Receiving sheet

Claim 2

A receiving sheet for producing a low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image from a colorless or light colored electrophotographic toner image containing a color forming agent (A), said receiving sheet consisting essentially of: a color forming agent (B) selected from the group consisting of rosin modified maleic acid resin, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of polymer of carboxy polyethylene, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride, Japanese acid clay, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, and phenolic material; and a material having a melting point ranging from 40-130° C. selected from the group consisting of fatty acid, fatty acid metal salt, fatty acid ester, fatty acid amide, diphenyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, ethylene glycol dibenzoate and dimethyl isophthalate; wherein said receiving sheet contains 10-30 parts of said material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. per 50 parts of said color forming agent (B); and wherein said color forming agent (B) is adapted to react with the color forming agent (A) in the toner image upon heating to produce said low-temperature, heat fixed, colored image.

Claim 3

An electrostatic recording sheet for producing a low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image from a colorless or light colored toner image formed thereon, said recording sheet consisting essentially of: a support; and an electrostatic recording layer for forming an electrostatic latent image which, when treated with a toner containing a color forming agent (A), forms the colorless or light colored toner image, said recording layer consisting essentially of a color forming agent (B) selected from the group consisting of rosin modified maleic acid resin, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of polymer of carboxy polyethylene, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride, Japanese acid clay, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, and phenolic material; and a material having a melting point ranging from 40°- 130° C. selected from the group consisting of fatty acid, fatty acid metal salt, fatty acid ester, fatty acid anilide diphenyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, ethylene glycol dibenzoate and dimethyl isophthalate; wherein said recording layer contains 10-30 parts of said material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. per 50 parts of said color forming agent (B); and wherein said color forming agent (B) is adapted to react with the color forming agent (A) in the toner image upon heating to produce said low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image.

Claim 4

An electrostatic recording sheet for producing a low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image from a colorless or light colored toner image formed thereon, said recording sheet consisting essentially of: a support; and an electrostatic recording layer for forming an electrostatic latent image which, when treated with a toner containing a color forming agent (A), forms the colorless or light colored toner image, said recording layer consisting essentially of a color forming agent (B) selected from the group consisting of rosin modified maleic acid resin, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of polymer of carboxy polyethylene, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride, Japanese acid clay, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, and phenolic material; and a material having a melting point ranging from 40°- 130° C. selected from the group consisting of fatty acid, fatty acid metal salt, fatty acid ester, fatty acid anilide diphenyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, ethylene glycol dibenzoate and dimethyl isophthalate; wherein said recording layer contains 10-30 parts of said material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. per 50 parts of said color forming agent (B); and wherein said color forming agent (B) is adapted to react with the color forming agent (A) in the toner image upon heating to produce said low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image.

Claim 5

The electrostatic recording sheet according to claim 2 in which the phenolic material is a polymer of phenol and aldehyde.

Claim 6

The electrostatic recording sheet of claim 2 in which the phenolic material is a polymer of phenol and acetylene.

Claim 7

The electrostatic recording sheet of claim 2 in which the phenolic material is a bisphenol compound containing carboxyl radical in the molecule.

Claim 8

The electrostatic recording sheet of claim 2 in which the phenolic material is a polymer of a bisphenol compound containing carboxyl radical in the molecule.

Claim 9

The electrostatic recording sheet of claim 2 in which the fatty acid amide is a fatty acid anilide.

Claim 10

An electrostatic recording sheet according to claim 2 in which the phenolic material is selected from the group consisting of 4-t-bytylphenol, 4-β-t-amylphenol, 4-phenylphenol, 4,4'-isopropylidene-bis-(2-chlorophenol), 4,4'-isopropylidenebis-(2-methylphenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene-bis-(2-t-butylphenol), 4,4'-sec-butylidene-bis-(2-methylphenol), 2,2'-dihydroxydiphenyl, 4-t-octyl catechol, 4-hydroxyacetophenone, methyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, 4-hydroxydiphenoxide, α-naphthol, β-naphthol, 4-hydroxy diphenyloxide, 2,2'-methylene-bis-(4-chlorophenol), 2,2'-methylene-bis(4-methyl-6-t-butylphenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene bis-(2,6-dibromophenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene bis-(2,6-dichlorophenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene bis-(2,6-dimethylphenol), 4,4'-cyclohexylidene diphenol, and 4,4'-cyclohexylidene bis-(2-methylphenol).

Claim 11

An electrostatic recording sheet according to claim 2 in which the phenolic material is a bisphenol compound containing carboxyl radical in a molecule and its polymer selected from the group consisting of: ##STR7##

Claim 12

An electrostatic recording sheet according to claim 2 in which the fatty acid has not less than 12 carbon atoms and melting point ranging from 40 to 100° C.

Claim 13

An electrostatic recording sheet according to claim 2 in which the fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of lauric acid, tridecylic acid, myristic acid, pentadecylic acid, palmitic acid, heptadecylic acid, stearic acid, nonadecanoic acid, arachic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, cerotic acid, heptacosanoic acid, montanic acid, melissic acid and lacceric acid.

Claim 14

An electrostatic recording sheet according to claim 2 in which the metal of the fatty acid metal salt is selected from the group consisting of Be, Mg, Ba, Zn, Cd, Hg, Al, Tl, and Pb.

Claim 15

An electrostatic recording sheet according to claim 2 in which the fatty acid amide is selected from the group consisting of fatty acid methyl amide and fatty acid dodecyl amide.

Claim 16

An electrostatic recording sheet according to claim 2 in which the fatty acid ester is selected from the group consisting of methyl ester, ethyl ester, phenyl ester, glycol ester, and glycerine ester of fatty acid.

Claim 17

An electrophotographic recording sheet for producing a low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image from a colorless or light colored toner image formed thereon, said recording sheet consisting essentially of: a support; and an electrophotoconductive layer for forming an electrophotographic latent image which, when treated with a toner containing a color forming agent (A), forms the colorless or light colored toner image, said layer consisting essentially of a color forming agent (B) selected from the group consisting of rosin modified maleic acid resin, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of polymer of carboxy polyethylene, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of vinyl metal ether and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride, Japanese acid clay, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, and phenolic material; and a material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. selected from the group consisting of fatty acid, fatty acid metal salt, fatty acid ester, fatty acid amide, diphenyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, ethylene glycol dibenzoate and dimethyl isophthalate; wherein said receiving sheet contains 10-30 parts of said material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. per 50 parts of said color forming agent (B); and wherein said color forming agent (B) is adapted to react with the color forming agent (A) in the toner image upon heating to produce said low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image.

Claim 18

An electrophotographic recording sheet for producing a low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image from a colorless or light colored toner image formed thereon, said recording sheet consisting essentially of: a support; and an electrophotoconductive layer for forming an electrophotographic latent image which, when treated with a toner containing a color forming agent (A), forms the colorless or light colored toner image, said layer consisting essentially of a color forming agent (B) selected from the group consisting of rosin modified maleic acid resin, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of polymer of carboxy polyethylene, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of vinyl metal ether and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride, Japanese acid clay, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, and phenolic material; and a material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. selected from the group consisting of fatty acid, fatty acid metal salt, fatty acid ester, fatty acid amide, diphenyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, ethylene glycol dibenzoate and dimethyl isophthalate; wherein said receiving sheet contains 10-30 parts of said material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. per 50 parts of said color forming agent (B); and wherein said color forming agent (B) is adapted to react with the color forming agent (A) in the toner image upon heating to produce said low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image.

Claim 19

An electrophotographic recording sheet according to claim 15 in which the phenolic material is selected from the group consisting of 4-t-butylphenol, 4-β-t-amylphenol, 4-phenylphenol, 4,4'-isopropylidene-bis-(2-chlorophenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene-bis-(2-methylphenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene-bis-(2-t-butylphenol), 4,4'-sec-butylidene-bis-(2-methylphenol), 2,2'-dihydroxydiphenyl, 4-t-octyl catechol, 4-hydroxyacetophenone, methyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, 4-hydroxydiphenoxide, α-naphthol, β-naphthol, 4-hydroxy diphenyloxide, 2,2'-methylene-bis-(4-chlorophenol), 2,2'-methylene-bis-(4-methyl-6-t-butylphenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene bis-(2,6-dibromophenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene bis-(2,6-dichlorophenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene bis-(2,6-dimethylphenol), 4,4'-cyclohexylidene diphenol, and 4,4'-cyclohexylidene bis-(2-methylphenol).

Claim 20

An electrophotographic recording sheet according to claim 15 in which the phenolic material is a bisphenol compound containing carboxyl radical in a molecule and its polymer selected from the group consisting of: ##STR8##

Claim 21

An electrophotographic recording sheet according to claim 15 in which the fatty acid has not less than 12 carbon atoms and has a melting point ranging from 40° to 100° C.

Claim 22

An electrophotographic recording paper according to claim 15 in which the fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of lauric acid, tridecylic acid, myristic acid, pentadecyclic acid, palmitic acid, heptadecylic acid, stearic acid, nonadecanoic acid, arachic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, cerotic acid, heptacosanoic acid, montanic acid, melissic acid and lacceric acid.

Claim 23

An electrophotographic recording sheet according to claim 15 in which the metal of the fatty acid metal salt is selected from the group consisting of Be, Mg, Ba, Zn, Cd, Hg, Al, Tl, and Pb.

Claim 24

An electrophotographic recording sheet according to claim 15 in which the fatty acid amide is selected from the group consisting of fatty acid methyl amide and fatty acid dodecyl amide.

Claim 25

An electrophotographic recording sheet according to claim 15 in which the fatty acid ester is selected from the group consisting of methylester, ethyl ester, phenyl ester, glycol ester, and glycerine ester of fatty acid.

Claim 26

A receiving sheet for producing a low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image from a colorless or light colored electrophotographic toner image containing a color forming agent (A), said receiving sheet consisting essentially of: a binder; a color forming agent (B) selected from the group consisting of, rosin modified maleic acid resin, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of polymer of carboxyl polyethylene, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride, Japanese acid clay, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, and phenolic material; and a material having a melting point ranging from 40° 130° C. selected from the group consisting of fatty acid, fatty acid metal salt, fatty acid ester, fatty acid amide, diphenyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, ethylene glycol dibenzoate and dimethy isophthalate; wherein said receiving sheet contains 10-30 parts of said material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. per 50 parts of said color forming agent (B); and wherein said color forming agent (B) is adapted to react with the color forming agent (A) in the toner image upon heating to produce said low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image.

Claim 27

A receiving sheet for producing a low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image from a colorless or light colored electrophotographic toner image containing a color forming agent (A), said receiving sheet consisting essentially of: a binder; a color forming agent (B) selected from the group consisting of, rosin modified maleic acid resin, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of polymer of carboxyl polyethylene, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride, Japanese acid clay, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, and phenolic material; and a material having a melting point ranging from 40° 130° C. selected from the group consisting of fatty acid, fatty acid metal salt, fatty acid ester, fatty acid amide, diphenyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, ethylene glycol dibenzoate and dimethy isophthalate; wherein said receiving sheet contains 10-30 parts of said material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. per 50 parts of said color forming agent (B); and wherein said color forming agent (B) is adapted to react with the color forming agent (A) in the toner image upon heating to produce said low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image.

Claim 28

The toner image receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the phenolic material is a polymer of phenol and aldehyde.

Claim 29

The toner image receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the phenolic material is a polymer of phenol and acetylene.

Claim 30

The toner image receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the phenolic material is a bisphenol compound containing carboxyl radical in the molecule.

Claim 31

The toner image receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the phenolic material is a polymer of a bisphenol compound containing carboxyl radical in the molecule.

Claim 32

The toner image receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the fatty acid amide is a fatty acid anilide.

Claim 33

A receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the phenolic material is selected from the group consisting of 4-t-butylphenol, 4-β-t-amylphenol, 4-phenylphenol, 4,4'-isopropylidene-bis-(2-chlorophenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene-bis-(2-methylphenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene-bis-(2-t-butylphenol), 4,4'-sec-butylidene-bis-(2-methylphenol), 2,2'-dihydroxydiphenyl, 4-t-octyl catechol, 4-hydroxyacetophenone, methyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, 4-hydroxydiphenoxide, α-naphthol, β-naphthol, 4-hydroxydiphenyloxide, 2,2'-methylene-bis-(4-chlorophenol), 2,2'-methylene-bis-(4-methyl-6-t-butylphenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene-bis-(2,6-dibromophenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene-bis-(2,6-dichlorophenol), 4,4'-isopropylidene-bis-(2,6-dimethylphenol), 4,4'-cyclohexylidene diphenol, and 4,4'-cyclohexylidine bis-(2-methylphenol).

Claim 34

A receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the phenolic material is a bisphenol compound containing carboxyl radical in a molecule and its polymer selected from the group consisting of: ##STR9##

Claim 35

A receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the fatty acid has 12 or more carbon atoms and a melting point ranging from 40° to 100° C.

Claim 36

A receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of lauric acid, tridecylic acid, myristic acid, pentadecylic acid, palmitic acid, heptadecylic acid, stearic acid, nonadecanoic acid, arachic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, cerotic acid, heptacosanoic acid, montanic acid, melissic acid and lacceric acid.

Claim 37

A receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the metal of the fatty acid metal salt is selected from the group consisting of Be, Mg,. Ba, Zn, Cd, Hg, Al, T1, and Pb.

Claim 38

A receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the fatty acid amide is selected from the group consisting of fatty acid methyl amide and fatty acid dodecyl amide.

Claim 39

A receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the fatty acid ester is selected from the group consisting of methyl ester, ethyl ester, phenyl ester, glycol ester and glycerine ester of the fatty acid.

Claim 40

A receiving sheet according to claim 23 in which the binder is selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene latex, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, acryl latex, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate and polyvinyl butyral.

Claim 41

An electrostatic recording sheet for producing a low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image from a colorless or light colored toner image formed thereon, said recording sheet consisting essentially of: a support; and an electrostatic recording layer for forming an electrostatic latent image which, when treated with a toner containing a color forming agent (A), forms the colorless or light colored toner image, said recording layer consisting essentially of a resin binder, a color forming agent (B) selected from the group consisting of rosin modified maleic acid resin, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of polymer of carboxy polyethylene, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride, Japanese acid clay, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, and phenolic material; and a material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. selected from the group consisting of fatty acid, fatty acid metal salt, fatty acid ester, fatty acid amide, diphenyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, ethylene glycol dibenzoate and dimethyl isophthalate; wherein said recording layer contains 10-30 parts of said material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. per 50 parts of said color forming agent (B); and wherein said color forming agent (B) is adapted to react with the color forming agent (A) in the toner image upon heating to produce said low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image.

Claim 42

An electrostatic recording sheet for producing a low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image from a colorless or light colored toner image formed thereon, said recording sheet consisting essentially of: a support; and an electrostatic recording layer for forming an electrostatic latent image which, when treated with a toner containing a color forming agent (A), forms the colorless or light colored toner image, said recording layer consisting essentially of a resin binder, a color forming agent (B) selected from the group consisting of rosin modified maleic acid resin, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of polymer of carboxy polyethylene, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride, Japanese acid clay, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, and phenolic material; and a material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. selected from the group consisting of fatty acid, fatty acid metal salt, fatty acid ester, fatty acid amide, diphenyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, ethylene glycol dibenzoate and dimethyl isophthalate; wherein said recording layer contains 10-30 parts of said material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. per 50 parts of said color forming agent (B); and wherein said color forming agent (B) is adapted to react with the color forming agent (A) in the toner image upon heating to produce said low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image.

Claim 43

An electrophotographic recording sheet for producing a low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image from a colorless or light colored toner image formed thereon, said recording sheet consisting essentially of: a support; and an electrophotoconductive layer for forming an electrophotographic latent image which, when treated with a toner containing a color forming agent (A), forms the colorless or light colored toner image, said layer consisting essentially of: a resin binder; a color forming agent (B) selected from the group consisting of rosin modified maleic acid resin, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of polymer of carboxy polyethylene, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride, Japanese acid clay, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, and phenolic material; and a material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. selected from the group consisting of fatty acid, fatty acid metal salt, fatty acid ester, fatty acid amide, diphenyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, ethylene glycol dibenzoate and dimethyl isophthalate; wherein said receiving sheet contains 10-30 parts of said material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. per 50 parts of said color forming agent (B); and wherein said color forming agent (B) is adapted to react with the color forming agent (A) in the toner image upon heating to product said low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image.

Claim 44

An electrophotographic recording sheet for producing a low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image from a colorless or light colored toner image formed thereon, said recording sheet consisting essentially of: a support; and an electrophotoconductive layer for forming an electrophotographic latent image which, when treated with a toner containing a color forming agent (A), forms the colorless or light colored toner image, said layer consisting essentially of: a resin binder; a color forming agent (B) selected from the group consisting of rosin modified maleic acid resin, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of polymer of carboxy polyethylene, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride, hydrolyzed product of copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride, Japanese acid clay, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, and phenolic material; and a material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. selected from the group consisting of fatty acid, fatty acid metal salt, fatty acid ester, fatty acid amide, diphenyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, ethylene glycol dibenzoate and dimethyl isophthalate; wherein said receiving sheet contains 10-30 parts of said material having a melting point ranging from 40°-130° C. per 50 parts of said color forming agent (B); and wherein said color forming agent (B) is adapted to react with the color forming agent (A) in the toner image upon heating to product said low-temperature, heat-fixed, colored image.