If the ink receiving layer contains a cationic resin, it is preferable to use an anionic dye or pigment dispersion from the viewpoint of ionic bonding. These coloring agents
In conventional inks, it is generally used in a proportion of 0.1 to 20% by weight, and the same may be applied to the present invention.

The solvent used for the aqueous ink used in the present invention is water or a mixed solvent of water and a water-soluble organic solvent.
Particularly preferred is a mixed solvent of water and a water-soluble organic solvent, which contains a polyhydric alcohol having an ink drying prevention effect as a water-soluble organic solvent.

The ink jet recording method for applying the above-mentioned ink to the recording medium to perform the recording may be a method which can effectively remove the ink from the nozzles and apply the ink to the recording medium which is a projectile. Any method may be used. In particular, according to the method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 54-59936, the ink undergoes a sudden change in volume under the action of thermal energy, and the ink is ejected from the nozzles by the action force due to this state change. Can be used effectively.

Since the image-formed product immediately after printing contains water or a water-soluble organic solvent of the solvent used in the ink, it is preferable to remove these. Examples of the method of removing include heating, decompression, blowing of dry gas, and the like, and a plurality of these may be combined.

Next, a plastic film is laminated on the ink receiving layer. At this time, in the present invention, the end of the plastic film is equal to or smaller than the end of the base material,
In addition, it should be at least 0.5 mm larger than the end of the ink receiving layer. For this reason, the plastic film needs to be processed to a predetermined size prior to bonding.

As the plastic film, those obtained by adhering an acrylic polymer or a rubber polymer as an adhesive to a film based on a transparent film such as polyester, polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane or polyvinyl butyral are preferably used. . At the time of bonding the plastic films, the alignment is performed with the ink receiving layer, and then the bonding is performed so that the air is not entrapped. At this time, heating at about 60 to 150 ° C. or performing in a vacuum is also effective for securely bonding.

[0039]

The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

As a recording method on a recording medium, a bubble jet color printer BJC-61 manufactured by Canon Inc. is used.
0 JW was used. The printing mode was an OHP sheet mode. For the plate-shaped recording medium, a printer modified so that the paper feed portion can be horizontally conveyed by a belt was used.

Example 1 A UV / ozone-treated 0.57 mm-thick white rigid PVC sheet cut to the dimensions shown in FIGS. The ink receiving layer shown below was printed by screen printing so as to have the size shown in Receiving Layer Dimension-1 and dried. The ink receiving layer was positioned so as to be at the center of the cut sheet. The thickness when dried was 15 μm.

Ink receiving layer composition: polyvinyl acetal resin (shown below *) 10 parts by weight Alumina hydrate (AS-100: manufactured by Nissan Chemical Co., Ltd.) 20 parts by weight cationic resin (PAA-HCL-1L: manufactured by Nitto Boseki) 0.5 parts by weight Water 34.5 parts by weight Isopropyl alcohol 35 parts by weight * Polyvinyl acetal resin A reaction product of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA220: manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.) and benzaldehyde. Acetalization degree 12m
ol% Ink jet recording was performed using the printer described above. However, the following pigment inks were used.

Ink composition Black ink: carbon black pigment 6 parts by weight Styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (monoethanolamine neutralized product) 2 parts by weight Styrene glycol 25 parts by weight Diethylene glycol 7 parts by weight Water 60 parts by weight Yellow ink: Benzidine yellow G pigment 4 parts by weight Styrene-acrylic acid copolymer (monoethanolamine neutralized product) 1.5 parts by weight Ethylene glycol 25 parts by weight Diethylene glycol 7 parts by weight Water 62.5 parts by weight Magenta ink: Quinacridone pigment 4 parts by weight styrene- Acrylic acid copolymer (monoethanolamine neutralized product) 1.5 parts by weight Ethylene glycol 25 parts by weight Diethylene glycol 7 parts by weight Water 62.5 parts by weight Cyan ink: Copper phthalocyanine blue pigment 4 parts by weight Styrene-acrylic acid copolymer Polymer (monoethanolamine neutralized product) 1.5 parts by weight Ethylene glycol 25 parts by weight Diethylene glycol 7 parts by weight Water 62.5 parts by weight The printed polyvinyl chloride sheet is heated and dried at 60 ° C. for 30 minutes, and is volatile in the ink. The solvent was removed.

A transparent PVC tape # previously cut on this PVC sheet to the dimensions shown in the film dimensions of FIG. 2 and Table 1.
471 (manufactured by Sumitomo 3M Limited: film material PVC, adhesive material rubber-based total thickness 125 μm) was bonded.
At the time of bonding, the films were aligned so that the edge of the film protruded from the edge of the ink receiving layer by 0.5 mm, and the film was bonded. FIG. 1 shows a schematic sectional view of the end of the obtained card.

Example 2 The same ink receiving layer as in Example 1 was screen-printed at opposite positions on both sides of a 0.57 mm thick white rigid PVC sheet (dimensions 500 mm × 500 mm) subjected to UV / ozone treatment. Printed at 35 places (5 rows × 7 rows) to be the dimensions shown in Table 2 and the ink receiving layer dimensions-2 in Table 1, and dried. The thickness when dried was 15 μm.

The PVC sheet having the ink receiving layer formed thereon was processed into a size shown in FIG. At this time, the ink receiving layer was positioned so as to be at the center of the cut sheet. Then, ink jet recording was performed using the printer described above. The ink was BJC-610J.
The dye ink attached to W was used. The printed PVC sheet was dried by heating at 60 ° C. for 30 minutes to remove the volatile solvent in the ink.

A transparent polyester tape # 9330 (made by Sumitomo 3M Limited: film material) cut in advance into the PVC sheet to the dimensions shown in FIG.
Polyester, adhesive material Acrylic Total thickness 50μ
m) was stuck on both sides. At the time of laminating, the film was aligned so that the edge of the film protruded from the edge of the ink receiving layer by 1 mm to prepare a card.

Example 3 A PVC sheet cut in advance to the size shown in FIG. 2 and the size of the base material in Table 1 was subjected to UV / ozone treatment.
Cellophane tapes (thickness: 0.1 mm) cut out to dimensions shown in Table 2 and Ink receiving layer dimensions-2 in Table 1 were adhered to each other as a masking tape for coating the ink jet receiving layer. After applying the ink receiving layer shown below using a squeegee, the cellophane tape was peeled off and dried. The coating thickness at the time of drying was 20 μm.

Ink receiving layer: 20 parts by weight of cationized polyvinyl alcohol (CM-318: manufactured by Clera) 80 parts by weight of water

Example 4 A polyester sheet cut to a thickness of 0.2 mm and the dimensions shown in FIGS. 2 and Table 1 was prepared, and the surface was treated with oxygen plasma. A card was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the following ink receiving layer was used.

Ink receiving layer: polyvinylpyrrolidone (K-90: manufactured by ISP) 15 parts by weight Methyl cellosolve 85 parts by weight Example 5 A card was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the following was used as the ink receiving layer. Created.

Ink receiving layer: 20 parts by weight of cationized polyvinyl alcohol (CM-318: manufactured by Crela Corporation) 10 parts by weight of colloidal silica (Snowtex ST-N: manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.) 50 parts by weight of water 20 parts by weight of isopropyl alcohol Comparative Example 1 A UV- / ozone-treated 0.57 mm-thick white rigid PVC sheet (dimensions: 500 mm x 500 mm) was coated with an ink-receiving layer over substantially the entire surface on both sides, and then dried. The thickness when dried was 15 μm.

The PVC sheet on which the ink receiving layer was formed was processed into the size shown in FIG.
Then, ink jet recording was performed using the printer described above. The ink used was the pigment ink used in Example 1. The printed PVC sheet is 30 ° C at 60 ° C.
Heat drying was performed for a minute to remove the volatile solvent in the ink.

After laminating a transparent polyester tape # 9330 on both sides of this PVC sheet, it was cut into the same size as the end of the PVC sheet.

Comparative Example 2 A card was prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1 except that the dye ink attached to BJC-610JW was used as the ink.

In each of the cards obtained in the examples and the comparative examples, the ink jet printing was clearly recorded. The following tests were performed on these.

After immersion in the following solution for 24 hours, peeling was observed.

5% saline, 1% aqueous sodium carbonate,
5% acetic acid aqueous solution The appearance was changed after storage in an atmosphere at 40 ° C. and a relative humidity of 90%.

No change was observed in any of the cards prepared in the examples. With respect to the card of Comparative Example 1, slight peeling occurred at the end of the card in the immersion test.
Regarding the storage test, slight color bleeding was observed at the end of the card. As for the card of Comparative Example 2, in the immersion test, as in Comparative Example 1, slight peeling occurred at the end of the card.

[0060]

[Table 1]

[0061]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A card on which personal information is easily and beautifully printed by ink jet recording can be obtained at a low cost. Further, the image of the obtained card is excellent in water resistance and chemical resistance, and is stable and does not deteriorate even when left for a long time in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment. Further, the mechanical strength of the image surface can be obtained without any problem in practical use. Further, it can be used in combination with conventional digital recording such as magnetic or optical recording, screen printing, offset printing, embossing and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a card end showing a configuration of a card of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view for showing dimensions of a base material after cutting, dimensions of an ink receiving layer, and dimensions of a plastic film.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 101 Base material 102 Ink receiving layer 103 Adhesive layer of film 104 Base film of plastic film 105 Plastic film A Long side dimension B Short side dimension C Indicates roundness of four corners

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A water-resistant substrate formed by forming an image on the ink-receiving layer by ink-jet recording on a substrate having an ink-receiving layer provided on at least a part of at least one surface thereof, and laminating a plastic film. An image-recorded material according to claim 1, wherein a region where the plastic film is attached is larger than an ink-receiving layer-forming region and equal to or smaller than an end of the substrate. 2. The film bonding area is at least 0.5 mm or more from the edge of the ink receiving layer.
An image recording as described. 3. The image recorded matter according to claim 1, wherein the drying solvent is removed after forming the image by inkjet recording and before bonding the plastic film. 4. The image recorded matter according to claim 1, wherein the ejection of the ink is performed by the action of thermal energy. 5. The ink receiving layer containing a cationic component in the ink receiving layer, wherein the ink used for inkjet recording is an inkjet ink comprising a colorant, a water-soluble organic solvent and water, wherein the colorant is an anionic dye or pigment. An image recorded matter, which is inkjet-recorded using an aqueous ink as a dispersion. 6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a magnetic stripe.
The image recorded matter according to any one of the above. 7. The image recorded matter according to claim 1, wherein an embossed character is formed. 8. An ink receiving layer is provided on at least a part of one side of an ink non-absorbing substrate such as a plastic or a metal which is larger than the size of the final image formed product, and then an image is formed on the ink receiving layer by inkjet recording. A method for producing an image recorded matter formed by laminating a plastic film after formation, wherein the ink receiving layer is formed so as not to cover an end of the final image recorded matter.