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Photosensitive image forming material and an image forming method using same
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1978-07-17
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Granted: 1981-05-19
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Expires: 1998-07-17
Abstract
Abstract A photosensitive image forming material which comprises a transparent support having thereon, in order, a poly(vinyl alcohol) layer, an alcohol soluble polyamide layer and a photosensitive resin composition layer with at least one of the poly(vinyl alcohol) layer and the photosensitive resin composition layer containing a colorant therein; and an image forming method using the image-forming material. Such a layer structure ensures sufficiently layer good adhesion as well as strippability of the developed image on demand.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomizo Namiki
- 👤 Fumiaki Shinozaki
- 👤 Tomoaki Ikeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:12
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F1/00; G03F1/54; G03F1/56; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/76; G03C1/825
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A photosensitive image forming material consisting essentially of a transparent support having thereon, in order, a stripping layer of poly(vinyl alcohol), an adhesive layer consisting of an alcohol soluble polyamide which strengthens the adhesive bond between the stripping layer and a photosensive resin composition layer thus preventing the photosensitive resin composition layer from peeling off prior to development, while, on the other hand, during development the alcohol-soluble polyamide layer is dissolved or swelled by the aqueous developing solution at the areas where the overlying photosensitive resin composition layer is dissolved and removed simultaneously with the corresponding portion of the underlying stripping and adhesive layers to produce a visible image, and at least one of the layer of the poly(vinyl alcohol) or the photosensitive resin composition layer containing a colorant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A photosensitive image forming material consisting essentially of a transparent support having thereon, in order, a stripping layer of poly(vinyl alcohol), an adhesive layer consisting of an alcohol soluble polyamide which strengthens the adhesive bond between the stripping layer and a photosensive resin composition layer thus preventing the photosensitive resin composition layer from peeling off prior to development, while, on the other hand, during development the alcohol-soluble polyamide layer is dissolved or swelled by the aqueous developing solution at the areas where the overlying photosensitive resin composition layer is dissolved and removed simultaneously with the corresponding portion of the underlying stripping and adhesive layers to produce a visible image, and at least one of the layer of the poly(vinyl alcohol) or the photosensitive resin composition layer containing a colorant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The photosensitive image forming material of claim 1, wherein the transparent support is a support having a thickness of from about 50μ to about 2 mm which transmits about 40% or more of incident light with a wavelength of from about 290 nm to about 700 nm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The photosensitive image forming material of claim 2, wherein said support comprises a film of cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate propionate, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, or polycarbonate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The photosensitive image forming material of claim 1, wherein said poly(vinyl alcohol) has a degree of saponification of from about 50 to 100 mol % and a molecular weight corresponding to a viscosity of a 4 wt. % aqueous solution at 20° C. of from about 2 cps to about 70 cps.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The photosensitive image forming material of claim 1, wherein the alcohol soluble polyamide is an alcohol soluble nylon, soluble in methanol to an extent of greater than about 0.1% by weight at 25° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
98 words
The photosensitive image forming material of claim 1, wherein said photosensitive resin comprises a diazonium salt/paraformaldehyde condensate, an o-quinone diazide, a water or alkali-soluble azide compound or polymer, a photo-polymerizable acrylamide derivative, a photo-polymerizable composition containing diacrylate derivatives, a photo-polymerizable acrylic acid ester or methacrylic acid ester, a photo-polymerizable polymer having a carboxyl group in the side chain thereof and containing a double bond therein, poly(methacrylic acid) containing photo-polymerizable composition or a photocrosslinkable photosenstive resin comprising a polymer having thereon an amino group substituted with an aromatic group in combination with a compound having a poly-halogenated methyl group.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The photosensitive image forming material of claim 1, wherein said colorant is a dye, a pigment or a mixture thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
77 words
The photosensitive image forming material of claim 1, wherein said support has a thickness of from about 50 microns to about 2 mm, said layer of poly(vinyl alcohol) has a thickness of about 0.5 μm to about 15 μm, said layer of said alcohol soluble polyamide has a thickness of from about 0.05 to about 3 microns and said layer of the photosensitive resin composition has a thickness of from about 0.5 μm to about 15 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
The photosensitive image forming material of claim 1, wherein said photosensitive resin composition is a photopolymerizable composition containing an ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid and a polyol, a photo-polymerization initiator, and a copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from acrylic or methacrylic acid and a repeating unit derived from benzyl acrylate or methacrylate.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
221 words
A method for forming an image comprising (1) imagewise exposing to actinic light a photosensitive image forming material consisting essentially of (A) a transparent support having thereon, in order, (B) a stripping layer consisting of poly(vinyl alcohol), (C) a layer of an alcohol soluble polyamide which strengthens the adhesive bond between the stripping layer and a photosensitive resin composition layer thus preventing the photosensitive resin composition layer from peeling off prior to development, and (D) a photosensitive resin composition layer, while, on the other hand, during development the alcohol-soluble polyamide layer is dissolved or swelled by the aqueous developing solution at the areas where the overlying photosensitive resin composition layer is dissolved and removed by the aqueous developing solution, permitting the aqueous developing solution to reach the stripping layer, and at least one of the layer of the poly(vinyl alcohol) or the photosensitive resin composition layer containing a colorant, and (2) developing said exposed material in a single developing operation with an aqueous developing solution whereby soluble portions of said photosensitive resin composition layer are removed in conjunction with the corresponding portions of said layers of alcohol soluble polyamide and poly(vinyl alcohol) to leave a visible image on said support comprising the layer of the photosensitive resin composition layer and the layers of alcohol soluble polyamide and poly(vinyl alcohol) thereunder remaining.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
221 words
A method for forming an image comprising (1) imagewise exposing to actinic light a photosensitive image forming material consisting essentially of (A) a transparent support having thereon, in order, (B) a stripping layer consisting of poly(vinyl alcohol), (C) a layer of an alcohol soluble polyamide which strengthens the adhesive bond between the stripping layer and a photosensitive resin composition layer thus preventing the photosensitive resin composition layer from peeling off prior to development, and (D) a photosensitive resin composition layer, while, on the other hand, during development the alcohol-soluble polyamide layer is dissolved or swelled by the aqueous developing solution at the areas where the overlying photosensitive resin composition layer is dissolved and removed by the aqueous developing solution, permitting the aqueous developing solution to reach the stripping layer, and at least one of the layer of the poly(vinyl alcohol) or the photosensitive resin composition layer containing a colorant, and (2) developing said exposed material in a single developing operation with an aqueous developing solution whereby soluble portions of said photosensitive resin composition layer are removed in conjunction with the corresponding portions of said layers of alcohol soluble polyamide and poly(vinyl alcohol) to leave a visible image on said support comprising the layer of the photosensitive resin composition layer and the layers of alcohol soluble polyamide and poly(vinyl alcohol) thereunder remaining.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of forming an image of claim 10, wherein the transparent support is a support having a thickness of from about 50μ to about 2 mm which transmits about 40% or more of incident light with a wavelength of from about 290 nm to about 700 nm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of forming an image of claim 10, wherein said support comprises a film of cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate propionate, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, or polycarbonate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of forming an image of claim 10, wherein said poly(vinyl alcohol) has a degree of saponification of from about 50 to 100 mol% and a molecular weight corresponding to a viscosity of a 4 wt.% aqueous solution at 20° C. of from about 2 cps to about 70 cps.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
100 words
The method of forming an image of claim 10, wherein said photosensitive resin is a diazonium salt/paraformaldehyde condensate, an o-quinone diazide, a water or alkali-soluble azide compound or polymer, a photo-polymerizable acrylamide derivative, a photo-polymerizable composition containing diacrylate derivatives, a photo-polymerizable acrylic acid ester or methacrylic acid ester, a photo-polymerizable polymer having a carboxyl group in the side chain thereof and containing a double bond therein, a poly(methacrylic acid) containing photo-polymerizable composition or a crosslinkable photosensitive resin comprising a polymer having thereon an amino group substituted with an aromatic group in combination with a compound having a poly-halogenated methyl group.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of forming an image of claim 10, wherein said colorant is a dye, a pigment or a mixture thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of forming an image of claim 10, wherein said support has a thickness of from about 50μ to about 2 mm, said layer of poly(vinyl alcohol) has a thickness of about 0.5 μm to about 15 μm, and said layer of the photosensitive resin composition has a thickness of from about 0.5 μm to about 15 μm.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of forming an image of claim 10, wherein said aqueous developing solution is water or a mixture of water and one or more water-miscible organic solvents, the organic solvent being present in an amount of about 50% by volume or less.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of forming an image of claim 10, wherein said aqueous developing solution additionally contains an alkaline compound.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of forming an image of claim 10, wherein said photosensitive resin composition additionally includes a layer of an alcohol soluble polyamide between said layer of poly(vinyl alcohol) and said layer of the photosensitive resin composition.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of forming an image of claim 19, wherein the alcohol soluble polyamide is an alcohol soluble nylon, soluble in methanol to an extent of greater than about 0.1% by weight at 25° C.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of forming an image of claim 10, wherein said photosensitive resin composition is a photopolymerizable composition containing an ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid and a polyol, a photo-polymerization initiator, and a copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from acrylic or methacrylic acid and a repeating unit derived from benzyl acrylate or methacrylate.
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