Thermal transfer image receiving material

Claim 2

A thermal transfer image receiving material comprising a support having thereon at least one image receiving layer which can accept a dye to form an image, said dye migrating from a thermal transfer dye providing material when heated, wherein the material contains at least one layer on the image receiving layer-side of the support, said at least one layer containing fine solid particles of a fluorine compound and silicone oil.

Claim 3

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 1, wherein the outermost layer of said at least one layer on the image receiving layer-side of the support is formed by coating a dispersion comprising a fluorine containing surfactant as a coating aid and drying a coated layer.

Claim 4

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 1, wherein the fluorine compound is a low-molecular weight compound or a high molecular weight compound.

Claim 5

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 1, wherein the fine solid particles of the fluorine compound have a particle diameter of 0.01 to 30 μm.

Claim 6

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 1, wherein the fine solid particles of the fluorine compound are used in an amount of 0.001 to 5 g/m 2 .

Claim 7

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 1, wherein the silicone oil is an unmodified or modified silicone oil.

Claim 8

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 1, wherein the layer containing the silicon oil comprises a dye accepting polymer and a water-soluble binder, and the silicone oil is used in an amount of 0.1 to 50% by weight based on the combined amount of the dye accepting polymer and the water-soluble binder.

Claim 9

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 1, wherein the fine solid particles of the fluorine compound are selected from the group consisting of a tetrafluoroethylene resin, a tetrafluoroethylene telomer, a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, a polyvinylidene fluoride and a trifluorinated ethylene chloride resin.

Claim 10

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 1, wherein the silicone oil is selected from the groups consisting of a carboxy-modified silicone oil, an amino-modified silicone oil, an epoxy-modified silicone oil, an polyether-modified silicone oil and an alkyl-modified silicone oil.

Claim 11

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 1, wherein said support is a polyolefin-coated paper.

Claim 12

A thermal transfer image receiving material comprising a support having thereon at least one image receiving layer which can accept a dye to form an image, said dye migrating from a thermal transfer dye providing material when heated, wherein said image receiving layer is formed by coating a dispersion and drying a coated layer, said dispersion being formed by dissolving a substance capable of accepting the dye and silicone oil in a water incompatible organic solvent, emulsifying and dispersing the solution in an aqueous solution of a water-soluble binder and adding a dispersion of fine solid particles of a fluorine compound to the emulsified dispersion.

Claim 13

A thermal transfer image receiving material comprising a support having thereon at least one image receiving layer which can accept a dye to form an image, said dye migrating from a thermal transfer dye providing material when heated, wherein said image receiving layer is formed by coating a dispersion and drying a coated layer, said dispersion being formed by dissolving a substance capable of accepting the dye and silicone oil in a water incompatible organic solvent, emulsifying and dispersing the solution in an aqueous solution of a water-soluble binder and adding a dispersion of fine solid particles of a fluorine compound to the emulsified dispersion.

Claim 14

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 4, wherein said dispersion for the outermost layer of the image receiving layer further comprises a fluorine containing surfactant as a coating aid.

Claim 15

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 11, wherein the fluorine compound is a low-molecular weight compound or a high molecular weight compound.

Claim 16

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 11, wherein the fine solid particles of the fluorine compound have a particle diameter of 0.01 to 30 μm.

Claim 17

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 11, wherein the fine solid particles of the fluorine compound are used in an amount of 0.001 to 5 g/m 2 .

Claim 18

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 11, wherein the silicone oil is an unmodified or modified silicone oil.

Claim 19

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 11, wherein the silicone oil is used in an amount of 0.1 to 50% by weight based on the combined amount of the substance capable of accepting the dye and the water-soluble binder which are contained in the layer to which the silicone oil is added.

Claim 20

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 11, wherein the fine solid particles of the fluorine compound are selected from the group consisting of a tetrafluoroethylene resin, a tetrafluoroethylene telomer, a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, a polyvinylidene fluoride and a trifluorinated ethylene chloride resin.

Claim 21

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 11, wherein the silicone oil is selected from the group consisting of a carboxy-modified silicone oil, an amino modified silicone oil, an epoxy-modified silicone oil, an polyether-modified silicone oil and an alkyl-modified silicone oil.

Claim 22

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 11, wherein said support is a polyolefin-coated paper.

Claim 23

A thermal transfer image receiving material comprising a support having thereon at least one image receiving layer which can accept a dye to form an image, said dye migrating from a thermal transfer dye providing material when heated, wherein said image receiving layer is formed by coating a dispersion and drying a coated layer, said dispersion being formed by emulsifying and dispersing a solution of silicone oil in an organic solvent in a mixture of a latex of a substance capable of accepting the dye or an aqueous solution of a water-soluble substance capable of accepting the dye and an aqueous solution of a water-soluble binder and adding a dispersion of fine solid particles of a fluorine compound to the emulsified dispersion.

Claim 24

A thermal transfer image receiving material comprising a support having thereon at least one image receiving layer which can accept a dye to form an image, said dye migrating from a thermal transfer dye providing material when heated, wherein said image receiving layer is formed by coating a dispersion and drying a coated layer, said dispersion being formed by emulsifying and dispersing a solution of silicone oil in an organic solvent in a mixture of a latex of a substance capable of accepting the dye or an aqueous solution of a water-soluble substance capable of accepting the dye and an aqueous solution of a water-soluble binder and adding a dispersion of fine solid particles of a fluorine compound to the emulsified dispersion.

Claim 25

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 21, wherein said dispersion for the outermost layer of the image receiving layer further comprises a fluorine containing surfactant as a coating aid.

Claim 26

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 21, wherein the fluorine compound is a low-molecular weight compound of a high molecular weight compound.

Claim 27

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 21, wherein the fine solid particles of the fluorine compound have a particle diameter of 0.01 to 30 μm.

Claim 28

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 21, wherein the fine solid particles of the fluorine compound are used in an amount of 0.001 to 5 g/m 2 .

Claim 29

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 21, wherein the silicone oil is an unmodified or modified silicone oil.

Claim 30

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 21, wherein the silicone oil is used in an amount of 0.1 to 50% by weight based on the combined amount of the substance capable of accepting the dye and the water-soluble binder which are contained in the layer to which the silicone oil is added.

Claim 31

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 21, wherein the fine solid particles of the fluorine compound are selected from the group consisting of a tetrafluoroethylene resin, a tetrafluoroethylene telomer, a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, a polyvinylidene fluoride and a trifluorinated ethylene chloride resin.

Claim 32

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 21 wherein the silicone oil is selected from the group consisting of a carboxy-modified silicone oil, an amino-modified silicone oil, an epoxy-modified silicone oil, an polyether-modified silicone oil and an alkyl-modified silicone oil.

Claim 33

The thermal transfer image receiving material of claim 21, wherein said support is a polyolefin-coated paper.