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Optical recording disk
Assignee: TDK Corp
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Filing: 1993-06-07
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Granted: 1995-05-16
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Expires: 2013-06-07
Abstract
Abstract An optical recording disk includes on a substrate 2, a dye recording layer 3, a lower reflective lamina 4, an upper reflective lamina 5, and a protective coat 6. The lower reflective lamina 4 is formed of Au, Pt, Ag, Al or an alloy thereof and the upper reflective lamina 5 is of a stainless steel composition or an alloy containing 30 wt % or more of Cu and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ti, V, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Rh, Ni, Pd, Pt, Ag, Au, Al, Sn, Si, Pb, Cd, Hg, Ca, In, As, Sb, Bi, Se, Te, Ge, N and O. The disk is well reliable and less costly.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Arioka
- 👤 Kenji Uchiyama
- 👤 Mamoru Usami
- 👤 Atsuko Motai
- 👤 Toshiki Aoi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 11:56
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/24; G11B7/241; G11B7/242; G11B7/244; G11B7/246; G11B7/247; G11B7/2472; G11B7/252; G11B7/258; G11B7/253; G11B7/2533; G11B7/2534; G11B7/254; G11B7/2542; G11B7/2585; G11B7/259; G11B7/2595; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/146; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
An optical recording disk, comprising: a substrate, a recording layer coated on the substrate, said recording layer predominantly containing a dye, a lower reflective lamina on said recording layer, said lower reflective lamina containing at least one of Au, Pt, Ag and Al, an upper reflective lamina on said lower reflective lamina, said upper reflective lamina being formed of at least 30% by weight of copper and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ti, V, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Rh, Ni, Pd, Pt, Ag, Au, Al, Sn, Si, Pb, Cd, Hg, Ca, In, As, Sb, Bi, Se, Te, Ge, and a protective coat on said upper reflective lamina.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
An optical recording disk, comprising: a substrate, a recording layer coated on the substrate, said recording layer predominantly containing a dye, a lower reflective lamina on said recording layer, said lower reflective lamina containing at least one of Au, Pt, Ag and Al, an upper reflective lamina on said lower reflective lamina, said upper reflective lamina being formed of at least 30% by weight of copper and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ti, V, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Rh, Ni, Pd, Pt, Ag, Au, Al, Sn, Si, Pb, Cd, Hg, Ca, In, As, Sb, Bi, Se, Te, Ge, and a protective coat on said upper reflective lamina.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The optical recording disk of claim 1 wherein said lower reflective lamina contains at least one of silver and gold.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The optical recording disk of claim 2 wherein said lower reflective lamina has a thickness of at least 200 Å and said lower and upper reflective laminae have a total thickness of at least 500 Å.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The optical recording disk of claim 3, wherein said lower reflective lamina is formed of silver alone or a silver alloy containing at least 90% by weight of silver.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The optical recording disk of claim 4, wherein said lower reflective lamina has a thickness of 300 to 2,000 Å.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The optical recording disk of claim 2 wherein said lower reflective lamina is formed of silver alone or a silver alloy containing at least 90% by weight of silver.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The optical recording disk of claim 6 wherein said lower reflective lamina has a thickness of 300 to 2,000 Å.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The optical recording disk of claim 1 wherein said upper reflective lamina contains at least 50% by weight of copper.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The optical recording disk of claim 8, wherein said upper reflective lamina has a thickness of 300 to 2,000 Å.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The optical recording disk of claim 1 wherein said upper reflective lamina has a thickness of 300 to 2,000 Å.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The optical recording disk of claim 1 wherein said recording layer contains a cyanine dye.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The optical recording disk of claim 11 wherein said cyanine dye contains an indolenine ring which may have a fused aromatic ring, and a pentamethine linkage joined thereto.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The optical recording recording disk of claim 12, wherein said cyanine dye is in bonded combination or a mixture with a singlet oxygen quencher.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The optical recording disk of claim 11 wherein said cyanine dye is in a bonded combination or a mixture with a singlet oxygen quencher.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
104 words
The optical recording disk of claim 1 wherein said protective coat includes a lower protective lamina of radiation curable resin on said upper reflective lamina so as to cover at least a recordable region and an upper protective lamina of radiation curable resin on said lower protective lamina so as to cover at least the recordable region, wherein said lower protective lamina is formed by spin coating and has a thickness of 1 to 10 μm, said upper protective lamina has a thickness of 1 to 15 μm, and said lower and upper protective laminae have a total thickness of 5 to 18 μm.
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