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Thermal transfer recording medium
Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1988-01-20
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Granted: 1989-06-20
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Expires: 2008-01-20
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a thermal transfer recording medium having a thermal transfer colorant layer provided on a support, characterized in that the thermal transfer colorant layer contains a modified silicone compound and a polyoxyethylene type compound.
Inventors
- 👤 Kunihiro Koshizuka
- 👤 Takao Abe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 10:49
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/382; B41M5/392; B41M5/395; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A thermal transfer recording medium having a thermal transfer colorant layer provided on a support, and wherein said thermal transfer colorant layer contains a colorant, a polyoxyethylene type compound having a moiety represented by the following formula in the molecule: --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n wherein n is an integer of at least 2; and at least one modified silicon compound selected from the group consisting of an alkyl-modified silicon compound, a polyether-modified silicone compound, an amino-modified silicon compound, an alcohol modified silicone compound, a mercapto-modified silicone compound, a carboxyl-modified silicone compound and an epoxy-modified silicone compound.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A thermal transfer recording medium having a thermal transfer colorant layer provided on a support, and wherein said thermal transfer colorant layer contains a colorant, a polyoxyethylene type compound having a moiety represented by the following formula in the molecule: --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n wherein n is an integer of at least 2; and at least one modified silicon compound selected from the group consisting of an alkyl-modified silicon compound, a polyether-modified silicone compound, an amino-modified silicon compound, an alcohol modified silicone compound, a mercapto-modified silicone compound, a carboxyl-modified silicone compound and an epoxy-modified silicone compound.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the content of said modified silicone compound is 0.01% by weight or more based on components constituting the thermal transfer colorant layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said modified silicone compound is solid or semisolid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 3, wherein the content of said modified silicone compound is in the range of 0.1 to 50% by weight based on components constituting the thermal transfer colorant layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 4, wherein the content of said modified silicone compound is in the range of 1 to 20% by weight based on components constituting the thermal transfer colorant layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said modified silicone compound is liquid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 6, wherein the content of said modified silicone compound is in the range of 0.1 to 8% by weight based on components constituting the thermal transfer colorant layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 7, wherein the content of said modified silicone compound is in the range of 0.1 to 5% by weight based on components constituting the thermal transfer colorant layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the content of said polyoxyethylene type compound is in the range of 1 to 50% by weight based on components constituting the thermal transfer colorant layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 9, wherein the content of said polyoxyethylene type compound is in the range of 4 to 30% by weight based on components constituting the thermal transfer colorant layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of said modified silicone compound and said polyoxyethylene type compound is in the range of 50:50 to 99:1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 11, wherein the weight ratio of said modified silicone compound and said polyoxyethylene type compound is in the range of 60:40 to 99:1.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said polyoxyethylene type compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene monobehenyl ether, polyoxyethylene distearyl ester, polyoxyethylene behenyl ester, polyoxyethylene monostearate and polyoxyethylene distearate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the melting point of the polyoxyethylene type compound is 30° to 120° C.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The thermal transfer recording medium according to claim 14, wherein the melting point of the polyoxyethylene type compound is 40° to 100° C.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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