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Heat-sensitive transfer medium
Assignee: Oike and Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-10-07
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Granted: 1989-10-24
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Expires: 2007-10-07
Abstract
Abstract A heat-sensitive transfer medium comprising a support, and a transfer layer comprising at least a non-flowable ink layer and an adhesive layer, said two layers being provided in that order from the support side. The transfer medium can give a print image of a high quality on a rough paper.
Inventors
- 👤 Hitoshi Oike
- 👤 Motoshige Yanagimachi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 07:35
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/40; B41M5/42; B41M5/423; B41M5/426; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24917; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24959; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/24975; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2804; Y10T428/2813; Y10T428/2848; Y10T428/31504
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
A heat-sensitive transfer medium for use in a printing method in which a heat transfer layer, provided on one surface of a support, is brought into contact with a receiving medium and localized areas of in ink layer are heated by means of a thermal head which is brought into contact with the other surface of the support, thereby transferring the heating areas of the transfer layer onto a receiving medium thereby forming printed images thereon, said transfer medium comprising a support and a transfer layer comprising at least a non-flowable, opaque ink layer, a metal deposition layer and an adhesive layer, said three layers being provided in that order from the support side of the medium, said transfer layer being capable of being transferred onto a receiving medium so that the localized areas of said layer that are heated by means of a thermal head are selectively transferred to form non-metallic printed images on the receiving medium said ink layer comprising a resin and a coloring agent and being substantially non-flowable under the transfer conditions, said metal deposition layer acting as a shading layer in the printed images.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
A heat-sensitive transfer medium for use in a printing method in which a heat transfer layer, provided on one surface of a support, is brought into contact with a receiving medium and localized areas of in ink layer are heated by means of a thermal head which is brought into contact with the other surface of the support, thereby transferring the heating areas of the transfer layer onto a receiving medium thereby forming printed images thereon, said transfer medium comprising a support and a transfer layer comprising at least a non-flowable, opaque ink layer, a metal deposition layer and an adhesive layer, said three layers being provided in that order from the support side of the medium, said transfer layer being capable of being transferred onto a receiving medium so that the localized areas of said layer that are heated by means of a thermal head are selectively transferred to form non-metallic printed images on the receiving medium said ink layer comprising a resin and a coloring agent and being substantially non-flowable under the transfer conditions, said metal deposition layer acting as a shading layer in the printed images.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The transfer medium of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the non-flowable ink layer and the thickness of the adhesive layer are from 1 to 2 μm and from 1 to 5 μm, respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The transfer medium of claim 2, wherein the support is a resin film having a thickness of 2 to 9 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
the transfer medium of claim 1, wherein the adhesive layer is melted at a temperature of 70° to 100° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The transfer medium of claim 1, wherein the non-flowable ink layer is directly provided on the support.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The transfer medium of claim 1, wherein a lubricant layer is interposed between the support and the non-flowable ink layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The transfer medium of claim 1, wherein a sticking-preventive layer is provided on the back surface of the support which is to be brought into contact with a thermal head.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The transfer medium of claim 7, wherein the sticking-preventive layer comprises a fluorine-containing compound as a main component and a heat-resistant resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The transfer medium of claim 8, wherein the fluorine-containing compound is a fluorine-containing surface active agent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The transfer medium of claim 9, wherein the fluorine-containing surface active agent is perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid salt.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The transfer medium of claim 10, wherein the perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid salt is one wherein the perfluoroaklyl group has 5 to 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The transfer medium of claim 7, wherein the thickness of the sticking-preventive layer is from 0.05 to 3 μm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The transfer medium of claim 1, wherein said non-flowable ink layer has a thickness ranging from 0.05 to 2 μm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The transfer medium of claim 1, wherein said metal deposition layer has a thickness ranging from 10 to 100 nm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The transfer medium of claim 1, wherein said adhesive layer has a thickness of 1 to 5 μm and has a melting temperature ranging from 70° to 100° C.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
156 words
A method for producing printed images via a heat-sensitive transfer medium which comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a transfer medium of a support and a transfer layer, said transfer layer comprising at least one non-flowable, opaque ink layer, a metal deposition layer and an adhesive layer, said three layers being provided in that order from the support side of the support; (b) bringing said transfer layer of the medium into contact with a receiving medium; and (c) heating localized areas of the transfer layer by means of a thermal which is brought into contact with the support of the transfer medium, thereby selectively transferring the heated areas of the transfer layer onto the receiving medium to form non-metallic printed images on the receiving medium, said ink layer comprising a resin and a coloring agent and being substantially non-flowable under the transfer conditions, said metal deposition layer acting as a shading layer in the printed images.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
156 words
A method for producing printed images via a heat-sensitive transfer medium which comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a transfer medium of a support and a transfer layer, said transfer layer comprising at least one non-flowable, opaque ink layer, a metal deposition layer and an adhesive layer, said three layers being provided in that order from the support side of the support; (b) bringing said transfer layer of the medium into contact with a receiving medium; and (c) heating localized areas of the transfer layer by means of a thermal which is brought into contact with the support of the transfer medium, thereby selectively transferring the heated areas of the transfer layer onto the receiving medium to form non-metallic printed images on the receiving medium, said ink layer comprising a resin and a coloring agent and being substantially non-flowable under the transfer conditions, said metal deposition layer acting as a shading layer in the printed images.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 16, wherein the thickness of the non-flowable ink layer and the thickness of the adhesive layer are from 1 to 2 μm and from 1 to 5 μm, respectively.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the support is a resin film having a thickness of 2 to 9 μm.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 16, wherein the adhesive layer is melted at a temperature of 70° to 100° C.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 16, wherein the non-flowable ink layer is directly provided on the support.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 16, wherein a lubricant layer is interposed between the support and the non-flowable ink layer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 16, wherein a metal deposition layer is interposed between the non-flowable ink layer and the adhesive layer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 16, wherein a sticking-preventive layer is provided on the back surface of the support which is to be brought into contact with a thermal head.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 23, wherein the sticking-preventive layer comprises a fluorine-containing compound as a main component and a heat-resistant resin.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 24, wherein the fluorine-containing compound is a fluorine-containing surface active agent.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 25, wherein the fluorine-containing surface active agent is perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid salt.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 26, wherein the perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid salt is one wherein the perfluoroalkyl group has 5 to 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 23, wherein the thickness of the sticking-preventive layer is from 0.05 to 3 μm.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 16, wherein the receiving medium is a rough paper.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 29, wherein the rough paper has a Bekk smoothness of not more than 50 seconds.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 29, wherein the receiving medium is a plastic film or sheet.
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