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Heat-transfer image-receiving element

Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1984-12-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-12-14
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Abstract

Abstract In a heat-transfer image-receiving element having a superposed relation, at least during a heat-transfer processing, with a heat-transfer element containing a heat-transferable dye donator, said heat-transfer image-receiving element comprising at least one of compounds having the following general Formula (1), (II), or (III) and at least one of compounds having the following general formula (IV) wherein the R-symbols and the letters I, m, n, p, q, a, b and c have certain meanings.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masaru Iwagaki
  • 👤 Toyoaki Masukawa
  • 👤 Tawara Komamura
  • 👤 Wataru Ishikawa
  • 👤 Kimie Hoshino

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/494; G03C1/498; G03C1/49836; G03C1/49845; B41M2205/00; B41M2205/02; B41M2205/06; B41M5/5227; B41M5/5254; B41M5/5263; B41M5/5272; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/132

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 248 words
In a heat-transfer image-receiving element having a superposed relation, at least during a heat-transfer processing, with a heat-transfer element containing a heat-transferable dye donator, said heat-transfer image-receiving element comprising at least one of compounds having the following general Formula (I), (II) or (III) and at least one of compounds having the following general Formula (IV) wherein R 1 , R 1 , R 3 , R 3 ' and R 5 each is a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic, aromatic, heterocyclic, acyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl or aralkylsulfonyl group; R 2 , R 4 , R 4 1 , R 6 and R 7 each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group, ℓ and q each is an integer of from 1 to 4, and m, n and p each is an integer of from 1 to 3, provided if the ℓ, m, n, p and q each is an integer of not less than 2, the R 2 , R 4 , R 4 ', R 6 and R 7 are allowed to be either the same as or different from one another; R 8 , R 9 and R 10 each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an aliphatic, aromatic, heterocyclic, acyl, amino, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl or aralkylsulfonyl group, and a, b and c each is an integer of from 1 to 4, R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are allowed to be either the same as or different from one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 248 words
In a heat-transfer image-receiving element having a superposed relation, at least during a heat-transfer processing, with a heat-transfer element containing a heat-transferable dye donator, said heat-transfer image-receiving element comprising at least one of compounds having the following general Formula (I), (II) or (III) and at least one of compounds having the following general Formula (IV) wherein R 1 , R 1 , R 3 , R 3 ' and R 5 each is a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic, aromatic, heterocyclic, acyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl or aralkylsulfonyl group; R 2 , R 4 , R 4 1 , R 6 and R 7 each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group, ℓ and q each is an integer of from 1 to 4, and m, n and p each is an integer of from 1 to 3, provided if the ℓ, m, n, p and q each is an integer of not less than 2, the R 2 , R 4 , R 4 ', R 6 and R 7 are allowed to be either the same as or different from one another; R 8 , R 9 and R 10 each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an aliphatic, aromatic, heterocyclic, acyl, amino, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl or aralkylsulfonyl group, and a, b and c each is an integer of from 1 to 4, R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are allowed to be either the same as or different from one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 44 words
A heat-transfer image receiving element as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content of the compound having the Formula (I), (II) or (III) in the image receiving element is from 10 to 1000 mol% per mol of an image dye rendering a maximum density.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 32 words
A heat-transfer image receiving element as claimed in claim 2, wherein the content of the compound is from 10 to 100 mol% per mole of the image dye rendering a maximum density.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 41 words
A heat-transfer image receiving element as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content of a compound having the Formula (IV) in the image receiving element is from 1 to 1000 mol% per mol of the image dye rendering a maximum density.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 32 words
A heat-transfer image receiving element as claimed in claim 4, wherein the content of the compound is from 5 to 100 mol% per mol of the image dye rendering a maximum density.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 79 words
A heat-transfer image receiving element as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image receiving element principally comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene chloride; polyvinyl chloride; polycarbonate; polyethylene terephthalate; a polycellulose acetate such as triacetate and diacetate; a polyamide synthesized of heptamethylenediamine and terephthalic acid, fluorenedipropylamine and adipic acid, hexamethylenediamine and di-phenic acid, and hexamethylenediamine and isophthalic acid; and a polyester synthesized of diethylene glycol and diphenylcarboxylic acid, and ethylene glycol and bis-p-carboxyphenoxy butane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 30 words
A heat-transfer image receiving element as claimed in claim 6, wherein the compound is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a vinyl chloride polymer and polycarbonate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 46 words
A heat-transfer image receiving element as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contents of the compound having one of the Formulas (I), (II) and (IE) and the compound having the Formula (IV) each in the image receiving element are in the proportion from (1:9) to (9:1).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 46 words
A heat-transfer image receiving element as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aggregate content of the compounds having the Formulas (I), (II) , (III) and (IV) in the image receiving element is from 1.0 to 50% by weight to the weight of the image receiving element.

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