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Color sheets for thermal transfer printing
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1986-09-23
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Granted: 1987-08-04
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Expires: 2006-09-23
Abstract
Abstract Color sheets for thermal transfer printing comprise a substrate having a colorant layer on one side of the substrate and a resin layer formed on one side of the substrate and a resin layer formed on the other side of the substrate, the resin layer being made of a resin composition comprising fine particles and a lubricating material dispersed in a binder resin. The resin layer is made rough on the surface there of due to the presence of the fine particles whereby the color sheets do not stick to thermal heads and the resulting images are free of dropout defects and good in quality.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihiro Imai
- 👤 Tokihiko Shimizu
- 👤 Nobuyoshi Taguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:16
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/40; B41M5/42; B41M5/405; B41M5/44; B41M5/443; B41M2205/00; B41M2205/02; B41M2205/06; B41M5/423; B41M5/426; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24355; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31928; Y10T428/31935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A color sheet for thermal transfer printing which comprises a polymer film substrate having a colorant layer on one side thereof, and a resin layer having a roughened outer surface formed on the opposite side of said film substrate, said resin layer being made of a composition which comprises a cured resin binder, 5.0 to 100 wt % of fine particles of a heat-resistant solid material having an average size of from 0.005 to 0.5 micrometers and 0.1 to 50 wt % of a liquid lubricant dispersed throughout the resin binder, both based on the resin binder, said resin layer being made rough on the outer surface thereof by the fine particles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A color sheet for thermal transfer printing which comprises a polymer film substrate having a colorant layer on one side thereof, and a resin layer having a roughened outer surface formed on the opposite side of said film substrate, said resin layer being made of a composition which comprises a cured resin binder, 5.0 to 100 wt % of fine particles of a heat-resistant solid material having an average size of from 0.005 to 0.5 micrometers and 0.1 to 50 wt % of a liquid lubricant dispersed throughout the resin binder, both based on the resin binder, said resin layer being made rough on the outer surface thereof by the fine particles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The color sheet according to claim 1, wherein said fine particles are made of a material selected from the group consisting of carbon black, synthetic amorphous silicon oxide, aluminium oxide, titanium oxide, calcium silicate and aluminium silicate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The color sheet according to claim 1, wherein said liquid lubricant comprises at least one surface active agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The color sheet according to claim 3, wherein said surface active agent is a silicone or fluorine-containing surface active agent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The color sheet according to claim 1, wherein said liquid lubricant comprises a mixture of at least two surface active agents having HLB values below and over 3, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The color sheet according to claim 1, wherein said liquid lubricant comprises a mixture of at least two surface active agents which have HLB values with a difference in value of 3 or larger.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The color sheet according to claim 1, wherein said resin binder is a resin curable with actinic light.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The color sheet according to claim 1, wherein said resin binder is a curable oligoacrylate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The color sheet according to claim 1, wherein a colorant in said colorant layer is a sublimable dye.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
130 words
A color sheet for thermal transfer printing which comprises a polymer film substrate having a colorant layer on one side thereof, and a resin layer having a roughened outer surface formed on the opposite side of said film substrate, said resin layer being made of a composition which comprises a cured resin binder, 5.0 to 100 wt % of fine particles selected from the group consisting of carbon black, synthetic amorphous silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, calcium silicate and aluminum silicate, said particles having an average size of from 0.005 to 0.5 micrometers and 0.1 to 50 wt % of a liquid lubricant dispersed throughout the resin binder, both based on the resin binder, said resin layer being made rough on the outer surface thereof by the fine particles.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
130 words
A color sheet for thermal transfer printing which comprises a polymer film substrate having a colorant layer on one side thereof, and a resin layer having a roughened outer surface formed on the opposite side of said film substrate, said resin layer being made of a composition which comprises a cured resin binder, 5.0 to 100 wt % of fine particles selected from the group consisting of carbon black, synthetic amorphous silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, calcium silicate and aluminum silicate, said particles having an average size of from 0.005 to 0.5 micrometers and 0.1 to 50 wt % of a liquid lubricant dispersed throughout the resin binder, both based on the resin binder, said resin layer being made rough on the outer surface thereof by the fine particles.
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