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Heat-sensitive recording material
Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1986-07-11
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Granted: 1988-11-08
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Expires: 2006-07-11
Abstract
Abstract A heat-sensitive recording material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon a hot-melt heat-sensitive ink material layer, wherein said heat-sensitive ink material comprises an amorphous polyester having a glass transition temperature of not less than 40° C. and a number average molecular weight of not more than 10,000 and a coloring material as main components and a releasing agent as an optional but rather preferred component. The recording material is excellent in color reproducibility, resolving power, recording sensitivity, transfer properties and fixing properties.
Inventors
- 👤 Ken Hashimoto
- 👤 Nobuyuki Torigoe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 09:21
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/382; B41M5/392; B41M5/395; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A heat-sensitive hot-melt transfer image recording material comprising a support and a transfer layer which comprises an amorphous polyester having a glass transition temperature of from about 50° C. to 80° C. and a number average molecular weight of not more than about 5,000 and a weight average molecular weight of not more than about 10,000 and a coloring material as main components, said amorphous polyester being present in an amount of at least 50% by volume based on solid components of the transfer layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A heat-sensitive hot-melt transfer image recording material comprising a support and a transfer layer which comprises an amorphous polyester having a glass transition temperature of from about 50° C. to 80° C. and a number average molecular weight of not more than about 5,000 and a weight average molecular weight of not more than about 10,000 and a coloring material as main components, said amorphous polyester being present in an amount of at least 50% by volume based on solid components of the transfer layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A image recording material as in claim 1, wherein said amorphous polyester has a bisphenolic component in the main chain.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image recording material as claimed in claim 2, wherein said bisphenolic component is selected from the group represented by formulae 1-15 ##STR2##
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A image recording material as in claim 1, wherein said amorphous polyester is present in an amount of at least 70% by volume based on solid components of the transfer layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A image recording material as in claim 1, wherein said transfer layer further comprises a releasing agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A image recording material as in claim 5, wherein the volume ratio of the amorphous polyester to the releasing agent is from about 70/30 to about 99/1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A image recording material as in claim 6, wherein said volume ratio is from about 80/20 to about 95/5.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A image recording material as in claim 5, wherein said releasing agent has a melting point or softening point of from 50° to 200° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A image recording material as in claim 8, wherein said releasing agent has a melting point or softening point of from 60° to 150° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
A image recording material as in claim 5, wherein said releasing agent has such a low viscosity that the melt viscosity suddenly decreases to about 10 poises or less in a temperature range of from about 100° to about 180° C. and/or such a low surface energy as having a critical surface tension of about 40 dyn/cm or less.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A image recording material as in claim 1, wherein a layer of a parting agent is provided between the support and the transfer layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A image recording material as in claim 1, wherein said support is an electrically resistant support.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A image recording material as in claim 12, wherein said electrically resistant support comprises a binder resin and an electrical conductor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
69 words
An image recording material as in claim 1, wherein said amorphous polyester is prepared using, as an acidic component, a dibasic acid selected from the group consisting of phthalic acid, phthalic anhydride, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, hexahydrophthalic anhydride, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid, itaconic acid and tetrahydrophthalic anhydride or a dimer acid selected from the group consisting of linolic acid.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
An image recording material as in claim 1, wherein said amorphous polyester is a branched or cross-linked polyester prepared using a trifunctional compound selected from the group consisting of trimellitic acid, glycerin, and trimethylolpropane.
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