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Image-receiving sheet for heat sensitive transfer

Assignee: Diafoil Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-12-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-12-22
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed herein is an image-receiving sheet for use in heat sensitive transfer, comprising a monoaxially or biaxially stretched polyester film containing minute closed-­cells and having an apparent specific gravity of 0.4 to 1.3, an opacifying power of not less than 0.2 and an air leakage index of 50 to 10,000 sec.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yoshinori Sato
  • 👤 Satoshi Otonari
  • 👤 Narihiro Masuda
  • 👤 Kazuyuki Akatsu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 19:44
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/40; B41M5/41

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 48 words
An image-receiving sheet for use in heat sensi­tive transfer, comprising a monoaxially or biaxially stretched polyester film containing minute closed-cells and having an apparent specific gravity of 0.4 to 1.3, an opacifying power of not less than 0.2 and an air leakage index of 50 to 10,000 sec.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 48 words
An image-receiving sheet for use in heat sensi­tive transfer, comprising a monoaxially or biaxially stretched polyester film containing minute closed-cells and having an apparent specific gravity of 0.4 to 1.3, an opacifying power of not less than 0.2 and an air leakage index of 50 to 10,000 sec.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 98 words
The image receiving sheet for use in heat sensi­tive transfer according to Claim 1, wherein the polyester film containing minute closed-cells comprises a polyester which has an intrinsic viscosity of not less than 0.4 and not less than 70 mol% of the constitutional repeating units thereof are ethylene terephthalate units, ethylene-2,6-­naphthalate units, butylene terephthalate units or a mixture thereof; and 3 to 50 wt%, based on said polyester, of a crystalline polypropylene which has a melt flow index of from 0.2 to 120 and not less than 95 mol% of the constitutional repeating units thereof are propylene units.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 107 words
A method of heat sensitive transfer recording, which comprises overlaying, with each other, a transfer sheet having a transfer layer containing a dye and an image-­receiving sheet; sublimating, gasifying or melting said dye contained in said transfer layer by heating said transfer sheet; and dyeing or transferring said dye to said image-receiving sheet, thereby forming dye-images on said image-receiving sheet, wherein the improvement comprises using, as the image-receiving sheet, a monoaxially or biaxially stretched polyester film containing minute closed-cells and having an apparent specific gravity of 0.4 to 1.3, an opaci­fying power of not less than 0.2 and an air leakage index of 50 to 10,000 sec.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 107 words
A method of heat sensitive transfer recording, which comprises overlaying, with each other, a transfer sheet having a transfer layer containing a dye and an image-­receiving sheet; sublimating, gasifying or melting said dye contained in said transfer layer by heating said transfer sheet; and dyeing or transferring said dye to said image-receiving sheet, thereby forming dye-images on said image-receiving sheet, wherein the improvement comprises using, as the image-receiving sheet, a monoaxially or biaxially stretched polyester film containing minute closed-cells and having an apparent specific gravity of 0.4 to 1.3, an opaci­fying power of not less than 0.2 and an air leakage index of 50 to 10,000 sec.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 90 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein said polyester film containing minute closed-cells comprises a polyester which has an intrinsic viscosity of not less than 0.4 and not less than 70 mol% of the constitutional repeating units thereof are ethylene terephthalate units, ethylene-2,6-­naphthalate units, butylene terephthalate units or a mixture thereof; and 3 to 50 wt%, based on said polyester, of a crystalline polypropylene which has a melt flow index of from 0.2 to 120 and not less than 95 mol% of the constitutional repeating units thereof are propylene units.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 51 words
A use of a monoaxially or biaxially stretched polyester film containing minute closed-cells and having an apparent specific gravity of 0.4 to 1.3, an opacifying power of not less than 0.2 and an air leakage index of 50 to 10,000 sec, as an image-receiving sheet for use in heat sensitive transfer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 51 words
A use of a monoaxially or biaxially stretched polyester film containing minute closed-cells and having an apparent specific gravity of 0.4 to 1.3, an opacifying power of not less than 0.2 and an air leakage index of 50 to 10,000 sec, as an image-receiving sheet for use in heat sensitive transfer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 90 words
The use according to claim 5, wherein said polyester film containing minute closed-cells comprises a polyester which has an intrinsic viscosity of not less than 0.4 and not less than 70 mol% of the constitutional repeating units thereof are ethylene terephthalate units, ethylene-­2,6-naphthalate units, butylene terephthalate units or a mixture thereof; and 3 to 50 wt%, based on said polyester, of a crystalline polypropylene which has a melt flow index of from 0.2 to 120 and not less than 95 mol% of the constitu­tional repeating units thereof are propylene units.

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