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Information recording medium

Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1989-02-15
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Granted: 1990-09-11
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Expires: 2009-02-15
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Abstract

Abstract An improvement of an information recording medium comprising a disc-shaped resin substrate having an inner-side non-recording zone and an outer-side non-recording zone, a laser-sensitive recording layer, and a flexible resin film (for protection of the recording layer, having protruded and depressed portions on at least the surface facing the recording layer is disclosed. The improvement comprises joining the substrate and the flexible resin to each other on the inner-side and outer-side non-recording zones through fusion by ultrasonic welding or thermal welding in such manner that at least one joining of the flexible resin film to the substrate on the outer-side non-recording zone and the inner-side non-recording zone is effected through a fused portion in the form of a discontinuous ring.

Inventors

  • 👤 Toshiyuki Masuda

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 05:55
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C66/00; B29C66/80; B29C66/81; B29C66/814; B29C66/8141; B29C66/81433; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/08; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/45; B29C66/452; B29C66/81427; B29C66/83; B29C66/832; B29C66/8322; G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/24; G11B7/24015; G11B7/26; B29C66/20; B29C66/21; B29C66/70; B29C66/71; B29C66/73; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/73921; B29C66/7394; B29C66/73941; B29L; B29L2017/00; B29L2017/001; B29L2017/003; B29L2017/005; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 164 words
An information recording medium comprising a disc-shaped resin substrate having a hole at its center, an inner-side non-recording zone around the periphery of said hole and an outer-side non-recording zone inside the outer periphery of the substrate, a recording layer which is provided on the substrate between the inner-side non-recording zone and the outer-side non-recording zone, and a disc-shaped flexible resin film which is arranged on the recording layer-side surface of the substrate, said resin film having a hole at its center and protruded and depressed portions on at least the surface facing the recording layer; wherein said substrate and said flexible resin film are joined to each other both on the outer-side non-recording zone and the inner-side non-recording zone through fusion by ultrasonic welding in such manner that at least one joining of the flexible resin film to the substrate on the outer-side non-recording zone and the inner-side non-recording zone is effected through a fused portion in the form of a discontinuous ring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 164 words
An information recording medium comprising a disc-shaped resin substrate having a hole at its center, an inner-side non-recording zone around the periphery of said hole and an outer-side non-recording zone inside the outer periphery of the substrate, a recording layer which is provided on the substrate between the inner-side non-recording zone and the outer-side non-recording zone, and a disc-shaped flexible resin film which is arranged on the recording layer-side surface of the substrate, said resin film having a hole at its center and protruded and depressed portions on at least the surface facing the recording layer; wherein said substrate and said flexible resin film are joined to each other both on the outer-side non-recording zone and the inner-side non-recording zone through fusion by ultrasonic welding in such manner that at least one joining of the flexible resin film to the substrate on the outer-side non-recording zone and the inner-side non-recording zone is effected through a fused portion in the form of a discontinuous ring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
The information recording medium as claimed in claim 1, wherein said discontinuous ring comprises a plural number of fused islands arranged at spaces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
The information recording medium as claimed in claim 1, wherein said joining through the fused portion in the form of a discontinuous reing is effected only on the inner-side non-recording zone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 164 words
An information recording medium comprising a disc-shaped resin substrate having a hole at its center, an inner-side non-recording zone around the periphery of said hole and an outer-side non-recording zone inside the outer periphery of the substrate, a recording layer which is provided on the substrate between the inner-side non-recording zone and the outer-side non-recording zone, and a disc-shaped flexible resin film which is arranged on the recording layer-side surface of the substrate, said resin film having a hole at its center and protruded and depressed portions on at least the surface facing the recording layer; wherein said substrate and said flexible resin film are joined to each other both on the outer-side non-recording zone and the inner-side non-recording zone through fusion by thermal welding in such manner that at least one joining of the flexible resin film to the substrate on the outer-side non-recording zone and the inner-side non-recording zone is effected through a fused portion in the form of a discontinuous ring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 164 words
An information recording medium comprising a disc-shaped resin substrate having a hole at its center, an inner-side non-recording zone around the periphery of said hole and an outer-side non-recording zone inside the outer periphery of the substrate, a recording layer which is provided on the substrate between the inner-side non-recording zone and the outer-side non-recording zone, and a disc-shaped flexible resin film which is arranged on the recording layer-side surface of the substrate, said resin film having a hole at its center and protruded and depressed portions on at least the surface facing the recording layer; wherein said substrate and said flexible resin film are joined to each other both on the outer-side non-recording zone and the inner-side non-recording zone through fusion by thermal welding in such manner that at least one joining of the flexible resin film to the substrate on the outer-side non-recording zone and the inner-side non-recording zone is effected through a fused portion in the form of a discontinuous ring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 23 words
The information recording medium as claimed in claim 3, wherein said discontinuous ring comprises a plural number of fused islands arranged at spaces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 31 words
The information recording medium as claimed in claim 3, wherein said joining through the fused portion in the form of a discontinuous reing is effected only on the inner-side non-recording zone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 169 words
An information recording medium comprising a disc-shaped resin substrate having a hole at its center, an inner-side non-recording zone around the periphery of said hole and an outer-side non-recording zone inside the outer periphery of the substrate, a recording layer which is provided on the substrate between the inner-side non-recording zone and the outer-side non-recording zone, and a disc-shaped flexible resin film which is arranged on the recording layer-side surface of the substrate, said resin film having a hole at its center and protruded and depressed portions on at least the surface facing the recording layer; wherein said substrate and said flexible resin film are joined to each other on the inner-side non-recording zone through fusion by ultrasonic welding and on the outer-side non-recording zone through fusion by thermal welding in such manner that at least one joining of the flexible resin film to the substrate on the outer-side non-recording zone and the inner-side non-recording zone is effected through a fused portion in the form of a discontinuous ring.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 169 words
An information recording medium comprising a disc-shaped resin substrate having a hole at its center, an inner-side non-recording zone around the periphery of said hole and an outer-side non-recording zone inside the outer periphery of the substrate, a recording layer which is provided on the substrate between the inner-side non-recording zone and the outer-side non-recording zone, and a disc-shaped flexible resin film which is arranged on the recording layer-side surface of the substrate, said resin film having a hole at its center and protruded and depressed portions on at least the surface facing the recording layer; wherein said substrate and said flexible resin film are joined to each other on the inner-side non-recording zone through fusion by ultrasonic welding and on the outer-side non-recording zone through fusion by thermal welding in such manner that at least one joining of the flexible resin film to the substrate on the outer-side non-recording zone and the inner-side non-recording zone is effected through a fused portion in the form of a discontinuous ring.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 23 words
The information recording medium as claimed in claim 7, wherein said discontinuous ring comprises a plural number of fused islands arranged at spaces.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 31 words
The information recording medium as claimed in claim 7, wherein said joining through the fused portion in the form of a discontinuous reing is effected only on the inner-side non-recording zone.

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