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Thermal transfer material
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1987-10-13
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Granted: 1989-11-14
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Expires: 2007-10-13
Abstract
Abstract A thermal transfer material suitable for two-color recording comprises a support and at least a first adhesive layer, a first ink layer, and a second ink layer disposed in this order on the support. The adhesion strength F 1 between the support and the first ink layer and the adhesive strength F 2 between the first and second ink layers satisfy the relations of F 1 >F 2 at a higher temperature and F 1 <F 2 at a lower temperature. The first ink layer comprises a binder having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 0° C. or below and 25-85 wt. % of a pigment. Two color recording is effected by superposing the thermal transfer material on plain paper, applying a pattern of heat and separating the thermal transfer material from the paper while changing the time from heating until the separation, i.e., temperatures at the time of separation. Sharp edge cutting of the heated portion is ensured by the definition of the composition of the first ink layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisao Yaegashi
- 👤 Tetsuo Hasegawa
- 👤 Naoki Kushida
- 👤 Koichi Tohma
- 👤 Takayuki Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-28 11:18
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/382; B41M5/38228; B41M5/34; B41M5/345; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/254
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
226 words
A thermal transfer material, comprising: a support and at least a first adhesive layer, a first ink layer and a second ink layer disposed in the order named on the support, wherein the adhesion strength (F 1 ) between the support and the first ink layer and the adhesion strength (F 2 ) between the first and second ink layers satisfy the relationships F 1 >F 2 at a higher temperature and F 1 <F 2 at a lower temperature; said first ink layer comprising a binder and a pigment, said binder having a glass transition temperature (tg) of 0° C. or below, said pigment constituting 25 to 85 wt. % of the first ink layer and said first adhesive layer comprising a particulate wax component and an adhesive component wherein said particulate wax component constitutes a larger proportion by weight of the first adhesive layer than the adhesive component; said particulate wax component having a softening temperature of 60°-150° C. and comprising at least one wax selected from the group consisting of whale wax, beeswax, lanolin, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, montan wax, ceresin wax, paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, ester wax, low-molecualr weight polyethylene or oxidized polyethylene, Fischer-Tropsch wax, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, behenic acid, stearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, fatty acid ester of sucrose, fatty acid dester of sorbitane, and oleic amide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
226 words
A thermal transfer material, comprising: a support and at least a first adhesive layer, a first ink layer and a second ink layer disposed in the order named on the support, wherein the adhesion strength (F 1 ) between the support and the first ink layer and the adhesion strength (F 2 ) between the first and second ink layers satisfy the relationships F 1 >F 2 at a higher temperature and F 1 <F 2 at a lower temperature; said first ink layer comprising a binder and a pigment, said binder having a glass transition temperature (tg) of 0° C. or below, said pigment constituting 25 to 85 wt. % of the first ink layer and said first adhesive layer comprising a particulate wax component and an adhesive component wherein said particulate wax component constitutes a larger proportion by weight of the first adhesive layer than the adhesive component; said particulate wax component having a softening temperature of 60°-150° C. and comprising at least one wax selected from the group consisting of whale wax, beeswax, lanolin, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, montan wax, ceresin wax, paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, ester wax, low-molecualr weight polyethylene or oxidized polyethylene, Fischer-Tropsch wax, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, behenic acid, stearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, fatty acid ester of sucrose, fatty acid dester of sorbitane, and oleic amide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A thermal transfer material according to claim 1, wherein said binder of the first ink layer has a glass transition temperature of -10° C. or below.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A thermal transfer material according to claim 1, wherein said binder of the first ink layer has a tensile elongation of 300% or larger.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A thermal transfer material according to claim 3, wherein said binder of the first ink layer has a tensile elongation of 500% or larger.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A thermal transfer material according to claim 1, wherein said pigment constitutes 35-70 wt. % of the first ink layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A thermal transfer material according to claim 1, which further comprises a second adhesive layer between the first and second ink layers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A thermal transfer material according to claim 6, wherein said second adhesive layer comprises 50 wt. % or more of a wax.
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