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Heat-sensitive recording material
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1986-06-06
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Granted: 1987-08-11
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Expires: 2006-06-06
Abstract
Abstract A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support having provided thereon a heat-sensitive recording layer, the heat-sensitive recording layer containing a diazo compound encapsulated in microcapsules and a component capable of undergoing a color forming reaction with said diazo compound, wherein a protective coating layer containing as a binder a modified polyvinyl alcohol containing silicon atoms, and at least one of colloidal silica and amorphous silica is applied on the surface of the heat-sensitive recording layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Takayuki Hayashi
- 👤 Toshimasa Usami
- 👤 Toshiharu Tanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-03 16:42
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support having provided thereon a heat-sensitive recording layer, said heat-sensitive recording layer containing a diazo compound encapsulated in microcapsules and a component capable of undergoing a color forming reaction with said diazo compound, wherein a protective coating layer containing as a binder a modified polyvinyl alcohol containing silicon atoms, and at least one of colloidal silica and amorphous silica is applied on the surface of said heat-sensitive recording layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support having provided thereon a heat-sensitive recording layer, said heat-sensitive recording layer containing a diazo compound encapsulated in microcapsules and a component capable of undergoing a color forming reaction with said diazo compound, wherein a protective coating layer containing as a binder a modified polyvinyl alcohol containing silicon atoms, and at least one of colloidal silica and amorphous silica is applied on the surface of said heat-sensitive recording layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 1, wherein said diazo compound is a diazonium salt represented by the general formula ArN 2 + X-, wherein Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group, N 2 + represents a diazonium group and X - represents an acid anion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 1, wherein said component capable of undergoing a color forming reaction with said diazo compound is a developer selected from the group consisting of resorcin, phloroglucinol, 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene-6-sodium sulfonate, 1-hydroxy-2-morpholinopropylamide naphthoate, 2-hydroxy-3-naphthoic acid-N-dodecyl-oxy-propylamide, 2-hydroxy-3-tetradecylamide naphthoate, acetanilide, acetoacetanilide, benzoylacetanilide, 1-(2', 4', 6'-trichlorophenyl)-3-anilino-5-pyrazolone, and 1-phenyl-3-phenylacetamide-5-pyrazolone and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 1, wherein said diazo compound is coated on said support in an amount of about 0.05 to 2.0 g/m 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 1, wherein said component capable of undergoing a color forming reaction with said diazo compound is present in an amount of about 0.1 to 10 parts by weight based on 1 part by weight of said diazo compound.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 1, wherein said microcapsules containing said diazo compound comprise permeable outer polymer walls wherein the glass transition point of said polymer walls is in the range of about 60° C. to 200° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 6, wherein the glass transition point of said microcapsule polymer walls is in the range of 70° C. to 150° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 1, wherein said modified polyvinyl alcohol containing silicon atoms has reactive substituents.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 8, wherein said reactive substituents are selected from the group consisting of an alkoxyl group, an acyloxyl group, a hydroxyl group obtained by hydrolysis, or an alkali metal base thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 1, wherein said colloidal silica is a colloidal solution comprising ultrafine particles of silicic anhydride dispersed in water.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
57 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 10, wherein the size and specific gravity of said particles of silicic anhydride is in the range of about 10 to 100 μ m and in the range of about 1.1 to 1.3, respectively, and the pH of said colloidal solution is in the range of about 4 to 10.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 1, wherein said amorphous silicas have a primary particle size of about 10 to 30 μm, a secondary particle size of about 0.5 to 10 μm, an oil absorption of about 150 to 300 ml/100 g, an apparent specific gravity of about 0.1 to 0.3 g/ml and a pH of about 6 to 10.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 1, wherein said protective coating layer is formed by mixing said modified polyvinyl alcohol containing silicon atoms, and at least one of colloidal silica and amorphous silica in a proper proportion and then coating the resulting mixture on said heat-sensitive recording layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 13, wherein said protective coating layer is coated in an amount of about 0.2 to 5.0 g/m 2 .
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
A heat-sensitive recording material according to claim 14, wherein said protective coating layer is coated in an amount of 0.5 to 3.0 g/m 2 .
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